MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AFCONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Afcon House, 16, Shah Industrial Estate, Veera Desai Road, Azad Nagar, P.O. No. 11978, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400053, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.11.1976

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-19335

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U45200MH1976PLC019335

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA09981G / MUMA19369A / MUMA20959B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACA9067G

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Construction Activity

 

 

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 26000000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company and undertakes large construction projects.  Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen.  Their trade relations are fair.  Profit margin is under severe pressure.  Payments are reported as slow but correct.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Afcon House, 16, Shah Industrial Estate, Veera Desai Road, Azad Nagar, P.O. No. 11978, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400053, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-26731107 / 26367091 / 7093 / 6677 3100 Ext 138 / 56773100

Fax No.:

91-22-26730047 / 26369052 / 26315910 / 2673 1031

E-Mail :

asia.afcons@gems.vsnl.net.in

afcons@afconsindia.com

rajendran@afcons.com

bd@afconsindia.com

bd@afcons.com

Website :

http://www.afconsindia.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. P.S Mistry

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1929

Qualification :

Inter Arts

Date of Appointment :

26.04.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. A H Divanji

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

20.11.1928

Qualification :

B.E (Civil)

Date of Appointment :

27.03.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. P N Kapadia

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

30.09.1951

Qualification :

B.A, L.L.B

Date of Appointment :

28.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. N D Khurody

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

26.10.1936

Qualification :

M.A (Cantab)Economics (Hons)

Date of Appointment :

22.12.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Paramasivan

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

20.05.1957

Qualification :

B.Com, CAIIB, FICWA, FCS

Date of Appointment :

10.06.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr.C P. Mistry

Designation :

Chariman

 

 

Name :

Mr. S.P Mistry

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.J Jhaveri

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. J J Parakh

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B D Narang

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. M Premkumar

Designation :

Director

 

 

 

Mr. K Subrahmanian

 

Managing Director

 

 

 

Mr. A N Jangle

 

Executive Director (Business Development)

 

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE :

MEMBERS :

·         Mr. N. J. Jhaveri

·         Mr. J. J. Parakh

·         Mr. H. J. Tavaria

·         Mr. K. Subramanian

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. P R Rajendran

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. R M Premkumar

Designation :

Key Executives

Qualification :

IAS (Retired)

 

 

Name :

Mr. B D Narang

Designation :

Consultants

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pradip Narotam Kapadia

Designation :

Advocate and Solicitor

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(AS ON 31.03.2008)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Promoters Holding

 

 

Indian Promoters- Bodies Corporate

69199207

96.92

 

 

 

Non Institutional Investors

 

 

Companies/Bodies Corporate

50000

0.06

General Public

726139

1.02

Directors Non-Promoters Category

233284

0.33

Employee Trust/ Trustee

1191370

1.67

Total

71400000

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Construction Activity

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Konkan Railway Corporation Limited

·         India First Global Corporation

·         Mazagon Dock Limited

·         Chennai Port Trust

·         Reliance Infocomm

·         Pradip Port Trust

·         Kandla Port Trust

·         East Central Railway

·         PWD Delhi

·         DTTDC

·         Saipem

·         DSI

·         BARC

·         ESSAR

·         GHCL, Gujarat

·         Cochin Port Trust

·         Tata power

·         Qatar Petroleum

·         Shell

 

 

No. of Employees :

6800

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank

·         UCO Bank

·         Oriental Bank of Commerce

·         Axis Bank Limited

·         Bank of India

·         Bank of Baroda

·         Andhra Bank

·         Dena Bank

·         BNP Paribas

·         ING Vysya Bank Limited

·         Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, B.S.C.

·         Calyon BankCenturion Bank Limited

·         Union Bank of India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

·         Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

 

·         C. C. Chokshi and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

·         J. C. Bhatt

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates :

Afcons [Mideast] Construction and Investments Private Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Afcons Pauling (India) Limited

·         Afcons BOT Constructions Private Limited

·         Tensacciai [India] Private Limited

·         Kier Afcons (India) Private Limited [since liquidated] Under Members Voluntary Winding Up

·         Afcons (Overseas) Constructions and Investments Private Limited

·         Hazarat and Company Private Limited

·         SSS Electricals (India) Private Limited

·         Afcons Dredging and Marine Services Limited

·         Afcons Arethusa Offshore Services Limited

 

 

Holding Companies :

·         Cyrus Investments Limited [Directly]

·         Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Limited [Indirectly]

Partners :

Afcons Pauling Joint Venture

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1000000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.10000.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

