MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AUTOMETERS ALLIANCE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

AUTOMETERS SECHERON LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

101C, Shiv House, Hari Nagar, Ashram, New Delhi-110014, Delhi

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.07.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

070835

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1995PLC070835

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELA11683A

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and sale of Tachographs including sub-assemblines, relays and sub-assemblies, wheel flange lubricating systems, energy-cum-speed monitoring systems, power conditioning systems, vaccum circuit breakers and DC-DC converters.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (48)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2539912

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is well 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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

101C, Shiv House, Hari Nagar, Ashram, New Delhi-110014, Delhi,  India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26346764

E-Mail :

automet@vsnl.com

dsc4clients@hotmail.com

Website :

http://www.autometers.com

Area :

3000 sq. meters

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory :

C-63, Sector 57, Noida – 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-2583545, 2583546 / 2479200

Fax No.:

91-120-2583542

E-Mail :

kthirani@autometers.com

 

 

Factory :

Village-Beli-Deyol, NAlagarh Road, Tehsil NAlagarh, Distt Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on: 07.09.2010

Name :

Mr. Keshav Kumar Thirani

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

B-104/2, Western Avenue, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-110065, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.08.1947

Qualification :

B. Com. (Hons.)

Date of Appointment :

14.07.1995

Previous Employment :

Autometers Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. H V Kejriwal

Designation :

Director

Address :

12/1, Allpore Park Road, Kolkata-700027, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.05.1947

Date of Appointment :

26.10.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. M K Venkateshwaram

Designation :

Director

Address :

304/10, Shanti Park Apartments, Jaya Nagar, B lock No.9, Bangalore-560069, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.03.1936

Date of Appointment :

05.04.1998

Date of  Cessation :

04.12.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shri Gopal Rajgarhia

Designation :

Director

Address :

33/1, Friends Colony (East), New Delhi-110065, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.08.1946

Date of Appointment :

05.10.2000

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Dharam V Jain

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

A-201, Masara Apartments, C-9, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi-110096, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.04.1966

Date of Appointment :

01.12.1997

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 07.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Autometers Limited, New Delhi, india

 

4330000

Mr. K K Thirani

 

2670002

Mr. H V Kejriwal

 

1

MRs. Jayshree Thirani

 

1

Mrs. Girija Jhunjhunwala

 

1

Mrs. Aditi Jain

 

1

Ms. Anuja Thirani

 

1

Total

 

7000007

 

As On 07.09.2010

 

Category

Percentage

Bodies corporate

61.86

Directors or relatives of Directors

38.14

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and sale of Tachographs including sub-assemblines, relays and sub-assemblies, wheel flange lubricating systems, energy-cum-speed monitoring systems, power conditioning systems, vaccum circuit breakers and DC-DC converters.

 

 

Products :

ITC Code

Product Description

85044010

Power Conditioning Equipments

85352122

Cacumme Circuit Breaker

85044040

On-Line Tap Changer

 

Transportation Sector (Rail Road Application)

·         Power Switch Gear

·         Control Switch Gear

·         Power Conditioning

·         Data Acquisition and Control Devices

·         Display Systems

 

Industrial Sector

·         UPS

·         Wireless Information Display Systems

·         Surveillance Systems

 

 

Brand Names :

“PEGASUS-UP”

PRODUCTION STATUS AS on 31.03.2010

 

Particulars

 

Licensed Capacity (Nos.)

Installed Capacity (Nos.)

Actual Production (Nos.)

Tachographs incluiding sub assemblies

 

N.A.

3200

794

Relays including sub assemblies

 

N.A.

17000

4443

Power conditioning Equipments

 

N.A.

5500

478

Vacuum Circuit Breaker

 

N.A.

2500

537

Connectors including sub assemblies

 

N.A.

1500 Sets

298618

Pasenger information And address system including sub assemblies

 

N.A.

2200 Sets

494

Master Controller and Switches including sub assemblies

 

N.A.

2000 Sets

1

Online Tap Changer

 

N.A.

1200

57

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Export-Rail Application

·         Siemens

·         Bombardier

·         Rotem

·         SLS Heavy Industries Company Limited

·         Secheron

 

Domestic Customer (India) - Rail Application

·         Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited

·         BEML

·         BHEL

·         North Eastern Railway

 

Industrial : Others

·         Punjab University

·         beml

·         Indian Railways

 

 

No. of Employees :

350 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

Central Bank of India

70, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001, India

 

 

Facilities :

 

Secured Loan

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Loans And advance from Banks

 

 

Long Term Loan from Central Bank of India

(Payable in one year Rs.20.000 millions)

44.999

94.999

Car Loan from Axis Bank

(Payable in one year Rs.0.585)

0.637

1.152

Cash Credit Accounts

110.877

79.063

Total

156.513

175.214

Notes :

1.Long Term Loan is secured by first charge by way of hypothecation of plant na dmachinery present and future and mortgage of land and building of the company by way of depositing the title deed. Of the company situated at block C Plot No 60,61, 62 and 63 sector 57, Noida, Uttar Pradesh and at Beli Deyol, Baddi Nalagarh, Distt Solan Himachal Pradesh

2.Car loan from a bank is secured by hypothecation of car purchased out of the proceeds on the loan

3. Cash Credit Accounts from CBI are secured by hypothecation of first charge over the companys current assets viz raw materials. Finished goods, stores and spares work in progress including stock in Trnsit na dbook debts of the company and charge on immovable and movable fixed assets bothe present and future of the company.

