MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

29.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NETAFIM IRRIGATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

EXCEL DRIP AND AGRISERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No.268-270, GIDC, Manjusar – Savli, Taluk Savli, Vadodara – 391 775, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.09.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

04-50144

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U01100GJ1997PTC050144

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMN09892B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE4738J

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Irrigation Equipments and Products.

 

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 1900000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Netafim, Israel. General financial position is good. Business is active. Payments are reported as usually made as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory / Head Office :

Plot No.268-270, GIDC, Manjusar – Savli, Taluk Savli, Vadodara – 391 775, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2667-264601/ 602

Fax No.:

91-2667-264600

E-Mail :

netafilm@netafim-india.com

netafim@netafim-india.com

response@netafilm-india.com

Website :

http://netafim-india.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

297, C. S. T. Road, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Mumbai – 400098, Maharashtra, India

Tel No.:

91-22-56952764

Fax No.:

91-22-26526833

Email :

netafim@netafilm-india.com

 

 

Regional Offices :

Vadodara

302, Taksh Paradigm, Near Star Mart, 3rd Floor, Old Padra Road, Vadodara - 390 015. Gujarat, India

Tel.: 91-265 - 232 0515 / 20

Fax: 91-265 - 232 0515.

 

Jaipur

110, First Floor, Center Tower, (Near Cine Star Cinema) Plot No. B-12, Central Spine, Sector-5,  Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur - 302023

Phone: 91-141-2231375

 

Raipur

208, Second Floor, Jairam Complex, Raipur - 492 001,Chattisgarh

Phone- 91-771- 4069496 , 4056613

Fax- 91-771- 2886688.

 

Pune

Office No. 1 and 2, First Floor, Building No. C1, Saudamini Complex, Bhusari Colony, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune - 411 038. Maharashtra

Tel: 91-20 - 25286080

Telefax: 91-20-25281337

 

Jalgaon

52/B, Zilla Peth, Behind Sainath Mandir,  Shri Vivekanand Nagar,  Jalgaon - 425 001. Maharashtra

Tel: 91-257 – 2229736

 

Bangalore

B-80, Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate, Bangalore - 566044, Karnataka.
Tel: 91-80- 23501613 Fax: 23919839

 

Hyderabad

First Floor, 3-10 /2, Behind Vimal Cinema, Hyderabad - 500042
Andhra Pradesh

Tel: 91-40 - 23777753 / 63

 

Coimbatore.

20/E.T.G. Nagar, Veerakeralam, Coimbatore-641007.

Ph. 91-422 – 2471284

 

Ahmedabad

405, Parshwa Tower, Near Pakwan-2, Sarkej-Gandhinagar Highway, Bodakdev,

Ahmedabad - 380 015. Gujrat.

Tel.: 91-79 - 5003 1024.

 

Anantapur

Block No. 6, Bhaskar Godown,  Gutti Road, Anantapur – 515001, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel.: 91-8554 - 276726

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Zvi Adolf Feler

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Hotel Welcom, Alkapuri, Vadodara – 390005, Gujarat, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.12.1948

Date of Appointment :

01.10.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jossef Avraham Lavi

Designation :

Director

Address :

Kibbutz Hatzerim, D. N. Negev 4, Israel 85505

Date of Birth/Age :

09.11.1947

Date of Appointment :

15.03.1999

Date of Ceasing :

25.10.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yair Itzhak Shatz

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Kibbutz Yiftah, D. N. Merom, Israel 13840

Date of Birth/Age :

19.12.1935

Date of Appointment :

25.09.1997

Date of Ceasing :

17.09.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yehonatan Ariye Frankel

Designation :

Director

Address :

Kibbutz Yiftah, D. N. Merom, Israel 13840

Date of Birth/Age :

30.11.1950

Date of Appointment :

25.09.1997

Date of Ceasing :

02.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Eyal Yehuda Avishay

Designation :

Director

Address :

Moshav Ya’ad, D. N. Misgav, D. N. Misgav, Israel 20155

Date of Birth/Age :

10.12.1960

Date of Appointment :

09.07.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Avishay Hamburger

Designation :

Director

Address :

49, Yerushalayim Street, Kfar Sava 44369 Isral

Date of Birth/Age :

10.09.1947

Date of Appointment :

23.09.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Levy

Designation :

Director

Address :

Yonatan 6B. Gan Yavne, Israel 70800

Date of Birth/Age :

19.12.1964

Date of Appointment :

