BUSINESS INFORMATION REPORT

 

1. Summary Information

 

 

Country

INDIA

Company Name

CAUVERY STONES IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

Principal Name 1

MRS. SEETHALAKSHMI A.

Status

SATISFACTORY

Principal Name 2

MR. R. GOVINDARAJ

 

 

Registration #

18-052601

Street Address

NO.8, SECOND STREET, GANAPATHY COLONY, GOPALAPURAM, CHENNAI – 600 086, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Established Date

24.02.2004

SIC Code

--

Telephone#

91-44-28115190

Business Style 1

MANUFACTURERS

Fax #

91-44-28110859

Business Style 2

EXPORTERS

Homepage

www.gemgranites.com

Product Name 1

GRANITES

# of employees

200 (APPROXIMATELY)

Product Name 2

--

Paid up capital

RS.4,910,000/-

Product Name 3

--

Shareholders

DIRECTORS OR RELATIVES OF DIRECTORS-100%

Banking

INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK

Public Limited Corp.

NO

Business Period

7 YEARS

IPO

NO

International Ins.

--

Public Enterprise

NO

Rating

Ba (45)

Related Company

Relation

Country

Company Name

CEO

SISTER CONCERNS/GROUP COMPANIES

--

GEM GRANITES

--

Note

--

 

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Assets

Liabilities

Current Assets

97,953,000

Current Liabilities

17,331,000

Inventories

29,459,000

Long-term Liabilities

23,784,000

Fixed Assets

53,923,000

Other Liabilities

3,802,000

Deferred Assets

0,000

Total Liabilities

 44,917,000

Invest& other Assets

48,000

Retained Earnings

131,556,000

 

 

Net Worth

136,466,000

Total Assets

181,383,000

Total Liab. & Equity

181,383,000

 Total Assets

(Previous Year)

143,396,000

 

 

P/L Statement as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Sales

146,910,000

Net Profit

41,440,000

Sales(Previous yr)

156,475,000

Net Profit(Prev.yr)

10,233,000

 

MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.07.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CAUVERY STONES IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No.8, Second Street, Ganapathy Colony, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600 086, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.02.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-052601

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.4.910 millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U26960TN2004PTC052601

 

 

TIN No.:

33860721347

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of all types of Granites.

 

 

No. of Employees :

200 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (45)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 546000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject was established in the year 1994 as a partnership concern under the name of Cauvery Enterprises and later it converted into private limited company in the year 2004.

 

It 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 :

No.8, Second Street, Ganapathy Colony, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600 086, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-28115190

Fax No.:

91-44-28110859

E-Mail :

gemindia@gemgranites.com

Website :

www.gemgranites.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

146, Injambakkam, Chennai – 600 041, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-24491835

 

 

Factory 2 :

349 Circle Thottam, New Bye Pass Road, Salem – 636 002, Tamilnadu, India

 

Note:

150 own Quarries in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Name :

Mrs. Seethalakshmi A.

Designation :

Director

Address :

28, Venkatraman Street, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.08.1952

Date of Appointment :

24.02.2004

DIN No.:

00050784

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Govindaraj

Designation :

Director

Address :

49, Workers Estate, Neelangarai, Chennai – 600 041, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.01.1953

Date of Appointment :

31.01.2005

DIN No.:

00112647

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

R. Ghunasekaran

Designation :

Company Secretaries

Address :

New No.9, Old No.25/B, Naidu Street, Third Lane, Kottur, Chennai – 600 085, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

 

No. of Shares

Seethalakshmi A.

 

127400

Paneerselvam K.

 

1000

Raji Veeramani V.

 

127400

Latha Sekar S.

 

117600

Vedavalli Kumar K.

 

117600

Total

 

491000

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

 

Directors or relatives of directors

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of all types of Granites.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Granites

Countries :

v      China

v      USA

v      Germany

v      Holland

v      UK

v      Singapore

v      Japan

v      Italy

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C and Credit (30 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Credit (30 days) 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2010)

 

Particulars

Unit

 

 

Actual Production

Monuments

PCS.

 

 

30998

Sintering – Abrasives

NOS.

 

 

105679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

v      Manjal Granites and Stones Private Limited

v      Sky Granites

v      arbor Resources Limited

v      Iljini Diamond

v      shinhan Diamond, Korea

v      Umicore

v      ABC Superabrasives

v      Alvel Sales

v      commercial Hardware Mart

v      engineering Tools and Equipments

v      Grace Industries

v      JM Enterprises

v      Mano Timbers

v      Nilesh Trading Corporation

v      Royal Tyre Private Limited

 

 

Customers :

v      Flohr and Faust

v      Grabmale Wolf and GMBH

v      Heinz Jansen

v      Marc Jansen GMBH

v      Gem Granites

v      Cauvery Enterprises

v      peter hans Langhammer

v      Galaxy Granites Private Limited

v      Union Diffision Information

 

 

No. of Employees :

200 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

v      Indian Overseas Bank, Overseas Branch, Foreign Exchange Department, Esplande, Chennai – 600 108, Tamilnadu, India

v      India Bank

v      Union Bank of India

v      Citi Bank N.A., 2, Club House Road, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India

Branch Address: Chennai and Salem

 

 

Facilities :

Unsecured Loans

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

From Directors and Shareholders

23.784

29.354

Total

23.784

29.354

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Financial Institution :

Sundaram Finance Limited, No.21, Patullos Road, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Vijai Sarathy and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

New No.39, Old No.18A, Rajamannar Street, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-28152948/ 28153830

E-Mail :

vijaisarathy.ca@gmail.com

 

 

Sister Concerns/ Group Companies :

v      Gem Granites

v      Imperial Granites Limited

v      Gem spinners India

v      Mckay Stones Inc, USA

 

Line of Business: All engaged in the business of quarrying granites and exporting them.

