MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.03.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SEQUENT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

STRIDES RESEARCH AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

# 201, Devarata, Sector 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.08.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-136868

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24110MH2002PLC136868

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BRDS05969F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAHCS5204N

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To carry on the business of contract research and manufacturing all chemicals, synthetic, chemicals, elements, chemical compound, biological, bacteriological, bio-chemicals, therapeutic, pharmaceuticals 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 600000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Factory :

# 201, Devarata, Sector 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-27893199

Fax No.:

91-22-27892942

Email:

kannan.n@stridesarco.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

120 A & B Industrial Area, Baikampady, Mangalore – 575011, Karnataka, India

Tel. No. :

91-824-2408738

Fax No. :

91-824-2407667

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pillai

Designation :

Director

Address :

E-102, Adarsh Gardens, Jayanagar, 8th Block , Bangalore – 560 082, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.03.1961

Date of Appointment :

16.08.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Ramaraju Ravishankar

Designation :

Director

Address :

92, 6th Main, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore – 560041, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.10.1962

Date of Appointment :

16.08.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Ramachandran

Designation :

Director

Address :

B1 / 1202 South City, L & T Apartments, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore – 560076, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.07.1955

Date of Appointment :

16.08.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kannan Natraj Sharma

Designation :

Director

Address :

404/6, 18th Main, 13th Cross, Venkateswara Layout, Madiwala, Bangalore – 560068, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.03.1970

Date of Appointment :

26.05.2006

DIN / PAN No. :

00408118

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. S. Prasad

Designation :

Director

Address :

72, Sowbhagya, Bhagyanagar Co-operative Housing Society, Phase II, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072, Andhra Pradesh, India

DIN / PAN No. :

00291106

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Calian Vaidya

Designation :

Director

Address :

Suraj 249 / 251 Walkeshwar Roasd, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.01.1945

Date of Appointment :

31.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pallipuram Mathai Thampi

Designation :

Director

Address :

2B, Martha’s place, 58 Lavelle Road, 5th Cross Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.08.1934

Date of Appointment :

31.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravishankar Keerthapati Ramaraju

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 1, Serenity park, Sarjapur Road, Kaikondranahalli Village, Carmelram Post , Bangalore – 560 035, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.01.1962

Date of Appointment :

31.12.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. V. Narayanan Hariharan

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

83 / 203, Panchavati, Vasant Vihar, Thane [West] – 400610, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.03.1955

Date of Appointment :

16.08.2002

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Strides Arcolab Limited

 

3049400

Mr. K. R. Ravishankar

 

100

Mr. S. Subramaniam

 

100

Mr. P. Anilkumar

 

100

Mr. Manoj Agarwal

 

100

Mr. R. J. Ramesh

 

100

Mr. M. Venkatesha

 

100

 

Total

3050000

 

Equity Shares Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity):

Sr No.

Category

Percentage

1

Bodies Corporate

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To carry on the business of contract research and manufacturing all chemicals, synthetic, chemicals, elements, chemical compound, biological, bacteriological, bio-chemicals, therapeutic, pharmaceuticals products.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Contract Research & Manufacturing

265 MT

--

Bulk Drugs

6

--

Various Speciality Chemicals

--

546564

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·         Plama Plastics Limited

·         Tensil Glass Works

·         Mystical Poly Containers Private Limited

·         V. K. Engineering Works

·         MEC Engineering works

·         Alfa Engineers

·         Jayashree Industries

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of Indore

 

Address 1: Unit No. 201, 2nd Floor, Bikaner Signature Tower, No. 18, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560025, Karnataka, India

 

Address  2: 18, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka, India

 

·         Corporation Bank

IFB, Queens Road

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

P. Chandrasekar

Chartered Accountants

Address :

S 616, Manipal Centre, 47, Dickenson Road, Bangalore – 560042, Karnataka, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Strides Acrolab Limited

CIN No. : L24230MH1990PLC057062

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

3100000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 31.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

3050000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 30.500 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2006

[12 months]

31.12.2005 [12 months]

31.12.2004 [15 months]

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

30.500

30.500

30.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

130.087

122.931

153.128

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

160.587

153.431

183.628

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

256.773

200.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

120.000

0.000

188.400

TOTAL BORROWING

376.773

200.000

188.400

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

21.100

19.000

34.200

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

558.460

372.431

406.228

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

268.013

272.275

264.796

Capital work-in-progress

174.303

18.507

5.027

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.309

0.304

0.304

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

177.774
123.509

102.298

 

