MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

30.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SCORPIO ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 132, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore –560 005, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.10.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-007827

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U40106KA1986PTC007827

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRS14741G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCS8783N

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Bulk Material Handling Systems and Equipments.

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 200000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

While approaching Mr. Prabhu, President of the company, he remained non – co-operative and wants to know inquirer’s name.

 

Subject is a well – established company having satisfactory track records. Trade relations are fair. Financial position is satisfactory. Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

No. 132, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore –560 005, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-25487578

Fax No.:

91-80-25485119

E-Mail :

ppswamy_49@hotmail.com

scorpio@engg@vsnl.com

info@scorpioengg.com

Website :

www.scorpioengg.com

 

 

Head Office :

Scorpio House, 132, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore 560 005, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-25487578 / 25484508  / 25484733

Fax No.:

91-80-25485119

E-Mail :

info@scorpioengg.com

Website :

www.scorpioengg.com

 

 

Middle East Operations :

P.O.Box. 42543, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Tel. No.:

+ 971 6526 0462

Fax No.:

+ 971 6526 0463

E-Mail :

scorhfz@eim.ae 

 

 

North American Operations :

Lambton Conveyor Ltd, 1000 N West Street,Suite 1200, Wilmington, Delaware-19801, United States

Tel. No.:

+ 1 732 4295949 (Mr.Jaydip Bhatt)

 

 

Marketing Offices :

Located at :-

·         Delhi

·         Kolkata

·         Vadodara

·         Chennai

 


 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Balan Velan

Designation :

Director

Address :

133 Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore – 560 005, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.11.1948

Date of Appointment :

07.10.1986

Profile :

He is a well known bulk material handling professional, oversees overall company operation and has more than 30 years experience in all areas of dry bulk handling.

 

 

Name :

Ms. Meera Velan

Designation :

Director

Address :

133 Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore – 560 005, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.08.1951

Date of Appointment :

07.10.1986

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. P. Jacob

Designation :

General Manager Middle East Operations

Mobile No.:

+ 971 50395 0536 /  99801 62539

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Swaminathan

Designation :

Manager Middle East Operations

Mobile No.:

+ 971 50481 9742

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Murlinathan

Designation :

Chief executive

Address :

91-99801 62436

 

 

Name :

Mr. M.G. Ashok

Designation :

Manager Marketing

Address :

91-9845610267

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Balan Velan

 

16630

Ms. Meera Velan

 

5755

Ms. Krithika

 

1000

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity) :- [As on 31.03.2007]

Category

Percentage

Directors or relative of directors

100.00

Total

100.00

 


 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Bulk Material Handling Systems and Equipments.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Food and Pharmaceuticals

·         Cadbury India Limited

·         Haldiram Foods Limited.

·         Cavinkare Private Limited.

·         Brooke Bond India Limited

·         Banner Pharma Caps

·         Biocon India Limited

 

Paints and Pigments

·         ICI India Limited.

·         Asian Paints India Limited.

·         Heubach Colour Limited.

·         Vanavil Dyes and Chem. Limited.

  

Chemicals

·         Micro Inks Limited.

·         Hindustan Inks and Resins Limited.

·         Lubrizol India Limited.

·         Reckitt Benckiser (I) Limited.

·         Indian Rayon Ind. Limited

·         Oriental Carbon and Chemicals Limited.

 

Paper and Newsprint

·         Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited.

 

Soaps and Detergents

·         Hindustan Lever Limited.

·         Godrej Soaps Limited.

·         Colgate-Palmolive (I) Limited

·         ITC Limited.

·         Mazzindia Private Limited.

·         Thai Polyphosphates Limited.

 

Cement and Fly ash

·         Ceylon Ambuja Cement Limited.

·         Larsen and Toubro Limited.

·         NCL Industries Limited.

·         Roofit Industries Limited.

·         Som Datt Builders Limited.

·         Crown Cement Limited., Bangladesh

·         New Sahyadri Industries Limited.

·         Swastik Roofing Limited.

·         Sanghi Industries Limited.

·         Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited.

·         Orissa Cement Limited.

·         JK Lakshmi Cement.

·         Dalmia cements

 

Minierals and Metals

·         Indian Rare Earths

·         English Indian Clays

·         Gypcrete Building India (Private) Limited.

·         Murudeshwara Ceramics

·         Binani Zinc Limited.

