MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NAHAR RETAIL LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as :

CREATIVE TEXTRADE  PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Premises of Nahar Industrial Enterprises Limited, Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010, Punjab

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.11.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

024753

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51311PB2001PLC024753

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To carry on as importers and exporters of all kinds of yarns and textiles, wholesale and retail dealers, marketers, processors as principals, as agents as licensees or as Franchise of Garments, Textile Goods, Hosiery Goods of all kings of Cloth, Cotton Goods and Readymade Goods of every kind.

 

 

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 264800

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a part of Nahar Group, a well established and reputed industrial house.  Their trade relations are fair.  The company’s financial position is satisfactory.  Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Premises of Nahar Industrial Enterprises Limited, Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010, Punjab

Tel. No.:

91-161-2672590-91

Fax No.:

91-161-2670596/267407

E-mail :

nilldh@owmnahar.com

 

 

DIRECTOR

 

Name :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

Plot No. 16, Shakti vihar, Badi Haibowal Road, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.01.1957

Date of Appointment :

16.01.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hari Narain Singhal

Designation :

Director

Address :

HM-263, PHB Colony, Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010, Punjab, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1952

Date of Appointment :

16.01.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vipan Kumar Kad

Designation :

Director

Address :

116-F, Rishi Nagar, Opposite Income Tax colony, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab

Date of Birth/Age :

10.01.1955

Date of Appointment :

16.01.2002

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Om Prakash Khanna

 

5000

Naresh Kalia

 

5000

 

 

 

Equity Share Break-up

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies corporate

 

99.83

Other top fifty (50) shareholders

 

0.17

 

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To carry on as importers and exporters of all kinds of yarns and textiles, wholesale and retail dealers, marketers, processors as principals, as agents as licensees or as Franchise of Garments, Textile Goods, Hosiery Goods of all kings of Cloth, Cotton Goods and Readymade Goods of every kind.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

State Bank of Patiala

Commercial Branch, Milerganj, Ludhiana 141003, Punjab

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Raj Gupta & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Opposite Union Bank of India, G.T. Road, Miller Ganj, Ludhiana 141003, Punjab, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

17000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 170.000 Millions

1000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 100.00 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

6010000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 60.100 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

 

60.100

0.100

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

6.114

1.799

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

66.214

1.899

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

66.214

1.899

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

0.872

1.072

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

68.464

43.285

 

Sundry Debtors

 

71.403

36.412

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

1.055

0.409

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.764

0.552

Total Current Assets

 

141.686

80.658

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

76.344

79.834

 

Provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 

76.344

79.834

Net Current Assets

 

65.342

0.824

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.003

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

66.214

1.899

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

275.283

182.771

Other Income

 

0.630

0.577

Total Income

 

275.913

183.348

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

6.882

1.542

Provision for Taxation

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

6.882

1.542

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Purchases made for re-sale

 

210.586

141.873

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

 

0.000

0.000

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

 

0.000

0.000

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

6.135

5.347

 

Managerial Remuneration

 

0.000

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

 

0.057

0.038

 

Interest

 

9.341

11.214

 

Insurance Expenses

 

0.136

0.198

 

Power & Fuel

 

0.000

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

0.282

0.340

 

Other Expenditure

 

42.494

22.796

Total Expenditure

 

269.031

181.806

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

2.49

0.84

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

2.49

0.84

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

4.82

1.88

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.10

0.87

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.15

42.04

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.85

1.01

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FORM 8

 

This Form is for

Creation of Charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

NA

Corporate identity number of the company

U51311PB2001PLC024753

Name of the company

NAHAR RETAIL LIMITED

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

Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010, Punjab, India

Type of charge

  • Book Debts
  • Movable property

Particular of charge holder

State Bank of Patiala

Commercial Branch, Milerganj, Ludhiana 141003, Punjab

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Working Capital Consortium Agreement dated 23.05.2007 and Joint Deed of Hypothecation dated 23.5.2007

Date of instrument Creating the charge

23.05.2007

Amount secured by the charge

740.000

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

[a] Rate of Interest

CC/EPC/FBP/FBD  - As decided by the individual banks.

FLC [DA/DP]          - As decided by the individual banks.

Bank Guarantee     - As decided by the individual banks.

 

Plus service charges as per applicable to the said facilities from time to time.

 

[b] Terms of Payment

The said facilites shall be payable on demand unless otherwise agreed to by the said banks or any one or more of them.

 

[c] Margin

The borrower shall maintain such security margin as may be stipulated by the said banks.  The current asset cover unless otherwise agreed to shall not be less than 1.33 times at any point of time.

 

[d] Extent and operation of the chage

100%

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS :

 

Subject is the subsidiary of Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd (NEIL) for its men’s wear brand, Cotton County is effectively adopting a discount strategy than appointing expensive brand ambassadors to get a repeat footfall, Sachin Sahni, Associate Vice-President, sales and marketing.



He clarified that major players in the retail apparel segment has been adopting the strategy as it is cheaper and more effective.

 

The company for its brand is using this strategy to good effect, offering ‘buy two, get four free’ which means a 67 percent discount to customers and a net profit margins of 7-8 percent to the company.

 

Sachin Sahni commented that Cotton County, a two-year old label is banking on the growth in retail and the awareness about branded garments especially in the Hindi heartland, where it is planning to add most of its 250 new franchisee stores this fiscal.

 

The expansion plan will double its exclusive franchisee network, from 258 now to 500 and is also rolling out a women’s range of clothing, Cotton County Femme, to be followed by a kid’s range, Cotton County Tazo.

 

However, eventually the main aim of the company is to have a Cotton County family store, at which point they could separate into special stores and along with widening its product range, it is also tapping other price points, via the French Republic premium priced men’s wear and Cotton County Alpha, launched a fortnight ago, in the entry level price bracket.

 

The Cotton County Alpha range is a fixed price range, which offers shirts at Rs 299 and there are no discount schemes on it; whereas are in process to launch trousers in this category, at Rs 349 per pair, Mr Sahni said.

 

Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd (NEIL) has floated a wholly owned subsidiary, Nahar Retail for its foray into retailing.

 

The parent company is already involved in spinning, weaving, processing and garmenting and supplies to some of the biggest brands in the world.

 

 

 


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 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. 39.47

UK Pound

1

Rs. 80.59

Euro

1

Rs. 56.18

 

 

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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--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.

 

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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