421525000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.4215.250 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

4215.300

1715.300

1715.300

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1025.200

661.500

525.100

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

5240.500

2376.800

2240.400

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

2431.300

1951.700

1054.300

2] Unsecured Loans

2733.100

3762.700

2429.400

TOTAL BORROWING

5164.400

5714.400

3483.700

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

10404.900

8091.200

5724.100

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

3006.700

2012.400

1167.800

Capital work-in-progress

153.200

240.000

51.100

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

82.800

68.300

65.900

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1111.700

781.700

515.600

 

Sundry Debtors

2039.700

2330.100

1887.200

 

Cash & Bank Balances

515.200

430.900

216.200

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

9253.800

7609.500

4450.700

Total Current Assets

12920.400

11152.200

7069.700

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

5736.300

5331.000

2587.500

 

Provisions

58.000

104.900

109.000

Total Current Liabilities

5794.300

5435.900

2696.500

Net Current Assets

7126.100

5716.300

4373.200

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

36.100

54.200

66.100

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

10404.900

8091.200

5724.100

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

16978.400

10405.100

6490.400

Other Income

516.000

336.000

372.500

Total Income

17494.400

10741.100

6862.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

664.600

251.500

149.000

Provision for Taxation

224.400

106.000

90.900

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

440.200

145.500

58.100

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

NA

751.087

0.000

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Import Value

NA

869.244

0.000

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

12316.600

7466.400

4190.300

 

Employees Cost

1505.100

773.700

603.800

 

Administrative Expenses

1141.700

865.600

684.500

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

184.100

157.600

328.200

 

Interest and Financial charges

864.100

519.500

381.300

 

Power & Fuel

578.200

526.000

376.700

 

Depreciation & Amortization

240.000

180.800

149.100

Total Expenditure

16829.800

10489.600

6713.900

 

KEY RATIOS

 

Particulars

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Debt-Equity Ratio

1.45

2.04

1.54

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.64

0.96

1.17

Current Ratio

1.40

1.42

2.07

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

4.03

3.36

2.73

Inventory

17.93

16.06

14.38

Debtors

7.77

4.94

3.59

Interest Cover Ratio

1.66

1.48

1.39

Operating Profit Margin(%)

9.85

9.14

10.47

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

8.44

7.40

8.17

Cash Profit Margin(%)

3.66

3.13

3.19

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

2.24

1.40

0.90

Return On Capital Employed(%)

15.65

11.36

10.38

Return On Net Worth(%)

25.23

12.68

5.87

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Directors Profile:

 

Name:

Mr. P.S Mistry

Experience in Specific Functional Area:

Experience in diverse stream of business such as real estate, trading, power generation and information technology

Directorship held in other Public Co. (excluding Foreign Company and Private Limited

1.       Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Limited

2.       Cyrus Investments Limited

3.       Forbes and Company Limited

4.       Fovol International Services Limited

5.       Shaopoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital Company Limited

6.       Shapoorji Pallonji Power Company Limited

7.       Gokak Textiles Limited

8.       Shapooji Pallnji Finance Limited

9.       United Motors (India) Limited

Membership / Chairmanship of Committees of other Public Company (Includes only Audit Committee and Shareholders / Investors Grievance Company:

Forbers and Company Limited, Share Tranfer and Shareholders Grievance Committee

 

 

Name:

Mr. A H Divanji

Experience in Specific Functional Area:

Extensive Experience in construction of bridges, marine structures and highway

 

 

Name:

Mr. P N Kapadia

Experience in Specific Functional Area:

He is a senior partner in a law firm.

Directorship held in other Public Co. (excluding Foreign Company and Private Limited

1.       Mafatlal Denim Limited

2.       Navin Flourine International Limited

 

 

Name:

Mr. N.D Khurody

Experience in Specific Functional Area:

Experience in the Business and Financial Planning

Directorship held in other Public Co. (excluding Foreign Company and Private Limited

1.       Voltas Limited

2.       Nextd Gen Publishing Limited

3.       Eureka Forbes Limited

4.       Semrat Holding Limited

5.       Vantech Investments Limited

6.       Forbes Gokak Limited

7.       Tata Ceramics Limited

Membership / Chairmanship of Committees of other Public Company (Includes only Audit Committee and Shareholders / Investors Grievance Company:

Eureka Forbes Limited

Audit Committee –

Membership

 

 

Name:

Mr. S Paramasivan

Experience in Specific Functional Area:

