MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

14.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STRATA GEOSYSTEMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

317, Tantia Jogani Industrial Premises, J R Boricha Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400011, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.09.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-148625

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U17299MH2004PTC148625

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMS44304B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAICS3717K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Soil Reinforcement Products, Designers and Installers of Soil Containment Systems.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 605

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an Indo US Joint Venture and has registered substantial accumulated losses. Its payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

Financial positions are moderate.

 

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

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. J. R. Rankrishnan

Designation :

Manager in Accounts

Date :

10.07.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

317, Tantia Jogani Industrial Premises, J R Boricha Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400011, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40635100/ 23016906

Fax No.:

91-22-40635199/ 23018114

E-Mail :

jrk@strataindia.com

info@strataindia.com

rsbajaj.cs@gmail.com

Website :

http://www.strataindia.com

Area :

Leased

Location :

600 sq. ft.

 

 

Corporate Office :

3, Matulya Centre A, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra, India

Tel No.:

91-22-24939913

Fax No.:

91-22-24950925

Email :

info@omnitex.com

 

 

Factory :

Plot No.42/64, Silver Industrial Estate, Bimpore, Daman, India

Area :

3700 sq.  ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Bhawnani

Designation :

Director

Address :

6 Park View, Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.03.1951

Date of Appointment :

15.09.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Michael Bruce Dorfman

Designation :

Director

Address :

4397 Rustling Wood Drive, Denver – 28037, USA

Date of Birth/Age :

13.03.1943

Date of Appointment :

21.03.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harrolld Till

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chip Fuller

Designation :

Director

Address :

3150 Rockport Dr Cumming, Georgia, Georgia 30041, USA

Date of Birth/Age :

20.02.1951

Date of Appointment :

25.10.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sandeep Ramkrishnan Shriya

Designation :

Director

Address :

17, Jaldrshan, 51 Nepean Sea Road, Grant Road, Grant Road, Mumbai – 40036, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.11.1963

Date of Appointment :

15.09.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Stelzner Glenn Paul Burke

Designation :

Director

Address :

210 Brierwood Road, Statesville NC28677 Statesville, USA

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1935

Date of Appointment :

25.10.2004

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 30.09.2005)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. Ashok Bhawnani

 

5000

Mr. Sandeep Ramkrishnan Shriya

 

5000

Omnitex Industries (India) Limited

 

110059

John Boyle and company INC.

 

120059

 

 

 

Total

 

240118

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Foreign Holding (FIIs, FCs, FFIs, NRIs, OCB or Others)

 

50.00

Bodies Corporate (not mentioned above)

 

49.75

Directors or relatives of director

 

0.25

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Soil Reinforcement Products, Designers and Installers of Soil Containment Systems.

 

 

Products :

  • Soil Reinforcement Products
  • Designers
  • Installers of Soil Containment Systems

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Polish Yarn

Countries :

Korea

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi
  • Public Works Department, Chattisgarh
  • Indore Development Authority, Indore
  • Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, Chandigarh
  • Thane Municipal Corporation, Thane, Maharashtra
  • Indian Oil Corporation, Chandigarh
  • Zamil Steels, Ranjangaon, Pune
  • G G Constructions, Raipur,
  • Prakash Asphalt and Toll Highways, Mhow,
  • S P Singla Constructions, Panchkula, Haryana
  • Rajdeep Constructions, Pune
  • Soma Enterprises, Hyderabad
  • Ideal Road Builders, Mumbai

 

 

No. of Employees :

20

 

 

Bankers :

  • Bank of India

Cumballa Hill Branch, Mumbai - 400026, Maharashtra, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

J. G. Verma and Company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Name :

Manek and Associates

Chartered Accountant

Address :

3 Shantikunj, 17 Prathana Samaj Road, Ville Parle (East), Mumbai – 400057, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Joint Venture :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

400000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.4.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

399988

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.4.000 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

4.000

4.000

1.175

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(3.879)

(2.759)

(1.026)

NETWORTH

0.121

1.241

0.149

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

8.388

1.885

0.234

TOTAL BORROWING

8.388

1.885

0.234

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

8.509

3.126

0.383

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1.585

0.588

0.062

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1.851

5.957

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

4.326

0.000

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.497

0.159

0.316

 

Other Current Assets

0.730

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

0.697

0.167

0.020

Total Current Assets

8.101

6.283

0.336

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

1.216

3.803

0.093

 

Provisions

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

1.216

3.803

0.093

Net Current Assets

6.885

2.480

0.243

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.039

0.058

0.078

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

8.509

3.126

0.383

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover (Estimated)

 

 

20.000

 

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

79.37

4.58

2.19

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

6.66

1.65

3.61

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trade Reference:

 

 

Website Details

 

Profile:

 

Subject is a joint venture of Strata Systems Inc., U.S.A. and Omnitex Industries (India) Limited.

 

Subject is a one stop geosynthetic shop for applications like reinforced soil walls, soil stabilization, ground improvement, river training & coastal production, and engineered land cliffs. It delivers international quality geosynthetic solutions at competitive prices on time. Its committed team of experienced civil engineers, supervisors and technicians ensures timely installation.

 

For over a decade, Strata Systems Inc., U.S.A. has been at the forefront of the geosynthetic industry in the development of new technology and products for soil reinforcement.

 

Strata Systems has refined the science of soil reinforcement. Their success is a direct result of the power of STRATAGRID performance and its ability to solve common civil engineering problems. Through a combination of the highest quality people and products, Strata Systems has become the soil reinforcement industry leader in the U.S.A.

 

 


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.42.72

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.42

Euro

1

Rs.67.38

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

2

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

-

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

27

 

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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