MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

21.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GRAVITY DIE CASTERS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

4/316, voc Street, Opposite Nehru Nagar, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.10.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-41300

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U27203TN1998PTC041300

 

 

IEC No.:

0402000727

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEG02283B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCG0746M

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of High Quality Gravity Permanent Mould and Low Pressure Die Casting

 

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 64000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. Financial position is satisfactory. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. R Vaidyanathan

Designation :

Accountants 

Contact No.:

91-9940029870

Date :

20.08.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

4/316, voc Street, Opposite Nehru Nagar, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India 

Tel. No.:

91-44-2492 6242 /  249 6569 / 24540242 / 24540577

Fax No.:

91-44-2492 6577 / 24540577 / 24541569

E-Mail :

gdcpl2000@yahoo.co.in

info@gravitydiecasters.com

sales@gravitydiecasters.com  

gdcpl@yahoo.com

Website :

www.gravitydiecasters.com

Area :

15796 Sq.fts (Factory)

Location :

Owned

 

 

 DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kadayam Veeraraghavan Sundatam

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 36 Kaylani Nagar Kottivakkam, Srinivasapuram Extn., Chennai – 600 041, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.11.1937

Qualification :

DME

Experience :

45 years

Date of Appointment :

23.10.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sundaram Raghuvir

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 36 Kaylani Nagar Kottivakkam, Srinivasapuram Extn., Chennai – 600 041, Tamil Nadu, India

Qualification :

B E

Experience :

20 years

Date of Birth/Age :

02.05.1967

Date of Appointment :

23.10.1998

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. R Vaidyanathan

Designation :

Accountants 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. K V Sundaram

 

613317

Mr. K S Rajiv

 

64248

Mr. K S Raghuvir

 

114348

 

Total

791913

 

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity):-

 

Category  (As on 31.03.2007)

Percentage

Directors or relative of directors

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of High Quality Gravity Permanent Mould and Low Pressure Die Casting

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Aluminium Castings

Countries :

UK, France, Germany, USA, Switzerland

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Machinery Aluminium Ingots

Countries :

UK, Singapore, Dubai

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (60 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Credit (60 days)

 


 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

 

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Aluminium Castings for switchgear, Actuators, Automobiles and IC Engines.

 

 

600 Metric Tone / Year

375 Metric Tone / Year

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

OEM’s

 

·         Tata Motors Limited, Pune-India

·         Greaves Cotton Limited Ranipet-India

·         Abb Vadadora-India

·         Sfl-Autolec, Chennai-India

·         Rotok Controls(India) Limited Chennai-India

·         Flowserve Flow Control(U.K) Limited U.K        

·         Abb Ag High Voltage Products, Germany

·         Abb Inc U.S.A

·         Abb Switzerland

·         Siemens Ptd France

 

 

No. of Employees :

28 (3 in Office and 25 in Factory)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Canara Bank,

Address 1 : Perungudi SME, Branch, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India

Address 2 : SSI Perungudi Branch, Old Mahabalipuram  Road, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

P Rajagopalan and Company

Chartered Accountants 

Address :

No. 32, 2nd Cross Street, West C I T Nagar, Chennai – 600 035, Tamil Nadu, India

Tel No.:

91-44-24540242

Fax No.:

91-44-24541569

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As on 31.03.2007):-

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

850000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 8.500 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

791913

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 7.919 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

7.919

7.919

7.919

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

4.744

3.304

2.395

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

12.663

 11.223

10.314

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

20.064

14.013

9.476

2] Unsecured Loans

7.904

7.597

9.158

TOTAL BORROWING

27.968

21.610

18.634

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

4.346

3.844

3.448

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

44.977

36.677

32.396

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

27.267

22.401

17.625

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.005

0.005

0.005

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

5.341

4.885

4.672

 

Sundry Debtors

15.533

13.616

11.998

 

Cash & Bank Balances

3.971

3.196

5.653

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

3.728

2.140

2.189

Total Current Assets

28.573

23.837

24.512

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

10.669

9.480

9.653

 

Provisions

0.250

0.132

0.144

Total Current Liabilities

10.919

9.612

9.797

Net Current Assets

17.654

14.225

14.715

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.051

0.046

0.051

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

44.977

36.677

32.396

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.07

2.82

2.76

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.62

2.48

2.50

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FORM 8:-

 

Name of the company

GRAVITY DIE CASTERS PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

Mr. K V Sundaram, Director

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Dated 09.12.1993

·         Agreement for cash credit

·         Agreement to be obtained for CDB / BE advances

·         Agreement Regular collateral security : Machinery Vehicles

 

