MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

09.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KIMBERLY CLARK LEVER PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Gate No. 934-937, Village Sansawadi, Taluka Shirur, District Pune – 412 208, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.09.1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-81290

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74999MH1994PTC081290

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company  

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Dealers, Distributors, Importers and Exporters of product of Paper Pulp, Tissue & any Synthetic Material including Disposable Baby Diapers, Feminine Sanitary Protecting Products and other Personal Health Care & Hygiene Products & Equipments, Raw Products in accordance with the joint venture agreement to be entered into from to time between Hindustan Lever Limited and Kimberly Clark Corporation, USA.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2900000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a 50 : 50 Joint Venture of Hinduatan Lever Limited and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, U.S.A.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings. At usual trade terms and conditions.

 

We have taken up the matter with Mr. Shankar, Chief Accountant and Mr. Tanmay Agurwal (Commercial Manager) when Mr. B M Shetty is absent

 

They assured to up –date out old report

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Factory :

Gate No. 934-937, Village Sansawadi, Taluka Shirur, District Pune – 412 208, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-2137-252546/45/252156

Fax No.:

91-2137-252533

 

 

Corporate Office :

165/166 Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020

Tel. No.:

91-22-22876222

Fax No.:

91-22-22041920/3117

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Rajeev Somdutt Mohan

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Bunglow No. 25, Samrat Society, Kalyani Nagar, Pune – 411 014, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

09.05.1954

Date of Appointment :

02.11.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manvinder H. Banga

Designation :

Director

Address :

B3, Purshottam Bhavan, Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

31.10.1954

Date of Appointment :

17.04.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arun Seetham Adhikari

Designation :

Director

Address :

3 Rockdale Napean Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

20.01.1954

Date of Appointment :

17.04.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shrikant Bhalchandra

Designation :

Director

Address :

63 Next to Y B Chavan, Auditorium, Mumbai – 400021

Date of Birth/Age :

06.09.1961

Date of Appointment :

16.04.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Wayne  Robert Jones

Designation :

Foreigner, Director

Address :

C/o Kimberly Clark Lever Corporation, Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth/Age :

05.04.1954

Date of Appointment :

17.02.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter Clifton Bennett

Designation :

Foreigner, Director

Address :

C/o. Kimberly Clark Lever Corporation, Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth/Age :

30.06.1951

Date of Appointment :

17.02.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjiv Bhawani Kakkar

Designation :

Directoe

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anil George

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Keshav Paranjpe

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Douglas Anderson Baillie

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mrs. Prajateta A Lele

Designation :

Company Secretary 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Kimberly Clark Corporation Limited

 

36249997

Hindustan Lever Limited

 

36249996

Mr. Mahendrakumar Sharma Joint with Mr. Chandras Sharma

 

1

Mr. V. K. Vishwanathan Joint with S. Vegulaparanam

 

1

Agarwal Omprakash Joint with Agarwal S. N.

 

1

Gupta S. M. Joint with Hindustan Lever Limited

 

1

Mr. Apte Psuhas Joint with Mr. Larkin John S. R.

 

1

M/s. Brown Thomas

 

1

M/s. Brown Thomas

 

1

Total

 

72500000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Dealers, Distributors, Importers and Exporters of product of Paper Pulp, Tissue & any Synthetic Material including Disposable Baby Diapers, Feminine Sanitary Protecting Products and other Personal Health Care & Hygiene Products & Equipments, Raw Products in accordance with the joint venture agreement to be entered into from to time between Hindustan Lever Limited and Kimberly Clark Corporation, USA.

 

 

Manufacturer of Sanitary Napkins, Disposable Diapers.

 

 

Products :

Ř       Napkin and Napkin Liners for Babies

Ř       Sanitary Towels

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Disposable Diapers

Nos.

162000000

111000000

53582060

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

548

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India , Pune, Maharashtra 
  • ABN Amro Bank, 14 Veer Nariman Road, Mumbai – 400 023
  • ICICI Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

N. M. Raiji & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Universal Insurance Building, Pherozeshah Mehta Road, Mumbai - 400 001

Tel. No.:

91-22-22870068/22873463/22837482

Fax No.:

91-22-22828646/22650578

E-Mail :

nmraiji@bol.net.in

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Ř       Kimberly Clark Corporation

351, Phelps Drive, Irving, Texas, USA

Subject is a leading global consumer products company. It is home to some of the world’s most trusted and recognized brands, including Kleenexa, Scotta, Huggiesa, Pull-Upsa, Kotexa and Dependa. The concern has more than two decades of experience in infant care with market leadership in India, USA, Canada and Australia to name a few.