Sundry Debtors

72.270
57.794

55.586

 

Cash & Bank Balances

2.840
2.983

10.755

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

46.582
24.272

22.271

Total Current Assets

299.466

208.558

190.910

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

154.381
102.853

60.871

 

Provisions

31.538
28.535

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

185.919

131.388

60.871

Net Current Assets

113.547

77.170

130.039

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

2.288

4.175

6.062

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

558.460

372.431

406.228

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2006 [12 months]

31.12.2005 [12 months]

31.12.2004 [15 months]

Sales Turnover

415.544

292.096

466.291

Other Income

4.878

4.786

1.313

Total Income

420.422

296.882

504.564

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

11.055

[44.988]

37.838

Provision for Taxation

3.900

[14.791]

11.200

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

7.155

[30.197]

26.638

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

Export Earnings

 

 

224.311

 

Commission Earnings

145.272

127.200

0.000

 

Other Earnings

 

 

0.000

Total Earnings

145.272

127.200

224.311

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

N.A.

N.A.

34.238

 

Stores & Spares

N.A.

N.A.

0.000

 

Capital Goods

N.A.

N.A.

0.543

 

Others

N.A.

N.A.

0.000

Total Imports

N.A

N.A.

34.781

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Material Cost

194.586

153.941

190.295

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

34.239

21.479

0.000

 

Manufacturing, Administrative & Selling Expenses

0.000

0.000

150.725

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

[17.697]

[18.045]

[36.960]

 

Finance Charges

0.000

0.000

34.926

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

74.951

64.460

70.346

 

Payment to Auditors

0.200

0.200

0.000

 

Interest

23.994

23.755

0.000

 

Insurance Expenses

3.233

3.483

0.000

 

Power & Fuel

46.098

41.332

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

19.351

18.659

18.046

 

Other Expenditure

30.408

32.607

2.386

Total Expenditure

409.363

341.871

429.764

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2006 [12 months]

31.12.2005 [12 months]

31.12.2004 [15 months]

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.70
[10.17]

5.27

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.66
[15.15]

7.49

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.49
[9.35]

8.30

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.07
[0.29]

0.20

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.50
2.28

1.35

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.61
1.38

3.13

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FORM 8:-

Name of the company

STRIDES RESEARCH and SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED

Presented By

STRIDES RESEARCH and SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED [Borrower] and State Bank of Indore [Lender]

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

a. Agreement of loan for overall limit [Form C-1] regarding credit facilities aggregating Rs. 300.000 millions

 

b. Agreement of hypothecation of goods and assets [Form C-2]

 

c. Deed of guarantee for overall limit (Form C -4) from Mr. Arun Kumar and Mr. K R Ravishankar

 

d. Letter regarding grant of individual limits within overall limit (From C – 5)

 

e. Guarantee Agreement of strides Arcolab Limited

All dated 02.01.2006 along with the list containing the details of the fixed assets of the company. 

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

Rs. 300.000 millions comprising of the following:

 

a) Corporate Loan of Rs. 200.000 millions

 

b) EPC / CC (FBP / FUBD)within EPC Rs. 75.000 millions

 

c) Bank Guarantee of Rs. 5.000 millions

Letter of credit of Rs. 20.000 millions

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

a) Corporate loan

Exclusive first charge over the fixed assets of the company (primary)

 

Second charge over current assets (collateral)

 

Corporate Guarantee of strides Arcolab Limited (collateral)

 

Personal Guarantee of Mr. Arun Kumar and Mr. K R Ravishankar

 

b) EPC / CC of (FBP / FUBD within EPC Rs. 75.000 millions ) of Rs. 75.000 millions

 

Exclusive first charge over the current assets (primary)

 

Second charge over fixed assets (collateral)

 

Corporate Guarantee of Strides Arcolab Limited and personal guarantees of Mr. Arun Kumar and Mr. K. R. Ravishankar [collateral]

 

c) Letter of Credit of Rs. 20 millions

Inter-alia extension of charge over current assets [primary]

 

Collateral and Guarantee- as applicable to fund based limits

 

d) Bank Guarantee of Rs. 5 millions

Omnibus Counter guarantee and extension of charge over current assets [primary]

