MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

23.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CATHODIC CONTROL COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 87, III Phase, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore 560 058, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.06.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-038010

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U31909KA2005PTC038010

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRC05435D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCC6277B

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Cathodic Control and Protection System

 

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 8936

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track records. Directors are reported as experience 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 :

Plot No. 87, III Phase, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore 560 058, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-28395327 / 28395328 / 28397110

Fax No.:

91-80-28395807 / 23411914

E-Mail :

contact@cathodiccontrol.com

ppil@satyam.net.in

ppil_bir@dataone.in

Website :

http://www.cathodiccontrol.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. V Babu Sathian

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 94, N G E F Layout, R M V, III Stage, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Radha Sathian

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 94, N G E F Layout, R M V, III Stage, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. S V Raghavan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P Narendran

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B Sivaraman

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. T L Ravindra Kumar

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Arjun Mahadevan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Deepajyothi, No.8, Old No.19,  2nd Street, Raghavan Reddy Colony, Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600083, India

Tel No.:

91-44-24890296

 

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2006)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. V Babu Sathian

 

3200

Mrs. Radha Sathian

 

1100

MS. Vijaya Raghavan

 

200

Mr. Srivaraman

 

200

Mr. Narendra

 

350

Mr. S V Raghavan

 

250

Mr. R Shrivaraman

 

100

Process Pumps India Private Limited

 

4000

Ms. Ramalakshmi

 

250

Mr. T L Ravindra Kumar

 

200

Mr. Krishnamurthy

 

150

 

 

 

Total

 

10000

 

(As on 31.03.2006)

S. No.

Category

Percentage

 

 

 

1

Bodies corporate (not mentioned above)

40.00

2

Directors ore relatives of directors

57.50

3

Other top fifty (50) shareholders (other than listed above)

2.50

 

 

 

 

Total

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Cathodic Control and Protection System

 

 

Products :

·       Cathodic Control

·       Protection System

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mr. M Sivakumar

Chartered Accountants

Address :

4th Floor, Mission Road, Bangalore 560 027, Karnataka, India

 

 

Name :

K Venkatachalam Aiyer and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

4th Floor, Jelitta Towers, 21/1 Mission Road, Bangalore – 560027, Karnataka, India

Tel No.:

91-80-212211476

Fax No.:

91-80-22271591

Email :

emess@vsnl.com

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

1.000

1.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.306

0.210

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.928

0.968

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

2.234

2.178

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

1.995

1.662

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

1.995

1.662

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.444

0.493

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

4.673

4.333

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

1.504

1.627

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

1.342

1.797

 

Sundry Debtors

 

0.970

0.822

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

0.064

0.000

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.952

0.447

 

Loans & Advances

 

0.534

0.635

Total Current Assets

 

3.862

3.701

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

0.643

0.958

 

Provisions

 

0.050

0.037

Total Current Liabilities

 

0.693

0.995

Net Current Assets

 

3.169

2.706

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

4.673

4.333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

 

8.064

Other Income

 

 

0.000

Total Income

 

 

8.064

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

 

0.081

Provision for Taxation

 

 

0.121

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

 

(0.040)

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

 

0.123

 

Other Expenditure

 

 

7.860

Total Expenditure

 

 

7.983

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

(0.50)

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

1.00

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

1.51

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.04

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.20

1.21

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

5.57

3.71

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Note:

 

The subject has shifted their Registered Office from the State of Tamil Nadu to Karnataka with effect from December, 21 2005

 

 

As per web details:

 

Subject is primarily incorporated  to provide comprehensive services in the field of Cathodic Protection of offshore and onshore structures and related Corrosion control activities.

 

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT:

 

The company is headed by Mr.V.Babu Sathian , an internationally  renowned metallurgist, specialized in the field of corrosion control.  He is ably supported by highly qualified and professional engineers in the field of :

 

Ø       Corrosion Control

Ø       Project Management

Ø       Quality Assurance

Ø       Customer Service

 

 

THEIR STRENGTH


Manned by highly qualified professionals having in depth knowledge in theory and practice of corrosion protection.

 

As a result of continuous R &D programme they have developed the technology for manufacture of 

 

Ø       Fully automatic Transforer Rectifier units

Ø       Platinised Titanium Anodes

Ø       Mixed Metal Oxide Anodes

Ø       Different types of Reference Electrodes

Ø       Equipment for  Specialized Survey for pipeline integrity management

 

They have close association with premier research institutions in this field and thus derive the benefit of technical advice & their research experience

 

They have offered innovative, reliable and cost effective solutions to the different petroleum companies, Ship Building and Power Sector.

 

Further, they provide effective CP systems that meet the specialised requirement of the ships and other sea going vessels used by the Indian Navy

 

They offer designs for the CP system, carry out surveys for assessing the pipeline integrity, effective designs for CP system.

 

They are single point source for supply of

 

Ø       CP Materials

Ø       Remote Data Acquisition using state of art technology

Ø       Undertaking Design of CP system

Ø       Undertaking Pre & Post installation surveys

Ø       Undertaking consultancy in pipeline integrity management & trouble shooting

 

They are privileged to be associated with

 

Ø       Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Ø       Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

Ø       Gas Authority of India Limited

Ø       Oman Gas Company SAOC, Oman

Ø       Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman

Ø       Indian Navy

Ø       Indian Coast Guard

 

All other shipyards in India

 

Ø       Goa Shipyard Limited,

Ø       Garden Reach Shipbuilders,

Ø       Mazagon Dock Limited

Ø       Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Ø       Cochin Shipyard Limited.