Experience in Banking and Finance

Directorship held in other Public Co. (excluding Foreign Company and Private Limited

1.       Fouress Engineering (India) Limited

2.       Rubber Products Limited

 

OPERATIONS:

 

The total Income for the year has increased from Rs. 10741.100 Millions to Rs. 17494.400 Millions which represents 62.87% increase over the previous year. Profit Before tax increased by 164.18% from Rs. 251.600 Millions to Rs. 664.700 Millions. Profit after tax for the year has increased by 202.54%  from Rs. 145.500 Millions to Rs. 440.200 Millions. The EBIDTA of the Company has shown a significant increase at 85.80% from Rs. 951.984 Millions in the previous year to Rs. 1768.809 Millions in the year.

 

To address the increased volume and growth of the company, during the year the company has revamped the management structure into three Strategic Business Units which shall act as profit centre in due course of time. The switch is expected to take time; in the meanwhile they are operating as Strategic Business Operations.

 

During the year, Company has made addition of Rs. 1297.500 Millions to its fixed assets.

 

Business:

 

Engaged in the business of all kinds of Construction Jobs. It undertakes work of Jetty, Wharves, Dry Dock, Tunnels, Highways, Bridges, Foundations, Pipelines, Dredging and Turnkey Projects.

 

During the year, the following major works were completed:

 

1.       Complete Project Management and Execution Work for Intake Structure, Submarine Pipeline, Effuent Disposal and Low Head Pump House at Sutrapada, Gujarat fo GHCL Limited Ahmedabad

2.       Construction of Jetty at Village Yanam near Kakinada for Reliance Industries Limited

3.       Protection Works to the slope on the right hand side if the outlet of diversion tunnel for NTPC Koldam.

4.       Construction of Container Yard at Pipavav Port for Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited, Gujarat

5.       Four laning of Haveri- Hubli section of NH-4 KM 340-404 for laning road Karnataka, For NHAI

6.       Civil and Structural Construction of Green Field Cement Plant for M/S National Cement Company at Wadi, Faltah, Yemen in Joint Venture with Al Seed Company of Yemen.

7.       Six Laning of Hyderabad- Bangalore Section of NH-7, Karnataka, For NHAI]

8.       widening and Rehabilation of Poonamalle Kanchipuram Road – NH4, Tamilnadu for NHAI

9.       Operation and Maintenance of Dewatering system Phase – II 7N for Quarter Petroleum

10.   Construction of Flyover at University Circle and Agriculture College, Pune, M.S.R.D.C

 

The company has bagged several orders in various segments of construction business viz Marine Works, Bridge Road Works, Civil Works, Metro, Hydro Works, Tunnel Works, Pipe Lines, The present order book position of the Company as on 31st March 2008 is Rs. 31712.200 Millions presently the share of the overseas contract is over 8% of the order book.

 

During the year, the Company has secured the following major contracts:

 

1.       Conversion of Wet Docks to Dry Docks for Rs. 3000.000 Millions for Pipavav Shipyard Limited, Pipavav

2.       Corridor Improvement for outer ring road from IIT gate to NH-8 Intersection for Rs. 2340.000 Millions for PWD, Near Delhi

3.       Construction of 9 Sheds at the Block making site at Ripavav Port for Rs. 470.000 Millions for Pipavav Shipyard Limited, Pipavav

4.       Civil works at Kakinada Fro Rs. 800.000 Millions for Reliance Industries Limited

5.       Corrosion Protection of Steel piles at Port Louis Harbour and Port Mathurin for Rs. 260.900 Millions for Mauritius Port Authority, Maruritius.

6.       Design and Construction of Cut and Cover Tunnel switchover ramps and one underground station in airport area – Contract AMEL C3 for R.s 2332.200 Millions for DMRC

7.       Repairing of Pile No. 90/1 at LNG Jetty Dahej for Rs. 550.600 Millions for Petronet LNG Limited

8.       Part Design and Construction fo elevated viaduct of length Rs. 4.682 km inclulding structural work of three elevated stations on Yamuna bank- Anand Vihar Corridor of Phase – II of Delhi MRTS Project Contract Bc- 10 for Rs. 69.600 Millions for DMRC

9.       Construction of Bridge at designed location across Dhatwadi near block making site Pipavav for Rs. 220.000 Millions for Pipavav Shipyards Limited, Pipavav.

