MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

12.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BERNHARD SCHULTE SHIPPING (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

401, Olympia, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.05.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-108257

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U63090MH1997PTC108257

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMB10086G

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The principal activities of the Company include ship management and marine consultancy services, which are carried on by its operating division, Eurasia International (India).

 

 

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 880000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company and its profitability has improved.

 

Trade relations are fair. Business is active. No complaints have been heard from market sources.

 

The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash Pawar

Designation :

Accounts Executive

Date :

11.11.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

401, Olympia, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40017300

Fax No.:

91-22-40017333

E-Mail :

eurasia.mumbai@eurasiagroup.com

in-sdc1-man@bs-shipmanagement.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Rajaish Bajpaee

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 31-B, The Manhattan, 33 Tai Tam Road, Hong Kong, KCLSKG09, Hong Kong

Date of Birth/Age :

04.09.1951

Date of Appointment :

12.06.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anil Harish

Designation :

Director

Address :

13, CCI Chambers, Dinshaw Wacha Road, Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.03.1954

Date of Appointment :

08.02.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravi Hansraj Budhraja

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. B/402, Brent Wood Co-Operative Housing Society Limited, Main Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.09.1951

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Atul Gupte

Designation :

Director

Address :

House C-6, Marina Cove 380, Hiram’s Highway, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Date of Birth/Age :

31.01.1967

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bodh Nath Prasad

Designation :

Director

Address :

Dharamshala Road, Kishanganj Bazar, Kishanganj – 855 108, Bihar

Date of Birth/Age :

15.07.1953

Date of Appointment :

29.09.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Kantilal Degadwala

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

72 Juhu Shangrila CHS Limited, Gulmohar Cros Road No. 11, Juhu, Mumbai – 400 049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

18.04.1967

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Lalit Sharma

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

H No. 9, Sangam Building, Gopi Tank Road, Shivaji Park, Dadar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.10.1977

Date of Appointment :

16.06.2006

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 29.09.2007)

Names of Equity Shareholders

No. of Shares

Bernhard Schutle GmbH and Company, Germany

49999

Harish Anil (As a nominee of Bernhard Schutle GmbH and Company, Germany)

1

Rama Holdings (India) Limited

25000

 

 

Total

75000

 

Names of Preference Shareholders

No. of Shares

Bernhard Schutle GmbH and Company, Germany

1080000

Rama Holdings (India) Limited

540000

 

 

Total

1620000

 

Equity shares Breakup (percentage of total equity)

(As on 30.09.2007)

Category

Percentage

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas corporate bodies or Others 

100.00

Total

100.00

 


 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The principal activities of the Company include ship management and marine consultancy services, which are carried on by its operating division, Eurasia International (India).

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

-

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

·         Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

Address : 12 Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opp. Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India 

 

·         Lodha and Company

Chartered Accountan

Address : 6, Karim Chambers, 40, Ambalal Doshi Marg (Hamam Street), Mumbai – 400 023, Maharashtra, India

E-Mail : mumbai@bdolodha.com   

 

 

Associates :

·         Eurasia International (China) Limited

·         Eurasia International Labuan Limited

·         Eurasia International Norway

·         Eurasia International Singapore Private Limited

·         Eurasia Travel Services Private Limited

·         Euro-Asia Travel Inc.   

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Paramount Shipping and Management Private Limited

CIN No.: U35110MH1992PTC066706

 

·         Eurasia Maritime Management India Private Limited

CIN No.: U61100MH2000PTC124110

 

 

Holding Company :

·         Bernhard Schutle GmbH and Company, Germany

·         Rama Holdings (India) Limited

                       

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

75000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.7.500 millions

1620000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.162.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.169.500 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

75000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.7.500 millions

1620000

8% Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.162.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.169.500 millions

 

Note

 

·         Of the above 1080000 shares are held by Bernhard Schulte GmbH and Company KG, the holding company and 540000 shares are held by Rama Holdings (L) Limited, an overseas company.

 

·         Of the above 150000 Preference Shares are redeemable at par on or before 19th December 2010 and 1170000 preference shares are redeemable at par on or before 29th December 2012. 205000 Preference Shares are redeemable at par on or before 12th November 2013 and 95000 Preference Shares are redeemable at par on or before 24th February 2014.

 


 

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

169.500

169.500

52.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

6.285

0.012

5.698

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

175.785

169.512

58.198

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.339

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

176.124

169.512

58.198

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

147.273

155.513

30.881

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

2.745

2.745

2.745

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

4.993

1.445

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.043

0.086

 

Sundry Debtors

17.263

0.000

9.668

 

Cash & Bank Balances

40.683

13.232

25.027

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

19.211

10.977

7.903

Total Current Assets

77.157

24.252

42.684

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

50.913

17.515

19.283

 

Provisions

0.138

0.476

0.274

Total Current Liabilities

51.051

17.991

19.557

Net Current Assets

26.106

6.261

23.127

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

176.124

169.512

58.198

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Total Income

54.834

29.279

60.899

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

16.355

(8.342)

(2.765)

Provision for Taxation

10.082

(2.656)

(0.596)

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

6.273

(5.686)

(2.169)

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

4.107

3.739

0.000

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

8.306

5.850

2.149

 

Other Expenditure

30.173

31.771

61.515

Total Expenditure

38.479

37.621

63.664

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

11.44

(19.42)

(3.56)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

29.83

(28.49)

(4.54)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

7.29

(4.64)

(3.76)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.09

(0.05)

(0.05)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.29

0.11

0.34

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.51

1.35

2.18

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Company Background

 

Subject was incorporated in India on May 27, 1997 under the Indian Companies Act 1956. The principal activities of the Company include ship management and marine consultancy services, which are carried on by its operating division, Eurasia International (India).

 

The company is subsidiary of Bernhard Schulte GmbH and Company KG, Hamburg.

 

Operations

 

Presently the Company has four vessel from Indian Ship Owners under full management and also act as marine consultants for new building and other projects.

 


Future Prospects and Plans

 

The Company is focusing on the management of Indian Flag vessels. The marketing efforts done last year have enabled them to take full management of three vessels. The company is also in Marine Consultancy wherein the Company undertakes supervision and consultancy for Ship Building.

 

Notes to Accounts

 

·         Contingent liabilities not provided for Current year Rs.0.341 million.

 

·         A) Accounts of certain Creditors, Loans and Advances are subject to confirmation, reconciliation and adjustments, if any, having consequential impact on the profit for the year, assets and liabilities, the amounts whereof are presently not ascertainable. However, the management does not expect any materials difference affecting the current year’s financial statements.

 

·         B) In the opinion of the management, the current assets, loans and advances are approximately of the value stated, if realized in the ordinary course of business unless otherwise stated.

 

·         Sundry Creditors include Rs.47.699 millions which represents the amount outstanding in relation to goods or provisions of services procured / provided in the course of undertaking ship management business for and on behalf of the owners from whom an amount of Rs.36.371 millions is recoverable.

 

·         A) On the basis of the information available, the Company does not owe any amount to Small Scale Industrial Undertakings (SSI’S).

 

·         B) The Company has not any intimation from suppliers regarding their status under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and hence disclosures in this respect have not been given. This has been relied upon by the auditors.  

 

Fixed Assets

 

·         Office Premises

·         Office Equipments

·         Computers

·         Furniture and Fixtures

 

 

 


 

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 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

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--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

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

YES

--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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