MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KASTURI AND SONS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Kasturi Building, 859-860, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.02.1940

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-1091

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U22110TN1940PLC001091

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEK00065C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACK3000H

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

The company acts as publishers. The company is engaged in printing, publishing and circulating of magazines and newspapers.  It also acts as importers and exporters.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (59)

 

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 21000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

The company can be considered normal for business dealing 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

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Prashant

Designation :

Accounts Department

Date :

05.01.2011

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Kasturi Building, 859-860, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-28413344 / 8535067/ 28576300

Fax No.:

91-44-28415325/ 28551046

E-Mail :

eskey@thehindu.co.in

hindu@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.hindu.com

 

 

Branches :

Located At:

 

  • Bangalore
  • Kolkata
  • Coimbatore
  • Hyderabad
  • Kochi
  • Kozhikode
  • Madurai
  • Mumbai
  • New Delhi
  • Trichy
  • Trivandrum
  • Vizag
  • Patna
  • Vijayawada

 

Also located At:

 

  • Bahrain
  • Brussels
  • Cape Town
  • Colombo
  • Islamabad
  • London
  • Singapore
  • Tokyo
  • Washington

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Narasimhan Ram

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

43B Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

nram@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

04.05.1946

Qualification :

M.,A, M.S (Journalism), Columbia University

Experience :

42 Years

Date of Appointment :

21.06.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narasimhan Murali

Designation :

 Managing Director

Address :

260A, TTK Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

nmurali@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

11.08.1946

Qualification :

B.Com, A.C.A

Experience :

39 Years

Date of Appointment :

13.11.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narasimhan Ravi

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

43A, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

nravi@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1948

Qualification :

M.A, B.L

Experience :

36 Years

Date of Appointment :

23.07.2005

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Nirmala Lakshmanan

Designation :

Director

Address :

30A, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

nirmala@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

30.01.1954

Qualification :

M.A, Ph.D

Experience :

30 Yearss

Date of Appointment :

04.03.2001

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Nalini Krishnan

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

7A, Parthasarathy Garden, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

nalini@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

13.10.1956

Qualification :

M.D

Experience :

17 Years

Date of Appointment :

21.06.2001

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Parthsarathy Malini

Designation :

Whole Time Director-Joint Editor

Address :

280, J J Road, Chennai – 600 018, Tamilnadu

malinip@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

15.08.1959

Qualification:

M.S. (Journalism), Columbia University, Ph.D

Experience:

25Years

Date of Appointment :

21.06.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramesh Rangarajan

Designation :

Director

Address :

7, Parthasarathy Garden, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu

rramesh@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

18.10.1959

Qualification:

B.A

Experience:

25 Years

Date of Appointment :

21.06.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kasturi Venugopal

Designation :

Director

Address :

43/4, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu

kvenu@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

18.08.1957

Qualification:

M.A, M.S. (Journalism) llinois University

Experience:

28 Years

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kasturi Balaji

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

43/4, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu

kbalaji@thehindu.co.in

Date of Birth/Age :

24.09.1955

Qualification:

B.com, M.M.S

Experience:

31 Years

Date of Appointment :

01.10.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srinath Lakshmi

Designation :

Director

Address :

60, First  Main Road, R A Puram, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu

lakshmi_239@yahoo.com

Date of Birth/Age :

23.09.1959

Qualification:

B.A, C.LIB, SC

Experience:

9 Years

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Akila Vijay Iyengar

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

15, Grange Road, HEX 28-17, Grange Heights, Singapore – 239696

vgi@pacific.net.sg

Date of Birth/Age :

20.06.1965

Date of Appointment :

28.08.2008

  

 

Name :

Mr. Vijaya Arun

Designation :

Director

Address :

122, St. Mary’s Road, Chennai-600018, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.04.1963

Qualification:

M.Sc, PG Diploma in Pre-primary education and in Techning Young Hearing impaired

Experience:

12/2Years

Date of Appointment :

01.10.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. S. Kuppuswamy

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

APT. No “C”, Shrinivas Enclave, Old No. 18, New No. 10, Wason Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600017, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1941

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prashant

Designation :

Accounts Department

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Vijay Iyengar Akila

 

2708

Ravi Aparna

 

4000

R. Ramesh and Ramesh Archit

 

8000

K. Balaji

 

2500

Venugopal Divya

 

5200

Kasturi Kamala

 

2469

M. Krishna

 

4000

Murali Kanta

 

4000

Srinath Lakshmi

 

10463

Venugopal Lavanya

 

5200

Parthasarathy Menaka

 

13020

Parthasarathy Malini

 

10396

Balaji Madhumita

 

11112

Lakshman Nirmala

 

3592

Krishnan Nalini

 

1017

Krishnan Nalini and Krishnan Akshay

 

3500

Krishnan Nalini and Krishnan Ananth

 

3500

Narayan Lakshman

 

3350

R. Ramesh and Ramesh Rohit

 

8000

Rangarajan Shanta

 

12974

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

 

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

 

15.76

Bodies corporate

 

3.07

Directors or relatives of directors

 

81.17

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The company acts as publishers. The company is engaged in printing, publishing and circulating of magazines and newspapers.  It also acts as importers and exporters.

