MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ANANDA TRADING COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

1 Kumarappa Maistry Street, Parry’s corner, Chennai 600001, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1977

 

 

Financial as on :

31.03.2010

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an Unlimited Liability of the Partners

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Trader, Exporter and Importer of Dried herbal raw materials

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

 

Status :

Proposed to be closed

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

As confirmed by the management, the subject firm is going to be closed shortly in the next 3 or 4 months and all the transactions will be done by their parent firm R N Rajan and Company.

 

However, trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be usually correct.

 

Initially, subject can be considered for business dealings on safe and secured 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 PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Dayalan [Relative to the partners]

Contact No.:

91-44-25231238

Date :

25.03.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office / Factory :

1 Kumarappa Maistry Street, Parry’s corner, Chennai 600001, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-25231238 I 25231240 /25261135 /25280591

E-Mail :

herbs@rnrajan.com

Website :

http://www.mrajan.com

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mrs Arulsakthi

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mrs Sundarambal

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mrs Girija

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mrs Kanchana

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mrs Dhanalakshmi

Designation :

Partner

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Manufacturer, Trader, Exporter and Importer of Dried herbal raw materials

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Trader, Exporter and Importer of Dried herbal raw materials

 

 

Products :

  • Himalayan Silver Fir
  • Jequirity
  • Catechu, Balack Catechu
  • Sweet Flag
  • Malbar Nut
  • Maiden-Hair Fern
  • Bael Fruit
  • American Aloe
  • Bishop weed
  • Spurgative Cotton
  • East Indian Root
  • Bitter Gourd
  • Wild Turmeric
  • Nut Grass
  • Thornapple

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Herbal products and their raw materials mainly 

Countries :

  • China
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Srilanka
  • UK
  • USA
  • Vietnam
  • Ethiopia

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Herbal raw material

Countries :

  • Srilanka
  • Vietnam
  • China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C and Credit [30 days]

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Credit [30 days]

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Wholesalers
  • Retailers
  • End Users

 

 

No. of Employees :

25

 

 

Bankers :

ICICI Bank Limited, Chenani – 600001, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Parent Company :

R N Rajan and Company

1 Kumarappa Maistry Street, Parry’s corner, Chennai 600001, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Not Divulged

Borrowed :

Not Divulged

Total :

--

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

 

31.03.2010

Sales Turnover

 

 

100.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

NOTE - MOST IMPORTANT

 

This is a partnership firm started in 1977. The partners are:

• Mrs Arulsakthi

• Mrs Sundarambal

• Mrs Girija

• Mrs Kanchana

• Mrs Dhanalakshmi

 

Now, this firm is going to be closed shortly say in the next 3 or 4 months and all transactions will be done by their parent firm R N Rajan and Company from the same address. The parent firm was established in the year 1966 by the late Mr G Ramaswamy. The above mentioned partners are all daughters in law of the late Mr G Ramaswamy. However all the products, clients of Ananda and Company will be taken care by R N Rajan and company. So only the name will differ. All transactions will be the same.

 

 

The firm Ananda Trading company is engaged in the import and export of dried herbal raw materials. These materials are used inthe preparation of herbal products all over the world. The turnover of the firm is about 10 crores and they have a very good clients all over the orld who have been buying from them for the past 30 years. Their main markets are in Srilanka, China, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and UK. They import raw materials from Srilanka, China and Vietnam.

 

Their bankers are lClCI bank. There is no way to assess the financial strength of the firm. However since they are in the market for over 30 years they have a good reputation and the fact that their product list almost covers every type of herb that is used in the medicine industry says a lot about them. They have a formidable product range and so are much sought after. Since It is a family firm, financial transactions are closed affairs and are not transparent. Caution advised in all financial dealings. Orders may be placed against LCs or documents thru bank.

 

 


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 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 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.4465

UK Pound

1

Rs.71.91

Euro

1

Rs.63.28

 

 

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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