 

Ports

·         Monash Limited., Egypt

·         Delta Group, Qatar

·         South West Port Limited., Goa

 

Glass and Ceramics

·         Asahi India Glass Limited.

·         Binani Glass Fibre Limited.

·         Murugappa Morgan Thermal-Ceramics Limited.

·         Saint Gobain Glass India Limited.

·         U.P.Twiga Fibreglass Limited

·         Vetrotex Ind.( St. Gobain - Group India Private Limited.

 

Petrochemicals

·         Haldia Petrochemical Limited

·         Jindal Polyester and Steel Limited

·         Pidilite Industries Limited

·         Pushpa Polymers (BASF)

·         Parasrampuria Synthetics Limited.

·         Bayer ABS

 

Graphite

·         Hindustan Electro Graphite Limited.

·         Graphite India Limited

  

Power

·         Agri Gold Projects Limited.

·         Balaji Bio-Mass Power Private Limited.

 

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

Indian Overseas Bank, # 45, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore – 560 005, Karnataka, India

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Financial Institutions :

Karnataka Financial Services Limited, No. 36, Nanjappa Road, Shantinagar, Bangalore – 560 027, Karnataka, India

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mr. C V Surender

Chartered Accountants 

Address :

101, Cover Road, Cox Town, Bangalore – 560 005, Karnataka, India

 

 

Joint Ventures :

·         Palamatic Handling Systems India Private Limited.

·         A and S Bulk Handling Private Limited.

·         Lambton Bulk Handling Inc. USA

 

 

Group Companies :

·         Optimum Bulk Handling, a Consultancy Company in Bulk Solids Handling.

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As on 31.03.2007) :-

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

50000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/-  each

Rs. 5.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

50000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/-  each

Rs. 5.000 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

5.000

2.339

2.339

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

25.336

20.266

11.241

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

[1.780]

NETWORTH

30.336

22.605

11.800

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

44.041

29.090

27.274

2] Unsecured Loans

2.594

3.506

4.553

TOTAL BORROWING

 46.635

32.596

31.827

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.116

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

76.971

55.201

43.743

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

39.200

29.511

19.231

Capital work-in-progress

3.149

10.503

3.451

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.170

0.221

0.003

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

15.027

24.499

18.232

 

Sundry Debtors

51.211

25.723

22.825

 

Cash & Bank Balances

14.870

11.375

6.065

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

11.248

6.119

2.282

Total Current Assets

92.356

67.716

49.404

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

50.051

48.307

28.973

 

Provisions

7.853

4.860

0.207

Total Current Liabilities

57.904

53.167

29.180

Net Current Assets

34.452

14.549

20.224

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.417

0.834

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

76.971

55.201

43.743

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

(Estimated)

Sales Turnover

 

 

100.000

 




KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.45

3.79

5.17

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.59

1.27

1.69

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FORM 8:-

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U40106KA1986PLC007827

Name of the company

SCORPIO ENGINEERING LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

No. 132, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore –560 005, Karnataka, India

This form is for

Modification of charge

Type of charge

·         Immovable Property

·         Book Debts

·         Movable property

·         Others

Particular of charge holder

Indian Overseas Bank,

Address : Cox Town Branch, # 45, Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Bangalore – 560 005, Karnatkaa, India

E-mail: ppswamy_49@hotmail.com

Nature of instrument creating charge

Letter of hypothecation

Date of instrument Creating the charge

19.01.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 78.700 millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest :

As Applicable

 

Terms of Repayment :

On Demand

 

Margin :

As Applicable

 

Extent and Operation of the charge :

Hypothecation

Short Particulars of the property charged

First charge on Raw Materials , WIP, Finished goods and consumables, First charge on Book Debts, First charge on Rent receivables, First charge on Machineries lying at Sy. No. 53 presents VP Katha 121 Lakkanahalli Village, Solur Hobli, Magadi Taluk, and Bangalore Rural First charge  on commercial building at 132 Wheeler Road, Cox Town, Solur Hobli, Magadi  Taluk, Bangalore Rural Dis.

Particulars of the present modification

Total limits enhanced from Rs. 77.200 millions to Rs. 78.700 millions

 

(CC 21.000 millions + LG 35.900 millions + Term Loan 6.800 millions + Term Loan 5.300 millions + Term Loan 2.200 millions + Term Loan 6.000 millions + Term Loan  1.500 millions) All other Terms and conditions including charge on all existing securities to continue for the enhanced limits.

