MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AVTAR FOUNDARY AND WORKSHOP

 

 

Registered Office :

GT Road, Near Red Light Chowk, Gobindgarh – 147 301, Punjab

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1960

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PTLA11489C

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership concern with an unlimited liability of the partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Steels Bars, Flats and other Rolling Mills

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 32000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established and reputed concern having satisfactory track. Partners are reported as experienced and respectable businessman. 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 :

GT Road, Near Red Light Chowk, Gobindgarh – 147 301, Punjab, India

Tel. No.:

91-1765-255838 / 241217 / 241218/258408

Mobile No:

91-9814036118

Fax No.:

91-1765 -255171

E-Mail :

bhardwajknn@yahoo.com

afwmgg@sancharnet.in

 manjeet70@glide.net.in

Websites:

www.avtargroup.com

Area :

3 Acres

Location :

Owned

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Manjeet Singh

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Godbindgarh

Date of Birth/Age :

37 Years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

27 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tajinder Singh

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Godbindgarh

Date of Birth/Age :

33 Years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

22 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gurumukh Singh

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Godbindgarh

Date of Birth/Age :

60 Years

Qualification :

Under Graduate

Experience :

40 Years

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Steels Bars, Flats and other Rolling Mills.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Steel Bars, Flats

Countries :

Western Europe, Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Dubai

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Machinery

Countries :

Canada

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash, Credit (30 Days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash, Credit (30 Days) Sight.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Local and Foreigners, Retailers, End Users

 

 

Products:

·         Pinion Gear Box

·         Reduction Gear Box

·         Shearing Machines

·         Rolling Mill Stand

·         Gear Coupling (Flexible)

·         Wire Rod Mill

 

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

·         Punjab and Sindh Bank

                          Address; Gobindgarh

 

·         Punjab National Bank

                          Address: Gobindgarh

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bassi and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Gobindgarh

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Avtar Roll Forge Industries

       Address: GT Road, Gobindgarh

             Tel No: 91-1765-256829 / 250607

              Fax No: 91-1765 – 255171

              E-Mail: info@avatargroup.com

              Website: www.avatargroup.com 

       Activity: Rolling mills

 

·         Avtar Steel and Agro Industries

                          Activity: Agro Products

 

·          

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 8.000 millions

Borrowed :

---

Total :

Rs. 8.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

120.000

97.200

87.000

 

 

 

 

Profit/Loss for the year

4.520

4.450

4.300

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

TRADE REFERENCE:

 

§         Union Forging Ludhiana

§         Inderjit Forging Limited, Ludhiana

 

WEBSITES DETAILS:

 

 Subject is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers for Rolling Mills and Steel Plants of Various types and capacity starting from 6" up to 36". Avtar Foundry and Workshop the Parent company of Avtar Group of Industries was established in 1960 and has been serving the industry from the past four decades with their quality products.

 

Expansion and Diversification of the company has kept pace with its products Range. Some of the major equipments under their scope of production are:-

 

·        Mill Stands

·        Pinion Stands

·        Reduction Gear Box

·        Coilers

·        Gear Coupling 

·        Complete Rolling Mill Plant

·        Tilting Tables

·        Shearing Machines

·        Universal Gear Hobbing Machines

·        Hot Saws

·        Spindle and Couplings

·        Wire Rod Mill

 

The Directors and the Management of the Company are well Technically Qualified and have a valuable experience of 44 Years. The Company has set up its own Design Department where the needs of the Clients are fully incorporated while designing a suitable plant.

 

Subject has been assessed by International Certification Services (Asia) Private Limited. and registered as complying with the requirements of the International Quality Standards i.e. ISO 9001: 2000

 

Apart from setting up over 327 machines in India. They have also successfully exported Steel Rolling Mill Plants to UAE, KENYA, NEPAL, BOTSWANA, and ZIMBABWE. The products which roll out off their Factory are according to ISI Specifications.

 

With the sole aim of providing quality machines at competitive prices, the company is quickly gaining ground in the highly demanding overseas markets. A highly prompt service has led the company to enjoy an enviable reputation amongst its customers. The vast experience of key personnel at AVTAR FOUNDRY AND WORKSHOP has significantly helped the company to increase its share of the global market. 

Subject is fully capable of meeting the requirements in Rolling Mill Machinery and Rolling Mill Parts etc. The company also invites trade inquiries from concerned business parties.

 

EXPORTER:-

 

Ţ      DESCRIPTION OF MACHINERY

 

·         Athi River Steel Plant
Nairobi. Kenya

 

·         Steel Makers Limited
Nairobi. Kenya.

·         Steel Makers
Redclif. Zimbabwe

 

·         Steel Corporation Of Africa
Redclif Zimbabwe

 

 

·         Taswana Steel and Iron Company
Gaborone. Botswana.

 

·         Shattaf Anand Steel Rolling
Sharjah U.A.E

 

·         Nepal Steels Private Limited
Katmandu Nepal.

 

Ţ      CUSTOMER

 

o        Krishana Steel
Jaipur. Rajasthan

 

o        Eagle Steels
Maharashtra

 

o        Nav Bharat Steel
Mumbai

 

o        Mahavir Steel Industries Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Steel Rolling Mill
Maharashtra

 

o        Talent Steel Industries
Coimbatore

 

o        Umargam Metal Rolling Mills
Maharashtra

 

o        Rai Metal Works
Maharashtra

 

o        O.P.T.Rolling Mills
Ludhiana

 

o        Thane Steel Private Limited
Thane

 

o        Saharash Aluminium Private Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Santosh Steel Rolling Mills
Maharashtra

 

o        Vaishnav Ispat Private Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Ban Bro Metals Private Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Raj Re-Rolls Private Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Trident Steel Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        Bhushan Industries (P) Limited
Chandigarh (U.T)

 

o        Mahalaxi Steel Inds.,
Maharashtra

 

o        Kakkar Utensils,
Hoshiarpur

 

o        Perry Egg. and Electronotics
Ahmedabad

 

o        Goa Steel Rolling Mills Limited
Bicholim

 

o        Ahmedabad Steel Craft Limited,
Ahmedabad

 

o        Aravali Forging Limited
Faridabad

 

o        South India Steel
Salem

 

o        Vishal Rolling Mills (P) Limited
Patna

 

o        Punjab Con-Cast Steel Limited
Ludhiana

 

o        Shattaf Anand Steel Rolling
Sharjah

 

o        Nepal Steels Limited
Nepal

 

o        Bhagwati Rolling Mills
Nepal

 

o        M.R.B. Steel Industries,
Nangloi

 

o        Ghaziabad Ispat Udyog
Ghaziabad

 

o        B.C.L. Forgings Limited
Maharashtra

 

o        The Madras Motors Limited
Madras

 

o        Ajay Forgings Private Limited
Ghaziabad

 

o        Auto Forge Private Limited
Dewas (M.P)

 

o        Norma Steel and Alloyz Limited
Delhi

 

o        Ntm Industries (India) P. Limited
Mumbai

 

o        Gauri Shankar Rolling Mills
Birganj  (Nepal)

 

o        Aar Kay Con-Cast Limited,
Ludhiana

 

o        Vandana Ispat Private Limited
Raipur

 

o        Sharu Steel Limited
Ludhiana

 

o        Shree Krishna Rolling Mills
Jaipur

 

o        Maharashtra Steel Rolling
Mumbai

 


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.39.82

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.85

Euro

1

Rs.56.22

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

63

 

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

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions