MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

02.09.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MERLONI TERMOSANITARI (INDIA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Gat No. S 265/ 374/ 376 Talegaon, Road Chakan, Kharabwadi, Pune-410501, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.12.1991

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-64488

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74999MH1991PLC064488

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEM00797G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCM8423H

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Water Heaters

 

 

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 3100000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having fine track. Trade relations are fair. General financial position is good. Business is active. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings.

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Pankaj Gupta

Designation :

Deputy General Manager

Date :

01.08.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

Gat No. S 265/ 374/ 376 Talegaon, Road Chakan, Kharabwadi, Pune-410501, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-2135-253593/ 97/ 252923/ 253027

Fax No.:

91-2135-254025/ 252966

E-Mail :

Sameer.haridas@in.mtsgroup.com , mts.chakan@in.mtsgroup.com

Website :

http://www.mtsil.com

Area :

Owned

 

 

Regional Office :

Located at:

  • New Delhi
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai
  • Chandigarh
  • Cochin
  • Bangalore
  • Chennai

 

 

Branch offices :

Located at :-

 

  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Robin Fancis Eric

Designation :

Director

Address :

2003, Yin Ren Mansion, 98 Da Chiang Xiang, Wuxi, Jaingsu, Na-214002, Ch

Date of Birth/Age :

11.04.1944

Date of Appointment :

04.03.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Alokkumar Bhagawandas Rathi

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

A-2 Orchids, S No. 28/1, 29, Plot No. 314, S.K. Koregaon Park, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.08.1952

Date of Appointment :

30.04.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr.Carlo Andreatini

Designation :

Director

Address :

Via Coppuccini, 14860044, Farbriano (AN) Italy

Date of Birth/Age :

25.03.1965

Date of Appointment :

15.02.2004

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Pankaj Gupta

Designation :

Deputy General Manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.06.2005

 

Names of Shareholders

 

 

No. of Shares

SAlokkumar Bhagwandas Rathi

 

1

Tejeshchandra Debeshchandra Sen

 

1

Robin Heinzhenry Guitensten

 

1

Merlohti Termosanii Ari Pte Limited

 

11284725

MTS CB Limited

 

1

Merloni Termosantit ARi Spa Italy

 

1

Sabelinvestsa Luxemburg

 

1

Total

 

11284731

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity)

As on 30.06.2008

 

Category

 

 

Percentage

Foreign Holdings (Foreign institutional inveator(s) foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), non- resident indian(s) or Overseas corporate bodies or others

 

99.99

Directors or relatives of directors

 

0.01

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Water Heaters

 

 

Products :

  • ISI
  • IEC
  • CE
  • PSB ( Singapore)
  • SIRIM ( Malyasia)
  • Rostest (Rusia)
  • CSA (Canadian Stadards)

 

 

Brand Names :

  • Ariston
  • Racold

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

China and Italy

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Wholesalers

 

 

No. of Employees :

200

 

 

Bankers :

  • ABN Amro Bank
  • HDFC Bank, Ban Garden
  • Bank of Maharashtra, Pimpri, Pune – 411 017, Maharashtra, India
  • Canara Bank, New Delhi, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

Address :

706, B Wing, 7th Floor, ICC, Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411016, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Memberships :

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

 

Group Company :

MTS , Italy

 

 

Holding Company:

MTS Overseas SRL

Viale Aristide Merloni 45 60044  Fabriano (AN), Italy

Tel No. 0039-0732 6011

Telefax 0039-0732 602234

Telex 0039-0732 560160

Website :  http://www.mtsgroup.net

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 27.06.2008

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

20000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 200.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

11284731

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 112.847 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

112.847

112.847

112.847

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

521.237

457.588

413.284

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

634.084

570.435

526.131

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

45.200

245.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

45.200

245.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

5.512

7.546

7.761

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

639.596

623.181

778.892

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

269.554

251.902

241.785

Capital work-in-progress

0.489

7.362

1.764

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.003

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

269.267

224.167

357.711

 

Sundry Debtors

276.441

323.155

282.444

 

Cash & Bank Balances

61.782

35.632

54.195

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

144.063

94.141

78.026

Total Current Assets

751.553

677.095

772.376

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

281.548

250.167

207.279

 

