MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INFOCOM NETWORK LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

C-1, 2nd  Floors, Main Shopping Centre, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110 057

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.09.1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-41415

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72200DL1990PLC041415

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DEL101408B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACI0778A

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Trade Promotion Organization, promoting India’s Trade on global level through India’s largest B2B portal www.tradeindia.com , India’s first and most comprehensive Exporters Manufacturers Directory – Exporters Yellow Pages and through Trade India’s sourcing CD Rom.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 309500

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is highly successful in online B2B, e-marketplace. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory track. Financial position of the company is good. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms. It can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

C-1, 2nd  Floors, Main Shopping Centre, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110 057, INDIA

Tel. No.:

91-11-26152172

Fax No.:

91-11-26149446

E-Mail :

infocom@del2.vsnl.net.in , infocom@tradeindia.com , arvind@tradeindia.com

Website :

http://www.tradeindia.com

Location :

Rented [Subject is shifting in 1 year to a new owned location bought in recent past.

 

 

Overseas Office :

Overseas Office - Sharjah                                        

Infocom Network Limited
Building-14,
P.O. Box 41963,
H amriyah Free Zone,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Tel:  971502728844
Email: uae@tradeindia.com

 

Overseas Office - New York                                    

Infocom Network Limited Subsidiary Corp.
255 West 36 Streetsuite 872
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 1-212-3002070
Fax: 1-212-3002010
E-Mail: newyork@tradeindia.com

Overseas Office - Toronto

Infocom Network Limited Subsidary Corp.
4, Fairglen Avenue
Toronto (scarborough)
Ontario - M1T1G7, Canada
Tel: 001-647-430-7812
E-Mail: toronto@tradeindia.com

 

 

Branches :

Ahmedabad

301, Aditya,
Near Sardar Patel Sewa Samaj,
Off. C.G. Road,
Ahmedabad-380006
Tel: 91-79-26403363,26400146,30916029
Telefax: 91-79-26401193
E-Mail: ahmedabad@tradeindia.com 

 

Kolkatta

10, Middleton Row, Kolkata - 700071.
Tel: 91-33-22177880/81
Telefax: 91-33-22177880/81
E-mail: kolkatta@tradeindia.com

 

Coimbatore

Second Floor
Parsn's Trade Plaza, 156/20,
Dr. Nanjappa Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: 91-422-2302908

Telfax: 2380421
Email : coimbatore@tradeindia.com

 

Hyderabad

303, Chenoy Trade Centre, Park Lane,
Secunderabad - 500003
Tel: 91-40- 66319562 , 66319563
Telfax: 91-40-27845512
E-Mail: hyderabad@tradeindia.com

 

Jaipur

611, 5th floor, Apex Mall,
Lal Kothi, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 303001.
Tel: 91-141- 3201232, 3201231
E-Mail: jaipur@tradeindia.com

 

Ludhiana

1st Floor, Opp. Telephone Exchange
455, The Mall , Ludhiana - 141001
Tel: 91-161-3013661, 3013662, 5045661, 5012661
Fax: 91-161-5012661
Email: ludhiana@tradeindia.com

 

Noida

G-16, 1st Floor,
Sector -3, Noida
Tel: 91- 95120-4312418/19/20
        91- 95120- 4356824/25/26
E-Mail: ncr@tradeindia.com 

Thane

5/6, S-1 Golden Park,
Gokul Nagar, L.B.S. marg Thane (west)
Tel: 91- 25471674, 25474955
E-Mail: thane@tradeindia.com

 

Bangalore

G-6 & 7, Ground Floor, Richmond Tower,
No. 12, Richmond Road, Bangalore - 560025.
Tel: 91-80-22276849, 22240692, 30522117 - 21
Telefax: 91-80-22276849
E-mail: bangalore@tradeindia.com

 

Chennai

4A, 4th Floor, "P.M. Tower",
136, Greams Road, Chennai - 600006.
Tel: 91-44-28295170,28294524
Telefax: 91-44- 28294582
E-Mail: chennai@tradeindia.com

 