Dated 26.12.1994

·         Supplemental agreement

·         Supplemental collateral security agreement

 

Dated 06.04.1995

·         Deed of hypothecation Regular: Machinery

·         Supplemental collateral security Agreement

 

Dated 05.02.1996

·         Supplemental agreement

·         Agreement  Regular : advances against book debts as prime security

·         Supplemental Collateral agreement

 

Dated 05.06.1997

·         Supplemental agreement (2 Nos)

·         Agreement to be obtained for CDB / BE advances

·         Supplemental collateral security agreement

 

Dated 25.03.1998              

·         Supplemental agreement (2 Nos.)

·         Agreement to be obtained  for CDB advances

·         Supplemental collateral security agreement.

 

Dated 30.07.1998

·         Agreement to be obtained for BE advances

·         Supplemental collateral security agreement

 

Dated 14.10.1998

Letter from the Canara Bank, Guindy Chennai 32 for transfer of account to Canara Bank, SSI Branch, Perungudi, Chennai – 96. All the agreement cited above had been executed by M/s Gravity Die casters , a proprietorship  concern which has been up by gravity die casters Private Limited Liability Company Limited w.e.f 30.11.1998. The properties of the proprietorship concern stated in Column 3 are subject to charge as per section 127.

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Particulars

Rs. In millions

OCC

2.500

CDB

1.500

BE / LC

0.600

Term Loan

0.202

Total

4.802

 

Together with interest costs, charges and other expenses which may be debited to account from time to time.

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

Prime Security:

 

All the goods and commodities now lying or thereafter stored at god owns yards and premises or lying at any other godown wheresoever whether  the goods are in course  of transit from one Godown  to another in transit  by land or sea  from one place to another  and whether in the possession, control or power  of company  or bank and bills and all the  company’s present  and future book debts , outstanding and claims and money receivable  now due to company  stand hypothecated to bank by way of first charge to cover the working capital limit of Rs. 4.600 millions. 

 

All the present  and machinery, tools and accessories viz Modewl SN Plume Economic low pressure Die casting Machine erected at 4/316 , VOC Street, Chennai 96, as security  for the term loan limit of Rs. 0.202 million.

 

(Above mentioned properties have been acquired by M/S Gravity Die Casters Private Limited from Gravity Die casters).

 

The date of acquisition of all the aforesaid properties in 30.11.1998 vide company’s Board resolutions dated 30.11.1998.

 

Collateral security:

All the plant and machinery, tools and accessories purchased or to be purchased as collateral security to cover the worming capital limit of Rs. 4.600 millions.

 

Charge on lease hold rights of the property  viz premises at Door No. 4/316 VOC Street, Chennai 96 admeasuring  area of 6759 Sq.fts  bearing S Nos. 278/4A, 278/10A, 278/4B, and 278/10B, belongs to Mr. K V Sundaram bounded East by Buckingham Canal in S . No. 274 West by Agricultural Plot No. 7 and pathway North by 278/9 and south by 278/ 11E, to secure the enhanced limit of Rs. 4.802 millions.

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Convenant by the bank to repay the loan together with interests cost and Charges.

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

M/s Canara Bank , Specialized SSI Branch, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India 

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Letter Evidencing Extension of Equitable mortgage by way of deposit of title deeds on 13.08.2005

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.

·         Extension of equitable mortgage by way of deposit of title deeds on 13.08.2005 vide supplemental agreement for enhancing the OCC limit from 4.000 millions to 5.000 millions  FBE Limit from 3.000 millions to 6.000 millions, guarantee limit from 0.600 million  to 1.000 million  and a term loan  of Rs. 2.200 millions by way of collateral security  of EMT of factory land and building situated at 4/316 VOC Street, opposite Nehru Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu vide plot No. 8 and BA in S. No. 278/4 A, 278/4 B, 278/4B, 278/1B, 278/10 to the total extent of 36 cents in No. 141 Kottivakkam Village of  Ayarsub registration district in Saidapet registration district valued at Rs. 10.013 millions

 

·         Hypothecation of machineries valued at Rs. 93.69 WDV

 

·         Deposits – 13 KDRs. With the value of Rs. 1.897 million and RD with a present balance of Rs. 0.150 million which is inclusive of margin on BG and FLC limits.

