MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

15.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TATA JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1, Survey No. 235/245, Hinjewadi, Taluka - Mulshi, Pune – 411 027, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

                       

Date of Incorporation :

05.01.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

25-15038 / 11-95979

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U34300PN1996PLC015038 / U99999MH1996PTC095979

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

CHETO2597A

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Automotive Seating Systems and Providing Engineering Services. 

 

 

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 1300000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

It is a well established joint venture company between Tatas and Johnson Control Inc., USA. The company is engaged in the business as manufacturers and suppliers of automotive seating systems and allied products. It is a closely held public limited company. Subject is making good progress in its turnover and profits.

 

Financial position is good. Trade relations are reported as fair. Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Factory :

Plot No. 1, Survey No. 235/245, Hinjewadi, Mulshi, Pune-411027, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-22932115 / 66738756

Fax No.:

91-20-22932638

E-Mail :

tjc@tacogroup.com

umesh_gosavi@tjc.co.in 

Website :

http://www.tacogroup.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory :

Pune plant and foam unit
Plot #1, Survey #235/245, Hinjewadi, Taluka Mulshi, Pune  - 411057
Maharashtra, India
Tel: 91-20-22932115
Fax: 91-20-22932638

Chennai plant
Plot #2, Ford India Supplier Park, SP Koil Post, Chengalpattu 603204,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel: 91-44-27452811
Fax: 91-44-27453011

Engineering business
301-309, Sohrab Hall, 21, Sasoon Road, Behind Pune Railway Station,
Pune 411 001, India
Tel: 91-20-26000100
Fax: 91-20-26059104

 

 

Overseas Offices :

 

Tata Johnson Systems Engineering

49200 Halyard Drive, Post Office Box 8010, Plymouth, MI 48170, USA

Tata Johnson Controls Automotive Limited
C/o Johnson Controls GmbH
Main Building, Room No. 009 - 0046
Industriestrasse 20-30
51399 Burscheid,
Germany

K. R. Murali, CEO (Manufacturing and Engineering)
Tel: 91-20-22932115 / 26000100

Gautam Bose, COO (Engineering)
Tel: 91-20-2600100

Marketing - Pune:
Amitabh Mathur, General Manager (Business Development and Exports)
Email: amitabh@tjc.co.in  

Kiran Rathi, Head Purchase Pune
Email: kiran.rathi@tjc.co.in

Marketing - Chennai:
T. S. Dharmender, Manager (Business Development)
Email: ts.dharmendher@tjc.co.in

D. Prashant, Plant Manager, Chennai
Email: dprashanth@tjc.co.in

Career opportunities
Email: careers@tjc.co.in   

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Devender Sarup Gupta

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

Panorama Chambers, Ground 203, Walkeshwar Road, Mumbai-400006

Date of Birth/Age :

19.03.1950

Date of Appointment :

05.01.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajendra R. Bhinge

Designation :

Director

Address :

54-B, Miramar Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai-400036

Date of Birth/Age :

29.05.1952

Date of Appointment :

25.07.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin R. Anturkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

7, Shubham Apartments, Kanchan Galli, Erandawana, Pune-411004, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.09.1959

Date of Appointment :

02.03.1999

Date of Ceasing :

14.06.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raman K. Nanda

Designation :

Director

Address :

V-16, sacred Heart Town, Wanoworie, Pune-411040, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.03.1956

Date of Appointment :

23.02.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Cardwell J. Garrett

Designation :

Director

Address :

147 Scott Road, # 17-03/04, Goldbell Tower, Singapore-228223

Date of Birth/Age :

25.11.1945

Date of Appointment :

29.061999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jack Billy Hall

Designation :

Director

Address :

A1101, Far East International Plaza, Xian Xia Road, Shanghai,China-200051

Date of Birth/Age :

05.02.1965

Date of Appointment :

19.09.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Van Vang Nguyen

Designation :

Director

Address :

19, Jalan Berjaya, Singapore

Date of Birth/Age :

28.11.1950

Date of Appointment :

08.06.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. R. Vasudevan

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Flat No. 115, New Market Plaza, Clover Village, Wanoworie, Pune-411040, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.09.1951

Date of Appointment :

18.09.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shailesh S. Bettadapur

Designation :

Director

Address :

42, Merryn Road, Singapore-289491

Date of Birth/Age :

20.03.1960

Date of Appointment :

16.03.2004

Date of Ceasing :

06.03.1960

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Dube

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

14-B, Peregrine, 400 Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

26.04.1962

Date of Appointment :

26.12.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Lamach W Michael

Designation :

Director

Address :