 

Name of the company

SCORPIO ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

Mr. B Velan

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

20.10.1992

Hire purchase agreement for Test rig facility dated 20.10.1992 for Plant and Machinery

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs. 0.250 million

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

Test rig facility (Being part of Plant and Machinery)

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Finance amount Rs. 0.250 million repayable together with finance charges of Rs. 0.116 million in 12 quarterly installments of Rs. 0.031 million per installments. Except 1st installments amounting to Rs. 0.031 million.

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

M/S Karnataka Financial Services Limited, No. 36, Nanjappa Road, Shantinagar, Bangalore – 560 027, Karnataka, India

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:-

 

Established in 1983, Subject is an engineering and manufacturing Company specializing in bulk material handling systems and equipments. Subject began as a specialist pneumatic conveying company and still retains its technological expertise in dense and dilute phase pneumatic conveying. Over the years, the Company has grown to cover all aspects of dry bulk material handling for every industry handling bulk material in its manufacturing process. This covers almost every industrial segment and the company's experience has taken it to a leadership position in dry bulk material handling. Recent areas added to the Company’s business profile include dry bulk handling in ports and rivers, river terminals, pipe and long distance belt conveyors, stockyard stacking and reclaiming equipment. The Company is moving towards establishing itself as a single source supplier for all systems and equipments for bulk handling from mine pithead to final bulk product.

 

The Company is technically oriented and prides itself on the ability of its people to offer intelligent and cost effective application engineering solutions for bulk handling for all industries. Senior employees of the Company have more than 15 years of experience which translates to an invaluable wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience that will benefit customers. The Company operates from a modern, fully networked office in downtown Bangalore, one of India’s most popular cities. Marketing, Engineering, Services, Procurement and Administration functions are located in this office. A 5000sq m manufacturing facility on a 5-acre plot located an hour’s drive from Bangalore city complements and augments the core functions. The manufacturing unit is equipped with modern metal working machines with pressure vessel fabrication, equipment assembly, paint shop and other high quality metal working equipment. Sheet metal and fabrication equipment like press brakes, bending machines, shearing machines, lathes etc. complete the total facility needs.

 

The Company enjoys goodwill and an excellent reputation from some of the biggest Fortune 500 customers operating in India. Their representative customer list with repeat orders from many testifies the confidence and trust that their customers place on them.

 

Management

 

Since its inception more than 23 years ago Subject has been a professionally managed company with a clear distinction between ownership and management.

 

Over the years, the Company has earned a reputation for being customer focused, proactive and employee driven. All of Subject's employees are totally empowered and free to take their own decisions in any situation and act accordingly keeping customer needs and satisfaction in mind. This freedom has developed a group of excellent managers and responsible human beings which the Company is proud of employee satisfaction, welfare and continuous training are the key ingedients.

 

Senior Management today comprises of mechanical and electrical engineers with a management background who continuously motivate and develop middle and lower management teams.

 

The Management Team of the company

                         

·         B.Velan, a well known bulk material handling professional, oversees overall company operation and has more than 30 years experience in all areas of dry bulk handling.

                         

·         R.Murlinathan, comes from a background of corporates in mechanical bulk material handling with over 25 years experience in marketing and application engineering. Murlinathan heads marketing, services and application engineering.

                         

·         Jacob.P, has more than 15 years experience and is looking after company's operation in Middle East and North African region.

                         

·         K.R.Prabhu, has more than 15 years experience and is looking after company's projects and operations.

                         

·         K.V.Lakshmi Shah, has more than 20 years experience and is looking after company's manufacturing activities.

                         

·         D.J. Somani, as more than 15 years of experience and is looking after companies operations in the western region

 

Partners

 

The Company has technical collaboration agreement / agencies with a number of reputed bulk handling organizations worldwide. Some of them are.

 

·         Lambton conveyor Inc Canada for complete grain handling systems.

·         FMC Technologies, Singapore for providing bulk material handling solutions in both mechanical and pneumatic.

·         Fantuzzi Reggiane S.p.a of Italy for light -duty to heavy -duty Mobile Harbour Cranes.

 

Bulk Stock – Yard Management Systems

 

·         Stackers: Radial, slewing/ non slewing, travelling, single / twin hooker, mastless / masted

·         Reclaimers: bridge scraper, side scraper, (slewing/ non slewing, wheel and bridge)

·         Conventional/pipe conveyors

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering and 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. 42.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.86

Euro

1

Rs.66.95

 

 

SCORE and RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--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 and 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 and 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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