MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

15.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THIAGARAJAR MILLS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SAROJA MILLS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Kappalur, Madurai – 625008, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.06.1935

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

002515

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L27209TN1935PLC002515

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MRIT00759D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACT4304R

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Cotton Yarn.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 4700312

 

 

Status :

Very Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having fine track. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company and its management. General financial position is good. Fundamentals are strong and healthy. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings.

 

It can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

Kappalur, Madurai – 625008, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-452-2482595 (4 Lines),

91-4549-280620/ 280592/ 280919

Fax No.:

91-452-2482590/ 2486085

E-Mail :

securities@tmills.com

office@tmills.com

Website :

http://www.tmills.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mrs. Radha Thiagarajan

Designation :

Chairman cum Managing Director

Address :

Kappalar, Madurai – 625008, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

16.04.1925

Date of Appointment :

11.09.1970

 

 

Name :

Mr. T. Kannan

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Kappalar, Madurai – 625008, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.05.1953

Date of Appointment :

01.07.1976

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramanathan Chettiar

Designation :

Director

Address :

Madurai – 625001, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.09.1922

Date of Appointment :

28.06.1969

 

 

Name :

Mr. T R Venkatakrishnan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. A Prajwal Lotus, 257 Alagirisamy Salai, K K Nagar, Chennai – 600078, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.03.1934

Date of Appointment :

20.10.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. A Mariappan

Designation :

Director

Address :

92/2 Meenakshipuram, Aruppukkottai Road, Madurai – 625012, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.06.1937

Date of Appointment :

20.10.1999

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. K S Srinivasan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

18 (Old No.5), South Krishnan, Temple Second Lane, Madurai – 625001, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.08.1972

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2002

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy

 

120

Mr. M M Naidu

 

120

Mr. R. Purushottom Naidu

 

240

Mr. Balagutuvammal

 

720

Mr. Ramanathan Chettiar

 

100

Mr. T Katairaj

 

100

Mr. P R Ramakrishnan

 

100

Mr. S P Rajasekaran

 

100

Mr. Mohanlal T. Bhatia

 

50

Mr. T. Kanna

 

525390

Mr. T Kanna (HUF)

 

32000

Mr. G Somasundaram

 

60

Mr. P Govindan Nair

 

70140

Mrs. Radha Kanna

 

154340

Mr. K Thiagarajan

 

147520

Mrs. Uma Kanna

 

72800

Mrs. Visalakshi Kanna

 

72800

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Bodies Corporate (not mentioned above)

 

6.96

Directors or relatives of directors

 

93.03

Other top fifty Shareholders (other than listed above)

 

0.01

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Cotton Yarn.

 

 

Products :

Production Description

Item Code No.

 

 

Yarn

520710-00

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

·       America

·       Australia

·       Europe

·       South Asia

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

·       ABN-Amro Bank

 

·       State Bank of India

Commercial Branch, 6A West Veli Street, Madurai – 625001, Tamilnadu, India

 

·       Standard Chartered Bank

19 Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001, India

 

·       IDBI Bank Limited

Karthikraja Complex 1/1 Vinay Gangar, Melur Road, Madurai – 625020, Tamilnadu, India

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

B. Purushottam and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

3rd Floor, D Pioneer Homes, 23/A, North Boag Road, T Nagar, Chennai – 600017, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Tamarai Selvi Finance Limited

U65191TN1974PLC006735

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/.- each

Rs.50.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1511220

Equity Shares

Rs.10/.- each

Rs.15.112 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1080600

Equity Shares

Rs.10/.- each

Rs.10.806 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

10.806

11.339

11.370

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1164.272

1089.656

1085.124

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1175.078

1100.995

1096.494

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

699.313

501.199

164.838

2] Unsecured Loans

2.965

3.638

5.043

TOTAL BORROWING

702.278

504.837

169.881

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

107.315

102.631

48.197

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1984.671

1708.463

1314.572

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1261.528

1000.835

816.236

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

5.697

5.697

54.372

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.726

1.345

1.964

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

472.786

0.002

0.002

 

Sundry Debtors

19.987

631.015

403.980

 

