MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

08.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FURNACE AND FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1, Sub Survey No.1, Off Saki Vihar Road, Chandivali Farm, Mumbai – 400 072, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1972

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMF00181G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAAFF0228M

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an Unlimited Liability of the Partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of EOT, Grabing and Gantry Crane upto  500 Capacity and other  Material Handling Equipment like Linches, Haulages Skip Hoist, Transfer Trolley.

 

 

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 268620

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established and reputed concern having satisfactory track records. Partners 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 concern can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1, Sub Survey No.1, Off Saki Vihar Road, Chandivali Farm, Mumbai – 400 072, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-28571466 / 28572364

Fax No.:

91-22-28571793

E-Mail :

fafeco@vsnl.com

Website :

http://fafeco@vsnl.in

Area :

20,000 sq.fts

 

 

Factory :

41-42 D, Sardar Udyog Nagar, Ajwa Road, Vadodara, Gujarat

Tel. No.:

91-265-2200343 / 2234241

Fax No.:

91-265 2208330

E-Mail :

fafeco@vsnl.com / fafecobaroda@sancharnet.com

Area :

30,000 sq.fts

 

 

Branch 1 :

601, Devtha Plaza, 6th Floor, Presidency Road, Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka

Tel. No.:

91-80-22274398 / 2243905

Mobile:

91-9341967322 / 9845273670

Fax No.:

91-80-22274398

E-Mail :

fafeco1@dataone.com / mailto:fafeco@bgl.vsnl.net.in

Website:

http://www.fafeco.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Branch 2:

MIGMA Apartment, 3rd Floor, Flat No. 31,22, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata – 700 019, West Bengal.

Tel. No.:

91-33-32435464

Fax No.:

91-33-24614842

E-Mail :

fafeco@cal3.vsnl.net.in

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Moti K Ramchdandani

Designation :

Parner

Address :

Satgur Simran, Flat No. 801/802, 8th Floor, 3rd Turner Road, C.T.S. No.B-998, Bandra (west),  Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

69 Years

Qualification :

BE Mechanical / BE Electrical

Experience :

47 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. M.S. Gurnani

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Band  Stand Apartment, Co –Operative, 212 Byramji Jijibhoy Road, Band Stand, Bandra ( West), Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

85 Years

Qualification :

BE Mechanical

Experience :

60 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shyam M. Gurnani

Designation :

Partner

Address :

11 Le Cheteau Plot No. 90, 15 th Road, TPS III, Bandra, Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

47 Years

Qualification :

BE Mechanical

Experience :

24 Years

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of EOT, Grabing and Gantry Crane upto  500 Capacity and other  Material Handling Equipment like Linches, Haulages Skip Hoist, Transfer Trolley.

 

 

Products :

All types of papers

 

 

 

 

Brand Names :

“FAFECO”

 

 

Agencies Held :

IMES Limited (Water Weight Division)

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Water Weight Bags

Countries :

United Kingdom

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash, Credit ( 30 - 90 Days)

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • End Users
  • Bhandaradar Hydro Electric Project, Akola
  • Bhatsa Hydro Electric Project, Shahapur
  • Ujjani Hydro Electric Project, Ujjani
  • Paithan Hydro Electric Project, Nath nagar
  • Pawna Hydro Electric Project, Pawna
  • Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli
  • Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Bangalore
  • Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi
  • Indian Space Research Organisation, Sriharikota
  • Haryana State Electricity Board, Haryana
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, New Delhi
  • National Hydro Electric Power Corporation, New Delhi
  • Jindal Strips Limited, Hisar
  • Voltamp Transformers, Vadodara
  • Denocil Crop Protection
  • Indomag  Steel Technology Limited
  • Tata Construction and Projects Limited (NIPPON DENRO ISPAT)
  • Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited
  • TOYO Engineering India Limited, Bombay

 

 

No. of Employees :

230 Persons ( 30 in Office and 200 in Factory)

 

 

Bankers :

Canara Bank, Kalbadevi, Mumbai

 

 

Facilities:

Cash Credit Facility:                                                         Current Year

Cash Credit Facility from Canara Bank                                     2129.510

Cash Credit Facility from Indus Ind Bank                                        3.743  

[ Secured against assets of the firm]

 

Deferred Payments Credit:

Deferred payments facility from ICICI Bank                                    0.857

[secured against vehicles financed]                                             

                    Total                                                                            6.730

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

M/s. Gandhi and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

2nd Floor, Voltas International House, 28 GN Vaidya Marg, Fort,

Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-2266-4510 / 2266-5559

Fax No.:

91-22-2266-3391

E-Mail :

milind@gandhi-associates.com <milind@gandhi-associates.com>

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

FAFECO Engineers Private Limited

Activity: Erection / Commissioning and Servicing Cranes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Partners Capital Accounts

67.155

28.933

6.054

2] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] Land Revaluation Reserve

0.000

0.000

21.711

NETWORTH

67.155

28.933

27.765

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

6.730

27.323

13.568

2] Unsecured Loans

30.503

62.449

56.588

TOTAL BORROWING

37.233

89.772

70.156

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

104.388

118.705

97.921

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

25.398

26.089

24.133

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ( Shares in Society)

0.003

0.003

0.003

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

Sundry Debtors

227.675

160.111

135.447

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

 

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

227.675

160.111

135.447

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

148.688

67.498

61.662

 

Provisions

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

148.688

67.498

61.662

Net Current Assets

78.987

92.613

73.785

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

104.388

118.705

97.921

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

275.862

195.696

104.786

Other Income

1.146

5.834

3.958

Total Income

277.008

201.530

108.744

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

37.338

9.237

[8.962]

Provision for Taxation

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

37.338

9.237

[8.962]

 

 

 

 

Export Sales

5.921

0.000

13.984

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

170.810

123.477

64.881

 

Excise Duty Paid

13.458

14.967

12.102

 

Manufacturing and Erection Expenses

25.830

25.193

19.274

 

Personnel Expenses

9.853

9.344

9.922

 

Office and Administration Expenses

7.920

6.532

5.552

 

Selling and Distribution Expenses

10.731

9.785

12.100

 

Finance Expenses

8.046

10.631

9.438

 

Depreciation

0.984

1.217

0.914

Total Expenditure

247.632

201.146

134.183

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

13.84

4.58

[8.55]

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

13.53

4.72

8.24

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

14.75

4.96

[5.61]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.55

0.31

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.76

5.43

4.74

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.53

2.37

2.19

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

  • Land

- Free – hold Land

 

  • Building

- Factory Building

 

  • Plant and Machinery

- Plant and Equipments

 

  • Computer Systems

- Computers

 

  • Vehicles

- Motors Cars

 

  • Furniture and Fixtures

- Furnitures and Fittings

 

  • Intangible Rights

- Non compete Rights

 

FAFECO PROFILE

 

FAFECO GROUP, one of India’s leading Crane manufacturers since 1971 is the only Electrically Operated Crane Manufacturing Unit registered with NSIC having manufactured and tested cranes with 250 T load at its works. FAFECO has not only supplied cranes all over India practically all government / public sector organization and large /medium private sector units, but also exported them to Azerbaijan, Thailand, Uganda, Sri lanka and Kenya. The Group compromises a partnership firm FURNACE AND FOUNDRY EQUIPMENTS COMPANY and a Private Limited firm FAFECO ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED headquartered at Mumbai, India.

 

ISO-90001:2000 and focused quality crane manufacture has ensured steady growth over the years and the FAFECO GROUP’s two manufacturing units, at Mumbai ND Vadodara an overall capacity  of 150 cranes/ year and individual crane upto 500 T Capacity is presently possible.

 

High level of Quality Culture and Quality Consciousness at each stage has ensured repeat orders persistently. Quality and Technology standards are constantly upgraded to International Standards. Non Standard special purpose Cranes, state – of – the art PLC Controls etc. are a speciality.

 

Now FAFECO MATERIAL HANDLING SUPERMARKET offers Innovative Material Handling products and accessories from around the world, like Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes upto 800 T from USA, Hydraulic Boom Gantries upto 1800 T from USA, Tower Cranes upto 16 T from Spain, Special Purpose Transporters upto 14000 T from Germany, Water Bags for proof load test upto 1000 T from UK, shrouded Electric Power supply Conductors/ DSL system from France etc.

 

In the late fifties Mr. M.K. Ramchandani, Managing Director / Managing Partner, after Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Graduation with distinction, entered the Crane Industry specializing in Manufacture and Design.

