MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.03.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHEMINOVA INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

LUPIN AGROCHEMICALS (INDIA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Keshava, 7th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.01.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

038627

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24100MH1986PLC038627

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC11333A/ MUMC11823A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACL1417E

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Technical Grade Pesticides, Intermediates and Pesticides Formulations of different Pack Size. 

 

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 4283840

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established company having fine track. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Financial position is satisfactory. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

Your proposed business dealings can be considered against normal trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Keshava, 7th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-26542209/ 2241/ 26590340/ 241/ 67045504

Fax No.:

91-22-26542655/ 2627/ 67045488/ 67045487

E-Mail :

nsb@cheminova.net

dad@cheminova.net

Website :

http://www.cheminova.net

 

 

Factory 1 :

Plot No. 242/P, GIDC Estate, Panoli - 394 116, Gujarat, India

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name

Mr. Ramaswaroop Shamlal Vaid

Designation

Managing Director

Address

A2/9, Prithvi Apartments, 21 Altamount Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth

21.03.1936

Date of Appointment

01.07.2002

 

 

Name

Mr. Bjorn Knud Albinus

Designation

Chairman and Director (Foreign)

Address

Raketvejen 1, Dk – 6990, Ulfborg, Denmark

Date of Birth

27.07.1949

Date of Appointment

18.12.1997

 

 

Name

Mr. Ole Hans Pipper

Designation

Director (Foreign)

Address

Denmark

Date of Birth

07.09.940

Date of Appointment

18.12.1997

 

 

Name

Mr. Mogensnehen Jes Hansen

Designation

Director (Foreign)

Address

Denmark

Date of Birth

12.10.1941

Date of Appointment

18.12.1997

 

 

Name

Mr. Kurt Edward Pedersen-Kaalund

Designation

Director (Foreign)

Address

Denmark

Date of Birth

21.12.1963

Date of Appointment

18.12.1997

 

 

Name

Mr. Morten Niels Hjort

Designation

Whole Time Director (Foreign)

Address

Oninsvej – 52, 7620 – Lemvig, Lemvig 7620 Denmark

Date of Birth

08.04.1963

Date of Appointment

10.10.2003

 

 

Name

Mr. Hans Svenningsen

Designation

Additional Director

Address

Glassehaven 100, 2840 GL Holte, Denmark

Date of Birth

13.12.1953

Date of Appointment

01.04.2003

Date of Ceasing

26.12.2005

 

 

Name

Mr. Vinesh Prabhakar Sadekar

Designation

Managing Director

Address

501, Shree Yashraj Paranjpe Scheme A, Road No.3, Vele Parle (East), Mumbai – 400057, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth

24.03.1956

Date of Appointment

01.03.2004

 

 

Name

Mr. Peter T. Basland

Designation

Director

 

 

Name

Mr. Ninad D. Gupta

Designation

Managing Direcors

Address

301, Dudhwala Towers, Shreyas Colony, Goregaon (East), Mumbai – 400063, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth

31.08.1953

Date of Appointment

01.03.2002

 

 

Name

Mr. Niels Hans Henning Hjort

Designation

Director

Address

Odinsvej – 52, 7620- Lemvig, Denmark

Date of Birth

08.04.1963

Date of Appointment

10.10.2003

 

 

Name

Mr. Soren Vedel

Designation

Additional Director

Address

Praeste Gaardesvej 26, DK 6900, SKJERN - 6900

Date of Birth

21.08.1956

Date of Appointment

01.07.2006

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Nilesh S. Buch

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address

B-105, Building No.2, Shila Bina Co-op HSG Society, Eksar Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai – 400092, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth

24.11.1965

Date of Appointment

04.04.1997

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 30.09.2005)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Cheminova A/S, Denmark

 

3,214,990

Mr. Ramswaroop Shamlal Vaid

 

5

Mr. Ninad Dwarkanath Gupte

 

1

Mr. Ashok G. Kolatkar

 

1

Mr. Navin Singh

 

1

Mr. Nilesh Sureshchandra Buch

 

1

Mr. Deepak S. Gangan

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

3,215,000

 

(As on 31.12.2006)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Foreign Holding (FIIs/ FCs/ FFIs/ NRIs/ OCBs/ Others)

 

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Technical Grade Pesticides, Intermediates and Pesticides Formulations of different Pack Size. 

 

 

Products :

  • Plant growth promoters
  • Pesticide intermediates
  • Pesticides
  • Dimethoate formulations
  • Malathion technical
  • Chlorpyriphos technical
  • Methyl parathion technical
  • Glyphosate technical

 

Item Code No.

Product Description

 

 

38081029

Agrochemical Formulations

29420029

Technical / Intermediates

 

 

Generic Names

  • Agrochemicals Formulations
  • Agrochemicals Technical/Intermediates
  • Job Work Charges
  • Monocrotophos
  • Diethyl Thiophosphory / Chloride
  • Trimethy/Phosphite

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

600

 

 

Bankers :

  • Oman International Bank S.A.O.G., Mumbai
  • ABN Amro Bank, Mumbai

 

  • Credit Agricole Indosuez

Ramon House, 169, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra

[Facilities : Rs. 122 millions dated 3rd January, 1995 against hypothecation of goods and book debts.]