Cash & Bank Balances

130.074

19.678

9.985

 

Other Current Assets

0.002

18.368

19.722

 

Loans & Advances

111.367

126.904

118.612

Total Current Assets

734.216

795.967

552.301

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

35.936

113.428

119.761

 

Provisions

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

35.936

113.428

119.761

Net Current Assets

698.280

682.539

432.540

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

18.440

18.047

9.460

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1984.671

1708.463

1314.572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

1505.666

1242.122

1596.649

Other Income

38.570

53.235

30.962

Total Income

1544.236

1295.357

1627.611

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

191.343

118.213

152.938

Provision for Taxation

50.345

59.065

41.718

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

140.998

59.148

111.220

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

696.033

518.270

727.724

 

Purchases made for re-sale

18.036

8.672

56.395

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

72.805

74.423

77.447

 

Managerial Remuneration

3.471

3.421

2.988

 

Payment to Auditors

0.044

0.041

0.041

 

Interest

22.153

19.107

3.999

 

Insurance Expenses

10.096

9.400

9.148

 

Depreciation & Amortization

174.602

165.990

163.127

 

Other Expenditure

355.653

377.820

433.804

Total Expenditure

1352.893

1177.144

1474.673

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

9.13

4.57

6.83

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

12.71

9.52

9.40

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

9.59

6.58

11.17

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.16

0.11

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.63

0.56

0.26

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

20.43

7.02

4.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8:

 

Corporate identity number (CIN) Foreign company registration number

L27209TN1935PLC002515

Name of the Company

THIAGARAJAR MILLS LIMITED

Address

Kappalur, Madurai – 625008, Tamilnadu, India

This form is for

Modification of charge

Type of Charge

Immovable Property

Movable Property (not being pledge)

Particulars of the charge holder 

State Bank of India

Commercial Branch, 6A West Veli Street, Madurai – 625001, Tamilnadu, India

Sbi.04034@sbi.co.in

Nature or description of the instrument(s) creating or modifying the charge

No execution of instrument reduction of charge amount by Rs.260.000 Millions from Rs.1190.000 Millions to Rs.930.000 Millions by letter dated 25.04.2007

Date of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

25.04.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.930.000 Millions

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

Rate of Interests:

As in earlier charge

 

Terms of Repayment:

As in earlier charge

 

Margin:

Nil

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

The charge operate as the security for the due repayment by the borrower to state Bank of India of its dues together with interests costs, expenses and all other monies payable by the borrower to state bank of India in terms of the said agreement

Short particulars of the property charged (including location of the property)

Cotton, Cotton in processes, yarn, yarn in process, stores and spares, receivable lying at the premises at the premises of Kappalur Singanallur and Nilakottai – Units of the company and all stocks in transit belonging to the company.

Particular of the present modification 

Reducing in Amount secured from Rs.1070.000 Millions to Rs.930.000 Millions. Reduction of amount is Rs. 140.000 Millions

 

 

Name of the company

THIAGARAJAR MILLS LIMITED

Presented By

Thiru A Mariappan, Director (Marketing and Finance)

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

27.01.2003 Agreement of Hypothecation of Stocks and Book Debts for INR 75.000 Millions

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

INR Rs.75.000 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

All Stocks and Book Debts and receivable both present and future of the company

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

The charge is created for the following facilities bill discounting, packaging credit and letter of credit extended to the company

 

The charge operated on a Pari Passu basis amongst banks under multiple banking without any performance or priority of one over the other.

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

Standard Chartered Bank

19 Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001, India

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Supplemental Hypothecation Agreement of Stocks/ Book Debts dated 23.04.2004 increasing the limit to INR 200Mio.

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.

Present modification is for enhancement in limit from INR Rs.140.000 Millions

To INR Rs.200.000 Millions

Covering the facilities of Bills Discounting Packing Credit and Letter of Credit.

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

·       Land

·       Building

·       Plant and Machinery

·       Furniture

·       Vehicles

·       Livestock

 

 

 

 

 


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.42.33

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.31

Euro

1

Rs.65.46

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--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

 

75

 

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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