26.02.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Randhirsinh Abasinh Chauhan

Designation :

Director

Address :

59, Mihir Park Society, Opposite-Rajvee Park, Society Old Padra Road, Vadodara – 390015, Gujarat, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.11.1970

Date of Appointment :

30.10.2006

Email :

Randhir_chauhan@netafilm-india.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amit Mappa

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

12.06.1973

Date of Appointment :

26.03.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Setumadhav Rangarao

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

01.05.1953

Date of Appointment :

01.03.2007

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders (As on 26.02.2006)

 

No. of Shares

Netafim Limited, Israel

 

8309824

Fischer Behar Chen and Company

 

1

Total

 

8309825

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

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

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Irrigation Equipments and Products.

 


 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch, Marble Arch, Race Course, Vadodara – 390007, Gujarat, India

 

  • Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name 1 :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountant

Address :

252, Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Name 2 :

Rajan D. Kamat

Chartered Accountant

Address :

31, Nutan Bharat Society, Alkapuri Vadodara – 390007, Gujarat, India

 

 

Holding Company:

·         Netafim Limited, Israel

·         Derech Hashalom 10, Telaviv, Israel

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As on 31.12.2007):

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

9000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.90.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

8309825

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.83.098 Millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

83.098

61.222

61.222

2] Share Application Money

0.000

21.876

21.876

3] Reserves & Surplus

289.199

132.300

21.639

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

372.297

215.398

104.737

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

380.852

386.477

94.046

2] Unsecured Loans

2.267

12.279

24.083

TOTAL BORROWING

383.119

398.756

118.129

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

8.786

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

755.416

614.154

231.652

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

320.899

190.126

107.435

Capital work-in-progress

14.926

25.923

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

24.492

10.172

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

217.401

177.041

62.926

 

Sundry Debtors

525.839

507.701

189.988

 

Cash & Bank Balances

25.456

2.535

6.626

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

52.138

54.854

24.359

Total Current Assets

820.834

742.131

283.899

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

406.653

348.548

148.923

 

Provisions

19.082

10.335

18.568

Total Current Liabilities

425.735

358.883

167.491

Net Current Assets

395.099

383.248

116408

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

4.685

7.809

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

755.416

614.154

231.652

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

Sales Turnover

 

1319.830

586.740

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

Total Income

 

1319.830

586.740

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

178.200

47.150

Provision for Taxation

 

67.540

21.310

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

110.660

25.840

 

 

 

 

Export Value

 

2.970

15.520

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

 

92.400

32.640

 

Stores & Spares

 

103.110

0.360

 

Capital Goods

 

78.120

2.960

Total Imports

 

273.630

35.960

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Financial Charges

 

20.990

6.600

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

16.870

10.650

 

Other Expenditure

 

1103.770

522.340

Total Expenditure

 

1141.630

539.590

 

nOte :

 

·         December 2007, Profit & Loss not available in the Government Records.

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

NA

8.38

4.40

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

NA

13.50

8.04

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

NA

18.40

12.05

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

NA

0.83

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.17

3.52

2.73.

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.93

2.07

1.70

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note:

 

The Registered Office of the Company has been shifted from 297, C. S. T. Road, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Mumbai – 400098, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f. 14.12.2006.


 

Website Details

 

Profile:

 

Subject is the Indian subsidiary of Netafim Israel was incorporated on 25th of September 1997.

 

For last 8 years Company is manufacturing and supplying wide range of Irrigation Equipments and products along with 30 years of Netafim's knowledge and experience of providing comprehensive irrigation solutions all over the world. Today more than 150000 acres of Indian farms are irrigated by Netafim Drip Irrigation Systems.

 

Company pioneered drip irrigation technology in the 1960's, and continued to lead the industry in top - of -the - line equipments and services. Company is the world's leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of low-flow irrigation products and drip systems with the largest market share, having operations in more than 110 countries and turnover of Rs.15000.000 Millions. It has 11 manufacturing plants all over the world: (Israel - 4 plants, USA, Australia, India, South Africa, Brazil, China and France) and soon also in Chile and Ukraine.

 

Company technology relies upon technical and agronomic support. Its capability to provide farmers with Agronomic support is an enduring reason for its success. Company India adheres to the same rigorous Netafim International Standards and has trained experts to provide all levels of agronomic support.

 

Company Drip Systems are installed in India on more than 150000 acres which includes following -

 

 

 


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.42.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.03

Euro

1

Rs.66.42

 

 

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

8

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

63

 

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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