MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O. Ballarpur Paper Mills, Chandrapur Ballarpur – 442 901, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.04.1945

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-010337

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.1311.234 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L21010MH1945PLC010337

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and Exporter of Writing and Printing (W and P) Paper.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (65)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 66052000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having fine track. Financial position of the company appears to be sound. Trade relations are fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

P.O. Ballarpur Paper Mills, Chandrapur Ballarpur – 442 901, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-2804 242/43

Fax No.:

91-124-280 4260/61

E-Mail :

corpcom@bilt.com

Website :

www.bilt.com

 

 

Head Office :

Thapar House, 124 Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001, India

 

 

Operating  Office :

First India Place, Tower–C, Block–A, Sushant Lok–I, Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-2804242/ 2804243

Fax No.:

91-124-2804260-61

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 30.06.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Gautam Thapar

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. R.R. Vederah

Designation :

Manager Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. Hariharan

Designation :

Group Director (Finance)

 

 

Name :

Mr. A.P. Singh

Designation :

Director - Nominee of LIC

 

 

Name :

Mr. R.K. Ahooja

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Labroo

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A.S. Dulat

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish Guha

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Akhil Mahajan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vivek Kumar Goyal

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.06.2011

 

Category of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

1,161,216

0.18

Bodies Corporate

322,689,469

49.23

Sub Total

323,850,685

49.40

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

323,850,685

49.40

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

73,623,098

11.23

Financial Institutions / Banks

149,741

0.02

Central Government / State Government(s)

5,550

-

Insurance Companies

66,106,576

10.08

Foreign Institutional Investors

95,005,759

14.49

Any Others (Specify)

9,041,138

1.38

Foreign Financial Institutions

9,041,138

1.38

Sub Total

243,931,862

37.21

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

24,960,697

3.81

Individuals

 

 

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs.0.100 million

42,002,922

6.41

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs.0.100 million

11,964,897

1.83

Any Others (Specify)

8,812,653

1.34

Clearing Members

983,740

0.15

Non Resident Indians

7,487,871

1.14

Trusts

341,042

0.05

Sub Total

87,741,169

13.38

Total Public shareholding (B)

331,673,031

50.60

Total (A)+(B)

655,523,716

100.00

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

-

-

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

-

-

(2) Public

123

-

Sub Total

123

-

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

655,523,839

-

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and Exporter of Writing and Printing (W and P) Paper.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

4810.000

Product Description

Paper

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 30.06.2010)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

 

 

 

 

Paper including wrapper and coated paper

M.T.

232.068

206.313

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

a) The installed capacity is as certified by the Management and license capacity is not given as licensing is not applicable.

b) Includes Production 9263 MT of Coated Paper at Unit Shree Gopal converted out of the paper manufactured by company.

c) Includes Production 5411 MT of Paper Stationery converted out of the paper manufactured by company.

d) The Installed Capacity and Actual Production of paper and wrapper includes Specialised Grades of paper.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

Bankers :

v      Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

v      Citi Bank

 

 

Facilities :

 

Secured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

30.06.2010

Rs. In Millions

30.06.2009

Debentures

900.000

1200.000

Term Loans from Banks/ Financial Institutions Including External commercial Borrowings

2964.525

3890.402

Total

3864.525

5090.402

 

Notes

1. These comprise of :-

(a) T he above Debentures are secured by parri-passu first charge created on all immoveable and moveable properties of the Company both present and future.

(b) The Debentures referred to above are redeemable at par, in one or more installments, on various dates with earliest redemption being on 31st July 2010 and the last being due on 30th June 2013.The amount of Debentures due for redemption for the financial year 2010-11 is Rs.300.000 millions.

2. The above Term loans and ECBs are secured by Parri Passu first charge created/to be created on all immoveable and moveable properties of the Company both present and future except ECB from HSBC and CITI Bank which is secured by the first parri passu charged on all the moveable properties of the company both present and future.

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

30.06.2010

Rs. In Millions

30.06.2009

Fixed Deposits*

10.237

18.905

Loan from Banks

2481.455

1522.532

Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds (US $ 52 mn)

2264.600

2264.600

Total

4756.292

3806.037

 

* Unclaimed matured deposits which will be credited to Investor Education and Protection fund. The actual amount to be transferred to the fund will be determined on respective due dates.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

K. K. Mankeshwar and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Group Companies :

v      Crompton Greaves Limited

v      The Global Green Company Limited

v      Solaris ChemTech Industries Limited

v      Avantha Power and Infrastructure Limited

v      Biltech Building Elements Limited

v      Salient Business Solutions Limited

v      Avantha Technologies Limited

 

 

Subsidiary Companies :

v      Ballarpur International Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur Paper Holdings B.V.*

v      Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd.*

v      BILT Tree Tech Limited

v      BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited*

v      Ballarpur International Paper Holdings B.V.*

v      Ballarpur International Graphic Paper Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur Speciality Paper Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur Packaging Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur International Packaging Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur Packaging Holdings Private Limited

* Step Down subsidiaries of Ballarpur International Holdings B.V.

 

v      Ballarpur Paper Holdings B.V.*

v      Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd.*

v      BILT Tree Tech Limited

v      BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited*

v      Ballarpur Speciality Paper Holdings B.V.

v      Ballarpur Packaging Holdings B.V.

* Step Down subsidiaries of Ballarpur International Holdings B.V.

 

 

Enterprise in which Key Management Personnel has significant influence :

v      APR Sacks Limited

v      ASA Agencies (P) Limited

v      Asia Aviation Limited

v      Avantha Holdings Limited (formerly known as NewQuest Corporation Limited)

v      Avantha Power and Infrastructure Limited

v      Avantha Realty Limited (formerly known as Janpath Investments and Holdings Limited)

v      Avantha Technologies Limited (earlier NewQuest Process Outsourcing Private Limited)

v      Bilt Industrial Packaging Company Limited

v      Biltech Building Elements Limited

v      Crompton Greaves Limited

v      Global Green Company Limited

v      Imerys Newquest (India) Private Limited

v      Krebs and Cie (India) Limited

v      Mirabelle Trading Pte. Limited

v      Salient Business Solutions Limited

v      Solaris Chemtech Industries Limited (earlier Solaris Bio Chemicals Limited)

v      Solaris Holdings Limited

v      The Paperbase Company Limited

v      UH L Power Company Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 30.06.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1487500000

