MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

14.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LOHIA STARLINGER LIMITED              

 

 

Registered Office :

D-3/ A, Panki Industrial Estate, Kanpur – 208022, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.10.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

20-5446

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U29263UP1981PLC005446

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

KNPL00020G

KNPL01083F

KNPL00108D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACL2470J

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of spinning machines for plastic woven fabric and textile industry.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 5000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are fair. Business is active. Payments are slow but correct.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Head Office/ Factory :

D - 3/A Panki Industrial Estate, Kanpur – 208022, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91 – 512 – 282001-9 / 2211221 (7 lines ) / 2272001 to 2272009/ 3045100

Fax No.:

91 – 512 – 282012 / 282205 / 2211249 / 2822149/ 3045599

E-Mail :

sales@lohiagroup.com

lsl@lw1.vsnl.net.in                  

lsl@lohiagroup.com

cs@lohiagroup.com

mdo@lohiagroup.com

Website :

http://www.lohiagroup.com

Area :

Owned

Location :

Industrial Area

 

 

Factory 2 :

Dercitex Components Manufacturing Company, 446-48/49, Mallwan, Chaubeypur, District Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Factory 3 :

Lohia Packing Machinery, 443-445/A, Mallwan, Chaubeypur, District Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel No.:

91-5112-282001

Fax No.:

91-5112-282205

 

 

Factory 4:

Lohia Packing Machinery, 910/4/3/1, Dok Mardi Amli, Silvassa – 396 230, Union Territory

 

 

Factory 5 :

Lohia Machinery Manufacturers, 499-500/A, Amilika, Chaubeypur, District Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Factory 6 :

Lohia Industrial Complex Chaubepur, Kanpur – 209 203, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-5112-282001

Fax No.:

91-5112-282205

 

 

Branch :

Located at :

 

˜                  60, Trivenipark Bungalow, Auda Staff Soceity, Opp. Surdhara Bungalow, Drive-In, Ahmedabad – 380 052, Gujarat

Tel No. 91-79-27450943

Fax No. 91-79-27450963

 

˜                  544, 9th Cross, 7th Main, Sadhasivnagar, Bangalore – 560080, Karnataka, India

Tel No. 91-80-3340429

Fax No. 91-80-3344795

 

˜                  F-38, Maker Tower, Cuffee Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

Tel No. 91-22-22184449

Fax No. 91-22-22187578

 

˜                  B-2/15, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi – 110029, India

Tel No. 91-11-26163281

Fax No. 91-11-26195476

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Raj Kumar Lohia

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

113/91, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.08.1954

Qualification :

B.A. (Economics)

Date of Appointment :

05.10.1981

Other Directorships :

Lohia Packaging Machines Limited

Lohia Machinery Manufacturers Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vinay Sah

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

Flat No. 3, Classic Apartments, 113/4, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

23.05.1955

Date of Appointment :

01.011997

Email :

Vinay.sah@lohiagroup.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anurag Kumar Lohia

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

Saket, 3A/ 88, Azad Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

18.05.1969

Date of Appointment :

27.07.2002

Email :

Anurag.lohia@lohiagroup.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Newatia

Designation :

Director

Address :

7/96, Tilak Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1945

Date of Appointment :

01.01.1981

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gopal Chandra Lohia

Designation :

Director

Address :

7/153-B, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.07.1937

Date of Appointment :

04.04.1983

Email :

Gc.lohia@lohiagroup.com

 


 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Bhargava

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

107 Bima Vihar, Lakhanpur, Kanpur – 208 024, Uttar Pradesh, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

23.03.1963

Date of Appointment :

16.05.1995

Tel. No. :

91-512-2582698

Email :

cs@lohiagroup.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2007)

Names of Shareholders

Percentage

 

 

Foreign Holdings (foreign institutional investors, foreign companies, foreign financial institutions, non-resident Indian or overseas corporate bodies or others)

36.65

Bodies corporate (not mentioned above)

43.21

Directors or relatives of directors

17.35

Other top fifty (50) shareholders (other than listed above)

0.49

Others

2.30

 

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of spinning machines for plastic woven fabric and textile industry.

