MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.02.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

KANSAI NEROLAC PAINTS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

GOODLASS NEROLAC PAINTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

“Nerolac House”, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.09.1920             

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-825

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L24202MH1920PLC000825

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMG00234D

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Paints, Varnishes and Enamels, Oils and Synthetic Resins.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD --

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having fine track. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Fundamentals are strong and healthy. The company is doing very well. It’s payments are always correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for your proposed business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

“Nerolac House”, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-2493 4001 / 2493 4003–08 / 2493 4010

Fax No.:

91-22-2493 6296 / 24973704

E-Mail :

info@nerolac.com

Website :

http://www.goodlassnerolac.com

http://www.nerolac.com

 

 

Factory  :

• B 1 , B2, Jainpur Industrial Estate, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

• F/2, MIDC, Lote Parshuram, Taluka Khed, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra,

  India

• Bibi Talav Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• 142, Tiruporur Road, Perungudi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• 36, Sector-7, HSIDC IGS, Bawal, District Rewari, Haryana, India

 

 

Branches :

Located at :-

 

Jammu, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bhatinda, Patiala, New Delhi, Mumbai (Goregaon), Parwanoo, Chandigarh, Ambala, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Sahibabad, Faridabad, Bareilly, Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Patna, Siliguri, Guwahati, Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Trichy, Madurai, Trivandrum, Thiruvalla, Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore, Bangalore, Hubli, Tirupati, Panji, Gulbarga, Kolhapur, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhiwandi, Nagpur, Cuttack, Raipur, Jabalpur, Varanasi, Surat, Baroda, Narol, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Rajkot, Indore, Udaipur, Gwalior, Bhopal, Jaipur and Jodhpur.

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Dr. J.J. Irani

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. D. M. Kothari

Designation :

Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Y Kawamori

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. C. Mehra

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. H. M. Bharuka

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. M. Datta

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Y Tajiri .

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V K. Khurana

Designation :

Director - Industrial Marketing

 

 

Name :

Mr. H. Ishino

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P. P. Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. G. T Govindarajan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.12.2007

 

Category of Shareholders

No. of Shares

% of Holding

 

Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group2

 

 

Indian

--

-- 

 

 

 

Sub Total(A)(1)

--

--

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

Individuals (Non-Residents Individuals/ Foreign Individuals)

17895400

66.41

 

 

 

Sub Total(A)(2)

17895400

66.41

 

 

 

Total Shareholding of Promoter     and Promoter Group (A)= (A)(1)+(A)(2)

17895400

66.41

 

 

 

Public shareholding

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Mutual  Funds/ UTI

2137006

7.93

Financial Institutions / Banks

575

0.00

Insurance Companies

1339862

4.97

Foreign Institutional Investors

1973547

7.32

 

 

 

Sub-Total (B)(1)

5450990

20.23

 

 

 

Non-institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

972459

3.61

Individuals

 

 

Individuals -i. Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs 0.100 million

2369950

8.80

ii. Individual shareholders holding nominal   share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 million

229004

0.85

Any Other (specify)

-- NRI Non-Rep

-- NRI –REP

-- Trust

11594

14164

2425

0.04

0.05

0.01

 

 

 

Sub-Total (B)(2)

3599596

13.36

 

 

 

Total Public Shareholding (B)= (B)(1)+(B)(2)

9050586

33.59

 

 

 

TOTAL (A)+(B)

26945986

100.00

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL (A)+(B)+(C)

26945986

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Paints, Varnishes and Enamels, Oils and Synthetic Resins.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No.                       320890.03

Product Description:              Paints                  

 

 

Exports to :

 

Product :

Paints and Coating Material.

Country :

Asian and Far East countries

 

 

Imports from :

 

Product :

Raw materials & packing materials, stores & spares, capital goods and finished goods.

Country :

Japan, Germany and U.S.A.

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C terms

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, D/P or D/A terms

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Paints, Varnishes and Enamels

MT

158700

100819

Synthetic Resins

MT

36250

28648

Pretreatment Chemicals

MT

2400

--

Thermo Setting Coating Powders

MT

4800

5266

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v      Bajaj Auto Limited

v      Whirlpool of India Limited

v      Hero Honda

v      Godrej

v      Maruti - 70% of Maruti's paint requirement-accounts for 12% of sales

 

 

No. of Employees :

2000

 

 

Bankers :

v      Union Bank of India

v      Standard Chartered Bank

v      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited

v      HDFC Bank Limited

v      BNP Paribas

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS (Rs. In millions)

31.03.2007

 

 

Sales Tax Deferral, secured by a charge on the fixed assets of the factory at Jainpur [Including Rs. 6,4.702 Millions (2004-2005 Rs. 4,8.731 Millions) due within one year]

