MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

09.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NEOTERIC INFOMATIQUE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

A -23 Shriram Industrial Estate, 13 GD Ambedkar Road, Wadala, Mumbai – 400031, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.03.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-106787

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U30007MH1997PLC106787

 

 

IEC No.:

0397004281

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMN05580B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACN3140K

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely held Public Limited Liability Company. 

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Distributors of Computer Hardware and Peripherals.

 

 

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 700000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

The company undertakes imports and trading of computer peripherals, scanners, casting, monitors, etc.

 

Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. General financial position is satisfactory.  Payments are reported as slow but correct.

 

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

 

Mr. Manish Salvi, assured to update financials with 2007 details. 

 

The company was planning IPO has due to unfavourable market conditions, it may postpone for some time.  

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

A -23 Shriram Industrial Estate, 13 GD Ambedkar Road, Wadala, Mumbai – 400031, Maharashtra, India

E-Mail:

jigar.gandhi@neotric.co.in

Website :

http://www.neoteric-info.com

http://www.neoteric.co.in

 

 

Corporate Office :

225, Chintamani Plaza, 2nd Floor, Andheri Kurla Road, Chakala, Andheri [East], Mumbai – 400099, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-39828600

Mobile :

91-9833376879

Fax No.:

91-22-39828694

E-Mail :

sales@neoteric-info.com

manish.salvi@neoteric.co.in

Website :

http://www.neoteric-info.com

http://www.neoteric.co.in

Locations :

Rented

 

 

Head Office :

Unit No. 20 - B, 2nd Floor, Shreeram Industrial Estate, 13 GD Ambedkar Road, Wadala, Mumbai – 400 031, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24172600

Fax No.:

91-22-24185294

E-Mail :

jigar.gandhi@neoteric.com

Websites:

www.neoteric.co.in

 

 

Branches :

Located at :

 

  • Ahmedabad
  • Bangalore
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Chandigarh
  • Chennai
  • Cochin
  • Coimbatore
  • Dehradun
  • Delhi
  • Gaziabad
  • Goa
  • Guwhati
  • Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Jaipur
  • Jammu
  • Kolkata
  • Kanpur
  • Lucknow
  • Ludhiana
  • Mumbai
  • Madurai
  • Nagpur
  • Patna
  • Pune
  • Raipur
  • Ranchi
  • Surat
  • Trivendrum
  • Vizag

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Harshad Shah

Designation :

Non-Executive Chairman and Non Independent Director

Address :

1402, Rajul Apartment 9, Harkness Road Mumbai 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

72 years

Qualification :

Intermediate

Date of Appointment :

21.03.1997

Other Directorships:

  • Spectrum Global Pte Limited, Singapore
  • Keramos (FZE), Sharjah

 

 

Name :

Mr. Paras Shah

Designation :

CEO and Managing Director

Address :

1402, Rajul Apartment 9, Harkness Road Mumbai 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

40 years

Qualification :

Computer Engineer from Case Western Reserve University, USA

Date of Appointment :

21.03.1997

Other Directorships:

  • Spectrum Global Pte Limited, Singapore
  • Neoteric HK Limited, Hongkong

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. P. Rajguru

Designation :

Non-Executive and Non- Independent Director

Address :

 6/11, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110 016, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

52 year

Qualification :

Business and Law Graduate

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2005

Other Directorships:

  • V5 Global Services Private Limited
  • Changemasters Management Consulting Private Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Srinivasan

Designation :

Non-Executive and Non- Independent Director

Address :

B-703/704, Suresh Smruti, Prathmesh Complex, Veera Desai Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

55 years

Qualification :

MBA from XLRI and Doctoral Scholar of BITS, Pilani (Raj.)

Date of Appointment :

01.03.2006

 

 

Name :

Dr. Anil Shivram Lamba

Designation :

Independent Director

Address :

Office No. 3, Wing III, Thacker’s House, 2418, East Street, Camp, Pune – 411001, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

48 years

Qualification :

A.C.A., L.L.B., B.Com. and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.)

