MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.01.2011

 

 

Note: The registered office of the company has been shifted from Sector 15-A, Chikhali Village, Pimpri, Pune-411018, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f. 19.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MERCEDES - BENZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

DAIMLER CHRYSLER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

E – 3, MIDC Chakan, Phase III, Chakan Industrial Area, Kuruli and Nighoje, Taluka Khed, Chakan-410501, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.11.1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-83160

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U34102PN1994PTC083160

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNED03140E/PNED03142G

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Motor Vehicles.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (64)

 

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 22000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an Indo-German Joint Venture, promoted by strong promoters. There appears to be some accumulated losses recorded by the company. However trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular.

 

In view of strong promoters the company can be considered normal for 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

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh

Designation :

Accounts Department

Date :

03.01.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Factory :

E – 3, MIDC Chakan, Phase III, Chakan Industrial Area, Kuruli and Nighoje, Taluka : Khed, Chakan-410501, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-2135-673000/ 395000

Fax No.:

91-2135-673953

E-Mail :

raghunandan.pendse@daimlerchrysler.com

dccac1@daimler.com

rajesh.inamdar@daimler.com

raghunandan.pendse@daimler.com

Website :

http://www.mercedes-benz.co.in

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 16.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Joachim Warner Schmidt

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Address :

Angelstrable 15, 75392, Deckenpfronn, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

07.09.1948

Date of Appointment :

24.06.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter Alexander Trettin

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ortmannsheide 310, Krefeld-47804

Date of Birth/Age :

30.11.1958

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Martin Josef Zimmemann

Designation :

Director

Address :

Wiesenweg 10, 73773, Aichhwald, Germany – 73730

Date of Birth/Age :

24.01.1963

Date of Appointment :

09.07.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Eberhard Gothlob Haller

Designation :

Director

Address :

Leinackerstrabe, 69, Germany, Weinstadt 71384

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1951

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bharat Natesan Balasubramanian

Designation :

Director

Address :

Hochdorf, Germany, Hochdorf – 72369

Date of Birth/Age :

14.09.1951

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Matthias Helmut Luehrs

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bilihildstr, Stuttgart 70437, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

07.06.1962

Date of Appointment :

26.02.2009

Date of Ceasing :

01.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hermann Diedrich Bruhn

Designation :

Director

Address :

Weiler Schafhoh 18, D 73230, Kirchheim, Germany – 411037

Date of Birth/Age :

14.10.1955

Date of Appointment :

22.09.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Erich Harald Dietmar Rudolf

Designation :

Director

Address :

Stuttgart, Stuttgart 70546, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

23.03.1963

Date of Appointment :

12.01.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Thomas Alexander Eberhard Hans Schaefer

Designation :

Director

Address :

Kimbernstrasse 75, Schoenaich, Baden Wurttemberg -  71101

Date of Birth/Age :

01.04.1970

Date of Appointment :

26.02.2009

Date of Ceasing:

25.03.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rudolf Walter Thom

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

Bilihildstr, Stuttgart 70437, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

28.10.1947

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2006

Date of Ceasing :

31.03.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Johannes Herbert Fritz

Designation :

Director

Address :

Rosa-Bauer-Strabe 14, Ravensburg -  88212, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

18.05.1965

Date of Appointment :

08.07.2009

Date of Ceasing:

30.11.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Johannes Herbert Fritz

Designation :

Director

Address :

Rosa-Bauer-Strabe 14, Ravensburg -  88212, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

18.05.1965

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2009

Date of Ceasing:

25.03.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Walter Josef Puetz

Designation :

Director

Address :

Murrstrasse 13, Burgstetten – 71576, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

21.02.1953

Date of Appointment :

02.06.2009

Date of Ceasing:

25.03.2010

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Raghunandan Balkrishna Pendse

Designation :

Head Legal Affairs, Company Secretary and Local Compliance Manager

Address :

A 703, Rohan Tapovan, Gokhale Nagar, Pune – 411016, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1956

Date of Appointment :

11.03.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh

Designation :

Accounts Department

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 16.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Daimler Ag , Germany

 

599999999

Alubur Johannes Wilfried

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

600000000

 

