MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

QUEST MACHINING AND MANUFACTURING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MECHANICAL TRAINING ACADEMY PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 7/13, 21/2, Bhattarhalli, 14th Km, Old Madras Road, Bangalore 560049, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.03.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-26760

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U80302KA2000PTC026760

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRM02575G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACCM3073E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Training of Mechanical Engineering Software and Computer Aided Engineering Analysis

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old Company having moderate track.  Its profitability is under severe pressure.  It has huge accumulated losses.  Payments are reported as slow and delayed.

 

The Company can be considered for any business dealing on fully safe and secured trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

No. 7/13, 21/2, Bhattarhalli, 14th Km, Old Madras Road, Bangalore 560049, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-25618764

Fax No.:

91-80-25618764

E-Mail :

ravi.hugar@quest-global.com

Website :

www.quest-manufacturing.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Shankar Narayanan Madhava Menon

Designation :

Director

Address :

11th floor, Brindaban – III, Poonam Nagar, off Mahakali Cave, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400093, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.08.1962

Date of Appointment :

03.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Wayne Wen Tsui Tsou

Designation :

Director

Address :

House No. 14, 6-16, Peel Rise, Hong Kong NA, Hong Kong

Date of Birth/Age :

10.02.1967

Date of Appointment :

03.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Aravind S. Melligeri

Designation :

Director

Address :

23, Municipal Quarters, Hosur, Hubli, Karnataka, 580021, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.08.1970

Date of Appointment :

27.03.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ajit A. Prabhu

Designation :

Director

Address :

676/13, 12th Cross, 4th Main MC Layout Vijayanagar, Bangalore 560040, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.07.1970

Date of Appointment :

27.03.2000

 

 

Name :

Dr. Ajay A. Prabhu

Designation :

Director

Address :

3537, 2nd cross, Main Stage, Bangalore 560038, Karnataka, India

Date of Appointment :

31.07.2003

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. N. Srivatsa

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

32, VHBCS Layout, West of Chord Road, Bangalore 560086, Karnataka, India

Tel No.  :

91-80-23493013

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narendra Shanbhag

Designation :

General Manager - Operations

E-mail :

narendra.shanbhag@quest-global.com

Date of Birth/Age :

 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nagabhushana Junjappa

Designation :

Senior Manager – Business Development and CRM

E-mail :

nagabhushana.j@quest-global.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Jagdish Melligeri

 

50

Ajit Prabhu

 

50

Quality Engineering and Software Technologies Private Limited

 

9900

 

 

 

Equity Share Break-up

 

Percentage of Holding

Foreign Holdings

 

0.01

Bodies Corporate

 

99.99

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Training of Mechanical Engineering Software and Computer Aided Engineering Analysis

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Ø       Corporation Bank

Ø       State Bank of India

Residency Plaza, Industrial Finance Branch, Residency Road, Bangalore 560025, Karnataka, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

-

 

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. R. Batliboi and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

UB City Canberra Block 12th and 13th floor, No. 24, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560001, India

Tel. No.:

 

 

 

Holding Company :

Quality Engineering and Software Technologies Private Limited

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Quest Machining and Manufacturing LLC

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 20.0000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1901581

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 19.015 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

19.016

1.815

0.100

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[19.738]

[1.326]

[1.042]

NETWORTH

[0.722]

0.489

[0.942]

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

57.889

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

23.106

0.000

1.013

TOTAL BORROWING

80.995

0.000

1.013

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.762

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

81.035

0.489

0.071

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

68.014

0.114

0.273

Capital work-in-progress

24.018

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.233

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

3.240

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

3.624

0.000

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

3.407

0.421

0.347

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

4.605

0.194

0.282

Total Current Assets

14.876

0.615

0.629

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

26.004

0.232

0.831

 

Provisions

0.102

0.008

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

26.106

0.240

0.831

Net Current Assets

[11.230]

0.375

[0.202]

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

81.035

0.489

0.071

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

5.590

0.691

2.666

Total Income

5.590

0.691

2.666

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

[17.579]

[0.284]

[0.716]

Provision for Taxation

[0.833]

-

[0.024]

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

[18.412]

[0.284]

[0.740]

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

5.084

-

-

 

 

 

 

Total Imports

65.635

-

-

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Financial Charges

2.804

-

-

 

Depreciation & Amortization

3.414

0.159

0.180

 

