MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

25.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NECTAR LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SURYA MEDICARE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Village Saidpura, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District: Patiala – 140 507, Punjab.

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.06.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

16-16664

 

 

CIN No. :

L24232PB1995PLC016664

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

PTLS10181D

 

 

PAN No.:

(Permanent Account No.)

AABCS6468G

 

 

Legal Form :

A public limited liability company. The company’s shares are listed on the stock exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of medicines like Ampicillin, Trihydrate, S. Sterilite, Amoxycillin, 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 10418000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful industrialists. The company’s recent IPO is successful. Trade relations are fair. Payments are correct and as per commitment.

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office / Factory

Village Saidpura, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District Patiala - 140507, Punjab India

Tel. No.:

91-1762-308000/308001/231187/231287/231387

Fax No.:

91-1762-231187

E-Mail :

sales@suryamed.com

sunderlal@neclife.com

Website :

http://www.suryamed.com

http://www.neclife.com

Area :

Owned 

 

 

Head Office :

#1596, Bhaigrath Place, Chandni Chowk, Delhi – 110048, India

E-Mail :

91-11-23866341, 23869202-03

Fax No.:

91-11-23866341

 

 

Corporate Office :

110, Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh-16002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-172-2658317/2655166/2655438/2655775

Fax No.:

91-172-2655377

E-Mail :

sales@suryamed.com

sales@neclife.com

Area :

2,500 sq.yds. -- Owned

 

 

Corporate Office :

SCO 38-39, Sector – 9-D, Chandigarth – 160009, Punjab

Tel. No.:

91-172-3047777/3047701

Fax No.:

91-172-3047755

 

 

Factory  :

  • Village: Saidpura, Tehsil: Derabassi, Distt. Mohali (Punjab)

 

  • Village: Saidpura, Tehsil: Derabassi, Distt. Mohali (Punjab)

 

  • Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule Unit

Village Bhatoli Kalan, Pargana Dharmpur, Tehsil Nalagarh, Distt. Solan, (Himachal Pradesh)

 

  • Formulation Unit

Village Bhatoli Kalan, Pargana Dharmpur, Tehsil Nalagarh, Distt. Solan, (Himachal Pradesh)

 

  • Narbada Industries

Plot No. 2, Lane No. 4, Phase II, SIDCO INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Bari Brahmana, Jammu (J & K)

 

 

Branches :

Located at

 

  1. Indore
  2. Delhi

 

 

Administrative Office :

48/1 Dickmans Road, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka

E-Mail:

chempharma@neclife.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjiv Goyal

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Qualification :

B. Com., LLB

Previous Employment :

Surya Pharmaceuticals Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raman Goyal

Designation :

Whole-time Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh Garg

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S P Singh

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V D Agarwal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay J Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Aryan Goyal

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Basant Kumar Goswami

Designation :

Independent Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sandeep Goel

Designation :

Vice President (Finance)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunder Lal

Designation :

Company Secretary

Qualification :

B. Com, F.C.S.

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

As on 30.06.2008

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group2

 

 

Indian

 

 

Individuals/ Hindu Undivided Family

9814164

64.46

Public shareholding

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Financial Institutions/ Banks

50

0.00

Insurance Companies

986456

6.48

Foreign Institutional Investors

545523

3.58

Non-institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

1616736

10.62

Individuals

 

 

Individuals -i. Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs 0.100 Million

1507558

9.90

ii. Individual shareholders holding nominal   share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 Million

647360

4.25

Any Other (specify)

 

 

i) Non Resident Indians

67468

0.44

ii) Clearing member

37782

0.25

iii) Trusts

3000

0.02

 

 

 

Total

15226097

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of medicines like Ampicillin, Trihydrate, S. Sterilite, Amoxycillin, etc.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No.         Product Description

294110-02              Ampicillin Trihydrate and Amoxycillin Sodium Sterile  

                              

294110-03              Amoxycillin Triydrate and Amoxycillin Sodium Sterile  

                               

294110-04              Cloxacillin  Sodium and Cloxaillin Sodium Sterile

                              

 

 

Exports to :

