MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

26.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RPG CABLES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Herbal Industrial Area, Belavadi Post, Mysore - 571186, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.03.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-4679

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L85110KA1982PLC004679

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PINER06094E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAABCROO67Q

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. Company’s shares are listed on the stock Exchange

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of jelly filled telephone cables, optical fibre cables, power cables and wind energy.

 

 

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old established company having moderate track.  The company’s profit margin is under severe pressure.  Payments are reported as slow by + 30 days on its commitments.

 

However, the company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Hebbal Industrial Area, Hootagalli, Belavadi Post, Mysore-571 186

Tel. No.:

91-821-6553375 / 6553376

Fax No.:

91-821-2402499

Website:

http://www.rpgcables.com

 

 

Head Office  :

2ND Pokhran Road, P B No.11, Thane - 400601, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-821-6553375

Fax No.:

91-821-2402499

 

 

Corporate Office :

Ceat Mahal, 463, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 030

Tel. No.:

91-22-66670300 / 24937244 / 24938330

Fax No.:

91-22-24930206

 

 

Factory  :

Hebbal Industrial Area, Hootagalli, Belavadi Post, Mysore 571 186, Thane

 

 

Factory :

Plot No. 273/4, Demni Road, Silvasa - 396191 (D. & N.H.)

 

 

Factory :

A9/10, UPSIDC Industrial Area No. 2, Amawan Road, Raebareli 229 001

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R.A Naik

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. H. C. Dalal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. M. K. Kumar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Kalyanasundaram, Nominee Director of IFCI

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nikhil Gupta

Designation :

Managing Director

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Audit Committee::

Mr. R. A. Naik

 

Mr. H. C. Dalal

 

Mr. M. K. Kumar

 

 

Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee:

Mr. H. C. Dalal

 

Mr. M. K. Kumar

 

Mr. Nikhil Gupta

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jitin Parekh

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Management Team:

Mr. Nikhil Gupta

 

Mr. Rajendra Mishra

 

Mr. C .N. Banerjee

 

Mr. S. Raguraman

 

Mr. Amit Sudhakar

 

Mr. Ratish Jha

 

 

SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2008)

Category of  Shareholder

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

 

 

 

Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group2

 

 

Indian

 

 

Individuals/ Hindu Undivided Family

700

0.00

Bodies Corporate

11798604

35.43

 

 

 

Public shareholding

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Mutual  Funds/ Axis

230678

0.69

Financial Institutions / Banks

102843

0.31

Insurance Companies

1360829

4.09

Foreign Institutional Investors

1118539

3.36

 

 

 

Non-institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

1972708

5.92

Individuals

 

 

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

11140251

33.45

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

3816271

11.46

Any Other (specify)

 

 

 NRI

537729

1.61

 CM

457209

1.37

 Trust

764983

2.30

 

 

 

TOTAL

33301344

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of jelly filled telephone cables, optical fibre cables, power cables and wind energy.

 

 

Products :

  • Turnkey Solutions
  • Power Cables
  • House Wiring
  • Telecommunication
  • New Products

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

3000

 

 

Bankers :

  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • HDFC Bank Limited
  • State Bank of India
  • Canara Bank
  • Bank of India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan:

Rs. in Millions

(As on 31.03.2007)

Banks:

 

-Working Capital

0.000

-Other Term Loan

675.168

Financial Institutions

0.000

Term Loan

80.000

Others

86.623

Interest Accrued And due

167.537

 

1009.328

 

NOTES:

1. FROM BANKS

a. Term Loans of Rs.675.168 Millions (Previous year Rs. Nil) from Deutsche Bank AG are secured by mortgage and charge on both present and future movable fixed assets of the company including plant and machinery and other implements and charge on immovable property situated at Thane and Mysore.

 

b. Term Loans of Rs. Nil (Previous year Rs. 32.900 Millions) from State Bank of India were secured by first charge on the company’s specific assets and pari-passu second charge on inventories, book debts and other liquid assets

 

c. Term loan from ICICI Bank of Rs. Nil (Previous year: Rs. 249.700 Millions) was secured by mortgage and charge on immovable properties both present and future and charge on movables both present and future subject to prior charges in favour of banks for Working Capital requirement and in favour of Financial institutions for specific machinery. The said charge ranked pari-passu with the other lenders to whom the original security was given. This loan carried a right to convert the whole or part of the outstanding loan balance into equity shares. This loan had been assigned by ICICI Bank to the third party with a recourse.

 

2. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

a. Term loan from IFCI of Rs. Nil (Previous year : Rs. 80 Millions) was secured by first mortgage charge on immovable properties both present and future and charge on movables both present and future subject to prior charges in favour

of banks for Working Capital requirement and in favour of Financial institutions for specific machinery. The said charge ranked pari-passu with the other lenders to whom the original security was given.

