MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.07.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SARA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SARA TECHNICAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

A-31 Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.09.1973

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-6854

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.165.275 millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74140DL1973PLC006854

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELS28442B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACS1878B

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

International Trading of Agro Commodities, Steel and its Raw Materials, Textiles, Garments, Precious Metals and Petro-Chemical Products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

1500 Approximately

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (46)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2500000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

A-31 Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26851340 / 26517134 / 26517138 / 26517127

Fax No.:

91-11-26517127 / 26517241

E-Mail :

sara@sara-intl.com

deepit@sara-intl.com

Website :

http://www.sara-intl.com

http://www.saragroup.co.in

 

 

Sara Group :

Sara House, B – 8, Sector – 4, Noida – 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel No.:

91-120-4667272

Fax No.:

91-120-4667299

Email :

info@sara-intl.com

Website :

http://www.saragroup.co.in

 

 

Branches :

Located at :

 

·         Ludhiana, Punjab

·         Mumbai, Maharashtra

·         Chandigarh

·         Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

·         Kandla

·         Karur, Tamilnadu

·         New Delhi

·         Panipat, Haryana

·         Ahmedabad, Gujarat

·         Surat, Gujarat

 

 

Overseas Offices:

Located at :

 

·         Zagreb

·         Dubai

·         Melbourne

 

 

Overseas Associates Offices:

Located at:

 

·         Muscat

·         Cleveland

·         Budapest

·         Sharjah

·         Belgrade

·         HongKong

 


 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Chandan Singh

Designation :

Chairman

Address:

1030, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh – 160009, Punjab, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.03.1921

Date of Appointment :

28.06.1996

DIN No. :

00035699

 

 

Name :

Mr. Devinder Pal Singh

Designation :

Managing Director

Address:

S -99, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.10.1952

Date of Appointment :

05.11.1988

DIN No. :

00035519

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Abha Singh

Designation :

Director

Address:

S -99, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.09.1956

Date of Appointment :

30.09.1992

DIN No. :

00035566

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepit Singh

Designation :

Director

Address:

S -99, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India

Date of Birth/Age :

13.10.1978

Date of Appointment :

01.11.1997

DIN No. :

00035623

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tushar Singh

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address:

S -99, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.04.1983

Date of Appointment :

01.11.2007

DIN No. :

02274509

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Indira Banga

Designation :

Director

Date of Appointment :

28.06.1996

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Garima Duggal

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

B-428, Second Floor, Green Fields, Faridabad – 121 004, Haryana, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

25.07.1979

Date of Appointment :

18.06.2008

Date of Ceasing :

15.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Gupta

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

C-10/183, Yamuna Vihar, Delhi – 110 053, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.07.1973

Date of Appointment :

24.07.2009

Date of Ceasing :

12.11.2010

PAN No. :

AAPPG7425A

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No of Shares

Devinder Pal Singh

 

10002080

Abha Singh

 

4048000

Chandan Singh 

 

17600

Deepit Singh

 

35200

H S Banga

 

13200

Tushar Singh

 

2200

Indra Banga

 

327200

Anand Julka

 

303054

Appriciated Exim Private Limited, India  

 

416500

In Style Infrastructure Private Limited, India

 

446500

Celebration Infrabuild Private Limited, India

 

523500

Sarthi Infrabuild Private Limited

 

392500

Total

 

16527534

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

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]

 

3.81

Bodies corporate

 

10.77

Directors or relatives of directors

 

85.42

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

International Trading of Agro Commodities, Steel and its Raw Materials, Textiles, Garments, Precious Metals and Petro-Chemical Products.

 

 

 

Products :

 

Products Description

Item Code No.:

 

Trading of Iron Ore Fines

2601.11.30 and 2601.11.40

Trading of Met coke

2701.19.10

Trading of Prime Cold Rolled Steel Strips

7226.99.52

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

1500 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

·         Punjab National Bank,

CC 21, Nehru Enclave, Opposite Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019, Delhi, India

 

·         ICICI Bank Limited

·         Corporation Bank

·         Habib Bank, Dubai

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

As on 31.03.2010

Rs. in millions

As on 31.03.2009

Rs. in millions

Short Term Working Capital Loans from Banks

a) Packing Credit

(Secured against R.R./ GR'S of  approved transport covering consignment of finished goods meant for export and first charge on the fixed and current assets (both present and future) and personal guarantee of the Directors.)

786.537

617.248

b) Cash Credit

(Secured against pledge of warehouse stock and personal guarantee of the directors)

0.000

5.805

c) Bills Discounting

(Secured against bills discounted by respective banks)

88.314

0.000

d) Short term loan (Secured against FDR)

185.000

0.000

 

 

 

Term Loan from Banks

(Secured against First charge on the Railway Wagons, pari passu charge on block assets/ immovable property and personal guarantee of the directors)

188.974

226.366

 

Car Loan

 

 

Car Loan (Hypothecation against car)

0.965

0.000

 

 

 

Total

1249.790

849.419

 

Note:

 

Amount repayable within one year Rs.1121.038 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

ASP and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

11A, Gobind Mansion, 2nd Floor, H Block, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110 001, Delhi, India

 

 

Enterprise over which significant influences exists :

·         Sara Textiles Limited

·         Gopalpur Ports Limited

·         Sara Universal Private Limited

·         Magnum Resources Private Limited

·         Sara Star Shipping and Logistics Limited

·         Kirti International

·         Sara Developers

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

25000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.250.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

19799724

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.197.997 millions

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

25000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.250.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