10.   Site Grading Works at Kochi LNG Terminal, Puthuvypeen, Kerla State for Rs. 650.000 Milions for Petronet LNG Limited

11.   Fabrication of 600 Tones Goliath Crane at or Pipavav Shipyard Site for Rs. 650.000 Millions for Pipavav Shipyard Limited, Pipavav

12.   Construction of 2 Nos. LNG Storage Tanks at Kochi state for R.s 2800.400 millions for Petronet LNG Limited

13.   Laying/ Entension of Pipeline at Jetty area connecting berth A,B, C and D for Rs. 50.000 Millions for Reliance Industries Limited

14.   Ambatovy Project 334488-C-0106-2 Port Site Mole B- Civil and Marine Works for Rs. 1330.900 Millions for Dynatec Madagascar S.A DMSA, Madagascar (to be executed jointly with Afcons Madagascar Overseas Sarl)

15.   Jetty Ruwals Sulphur Expansion Project for R.s 750.000 Millions for Dodsal Pte. Limited, Abudhabi, UAE

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

History

 

1959 - Born as Rodio Hazarat Company, a partnership between Rodio Foundation, Switzerland and Hazarat and Company., India

 

1976 - Consequent to the exit of Rodio Foundation Engineers and Hazarat and Company, renamed as Asia Foundations and Construction Limited wherein from a partnership it became a closely held private limited Company with equity shares distributed to the employees

 

1977 - Became a deemed public limited Company

 

1993 - Shipping Credit and Investment Corporation of India (SCICI) became a 20% shareholder, which shareholding was transferred to ICICI pursuant to the merger of SCICI with ICICI

 

1997 - Became a full-fledged public limited Company by the name of “Afcons Infrastructure Limited”. In 1998 ICICI subscribed to further shares in the Company, which made ICICI the single largest shareholder with 47.37% equity stake in their Company.

 

2000 - Shapoorji Pallonji Group acquired 53.96% shareholding in their Company in 2000 where 47.37% was acquired from ICICI Limited and 6.59% was acquired from the Hazarat family.

 

Profile:

 

Subject is the premier - most engineering, construction, rehabilitations and infrastructure companies in India with an annual turnover of around 400 Million USD in this current financial year, which is expected to touch 1.0 Billion USD in about two years time. Over the last five decades, AFCONS has emerged as the leader in its business field by continuously delivering its world-class services in the areas of Marine Works, Highways, Bridges, Power Houses, Tunnels and other General Civil Engineering Projects

 

Since its establishment in 1959, AFCONS has played a pivotal role led the growth of construction industry, creating in the process customer trust and enviable reputation for itself.

 

Subject is a certified with ISO 9001:2000, OHSAS 18001:1999 and ISO 14001:2004 company and conduct its business through an established Quality System. AFCONS has a commendable record in terms of safety at the various project sites and has received a number of awards as well as appreciation letters from the clients

 

NEWS:

 

Afcons Infrastructure Limited has filed DRHP with Sebi

 

Afcons Infrastructure Limited, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company, engaged in civil engineering and construction work in India, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) here yesterday with a proposal to enter the capital market with its Initial Public Offering of equity shares.

 

The Company proposes to offer 16,065,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a premium.  The Issue comprises a Net Issue of 15,743,700 equity shares to the public and a reservation of 321,300 equity shares for eligible employees.  The Issue would constitute 18.37% of the post Issue paid up capital of the Company.  The Net Issue constitutes 18% of the post Issue paid up capital of the Company. 

 

The Issue is being made through 100% Book Building Process wherein at least 60% of the Net Issue shall be allocated on a proportionate basis to QIB Bidders.  5% of the QIB Portion shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Mutual Funds only, and the remainder of the QIB Portion shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to all QIB Bidders including Mutual Funds. Further, not less than 10% of the Net Issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to non-institutional Bidders and not less than 30% of the Net Issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Retail Individual Bidders.  The Company has not opted for IPO grading of this Offer.

 

Afcons Infrastructure Limited, a civil engineering and construction company in India, is the flagship infrastructure construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, a well known and reputed name in the construction industry.  The Company’s experience in construction industry includes a wide variety of infrastructure projects like marine works, bridges, flyovers, roads, general civil engineering work including industrial structures, nuclear power projects, tunneling, pipelines etc. The Company has successfully executed more than 150 structures along the Indian coastline. The Company has also successfully completed more than 100 bridges, flyovers, viaducts, two LNG storage tanks, underground and elevated train corridors and has executed 2000 lane kilometers of road works.

 


 

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.48.50

UK Pound

1

Rs.70.02

Euro

1

Rs.67.95

 

 

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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--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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