Date of Appointment :

02.04.2008

Other Directorships:

  • Lamcon Finance and Management Services Private Limited
  • Lamcon School of Management Services Private Limited
  • Mindspring Consultancy and Training Private Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jayant Rastogi

Designation :

Independent Director

Address :

Flat No. 1403, 14th Floor, Greenwood, Hiranandani Estate, Pokhran GB Road, Thane (W) – 400 607, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

42 years

Qualification :

B. E. (Mech.) from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur (M.P.)

Date of Appointment :

02.04.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hemant Nerurkar

Designation :

Independent Director

Address :

5, Swapan Lok Darshan, Military, Road, Marol, Mumbai – 400059, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/ Age  :

46 Years

Qualification :

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey

Date of Appointment :

  • Mindcraft Software Private Limited
  • Pine Tree Software and Technologies Private Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kumar Rajagopalan

Designation :

Independent Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. KaushaL D Khandor

Designation :

Vice president Sale Corp

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Zadoo

Designation :

Vice president Sale

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jigarkumar Gandhi

Designation :

Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Address :

225, Chintamani Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400099, India

Tel No.:

91-22-3982 8600

Fax No.:

91-22-3982 8694

Email :

jigar.gandhi@neoteric.co.in

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

Pre - Issue

Post - Issue

 

No. of Equity Shares

%

No. of Equity Shares

%

Promoters

 

 

 

 

Mr. Paras H Shah

2839122

27.16

2839122

16.29

Mr. Harshad D Shah

2125000

20.33

2125000

12.20

Sub Total (A)

4964122

47.49

4964122

28.49

 

 

 

 

 

Promoters Group

 

 

 

 

Mr. Ranjan Harshad Shah

2175000

20.81

2175000

12.48

Ms. Dipti Paras Shah

1605000

15.35

1605000

9.21

Mr. Harshad D Shah (HUF)

695002

6.65

695002

3.99

Master Aditya Paras Shah

346700

3.32

346700

1.99

Master Abhishek Paras Shah

210000

2.01

210000

1.21

Mr. Kishore Nandlal Shah

10000

0.10

10000

0.06

Mr. Chandrakant Dipchand Shah

5002

0.05

5002

0.03

Ms. Priti Nishith Shah

5002

0.05

5002

0.03

Ms. Usha S. Shah

5002

0.05

5002

0.03

Mr. Harshad C. Shah

2500

0.02

2500

0.01

Ms. Meghna V. Patel

2500

0.02

2500

0.01

Ms. Neepa D. Doshi

2500

0.02

2500

0.01

Mr. Ranjan Shah Rep. of Automotive Enterprises

2

Negligible

2

Negligible

Mr. Chandrakant D Shah (HUF)

2

Negligible

2

Negligible

Mr. Jamnadas Dipchand Shah (HUF)

2

Negligible

2

Negligible

Mr. Prafulla J. Desai

2

Negligible

2

Negligible

Sub Total (B)

5064216

48.44

5064216

29.06

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A) + (B)

10028338

95.93

10028338

57.55

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Promoters

 

 

 

 

Director(s)

20000

0.19

7395737

42.45

Employees

217775

2.08

Friends & Relatives

187962

1.80

Public

-

-

Sub Total (C)

425737

4.07

7395737

42.45

 

 

 

 

 

Total

10454075

100.00

17424075

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Distributors of Computer Hardware and Peripherals.

 

 

Products :

·         Desktop - Apple

·         Storage Group (Drives and Media) - Iomega, Yamaha and Kodak

·         Digital Cameras - Kodak, Umax and Mercury

·         Input Devices Group - Mercury, Acer, Asus, Matrox, Adaptec, Samsung and Yamaha

·         PC Components - Compex and Mercury

·         Networking Printers – Samsung

·         Keyboard – Logitech and Mercury

·         Mice – Logitech and Mercury

·         Scanners – Umax

·         Digital Cameras – Kodak, Logitech, Mercury and Umax

·         Removable Storage – Asus, Iomega and Samsung

·         HDD – Iomega (Portable) and Samsung

·         NAS – Iomega

·         Mass Storage Controller – Adaptec

·         Laser Printer – Samsung and Xante

·         Multi Function Devices – Samsung

·         Networking Products – Compex and Mercury

·         Graphic Cards – Matrox and Mercury

·         Speakers – Labtec and Mercury

·         MP3/VCD Players – Mercury

 

