MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

12.06.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ECE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

“ECE House”, 28-A, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001,

 

 

Country :

INDIA

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.06.1945

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-8279

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L31500DL1945PLC008279

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELE00023C

 

 

Legal Form :

It is a public limited liability company.  The company’s shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Electrical/lighting Products and Components Electrical Goods

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3500000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track records. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are usually correct and commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

“ECE House”, 28-A, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001,

Tel. No.:

91-11-23314237/38/39

Fax No.:

91-11-23310410

E-Mail :

eceho@satyam.net.in

Website :

http://www.eceindustriesltd.com

 

 

Contract Division :

17 (New) Woods Road, Near Mount Road, Chennai- 600002

Tel No.:

91-44-28545155

Fax No.:

91-44-28586109

E-mail :

Ece_chennai@data.one.in

 

 

Elevator Division :

A-20, Industrial Area, Meerut Road, Ghasiabad-201001, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel No.:

91-120-2712065/ 2713843/ 2712037

Fax No.:

91-120-2723950

E-mail :

ecegzb@satyam.net.in

 

 

Meter Division :

Ashok Marg, Sananthnagar, Hyderabad-500018, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel No.:

91-40-23814433/34/ 23704261

Fax No.:

91-40-23700967

E-mail :

Ece_meter@yahoo.com

 

 

Power Division :

Ashok Marg, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel No.:

91-40-23811745/ 65648025

Fax No.:

91-40-23817702

E-mail :

Ece_transformer@rediffmail.com

 

 

Power Transformer and H.T Swithch Gear Division :

Dehi Road, Sonepat 131001, Haryana, India

Tel No.:

91-130-2241115/ 2242339

Fax No.:

91-130-2218143

E-mail :

eceindia@rediffmail.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. O. P. Khaitan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. C. Dalal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Prakash

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. O.P. Soni

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. C. Ram (Nominee LIC)

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr T. K. Das (Nominee GIPSA)

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash Kumar Mehta

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr.R. N. Jaju

Designation :

President

 

 

Name :

Mr. U.N. Vajpeyi

Designation :

Executive Vice-President

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Prasad

Designation :

Manager and Vice-President (Commercial and Elevator Division)

Name :

Mr. G.S. Rathore

Designation :

Vice-President, Transformer and Switchgear Divisions

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. L Purohit

Designation :

Vice-President, Meter Division

 

 

Name :

Mr. R.K. Jhalani

Designation :

Chief Executive (Management Control and Contract Division

 

 

Name :

Mr. S.M. Wadhavan

Designation :

Chief Executive, Transformer Design and Planning

 

 

Name :

Mr. P.C. Agarwal

Designation :

Chief Executive, Elevator Division

 

 

Name :

Mr.S. C. Agarwal

Designation :

Dy. Chief Executive, Transformer and Meter (Hyderabad

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajat Sharma

Designation :

Senior Manager (Taxation and Corporate Affairs)

 

 

Name :

Mr. V. K. Gupta

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

A. Promoters

13,58,878

30.97

B. Non Promoters

 

 

     Financial Institutions and Banks

11,11,723

25.97

      Body Corporates

3,50,938

8.00

     Individuals

13,89,018

31.65

     Non-Resident Indians(NRIs)

15,598

0.35

     Overseas Corporate Bodies(OCBs)

1,62,000

3.69

Total

43,88,155

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Electrical/lighting Products and Components Electrical Goods

 

 

Product:

Item Code No.

(ITC Code)

Product Description

842820.03

Elevators

940540.00

Lamps and Lighting Fittings

9092830

Electricity Meters

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Atul Engineering Udyog

Berlia Electricals Private Limited

Brij Iron Industries Limited

Friends Cable Industries Limited

Kemfin Chemicals Private Limited

P.K.Maheshwari Mkt. Private. Limited

Trend Mfg. and Trading

Premier Adhesives and Sri Durga Enterprises

 

 

No. of Employees :

2000

 

 

Bankers :

  • Bank of Baroda
  • Bank of Maharashtra
  • Canara Bank
  • Central Bank of India
  • State Bank of Hyderabad

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

 

As At 31.03.2006

LOANS FROM BANKS

 

 

Term Loan from State Bank of India

 

Rs.50.000 Millions

(Secured by first and exclusive charge including mortgage charge

over Company's factory and building at Sonepat, Haryana)

(Amount repayable within one year Rs.16.667 Millions )

 

 

Cash Credit facilities from Banks*

 

Rs.118.289 Millions

(Secured by hypothecation of Book Debts, Receivables, Materials,

Work in Progress and Finished Goods. These facilities are further

secured by equitable mortgage on the fixed assets of the Company

except Sonepat, Budge - Budge and Visakhapatnam units and

second charge on Company's factory and building at

Sonepat, Haryana.)

