MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TARA SNACKS AND FOODS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

332 Shervani Nagar, Sulem Sarai, Harwara, Allahabad – 211 001, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12.12.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

20-19155

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U15111UP1995PLC019155

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufactures and Exporters of all kind of Biscuits

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

--

 

 

Status :

Poor

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

--

 

 

Comments :

Subject’s networth has been eroded. Payments are reported as slow and delayed. The company can be considered for any business dealings on fully safe and secured trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

332 Shervani Nagar, Sulem Sarai, Harwara, Allahabad – 211 001, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Branch :

B-1 Sector 14, Industial Area, Jagdishpur, Sultanpur - 227 817, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-5361-270170   

Fax No.:

91-5361-270170

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Zafar Subhan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nadesan T.

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

S. K. Gupta and Company

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufactures and Exporters of all kind of Biscuits

 

 

Products :

Products Range :

s         Glucose -20gms Biscuits

s         Glucose -75gms Biscuits

s         Glucose-50 gms Biscuits

s         Coconut-20gms Biscuits

s         Coconut-100gms Biscuits

s         Coconut-200gms Biscuits

s         Marie-20gms Biscuits

s         Marie-400gms Biscuits

s         Sweet and Salt Biscuits

s         Salty Biscuits

s         Cream Biscuits

s         Jeera Biscuits

s         Kaju Masala Biscuits

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Biscuits

M T

32 per day

12798 cartons

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

--

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

P. L. Tandon and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Westcott Building, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kanpur – 208 001, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Group Companies :

s         Shervani Industrial Syndicate Limited

s         Shervani Sugar Syndicate Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Not Available

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

900000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 9.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

9.000

9.000

2] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

(60.578)

(55.748)

NETWORTH

 

(51.578)

(46.748)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

4.525

4.248

2] Unsecured Loans

 

58.749

57.042

TOTAL BORROWING

 

63.274

61.290

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

11.696

14.542

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

15.478

16.425

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.725

1.506

 

Sundry Debtors

 

0.805

2.223

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

0.050

0.453

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.603

0.419

Total Current Assets

 

2.183

4.601

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

5.961

6.469

 

Provisions

 

0.004

0.015

Total Current Liabilities

 

5.965

6.484

Net Current Assets

 

(3.782)

(1.883)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

11.696

14.542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

2.347

4.893

Other Income

 

0.259

4.432

Total Income

 

2.088

9.325

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

(4.826)

0.771

Provision for Taxation

 

0.004

0.015

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

(4.830)

0.756

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

 

2.747

3.917

 

Interest

 

0.277

0.490

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

0.947

0.870

 

Other Expenditure

 

2.943

3.276

Total Expenditure

 

6.914

8.553

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

(231.32)

8.10

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

(205.62)

15.75

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

(27.32)

3.66

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

(0.09)

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

(0.34)

(0.45)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

0.36

0.71

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Performance :

 

The sales for the year was Rs. 2.347 millions in comparison to Rs. 4.893 millions in previous year and loss for the year before depreciation is Rs. 3.879 millions against the profit of Rs. 1.642 millions in the accounting year 2005-2006. The directors are taking steps to improve the position.   

 

Shervani Industrial Syndicate Limited board of directors meeting will be held on February 24, 2006 to consider the merger of Tara Snacks and Foods Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary company with the company.

 

 


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.39.81

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.30

Euro

1

Rs.56.02

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

2

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

--

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

--

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

--

--LEVERAGE

1~10

2

--RESERVES

1~10

1

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

--

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

9

 

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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