MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

31.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SFO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SUN FIBRE OPTICS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Stone House Market Road, Aluva, Ernakulam – 683101, Kerala

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.02.1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

09-5620

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72900KL1990PTC005620

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHNS02626B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADCS3318K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Electronics Devices, SMT Assembly and Chip on Board Assembly

 

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 3381972

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track records.  Financial position is good.  Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.  The company is doing well.

 

It can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Stone House Market Road, Aluva, Ernakulam – 683101, Kerala

Tel. No.:

91-484-2413223 / 2413246

Fax No.:

91-484-2413053

E-Mail :

kpcs@nestcorp.net

k.padmanabhan@nestgroup.net

Websites:

http://www.nestgroup.net

 

 

Corporate Office:

The Nest Group, Plot No. 99, Kiadb Industrial Area, Bommasandra 4th Phase , Hosur, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-27835120

Fax No.:

91-80-27833543

E-Mail :

thomas.v@nestgroup.net

Website:

www.nestgrop.net

 

 

Factory :

Plot No. 2, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Kakkanad, Cochin – 682 037, India

Tel. No.:

91-484-2413223

Mobile No.:

91-9447303046

Fax No.:

91-484-2413058

E-Mail :

vijo.mathew@nestgroup.net

Website :

www.nestgroup.net

Area :

35000 x 6 Sq.fts

Location :

Owned

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Jehangir Rawther Nagoor

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Mackar Manzil Fboa Road, Aluva, Ernakulam – 683101, Kerala, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.12.1955

Date of Appointment :

08.02.1990

 

 

Directorship in other companies:

 

 

 

CIN of the Company

U32109KL1992PTC006409]

Name of the Company

Crysind Electronics Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U28999KL1994PTC007865

Name of the Company

Sun Precision Works Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U31300KL1994PTC007867

Name of the Company

Sun Generic Cables Private Limited              

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U72200KL1995PTC008912

Name of the Company

Network Systems & Technologies Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U33201KL1996PTC010702

Name of the Company

J2 Optronics Private Limited 

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U72200KL1997PTC011153

Name of the Company

Nest Systems Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U31200KL2000PTC013605

Name of the Company

Nest Power Electronics Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U31904KL2000PTC014280

Name of the Company

Nest Magnetics Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

Saba Powerdex Private Limited

Name of the Company

U30009KL1999PTC013131

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U72200KL1998PTC012602

Name of the Company

Nest Information Technologies Private limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U33201KL2000PTC014279

Name of the Company

Swiftlink Fibre Optics Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U32109KL2002PTC015790

Name of the Company

Nest Photonics Private limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U72900KL2002PTC015791

Name of the Company

Nest Technology Enabled Services Private Limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

CIN of the Company

U35301KL2002PTC015731

Name of the Company

Nest Avionics Private limited

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Iqbal Mohammed Ali

Designation :

Director

Address :

Thynothil, Pulinchodu, Aluva, Ernakulam – 683101, Kerala, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.05.1951

Date of Appointment :

08.02.1990

 

 

Name :

Mr. Javad K. Hassan

Designation :

Director

Address :

100, Commerce Bovie Ward, Quaker Town, Pensilvannia, U.S.A. – 18951

Date of Birth/Age :

07.10.1940

Date of Appointment :

22.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Theckath Vasudevan

Designation :

Director

Address :

96, 2nd Cross Road, Block 5, Banashankari,  3rd Stage, 3rd phase, Bangalore – 560 085, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.03.1966

Date of Appointment :

28.05.2007

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Padamabhan Kumaravel

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

310/C, Vallayil House, cochin Palace P O Thrippunithura, Ernakulam – 682301, Kerala, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1967

Date of Appointment :

01.09.2006

Tel No.:

91-484-3098210/ 3950711

Mobile No.:

91-9447498476

Email :

pad_nabhan@yahoo.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. Iqbal Mohammed Gul

 

2500

Mr. Nishi A 

 

9990

Mr. Hassan Javad

 

37500

Mr. Iqbal Mohamed Ali

 

10

 

 

 (As on 31.03.2007):-

Category

Percentage

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investors ) foreign companies foreign financial institutions , non residents or Overseas corporate bodies or others

79.84

Directors or relative of directors

19.98

Other top fifty (50) shareholders

0.18

 

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Electronics Devices, SMT Assembly and Chip on Board Assembly

 

 

Products :

PC Boards

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Electronics Devices

Nos.

