MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

17.09.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASHA PENN COLOR PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Asha House, Plot No. 808/C, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Dadar (East), Mumbai – 400 014, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.08.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

163800

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24222MH2006PTC163800

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA29563C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAFCA9682E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Pigment Dispersions and Color concentrates.

 

 

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 190000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a 2 years old company and has registered satisfactory business as per its first financials. Trade relations are fair. Payments are reported as usually made as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings.

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Atish Mehta

Designation :

Commercial Manager

Contact No.:

91-9322665253

Date :

16.09.2008

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Asha House, Plot No. 808/C, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Dadar (East), Mumbai – 400 014, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24140020 / 24137192 / 40641400

Fax No.:

91-22-24137190

E-Mail :

info@ashapenncolor.com

Website :

www.ashapenmncolor.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory:

Near Water Works, Abrama, P B No. 11, Valsad – 396 001, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2632-250613

Fax No.:

91-2632-226741

E-Mail :

ashahouse@mtnl.net.in

markting@ahsadisperse.com

ashacel@ashacel.com

Location :

Leased

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Hirachand Vamalchand Shah

Designation :

Director

Address :

502 Paradise Apartments, 7th Road, TPS III, Santacruz (East), Mumbai – 400 055, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.03.1936

Date of Appointment :

17.08.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Champklal Dolatram Mehta

Designation :

Director

Address :

503, Abhishek 65, S V Road, Irla Bridge, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400 058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.03.1937

Date of Appointment :

17.08.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. B B Sen

Designation :

Director

Qualification :

Chemical Engineer with Post Graduate in Business Management

Experience :

20 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kevin Putman

Designation :

Director

Address :

5450 Long Lane, Dolyestown, Pennsylvania – 18901, US

Date of Birth/Age :

03.11.1951

Date of Appointment :

01.02.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bharat Parekh

Designation :

Director

Address :

731 Haycock View Drive, Pekasie, Pennsylvania – 18944, US

Date of Birth/Age :

27.01.1948

Date of Appointment :

01.02.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. J K Mehta

Designation :

Incharge of Financial Commercial Aspects of the Group

Qualification :

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Name :

Dr. V K V Unni

Designation :

Incharge in Liquid Senior Technical Level in DIC Group Companies both in India and Overseas

Qualification :

Ph. D from Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Experience :

35 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. K J Dave

Designation :

Incharge of Group Exports

Qualification :

M A., LLB

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srinivasan

Designation :

Incharge of Ethyl Cellulose Plant

Qualification :

Chemical Engineer

 

 

Name :

Mr. J B Mehta

Designation :

In charge of Dispersions Plant

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

Name :

Mr. A P Mehta

Designation :

Looks after Commercial activities of the Group

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

List of Allotment (As on 31.01.2007)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Champklal Dolatram Mehta

39450

Jindat Kalidas Mehta

57000

Jinesh Babulal Mehta

53200

Babulal Bikhalal Mehta

132050

Atish Mehta

38000

Hirachand Vamalchand Shah

67950

Vasantlal Vamalchand Shah

71250

Rajendra Hirachand Shah

85500

Rohit Vasantlal Shah

85500

Bidyut Baran Sen

155250

Arijit Bidyut Sen

77425

Siddharth Bidyut Sen

77425

 

 

Total

940000

 

List of Allotment (As on 31.01.2007)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Penn Color Inc.

950000

 

 

Total

950000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Pigment Dispersions and Color concentrates.

 

 

Products :

Inks and Coatings                                                 

      Nitrocellulose
      Co-Polymer Vinyl
      Polyamide
      Polyvinyl Butyrate
      Water based Acrylic
         » Normal Acrylic
         » Speciality Acrylic
      UV/EB
      Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
      Acrylic Polyol Dispersions
      Solvent based Acrylic
      Polyester

 

Adhesives

      Water based Acrylic

Plastics
   
  Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
      PET
      Acrylics
      Polyolefin (excluding PVC)
      Styrenics  

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

·         European Countries

·         Asian Countries

·         Middle East

·         World wide

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Materials

Countries :

·         USA

·         Europe

·         China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit – depends

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash or Credit – depends

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

End Users

 

 

No. of Employees :

25 (In Office: 5 and In Factory: 20)

 

 

Bankers :

HDFC Bank Limited

HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lowe Parel (West), Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