·       Singapore

·       Taiwan

·       Germany Nigeria

·       Hong Kong

 

 

Import from :

·       Germany

·       Korea

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash or Credit (60 days) terms

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C or Credit (45 days) terms

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Bulk Drug and Sterile

425.00 MT’s

316.116 MT’s

Phytochemicals - Menthol

4800.00 MT’s

1735.825 MT’s

Job Work Executed

--

8.476 MT’s

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

340 persons -- 40 persons in office and 300 persons in factory

 

 

Bankers :

  • Punjab National Bank, Sector 16D, Chandigarh
  • State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch, Sector 17B, Chandigarh
  • Vijaya Bank, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

Rs in millions

Terms loan

1228.635

Working capital limits   

1481.850

Total

2710.485

 

 

TERM LOANS

 

I. Term Loan of Rs. 867.500  Millions from Vijaya Bank is secured by way of First Pari Passu Charge with Punjab National Bank (PNB) & State Bank of India (SBI) on all the fixed assets of the Company and further secured by way of Second Pari Passu Charge with PNB & SBI Bank on all the current assets of the Company and personal guarantee of directors namely Sh. Sanjiv Goyal & Smt. Raman Goyal.

 

II. Term Loan of Rs. 165.419 Millions from PNB is secured by way  of First Pari Passu Charge with Vijaya Bank & SBI on all  fixed assets of the Company and further secured by way  of Second Pari Passu Charge with Vijaya Bank & SBI on all  the current assets of the Company and personal guarantee of directors namely Sh. Sanjiv Goyal & Smt. Raman Goyal.

 

III. Term Loan of Rs. 189.343 Millions from SBI is secured by way of First Pari Passu Charge with Vijaya Bank & PNB on all  the fixed assets of the Company and further secured  way of Second Pari Passu Charge with Vijaya Bank & PNB

on all the current assets of the Company and personal guarantee of directors namely Sh. Sanjiv Goyal & Smt. Raman Goyal.

 

IV. Car Loan of Rs. 2.649 Millions from HDFC is secured against hypothecation of respective Cars. 

 

V. Car Loan of Rs. 3.723 Millions from ICICI Bank is secured against hypothecation of respective Cars.

Unsecured Loan

 

Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds 

1510.950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Datta Singla and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

SCO No. 2935 -36, 1st Floor, Sector 22-C, Chandigarh

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·       Chempharma Private Limited - Sri Lanka

·       Narbada Industries, Jammu (Dissolved on 04.10.2006)

·       Surya Narrow Fabrics - New Delhi

·       Chempharma Private Limited - Sri Lanka

·       Nectar Lifestyles Limited- New Delhi

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

35000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 350.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

14886667

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 148.867 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

148.867

148.866

110.167

3] Reserves & Surplus

1934.859

1583.372

525.879

NETWORTH

2083.726

1732.238

636.046

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

2710.484

1406.040

803.057

2] Unsecured Loans

1510.950

76.107

--

TOTAL BORROWING

4221.434

1482.147

803.057

DEFERRED TAX IALBILITIES

221.820

148.455

123.926

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

6526.980

3362.840

1563.029

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1731.305

1150.041

755.246

Capital work-in-progress

1270.114

210.867

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

63.722

147.210

46.394

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
1963.392
1136.841
739.338
 
Sundry Debtors
1150.436
871.882
532.802
 
Cash & Bank Balances
357.485
195.128
89.544
 
Loans & Advances
1210.899
715.130
224.490
Total Current Assets
4682.212
2918.981
1586.174
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
965.936
1065.301
622.843
 
Provision
262.837
5.588
213.607
Total Current Liabilities
1228.773
1070.889
836.450
Net Current Assets
3453.439
1848.092
749.724
 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

8.400

6.630

11.665

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

6526.980

3362.840

1563.029

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

4260.117

2551.669

2331.608

Other Income

445.752

221.921

--

Total Income

4705.869

2773.590

2331.608

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

622.533

327.344

184.818

Provision for Taxation

60.060

76.703

36.157

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

562.473

250.641

148.661

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

1778.119

468.727

 

 

Dividend Received

125.672

207.278

 