4650000

4650000

280302

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers:

·         Areva

·         Alstom

·         Ericsson

·         Hitachi

·         Lambda

·         ISO

·         DP World

·         ABB

·         Novar

·         Siemens

·         Adva

·         Danaher

·         Texas Instruments

·         Tata

·         Tokyo Electron

·         Tyco

·         Toshiba

·         NEC

·         Avanex

·         Gould

·         Solectron

·         Pegasus Transtech

·         Am / Comm Systems

·         Philips

·         Intel

 

 

No. of Employees :

2000

 

 

Bankers :

·         Indian Bank

Address: Shanmugham Road, Ernakulam, Kochi – 682 031, Kerala, India

 

·         The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Address: No. 7, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India 

 

·         State Bank of Travancore

·         Federal Bank

·         HSBC Bank

·         Citi Bank

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS :

As on 31.03.2005

[Rupees in Millions]

Indian Bank – Packing Credit

47.679

Indian Bank - MTL

10.702

SBT – Packing Credit

49.153

SBT – Term Loan

28.040

Federal Bank Vehicle Loan

1.723

Citi Bank Vehicle Loan

5.346

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS :

 

Project Fund

52.684

Indian Bank – TOD

9.768

Nishie Lathif

0.012

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

Auditors 1 :

Iyer Thomas and Sunney

Chartered Accountants,

Layam Road, Ernakulam, Cochin - 682011

 

 

 

 

Auditors 2:

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

100/2, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka, India

 

 

 

 

Associates :

·         Swiftlink Private Limited

 

·         Crysind Electronics Private Limited

[CIN U32109KL1992PTC006409]

 

·         Nortpak Fibre Optics Private Limited

[CIN U33201KL1992PTC006860]

 

·         Sun Generic Cables Private Limited

[CIN U31300KL1994PTC007867]

 

·         Nest Inforamtiona Technologies Private Limited

 

·         Saba Powerdex Private Limited

 

·         Nest Power Electronics Private Limited

[U31200KL2000PTC013605]

 

·         Network Systems and Technologies Private Limited

 

·         Nest Systems Private Limited

[CIN : U72200KL1997PTC011153]

 

·         Swiftlink Fibre Optics Private Limited

 

·         Sun Precision Works Private Limited

[CIN U28999KL1994PTC007865]

 

·         Nest Magnetics Private Limited

[CIN : U31904KL2000PTC014280]

 

·         Nest Condiments Private Limited

 

·         Photon Data Links Private Limited

 

·         J2 Optronics Private Limited 

[CIN U33201KL1996PTC010702]

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs.100.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

700100

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs.70.010 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

70.010

5.000

5.000

2] Share Application Money

250.003

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

525.480

498.786

410.602

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

845.493

503.786

415.602

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

488.620

215.472

142.646

2] Unsecured Loans

539.376

113.027

52.697

TOTAL BORROWING

1027.996

328.499

195.343

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

35.233

33.832

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1908.722

866.117

610.945

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

308.119

241.902

237.368

Capital work-in-progress

157.930

17.333

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

163.595

90.151

40.350

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

398.312

410.802

252.951

 

Sundry Debtors

319.492

325.539

193.882

 

Cash & Bank Balances

467.388

318.189

205.928

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

2.703

 

Loans & Advances

608.623

141.009

15.017

Total Current Assets

1793.815

1195.539

670.481

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

475.360

605.277

308.337

 

