MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

23.04.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AUTOMOTIVE COACHES AND COMPONENTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Khivraj Complex- II, 2nd Floor, 477 – 482, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600035, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.08.1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

008389

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U34100TN1980PLC008389

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEA00274B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACA3150E

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely held Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Tipper Bodies, Bodies for Buses and special vehicles, semi trailers, running gears, trailer accessories, mobile container lifters, fifth wheel hoists, engine power packs and front end structures.

 

 

 

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 233204

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed Company having Satisfactory track. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Trade relations are fair. Financial Position is good. Payments are usually Correct and as per Commitments.

 

The Company can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Khivraj Complex- II, 2nd Floor, 477 – 482, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600035, Tamilnadu, India.

Tel. No.:

91-44-24336819

Fax No:

91-44-24353226

E-Mail :

acclsnb@vsnl.net

chitrabalasubramanian@gmail.com

 

 

Factory  :

Plot No. C1 and C6, Sipcot Industrial Complex, Gummidipoondi, Chennai – 601 201, Tamilnadu, India.

 

 

Factory  :

Abbattur Industries Estate, Chennai – 600 058,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

Factory :

Mettu Palayam, Pondicherry – 605 009, Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. M S Ram

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

21/6, 4th Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

10.02.1920

Date of Appointment :

08.06.1981

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jehanbux Nariman Amrolia

Designation :

Director

Address :

No.6, I Avenue, Boat Club Road, Chennai – 600 028, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

07.03.1948

Date of Appointment :

19.06.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. N Bagavethy

Designation :

Director

Address :

25/3, Ranganathan Street, Ganesh Nagar Gulndy, Chennai -600 032, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

05.01.1951

Date of Appointment :

12.10.2001

Date of Ceasing :

24.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. B Elangovan

Designation :

Director

Address :

E-9, TNHB, 208, HIG Flats, 112, Anna Main Road, K K Nagar, Chennai – 600 078, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

24.04.1964

Date of Appointment :

24.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. V Mahadevan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Site 197/27, Door No. 11, Sriram Nagar, Bharathiar University Post, Vadavalli – 641 046, Coimbatore

Date of Birth/Age :

19.06.1933

Date of Appointment :

12.10.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Nagarajan

Designation :

Director

Address :

15, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

30.07.1944

Date of Appointment :

12.10.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. T S Surendra Nath

Designation :

Director

Address :

Anand Flats, Ground Floor, D Phase II, 50, Bajanal Koli Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai – 600 094, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

01.12.1951

Date of Appointment :

29.06.2002

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Jehanbux Nariman Amrolia

Designation :

Manager

Address :

No.6, I Avenue, Boat Club Road, Chennai – 600 028, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

07.03.1948

Date of Appointment :

19.06.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. S N Balasubramaniam

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

Plot No. 29/31, Akshaya Colony, Mograppair, Anna Nagar, Western Extension, Chennai – 600 040, Tamilnadu, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

17.10.1952

Date of Appointment :

10.07.1989

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 29.09.2007

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Mr. C Radha Krishnan

1

Mr. S N Balasubramaniam

1

Mr. C Shanmukham

1

Mr. K R Viswanathan

1

Mr. J Jawahar

1

Mr. G Davidly Moses

1

Mr R Chandrasekar

1

Mr. T Arulmozhi

1

Mr S Hari

1

Mrs. Latha Ramabadran

1

M/s Tamilnadu Industrial and Development Corporation Limited

469990

Mr. J Joseph

1

M/s Ashok Leyland Limited

1410664

Ashley Investments Limited

1776360

M/s Ashley Holdings Limited

1926667

M/s Aasia Management and Consultancy Limited

216000

Mr R Seshasayee

10

Mr T Ananthanarayanan

50

Mr T M Jawaharlal

10

Mr S N Balasubramaniam

10

Mr K N Uma Pathy

10

Mr K Natarahjan

49

Mr K Sridharan

9

Mr N G Ramanathan

40

Mr T S Ramesh

40

Mr S V Ramani

40

Mr V Shankar

40

Total

5800000

 

 

Equity Share breakup (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on 31.03.2007

 

Sr. No.

