MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

22.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THOMSON HOLDINGS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as :

THOMSON BROADBAND (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

301, World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.07.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55 - 134740

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U32202DL2004PTC134740

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader for Set Top Box.

 

 

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 218540

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Thomson, Singapore. The company’s profitability is under severe pressure, having good amount of accumulated losses. Business is active. Payments are however reported as slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for normal business dealings with slight caution initially, in view of losses.

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Pawan Kumar

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

Date :

20.08.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

301, World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-51528502

Fax No.:

91-11-51528503

E-Mail :

pawankumar.agarwal@thomson.net

sanjiv.kainth@thomson.net

thierry.pasquet@thomson.net

Location :

Rented

 

 

Corporate Office :

Samir Complex, 3rd Floor, St. Andrews Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-67610300

Fax No.:

91-22-67258522

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjiv Kainth

Designation :

Director

Address :

302 (3B), World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India

Date of Appointment :

06.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Christophe Deffontaines

Designation :

Director

Address :

18 B, Jolly Maker Chamber – II, 225, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

25.05.1974

Date of Appointment :

06.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bengt Are Johnson

Designation :

Director

Address :

302 (3B), World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India

Date of Appointment :

07.02.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Guillaume Roger Robert Lefevre

Designation :

Director

Address :

18 B, Jolly Maker Chamber – II, 225, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

07.02.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. K R Ramakri Shnan

Designation :

Director

Address :

17, Balakri Shnar Naicker, West Mandalam, Chennai – 600 033, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Appointment :

06.07.2005

Date of Ceasing :

07.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bala Subramanian

Designation :

Director

Address :

10, Balamuthu Krishnan Street, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Appointment :

06.07.2005

Date of Ceasing :

07.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Thierry Pasquet

Designation :

Director

Address :

2, Rajdoot Marg, Diplomatic Enclave – Chankyapuri, New Delhi – 110021, India

Date of Birth :

05.10.1962

Date of Appointment :

01.11.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Subhash Bana

Designation :

Director

Address :

T – 08 A, Winder Court, DLF – IV, Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana, India

Date of Birth :

15.05.1964

Date of Appointment :

27.06.2008

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Agarwal

Designation :

Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

22.10.1970

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2007

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 05.01.2006

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Thomson Asia Pacific Investment Private Limited, Singapore

1989999

Thomson Consumer Electronics International

1

Thomson Mutimedia Sales International SAS, France

1

 

Equity share breakup (Percentage of total equity)

 

As on 31.03.2007

 

Sr. No.

Category

Percentage

1.

Foreign holdings (Foreign Institutional investors, Foreign companies, Foreign financial institutions, Non resident Indians or Overseas corporate bodies or Others

100.00

 

Total

100.00

 

LIST OF ALLOTTEES

 

As on 28.03.2008

 

Names of Allottees

No. of Shares

Thomson Asia Pacific Investment Private Limited

3500000

Total

3500000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trader for Set Top Box.

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit ( 90 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Credit ( 60 Days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v      Corporate Bodies

 

 

No. of Employees :

Total : 32 (Registered Office : 7, Corporate Office : 25)

 

 

Bankers :

v      ICICI Bank

Delhi -  110001, India

 

v      Citi Bank

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

v      Kalyan Bank

Delhi – 110001, India

 

 

Facilities :

CC Limit Rs. 120.000 millions

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

BSR and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

4B, DLF, Corporate Park, DLF City, Phase – II, Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana, India

 

 

Holding Company :

v      Thomson Asia Pacific Investments Private Limited

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

v      Thomson Holding Company

v      Thomson SA France

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

v      Thomson Grass Valley SA France

v      Thomson Technology LLC

v      Thomson Telecom France, SA

v      Thomson Asia Limited

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

11500000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 115.000

millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

8000000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 80.000

millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

80.000

80.000

19.900

2] Share Application Money

35.000

35.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

70.314

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(71.292)

0.000

(11.824)

NETWORTH

43.708

185.314

8.076

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.327

0.510

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

97.716

1.424

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

98.043

1.934

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

9.256

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

43.708

283.357

19.266

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

24.710

19.891

1.515

Capital work-in-progress

2.024

5.252

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

4.997

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

12.422

39.467

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

465.623

890.048

12.106

 

Cash & Bank Balances

42.262

6.540

1.027

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

15.557

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

23.148

43.227

10.122

Total Current Assets

543.455

994.839

23.255

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

457.531

685.055

4.423

 

Provisions

68.951

56.570

1.081

Total Current Liabilities

526.482

741.625

5.504

Net Current Assets

16.973

253.214

17.751

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

43.708

283.357

19.266

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

Sales Turnover

2294.182

1513.493

14.845

Total Income

2294.182

1513.482

14.845

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

(134.209)

126.096

(5.036)

Provision for Taxation

275.721

43.956

10.678

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(141.512)

82.140

(5.642)

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

FOB Value

40.373

22.238

14.646

Total Earnings

40.373

22.238

14.646

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

2428.391

1387.386

19.881

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(6.17)

5.43

(38.01)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(5.85)

8.33

(33.92)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(5.85)

8.33

(33.92)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(3.07)

0.68

(0.62)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

12.04

4.00

0.68

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.03

1.34

4.22

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note:

 

The Registered Office of the company has shifted from 302 (3B), World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India to 301, World Trade Tower, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India with effect from 07.03.2007

 

Trade References

 

v      Tata Sky

 

 

 

 

 

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. 43.58

UK Pound

1

Rs. 81.43

Euro

1

Rs. 64.52

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

41

 

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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