230.921

Cash Credit from Banks, secured by hypothecation of stocks and book debts

69.297

Total

300.218

 

UNSECURED LOANS (Rs. In millions)

31.03.2007

 

 

Sales Tax Deferral [Including Rs. 11.470 million (2005-2006

Rs. Nil) due within one year]

799.751

Total

799.751

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

A. F. Ferguson and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Subsidiaries :

Ø       Chemguard Coatings Limited (Associate-upto 31.10.2004

Ø       P.T. Kansai Paint Indonesia

Ø       Saurashtra Paints Limited

Ø       GNP (Madras) Limited

Ø       Kansai Coatings Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Ø       Kansai Paint Philippines Inc.

Ø       Polycoat Powders Limited, amalgamated with the Company with effect from 1st April, 2006 (Associate upto 24.10.05 and Fellow subsidiary upto 31.03.06)

 

 

Associates :

Ø       Anupam Silk & Chemical Industries Limited, (upto 25.03.2004)

Ø       Nipa Chemicals Limited

Ø       Polycoat Powders Limited

 

Ø       Drewtreat Chemicals Limited

In financial and technical collaboration with Drew Chemicals, New Jersey, U.S.A., subject is a leading company offering Water and Fuel treatment Chemicals. On the lines of the American partner, the company manufactures Water Treatment Chemicals.

 

Ø       Nipa Chemicals Limited

This company specializes in the manufacture of Pre-Treated Chemicals. It is a joint venture of Nihon Parkerizing Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan, and Goodlass Nerolac. The technical and the marketing support is provided by the subject company.

 

 

 

Memberships :

Paint Manufacturers Association of India

 

 

Holding Company :

Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan

 

 

Collaboration :

Ø       E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc., USA – for manufacture of sophisticated coatings for automotive sector

Ø       Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan-for manufacture of sophisticated architectural coatings

Ø       Oshima Kogyo Company Limited, Japan – for manufacture of heat resistant paints.

Ø       DuPont Performance Coatings GmbH & Company, KG, Germany – for know-how relating to the manufacture of anodic Electro-deposition coatings system.

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

30,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.300.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2,55,07,666

 

Equity Shares fully paid-up

Rs. 10/- each

 

Rs. 255.077 millions.

14,38,320

Capital Suspense:

Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are fully paid -up to be issued to the shareholders of the erstwhile Polycoat Powders Limited pursuant to the scheme of amalgamation sanctioned by the High Court of judicature at Bombay

 

Of the above:

  1. 43,500 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are allotted as fully paid-up pursuant to contracts without payments being received in cash; and
  2. 1,56,19,316 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are allotted as fully paid-up by way of Bonus Shares by capitalisation of Share Premium, Profits and Reserves ]

1,64,57,080 Equity Shares are held by the Holding Company, Kansai Paint Co. Limited, Japan

 

 

 

Rs. 14.383 millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 269.460 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

269.460

255.077

255.077

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

4847.845

3805.452

2978.885

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

5117.305

4060.529

3233.962

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

300.218

385.565

325.939

2] Unsecured Loans

799.751

712.184

545.491

TOTAL BORROWING

1099.969

1097.749

871.430

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

6217.274

5158.278

4105.392

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1898.213

1598.893

1316.300

Capital work-in-progress

126.633

155.935

175.974

Advance for capital expenditure

49.699

23.674

116.607

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1548.225

1639.349

1791.249

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

65.077

82.266

97.237

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
1804.217
1782.438
1145.569
 
Sundry Debtors
1946.904
1439.159
1048.412
 
Cash & Bank Balances
214.927
157.862
133.179
 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000
 
Loans and Advances
527.146
576.199
486.158
Total Current Assets
4493.194
3955.658
2813.318
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 

 

 
Current Liabilities
1523.427
1520.514
1439.924
 
Provisions
440.340
776.983
765.369
Total Current Liabilities
1963.767
2297.497
2205.293
Net Current Assets
2529.427
1658.161
608.025
 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

6217.274

5158.278

4105.392

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

12223.810

10095.799

9016.879

Other Income

240.477

750.108

0.000

Total Income

12464.287

10845.907

9016.879

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1609.664

1995.965

1372.580

Provision for Taxation

533.074

610.070

453.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1076.590

1385.895

919.580

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

17.572

32.680

159.697

Total Earnings

17.572

32.680

159.697

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1568.237

1363.349

 

Stores & Spares

8.475

6.932

 

 

Capital Goods

24.068

12.055

91.164

 

Others

56.119

35.574

 

Total Imports

1656.899

1417.910

91.164

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

7783.290

6109.562

 

