MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

27.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALCATEL LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

204-206, Tolstoy House, 15 Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.03.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-52466

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51103DL1993PTC052466

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRL01223F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACA5745K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Development and Maintenance of Computer Software.

 

 

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 20000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

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 reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

The company can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

204-206, Tolstoy House, 15 Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110001

Tel. No.:

91-11-23714408

Fax No.:

91-11-23357097

E-Mail :

vishalbhandari@lucent.com

sabut@lucent.com

andre.sonville@alcatel-lucent.co.za

Website:

www.lucent.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Kalavathi S, Silver Oak, A Wing, Manyata Embassy Business Park, Nagawara Village Kasaba Hobli Ring Road, Bangalore – 560 045, Karnataka, India 

Tel. No.:

91-80-30733909

E-Mail :

kalavathis@alcatel-lucent.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Amar Subhash

Designation :

Director

Address :

2304, Verona, Mirandani, Gardens Powai, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.04.1972

Date of Appointment :

06.08.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sameer Chawla

Designation :

Director

Address :

A 503 Evening, Glory, Powai, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.08.1977

Date of Appointment :

06.08.2004

Date of Ceasing :

10.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Andre Gaston Joseph Ghislain Sonville

Designation :

Director

Address :

C 49 Gulmohar Park, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.09.1951

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Saltuk Orhan Ertop

Designation :

Director

Address :

D 98, Anand Niketan, New Delhi – 110 021, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.11.1965

Date of Appointment :

28.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sethuraman Anantharaman

Designation :

Director

Address :

5B GH4, Vipul Orchid Gardens, Sun City, Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.12.1961

Date of Appointment :

28.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Frederic Paul Sallet

Designation :

Director

Address :

F 2/3, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.05.1966

Date of Appointment :

28.12.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Indradip Banerjee

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat 1A, Summer Palace, 61B Pali Hill, Nargis Dutt Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

30.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shashi Kumar Chopra

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-801, Florentine, Hiranandani Garden, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.03.1950

Date of Ceasing :

01.10.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVE

 

Name :

Mr. Neeraj Tulshyan

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

8/162 3rd Floor, Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi – 1100015, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30.08.1972

Date of Appointment :

01.11.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Viraraghavan Athipalli

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

CII / 005 Mangal Apartments, 16 Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.01.1930

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2007

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 28.12.2007)

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Lucent Technologies Asia / Pacific Limited

304588

Lucent Technologies International INC USA

91072148

Total

91376736

 

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Category

Percentage of Holding

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Development and Maintenance of Computer Software.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

(As on 31.03.2007)

Rs. In millions

Finance Lease Obligation

(Secured by vehicles taken on lease)

75.015

Total

75.015

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

·         Lovelock and Lewes

Chartered Accountants

Address : 297, Asiad Village, New Delhi – 110049, India

 

·         S R Batliboi and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address : Golf View Corporate Tower B, Sector 42, Sector Road, Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana, India

 

 

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Lucent Technologies Singapore Pte. Limited

·         Lucent Technologies Hindustan Private Limited

·         Lucent Technologies NS Gmbh

·         Ascent Communications Inc.

·         LT Asia Pacific Limited

·         Lucent Technologies International Sales Limited

·         Lucent Technologies Spa – Via – Tucidide

 

 

Holding Company:

Lucent Technologies International Inc., USA

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

Lucent Technologies Inc., USA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

91376736

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.913.767 Millions

 

Note:

Of the above 91072148 Equity Shares are held By Lucent Technologies International Inc., USA, the Holding Company and 304588 Equity Shares are held by Lucent Technologies Asia Pacific Limited

 


 

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

913.767

913.767

913.767

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

2987.626

2520.618

2062.335

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

3901.393

3434.385

2976.102

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

75.015

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

75.015

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3976.408

3434.385

2976.102

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

640.695

400.075

314.026

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

172.071

142.259

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

1809.547

1499.697

1288.549

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1457.703

1400.653

74.488

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

181.342

 

Loans & Advances

598.236

322.526

1498.731

Total Current Assets

3865.486

3222.876

3043.110

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

464.295

315.111

487.953

 

Provisions

65.478

45.526

35.340

Total Current Liabilities

529.773

360.637

523.293

Net Current Assets

3335.713

2862.239

2519.817

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3976.408

3434.385

2976.102

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

3702.406

2858.089

2454.303

Other Income

0.000

133.990

120.498

Total Income

3702.406

2992.079

2574.801

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

345.177

482.750

425.793

Provision for Taxation

231.457

24.467

(93.272)

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

113.720

458.283

519.065

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Software Development

3528.558

2640.762

2276.378

 

Support Services

193.022

217.327

177.925

Total Earnings

3721.580

2858.089

2454.303

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods

489.495

322.235

554.057

 

Software

5.497

13.506

14.876

Total Imports

494.992

335.741

568.933

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Expenditure on Employees

1149.158

830.797

 

Administrative Expenses

3357.229

997.588

859.390

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

362.583

458.821

Total Expenditure

3357.229

2509.329

2149.008

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.07

15.32

20.16

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

9.32

16.89

17.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

7.66

13.32

12.68

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.09

0.14

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.16

0.11

0.18

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

7.30

8.94

5.82

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Incorporation and History

 

Subject (formerly Lucent Technologies India Private Limited) (ALTI or the Company) was incorporated on March 9, 1993 under the name of AT and T India Private Limited, which was subsequently changed to NCR Informatives Technologies India Private Limited on March 19, 1993 to Lucent Technologies Private Limited on May 23, 1996 and finally pursuant to the global mergers of Alcatel and Lucent to Alcatel-Lucent Technologies India Private Limited on May 22, 2007.

 

The Company is 100 per cent export oriented unit, registered with the Software Technology Parks of India (‘STPP’) Bangalore, Subject was set up as a Bell Labs Research Centre and has entered into a Software Development Agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc (‘Lucent Inc’), and provides software development services to the different business units of Lucent Inc comprising of the wireless network group, multi service switching group, broadband access software group etc. Under these software development agreement the Company is entitled to receive compensation computed at an agreed mark-up on costs to the Company. Further, the company has also entered into an administrative support agreement with Lucent Inc. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company’s revenues from software development services arose entirely from the rendering of such services to Lucent Inc. The Company has its software development centers located at Bangalore and Hyderabad in India.        

 

Contingent Liabilities

                                                                                           (As on 31.03.2007)

                                                                                                Rs. In millions

Bank Guarantee

37.782

Income Tax matters under disputes

281.593

 

The above amount includes disputed taxes on account if tax holiday claim under section 10A of the Income Tax Act 1961, and transfer pricing adjustment made under section 92CA of the Income Tax Act 1961. The Company has been advised that it has a good defence in respect of the disallowances and adjustments made. The company, therefore does not expect any outflow of economic resources embodying economic benefits at this stage. 

 

Fixed Assets

 

·         Computers

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Lab Equipments

·         Office Equipments

·         Vehicles


 

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.49.85

UK Pound

1

Rs.76.60

Euro

1

Rs.64.68

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

66

 

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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