Total Earnings

1903.791

676.005

305.574

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1522.917

2005.674

 

 

Capital Goods and Stores & Spares

16.475

11.308

 

Total Imports

1539.392

2016.982

1347.711

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

3312.552

2008.247

 

Manufacturing Expenses

206.321

130.961

 

 

Personnel Expenses

105.299

63.799

 

 

Administrative Expenses

56.555

22.940

2146.791

 

Financial Expenses

186.984

81.163

 

 

Repair & Maintenance

10.980

4.415

 

 

Selling & Distribution Expenses

100.060

61.010

 

 

Depreciation

104.448

73.574

 

 

Preliminary Expenses Written Off

0.136

0.137

 

Total Expenditure

4083.335

2446.246

2146.791

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2007

(1st Quarter)

31.09.2007

(2nd Quarter)

31.12.2007

(3rd Quarter)

31.03.2008

(4th  Quarter)

Sales Turnover

1773.800

1937.900

1730.700

2093.500

Other Income

46.900

49.000

16.200

17.400

Total Income

1820.700

1986.900

1746.900

2110.900

Total Expediture

1514.500

1628.000

1427.000

1707.600

Operating Profit

306.200

358.900

319.900

403.300

Interest

80.100

81.800

101.000

10.800

Gross Profit

226.100

277.100

218.900

392.500

Depreciation

33.400

38.400

38.900

82.700

Tax

21.600

7.300

0.200

(18.100)

Reported PAT

171.100

231.400

179.800

244.300

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

1.49

0.96

1.11

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.93

0.53

1.11

Current Ratio

1.57

1.40

1.67

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

2.55

2.55

2.54

Inventory

3.00

3.06

3.74

Debtors

4.60

4.09

4.74

Interest Cover Ratio

4.33

5.03

3.37

Operating Profit Margin(%)

19.65

16.78

14.54

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

17.40

14.22

11.92

Cash Profit Margin(%)

14.34

12.31

8.65

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

12.09

9.75

6.03

Return On Capital Employed(%)

17.03

17.63

21.68

Return On Net Worth(%)

29.48

23.64

22.95

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Audited Financial Results for the Year 2008-09  (Rs. In Millions)

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2008

Gross Sales/ Income from Operations

 

 

7744.985

Less: Excise Duty

 

 

385.528

Net Sales/ Income from Operations

 

 

7359.457

Other Income

 

 

129.455

Total Income

 

 

7488.912

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

(Increase)/ decrease in stock in trade

 

 

95.267

 

Consumption of Raw Material

 

 

5250.303

 

Employees Cost

 

 

 189.072

 

Depreciation

 

 

193.434

 

Other Expenditure

 

 

570.011

Total Expenditure

 

 

6298.087

Interest

 

 

273.668

Profit before tax

 

 

917.157

Tax Expenses

 

 

 

Current Tax

 

 

104.377

Fringe Benefit Tax

 

 

1.580

Mat Credit Entitlement

 

 

(104.377)

Deferred tax

 

 

81.964

Excess provision for taxation written-back

 

 

(3.413)

Net Profit

 

 

837.026

Paid up Equity Share Capital

(Face Value per share: Rs.10/-)

 

 

152.261

Reserves excluding revaluation reserves

 

 

2679.290

Earnings per share (EPS) (Rs.)

Basic

 

 

5.570

Diluted

 

 

4.003

Aggregate of Public Shareholding

 

 

 

 

-Number of Shares

 

 

5411933

-Percentage of Shareholding

 

 

35.54

Consolidated Net Turnover

 

 

7359.457

Consolidated PAT

 

 

747.389

Consolidated basic EPS (Rs.)

 

 

4.971

Consolidated diluted EPS (Rs.)

 

 

3.572

 

 

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

During the year 2006-07, the company achieved sales turnover & other income of Rs. 4873.417 Millions registering 56.97% increase over the previous year (Rs. 3104.664 Millions). Income before interest and depreciation increased to Rs. 913.965 Millions registering 89.59% increase over the previous year (Rs. 482.081 Millions). The net profit increased to Rs. 483.582 Millions registering 89.27% increase over the previous year (Rs 255.501 Millions). The Directors expect a consistent growth in company's performance in the years to come.