 

Mr. M.S. Gurnani, Chairman / managing Partner, a post Graduate Mechanical Engineer from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Graduate of 1946 batch entered the Crane Industry in the early sixties specializing in Designs. He was on the Advisory Board of India’s first ISS – 3177 of 1965 for Cranes. After commendable work and growth both of them relinquished their jobs as executive Directors of one of the Leading Crane Manufacturing Company of India and started the new challenging venture of making “FAFECO” Cranes from 1971.

 

Mr. Shyam Gurnani, Director / Partner, a 1st Class Mechanical Engineering Graduate of 1980, after extensive experience in each area of crane design design, manufacture, erection, etc. has taken a leading role in FAFECO’s Design Growth. He has spear-headed the conceptualization, design and development of hi-technology cranes alongwith the team of ingenous engineers at FAFECO. He has also contributed a lot towards Modernization, Developments and Quality Standards of the company and is presently on the Advisory Committee of IS : 3177-1999 for cranes.

 

Mr. M.K Ramchandani was appointed Technical Adviser to GARLICK ENGINEERING for the first 4 years to impart crane manufacturing technology. He Ahs been to Europe on crane knowledge exchange meetings with well known manufacturers like Voest Alpine, Austria, Litostroj, Yogoslavia and others.

 

In recognition of his vast specialized experience of over 40 years in Crane and Material Handling field Mr. Ramchandani was invited to Chair the RESEARCH ORGANISATION, Sriharikota in January 1985 which was attended by renowned Engineers / Consultants and scientists from all over the country.

 

Mr. J MASAND, Director / Partner, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate of 1960 from Banaras Hindu University with long experience at MECON, Ranchi and sent to Europe to specialize, joined the team. Mr. L T WANWARI , Director / partner  with experience in Purchase and Accounts with one of the Leading Crane Manufacturing Company of India also left and joined the organization. Both these partners retired in 2005 after 35 years in FAFECO.

 

Mr. Ravi Malani, a Mechanical Engineer of 1971 was invited to join as  Director in 1978 and heads Sales from his base at Bangalore. While previously with Garlick Engineering, he won several awards and prior to that achieved excellence in sales performance at WMI Cranes Limited.

 

Branches at Bangalore, Calcutta and New Delhi have erection / service teams too and Representatives offices are in Visakhapatnam., Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Lucknow, Cochin, Gandhidham / kandla. Calcutta brasnch is headed by General Manager – Marketing Mr. Biswajit Mitra,  New Delhi branch by Mr. Harish C Khurana, Visakapatmnam by Mr. Gurjit Singh Aurora, Coimbatore by Mr. Prem Kumar, Chennai by Mr. Nathan, Hyderabad by Mr. L.V. K. Swamy.

 

FAFECO has designed and Manufactured not only High Capacity Steel Mill Duty, Power House ( Upto 200 T Capacity) and other Cranes but also develop[ed Sophisticated and Hi – Technology cranes including Four GIRDER 100 + 30 T EOT CRANES for Steel MILL LADLE Handling APPLICATION   incorporating Thyristor and VVVF/PLC Controls, Electronic Weighing Systems, Radio Remote Control, Caliper Brakes, etc.

 

FAFECO is backed by qualified and enormously experienced work force, which has in depth knowledge of crane manufacture since the Last three to four decades. Due to this strength too FAFECO enjoys  the confidence of all Clients and Consultants who place repeat orders  without any hesitation.

 

Due to FULL TIME active role of all Partners / Directors in the factories, not only excellent quality of Cranes but also excellent relationship is maintained between employer and employee. There is no external Union but only one bond amongst all in FAFECO.

 

With required infrastructure and high technological back – up FAFECO is registered upto 250 Tonnes capacity cranes with SAIL / RSP and also with all reputed Consultants and Organisations like DASTURCO, MECON, TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS, DCL, DESEIN, EIL, PDIL, EPIL, TISCO, NTPC, BHEL, BARC, STEEL PLANTS, HAL, ISRO, ELECTRICITY BOARDS, etc.

 

FAFECO is well set to lay milestones of success of vital importance in a Developing nation like India.

 

 


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.40.85

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.54

Euro

1

Rs.55.76

 

 

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

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

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

 

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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