MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

01.09.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PROSOUND PRODUCTS

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit No. 25/31, SDF – I, Seepz, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 096, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1990

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an Unlimited Liability of the Partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Exporter and Importer of Sound Equipments. E.g. Amplifiers and Mixers, Recording and Dubbing Equipments.

 

 

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 2500

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established concern having satisfactory track. Partners are experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen. Their trade relations are fair. Payments are correct and as per commitment.

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mrs. Jaya

Designation :

Accounts Executive

Date :

27.08.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Unit No. 25/31, SDF – I, Seepz, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 096, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-28291719/ 28290828

Fax No.:

91-22-28292151

E-Mail :

pp@uplbin.com

pahuja@uplbin.com

info@prosound.co.in

marketing@uplbin.com

Website :

http://www.prosound-india.com

Area :

1800 Sq. ft.

Location :

Rented

 

 

Factory  :

Unit No. 31, 178, SDF – I, Seepz, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 096, Maharashtra, India

Area :

1800 Sq. ft.

Location :

Leased

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Pradeep Ahuja

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

B.E.

 

 

Name :

Mr. N S Ahuja

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

B.E.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sandeep Ahuja

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

B.E.

 

 

Name :

Uni Sound Private Limited

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amarnath N. Ahuja

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

63 Years

Qualification :

B.E. (Electricals)

Experience :

39 Years

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Exporter and Importer of Sound Equipments. E.g. Amplifiers and Mixers, Recording and Dubbing Equipments.

 

 

Products :

v      Wireless Microphones                                                

v      Commercial/Installation Audio Amplifiers 

v      Single board Audio Mixers                                          

v      Powered Speakers 

v      Modular Audio Mixing Consoles                                   

v      Signal Processors 

v      Multi-Channel Power Amplifiers                                   

v      Instrument Amplification

 

 

Brand Name :

Marshall

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

v      UK

v      USA

v      France

v      Spain

v      Germany

v      Italy

v      Far East Countries

v      The Netherlands

v      Argentina

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

v      France

v      China

v      USA

v      Japan

v      Hong Kong

v      Singapore

v      Taiwan

v      UK

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (Advance)

 

 

Purchasing :

Credit (30-90 days)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

v      Kamil Electronics, Japan

v      Tokyo Electrical Company, Japan

 

 

Customers :

v      Corporates

v      Wholesalers

v      Manufacturers

 

 

No. of Employees :

Total : 235 (Office : 35, Factory : 200)

 

 

Bankers :

v      Indian Bank

Overseas Branch, Lawrence and Mayo Building, D. N. Road, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India

 

v      Bank of India

Seepz Branch, Mumbai – 400 093, Maharashtra, India

 

v      Citi Bank

Seepz Branch, Mumbai – 400 093, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

Fund Based and NFB – Rs. 200.000 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Dhirajlal Desai and Company

Chartered Accountants

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

Shreekant Kulkarni and associates

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates:

v      Unisound Private Limited, Seepz, Andheri, Mumbai,

v      Prolite and Sound, Seepz, Andheri, Mumbai,

v      Ahuja Plus, New Delhi

 

 

Group Companies :

v      Ahuja Radios

v      Audioplus

Group Turnover: Rs. 1000.000 millions

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2005

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 0.500 million

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs. 0.500 million

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

 

31.03.2008

Sales Turnover

 

 

800.000

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

As Per Website Details

 

Subject is the preferred ODEM partner for many of the world’s leading Professional Audio Brands. Offering varied services from design and prototyping, through manufacturing and supply chain management, Subject is dedicated to delivering value through low-cost but high-efficiency, specialized Pro-Audio Solutions. 

 

Established in 1976, Subject is part of the Ahuja Group of Companies. Established in 1940 by Mr. Amarnath Ahuja, the Group today has strength of over 1200 professionals. With an annual turnover of over US $ 40 Million, the Ahuja Group is a leader in the Indian Professional Audio market. 

 

Whilst the other Group companies specialise in various activities in the Pro Audio industry, Subject focuses on offering customers ODM and OEM solutions for a range of Commercial/Installation Products, Electronic MI Products and DJ Sound and Lights. 

 

The consistent commitment to world-class manufacturing practices and quality standards have won us several prestigious Export and Quality Achievement awards including the Award for Excellence in Electronics from the Government of India.

 

Original Design and Manufacturing Services form the core of the operations. They leverage the experience of more than 60 years in the Pro-Audio industry to form a result-oriented partnership with the customers. 

 

To guarantee the success they must first and foremost ensure the success of the customers even in the most challenging of business climates. Whether customers require assistance with one vital aspect of a product's development, or a comprehensive outsourced solution for its entire lifecycle, PROSOUND is well positioned to deliver. 

 

They support a wide variety of customer requirements, from converting ideas into products to re-engineering for cost reduction. 

 

THE PROSOUND OD/OEM solution encompasses the complete spectrum of a technology product lifecycle:

 

OD (for M)     OEM

 

Products

 

PROSOUND manufactures a large variety of products for the select and trusted group of customers. They understand the specialized needs of each of the customer and do the utmost fulfill them. 

 

They are a niche market supplier and take pride in having over the years developed expertise in manufacturing products targeted for the Professional Audio and Electronic MI market. 

 

 

 

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 :

The 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.

 

The 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. 44.21

UK Pound

1

Rs. 79.76

Euro

1

Rs. 64.72

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

49

 

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, they have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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