 

b. Term Loan from IFCI of Rs. Nil (Previous year: Rs. 26.427 Millions ) for Raebareli unit was secured by first mortgage created on all the immovable properties of that unit both present and future and charge by way of hypothecation of all movable assets of that unit both present and future, save and except book debts, and subject to prior charge in favour of banks on movables for Working Capital requirement.

 

c. Term Loan of Rs.80 Millions (Previous year Rs. 80 Millions)from KSIIDC is secured by equitable mortgage and charges on specific immovable properties of the Company both present and future and charge by way of hypothecation of specific movable assets of the company including movable plant and machinery spares, tools and accessories and other movable assets both present and future, save and except book debts and was previously subject to prior charge in favour of banks on movables for working capital requirement.

 

3. OTHERS

 

a. Loans from PICUP in lieu of deferment of Trade / Sales tax to the extent of Rs.85.414 Millions (Previous year :Rs. 85.414 Millions) is secured by way of second charge ranking pari passu created on all tangible movable properties and assets of Raebareli unit, both present and future including inventories and bookdebts.

 

b. Hire Purchase credit of Rs. 1.210 Millions (Previous year: Rs. 1.732 Millions) is secured by hypothecation of assets under hire purchase scheme.

 

 

Unsecured Loan

Rs. in Millions

(As on 31.03.2007)

13.50% Fully Convertible Debentures

252.589

Other Loan and Advances

 

From Banks

322.063

Interest Accrued and Due

32.247

Total:

636.810

 

Notes

1. 13.5% Fully Convertible Debentures will be converted into equity shares of the Company at premium of Rs.36.30 per share on or before 30.09.2008

 

2. Fixed Deposits include deposits matured but not paid Rs. Nil (Previous year Rs. 204.600 Millions). Fixed Deposits repayable within one year Rs Nil.(Previous year Rs. 48.027 Millions)

 

3. Short Term Loans and Advances from other than Banks comprises of Rs.Nil (previous year Rs. 67.900 Millions) from Industrial Development Bank of India and Rs. Nil (previous year Rs.0.228 Millions) from companies repayable on demand.

 

4. Other loans and advances from other than Banks includes

 

a. Sales Tax deferment loan of Rs. 259.098 Millions (Previous year : Rs. 259.098 Millions) repayable on completion of 8 years from the date of sanction over a period of 5 years. Out of this Rs 68.291 Millions (Previous year : Rs 57.442 Millions ) is due or repayable in one year.

b. Unsecured Loan of Rs. 17.500 Millions (Previous year :Rs. 35 Millions) from IL & FS.

 

c. Unsecured Loan of Rs. 36.700 Millions (Previous year :Rs.73.200 Millions) from Stressed Assets Stabilasation Fund to be converted into equity shares, after the approval from the shareholders

 

d. Sales Tax Deferment amount of Rs. 8.765 Millions (Previous year :Rs.8.765 Millions) is pending conversion into loan.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

N. M. Raiji and company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Associates :

  • Ceat Limited
  • CESC Limited
  • Ceat Financial Services Limited
  • Fujitsu ICIM Limited
  • Saregama India Limited
  • Gramophone Company of India Limited
  • Harrisons Malayalam Limited
  • Phillips Carbon Black Limited
  • Spencer & Company Limited
  • KEC International Limited
  • RPG Transmission Limited
  • RPG Cellular Services Limited

·         RPG Cellcom Limited

  • Searle India Limited (RPG Healthscience Limited)
  • RPG Satellite Communication Limited
  • RPG Communication Holding Limited
  • RPG Life Sciences Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • KTL Industrial Finance Company Limited
  • Blue Niles Holdings Limited
  • Concepta Cables Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

50000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.500.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

33300000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.333.000 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

333.000

312.600

212.400

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

(372.200)

(462.700)

(1113.400)

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

(39.200)

(150.100)

(901.000)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1304.400

1009.300

2022.000

2] Unsecured Loans

866.900

636.800

741.400

TOTAL BORROWING

2171.300

1646.100

2763.400

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2132.100

1496.000

1862.400

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

414.500

435.200

463.100

Capital work-in-progress

4.000

0.000

0.600

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

800.000

800.000

879.500

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

175.200
68.600
64.500

 

Sundry Debtors

619.400
298.200
229.900

 

Cash & Bank Balances

134.500
49.300
46.000

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

764.800
757.100
611.400

Total Current Assets

1693.900
1173.200
951.800

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 
 

 

 

Current Liabilities

768.100
894.700
413.600

 

