MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AGRO TECH FOODS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

31, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500003

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.11.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

01-6957

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L15142AP1986PLC006957

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

HYDA03400F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAECA0303M

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company.

Company’s Shares are listed on Stock Exchange. 

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Distribution of Edible Oils.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (65)

 

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 6000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established 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 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 DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Sidhique Aadil

Designation :

Accounts Department

Date :

22.01.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered / Head Office :

31, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500003, India

Tel No.:

91-40-66650240

Fax No.:

91-40-27800947

E-Mail :

Pradipghosh.chaudhuri@atfoods.com

Website :

www.atfoods.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Tower C, 15th Floor, Building NO. 10, DLF Phase II, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-4593700

Fax No.:

91-124-4593799

 

 

Regional Office :

 

Mumbai:

 

510 – 511, Swatik Chambers, 5th Floor, CST Road, Chembur, Mumbai – 400071, Maharashtra, India

Tel No.: 91-22-25226967 / 25245005

Fax No.: 91-22-25223213

 

Kolkata:

 

7/1, Lords Building, Lord Sinha Road, Room No. 402, 4th Floor, Kolkata – 700071, West Bengal, India

Tel No.: 91-33-22810301 / 22810739

Fax No.: 91-33-22810301 / 22810739

 

New Delhi:

 

M 26, 1st Floor, Grater Kailash – II, M Block Market, New Delhi – 110048,India

Tel No. : 91-11-29219116 / 29219117

Fax No.: 91-11-29219115

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As On 31.03.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Greg Carl Estep

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Alejandro Castro

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Michael D Walter

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Lt Gen D B Singh

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjaya Kulkarni

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nihal Kaviratne

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Satish Lai Tandon

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pradip Ghosh Chaudhuri

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arin Bewoor

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sachin Gopal

Designation :

President & CEO

 

 

Name :

Mr. Asheesh Sharma

Designation :

Head of Marketing

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dharmesh K Srivastava

Designation :

General Manager - Supply Chain & Procurement

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hemant Kumar Ruia

Designation :

CFO and Head of IS & Legal

 

 

Name :

Mr. N Narasimha Rao

Designation :

Vice President - Human Resources

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pradip Ghosh Chaudhuri

Designation :

General Manager - Manufacturing

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raj Kanwar Singh

Designation :

Head of Sales

 

 

Name :

Mr. Satish Kumar Singh

Designation :

Head of Research, Quality & Innovation

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sidhique Aadil

Designation :

Accounts Department

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Gopalakrishnan

Designation :

Head of Sales

 

 

Name :

Phani K Mangipudi

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. K Prem Kumar

Designation :

Head of Food Services

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mehul Pathak

Designation :

Head of Sourcing – Emerging Markets

 

 

Name :

Ms. Shalini Srivastava

Designation :

GM – Human Resources

 

 

Name :

Mr. Syed Azizur Rahman

Designation :

GM – Sourcing and Institutional Business

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chetankumar D Borkar

Designation :

Financial Controller

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.12.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

(2) Foreign

 

 

Bodies Corporate

11,723,154

48.11

Sub Total

11,723,154

48.11

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

11,723,154

48.11

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

1,340,918

5.50

Financial Institutions / Banks

854

-

Foreign Institutional Investors

476,978

1.96

Any Others (Specify)

900

-

Foreign Bank

900

-

Sub Total

1,819,650

7.47

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

3,738,716

15.34

Individuals

 

 

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs. 0.100 million

2,796,303

11.47

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 million

3,830,919

15.72

Any Others (Specify)

460,522

1.89

NRIs/OCBs

410,894

1.69

Trusts

2,706

0.01

Clearing Members

46,922

0.19

Sub Total

10,826,460

44.43

Total Public shareholding (B)

12,646,110

51.89

Total (A)+(B)

24,369,264

100.00

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

-

-

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

-

-

(2) Public

-

-

Sub Total

-

-

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

24,369,264

-

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Distribution of Edible Oils.