 

  • Citi Bank N.A.

7th Floor, plot C-61, Bandra-Kurla Complex, G Block, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051, Maharashtra

[Facilities : Rs. 250 millions dated 28th December, 2001 against all the borrower’s current assets.]

 

  • IDBI Bank Limited

224-A, Mittal Court, Mumbai – 400 021, Maharashtra

 

  • State Bank of India

Industrial Finance Branch, Killick House, Mumbai – 400001

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Name :

R Salivati Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Address :

12, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opp. Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Parent Company :

Cheminova Agro A/S, Denmark

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3515000

Equity Share

Rs.100/- each

Rs.351.500 Millions

3380000

Preference Share

Rs.100/- each

Rs.338.000 Millions

 

Unclassified

Rs.100/- each

Rs.0.500 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.690.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3185000

Equity Share

Rs.100/- each

Rs.318.500 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

318.500

321.500

341.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

752.460

702.429

597.300

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1070.960

1023.929

938.800

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

209.042

330.000

150.000

2] Unsecured Loans

146.940

195.920

347.400

TOTAL BORROWING

355.982

525.920

497.400

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

3.387

17.306

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1430.329

1567.155

1436.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

329.647

360.368

446.400

Capital work-in-progress

48.137

1.864

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

5.594

5.594

4.900

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

444.029

635.431

462.500

 

Sundry Debtors

1021.541

956.394

876.600

 

Cash & Bank Balances

217.021

179.060

210.600

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

108.991

107.240

86.400

Total Current Assets

1791.582

1878.125

1636.100

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

708.086

658.403

618.600

 

Provisions

36.545

20.393

32.600

Total Current Liabilities

744.631

678.796

651.200

Net Current Assets

1046.951

1199.329

984.900

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1430.329

1567.155

1436.200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

Sales Turnover

2591.737

2437.304

2803.500

Other Income

198.061

32.947

0.000

Total Income

2610.798

2470.251

2803.500

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

91.624

161.478

242.800

Provision for Taxation

33.171

56.316

103.700

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

58.453

105.162

139.100

 

 

 

 

Export Value

202.145

167.243

NA

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

1302.059

1520.670

1249.600

 

Purchases made for re-sale

267.764

100.853

338.200

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

19.209

21.362

176.900

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

87.025

(144.122)

166.500

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

150.652

133.307

131.800

 

Managerial Remuneration

9.012

11.338

269.300

 

Payment to Auditors

0.818

0.591

112.800

 

Interest

27.075

24.888

13.200

 

Insurance Expenses

5.680

6.146

102.400

 

Power & Fuel

187.634

191.382

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

69.429

100.631

0.000

 

Other Expenditure

392.817

341.727

0.000

Total Expenditure

2519.174

2308.773

2560.700

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

2.24

4.26

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

3.53

6.62

8.66

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.32

7.21

11.66

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.08

0.16

0.49

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.03

1.18

1.22

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.40

2.78

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8:

 

Name of the company

LUPIN AGROCHEMICALS (INDIA) LIMITED

Presented By

State Bank of India

Industrial Finance Branch, Killick House, Mumbai – 400001

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Agreement of Hypothecation of Goods and Assets (Form C-2) and Letter Regarding the grant of individual limits within the overall limit (Form C-5) both dated 06.12.1993 creation a single charge.

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

Demand cash credit           

(Fully flexible with BO and EPC)    Rs.60.000 Millions

Bill Discounting

(Fully flexible with CC and EPC)    Rs.60.000 Millions

Export Packing Credit

(Fully flexible with CC and EPC)    Rs.60.000 Millions

Letter of credit

Inland/ import/ DA DP)                   Rs.52.000 Millions

Guarantee

(P and F)                                        Rs.8.000 Millions

 

Total                                             Rs.120.000 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

First charge one all present and future goods, book debts and all other movable assets of the compete including documents of title the goods, outstanding moneys, receivables including receivables by way of cash assistances and/ or cash incentives under the cash incentive scheme or any other scheme claims, including claims by way of refund of customers/ excise duties under the duty drawback credit scheme in the schedule to the agreement and all future machinery belonging to or in possession or under the control of the company. Wherever lying stored and kept whether in the possession India or thought out the world including all such goods, other movable assets as may be in course of shipments transit or delivery.

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

Interests :

Demand cash credit limit 16.5%

Bills discounting limit 15.5%

Export packing credit limit

 

Margin:

Raw Materials(i)

Stock in process 30%               

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

State Bank of India

Industrial Finance Branch, Killick House, Mumbai – 400001

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

NA

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.

NA

 

 


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.40.62

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.29

Euro

1

Rs.64.09

 

 

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

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

YES

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--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.

 

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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