 

Ř       Hindustan Lever Limited

165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra

 

Ř       Personal Hygiene & Health Care Products Private Limited

 

Ř       Feminine Hygiene Products Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

80,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.800.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

72,500,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.725.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

725.000

725.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

135.774

55.378

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

860.774

780.378

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.214

25.037

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.214

25.037

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

30.600

30.753

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

891.588

836.168

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

226.551

231.312

Capital work-in-progress

 

12.579

0.660

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

12.504

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

158.502

144.430

 

Sundry Debtors

 

60.252

45.542

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

803.433

758.993

 

Other Current Assets

 

57.931

30.956

 

Loans & Advances

 

283.689

173.051

Total Current Assets

 

1363.807

1152.972

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

356.781

331.107

 

Provisions

 

354.568

230.173

Total Current Liabilities

 

711.349

561.280

Net Current Assets

 

652.458

591.692

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

891.588

836.168

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

Sales Turnover

 

1314.765

1122.838

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

Total Income

 

1314.765

1122.838

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

248.202

205.669

Provision for Taxation

 

88.606

57.840

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

159.596

147.829

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

10.200

5.700

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

 

303.547

235.080

 

Stores & Spares

 

18.618

7.550

 

Capital Goods

 

0.000

0.000

 

Others

 

12.868

32.501

Total Imports

 

335.033

275.131

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

 

 

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

 

 

 

 

Purchases made for re-sale

 

 

 

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

 

 

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

 

 

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

1041.480

897.960

 

Managerial Remuneration

 

 

 

 

Payment to Auditors

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

Insurance Expenses

 

 

 

 

Power & Fuel

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

 

 

 

Other Expenditure

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

1041.480

897.960

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

12.13

16.46

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

23.83

22.90

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

15.60

14.86

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.28

0.26

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.82

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.91

2.05

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

BUSINESS

 

Subject is engaged in the business as manufacturers, dealers, distributors, importers and exporters of product of Paper Pulp, Tissue & any Synthetic Material including Disposable Baby Diapers, Feminine Sanitary Protecting Products and other Personal Health Care & Hygiene Products & Equipments, Raw Products in accordance with the joint venture agreement to be entered into from to time between Hindustan Lever Limited and Kimberly Clark Corporation, USA.

 

Subject is a Joint Venture between Kimberly-Clark Corporation, U.S.A. and Hindustan Lever Limited, Mumbai and has brought global brands Huggies and Kotex to the Indian consumer. The company entered the disposable diaper market in India in 1995. It is the market dealer in Huggies diapers. The company was a pioneer in developing and introducing Huggiesa Nappi-Pads, an insert pad for cloth nappies in the Indian market.

 

The Joint Venture introduced `Huggies' brand of diapers which has been well received by consumers and has already gained a significant share of this small but fast growing market. The next product entry will be in the Feminine Hygiene Care market with the world-renowned "Kotex" brand.

 

Raw materials & components required to manufacture the said products, in accordance with the joint venture agreement to be entered into from time to time between Hindustan Lever Limited and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, U.S.A.

 

press clipping

 

Kotex Leak Guard Launched

 

29th December, 2003

 

Mumbai :

 

Kimberly Clark Lever Private Limited, a joint venture company between Kimberly-Clark Corporation, USA and Hindustan Lever Limited has, launched new Kotex Leak Guard with a longer, wider and smarter leak-lock system with more absorption at the centre of the pad, which prevents staining.

 

Kotex Leak Guard has new features such as special perforations on the top cover of the pad, which help draw in more liquid easily to the layers below. There are also longer and wider ‘cloud-shaped’ channels, which help utilise a larger surface area on the pad, thus keeping the surface of the pad drier and more comfortable.

 

The presence of a softer, non-woven ‘cotton-like’ cover helps in preventing rashes. Also a rounded shape of the pad makes for a better fit and adhesive strips keep the pad firmly in place. The new packs are available at Rs. 20/- for a pack of eight and Rs. 48/- for a pack of 20, making it one of the most economical and best performing pads available in the market today.

 

Says Mr. Rajeev Mohan, managing director, Kimberly-Clark Lever : “The new Kotex Leak Guard not only absorbs more but also lasts longer. Thus, the consumer gets a superior performing pad and high convenience at a highly affordable price”.

 

Note :-

 

The company’s registered office at Amrut Chambers, 2nd Floor, 1216/7 Shivaji Nagar, F. C. Road, Pune – 411 004, Maharashtra has been shifted to the above address.

 

Related Parties Descriptions (Subsidiaries, Joint-Ventures, Affiliates)

 

With effect from January 1, 2006, Personal Hygiene and Healthcare Products Private Limited (PHHC) and Feminine Hygiene Products Private Limited (FHPL) both 100 % subsidiaries, merged the subject company consequent upon a court order dated 30th November 2006 pursuant to a scheme of amalgamation filed with the Honorable High Court Bombay on 14th August 2006.

 

 

Related Parts – (where control Exists)

Hindustan Lever Limited

Kimberly Clark  Corporation

Company under Common Control

Kimberly Clark Hygiene Products Private Limited

 

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.40.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.34

Euro

1

Rs.55.53

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

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