MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

21.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASHA PENN COLOR PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Asha House, Plot No. 808/C, Dr. B A Road, Dadar T T, Mumbai – 400 014, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.08.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

163800

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24222MH2006PTC163800

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA29563C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAFCA9682E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Pigment Dispersions and Color concentrates.

 

 

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 :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a joint venture of Asha Group, a medium sized group constructed by Mr. H V Shah and others and Penn Color, USA. Trade relations are fair. Payments are slow but correct.

 

Subject is a relatively new company and slight caution is suggested while dealing with the company at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Asha House, Plot No. 808/C, Dr. B A Road, Dadar T T, Mumbai – 400 014, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24140020 / 24137192

Fax No.:

91-22-24137190

Location :

Owned by Group

 

 

Factory:

Near Water Works, Abrama, P B No. 11, Valsad – 396 001, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2632-250613

Fax No.:

91-2632-226741

E-Mail :

ashahouse@mtnl.net.in

markting@ahsadisperse.com

ashacel@ashacel.com

Website:

http://www.ahsapenncolor.com

Area :

Medium sized

Location :

Owned

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. H V Shah

Designation :

Director / Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. C D Mehta

Designation :

Director

Qualification :

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Name :

Mr. B B Sen

Designation :

Director

Qualification :

Chemical Engineer with Post Graduate in Business Management

Experience :

20 years

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. J K Mehta

Designation :

Incharge of Financial Commercial Aspects of the Group

Qualification :

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Name :

Dr. V K V Unni

Designation :

Incharge in Liquid Senior Technical Level in DIC Group Companies both in India and Overseas

Qualification :

Ph. D from Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Experience :

35 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. K J Dave

Designation :

Incharge of Group Exports

Qualification :

M A., LLB

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srinivasan

Designation :

Incharge of Ethyl Cellulose Plant

Qualification :

Chemical Engineer

 

 

Name :

Mr. J B Mehta

Designation :

In charge of Dispersions Plant

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

Name :

Mr. A P Mehta

Designation :

Looks after Commercial activities of the Group

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Pigment Dispersions and Color concentrates.

 

 

Products :

Inks & Coatings                                                     

      Nitrocellulose
      Co-Polymer Vinyl
      Polyamide
      Polyvinyl Butyrate
      Water based Acrylic
         » Normal Acrylic
         » Speciality Acrylic
      UV/EB
      Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
      Acrylic Polyol Dispersions
      Solvent based Acrylic
      Polyester

 

Adhesives

 

      Water based Acrylic

Plastics

  Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
      PET
      Acrylics
      Polyolefin (excluding PVC)
      Styrenics  

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Materials

Countries :

USA

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash or Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

14 (Office: 4; Factory: 10)

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

-

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

-

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

v      Asha Cellulose (India) Private Limited

v      Asha Celluloid

v      Nitrex Chemicals Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

Rs. 20.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

10000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

Rs. 0.100 million

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

As the Subject is a new Company, no financials are available. Management (Directors and Mr. Asit Mehta) remained non-co-operative and declined business and financial details.

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note: The New Joint Venture Company Asha Penn Color Private Limited has been formed between Asha Dispersions Private Limited, India and Penn Color, USA w.e.f. 01.02.2007

 

Trade References

 

*       Penn Color Inc., USA

 

Website details attached:

 

Subject is a manufacturer of Pigment Dispersions and Color Concentrates is a Joint Venture between Asha Dispersions Private Limited of Mumbai, India and Penn Color Inc. of Doylestown, PA, USA.

 

The Manufacturing site of subject is located in Valsad, Gujarat about 200 Kms from Mumbai. APC utilizes Technology, Manufacturing and Market Strengths contributed by both partners. The Joint Venture permits product line growth and serve the expanding requirements of customers on a worldwide basis. The new company is supported by an independent Research & Development group in India, working in synergy with Penn Color’s Central Research Laboratories in the US.

 

Subject has manufacturing facility of a wide range of standard and customized Pigmented Dispersions / Color Concentrates in Dry and Liquid forms, in various Resin systems, for Industries such as Packaging and Jet Inks; Automotive, Wood, Industrial and Specialty Coatings; PVC Sheet, Film and Compounds; Wall Covering and Flooring; Fibers; Specialty Thermoplastics (Film/Sheet/Injection and Blow Molded Applications). The products are marketed under trade name “COLORPLUS”.

 

Subject dispersions meet standardized, product specifications so that multinational customers with worldwide manufacturing bases are assured of consistent product quality and precise universal specifications on world wide bases.

 

Subject welcomes the opportunity to provide all of your color requirements, with a singular objective to serve customers with “Color in its best form”.

 

Through an approach of working closely with multinational manufacturers for their global need of color dispersions with uniform quality, APC aims to become the leading provider of solutions of color dispersions globally.

 

 


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. 39.87

UK Pound

1

Rs. 80.11

Euro

1

Rs. 56.19

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

3

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

-

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--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

 

29

 

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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