Category

Percentage

1

Government Companies

8.00

2

Bodies Corporate (not mentioned above)

92.00

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Tipper Bodies, Bodies for Buses and special vehicles, semi trailers, running gears, trailer accessories, mobile container lifters, fifth wheel hoists, engine power packs and front end structures.

 

 

 

Products :

 

Item Code

Product Description

   8704220190

Tipper Bodies

87089900

Front End Strwetures

87164000

Trailers

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Tipper Bodies (Nos.)

2,500

1,859

Bodies for Buses and Special Vehicles

   300

   129

Semi Trallers

Not Available

     80

Running Gears

--

   215

Trailer Accessories

--

2,545

Mobile Container Lifter

--

       1

Fifth Wheel Hoist

--

       1

Front End Structures MT

7,000

   867

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 1000

 

 

Bankers :

v      State Bank of India, Commercial Branch,

      232, NSC Bose Road, Chennai – 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India

 

v      ANZ Grindlays Bank PLC

      Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Facilities :

Over all limit Rs. 60.00 millions

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

M S Krishnaswami and Rajan, Chartered Accountants

Address :

10, Sambasivam Street, Chennai – 600017, Tamilnadu, India.

Tel. No.:

91-44-828 2961

 

 

Memberships :

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates:

v      Ashok Leyland Limited

v      Ennore Foundries Limited

v      Lanka Ashok Leyland Limited

v      Ashley Holdings Limited

v      Ashok Leyland Project Services Limited

v      Ashok Leyland Investment Services Limited

v      Gulf Oil Limited

v      Hinduja HCL Sing Tel Communications Private Limited

v      Lufthansa Cargo Limited

v      Ashok Leyland Information Technology Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

7,500,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 75.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5,800,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 58.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

58.000

58.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.301

0.00

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

(33.706)

NETWORTH

 

58.301

24.294

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

160.705

87.515

2] Unsecured Loans

 

64.100

64.100

TOTAL BORROWING

 

224.805

151.615

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

7.311

0.957

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

290.417

176.866

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

69.591

59.841

Capital work-in-progress

 

3.786

1.203

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

220.495

145.035

 

Sundry Debtors

 

118.867

98.954

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

31.976

27.599

 

Other Current Assets

 

4.271

3.872

 

Loans & Advances

 

66.187

41.541

Total Current Assets

 

441.796

317.001

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

216.462

195.358

 

Provisions

 

8.294

5.821

Total Current Liabilities

 

224.756

201.179

Net Current Assets

 

217.040

115.822

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

290.417

176.866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

1045.808

848.905

Other Income

 

2.619

6.739

Total Income

 

1048.427

855.644

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

43.937

34.310

Provision for Taxation

 

9.930

1.665

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

34.007

32.645

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

 

720.500

564.938

 

Purchases made for re-sale

 

0.000

1.637

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

 

44.437

39.070

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

116.855

110.243

 

Payment to Auditors

 

0.132

0.133

 

Interest

 

8.757

6.635

 

Insurance Expenses

 

1.273

0.786

 

Power & Fuel

 

13.016

12.645

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

8.657

8.449

 

Other Expenditure

 

130.291

90.597

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

 

(39.428)

(13.799)

Total Expenditure

 

1004.490

821.334

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

3.24

3.81

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

4.20

4.04

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

4.19

4.01

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.75

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

3.85

8.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.96

1.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8

 

Name of the company

AUTOMOTIVE COACHES AND COMPONENTS LIMITED

Presented By

S N Balasubramanian, General Manager

Finance and Secretary

1) Date and description of instrument creating the 

    change

v      Agreement for Hypothecation of goods in Form K dated 22.04.1987

v      Agreement for Hypothecation of debts and assets in Form L dated 22.04.1987

v      Form K Special dated 22.04.1987

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on 

    the securities of charge

Rs. 8.100 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the

    property acquired is subject to charge, date of   

    the acquired of the property should be given

A first charge by way of hypothecation of all the current assets of the Company situate at the Plot No. C1 and D6 Sipcot Industrial Complex, Gummidipoondi, or wherever else.