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.2975.000 Millions

10250000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.1025.000

Millions

 

Total

 

Rs.4000.000

Millions

 

Issued:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1030005910

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.2060.012 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

655773584

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.1311.546 Millions

 

Less: 249745 Equity Shares of Rs.2/- each forfeited

 

Rs.0.499 Million

655523839

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.1311.047 Millions

 

Add: Forfeited Shares (amount paid up)

 

Rs.0.187 Million

 

Total

 

Rs.1311.234 Millions

 

I. PRE-SPLIT AND BUYBACK OF EQUITY SHARES:

a) 35,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each allotted as fully paid up without payment being received in cash.

b) 15,423,900-1/2 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up by way of Bonus Shares capitalised from General Reserve and Share Premium Account.

c) 950,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid up issued to Financial Institutions on part conversion of Loans/Debentures.

d) 4,374,945 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up to the Shareholders of Amalgamating Companies pursuant to the Schemes of Amalgamation.

e) 135,174 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up on conversion of 237-4% Euro Bonds of the Face Value of US$ 11,85,000/-.

f) 11,887,469 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up, in terms of Scheme of Arrangement and Reorganisation.

g) 12,649,218 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up, pursuant to the scheme of Arrangement and Amalgamation between the company and Bilt Graphic Papers Limited

h) 21,160,820 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up against Global Depository Shares (GDS) aggregating to USD 35 Million.

i) 92,775 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each allotted as fully paid up on conversion of 9.5 % Fully Convertible Debentures.

j) 23,278,276 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each allotted in the previous year at a premium of Rs. 76.20/- per share against conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) of Face Value US$ 45,000,000.

 

II. POST-SPLIT AND BUYBACK OF EQUITY SHARES:

a) Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement and Reorganisation under Section 391 - 394 of the Companies Act 1956, approved by High Court of Mumbai (Nagpur Bench) vide its order dated 30.11.2007 (Scheme), one Equity Share of Rs.10/- each was subdivided into five Equity Shares of Rs.2/- each and simultaneous compulsory buyback of two Equity Shares of Rs. 2 each at a price of Rs. 25/- each per share. Consequently 371,414,860, Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each were bought back by the Company at a price of Rs. 25/- per share.

b) Pursuant to the Scheme, certain small shareholders, holding 1,598,451 equity share of Rs.2/- each exercised their option for buyback at a price of Rs.30/- per share and were bought back by the Company.

c) During the year, the Company had allotted the following equity shares to Bilt Paper Holdings Limited (BPHL), a promoter:

(i) 45,000,000 Equity Shares at Rs.30/- per share (face value of Rs.2/- and Premium of Rs.28/-)

(ii) 55,000,000 Equity Shares at Rs.30/- per share (face value of Rs.2/- and Premium of Rs.28/-) upon conversion of 55,000,000 unsecured zero coupon compulsory convertible bonds.


FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

30.06.2010

30.06.2009

30.06.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

1311.234

1111.234

1111.200

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

15201.781

12386.488

11568.700

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

16513.015

13497.722

12679.900

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

3864.525

5090.402

5427.800

2] Unsecured Loans

4756.292

3806.037

3979.100

TOTAL BORROWING

8620.817

8896.439

9406.900

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

1008.713

968.713

916.178

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

26142.545

23362.874

23003.034

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

9715.808

8488.151

7639.253

Construction and Installation – in Progress including Expenditure thereon (Pending Allocation

855.139

1918.260

747.504

Advance against Capital Assets

29.613

22.353

598.945

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

11510.275

2855.471

2855.471

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1783.281

1300.003

1344.596

 

Sundry Debtors

2218.652

2054.245

1852.520

 

Cash & Bank Balances

821.917

104.107

3637.830

 

Interest accured on Investment and Fixed Deposits

0.239

0.197

0.113

 

Loans & Advances

4447.613

10298.534

7831.924

Total Current Assets

9271.702

13757.086

14666.983

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

150.778

34.907

20.118

 

Other Current Liabilities

2474.552

1426.159

1283.973

 

Provisions

2614.662

2254.030

2260.655

Total Current Liabilities

5239.992

3715.096

3564.746

Net Current Assets

4031.710

10041.990

11102.237

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

36.649

59.624

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

26142.545

23362.874

23003.034

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

30.06.2010

30.06.2009

30.06.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

10205.779

9993.310

9349.200

 

 

Other Income

63.195

49.503

30.012

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

10268.974

10042.813

9379.212

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Costs

6566.364

6475.062

5878.397

 

 

Purchases

566.741

432.620

359.841

 

 

Personnel Costs

697.591

617.964

491.719

 

 

Administration, Selling and Miscellaneous Costs

505.045

360.631

201.670

 

 

Deferred Revenue Expenditure – Amortised (Net)

36.649

40.973

64.095

 

 

Increase / Decrease in Stock

(34.420)

(214.020)

98.862

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

8337.970

7713.230

7094.584

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

1931.004

2329.583

2284.628

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

223.226

137.766

278.128

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

1707.778

2191.817

2006.500

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

833.743

769.544

633.780

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

874.035

1422.273

1372.720

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

291.201

168.420

78.242

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

582.834

1253.853

1294.478

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

3025.269

2271.384

1704.639

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

150.000

250.000

300.000

 

 

Proposed Dividend

382.199

324.968

388.867

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

3150.904

3025.269

2271.384

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

F. O B. Value of Exports

204.988

96.874

230.731

 

 

Interest on Loan

53.849

212.671

70.917

 

 

Other Earnings

6.621

0.000

0.000

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

265.211

309.545

301.648

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

900.043

549.735

977.940

 

 

Components, Spare Parts and Other Stores

127.502

520.568

86.913

 

 

Others

50.288

47.685

22.345

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1077.833

1117.988

1087.198

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

 

 

 

 

- Basic

1.02

2.26

NA

 

- Diluted

0.92

2.02

NA

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.09.2010

31.12.2010

31.03.2011

30.06.2011

Type

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Net Sales

2569.700

2764.500

2613.700

2700.200

Total Expenditure

2133.200

2322.700

2157.100

2315.700

PBIDT (Excl OI)

436.500

441.800

456.600

384.500

Other Income

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Operating Profit

436.500

441.800

456.600

384.500

Interest

84.800

84.900

94.800

110.100

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

351.700

356.900

361.800

274.400

Depreciation

193.300

208.000

209.300

229.800

Profit Before Tax

158.400

148.900

152.500

44.600

Tax

61.300

58.100

59.300

24.100

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

97.100

90.800

93.200

20.500

Extraordinary Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

97.100

90.800

93.200

20.500

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.06.2010

30.06.2009

30.06.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

5.67

120.23

13.80

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

8.51

136.38

14.63

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

9.42

10.33

9.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.05

0.10

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.31

0.27

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.76

3.70

4.11

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

OPERATIONS:

 

The net sales of the Company increased by 34 per cent over the previous year to Rs.37945.900 Millions. Despite significantly higher depreciation and finance charges on account of significant on stream capacity expansions, the Company increased its net profit after tax by almost 28 per cent over the previous year to Rs.2404.100 Millions.

