MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.01.2010

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

KUONI VISA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Kuoni House, Colaba, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.01.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-158812

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U75210MH2006FTC158812

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Providing Services Regarding Visas.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

 

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1870000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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 PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish

Designation :

Accountant

Date :

06.01.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Kuoni House, Colaba, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-67289000 / 66562000

Fax No.:

91-22-67289292 / 66561759

E-Mail :

rpavrey@vsnl.com

communication@vfsglobal.com

Website :

www.vfsglobal.com

Area :

3000 sq.ft

Location :

Owned

 

 

Corporate Office :

1st Floor, Kamalacharan, Plot No. 179/180, Jawahar Nagar, Goregaon (West), Mumbai 400062, Maharashtra, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Zubin Karkaria

Designation :

Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age :

21.05.1968

Date of Appointment :

14.05.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Max-Ernst-Katz

Designation :

Director

Address :

Feldblumenstrasse 9, 8134 Adliswil, Switzerland

Date of Birth/Age :

24.04.1955

Date of Appointment :

14.05.2009

Email:

max.katz@kuoni.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hans Fritz Lerch (Foreign)

Designation :

Director

Address :

Stoetzlistrasse 57, 8707 Uetikonamsee, Switzerland

Date of Birth/Age :

22.03.1950

Date of Appointment :

10.07.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ranjit Gobindram Malkani

Designation :

Director

Address :

73 NCPA Apartments, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.03.1950

Date of Appointment :

10.07.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Reto Andreas Wihelm

Designation :

Director

Address :

Zelglistrasse – 2, Brutten 8311, Switzerland

Date of Birth/Age :

08.02.1961

Date of Appointment :

25.04.2005

Email:

reto.wilhelm@kuoni.ch

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bernard A Martyris

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

23.01.1949

Date of Appointment :

01.07.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Stefan R Leser

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

16.02.1967

Date of Appointment :

01.01.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Maliekkal Paul John

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

22.04.1969

Date of Appointment :

14.10.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter Francis Rothwell

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

15.04.2010

Date of Appointment :

15.04.2010

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. N Venkatesan

Designation :

Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

12.07.1963

Date of Appointment :

11.03.2010

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 28.06.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Equity Shares

 

Kuoni Asian Investments (Mauritius) Limited, Mauritius

746100

Kuoni Travel Holding Limited, Switzerland

3900

Total

750000

 

 

Preference Shares

 

Kuoni Travel (India) Private Limited

27617001

 

 

AS ON 28.06.2010

 

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]

 

100.00

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Providing Services Regarding Visas.

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Corporate

 

 

No. of Employees :

800 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

Standard Chartered Bank , Fort, Mumbai

 

 

Facilities :

 

 

 

 

UNSECURED LOAN

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2008

Rs. In Millions

Short Term Loan – Inter Corporate Deposit

0.000

44.381

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

BSR and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

KPMG House, Kamala Mills Compound, 448 Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Sister Concern:

  • CIBT India Private Limited, Colaba, Mumbai

 

  •  

Holding Company:

  • Kuoni Asian Investments (Mauritius) Limited, Mauritius

 

  •  

Ultimate Holding Company:

  • Kuoni Travel Holding Limited , Zurich, Switzerland

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • VF Worldwide Holdings Limited
  • VF Services (Mauritius) Pte. Limited
  • VFS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  • VFS (GCC) LLC
  • VFS (Thailand) Limited
  • VFS (Singapore) Pte Limited
  • VFS Bangladesh Private Limited
  • VFS Lanka (Private) Limited
  • VFS (Ghana) Private Limited
  • VFS Visa Processing (South Africa) Pty Limited
  • VFS Business Information Consulting (Shanghai) Company Limited
  • VFS Services Philippines Private Inc.
  • PT VFS Indonesia, Indonesia
  • VF Global Services Nigeria Limited
  • VF Services UK Limited, UK
  • VFS Services Russia LLC
  • VFS Uganda Private Limited
  • VFS Ethiopia Private Limited
  • VFS Kenya Limited
  • VFS Service Japan LLC
  • VFS Service Korea LLC
  • VFS Taiwan Limited
  • VFS Service Australia Pty Limited
  • VFS Services USA Inc.
  • VF Consulting LLC, Ukraine

