MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SONATA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 208, T. V. Industrial Estate, K. Ahire Marg. Worli, Mumbai 400030, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.06.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-127476

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72300MH2000PLC127476

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Providing Software Services

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1407000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Sonata Software Limited. It is a well established company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be 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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY (General Details)

 

Name :

Mr.Milind

Designation :

Accountant

Date :

08.03.2011

 


 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

No. 208, T. V. Industrial Estate, K. Ahire Marg. Worli, Mumbai 400030, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24943055 / 24923991

Fax No.:

91-22-24396973

E-Mail :

feroza.b@sonata-software.com

sitl-mumbai@sonata-software.com

Website :

www.sonata-software.com

 

 

Branches :

Bangalore
Sonata Information Technology Limited
193, R.V.Road, I Floor, Basavanagudi
Bangalore - 560 004,  India
Tel : 91-80-3097 2999
Fax : 91-80-2656 7487
Email :sitl-bangalore@sonata-software.com


New Delhi

Sonata Information Technology Limited
24, I Floor, Okhla, Industrial Estate, Phase - III
New Delhi - 110 020
Tel : 91-11-2693 2411-16
Fax : 91-11-2693 2420
Email : sitl-delhi@sonata-software.com

Hyderabad

Sonata Information Technology Limited
No.1-10-176, Begumpet Main Road
Opp. Hyd. Public School
Hyderabad - 500 016
Tel : 91-40-2778 2000, 2776 4801
Fax : 91-40-2776 4831
Email : sitl-hyderabad@sonata-software.com

Kolkata

Sonata Information Technology Limited
Suite # N-215, Ideal Plaza
11/1, Sarat Bose Road
Kolkata - 700 020
Tel : 91-33-2289 1202-04
Fax : 91-33-2289 1207
Email : sitl-kolkata@sonata-software.com

Chennai

Sonata Information Technology Limited
C, I Floor, Ali Towers, No.55
Greames Road

Chennai - 600 006
Tel : 91-44-2829 0552, 2829 1707
Fax : 91-44-2829 1708
Email : sitl-chennai@sonata-software.com

Pune

Sonata Information Technology Limited
127/1, Flat No.2, Above Vidya Sahakari Bank
Next to Hotel Sarjaa, Sanewadi, Aundh
Pune - 411 007
Tel : 91-20-2588 7045, 2588 3406
Fax : 91-20-2588 3406
Email : sitl-pune@sonata-software.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 15.06.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Byanna Ramaswamy

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

15.05.1954

Date of Appointment :

29.06.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Palem R Srikar

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

30.05.1958

Date of Appointment :

29.06.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Brijendra K Syngal

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

14.06.1940

Date of Appointment :

17.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sujit Mohanty

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

22.12.1966

Date of Appointment :

29.06.2000

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Feroza Noshir Byramji

Designation :

Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

30.12.1963

Date of Appointment :

11.10.2003

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 15.06.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Mr. Byanna Ramaswamy

100*

Mr. Palem R Srikar

100*

Mr. Sujit Mohanty

100*

Mr. R Sathynnarayan

100*

Mr. Praveen Kumar D

100*

Mr. Mohan Muthuraj A R

100*

P V S N Raju

100*

Sonata Software Limited, Worli, Mumbai

3374694

Total

3375394

 

* (Beneficial Interest held by Sonata Software Limited w.e.f 26.09.2000)

 

AS ON 15.06.2010

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

 

Bodies corporate

 

99.98

Directors or relatives of directors

 

0.02

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Providing Software Services

 

 

Products :

 

ITC Code

Product Descriptions

852499.02

Floppy Disk / Cartridge Tape Contianing Computer Software

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

End Users

 

 

No. of Employees :

40 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

ING Vysya Bank, 22 Ground Floor, ING Vysya House, M G Road, Bangalore 560001, Karnataka, India

 

 

Facilities :

 

SECURED LOAN

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

From Banks

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank

(Secured by hypothecation of movable assets both present & future)

119.000

0.000

Citi Bank

(Secured by hypothecation of stocks & books debts present & future, the charge is in the process of registration )

100.000

0.000

Total

219.000

0.000

 

 

 

UNSECURED LOAN

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

Inter Corporate Deposit from Holding Company

165.000

0.000

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

N M Raiji and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Universal Insurance Building, Pherozeshah Mehta Road, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company:

Sonata Software Limited

CIN No.: L72200MH1994PLC082110

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 15.06.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.100.000 millions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

6000700

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.60.007 millions 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3375394

Equity Shares

Of the above 3,374,694 Equity Shares have been alloted as fully paid pursuant to a contract without payment received in cash from Holding Company.