 

Brand Names :

·         IP networking products

·         Apple

·         Asus

·         Avocent

·         Benq

·         Brother

·         Corel

·          Hitachi

·         HP

·         Lomega

·         Lacie

·         Lenovo

·         Logitech

·         Matrox

·         Moser Baer

·         Samsung

·         Toshiba

·         UMAX

·         Wacom

·         Wipro

 

 

Agencies Held :

·         Apple Computer SA Pte Limited

·         Adaptec

·         Mercury

·         Sony

·         Umax

·         Philips

·         Iomesa

·         Kobian

·         Matrox

·         Yamaha

·         Linkworld

·         Kodak

·         Compex

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash and Credit (30-60-90 days)

 

 

Purchases :

L/C, Cash and Credit (30-60-90 days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Apple Computer South Asia Pte Limited

No. 7 Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Singapore 569086

Tel. No. 0065 4815511, 0065 4807523

Fax No. 0065 4840742, 0065 4815636

E-Mail   ong.ca@asia.apple.com

Contact Ms. Veronica Teo Kah / Kenny Ong

 

Iomega Pacific Pte Limited / Iomega International SA

47 Scotts Road, # 10-01 Goldbell Towers, Singapore 228233

Tel. No. 0065 3796000, 0065 3796107

Fax No. 0065 7321155, 0065 3796317

E-Mail   lim@iomega.com

Contact Ms. Michelle Lim

 

Philips India Limited

Band Box House, 254-D, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 025, India

Tel. No. 91-22-24930311, 24930590

Fax No. 91-22-24915375

E-Mail   c.d.khatu@philips.com

Contact C. D. Khatu

 

Kobian Singapore Pte Limited

9 Temasek Boulevard, #04-02 Suntec Tower 2, Singapore 038985

Tel. No. 0065 3383368, 0065 8466320-84

Fax No. 0065 3381588, 0065 3330238, 0065 7410040

E-Mail   rajesh@kobian.com

Contact Ms. Sushmita / Mr. Rajesh Bothra

 

Kobian ECS India Private Limited

Survey No. 333/5, Prithviraj Chauhan Marg, Village-Athal, Selvasa – 396 235, Union Teritorry

Tel. No. 91-260-2650300, 2650400

Fax No. 91-260-2650171

Contact Ms. Nirmala Saraf

 

Lanbit India Private Limited

Timm Arcade, CST 778/B, Makwana Road, Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 059, India

Tel. No. 91-22-8515955

Fax No. 91-22-8518363

E-Mail   lanbit.bom@sm1.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in

Contact S. J. Shah

 

Compex Systems Pte Limited

135 Joo Seng Road, #08-01, PM Industrial Building, Singapore 368363

Tel. No. 0065 2862086

Fax No. 0065 2809947

Contact Mr. Sim Jek Hiong

 

Umax Data Systems Inc

8F, 68, Sector 3, Nanking Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel. No. 886-2-25170055

Fax No. 886-2-25170062

Contact Mr. Bennett Wu

 

Matrox Eurepoe Limited

C/o. MSAS Distribution Centre, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong

Tel. No. 353-21-325600

Fax No. 353-21-325601

Contact Christina Wong

 

BenQ India Private Limited

302, Omega Main Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076

Tel. No. 91-22-25705230-32

Fax No. 91-22-25705235

Contact Mr. Rajes Iyer

 

Yamaha Electronics Asia Pte Limited

138, Cecil Street, #05-02/03, Cecil Court, Singapore 069538

Tel. No. 0065 2233992

Fax No. 0065 2239810

 

Adaptec Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte Limited

No. 2, Chai Chee Drive, Singapore 469044

Tel. No. 0065 2457300

Fax No. 0065 2457604

Contact Ms. Janet Bong

 