16527534

Equity Shares

(Of the above, 12836800 equity shares, fully paid up have been issued as bonus shares by capitalization of the general reserve)

Rs.10/- each

Rs.165.275 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

165.275

165.275

155.269

2] Share Application Money

32.722

137.426

118.006

3] Reserves & Surplus

436.258

424.931

329.534

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

634.255

727.632

602.809

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1249.790

849.419

739.262

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

1249.790

849.419

739.262

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

3.298

0.000

4.114

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1887.343

1577.051

1346.185

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

359.884

317.401

254.118

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

38.735

0.600

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

380.340

359.070

363.827

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.389

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

671.142
674.353

526.982

 

Sundry Debtors

862.423
233.377

171.580

 

Cash & Bank Balances

405.376
108.636

87.942

 

Other Current Assets

1.860
0.587

0.125

 

Loans & Advances

320.289
294.638

262.609

Total Current Assets

2261.090
1311.591

1049.238

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

863.880
341.281

200.677

 

Other Current Liabilities

243.306
105.928

119.141

 

Provisions

6.785
2.926

1.780

Total Current Liabilities

1113.971
450.135

321.598

Net Current Assets

1147.119
861.456

727.640

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.00

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1887.343

1577.051

1346.185

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

4975.381

4015.349

4102.899

 

 

Interest Earned

3.534

2.062

3.657

 

 

Other Income

157.145

30.714

37.804

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

5136.060

4048.125

4144.360

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

4352.402

3355.313

3230.578

 

 

Employees Remuneration and Benefits

27.010

35.456

28.220

 

 

Administrative and Other Expenses

72.769

103.745

37.803

 

 

Selling and Distribution Expenses

488.638

471.754

839.140

 

 

Increase / (Decrease) in Stocks

3.211

(147.371)

(288.198)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

4944.030

3818.897

3847.543

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

192.030

229.228

296.817

 

 

 

 

 

Less

INTEREST AND FINANCIAL CHARGES (D)

112.613

176.129

86.150

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

79.417

53.099

210.667

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

39.769

38.919

42.084

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX AND PRIOR PERIOD ITEMS

39.648

14.180

168.583

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PRIOR PERIOD ITEMS

1.051

0.112

0.070

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

38.597

14.068

168.513

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

13.897

8.727

60.259

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

24.700

5.341

108.254

 

 

 

 

 

Less

INCOME TAX / FRINGE BENEFIT TAX FOR PREVIOUS YEAR

13.373

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

11.327

5.341

108.254

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

27.668

22.327

5.613

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

Interim Dividend

0.000

0.000

35.301

 

Tax on Interim Dividend

0.000

0.000

6.239

 

Amount Transferred to General Reserve

0.000

0.000

50.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

38.995

27.668

22.327

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

1743.151

967.190

2183.612

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

2070.911

173.094

540.347

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

Basic

Diluted

 

0.69

0.67

 

0.33

0.30

 

7.54

7.21

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

0.48
0.13

2.61

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

0.78
0.35

4.11

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.47
0.86

12.93

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.06
0.02

0.28

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.73
1.79

1.76

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.03
2.91

3.26

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FUTURE OUTLOOK

 

The Company is looking for new avenues to increase its turnover as well as revenue and also venturing into new products.

 

FORM 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U74140DL1973PLC006854

Name of the company

SARA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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

A-31 Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016, India

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification (ID) number of the charge to be modified

10126273

Type of charge

·         Immovable property

·         Movable property (not being pledge)

·         Others

o        Furniture Fixtures and Movable Assets

Particular of charge holder

Punjab National Bank,

CC 21, Nehru Enclave, Opposite Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019, Delhi, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Agreement For Foreign Currency Term Loan

Date of instrument Creating the charge

24.05.2011

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.105.000 millions

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

Rate of Interest

Interest @ 0.50%+0.50% p.a. i.e. 15% p.a. with monthly rest. present BPLR is 14% p.a.

 

Terms of Repayment

Repayable in 20 equal quarterly installment commencing after a gestation period of six months from the date of first disbursement

 

Margin

25%

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

The charge operates as security as pari passu first charge

 

Others

This is to secure term loan of Rs.105.000 millions

Short particulars of the property or asset(s) charged (including complete address and location of the property)

·         Hyp of assets i.e. Land and building at B8, sector 4 Noida (U.P.) Wooden furniture, electrical fittings, SFF, computers etc. Both present and future and all mov assets

·         Equitable mortgage of immovable property of the company situated at Noida.

·         Hyp of movable assets forming part of fixed/block assets i.e. All plant/machinery, SFF, computers, electrical fittings, ac etc. Present and future

Particulars of the present modification

The bank has sanctioned a foreign currency loan of USD 2.13 million (being equivalent to INR 98.000 millions appx.) workable within the 2 term loans already sanctioned to the company for six months. the intrest on FCL is libor (6 months) plus 7.50 bps of the foreign currency in which the loan is availed.

 


CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

Particulars

As on 31.03.2010

Rs. in millions

As on 31.03.2009

Rs. in millions

Gurantee issue by the banks for which Counter Guarantees have been given by the Company

32.174

65.363

Corporate Guarantee given to banks on behalf of Sara Textiles Limited, a Company under the same Management

1032.200

566.600

Total

1064.374

631.963

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

·         Land

·         Building

·         Residential Flat

·         Vehicles

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Computers

·         Office Equipments

·         Electricity and Fittings

·         Railway Rakes / Wagons

 

 

 


 

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.44.53

UK Pound

1

Rs.71.91

Euro

1

Rs.62.98

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

46

 

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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