MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

11.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

 EPICURE FROZEN FOODS AND BEVERAGES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

KARAMELS

 

 

Registered Office :

70/B-1, New Rama Road, Najafgarh Industrial Area, New Delhi – 110015

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.04.2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-134944

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U55202DL2005PTC134944

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELK05792D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAEF8793L

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Trader of Cheese and Dairy Products

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 70000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. Payments are reported as slow. The company has incurred loss in year 2007-08.

 

The company can be considered for small to mediocre business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Tandon

Designation :

Managing Director

Contact No.:

91-9811431869

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

70/B-1, New Rama Road, Najafgarh Industrial Area, New Delhi – 110015, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-45052222/23 / 41010020

Mobile No.:

91-9811431869

Fax No.:

91-11-45095285 / 41501394

E-Mail :

sanjaytandon@epicure.in

Website :

http://www.epicure.in

Area :

3000 sq. ft.

Location :

Rented

 

 

Branch 1 :

D-395, MIDC Industrial Estate, Village Kukshet Turbhe, Navi Mumbai – 400075, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24057293

Fax No.:

91-22-24057293

E-Mail :

sale@epicure.in

Location :

Rented

 

 

Branch 2 :

66/1, 7th Cross, Vasant Nagar, Bangalore, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-41602213/214/215

Fax No.:

91-80-41602216

E-Mail :

sale_bangalore@epicure.in

Location :

Rented

 

 

Warehouse  :

·         Indira Cold, Store, Rama Road, New Delhi

Area : 25000 sq. ft. Rented

 

·         Custom Bonded, Warehouse at Malka, New Delhi, Airport, New Delhi

Area : 1000 sq. ft.

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Tandon

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

D/156, Bathla Appartment, 43 I P Extension, Patpar Ganj, Delhi – 110092, India

Age :

31 years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

11 years

 

 

Name :

Ms. Vandana Tandon

Designation :

Director

Address :

D/156, Bathla Appartment, 43 I P Extension, Patpar Ganj, Delhi – 110092, India

Age :

31 years

Qualification :

Post – Graduate

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Ms. Vandana Tandon

 

950000

Ms. Rekha Tandon

 

50000

 

 

 

Total

 

1000000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Trader of Cheese and Dairy Products

 

 

Agencies Held :

·         Arla Foods – Denmark

·         KDe Jong – Holand

·         Drappier – France

·         Friesland – Holland

·         Paesontfics – France

·         Duval Leroy – France

·         Agriform, Virgilio – Italy 

·         EIIe and Vire, Bongrain Overseas, Valrhona, Entremont, Capfruit, Cocoabarry – France   

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

  • Holland
  • Denmark
  • Italy
  • France

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (45 - 60 days) terms

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C terms (90 days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Wholesalers
  • Retailers
  • End Users
  • Hotel Industries
  • Embassies
  • Airlines.

 

 

No. of Employees :

42 (28 – Office and 14 – Branch)

 

 

Bankers :

  • Indian Bank

P-45/90, Main Branch, Connaugh Circus, New Delhi – 110 001, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2008

(Rs. In Millions)

 

 

Vehicle Loan From Banks Secured against hypothecation of Vehicles

1.392

Total

1.392

 

Unsecured Loans

31.03.2008

(Rs. In Millions)

 

 

From Directors

7.748

From Others

3.798

 

 

Total

11.546

Sub-Total

12.938

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Tyagi and Tyagi

Chartered Accountant

Address :

G-13, Lower Ground Floor, Jangpura Extn. New Delhi – 110014, India

Tel No.:

91-11-24319283/ 24323333

Fax No.:

91-11-24319283

Email :

tt@tyagiandtyagi.com

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.10.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.10.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.12.2007

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

10.000

10.000

10.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

3.712

6.237

0.793

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

13.712

16.237

10.793

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1.392

0.486

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

11.546

10.775

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

12.938

11.261

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.040

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

26.650

27.498

10.833

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

7.318

6.796

3.044

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.071

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

20.892
15.990

9.197

 

Sundry Debtors

15.458
13.457

7.193

 

Cash & Bank Balances

4.159
0.837

1.226

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

4.741
5.363

0.761

Total Current Assets

45.250

35.647

18.377

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

24.423
15.098

10.309

 

Provisions

1.680
0.000

0.432

Total Current Liabilities

26.103
15.098

10.741

Net Current Assets

19.147
20.549

7.636

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.114

0.153

0.153

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

26.650

27.498

10.833

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.12.2007

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

100.765

69.281

27.220

Other Income

1.659

0.113

0.011

Foreign Exchange Gain

0.000

0.000

0.027

Total Income

102.424

69.394

27.258

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

4.482

5.444

1.273

Provision for Taxation

1.564

0.000

0.473

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

2.918

5.444

0.800

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Purchases

89.194

57.859

30.876

 

Direct Expenses

4.529

3.015

0.704

 

Increase/ Decrease in Stock

(11.695)

(6.794)

(9.198)

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

13.949

9.593

3.411

 

Financial Expenses

0.462

0.274

0.051

 

Depreciation & Amortization

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Other Expenditure

1.503

0.003

0.141

Total Expenditure

109.637

63.950

25.985

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2008

31.12.2007

 

31.03.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

2.85
7.84

2.93

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

4.45
7.86

4.68

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

8.53
0.13

0.06

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.33
0.33

0.12

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.85
1.62

0.99

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.73
2.36

1.71

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note:

 

The name of the company was changed from Karamels to Epicure Frozen Foods and Beverages Private Limited during April, 2005.

 

 

Trade Reference:

 

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

 

 

 


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.47.32

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.20

Euro

1

Rs.60.73

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--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

 

34

 

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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