MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

19.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MASCOT ENGINEERING COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

58, World Trade Arcade, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008 (Estimated)

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1969

 

 

Legal Form :

A Partnership Concern With An Unlimited Liability of the Partner 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics

 

 

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 10000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established concern having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Mohan L. Lalvani

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Bharati

Designation :

Accountant

Date :

12.11.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Corporate Office :

58, World Trade Arcade, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91- 22- 22187165

Res. No.:

91-22- 23631369

Mobile No.:

91- 9820066623 (Mr. Mohanlalwani)

Fax No.:

91-22- 22187166

E-Mail :

mohit@mascot.in

mascot@vsnl.com

Website :

www.mascotindia.com

Area :

600 sq ft (They have 2 Premises in World Trade Arcade)

Location :

Owned

 

 

Formulation Lab :

306, 3rd Floor, Shah and Nahar Industrial Estate, Off Dr. E. Moses Road, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra.

Tel. No.:

91-22- 66546820

Fax No.:

91-22- 66546821

Area :

1400 sq ft

Location :

700 sq ft Owned and 700 sq ft is Rented

 

 

Sales Office :

212, 2nd Floor, Shah and Nahar Industrial Estate, Off Dr. E. Moses Road, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22- 66546819

Fax No.:

91-22- 66546821

 

 

Branch Office :

206, Jaina Tower 1, Janakpur District Center, Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110058

Tel. No.:

91- 11- 41579288

Fax No.:

91- 11- 41579277

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Mohan L. Lalvani

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

66 Years

Qualification :

Engineer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohit M. Lalvani

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

40 Years

Qualification :

B. Com

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Mohan L. Lalvani

Designation :

Chairman and Accountant

Tel No.:

91- 9820066623

Email :

mohan@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohit Lalvani

Designation :

Managing Director

Tel No.:

91- 9820055513

Email :

mohit@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. N S Chhaya

Designation :

General Manager – Sales and Service Personal Care

Tel No.:

91- 9820763615

Email :

chhaya@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Dr. Ranjit Mane

Designation :

National Manager – Technical and Marketing – Personal Care

Tel No.:

91- 9821611303

Email :

ranjit@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nagesh Uchil

Designation :

Manager – Planning and Logistics 

Tel No.:

91- 9820195389

Email :

nagesh@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Laxman Rana

Designation :

Marketing Manager – West Zone – Personal Care 

Tel No.:

91- 9819102012

Email :

laxman@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nishant Bhowate

Designation :

Business Development Manager – Health Care

Tel No.:

91- 9892123841

Email :

nishant@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Ms. Neha Kolwankar

Designation :

Business Development Executive – Health Care

Tel No.:

91- 9833990830

Email :

neha@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash Sethuraman

Designation :

Business Development Executive – South Zone – Personal Care

Tel No.:

91- 9819336735

Email :

prakash@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shashank Kapse

Designation :

Manager – Sales Coordination and Administration

Tel No.:

91- 9820270776

Email :

shashank@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shivraj Kshirsagar

Designation :

R and D Manager – Personal Care

Tel No.:

91- 9819899776

Email :

shivraj@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sushant Masurkar

Designation :

R and D Executive – Personal Care

Tel No.:

91- 9833682207

Email :

sushant@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sudhir Sharma

Designation :

Marketing Manager – North Zone

Tel No.:

91- 9899555088

Email :

sudhir@mascot.in

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Patel

Designation :

Asst. Manager – Planning and Logistic

Tel No.:

91- 9213259755

Email :

patel@mascot.in

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics

 

 

Products :

Dow Corning Product List

  • Cyclomethicone Fluids
  • Dimethicone Fluids
  • Phenyl Trimethicone
  • Trimethylsiloxysilicates
  • Dimethicone Silicone Gum Blends
  • Alkylmethyl Siloxanes
  • Silicone Polyethers
  • Silicone Elastomers
  • Silicone Emulsion
  • Amodimethicones

