MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SELECT TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION OF WEP PERIPHERALS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

WIPRO PERIPHERALS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 40/1-A, Basappa Complex 2nd Floor, Lavelle Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.07.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-27405

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72200KA2000PTC027405

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and marketing of printers, UPS systems, computer peripherals/ laser printers, Dot matrix printer, power systems etc.

 

 

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 1750000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a new company and successor to Peripherals Distribution System (PDS), a division of Wipro Infotech Limited effective from 1st August 2000.

 

Wipro Infotech Limited is a highly successful and reputed IT company having excellent track.  Available information indicates satisfactory financial responsibility of the company.

 

Their trade relations are reported as fair.  Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

No. 40/1-A, Basappa Complex 2nd Floor, Lavelle Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India.

Tel. No.:

91-80-2270359 / 360

Fax No.:

91-80-2270378

E-Mail :

1. deepakchari@wepindia.com

2. info@wepindia.com

3. wep.prs@wepindia.com

4. hrishikesh.raman@wepindia.com

Website :

http://www.wepindia.com

Area :

2500 Sq.ft. (Leased)

Location :

City

 

 

Corporate Office :

II Floor, Basappa Complex, 40/1A, Lavelle Road, Bangalore - 560 001, Karnataka

 

 

Plants :

  • No. 312-313, Hebbal Industrial Area, Mysore - 570 016, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-821-2402252

Fax. No. 91-821-2402024

 

  • Acquired electronic design and manufacture: - Survey No. 104, Mallareddy Estate, Jayanagar, RTC Colony, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad - 500 015, Andhra Pradesh

 

  • Research and development facility at Mysore

 

  • Manufacturing facility at Mysore and Hyderabad

Area :

Leased – 500015 sq. ft.

 

 

Warehouse :

10/2, II Floor, Narendra Plaza, Victoria Road, Bangalore - 560 047, Karnataka

Tel. No.:

91-80-25544605 / 25544076

Fax No.:

91-80-25571187

E-Mail :

info@wepindia.com

Website :

http://www.wepindia.com

Area :

2500 sq.fts. (Rented)

Location :

City

 

 

Distributors at  :

  • Ankita Electronic Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-26527641

  • Dixi Infotech Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-22291210

  • Bhoopalam Electronics, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-22246410

  • Sycon, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel.  No. 91-80-25369712

 

 

Consumable Stockist :

  • Prajual Marketing Services Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-25215333

 

 

 

Branch :

Network of 258 dealers, 5000 resellers country wide, 98 locations and 145 support partners

 

 

Wipro Printers Service Centres :

Located at:

 

  • Data Print (Bangalore) Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-22212062

  • Ritech Peripherals, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-23347304

  • TESCOL, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-25301517

  • Wipro Peace of Mind Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-22235459

  • Future Business Tech, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tel. No. 91-80-26760876

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Arun K. Thiagarajan

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram N. Agarwal

Designation :

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Address :

# 2091 / B, 16th B Cross, HAL II Stage, Bangalore - 560 008, Karnataka

Age :

58 years

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Sarith Agarwal

Designation :

Director

Address :

# 2091 / B, 16th B Cross, HAL II Stage, Bangalore - 560 008, Karnataka

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh C. Senapaty

Designation :

Director

Address :

3298, 12th Main, HAL II Stage, Bangalore - 560 008, Karnataka

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manu Parpia

Designation :

Director

Qualification:

BE, MC Gill University; MBA USA

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh Vaswani

Designation :

Director

Qualification:

B.Tech

 

 

Name :

Mr. P. P. R. Rao

Designation :

Director (Operations) & Chief Operating Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srikanth Kannankote

Designation :

Director (Operations)

Qualification:

 B. A., MBA (Fin and Mgmt. Sci.)

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Employees Wep and Promoters

 

26.42

Employees Of Wipro Limited And Others

 

26.30

Business Associates

 

3.36

Wipro Limited

 

39.74

NRIs

 

4.18

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and marketing of printers, UPS systems, computer peripherals/ laser printers, Dot matrix printer, power systems etc.

 

 

Products :

  • Dot Matrix Printer
  • High Speed Printer
  • Laser Printer
  • Consumables
  • UPS
  • Mobile Storage
  • Camera
  • Product Finder
  • Enterprise Storage Products & Solutions

 

 

 

Brand Names :

"WeP India"

 

 

Exports to :

China, Turkey, Arabia, Europe, Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Israel, USA and Australia.