 

1. API Facilities

 

The Company's principal production facility is located at Unit I in Derabassi, Punjab, India and produces oral and sterile forms of SSPs and cephalosporins. The project is expanded at Unit II, which is close to the existing production facility. The Company is a recognized "Export House" by the Indian Director General of Foreign Trade. Nectar Lifesciences has received WHOGMP certification from the State Drugs  Controlling Authority, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab for its products. Company has filed Drug Master File for two of it's Oral Cephalosporin Active Ingredient both with US-FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) and EDQM  (European Directorate of Quality & Medicines). After these filing company expects to get inspected by the concerned authorities for further approvals and business initiation in regulated market. The company is also planning to file more DMFs in due course of time.

 

2. Phyto Chemicals / Herbal Products

 

At unit II, the company has established a state of art Mint  Derivatives Plant initiating its business activity into the phytochemicals arena. The company has the vide range of products like Menthol crystals (BP/USP/IP/JP) Distilled Menthol Oil (all grades), Peppermint Oil, Dementholised Peppermint Oil, Liquid Menthol, Menthol Flakes/Powder, Terpenes, Menthones, Menthyl Acetate, Menthyl Lactate and many others are on anvil. The company had also set up a Menthol Flakes facilities at SIDCO Industrial Complex, Jammu to add on the requisite business activity with all the locational benefits to Industry in J&K.

 

3. Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule

 

The company has also established a Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule unit at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh referred as Unit VII

which has commenced production w.e.f. April, 2007. Nectar's  two-piece double lock gelatin capsules, manufactured under GMP standards and ISO 9002 guidelines; are BSE-Free and contain no sulfites. Due to their neutral taste and ease of swallowing, capsules are the preferred dosage form and have the following characteristics:

 

• Easy fill design for use on high speed, semiautomatic and manually operated machines;

 

• No risk of the B.S.E. (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) virus (mad cow disease);

 

• Available in a variety of colors, with or without printing;

 

• Printing options like Linear, Circular, Spiral, Single Color, Double Color, oriented and Non-Oriented can be offered.

 

• 5 year shelf life

 

• Manufactured with pharmaceutical grade gelatin

 

Ethylene oxide free

Sulfite free

Sodium free

GMP manufactured

GMP manufactured

FDA approved

 

4. Finished Dosage Facilities

 

In pursuance to its philosophy of being a complementing partner to leading companies world wide and to aid them in achieving high performance growth the Company has set up a Formulation Unit at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh referred as Unit No. VI where it is now offering specialized & high quality Finished Dosage Forms from a dedicated, USFDA Compliant Sterile and Oral facility for Win-Win tie-ups. The Unit started production from April, 2007.

 

Aimed at the advanced markets of US, Europe and other Regulated Markets, the green field facility is set up in 600 square meter site at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, which latest and sophisticated equipment to produce & deliver products of high and consistent quality adhering to stringent systems and processes tuned for regulatory compliance. This highly specialized operation is handled by experienced & high performance team.

 

The installed production capacities for various Cephalosporin dosage forms are as under:

 

Tablets (coated /uncoated) - 150 million*

Capsules (Hard shell) - 150 million *

Dry Oral Suspension (bottles) - 15 million *

Injectables (vials and amps) - 30 million *

* Capacity per annum considering single shift per day

 

Benefits - Since Nectar also manufactures High Quality APIs in GMP compliant facilities, it can offer end to end solutions for GMP compliant facilities, it can offer end to end solutions for expertise in the manufacture of finished product for a variety of Sterile and Oral APIs. These services are provided at the clinical or commercial scale under full cGMP, and can be combined with its bulk API manufacturing capabilities to provide one stop shopping for their customers.

 

5. Captive Power Plant

 

The company has also put up an AGRO-BASED Captive Power Generation Plant at Derabassi (Unit - II) which runs on husk  can be switched over to wood chips, saw dust, leaf cuttings etc., with a capacity to generate 6MW electrical power. It would cater to the power requirements of Unit-I and Unit-II Derabassi and would reduce the energy cost of the company.