 

Croda Product List

  • Emulsifiers (o/w)
  • Emulsifiers (w/o)
  • Emollients
  • Fatty Acid Ethoxylates
  • Sorbitan Esters
  • Actives

 

Rohm and Haas Product List

  • Aculyn™ Rheology Modifiers
  • Acusol™ Opacifiers
  • Acudyne™ Hair Fixative Resins
  • Kathon™ CG Preservative
  • Neolone™ MXP & Neolone PE Preservatives
  • SunSpheres™ UV Performance Boosters

 

Honeywell Asensa Product List

  • Micronized Grade
  • Homopolymer
  • Oxidized Homopolymer
  • Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer
  • Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer
  • Zeolite

 

 

Agencies Held :

  • Vesuvius Glass Group
  • Imaca B V, Holland
  • Acheson – Glass Container Manufacturer
  • EME Machinenfabrik Clasen GmbH, Germany
  • J Walter Company Machinen GMBH, Germany
  • BDF- Boscato and Dalla Fontana S.P.A. – (Based in Vicenza, Italy and is leading manufacturer of equipment for the hollow glass sector)
  • Fastner and Company, Hamburg, Germany
  • Dow Corning
  • Croda
  • Honey Well
  • Rohm and Hass

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

Sri Lanka, Dubai

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Material

Countries :

Germany, USA, Singapore

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash and Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Manufacturer
  • Abbott
  • Aurobindo Pharma
  • Avon
  • Banner Pharmacaps
  • Cipla
  • Cosme Mathias Group
  • Dabur
  • Emami
  • Fem
  • Fulford
  • Glaxo
  • Glenmark Pharma
  • Himalaya
  • IPCA
  • JL Morison
  • Jolen
  • Lotus Herbals
  • Nicholas Piramal
  • Novartis
  • Oriflame
  • Ozone
  • Paras Pharmaceuticals
  • Pfizer
  • Rackitt and Benckizer
  • Ranbaxy
  • Raptakos and Brett
  • Revlon
  • Sahara
  • Shahnaz
  • Venky’s
  • VLCC
  • Wipro
  • Wockhardt
  • Wyeth
  • Zydus Cadilla

 

 

No. of Employees :

45 (Office- 40, Branches - 5)

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India, World Trade Center, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai
  • Citi Bank, Main Branch
  • Indian Overseas Bank, Candy Branch
  • HSBC Bank, Main Branch

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

C K Patil and Company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

NIl

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs.2.000 Millions (Estimated)

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs.2.000 Millions (Estimated)

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

 

31.03.2008

Sales Turnover (Estimated)

 

 

280.000

 

 

 

 

Commission/ Income

 

 

2.900

 

Expected Sales (2008-09) : Rs.400.000 Millions

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trade Reference

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS ATTACHED 

 

PROFILE

 

Subject the flagship of the group was founded in 1969 by its President MR. MOHAN LALVANI for marketing oil fired equipment, blowers, pumps, heaters, burners and filters.

 

The company diversified to introduce new technology - FLUID POWER products. Subsequently it cultivated a manufacturer of engineering products to develop and manufacture - hydraulic and pneumatic components like cylinders, valves, power packs etc.

 

To market a wider range of products, a partnership firm FLUIDLINE SYSTEMS was established in 1981, which started to manufacture fittings and flexible hose assemblies for high pressure hydraulic lines. In 1992, this firm became a company - FLUIDHOSE SYSTEMS (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

 

In 1985, MASCOT GLASS division was established to service the glass industry. Over a period of time they acquired agencies and they are agents for VESUVIUS - INTERNATIONAL, FASTNER - GERMANY, SORG and EME – GERMANY, BOSCATO and DALLA FONTANA - ITALY, WALTER - GERMANY, PENNEKAMP – GERMANY, ROSARIO – THE NETHERLANDS, FERMAC – ITALY, H. C. STARCK – GERMANY, THIMON – FRANCE and RAMSEY – USA.