 

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U27203TN1998PTC041300

Name of the company

GRAVITY DIE CASTERS PRIVATE LIMITED

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

4/316, voc Street, Opposite Nehru Nagar, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Type of charge

·         Book Debts

·         Movable Property

·         Floating Charge

·         Others

Particular of charge holder

Canara Bank, Perungudi SME Branch, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096, Tamil Nadu, India

E-Mail: chn2617@canbank.co.in

Nature of instrument creating charge

Supplemental common hypothecation agreement

Date of instrument Creating the charge

28.04.2008

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 22.450 millions

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

Rate of Interest :

As per the document (Rate of interest is subject to change by the bank from time to time).

 

Terms of Repayment :

As per the document

 

Margin :

As per the document

 

Extent and Operation of the charge :

Exclusive First charge

 

Others :

All other terms and conditions are as per the document.

Short Particulars of the property charged

Whole of the existing securities including those acquired and or to be acquired out of modified credit limits more fully described in he agreement enclosed. This is in addition to all existing securities.

 

Website DETAILS:-

 

Company Profile:-

 

Subject is a leading manufacturer of High Quality Gravity Permanent Mould and Low Pressure Die Casting based in Chennai, India. Backed by 28 years experience, they produce quality Aluminium castings for customers in India and abroad.

 

·        1979           Founded by Mr. K.V. Sundaram who has 40 years experience in Aluminium foundry.

·        1980           Die Manufacturing Facility added.

·        1982           Initial development of SF6 Circuit Breaker Castings for M/s. ABB - India.

·        1985           Developed 15 different types of Castings for M/s. ABB - India.

·        1987           Moved to current location of approx 10,000 Sq ft. and added Heat Treatment facility.

·        1992           Development of Circuit Breaker Castings for M/s. NGEF (AEG, SACE) and M/s. BHEL (Siemens).

·        1995           Low Pressure Die Casting Machine added.

·        1999           CNC Facility added.

·        2000           Merchant Exports of Fully machined Castings to U.S.A. started.

·        2001           Spectrometer for Raw Material Analysis added.

·        2002           Direct Exports to M/s. Indimet, U.S.A. end user M/s. Stanley Fastening Systems, Rhode Island,    U.S.A.

·        2003           SF6 Switchgear castings for VA TECH - Italy developed.

·        2005           Development of castings for M/s FLOWSERVE FLOW control(U.K) Limited.

·        2006           Development of castings for M/s SIEMENS PTD FRANCE.

·         2007           Development of castings for M/s ABB USA and ABB Switzerland. EEPC award for outstanding export performance in SME category.

                         


 

 ISO 9001 : 2000 Certified by M/s. TUV.

 

Mr. Sundaram is a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and was trained in an aluminium foundry in the UK.

He founded the company in 1979 and has 45 years experience in aluminium foundry covering design, manufacture of dies and productionising of gravity and low pressure die castings.


He has to his credit development of pressure tight SF-6 circuit breaker castings for leading switchgear manufacturers in Indian and abroad.


He is widely travelled and has visited leading foundries in Europe and USA.

 

Mr. Raghuvir holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and is involved in major activities of the company like design, development and manufacture and machining of castings.


He has 18 years experience in Aluminium casting industry.


He has widely travelled and has visited leading foundries in Europe and other countries.

 

Facility:-

 

Foundry: 200 kg bale out crucible furnaces, 300 kg Tiltable bulk melting furnaces, Nitrogen degassing equipment, low pressure die casting machines, dies with pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical operating arrangement, 2 shell core machines, bandsaw machines

 

Heat Treatment

Resistance heated forced air circulating solution treatment furnace 2 Nos, with water quench tank, electric ageing furnace, brinell hardness testing machine.


Temper designation as per customer requirement

 

Machining

CNC turning, Vertical machining and horizontal machining centers and complete set of measuring instruments, customized fixtures and gauges.

 

LEAK TESTING


Air, hydraulic and helium gas leak testing as per customer requirements.

 

Quality

 

The company strives for customer satisfaction and building long term relationship. Subject uses standard and specified fixtures for first piece Inspection, prepare customer layout reports and to continuously monitor critical dimensions on production parts

 

Their facility include spectrometer to ensure metal quality, other laboratory services are available for assuring that mechanical properties meet specification, surface roughness tester, high Pressure component cleaning equipment to ensure high degree of cleanliness of machined parts.

 

They operate and maintain self certified status with their customer. The company is ISO 9001: 2000 Certified by TUV.

 

 


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. 43.72

UK Pound

1

Rs. 81.45

Euro

1

Rs. 64.47

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

 

46

 

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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