MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

02.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHARDA ISPAT LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Kampetee Road, Nagpur-440026, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.09.1960

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

011830

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74210MH1960PLC011830

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

NGPS00659B/ NGPS07599E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCS8628N/ AABCS8628N

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s Shares are listed on Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Rolled Products, Iron and Steel etc.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Poor

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow and Delayed

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Financial position of the company is poor. Payments are slow and delayed, Ways and Meare position of the company is difficult.

 

The company can be considered for any business dealings on safe and secured trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

Kampetee Road, Nagpur-440026, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-712- 2640071

 

 

Factory:

T-1/1, MIDC, Hingna Road, Nagpur-440016, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-712-2640071/ 236991

Fax No.:

91-7104-236995

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. J K Sarda

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N K Sarda

Designation :

Joint Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. G D Sarda

Designation :

Whole- Time Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. H K Das

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A K Mukerjee

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. J C Saboo

Designation :

Director

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.03.2007

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Promoters’ holding:

 

 

Indian Promoters

461920

10.87

Persons acting in concept

2652820

62.42

Others

 

 

Private Corporate Bidies

323560

7.61

Indian Public

811700

19.10

Total

4250000

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Rolled Products, Iron and Steel etc.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code

Rolled Products

72262000

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Kamptee Road Unit

MT

 

100000

100000

Hingna Road Unit

MT

 

100000

50000

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

·         IDBI Bank

·         State Bank

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS:

31.03.2008

(Rs. In Millions

(i) From Bank

 

a)       Working Capital Loan

(Secured Against hypothecation of Finished good, Raw Materials, Book Debts and Advanced to Suppliers and First charge by way of Equitable Mortgage o fKamptee Road Properties, and Second Charge by way of Jont Mortgage of Hingna Road Properties)

121.994

( II) From Financial Institutions

 

a)       Under Equipment Finance Scheme

(Secured under loan agreement by an exclusive First Charge by way of hypothecation of all movable Machinery, Machinery Spares Tools and Accessories acquired out of the proceeds of the Loan and First Charge by way of Joint Mortgage of Hingna Road Properties)

35.058

Interest accrued and due

12.064

 

 

b)       Other

(Secured under common loan agreement by way of hypothecation of all Machineries, Machienry Parts, Spares, Tools, Other Movable and Accessories acquired out of the proceeds of the Loan and First charge by way of Joint Mortgage of Hingana Road Properties)

60.769

Interest accrued and due

26.108

(a + b)

133.999

Total ( I+ II)

255.994

Notes:

1)       Amounts repayable within one year

2)       Amounts due of loan on closing year

 

UNSECURED LOANS:

31.03.2008

(Rs. In Millions

A) From SICOM

 

i) Special Capital Incentives Received during the year

5.000

ii) M.I.D.C Incentive as per last Balance Sheet

--

iii) Sales Tax Deferral

Sales tax Deferral under package scheme of incentives 1988, of Government of Maharashtra

6.338

(A)

11.338

 

 

B) Interest free Loan

 

From Corporate Sector

48.225

From Others

18.120

(B)

66.345

 

 

C) Interest bearing Loans

 

From Corporate Sector

76.606

From Others

2.500

(C)

79.106

 

 

D) Loan Against Vehicle, Corporate

41.761

(D)

47.761

 

 

Total (A+B+C+D)

156.830

 

 

Notes:

1) Special Capital Incentive received in 2007 amounting to Rs. 5.000 Millions as grant under package scheme of incentives 1988

 

2) Amount Payable within one year (Vehicle Loan)

0.042

3) Amount Due on Closing day ( MIDC Incentive)

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Loya Bagri and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Gandhibagh, Nagpur-440002, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Internal Auditor:

 

Name :

Mr. M M Jain

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Kingsway, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, India

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2007

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

Issued Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4250000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 42.500 Millions

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4250000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 42.500 Millions

Less:

Unpaid allotment Money other than directors

 

Rs. 0.121 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 42.379 Millions

 

Note:

 

(Out of above 750000 Equity Shares Were issued as bonus shares by way of capitalization of general reserve)

 


 

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

42.379

42.379

42.400

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

33.611

33.611

[214.000]

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[300.855]

[256.594]

0.000

NETWORTH

[224.865]

[180.604]

[171.600]

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

255.994

255.992

256.000

2] Unsecured Loans

156.830

100.594

56.800

TOTAL BORROWING

412.824

356.586

312.800

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

187.959

175.982

141.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

113.223

125.337

136.600

Capital work-in-progress

1.780

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

0.000

0.000

118.900

 

Sundry Debtors

0.000

0.000

61.100

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.000

0.000

7.800

 

Other Current Assets

226.855

175.181

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

142.588

120.855

23.900

Total Current Assets

369.443

296.036

211.700

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

296.487

245.391

202.900

 

Provisions

0.000

0.000

4.200

Total Current Liabilities

296.487

245.391

207.100

Net Current Assets

72.956

50.645

4.600

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

187.959

175.982

141.200

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

857.956

1028.564

1518.400

Other Income

2.365

1.445

2.800

Total Income

860.321

1030.009

1521.200

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

[44.133]