Managerial Remuneration

595.690

559.177

 

 

Interest

9.615

7.802

10389.459

 

Depreciation & Amortization

335.574

317.760

 

 

Other Expenditure

2130.454

1855.641

 

Total Expenditure

10854.623

8849.942

10389.459

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2007

[1st Quarter]

30.09.2007 [2nd Quarter]

31.12.2007

[3rd Quarter]

 Sales Turnover

3175.300

3484.200

3453.900

 Other Income

94.700

65.300

48.700

 Total Income

3270.000

3549.500

3502.600

 Total Expenditure

2724.300

2972.500

2956.200

 Operating Profit

545.700

577.000

546.400

 Interest

2.800

4.000

3.800

 Gross Profit

542.900

573.000

542.600

 Depreciation

88.200

96.200

103.300

 Tax

136.400

151.200

147.100

 Reported PAT

324.700

331.200

302.400

 

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.24

0.27

0.27

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.22

0.25

0.26

Current Ratio

1.92

1.49

1.39

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

3.81

3.78

4.02

Inventory

8.27

8.37

9.58

Debtors

8.76

9.86

9.82

Interest Cover Ratio

168.67

186.44

179.236

Operating Profit Margin(%)

13.17

14.45

149.400

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

10.91

11.86

129.900

Cash Profit Margin(%)

9.52

10.74

106.00

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

7.26

8.15

86.500

Return On Capital Employed(%)

28.47

31.40

370.100

Return On Net Worth(%)

23.50

27.40

312.600

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

History

 

Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited (GNPL), the Indian subsidiary of Japan based Kansai Paint Company Limited, is the second largest paint company in India with presence in decorative paints as well as industrial paints & marine paints, enamels, varnishes, coatings, resins etc. It is the second largest coating company in India. The company markets its products under the brand names Nerolac, Glossolite, Goody, Allscapes, Excel, in decorative. The Company was established in 1920 as Gahagan Paints and Varnish Company Limited at Lower Parel in Bombay. In 1930, three British companies merged to formulate Lead Industries Group Limited In 1933, Lead Industries Group Limited acquired entire share capital of Gahagan Paints in 1933 and thus, Goodlass Wall (India) Limited was born.  

 
Subsequently, by 1946, Goodlass Wall (India) Limited was known as Goodlass Wall Private Limited. In 1957, Goodlass Wall Private Limited grew popular as Goodlass Nerolac Paints (Private) Limited. Also, it went public in the same year and established itself as Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited. It came into the fold of Tata Forbes Group in 1976, as its foreign holdings were acquired by Forbes Gokak. It turned into Joint Venture company in 1986 as the foreign collaborator Japan based Kansai Paints picking 36% of equity capital of the company. With the acquisition of entire stake of Forbes Gokak and its associates by Kansai Paints it became the subsidiary of the latter in 1999. The stake of Kansai Paints in the company now stood at 64.52% of the total equity of the company. The company has five manufacturing facilities at Kanpur, Ratnagiri, Ahmedabad, Perungudi, Rewari spread across India. The Company serves its customers through 66 Sales locations and five strategically located factories. 

 
Technical Assistance Agreements of the company with renowned players in paint industry at international level puts the company in a strong position to offer products which meets stringent international specifications. It started in 1993 when the company tied-up with Kansai Paints of Japan (for manufacture of Sophisticated architectural Coatings) and Nihon Tokushu Torya Company Limited also of Japan (for body seal and under seal coatings). And the latest being the technical assistance agreement with DuPont Performance Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for know-how of manufacture of Anodic Electro-deposition Coatings System during the year 2000-01. The company's other Technical Assistance agreements include E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. Inc. of USA for automotive coatings; Oshima Kogyo Company Limited, of Japan for heat resistant paints; Valspar Corporation of US for powder coatings; Drew Chemicals Corporation of US for water and fuel treatment chemicals and Ameron Inc. USA for high performance coatings.  

 
The company has strong presence in automotive paints as it controls 45% of the organized Industrial paint segment. Its major clients include OEMs like Maruti Udyog, Bajaj Auto, TELCO and Mahindra & Mahindra. It was a pioneer in introducing electro-deposition (ED) technology for Maruti, capturing a sizeable share of the automotive paint market. The company has two wholly owned subsidiaries namely Saurashtra Paints and GNP (Madras). The above subsidiary companies were amalgamated with the company from April, 2002 with consent approval from both the states High courts. 

 
It has the software package, computerized colour dispensing machine from Fluid Management Holland, Gyroshaker of 10-Litre capacity touch screen monitor, 136 column palette-share display unit and a Kirloskar Champion UPS 1 KVA. The system has an ability to supply over 1305 shades accurately, consistently and instantly in several products covering a variety of application viz doors, windows, walls, exteriors, gates, grills etc. 