Delhi

Infocom Network Limited
C-16, 3rd Floor, Main Shopping Centre,
Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110057.
Tel: 91-11-26152172

Fax: 91-11-26149446
E-Mail: delhi@tradeindia.com

 

Indore

104, Indore Trade Center,
3/2, South Tukoganj
Near Madhumilan Theater , Indore
Tel: 91- 731- 5006564
E-Mail: indore@tradeindia.com

 

Jodhpur

411, 4th Floor, Osho Tower,
Sardarpura 'B' Road,
Jodhpur - 342003.
Tel: 0291-309 5886
E-Mail: jodhpur@tradeindia.com 

 

Mumbai

194, Arvind Chambers,
2nd Floor, Sai Service Compound,
W.E. Highway, Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400069
Tel: 91-22-26848316, 26848116, 26848617, 26820283, 30968125 /6/7/8, 39514385/79
Fax: 91-22-26833387
E-Mail: mumbai@tradeindia.com

 

Pune

Sahil Arcade,
Office No-102, 2nd Floor
Opp. Jangali Maharaj Temple,
J. M. Road, Pune-411005.
Tel: 91-20-25513810
E-Mail: pune@tradeindia.com

Vadodara

205, Galaxi Complex,
Opp. Sarabhai Chemicals.
Near Sarabhai Petrol Pump,
Wadi Wadi road,
Alkapuri, Vadodara

Tel:  91- 265-5521689
Email: anshul@tradeindia.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Bikky Khosla

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-9/18, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110 052, INDIA

Date of Birth/Age :

30.07.1960

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anjali Khosla

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-9/18, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110 052, INDIA

Date of Birth/Age :

21.12.1963

Date of Appointment :

16.12.1992

 

 

Name :

Neeru Khosla

Designation :

Director

Address :

630 Los Trancos Road, Portola Valley, CA , USA – 94028

Date of Birth/Age :

06.05.1955

Date of Appointment :

01.03.2001

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Bikky Khosla

 

14520

Ms. Anjali Khosla

 

11110

Ms. Tina Gogna

 

10

Mr. Rajshekhar Radhakrishnan

 

10

Mr. Shashi Khosla

 

9410

Ms. Akriti Khosla

 

9400

Ms. Aanchal Khosla

 

9400

Mr. Amarnath Khosla

 

9400

Mr. Satindra Pratap

 

10

Ms. Neeru Khosla

 

171467

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trade Promotion Organization, promoting India’s Trade on global level through India’s largest B2B portal www.tradeindia.com , India’s first and most comprehensive Exporters Manufacturers Directory – Exporters Yellow Pages and through Trade India’s sourcing CD Rom.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Globally Export Promotional Services

Countries :

All Over

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

All SME’s

 

 

No. of Employees :

550

 

 

 

Bankers :

v      The Federal Bank Limited

v      Standard Chartered Bank

v      Citibank NA

v      Syndicate Bank, C Block, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India

v      Canara Bank

v      Bank of Baroda

v      State Bank of Mysore

v      HDFC Bank

v      ICICI Banking Corporation Limited

v      Punjab National Bank

v      Punjab and Sind Bank

v      American Express Bank

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

Maniktala & Associates

Chartered Accountants

157, Rajendra  Bhawan, Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-25718657

Fax No.:

91-11-25781553

E-Mail :

rajivmaniktala@rediffmail.com

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

250000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs. 25.000 Millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

234737

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs. 23.473 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

23.473

23.473

23.474

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

53.904

36.220

22.443

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

77.377

59.693

45.917

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1.733

2.689

1.326

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

1.733

2.689

1.326

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.529

0.551

0.514

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

79.639

62.933

47.757

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

14.987

13.909

10.021

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

25.735

30.157

31.479

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

2.763

2.260

1.344

 

Cash & Bank Balances

21.376

20.503

8.464

 

Other Current Assets

3.191

2.612

1.745

 

Loans & Advances

30.740

7.335

5.829

Total Current Assets

58.070

32.710

17.382

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

11.550

7.872

5.772

 