-

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

M V Kothari and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

213/215, Jolly Bhavan No. 2, 10 New Marine Lines, Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Asha Cellulose (India) Private Limited

·         Asha Celluloid

·         Nitrex Chemicals Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10.00 each

Rs.50.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1900000

Equity Shares

Rs.10.00 each

Rs.19.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

19.000

2] Share Application Money

 

 

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

18.779

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

0.000

NETWORTH

 

 

37.779

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

25.852

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

25.852

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.344

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

63.975

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

19.837

Capital work-in-progress

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

25.688

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

28.729

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

8.865

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

8.876

Total Current Assets

 

 

72.158

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

28.305

 

Provisions

 

 

0.077

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

28.382

Net Current Assets

 

 

43.776

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.362

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

63.975

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

 

 

16.754

Other Income

 

 

0.000

Total Income

 

 

16.754

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

 

0.783

Provision for Taxation

 

 

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

 

0.783

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

0.374

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

 

0.463

 

Other Expenditure

 

 

15.134

Total Expenditure

 

 

15.971

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

 

4.67

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

 

4.67

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

 

1.44

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

 

2.54

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Note: The New Joint Venture Company Asha Penn Color Private Limited has been formed between Asha Dispersions Private Limited, India and Penn Color, USA w.e.f. 01.02.2007

 

Form No. 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U24222MH2006PTC163800

Name of the company

ASHA PENN COLOR PRIVATE LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

Asha House, Plot No. 808/C, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Dadar (East), Mumbai – 400 014, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

·         Book debts

·         Movable property (not being pledge)

·         Floating charge

Particular of charge holder

HDFC Bank Limited

HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lowe Parel (West), Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Letter of Hypothecation

Date of instrument Creating the charge

03.04.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.5.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

·         Rate of interest

Interest at the rate as may be communicated by the Bank from time to time.

 

·         Terms of repayment

On Demand

 

·         Margin

Borrower shall at all times during the continuance of this security maintain the said debts of a sufficient amount to provide the margin of security as may from time to time advised by the Bank.

 

·         Extent and operation of the charge

Hypothecation by way if First Charge on Company’s Stock, Book Debts etc. to secure as s Continuing Security for repayment of monies due and payable by the borrower to the Bank.

Particulars of the property charged

Hypothecation by way first charge on :

All the stock in trade both present and future consisting of raw materials, finished goods, goods in process of manufacturing and other merchandise, fixed assets and whatsoever being movable  properties now or at any time hereafter belonging to us or at our disposal and now or at any time and from time to time hereafter stored or to be stored or brought into or upon or in course of transit.

 

 

Trade References

 

·         Penn Color Inc., USA

 

Website details

 

Subject is a manufacturer of Pigment Dispersions and Color Concentrates is a Joint Venture between Asha Dispersions Private Limited of Mumbai, India and Penn Color Inc. of Doylestown, PA, USA.

 

The Manufacturing site of subject is located in Valsad, Gujarat about 200 Kms from Mumbai. APC utilizes Technology, Manufacturing and Market Strengths contributed by both partners. The Joint Venture permits product line growth and serve the expanding requirements of customers on a worldwide basis. The new company is supported by an independent Research and Development group in India, working in synergy with Penn Color’s Central Research Laboratories in the US.

 

Subject has manufacturing facility of a wide range of standard and customized Pigmented Dispersions / Color Concentrates in Dry and Liquid forms, in various Resin systems, for Industries such as Packaging and Jet Inks; Automotive, Wood, Industrial and Specialty Coatings; PVC Sheet, Film and Compounds; Wall Covering and Flooring; Fibers; Specialty Thermoplastics (Film/Sheet/Injection and Blow Molded Applications). The products are marketed under trade name “COLORPLUS”.

 

Subject dispersions meet standardized, product specifications so that multinational customers with worldwide manufacturing bases are assured of consistent product quality and precise universal specifications on world wide bases.

 

Subject welcomes the opportunity to provide all of the color requirements, with a singular objective to serve customers with “Color in its best form”.

 

Through an approach of working closely with multinational manufacturers for their global need of color dispersions with uniform quality, APC aims to become the leading provider of solutions of color dispersions globally.

 

 


 

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 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.46.63

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.76

Euro

1

Rs.66.49

 

 

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

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--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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