MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

26.04.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PONDS EXPORTS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

PONDS EXPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

New No.18, [Old No.123], G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.05.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-8785

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24246TN1981PLC008785

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEP05027B

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Footwear, Shoe Uppers and Others.

 

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 351248

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Hindustan Lever Limited. The company has some accumulated losses as of 31.12.2006 financials. However, the same does not seem to effect the company financial positions as it belongs to a very strong group. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

In view of the strong promoters, the company can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

New No.18, [Old No.123], G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44 -28345505/28215065/28276005

Fax No.:

91-44 -28345516/28275840

E-Mail :

ashok.gupta@unilever.com

g.shyamnath@unilever.com

santosh.singh@unilever.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Narayanan Venkateswaran

Designation :

Chairman cum Managing Director

Address :

Flat 19, The Manor, 1 Cenotaph, 2nd Street, Teynampet, Chennai – 600016

v.narayanan@unilever.com

Date of Birth/Age :

29.01.1938

Date of Appointment :

08.05.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. V Ramachadran

Designation :

Director

Address :

New No 51, Old No 24, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai – 600034, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.09.1932

Date of Appointment :

20.06.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Balaraman Venkateswaran

Designation :

Director

Address :

“Guruguha“ New No. 24, 3rd Floor, Main Road, Kasturba Nagar, Chennai – 600020, Tamilnadu, India

vbalu18@yahoo.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

18.08.1946

Date of Appointment :

03.01.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anoop Kumar Mathur

Designation :

Director

Address :

62, Gulita Worli, Sea Face, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.10.1947

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Neeraj Jain

Designation :

Director

Address :

64, Anupam Apartments, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi – 110096, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.02.1962

Date of Appointment :

07.11.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Thiyagarajan Kumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

“SADHANA”, No 85, II Cross, 35th Main, 800 HBCS Layout, BTM Layout, Bangalore – 560068, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.07.1962

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2006

Email :

thiyagarajan.kumar@unilever.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srinivasan Raghunathan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Flat No. 94, Jupiter Apartments, Twinstarjupiter Chs, lT. Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.12.1962

Date of Appointment :

07.03.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Debjit Rudra

Designation :

Director

Address :

1C, Willow Creasr, 29 6th Main Road, R A Puram, Chennai – 600028, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.10.1969

Date of Appointment :

23.04.2007

Email :

Debjit.Rudra@unilever.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

Padma Park, Flat No.1/2, 1st Floor, Plot No.114, Sector No.28, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.04.1958

Date of Appointment :

23.04.2007

Email :

Ashok.gupta@unilever.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 16.06.2005)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Hindustan Lever Limited

 

9800141

Mr. Balaraman V. Venkataratnam

 

1

R. Surve / Hindustan Lever Limited

 

1

Doom Dooma Tea Company Limited

 

1

Lipton Exports Limited

 

1

Bon Limited

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

9800146

 

 

(As on 31.03.2006)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Bodies corporate (not mentioned above)

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Footwear, Shoe Uppers and Others.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code No

Leather Shoes

64031910

Leather Shoes Uppers [Prepared]

64061010

Leather Shoes and Uppers Shoes

64035111

 

·       Sheep Leather

·       Cow Leather

·       Buff Leather

·       Cow Calf Leather

·       Buff Calf Leather

·       Others(Leather)

·       Goat Leather

·       Long/Half Boots (Gents)

·       Sandals (Gents)

·       Casual/Dress Shoes (Gents)

·       Casual/Dress Shoes (Ladies)

·       Long/Half Boots (Ladies)

·       Sandals (Ladies)

·       Casual/Dress Shoes (Children)

·       Sandals (Children)

·       Leather Shoe Uppers (Gents)

·       Leather Boot Uppers (Gents)

·       Leather Sandals Uppers (Gents)

·       Leather Sandals Uppers (Ladies)

·       Leather Boot Uppers (Ladies)

·       Leather Shoe Uppers (Ladies)

·       Other Components

·       Leather Unit Soles

·       Shoes (Rubber)

·       Other Footwear (Plastic)

·       Shoes (Other Materials)

·       Non Leather Footwear Compenents

·       Leather Shoe Uppers (Children)

·       Leather Boot Uppers (Children)

·       Leather Sandals Uppers (Children)

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Footwears, Shoe Uppers and other Components

Pairs

2400000

1300000

2149965

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·       Avanti Leathers

·       S. K .Leathers

·       SSK Shoes Private Limited

·       Hariram Chemicals

·       Noor and Sons

·       Overseas Leathers

·       Pioneer International

·       Raasiga Leathers Private Limited

·       Amman Enterprises

·       Cam Enterprises

·       Elastic India

·       Euro Shoe Components and Company

·       Euro Labels Private Limited

·       Falcon Prints Private Limited

·       GTFC Limited

·       Guru Footwear Components Private Limited

·       Jabez India Limited

·       Karthikeyan Packings

·       Magamayee Trading Enterprises

·       Rajeswari Polymers

·       Rajendra Graphics Private Limited

·       Ranij and Company

·       Maulik Leathercrafts Private Limited

·       R & E Shoes Private Limited

·       Sri Andal Leathers Private Limited

 

 

Bankers :

·       Standard Chartered Bank

90 M G Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India

E-Mail : bablusbp@yahoo.com

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

Rs In Millions

Bank Overdrafts and Export Packing Credit secured by Hypothecation of Stocks, Book debts etc.