 

During the year, there were significant turnarounds in the pulp business at Kamalapuram and the Malaysian operations at Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd. (SFI), the Company’s Malaysian subsidiary. SFI registered an annual domestic volume growth of 30 per cent.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

OVERVIEW

 

The  global  economic slowdown, witnessed since September  2008,  continued through  the first half of 2009. Most developed economies  registered  very low  or  negative GDP growth. This was particularly true for  countries  in Europe where there was a sharp reduction in economic activity. Even leading emerging  economies like China and India too saw a drop in their  otherwise high GDP growth rates.

 

There  were  some positive signs since October  2009.  With  a degree  of stabilisation in financial markets, there were  renewed  capital flows,  especially into the emerging markets of China and India.  The  real sector,  too,  has  seen a turnaround. The US has  registered  a  recovery, recording positive growth from Q3, 2009; China recorded 8.7 per cent growth in 2009 and has been showing double-digit growth in the last two  quarters; and India has grown by 7.4 per cent in 2009-10, compared to 6.7 per cent  a year earlier. There are clear expectations that India will achieve 8.5  per cent growth in 2010-11, and regain its momentum. In the first half of 2010, there  has  certainly  been  greater optimism and  a  revival  in  business sentiments,  particularly in the growing Asian economies led by  China  and India.

 

The  paper  and  pulp  industry has a  strong  intrinsic  correlation  with economic  development. And, in line with the macro environment,  there  has been a gradual improvement in demand through the course of 2009-10.  The  structural changes in the industry  has  become  even  more apparent. With demand being subdued, particularly in developed markets, the industry  has  become much more price sensitive. This has  started  putting immense  pressure  on  high cost production  facilities  in  these  western countries, paving way for low cost producers in the east to increase  their exports.

 

While  paper prices improved during 2009- 10, the increase was not in  line with the price growth seen in raw materials, particularly pulp. In  effect, there  was  a  major squeeze in the margin between pulp  prices  and  paper

prices, putting a lot of pressure on profit margins of paper  manufacturing companies.

 

Being  a leading Indian paper manufacturer with global presence,  subject was directly  or  indirectly affected by all these developments. With manufacturing facilities in  India and Malaysia, subject has a low production cost base with presence in  growing markets.  This  strategic  positioning  helped  the  Company  deliver  much improved  results in 2009-10.

 

PAPER BUSINESS

 

MARKETS AND PRODUCTS

 

In  line  with  the  trend in the recent  past,  the  global  paper  market continued  to  witness  a structural shift towards increase  in  demand  in emerging economies, particularly in Asia. In fact, the share of Asia in the global  paper  market has increased to around 39 per cent in the  last  few years.  Much of this is due to the inherent economic development  in  these countries  accompanied by various changes in usage patterns and  levels  of technology penetration across different markets. Specifically, in  2009-10, the  newer Asian markets emerged faster from the economic downturn of  2008 and  recorded growth in paper demand, while the mature developed  economies continued to witness a contraction in paper demand.

 

Subject has been steadily building and increasing its presence in the  growing Asian  markets. India remains its principal market while the  Company  also caters  directly to the Malaysian and South East Asian markets through  its international subsidiary Sabah Forest Industries (SFI).

 

A  significant development for subject in 2009-10 was the rapid  emergence  of exports  as  a  contributor to the Company's  revenues.  In  2009-10,  subject exported  to 86 countries across the globe which accounted for over 14  per cent  of  subject's  volumes produced in India. This is a  reflection  of  the Company's  ability  to  leverage global  opportunities  emerging  from  its position as a low cost quality manufacturer.

 

While  the  Company has increased its global presence, subject continued  to focus on penetrating the Indian market and strengthened its positioning  as a  paper  Company of the country. Today, India is the  15th  largest  paper consumer  in the world. The total paper consumption in India was  close  to 9.8 million MTPA in 2009-10. And, it is one of the fastest growing markets. The market size is expected to increase to 20 million MT by 2020.

 

This demand growth in India is quite natural. Even within Asia, India still has  one  of the lowest per capita paper consumption - of around 9  kg.  In comparison,  Japan has a per capita consumption of 250 kg; Korea stands  at

170 kg; China is at around 46 kg; and even Indonesia's consumption of 22 kg per  person  is much more than India's. Clearly, India has  a  considerable head  room  for  growth. And, given its  economic  growth  and  demographic transformation,  the  Indian market presents tremendous  opportunities  for paper manufacturers.

 

While  there is considerable scope for growth in the Indian  paper  market, competition  has  also  increased.  From  a  supply-side  perspective,  the industry  is witnessing large capital investments in  capacities.  Already, some  large new capacities have come into the market including  significant increase  in capacities of subject. While demand growth is in line  to  absorb this  increased capacity, competition will certainly increase in  the  near term.  Growing  revenues and holding on to market shares will  be  the  key challenges for subject in the near term.

 

Broadly  speaking,  the paper industry is classified into  two  segments  - paper  and  paperboard  (writing,  printing,  packaging  and  tissue),  and newsprint.  Subject operates in the paper and paperboard market, within  which it is primarily in the writing and printing paper segment. It continues  to maintain  a  good position in the writing and printing  paper  industry  in India.

 

Broadly  speaking,  the paper industry is classified into  two  segments  - paper  and  paperboard  (writing,  printing,  packaging  and  tissue),  and newsprint.  Subject operates in the paper and paperboard market, within  which it is primarily in the writing and printing paper segment. It continues  to maintain  a  good  position in the writing and printing  paper  segment  in India.