 

 

Products :

Generic Names of the Principal Products of the Company are :

 

Ř       Machinery for manufacture of woven plastic Fabric

Ř       Machinery for processing of man made yarns

Ř       Machinery parts / components

Ř       Other spares and accessories

 

Products Description

Item Code

 

 

Circular weaving machine

844630.09

Tape production equipment

847720.04

Take –Up Machine

844819.00

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

It sells against Cash, L/C or Credit terms

 

 

Purchasing :

The company purchases its requirements against Cash, Credit  or L/C terms

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Manufacturers
  • Wholesalers
  • Retailers

 

 

No. of Employees :

Around 1000

 

 

Bankers :

Ř       State Bank of India,

Overseas Branch, 15/54 B Virendra Smriti Complex, Civil Lines, Kanpur – 208 001, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Ř       State Bank of India,

Co-operative Industrial Estate Branch, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Ř       Canara Bank,

Kanpur - 208001, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Anil Pariek and Garg

Chartered Accountants

Address :

33 Anand Bazar, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-512-2214829

 

 

Parent Company :

Lohia Group

 

 

Associates :

Ř       Threads India Limited

Ř       Lohia Precision Works Limited

Ř       Lohia Machinery Manufactures Limited

Ř       Lohia Packaging Machines Limited

Ř       Precitex Components Manufacturing Company

Ř       LML Limited

Ř       Hargovind Bajaj Research & Development Centre

Ř       Injecto Plast Private Limited

Ř       Lohia Sales & Services Limited

Ř       Precitex Components Manufacturing Company

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Lohia Sales and Services Limited

U24139UP1985PLC006983

 

  • Lohia Packaging Machines Limited

U17115UP1987PLC009240

 

  • Lohia Engineering and Design Services Private Limited

U72200UP2000PTC025199

 

  • Lohia Filament Machines Limited

U29261UP2002PLC026468

 

  • Lohia Europe GMBH
  • Lohia InfoTech Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

12000000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 120.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

5075000

Equity Shares 

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 50.750 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

5071450

Equity Shares 

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 50.715 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

50.714

50.714

50.714

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1020.913

733.648

505.827

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1071.627

784.362

556.541

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

192.804

169.959

110.639

2] Unsecured Loans

1.607

4.368

5.864

TOTAL BORROWING

194.411

174.327

116.503

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

41.294

29.342

35.082

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1307.332

988.031

708.126

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

558.215

386.353

294.747

Capital work-in-progress

211.338

35.430

10.198

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

87.642

77.555

92.100

 

0.000

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

603.365
535.964

393.540

 

Sundry Debtors

114.200
118.919

96.292

 

Cash & Bank Balances

21.190
61.146

16.782

 

Other Current Assets

38.355
20.001

13.327

 

Loans & Advances

184.645
101.212

123.975

Total Current Assets

961.755
837.242

643.916

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

488.785
323.210

313.123

 

Provisions

22.833
25.339

19.712

Total Current Liabilities

511.618
348.549

332.835

Net Current Assets

450.137
488.693

311.081

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1307.332

988.031

708.126

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

2707.747

2349.376

1922.252

Other Income

8.308

3.745

0.000

Total Income

2716.055

2353.121

1922.252

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

444.532

369.288

185.291

Provision for Taxation

157.266

141.467

74.013

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

287.266

227.821

111.278

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

1505.473

1392.926

998.413

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

70.524

43.066

37.504

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

(26.499)

(97.441)

29.181

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

184.812

154.461

137.916

 

Managerial Remuneration

13.732

10.060

7.189

 

Payment to Auditors

0.829

0.474

0.554

 

Interest

14.229

5.333

5.981

 

Insurance Expenses

4.638

63.953

103.926

 

Power & Fuel

53.731

46.875

34.294

 

Depreciation & Amortization

71.749

54.402

63.417

 

Other Expenditure

378.305

309.724

318.586

Total Expenditure

2271.523

1983.833

1736.961

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

15.69

9.64

5.33

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

15.71

9.63

8.50

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

27.63

17.80

13.92

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.47

0.33

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.70

1.87

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.40

1.93

1.81

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History

 

The company was incorporated on 3rd October, 1981 at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh having Company Registration Number 5446.

 

Subject is a part of Lohia Group.  The Group has currently interests in machine building for plastic and textile industry, synthetic sewing yarn manufacture and engineering plastic injection moulding, The group now has ambitious plans to diversify its operations in other areas of business in the near future.