 

 

Product:

Product Description

ITC Code (Item Code)

The Hindu (daily)

 490210.01

The Hindu Business Line (daily)

 490510.01

The Sportstar (Weekly)

 490290.02

Front line (Bi weekly)

 490290.02

 

PRODUCTION STATUS AS ON 31.03.2010

 

Particular

310.03.2010

Installed capacity

(Copies per hour of the Hindu size)

 

1)       of 32 pages

455000

2)       of 24 pages

455000

 

Particular

310.03.2010

Production (in 000’s)

 

1)The Hindu

518595

2) The Hindu Business Line

(Production figures of other publications have not been given as they form less than 10 % of the total in value)

69678

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

1300 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

v      HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, West, Mumbai-400013, Maharashtra, India

v      ICICI Bnk limited, Landmark Race Cource Circle, Alkapuri, Baroda-390 015, Gujarat, India

v      Central Bank of India, Corporate Finance Division, Addison Building, 803 Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002, Tamilnadu, India S

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

As on 31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions )

As on 31.03.2009

(Rs. in Millions)

Term Loans

2868.105

2891.284

Interest Accrued and due

10.951

4.058

Cash Credit

84.526

112.682

Short Term Loans

100.000

300.000

Buyers Credit

253.668

0.000

Total

3317.250

3308.024

 

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

 

Fixed Deposits *

381.449

262.889

From a company

21.504

6.007

Short Term Loans

 

 

From Banks

414.928

100.000

Buyers credit

0.000

492.698

Total

817.881

861.594

 

Note:

 

  1. The Term Loans form Banks are secured by equitable mortgage of immovable properties situated at Chennai(Mount Road and Maraimalai Nagar), Madurai, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Thiruvanthampuram, New Delhi, Mangalore, Trichirapallai, Vijaywada, Cochin and Bangalore. Further they are secured by Hypothecation of machinery situated at all printing centers, other than specific charge. Term loan amounting to Rs.75.000 Millions secured by hypothecation of specific machinery. Due for repayment within twelve months amounting Rs. 1067.613 millions (Previous year Rs.935.550 Millions.)

 

  1. Secured against hypothecations of inventories and book debts

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Brahmayya and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

45, Masilamani Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Joint Ventures:

  • CCI Sourcing Private Limited (CCI)
  • Metronation Chennai Television Limited (MCTL)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

500000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.50.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

176000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.17.600 Millions

 

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

17.600

17.600

17.600

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

5243.666

4998.668

4879.500

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

5261.266

5016.268

4897.100

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

3317.250

3308.024

3052.913

2] liability for Leased Assets

69.069

105.802

93.674

3] Unsecured Loans

817.881

861.594

241.571

TOTAL BORROWING

4204.200

4275.420

3388.158

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

425.613

353.013

296.014

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

9891.079

9644.701

8513.247

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

7013.283

5930.960

4528.211

Capital work-in-progress

142.018

201.652

892.524

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

70.124

59.325

25.125

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1073.245

1952.269

1022.349

 

Sundry Debtors

1510.800

1317.815

1548.491

 

Cash & Bank Balances

534.113

513.493

1799.195

 

Other Current Assets

70.491

73.954

132.097

 

Loans & Advances

799.623

3459.534

2801.031

Total Current Assets

3988.272

7317.065

7303.163

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

756.426

918.303

1265.586

 

Other Current Liabilities

271.870

248.169

330.210

 

Provisions

294.322

2697.829

2639.980

Total Current Liabilities

1322.618

3864.301

4235.776

Net Current Assets

2665.654

3452.764

3067.387

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

9891.079

9644.701

8513.247

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Advertisement

6497.403

6778.194

7279.287

 

 

Circulation

1207.399

1092.455

1103.300

 

 

Other Income

176.927

183.772

186.866

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

7881.729

8054.421

8569.453

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Newsprint, Paper, Ink consumed

2589.142

2958.548

2268.011

 

 

Stores Consumed

180.023

172.970

139.714

 

 

News Gathering

142.668

139.584

120.293

 

 

Power

149.636

131.637

121.077

 

 

Salaries , Wages and Other Employee Benefits

2077.519

1923.410

1530.335

 

 

Commission

8.245

8.034

6.667

 

 

Distribution Expenses

235.738

276.909

204.732

 

 

Repairs, Renewals and Maintenance

135.724

136.409

109.955

 

 