 

 

Products :

ITC Code No.

Product Description

151211

Sunflower Seed Oil

151190

RBD Palm Oil

230630

Oil Cake and Oil Cake Meal of Sunflower Seed Solvent Extracted

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2010)

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity @

Actual Production

Edible Oils

MT

--

--

--

Refined Edible Oils

MT

--

24000

38836+

De Oiled Cake

MT

--

--

--

Others

MT

--

--

6714+

 

Note:

 

@ Licensed and installed capacities are as certified by Management and have not been verified by the auditors as this is a technical matter.

+ Actual production includes quantities produced out of capacity taken on lease and third party operations.

* Includes captive consumption of Nil (Previous year - 1431 M T)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

80 (approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Canara Bank

·         Bank of America

·         Bank of Baroda

·         Central Bank of India

·         Citibank NA.

·         Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.

·         Punjab National Bank

·         Standard Chartered Bank

·         State Bank of India

·         ICICI Bank Limited

·         HDFC Bank Limited

·         IDBI Bank Limited

·         American Express Bank

·         Corporation Bank

·         Indian Overseas Bank

·         Punjab National Bank

·         Societe Generale Bank

·         State Bank of Patiala

·         Indusind Bank Limited

·         Centurion Bank of Punjab

·         U C O Bank

·         United Bank Of India

·         Allahabad Bank

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

B S R and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Hyderabad

 

 

Subsidiary Company :

  • Heera Seeds Trading and Warehousing Limited

 

 

Entity which has significant influence over the company :

  • CAG Tech (Mauritius) Limited
  • ConAgra Foods Inc.
  • Lamb Westron Inc.
  • ConAgra Foods Export Company
  • ConAgra Foods S.R.L.
  • ConAgra Foods Ingredient

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

25000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.250.000 Millions

1000000

Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.100.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 350.000 Millions

 

Issued :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

24372139

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 243.720 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

24369264

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 243.690 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

243.690

243.690

243.690

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.990

3] Reserves & Surplus

1262.940

1054.300

874.320

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1506.630

1297.990

1119.000

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

112.740

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

112.740

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1506.630

1297.990

1231.740

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

410.100

368.190

363.280

Capital work-in-progress

124.000

7.060

2.100

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

14.000

14.000

14.110

AMOUNT RECOVERABLE FROM EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION TRUST

81.450

62.410

33.110

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

13.940

16.880

41.880

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

574.070

435.740

745.050

 

Sundry Debtors

178.170

159.360

344.820

 

Cash & Bank Balances

890.310

876.760

164.820

 

Other Current Assets

32.630

16.140

5.740

 

Loans & Advances

164.350

156.790

258.790

Total Current Assets

1839.530

1644.790

1519.220

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

798.810

646.470

569.820

 

Other Current Liabilities

111.890

112.670

130.320

 

Provisions

65.690

56.190

10.410

Total Current Liabilities

976.390

815.330

710.550

Net Current Assets

863.140

829.450

808.670

DEFERRED PAYMENT LIABILITY

0.000

0.000

(5.480)

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1506.630

1297.990

1231.740

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

6495.710

7736.100

10084.380

 

 

Other Income

105.360

111.050

32.860

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

6601.070

7847.150

10117.240

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Material Costs

4596.450

6052.220

8801.820

 

 

Manufacturing, Administrative and Selling Expenses

1642.340

1528.970

1065.500

 

 

Exceptional Items

0.000

(40.170)

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

6238.790

7541.020

9867.320

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

362.280

306.130

249.920

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

0.760

5.360

12.930

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

361.520

300.770

236.990

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

30.400

24.420

23.550

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

331.120

276.350

213.440

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (I)

79.720

67.860

50.860

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-I)                                  (J)

251.400

208.490

162.580

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

333.010

153.030

(9.550)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

12.570

0.000

0.000

 

