MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PORTLAND INDIA OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

201, Peninsula Chambers, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.10.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-116984

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74300MH1998PTC116984

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Advertising Agencies.

 

 

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 267000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Management is Non Co-operative

 


 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

201, Peninsula Chambers, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40958888

E-Mail :

nataraj.lakshmipathy@portlandoutdoor.com

anil.deorukhkar@jwt.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

As on 26/05/2009

 

Name :

Mr. Anil Mahadeo Deorukhkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

C-52, Swapnashilp, Mahant Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400 057, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12/04/1952

Date of Appointment :

08/01/2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Alexander Jeremy De Courcy Thompson

Designation :

Director

Address :

116, Colehill Lane, London SW 65EJ, U.K.

Date of Birth/Age :

17/04/1968

Date of Appointment :

21/09/2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashutosh Srivastava

Designation :

Alternate Director to Alex Thompson

Address :

63-64, Mamta Apartments, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03/10/1962

Date of Appointment :

10/03/2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Colvyn James Harris

Designation :

Director Appointed In Casual Vacancy

Address :

1-B, Saker Apartments, 71, Pochkhanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.10.1957

Date of Appointment :

30/04/2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Srivatsan Rajamany

Designation :

Director

Address :

Apt Block 67, Circuit Road, 02-249, Singapore – 370067

Date of Birth/Age :

12/10/1958

Date of Appointment :

14/05/2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Brian Townshend

Designation :

Director

Address :

24, The Squirrels Pinner, Middlesex, HAD 53 B.D.U.K.

Date of Birth/Age :

29/05/1966

Date of Appointment :

06/04/2003

Date of Ceasing :

04/12/2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Sakhuja

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

4th Floor, Hormuz Building, Shanti Road, Juhu, Mumbai – 400 049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30/10/1961

Date of Appointment :

24/09/2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sridhar Ramasubramanian

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

C 601, Jupiter Vasant Galaxy, Bangur Nagar, Goregaon West, Mumbai – 400 090, Maharashtra, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

09/05/1967

Date of Appointment :

24/09/2009

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 26/05/2009

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

Hindustan Thompson Associates Private Limited, India

 

480000

Miniato B.V., The Netherlands

 

320000

Total

 

800000

 

As on 26/05/2009

 

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]

 

40.00

Bodies corporate

 

60.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Advertising Agencies.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the Management.

 

 

Bankers :

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Hong Kong Bank), 52/ 60, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India 

 

 

Facilities :

Unsecured Loans

31.12.2009

Rs. In Millions

Working Capital Loan from Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

51.269

Total

51.269

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

12, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opposite Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66679000

Fax No.:

91-22-66679100

 

 

Holding Company :

Hindustan Thompson Associates Private Limited, India

CIN No.: U99999MH1938PTC002771

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

  • Contract Advertising (India) Private Limited
  • Fortune Communications Private Limited
  • Group M Media India Private Limited
  • Media Edge CIA India Private Limited
  • Mediacom Media Private Limited
  • Interactive Televisions Private Limited
  • Assatsu DK- Fortune Communications Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

800000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

800000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Of the above, 480,000 shares are held by Hindustan Thompson Associates Private Limited, the Holding Company

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

31.12.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

8.000

8.000

8.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

58.675

58.212

45.157

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

66.675

66.212

53.157

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

51.269

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

51.269

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

117.944

66.212

53.157

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

3.655

2.637

3.419

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

5.426

6.446

3.752

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

642.729

930.376

593.876

 

Cash & Bank Balances

141.077

88.592

101.045

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

94.413

69.899

54.151

Total Current Assets

878.219

1088.867

749.072

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

697.263

970.616

638.810

 

Other Current Liabilities

0.880

12.822

28.266

 

Provisions

71.213

48.300

36.010

Total Current Liabilities

769.356

1031.738

703.086

Net Current Assets

108.863

57.129

45.986

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

117.944

66.212

53.157

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

31.12.2007

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

232.770

218.750

162.100

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

109.180

101.390

68.750

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

38.520

38.030

27.940

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX

70.660

63.360

40.810

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Advance from customer towards services

0.379

--

NA

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

0.379

--

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

88.32

79.21

NA

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

31.12.2007

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

12.38

9.29

9.14

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

1.64

1.53

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

12.31

15.58

13.23

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.14

1.06

1.07

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sundry Creditors details not available.

 

Note:

The registered office of the company has been shifted from First Floor, A Wing, Mhatre Pen Building, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai – 400 028, Maharashtra to the present address w.e.f. 23.03.2007.

 

Financial Results

 

During the Financial Year 2009, the Company’s revenue amounted to Rs.232.770 millions as against Rs.218.750 millions in 2008.

 

The profit before tax was Rs.109.180 millions as against Rs.101.390 millions and the profit after tax was Rs.70.660 millions as against Rs.63.360 millions in 2008.

 

Shareholders’ Funds

 

Shareholders’ Funds as at the end of the financial year amounted to Rs.66.670 millions compared to Rs.66.210 millions at the end of the previous year, thereby showing an increase of 0.7%.

 

Performance

 

During the year, company has posted good results inspite of fall in Client Spends in Outdoor advertising during the year. The revenue increased by 6%, PBT by 8% and PAT by 12% over previous year. This has been mainly on account of Better Trading Strategy initiated during the Year. The company continued to add new business during the year.

 

Directors

 

Mr. Rajamany Srivatsan was appointed as Director of the Company on December 15, 2008 in the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Brian Townshend. Accordingly the term of Mr. Rajamany Srivatsan ceases at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Mr. Rajamany Srivatsan being eligible offers himself for reappointment. The Directors recommend his appointment as a Director of the Company liable to retire by rotation.

 

Mr. Vikram Sakhuja and Mr. Sridhar Ramasubramanian have been appointed as Alternate Directors to Mr. Alex Thompson and Mr. Rajamany Srivatsan respectively.

 

Mr. Alex Thompson, Director of the Company retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Computers

·         Office Equipments

·         Furniture and Fixtures

 

 


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.44.77

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.66

Euro

1

Rs.63.06

 


 

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

NO

--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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