MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHANDAN STEEL LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

504, Sukh Sagar, N S Patkar Marg,  Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.11.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11 - 54206

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U99999MH1989PLC054206

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC03758G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACC4713B

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Buy, sell, manufacture, assemble repairs, design, alter, research & improve, develop, exchange, warehouse, let on hire, import, export & deal in all sorts ferrous & non-ferrous metals, castings ingots & flats, press, forgings structural & rolling work of all kinds, implements, machinery, tubes, pipes & fittings, furnace rollers, heat treatment to metals, static castings, such as crosshead PC steel valve, yoke, impeller, valve body, duct panel spinner thermoalloy, furnace tray, charge trays & furnace, fixtures in high alloy steel, etc.

 

Subject is engaged in as manufacturers of stainless steel bars, flats, flanges and angels.

 

 

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 1200000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow by average 30 days

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old established company having moderate profit margin.

 

Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Their trade relations are fair. Payments are reported as slow by above 30 days.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

504, Sukh Sagar, N S Patkar Marg,  Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-6629 0600

Fax No.:

91-22-6629 0633 / 34

E-Mail :

exports@chandansteel.net / chan_mumbai@rediffmail.com

Website :

www.chanssteel.com

 

 

 

 

Administrative Office :

74, 1st Floor, C. P. Tank Road, Mumbai – 400 004, Maharashtra, India 

Tel. No.:

91–22–2389 0403 / 0477 / 0294

Fax No.:

91–22–2389 0514 / 374 1971

E-Mail :

chanmet@bom3.vsnl.net.in

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory :

Plot No. 35, GIDC, Umbergaon, District Valsad, Gujarat – 396 171, India

Tel. No.:

91-260-2562066 / 4367 / 1166

Fax No.:

91-260-2562287 / 0103

E-Mail :

chanmet@ishwarn.com / chanmet@rediffmail.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Overseas Offices :

  • USA
  • Europe
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • Brazil
  • Dubai

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip C. Chandan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Kaushik

Designation:

Additional Director

 

 

Name:

Mr. Praveen Kumar Kaushik

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay C. Chandan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdish Joshipura

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prahalad Acharya

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Buy, sell, manufacture, assemble repairs, design, alter, research & improve, develop, exchange, warehouse, let on hire, import, export & deal in all sorts ferrous & non-ferrous metals, castings ingots & flats, press, forgings structural & rolling work of all kinds, implements, machinery, tubes, pipes & fittings, furnace rollers, heat treatment to metals, static castings, such as crosshead PC steel valve, yoke, impeller, valve body, duct panel spinner thermoalloy, furnace tray, charge trays & furnace, fixtures in high alloy steel, etc.

 

Subject is engaged in as manufacturers of stainless steel bars, flats, flanges and angels.

 

 

Products :

  • Billets
  • Ingots/Flats/Patta/Pipes
  • SS Angles
  • SS wire and wire Rods
  • SS Channels
  • SS Unequal Angels
  • SS Bright Baf
  • SS Flat Bars
  • S Forged Flats
  • SS Billets

 

 

Exports to :

USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America

 

 

Imports from :

Gulf countries

 

 

 


 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

540

 

 

Bankers 1:

Dena Bank

Gulalwadi Branch, Mumbai – 400 002, Maharashtra

 

 

Facilities :

21 / 12 /1992

Hyp. of Stocks & Book Debts

Rs. 30.00 millions

23 / 05 / 1991

--

Rs. 5.00 millions

11 / 12 / 1994

Hyp. of Goods & Book Debts

Rs. 15.00 millions

 

Term Loan :  Rs. 18.940 millions

Cash Credit :  Rs. 83.947 millions

Temp Credit :  Rs. 18.046 millions

Packing Credit :  Rs. 25.590 millions

 

 

 

Bankers 2:

Dena Bank

Industrial Finance Branch, Maker Towers, Mumbai – 400 005, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

11 / 04 / 1997

Factory at Gujarat Containing by admeasuring 3252 sq. mtrs.

Rs. 117.70 millions

26 / 08 / 1999

Hyp. of Goods, Book Debts & Other Movable Assets

Rs. 10.00 millions

--

CC Hypothecation

Rs. 52.000 millions

--

FBP

Rs. 7.000 millions

--

Guarantee

Rs.2.500 millions

--

L/C

Rs. 170.000 millions

 

 

Financial Institutions :

GSFC Corporate Loan  : Rs. 12.432 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Shah & Taparia

Chartered Accountants

12, Navjeevan Wadi, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai – 400 002

 

 

Associates :

·         M. Chunilal & Company

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

18000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.180.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

17930000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-

Rs.179.300 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

179.300

179.300

149.300

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

213.600

135.900

82.500

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

392.900

315.200

231.800

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

807.000

587.000

497.300

2] Unsecured Loans

100.700

98.600

132.800

TOTAL BORROWING

907.700

685.600

630.100

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1300.600

1000.800

861.900

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

686.200

497.200

339.00

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

8.400

31.300

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.500

0.400

0.300

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

688.500

331.500

398.800

 

Sundry Debtors

574.700

548.100

507.800

 

Cash & Bank Balances

119.300

76.500

41.100

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

332.000

281.700

172.00

Total Current Assets

1714.500
1237.800

1119.700

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 
 

 