4.Long Term loan and cash credit accounts are further secured by the personal gurantee of the Managing Director of the company.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. R. Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Golf View Corporate Tower B, Sector 42, Sector Road, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

 

 

Memberships :

·         Engineering Export Promotion Council

·         Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association

 

 

Holding Company :

Autometers Limited

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

NIL

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2010

 

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

7000007

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.70.000 Millions

 

Note : of the above 4330000 equity shares are held by Autometers Limited the holding company. 5710000 equity shares Rs.10 each have been issued for consideration other tane cash.

 

 

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

70.000

70.000

70.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

564.978

430.308

324.077

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

634.978

500.308

394.077

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

156.514

145.214

124.749

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

156.514

145.214

124.749

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

4.362

6.315

5.604

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

795.855

651.837

524.430

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

253.416

264.876

213.732

Capital work-in-progress

10.425

14.838

71.660

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

299.429

278.656

199.482

 

Sundry Debtors

381.971

287.070

185.674

 

Cash & Bank Balances

16.815

14.718

25.792

 

Other Current Assets

1.580

0.588

0.734

 

Loans & Advances

37.904

14.507

33.091

Total Current Assets

737.699

595.539

444.773

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

103.304

113.029

103.805

 

Other Current Liabilities

18.171

14.259

11.389

 

Provisions

84.210

96.128

90.541

Total Current Liabilities

205.685

223.416

205.735

Net Current Assets

532.014

372.123

239.038

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

795.855

651.837

524.430

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sale

1196.399

1192.092

874.375

 

 

Other Income

7.312

16.556

10.547

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

1203.711

1208.648

884.922

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Goods purchased for resale

13.613

18.909

1.822

 

 

Raw materials and components consumed

624.456

647.932

454.075

 

 

Personnel expenses

195.812

183.448

162.093

 

 

Operating and other expenses

165.952

176.543

160.889

 

 

(Increase)/Decrease in inventories

(5.589)

(34.086)

11.659

 

 

Directors Remuneration and expenses

9.182

8.707

4.255

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

1003.426

1001.453

794.793

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

200.285

207.195

90.129

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

10.727

20.408

18.267

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

189.558

186.787

71.862

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

33.611

30.082

23.867

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

155.947

156.705

47.995

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (I)

13.114

50.474

20.324

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-I)                                  (J)

142.833

106.231

27.671

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

125.308

19.077

8.690

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

10.000

0.000

5.000

 

 

Proposed Dividend

7.000

0.000

1.784

 

 

Corporate Dividend Tax

1.163

0.000

1.784

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

249.978

125.308

19.077

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

3.598

13.164

5.119

 

 

Other Earnings

0.000

0.718

0.000

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

3.598

13.882

5.119

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

212.909

236.871

159.942

 

 

Stores & Spares

0.004

0.135

0.275

 

 

Capital Goods

0.621

2.140

11.097

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

213.534

239.146

171.314

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

20.40

--

--

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

11.86

8.78

3.12

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

13.03

13.14

5.48

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

15.73

18.21

7.28

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.24

0.31

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.57

0.73

0.84

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.58

2.66

2.16

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8:

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the modified 

10085067

Corporate identity number of the company

U74899DL1995PLC070835

Name of the company

AUTOMETERS ALLIANCE LIMITED

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

101c Shiv House, Hari Nagar Ashram, New Delhi-110014, Delhi, India

Type of charge

Immovable Property

Movable Property

Entire Fixed Assets

Particular of charge holder

Central Bank of India, 70 Janpath, New Delhi-110001, delhi, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

i) Hypothecation Agreement for Letter of Credit Facility. (ii) Oral Assent for extension of equitable mortgage by deposit of title deeds.

Date of instrument Creating the charge

03.12.2009

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.30.000 Millions

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

Rate of Interest

As per Sanction Terms.

 

Terms of Repayment

As per Sanction Terms.

 

Margin

10 %

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

The Company's properties as mentioned hereunder (as per column No.15) are hypothecated/charged to the Bank to secure  Letter of Credit Limit of Rs.30.000 millions granted by the Bank to the Borrower.

 

Others

NIL

Short particulars of the property charged

All stocks consisting of computers and its peripheral and other consumable stores and their allied ....also charge on entire Block Assets (present and future) of the Company

 

 

Fixed Assets :

 

  • Leasehold Land
  • Freehold Land
  • Building
  • Plant And Machinery
  • Electric Installation
  • Furniture, Fixtures And Office Equipment
  • Motor 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.45.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.71.73

Euro

1

Rs.60.40

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

48

 

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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