123.879

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

From Hindustan Lever Limited the Holding Company

3.999

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Lovelock and Lewes (N. Ramesh Rajan)

Chartered Accountants

Address :

32, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600006, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Hindustan Lever Limited

CIN : U15140MH1933PLC002030

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.100.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

9800147

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.98.001 Millions

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

98.001

98.001

98.001

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

23.354

14.306

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(10.189)

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

87.812

121.355

112.307

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

156.253

123.879

124.466

2] Unsecured Loans

73.999

3.999

3.999

TOTAL BORROWING

230.252

127.878

128.465

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

318.064

249.233

240.772

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

44.404

46.706

47.816

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.050

0.050

0.050

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

26.763

0.364

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

262.563
234.050

204.894

 

Sundry Debtors

133.482
133.828

155.781

 

Cash & Bank Balances

18.720
17.622

67.945

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

49.345
37.816

50.979

Total Current Assets

464.110
423.316

479.599

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

217.155
208.626

277.177

 

Provisions

0.108
12.577

9.516

Total Current Liabilities

217.263
221.203

286.693

Net Current Assets

246.847
202.113

192.906

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

318.064

249.233

240.772

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

Sales Turnover

1056.682

1054.306

1118.710

Other Income

3.159

1.328

4.978

Total Income

1059.841

1055.634

1123.688

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1.137

19.901

35.134

Provision for Taxation

4.937

10.853

11.943

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(3.800)

9.048

23.191

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

NA

931.506

963.061

 

Other Earnings

NA

24.899

31.450

Total Earnings

NA

956.405

994.511

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

NA

176.101

184.189

 

Packing Materials

NA

1.915

2.202

Total Imports

NA

178.016

186.391

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

700.843

700.709

730.240

 

Purchases made for re-sale

0.000

7.072

14.158

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

59.577

71.853

71.105

 

Payment to Auditors

0.730

0.865

0.624

 

Interest

17.632

10.476

13.458

 

Power & Fuel

7.492

6.504

6.472

 

Other Expenditure

272.430

238.254

252.497

Total Expenditure

1058.704

1035.733

1088.554

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(0.36)
0.86

2.06

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

0.11
1.89

3.14

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

0.22
4.23

6.66

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.01
0.16

0.31

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

5.10
2.88

3.70

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.14
1.91

1.67

 


 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Fixed Assets

 

·       Freehold Land

·       Buildings

·       Plant and Machinery

·       Furniture and Fixture

·       Office Equipments

·       ]Motor Vehicles

 

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

 

Corporate identity number of the company

L24246TN1981PLC008785

Name of the company

PONDS EXPORTS LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

New No.18 Old No.123, G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, Tamilnadu

This form is for

Modification of charge

Type of charge

Hypothecation

Particular of charge holder

Standard Chartered Bank

90 M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India

bablusbp@yahoo.com

Nature or description of the instrument(s) creating or modifying the charge

NA

Date of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

01.08.2006

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 120.000 Millions

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

First pari passu charge on stock in trade and book debts rate of interest: as would be determined by the Bank from time to time.

Short particulars of the property charged (including location of the property)

Stock in Trade present and future wherever situated all present and future Book Debts

Particular of the present modification 

Charge Holders address changed from 90 M G Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, To 19 Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001 Credit Facilities Increases from Rs.120.000 Millions to Rs.200.000 Millions

 

 

 

 


 
ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED (CONSOLIDATED)

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

2201.244

2201.244

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

19178.929

19558.931

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

21380.173

21760.175

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

14673.809

16108.065

2] Unsecured Loans

 

1368.732

1043.744

TOTAL BORROWING

 

16042.541

17151.809

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

Minority Interest

 

106.530

132.216

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

37529.244

39044.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

16055.956

15579.446

Capital work-in-progress

 

1040.876

756.038

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

22001.528

24783.971

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

2270.849

2663.871

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
 

15588.276

14898.304

 
Sundry Debtors
 

5694.098

5270.409

 
Cash & Bank Balances
 

7815.279

8923.967

 
Other Current Assets
 

510.460

723.709

 
Loans & Advances
 

5711.333

6291.541

Total Current Assets
 

35319.446

36107.930

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
 

27460.899

27214.655

 
Provisions
 

11698.512

13632.401

Total Current Liabilities
 

(39159.411)

(40847.056)

Net Current Assets
 

(3839.965)

(4739.126)

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

37529.244

39044.200

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED (CONSOLIDATED)

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

109018.108

112687.725

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

11405.065

17003.493

Provision for Taxation

 

608.071

244.993

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

12013.136

16758.500

 

 

 

 

Expenditure

 

(94399.960)

(91099.377)

 

 


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 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.40.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.25

Euro

1

Rs.62.90

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

56

 

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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