MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

06.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FIDELITY BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

Fidelity information systems company India private limited

 

 

Registered Office :

84-E, C - 6 Street (Off Central Avenue) Sainik Farms, New Delhi – 110 062

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.05.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-115416

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72200DL2002PTC115416

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRF00786C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACF6175E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Provider of business services to Fidelity Mutual Funds in India

 

 

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 19000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established business services providers to Fidelity Mutual Fund. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Financial position of the company is strong. Trade relations are fair. Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any large commitments at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

84-E, C - 6 Street (Off Central Avenue) Sainik Farms, New Delhi – 110 062, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-29552714

Fax No.:

91-11-29552717

E-Mail :

ameet.nayak@fmr.com

Websites:

www.fidelity.co.in

 

 

Corporate Office :

Pine Hurst, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Bangalore – 560 071, Karnataka, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kieran Nolan

Designation :

Director

Address :

11/1, 11/2, 11/3, Kempapura Main Road, Kempapura Village, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

18.08.1951

Date of Appointment :

14.05.2005

Date of Ceasing :

01.10.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Surinder Singh

Designation :

Director

Address :

Martello Boulevard 6 Museum Road, Off MG Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.10.1945

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yash Pal Syngal

Designation :

Director

Address :

R -05- A Windsor Courts, DLF Phase – IV, Gurgaon – 122 009, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.03.1962

Date of Appointment :

14.08.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Caron McDonald 

Designation :

Director

Address :

29 Strafford Lane Bedford New Hampshire - 03110

Date of Birth/Age :

08.03.1955

Date of Appointment :

07.09.2006

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

FID Holdings (Mauritius) Limited

 

17428

Fidelity India Shared Services Partnership

 

1

Fidelity International Limited

 

4000

Fidelity International Services Limited

 

1

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of total Equity)

 

Category (As on 30.09.2007):-

Percentage

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investor(s)s, Foreign Companie(s) Foreign Financial institution(s), Non resident Indian(s) or Overseas or others

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Provider of business services to Fidelity Mutual Funds in India

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Around 1500

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged

 

 

Banking Relations :

----

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

The Millennia, Tower D, 6th Floor, 1 And 2 Murphy Road, Karnataka – 560 008, Bangalore, India

 

 

Holding Company:

·         FID Holdings (Mauritius) Limited, Mauritius (FID)

·         Fidelity India Shares Services Partnership, Bermuda

·         Summer Street Netherlands Holdings BV, The Netherlands.

·         Water Street International Holdings private Limited, India

·         Water Street Holdings, BV, The Netherlands

·         Fidelity Investments Systems India Inc, USA.

·         Fidelity Management and Research Company, USA (FMRC)

 

 

Enterprises Having Significant Influence

Fidelity international Limited, Bermuda (FIL)

 

 

Entities Where Key Management Personnel Are Able To Exercise Significant Influence :

·         fidelity Business Services India Employees Superannuation Fund India (FBSIESF)

·         Fidelity India employees Matching Grant Fund, India (FIEMGF)

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Fidelity Employer Services Company LLC, USA (FESCO)

·         FISC Ireland Limited, Ireland (FISCIL)

·         Terra Nua Limited, Ireland

·         Fidelity Fund Management Private Limited, India (FFMPL)

·         Fidelity Investment management Limited, United kingdom (FIML)

·         COLT Technology Services India Private Limited, India

·         Fidelity Trustee Company Private Limited, India

·         Fidelity Management Trustee Company Private Limited (FMTC)

·         KVH System solutions Limited, Japan

·         Fidelity Investment Management (HK) Limited, Hong Kong (FIMHK)

·         HR Access Solutions SAS, France

·         Fidelity International Services Limited, Bermuda (FISL)

·         HR Access Fidelity GmbH, Germany

·         FTM Corp, USA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

900000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 9.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

21430

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 0.214 million

 

Notes:

 

·         4001 (2006: NIL) shares are issued to the shareholders of Fidelity Technology India Private Limited on amalgamation/merger)

 

·         Of the above shares, 17428 (2006: 14978) shares are held by FID Holdings (Mauritius) Limited, Mauritius, the holding company. 


