MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASB INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

E-9, MIDC Industrial Area, Anand Nagar, ADDL, Ambernath, Thane – 421506, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.02.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

134840

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U25209MH1997PTC134840

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEA05068A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACA8424F

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Providing total solutions for production of biaxially oriented PET containers.

 

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 3718948

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having fine track. Trade relations are fair. Business is active. General Financial Position is satisfactory. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

E-9, MIDC Industrial Area, Anand Nagar, ADDL, Ambernath, Thane – 421506, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-251-2625000/2621802/2621803/2621804

Fax No.:

91-251-2625035/2625055/2621805

E-Mail :

mail@asbi.co.in

info@asbi.co.in

sales@asbi.co.in

career@asbi.co.in

Website :

www.asbindia.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Daiichi Katachi Aoki

Designation :

Chairman cum Managing Director

Address :

4-5-1, Chome Midorigaoka, Veda-shi, Nagano-ken, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

27.09.1943

Date of Appointment :

28.05.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ichiro Naota Mizuuchi

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

376-2, Hirabayashi, Nagano-Shi, Nagano, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

13.04.1956

Date of Appointment :

27.07.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kota Daiichi Aoki

Designation :

Director

Address :

1-4-5, Midorigaoka, Veda-shi, Nagano-ken - 386, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

15.11.1972

Date of Appointment :

04.08.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Koichi Shigekazu Kondo

Designation :

Director

Address :

973, Kurashina, Kosoyoku-shi, Nagano-ken, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

17.10.1958

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash Chandra Joshi

Designation :

Director

Address :

C-312, SFS Flats, Seikh Sarai, Phase – I,Malaviya Nagar, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.11.1957

Date of Appointment :

09.06.2006

Date of Ceasing :

10.04.2000

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Supriya D. Chadha

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-158, Maharana Pratap Enclave, Pitampura, Extension, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

 

Date of Appointment :

25.02.1997

Date of Ceasing :

17.03.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Masayuki Masao Fukuoka

Designation :

Director

Address :

183 3-55-67, Yatuka Fuchu City, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

22.07.1943

Date of Appointment :

17.03.1997

Date of Ceasing :

27.07.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kotaro Tadaki Araki

Designation :

Director

Address :

262-8, Maebara Kamasu, Komoro-shi, Nagano-ken, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

31.01.1936

Date of Appointment :

28.05.1997

Date of Ceasing :

01.04.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yoshio Takeshi Ohshima

Designation :

Director

Address :

Hikarigaoka, 3-7-1-1808, Narima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

22.12.1938

Date of Appointment :

28.05.1997

Date of Ceasing :

03.07.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Osamu Yoshio Ohnishi

Designation :

Director

Address :

Minami-cho New Town, A 301, 3-12, Minami-cho-3, Chome, Komro-shi, Nagano-ken, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

11.02.1944

Date of Appointment :

28.07.1999

Date of Ceasing :

08.03.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Masahiko Eiji Kaji

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

1-15-18, Tnunishi, Kamakura, Japan, 248-0034

Date of Birth/Age :

16.02.1947

Date of Appointment :

01.04.1998

Date of Ceasing :

11.10.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajkumar Bagchand Jagyasi

Designation :

Director

Address :

Barrack No.1532, Room No.3, Sector No. 29, Ulhas Nagar, Thane – 421004, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.12.1963

Date of Appointment :

09.06.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shuichi Ogihara

Designation :

Director

Address :

461-1, Komoro Shi, Nagano-ken-Na, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

12.12.1953

Date of Appointment :

09.06.2006

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Kaustubh Sriram Koparkar

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

A/15, Om Sudama Society, Mumbai-Pune Road, Kalwa, Thane – 400605, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.08.1973

Date of Appointment :

08.10.2001

Date of Ceasing :

28.02.2002

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Swati Anand Krishnan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

2/168, Om Sakti C.H.S., Sion (East), Mumbai – 400022, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.03.1977

Date of Appointment :

20.12.2002

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Nissei ASB Machine Company Limited

 

35999998

Nissei ASB Machine Company Limited

 

40000000

Nissei ASB PTE Limited

 

2

 

 

 

Total

 

76000000

 

 

 

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Foreign Holdings (FIIs, FCs, FFIs, NRIs, OCB or Others)

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Providing total solutions for production of biaxially oriented PET containers.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No.

