MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

11.04.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FIAT INDIA AUTOMOBILES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. B – 19, MIDC, Rajangaon Industrial Area, Ranjangaon, Taluka Shirur, Pune 412210, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.01.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

130940

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U28900PN1997PTC130940

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMF02175F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACF1716D

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Automobiles

 

 

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 :

USD 13250000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a 50-50 Joint Venture between Tata Motors, India and Fiat Automobiles, Italy. Indian operations are passing through difficult times as it faces fierce competition from fellow players such as Maruti, Honda, Hyundai, etc. Company’s profitability is under severe pressure.  It has huge accumulated losses.  Payments are however reported as slow but correct.

 

In view of strong promoters, the company can be considered normal for small to mediocre business dealings at usual trader terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. B – 19, MIDC, Rajangaon Industrial Area, Ranjangaon, Taluka Shirur, Pune 412210, Maharashtra, India

E-Mail :

anil.joshi@fiat.com

Website :

www.fiat-india.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Giovanni De Filippis

Designation :

Director

Address :

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Kurla [West], Mumbai 400070, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.07.1966

Date of Appointment :

13.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Maurizio Paolo Binachi

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Enrico Ferrero

Designation :

Director

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Equity Share Break-up

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies Corporate

 

100.00

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Automobiles

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

600

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

---

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

12, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opposite Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai 400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Fiat India Private Limited

CIN No. : U29220MH1992PTC069675

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.12.2007

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

400000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 40000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

26694592

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2669.459 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

 

19620.127

19424.162

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

[16305.479]

[16449.770]

NETWORTH

 

3314.648

2974.392

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

808.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

808.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

4122.648

2974.392

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

1948.781

205.588

Capital work-in-progress

 

1039.160

1336.482

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

1163.908

993.908

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

8.135

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

381.935

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

92.556

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

5.960

1.900

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

259.741

644.231

Total Current Assets

 

740.192

646.131

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

755.198

187.322

 

Provisions

 

22.330

20.395

Total Current Liabilities

 

777.528

207.717

Net Current Assets

 

[37.336]

438.414

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

4122.648

2974.392

 

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

 

 

60.412

Total Income

 

 

60.412

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

 

[137.091]

Provision for Taxation

 

 

--

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

 

[137.091]

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

 

197.503

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

226.93

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

226.93

NA

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 
5.10

NA

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.04

NA

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.47

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

0.95

3.11

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note:

The Registered office of the company has been shifted from Lalbahadur Shastri Marg, Kurla [West], Mumbai 400070, Maharashtra, India to Plot No. B – 19, MIDC, Rajangaon Industrial Area, Ranjangaon, Taluka Shirur, Pune 412210, Maharashtra w. e. f. 07.12.2006.

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

Subject is a 50-50 Industrial Joint Venture between Fiat Group Automobiles S. p. A., (Fiat) and Tata Motors Limited (Tata) originally incorporated on January 02, 1997. The company presently employs about 600 employees and is located at Ranjangaon in the Pune District of Maharashtra. The definitive agreement of the Joint Venture was signed on October 19th 2007. The board of directors for this company comprises of five nominees each from Fiat and Tata.

 

The state-of -the-art facility at Ranjangaon, will have an installed capacity to produce 100,000 cars and 200,000 engines, besides aggregates and components. The company plans to double the production capacity for both car units and engines in the next few years. Currently manufacturing the Palio Stile 1.1 and 1.6 models, premium Fiat cars such as the Grande Punto and Linea are expected to roll out soon in the B and C segment from the facility within 2008. The facility will also manufacture Fiat’s successful 1.3 litre Multijet diesel engines and 1.2 & 1.4 litre Fire gasoline engine. Apart from Fiat cars, the facility will also produce Tata passenger and next generation cars with investment exceeding € 650 Million. The plant is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to more than 4,000 people.

 

Fiat, which holds a 50% stake in the Company, also owns and controls five internationally renowned brands:- Fiat Automobiles, Alfa Romeo Automobiles, Lancia Automobiles, Abarth and Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles, the makers of renowned cars such as the Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Lancia besides the Fiat branded cars.

 

Tata Motors Limited, the other partner to the Joint Venture, is the largest automobile company in India, with revenues of Rs. 32,426 crores (USD 7.2 billion) in 2006-07. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in every segment and the second largest in the passenger vehicles market with winning products in the compact, mid-size car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world’s fifth largest medium and heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer and the world’s second largest medium and heavy bus manufacturer.

 

 

News

 

The Fiat 500 rides the Berlin U-Bahn                                                       

 

14-Jan-2008  

Source : Fiat Group Automobiles Press                                                      

The prestigious “Car of the Year 2008” prize won by the Fiat 500 will be handed over at a ceremony in Berlin on 28 January. To mark the occasion a ground-breaking initiative has been organised in the German capital, which is allowing a car manufacturer to use part of its underground rail network for the very first time.

 

10-Dec-2007 

 

Fiat Linea wins the "AUTOBEST 2008" prize  

 

Source : Fiat Group Automobiles Press                                                      

After winning “Car of The Year 2008” with the Fiat 500, “Carro do Ano 2008” with the Fiat Grande Punto and other prestigious international awards, the Fiat brand has now brought home the coveted "AUTOBEST 2008" prize with the Fiat Linea. The electors were an international jury of 15 specialist journalists representing 15 European countries containing a total of about 300 million inhabitants: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Hungary.

 

 

 

 


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. 39.95

UK Pound

1

Rs. 78.91

Euro

1

Rs. 63.24

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

2

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--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

 

28

 

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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