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Direct 30 days credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Contract, Credit (30-45 days)

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Class of goods
Unit
Registered Capacity
Installed Capacity
Actual Production

Serial Printers

Nos.

380000

300000

79769

Portable Electronic Typewriters

Nos.

300000

300000

14866

Line Matrix Printers

Nos.

3600

3600

1470

UPS

Nos.

30000

30000

61613

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Ø       Avon Data Cables Private Limited

Ø       Wipro Limited

Ø       Polytech Packing India Private Limited

Ø       Srihari Cartons Private Limited

Ø       Excel Conductors Private Limited

Ø       Select Technology Limited

Ø       Phoenix Precision Product

Ø       Abirami Electronics Private Limited

 

 

Customers :

Ø       General Motor

Ø       Corporation Bank

Ø       Wipro Limited

Ø       Government Of Andhra Pradesh

Ø       Bank Of India

Ø       Amadeus India

Ø       Rajasthan Spinning And Weaving Mills

Ø       Syndicate Bank

 

 

No. of Employees :

500 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

  • Canara Bank, Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • American Express Banking Corporation, Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • State Bank of India, Bangalore
  • Corporation Bank, Bangalore

 

 

Facilities :

Cash Credit :  Rs. 16.603 millions

Short Term Loans and Advances :  Rs. 20.000 millions

 

Secured as on 31st March 2004

Cash Credit : Rs. 42.556 millions

Corporate terms loan : 50.000 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

N. M. Raiji & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai

 

 

Group Companies :

  • Wipro Limited
  • Wipro Technologies
  • Wipro Lighting
  • Wipro Power
  • Wipro Biomed
  • Wipro Ge Medical Systems Limited
  • Ge Medical Systems Information Technology Private Limited
  • Wipro Ge Medical Systems Limited
  • Ge Be Private Limited
  • Gems India Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

30000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 300.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

19448086

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 194.480 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

194.500

191.200

187.200

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

244.600

230.400

151.800

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

439.100

421.600

339.000

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

69.800

144.100

88.000

2] Unsecured Loans

111.400

61.400

12.700

TOTAL BORROWING

181.200

205.500

100.700

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

620.300

627.100

439.700

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

263.900

198.500

180.000

Capital work-in-progress

34.000

21.000

6.600

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

23.700

66.200

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

405.100

466.100

294.800

 

Sundry Debtors

481.700

590.400

231.200

 

Cash & Bank Balances

5.800

16.100

3.400

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

160.900

84.300

158.800

Total Current Assets

1053.500

1156.900

688.200

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

677.500

681.800

382.300

 

Provisions

53.600

91.200

119.000

Total Current Liabilities

731.100

773.000

501.300

Net Current Assets

322.400

383.900

186.900

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

620.300

627.100

439.700

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

3630.400

3376.000

2276.300

Other Income

3.000

6.000

12.600

Total Income

3633.400

3382.000

2288.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

27.200

86.100

109.000

Provision for Taxation

[3.000]

21.300

41.200

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

30.200

64.800

67.800

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

0.00

0.00

1360.100

 

Excise Duty

0.00

0.00

193.000

 

Power & Fuel Cost

0.00

0.00

7.400

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

0.00

0.00

9.500

 

Employee Cost

209.700

169.000

140.100

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

600.900

644.300

354.200

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

2655.600

2362.300

17.400

 

Interest & Financial Charges

23.100

8.000

12.200

 

Depreciation

116.900

112.300

93.800

 

Stock Adjustment

0.000

0.000

[7.800]

 

Total Expenditure

3606.200

3295.900

2179.900

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.45

0.40

0.32

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.45

0.35

0.19

Current Ratio

1.47

1.41

1.06

Fixed Assets

5.20

6.23

5.38

Inventory

8.33

8.87

7.81

Debtors

6.77

8.22

9.85

Interest Cover Ratio

2.18

11.76

9.93

Operating Profit Margin(%)

4.61

6.11

9.45

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

1.39

2.79

5.32

Cash Profit Margin(%)

4.05

5.25

7.10

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

0.83

1.92

2.98

Return On Capital Employed(%)

8.06

17.64

28.70

Return On Net Worth(%)

7.02

17.04

21.17

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The company's fixed assets of important value include goodwill, leasehold land, factory building, plant & machinery, moulds, dies & patterns, computers, office equipments, furniture & fixtures, vehicles and patents and trademarks.

 

History:

 

Subject was incorporated on 5th July 2000 at Bangalore in Karnataka under the name and style of  “EPS Infotech Limited” having Company Registration Number 27405.   The name of the company was changed to Wipro Peripherals Limited from 19th July 2000.

