MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

06.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MINERALS AND TRADING COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

16, Ajanta Commercial Centre – I, P O Box 89, Gandhidham – 370 201, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008 (Estimated)

 

 

Year of Establishment  :

1996

 

 

IEC No.:

3799000020

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

RKTM00386B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AFUPS1121B

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of oil and Gas Drilling Chemicals and Industrial Minerals.

 

 

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. Firoz Khan

Designation :

Proprietor

Contact No.:

91-9825225124 / 9426251601

Date :

30.09.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

16, Ajanta Commercial Centre – I, P O Box 89, Gandhidham – 370 201, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2836-221148 / 250226 / 250227 / 250228

Mobile No.:

91-9825225124 / 9426251601

Fax No.:

91-2836-233339

E-Mail :

info@mitco-india.com

firoz@wilnetonline.net

firoz@mitco-india.com

Website :

www.mitco-india.com

Area :

2600 Sq.Mtrs.(Office + Factory)

Location :

Leased

 

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Mr. Firoz Khan

Designation :

Proprietor

Age :

43 years

Qualification :

B. Com

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of oil and Gas Drilling Chemicals and Industrial Minerals.

 

 

Products :

·         Crystalline Barite

·         Bauxite Lumps

·         Sodium Bentonite

·         Bleaching Earth

·         Crystalline Calcite

·         Catlitter / Patlitter

·         Kaolin [China Clay]

·         Bentonite Powder API

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Minerals

Countries :

Japan, UAE, Korea

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Credit (60 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Credit (60 days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

End users

 

 

No. of Employees :

30

 

 

Bankers :

·         Bank of Baroda, Kandla Free Trade Zone

·         State Bank of Indore, Plot No. 284, Ward 12B, Gandhidham, Gujarat, India

 

 

Facilities :

( Bank of Baroda )

The concern reported to enjoy Cash Credit of Rs. 20.000 millions from its bankers.

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mistry and Company

Chartered Accountants 

Address :

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

 

 

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

(Estimated)

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

 

 

40.000

 

Expected Sales (2008-09): Rs.90.000 millions

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

TRUSTSEAL ACCEPTANCE CHART

 

Parameters

Detail

 

 

Existence Verification

 

Name

MINERALS AND TRADING COMPANY

 

 

Statutory Approvals

 

Legal Status of Firm

Proprietorship Firm

Income Tax Registration

AFUPS1121B

Central Sales Tax Registration

2451001840

VAT / TIN Registration

24011001840

Import Export Code

3799000020

Name of Bank

·         Bank of Baroda

·         State Bank of Indore, Plot No. 284, Ward 12B, Gandhidham, Gujarat, India

Current account Number

03760200000057 (Bank of Baroda)

01000050350 (State Bank of Indore)

Account Since

10 years  O/D - 03760400000041

 

 

Creditability Factors

 

India Mart Client Since

2 years

 

 

Standards and Certifications

 

Quality Management Systems

ISO 9001 : 2000            

ISO 9001 : 2811

                

Issue Dated  : 2004

Capexil Reg No.:

(Chemical Industry Reg. No.)

Capexil/WR/REG/Processed Minerals/M-2/LT

 

 

website details:-

Established in the year 1986, subject is a registered trading house approved by the Government of India. They are greatly involved in trading a quality assured range of minerals such as bentonite powder, bleaching earth, calcite, kaolin and others. In addition, they also deal in exporting of oil well drilling, mud chemical and other industrial minerals.

 
Their products extracted from the best quarries in the country have helped them carve a niche in the industry. They have their own mines, crushing plants, facilities for transportation, shipping and lab testing and a fully furnished warehouse. It enables them to deliver consignments within specified time frame and at the most competitive prices; in their original conditions.

 
Under the guidance of Mr. Firoz Khan, their concern has become one of the fastest growing groups in the country dealing in the export of minerals. Based at Gandhidham, they have been able to extend their business to places such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Ludhiana and Indore. In order to make a foray into the world of exports, they are also setting up a branch at Singapore and other countries.   

 

Products Profile

The qualitative products offered by them are extracted from the best quarries of the country. Their range comprises of Barites, Bauxite, Bentonite, Bleaching Earth and Clay, Calcite, Catlitter / Patlitter, Kaolin [China Clay] and A P I.

 
Their comprehensive assortments of minerals possess following features:

 

·         Pure

·         Eco-friendly

·         Stable under different conditions

·         Appropriate composition

 

Quality Assurance

They have over the years laid their emphasis on quality by improving their minerals and achieve complete customer satisfaction. Their dedicated, loyal and committed workforce has helped them in every way and is their main assets. Their quality controllers maintain a track of their entire proceedings right from procurement of minerals till they are delivered to their clients. The procured minerals are assured to be oh high quality standards.

 
Their minerals are checked in their manufacturer’s premises on basis of following parameters:

 

·         Purity

·         Composition and others

                               

Warehouse

They possess a sound warehousing facility that helps them in storing their minerals in bulk quantities. Their warehouse is segregated into various sections to ensure easy storage and fast retrieval of the minerals. Each of their stock is labeled properly with their respective name and batch number. They also ensure all the minerals are stored under proper temperature. Further, their quality experts check the minerals periodically for any leakage or spillage. They have manned their warehouse efficiently to ensure that the range retains their original condition, till its delivery to the specified destination.

 

Client Satisfaction

They have always focused their attention on satisfying their clients by providing them with qualitative range of minerals. Their dedicated and hard working professionals enable them to cater their range to their clients all across the country. They constantly strive to understand the needs of their clients by applying new technologies and provide the best possible solutions. Their quality experts have always taken care of the quality of all their minerals to ensure complete customer satisfaction. With a combination of ‘market focus’ and ‘quality’, they are recognized as a reliable trader and supplier of minerals and thus met their customer’s evolving needs.

                               

Highlights

Over the years, they have created many landmarks in their domain, a brief of which is enlisted below:

 

Since 4 years, they are in contract with an American firm M/S Venlaks Inc. involved in supplying of Attapulgite and Bauxite

 

They are engrossed in exporting Sodium Silicate Glass to National Detergent Co. located at Sultanate of Oman

 

They also export goods to Damman, USA and South Korea

 
They are also making inroads in the development of their own products in conformation to international quality standards. In addition, they are also seeking tie-ups with international repute organizations for the product development, export and to create a concrete business relationship.

                               

 


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.47.46

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.37

Euro

1

Rs.64.46

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

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

NO

--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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