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.12.2009

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

750000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.7.500 millions 

27750000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.277.500 millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

750000

Equity Shares

(of the above 746100 equity shares are held by Kuoni Asian Investment Mauritius Limited the holding company and 3900 equity shares are held by Kuoni Travel Holding Limited , Zurich the ultimate holding company)

Rs. 10 each

Rs.7.500 millions

 

 

 

 

27617001

10% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Share

(redeemable within a period of 20 years held entirely by Kuoni Travel India Priavte Limited the fellow subsidiary of the company along with its nominees.)

Rs. 10 each

Rs.276.170 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

283.670

283.670

7.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

185.363

82.795

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

(50.088)

NETWORTH

469.033

366.465

(42.588)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

44.381

62.874

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

44.381

62.874

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

469.033

410.846

20.286

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

210.152

230.419

12.600

Capital work-in-progress

30.932

11.608

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

30.495

30.495

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

36.712

26.688

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

43.774

15.888

3.934

 

Cash & Bank Balances

97.525

69.766

5.979

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

332.140

334.028

0.000

Total Current Assets

473.439

419.682

9.913

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

210.251

228.282

2.176

 

Other Current Liabilities

38.027

71.348

0.051

 

Provisions

64.419

8.416

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

312.697

308.046

2.227

Net Current Assets

160.742

111.636

7.686

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

469.033

410.846

20.286

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

1301.660

1316.580

7.186

 

 

Other Income

23.870

29.890

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

1325.530

1346.470

7.186

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Office Expenses

 

 

Administrative Expenses

1112.730

1225.030

43.126

 

 

Advertising Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

1112.730

1225.030

43.126

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

212.800

121.440

(35.940)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

212.800

121.440

(35.940)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

212.800

121.440

(35.940)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

77.910

59.440

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

134.890

62.000

(35.940)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

11.820

(50.090)

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

27.620

0.080

NA

 

 

Tax on Dividend

4.700

0.010

NA

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

114.390

11.820

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

179.85

--

--

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

10.17

4.60

(500.13)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

16.34

9.22

(500.13)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

31.12

18.68

(159.64)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.45

0.33

0.84

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.66

0.96

(1.52)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.51

1.36

4.45

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

BONUS SHARES

The Directors proposes to issue Bonus Equity shares subject to approval in Annual General Meeting to the existing members of the Company with a view to reward members and with a view to bring in the subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company in proportion to the resources and the size of the undertaking. It is therefore proposed to capitalize a sum of Rs. 90.000 millions by way of issuing Bonus Equity shares of Re.101- each in the proportion of 12 (Twelve) Bonus Equity Share of Re.101- each for every existing 1 (One) equity share of the Company held by such members. The said amount will be drawn from the Profit & Loss Account of the Company and will be capitalized and transferred to the Share Capital as appearing in the Books of the Company as at 31 December 2009, and will be issued to those persons who are members of the Company on the date of the Annual General Meeting.

 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

The Directors have pleasure to inform the that at present, the Company has 112 Visa Application centers servicing 23 missions in India.

 

CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY

Post amalgamation, the name of the Company was changed from Kuoni Visa Services Private Limited to VFS Global Services Private Limited. The Company has received the fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name from Registrar of Companies effective from 16 January 2009.

 

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS

Rs. In Millions

 

Particulars

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

210.251

228.282

2.176

 

 

Note:

Registered office of the company has been shifted from 4, Tulsiani Chambers, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f.19.07.2007

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

  • Computer Software
  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Office Equipment
  • Vehicles
  • Computers

 

 


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.45.31

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

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

45

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

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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