 

Subject is engaged in manufacturing of machinery for the flexible packaging and synthetic textile industry.

 

In the area of flexible packaging, the company manufactures complete range of woven sack machinery and in the area of textiles, machinery for the processing of synthetic filaments.

 

It has state of the art manufacturing facilities in its various divisions to manufacture plastic processing as well as textile machinery.

 

Customer’s satisfaction by delivering quality products has been the corner stone of Lohia Group. The group, therefore, believes in manufacturing of all critical and precision components in-house and to this end, the production facilities of the group companies are equipped with high precision machine tools and manned by team of well qualified and experienced engineers and technicians.

 

 

Form 8

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U29263UP1981PLC005446

Name of the company

LOHIA STARLINGER LIMITED

Address

D - 3/A Panki Industrial Estate, Kanpur – 208 022, Uttar Pradesh, India

This Form is for

Modification of charge

Type of Charges

Immovable property,

Book debts,

Movable property (not being pledge)

Particular of the charge holder 

State Bank of India

Overseas Branch, 15/54 B Virendra Smriti Complex, Civil Lines, Kanpur – 208 001, Uttar Pradesh, India

sbiobkan@sancharnet.in

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

C-5, Letter Regarding the Grant of Individual Limit within the overall limit

Date of the instrument creating charge

28.07.2008

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 271.300 millions

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

Rate of Interest :

Term Loan - Interest @ LIBOR + 2%

Standby line of credit – as per arrangement letter

 

Terms of Repayment :

Terms Loan – repayable in 12 equal quarterly installments commencing from 31.12.2007.

Standby line of credit – on demand

 

Margin :

Not applicable

 

Extent and operation of the charge :

Term Loan: first charge on the fixed assets proposed to be acquired out of Term Loan and Equitable Mortgage (EM) on immovable properties viz. D-2/1, D-2/2 and F-4 situated at Panki Industrial Estate and 418. 419 and 453 situated at Chaubepur and on specified Fixed Assets EM of land and building at 499-A and B and 500-A and B at Chaubepur and second charge over entire current assets of the company

 

Others :

SLC and FBP L/C: first charge over entire current asserts of the company and second charge on fixed assets proposed to be charged to Bank for Term Loan.

Particular of present modification

As per Arrangement letter of SBI Date 25.04.2008

 

Outstanding Of Term Loan of US$ 5 Million is Rs. 221.300 Millions

 

Outstanding of Standby Lines of Credit is Rs.50.000 Millions 

 

Website Details:

 

The company has CAD / CAM facilities.

 

In addition to the state-of-the art manufacturing facilities to manufacture woven sack machinery, the group has well equipped Research and Development Division recognised by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India. This centre is manned by highly qualified personnel, with the main objective of continuous product development and providing value added service to customers.

 

The company’s major overseas selling agents are located at Egypt, Iraq, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria and Hong Kong.

 

Some of its’ major overseas selling agents are :

 

˜                  Mahmoud M E1 Guindi, Egypt

˜                  Ailayth Company for Trading Agencies, Iraq

˜                  Vision Engineering & Technologies, Malaysia

˜                  Russian Federation – Tortola BVI

˜                  Syria – Kimex Limited, Syria

˜                  Socialist Republic of Vietnam – Franco Pacific Ventures Company Limited, Hong Kong

 

 

Lohia Starlinger Limited has state of the art manufacturing facilities in its various divisions to manufacture plastic processing as well as textile machinery. The company also has a well equipped R&D division recognised by the department of science and technology of the Government of India.

Panki Unit: Manufactures complete range of weaving machines and cheese winders: 

 

Chaubepur Unit: Manufactures complete range of Tape Stretching Line of extrusion capacities viz. 100kg/hr, 150kg/hr, 250kg/hr, 350kg/hr, 450kg/hr, 600kg/hr. and 900 kg/hr. etc.

 

It is engaged in as manufacturers of machinery for HDPE / PP, Woven Sacks, synthetic, textile, plastic, rayon, tape woven sacks and Textile Industries.

 

 


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.48.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.41

Euro

1

Rs.61.48

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

52

 

 

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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