MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

B JAIN PUBLISHERS  PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

B JAIN PUBLISHERS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

1921/10, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi – 110 055

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.07.1984

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18805

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1984PTC018805

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELJ00002C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACB1053B

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Publisher of Homeopathic Books in different Language.

 

 

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 53868

 

 

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 and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

1921/10, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi – 110 055, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-23581300 /23581100 /23580800 / 5169899

Fax No.:

91-11-23580471 / 51698993

E-Mail :

info@kpmc.in

mgargca@gmail.com

Website :

www.bjainbooks.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Jain

Designation :

Director, Administration and Overseas 

Address :

235, Sharda Niketan, Pitam Pura, Delhi, - 110 034, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11/11/1952

Date of Appointment :

27/07/1984

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sarwan Jain

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nishant jain

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manish Jain

Designation :

Director

Address :

235, Sharda Niketan, Pitam Pura, Delhi, - 110 034, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.07.1981

Date of Appointment:

01.10.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prem Nath Jain

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

B-92, Swasthya Vihar, Delhi – 110 092, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.04.1934

Date of Appointment :

27.07.1984

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kuldeep Jain

Designation :

Director cum Chief executive officer

Address :

92, Swasthya Vihar, Delhi – 110 092, India

Date of Birth/Age :

23.04.1957

Date of Appointment :

17.09.1984

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Jain

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

92, Swasthya Vihar, Delhi – 110 092, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30.08.1984

Date of Appointment :

01.10.2006

Partnership held in the partnership Firm:

B Jain Publishers Overseas

Address: 1921/10, Chuna Mandi,

Pahar Ganj, Delhi – 110 055, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bimla Jain

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Sangeeta Jain

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-92, Swasthya Vihar, Delhi – 110 092, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.06.1966

Date of Appointment :

28.02.1986

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Jain

Designation :

Manager, Rights Department

 

 

Name :

Mr. Aniruddha Guha

Designation :

Sales and Promotion Coordinator

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harsh Sharma

Designation :

Manager –IT Department

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramamurthy Brahadesh

Designation :

Webmaster

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Prem Nath Jain

 

4600

Mr. Ashok Jain

 

1280

Mrs Bimla Jain

 

9500

Mr . kuldeep Jain

 

2167

Mrs. Durga Outt

 

2

Mr. Vishwanath Gupta

 

1

Mr. Omprakash Sharma

 

1

Mr. Rajesh Jain

 

2

Mr P S Rawat

 

189

Mrs. Munni Devi Jain

 

1

Mrs Saraswati Jain

 

332

Mr. Prem Nath Jain (HUF)

 

1080

Mrs. Sudha Jain

 

10

Mrs, Anju Jain

 

310

Mrs Rajni Jain

 

80

Mrs. Santosh Devi

 

2

Mr. Kamlesh Bansal

 

10

Mrs. Sangeeta Jain

 

810

Mr. Narottam Lal Aggarwal

 

10

Mr. Joginder Kaur

 

2770

Mr. K L Garg

 

2

Mr. Nishant Jain

 

2810

Mr. Nitin Jain

 

1608

Mrs. Nidhi Jain

 

1850

Mrs. Swati Jain

 

1927

Mr Kuldeep Jain (HUF)

 

20010

Mr. A K sharma

 

2

Mr. Ashok Jain (HUF)

 

20004

Mr. Sagar Jain

 

1000

Mr. Sarwan Jain

 

10000

Mrs. Granson Devi Sarbati

 

17400

Mr. Sarwan Jain (HUF)

 

40

Mr. Sudhir Jain

 

2

Mr. Pradeep Jain

 

2

Mrs. Veena jain

 

2

Mr. Shakuntala Devi Jain

 

2

Mrs. Mukta Jain

 

2

Mr. Manish Jain

 

2

 

Total

99822

 

Equity Share Break – up (Percentage of Total Equity):

 

Sr. No.

Category

Percentage

1

Directors or relatives of Directors

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Publisher of Homeopathic Books in different Language.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

NA

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

----

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mr. Mahender Garg

Chartered Accountants

Address :

24-A, SFS, DDA Flats, Motia Khan, New Delhi – 110 055, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         B Jain Publishers Overseas

Address: 1921/10, Chuna Mandi,

Pahar Ganj, Delhi – 110 055, India

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100000

Equity shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.10.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

99830

Equity shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.9.983 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

 

9.983

9.983

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

3.484

3.255

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

13.467

13.238

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

8.056

3.079

2] Unsecured Loans

 

15.804

14.437

TOTAL BORROWING

 

23.860

17.516

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.192

0.183

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

37.519

30.937

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

5.676

5.316

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

8.020

8.616

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

11.876

11.047

 

Sundry Debtors

 

27.402

12.407

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

2.963

0.340

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.00

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.690

4.520

Total Current Assets

 

42.931

28.314

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

18.714

8.124

 

Provisions

 