 

Proposed Dividend

36.550

24.370

0.000

 

 

Dividend Distribution Tax

6.210

4.140

0.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

529.080

333.010

153.030

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export of goods on FOB basis

2.200

0.090

5.380

 

 

Others

12.830

15.930

16.110

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

15.030

16.020

21.490

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

297.500

233.800

141.270

 

 

Finished Goods

42.450

28.980

501.290

 

 

Capital Goods

7.280

1.390

0.000

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

347.230

264.170

642.560

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

10.32

8.56

6.67

 

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2010

30.09.2010

31.12.2010

Type

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

Net Sales

1584.900

1889.300

1953.100

Total Expenditure

1523.200

1787.200

1978.400

PBIDT (Excl OI)

61.700

102.100

(25.300)

Other Income

13.100

13.200

14.300

Operating Profit

74.800

115.300

(11.000)

Interest

0.400

0.100

1.000

Exceptional Items

0.000

00

174.500

PBDT

74.400

115.200

162.500

Depreciation

10.800

12.300

13.100

Profit Before Tax

63.600

102.900

149.400

Tax

22.600

33.600

51.700

Profit After Tax

41.000

69.300

97.700

Net Profit

41.000

69.300

97.700

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.81

2.66

1.61

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

5.10

3.57

2.12

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

14.72

13.73

11.34

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.22

0.21

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.65

0.63

0.73

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.88

2.02

2.14

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The Details of Sundry Creditors:

 

Rs. In Millions

Particulars

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

Sundry Creditors

 

 

 

- Dues to micro and small enterprises

-

-

-

- others

798.810

646.470

569.820

Total

798.810

646.470

569.820

 

 

 

PERFORMACE OF THE COMPANY:

Net Sales for the year at Rs. 6496.000 Million are lower than Prior Year by 16% reflecting the impact of (a) lower unit price realization on the Rath and Crystal brands where lower commodity prices were passed on to the consumer and (b) a mix of price and volumes for the Sundrop oils portfolio as a consequence of there margin improvement program. This was offset in part by robust growth in Act II popcorn. Steady improvement in profitability continued with profit after tax up by 21% versus previous year and Profit before tax up by 20% versus the previous year.

 

Gross Margin of the Company improved from Rs. 1310.000 Million to Rs. 1505.000 Million driven by improved mix and pricing recovery. The incremental Gross Margin earned during the year was partly invested in increased AandP (supporting new product launches, volume growth in Act II popcorn and margin improvement) and partly used to improve profitability.

 

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTS

The year saw a gradual improvement in the economy with an improved economic outlook for the country. However, while consumer confidence returned there was still considerable uncertainty, necessitating that while they could continue to be aggressive in driving the growth and testing of new categories there should also be a sense of caution in pricing in existing categories. Together with a steady hardening of commodity prices, this caution resulted in an increasing pressure on margins as the year progressed.

 

The Company responded to this challenging environment by on the one hand working to reduce the cost of entry into new categories and on the other introducing variants to cover more price points

in existing categories. This was accompanied by a continued strengthening of retail coverage in line with the goal of being amongst India’s “Best Performing Most Respected Foods Companies.”

 

Finance and Accounts:

Segment Wise Results:

The Company continued to see steady improvement in profitability driven by focus on the Branded Foods Business. The audited financial results of the two segments for the year ended 31.03.2010 are:

Rs. In Millions

Sr. No

Particulars

2009-10

1.

Segment Revenue

 

 

a) Branded Foods

5534.000

 

b) SIB

962.000

 

Sales from Operation

6496.000

2.

Segment Results

 

 

Profit / Loss before Tax and interest from each segment

 

 

a) Branded Foods

511.000

 

b) SIB

9.000

 

Less:

 

 

i) Interest

1.000

 

ii) Other Un-allocable Expenditure  net off un-allocable Income

188.000

 

Total Profit Before Tax

331.000

3.