As on 16.09.2010

 

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]

 

99.99

Directors or relatives of directors

 

0.01

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Motor Vehicles.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2010)  

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Passenger Cars

NOS

12000

4367

Commercial Vehicles

NOS

2000

209

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information Denied

 

 

Bankers :

v      ABN Amro Bank, Pune, Maharashtra 

v      Citibank N. A., Mumbai, Maharashtra

v      Deutsche Bank AG, Mumbai, Maharashtra

v      Standard Chartered Grindlays Banks, Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

BSR and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

703, 7th Floor, Godrej Castlemaine, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-30585764/ 30585765 / 30585775

Fax No.:

91-20-30585775

Website :

http://www.in.kpmg.com

 

 

Holding Company:

  • Daimler Ag (Hold 100% of the equity share capital at 31st March 2010)

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries:

  • Daimler Financial Services AG
  • Daimler International Assignment Services
  • Daimler Real Estate
  • Daimler South East Asia Pte. Limited
  • Daimler Trucks Korea Limited
  • Mercedes-Benz Do Brazil Ltda.
  • Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
  • Mercedes-Benz Project Consult GmbH
  • Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited
  • Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH

 

 

Institutions Controlled:

Mercedes-Benz Education Academy (control over the operating policies)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 16.09.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

600000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.6000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

600000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.6000.000 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

6000.000

6000.000

6000.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

184.762

186.753

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(475.913)

(1339.682)

(1324.525)

NETWORTH

5708.849

4847.071

4675.475

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

368.759

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

368.759

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5708.849

5215.830

4675.475

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

904.735

997.293

785.005

Capital work-in-progress

37.273

121.099

650.754

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1047.702

430.743

2626.671

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

417.132

347.308

204.174

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

2602.103
3980.043
2217.545

 

Sundry Debtors

667.215
1462.314
87.752

 

Cash & Bank Balances

389.496
496.546
543.861

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

5537.733
5648.633
2882.091

Total Current Assets

9196.547

11587.536

5731.249

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1275.108

4555.266

0.000

 

Other Current Liabilities

1295.913
1078.829
2172.798

 

Provisions

3323.519
2634.054
3149.580

Total Current Liabilities

5894.540

8268.149

5322.378

Net Current Assets

3302.007

3319.387

408.871

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5708.849

5215.830

4675.475

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

15352.542

13439.055

11509.084

 

 

Interest Income

60.327

148.163

190.864

 

 

Other Income

62.446

88.216

138.153

 

 

TOTAL                                    

15475.315

13675.434

11838.101

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

11135.642

10982.875

7671.179

 

 

Personnel Expenses

408.253

393.494

349.035

 

 

Managerial Remunerations

6.190

4.724

3.980

 

 

Other Expenses

2393.914

2245.393

1849.907

 

 

TOTAL                        

13943.999

13626.486

9874.101

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST AND TAX

1531.316

48.948

1964.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                        

210.316

126.948

220.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

1321.000

(78.000)

1744.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

457.000

(63.000)

681.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX

864.000

(15.000)

1063.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

2.296

0.000

0.000

 

 

Commission

4.439

7.121

18.474

 

 

Other Income and Received

147.758

147.434

162.542

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

154.493

154.555

181.016

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

4526.917

5517.484

2387.215

 

 

Stores & Spares

209.437

453.311

313.973

 

 

Capital Goods

718.315

113.652

99.704

 

 

CBU Cars / Trucks / Bus chassis and parts

354.592

840.825

407.400

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

5809.261

6925.272

3208.292

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

1.44

(0.03)

1.77

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

5.58

(0.11)

8.98

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

8.60

(0.58)

15.15

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

13.08

(0.62)

26.76

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.23

(0.02)

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.03

1.78

1.14

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.56

1.40

1.08

 

 

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

1275.108

4555.266

NA

 

 

Fixed Assets:

v      Leasehold Land

v      Plant and Machinery

v      Leased Cars

v      Vehicles

v      Furniture and Fixture

v      Office Equipments

v      Building Sheds  

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No 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.45.31

UK Pound

1

Rs.70.26

Euro

1

Rs.59.56

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

 

64

 

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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