 

The Company's writing and printing paper business can be divided into  five categories  - coated wood-free, uncoated wood-free, copier paper,  business stationery  and  cream-wove. Subject is also into the tissue  paper  business, which is classified under a separate business division.

 

*  Coated Wood-Free

 

Coated  wood-free continued to grow at an estimated rate of 9 per  cent  to 416,000  MTPA  in 2009-10. This includes blade coated, air knife  and  cast coated  products. Subject continued to develop its market leadership in  India in this category. In fact, its market share has increased from 39 per  cent in  2008-09 to 48 per cent in 2009-10. Much of this increased market  share is  the result of the increased capacity of coated paper at Bhigwan,  which came on stream during the latter part of 2008-09 and was stabilised through 2009-10.

 

In the coated segment, the two-side coated paper market grew by 15 per cent to 234,000 MTPA in 2009-10; and the two-side coated board market grew by 10 per  cent to 79,000 MTPA. Chart A and Chart B shows shares of 45  per  cent and 54 per cent, respectively.

 

In  the  coated  segment, blade coated products command  higher  value  and accounted  for an estimated market size of 370,000 MTPA in 2009-10,  or  89 per  cent  of  the  total coated  segment.  Among  different  blade  coated products,  the  blade coated paper market grew by 15 per cent  in  2009-10, while  that  for  blade coated board increased by 10 per  cent.  With  both growth  rates  being higher than the aggregate growth of  coated  paper  in India,  the  share  of two-side blade coated paper in  the  overall  coated products market in India increased to 56 per cent in 2009-10; while that of blade coated boards increased to 19 per cent during 2009-10.

 

A  significant  development that helped the Company support  its  increased capacities  was  the dynamic role taken in creating a  new  market  segment within  one-side coated paper and boards. Traditionally, this  segment  was catered to by air-knife coated paper. Subject has redefined this market  space by  introducing  its  blade  coated premium  product.  The  enhanced  value proposition  in terms of better performance to price ratio has helped  this product  gain significant market tractions.  The one-side coated market  is estimated  to  be  81,000 MTPA in 2009-10. So far,  Blade  coated  one-side coated market size is estimated 57000 MTPA in 2009-10 and Subject has a market share of 73 per cent.

 

With a focus on high value added products, subject continues to concentrate on blade coated products within the coated segment, as reflected in Chart C.

 

While on one end, subject continuously focuses on introducing new products, it has  also  geared itself to compete in this market  which  is  increasingly becoming  commoditised.  This strategy focuses on  reducing  costs  through larger  scale  of operations and better efficiencies  in  production  while simultaneously focusing on enhanced customer service through a  multiformat distribution network.

 

* Uncoated Wood-Free

 

During  2009-10, the Indian uncoated market - comprising Low Bright and  Hi Bright  segments  - grew by 6 per cent to 1,020,000 MTPA.  The  market  for uncoated  wood-free  in  India is highly fragmented  with  a  multitude  of products  and manufacturers. The segment is largely restricted to  domestic players, and price trends are set by domestic competition.

 

Subject continues to offer a wide range of products in the uncoated  wood-free segment  and remains the largest player in this space. While maintaining  a presence  in  each  product category, it has  laid  greater  importance  on optimising its product mix for greater profitability. With this  objective, the  Company  has been focusing on the higher value Hi Bright  segment.  Hi Bright,  which  accounts for around 54 per cent of  the  uncoated  maplithosegment,  grew by 8 per cent in 2009-10.

 

Most of subject's major brands in this segment maintained their market shares. Sunshine  Super Printing Paper used for offset printing has a market  share of 10 per cent. T.A. NSD has a market share of 9 per cent, subject  introduced a new brand `Bilt Magna Print', which has acquired a market share of 8  per cent. Other brands of Hi Bright maplitho have 11 per cent market share.

 

With the commissioning of the new paper machine at Ballarpur in the end  of 2009-10, subject has almost doubled the capacity in uncoated paper that it had built over the five decades. Much of the capacity has been expanded on  the higher  value  segment  of  the uncoated  market.  The  Company  has  taken aggressive  steps to penetrate the market with the new capacity. There  has been  an  increase in the distributor network and a clear focus  exists  on pushing products into up-country India. In the highly commoditised uncoated wood-free market, price competition is the key challenge. To counter  this, the  Company relies on superior delivery processes to differentiate  itself from  competitors,  while  keeping its costs aligned to  the  best  in  the industry.

 

*   Copier

 

Copier  is a forward integration of the uncoated wood-free  paper  segment. This  includes maplitho paper cut in sizes and characteristics best  suited for  desktop printing and copying. Copier is another fast growing  segment. The  mill packed copier market in India grew by 15 per cent during  2009-10 to 370,000 MTPA.

 

Subject  has  three brands in the market -Copy Power, Image  Copier  and  BILT Matrix. The Copy Power brand grew by 6 per cent, while Image Copier grew by 17  per  cent. Today, Copy Power has a market share of  10per  cent,  while Image  Copier's share is 12 per cent. BILT Matrix and other brands sold  by subject  through  its own retail chain grew by 100 per cent and have a  4  per cent market share.

 

With  a  25 per cent share, subject remains the second largest player  in  the Indian  copier market. Moreover, with steady ramping up of production,  the Company  is  well  positioned to claim market leadership  in  this  rapidly growing segment.

 

*  Creamwove

 

This is a high volume, low value product segment. In volume terms, it is by far the largest segment in India. This segment is characterised by  several producers  in  the country with sub-optimal capacities, and the  market  is highly  price sensitive. This market is growing at around 3-4 per cent  and is estimated to be 1.55 million MTPA in 2009-10.

 

Strategically,  over the years, subject has focused on moving up in the  value chain  and  stressed  on  higher  value  products.  Consequently,  it   has marginalised  creamwove  capacities. However, the Company  recognises  that this  is a large segment and a major paper player like subject  would  ideally like  to  have  a presence in this market. Thus, it  continues  to  explore different  strategies  and opportunities to develop its  presence  in  this market, but without sacrificing returns.