Product Description

 

 

8477.10

Single Stage Stretch Blow Molding Machine

8477.90

Parts of Single Stage Stretch Blow Molding Machine

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

  • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Limited

Hoechst House, 15th Floor, 193 Vinay K. Shah Marg, P. O. Box No. 11522, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

R. Salivati

Chartered Accountant

Address :

12, Dr. Anne Besant Road, Opp. Shivsagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Nissei ASB Machine Company Limited, Japan

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

36000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.360.000 Millions

40000000

Preference Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.760.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

36000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.360.000 Millions

40000000

Preference Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.760.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

760.000

760.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

169.737

37.428

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

929.737

797.428

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

378.312

380.112

TOTAL BORROWING

 

378.312

380.112

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1308.049

1177.540

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

736.717

768.732

Capital work-in-progress

 

41.873

5.536

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

532.185

446.064

 

Sundry Debtors

 

149.598

217.292

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

96.386

50.880

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

54.388

48.894

Total Current Assets

 

832.557

763.130

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

296.663

310.073

 

Provisions

 

6.817

50.572

Total Current Liabilities

 

303.480

360.645

Net Current Assets

 

529.077

402.485

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.382

0.787

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1308.049

1177.540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

1564.996

1601.854

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

Total Income

 

1564.996

1601.854

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

188.111

215.694

Provision for Taxation

 

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

188.111

215.694

 

 

 

 

Export Value

 

1000.569

1246.559

 

 

 

 

Import Value

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

11.307

8.888

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

118.704

97.874

 

Other Expenditure

 

1246.874

1279.398

Total Expenditure

 

1376.885

1386.160

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

12.01

13.46

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

12.01

13.46

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

11.99

14.08

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.20

0.27

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.73

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

2.74

2.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8:

 

Name of the company

ASB INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

Mr. Ichiro Naota Mizuuchi,  (Managing Director)

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

27th June 2005- Hypothecation Agreement

(Certified true copy attached)

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

Rs. 70.000 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

Pari-Passu Charge with Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited, (for the working capital facility of Rs.40.000 Millions taken from them) by way of hypothecation on stock in trade and book-debts of the company as per the schedule of hypothecation Agreement dated 27th June, 2005.

(Copy of Consent Letter of both the Bankers for creation of Pari Passu charge is enclosed herewith)

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

The following facilities :  Demand Loan, Over draft Suppliers Credit, Buyers Credit and Letter of Credit total put together not exceeding Rs.70.000 Millions

 

Interest : Benchmark PLR Linked

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

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Limited

Hoechst House, 15th Floor, 193 Vinay K. Shah Marg, P. O. Box No. 11522, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

N.A.

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.

N.A.

 

 

As per website details:

 

Profile:

 

Subject is   a   wholly owned subsidiary of Nissei ASB Machine Company Limited, Japan. Nissei ASB  Machine Company Limited was founded in the year 1978 and through the  years  continues  to be  a  world in  manufacturing  and providing  total solutions for  production  of   biaxially   oriented   PET containers.  Subject has    its    head    office in Japan and manufacturing facilities at Japan, China and India besides having a world wide sales and service network.

 

Subject besides   being   a wholly owned   subsidiary of Nissei ASB   Machine   Company Limited, Japan is   also    a 100%    Export   Oriented Unit. Subject started   as   a   project   in   December 1997   and    was formally inaugrated on 23rd   November 1999.   The   Commercial production started from    January   2000.   Subject   as   on   date   comprises   of   a world class manufacturing facility at Ambernath established at a cost   of   over Rs.870 million.  It is one of the most   modern and largest   manufacturing facilities among   PET    processing   machine manufacturers   in the world.

 

Innovation is the key to their long standing leadership in PET bottle molding technology. At the hearth of everything they do is an unwavering commitment to satisfy the demands of their customers by developing new technologies. Their products testify to their success in achieving this aim.