17961 Ridgeview, North Ville, Michigan, USA – 48167

Date of Birth/Age :

8TH May, 1963

Date of Appointment :

25th March, 2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mahinder P Chugh

Designation :

Director

Address :

2792, Alisop Place, # 207, Troy M1, USA 48084

Date of Birth/Age :

17.04.1951

Date of Appointment :

14.06.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jeffery S Edwardas

Designation :

Director

Address :

771, Kozono Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan-2521121

Date of Birth/Age :

29.09.1962

Date of Appointment :

09.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Asokan

Designation :

Director

Address :

701, Cypress Marigolo, Premises, Kalyani Nagar, Pune-411014, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

07.01.1958

Date of Appointment :

09.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Franz Cerwinka Moeller

Designation :

Director

Address :

1-5-3# 2301, Roppongi Maito KY, Tokyo, Japan-1066023

Date of Birth/Age :

14.09.1969

Date of Appointment :

06.03.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. A T Ramkumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

402, Vinspa 6 Boat, Club Road, Pune – 411 001, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.12.1965

Date of Appointment :

27.06.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Derrick Louis Williams

Designation :

Director

Address :

17 Gold Hill Place, Singapore – 308 927

Date of Birth/Age :

16.09.1959

Date of Appointment :

14.03.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. John Garret Cardwell

Designation :

Director

Address :

18927 De Enclave, Sanantonio, Texas, USA 78258

Date of Birth/Age :

25.11.1946

Date of Appointment :

29.06.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shantanu Charu Rudra

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 303, Wing 4, Willngton Mews, Koregaon Park, Pune – 411 001, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.10.1957

Date of Appointment :

25.10.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. K R Murali

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-9/201, Ganga Satellite, Wanawadi, Pune – 411 040, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.06.1963

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hemant Prabhakar Mohgaonkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 2, Building B3, Ragadari Apartments, D P Road, Aundh, Pune – 411 007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.09.1964

Date of Appointment :

26.09.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Charles Robert Baker

Designation :

Director

Address :

18744 Bayberry Way North Ville Michigan NorthVille 48168

Date of Birth/Age :

03.09.1956

Date of Appointment :

26.09.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Umesh M. Gosavi

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Vasant 61B, Rambaug Colony, Paud Road, Pune-411038, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.02.1963

Date of Appointment :

14.03.2000

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 28.08.2006)

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Tata Autocomp Systems Limited

6350000

Johnson Controls Internationals, Netherlands

6350000

 

 

Total

12700000

 

Equity Share Breakup (As on 30.09.2006)

Category

Percentage of Holding

Foreign holdings

50.00

Bodies corporate

50.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Automotive Seating Systems and Providing Engineering Services. 

 

 

Products :

·         Automobile Sealing Systems

·         Accessories (Seat Covers) for automotive seating systems

·         Seating Systems and Components

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Audi

·         Araco Automative

·         BMW

·         Daimler Chyrsler

·         Fiat

·         Ford

·         General Motors

·         Honda

·         Royal Enfield

·         Hyundai –Korea

·         Mitsubishi

·         Nissan

·         Tata Motors

·         Peugeot

·         Renault

·         Rover

·         Skoda

·         Toyota

·         Vokswagon

 

Export

·         John Deere

·         Johnson Controls

 

 

No. of Employees :

600

 

 

Bankers :

·         Corporation Bank

Aditi Commerce Centre, Camp Branch, Pune Camp, Pune - 411001, Maharashtra, India

 

·         HSBC Bank Mauritius Limited

5th Floor, LES Cascades Building, Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis Mauritius

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

·         M G Shankar

Chartered Accountant

Address : Allahabad Bank Building, Bombay Samachar Marg, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

·         A F Ferguson and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address : Allahabad Bank Building, Mumbai Samachar Marg, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates :

·         Tata Autocomp Systems Limited

Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Mumbai-400001

 

·         Johnson Controls International BV

2 Mertinus Nijhofflan, 2624 EF Delet Netherland

 

·         Tata Industries Limited

Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Mumbai-400001

 

·         Johnson Controls Seatin SrL

 

 

Subsidiaries :

Tata Johnson Systems Engineering LLC

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

12700000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.127.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

12700000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.127.000 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

127.000

127.000

127.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

139.667

73.401

50.367

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

266.667

200.401

177.367

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

225.451

111.979

102.109

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

1.271

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

225.451

113.250

102.109

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

9.200

20.300

35.300

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

501.318

333.951

314.776

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

492.962

378.058

421.685

Capital work-in-progress

47.168

104.228

15.970

Advances on Capital Account 

54.019

18.704

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

53.568

13.069

13.069

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
225.111
179.852
117.477
 
Sundry Debtors
371.768
437.253
365.171
 
Cash & Bank Balances
176.489
28.138
23.666
 
Other Current Assets
0.000
0.000
0.000
 
Loans & Advances
262.748
249.149
162.865
Total Current Assets
1036.116

894.392

669.179
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 
 
Current Liabilities
1021.340
964.580
763.194
 
Provisions
168.402
114.054
41.933
Total Current Liabilities
1189.742

1078.634

805.127
Net Current Assets
(153.626)

(184.242)

(135.948)
 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

7.227

4.134

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

501.318

333.951

314.776

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

4347.625

4073.210

3194.150

Other Income

72.321

32.084

37.020

Total Income

4419.946

4105.294

3231.170

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

305.577

204.815

144.210

Provision for Taxation

98.525

66.330

58.850

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

207.052

138.485

85.360

 

 

 

 

Export turnover :

 

 

 

 

Sale of goods manufactured

65.456

67.044

NA

 

Sale or supply of services

900.016

816.944

NA

Total

965.472

883.988

NA

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

2726.862

2658.878

0.000

 

Purchases made for re-sale

47.301

59.542

0.000

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

15.890

10.570

0.000

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

2.099

(2.995)

0.000

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

625.692

458.973

0.000

 

Managerial Remuneration

5.584

5.106

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

1.671

1.211

0.000

 

Interest

12.387

17.838

13.430

 

Insurance Expenses

14.168

9.959

0.000

 

Power & Fuel

24.301

21.507

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

106.321

118.923

114.470

 

Other Expenditure

532.093

540.967

2959.060

Total Expenditure

4114.369

3900.479

3086.960

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income
(%)

4.68

3.37

2.64
 
 

 

 

 
Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

7.03

5.03

4.51

 

 

 

 

 

 
Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

19.98

16.10

13.22
 

 

 

 

 
Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

1.15

1.02

0.81
 

 

 

 

 
Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

5.31

5.95

5.12
 

 

 

 

 
Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.87

0.83

0.83

 


ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET
Tata Johnson Systems Engineering LLC

 

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

13.069

13.069

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.438

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

(4.563)

NETWORTH

 

13.507

8.506

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.233

0.740

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.233

0.740

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

13.740

9.246

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

0.761

0.991

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
 

0.000

0.000

 
Sundry Debtors
 

11.488

2.740

 
Cash & Bank Balances
 

2.306

4.494

 
Loans & Advances
 

0.457

1.723

Total Current Assets
 

14.251

8.957

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
 

1.272

0.702

 
Provisions
 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities
 

1.272

0.702

Net Current Assets
 

12.979

8.255

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

13.740

9.246

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

71.292

30.318

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

5.002

(4.563)

Provision for Taxation

 

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

5.002

(4.563)

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

66.290

34.880

 

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

PAT / Total Income
(%)
 

7.01

(15.05)

 
 
 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

7.01

(15.05)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

33.32

(45.86)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.37

(0.53)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.11

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

11.20

12.75

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Form No. 8

 

Name of the company

TATA JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

Presented By

TATA JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

02.08.1997 – Common Deed of Hypothecation of Movable / Assets / Debts

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

Rs.95.000 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

Hypothecation of Stock in trade consisting of Raw Material, Work – in – Progress, Finished Goods

Hypothecation of Book Debts

Fixed Assets Rs.48.298 millions 

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

As per Common Deed of Hypothecation of Movables / Assets / Debts as on 02.08.1997

Rate of Interest : PLR + 1% + Tax (i.e. 15.5% p.a. at present inclusive of interest tax) subject to revision from time to time.

Repayment : On demand subject to review / renewal every year.    

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

Corporation Bank

Aditi Commerce Centre, Camp Branch, Pune Camp, Pune - 411001, Maharashtra, India

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

·         15.01.1999 First supplemental Common Deed of Hypothecation.

·         30.12.1999 Second supplemental Common Deed of Hypothecation.

Continuity Letter F 331 

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.

Second Charge extended from Rs.222.000 millions to Rs.247.000 millions

Rate of interest modified from PLR + Interest Tax to PLR (excluding tax),

All charges created and modified continue to be security for the enhanced limit and facility.

All other terms and conditions remain same.

 

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U34300PN1996PLC015038

Name of the company

TATA JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

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

Plot No. 1, Survey No. 235/245, Hinjewadi, Taluka - Mulshi, Pune – 411 027, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

Movable Property (not being pledge)

Particular of charge holder

HSBC Bank Mauritius Limited

5th Floor, LES Cascades Building, Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis Mauritius

Nature of instrument creating charge

Deed of Hypothecation dated August 9, 2007 for creation of First Parri passu charge on all movable plant and machinery (Both present and future) of the company as more described in the Agreement.

Date of instrument Creating the charge

09.08.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.220.000 millions

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

·         Rate of interest

Rate of interest shall be the sum of the margin (i.e. 0.70% p.a.) and LIBOR for the relevant interest period.

 

·         Terms of repayment

The Borrower shall repay the loan in three equal installments as from the end of 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year.

 

·         Margin

70 BPS Per Annum

 

·         Extent and operation of the charge

The First Pari Passu charge on the entire plant and machinery (Fixed and movable) of the company with an asset cover of 1.25* at all times within the aggregate of US$ five million (INR Rs.220 million @ US$1=INR 44) to secure the repayment if advances together with interest cost and all other charges.

Particulars of the property charged

All the assets (both present and future) are hypothecated to Corporation Bank, Camp Branch, Pune 411 001 India for the Financial Facilities granted by them. This first Parri Passu charge on the entire Plant and Machinery created by Deed of Hypothecation dated August 9, 2007 and no objection certificate NO. PNE/NVS/228/0708 dated 07.08.2007 issued by Corporation Bank, Camp Branch, Pune 411 001 India.   

 

Fixed Assets

 

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Motor Vehicles

 

PROFILE

 

Subject was established in January 1996. TJC- Manufacturer of world class seating systems. (50:50) Joint venture with Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) - world leader in automotive seating systems and associated products.

 

TJC combines established technical and marketing strengths of its parent companies with the drive and enthusiasm of a young enterprise – making it the market leader in India for automotive seating products.

 

Subject has QS 9000 & ISO 14001 certificates.

 

AWARDS and CERTIFICATIONS

 

Year : 2003

 

ACMA silver trophy for MFG execellence

 

Year : 2002

 

Jan 2002

 

Daimler Chrysler Best Supplier Award for year 2000.

 

Year : 2001

 

Mar 2001

 

Chairman’s Award for Customer Satisfaction (JD Power – Safari).

 

May 2001

 

ISO 14001 awarded.

 

May 2001

 

Best Case Study Award for ERP.

 

Sep 2001

 

Chairman’s Merit Award for Six Sigma Project.

 

Sep 2001

 

Won Team Rally Competition in JCI Asia Pacific Region.

 

Dec 2001

 

Six Sigma Master Black Belt award conferred on TJC employee.

 

Year : 2000

 

Mar 2000

 

JCI Chairman’s award for MEQ System improvement.

 

May 2000

 

Johnson Control Manufacturing System implemented.

 

Aug 2000

 

Business Operating System accreditation.

 

Sep 2000

 

MBIL Supplier Quality award for the year 1999.

 

Nov 2000

 

JCI Safety Gold Award.

 

Year : 1999

 

Dec 1999

 

MFG Pro Fastest Migration Award.

 

Year : 1998

 

Jan 1998

 

QS9000 accreditation from KPMG.

 

Aug 1998

 

JCI Chairman’s award for Safari seats design and delivery.

 

JV RELATED NEWS ITEMS

 

·         Ford Motor Company honors Johnson Controls as one of its top suppliers by awarding two World Excellent Awards for 2001.

 

·         Forbes 500” listings in 2002 ranks JCI as one of the top automotive component supplier.

 

·         JCI appears for the 5th consecutive year on Industry Weeks Magazine list of ‘The world’s 100 best managed companies’.

 

·         JCI (North America) is among a select group of suppliers to be honored with 2001 Honda Quality Performance Awards.

 

·         New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) honored JCI for outstanding performance in supplying seat systems, headliners and foam pads for Toyota Corolla cars and Toyota Tacoma pick up trucks.

Subject is a 50:50 joint venture between TACO and JCI. It is one of the largest seating systems suppliers in India with products spanning passenger cars, commercial vehicles, utility vehicles, earth-moving equipment and two-wheelers.

Subject has one of the largest offshore engineering centres in India, dedicated to servicing the global automotive seating, interior and electronics design needs of Johnson Controls Inc (JCI).


The TJCAL edge

Manufacturing

Subject distinguishes itself from other seating system suppliers by providing its customers a complete solution — design, development, validation and programme management, efficient manufacturing and just-in-time - sequence (JIT-S) supply.

Engineering

Products


Subject's products are designed and manufactured to meet aesthetic, comfort and safety requirements. They have won recognition from its customers and independent agencies such as JD Power. Product features are benchmarked with best-in-class products and meet stringent international safety regulations.


The company's product range includes seating systems and components like foam, head-rests, arm-rests, metal frames and seat trims.

 

Subject is in the process of launching electronic instrument clusters for passenger cars and utility vehicles, with contemporary technology from Johnson Controls.

 

Subject is in the process of launching Floor Center Console for Honda Civic by June 2006.

 

Services

 

·         Design

·         Layout and packaging

·         Component and sub-system design

·         Mechanisms design

·         GD and T, tolerance stakking and product drawings

·         Product modifications

·         Value analysis and value engineering

·         Manufacturing feasibility

·         Design improvement

·         Analysis

·         Virtual test and validation

·         Kinetics and kinematics analysis

·         Crash simulation

·         Mould-flow

·         Sheet-metal formability

·         Prototype development support

·         Testing support

 

Engineering capabilities


In order to achieve this standard of comfort, safety and styling, TJCAL's state-of-the-art facility for design, development, prototyping and testing uses the latest technology and a highly capable team of engineers.


The computer-aided design and manufacturing facilities are equipped with the latest styling software, enabling the company's engineers to develop design concepts into solid models.


Subject can design and develop products that meet stringent international safety regulations. The facility's finite element analysis tools allow the simulation of test conditions so that destructive physical tests can be minimised.

 

Promoters and partners


Tata Johnson Controls Automotive Limited (TJC) is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata AutoComp Systems Limited and Johnson Controls Inc, USA.

 

Tata AutoComp Systems Limited

 

Established by the Tata Group, which has several decades of experience in the automotive industry, the TACO group of companies offers a range of products and services in the field of auto components to automotive vehicle manufacturers all over the world.

 

TACO has three major businesses — manufacturing, engineering and supply chain management. The group comprises the holding company, Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO), its joint ventures with global auto component leaders and two subsidiaries in the plastics and stampings product areas.

 

The TACO group, with its 14 manufacturing plants, three engineering centre and three export-oriented units, is rapidly expanding its business with vehicle manufacturers and tier-II suppliers to the automotive industry. Its current original equipment customers include DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra, Piaggio, Tata Motors, Toyota, and Volvo.

Manufacturing facilities

Subject uses Johnson Controls' manufacturing systems (JCMS) to deliver products of consistent quality at low costs. Driven by systems that assure quality, such as Six Sigma, Kaizen and continuous improvement, TJCAL's two manufacturing plants at Hinjewadi in Pune, India, and Chennai, India possess a range of facilities such as:

All operations of the manufacturing facility are totally integrated through the MfgPro ERP system. The combined production area of Pune and Chennai plants is 7,550 square meter.

 

Engineering Facilities

 

As a part of the highly respected Tata Group, TJCAL Engineering is able to attract a team of the brightest Indian engineers. The team comprises specialists in the areas of structural engineering and analysis, design and tooling of plastic components, comfort and safety engineering, trim and aesthetics, product validation and testing, and prototype tooling development.


Access to Tata Johnson Controls' manufacturing division provides its engineers with experience of manufacturing technologies.

 

Subject Engineering's engineering facility uses all the leading design and analysis software to meet varied customer requirements. This includes:

 

CAD

IDEAS, CATIA, C3P, PDGS, UG

CAE

HYPERMESH, MEDINA, LS DYNA, ABAQUS

PDM

TcAE (iMAN), E-Matrix

 

Quality systems


In the effort to exceed the expectations of their customers, TJCAL Manufacturing has earned the following certifications:

Customer Recognitions

It has also earned recognition within the industry, having been awarded the following industry awards:

TJC follows the best of Johnson Controls and Tata Group operating systems. It follows the JCI global Business Operating System (BOS) in all its operations and is audited by KPMG every year for compliance to this system.

 

TJC Manufacturing has also adopted the Tata Business Excellence Model and has been awarded the 'Serious Adoption Award' for the year 2004.

 

It has an impressive pool of 35 assessors, extensively trained by Tata Quality Management Services (TQMS). In an effort to share knowledge, TJC assessors also help other Tata Group companies in their journey to business excellence.

Chief Executive Officer

K. R. Murali

Education: BE (Mechanical) from University of Madras

K. R. Murali joined Tata Johnson Controls in 1995 as engineering manager. In the first five years he has held positions of engineering manager and vice-president - Chennai operations, before taking over as the chief executive officer of the company in 2001. Mr. Murali has 19 years of experience. Before joining Tata Johnson Controls, Mr. Murali has worked with Chennai-based TVS Group (Brakes India Ltd) and Maruti Udyog Limited.


 

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 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.48.71

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.86

Euro

1

Rs.64.70

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

42

 

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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