 

6. Corporate Quality Control and Research and Development Centre

 

Research and Development wing is a vital organ and is a driving force towards innovation, project planning and implementation in any organization. It is highly demanding and to rise up to expectations experienced and able manpower, different types of equipment and sophisticated supporting analytical instruments are required. To meet R&D challenges in this industry, NecLife has Ultra Modern Laboratories to support the manufacturing facilities at Derabassi Unit II. The laboratories are equipped with latest equipment and manned by highly qualified professionals working towards development of new molecules. Since R&D activities are done on a regular basis, more improvements and reduction in cost of production would follow in with the passage of time.

 

During the year,their R&D has developed following

 

technologies:

• Cefprozil Monohydrate

• Cefditoren Pivoxil

• Cefalothin Sodium Sterile

• Cefpirome Sulphate

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS

 

Pursuant to the authority granted by the Members in their Extra- Ordinary General Meeting held on 15.12.2005, the Company has successfully raised the funds from international market, to the tune of US$ 35,000,000 by way of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs). The FCCBs are allotted in the Board of Directors' Meeting held on 25.04.2006. . The details of utilization of such  proceeds are disclosed to the Audit Committee. The company has utilized these funds for purposes as stated in the Notice for convening the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 15.12.2005 vide which approval of Members has been received for the issue of said FCCBs.

 

The FCCBs are listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading financial Limited. Each bondholder has a right to convert the bonds at any  time after 04.06.2006 into equity shares of the Company at a predetermined price of Rs. 265.39 at a predetermined exchange rate of US $ 1 = Rs. 44.6725. The conversion price has been adjusted on 25.10.2006 in line with the conversion price reset clause as perthe terms and conditions of the FCCBs from Rs. 331.74.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Nectar Lifesciences Limited (Neclife) is a leading manufacturer of  off-patented Cephalosporins- both oral and sterile bulk drugs, select Semi Synthetic Penicillins (SSP) and is also engaged in certain contract manufacturing for generic pharmaceutical companies. The company has successfully entered into phytochemical arena particularly in manufacturing of menthol and its allied products. The company has also set up a Finished Dosage Plant (Formulation companies thus initiating this business activity would have some Unit) and Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule plant in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. For catering the power requirements, the company has set up the captive power plant with the capacity of electricity generation of 6MW. The company has also set up a state of the art  Corporate Quality Control Centre and Research and Development Centre at Derabassi to give impetus to the quality orientation and process development activities which are bound to give the company an edge in its efforts to maintain fast paced growth.

 

The company has its presence in more than 35 Countries including Domestic Market.

 

OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK

 

API Facilities Baddi, The Company is a recognized "Export House" by the Director General of Foreign Trade - India. It has also received the coveted WHO-GMP certification from the State Drugs Controlling Authority, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab for its products. It has filed Drug Master File for two of it's Oral

Cephalosporin Active Ingredients both with US-FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) and EDQM (European Directorate of Quality & Medicines). After these filing it expects to get inspected by the concerned authorities within stipulated time-lines and it would open up more avenues to sell to lucrative regulated markets. The company would also file further DMFs in due course of time.

 

Phyto Chemicals / Herbal Products

 

At unit II, Derabassi, Punjab, the company has established a new, dedicated block to manufacture menthol enabling the company to enter into the phytochemicals arena. The company has a vide range of products like Menthol crystals (BP/USP/IP/JP),  Menthol Oil (all grades), Peppermint Oil, Dementholised Peppermint Oil, Liquid Menthol, Menthol Flakes / Powder, Terpene, Menthone, CIS etc. The company had also set up a phytochemical facilities at SIDCO Sales tax One (1) per cent Central Industrial Complex, Jammu to add on the requisite business

activity with all the locational benefits to Industry in J&K.

 

Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule

 

The company has also set up an Empty Hard Gelatin Capsule at  Baddi, Himachal Pradesh referred as Unit VII. Nectar's two-piece double lock gelatin capsules to be manufactured under GMP standards and ISO 9002 guidelines; would be BSE-Free and would not contain any sulfites. Due to their neutral taste and ease of swallowing, capsules are the preferred dosage form.