Provisions

39.377

73.531

28.917

Total Current Liabilities

514.737

678.808

337.254

Net Current Assets

1279.078

516.731

333.227

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1908.722

866.117

610.945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

264.110

2217.581

1672.130

Other Income

51.937

16.507

8.047

Total Income

2316.047

2234.088

1680.177

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

69.277

186.781

91.289

Provision for Taxation

43.419

66.399

29.362

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

25.858

120.382

61.927

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Financial Charge

57.885

41.886

31.039

 

Depreciation

29.346

17.687

24.052

 

Other Expenditure

2159.539

1987.734

1533.797

Total Expenditure

2246.770

2047.307

1588.888

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.12

5.39

3.68

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

3.06

8.42

5.43

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.29

12.99

10.05

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.08

0.37

0.22

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.82

1.99

1.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.48

1.76

1.98

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8 P

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U72900KL1990PTCC005620

Name of the company

SFO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Address

Stone House Market Road, Aluva, Ernakulam – 683101, Kerala, India

This Form is for

Creation of charge

Type of Charges

Movable property

Particular of the charge holder 

Indian Bank

Shanmugham Road, Ernakulam, Kochi – 682 031, Kerala, India

Email: ibernaku@satyammail.com

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

·         Agreement of irrevocable letter of credit

·         Agreement of hypothecation of goods received under import letter of credit of Rs. 69.083 millions

·         letter from borrower fro debiting of LC amount to OD –OCC – Current account

Date of the instrument creating charge

06.03.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 69.083 millions

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

Rate of Interest :

Interest @ 6% over the banks Benchmark Prime lending rate with a minimum of 18.5% per annum with monthly rest.

 

Terms of repayment:

All bills drawn under the LC shall be paid immediately on presentation if they sight bills on due dates if they are Usance bills.

 

Margin:

Margin: 28.95%

 

Extent and  operation of the charge:

Machinery imported under the Import letter of credit and stored / to be stored at Plot No. 2, Cochin Special economic Zone, Kakkanad, Cochin – 682 037

Short particulars of the Property charged  

Machinery imported under the import letter of credit and stored / to be stored at plot No. 2, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Kakkanad, Cochin – 682 037

 

Name of the company

SUN FIBRE OPTICS PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

DIRECTOR

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

19.07.2004 [a] Medium Term Loan Agreement [b] Agreement of Hypothecation of movables

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

MTL for Rs. 9.000 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 on the machineries with all accessories like :-

[i] Topaz XII automatic SMT machines

[ii] DEK Model ELA “V” Series High Precision Automatic Screen Printer

[iii] Noise figure analyzer Model No. 8973A

iv] High stability frequency reference NFA series machine.

[v] Agilent Calibration Plus vi] 9KHZ – 26.5 GHZ Spectrum Analyzer

total costing approx Indian Rs. 13.495 million to be purchased with the loan amount [described in Schedule III of the Agreement of Hypothecation]

 

All the companies existing plant & machinery, furniture, fixtures, equipments etc at its Cochin Division situated at CEPZ, Kakkanad, Cochin with WDV Rs. 10.823 millions [as on 31.03.2004], is also now hypothecated / charged as additional security to the present loan now granted

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

The MTL is repayable in 20 quarterly instalments of Rs. 0.450 million each besides interest which will be repayable immediately on the debit to the account.  First instalment of the loan repayment to commence from September, 2004.  Interest will be charged to the MTL account @ 1.5% per annum over the bank’s Bench mark Prime Lending Rate with a minimum of 12.5% p.a. on the daily balances with daily rests and such interest being added to the balance outstanding on the last working day of every calendar month.  Bank is entitled to charge a higher rate of interest than stated above as per Banks rules

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

INDIAN BANK

Shanmugham Road, Ernakulam

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

N.A.

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.

N.A.

 

 

 


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.42.59

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.16

Euro

1

Rs.65.99

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

72

 

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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