MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

07.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ISHITA DRUGS AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Survey No.179/1, Vasna – Iyavataluka Sanand, Ahmedabad – 382210, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.02.1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

017054

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L24231GJ1992PLC017054

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

AHMI00085B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACI3630B

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Bulk Actives and Salts, Drug Intermediates, Fine Chemicals, Food Additives, Specialty/ Performance Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Formulations, Healthcare Products, Dyes and Dye Intermediates.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 160000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old and established company having moderate track. Its profitability is improving and the company has been successful in wiping – off all its previous losses. Trade relations are fair. Payments are reported as slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered good for small to mediocre business dealings.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

Survey No.179/1, Vasna – Iyavataluka Sanand, Ahmedabad – 382210, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2717-284244/ 284246

E-Mail :

ishitadrugs@vsnl.net

Website :

http://www.ishitadrugs.in

 

 

Corporate Office :

11, Valmik Complex, Near Parimal Garden, C. G.  Road, Ahmedabad – 380006, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-26468353/ 26467886/ 26403214/ 30928120

Fax No.:

91-79-26404961

E-Mail :

ishita@wilnetonline.net

Website :

http://www.ishitadrugs.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdish Agarwal

Designation :

Chairman Cum Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P. R. Rastogi

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Govind Gupta

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. K. Agarwal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Abha Agarwal

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Bulk Actives and Salts, Drug Intermediates, Fine Chemicals, Food Additives, Specialty/ Performance Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Formulations, Healthcare Products, Dyes and Dye Intermediates.

 

 

Products :

Products Description

Item Code No.

 

 

Norfloxacin

29419060

Nicotininc Acid

29362920

Sulfonamides

29350015

 

  • Antibiotics
  • Fluoro Quinolones
  • Sulpha Drugs
  • Vitamins
  • Anthemintics
  • Iodides and Citrates (Salts)
  • Excipients
  • Chemicals
  • Intermediates

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Actual Production

 

 

 

Bulk Drugs

MT

80.833

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

  • Corporation Bank
  • ICICI Bank Limited
  • Punjab National Limited
  • CITI Bank N.A.

 

 

Facilities :

Unsecured Loans                                           As on 31.03.2006

 

Corporate Loans

Guaranteed By Managing Director                   Rs.0.306 Million

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Premchand and Associates

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.35.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2990300

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.29.903 Millions

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

29.903

29.903

2] Share Application Money

 

0.164

0.164

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

1.825

1.500

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

(2.257)

NETWORTH

 

31.892

29.310

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.306

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.000

0.306

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

31.892

29.616

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

12.030

11.524

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.637

2.493

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

1.583

1.035

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 
4.435

6.698

 

Sundry Debtors

 
10.614

8.448

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 
5.687

1.743

 

Other Current Assets

 
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 
1.697

2.550

Total Current Assets

 
22.433

19.439

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 
4.791

4.875

 

Provisions

 
0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 
4.791

4.875

Net Current Assets

 
17.642

14.564

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

31.892

29.616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

35.732

29.407

Other Income

 

0.454

1.031

Total Income

 

36.186

30.438

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

2.486

1.506

Provision for Taxation

 

0.024

0.145

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

2.462

1.361

 

 

 

 

Export Value

 

5.878

11.265

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Materials and Inventory Adjustments

 

21.717

17.329

 

Personnel Cost

 

2.276

2.349

 

Manufacturing Expenses

 

7.021

6.817

 

Financial Charge

 

0.291

0.243

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

2.395

2.194

 

Other Expenditure

 

0.000

0.000

Total Expenditure

 

33.700

28.932

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2007

1st Quarter

30.09.2007

2nd Quarter

31.12.2007

3rd Quarter

31.03.2008

4th Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

12.900

9.100

8.800

9.700

Other Income

0.100

0.200

0.100

0.00

Total Income

13.000

9.300

8.900

9.700

Total Expenditure

12.100

7.800

7.400

7.800

Operating Profile

0.900

1.500

1.500

1.900

Interests

0.000

0.000

0.100

0.00

Gross Profit

0.900

1.500

1.400

1.900

Depreciation

0.600

0.600

0.600

0.600

Tax

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Reported PAT

0.300

0.900

0.800

1.300

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-Equity Ratio

 