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

0.214

0.150

0.100

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.040

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

3728.742

2079.689

403.292

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

3728.956

2079.879

403.392

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

175.131

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

175.131

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3728.956

2079.879

578.523

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2920.424

1585.365

971.836

Capital work-in-progress

26.535

400.988

380.702

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

100.000

20.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

207.229

62.640

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

958.812

460.147

182.015

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1379.753

1099.106

261.031

 

Other Current Assets

193.606

163.638

148.735

 

Loans & Advances

231.432

183.080

74.018

Total Current Assets

2763.603

1905.971

665.799

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

2022.041

1761.181

1414.498

 

Provisions

266.794

133.904

25.316

Total Current Liabilities

2288.835

1895.085

1439.814

Net Current Assets

474.768

10.886

774.015

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3728.956

2079.879

578.523

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

9816.160

6079.649

2495.790

Other Income

49.252

26.174

28.613

Total Income

9865.412

6105.823

2524.403

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1165.143

791.335

316.657

Provision for Taxation

[67.410]

3.959

16.165

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1232.553

787.376

300.492

 

 

 

 

Export Value

9712.698

6048.075

2493.540

 

 

 

 

Import Value

764.809

274.088

Na

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

NA

NA

852.369

 

Managerial Remuneration

NA

NA

61.780

 

Payment to Auditors

NA

NA

2.862

 

Insurance Expenses

NA

NA

9.911

 

Power & Fuel

NA

NA

31.289

 

Depreciation & Amortization

887.941

496.181

NA

 

Other Expenditure

7812.328

4818.307

1249.535

Total Expenditure

8700.269

5314.488

2207.746

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

12.49

12.89

11.90

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

11.87

13.01

12.68

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

19.36

19.90

15.68

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.31

0.38

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.61

0.91

4.00

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.21

1.01

0.46

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

BUSINESS:-

 

The company provides business services to Fidelity Mutual Funds in India

 

It has large operations worldwide. In India, it may be employing over 1500 people.

 

Fixed assets:-

 

·         Leasehold Improvements

·         Computer Systems

·         Computer Software

·         Communication Equipments

·         Office Equipment

·         Furniture and fixtures

 

 

Other details:-

 

Year in Review:

The company has achieved turnover of Rs. 9816.160 millions for the year ended March 31, 2007. The profit before tax for the said year amounted to Rs. 1165.143 millions. The company has enhanced its scale of operations during the year by increasing its employee headcount from 4400 to 6450 during they ear ended March 31, 2007.

 

Merger of fidelity Technology India Private Limited

The company had acquire the business of fidelity Technology India private Limited (FTI) through a slump sale transaction in November 2004 and sanctioning of the Scheme of Amalgamation of FTI with the company (FBSI) was pending  with High Court of Delhi (Court). During the year the court passed the final order sanctioning the scheme of Amalgamation. With this order the merger of FTI with the company is complete. All necessary post amalgamation formalities have also been completed.

 

Expansion of operations in Bangalores

As a part of its expansion plans, the company set up an additional facility at Manyata, Bangalore during the year. The Manyata office has capacity of about 2500 seats. The FMR IT division of the company has moved from Pinehurst to Manyata Building. The Manyata facility was set up ads a STP Unit.

 

Consolidation of Gurgaon operations.

The company had decided to consolidate its operations at Gurgaon into one building in the year 05-06 and had accordingly taken a new office space on lease at Unitech World, Tower – D, Gurgaon having total capacity of 19230 Sq.Mtrs To consolidated  its operations at one location.

 

During the year 06-07 the company has moved its operation from Unitech World – Tower A, Centre Court and a21st Floor Offices to Unitech World Tower D and in June 07 from DLF 9th Floor Office to the Unitech World Tower – D. With this the entire operations of the company at Gurgaon has been consolidated at one building.

 

Expansion of operations to the third city

As a part of expansion plans, the company has expanded its operations to Chennai City. The operations from this city has started in November’06 and as on March 31, 2007 had a headcount of 230. The company has also obtained the Special Economic Zone unit approval for its permanent site for Chennai operations and expects to start its Chennai SEZ operations by December’07.


Websites details:-

 

Established nearly 40 years ago, FIL Limited operates in markets outside the Americas. The company and its subsidiaries manage over $260.9 billion* for major institutions and millions of investors around the world.

 

In 2007, subject has won 245 awards

 


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.47.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.05

Euro

1

Rs.60.89

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

9

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

9

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

9

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--MARGINS

-5~5

----

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--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

 

80

 

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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