MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

12.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BARON POWER LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

1, Second Cross Street, Seethamma Colony Extension, Tenynampet, Chennai – 600 018. Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.06.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-31952

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U40101TN1995PLC031952

 

 

IEC No.:

0495010359

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACB2617D

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in manufacturing, assembling and testing of wind turbine generators

 

 

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 71000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. It’s payments are report as slow but correct.

 

General financial position is satisfactory.

 

Profit margin is low.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered/ Corporate Office :

1, Second Cross Street, Seethamma Colony Extension, Tenynampet, Chennai – 600 018. Tamilnadu

Tel. No.:

91-44-4970904/ 4992680/ 0931

Fax No.:

91-44-4995680

E-Mail :

corporate@baronpower.com

Website :

www.baronpower.com

Area :

1000 sq ft

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory :

12, 5th Cross Street, CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-22541214

Area :

10000 sq ft

Location :

Rented

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. S. Arunagiri

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

12, 5th Cross Street, CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.05.1957

Date of Appointment :

22.03.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amutha Arunagiri

Designation :

Director

Address :

B6, 58, Beemanna Gardeb Street, Chennai - 600 018, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.02.1962

Date of Appointment :

22.06.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. P. Shankar

Designation :

Director

Address :

1/58, II Street, Sripuram Colony, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. T. S. Kanthi

Designation :

Director

Address :

26, C, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K. Nagar, Chennai - 600 076, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.05.1953

Date of Appointment :

22.06.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nandagopal

Designation :

Director

Address :

Besant Nagar Extension, Chennai - 600 090, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vedha Narayanan

Designation :

Director

Address :

27012 Oakwaood Dr Apartment 208F, Cleaveland, Ohio, USA – 44138,

 

 

Name :

Mr. C. G. Rangabashyam

Designation :

Director

Address :

3, Thiruveethi Amman Koil Street, Ramakrishna Puram, Chennai - 600 028, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. T. Narayana Rao

Designation :

Director

Address :

26, Prakasam Mudali Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. M. C. Thirumoorthy

Designation :

Director

Address :

64, Canterbury Road, Grosse Pointe woods, MI 48296, USA

 

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. S. Arunagiri

Designation :

Chief Executive

 

 

Name :

Mr. J. Nithya

Designation :

Sr.Marketing Coordinator

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. Logeshwari

Designation :

Marketing Coordinator

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Vanathi

Designation :

Marketing Coordinator

 

 

Name :

Mr.  P.Selvakumar

Designation :

Accounts Assistant

 

 

Name :

Mr. P.Brahadambal

Designation :

Accounts Assistant

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prabakar Tiruvnkadam.k

Designation :

Sr. Executive Tecnical

 

 

Name :

Mr. S.Nalini Devi

Designation :

Sr.Engineer Technical

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arun Kumar

Designation :

Data Entry Operator

 

 

Name :

Mr. D.Justus Rabi

Designation :

Sr. Manager Development

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shanthi Charles

Designation :

Office coordinator

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As On 28.09.2007)

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. S. Arunagiri

 

388290

Mr. Amutha Arunagiri

 

87520

Mr. T. S. Kanthi

 

42510

Mr. M. C. Thirumoorthy

 

8640

Rani Subramanian

 

5000

V. R. Tilakavathi

 

10000

V.P. Subbarayan

 

10000

T. Gunamani

 

2500

Usha Balasubramanian

 

34560

Muthuswamy Kurmar

 

34560

Vedha Nayagam

 

34560

Rasappa G. Arumugam

 

10593

Padmasini Sathi

 

73593

Latha Kanthi

 

21250

T.K. Saravanan

 

21250

A. Siddharth

 

50000

Total

 

834826

 

Equity share breakup (percentage of total equity)

Category

Percentage

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investors, Foreign companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident indians or Overseas corporate bodies or Others)

21.00

Directors or relatives of directors

79.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in manufacturing, assembling and testing of wind turbine generators

 

 

Products :

  • Power Capacitors
  • Power Meters
  • Reactive Power Control Relay

 

 

Agencies Held :

  • Frako, Germany
  • Janitz, Germany
  • Bendep Germany

 

 

Import

 

Product:

  • Capacitors
  • Power Meters
  • Insulation Meters

Countries :

Germany

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C (90 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash (30 and 60 days)

           

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Adyar Bakery Private Limited
  • Amudham Food Products Private Limited
  • Ester Industries Limited
  • Indecor Paints & Varnishes Private Limited
  • Jain Rubbers Private Limited
  • Manjushree Extrusions Limited
  • Marcs Machineries Private Limited
  • Marson Polymers
  • Mefco Engineers Private Limited
  • Mohan Breweries & Distillers Limited
  • Madras Security Printers
  • Paper Pack Industries
  • Radha Offset Press
  • Reliance Energy
  • Shenbagam Hospital
  • Sri Andal Leather Private Limited
  • Sri Devi Foods
  • Sri Matha Fabricators
  • Stone Art Private Limited
  • Sundaram Plastic Industries

 

 

No of Employee :

85 (Office-20, Factory-15, Brancges-50)

 

 

Bankers :

  • Canara Bank, Habibullah Road Branch, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India
  • State Bank of India, Plot No.86 A – B,  Ambattur Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 058, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Facilities :

Particular

31.03.2007 (Rs. In Millions)

Secured Loan

 

Canara Bank Bill Discounted

0.000

Cash Credit

14.057

Term Loan

12.269

Total

26.326

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name 1 :

Velu Muthu Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

1B Prabha, 10, Bishop Wallers Avenue (East), Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, Tamilnadu

 

 

Name 2 :

R Radhakrishnan and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Flat No.4, Rams Refle Place 141, Eldams Road, Chennai – 600 018, Tamilnadu, India.