 

*  Sabah Forest Industries (SFI)

 

In  addition to the Indian market, subject directly operates in the  Malaysian market through its subsidiary Sabah Forest Industries (SFI). While there is a  degree  of integration in the operations of the two  companies,  from  a market perspective, SFI focuses on Malaysia and its neighbouring countries. The  uncoated wood-free surface-sized market size in Malaysia is  estimated to  be  around  2,20,000 MTPA, where SFI has a share of 28  per  cent.  The uncoated  wood-free  un-surface-sized market in Malaysia  is  estimated  at around  60,000  MT  where SFI has 73 per  cent  share.  Having  streamlined operations, SFI witnessed a turnaround in 2009-10 and registered an  annual domestic  volume growth of 30 per cent, which translates into an  increased overall market share from 30 per cent to 38 per cent.

 

*  Tissue and Hygiene

 

The tissue business displayed encouraging growth in 2009-10. Sales grew  by around 60 per cent, which was the highest growth rate recorded amongst  all the  organised  players  in  the industry.  This  growth  was  achieved  by expanding the Company's operations across India, making a strong headway in the institutional market and launching a variety of quality products  aimed at discerning consumers.

 

During  2009-10,  subject also initiated a sustained  brand  campaign  through promotions  and road-shows. This is aimed at educating final consumers  and developing  strong brand equity. On the operations front,  vendor  strategy was  realigned to consolidate the growing volume of business  and  leverage the  higher scale of business to negotiate better buying prices and  better quality.  This initiative helped offset some of the steep increase in  base tissue prices. In addition, the entire supply chain and logistics was  also revamped to cater to the higher and wider growth.

 

OPERATIONS

 

Subject's   consolidated  paper  manufacturing  operations  span  across   six production  units.  Of these, five are in India and one  in  Malaysia.  The Indian units are located at Ballarpur (Maharashtra), Bhigwan (Maharashtra), Shree Gopal (Haryana), Sewa (Orissa) and Ashti (Maharashtra). The Malaysian unit  is in the State of Sabah.All plant-wise developments  and  production details are given in the next section.

 

* Unit: Ballarpur

 

During  2009-10,  Unit Ballarpur produced 191,294 MT  of  paper  (including trial  run). There were significant improvements made in paper  quality  in terms of brightness, opacity, bulk and shade of paper by using precipitated calcium  carbonate (PCC) as filler. A precipitated calcium carbonate  (PCC) plant   has  been  setup  at  site  as  a  satellite  plant  for   in-house requirements.

 

The  mill  has  changed  over to alkaline sizing  on  three  of  its  paper machines.  There was also improvement in ash retention, which has  resulted in enhancing the quality of paper while achieving substantial reduction  in specific fibre consumption.

 

There  has been a significant increase in capacity of Unit  Ballarpur  with the  installation  of a new paper machine, PM-7 which was  commissioned  by Allimand,  France with an installed capacity of 165,000 MTPA.  In  2009-10, PM-7 has produced 73,660 MT of Paper (including trial run production),  out of  which  about 36 per cent paper was exported.The total exports  of  this Unit was 33,677 MT of paper. The quality produced out of this machine is of global standards in terms of all aspects.

 

New  paper  finishing  equipments  like  Globe  rewinder,  Pasaban  Synchro sheeters  and  Beilomatic  ream wrapping  machines,  Shrink  Wrap  Bundling Machine  and  Stretch Reel Wrap Machine have been commissioned  to  provide better  cut  and packed paper to customers. This automation has  helped  in reducing manpower engagement in the mills.

 

On  the product development front, the Unit has  successfully  manufactured new  shades in various products, namely extensible sack craft paper  (ESKP) and  Maplitho NSD Premium paper to meet customer requirements, in  domestic as well as export markets.

 

At  the  back-end,  bleached  pulp  production  was  116831  MT.   Enhanced operational  efficiencies  resulted  in  increased  pulp  production,  with uniform brightness and  increased viscosity. Pulp mill operations have been further  optimised with change in the raw material mix of wood and  bamboo. This  change  has enhanced performance at the paper machines  in  terms  of quality of paper produced.

 

Resource conservation continued to be a key focus area. Water  conservation is a key area where the mill has reduced water consumption to 76 m3/T paper by  3-R  (Reduce-Reuse-Recycle)  methodology.  While  the  Unit  has  added additional  equipments for improving quality of paper, which has  increased electrical  load,  power consumption was reduced to 1098  kWh/T.  This  was achieved through implementation of various energy saving innovations across the  pulp & paper manufacturing process. Steam consumption was  reduced  to 3.1 T/T from 3.6 T/T through installation of thermo compressor on PM-6.

 

Achievements and Awards

 

*  The  Mill  has implemented 5S initiative  with the help  of  a  renowned consultant to improve overall operations and housekeeping levels.

 

* Unit Ballarpur is certified for FSC COC & CW certificate from the  Forest Stewardship Council.

 

*  Unit Ballarpur is also certified for OHSAS 18001:2007 by DNV.  Now,  the Unit  has  a certified integrated management system of ISO  9001:2008,  ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007.

 

* Unit Ballarpur also secured the First Prize for Excellence in Environment Management awarded by the Greentech Foundation, New Delhi.

 

*  Unit: Bhigwan

 

The  total production at Bhigwan in 2009-10 was 248,983 MT of coated  paper and  coated Boards. The existing paper line produced 133,234 MT  of  coated paper and coated boards - an increase of 9,150 MT over 2008- 09. The  total export of this Unit was 49,763 MT of paper.

 

To  meet requirements from increased production, a new pasaban Sheeter  was installed  in  the  finishing house. In order to  handle  increased  export volumes  and  to satisfy the demand of customers for bulk  packing,  a  new German make shrink hooding machine was also installed.

 

The new paper machine line, which was erected and commissioned in a  record period  of  10 months and started commercial production from the  month  of March  2009 produced 115,749 MT of coated paper. The ramp up of  production in  this machine was as per plan and the machine is now operating  at  full efficiency.

 

During 2009-10, the Unit has developed some new products. These include LWC 65 GSM, chromo 65 GSM, SBS and playing cardboard. All the new products were well received by the market.

 

Resource  conservation  continued  to be a key focus  area  for  the  Unit. Innovative  process changes and further optimization of  wet-end  chemicals and  coating  formulation  has helped in reducing usage  of  chemicals  and reduction  in fibre consumption. A number of energy  conservation  measures

have resulted in significant reduction in power consumption in the existing paper machine from 654 KWH/MT of paper in 2008-09 to 627 KWH/MT of paper in 2009-10.  Water consumption in the mill has further reduced from  21.07  M3 /MT  of  paper in 2008-2009 to 16.65 M3/MT of paper in 2009-10  by  various water conservation measures and changes in manufacturing process.