Provisions

12.200
17.700
19.000

Total Current Liabilities

780.300
912.400
432.600

Net Current Assets

913.600
260.800
519.200

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2132.100

1496.000

1862.400

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

3527.300

2106.500

1434.200

Other Income

83.200

281.700

87.100

Stock Adjustments

57.900

5.200

4.400

Total Income

3668.400

2393.400

1525.700

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

(70.900)

18.800

(409.800)

Provision for Taxation

1.400

1.100

(14.500)

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(72.300)

17.700

(395.300)

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

2556.000

1449.800

885.500

 

Excise Duty

474.000

277.500

175.000

 

Power & Fuel Cost

61.700

32.800

33.500

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

32.900

44.900

151.900

 

Employee Cost

144.900

111.000

119.300

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

130.700

190.500

56.900

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

14.500

50.700

142.800

 

Interest & Financial Charges

289.900

177.800

332.000

 

Depreciation

34.700

39.600

38.600

Total Expenditure

3739.300

2374.600

1935.500

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.00

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.00

Current Ratio

1.48

0.87

0.63

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

1.42

0.83

0.56

Inventory

28.94

31.65

23.78

Debtors

7.69

7.98

5.87

Interest Cover Ratio

0.53

(0.43)

(0.23)

Operating Profit Margin(%)

5.36

(1.77)

(2.73)

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

4.37

(3.65)

(5.42)

Cash Profit Margin(%)

(2.90)

(10.26)

(24.87)

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

(3.88)

(12.14)

(27.56)

Return On Capital Employed(%)

0.00

(3.22)

0.00

Return On Net Worth(%)

0.00

(139.50)

0.00

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

HISTORY

 

RPG Telecom, formerly Karnataka Telecables, was jointly promoted by KSIIDC (Karnataka State Industrial Investment & Development Corporation) and Asian Cables Corporation (ACCL). It later changed its name to RPG Cables (RPGCL) on 21 Sep.'92.


Subject, a major player in the jelly-filled cable industry, set up a project with an installed capacity to manufacture 0.625 Million sophisticated equipments for Maillerfer, Switzerland; ETS Pourtier Pere Fils, France; DCM International, US; and Dussek Cambel, UK. The project was completed in 1987. It entered into a technical collaboration with Pheeps Dodage International Corporation (PDPC), US, for technical know-how to manufacture telephone cables. The plant was commissioned in Mar.'87 and commercial production commenced in 1987. The DoT successfully completed manufacturing processes in 1986-87 and quality assurance programmes in 1987-88 (15 months). 

 
Subject,  promoted a joint venture - Sprint RPG India - which, in technical and financial collaboration with Sprint Mail, US, has launched E-mail services in eight major cities in India. It has entered into a tie-up with BICC, UK, to manufacture optical fibre cables in Mysore (inst. cap. : 40,000 fibre kmpa).In 2000-01 the company bagged orders from MTNL & BSNL. 

 
In the OFC segment the prospects looks promising where the company has already has expanded its capacity to 444,000 FKM. The Power Cables division has expanded its capacities at the new plant at Silvassa from 2000 Km to 3000 Km. The company restructured its business into SBU's and in each sector viz Telecom Cables,(JFC) Power Cables(HT & LT cables) and a new business called Telenet Solutions which will undertake all activity relating to laying of cables, erecting towers and providing turnkey solutions for setting up communicating networks. 
 
Subject, has expanded the installed capacity of Jelly Filled Telephone Cables, Optical Fibre Cables & Power Cables during the year 2002-03 by 2637000 CKM, 235000 FKM & 34680 KM respectively. 

 
The company has expanded the installed capacity of Power Cables during the year 2003-04 by 600 KM and with this expansion the total capacity of Power Cables has risen to 41016 KM.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY


Subject came into being in 1996 with the merger of three Companies; Upcom Cables (Rae Bareli), RPG Telecom (Mysore) & Asian Cables & Industries Limited (Thane). Subject is a part of the well known RPG Group of Companies.

 

The Company manufactures four types of Cables - Power & Control Cables, Jelly Filled Telephone Cables, Optical Fibre Cables and Housewiring Cables.

 

Today Subject is operating through four manufacturing units

Thane Unit

Mysore Unit

Rae Bareli Unit

Silvassa Unit

 

Mysore

Certificate of Approval

Certificate of Merit

ISO 14001:1996

ISO 9001:1994

OHSAS 18001:1999

 

Raebareli

Certificate of Registration

 

Silvassa

ISO 9001:1994

 

Thane

ISO 14001:1996

ISO 9001:2000


 

 

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.42.23

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.88

Euro

1

Rs.66.41

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

--

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--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

 

54

 

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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