MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

28.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

S L LEATHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 28, E. K. Guru Street, Periamet, Chennai - 600 003, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.04.1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-19080

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U18209TN1990PTC019080

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHES02529C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Leather Products.

 

 

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 90000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established and reputed company having satisfactory track records. Trade relations are fair. Financial position is good. Payments are correct and as per commitments. 

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings. It can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long – run. 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

No. 28, E. K. Guru Street, Periamet, Chennai - 600 003, Tamilnadu, India.

Tel. No.:

91-44-25388385/24755001/24755002

Fax No.:

91-44-24755000

E-Mail :

asokanram@eth.net

Area :

1500 Sq. ft

Location :

Rented

 

 

Factory 1 :

58/59, Venkatesa Perumal Second Street, Chennai - 600091, Tamilnadu

Tel. No.:

91-44-22470651

 

 

Tannery :

Ranipet, Vellore District, Tamilnadu

 

At Melvisharam, Ranipet, Vellore District, Tamilnadu

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Asokan Ramaswamy

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

D-37, Anna Nagar, (East), Chennai - 600102, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

12.05.1957

Date of Appointment :

20.04.1990

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Padma Asokan

Designation :

Director

Address :

D-37, Anna Nagar, (East), Chennai - 600102, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

28.04.1961

Date of Appointment :

01.03.1991

 

 

Name :

Mr. M. Shanmugatnathan

Designation :

Director

Address :

D-37, Anna Nagar, (East), Chennai - 600102, Tamilnadu

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. R. Venkateswaran

Designation :

B.Com., FCS, PGDCA, Company Secretary

Address :

Upstairs, Sri Hari Complex, Adjacent to Kalpana Kalyana Mandapam, Kalpana Theatre Road, Kaundampalayam, Coimbatore-641030

E-Mail :

venkivijay@rediffmail.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Asokan Ramaswamy

 

48100

Mrs. Padma Asokan Ramaswamy

 

500

Mr. M. Shanmuganathan

 

400

Total

 

49000

 

 

 

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Directors or relatives of directors

 

100.00 %

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Leather Products.

 

 

Products :

ŕ      Sheep Leather

ŕ      Cow Leather

ŕ      Cow Calf Leather

ŕ      Goat Leather

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

Germany, Brazil, Italy and Hong Kong

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

Italy, Brazil and Germany

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C + Documents through Bank terms

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Suppliers' Credit (upto 90 days) terms, Credit terms upto 90 days

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

ŕ      Schill + Seilacher, Germany

ŕ      Job SPA, Italy

ŕ      Idir SRL, Italy

ŕ      Stoppani Sud SRL, Italy

 

 

Customers :

Wholesalers, Retailers and End Users

 

ŕ      E Oettinger, Germany

ŕ      Kora Trade SPA, Italy

 

 

No. of Employees :

35

 

 

Bankers :

Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, Spencer Towers Annexe, Anna Salai (Mount Road), Chennai - 600 002, Tamilnadu

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

K. C.  Sthalasayanam

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Vinayaka Nagar, 87, Kutcheri Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, Tamilnadu

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

ŕ      Ram Leathers Apparels, Chennai, Tamilnadu

ŕ      Concord Creations, Chennai, Tamilnadu

ŕ      Ram Knowledge Systems, Chennai, Tamilnadu

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

50000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 5.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

49000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 4.900 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

4.900

4.900

4.900

2] Share Application Money

0.100

0.100

0.100

3] Reserves & Surplus

17.144

16.588

12.698

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

22.144

21.588

17.698

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

79.748

74.194

53.847

2] Unsecured Loans

18.115

4.686

18.159

TOTAL BORROWING

97.863

78.880

72.006

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

120.007

100.468

89.704

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

41.148

41.855

43.946

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

106.873

88.768

94.525

 

Sundry Debtors

15.860

9.351

11.295

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.748

0.661

0.164

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

7.064

 

Loans & Advances

16.787

13.540

13.275

Total Current Assets

140.268

112.320

126.323

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

59.206

52.686

79.889

 

