MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COLE-PARMER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

403 – 404, B Wing, Delphi, Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.10.2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

157018

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U33112MH2005PTC157018

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMS51864B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAJCS7671K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Scientific Instruments.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca (15)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. Profitability of the company appears to be under pressure. There appears to be huge accumulated losses recorded by the company. However, trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings on a secured 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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Ms. Priyanka

Designation :

Purchase Department

Date :

04.01.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

403 – 404, B Wing, Delphi, Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-67162222 / 67162200

Fax No.:

91-22-67162211

E-Mail :

info@coleparmer.in

arvind.sonawane@thermofisher.com

mallarlaw@vsnl.net

Website :

www.coleparmer.in

www.thermofisher.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Jacobus Johannes Bruno Vandersteuijit

Designation :

Director

Address :

1401, Evita, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400076, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.07.1960

Date of Appointment :

15.09.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arvind R Sonawane

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. B – 11003, Shreeji Ville, Opp. Nitin Casting Company, Panchpakhadi, Thane – 400602, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1951

Date of Appointment :

15.09.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ganapathy Ramakrishnan

Designation :

Director

Address :

C – 1203, Synchronicity, Chanivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

16.03.1950

Date of Appointment :

08.11.2006

Date of Cessation:

30.09.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. David Mullen

Designation :

Director

Address :

10, Squrie Drive, North Hampton – 03862, USA

Date of Birth/Age :

10.07.1968

Date of Appointment :

31.03.2007

Date of Ceasing :

14.05.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

3, Vrundavan Bungalow, Thaltej – Shilaj Road, Ahmedababd – 380059, Gujarat, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.03.1945

Date of Appointment :

24.09.2008

Date of Ceasing :

14.05.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Stephen Williamson

Designation :

Director

Address :

93, Adams Street, Lexington, Massachusetts – 02420

Date of Birth/Age :

26.12.1996

Date of Appointment :

08.11.2006

Date of Ceasing :

14.05.2009

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Ms. Priyanka

Designation :

Purchase Department

 

 

Name :

Namita Ashoksingh Rajput

Designation :

Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

19.02.1978

Date of Appointment :

26.07.2010

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Fisher Scientific International Inc., Massachusetts, USA

5527451

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Massachusetts, USA

1755840

Fisher Scientific Company LLC, Pittsburgh PA, USA

100

Total

7283391

 

 

EQUITY SHARES BREAK UP

AS ON 30.09.2010

 

Category

Percentage

 

 

Bodies Corporate

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Scientific Instruments.

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, Credit

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Retailers
  • End Users
  • OEM’s

 

 

No. of Employees :

20 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

HSBC Bank, Powai, Mumbai

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Heritage, 3rd Floor, Near Gujarat Vidyapith, Off. Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380014, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-27582542 / 43 / 66073100

Fax No.:

91-79-27582551

 

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

252, Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai 400028, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. USA

 

 

Holding Company :

  • Fisher Scientific International Inc. USA

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 30.09.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

 

Type

Value

Amount

10000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 /- each

Rs.100.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

 

Type

Value

Amount

7283391

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 /- each

Rs.72.834 Millions

 

Note:

 

Of the above 5527451 equity shares are held by the holding company Fisher Scientific International Inc., USA. The Ultimate Holding Company is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., USA. 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

72.834

72.834

0.100

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

72.734

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(79.238)

(66.660)

(26.893)

NETWORTH

(6.404)

6.174

45.941

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(6.404)

6.174

45.941

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

6.953

18.223

12.680

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

1.585

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

7.080
21.048

22.351

 

Sundry Debtors

53.593
48.276

58.835

 

Cash & Bank Balances

12.803
9.816

10.424

 

Other Current Assets

0.002
0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

6.188
5.350

5.813

Total Current Assets

79.666
84.490

97.423

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

80.573
95.219

57.865

 

Current Liabilities

4.026
0.834

7.463

 

Provisions

8.424
0.486

0.419

Total Current Liabilities

93.023
96.539

65.747

Net Current Assets

(13.357)
(12.049)

31.676

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(6.404)

6.174

45.941

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

175.490

144.371

138.982

 

 

Other Income

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

175.490

144.371

138.982

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Trading Goods

 

 

Employees Emolutions

(181.297)

(188.824)

(148.619)

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

(181.297)

(188.824)

(148.619)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

(5.807)

(44.453)

(9.637)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(5.807)

(44.453)

(9.637)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

6.800

5.286

7.141

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

(12.607)

(39.167)

(16.778)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(0.029)

0.600

0.640

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

(12.578)

(39.767)

(17.418)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(66.660)

(26.893)

(9.474)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(79.238)

(66.660)

(26.892)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Commission Earnings

8.907

12.084

11.057

 

 

Other Earnings

0.000

0.000

1.818

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods

38.024

46.995

34.068

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

(1.73)

(72.56)

(1741.80)

 

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(7.16)
(27.54)

(12.53)

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(7.18)
(27.12)

(12.07)

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(14.55)
(38.12)

(15.23)

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

1.96
(6.34)

(0.36)

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

(14.52)
15.64

1.43

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.85
0.88

1.48

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS:

 

Particulars

31.03.2010

Rs. in Millions

 

31.03.2009

Rs. in Millions

31.03.2008

Rs. in Millions

Sundry Creditors

80.573
95.219

57.865

Total

80.573

95.219

57.865

 

 

NOTE:

Registered office of the company has been shifted from 101A – 101B, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Sion (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India  to the present address w.e.f. 16.04.2010

 

 

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:

Revenue growth was in tune with the opportunities in the market place. The cash flow and credit control were effectively improved. Network was enhanced to promote consumer sales.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

  • Computer
  • Office Equipment
  • Computer Software
  • Goodwill

 

 


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.44.84

UK Pound

1

Rs.69.32

Euro

1

Rs.59.79

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

2

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

2

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

2

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

1

--LEVERAGE

1~10

1

--RESERVES

1~10

--

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--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

 

15

 

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

--

 

 

 

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