 

In 1991, along with MR. MOHIT LALVANI, MASCOT LIFE SCIENCES division came into being. It started with marketing and distributing Personal Care and Health Care products manufactured by ICI UNIQEMA which has now become a CRODA.

 

Since 1999, they are channel partners of DOW CORNING.

 

Since 2003, they are channel partners of ROHM AND HAAS.

 

Since 2006, they are channel partners of HONEYWELL.

 

Presently their activities are grouped into two major operating divisions. i.e. marketing and indenting.

Dow Corning at a Glance

Dow Corning was established in 1943 specifically to explore the potential of silicones. It was created as a joint venture between Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and The Dow Chemical Company.

Today Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.

A Global Organization

 

No matter where in the world you develop and market the product, Dow Corning’s Personal Care Group can help you succeed. Silicone fluids, gums, emulsions, formulating aids, and specialty products are available in a range of product forms in the Hair Care, Skin Care, and Antiperspirant / Deodorant markets.

Dow Corning silicones provide performance properties that are supported by more than 40 years of extensive technical knowledge and experience, and a database of more than 5,000 individual studies. This foundation, along with their worldwide network, gives Dow Corning a reputation for performance and quality.

Dow Corning is committed to being a total-value supplier to the global Personal Care Industry by providing innovative materials, environmental and human safety information on its raw materials, worldwide responsiveness, and ongoing product stewardship.

 

Dow Corning Healthcare

 

 

About Croda (Old Uniqema)

 

Croda is a global business designed for a new era in specialty chemicals. Croda’s goal is to create competitive advantages for customers by providing new and better solutions, products and services. Croda was formed in January, 1999 with the merger of 5 ICI Group businesses (ICI Surfactants, ICI Synthetic Lubricants, Unichema, Solaveil and Mona Industries) - bringing together over a hundred years of experience and innovation. Croda offer arguably the world's finest portfolio of surfactants, specialty performance chemicals and oleo-chemical derivatives.

 

In India, Croda has developed application expertise and an underlying diversified portfolio of products that cuts across virtually every aspect of industry, cutting across segments as varied as textiles, fiber processing, health and personal care, lubricants, polymerizations, resin emulsification, crop protection and many others. The manufacturing unit and Research and Technology Centre are located at Thane near Mumbai, one of 21 manufacturing sites for Croda around the globe.

 

Backed by strong R and D and technical services and facilities, the business has established an image of a world-class quality supplier and is the market leader in its chosen segments. Access to the latest technological developments and key export markets help Croda make relationships with leading customers as well as best-in-class suppliers around the world. A highly qualified and capable team of people are at work for total customer satisfaction, be it in manufacturing to tight specification, delivering to extremely demanding schedules or developing better products.

 

Rohm and Haas

 

For over thirty years, technologies pioneered by the Rohm and Haas Company have been used by formulating chemists worldwide to inspire innovation and add value to personal care products. Rohm and Haas expertise in polymer design and product preservation has resulted in a growing portfolio of products for the personal care industry. Rohm and Haas working hard to develop even more ingredients of creativity to help propel the own quest for invention.

 

Rohm and Haas Company is ready to help you formulate personal care products that win in the marketplace.

 

Honeywell Asensa

 

Honeywell has more than 50 years in the field of polymer science. Years of Innovation in product design and experience in building tailored solutions for Honeywell customers have made line of Asensa™ personal care products the most versatile family of low molecular weight polymers. Today Honeywell is still one of the world’s leading manufacturers of low molecular weight polymers and have the know-how and expertise to consistently deliver products of the highest quality and superior consistency are only part of the Honeywell equation. Working with Honeywell, you can rely on a global manufacturing base that puts the supply chain closest to where you do business.

 

 


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.49.68

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.64

Euro

1

Rs.62.58

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

54

 

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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