Provisions

2.203

1.021

0.676

Total Current Liabilities

61.409

53.707

80.565

Net Current Assets

78.859

58.613

45.758

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

120.007

100.468

89.704

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

250.775

254.874

225.308

Other Income

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Income

250.775

254.874

225.308

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

5.619

6.047

3.143

Provision for Taxation

2.203

1.021

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

3.416

5.026

3.143

 

 

 

 

Total Earnings

100.856

77.998

NA

 

 

 

 

Total Imports

11.038

18.448

NA

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

245.156

254.827

220.502

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.36

1.97

1.39

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.24

2.37

1.39

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.10

3.92

1.84

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.25

0.28

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

7.19

6.14

8.62

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.28

2.09

1.56

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY

 

Subject was originally started during 1986 as "Standard Leathers" at Chennai in Tamilnadu.  It was converted into a private limited liability company with effect from 20.04.1990.

 

BUSINESS

 

The company's monthly production of finished leathers is approximately 350000 sq.ft.

 


Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

S L LEATHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

S L LEATHERS PRIVATE LIMITED and Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, Chennai – 600002

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

29.01.2001

Common Hypothecation Agreement

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

Rs. 18.500 Millions comprising of the following together with interest, costs, charges and other expenses which may be debited to the said accounts from time to time.

 

Nature of Facility

Credit Limits

Rs. In Millions

Cash credit

7.500

Packing Credit

2.500

I/FLC

6.000

FDB / FBE

2.500

Total

18.500

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

Prime Security : Hypothecation of raw hides and skins, work in process, stores, finished goods and chemicals stored at 15/3, MBT Road Cross, Ranipet 632401 and 28 E. K. Guru Stret, Periamet, Chennai – 3

 

Collateral Security : Plant and Machinery valued at Rs. 2.354 Millions as per ABS as on 31.03.2000

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

Interest – CC – 15 % p.a. PC – 10 % p.a. FDB/FBE  10% & ILC/FLC – 18.25 % p.a. TL – 12.75 % p.a.

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

Canara Bank

Overseas Branch

Chennai – 600002

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

27.08.2005

Supplemental Agreement to Common Hypothecation Agreement

Deed of Hypothecation Re : Machinery

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.

The overall Credit Limits made available to the company has been modified from Rs. 103.164 Millions to Rs. 90.7 Millions as under

 

Nature of facility

Existing Limits Rupees in Millions

Modified

Limits Rupees in Millions

CC/PC

40.000

40.000

Stand by PC

0.000

2.500

FDB / FBE

10.000

10.000

ILC / FLC

16.500

6.000

BE – LC

3.000

3.000

Can Mobile

0.664

0.000

FCLR – TL

23.000

13.200

DPN – TL

10.000

10.000

TL

0.000

6.000

Total

103.164

90.700

 

All the existing securities, Primary, Collateral including those acquired out of the enhanced credit facility and out of TL including Drums – 6 Nos. leather setting out Machine and Gear Box 1 No. Buffing and De-dusting Machine – 1 No. and Hand spray Booth – 1 No. stored at No. 33, Anna Salai, Nagalkeni, Chrompet, Chennai – 600044, or whosesoever continue to cover the enhanced credit limits together with interest and all other monies payable to Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, Chennai

 

The other existing terms and conditions of the original Charges and subsequent modification continue to remain the same.  

 

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

90287652

Corporate identity number of the company

U18209TN1990PTC019080

Name of the company

S L LEATHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

No. 28, E. K. Guru Street, Periamet, Chennai - 600 003, Tamilnadu, India

Type of charge

Book debts

Floating charge

Others

Particular of charge holder

Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, Spencer Towers Annexe, Anna Salai (Mount Road), Chennai - 600 002, Tamilnadu

chn1826@canbank.co.in

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Supplemental agreement to common Hypothecation Agreement for opening LC

Date of instrument Creating the charge

02.11.2006

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 93.700 Millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest

As per the agreement enclosed [Rate of interest is subject to change by the bank from time to time]

 


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.40.60

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.65

Euro

1

Rs.54.55

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

54

 

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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