 

In addition to TQM which has firmly been established in the Unit, the  Unit was involvedin 5S implementation. The Unit also obtained FSC-COC certification.

 

These  efforts  have  been recognized at various forums and  the  Unit  has received the following awards in the year 2009-10:

 

* Good Green Governance award from Srushti Publications, New Delhi.

 

* Greentech Environment award for Environment Excellence.

 

* Greentech Safety Award. 

 

* Unit: Shree Gopal

 

During 2009-10, Unit Shree Gopal produced 81,181 MT of paper, which was 531 MT higher than the production achieved in 2008-09.

 

Unit  Shree  Gopal undertook various quality   improvement  initiatives  to improve customer servicing and satisfaction. Some of these include:

 

* Achieved On Time In Full (OTIF) score   consistently above 90 per cent

 

* Reduction in customer complaints by 30 per cent in 2009-10

 

* Installed new re-winder to improve the cut quality of reels

 

* Installed new single hard nip calendar to improve paper quality in  terms of two sidedness

 

* Replaced dryers from bush bearings to antifriction bearings to avoid  oil dripping in paper

 

*  Installed  broke  screen with 0.25 mm slotted basket  to  improve  paper cleanliness

 

* Removed conventional Duplex sheeters and increased volume of synchro  cut and on line ream packed paper to the market

 

The  Unit  developed  some new products including MMPP  Chaimos  for  Kuran printing in retail segment for the export market and Sunlit Cartridge.

 

In  the area of environment protection, the Unit has  continuously  ensured compliance  to `CREP' norms and achieved all the norms of treated  effluent and boiler stacks emissions well below the norms laid down by Haryana State Pollution Control Board. Overall waterconsumption in the mills reduced from 125 m3/t to110 m3/t while effluent discharge decreased from 100 m3/t to  80 m3/t.  The  Unit also installed an online `Suspended  Particulate  Monitor' (SPM) at all the boiler stacks.

 

On  energy consumption, Unit Shree Gopal achieved major reduction in  steam consumption in the recovery section. This reduced Active Alakali from  8.55 t/t  in  2008-  09  to  7.8 t/t in 2009-10.  As  a  result,  overall  steam

consumption in mills reduced from 8.3 t/t of paper to 8.0 t/t of paper.  In addition,  overall power consumption reduced by around 180 kwh  (approx  20 kwh/t).  This  was achieved by taking measures like  replacing  inefficient

motors  with  energy  efficient motorsin  the  plant,  installing  Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's), Screw compressor at Pasaban sheeter and  shutting down of four water tube wells .

 

A  new  railway weigh bridge was installed for 100 per  cent  weighment  of Wood/  Bamboo rakes at the mill site resulting in substantial reduction  in demurrage  charges. Three Diamond make Soot Blowers at ABL recovery  boiler was  set  up.  This has resulted in increased run time of  boiler  from  45 daysto  90  days. The failing 317 L lines in Pulp mill  was  replaced  with Titanium, resulting in improved uptime of the plant.

 

As  a part of the management commitment towards system  implementation,  in 2009-10,  Unit Shree Gopal achieved the following in addition  to  existing Quality system ISO 9001- 2008:

 

* ISO 14001-2004 certification 

 

* OSHAS 18001-2007 certification 

 

* FSC - COC certification 

 

* Implemented 5S initiative in Pulp Mill 

 

*  Unit: Sewa

 

During  2009-10, Sewa produced 70,143 MT of paper. Major focus was  on  new product  development  and brightness improvement at  the  bleaching  stage, which  was achieved by changing the bleaching sequence from five stages  to four stages and replacing hypo with chlorine dioxide. On the product front, the  Unit  focused  on developing products in close  association  with  the retail  business. This included producing high bright in Image  Copier  and MTV 65 gsm Premium Copy Paper.

 

In line with subject's quest for continuous improvements in the quality of its products,   various  other  quality  up-gradation  initiatives  were   also implemented  such  as  installation  of caliper  profiler,  new  hot  stock screening  system in pulp mill, new centri-cleaner system and  new  chipper for chip qualityimprovement.

 

Resource conservation continued to be a key focus area for the unit.  Steam consumption  reduced from 3.59 MT/MT of paper in 2008-09 to 3.55  MT/MT  of paper in 2009-10.

 

In line with initiatives under the Corporate Responsibility of  Environment Protection   (CREP)   programme,  various   environmental   projects   were implemented. In addition, complete revamping and upgrading of the pulp mill is  being  carried  out  to switch to  an  even  less  polluting  bleaching sequence.  The  Unit has constructed one Engineering Land  Fill  for  solid hazardous  waste  (ETP sludge) disposal. Moreover, the  effluent  discharge system has also been revamped.

 

OFFICE SUPPLY AND STATIONERY BUSINESS (OSSB)

 

Traditionally, subject's business has been production and distribution driven. As  the  Company  evolved by introducing newer  products  and  distribution channels,  it had to move into more consumer centric businesses. The  foray into  the  office  supplies  and stationery business was  a  step  in  this direction.

 

Although  the  business  is  different  in  nature,  it  leverages  several strengths  of  the Company in terms of its products,  knowledge  of  supply chain and most importantly, the BILT brand value.

 

The paper based office supplies segment in India is estimated to have grown by  8  per cent to Rs.21000.000 millions in 2009-10. While the  market  is  fairly large  in  value  terms,  the  segment  is  highly  fragmented  with   many unorganised  players. This segment has explosive  growth potential-and  as  a market leader in the paper industry, it can  take  the leadership  role  in  taking  this segment to a new  level.  On  one  hand, there are immense growth possibilities; on the other, there is  significant scope to improve profits through innovative value additions. In many  ways, this business completes the paper value chain right from forest development to  meeting  customer needs. It is also an essential link to  preserve  and grow  subject's  market leadership in the paper industry.  Thus,  the  Company continues to carefully position itself and develop this business.

 

This  business  has also built a sizeable product range  in  the  Non-Paper segment through products like pencils, glue sticks, tapes, sticky notes and files  and folders. The business uses its sales and distribution  strengths to gain market share in these categories.