 

 

Again name changed to present from 29th July, 2002.

 

Acquired the “Peripherals Systems Division” of Wipro Limited as per memorandum of understandings dated 1st August 2000, Between Wipro Limited and subject.

 

It is an ISO 9002 certified company

 

Business:

 

Subject is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of printers, UPS systems, computer peripherals, etc.

 

It also acts as importers, traders, agents, distributors, exporters and dealer of all kinds of computers, computer peripherals, accessories, consumables, etc.

 

Subject is a leading computer and internet peripherals company in India.

 

Generic Names of the Principal Products of the company are:

 

Item Code No.
Product Description

8471.00

Computer Peripherals

8543.9 & 8471.0

Uninterruptible Power Supplies

8469.20

Electronic Portable Typewriter

 

Services

 

Design and Manufacturing Services

 

"Design of an Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics products which fulfills each and every segment of the customer requirements, WeP – Design services will be the choice to convert the needs in to the Innovative product with world class approaches".

 

Smartcard Services

 

Over the years, WeP has gained technological expertise in the smart card arena and is all set to take strides in the domains of Loyalty, ID / Campus, ePurse etc.

 

Business Printing Outsourcing 

 

The company’s Print and Save Services is an innovation from the company. The essence of the its Print and Save Services is that users now have the facility of paying for printouts rather than investing in printers. After exhaustive study among its users, the company has developed its Print & Save services in two convenient forms - On-site Services, where the facility is available at the user's premises and Off-site Services, where the facility is available at a WeP Print & Save Centre.

 

Wep smart division (printing services)

 

Today, the company is the India's largest employees owned company.

 

The company markets inkjet printers, LASER printers, dot matrix printers, UPS, Pen drive and storage products and "after market” consumables reaching out to customers through more than 250 channel partners across the country.

 

Subject has two state-of-the art manufacturing facilities, one at Mysore producing over 120000 dot matrix printers per annum for domestic market and another at Hyderabad producing over 100000 products as contract manufacturing and exports to prestigious customer like Seiko Precision and Triumph Adler for European Markets. 

 

The facility at Mysore is rated as one of the best in its class for quality processes and has been accredited with ISO 9002 Certification for manufacturing, marketing and support functions.

 

Channel management

 

Innovative programs like "Feel the product offer" were launched last year, which addressed over 10000 channel members spread across 373 locations.  A total of 6834 resellers purchased the company's products. 

 

Having modelled its after market channel on the FMCG channel, the company has increased its coverage in 5 large cities to 3500 retailers up from 1650 retailers at the beginning of the year.

 

The business portfolio model is called "Three Circles of Change" which focuses on storage, communication, personnel mobility and convenience. 

 

Subject has after sales support network covering over 100 locations across India with 145 support partners and trained 5000 + Engineers to support the products in India.  Subject has Peace of Mind centers at Metro cities to handle escalated calls and manage the customer program.  Subject is one of the first in India to invest in R & D and has developed skills in ASICs, hardware, and embedded systems, device drivers.   Over 15% of the company's resources are spent on R & D to keep it ahead on technology. 

 

The company has successful partnerships with many international companies like Seiko EPSON Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Net Apps, Printronix, etc.

 

Solutions and Service Organisation

 

The business comprises storage and communication solutions, the company print and save services and after market.  The company is developing its capabilities to offer solutions and services to its customers and has entered into important tie-ups with international partners in Storage and Communication solutions area.  Solutions and services already account for 10% of the company's revenue during 2001-02 and the company has targeted ambitious growth in this segment.

 

Storage and Communication Products

 

Having tied-up with major global players for these products, the company is targeting 10% of its revenues to come from these segments.

 

Awards & recognition

 

Awards received on Quality Initiatives are:

 

1992

ISO 9002 Certification for factory in manufacturing

1993

ISO 9001 Certification for Design & Development for factory

1993

Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award

1995

ISO 9002 Certification for support covering all regional offices

1998

ISO 9002 Certification for sales and marketing covering all regional offices

1999

Elcina award for Excellence in Quality in recognition of Wipro ePheripherals commitment to Quality.

2001-02

MAIT (Manufacturers Association of Information Technology) Recognition for Business Excellence (Level 1)

 

Awards received for Business Performance are:

 

 

The company is in trade terms with:

 

 

Company Formation

 

The company came to existence in September 2000. The company is one of the largest employees owned company in the country, providing IT peripherals products, IT peripherals solutions and printing services. Prior to September 2000 the company was the peripherals systems division of Wipro Infotech and was engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of digital printers.