 

Collateral and guarantee – as applicable to EPC Limit

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

All the assets will be insured to their full value against all possible risks with bank’s clause.  Interest, Penal Interest and Repayment Schedule etc. shall be as per the sanction letter of the bank

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

State Bank of Indore

Unit No. 201, 2nd Floor, Bikaner Signature Tower, No. 18, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560025

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Not Applicable

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

Not Applicable

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U24110MH2002PLC136868

Name of the company

SEQUENT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Address

# 201, Devarata, Sector 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra, India 

This Form is for

Modification of charge

Type of Charges

·         Immovable Property

·         Movable Property

·         Others

Particular of the charge holder 

State Bank of Indore

Address: 18, Richmond Road, IFB Queens Road, Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka, India

Email : sbn3222@sbindore.co.in

 

Corporation Bank

Address: IFB Queens Road

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Recital Joint EM and Short particulars of title deeds to be deposited and affidavit

 

Letter from Corporation Bank for creation of joint Equitable mortgage by deposit of titles deeds.

Date of the instrument creating charge

17.04.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 700.000 millions

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

Rate of interest:

State Bank of Indore

Working capital -1.50% below State Bank of Indore bench mark prime lending rate (BPLR) which is presently 11.50% with a minimum of 10.00% p.a

 

Term Loan : 1.50% below State Bank of Indore bench mark prime lending rate (BPLR) which is presently 11.50% with a minimum of 10.00% p.a

 

Corporation Bank

Working capital and Term Loan: At 11.00% p.a floating, subject to revision from time to time.

 

Terms of repayment:

Working capital : The working capital limits are repayable on demand to the banks

 

Term loans: The Principal amount is to be repaid in 20 quarterly installments starting from the year 2008 with interest on the term loan to be paid monthly as and when applied to the loan account. 

 

Margin:

State Bank of Indore

           Corporation Bank

Raw materials

25%

25%

Finished goods

25%

25%

Stock in process

25%

25%

Book debts

 

 

Up to 90 days

30%

25%

Between 91-120 days

Nil

25%

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

First pari passu charge by way of hypothecation of all current assets ,plant and  Movable machinery  of the Company

 

First pari passu charge by way of equitable mortgage of the factory land and building along with the immovable fixed assets situated thereon at baikampady Industrial Area in Mangalore, Karnataka, and at GIDC Industrial Estate Joint Equitable mortgage.

Short particulars of the Property charged  

First pari passu charge by way of hypothecation of all current assets ,plant and  Movable machinery  of the Company

 

First pari passu charge by way of equitable mortgage of the factory land and building along with the immovable fixed assets situated thereon at baikampady Industrial Area in Mangalore, (2 properties)  (belonging to Strides Arcolab Limited) , At GIDC Industrial Estate at panoli District, Bharuch  in Gujarat (belonging to Bombay Drugs and Pharma Limited ), at GIDC.

--Other

Particulars of the present modification

Original charge was created on 02.01.206 for Rs. 300.000 millions in favour of State Bank of Indore. On 11.01.2007 the charges was modified for an amount of Rs. 700.000 millions and the same is being modified for the same amount with an addition of Joint Equitable mortgage of the property belonging to the M/s Strides Arcolab Limited

 

State Bank of Indore Sanction Amount 

--Rs. 480.000 millions

 

Corporate Bank sanction Amount            

--Rs. 220.000 millions

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

The subjects name was changed from Strides Research And Specialty Chemicals Limited to Sequent Scientific Limited

 

Contingent Liabilities:

Disputed Tax Liabilities on appeal: Sales Tax: Rs. 0.165 million [Rs. 0.165 million], Central Excise : Rs. 1.147 millions [Rs. 1.363 millions], Income Tax Rs. 1.596 millions [Rs. 1.596 millions]

 

Fixed Assets:

·         Free Hold Land,

·         Lease Hold Land,

·         Building,

·         Plant and Machinery,

·         Electrical Installations,

·         Lab Equipment,

·         Diesel Generator,

·         Effluent Treatment Plant,

·         Storage Equipment,

·         Factory Equipment,

·         R and D Equipment,

·         Office Equipment,

·         Computers,

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Motor Vehicles.

 

 


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.40.26

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.88

Euro

1

Rs.61.26

 

 

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/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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