 

The company would be entitled to certain tax benefits which are allowed by the Central and Himachal Pradesh Government for setting up the projects in the Baddi. The empty gelatin hard capsules have big market in India and Exports and company is particularly in manufacturing of menthol and its allied products. already a preferred supplier of APIs to many Pharmaceutical companies thus initiating this business activity would have some inherent advantage for the company.

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTS India

 

Nectar Lifesciences operates in the global as well as domestic pharmaceutical phere. Neclife's business model is focused on development, manufacturing and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Neclife also undertakes drug discovery and development.

 

PRODUCT WISE PERFORMANCE

 

The Indian Economy has grown up by 8% during the fiscal of 2006- 07. The global pharmaceutical market generated revenues of US$ 643 billion in 2006, a 7% growth over the previous year (source:  IMS Health). The pharmaceutical growth in 2006 continued to be driven by increased population, higher longevity, strong economies and innovative products. Less than 13% of the global  pharmaceutical market was unregulated and balance is dominated by the regulated market such as US. Europe and Japan.

 

In terms of value, however, the share was a low 20% due to the differential in value of patented and generic products. force towards innovation, project planning and implementation in oducts. R&D pipeline growth remained strong, especially in the number of products in Phase I and Phase I clinical development. As per an analysis of 47 top drug and drug delivery companies world-wide, by 2007, 1,345 products were in development (up 9% from previous year), including 146 filed NDAs and 263 drugs in Phase III.

 

Cardiovascular, central nervous system, oncology, diabetes, endocrinology, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urology and infectious diseases represented some of the therapeutic areas with high levels of development activity. Of the total pipeline, some 30% were biologic in nature. The developers of new molecular entities are increasingly looking at outsourcing and partnership opportunities to strengthen their pipelines as well as reduce timeand cost of new drug development. The outsourcing market in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in 2006 was valued at US$ 100 billion, estimated to grow at 10.8% to US$ 168 billion by 2009. API manufacturing contributed 55% of the outsourcing pie, followed by clinical research (35%), drug discovery (25%) and dosage form development (20%).

 

India is the leading producer of mentha oil in the world with around 32000 metric tons production in 2006. China and Brazil follow India in the list of major producers on 2nd and 3rd place. Also, India leads the mentha oil exporting countries. The consumption figures of menthol show that annual world consumption of menthol is 20000 metric tons

 

PRODUCT WISE PERFORMANCE

 

Our existing business operations are primarily concentrated on manufacturing and marketing of Oral and Sterile Cephalosporins, select Semi Synthetic Pencillins (SSPs) and Phytochemicals and its allied products. They currently manufacture and sell comprehensive range of Cephalosporins and Phytochemicals Products. They also engage in certain contract manufacturing for major pharmaceutical players.

 

The drugs intermediates manufactured are consumed captive to manufacture Cephalosporins. The Sterile bulk drugs manufactured by the company are filled in vials/ injections having various dosages such as 250 mg, 500mg, and 1gm. Their Company has achieved total sales of Bulk drugs of Rs. 4651.800 Millions for the financial year ended March 31, 2007. A domestic sale achieved during this period was Rs. 2538.100 Millions whereas the export sales achieved was Rs. 2113.700 Millions.

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Rs in Millions

Letter of Credit (Foreign / Inland)

55.175

Bank Guarantees

7.325

Bills Discounted

226.530

Corporate Guarantee given to SBI - Colombo against credit facilities availed by M/s Chempharma (P) Limited, Sri Lanka

216.678

Differential amount of custom duty in respect of machinery imported under EPCG Scheme

39.556

Claims not acknowledged as debts:- **-Income Tax matters

5.981

 

Fixed Assets :

 

Land And Building , Tube Well, Plant And Machinery, Boiler, Pollution Control Equipment, Laboratory, Miscellaneous Fixed Assets, Furniture And Fixture, Motor Vehicles, Computer Capital Work In Progress

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE

NECTAR LIFESCIENCES UNDERGOING RS.900.000 MILLIONS EXPANSION

TO RAISE CAPITAL THROUGH AN IPO

Chandigarh; 30.05.2005: Nectar Lifesciences Limited (“Company”) proposes to undergo a Rs.900.000 Millions expansion.