Provisions

100.452

63.011

29.757

Total Current Liabilities

382.000

313.178

237.036

Net Current Assets

369.553

363.917

535.340

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

639.596

623.181

778.892

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2006

31.12.2005

Sales Turnover

1197.036

1207.306

956.361

Other Income

47.877

31.969

45.184

Total Income

1244.913

1239.275

1001.545

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

101.986

80.040

69.956

Provision for Taxation

38.337

35.736

34.891

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

63.649

44.304

35.065

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

191.178

10.504

17.481

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

671.078

801.425

684.596

 

Purchases made for re-sale

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

7.548

9.176

27.740

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

[22.433]

31.267

[69.430]

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

94.762

81.557

64.531

 

Managerial Remuneration

1.857

1.843

1.914

 

Payment to Auditors

1.135

0.900

0.913

 

Interest

5.005

12.816

12.380

 

Insurance Expenses

2.626

2.714

2.954

 

Power & Fuel

11.775

13.182

11.995

 

Depreciation & Amortization

41.684

35.944

33.400

 

Other Expenditure

327.890

168.411

160.596

 

 

1165.36

1159.235

1001.019

Total Expenditure

1142.927

1159.235

931.589

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

 

PAT / Total Income

(%)

5.11

0.35

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

8.52

6.63

7.31

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

9.99

8.62

22.26

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.16

0.14

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.60

0.63

0.92

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.97

2.16

0.31

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Trade References:

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

History:

 

Subject is an ISO 9001:2000 company, is a fully owned subsidiary of Merloni TermoSanitari Spa – Italy, the world leaders in the manufacturing and marketing of water and space heating products and their components. MTS Group with a turnover of over € 1 billion euros, employs 7100 people worldwide and manufactures 5.6 million products annually. With 19 brands and 20 manufacturing units worldwide it has a global presence in over 150 countries. The MTS Group operates through 6 product lines namely; boilers - water heaters - air conditioners - burners – services - electric and electronic components.

 

The Indian operations include India’s largest and fully integrated water heater plant in Chakan near Pune, that has been operational since 1999. Products from this plant offer the consumers the latest in technology and international standards specially suited for Indian conditions.

 

In pursuance of the Group’s commitment to the Indian market of introducing world-class products, the company has introduced a range of Instant and Storage Electrical Water Heaters, Instant Gas Water Heaters and Solar Water Heaters. Products from this plant are being exported to Europe, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. Today, with Racold as its flagship brand, MTS India is the largest manufacturer and seller of water heaters in India.

 

Major Milestones

 

The Company's commitment to manufacture and market various types of water heater and appliances that meet and surpass the expectations of the customers has seen MTS as a trendsetter in the following areas

 

Stainless Steel Inner Containers


MTS is the first company to introduce water heaters with stainless steel inner containers that are corrosion resistant and durable. These inner containers are manufactured using the latest Plasma-TIG welding technology that ensures dependable performance under high operating pressure.

 

Very high pressure withstanding capability


The first company to manufacture water heaters with very high pressure withstanding capability of 6.5bar, which is more than twice compared to most water heaters. This makes it suitable for high rise building and pressure pump applications without additional valves

 

Rust Proof Polypropylene Body


The first company to introduce water heater in India with rust proof polypropylene body which offer better aesthetics besides being durable.

   

PUF Insulation

 

It was the first Company to introduce PUF insulation for water heaters ensuring maximum energy savings; upto

50% compared to ISI standards.

           

The Company's commitment to manufacture and market various types of water heater and appliances that meet and surpass the expectations of the customers has seen MTS as a trendsetter in the following areas

 

Energy Labelling

 

The First to introduce Energy Labelling for domestic appliances in India.

 

Global export base

MTS is the only Indian water heater company with a global export base for water heaters with stainless steel inner containers to other parts of the world. Products from this plant are already being exported to Europe, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa.

 

Certifications


The water heaters manufactured by MTS India are certified by  the IEC, CE (International Standards), ISI (Indian), PSB (Singapore), SIRIM (Malaysia), ROSTEST (Russia) and CSA (Canada), yet another first in the Indian market.

 

Quality Objectives:

 

 

 


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.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

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

54

 

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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