MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASTER TELE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

E – 67, 4th Crescent Road Sainikpuri, Secunderabad – 500094, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.05.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

029457

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U32204P1998PTC029457

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

HYDA01527B

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To provide complete range of services from network planning and dosing through operation maintenance for  telecom networks

 

 

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 265000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having fine trade. Trade relations are fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms.

 

If more details are made available we shall supplement the same.

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

E – 67, 4th Crescent Road Sainikpuri, Secunderabad – 500094, Andhra Pradesh

Tel. No.:

91-40-27111199

Fax No.:

91-40-27110535

Website :

www.asterteleservices.com

 

 

 

Ahmedabad :

4, Natwar Shyam Society, Ramdev Nagar Khancha, Satellite, Ahmedabad – 380015

Tel. No.:

91-79-32951254

 

 

Bangalore :

27, 6th  Temple Road, 16th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560003

Tel. No.:

91-80-30999589

Fax No.:

91-80-23568404

 

 

Delhi :

628-629, sector – 31, Gurgaon – 122001

Tel. No.:

91-124-3966587

Fax No.:

91-124-5033293

 

 

Pune :

No. 24/1, Sopan Nagar, Vadagaon Sehri, Pune – 411014

Tel. No.:

91-20-30944593

Fax No.:

91-20-27034495

 

 

Afghanistan :

Aster Infrastructure Service Private Limited, 193, Near Naderia High School, Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan

Tel. No.:

91-9370010741

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. JP Singh

Designation :

Director

Experience :

42 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rao KPC

Designation :

Director

Qualification :

Post Graduate in Communication Engineering

Experience :

25 Years

Date of Appointment :

August 2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. SS Sastry

Designation :

Director (Financial)

Experience :

15 Years

Date of Appointment :

1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sushil Arora

Designation :

Director (Division Head)

Experience :

34 Years

Date of Appointment :

November 1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Velayudhan KV

Designation :

Director (Administered Head)

Qualification :

Post Graduate in Materials and personnel managements

Experience :

30 Years

Date of Appointment :

August 2002

 

 

Name :

Mr.Uppala Rao Kantha

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr.Uppala Rajani

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Srinivas Prasad

Designation :

Chief Executive

Qualification :

Engineering Graduate

Experience :

21 Years

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To provide complete range of services from network planning and dosing through operation maintenance for  telecom networks

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Bankers :

UTI Bank, Secunderabad

State Bank of India, Secunderabad

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors:

Akasam Associates

Chartered Accounts

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

12000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-each

120.000 million

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

The companys last available summarized financial is enclosed herewith

We are trying to reach Mr. Raghava Rao, Financial controller (91-40-27144442/3/27141057) and if he updated the required details, we shall supplements the report

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2002

31.03.2001

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

28.501

13.701

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

37.856

25.394

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

66.360

39.095

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

31.109

7.818

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.425

TOTAL BORROWING

 

31.109

8.242

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

97.469

47.337

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

23.751

17.975

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

12.025

2.292

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

0.000

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

0.000

0.000

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

 

128.531

65.176

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

0.000

0.000

 

Provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 

66.841

38.111

Net Current Assets

 

61.69

27.065

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.023

0.046

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

97.469

47.337

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

Expected Sales 2001: Rs.40.000millions

                          2002: Rs 100.000millions

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2002

31.03.2001

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.00

0.97

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.92

1.71

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History:

 

Subject was established in 1998, with an objective to provide complete range of services from Network Planning and Design through Operation & Maintenance for telecom networks. It offers complete range of services for telecom networks viz. design, build and maintain on turnkey basis or in specific defined mode. Since inception, we have been achieving continuous and substantial growth. The resources of the Company, both human and financial, have grown in sync with the expansion of business.

Vision
To Achieve Performance Excellence And Create Standards

Business:

  • Provide dependable services
  • Response to changing needs
  • Value addition & quality
  • Customer comfort & long term relationship

Foraying Into New Frontiers
Now, it is a diversified engineering services company, offering a wide range of customized solutions for varied vertical and horizontal industries. This doesn't mean we've changed our core mission (Telecommunications). The farther we traveled the blurry objects beyond the horizon came into sharper focus (to be replaced, of course, by more blurry objects). So far, it stamped its authority in the fields of: -

 

  Telecom

    RF Engineering Services
Infrastructure Provisions
Project Management
Engineering Construction and Projects
Engineering Services
Operations and maintenance

   

  Transmission & Distribution

     

  Pre Engineered Special Structures

    Broadcast Towers, Windmill Towers and Monopoles
P.E.B. and S.F.S.

  Development & Railways

    Product Development
Software Development
Railway Signalling

  Engineering, Energy & Projects

    Optical Fiber Cable Networks
Civil Constructions
Power Generation
Natural Products
Durafast

  International Business Operations

   

  Global Workforce Solutions

   

 

It has its presence throughout India and slowly straddling towards conquering several other countries.

To provide end-to-end services to our customers we have cumulative strategic technology and marketing alliances . Our expertise brings to customers a range of competent solutions and products that enhance performance and competitiveness. Our unique networking helps us to offer global competitiveness to our customers and continue mission critical operations. We follow uniquely sculpted business models that help in keeping our ‘feet firmly on the ground' and still achieve ‘sky-high' results, even in the most challenging of times

 

 

Received the following orders :

ENGINEERING SERVICES

  • Installation of BTS in Kerala
  • Installation & Commissioning of Motorola BTS in Delhi
  • Electrical Project (TSP) Total Electrical work for Reliance BTS Sites in MP, Chatisgarh & Jharkhand

TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

  • Received LOI for supply of Sub-Station Structures to MPPTCL

OPTICAL FIBER CABLE WORKS

Construction of OFC Network for the following routes:-

  • Guwahati – Shillong (105 Kms)
  • Nandikotkur – Vinukonda (175 Kms)

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

  • Portal Business, thru Cherlapally Industrial Association
  • ODC Services, thru XACT IDC INC
  • Offshore Outsourcing, thru NextStep

 

 

 

It is in trade term with -

w        Alcatel

w        BEL

w        ECI Telecom

w        Ericsson

w        Lucent

w        NEC

w        NERA

w        Nokia

w        Nortel

w        Samsung

w        Siemens

w         YTStarcom

 

 

 

Engineering Construction & Projects

Layout design & construction of Equipment Room & DG Room, installation of Air Conditioners, Fire Safety systems, Access Control and Electrical systems etc. for

Aircel                                                        923 Sites

Alcatel                                                      20 Sites

Bharti                                                       2107 Sites

Ericsson                                                   467 Sites

Hutch                                                       1786 Sites

Idea                                                          469 Sites

ITI                                                             12 Sites

Nokia                                                        104 Sites

Nortel                                                       1937 Sites

Reliance                                                   461 Sites

Siemens                                                   307 Sites

Tata                                                          321 Sites

TTIPL (Essar)                                            158 Sites

Spice                                                        145 Sites

 

 

 

 

 


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.40.91

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.46

Euro

1

Rs.55.42

 

 

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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