 
Company

 

Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited (GNP), headquartered in Mumbai was established in 1920. Over the years, the Company has enjoyed market leadership in Industrial Coatings with a clear dominance in the Automobile segment and a good standing in Architectural coatings business. On overall basis it enjoys number two position. GNP is known for its innovative products, superior coating technology with a clear emphasis on high quality of service. GNP has five manufacturing facilities spread across India. The Company services customers through 66 marketing offices in India.

 

Established on 2nd of September 1920, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited (GNP) has been a forerunner in Industrial and Automotive coating business. GNP has a good reputation and its brands are well known in the Architectural coatings business as well. On an overall basis, GNP enjoys number two position in the market and is renowned for its technologically superior and innovative products, processes, value engineering and service to its customers. 

 
The Company serves its customers through 66 Sales locations and five strategically located factories. It operates on SAP R-3 platform and uses advanced tools like Advanced Planning Optimizer (APO) for demand planning & Supplies, Data Intelligence Warehousing (DIW) for informed decision making, Employee Portal to harness Knowledge Management (KM) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) for review of performance. 

 

In 1976, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited became a part of the Tata Forbes Group on acquisition of a part of the foreign shareholdings by Forbes Gokak.


In 1983, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited strengthened itself by entering in technical collaboration agreements with Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan and Nihon Tokushu Toryo Company Limited, Japan. 


In 1986, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited turned into a joint venture of the Tata Forbes and the Kansai Paint Company Limited, with the latter acquiring 36% of its share capital.


In 1999, Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan took over the entire stake of Tata Forbes group and thus GNP became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kansai Paint Company Limited 


In 2006, on the 11th of July, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited name has been changed to Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited During the journey of continuous performance excellence, they have entered in to many technical collaborations with other industry leaders such as E.I. Du-Pont de Nemours & Company Inc., USA and Oshima Kogya Company Limited, Japan for our different products.

 

Their incessant journey of successes will go on backed by our present human asset of over 2000 professionals and a sales turnover of Rs. 14840 millions They are esteemed to be a subsidiary of Kansai Paint Company Limited, which is the largest paint manufacturing company in Japan and among the top ten coating companies of the world.

They are the second largest coating company in India with a market share of over 20%.


They are the market leader in industrial / automotive segment supplying over 90% of the OEM requirements.


They are the leader in powder coatings.

 

 

Amalgamation of Polycoat Powders Limited with the Company: 


Polycoat Powders Limited (PPL), a Company engaged in the manufacture of powder coatings, has been amalgamated with the Company with effect from let April, 2006, pursuant to the approval of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay. The amalgamation is expected to result in better internal economies such as reduction in administrative costs, exercise of effective control, synergistic operational advantages, better use of infrastructure facilities and increased productivity of the combined resources. The figures of PPL for the financial year ended 31st March, 2007 are included in the financial results of the Company for the current year. For the above reason, financial results for the current year are not comparable with those of the previous year. 

 

Management Discussion and Analysis

 

Information about the Company:

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited (formerly Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited), established on 2nd September 1920, is an 86 years old company Being India's second largest paint company it enjoys clear market leadership in Industrial, Automotive and Powder Coating business. The main strength of the organization lies in its employees and the technological superiority of the products manufactured, which has enabled the Company to maintain a steady growth over the years. 


The Company has an open culture with transparency in operations and a professional approach. The stated purpose is 'Innovations for evolving surfaces'. Innovation here means new ways of looking at business, which also implies innovation in products, work and processes, Evolving surfaces indicates future possibilities. The Company has a strong value system that serves as guidelines for exhibiting appropriate behaviour, internally and externally. This year, Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited (KNP) re-looked at the changing business environment and the organizations core values.

 

The Company has 67 sales locations to serve its customers and is well supported by five strategically located factories. The proximity of plants to the customers' base offers logistical advantage and an edge over others, when it comes to service. The Company operates on SAP R-3 platform and uses Advanced Planning Optimizer for Demand Planning, Forecast and Demand Fulfillment. While Data Intelligence Warehousing supports day to day decisions within the Company, Knowledge Portal serves as repository of accumulated knowledge within the organization. Information Technology (IT) is centralized with online connectivity and security framework. The performance at all levels of employees is reviewed on the platform of the Balanced Score Card.

 

Management Committee (MC) comprising of Top Management decides on broad policies and sets direction of organization and reviews results. Business Analysis Team (BAT) analyzes business problems, opportunities and supports MC. 


