MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SONY DADC MANUFACTURING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

A – 445, Defence Colony, New Delhi – 110 024

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.06.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-79657

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1996PTC079657

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMS21727G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACCS1614B

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in music, games, software and film industries

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

--

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a part of Sony Group, Worldwide, a well reputed name in the world electronics industry. Subject is passing through difficult times. Its profitability is under severe pressure. It has huge accumulated losses, which might take some time to be wiped-off, payment are reported as slow but correct.

 

In view of the strong promoters, the company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

A – 445, Defence Colony, New Delhi – 110 024, India

E-Mail :

sivaraman.v@sonydadc.com  , finance.vikroli@sonydadc.com

Website :

http://www.sonydadc.com

 

 

Sale Unit :

Plant A-3, Godrej Industrial Complex, Phirojshah Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Vikhroli East, Mumbai – 400 079, Maharashtra, India.

Tel. No.:

91-22-2518 8541 to 44

Fax No.:

91-22-2518 8545

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Shridhar Subramanian

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

1102, Shrusthi Apartments, Old Prabhadevi Road, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.04.1963

Date of Appointment :

25.02.2002

Date of Ceasing :

30.11.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh Srinivasan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 48, C Block, Hyderabad Estate, Nepeansea Road, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.06.1958

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2002

Date of Ceasing :

30.11.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kevin Jim Kelleher

Designation :

Director

Address :

159 Beach 141 St. Belle Harbour, NY, New York, USA 11694

Date of Appointment :

18.06.1996

Date of Ceasing : 

20.04.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Richard Denekemp Gerrit

Designation :

Director

Address :

10 B, Head Land Road, Hong Kong

Date of Appointment :

20.09.1997

Date of Ceasing :

25.03.2005

 

 

Name :

Ms. Lisa Weiss Ann

Designation :

Director

Address :

123 Devoe Road, Chappagua, New York, NY, USA 10514

Date of Birth/Age :

12.06.1958

Date of Appointment :

08.08.2002

Date of Ceasing :

20.04.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chirayath Kochappu Sunny

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Row House No. 5, Shekinah Lokpuram, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West), Mumbai – 400 601, Maharashtra, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

03.04.1954

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sivaraman Venkitaraman

Designation :

Director

Address :

26/101 Vrindavan Building, Road No. 2, L T Nagar, Goregaon, Mumbai – 400 062, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.03.1965

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Thomas Carroll Tyrrell

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

145, West 93rd Street, New York, NY 10025, USA

Date of Appointment :

14.04.1999

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Orion Pinto Brendan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Ev-Lil Apartments, 202, 2nd Floor, Malad (West), Mumbai – 400 064, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1968

Date of Appointment :

15.06.2001

Date of Ceasing :

30.11.2004

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Sony Music Entertainment Inc., USA

 

39759135

Columbia Recording Corporation

 

10

 

 

Names of Shareholders

 

Percentage of Holding

Foreign Holding (Foreign Institutional Investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institution, Non Resident Indian or Overseas Corporate Bodies or Others)

 

100.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in music, games, software and film industries

 

 

Products :

*      Music Systems

*      Games

*      Software

*      Film Industries related products

 

 

Brand Names :

“SONY”

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Price Water House, 252 Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai – 400 028, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates :

*      Sony Music Entertainment Inc., USA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

40,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 400.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

39,759,145

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 397.591 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

 

397.591

397.591

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

(1056.796)

(1090.074)

NETWORTH

 

(659.205)

(692.483)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

795.189

835.955

TOTAL BORROWING

 

795.189

835.955

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

135.984

143.472

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

44.431

52.169

Capital work-in-progress

 

15.239

3.767

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

14.262

23.798

 

Sundry Debtors

 

78.989

71.986

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

3.005

8.825

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.024

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

6.393

2.898

Total Current Assets

 

102.673

107.507

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

24.450

18.534

 

Provisions

 

1.909

1.437

Total Current Liabilities

 

26.359

19.971

Net Current Assets

 

76.314

87.536

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

135.984

143.472

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

(0.24)

(0.23)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

3.89

5.38

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The Company registered office has been changed from F-6, Kailash Colony, New Delhi – 110 048, India to the present w.e.f. 01.12.2004.

 

As Per Web

 

Sony Music Entertainment India (SMEI) is a 100% subsidiary of Sony Music International New York, USA. Both the marketing division (in Santa Cruz) and the manufacturing unit (in Vikhroli) are located in Mumbai, the Financial Capital of India. SMEI produces Audio cassettes and Optical Storage Media. The manufacturing unit enjoys the engineering and technology support from Sony DADC in Austria. Together with affiliated Sony factories under Sony Music Hong Kong, Sony Music Australia and Shanghai Epic Manufacturing Operations, SMEI´s factory is linked to the whole Asian Region Service Coverage.

     

Products offer

*      12 cm Audio CD

*      12 cm Video CD

*      CD ROM

*      CD Extra

*      Fancy CDs

*      Sniffle CDs

*      Gold finish CDs

*      Playstation Discs

*      Pre-recorded Audio Cassettes

 

Services offer

*      Customised products

*      Audio premastering

*      Dolby encoded Cassette recording

*      SecuROM™ disc (copy protection)

*      key2audioXS™ disc (copy protection)

*      CDs with Water Marks

*      Inlay design & printing

*      Special Package Designing, printing & finishing

*      Logistical Support

 

Global Mission / Vision

 

Sony DADC's mission is to be the best global supply chain service provider to the content industry.

 

Whether delivered physically or electronically, our commitment is to excel in quality, reliability and innovation - and to do whatever it takes to help our customers deliver their content to market as quickly, cost-effectively, and securely as possible.

 

This is how we create value for our customers and shareholders, while providing in invigorating and opportunity-rich environment for our employees.

 

Global Offering

 

Sony DADC is a full-service technology and solution provider for optical media, offering services from the traditional replication business to advanced solutions.

 

Our services are: web-based business solutions, audio and video postproduction, DVD authoring, copy control, graphic design, mastering, replication, label printing, packaging, distribution and fulfillment. Therefore, Sony DADC is the partner for complete solutions for the music, video, games, software and information industries. Through the worldwide network of production facilities, Sony DADC has the capability of providing solutions on a global scale.

 

Customers at Sony DADC are offered complete solutions and the convenience of one-stop-shopping. Our mastering and replication quality is leading, up-to-date and in-time logistics underline our competence as a global full-service provider. One contract, one contact: There is no need for our customers to co-ordinate different parties in a disc creation process. At Sony DADC they rely on only one competent partner - covering the entire value chain in optical media.

 

Global Capabilities

 

The Sony DADC Global Network consists of 13 facilities, providing unmatched capabilities and flexibility in providing leading solutions and technology for optical media.

 

Looking at Sony DADC's locations shows the worldwide competence. Offering best global coverage, the global network produces 1.8 billion discs per year. Sony DADC is the perfect partner to the music, video, games, software and information industries for world-wide product releases.

 

 

 

 


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

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--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

 

40

 

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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