 

 

Interest accrued and due on above

 

Rs.0.350 Millions

 

Rs.168.640 Millions

includes loans taken in Foreign Exchange and covered by Foreign

Exchange Contracts.

 

Rs.112.527 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S.R. Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

B-26, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 016

 

 

Associates :

Ř       Bharat Commerce and Industries Limited

Ř       Indian Rayon and Industries Limited

Ř       Hindustan Gas and Industries Limited

Ř       Manjushree Plantations Limited

Ř       Mangalam Cement Limited

Ř       Rajashree Polyfil Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,45,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/-(each)

Rs.145.000 Millions

50,000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- (each)

Rs.5.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

Rs.150.000Millions

 

Issued :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

44,33,385

Equity Shares

RS.10/-(each)

Rs.44.333 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed and Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

43,88,155

Equity Shares

RS.10/-(each)

Rs.43.881 Millions

 

Forfeited Shares Money

 

Rs.0.017 Millions

 

Total:

 

Rs. 43.898 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

43.900

43.898

43.898

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

752.000

694.573

685.077

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

795.900

738.471

728.975

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

302.200

168.641

112.669

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

302.200

168.641

112.669

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1098.100

907.112

841.644

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

137.700

131.200

131.594

Capital work-in-progress

10.200

7.687

1.006

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

40.600

29.918

29.999

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

1.882

12.672

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

268.300
387.562

278.430

 

Sundry Debtors

832.700
347.807

291.516

 

Cash & Bank Balances

114.700
60.882

50.232

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
39.587

39.913

 

Loans & Advances

232.200
181.117

182.199

Total Current Assets

1447.900
1016.955

842.29

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

532.300
289.796

174.994

 

Provisions

29.500
22.018

22.787

Total Current Liabilities

561.800
311.814

197.781

Net Current Assets

886.100
705.141

644.509

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

23.500

31.284

21.864

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1098.100

907.112

841.644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

2436.900

893.898

757.607

Other Income

68.000

33.330

97.712

Total Income

2504.900

927.228

855.319

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

85.600

31.389

10.746

Provision for Taxation

10.900

0.000

{1.300}

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

74.700

19.599

12.690

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

0.000

0.056

0.162

 

Commission Earnings

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Other Earnings

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Earnings

0.000

0.056

0.162

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

0.000

0.199

73.496

 

Stores & Spares

0.000

0.321

1.143

 

Capital Goods

0.000

2.020

7.434

 

Others

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Imports

0.000

2.54

82.073

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Trade Goods

0.000

4.040

4.789

 

Raw Materials, Stores and Other Material Consumed

1562.500

675.163

508.928

 

Excise Duty

332.200

0.000

0.000

 

Power & Fuel Cost

15.100

0.000

0.000

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

122.800

0.000

0.000

 

Employee Cost

72.500

0.000

0.000

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

47.000

0.000

0.000

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

131.600

0.000

0.000

 

Interest and Financial charges

49.000

0.000

0.000

 

Personnel Expenses

0.000

60.568

57.059

 

Operating and other Expenses

0.000

162.992

176.894

 

Decrease/(Increase) in Inventories

75.300

[40.304]

72.428

 

Managerial Remuneration

0.000

1.280

1.183

 

Depreciation & Amortization

11.300

10.518

10.239

 

Financial Expenses

0.000

21.584

13.052

Total Expenditure

2419.300

895.841

844.572

 


 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2007

1st Quarter

30.09.2007

2nd Quarter

31.12.2007

3rd Quarter

 Sales Turnover

398.600

533.000

448.100

 Other Income

41.500

159.200

24.600

 Total Income

440.100

692.200

472.700

 Total Expenditure

381.000

491.300

422.400

 Operating Profit

59.100

200.900

50.300

 Interest

10.200

10.200

9.100

 Gross Profit

48.900

190.700

41.200

 Depreciation

2.800

2.900

3.200

 Tax

14.800

63.300

13.400

 Reported PAT

31.300

124.500

24.600

 

 

.