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and

    operation of the charge.

Cash Credit advances @1% above SBAR rate subject to a minimum of 17.5% per annum with quarterly rests.

5) Name and Address and description of the

    person entitled to the charge.

M/s State Bank of India, Commercial Branch, 232, NSC Bose Road, Chennai – 600 001, Tamilnadu, India.

6) Date  and brief description of instrument

    modifying the charge

v      29.09.2005 – Supplemental Agreement of Loan for increase in the overall limit in Form C.1-A.

v      29.09.2005 – Supplemental Agreement of Hypothecation of goods and assets for increase in the overall limit in Form C.2-A.

v      29.09.2005 – Supplemental Deed of Guarantee for increase in overall limit in Form C.4-A.

v      29.09.2005 – Letter regarding the grant of individual limits with in the overall limit in Form C.5

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms

    and conditions or the extent of operations of the  

    charge in which modification is made and the

    details of the modification.

Enhancement in Working Capital limits and sanction of new term loan, as per details below:

 

 

 

From

( Rs. in million)

To

(Rs. in million)

Cash Credit

 

Rs. 50.000

Million

Rs. 95.000

Million

Cash Credit Adhoc

Rs. 15.000 million

0.000

Guarantee

Rs. 14.000 million

Rs. 25.000 million

Guarantee Adhoc

Rs. 5.000 million

0.000

Letter of Credit

Rs. 20.000 million

Rs. 40.000 million

Letter of Credit Adhoc

Rs. 10.000 million

0.000

Term Loan

0.000

Rs. 30.000 million

Total

Rs. 114.000 million

Rs. 190.000 million

  

 

 

 

 

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Whether charge is modified in favour of asset reconstruction company (ARC) of assignee

No

Charge Identification (ID) number of the charge to be modified

90289983

Corporation identity number (CIN) or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U34100TN1980PLC008389

Name of the company

AUTOMOTIVE COACHES AND COMPONENTS LIMITED

Address

Khivraj Complex- II, 2nd Floor, 477 – 482, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600035, Tamilnadu, India.

Type of Charges

v      Book Debts

v      Movable property (not being pledge)

Whether consortium finance is involved

No

Whether joint charge involved

No

Number of charge holder(s)

1

Particular of the charge holder 

Name : State Bank of India

Address : Commercial Branch, 232, NSC Bose Road, City : Chennai

State : Tamilnadu

ISO Country Code : IN

Pin Code : 600001

E-mail ID: chitrabalasubramanian@gmail.com

 

Nature or description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge  

v      Supplemental Agreement of Loan for increase in the Overall Limit Form C. 1-A

v      Supplemental Agreement of Hypothecation of goods and assets for increase in the overall limit in Form C.2-A.

v      Letter regarding the grant of individual limits with in the overall limit in Form C.5

Date of the instrument creating charge

15.12.2006

Whether charge created or modified outside India

No

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 350.000 millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge

(a) Rate of Interest

As Stipulated by the Bank from time to time.

(b) Terms of repayment

As Stipulated by the Bank from time to time.

(c) Margin

As Stipulated by the Bank from time to time.

(d) Extent and operation of the charge

As mentioned in the Agreement and Attachment.

Short particulars of the Property charged  

Primary: Hypothecation of Company’s Current Assets Viz., stocks of raw materials, stock in progress, finished goods, consumable stores, spares and receivables.

