MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TRAVANCORE COCOTUFT PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Coir Park Thiruvizha, cherthala Alappuzha;688539, Kerala

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.03.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

013734

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U17214KL2000PTC013734

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

TVDT00626D

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Exporting of PVC Tufted Coir Mats, Carpets, Mattings, Floor Coverings and Wall Coverings.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 220000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are usually correct as fair. Business si active. Payments are usually correct and as per commitment

 

The company can be considered normal for business at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Coir Park Thiruvizha, cherthala Alappuzha;688539, Kerala, India

Tel. No.:

91-478-2811034/ 2813966

Fax No.:

91-478-2811135/ 2818034

E-Mail :

1.              devan@cocotuft.com

2.              info@cocotuft.com 

3.              cocotuft@tth.net    

Website :

http://www.cocotuft.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Coir Park Thiruvizha Mayithara,

Cherthala – 688539, Kerala, India

Tel. No.:

91-478-2811034/2813966

Fax No.:

91-478-2811135/2818034

E-Mail :

1.          devan@cocotuft.com

2.          info@cocotuft.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Pavithran . V.V

Designation :

Director

Address :

Laxmi Sadanam, CMC-14, Maruthoorvarrom .p.O.Cherthala Alappurha;688545, Kerala

Date of Birth/Age :

16.01.1932

Date of Appointment :

12.08.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Santosh V.V.

Designation :

Director

Address :

Jovial Bunglow, CMC-1, V, Floor Vattom. P.O, Cherthala, Alappurha, Kerala;688524

Date of Birth/Age :

13.09.1956

Date of Appointment :

03.03.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prasad V.R

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ashabhavn, CMC-I, Velooravattom.P.O. Cherthala, alappurha;688524, Kerala

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1934

Date of Appointment :

12.08.1999

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Pavithran V.V.

 

62500

Santosh V.V

 

62500

Prasad V.R

 

62500

 

Equity Share Breakup:

Category

Percentage

Directors or relative of directors

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Exporting of PVC Tufted Coir Mats, Carpets, Mattings, Floor Coverings and Wall Coverings.

 

 

Products :

PVC Tufted and Coir AMts

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 60

 

 

Bankers :

The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited

Cherthala

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mr. R Suresh Kumar

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Panicker’s College Campus Cherthala;688524, Kerala

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Travancore Mats and Matting Company

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

375000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.37.500 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

375000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.37.500 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

37.500

37.500

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

13.951

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

18.978

16.302

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

56.478

67.753

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

39.781

40.310

2] Unsecured Loans

 

17.393

1.119

TOTAL BORROWING

 

57.174

41.429

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

113.652

109.182

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

73.506

67.077

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.600

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

44.263

27.568

 

Sundry Debtors

 

3.069

10.007

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

4.154

10.045

 

Other Current Assets

 

5.018

5.479

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

 

56.504

53.099

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

17.201

14.380

 

Provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 

17.201

14.380

Net Current Assets

 

39.303

38.721

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.243

3.385

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

113.652

109.182

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.30

0.21

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

3.28

3.69

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Name of the company

Travancore Cocotuft Private limited

Presented By

V.V. Pavithran Managing Director

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Memorandum of Deposits of Title deeds dated:04.08.2005

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Guarantee agreement dated 04.08.2005

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

Rs.9.100 Millions Mortage Loan availed by shri V.V. Pavitharan V.R.Prasad and V.V. Santosh, the Directors of the company by way of giving corporate guarantee by the building hypothecation of machinery goods etc of the company existing as well as those to be acquired in future

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

The existing equitable mortage over 85 cents of land in Sy. No.298/13,14,15,16,19 and 20 and 26 cents of land in Sy. No.299/3 15,16,17,2,4 and 5 of Cherhala South Village and buildings in the above land  hypothecation of machinery, vechicles, equipments, book-debts,stock of finished goods as well as raw material  are alos extended to cover the mortage loan of Rs. 9.100 Million availed by Shri V.V. Pavithran V.R. Prasad and V.V. santhosh the directors of Travancore Cocotuft (private )Limited

 

The above Mortage loan of Rs. 9.100 Million si repayable in 7 years in 28 Quartely installments of Rs.0.325/-Millions  each Interest rate is 8% per annum

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited Cherthala

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

--

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

--

 


As Per Web site:

 

Tradition

 The company was started way back in 1917. It has since grown in to a multi million dollar business group with six fast growing autonomous business entities, a Super Specialty Hospital and a major Social welfare organization that patronises, among a host of other charitable institutions, a free Drug & De-addiction centre, a free Pain & Palliative centre, a free School for Mentally Challenged Children, a School and College for Nursing Students and an Engineering & Information Technology College; a fitting tribute to the founder’s social commitment.

 

Cocotuft is the one stop solution for all the floor covering needs. Cocotuft was started as a 100% export oriented unit in 2000, specializing in Vinyl (PVC) backed cut fast coir-matting rolls and flocked door mats. The company expanded its product range to include Rubber Mats, Coir Handloom Mats and Matting and Jute and Cotton rugs to provide the full range of floor coverings.

 

7000 m2 (75,000 F2) of manufacturing facility at Cherthala, in the South Indian State of Kerala, house dual imported French Tufting Machines with a combined capacity of 4800 m2 (50,000 f2) per day. A fully automatic computerized German flocking machine, which can flock 4,500 door mats a day, state of the art printing units, captive looms producing high quality jute and coir rugs and manufacturing facilities for Rubber mats are complemented by a comprehensive Quality Management System assuring timely shipment of optimal quality goods.

 

Cocotuft maintains a team of highly skilled designers to provide customized designs for their clients. Its design team has built up an enviable collection of rugs catering to different markets. Their design pallet includes more than 8000 hand picked designs to help develop market oriented and buyer centric design themes with complementing seasonal collections to give an edge.

When it comes to understanding customer needs and enhancing customer satisfaction, the mantra at Cocotuft has always been speed, focus, and accountability. Perhaps that’s why Cocotuft serves customers in more than 24 countries around the world with the major share of its revenue coming from the US and European markets. Cocotuft has not only established itself as a reliable supplier of a diversified range of coir products but acquired a position as a trend setting company.


The company has implemented a comprehensive Quality Management System as part of implementing ISO 9001: 2000 standards. Cocotuft has implemented an efficient sourcing mechanism with a strict rating system for maintaining an approved vendor list making sure that raw materials conform to certified standards. Random samples taken from each lot are inspected at its testing laboratories to ensure that raw materials meet approved standards before production cycles are undertaken.

 

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for each aspect of production are meticulously adhered to. Records are strictly maintained for identification and traceability for each and every product that leaves the factory.

Cocotuft believes that being innovative in business also means being responsible. Cocotuft is one of the promoters of the Common Facility Center — a storage and treatment facility of Hazardous waste – launched by SIDCO in the Cochin Special Economic Zone. It is committed to providing products that are environmentally sound, and is moving towards environmental sustainability in its business practices.

 

Behind Cocotuft’s products is something just as important - Cocotuft people, people focused to meet customer demands for quality, consistency and cost efficiency. The company guarantees a work environment and remuneration that meets or exceeds local as well as international legal requirements. In this regard , the company has been c certified as an SA 8000:2001 company by SAI, a U.S.- based, nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing voluntary verifiable social accountability standards.

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--MARGINS

-5~5

 

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

45

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

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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