Capital Employed

 

 

Segment Assets-Segment Liabilities

 

 

a) Branded Foods

581.000

 

b) SIB

2.000

 

c) Other un-allocable net assets

923.000

 

Total Capital Employed

1506.000

 

 

Outlook

The Company had a strong performance in Financial Year ‘10, with Gross Margin improving from Rs. 1310.000 millions to Rs. 1500.000 millions and GM percentage improving from 16.9% to 23.2%. They did however see margin pressure in the last quarter of the year and expect to continue to face this in the near term. They will seek to mitigate this through profitable volume growth in the Oils category driven by a wider variant range, while they continue to invest behind the key growth driver of Act II popcorn and lay the foundation for future growth by working on localization of the new products already launched and increased A and P efficiencies for future new products.

 

 

SUBSIDIARY COMPANY

There has been no business activity during the year by Heera Seeds Trading and Warehousing Limited, a non-material unlisted subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities:

Rs. In Millions

 

31.03.2010

Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for (net of advances)

110.480

Contingent liabilities:

Guarantees given by bank *

6.950

Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts in respect of :

 

Sales tax matters, under dispute **

615.210

Other matters, under dispute

44.410

 

The amounts included above, represent the best possible estimates arrived at on the basis of available information. The uncertainties and possible reimbursements are dependent on the outcome of the different legal processes which have been invoked by the Company or the claimants as the case may be and therefore cannot be predicted accurately. The Company engages reputed professional advisors to protect its interests and has been advised that it has strong legal positions against such disputes.

* Represent guarantees given in the normal course of the Company’s operations and are not expected to result in any loss to the Company on the basis of the beneficiaries fulfilling their ordinary commercial obligations.

** No provision has been made in the books as in the opinion of the management the outflow of resources required to settle the obligation is not probable given the merits of the case.

 

 

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 31.12.2010

 

 

Rs. In Millions

Particulars

Quarter ended 31.12.2010 (Unaudited)

Nine Months ended 31.12.2010 (Unaudited)

a) Net Sales / Income from Operations

1949.600

5414.500

b) Other Operating Income

3.500

12.800

Total

1953.100

5427.300

Expenditure

 

 

(a) (Increase)/decrease in Stock in Trade and work in progress

(127.000)

(71.800)

(b) Consumption of Raw Materials and packing materials

1132.200

2667.800

(c) Purchase of traded goods

478.100

1382.600

(d) Employees Cost

77.400

226.600

(e) Depreciation / amortization

13.100

36.200

(f) Advertisement and promotion

182.000

443.100

(g) Other Expenditure

235.700

640.500

Total

1991.500

5325.000

Profit From Operations before other Income Interest & Exceptional Items

(38.400)

102.300

Other Income

14.300

40.600

Profit before Interest and Exceptional items

(24.100)

142.900

Interest

1.000

1.500

Profit after interest before Exceptional items

(25.100)

141.400

Exceptional Items

174.500

174.500

Profit / (Loss) From Ordinary activities before Tax

149.400

315.900

Tax Expenses

 

 

- Current (Not of MAT Credit Rs. Nil; Q.E 31.12.2009: Rs. Nil, Y.E 31.03.2010: Rs. 31.800 Millions)

73.300

124.900

- Fringe benefit tax

-

-

- Deferred tax expense / (benefit)

(21.600)

(17.000)

Net Profit/(Loss) From Ordinary activities after Tax

97.700

208.000

Extraordinary Items

-

-

Net Profit/(Loss) for the period

97.700

208.000

Paid Up Equity Share Capital ( Face Value of the share Rs.10/- each )

243.700

243.700

Reserves (Excluding Revaluation Reserves)

-

-

Earning per shares (EPS)

 

 

-Basic and Diluted

4.01

8.54

Public Share Holding

 

 

- Number of Shares

12646110

12646110

- Percentage of shareholding

51.89%

51.89%

Promoters and Promoter group share holding

 