Kodak India Limited

2nd Floor, 159/A, Vinay Bhavya Complex, CST Road, Kalina, Mumbai – 400 098

Tel. No. 91-22-26528821, 26528331

Fax No. 91-22-26526301

Contact Ms. Manisha Sood

 

Samsung Electronics India Information and Telecommunication Limited    

47, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi – 110 024

Tel. No. 91-11-26322517

Fax No. 91-11-28312935

Contact Mr. R. S. Sahu

 

 

Customers :

·       Wholesalers

·       Retailers

·       OEM’s

·       Computers Limited, Mumbai

 

 

No. of Employees :

430

 

 

Bankers :

·         Union Bank Of India

365-367, V.P. Road, Opera House, Mumbai – 400004, Maharashtra, India

Tel: 91-22-2380 4883

Fax: 91-22-2382 4582

Email: uday@unionbankofindia.com

Contact Person: Mr. Uday Dalvi

 

·         Citibank N.A.

IL and FS Building, 7th Floor, Bandra Kurla complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051, Maharashtra, India

Tel:  91-22-4000 5851

Fax: 91-22-4000 5791

Email: smitesh.aravind@citi.com

Contact Person: Mr. Smitesh Aravind

 

·         HDFC Bank Limited

Kamala Mills compound, 2nd Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Tel: 91-22-2498 8280

Fax: 91-22-2496 0773

Email: Nihar.Parikh@hdfcbank.com

Contact Person: Mr. Nihar Parikh

 

·         Standard Chartered Bank

2nd Floor, 270 D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India

Tel: 91-22-2219 8652

Fax: 91-22-2201 9246

Email: payal.kothari@in.standardchartered.com

Contact Person: Ms. Payal Kothari

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name:

Chaturvedi Sohan and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address ;

320, Tulsiani Chambers, 212, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates :

Neoteric Pte Limited, Singapore

 

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

 

Particulars

Nominal Value

(Rs. In Millions)

 

 

 

A.

Authorized Capital

 

 

18000000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each

180.000

 

 

 

B.

Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up Capital before the Issue

 

 

10454075 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each*

104.540

 

 

 

C.

Present Issue in terms of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus #

 

 

6970000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each

69.700

 

 

 

D.

Paid Up Equity Capital after the Issue

 

 

17424075 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each

174.240

 

 

 

E.

Share Premium Account

 

 

Before the Issue

4.540

 

 

Note:

The Company is considering a Pre-IPO placement of up to [] Equity Shares aggregating Rs. [] million with certain investors, (“Pre-IPO Placement”). If the Pre-IPO placement is completed before the filing of the RHP with RoC, the Issue Size offered to the public would be reduced to the extent of such Pre-IPO placement, subject to a minimum of 25% of the post-issue paid up Equity Share Capital being offered to the public.

 

#The present Issue has been authorized by the Board of Directors in their meeting dated March 15, 2008 and by the shareholders of their Company at the EOGM dated March 18, 2008.

 


 

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

30.000 

30.000

30.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

104.900 

68.100

51.100

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

134.900 

98.100

81.100

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

290.400 

184.300

186.600

2] Unsecured Loans

61.900 

60.700

61.100

TOTAL BORROWING

352.300 

245.000

247.700

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

487.200 

343.100

328.800

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

33.700 

35.100

19.800

Capital work-in-progress

0.000 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

11.300 

4.000

2.700

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

558.200 

392.100

381.900

 

Sundry Debtors

613.300 

398.000

203.900

 

Cash & Bank Balances

36.400 

45.200

33.000

 

Other Current Assets

0.000 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

52.200 

49.400

23.100

Total Current Assets

1260.100 

884.700

641.900

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

795.600 

573.800

330.300

 

Provisions

22.300 

6.900

5.300

Total Current Liabilities

817.900 

580.700

335.600

Net Current Assets

442.200 

304.000

306.300

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

487.200 

343.100

328.800

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 4885.400

3637.100

2518.700

Other Income

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Income

4885.400

3637.100

2518.700

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

60.100 

27.700

23.400

Provision for Taxation

23.300 

10.700

8.400

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

36.800 

17.000

15.000

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material

4737.500

0.000

0.000

 