 

During 2009-10, subject's Office Supplies and Stationery Business grew by over 30 per cent taking the total turnover to Rs.2440.000 millions. Today, the Company's foray in consumer products has grown to 40,000 outlets across 300 locations in India.

 

There are three major brands in this segment:

 

*  Royal  Executive  Bond (REB): REB is for quality  bond  paper  used  for desktop and letter head printing. REB is a market leader and controls  more than 80 per cent market share in its segment.

 

* BILT Matrix: BILT Matrix notebooks have now attained an iconic status  in the stationery category and have become a benchmark for design and  quality across all categories.

 

*  BILT Ten On Ten: This brand focuses on students. Introduced a couple  of years  ago, it has gained a sizeable market share and high  brand  saliency within its category. In this range, subject markets various licensed  products like MTV, NICK, DORA, SPONGEBOB KKR and CSK.

 

During  2009-10,  the Company's business products were promoted  through  aseries of brand campaigns, road shows, customer contact programmes,  direct mail marketing and outlet merchandising like shop-in-shop dispensers  which exclusively displayed subject products.

 

Subject  launched 200 SKUs during 2009-10, taking the total to 1025  SKUs.  It strengthened  export operations and supplied a large portfolio of  products to developed and developing markets. Several major global retailers  across the world consider subject as a key supply chain partner. The Company  expects the turnover from the Office Supply and Stationery Business to increase  to over Rs.3000.000 millions in 2010-11.

 

RETAIL

 

Subject  entered the Office Supply Retailing Business with the launch  of  its first  store and the B2B business under the brand name `P3'  (Paper,  Print and  Pens)  in  June  2008. The P3 business retails  a  complete  suite  of office supplies vide its B2B & B2C platform.

 

The   overall  office  supplies  market  (consumables)  is   estimated   at Rs.180000.000 millions.  It is largely unorganised but with  major  international players  entering  the space, it is expected to soon have  a  fairly  large organised segment.

 

Subject's  one stop paper and office supplies store - P3, answers  all  office needs  ranging  from  stationery, technology, corporate  gifting  to  print solutions. With a range of 16,000 SKU's, the impressive P3 line of products

and  services would go a long way in establishing subject as a pan  India  one stop solution for office supplies in the years to come.

 

Its footprint has expanded significantly on the B2C side and is present  in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore with 11 stores in the second year  of operation.  On the B2B front, it services leading corporates and the  total client  list  exceeds  500. The brand P3 lives up to  the  promise  of  the Choice  of the Professional by providing the highest levels  of  customer service, satisfaction and enduring value.

 

This foray is backed up by a robust supply chain and IT backend wherein  they engage  the best third party logistics partners for catering  to  corporate supplies.

 

During  2009-10, the retail business grew by about 180 per cent taking  the turnover  to  Rs.520.000 millions. The Company expects the  turnover  from  retail business  to  double in 2010-11 with 17 stores across all major  cities  in India.

 

CAPACITY EXPANSION

 

Much  of the capacity expansion programmes initiated in the last few  years came  on-line in 2009-10 for the India operations, while at  SFI,  capacity expansion of pulp was launched.

 

* Unit Bhigwan

 

Total production from the newly commissioned paper line was 115,749  tonnes in  2009-10.  This is a capacity utilisation of 88 per cent  reflecting  an effective production ramp up.

 

* Unit Ballarpur

 

Paper  from  the  new  machine was reeled  on  1  August  2009.  Commercial production  commenced  from 1 December 2009 and the  total  production  was 73,660  tonnes (including  trial run production). This shows a 63  per  cent capacity utilisation.

 

* SFI

 

The  expansion project was reconfigured to produce market pulp  instead  of increasing the paper capacity. Expected capacity increase is 120,000 ADT/ annum of market pulp to cater to BHKP demand in Indian operations.

 

For  this  expansion, majority of equipment ordering has  taken  place  and balance mechanical / electrical / automation contracts shall be awarded  by September  2010.  Civil  work  has  commenced  in  all  the  areas  and  is progressing satisfactorily. New wood handling line shall be commissioned in September 2010.

 

The  new  Plant shall be commissioned progressively from May 2011.  A  shut down of fibre Line shall be undertaken in Quarter 3, 2011, after which  the increased capacity shall be realised.

 

AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER I YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2011

 

(Rs in millions)

 

Particulars

 

Standalone

For the Quarter ended 30.06.2011

(Audited)

For the Year ended 30.06.2011

(Audited)

1. a) Net Sales

2673.300

10591.200

b) Other Operating Income

26.900

56.900

Total

2700.200

10648.100

 

 

 

2. Expenditure

 

 

(a) Amortisation of Deferred Revenue Expenditure

--

--

(b) (Increase)/decrease in Stock in Trade and Work In Progress

(36.200)

(245.000)

(c) Consumption of Raw Materials

733.000

3325.200

(d) Purchases of Traded Goods

178.700

782.600

(e) Consumption of store and spares

444.400

1599.700

(f) Power, Fuel and Water Charges

503.800

1900.300

(g) Personal Cost

237.100

769.800

(h) Depreciation

229.800

840.400

(i) Other Expenditure

254.900

796.100

Total

2545.500

9769.100

 

 

 

3. Profit / (Loss) From Operations before other Income Interest & Exceptional Items (1-2)

154.700

879.000

4. Other Income

--

--

5. Profit/(Loss) before Interest and Exceptional items (3+4)

154.700

879.000

6. Interest and Financing Charges (Net)

110.100

374.600

7. Profit / (Loss) after interest before Exceptional items (5-6)

44.600

504.400

8. Exceptional Items

--

--

9. Profit / (Loss) form Ordinary Activities before tax (7+8)

44.600

504.400

10. Tax Expense – Estimated:

 

 

-Current Tax / MAT  (Net of MAT entitlement Credit and Write Back of Excess Provisions)

14.100

162.800

-Deferred Tax Liability (Net)

10.000

40.000

 

24.100

202.800

 

 

 

11. Net Profit (+)/ Loss (-) from Ordinary Activities after tax (9-10)

20.500

301.600

12. Extraordinary Items (net of tax expense)

--

--

13. Net Profit(+)/ Loss(-) for the period (11-12)

20.500

301.600

Less: Minority Interest

--

--

Add: Share of Profits in Associates

--

--

Net Profit After Taxation, Minority Interest & Share in Associate Company's Profit