 

Business lines

 

The company in the last 3 years has diversified from printers into other emerging and growing IT peripherals products namely the Un-interruptible power supplies (UPS), Networking Products comprising of LAN Switches, Routers, Modems, Interface Cards, Print servers etc and has strengthened its portfolio of printers by introducing WeP branded Laser Printers .

 

The company also provides Security and Storage solutions through its majority owned group company Select Technologies Limited. Select Technologies Limited is a part of the WeP group since November 2002.

 

The company entered the Printing services business through an innovative and unique “WeP Print and Save Services” which enables customers to outsource their printing and pay for the pages printed.

 

Manufacturing facilities

 

The company has two state-of-the art manufacturing facilities; one at Mysore producing Dot Matrix Printers, Line Matrix printers and printer heads. The second plant at Hyderabad producing Dot Matrix Printers for exports, and UPS products. Both our factories are ISO 9002 certified. The 2 factories have a combined capacity to manufacture 200000 printers and 100000 UPS per year.

 

Customer reach

 

The company has sales and support offices in 17 sales locations in the country, and all its Products are sold through 319 channel partners present in 139 locations across the country. The company’s addresses over 13000 resellers across the country and has over 700000 customers nationwide.

 

The company consumables and spares are distributed through retailers and authorised service providers of the company.

 

Strategic partnership

 

The company is leading Computer and Internet Peripherals Company in India with Annual Sales of Rs. 2.5 Billion and has a track record of uninterrupted growth for the last 14 years. The company commenced operations in 1986 as a Peripherals Division of Wipro Infotech, one of the largest IT companies in India and has become independent legal entity in year 2000. WeP has been leader in Indian Computer Peripherals industry with higher than 40% market share in the products it markets in India.

 

The company’s markets Inkjet printers, LASER printers, Dot Matrix Printers, UPS, Pen drive and Storage products and “after market” consumables reaching out to customers through more than 250 channel partners across the country. The company has an enviable installed base of 700,000 customers in India with its Computer Peripheral products and has a reach to more than 5000 resellers across the country. The company is known for its quality with 6 sigma initiative and ISO 9000 standards of certification for its Product Development, Manufacturing, Marketing and Support and its unique 30 Day Money back offer, the “No question asked return policy” in the country. WeP has two state-of-the art manufacturing facilities one at Mysore producing over 120,000 dot matrix printers per annum for domestic market and another at Hyderabad producing over 100,000 products as contract manufacturing and exports to prestigious customers like Seiko Precision and Triumph Adler for European Markets

 

Electronic Design & Manufacturing Division (EDM)

 

EDM division is an independent profit center of the company as a whole, the Flagship Division focussing on Exports. Currently 40% of the production is catered to Exports sales and having a vision of moving towards 60% within another two years.

 

It is its mission to be a world-class electronic design & mfg. Services provider. The division is currently focuses on Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services and manufacturing electromechanical office automation and IT products and peripherals for global OEMs.

 

The thrust is on Exports and the strategy is to leverage on

 

·  A highly competent and competitive manufacturing setup.

·  Our design strength as a key differentiation

 

 

COMPANY FACT SHEET

Impact Printers, High Speed Printers & Line Matrix Printers have been the traditional businesses of WeP. It has strengthened its portfolio of printers by introducing WeP branded Laser Printers . WeP has also diversified from printers into other emerging and growing IT peripherals products namely the Un-interruptible power supplies (UPS), Networking Products comprising of Ethernet LAN Switches, Analog and digital lease line Modems, Interface Cards, Network Print servers, Wireless LAN, Structured cabling System etc.

WeP also provides One Stop Information Management & Information Protection solutions through its division Select Technologies. Impact Printers, High Speed Printers & Line Matrix Printers have been the traditional businesses of WeP. WeP continues its dominance in these areas. WeP’s two facilities at Mysore and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) are state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities having the capacity to produce more than 650,000 products and 1 million consumables per annum. WeP has created India’s largest IT products sales infrastructure of 10,000 active retail outlets and supports more than 2,000 large business consumers directly. To enable superior product development, WeP has expanded its Research & Development group with in-depth domain expertise and specialization in cross-functional project management process.

WeP is known for its quality with 6 sigma initiative & ISO 9000 standards of certification for its Product Development, Manufacturing, Marketing and Support.

 

 


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. 39.27

UK Pound

1

Rs. 77.44

Euro

1

Rs. 57.73

 

 

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

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

59

 

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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