Provisions

7.677

6.064

5.466

Total Current Liabilities

19.227

13.936

11.238

Net Current Assets

38.843

18.774

6.144

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.074

0.093

0.113

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

79.639

62.933

47.757

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

130.821

106.744

88.649

Other Income

6.655

6.916

0.000

Total Income

137.476

113.660

88.649

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

25.338

19.878

17.411

Provision for Taxation

6.968

5.433

4.789

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

18.370

14.445

12.622

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Interest

0.368

0.305

 

Depreciation & Amortization

3.158

2.573

 

 

Other Expenditure

108.612

90.904

 

Total Expenditure

112.138

93.782

71.238

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

13.36

12.70

9.17

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

19.36

18.62

9.57

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

34.68

42.63

17.45

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.32

0.33

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.27

0.27

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.02

2.34

5.85

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trade References:

Mr. Minesh Gandhi – Mira Inform Private Limited

 

Fixed Assets

Ř       Land

Ř       Building

Ř       Office premises

Ř       Furniture, Fixture and Fittings

Ř       Machinery and plant

Ř       Air Conditioners

Ř       Coolers

Ř       Electrical Appliances

Ř       Fax Machines

Ř       Generator

Ř       Office Equipments

Ř       Refrigerator

Ř       Television

Ř       Computer    

 

FORM 8

 

Name of the company

INFOCOM NETWORK LIMITED

Presented By

The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Letter of continuity for Equitable Mortgage dated 01.09.2000

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

Rs. 0.300 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

Equitable mortgage of property at shop no. A 3, 1st floor, Genini Parson Complex, No. 121, Mount Road, Chennai – 6 admeasuring 220 sq. ft. vide letter of continuity for equitable mortgage dated 01.09.200

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

First charge on above property is to secure the cash credit limit of Rs. 0.3 millions granted to Infocom Retail Services Private Limited by The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

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

The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

NIL

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.

NIL

 

 

Name of the company

INFOCOM NETWORK LIMITED

Presented By

The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Agreement guarantee dated 31.08.2000

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

Rs. 0.300 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

Corporate guarantee of the company.

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

First charge on above property is to secure the cash credit limit of Rs. 0.3 millions granted to Infocom Retail Services Private Limited by The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

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

The Federal Bank Limited, Westend Colony, New Delhi

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

NIL

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.

NIL

 

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS:

The challenging opportunities and new avenues cropping up in the corporate arena in diverse sectors demands the role of a common mediator to act as bridge between buyers and sellers, importers and exporters, and the like. This service facilitates all in the business world to come to a common platform, thus turning the geologically colossus earth into a tiny global village. Trade India is a major entity involved in this task bringing manufacturers, buyers and sellers under one pedestal.

 

Infocom Network Limited is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company, conceptualised in 1996 and it has created a niche as India's largest online B2B e-marketplace, offering comprehensive business solutions to the global EXIM community through its wide array of online services, directory services and facilitation of trade promotional events. Their portal is an ideal forum for buyers and sellers across the globe to interact and conduct business smoothly and effectively.

 

With an unmatched expertise in data acquisition and online promotion, Tradeindia subsumes a huge number of company profiles and product catalogs under 1,258 different product categories and sub-categories. It is well promoted on all major search engines and receives an average of 20.5 million hits per month.


Trade India is maintained and promoted by INFOCOM NETWORK LIMITED Today they have reached a database of 5,62,522 registered users, and the company is growing on a titanic scale with a considerable amount of new users joining/registering everyday, under the innovative vision and guidance of Mr. Bikky Khosla, CEO.

 

Infocom Network Limited is headquartered in New Delhi, India from where it handles the operations of tradeindia.com. The company has branch offices in 17 commercial cities across the country and three overseas offices in New York, Toronto and Sharjah, to cater the needs of their privileged clients.

 

Infocom Network Limited is headquartered in New Delhi, India from where it handles the operations of tradeindia.com. They have branch offices in 17 commercial cities across the country and three overseas offices, viz. New York, Toronto and Sharjah, to cater to the needs of their privileged and venerated clients.

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 39.43

UK Pound

1

Rs. 77.74

Euro

1

Rs. 58.41

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

56

 

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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