20.500

301.600

14. Paid up Equity Share Capital

--

--

15. Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves as per balance sheet of previous accounting year

--

14874.900

16. Earnings Per Share (EPS)

 

 

(a) Before Deferred Tax

0.05

0.52

(b) After Deferred Tax

0.03

0.46

(c) Diluted EPS for the Quarter r Year

0.03

0.46

17. Debt service coverage ratio

--

1.37

18. Interest service coverage ratio

--

4.59

19. Public Shareholding :

 

 

- Number of Shares

331673154

331673154

- Percentage of Shareholding

50.60%

50.60%

20. Promoter and Promoter group Shareholding

 

 

a). Pledged/ Encumbered

 

 

- Number of Equity Shares of Rs.2/-each

Nil

Nil

- Percentage of Shareholding

 

 

(As a percentage of total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

Nil

Nil

(As a percentage of total share capital of the company)

Nil

Nil

B). Non-encumbered

 

 

- Number of Equity Shares of Rs.2/-each

323850685

323850685

- Percentage of Shareholding

 

 

(As a percentage of total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

100.00%

100.00%

(As a percentage of total share capital of the company)

49.40%

49.40%

 

(Rs in millions)

 

Particulars

 

Standalone

For the Quarter ended 30.06.2011

(Audited)

For the Year ended 30.06.2011

(Audited)

1 Segment Revenues

 

 

(a) Paper

1773.600

6518.700

(b) Paper Products & Office Supplies

899.700

4072.500

(c) Pulp

--

--

(d) Unallocated

--

--

Total

2673.300

10591.200

 

 

 

Less: Inter Segment Revenue

--

--

Net Sales/ income from operation

2673.300

10591.200

 

 

 

2. Segment Results (Profit)(+)/ Loss (-) before tax and interest)

 

 

(a) Paper

111.200

670.800

(b) Paper Products & Office Supplies

63.000

285.100

(c) Pulp

--

--

(d) Unallocated

--

--

Total

174.200

955.900

Less: i) Interest

110.100

374.600

ii) Other un-allocable expenditure net of un-allocable income

19.500

76.900

Total Profit Before Tax

44.600

504.400

 

 

 

3 Capital Employed

(Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)

(Based on reasonable estimates)

 

 

(a) Paper

11337.300

11337.300

(b) Paper Products & Office Supplies

4069.600

4069.600

(c) Pulp

--

--

(d) Unallocated

11656.900

11656.900

 

 

 

Total

27063.800

27063.800

 

SUMMARY OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS ON 30TH JUNE -2011

(Rs in millions)

Particulars

Standalone

As on 30.06.2011

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

 

(a) Share Capital

1311.200

(b) Reserves & Surplus

14874.900

MINORITY INTEREST

--

LOAN FUNDS

9828.900

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY (Net of Assets)

1048.700

TOTAL

27063.800

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

10898.800

 

 

INVESTMENTS

11962.500

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

(a) Inventories

2693.900

(b) Sundry Debtors

2438.400

(c) Cash and Bank Balances

125.000

(d) Loans and Advances

4067.100

 

9324.400

 

 

LESS: CURRENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

 

(a) Current Liabilities

2246.900

(b) Provisions

2874.900

Net Current Assets

4202.500

 

 

Miscellaneous Expenditure (Not written off or adjusted)

--

 

 

TOTAL

27063.800

 

Notes

 

1. During the year, the company has acquired 100% stake in the equity share capital of Premier Tissues India Limited (PTIL), making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Consolidated financial results for the year include the financial results of PTIL for the period 09.03.11 to 30.06.11.

 

2. The operations during the year at the step down subsidiary Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd, Malaysia was curtailed due to maintenance shut from 19th September 2010 to 12th October 2010.

 

3. Provision for taxation is net of MAT entitlement credit of the Company's step down subsidiary Bilt Graphic Paper Products Limited amounting to Rs.143.000 millions and Rs.436.000 millions for the current quarter and for the year respectively (Corresponding quarter/previous year- Rs.88.000 millions and Rs.222.700 millions respectively). The provision for consolidated Deferred tax liability for the quarter/ year is net of Rs.371.600 millions deferred tax asset recognised by the Company at it's step down subsidiary Sabah Forest Industries sdn. bhd. (Corresponding quarter/previous year Rs.490.700 millions).

 

4. Eight Investor complaints was received and resolved during the quarter. Investor complaint outstanding at the beginning and end of the quarter was nil.

 

5. The Board has recommended Dividend @ 30 % with a total payout of Rs.457.100 millions inclusive of Dividend Tax.

 

6. The Company's step down subsidiary Bilt International Graphic paper Holdings B.V has issued Perpetual Bonds worth US$ 200 Million August 2011.The Bonds will be eligible for 100% equity credit under International Financial Reporting Standard and 50% Equity Credit for rating purpose.

 

7. These results have been reviewed by the audit Committee, approved by Board of Directors in its meeting held on 18th August' 2011 and have been audited by the statutory auditors of the Company.

 

8. Previous Year figures have been regrouped / rearranged, wherever necessary.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

v      Land

v      Building

v      Railway Sidings

v      Plant, Machinery

v      Furniture

v      Office Equipment

v      Improvements to Leased Assets

v      Vehicles

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PROFILE:

 

Subject is India's manufacturer of writing and printing (W and P) paper. Subject's subsidiaries include BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited (BGPPL); Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), Malaysia's largest pulp and paper company; and BILT Tree Tech Limited (BTTL), which runs subject's farm forestry programme in several states in India. Mr. R.R. Vederah is the Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman.

 

Subject and BGPPL have six manufacturing units across India, which give the company geographic coverage over most of the domestic market. The company has a dominant share of the high-end coated paper segment in India. It accounts for over 51% of the coated wood-free paper market, an impressive 78% of the bond paper market and nearly 37% of the hi-bright Maplitho market, besides being India's largest exporter of coated and uncoated paper. Subject’s acquisition of SFI in 2007 was a watershed event – it was the first overseas acquisition by an Indian paper company, it transformed subject into a major regional player, and elevated subject’s ranking among the global top 100.

 

 


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.46.05

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.20

Euro

1

Rs.66.47

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

65

 

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

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

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.