MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHANNEL FREIGHT SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

A/4, Roy Apartments, Opposite International Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 099, Maharashtra.

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.05.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-131975

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U63090MH2001PTC131975

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC08437C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCC6891K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Custom House Agents, Clearing & Forwarding Agents, Shipping Agents, Carting Agents, Transhipment & Warehouseman, Houlage Proprietors, Wharfingers, Barg Owner, Stewdors, Bonded Carmen, Commen Carmen, Freight Forwarders, Container Freight Station operators by air, sea, land or any other mode.

 

 

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 23844000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

A/4, Roy Apartments, Opposite International Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 099, Maharashtra.

Tel. No.:

91-22-28306544 / 28306466 / 28329062

Fax No.:

91-22-28329815

E-Mail :

cfservice@vsnl.net

Website :

www.channel-freight.com

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kishan Jaladhar Shetty

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

A-4, Lok Bharati Centre, Marol Maroshi Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 059, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.05.1972

Date of Appointment :

14.05.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Janardan Parab

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ignesh Gonsalves Chawal, Room No. 1, Sahar Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400099, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.09.1974

Date of Appointment :

26.02.2003

 

 

Name :

Ms. Vandana Jayaram Shetty

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-5/520, Lokbharti Centre, Marol Maroshi Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400059, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.02.1979

Date of Appointment :

26.02.2003

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Kishan Jaladhar Shetty

 

8900

Mr. Sanjay Janardan Parab

 

4010

Ms. Vandana Jayaram Shetty

 

4000

Total

 

16910

 

 

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Directors or relatives of Directors

 

100.000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Custom House Agents, Clearing & Forwarding Agents, Shipping Agents, Carting Agents, Transhipment & Warehouseman, Houlage Proprietors, Wharfingers, Barg Owner, Stewdors, Bonded Carmen, Commen Carmen, Freight Forwarders, Container Freight Station operators by air, sea, land or any other mode.

 

 

Products :

Clearing & Forwarding Agents

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·         Airlift (India) Private Limited

·         Indair Carriers Private Limited

·         Natwar Parikh Industries Limited

·         Galaxy Freight Private Limited

·         Group Air B.V.

·         BVC Travels

·         Gordon Woodroffe Logistics Private Limited

 

 

 

Customers :

·         Batliboi Impex Limited

·         Western India Forgings Limited

·         Reliance Industries Limited

·         Kran Rader Investment Limited

·         Fracht Australia Private Limited

·         Kritani Express Private Limited

·         Mahajan Processors Private Limited

 

 

 

No. of Employees :

15

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India, Branch Sahar Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400099.
  • IndusInd Bank
  • Karnataka Bank
  • ABN Amro Bank

 

 

 

Facilities :

The company availed vehicle loan facility from it’s bankers

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

M S Bhat and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

101, Nityanand Sadan, Bhardarwadi, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400058, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-26281774

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

17000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 1.700 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

16910

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 1.691 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

 

1.691

1.691

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

4.270

2.154

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

5.961

3.845

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

1.852

2.236

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

1.852

2.236

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.205

0.109

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

8.018

6.190

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

3.089

1.914

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

 
0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 
18.921

10.635

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 
3.275

0.868

 

Other Current Assets

 
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 
4.298

2.967

Total Current Assets

 
26.494

14.470

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 
 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 
19.661

9.361

 

Provisions

 
1.904

0.855

Total Current Liabilities

 
21.565

10.216

Net Current Assets

 
4.929

4.254

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.022

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

8.018

6.190

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover (including other income)

 

19.737

10.746

Total Income

 

19.737

10.746

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

4.004

1.897

Provision for Taxation

 

--

--

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

4.004

1.897

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

0.331

0.146

 

Other Expenditure

 

15.402

8.703

Total Expenditure

 

15.733

8.849

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

20.28

17.65

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

20.28

17.65

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

13.53

11.57

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.67

0.49

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

3.92

3.23

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.22

1.41

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The company’s Fixed Assets of important value include

 

§        Computers

§        Tele EPABX

§        Motor Car

§        Xerox Machines

§        Air Conditioners

§        Fax Machines

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS :

 

Subject is a completely customer driven organisation. Their team, comprising a young set of professionals ensure that the milestones are pegged on every project they handle. They rise to every occasion with pure dedication and impeccable speed.

 

An ability to create customized solutions to meet the changing demands of a dynamic industry and to always be a step ahead of contemporaries makes Channel Freight one of the rising “Stars” in the Freight Industry today. Each customer will receive individual solutions. Cost Effectiveness & Speed are the core competences which are predominant in the process of planning, implementing and controlling the flow of goods and related information from the point of origin to final destinations.


Channel's team is made up of highly experienced freight forwarding professionals who share the same commitment in achieving the highest standards of excellence.


At Channel Freight a committed attention is always assured.

 

Company Philosophy

Customer service is one of the cornerstones of their business. It influences their decisions about almost every aspect of their operations. Their customers have to know they care about their problems and needs; customer service is in fact their responsibility. They nurture a deep faith in their performance and in doing so append the value chain, which they give to their customers

 

Company Profile

For centuries, trade traffic had always kept the Indian ports busy. It would be months before goods would reach the buyers. In one instance, it had taken nearly 11/2 years for a Textile mill in Ahmedabad to receive their machinery from England after placing the orders . Having reached the Bombay port, the machines were then carted on 500 bullock carts. As time has gone by, speed has become the essence in the movement of trade.


Channel Freight Services India Pvt. Ltd has emerged from this very feature. The dynamics of the market changes has been attributed to fuel the rapid growth of this freight forwarding organisation.


Raised by a set of young professionals with years of rich experience, in the Freight Forwarding Industry, it has made milestones of progress within a very short period. Driven by a passion to “raise the bar” of service in the trade to transcend International Standards.


Everything at Channel Freight is “Customer Centric”. A solution can be styled according to the needs, regardless of how you wish to send the goods - by air, sea or surface – their core competence is at the disposal. Their teams encompass all aspects of freight operations thus meeting the highest of standards. Their quality service delivers significant cost benefits to their customers.


It is pertinent to mention that freight handling is a specialized service, which warrants careful scrutiny and handling at all levels of the stipulated procedures. The Company therefore at all times over insures highly professional and experienced staff with a view to providing optimum output with minimum of delay. They strongly believe and practically exhibit personalized service to their worthy customers. Their special areas of expertise in Exports / Imports are in the AOG shipments Pharmaceuticals, Garments, Sports Goods, Leather Goods, Electronics & Machinery, Computers, Medicine, Fertilizers, Glassware and Plastic raw material.

 

 

Form 8

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

CHANNEL FREIGHT SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

MR. KISHAN J. SHETTY

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Form No. C- 1 Agreement of loan for overall limit

Form No. C-2 Agreement of hypothecation of goods and assets.

Form No. C-3 Letter regarding the grant of individual limits with in the over limit executed on 14.03.2005 between the company and the State Bank of India., Sahar Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400099.

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs. 3.000 Millions

3) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

As per form C – 1 executed on 14.03.2005 between the company and the State Bank of India, branch Sahar Cargo Complex, Sahar Andheri (East), Mumbai 400099.

Hypothecation of Book debts of the Company

Mortgage of properties described elsewhere in this Form owned by Mr. Kishan Shetty one of the Directors of the Company by deposit of the Title Deeds of the properties.

4) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

The State Bank of India

Branch Sahar Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400099.

5) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

NA

6) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

NA

 

 


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. 39.51

UK Pound

1

Rs. 81.16

Euro

1

Rs. 56.76

 

 

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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