Other Expenditure

10.733

0.657

3.022

Total Expenditure

16.951

0.816

3.202

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

[329.37]

[41.09]

[27.75]

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

[314.47]

[41.09]

[26.85]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

[21.20]

[38.95]

[19.37]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

[24.34]

[0.58]

[0.76]

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

[148.33]

0.490

1.95

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.56

2.56

0.75

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

Subject covers the entire spectrum of engineering, offering end-to-end product development solutions to global majors. Subject expertise ranges from concept design, detailing and analysis, to product realization solutions. Subject uses Six Sigma methodology, ISO and AS9100 certified processes to provide better, faster and more value-optimized solutions to its customers.


Subject specializes in precision manufacturing for aerospace, automotive and industrial components, power generation, large scale turn key fabrication, design and manufacturing of test rigs, tooling, fixtures and gages. The integrated engineering and manufacturing capability uses best in class manufacturing processes, state of the art technologies and technically competent people. The flexible, modular approach from design through to manufacturing provides a customized, end-to-end solution to the customers; thereby reducing cost and increasing value.

 

Aravind Melligeri – President & CEO

 

Aravind Melligeri is responsible for balancing growth and stability through acquisitions, partnerships and strategic alliances. He focuses on long-term and strategic needs for building QuEST into an organization that provides efficient global delivery capabilities. His ability to sense new opportunities and ‘quest’ for exploiting the out of the box ideas has given the company a competitive edge.

 

Presently, Aravind is leading QuEST’s foray into Design & Build, and Manufacturing of Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial components. Before co-founding QuEST with Ajit Prabhu in 1997, Aravind worked at Ford Motor Company, U.S.A, developing new tools to accelerate the evaluation of occupant safety compliance of new vehicles at concept and preliminary design stage using computer simulations, robust design and Six Sigma methodologies.

 

He has been conferred with the ‘Young Achiever Award’ by the Indo-American Society for his contributions in fostering better relationship between India and USA. The National Institute for Technology, Karnataka Alumni Association has also awarded him with an Alumni Excellence Award.


Aravind holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karnataka Regional Engineering College, India and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
 

Integrated Product Development is a process by which a customer’s needs get translated into product realization. It is based on incorporation of design, manufacturing and support processes which requires simultaneous and combined development of all the elements in the process to warrant an optimum approach to manufacture and support a product.

 

Subject follows the principles of Integrated Product Development through:

 

Ø       An understanding of the customer and their requirements

Ø       Use of digital product models to capture and maintain a more complete and consistent representation of the design

Ø       Integration of CAE, CAD and CAM tools to improve effectiveness and reduce design cycle time

Ø       Simulation of product performance and manufacturing processes electronically to reduce costly design/build/test iterations

Ø       Use of quality engineering and reliability techniques to develop a more robust product and process design

Ø       Creation of an efficient and streamlined development approach to reduce cost and design cycle time

 

An Integrated Product Development Model Helps:

 

Ø       Drive down costs of development and product

Ø       Reduced time to market

Ø       Improved product quality and performance

 

Subject is focused on providing complete manufacturing solutions to customers. The integrated engineering and manufacturing capability uses best in class manufacturing processes, state of the art technologies and technically competent people. The flexible, modular approach from design through to manufacturing provides a customized, end-to-end solution to the customers; thereby reducing cost and increasing value.

 

 

Their Capabilities in Precision Manufacturing:

Ø       Castings and precision machining

Ø       Forgings and precision machining

Ø       Precision turned parts

Ø       Ready to assemble precision machined parts with special processing

Ø       Assemblies and sub assemblies

 

Their Capabilities in Design to build:

Ø       Test rigs

Ø       Tooling and fixturing

Ø       Large scale projects

 

Their Capabilities in Global Sourcing:

Ø       Complete sourcing solution by integrating design and manufacturing

Ø       Large scale fabrication for industrial and power generation sectors

Ø       Castings and forgings with and without machining, precision machined parts for industrial, medical and automotive sectors

Ø       Managing large turn key fabrication projects

Ø       Help customers achieve quality, cost and delivery objectives

Ø       Robust vendor qualification and monitoring process

 

 

Form 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U80302KA2000PTC026760

Name of the company

QUEST MACHINING AND MANUFACTURING PRIVATE LIMITED

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

Merside Heights 5th floor, K R Puram, Bangalore 560049, Karnataka, India

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

Hypothecation

Particular of charge holder

Ø       State Bank of India

Residency Plaza, Industrial Finance Branch, Residency Road, Bangalore 560025, Karnataka, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Agreement of hypothecation of goods and assets Form C-2 Letter regarding the grant of individual limits within the overall limit.  Form C-5.