KNP has been consistently meeting challenges of the dynamic business, rising costs, industry demands and competitive scenario, in order to meet profitability objectives, by taking measures to increase productivity and manage the resources more effectively, meeting customers' expectations at the same time.

 
How the industry fared: 


Paint industry continues to do well riding high on the growth in housing and the automobile sectors. GDP growth of 8.5% for the year has been supporting and so has been the growth of 10.5% in Manufacturing and 3% in agriculture. These are the indicators of the buoyant economy. Only concern has been the inflation, which has been hovering around 6%. The Raw Material prices for the majority of the period in this year have been on a rise. 


The paint industry growth of 15% has not been surprising, thus taking the industry size to Rs.100000 millions, both for organized and unorganized sectors put together. The share of the organized sector is estimated to be Rs.74000 millions. 


Sales growth for KNP is in line with the industry growth. The growth this year is led by decorative business and within the decorative business, by Interior and Exterior emulsions. The paint industry is likely to do well in the next two years as well. the management therefore looks to the future with confidence, even though there is increasing competition from international paint companies. 


Marketing initiatives: 


The Company went though the exercise of new brand architecture as a part of its Corporate Identity (CI) initiative. Products were re-branded as per new classification/brand architecture and the pack designs changed. The new product packs now look more contemporary, futuristic and have been well accepted by the consumers. Continuing to take the platform of Innovation, new products have been launched in the decorative business like Nerolac Impressions Metallic and plain finishes, Excel Total with seven years warranty for exterior application. Suraksha Advanced with four years warranty for exteriors. Beauty Flexi Coat, a crack free finish Emulsion in premium range for the interiors has also been launched along with Designer finishes.

 

The back end support service, under Nerolac Assured Paint Service (NAPS), in select towns, is doing well with more and more consumers passing on supply & apply contracts to KNP's trained applicators. The Company's Institutional cell has also done extremely well by lapping up more contracts.

 
Setting up an Impressions Experience Center, at the Company's Head Quarters has been another major initiative to provide touch & feel facility for the consumers and serve as a learning centre before this concept is taken to the retail market. 


In Industrial business, General Industrial, High Performance Coatings and Powder coating business has done extremely well. The growth in automotive business has been in line with sector growth.

 
The new technology introduced of three coats- one bake has been well accepted by the automobile industry, resulting into high productivity and savings in power cost at the customers' end. UV cure technology has been introduced in the market paving the path for KNP to make rapid strides into the futuristic technology. 


Multiple CED lines have been awarded in this year at the new and existing plants of the Automobile manufacturers, thus further strengthening the Company's position in this area. 


Opportunities & Threats: 


The Company continues to identify gaps in the customers' needs and the products available and has been expanding its brand portfolio. The current customer is well enlightened, demanding, is clear on the choice of finishes unique to his personality and is open on experimentation. More over, customer is looking for a back end support. The Company is geared up to exploit these opportunities and grow its business.

 
Value additions, customer responsiveness and satisfaction are keys to performance and for retaining the market shares. Delivering the products at the prices which are competitive, inspite of rise in raw material cost and still maintain profitability is an ongoing challenge requiring a continuous working on improving internal operational efficiencies. KNP has been therefore continuously working in the areas of product improvements, innovation in products and services. Various products and finishes have been offered both in decorative and industrial business, addressing the needs of customers both on quality and price. 


There is a growing competition visible with more and more international players entering the industry and the way business is being transacted getting redefined. 


Research & Development (R&D) and Technology:

 
Research & Development department of the Company continued carrying out research to specific areas like development of new coatings/paints, quality upgradation of existing products, development of resins and polymers for paints, value engineering, process development and import substitution.

 
The benefits derived as a result of R&D have been in development and commercialization of new products. This year, developments have been: 


* 3 wet coat automobile coating system. 

* Hybrid Technology for Automotive metallic base coats. 

* Glass clear lacquer. 

* Premium Exterior Architectural Paint.

* Advanced Economy Exterior Emulsion. 

* Interior Flexi Stain Resistant Architectural Paint. 

* Premium Interior Water Borne metallic finish Architectural paint. 

 

R&D has played a crucial and a supportive role in KNP maintaining leadership in Industrial/automotive coatings and making inroads in the decorative sector. 


Internal control systems and their adequacy: 


KNP has an adequate internal control system at place, which ensures that:

 
* The transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly. 

* The operations are conducted in an efficient and cost effective manner abiding by the law of the land.

* The assets of the Company are adequately protected. 


The key elements of the internal control system of the Company are: 


* Organization structure is well defined and limits of authorization are assigned.

* The Key Result Areas (KRAs) at all the levels are well defined and reviewed systematically. 