Collateral : Charge over the Company’s fixed assets – land and building, Plant and Machinery, Misc. Fixed Assets (WDV as on 31.03.2006 : Rs. 68.500 millions) including the assets to be created out of the Term Loan./

Whether any of the property or interest therein under reference is not registered in the name of the company 

No

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

29.09.2005

Particulars of the present modification

By the present modification the overall limit has been enhanced from Rs. 190.000 millions to Rs. 350.000 millions and the existing charge on the Current Assets and the Fixed Assets belonging to the Company have been extended to cover the enhanced limit and the details of which are given by way “Attachment” to this form.

 

History

 

The company was incorporated on 27th August, 1980 at Chennai in Tamil Nadu having Company Registration No. 8389.

 

Business

 

The company is engaged in manufacture of Tipper Bodies, Bodies for Buses and special vehicles, semi trailers, running gears, trailer accessories, mobile container lifters, fifth wheel hoists, engine power packs and front end structures.

 

The company is in trade terms with:

 

·         Ashok Leyland Limited

Ennors, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

·         Telco Limited

Pune, Maharashtra, India

·         National Aluminium Company Limited

·         Indian Oil Corporation Limited

·         Bokaro Steel

 

The company operates from caption owned office of area admeasuring 15,000 sq.fts. and caption factory is also owned by the company of area 75,000 sq.fts.

 

The company employs 700 persons in its’ set up.

 

The company was promoted by Ashok Leyland and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation in the 1980’s.  It has two Divisions:

 

·         Automotive Coaches & Components Division:

 

This is the largest Tipper body manufacture in the organised sector in India, with its plant at Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu.  Apart from Tipper Bodies, the company manufactures Front End Structures, Container Trailers and Car Carriers.  The company intends to widen its product range by introducing select, high-volume after-chassis products and emerge as a dominant player in the Indian after-chassis market.

 

·         PL Haulwel Trailers (PLHT) Division:

 

PL Haulwel Trailers Limited manufactures a wide variety variety of after chassis products, including Fifth Wheel Couplers and Hists – 2” and 3.5” fifth wheel couples, adjustable couplers, double oscillating couplers, fifth wheel tip hoists Semi Trailers – Flat beds )Skeleton/platforms), semi low beds, low beds and Full Trailers upto 100T capacity Container Trailers Ladle Carriers, for foundries (Steel / Aluminium) Running gears for LPG Tankers Tipping semi Trailers upto 35T capacity Car / Truck / Tractor Carriers Bottom dumpers Container side loaders / Transporters under collaboration from      HAMMAR MASKIN AB, on rigid and semi trailers.  All types of user-specific custom-designed trailers for niche applications.

 

Though, Design and manufacturing skills in after-chassis products, PLHT has established a market not only within India but also in the neighbouring countries – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam and Myanmar.

 

Industry

 

The Automobile Industry has witnessed a dramatic transition during the year as number of multinationals entered the Indian Market with high expectations.

 

Total passenger car sales in the first four months of the fiscal 1998-99 fell by 3.5 percent compared to the previous year.

 

In the passenger car segment the most significant technological advances being brought in by the new small car makers, with electronically controlled Multipoint Fuel injection systems and multi valve cylinders which offer, improved fuel economies and higher power.

 

Production of the Indian Commercial Vehicles Industry in 1997-98 was over 0.156 million units. This is roughly 1.8% of country GDP.

 

In the two wheeler segment, the Industry has grown from a modest production of 150 units in 1950 to three million in 1998.

 

During April-November 1998 car output was down by 2.3 percent as the sales growth which was down by 3 percent.

 

It is expected that the new depreciation norms for the new commercial vehicles would be an advantage and incentive for growth. Depreciation on vehicles purchased after 1st October, 1998 has been increased from 20 percent to 40 percent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 :

The 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.

 

The 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. 39.94

UK Pound

1

Rs. 79.03

Euro

1

Rs. 63.39

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

54

 

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, they have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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