 

0.00

0.01

Long Term Debt-Equity Shares

 

 

0.00

0.01

Current Ratio

 

 

4.35

4.05

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

 

1.27

1.09

Inventory

 

 

6.49

6.32

Debtors

 

 

3.74

4.59

Interests Cover Ratio

 

 

9.33

7.00

Operating Profit Margin (%)

 

 

14.57

12.24

Profit Before Interests and Tax Margin (%)

 

 

7.84

4.76

Cash Profit Margin (%)

 

 

13.73

11.22

Adjusted Net Profit Margin (%)

 

 

7.00

3.74

Return On Capital Employed (%)

 

 

8.78

4.38

Return On Net Worth (%)

 

 

7.87

3.48

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Business Operations:

 

The company has maintained a steady growth in the year. The management also continued its focus on exports and the company was able to maintain the export levels of the past year during the year.

 

The total income of the company increased to Rs.36.186 Millions (PY Rs.30.438 Millions) the company has stared some trading operations mainly to cater to requirement of existing overseas and domestic customers.

 

The company was able to obtain better realizations for its major products, which led to an increase in the margins of the company. Consequently, the gross margins of the company improved to 14.29% (PY 12.95%).

 

There also has been a healthy increased in the net profit of the company to Rs.2.463 Millions (PY Rs.1.361 Millions). This is despite an increased in the total depreciation (From Rs.2.194 Millions in the PY to Rs.2.393 Millions), due to capitalization of various expenditure incurred to upgrade the manufacturing facilities.

 

They are happy to report that during the year the company has been able to completely wipe out the carry forward losses.

 

They are also pleased to inform that Subject is now a registered trademark of the company.

 

 

Future Outlook:

 

The management has decided to implement an expansion project at the plant, which is already underway. The company has tied up with a bank for providing the necessary funds by way of working capital/ term loans. On completion of the project, the company would have enhanced capacity available for manufacturing of newer products.

 

The company intends to continue its focus on export markets. To this end, the company intends to file DMFs/ registered its major products in various countries. The company made a beginning by registered one of its products in Kazakhstan. The management to file at least 2 DMFs in the current year. This step would open bigger export opportunity for the company’s products.

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

 

 

 

Website Details:

 

Profile:

 

The Group...

Subject is the flagship company of the 'Ishita' Group, which is a respected member of the Indian Business community for more than 3 decades. The Group's interests encompass manufacture of a large number of Bulk Actives and their salts, Drug Intermediates, Fine Chemicals, Food additives, Specialty/ Performance Chemicals, Pharmaceutical formulations, healthcare products, dyes and dye intermediates, distribution of financial products and other businesses. The Ishita Group derives its key strengths from its strong ethical practices and moral values in business commitments.

 

The Company...

Subject is a public limited company, listed on the local stock exchanges (BSE and ASE) in India. Incorporated in 1992, the company has earned a reputation as a "high quality manufacturer" in a very short time.

 

Subject is engaged in the manufacture of various Active Pharma Ingredients (bulk actives and their salts), bulk drug intermediates, excipients and fine chemicals. It has a state-of-art manufacturing facility, in terms of chemical synthesis, quality control and environmental safety.

 

The People…

Subject is headed by Mr. Jagdish Agrawal, Managing Director, who is a M.S (Chemical Technology) from University of Florida, USA. He has more than 30 years experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and is widely acknowledged as an expert in his field. He has earlier been associated with very successful ventures in the reactive dye industry and in the bulk drug industry.

 

The Head of Operations is Mr. Kiran Rindani, M. Tech (Chemical Technology) from U.D.C.T., Mumbai University, and Mumbai. He has about 25 years of experience and has worked with Lupin Laboratories, Unimark etc. before joining this company.

 


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.43.21

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.72

Euro

1

Rs.67.92

 

 

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

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--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

 

38

 

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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