The company is coming out with an Initial Public Offer to finance the Sterile Cephalosporin US FDA approvable plant at DeraBassi near Chandigarh and a formulations facility at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. The resources raised would also be utilized towards the Research & Development and Corporate Quality Control Centre of the company also to be put up at Dera Bassi.

The Initial Public Offere would constitute of 3,870,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each consisting of Fresh Issue of Equity Shares. The Offer would constitute 26% of the fully diluted post Offer paid-up capital.

Nectar Lifesciences is one of the few companies in India having facilities to manufacture Oral and Sterile bulk drugs and supplies to major pharma players in the Indian. The company is among the leading players in the Sterile SSP and Sterile Cephalosporins in the domestic market. The c urrent expansion plan underway would enable the company to increase its presence in the Cephalosporin segment and enter the Non-Antibiotic segment.

The existing and proposed expansion would increase the Company’s presence in the Cephalosporins segment, enables it to enter into non-antibiotic and formulations segment along with providing the Company with the ability to cater to the regulated markets. The formulations unit at Baddi is in line with Company’s forward integration strategy whereby it would supply the final product, as a one step further value added, to its customers.

Group Companies

The principal group company is Chempharma Private. Limited. based in the Exports Oriented (tax free) zone in Sri Lanka , and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. CPL was set up due to economic and tax benefits of manufacturing products in Sri Lanka . In addition to certain economic benefits of manufacturing products in Sri Lanka the project has been conceptualized to take advantage of (i) ‘Nil’ custom duty on imports of pharmaceutical raw material by CPL (ii) ‘Nil’ customs duty payable on exports of API intermediates by CPL to India and (iii) Income-tax exemption.The arrangement provides their Company the advantage of reducing its cost of production on account of reduction in customs duty payable on imported raw materials consumed for domestic market.

Chandigarh-based Nectar Lifesciences Limited (NecLife) is amongst the largest manufacturer and exporter of Cephalosporins and Semi Synthetic Penicillins. Located in the foot hills of Himalayas, the manufacturing facilities in the state of Punjab – India are spread over a massive area of 500,000 Square Meters.

Chandigarh-based Nectar Lifesciences Limited (NecLife) is amongst the largest manufacturer and exporter of Cephalosporins and Semi Synthetic Penicillins. Located in the foot hills of Himalayas, the manufacturing facilities in the state of Punjab – India are spread over a massive area of 500,000 Square Meters.

Nectar Lifesciences was incorporated in 1995 by Mr. Sanjiv Goyal as a Joint Venture with Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited. (a Punjab State Government undertaking) for the manufacture of oral and sterile (both lyophilized and crystalline) range of APIs and formulations with manufacturing facilities at Derabassi, Punjab.

WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY

ChemPharma (Private) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NecLife is located at a distance of about 30 kilometers from Colombo in Sri Lanka.

The facility manufactures bulk Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and various drug intermediates. The facility is a 100% Export Oriented Unit.

The day to day affairs of the company are managed by Mr. Sanjiv Goyal in the capacity of Managing Director, a 1st generation entrepreneur under the superintendence control and direction of the Board of Directors of the company:

Mr. Sanjiv Goyal is assisted by a selected team of professionals from various fields that form the core management and is responsible for formulating growth strategies and future course of action to be adopted.

WEALTH OF EXPERTISE

The company has a wealth of expertise in terms of seasoned and experienced professionals from the field of marketing, finance, production, R & D and other operational areas. NecLife recognizes that people are its most valuable asset and their hard work and dedication leads to success of a company.

Nectar Lifesciences Limited. (NecLife) is one of the few qualitative manufactures in India having facilities to develop, manufacture & market Oral and Sterile Cephalosporins, Semi Synthetic Penicillins and other Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

They are amongst the few life saving APIs manufacturing companies, possessing facilities to produce sterile APIs through both Lyophilization and Crystallization processes.

 

• They have ultra modern manufacturing facilities supported by a very strong technology group. It is a preferred Supplier to reputed / qualitative formulators in India and abroad.