Date of instrument Creating the charge

06.06.2006

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 90.000 Millions

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

Breakup for Rs. 90.000 Millions CC Rs. 20.000 Millions TL – Rs. 50.000 Millions, LC – Rs. 10.000 Millions  and BG – Rs. 10.000 Millions.  Interest : CC – Present Eff. Rate 11.5% per annum with periodical rests.  EPC/FBD – as specified by the Bank TL – Present Eff. Rate 12% per annum with periodical rests.  Margin : 15% on LC/BG & 25% on RM/SIP/FG/Rec. Repayment : CC – On Demand. TL – in 58 monthly installments as specified by the Bank commencing from November 2006.  FCNRB facility at the applicable rate specified in the sanction.

Description of the property charged

Plant and machinery

Furniture and fixtures

Stock in trade

Book debts

Particulars of the property charged

Hypothecation of all present and future goods, Book debts and all other movable assets of the borrower including documents of title to goods.  Outstanding monies, receivable, claims, bills, invoices, documents, contracts, insurance policies, guarantee, engagements, securities, investments, rights and machinery etc. stored at borrower premises or godown or factory or wherever else the same may be is by way of First Charge.

 

 

 

This Form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

10007012

Corporate identity number of the company

U80302KA2000PTC026760

Name of the company

QUEST MACHINING AND MANUFACTURING PRIVATE LIMITED

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

No. 7/13, 21/2, Bhattarhalli, 14th Km, Old Madras Road, Bangalore 560049, Karnataka, India

Type of charge

Ø       Book debts

Ø       Movable property

Ø       Floating charge

 

Particular of charge holder

Ø       State Bank of India

Residency Plaza, Industrial Finance Branch, Residency Road, Bangalore 560025, Karnataka, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Supplementary agreement of hypothecation of goods and assets for overall increase in limit Form C-2A and letter regarding the grant of individual limits within the overall limits Form C – 5

Date of instrument Creating the charge

23.8.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 128.500 Millions

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

[a] Rate of interest

Ø       Rate : WCL – At 1.50% above SBAR – present effective rate 14.25% p.a. with monthly rests.  TL (II) – at 1.75% above SBAR – present effective rate 14.50% p.a. with monthly rests.  Penal interest for non compliance of terms of sanction max 2% per annum over the normal rate prepayment penalty as per terms of sanction

 

[b] Terms of Payment

working capital facility repayable on demand

term loan (II) in 19 Quarterly installments

1) 4 quarterly installments of Rs. 1.000 Millions each

2) 11 Quarterly installments of Rs. 1.500 Millions each

3) 4 Quarterly installments of Rs. 2.000 Millions each

 

 

[c] Margin

raw materials – semi finished goods/ finished goods 25%

Stores and spares 25%

Book debts / Receivable 25%

LC/BG – 15%

Term Loan – 38.71%

 

[d] extend and operation of the charge

Exclusive first charge on the assets of the company and to the full extent.

 

(e) Others

CC Rs. 30.000 Millions

TL – I (Existing) Rs. 50.000 Millions

TL- II- Rs. 28.500 Millions

LC – Rs. 10.000 Millions

BG – Rs. 10.000 Millions

Total Limit – Rs. 128.500 Millions

 

Short particulars of the property charged

Hypothecation of all present and future of all the borrowers stocks of raw materials, finished goods,  Outstanding monies, receivable, claims, bills, invoices, documents, contracts, insurance policies, guarantee, engagements, securities, investments, rights and machinery etc. wherever situate held or stored or in transit or in the custody of any third party.

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

20.10.2006

Particulars of the present modification 

By the present modification amount secured by the charge stands increased from Rs. 90.000 Millions to Rs. 128.500 Millions security of current assets.  Movable fixed assets other movables already obtained and detailed in Col No. 14 herein above continues to be available for the enhanced limit also all other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

 

 

 

 


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. 39.33

UK Pound

1

Rs. 81.70

Euro

1

Rs. 57.67

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

3

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

2

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

-

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

-

--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

 

20

 

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.

 

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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