MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.02.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

P. S. BEDI AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

D – 10, 3rd floor, South Extension, Park II, New Delhi 110049

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.08.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

14227

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1982PTC014227

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

IATA Cargo Agent.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 120000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

D – 10, 3rd floor, South Extension, Park II, New Delhi 110049, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-41615160 / 5161 / 5162

Fax No.:

91-11-29239989 / 51552911

E-Mail :

adm@psbedi.com

Website :

www.psbedi.com

Area :

300 Sq. fts.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Branches :

DELHI
Corporate Office
D
-10, IIIrd Floor, South Extension, Part - II New Delhi-110049
Tel. : 91-11-4161 5160 / 5161 / 5162
Fax : 91-11-29239989, 51552911
E-mail : adm@psbedi.com

Branch Office - Delhi
L-181, Street No. 7, Main Gurgaon Road (NH-8), Mahipalpur Extension, New Delhi-110037
Tel. : 91-11-2678 6330 / 6356, 41687350 / 7351  Fax : 91-11-2678 5398
E-mail : airport@psbedi.com

MUMBAI
B-301, 3rd Floor, Mangalya,Behind the Sangeet Plaza, Off Marol Maroshi Road, Marol,, Mumbai-400059
Tel. : 91-22- 5582 6195 / 6196 / 6197  Fax : 91-22-2850 9820
E-mail : mumbai@psbedi.com

CHENNAI
Race View Towers, II Floor, 11 B, No.71, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-600 032
Tel. : 91-44- 2434 9139, 2434 9070, 2433 3488 Fax : 91-44- 24340316
E-mail : chennai@psbedi.com

KOLKATA
Room No.402A & 402B, 4th Floor, Chandan Niketan Building,
52 A Shakespeare Saran, Kolkata 700017
Tel. : 91-33-31070962, 32033056
E-mail : kolkata@psbedi.com

LUDHIANA
Room No.111, Ashirwad Hotel, Opp.Shri Ram Plaza, Focal Point Side, Dhandari Kalan, Railway Mal Godown Road Ludhiana - 141010
Tel. : 91-161-500 2451 Fax : 91-161-502 8553
E-mail : ludhiana@psbedi.com

CHANDIGARH
S.C.O 18, 2nd Floor, Sector 17, E, Chandigarh
Tel. : 91-172-2701907, 2703706 Fax : 91-172- 2701907, 2703706
E-mail : chandigarh@psbedi.com

BANGALORE
No.101 & 102, Ist Floor, Prestige Terminus-I, Airport Exit Road
Bangalore -560017
Tel : 91-80- 2522 8608 (BSNL), 3292 4175 (Reliance)
E-mail : jjha@psbedi.com

KANDLA
Plot No. 361, Sector-1/A, Gandhidham
Tel : 91-2836 222841, 223201 Fax : 91-2836 229949, 229950
E-mail : kandla@psbedi.com 

JAIPUR
306 A, IIIrd, Ganpati Plaza
M.I.Road
Jaipur 302001
Tel : 91- 141-4011082, 4011083 Fax - 91-141- 3919765
E-mail : jaipur@psbedi.com 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Pritpal Singh Bedi

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

C – 339, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.06.1922

Experience :

55 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rupinder Singh Bedi

Designation :

Director

Address :

C – 339, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.01.1952

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

30 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mahinder Singh Bedi

Designation :

Director

Address :

C – 339, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India

Date of Birth/Age :

23.02.1953

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

29 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harinder Singh

Designation :

Director

Address :

C – 339, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India

Date of Birth/Age :

18.11.1956

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

25 Years

 

 

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Bawa

Designation :

Administrative + HR Head

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Pritpal Singh Bedi

 

250

Rupinder Singh Bedi

 

3450

Mahinder Singh Bedi

 

3450

Harminder Singh Bedi

 

3450

Total

 

10600

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

IATA Cargo Agent.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees in Group :

300

 

 

Bankers :

Ř       State Bank of India

South Extension, Part I, New Delhi 110049, India

 

Ř       Central Bank of India

Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India

 

Ř       Standard Chartered Bank

10, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001, India

 

Ř       Citi Bank, New Delhi

Ř       Deutch Bank, New Delhi

 

 

Facilities :

Ř       State Bank of India Rs. 4.150 Millions

Ř       Central Bank of India  Rs. 5.000 Millions

Ř       Standard Chartered Bank  Rs. 5.000 Millions 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mohan L. Jain and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

507, Prabhat Kiran, Rajendra Place, New Delhi 10008, India

 

 

Group Companies :

 

Name of the Company

P. S. Bedi and Company

 

Incorporation Date

December, 1975          

Activities :

Consultancy on Customs, Central Excise and Import/Export Trade Control Laws.