 

a) Pledged / Encumbered

 

- Number of Shares

--

--

- Percentage of share (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

--

--

- Percentage of shares(as a % of the total share capital of the company)

--

--

b) Non-encumbered

 

- Number of Shares

11723154

11723154

- Percentage of Share (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

100.00%

100.00%

 - Percentage of Share (as a % of the total share capital of the company)

48.11%

48.11%

 

Notes:

  1. Net Sales / Income from operations has grown by 12% as compared to corresponding quarter of previous year.
  2. Exceptional item for the quarter ended 31.12.2010 includes profit of Rs. 174.500 millions on sale of ‘Ruth’ Brand. This divestiture is consistant with ATFL’s long term strategy of focusing on value added products.
  3. The above results were duly reviewed by the audit committee and approved at the meeting of board of directors held on 19.01.2011.
  4. The entire operations refers to only one segment “Branded Foods”. Accordingly there are no reportable segment to be disclosed as required by accounting standard 17 segment reporting.
  5. The statutory auditors have carried out a limited review of the results of the company for the nine months ended 31.12.2010.
  6. During the quarter, 63 investor communications were reviewed and were disposed off. There was no complaints pending at the beginning and end of the quarter.
  7. Figures for previous period/year have been regrouped to conform to the current periods presentation.
  8. ITC Limited, has been re-classified under non-promoter group, having ceased to be a promoter.

 

 

Fixed Assets:

    • Freehold land
    • Leasehold land
    • Buildings
    • Plant and machinery
    • Furniture and fittings
    • Vehicles
    • Trademarks

 

AS PER WEB SITE DETAILS:

 

Profile:

 

Subject is a public limited company engaged in the business of marketing food and food ingredients to consumers and institutional customers. They are affiliated to ConAgra Foods, Inc. of USA, which is one the world's largest food companies.

 
There vision is to become the Best Performing Most Respected Foods Company in India

 

There driving motto is that they should be "Nourishing families... Enriching life"

There call to action - "ACT NOW" - and it means being empowered, being agile and making a difference with a sense of urgency!

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

Branded Foods Sales Up 20%; Brand Investments up 35%

 

24th January, 2008, Hyderabad: Agro Tech Foods Ltd (ATFL) an affiliate of ConAgra Foods, a leading FMCG company today announced the financial results for the quarter ended 31st December 2007. The Company has reported a 20 per cent growth in turnover of the Branded Foods business. This reflects the continued focus of the company on value added differentiated products in the edible oils and foods portfolio as it continues to derisk the business by reducing dependence on Commodities trading operations.

 

ATFL is one of the largest players in the Indian FMCG Foods business and ConAgra Foods holds a 48% stake in this company.

 

Commenting on the performance, Utpal SenGupta, President and CEO of ATFL said, "the results reflect the strategic focus of the company on value added differentiated products as we continue to derisk our portfolio. We will continue to maintain the focus on operating margins and increased investments behind our people and our brands.”

 

Explaining the operating results, Sachin Gopal, Chief Operating Officer said, "The strong results in the quarter are driven by a significant increase in operating margin during the Quarter which has increased by 1.6%. The key growth drivers, Sundrop Heart and Act II popcorn continue to perform strongly, driven by distribution expansion and media investment."

 

About Agro Tech Foods Limited

 

Agro Tech Foods Limited, (ATFL) is a Rs 10380.000 Millions company engaged in the business of marketing food and food ingredients to consumers and institutional customers. Sundrop, ACT II, Crystal, and Rath are some of the Company’s brands. ATFL has a dominant market share and value leadership in the premium refined oil segment.

 

ATFL is affiliated to ConAgra Foods Inc. of USA, which is one of the world’s largest food companies. ConAgra holds 48 per cent stake in Agro Tech Foods Limited.

 

 


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.45.58

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.79

Euro

1

Rs.62.01

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

65

 

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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