 

 • The company has a recognized ‘EXPORT HOUSE’ status with more than 36 per cent of the revenues coming from export sales. Their products are exported to over 70 countries across 5 continents.

 

• Their products are WHO-GMP certified.

About Nectar Lifesciences Limited

Nectar Lifesciences Limited is player in SSP and Cephalosporin range of intermediates, Oral & Sterile bulk drugs and drugs in dosage forms like Capsules and injectibles. The Company is one of the few companies in India having facilities to manufacture Oral and Sterile bulk drugs. The company has a fully operational subsidiary Chempharma Private Limited. (“CPL”) in Sri Lanka which has resulted in cost savings. Nectar has been awarded recognition as an “Export House” by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of India.

Nectar Lifesciences Limited had come out with an Initial Public Offer of 3,870,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each and has recently got on BSE and NSE. The revenues for the Company have increased at a CAGR of 14.9% over the period FY00-05. For the year ended March 31, 2005 on consolidated basis, the company achieved a sales turnover of Rs.2298 millions with an EBIDTA of Rs. 431 millions. The Profit After Tax for the company for March 31, 2005 was at Rs.218.8 millions.

For more information:-

Harshwardhan Singh

Mutual PR, New Delhi
Tel: 011-24339863
Email: harsh@mutualpr.com

Nectar Lifesciences Lists at 25% Premium on NSE at Rs.300  

Nectar Lifesciences Limited today got listed at 25% on NSE at Rs.300, on BSE the company got listed at Rs.298.90. The stock was issued at Rs.240, the upper end of the price band.

The company came out with an IPO of 38,70,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each which closed for subscription on 28.06.2005 . The IPO had received a huge response from the investing community and was subscribed more than 15 times at Rs.240/-the upper end of the price band.

The Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB) portion was subscribed around 19 times whereas the High Networth Individuals (HNI’S) has been subscribed 15 times. The retail individual bidders saw the subscription of 12 times. The Total numbers of application received by the company was 99577 showing a huge overall response.

Nectar is among the leading manufacturer and exporter of Sterile Cephalosporins and Sterile Semi Synthetic Penicillin’s in India had come out with an Initial Public Offer of 3,870,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each.

Business News

Nector Lifesciences goes for expansion, boosts exports


Kolkata, Jun 16 (UNI) Nector Lifesciences Limited,India's second largest manufacturer of Cephalosporin range of drugs,is poised for a Rs 86 crore capacity expansion cum modernisation programme at its Baddi(HP) and Derabassi(Punjab)plants to boost export volumes.


Announcing this NLL Managing Director Sanjiv Goal here today said with a view to raising necessary funds they are entering the capital market on June 22 for about a week with an Initial Public Offerings (IPO) with 3870,000 equity shares of Rs ten each.


The funds being raised through the IPO would be entirely used for financing the formulating facility at the Company's new Baddi plant in Himachal Pradesh at a cost of Rs 312 millions, besides the expansion of the sterile cephalosphin approved plants and its Research and Development facilities at Derabassi near Patiala in Punjab at a total cost of Rs 61 crores, Mr Goal said.


He said following the implementation of the capacity exapansion programme by next year, the overall export basket of NLL would go up from about 25 per cent of total sales to at least 50 per cent of that figure from 2005-06.


"Last year their export volume was to the tune of Rs 650 millions which they expect to go up to over Rs 2000 millions from next year," Mr Goal said adding that during the period the number of exporting countries would also go up from 21 in the Middle East,Latin America,South East Asia and the SAARC countries to around 30 after clinching fresh orders from the USA and several European countries.



Also keeping the future growth in mind NLL had set up a wholly owned subsidiary called Chempharma Private Limited near Colombo in Sri Lanka in 2004 with a total investment of about Rs 200 millions to work as an intermediatary unit. The Sri Lanka unit which produced only semi-finished products and capsules, sent their products to NLL national plants for exports."However, we have no plan for capacity expansion in their Sri Lanka unit," he said.

 

 

 


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.41.96

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.78

Euro

1

Rs.65.82

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

 

64

 

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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