* Annual business plans at department level and for the Company is well structured and plans reviewed monthly through Balanced Score Card (BSC). 

* SAP R3 operating system for recording real time transactions. 

* Monitoring of statutory compliances through BSC.

* New Product Development process strictly followed. 

* Capital Expenditure sanction process through Request For Sanction (RFS) and Return On Investment (ROI) basis. 

 

Information Technology (IT): 


The Company continued to make investment in technologies which are directed towards simplifying and making the business processes robust. The Company has commenced the process of moving towards using IT to build an extended enterprise. 


Improved productivity was the key in simplifying the business processes. The Company's Vision and the Business Process Maturity Model continued to be the drivers on which current years initiatives were based upon. Security, Disaster Recovery (DR) and improved connectivity speeds were also the focus areas for the current year. 


Last year, during R/3 upgrade, a lot of Business Process optimization was done and new tunctionalities were implemented. This year considerable time has been invested in realizing the business benefit from the same. The focus of the initiatives in the application space has been oriented towards improving productivity and providing analytical support at the end user level. 


Vendor Portal was implemented to bring in efficiency in the process of Vendor Management and having online connectivity with the Company's vendors. 


There has been a thrust on imbibing ISO standards as far as security is concerned. Various security tools are implemented to improve the data and assets security. The ISO 27001 standard for data security has been adopted for IT. The Company has been awarded the ISO 27001 certificate by Intertek. 


The Company also upgraded its Wide Area Network connectivity and has migrated to RF connectivity (on MPLS) which has considerably improved the performance of the Wide Area Network. 


Community Development: 


The activities in this area are carried out to improve the quality of life of the community around, encouraging and engaging employees in volunteering, wherever possible. Various interesting projects have been carried out in the area of focus like Education, Health, Community Development and Environment Preservation.

 
Major focus at all the plants has been in the areas of health and nine camps in all have been conducted, covering locals and volunteered by staff members. Themes covered are like general health check-up, densitometry test, Dental check-up, lipid profile, health check-up camp for the students and Senior Citizens.

 
In education area, support has been provided to the institutions that harness education to students of all backgrounds with a specific focus on the education of girl child. In backward areas starved of reading material, the Company provided books for reference to the students at their school libraries. This will keep reading skills alive, and be a focal point for education, information and recreation.

 
In the areas of Community development, the Company focused on providing the basic drinking water facility in the villages. Drinking water scarcity in the villages around Bawal in Haryana is well known; therefore the Company supported the villages here by creating facility to draw water and then sustain the activity through the intervention of the local village bodies. Focus also has been on supporting activities like Senior Citizens' outreach program, encouraging under privileged students studying in Municipal Schools of Mumbai by preparing and providing platform to them to show their talent in the areas of sports.

 
On Children's Day, Little Masters Champion Trophy cricket match event was carried out, witnessed by over 2000 municipal school children from Mumbai. All the spectators were wearing Tshirts carrying a social message against use of tobacco. 


Environment preservation has been another area of focus where the Company initiated a water conservation scheme of constructing a check bund, in association with Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Development of Children's Park at Rewari near Bawal in Haryana has been another activity in this area.

 
The activities selected are focused clearly and consistently on issues those resonate in the community that the Company wants to touch. Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report has been published for this year as well, covering the activities carried out in detail.

 
Financials:

 

Gross sales for the year aggregated to Rs.14840 millions reflecting a growth of around 21% over the previous year. During the year, Polycoat Powders Limited (PPL), a 100% subsidiary of Kansai Paint Co. Limited, Japan was merged with Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited Thus current year's sales includes sales of PPL. The growth on a stand alone basis is at 14.9%. Raw material inflation during the year was high at 7% impacting profitability of the Company. Overheads were kept under control. Overall overheads as a percentage to sales, dropped from 13.3% to 12.4%. Profit Before Depreciation, Interest and Taxes (PBDIT) (without other income) for the year is higher at Rs.171.44 cores as compared to Rs.1571.400 millions of previous year reflecting a growth of 9.1%. Depreciation for the year is slightly higher at Rs.335.600 millions as against Rs.317.800 millions of previous year. Other income is lower at Rs.240.500 millions as compared to Rs.750.100 millions of previous year. Previous year's other income includes extraordinary gain of Rs.504.000 millions by way of profit on sale of shares of Poll Powders Limited to Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan.  


If this is excluded, then other income for the current year is more or less at the same level as the previous year. Profit Before Tax is at Rs.1609.700 millions as compared to Rs.1492.000 millions (normal profit) of the previous year which is a growth of 7.9%. 