Ř       Consultancy on Customs Central Excise and Import Trade Control matters

Ř       Customs clearance of Import/Export/ Project Cargo

Ř       Warehousing and Distribution

Ř       International Freight Forwarding and heavy load Transportation of project and other cargo

Ř       Shipping Agency and NVOCC Transportation

 

Sales Turn Over

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

 

Name of the Company

Shotam Power Systems and Services A division of Shotam Consultants Private Limited

Incorporation Date

07.10.1982

CIN No. :

U74899DL1982PTC014463

Authorised Capital :

Rs. 2.500 Millions

Paid Up Capital :

Rs. 0.607 Million

Website :

www.shotam.com

Activities :

Engineering Services, Manpower Provisioning Business Planning, Logistic Management, Strategic Outsourcing, Resource Management etc.

Customers :

Ř       Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Ř       Mitsubishi Corporation

Ř       Mitsubishi Electric  Company

Ř       Sunitomo Corporation

Ř       Mitsui and Company

Ř       Wartsila NSD

Ř       Pirelli Cavi SA

Ř       Cegelec Alstom

Ř       IVO Finland

Ř       Furukawa Japan

Sales Turn Over

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

 

Name of the Company

Shotam Centre For Medical Transcruption a division of Shotam Consultants Private Limited

 

Website :

www.shotam.com

Activities :

Medical Transcription Services

Sales Turn Over

Rs. 40.000 Millions

 

Name of the Company

Shotam International

Incorporation Date

1997

Website :

www.shotam.com

Activities :

Export House

Sales Turn Over

Rs. 30.000 Millions

 

 

Name of the Company

Shotam Instruments Private Limited

Incorporation Date

22.07.1999

CIN No. :

U74899DL1999PTC100784

Authorised Capital :

Rs. 3.000 Millions

Paid Up Capital :

Rs. 2.513 Millions

Activities :

Alliance with Nikon, the Geotecs Company, Japan, as their distributor for sale of survey instruments in India

 

Product Range

Ř       Total Station Tripod/prisms

Ř       Theodalight

Ř       Pulse

Ř       Laser Station

Ř       Automatic Level

Sales Turn Over

Rs. 90.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 10.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

10600

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs.1.060 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

1.060

1.060

1.060

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

30.755

30.755

25.973

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

31.815

31.815

27.033

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

44.238

44.238

31.314

2] Unsecured Loans

20.266

20.266

2.770

TOTAL BORROWING

64.504

64.504

34.084

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

96.319

96.319

61.117

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

9.003

9.004

6.575

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

31.800

31.800

19.295

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.059

0.059

0.021

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

54.092

54.092

37.483

 

Cash & Bank Balances

3.077

3.077

3.056

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

23.299

23.298

12.828

Total Current Assets

80.468

80.467

53.367

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

25.011

25.011

18.141

 

Provisions

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

25.011

25.011

18.141

Net Current Assets

55.457

55.456

35.226

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

96.319

96.319

61.117

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

230.000

NA

 

 

 

 

Group Sales Turnover

 

490.000

450.000

 

Expected Sales (2007-08) : Rs. 550.000 Millions


 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.81

2.81

1.93

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.21

3.22

2.94

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

GROUP PROFILE:

 

P. S. BEDI GROUP

Registered Office Address:   D – 10, IIIrd floor, South Extension, Park II, New Delhi 110049, India

Group Started: 1975

Line of Business:

§         Consultancy on Customs, Central Excise and Import/Export Trade Control Laws.

§         IATA Cargo Agent

§         Engineering Services, Manpower Provisioning, Business Planning, Logistic Management,  

      Strategic Outsourcing, Resource Management etc.

§         Medical Transcription Services

§         Export House

§         Alliance with Nikon, the Geotecs Company, Japan, as their distributor for sale of survey

      Instruments in India

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PROFILE: 

Subject began in 1975 as a small consultancy firm and it continues today as a large organization with a staff strength of over 300 and a network of offices across the country.

It is also a story of commitment, achievement and integrity.