Other Expenses

891.223

916.861

845.563

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

6409.918

6664.362

5346.347

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

1471.811

1390.059

3223.106

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

371.582

307.243

249.284

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1100.229

1082.816

2973.822

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

699.222

629.701

600.597

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

401.007

453.115

2373.225

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

84.144

210.400

895.698

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

316.863

242.715

1477.527

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

2590.453

2772.785

1975.164

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Interim dividend paid during the year

8.800

26.400

110.000

 

 

Interim dividend paid after the close of the years 

26.400

26.400

88.000

 

 

Proposed dividend

26.400

52.800

88.000

 

 

Dividend tax

10.265

17.947

48.606

 

 

Transfer to general reserve

31.700

301.500

345.300

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

2803.751

2590.453

2772.785

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

0.908

0.781

0.786

 

 

Royalty

9.594

15.264

10.259

 

 

Interest

0.465

9.272

7.265

 

 

Advertisement and Other

30.895

63.024

55.940

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

41.862

88.341

74.250

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1125.896

2942.080

1811.417

 

 

Stores & Spares

58.397

110.017

130.320

 

 

Capital Goods

1161.890

540.160

295.174

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

2346.183

3592.257

2236.911

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

1800

1379

8395

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

4.02

3.01

17.24

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

5.21
5.75

28.31

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.65
5.63

20.06

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.07
0.09

0.48

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.05
1.62

1.54

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.02
1.89

1.72

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Details of Sundry Creditors:

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2010

(Rs. in millions)

31.03.2009

(Rs. in millions)

31.03.2008

(Rs. in millions)

Sundry Creditors

756.426

918.303

1265.586

 

 

OPERATIONS AND OUTLOOK:

 

The decline in advertising revenues that began in November 2008 lasted till November 2009, well into the financial year. Newsprint prices showed a sharp downward trend till July-September 2009 but started firming up thereafter and continue to climb. Among the causative factors are capacity rationalization (including mill closures) in Canada and the US, temporary shortage of raw material and increase in ocean freight. The full advantage of lower prices could not be obtained because stocks purchased during the high-price period (second half of 2008) had to be consumed. In the matter of both newsprint costs and advertising revenues, financial year 2009-2010 has followed the same pattern as financial year 2008-2009. Advertisement rates were revised upward on August 1, 2009 and again on June 1, 2010 but they continue to be under pressure due to competition and media buying practices. The circulation of The Hindu increased by 0.90 per cent between the periods July-December 2008 (ABC 14, 53,405) and July-December 2009 (ABC 14, 66,304). The circulation of Business Line increased by 2.90 per cent between the periods July-December 2008 (ABC 1, 71,748) and July-December 2009 (ABC 1, 76,766).

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

KASTURI AND SONS LIMITED

Presented By

KASTURI AND SONS LIMITED

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Memorandum relating to hypothecation of machinery dated 1st September 2003

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Term loan Rs.100.000 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

First charge on machinery on pari passu basis with ICICI Bank Limited

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Interest @ 8.35% per annum

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

HDFC Bank Limited, 751-B, Anna Salai, Mariam Centre, Chennai-600002, Tamilnadu, India

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Nil

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

Nil

 

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the modified 

10219044

Corporate identity number of the company

U22110TN1940PLC001091

Name of the company

KASTURI AND SONS LIMITED

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

Kasturi Building, 859-860, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India

Type of charge

Immovable Property

Particular of charge holder

ICICI Bnk limited, Landmark Race Cource Circle, Alkapuri, Baroda-390 015, Gujarat, India

Email

shanthi.venkatesan@icicibank.com

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

On 21/08/2010 mortgage was created by the borrower in favour of ICICI Bank Limited by deposit of title deeds of immovable properties situated at various places with ICICI Bank Limited acting for itself and as Agent for HDFC Bank Limited in order to create security thereon pursuant to resolution passed by borrower on 29/06/2007.

Date of instrument Creating the charge

21.08.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.150.000 millions

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

Rate of Interest

9.90% p.a.

 

Terms of Repayment

20 quarterly instalments from the middle of fifth quarter from the initial draw down date.

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

First pari pasu charge over immovable properties situated various places with other term lenders both present and future.

Short particulars of the property charged

First pari passu charge over immovable properties of the company situated various places with other term lenders present and future.

Particulars of the present modification 

The equitable mortgage was created by deposit of title deeds of the Companies immovable properties situated various places for this loan which was hither to secured by movables of the company.

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

Ř       Leasehold Land

Ř       Freehold Land

Ř       Building

Ř       Plant and Machinery

Ř       Electrical Installations

Ř          Office Machinery

Ř          Furniture

Ř          Vehicles

 


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.45.20

UK Pound

1

Rs.70.27

Euro

1

Rs.59.99

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

59

 

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.