Employees Cost

90.000

65.700

41.800

 

Administrative Expenses

108.000

86.700

66.000

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

0.600

3809.100

2360.000

 

Interests and Financial Charge

50.400

36.600

25.900

 

Depreciation & Amortization

4.900

3.400

1.600

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

(166.100)

(392.100)

0.000

Total Expenditure

4825.300

3609.400

2495.300

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

2.56

2.75

2.90

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.53

0.68

0.77

Current Ratio

1.14

1.19

1.25

TURNOVER RATIOS

Fixed Assets

105.86

103.03

123.16

Inventory

10.28

9.40

7.70

Debtors

9.66

12.09

12.96

Interest Cover Ratio

2.19

1.76

1.90

Operating Profit Margin (%)

2.36

1.86

2.02

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin (%)

2.26

1.77

1.96

Cash Profit Margin (%)

0.85

0.56

0.66

Adjusted Net Profit Margin (%)

0.75

0.47

0.60

Return On Capital Employed (%)

26.62

19.14

17.15

Return On Net Worth (%)

31.59

18.97

20.37

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION 

 

EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS:

 

Sensing an opportunity and considering the boom in the IT industry globally, they have further stepped forward and are all set to serve the global markets with their international business operations in Shenzen (China), Singapore, Vietnam and SAARC countries like Pakistan. These economies are on a growth phase and the governments’ thrust on the infrastructure spending offers good market potential for their business with better margins. They have set up a representative office in China, which ensures smooth co-ordination with their suppliers based in China and gives necessary logistics support to their operations.

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASETS AND LIABILITIES, AS RESTATED

 

PARTICULARS

31.12.2007

(Rs. In Millions)

A. Assets

 

Fixed Assets

 

Gross Block

44.010

Less: Depreciation

15.260

Net Block

28.750

Add: Capital Work in Progress

(including Capital Advances)

-

 

 

B. Investments

11.340

 

 

C. Current Assets, Loans and

Advances

488.770

Inventories

583.500

Sundry Debtors

34.700

Cash and Bank Balance

63.340

Loans and Advances

1170.310

 

 

Miscellaneous Expenditure

(To the extent not written off

or adjusted)

-

Total Assets

1210.400

 

 

D. Liabilities & Provisions

 

Secured Loans

320.470

Unsecured Loans

47.200

Current Liabilities

633.730

Provisions

17.470

 

 

E. Deferred Tax Liability

6.40

 

 

F. Net Worth

 

Represented by:

 

Share Capital

100.000

Share Application Money

-

Reserves and Surplus

85.130

 

 

Total Liabilities

1210.100

 

 


STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSSES, AS RESTATED

 

PARTICULARS

31.12.2007

(Rs. In Millions)

 

 

Income

 

Sales and Services Income

4185.130

Total

4185.130

 

 

Expenditure

 

Cost of goods sold

3912.540

Personnel Expenses

90.770

General and Administration Expenses

69.710

Selling and Marketing Expenses

17.660

Depreciation

3.490

Financial Expenses

42.830

Total

4137.00

 

 

Deferred Revenue Expenditure w/off

-

Net Profit before Tax

48.130

 

 

Taxation

 

Current Tax

17.180

Deferred Tax

(0.720)

Fringe Benefit Tax

1.470

Tax of Earlier years

-

Net Profit after Tax

17.930

Less: Bad Debts Written Off

30.20

Adjusted Profit After Tax

-

Add: Transferred from General Reserves

72.93

Balance brought forward from previous year

-

Less: Deferred Tax Liabilities as at 01.04.02

103.130

Less: Appropriation

 

Transfer to General Reserve

30.000

Balance Carried to Balance Sheet

73.130

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

PARTICULARS

31.12.2007

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales & Service Income

4185.130

 

 

Cost of good sold

3912.540

% of Sales & Service Income

93.49%

 

 

Personnel Expenses

90.770

% of Sales & Service Income

2.17%

 

 

General & Administrative Expenses

69.710

% of Sales & Service Income

1.67%

 

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

17.660

% of Sales & Service Income

0.42%

 

