MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.06.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AEGIS LIMITED (w.e.f.29.10.2008)

 

 

Formerly Known as :

AEGIS BPO SERVICES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Essar Home, 11, K K Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai – 400034, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.01.1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-064767

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.2465.390 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U99999MH1992PLC064767

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA29517F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE8354Q

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Call Centre and BPO

 

 

No. of Employees :

36000 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (51)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 33700000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track. General Financial Position is satisfactory. 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.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Santosh

Date :

10.06.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Essar Home, 11, K K Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai – 400034, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66601100

Fax No.:

91-22-23544490

E-Mail :

shruti.jain@essar.com

Website :

www.aegisglobal.com

 

 

Branches :

  • Ahmedabad
  • Bangalore
  • Gurgaon
  • Hazira
  • Hyderabad
  • Jamshedpur
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Mumbai
  • Noida
  • Pune
  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • United Sates

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 15.11.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Anshuman Shashikant Ruia

Designation :

Director

Address :

67-A, Walkeshwar Road, Opposite Birla School, Walkeshwar, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.03.1971

Date of Appointment :

22.12.2005

DIN No. :

00008501

 

 

Name :

Mr. Aparup Sengupta

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

104/105, 2B Garden Enclave, Porkhan Road No.2, Thane (West), Mumbai – 400601, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.08.1964

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2006

DIN No. :

00031274

 

 

Name :

Mr. John Michael Lind

Designation :

Director

Address :

515, VIA Sinuosa Santa Barbara, CA, New York – 93110, United States of America

Date of Birth/Age :

11.02.1965

Date of Appointment :

19.01.2010

DIN No. :

01516635

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip Jayantilal Thakkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

Little Gibbs Road, 12 Acropolis B, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1936

Date of Appointment :

19.01.2010

DIN No. :

00007339

 

 

Name :

Mr. Debashis Chatterjee

Designation :

Director

Address :

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, IIMK Campus (Post), Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode – 6373570, Kerala, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.09.1964

Date of Appointment :

19.01.2010

DIN No. :

02874723

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikas Saraf

Designation :

Director

Address :

2B, Saker Apartment, 71, Pochkanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

18.12.1968

Date of Appointment :

01.11.2002

DIN No. :

00055579

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mrs. Shruti Anilkumar Jain

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

20/6, Mehta House, V.P. Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.03.1982

Date of Appointment :

21.03.2007

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 15.11.2010

 

Equity Shares :

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Essar Services Holdings Limited (Mauritius)

 

170356100

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with Iyer Sreehari, Mauritius

 

4

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with B. Shivkumar, Mauritius

 

4

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with A Mohanan, Mauritius

 

4

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with Shah Vipul , Mauritius

 

4

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with Purohit Santosh, Mauritius

 

4

Essar Services Holdings Limited Jointly with Kanade Manohar, Mauritius

 

4

Arya Infrastructure Holdings Limited, Mauritius

 

6543568

Global Vantedge Mauritius Limited, Mauritius

 

68621756

Globe Vantedge Bermuda (Nominee of GVM), Bermuda

 

4

Swift Response Incorporation, USA, Prineeton

 

1016564

Ansuman Ruia

 

1000

Total

 

246539016

 

As On 15.11.2010

 

S. No.

Category

Percentage

1

Foreign holdings( Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas Corporate bodies or Others

100.00

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Call Centre and BPO

 

 

Products :

Item Code No.

Product Description

N.A.

Call Centre / BPO

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

36000 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

  • Axis Bank Limited, Credit Management Centre, Anand Rao Circle, Bangalore – 560009, Bangalore, India
  • Axis Bank Limited, Esquire Centre, No. 9, M.G. Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions)

31.03.2009

(Rs. in Millions)

Rupee Term Loan

29.896

Buyers Credit facility – Foreign Currency

 

129.680

Working Capital Loans from a Schedule bank

 

204.630

Finance lease obligations

 

0.610

Loan from others

 

128.095

 

 

0

Total

2066.302

492.911

 

 

Unsecured Loans

31.03.2010

(Rs. in Millions)

31.03.2009

(Rs. In Millions)

Short Term Loans – Working Capital Loans from Scheduled Bank

4.382

Loan from Others

 

0.000

Due within one year Rs. Nil

 

0.000

Total

22.000

4.382

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S.R. Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Jalan Mill Compound, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Subsidiary Company :