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.32

0.20

0.16

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.06

0.04

0.00

Current Ratio

1.95

2.48

2.46

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

7.88

3.43

3.04

Inventory

7.43

3.10

2.77

Debtors

4.13

3.23

2.91

Interest Cover Ratio

2.00

2.45

-2.36

Operating Profit Margin(%)

4.49

6.15

-2.39

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

4.03

5.14

-3.56

Cash Profit Margin(%)

2.39

2.92

-3.53

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

1.93

1.90

-4.70

Return On Capital Employed(%)

10.37

6.50

-3.91

Return On Net Worth(%)

6.37

2.79

-5.88

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History:

 

Ece Industries is mainly dealing in Elevators, Electricity meters, Electric transformers, Railway Electrification, Lighting and Switchgear Spare Parts and its plants are located in Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Sonepat and Contract Centre in Chennai.

 
 During the year 2002-03 the Company sold its Elevator Division to M/s.ThyssenKrrupp of West Germany for cash consideration of Rs.234.300 Millions and allotment of 9,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each in Thyssen Krupp ECE Elevator Private Limited.

 

REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE: 


 
 The company have posted impressive growth in performance. The sales turnover for the current year is Rs. 2436.900 Milions against Rs. 1031.900 Millions in the previous year. The total gross profit for the year ended 31st March, 2007 cores to Rs. 96.800 Millions (Previous Year Rs. 41.906 Millions). After providing Rs. 11.307 Millions (Previous year Rs. 10.517 Millions) for depreciation and Rs. 15.348 Millions as provision for taxation including a sum of Rs. 1.056 Millions for Fringe Benefit tax ( Previous Year Rs. 11.790 Millions including a sum of Rs. 1.000 Millions for Fringe Benefit Tax) and add a sum of Rs.4.503 Millions towards excess provision for tax for earlier years written back, there remains a surplus of Rs. 74.648 Millions  (previous year Rs. 19.599 Millions). 

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTS: 

 
 The power Sector in the country has almost become a prime sector now. The 'Generation of Power' slowly, and 'Distribution of Power' gradually, is passing on to the private sector also, which was so far the domain of SEBs only. Resultantly, more capacities are being created in the existing range of manufacturing. It is also becoming incumbent to induct higher range of new varieties. The RandD operations are an imperative need of the day, therefore. 

 
 OPPORTUNITIES and THREATS: 


  There was never a better opportunity to take a leap forward in the turnover of their products. The Transformer Division segment of the company already proved it. Switchgear are to follow more actively. Elevators have commenced marketing, installation and maintenance in a renewed and vigorous way.

 

 After having conducted good RandD efforts, the Meter Division is now ready to embark upon marketing of their Electronic Meters with new calibrating, operating and distance measuring features. A beginning is under way for turnkey projects also. 

 
 They as producers are always keen to sell more as soon as they produce.

 

 However, their buyers are also equally keen to make sure that they buy faster than before and at most competitive rates. This entails us with need of having dependable and committed suppliers with proven performance of timely supplies mainly in CRGO, Copper Conductors, Bushings, OLTCs etc.

 

 Such quality suppliers are to be ensured much before time to arrest any possible failure of their product line, otherwise the operations may boomerang upon us. Simultaneously, the higher financial input is to be extended immediately for keeping their product-lines in higher volume accompanies with higher inventories and outstandings. the company's team is anxiously working with determination to withstand the above, in order to achieve even still better results in the next financial year. 

 
 SEGMENTWISE PERFORMANCE: 


  The key business of the company viz. Transformers, Switchgears and Meters consolidated in 'Equipment for Power Transmission and Distribution ' accounted for 95.31% of the gross turnover in 2006-2007. The other segments accounted for 4.69% of gross turnover.

 

  OUTLOOK: 
 
 There was overall growth in the economy during the previous financial year and the growth in the company was even much more which is evident from the financial data given in this report. Not only the production and sales have increased, the increase in profitability was also quite significant.

 

Fixed Assets:

 

 

 


 
 

 

 


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.42.89

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.80

Euro

1

Rs.66.45

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--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

 

66

 

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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