 

Current Liabilities

1082.700

729.00

599.400

 

Provisions

18.000

14.200

29.400

Total Current Liabilities

1100.700
743.200

628.800

Net Current Assets

613.800
494.600

490.900

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.100

0.200

0.400

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1300.600

1000.800

861.900

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

3168.700

2341.600

2348.500

Other Income

114.300

117.200

222.900

Total Income

3283.000

2224.400

2571.400

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

159.400

76.300

55.800

Provision for Taxation

56.200

22.900

21.600

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

103.200

53.400

34.200

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

2318.500

1698.300

1906.3 00

 

Excise Duty

431.600

268.700

218.200

 

Power & Fuel Cost

31.900

35.100

37.800

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

164.400

144.300

138.900

 

Employee Cost

28.100

07.700

06.300

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

161.200

127.300

132.200

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

4.100

3.900

5.600

 

Other Expenditure

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Expenditure

3139.800

2285.300

539.000

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.14

2.40

1.33

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

5.03

3.25

2.37

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

6.63

4.39

3.82

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.40

0.24

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

5.11

4.53

5.43

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.55

1.66

1.78

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Director Report:

 

  NEW PROJECTS - INTEGRATION 


 The outlook for the future is positive and the management is optimistic and expect good opportunities for the Iron and Steel companies. To explore the further opportunities, the Company, in tune with its ongoing development plans has undertaken following capital projects. 

 
 - The Company has envisaged the installation of two Rolling Mills of size 20' and 10' in addition to the existing rolling mill of size 16' and 12' so as to cater the new export emerging market. 

 
 - To add high value to its product, as a part of forward integration the company has started a state of the art technology wire drawing unit in the new premises in September, 2005. 

 
 - As a part of cost saving measure, In addition to the existing wind mill of 1.25 MW capacity, the Company has installed one more windmill of 1.25 MW capacity to generate 26 lacs units /per annum in March, 2006 which would be utilized for captive consumption. 

 
 These projects will contribute very high sales turnover and profitability. The Company is also in the process introducing more innovative value added products and enhancing their product mix with the higher capacities to cater the export market. Further to economies the scale of operation, the Company is in the process of identifying the cost reduction measures involved in various processes and initiate the cost reduction techniques accordingly. 
 
 The above steps will augur a bright future for the company in terms of healthier growth rate in topline, export and bottom line. 

 

Subject is a Government of India Recognised Export House.

 

The company had saught permission for merger with the following companies with the company from the Hon’ble Mumbai High Court and Hon’ble Gujarat High Court.

 

+                  Umargam Metal Rolling Mills Private Limited

+                  Chandan Tubes & Metals Private Limited

+                  Chaitanya Steel Rolling Mills Private Limited

+                  Chaitanya Metal Industries Private Limited

 

The company has been accredited with ISO 9002 certificate.

 

It is in trade terms with :-

 

+                  Edel Stahl GmbH, Germany

+                  Praory Woodfield Engineering Limited, UK

+                  Toyoto Tshuso America Inc. USA.

 

 

Profile

 

The strength of the company lies in the fact that the promoters are having an experience of 4 decades in marketing of stainless steel products. Funtioning under the eagle eye of its chairman, Mr. Chunilal Chandan along with his two sons Mr. Dilip Chandan & Mr. Vijay Chandan, who are the executive director have gathered a team of qualified experts in the organisation. The company is making rapid strides, by its concentration in the stainless steel sector, which has great popularity and a vast future potential with its combination of experience in marketing and expertise in production, chandan steel is looking forward to an era of rapid expansion and increasing profitability.

 

The company provides following production facilities :-

 

v      Melting

A 8.5 ton melting capacity induction furnance, a 10 ton argon Oxgen decarbonization vessel with microprocessor based gas mixxing station, two jarrel ash spectrometer with 32 channels, Laddle Refining furnace, 6/11 metre radius double strand concast machine with submerged castings and ems are key equipments used in melting. the billets produced are in size 100mm to 180mm.

 

v      Rolling

Semi automatic mills consisting of 400mm stands roughing group followed by 6 stands 300mm intermediate and finishing mill. size range of products is 10mm to 108mm with plan to extend the range on higher side. sections produced are rounds, flats, square & hexagons. with undergoing expansion for angles to be added to the product range.

 

v      Annealing

The annealing section includes a 12 point temperature controlled by bogey hearth annealing furnace capable of operating at 1200 c, with a state of the art water quenching facility.

 

v      Cold Processing

The cold processing section comprises of pickling, precision-drawing, peeling and centreless grinding machine. h-11 or quuivalent tolarance is offered in drawing, peeling and grinding. In centreless grinding h-9 or equivalent tolerance can be offered.

 

Peeling
Peeling consists of reducing the surface of the Hot Rolled i.e. Solution Annealed Bar in a Peeling machine. Bars are usually Polished after Peeling.

 

Centreless Grinding

A Ground surface finish is obtained by centreless grinding.

 

The company’s fixed assets of important value include Leasehold Land, Factory Building, Plant & Machinery, Furniture & Fixtures, Scooter, Motor Car, Office Equipment's, Computer and Air Conditioner.

 

 

 


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.39.40

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.95

Euro

1

Rs.58.14

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

41

 

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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