 

 
Collaboration 
 
The Directors record their appreciation for the contribution made and support provided by Kansai Paint Company Limited, Japan (Kansai). Kansai continues to provide support on process design, quality improvement, world class technology, which has helped the Company in maintaining market leadership in the industrial business including automotive coatings, by servicing existing customers better and adding new lines. Kansai also provides technology for manufacture of architectural coatings. 

 
The Company also has Technical Assistance Agreement with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc., USA for automotive coatings, Oshima Kogyo Company Limited, Japan for manufacturing heat resistant paints, Dupont Performance Coatings GmbH & Company KG, Germany, for Anodic Electrode position Coating System and Ameron International Performance Coatings and Finishes, USA for high performance coatings. The Directors record their appreciation of the cooperation from these collaborators. 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

v      Freehold Land

v      Leasehold Land

v      Buildings          

v      Building for Scientific Research

v      Plant & Machinery

v      Plant & Machinery for Scientific Research

v      Laboratory Equipment

v      Furniture Fittings and Equipment

v      Furniture Fittings for Scientific Research

v      Electrical Installation

v      Electrical Installation for Scientific Research

v      Motor Cars and Vehicles

v      Assets acquired on Finance : Lease — Motor Cars

v      Asset given on Operating : Lease - Colour Dispensers

 

It is in trade terms with:

 

v      Aryavart Chemicals Limited

v      Apollo Plastic Industries

v      Alpha Chemie

v      H.A.H. Bachooali Tin Factory

v      Dimple Drums & Barrels Limited

v      Delta Industrial Resins Private Limited

v      The Good Earth Chemicals

v      Gujarat Containers Limited

v      Gopal Metals Containers Private Limited

v      Hem Paints Private Limited

v      Kamani Oils Industries

v      Kromiium & Chemicals Private Limited

v      Lachemi Organics

v      Laxmi Organics Industries Limited

v      Maharashtra Metal Works Private Limited

v      Mercury Containers Private Limited

v      Span Chemicals

v      Soujesh Chemicals Private Limited

v      Unicat Chemical Private Limited

v      Vidya Metals Containers

v      Vapi Pigments Chemicals & Allied Products

v      Mountain Minerals & Microns Limited

v      Suvidha Drums

v      Raymer Engineering

v      Sanchem Engineers Private Limited

v      Durga Paints

v      Soujnya Enterprises

v      Metal Seam Company Private Limited

 

 

As Per Website Details

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited Announces Q1 Results IQ-FY 2006-07

Net Sales up 18% to Rs. 2676.000 Millions , Net Profit up 23.2  % to Rs.271.000 Millions

Mumbai, July 27, 2006

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited, one of the leading Paint companies in the country announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 30th June 2006 at the Board Meeting held today.

 

The Company has registered gross sales of Rs. 3263.400 millions, an increase of 18.1% as compared to Rs 2762.500 Millions in the previous period while the Profit Before Tax increased by 19.1% to Rs 399.000 Millions.  The net profit of the company for the quarter increased by 23.2% over the corresponding period last year and stood at Rs.271.000 Millions.

Commenting on the growth, Mr. H. M. Bharuka, Managing Director, Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited said, “They are looking forward to an eventful year ahead, with a Corporate Identity makeover in the anvil. They have had a very fruitful year the last fiscal and what kept us ahead in the industry was their relentless effort to continue with their research, community development initiatives, technology in developing new products & shades and keeping abreast of all the latest trends in the sector. The boom in housing & automobiles sector continues to accentuate the sales both in decorative & industrial. The company has also bettered its performances because of its cost efficiencies and has hence been able to perform amply well, which has been the highlight of the quarter gone by.”

NEROLAC & DISNEY PRESENT

WALLS THAT TELL A STORY

Mumbai, January 3, 2006

 

The New Year began with an announcement from one of the biggest paint companies in the country, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited who declared the launch of their latest range of products for kids, ‘Nerolac Disney’ today at a Press Conference in Mumbai.

 

With a buoyant 50% population in India that is young and below the age of 20, ‘Catch them Young’ seems to be the tagline of this age.  Nerolac has always understood the decision making power and the importance of communicating to children and hence creating a product for them was always a part of the marketing strategy.

 

In this day and age when home decor is beyond just a clean house and is indicative of personal style statements, dressing up children’s dens is fast catching up as a necessity. Decorating children’s rooms is getting more attention today then ever before because of two major trends:

 

v      The average number of children in Indian homes today is two or less which leaves with more

        resources to indulge in materializing the fantasies of their little ones

v      Across the board, there is more disposable income today. With houses generally smaller and with

       fewer rooms to absorb the resources, more money can be spent making each room a delight unto

       itself

 

Research conducted by Nerolac threw up facts of parents being more than eager to dress up their kids’ rooms, which was one of the biggest motivations for Nerolac to start working on a concept around Kids’ Rooms.