[8.822]

[9.100]

Provision for Taxation

[88.326]

[0.201]

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

[44.260]

[9.023]

[9.100]

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

77.992

[38.019]

0.000

 

Manufacturing Expenses

143.557

122.369

41.900

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

0.000

0.000

48.900

 

Employee Cost

0.000

0.000

8.100

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

0.000

0.000

6.800

 

Raw Material Consumed

509.572

871.732

1207.600

 

Excise Duty

0.000

0.000

152.700

 

Power and Fuel

0.000

0.000

68.200

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

0.000

0.000

[22.300]

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

11.814

10.560

0.000

 

Operating Expenses

36.086

33.264

0.000

 

Interest

110.624

24.458

4.100

 

Prior year adjustment

0.068

0.010

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

14.741

14.457

14.300

Total Expenditure

904.454

1038.831

1530.300

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.00

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.00

Current Ratio

0.85

0.73

0.54

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

3.11

3.82

5.08

Inventory

8.15

9.56

19.04

Debtors

12.31

21.64

33.74

Interest Cover Ratio

0.60

0.65

[1.22]

Operating Profit Margin(%)

8.64

2.65

0.61

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

7.08

1.39

[0.33]

Cash Profit Margin(%)

[3.13]

0.48

0.34

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

[4.68]

[0.78]

[0.60]

Return On Capital Employed(%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

Return On Net Worth(%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY:

 

Incorporated as Sharda Industries and Engineering Works Private Limited in Sep.'60, Sharda Ispat became a public limited company on 12 Mar.'85. It acquired its present name in Oct.'89. The company product range includes hot rolled products of all grades. It also set-up another unit at Hingna in 1982-83 with an installed capacity of 25,000 tpa. The present promoters of the company are J K Sarda, G D Sarda. 

 
For the proposed expansion, the company came out with a public issue of 19,50,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs 10 each per share aggregating to Rs 39.000 Millions. 

 
In 1995-96, the company has come out with modernisation-cum-expansion for iron and steel to increase the installed capacity by 35,000 tpa. The New project of automatic rerolling mill at Kamptee Road and modernisation project at Hingna have been completed. 

 
Due to the general slow down in economy accompanied by declinig demand for steel, during the year 1999, the company is going to make reference to the BIFR for a Sick Company and measures for rehabilitation. 

 
As mentioned in the previous the company has been delcared sick and the company is expecting that with the rehabilitation measures and support from bank and financial institutions,the company will come out from its present crisis within a short period and regain its position.

 

Review of Operations:

 

During the year the iron and steel market conditions were better as compared to the last year. The bfavourable market conditions backed by increase in conversion job works services of the company helped by the company to witness the encouraging results.

 

During the period, the production of rolled products and by products in conversion account was increased by 182% and that of in own account where the sale value results on higher side, was reduced by 85%. Deposit the said modes of Production the company could post sales turnover of Rs. 945.787 Millions (Own Unit : Rs. 811.317 Millions ands Conversion/ Services Rs. 134.470 Millions) ( 71529 MT) as against Rs. 1151.032 Millions (Own Unit : R.s 111.305 Millions and Conversion Services Rs. 49.727 Millions ( 64711 MT) during the previous year.

 

Nevertheless, due to provisioning for the interest liability on the working capital loan of the Company for the financial year 2006-2007, the Company incurred net loss after taxation provision, of Rs. 44.260 Millions. As such the Company earned profit before depreciation, interest and tax of Rs. 812.994 Millions.

 

Directors:

 

Mr. J.C Saboo and Mr.H. K. Das retire by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.

 

During the year , the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 02.03.2007 re-appointed Mr. Jugalkishore Sarda, Mr. Nandkishore Sarda and Mr, Ghanasyam Sarda as Managing Director, Joint Managing Director and Whole-Time Director of the Company respectively for the period of five years effective from 01.04.2007 till 31.03.2012 on the terms and conditions as are set out in the respective agreement entered into between the Company and the said appointees. The Said appointments were duly approved by the Central Government under section 269, 198(4), 309(3) and 637(A) of the Companies Act 1956 to the said appointments was obtained by the Company on 27.07.2007.

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

Particulars

31.03.2007

i) Letter of Bank Guarantee

0.386

ii) Claims not Acknowledged as debts by the company on account of :

 

a) Labour Cases

1.375

b) Interest on unpaid Lease Rent

0.733

c) Various Claims made by customers

0.001

d) Gram Panchayat Tax

0.449

 

 

ii) Sales Tax Matters under appeals for which the Company denies liability

1.940

iv) Excise Duty matters under appeals for which Company denies liability

3.560

 

Fixed Assets:

 

·         Land

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture and Fixture

·         Office Equipments

·         Vehicles

·         Computers

 

 


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.46.96

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.91

Euro

1

Rs.66.365

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

--

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

1

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

1

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

--

--LEVERAGE

1~10

2

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

--

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

13

 

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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