PSBC is a global logistics service provider, rendering services for Customs Clearance, International Freight Forwarding, Warehousing and Distribution. The company is a leading Customs House Agent in India with an all India presence. It has a large infrastructure, a staff strength of over 300 persons and offices at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Kandla, Chandigarh & Ludhiana and associate offices in other important cities in India.

The P.S. Bedi Group started business as a consultancy firm for rendering consultancy on matters pertaining to customs, central excise, and import / export trade control laws. The expertise in the customs and central excise law, led the company to graduate from the consultancy business into customs brokerage and become Government of India registered customs house agents at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kandla and Ludhiana.

In 1986 the P.S. Bedi Group commenced the business of International Freight Forwarding and became an integrated logistics company. The Group now has as its agents some of the most reputed International Freight Forwarders worldwide. Some of these agents are amongst the biggest and best forwarders in their respective countries.

Understanding the needs of large multinational clients setting up base in India, the P.S. Bedi Group diversified into supply of technical manpower, project feasibility studies and establishing business centers, with the launch of Shotam Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Shotam is now associated with some of the largest thermal power plants, hydro electric and heavy engineering projects.

The Group's entry into the Passengers Sales Business in association with ModiLuft Airline and subsequently in Courier & Cargo Business has expanded the Group activities in connected synergistic fields, which has provided it with greater flexibility, stability and balance. The Group entered the field of Marketing & Distribution with the inception of Shotam Instruments, as a marketing partner for Nikon for their Survey Instruments. The Group's latest entry is in the field IT enabled remote processing services. Shotam Centre for Medical Transcription ( a division of Shotam Consultants Pvt. Ltd.), has set up a state of the art production and training facility for Medical Transcription.

Over a period of 26 years the P.S. Bedi Group has built a formidable reputation in the field of logistics by providing efficient and cost-effective services to a large number of clients covering a broad spectrum of industry. Their corporate ethos is to serve to perfection and this is embodied in their motto "THEY SERVE".

THEIR HISTORY:

 

1960:

Forays into the real estate field, the traditional Bedi family business since 1930.

 

1975:

P.S. Bedi and Company is formed as a consulting firm for Customs, Central Excise and Import Trade Control Matters.

 

1985:

Group restructures and decides to concentrate on its core competencies. Sheds chartered accountancy and manufacturing business and ventures into Customs Brokerage.

 

1986:

Further strengthening of the core business-logistics, the group forays into the field of international freight forwarding, spreading its association within a few years to over 50 countries.

 

1987:

More branches are established and the group attains an all India presence with offices at Mumbai, Chennai, Kandla, Calcutta, and Ludhiana.

 

1989:

With a large multinational client base, the group ventures into Project Support Services with the inception of Shotam Consultants Private Limited

 

1992:

P.S. Bedi and Company becomes a member of FIATA.

 

1993:

P.S. Bedi and Company Private Limited was selected by Modiluft, a world class airline set up by the renowned Modi Group of companies in association with Lufthansa, as their General Sales Agent for Northern India.

 

1995:

Shotam Consultants Private Limited ventures into Engineering Support Services with overseas engineering supervision contracts for projects in Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Japan.

 

1995:

Shotam Tours & Travels is launched. The company provides travel related services with main concentration on domestic and overseas passenger sales.

 

1997:

P.S. Bedi & Company Private Limited becomes IATA Cargo Agent and forms associations with strategic partners for attaining ODC and Heavy Load Transportation capabilities including barge operations. In the logistic field, expansion takes place into Warehousing and Distribution.

 

1997:

Shotam International is established and the P.S. Bedi Group enters the field of exports.

 

1999:

The new group company, Shotam Instruments Private Limited is appointed as sole distributor by Nikon Corporation, Japan for sale of their survey equipment in India.

 

2000:

The group enters the field of IT enabled remote processing transcription services with the setting up of Shotam Centre for Medical Transcription

 

2004:

P.S. Bedi Group embarks upon change management. The business focus in the logistics shifts to Freight Forwarding. The group also launches PSB Logistics Private Limited for consolidating logistics business under one brand.

 

2005:

P.S. Bedi & Company CHA brokerage arm merged with P.S. Bedi & Company Private Limited. The group open offices at Ludhiana and Jaipur. The group embarks upon defence logistics and exhibition logistics business.

 

2006:

Renewed thrust on freight forwarding, defence logistics, project logistics and exhibition business thru strengthening of organization at the national and branch levels.

 

 


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

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

54

 

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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