MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

UNIVERSAL GEAR INDUSTRIES AND ENGINEERING WORKS

 

 

Registered Office :

23, The Mall Road, Kolkata – 700 080, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1974

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of quality hot rolling mill for wire rod, deformed bars and all types of section mills.

 

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 30000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established concern having satisfactory track.  Trade relations are fair.  Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

The concern can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

23, The Mall Road, Kolkata – 700 080, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-25591304 / 25512263

Fax No.:

91-33-25595924

E-Mail :

vkapoor@vsnl.com

kapoors@cal.vsnl.net.in

admin@universalgears.com

Website :

http://www.universalgears.com

Area :

Owned

Location :

17500 Sq. fts.

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Mr. P. C. Kapoor

Designation :

Proprietor

Address :

23, The Mall, Kolkata – 700 080

Date of Birth/Age :

1932

Qualification :

B.E. (Mechanical)

Experience :

42 Years

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of quality hot rolling mill for wire rod, deformed bars and all types of section mills.

 

 

Products :

˜                  Rolling mill plant

˜                  Gear Boxes

˜                  Pinion Stands

˜                  Shearing Machines

˜                  Gear Couplings

˜                  Different types of mill stands

˜                  Roller Bearing Stand

˜                  Tilting Tablets

˜                  “Y” Table, Pushers

˜                  Ejectors

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

˜                  Rolling mill plant

˜                  Gear Boxes

˜                  Pinion Stands

˜                  Shearing Machines

˜                  Gear Couplings

˜                  Different types of mill stands

˜                  Roller Bearing Stand

˜                  Tilting Tablets

˜                  “Y” Table, Pushers

˜                  Ejectors

 

Countries :

Ø       Bangaldesh

Ø       Africa

Ø       Middle east

Ø       South East Asia

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Ø       Raw material

Ø       Machinery

Countries :

Ø       Japan

Ø       Germany

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash, Credit, T/T

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash, Credit and T/T

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

˜                  Bharat Forge Limited

˜                  Tikmani Forge Private Limited

˜                  Universal Forge Limited

 

 

Customers :

˜                  AHW Steel Private Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  Bajrangbali Alloy Private Limited, Cuttack, Orissa

˜                  Balaji Industrial Corporation Limited, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

˜                  Brahamputra Iron & Steel Company Private Limited, Guwahati, Assam

˜                  Concast Ispat Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  Electrosteel Casting Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  Elegant Commerce Limited

˜                  Esab India Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  IFB Industries Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  J M G Steel Private Limited, Patna, Bihar

˜                  K R Steel Union Limited, Kalyani

˜                  Mahalakshmi Steel, Bokaro

˜                  Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station

˜                  Nisco Limited, Belur

˜                  Rathi Transpowr Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra

˜                  Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela

˜                  Shree Sanyeeji Ispat Limited, Guwahati, Assam

˜                  Shyama Steel Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  SPS Metal & Alloy Steel Private Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal

˜                  Steel Authority of India Limited

˜                  Elite Iron & Steel Industries Limited, Bangladesh

˜                  Rahim Steel Private Limited, Bangladesh

˜                  Safiul Alam Steel Mills, Bangladesh

˜                  Salam Steel Mill, Bangladesh

˜                  Al Bahri Trading Est, Dubai

˜                  Kosala Iron & Steel Private Limited, Nepal

˜                  Hiat Steel Private Limited, Sri Lanka

˜                  Sembule Steel Mills Limited, Uganda

 

 

 

No. of Employees :

65

 

 

Bankers :

˜                  Allahabad Bank, SSI Finance, Red place, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal

˜                  The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, 31, BBD Bag, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal

˜                  Oriental Bank of Commerce, Sagar Estate, 2, N C Dutta Sarani, Kolkata

 

 

Facilities :

Rs. 10.000 Millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. Jaikishan

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Kolkata, West Bengal

 

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

˜                  Yash Rolling Equipments Private Limited

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

NA

Borrowed :

NA

Total :

NA

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

7.693

5.833

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

7.693

5.833

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.814

3.187

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.816

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.814

4.003

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

8.507

9.836

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

18.772

14.994

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.683

0.342

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

2.843

2.237

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

8.557

17.347

 

Sundry Debtors

 

28.000

25.435

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

15.999

7.545

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

9.847

12.981

Total Current Assets

 

62.403

63.308

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

76.194

71.045

Total Current Liabilities

 

76.194

71.045

Net Current Assets

 

[13.791]

[7.737]

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

8.507

9.836

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

5.565

5.098

Other Income

 

1.914

1.534

Total Income

 

7.479

6.632

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

3.091

2.388

Provision for Taxation

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

3.091

2.388

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

4.389

4.244

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

41.32

36.00

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

55.54

46.84

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

0.03

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.40

0.40

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

10.01

12.86

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

0.81

0.89

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS :

 

PROFILE:

 

Hot Rolling Mill

They undertake supply of rolling mill on turn key basis from conception to commissioning, to suit specific need of the customer, they design the plant on the basis of tonnage output and product mix desired, the size and type of input material and the extent of automation required by the customer, be it a wire rod  or  bar mill or section mill.  

 

Revamping

They also undertake the work of revamping the existing rolling mill to upgrade the production and products, to cut down on the cost and labour force.  They have a wing to undertake the design engineering of steel melting shop and continuous billet casting plant. 

 

Manufacturing Facilities

Our manufacturing facilities include the latest model Horizontal Boring Machine, Planers and Plano-Millers, Gear hobbing Machines, Gear Shapers, Cylindrical Grinding Machines and other machine tools.  The workshop is equipped with E.O.T. Crane and other lifting tackles. They use special raw material confirming to DIN, BS & IS specifications. 

 

Heat Treatment

Heat treatment is carried out in the most modern plants and special heat treatment like Gas Carburizing, Nitriding, Induction hardening  are also carried out.  All forging are ultrasonically tested for internal defects and are normalized, annealed or stress relieved before further processing. 

They have supplied rolling mills to Middle East, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka, Africa, Nepal with capacity of 12,000 tpa to 1,20,000 tpa.  In India our products are in use with many satisfied customers in Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. 

They manufacture gear boxes and geared coupling for cement mills, sugar mills, sponge iron plant, mini steel plant & power plant and chemical industries. They also make ground gears and spiral bevel gear boxes. They always strive for excellence and for customer satisfaction. They are confident of their products and offer 5 years guarantee for their Gear Boxes and Pinion Stands.

 

 

 


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. 39.85

UK Pound

1

Rs. 82.61

Euro

1

Rs. 59.21

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

 

46

 

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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