 

While working on the concept of ‘Kids Room Decor’ the idea of tying up with Disney Consumer Products and using their characters to beautify the ‘Kids Room was found to be very exciting and hence the birth of the partnership between - Nerolac & Disney.

 

Speaking about the partnership, Mr. H. M. Bharuka, Managing Director – Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited said, “Disney was considered due to its high awareness, especially of characters like Mickey, Donald and Pluto among children. Besides, none other than Disney brings childhood imagination and fantasies alive. In fact what makes this association so endearing is that they too have grown up with an entire generation of Disney characters.”

 

Mr. Rajat Jain, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company (India) said, “Ensuring an enriching, engaging and relevant brand experience for kids in India has been an important agenda for us. The Nerolac-Disney product provides an outlet for families to magnify their imagination and experience the real magic. On their part, they are excited about this partnership with Nerolac in providing this creative, high quality and reasonably priced solution for kids and their families across India.”

 

Nerolac Disney is being positioned as a paint that helps you ‘Bring The Kids Dreams Alive’ through wall designs that tells a story of their own. Initially only to be launched in 8 markets viz; Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore, the product pack will contain Wall designs which consists of a ‘Paint for the wall’ and ‘Custom made Stencils’ to capture the designs on the wall. In spite of being a premium product, the product has been economically priced for the Indian Household. For design and painting of one wall with Nerolac Disney design will cost around Rs 2,500/-.

 

An elaborate service model has been put in place for implementation. A call center is being set up with a toll free number in Mumbai to take calls from any consumer from the eight launch cities, to begin with. At each city level ‘Relationship Officers’ have been recruited who will consult households individually going in for ‘Nerolac Disney’. A panel of contractors and painters is being constituted in each city who will be specially trained by Nerolac for executing the job as per highest quality standards and in a hassle free manner. One can avail of this service by calling in to the toll free number 1600 2200 24 and also SMS to 4646 “Kids aspire to live in an imaginary world of their own. And Nerolac found lot of opportunity in helping kids getting an imaginary world by conceptualizing this product. The key insight being used, which will create a need in the minds of the consumer is that each one of us aspires to provide the best to their kids. The initiative will be rolled out in the launch cities with TV & Print, which will be the core communication tools. To reach out to a larger audience base they will also drive the entire venture in creating an experience for their consumers in each city for which they are targeting multiplex, malls and other such attractive venues for children.” Added Mr. Anuj Jain – Vice President Sales and Marketing, Goodlass Nerolac Paints Limited.

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd announces its Q3 Results

 

Registers 8% growth in turnover, Net profit up by 17.1%

 

Mumbai, January 21, 2008

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited the country’s second largest paint company announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 31st December, 2007 at the Board Meeting held today.

 

The Company has registered net sales of Rs. 3453.900 millions, an increase of 7.1% as compared to Rs 3225.600 millions in the corresponding period while the Profit Before Tax increased by 12.7% to Rs 439.300 millions.  The net profit of the company for the quarter increased by 17.1% over the corresponding period last year and stood at Rs 302.400 millions as compared to Rs 258.200 millions during the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

 

Cumulatively, the net sales for nine months ended as on December 31, 2007, has increased to Rs 10113.400 millions showing a jump of 7.9 as against Rs 9371.700 millions for the same period in the previous year. Profit After Tax for nine months ended December 31, 2007, also increased by 13.6% to Rs. 958.300 millions as against Rs 843.600 millions in the corresponding period of the previous year.   

 

Commenting on the growth of the company, Mr. H. M. Bharuka, Managing Director, Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited, said “We are concerned about the negative growth in automobile sector and rising crude oil prices. In architectural, however, we have done well. Inspite of the rising cost pressures, we have even grown on profits. We will continue to focus on our research, technology in developing new Colors, shades, finishes and products, keep abreast of all the latest trends in the sector.”

 

About Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited:

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints has been at the forefront of paint manufacturing for more than 87 years pioneering a wide spectrum of quality paints. Kansai Nerolac is the second largest paint company in India and undisputed leader in Industrial segment, having a turnover of Rs. 14840 millions. The company has four strategically located manufacturing units all over India and a strong dealer network of over 11000 dealers across the country. The company manufactures a diversified range of products ranging from architectural coatings for homes, offices, hospitals and hotels to sophisticated industrial coatings for most of the industries. Please see www.nerolac.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.39.73

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.96

Euro

1

Rs.59.60

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

9

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

78

 

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/normal.

 

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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