 

 

ON-SHORE STRUCTURES :

Ø       Underground Oil & Gas pipelines

Ø       Tank bottoms external.

Ø       Tank bottoms internal.

Ø       Well Casings.

           

OFF-SHORE STRUCTURES :

Ø       Offshore Platform.

Ø       Submarine pipelines.

Ø       Jetties & Wharfs.

Ø       Off-shore Rigs.

Ø       Sea water intake system.

           

           

FLOATING STRUCTURES :

Ø       Ships’ External Hull.

Ø       Ships’ Ballast Tanks.

Ø       Pontoons.

Ø       Floating Barges.

Ø       Other Sea going vessels.

           


PROCESS EQUIPMENT :

Ø       Heat Exchangers.

Ø       Condensers.

Ø       Separators.

 

The following services are:

 

Ø       Pre-design surveys

Ø       Engineering design of CP system

Ø       Supply of CP material

Ø       Installation of CP systems

Ø       Testing and commissioning of the CP system

Ø       Monitoring of existing CP system

Ø       Post installation surveys

Ø       Trouble shooting and remedial measures

 

PRE-DESIGN SURVEYS :

 

Ø       Soil Resistivity Survey & Soil Analysis.

Ø       Current Drainage Survey.

Ø       Identification of Ground bed location.

Ø       Collection of site data for sizing up an optimum design.

 

ENGINEERING DESIGN OF CP SYSTEMS :

Ø       Scheme an optimum solution.

Ø       Sizing up Design Methodology.

Ø       Drawing out Detailed Specification.

Ø       Preparation of Bill of Material.

Ø       Generation of Relevant Drawings.

Ø       Detailing the Quality Assurance Plan.

Ø       Installation and Commissioning procedures.

           

SUPPLY OF CP MATERIAL :

Ø       Transformer Rectifier Units.

Ø       High Silicon Iron Anodes.

Ø       Mixed Metal Oxide Anodes.

Ø       Different types of Reference Electrodes.

Ø       Varieties of Sacrificial Anodes.

Ø       CP Cables.

Ø       Polarisation Cells.

Ø       Zinc Grounding Cells.

Ø       Flange Insulation Kits.

Ø       Junction Boxes & Test Stations.

Ø       Other miscellaneous items.

 

INSTALLATIONS OF CP SYSTEMS :

Ø       Their Engineers are well trained to handle the installation of different types of CP System comprising of-

Ø       T/R Units.

Ø       Various types of Anode Ground beds like-

Horizontal Anode Ground Bed.

Shallow Vertical Anode Ground Bed.


Deep Well Anode Ground Bed.

Ø       Associated civil works.

Ø       And other related activities.

           

TESTING AND COMMISSIONONG OF THE CP SYSTEM :

Ø       After carrying out the necessary cold checks, the CP System is energised.

Ø       Tests carried out to ensure the structure is adequately protected with necessary fine tuning.

Ø       Interference effect on the system as well as the other structures is studied and remedial measures implemented.

 

MONITORING OF EXISTING CP SYSTEM :

Ø       Effective monitoring of the system is carried out as per the pre determined procedure and on course correction is done to achieve the best results.


POST INSTALLATION SURVEYS :

Ø       Continuous Potential Logging to obtain close interval PSP readings.

Ø       DCVG Survey to assess the coating condition.

Ø       Pearson’s Survey to ascertain the coating condition.

Ø       CAT Survey.

           

 TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REMEDIAL MEASURES :

Ø       Identification of Stray current Source.

Ø       Ascertaining the Interference.

Ø       Locating the Current Drainage to secondary structures.

Ø       Recommendation and Implementation of suitable remedial measures.

 

TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNITS

Ø       Suitable for either Single Phase or Three Phase input.

Ø       Natural / Forced Air cooled / Oil Cooled.

Ø       Options for Manual Fully Automatic System

Ø       Optional SCADA interfacing facility.

Ø       Available upto 250 Amp. DC Current.

Ø       Different enclosures to suit the requirement.

 

 

 


MONITORING PANEL

Used for monitoring:-

Ø       Potential of structures at various locations.

Ø       Protection current through monitoring anodes.


HIGH SILICON IRON ANODES

Ø       Used for onshore application.

Ø       Available in both bare and prepackaged       conditions.

Ø       Low cost.


MAGNESIUM ANODES- Bare & Pre-Packaged

All these anodes are available in variety of sizes and shapes to suit the applications like :-

Ø       Internal and external tank bottoms.

Ø       Hull and sea chest of ships.

Ø       Hanging anodes for fitting out period of ships.

Ø       Condenser water boxes.

Ø       Heat exchangers.


TEST STATIONS

Ø       Used for monitoring of Cathodic Protection system.

Ø       Structure to Soil Potential.

Ø       Anode Current.

Ø       Integrity of insulation flanges and joints.

Ø       Integrity of insulation between carrier and casing pipe

 

 

 


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.43.15

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.08

Euro

1

Rs.68.10

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

45

 

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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