 

PBIDT

94.450

% of Sales & Service Income

2.26%

 

 

Financial Expenses

42.830

% of Sales & Service Income

1.02%

 

 

Depreciation

3.490

% of Sales & Service Income

0.08%

 

 

Deferred Revenue Expenditure Written off

0.000

 

 

PBT

48.13

% of Sales & Service Income

1.15%

 

 

Less: Taxation

17.930

 

 

Less: Bad Debts Written Off

0.000

 

 

PAT (As Restated)

30.20

% of Sales & Service Income

0.72%

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARTS II OF SCHEDULE VI TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 (RS. IN MILLION)

 

ITEMS

FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,2007

 

 

 

1) Quantitative details -Traded Goods

 

 

i) Opening Stock

 

 

Computers & Computer Hardware

558.190

392.080

 

558.190

392.080

ii) Purchase

 

 

Computers & Computer Hardware

3843.120

4737.480

 

3843.120

4737.480

iii) Sales

 

 

Computers & Computer Hardware

4185.130

4885.390

 

4185.130

4885.390

iv) Closing Stocks

 

 

Computers & Computer Hardware

488.770

588.190

 

488.770

588.190

Note:

Quantative information is not separately disclosed in view of complexity of Distribution business of various products

 

 

 

2) Value of imports on CIF basis

(Does not include value of imported items locally purchased)

 

 

C I F value of Imports

1347.990

1752.310

 

1347.990

1752.310

3) Expenditure in foreign currency

 

 

Traveling

0.140

1.200

Representative Office Expenses

1.410

3.960

Branch Expenses: Capital

0.000

0.000

 

1.550

5.160

 

 

 

4) Earnings in foreign currency

 

 

FOB Value of Exports

11.460

7.050

 

11.460

7.050

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:-

 

PROFILE:

 

They are one of India’s national IT distributors. Since inception have been bringing the latest products and technology solutions to the market and finding new ways to add value to their customers. They offer a broad array of future bound, well structured core technology solutions across diverse verticals.

 

Subject was founded in 1991, as a value added re-seller, by a team of young and dynamic professionals with marketing, sales and technical know-how spread across various industries. In 1997, the company leveraged its partnership with key Vendors to move into the national distribution space. Over the years, they have formed strong relations with World-class Vendors like Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, Asus, Avocent, BenQ, Brother, Corel, Hitachi, HP, Iomega, LaCie, Lenovo, Logitech, Matrox, Moser Baer, Samsung, Toshiba, UMAX, Wacom and Wipro among others.

  

Subject is a computer hardware and peripheral distribution company headquartered in Mumbai (India) with 32 branch offices. It caters to the requirements of more than six thousand resellers with a high penetration all over. Subject was founded in 1991, originally started as a trading organization and moved on to becoming a national distributor which has been the focus area since 1997. The founders are a team of young, dynamic professionals with extensive marketing, sales and technical expertise in the Indian IT industry.

 

COMPANY PARTNERS –

 

Widespread reach across geographies, access to untapped markets and greater market penetration through focused demand generation activities.

 

Proven credentials and credibility with leading channel partners and customers.

 

They enable their partners to cut costs and earn healthy profit margins by minimizing their warehousing costs and reducing the hassles of inventory management and by efficient order processing.

 

They work closely with their partners to understand the products life cycle and catalyze early adoption of technologies, through well thought out initiatives and marketing strategies with activities like advertising, road shows, reseller mailings, tele-marketing, exhibitions, trade-shows and seminars.

 

They help partners conceptualize business plan and execute the critical stages of marketing and lead generation, pre sales services and technical training thus making it easier for them to build a robust business.

 

They enable their core partners to identify newer avenues of business including consulting, solution selling, retail and services.

 

Company account managers assist their exclusive partners with tools that give them a competitive edge like helping them with customer meetings, seminars and other sales activities that resellers may require to break into an account.