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.5.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

491000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.4.910 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

4.910

4.910

4.910

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

131.556

90.116

79.883

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

136.466

95.026

84.793

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.116

2] Unsecured Loans

23.784

29.354

34.854

TOTAL BORROWING

23.784

29.354

34.970

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

160.250

124.380

119.763

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

53.923

56.135

57.200

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

29.459

7.980

25.578

 

Sundry Debtors

86.608

66.389

42.267

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1.402

1.453

1.434

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

9.943

11.380

7.924

Total Current Assets

127.412

87.202

77.203

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors & Other Current Liabilities

17.331

14.794

11.299

 

Provisions

3.802

4.222

3.411

Total Current Liabilities

21.133

19.016

14.710

Net Current Assets

106.279

68.186

62.493

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.048

0.059

0.070

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

160.250

124.380

119.763

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover

146.910

156.475

126.222

 

 

Other Income

1.283

3.617

3.441

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

148.193

160.092

129.663

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Office Expenses

99.332

142.955

104.779

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

99.332

142.955

104.779

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

48.861

17.137

24.884

 

 

 

 

 

Less

INTEREST & FINANCIAL EXPENSES                 (D)

0.552

0.484

0.701

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

48.309

16.653

24.183

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

5.701

5.610

5.104

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

42.608

11.043

19.080

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

1.168

0.810

1.416

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

41.440

10.233

17.664

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

103.468

101.064

78.121

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

103.468

101.064

78.121

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials, Spares & Capital Goods

8.698

8.462

NA

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

8.698

8.462

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

84.40

NA

NA

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

27.96

6.39

13.62

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

29.00

7.06

15.12

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

23.50

7.70

14.20

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.31

0.12

0.23

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.33

0.51

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

6.03

4.59

5.25

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

PROFILE:

 

This firm has been registered as a private limited company in the name of Cauvery Stone Impex Private Limited. The registration was done on 24.2.2004.

 

This is a part of Gem Granites, Chennai. It is one of the companies, engaged in the same business of granites, as its parent company Gem granites. For corporate reasons, the group has different smaller firms that operate under the same management. Gem group of companies consists of the following companies:

 

v      Gem Granites

v      Imperial Granites Limited

v      Gem spinners India

v      Mckay Stones Inc, USA

 

The chairman of the group is Mr. Veeramani. The directors of this particular company is given below.

 

The company and its group companies are all (except Gem Spinners India - which is engaged in the textile business) engaged in the quarrying, cutting, processing and export of Indian Granite. The company is a leader and pioneer in granites and ranks as Number one in South of India. The colors offered by this company cannot be procured elsewhere and they have made such a reputation that Granites simply means Gem Granites of South India. All the quarrying is done in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu and are cut and processed in their own factories both in AP and Tamilnadu.

 

Gem Granites is the pioneer and visionary of the Indian granite Industry with more than 3˝ decades of experience in mining and processing of natural stone. Gem has earned a high degree of credibility with customers as a trustworthy company through the supply of the best quality Indian granite products as per their specifications. Gem granites and their group companies export their products to most countries across the globe such as

 

v      China

v      USA

v      Germany

v      Holland

v      UK

v      Singapore

v      Japan

v      Italy

 

Gem’s products are a part of several historical prestigious and monumental projects all across the globe bringing global recognition to the entire Indian Granite Industry. It is the first company to get ISO 9002:2000 quality certification.

 

Cauvery is a part and parcel of the Gem group and the details listed above are relevant to Cauvery enterprises also.

 

Machineries and Infrastructure

Cauvery has established high credibility in international market for its performance, products, customer relationships and services. They have the infrastructure to see through their commitments. They are using most modern imported machines from renowned companies from Italy, U.S.A., Germany, Sweden and Japan at their quarries and Factories to maintain international standards.

 

Some of their Machineries are

v      Gangsaws

v      Block trimmer

v      Tilling plants

v      Block cutter

 

The companies that supply machinery to them are

 

1. Caterpillar

2. Diamant boart

3. Sandvik

4. Samsung

5. Atlas capco

6. L and T

7. Tata

8. Gaspari

9. Bretton

 

They have over 33 years of experience in quarrying and processing of granite. Gem Group has over 150 quarries of its own and a few more are in the pipe line. This enables them to maintain quality right from the grass root level. They have their own research and survey department that identifies deposits in India thereby giving the clients hundreds of colors to choose from. Many granite varieties were found, explored and introduced by them in the international markets. Some of the branded colors are

 

1. New Imperial white

2. Tropical green

3. Golden dragon

4. Diana green

5. New Imperial red

6. New Mahogany

7. Oyster pearl

8. Lavender blue

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

v      Land

v      Plant and Machinery

v      Vehicles

v      Splendor Plus

v      Office Equipments

v      Work in Progress

 


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.44.13

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.05

Euro

1

Rs.63.33

 


 

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

NO

--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

 

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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