MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

08.04.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

APEX DYES AND INTERMEDIATES

 

 

Registered Office :

C-1/47, Phase-II, GIDC,  Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Surat, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1978

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

AHMA00329A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADFA2959F

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership concern with an unlimited liability of the partner.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Exporters, Importers & Traders of Dyes, Intermediates, Chemicals, Pigments, Dyes Intermediates, Organic Pigment, Aqua Pastes, Pigment Emulsions, Emulsions, Inorganic Pigments, Organic Pigment Powders, Organic Pigments for Paint, Organic Pigments for Plastic, Acrylic Emulsions, Oil Bound Distempers.

 

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 40000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed concern having satisfactory track. Partners are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are 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. 

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Prashant Merchant

Designation :

Managing Partner

Date :

08.04.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office / Godown / Works :

C-1/47, Phase-II, GIDC,  Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-25831072 / 25831073

Fax No.:

91-79-25893858

E-Mail :

apexpigments@hotmail.com

Website :

http://www.apexpigments.co.in

Area :

Apx.1,000.Sq.Ft. [Work - 50,000.Sq. Ft. - Leased] [Godown - 2,000.Sq.Ft. - Leased]

Location :

Leased

 

 

Administrative Office :

7-B, Ajanta Commercial Centre, 2nd Floor, B-Wing, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-300 014, Gujarat State, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-27540436/ 27541070/27540570

Fax No.:

91-79-27543864

E-Mail :

apexpigments@hotmail.com

Website :

http://www.apexpigments.co.in

Area :

2500 sq ft

Location :

Owned

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Prashant Merchant

Designation :

Managing Partner

Res. Phone :

91-79-26620069

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shrenik Merchant

Designation :

Partner

Res. Phone :

91-79-26620069

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tejas Merchant

Designation :

Partner

Res. Phone :

91-79-26620069

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harnish Merchant

Designation :

Partner

Res. Phone :

91-79-26620069

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kirit Merchant

Designation :

Partner

Res. Phone :

91-79-26620069

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Exporters, Importers & Traders of Chemicals, Pigments, Organic Pigment, Aqua Pastes, Pigment Emulsions, Emulsions, Inorganic Pigments, Organic Pigment Powders, Organic Pigments for Paint, Organic Pigments for Plastic, Acrylic Emulsions, Oil Bound Distempers.

 

 

Products :

v      Distemper

 

v      Pigments

 

 

Exports to :

 

Countries:

Europe, U.S.A. Middle East, and Far East

[- Italy, U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia etc.]

 

 

Imports from :

 

Products:

Raw Material

Countries:

Europe, U.S.A. and China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash and Credit (up 60 Days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash and Credit (up to 30 Days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

v      Goldlink Industries Company Limited,

             17/F, 258, Zhong Shan Road,

             Wuxi, Peoples Republic of China

 

v      Dinovhrm Jisnhdu Wuxi Import Export Corporation,

             17/F, 258 Zhong Shan Road,

             Wuxi, Peoples Republic of China

 

v      Jiangasu Changyu Chemical Company, Limited

             Zhongzhichang Leyu Town Zhangjiag City

             Jiangsu, 215621,

             Peoples Republic of China.

 

 

Customers :

v      D/C India Limited

 

v      Ciba Specialty Chemicals India Limited

 

v      Connell Brothers   Company India Private Limited

 

v      Ankit Pigments Exports Private Limited, Ahmedabad

 

v      Ankur Dyestuff Industries, Ahmedabad

 

v      Apex Dyes and Intermediates, Ahmedabad

 

v      Shree Radhakrishna Industries, Ahmedabad

 

v      Classic Colours Private Limited, Vapi

 

v      Colour India, Vapi

 

 

No. of Employees :

65

 

 

Bankers :

v      Bank of Baroda, Navrangpura Branch, Ahmedabad-380 0014

 

v      HDFC Bank Limited, Navrangpura Branch,

 

v      Nutan Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

Auditors:

 

 

Name:

Shah Brothers (Naushir Marjatia and Company)

Chartered Accountant

 

 

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

v      Ankur Dyestuff Industries, GIDC, Vatra, Ahmedabad

 

v      Classic Colours Private Limited, GIDC, Vapi

 

v      Ankit Pigments Exports Private Limited

v      Shree Radhakrishna Industries, Ahmedabad

 

v      Colour India, Vapi

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 10.000 Millions

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs. 10.000 Millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

65.000

60.000

50.000

 

 

 

 

Export Value

Not Available

Not Available

20.000

 

 

 

 

Import Value

Not Available

Not Available

30.000

 

Average Stock maintained: Rs. 2.500 Millions per month

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The Partners are  well experienced and qualified, financially sound, enjoys better credits and  reputation in the market.

 

Subject seems to be progressive.

 

Installed Capacity  :   1,000. Tonnes per annum

Actual Production  :  As Per Orders

 

Note:-

 

Mr. Prashant said they have handed the overall marketing for Apex Dyes and Intermediates in India to Sheeba India Limited – A German based 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. 40.02

UK Pound

1

Rs. 79.44

Euro

1

Rs. 62.94

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

47

 

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/normal.

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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