 

STRENGTHS:

    

·         Developing loyal resellers

·         32 branches reaching 250 cities all over India

·         Value Added Distribution

·         Based in the commercial capital of India with de-centralized sales operations

·         Finance

·         Logistics

·         Marketing

·         Product Management

·         HR

·         Tech Support

 

This structure is advantageous to their vendors, since they only have one point of contact for the entire market. The local functions in each state are sales and technical support.

 

The sales teams are well trained on product knowledge. Regular technical and business up gradation to the team flows down to the channel partners making them empowered to have an edge above the rest with their customers.

 

Subject offers IT resellers a unique bundle of services that maximizes the profit of their businesses:             

   

PRE/POST SALES SUPPORT

The company account managers are happy to assist resellers with customer meetings, seminars or other sales activities. By using the company account managers, resellers get extra sales resources.                                               

 

VALUE ADDED DISTRIBUTION

Their vendors understand their VAD concept and feel the need to introduce their products to the market through a structured and efficient approach. When introducing new technology to the market, the efficiency in terms of timing and cost is vital. Their vendors know that Subject can bring their products to the market faster and cheaper than they themselves can.

 

VAD HAS TWO DIMENSIONS:

·           Broad line

·          Focused verticals

·         Corporate

·         Corporate Gifting

·         Retail

·         Gaming

·         Telecom

·         Consumables

·         Enterprise

·         Resellers

·         Internal Storage

·         External Storage

·         Digital Imaging

·         Digital Video

·         Digital Pre-Press

·         Photo Retail

 

Subject has business groups to focus on specific verticals addressing similar channels - PC Components business group, PC Peripherals business group and Creative business group ensuring goals on defined verticals are achieved.

 

The company sells exclusively through resellers only. They never make any exceptions to this rule. An important part of the VAD concept in the focus area dimension is bringing knowledge about new technologies to the market. Product availability and price competitiveness are not the only factors that determine purchase behavior. For the customers to benefit from their investments, choosing the right solution is essential. Cost of ownership is not just a matter of getting the products to function properly but also about choosing and implementing the right solutions. By working very closely with their vendors and resellers they bring knowledge about new technologies to the market because they know that only the right knowledge will sell the products they carry.                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

ADVANTAGE OF THE COMPANY

  

·         Proven credentials with leading customer and  vendor relationships.

·         Extensive market experience, averaging 10+ years per person.

·         Excellent industry/channel reputation and market credibility.

·         Management skills with proven systems, controls and  processes.

·         Single window for their principals and  customers to transact business.

·         6000 channel partners, 250 cities, 110 sales people, focused verticals and  structured approach.             

 

MARKETING

They have found that the most effective way to bring products to the marketplace is to create a push/pull effect. They develop the channel through marketing, seminars, pre-sales, pilot-installations and sales visits in order to create awareness and interest for the products. This channel development process is carried out in close co-ordination with end-user marketing activities. The co-ordination between the market’s push/pull enforces the market adoption and reseller willingness to invest in knowledge about the products.

 

The company has a rich experience in IT product marketing and all this is available to their partners. They will design and implement marketing campaigns together with their partners from ideas to funding.

 

Every day the company generates sales leads. These leads come from their online advertising, as responses from mailings, from their vendors and many other sources. They share these leads with their resellers and keep track of their status.        

 

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE           

 ·         Advertising

·         Road shows

·         Brochures

·         Press Releases

·         Reseller Mailings

·         Telemarketing

·         Neo news happenings @neoteric

·         Exhibitions and trade shows

·         Seminars and road shows

·         Web advertising

·         E-mail newsletters    

 

TECHNICAL SUPPORT / TRAINING

A part of the VAD concept is providing technical support. Subject provides technical support to resellers, training and education. Subject offers technical training for systems people and sales training for sales people. The sales training takes sales people through a learning experience that is tailored specifically for the sale of products.                                        

HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT

The HR Department offers a wealth of experience in all facets of human resource programs, policy development, and practice. The HR Department's experienced human resources professionals provide comprehensive, timely, cost-effective solutions. They provide an integrated series of topnotch human resource solutions that are customized to the needs and stages of development facilitating the organization to move towards the goal.

 

 


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.49.22

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.03

Euro

1

Rs.63.14

 

 

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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