0.394

3.185

Total Current Liabilities

 

19.108

11.309

Net Current Assets

 

23.823

17.005

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

37.519

30.937

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

3.19

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

2.24

2.50

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

WEBSITE DETAIL:

B. Jain Group of Companies

Dr. P.N. Jain founded B Jain Publishing Group in 1968. The company is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified group. The company initially started as a publishing house and then diversified into Printing, Homeopathic Software, Homeopathic Study Courses, Bookstore, Exports of Handicrafts and Women Accessories. The company also runs a Charitable Homeopathic Health Care Centre under the name of B. Jain Sarbati Devi Memorial Charitable Trust, B. Jain Foundation is a part of that trust. B. Jain Foundation helps in providing necessary education to the needy children, providing health facilities and aid to the poor. The company also runs an organization for the promotion of Homeopathy – CASH (Centre for Advanced Study in Homeopathy). CASH organizes regular quality seminars and workshop to promote quality homeopathy and also creates a platform for exchange of information within the homeopathic fraternity. The company is now venturing into the Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Industry with the aim to provide quality medicine at the most affordable price for the common man.

 

B. Jain Publishing Group

The Publishing Group, an ISO 9001:2000 certified organization, has six book imprints and also publishes two monthly homeopathic journals, one monthly international journal on homeopathy and a bi-monthly lifestyle and health magazine.

 

The Group also has their printing units in New Delhi, which provides printing solutions to various Government Sector as well as Private Sector Companies. The Group has more than 2000 books in print and publishes in more than 8 languages.

 

The Group publishes more than 120 books a year. To serve the distributors better, expand the existing markets and to promote homeopathy round the globe, The Company ventured into partnership with Belgium based world’s largest selling Homeopathic

 

Software Manufacturer, Archibel. This partnership helps in promoting homeopathy in Europe and other regions. B. Jain Archibel would also publish high print quality books for the European and American region.

 

This company is the world’s largest publisher of Homeopathic Books. The imprint has about 1200 books in print and publishes about 70-80 new books a year. The company has gained its name for providing best quality homeopathic content to the reader at the most affordable price. The Editors at The company work hard to provide best contentto the reader in all manner that a reader would like to have. The company is one of the first publishers in India to venture into e-books. It has a strong distribution network of more than 1000 dealers all over the world.

 

B. Jain Libros en Español is an extension of B. Jain and publishes Homeopathic Books in Spanish Language. It has published more than 150 books and publishes about 12 books a year. The books are sold in Spain, North and

South America. The quality homeopathic doctors in Latin America translate the English books into Spanish language.

 

Health Harmony was introduced into the group in 1998 when the group felt the need of diversifying into more branches of alternative health and other general interest areas including Mind-Body-Spirit. The imprint has published about 700, books under its name and is now considered as Asia’s Largest Alternative Health Publisher. It now publishes about 40 books a year on General Health, Alternative Therapies, Spirituality, New Age, Self Help and aims to promote better living.

 

Health Harmony Books enjoys a good book trade distribution network with distributors all over Asia and Africa. The books are also available in Europe and America.

 

Leads Press publishes Non-Fiction books and so far has published books on subjects like Games, Puzzles, Travel, Business and various other topics. It has about 150 books in print. Established in 2004, it is now diversifying into many more subjects.

 

Impact was started in 2005 seeing the growing need for books in Fashion and Design Schools in Asia. It has about 10 books in print and is now diversifying into art books as well.

 

Pegasus as an imprint publishes books in the fiction category. It aims at providing good quality content to both young and adult readers.

 

The Homoeopathic Heritage was started in 1976 to disseminate quality information to the homeopathic readers. It was the only medium used for exchange of information in the homeopathic fraternity. It is the oldest circulated journal in India and now boasts the largest subscriber base of more than 15,000 loyal readers. In 2007, B. Jain in partnership with Archibel has launched the international edition of the journal that is circulated all over America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Both the journals have many International Teachers attached to it.

 

Homeobuzz, a monthly students’ homeopathic journal was introduced to bridge the gap that existed between homeopathic students all over the world. It was launched in 2006 and has been successful since. It is now taken as a serious course material for all the students in India and is expanding its readership in other parts of Asia including Singapore, Pakistan and various other countries.

 

Health n Harmony, a lifestyle bi-monthly magazine, was launched in early 2007 to promote Alternative Health, Spirituality and other like-minded subject. The magazine also provides latest tips and information on travel, new age and general interest subjects. More than 25,000 copies are in circulation with readers in Indian Subcontinent, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.

 

J.J. Offset Printers was started in order to reduce high printing costs so as to provide the reader with good quality books at affordable prices. The printing unitwas established for only in house needs but later was expanded and is now serving many Government and Private Sector units both in India and abroad. They provide complete printing and packaging solutions – pre-press, printing and post-press solutions.

 

 

 


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.39.31

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.12

Euro

1

Rs.55.76

 

 

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

YES

--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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