 

 

Memberships :

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

  • DEIF INDIA
  • GENSET CONTROLS
  • MARINE BRIDGE INSTRUMENTATION

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As On 28.09.2007)

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.50.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

834826

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8.348 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

8.348

8.348

8.348

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

5.865

4.759

0.302

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

14.213

13.107

8.650

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

26.327

18.003

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

26.327

18.003

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

1.966

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

42.506

3.111

8.650

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

18.036

2.533

1.862

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

12.970

14.842

8.469

 

Sundry Debtors

17.623

33.699

8.090

 

Cash & Bank Balances

4.791

3.940

1.407

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

3.043

6.960

2.995

Total Current Assets

38.427

59.441

20.961

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

11.604

26.685

13.933

 

Provisions

2.353

4.179

0.240

Total Current Liabilities

13.957

30.864

14.173

Net Current Assets

24.470

28.577

6.788

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

42.506

3.111

8.650

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

156.836

132.012

40.522

Other Income

4.139

1.430

0.799

Total Income

160.975

133.442

41.321

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

5.774

8.636

0.745

Provision for Taxation

3.415

3.344

0.760

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

2.359

5.292

(0.015)

 

 

 

 

Imports :

0.033

0.026

N.A

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

85.737

73.619

17.171

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

15.075

10.849

4.631

 

Managerial Remuneration

0.000

0.000

1.320

 

Payment to Auditors

0.047

0.052

0.026

 

Interest

4.408

2.258

0.161

 

Insurance Expenses

0.163

0.078

0.052

 

Power & Fuel

0.344

0.235

0.159

 

Depreciation & Amortization

1.866

0.712

0.400

 

Other Expenditure

47.561

37.003

16.656

Total Expenditure

155.201

124.806

40.576

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.46

3.96

1.80

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

3.68

6.54

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

10.22

13.93

3.23

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.40

0.65

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.83

3.72

1.63

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.75

1.92

1.47

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Operations:

The company during the year has a sales turn over of Rs.156.836 Millions as against Rs.132.012 Millions during the corresponding previous year.

 

Form 8

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the modified 

90283361

Corporate identity number of the company

U40101TN1995PLC031952

Name of the company

Baron Power Limited

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

1, Second Cross Street, Seethamma Colony Extention, Tenynampet, Chennai – 600 018. Tamilnadu

Type of charge

Book Debts

Movable Property

Floating Charge

Others

Particular of charge holder

Canara Bank, Habibullah Road Branch, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Supplemental Common Hypothecation Agreement

Term Loan Agreement

Date of instrument Creating the charge

05.05.2008

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.98.200 Millions

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

Rate of Interest

As per the document (Rate of interest is subject to change by the bank from time to time)

 

Terms of Repayment

As per the document

 

Margin

As per the document

 

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

Exclusive First Charge.

 

Others

All other terms and conditions are as per the document.

Short particulars of the property charged

Whole of the securities, primary, collateral including the securities acquired and/ or to be acquired out of the enhanced limits including under Term Loan of Rs.14.600 Millions made available now, whole of stocks, book debts and receivables, both present and future, whole of machinery including 350KW suzlon make wind turbine generator with accessories, morefully described in the agreements enclosed. Separate form 8 is field for landed property.

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

08.12.2007

Particulars of the present modification 

Credit limits are enhanced from Rs.83.600 Millions to Rs.98.200 Millions comprising CC-Rs.17.500 Millions, LC-Rs.17.500 Millions, Supply Bills-Rs.17.500 Millions, BG (ST)-Rs13.000 Millions (BG (ST)-Rs.2.800 Millions, BG-Rs.3.000 Millions, TL-I-Rs.12.300 Millions, TL-II-ZRs.14.600 Millions and secured by the properties given above morefully described in the documents enclosed. All other terms and conditions of the original charge and subsequent modification remain unchanged.)

 

Fixed Assets

 

 

 

As Per Websites

 

Subject develops & manufactures power quality products & energy management systems. Established in 1995, the company is promoted by qualified and experienced experts to offer products & services that meet the exact customers needs.

 

Professional management with thrust on customer satisfaction enable the company to continuously specialize and innovate in selected areas of Power Quality Products & Systems. Focusing on customers' needs has distinguished Subject, to offer products and solutions of state-of-the-art technologies. Excellent after Sales Service and Track record of consistent performance levels put Subject as a Leader in their line of Activities.

Subject has numerous Installations belonging to the prestigious Quality Conscious Clients. Quality and Innovation has been Subject’s Key to Success.

 

At a well laid out spacious Factory at Chennai, Power Quality Systems are manufactured with stringent Quality Tests to maintain the Quality of our System. Same quality for the bought-out components of the systems is ensured after conducting thorough Technical Assessment on the reliability, smoother operation of the Systems at Clients’ Installations.

 

With the well-trained strong team to extend Timely and Quality Solutions & Services and financial strength, Subject, has established a growth rate of more than 50% every year.

 

 

 

 


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.47.59

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.55

Euro

1

Rs.60.57

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--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

 

38

 

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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