Rs. 10 each

Rs.33.753 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

33.753

33.753

33.753

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

318.193

251.291

165.766

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

351.946

285.044

199.519

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

219.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

165.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

384.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.803

1.141

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

735.946

285.847

200.660

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

3.974

6.940

9.308

Capital work-in-progress

1.253

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

180.246

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

77.286

28.890

104.516

 

Sundry Debtors

785.949

1205.226

925.774

 

Cash & Bank Balances

87.212

169.183

164.019

 

Other Current Assets

20.253

10.800

4.900

 

Loans & Advances

1031.061

735.045

145.288

Total Current Assets

2001.761

2149.144

1344.497

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

934.098

1493.501

810.051

 

Other Current Liabilities

335.712

375.772

520.809

 

Provisions

1.232

0.964

2.531

Total Current Liabilities

1271.042

1870.237

1333.391

Net Current Assets

730.719

278.907

11.106

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

735.946

285.847

200.660

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

5036.061

6390.928

5939.586

 

 

Other Income

20.636

22.144

18.061

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

5056.697

6413.072

5957.647

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Traded Items

4562.361

5758.975

5524.814

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

(48.395)

75.625

(94.921)

 

 

Operating Expenses

393.288

423.223

431.439

 

 

Provision for Doubtful Debts

4.740

2.963

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

4911.994

6260.786

5861.332

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

144.703

152.286

96.315

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

26.409

16.026

5.899

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

118.294

136.260

90.416

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

2.997

4.088

4.371

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

115.297

132.172

86.045

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

39.100

46.647

27.674

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

76.197

85.525

58.371

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

225.038

139.513

96.737

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Traded Products

99.461

93.631

26.666

 

 

Software Services Rendered

1.753

7.777

6.214

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods

3512.208

3803.938

3281.063

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

22.57

25.34

14.48

 

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.50

1.33

0.97

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.28

2.06

1.44

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

5.74

6.13

6.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.32

0.46

0.43

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

4.70

0.01

6.68

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.57

1.14

1.00

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS

Rs. In Millions

 

Particulars

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

934.098

1493.501

810.051

 

BUSINESS REVIEW

The business of the Company can be classified into three broad areas :

 

A. PRODUCTS

The Company has consolidated its position in the Indian market and attained top position in most of the business lines it is dealing. The Company has also seen a substantial increase in the number of customers and won best Partner awards from various Principals in appreciation of its services to customers.

 

The Company's strategy for the current financial year is to add new business lines which have more value adds for customers and also increase the number of customers. The Company is also planning to add some more software products to its portfolio, which can give higher returns to the Company.

 

B. BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

The Company made strong strides in this business line. The Company acquired Gold Partner status – the highest level, in the SAP Partner Edge Program within a short period of one and a half years of its alliance with SAP. The Company is one of the very few system integrators in India to have achieved this

 

Client additions for end-to-end ERP implementation solutions were commendable. In particular, The Company won a large deal to implement Oracle Apps ERP with a marquee client in the discrete manufacturing space and two deals for implementation of Axapta ERP for a market leader in real estate and for a Public Sector Organization.

 

Further, The Company launched a number of add-on services like upgrade services and ERP extension services and acquired a host of new clients.

 

IT CONSULTING

Under this business line, The Company delivers IT Consulting and Services business cutting across across various technologies and platforms. This business saw a strong growth in revenues and new customer acquisitions both in the enterprise and government sectors. The Company continues to enjoy preferred partner status from Principals and many a customer for these services.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Plan and Machinery
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Motor Car and Vehicles
  • Air Conditioner and Other Equipments

 

FORM 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U72300MH2000PLC127476

Name of the company

SONATA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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

No. 208, T. V. Industrial Estate, K. Ahire Marg. Worli, Mumbai 400030, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

Book debts

Floating charge

Particular of charge holder

ING Vysya Bank, 22 Ground Floor, ING Vysya House, M G Road, Bangalore 560001, Karnataka, India

Email: giridharvvrn@ingvysyabank.com

Nature of instrument creating charge

General hypothecation agreement.

Date of instrument Creating the charge

21.09.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 1200.000 millions

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

Rate of interest

SBLC-One time facility : Commission-0.75% p.a.+Service Tax

 

Terms of repayment

SBLC-One time facility : 70 days.

 

Margin

SBLC-One time facility : Nil

 

Extent and operation of the charge

Exclusive charge over the entire inventory, including imported and local software belonging to the company, both present and future, wherever located, including those in transit relating to the order underlying SBLCs issued/to be issued by the bank under the limit.

Exclusive charge over  entire book debts, claims and receivables of the company, both present and future relating to the order underlying SBLCs issued/to be issued by the bank under the limit.

Short particulars of the property charged (Including location of the property)

Entire inventory, including imported and local software belonging to the company, both present and future, wherever located in transit relating to the order underlying SBLCs issued/to be issued by the bank under the limit.

Entire book debts, claims and receivables of the company, both present and future relating to the order underlying SBLCs issued/to be issued by the bank under the limit.

 

 


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.45.03

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.98

Euro

1

Rs.62.94

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

47

 

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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