MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

14.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RAS AGRO ASSOCIATES

 

 

Registered Office :

H-402, Cosmos, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune – 411 028, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Year of Establishment :

2006

 

 

IEC No.:

316010274

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNER08146F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAIFR9380E

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership concern with an unlimited liability of the partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Exporter and Supplier of Herbal and Ayurvedic Plants.

 

 

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 5500

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

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. Ajay Shankar

Designation :

Partner

Contact No.:

91-9373324431

Date :

08.10.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

H-402, Cosmos, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune – 411 028, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-26823656

Mobile No.:

91-9373324431

Fax No.:

91-20-26823656

E-Mail :

rasagroassociates@yahoo.co.in

drajayshankar@yahoo.co.in

steviaagroindia@yahoo.co.in

Website :

www.steviamanufacturer.com

Area :

1400 Sq. ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Farm :

Gat No. 129, Village Shingadwadi, Taluka Shirur, District Pune, Maharashtra, India

Mobile No.:

91-9860763073

Location :

Owned

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Dr. Ajay Shankar

Designation :

Partner

Address :

H 402, Cos Magarpatta City, Hadpsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.12.1965

Qualification :

Msc, PhD

Experience :

17 Years

 

 

Name :

Ms. Rachna Shankar

Designation :

Partner

Address :

H 402, Cos Magarpatta City, Hadpsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.12.1969

Qualification :

MA Eco, Management

Experience :

12 Years

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Exporter and Supplier of Herbal and Ayurvedic Plants.

 

 

Products :

·         Herbal Stevia

·         Herbal Aloe

·         Essential and Aeromatic Oil

·         Natural Tulsi

 

 

Brand Names :

·         Steocal

·         Herbogar

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

·         Stevia Extract Tablets

·         Stevia Extract Sachet

·         Stevia Extract Liquid Concentrate

·         Stevia Extract RM

·         Stevia Dry Leaves

·         Stevia Leaves Powder

·         Aloevera Juice

·         Gel

·         Powder Etc.

Countries :

·         Asian Countries

·         Middle East

·         Malaysia

·         USA

·         Australia

·         Phillipines

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C and Cash

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Wholesalers

·         Dealer

 

 

No. of Employees :

7

 

 

Bankers :

·         ICICI Bank, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur

·         Punjab National Bank, Magarpata City

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Not Available

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Sun Green Technology

Address : Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur

Line of Business : Export of Herbal and Leather Goods

 

·         Stevia Agro Industries

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs.1.109.000 millions

Borrowed :

-

Total :

Rs.1.109.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

1.109

2] Share Application Money

 

 

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

0.000

NETWORTH

 

 

1.109

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

1.109

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

0.007

Furniture and Fixture

 

 

0.055

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

0.216

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

0.043

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

0.919

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

0.180

Total Current Assets

 

 

1.358

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities and Provisions

 

 

0.033

 

Sundry Creditors

 

 

0.278

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

0.311

Net Current Assets

 

 

1.047

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

1.109

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2008

Sales Turnover

 

 

2.344

Other Income

 

 

0.000

Total Income

 

 

2.344

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

 

1.544

Provision for Taxation

 

 

0.033

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

 

1.511

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Bank Charges

 

 

0.002

 

Interest on Capital

 

 

0.021

 

Professional Fees

 

 

0.017

 

Office Rent

 

 

0.024

 

Telephone and Internet Expenses

 

 

0.029

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

 

0.004

 

Other Expenditure

 

 

0.703

Total Expenditure

 

 

0.800

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

 

64.46

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

 

65.87

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

 

113.11

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

 

1.39

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

 

4.37

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trustseal Acceptance Chart

 

Parameters

Details

 

 

Existence Verification

 

Name

RAS AGRO ASSOCIATES

Address

H-402, Cosmos, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune – 411 028, Maharashtra, India

2nd address

Shop No. 25, LIC Building, Kanhanjanga Apartment, Magarpatta Road, Hadpsar, Pune – 411 028, Maharashtra, India

Phone/ Mobile Numbers

9.12027E+11

Fax Numbers

9.12027E+11

 

 

Statutory Approvals

 

Legal Status of Firm

Registered

Income Tax Registration

AAIFR9380E

VAT/ TIN Registration

27080565317V

Import Export Code

316010274

Name of Bank

Punjab National Bank

Current Account Number

1.394E+15

Account Since

2006

 

 

Credibility Factors

 

IndiaMART Client Since

28.06.2005

Years of Establishment

3 Years

Turn Over

Rs.3.200 millions

Turn Over Year

2007-08

 

Web Details

 

Since the inception in the year 2001, They are proficiently engaged in the manufacture, and export of stevia, aloe vera and medicines and ayurvedic cosmetic derived from them. They are a professionally managed company dedicated to achieve excellence in health care products, using high quality herbal extracts.


State-of-the-art excellence and expertise coupled with zeal to offer the best herbal and ayurvedic solutions have given them the edge over the competitors. The team of dedicated, dexterous and diligent professionals has backed them in collecting and processing the best quality herbs across the country to manufacture products with utmost excellence. Quality has always been the benchmark making them a well known name in the international markets of herbal products.

 

 

The mentor Dr. Ajay Shankar (PhD in life sciences) has rendered research services in renowned pharmaceutical companies and has immense knowledge in the composition of herbal formulations. With two sister concerns Stevia Agro India-Herbal and cosmetic business and Sun Green Technologies- Herbal, Aromatic and Leather products and an experience of 17 years in the industry they have become a prominent name in pharma industry.

 

Product Portfolio

 

They are in a continuous process of developing range of natural herbal products, providing ayurvedic solution to various physical ailments. Recognizing the changing and dynamic demands of herbal and natural product market, they offer a wide range of herbs and their extracts catering to diverse requirement. They cultivate and manufacture stevia, stevia dry leave powder white, stevia dry leaves, stevia tablet, stevia sachet, aloe plant, aloe vera juice, aloe vera powder, aloe vera cream, essential and aromatic oils, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, menthol(shivalik) oil and basil/tulsi/ocimum. The products are highly qualitative and compromise following features:

·         Pure and Natural.

·         Anti-Bacterial.

·         Anti Fungal

·         Anti-Inflammatory

·         Anti-Microbial

·         Anti-Viral

·         Cardio Tonic

·         Diuretic

·         Hypoglycemic

·         Skin Friendly

·         Environment Friendly

·         Long Shell Life.

·         Anti-Septic

About Stevia

 

Stevia rebaudiana is known for its herbal curing properties. The leaves of stevia comprise of 9-12% of glucosides (250-300 times sweeter than sugar), volatile oils, proteins minerals vitamins, fiber and rich in phyto-nutrients. Stevia extracts are widely used in the preparation of medicines that provide relief from problems related to Diabetes, Hypertension / High Blood-Pressure, Teeth And Gums, Skin Care, Obesity etc.


Owing to its beneficial effects Stevia has been approved in 22 countries including Orient and Latin America, Japan, Korea, China, European countries, Malaysia and South Africa. In June 2004, Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives of world Health Organization (JECFA) permitted to use stevia as a food additive.

 

Infrastructure

 

Beside the own cultivation farms, they also own state-of-the-art-manufacturing unit, spread in an area of 4000 square feet and is equipped with machines to develop and manufacture a varied range of herbal products.


Installed with high performance machines for product packaging, all the machines are regularly cleaned in order to save the formulations from getting contaminated.


Further implementation of advanced technology enables them to make prudent use of resources without any material wastage.

 


 

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.48.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.73

Euro

1

Rs.65.63

 

 

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

YES

--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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