MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THE MANASLU BAG COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

A - 05, New Garia Development Co-operative Housing Society Limited, 3rd Floor, Kolkata – 700 094, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2006

 

 

SSI Registration No. :

211529971 dated 24.02.2006

 

 

IEC No.:

0206004842 dated 02.06.2006

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AJKPD6734D

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Eco Friendly Bags of Jute, Jute-Cotton, Jute-Canvass, Cotton, Canvas, Silk Fabrics and Natural Vegetable Fibres.

 

 

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 8500

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a small concern in its field. It has started recently. Trade relations are fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments. Proprietor is experienced and qualified. Nothing adverse reported. The concern can be considered normal for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

A - 05, New Garia Development Co-operative Housing Society Limited, 3rd Floor, Kolkata – 700 094, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-65181423

Mobile No.:

91-9836428437

Fax No.:

91-33-24325978

E-Mail :

managingdirector@manaslubagco.com

directormarketing@manaslubagco.com

manaslubagco@rediff.com

Website :

http://www.manaslubagco.com

Area :

1100 sq. ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory 1 :

Village – panchpota, P. S. Sonarpur, District 24 Parganas (S), West Bengal, India

Area :

8640 sq. ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory 2 :

8/ 1, R. L. Ghosh Road, Budge Budge, Charial Bazar, 24  Parganas (S),

Kolkata – 700 137, West Bengal, India

Area :

3000 sq. ft.

Location :

Rented

 

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Ms. Sutapa Datta

Designation :

Sole Proprietor

Address :

A - 05, New Garia Development Co-operative Housing Society Limited, 2nd Floor, Kolkata – 700 094, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

58 Years

Qualification :

B. Sc., B. A.

Experience :

2 Years

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sushanta Datta

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Address :

A - 05, New Garia Development Co-operative Housing Society Limited, 2nd Floor, Kolkata – 700 094, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

58 Years

Qualification :

B. E. (Mechanical), CFA, CAIIB

Experience :

34 Years in Industry and Bank

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Eco Friendly Bags of Jute, Jute-Cotton, Jute-Canvass, Cotton, Canvas, Silk Fabrics and Natural Vegetable Fibres.

 

 

Products :

*     Jute fashion Bags

*     Jute gift bags

*     Jute kid bags

*     Jute utility bags

*     Jute wine bags

*     Jute pouches

*     Natural fiber bags

*     Shopping bags

*     Cotton Shopping bags

*     Jute Shopping bags

*     Handles

*     Cotton waist bands

*      Swatches

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

All Products

Countries :

Europe, USA, Australia, South Africa

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash and Advance

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

*      Wholesalers

 

 

No. of Employees :

Around 36 (Office – 6 and On Contract – 30)

 

 

Bankers :

*      United Bank of India

       84A, Santoshpur Branch, Santoshpur Avenue, P. H. E. C.,

       Kolkata – 700 075, West Bengal, India  

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

Not Available

 

 

Memberships :

*      Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC) and Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 2.133 millions

Borrowed :

Nil

Total :

Rs. 2.133 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.04.2007

To

31.12.2007

31.10.2006

To

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

1] Proprietor’s Capital

2.133

2.133

2] Reserves & Surplus

0.018

0.000

NETWORTH

2.151

2.133

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

TOTAL

2.151

2.133

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1.257

1.252

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.800

0.800

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

Inventories

0.023

0.016

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.005

0.009

Total Current Assets

0.028

0.025

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

Current Liabilities and Provisions

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

0.000

0.000

Net Current Assets

0.028

0.025

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.056

0.056

Subsidy Receivable

0.010

0.000

 

 

 

TOTAL

2.151

2.133

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.04.2007

To

31.12.2007

31.10.2006

To

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

 

0.276

0.000

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

Total Income

 

0.276

0.000

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

0.018

0.000

Provision for Taxation

 

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

0.018

0.000

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

0.243

NA

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.04.2007

To

31.12.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

 

6.52

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

 

6.52

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

 

0.86

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

 

--

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

As Per Website:

 

Profile

 

Subject manufacture bags out of eco friendly natural materials e.g., Jute, Cotton, Canvas, Silk, Jute-cotton, Jute-canvas fabrics, Natural fibres and papers since 2005.

 

Subject cater to importers who generally meet demand of niche and individualistic customers, requiring items of assorted and exclusive designs each in small volume. Their customers are from European Union, USA, Australia, South Africa etc.

 

In appreciation of seasonal design and demand pattern of various products being faced by customers they have built in flexibility in operation to promptly respond by providing product design and free samples.

 

They have a good database of product designs. In addition, product design group is quick in adopting to changing design trend using appropriate software package on receipt of required inputs from the prospective customers. They , through appropriate arrangement, harness the capability of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

 

They use appropriate gramage and strength of jute, jute-cotton, jute-canvas, cotton, canvas, silk and paper fabric in its production. Lamination, when required, is done with PP / LDP of at least 100 gms per sq.meter. When required, the fabrics are dyed; and printed by adopting silk printing, batik printing, tie and dye printing and block printing techniques using vegetable/ AZO free fast colours. Other quality colours are also used when it is so specified by the customer.

 

Hand painting with fabric, pastel colour is done decorated with sequin, beads, seashell and other decorative fittings. Embroidery, eplic work, Kantha stitch etc are also done. The traditional handicrafts artisan of India does the work by hand.

 

Cutting and stitching is done using required quality powered machines that ensures quality finish.

 

The Quality Assurance Team continuously checks each and every part of the products against set standards.

 

They follow Six-Sigma technique for close understanding of customer needs, disciplined use of facts, data, and statistical analysis, and diligent attention to managing, improving, and reinventing business processes.

 

Accreditation and Certification

 

*      They are a registered small-scale industrial unit operating in a declared backward district of West Bengal, India that entitles us to various incentives of the state and central government for generating employment and supporting handicraft.

*      They are registered with Director General of Foreign Trade, Government of India.

*      They are registered under Value Added Tax.

*      They are a member of Jute Manufactures Development Council, Ministry of Textile, Government of India.

*      They are member of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft, Government of India.

*      They are member of Indo-German chamber of commerce.

*      They use labels on each of their  product on consumer safety & health, environment.

*      They may arrange okotex certification on quality as applicable to their  products.

*      They follow ILO standards on working condition.

 

Especiality

 

*     They are capable of handling orders in small volume per design (500 pcs per design).

*     They are flexible in switching over from one design to another without any loss of time to meet changing market demand situation promptly.

*     They have software based basic design formats of all the product groups, which can incorporate necessary changes to meet changing design trend.

*     Their communication channels are fast and effective. Given the nature and place of usage of the product, priorities of the customers and expectation of the ultimate users their design department foresees the trend of design and provides feedback to their customers within next 5 days at the most.

*     They are capable of dispatching sample(s) on the trial design / final design soon.

*     In order to ensure the above they have a highly flexible and standardized working method.

*     They have highly competent, dedicated and committed work groups covering all the areas of operation.

*     They are very sensitive to the changing business situation of their  customers and accordingly have put in place a very active and highly effective internal supply change management related methodologies to live up to the expectation of their  customers and their  commitment.

*     They set each component of the product-wise quality standards. Their Quality Assurance team checks each individual parts in reference to such Quality Standards at each of the production stage very carefully, documents the same batch-wise and rejects those which fail to meet such quality standards.  They  follow Six Sigma quality Assurance methodology to ensure full customers’ satisfaction and at the same time change their  production process/sequences to minimize rejection.

 

 

 

 

 


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 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.77.01

Euro

1

Rs.58.29

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

45

 

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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