 

Services:

 

 

 

Overseas Offices:

 

 

 

HEAD OFFICE AND FACTORY

 4586-3 Koo, Komoro-shi, Nagano-Ken 384-8585, Japan

 Tel: 81(267) 23-1565

 Fax: 81(267) 23-1564

 URL: http://www.nisseiasb.co.jp

 E-mail: sales@nisseiasb.co.jp

 

TOKYO OFFICE

Moriichi Bldg. 7F, 3-2, Kyobashi 1-Chome,

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan

Tel: 81(3) 3272-7301

Fax: 81(3) 3272-7717

 

 

 

NISSEI ASB GmbH

Mundelheimer -  Weg 58, 40472

Dusseldorf,  GERMANY

Tel   : 49 (211) 94104-0

Fax  : 49 (211) 94104-39 / 429803

 

SPAIN BRANCH OFFICE

Maximo Aguirre, 22 - Bajo 48930 Las Arenas  (Vizcaya), SPAIN

Tel  : 34 (94) 480-2676 / 2686

Fax : 34 (94) 463-9776

 

DENMARK OFFICE

P.O.BOX. 217 Faergeparken 23/-1, 3600, Frederikssund, DENMARK

Tel: (45) 4738-4243

Fax: (45)4738-4263

 

 

 

India Branch Office

231-233-235, Ansal Chambers-II, 6, Bhikaji

Cama Place, New Delhi-110 066, INDIA

Tel: 91 (11) 2618-1615/ 2619-4031

Fax: 91 (11) 2619-4129

 

Pakistan Office

409 Progressive Square No. 11-A, Block-6,

P.E.C.H.S., Karachi 75400, PAKISTAN

Tel: 92 (21) 454-6533

Fax: 92 (21) 453-7469

 

Philippines Office

Unit 1703 Annapolis Wilshire Plaza, 11 Annapolis  Street,

Greenhills San Juan, Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES

Tel: 63 (2) 725-4220

Fax: 63 (2) 725-4203

 

Australia Office

Suite 3, Level 4/ 695 Burke Road,

Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123, AUSTRALIA

Tel: 61 (3) 9882-4545

Fax: 61 (3) 9882-4646

 

 

 

P.O. Box 11785, Centurion 0046,

SOUTH AFRICA

Tel   : 27 (82) 658-2228

Fax  : 27 (12) 667-3152

 

U.A.E. Office

Jebel Ali Free Zone LOB20/G017

P.O. Box 16789 Dubai, U.A.E.

Tel: 971 (4) 8818184

Fax: 971 (4) 8817704

 

 

 

NISSEI  ASB COMPANY

125 Westlake Parkway, Suite 120,

Atlanta, Georgia 30336, U.S.A

Tel:  1 (404) 699-7755

Fax: 1 (404) 696-9009

 

 

 

NISSEI ASB CENTRO AMERICA, S.A. DE C.V.

Torres Adalid No. 618, P.B. Col.

  Del Valle C. P. 03100, Mexico,.D.F., MEXICO

  Te l: 52 (555) 669-0069 / 1288 / 1404

  Fax: 52 (555) 669-1645

 

 

 

NISSEI ASB SUDAMERICA LTDA

Rua Dom Joao V, 435/437 Sao paulo-SP - Brasil

CEP 05075 - 060, BRAZIL

Tel: 55 (11) 3641-1012 / 1013 / 1014

Fax: 55 (11) 3831-9948

 

 

NISSEI ASB LIMITED

2 Milnyard Square Bakewell Road,

Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6GX,U.K.

Tel: 44 (1733) 233-544

Fax: 44 (1733) 235-647

 

 

 

252/98 19th Floor, Muang, Thai-Patra II Rachadapisek Road,

Huaykwang, Bangkok, 10320, THAILAND

Tel: 66 (2) 693-2581/2582/2583

Fax: 66 (2) 693-2584

 

 

 

Shanghai Jiuting Econ-Techno, Development    Zone,

No. 168 Puhui-Road, 201615, P.R.CHINA

Tel: 86 (21) 5763-0233

Fax: 86 (21) 5763-0227

 

 

16A Science Park Drive, #04-04 The Pascal,

Singapore Science Park, SINGAPORE 118 228

Tel: (65) 6778-4633

Fax: (65) 6778-9440

 

 

E-9 MIDC, Industrial Area, Anand Nagar, Addl. Ambernath,

Dist. Thane-421506, Maharastra - INDIA

Tel: 91 (251) 2621802 / 2621803 / 2621804

Fax:  91 (251) 2621805 / 2621815 

Web: www.asbindia.com

 

 

 


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.40.07

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.98

Euro

1

Rs.59.02

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

65

 

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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