  • Essar Services, Mauritius
  • Aegis Communications Group Inc, USA
  • Essar Engineering Services Limited.
  • Aegis Aspire Consultancy Services Limited
  • Aegis BPO UK Limited
  • Aegis Tech Limited
  • Aegis BPO Services (Gurgaon) Limited
  • Global Vantedge Costa Rica
  • Aegis Receivables Management Inc. USA
  • Aegis Acquisition Sub Inc, USA
  • Customer Solutions, Mauritius
  • Aegis USA Inc
  • Aegis BPO Services (South Africa) Private Limited
  • STC Solutions Inc
  • PeopleSupport Dutch LLC
  • PeopleSupport Dutch IBV
  • Aegis PeopleSupport Inc
  • PeopleSupport Cebu Reality
  • PeopleSupport Properties Phillipines Inc
  • Innovative Land Development Solutions
  • PeopleSupport (Costa Rica)
  • PeopleSupport Rapid Text Inc.Dutch LLC
  • PeopleSupport Guatemala
  • Pro Arm Management Inc
  • Transcription Inc

 

 

Holding Company :

Essar Services Holdings Limited (Mauritius)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

9980000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 99800.000 Millions

20000000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 200.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs.100000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

246539016

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.2465.390 Millions

 

As on 15.11.2010

 

Authorised Capital : Rs.100000.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital : Rs.2702.369 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

2465.390

616.345

375.810

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

171.554

3] Share Capital to be Issued

137.737

0.000

0.000

4] Reserves & Surplus

5822.650

5799.041

2881.258

5] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

(213.119)

NETWORTH

8425.777

6415.386

3215.503

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

2066.302

492.911

292.360

2] Unsecured Loans

22.000

4.382

122.283

TOTAL BORROWING

2088.302

497.293

414.643

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

10514.079

6912.679

3630.146

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1486.260

892.896

537.041

Capital work-in-progress

343.566

12.808

129.959

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

5120.861

5119.651

2355.432

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

51.437

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000
0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

2702.928
817.049

868.626

 

Cash & Bank Balances

589.405
29.309

85.307

 

Other Current Assets

416.744
1.803

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

2506.191
662.713

399.548

Total Current Assets

6215.268
1510.874

1353.481

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

119.799

572.741

 

Other Current Liabilities

2613.844
579.179

147.939

 

Provisions

142.690
44.371

25.087

Total Current Liabilities

2756.534
623.550

745.767

Net Current Assets

3458.734
887.324

607.714

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

53.221

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

10514.079

6912.679

3630.146

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

8376.570

3847.788

2672.164

 

 

Other Income

128.221

162.461

9.933

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

8504.791

4010.249

2682.097

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel Expenses

3608.282

2144.127

1518.288

 

 

Operating and other expenses

2786.284

1137.080

899.282

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

6394.566

3281.207

2417.570

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

2110.225

729.042

264.527

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

187.368

63.931

79.880

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1922.857

665.111

154.647

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

395.925

213.224

152.340

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

1526.932

451.887

32.307

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (I)

174.604

11.227

10.374

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-I)                                  (J)

1352.328

440.660

21.933

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

227.542

(213.118)

(235.051)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

1579.870

227.542

(213.118)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

5.48

9.09

(0.46)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

15.90
10.99

0.81

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

18.23
11.74

1.20

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

19.83
18.80

1.70

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.18
0.07

0.01

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.57
0.17

0.36

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.25
2.42

1.81

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sundry Creditors Details :

 

Particulars

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

Sundry Creditors

 

 

Total Outstanding dues of Micro, Medium and small Enterprises

 

--

--

Others

 

119.799

572.741

 

 

 

 

Total

NA

119.799

572.741

 

 

FORM : 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U99999MH1992PLC064767

Name of the company

AEGIS LIMITED

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

Essar House 11K K Marg, Mahalxmi, Mumbai – 400034, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Creation of Charge

Type of charge

Movable property

Particular of charge holder

Axis Bank Limited, Credit Management Center, Anand Rao Circle, Bangalore – 560009, Karnataka, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Composite Hypothecation Deed

Date of instrument Creating the charge

09.10.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 940.000 millions

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

Rate of Interest :

MARGIN + LIBOR

 

Terms of Repayment :

14 Quarterly Installments of USD 1.57 Millions after 18 months from the date of Disbursement

 

Margin :

Not at any time less than 1.25

 

Extent and Operation of the charge :

First ranking pari passu charge of present and future movable fixed assets and second ranking present and future current assets.

More particularly covered in page 3 and 4 of the attachment.

Short Particulars of the property charged

Movable fixed assets both present and future, more elaborately described in schedule II of the attachment

 

 

Fixed Assets :

 

  • Lease Hold Improvement
  • Office Equipment
  • Computers
  • Software
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Vehicles
  • Vehicle – Finance Lease
  • Computers – Finance Lease

 

 


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. 44.72

UK Pound

1

Rs. 72.93

Euro

1

Rs. 64.72

 

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

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

51

 

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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