MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EVEREST INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Gat No: 152, Lakhmapur, Taluka Dindori , Nashik-422 202, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.04.1934

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-2093

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74999MH1934PLCC002093

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

 PNEE01437C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE7550N

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. Company’s shares are listed on the stock exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Sale of Fibre Cement Products.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (65)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 6940000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having fine track. The company is progressing well. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

Fundamentals are strong and healthy.

 

The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

The company can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

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 :

Gat No: 152, Lakhmapur, Taluka Dindori Nashik;422202, Maharashtra

Tel No:

91-2557-250375 / 250462

Fax No:

91-2557-250376

E-mail:

iwwork@eel.satyam.net.in

compofficer@everestind.com

info@everestind.com

careers@everestind.com

Website :

http://www.everestind.com

 

 

Head Office :

A-32, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044

Tel  No.:

91-11-41731951/52

Fax No.:

91-11-46566370

E-Mail :

info@everestind.com.

careers@everestind.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

"Everest House", E-62, Greater Kailash – 1 New Delhi - 110 048

 

 

Factory :

Everest Nagar, P.O. Kymore - 438 880 Madhya Pradesh (Via Jukehi, C.R.)

 

'Everest House' Taratola Road, Garden Reach, Calcutta - 700 024

 

Gate No. 152, Lakhmapur, Taluka Dindori, Nashik - 422 202 (Maharashtra)

 

Podanur P.O. Coimbatore - 641 023 (Tamil Nadu)

 

 

Zonal Office::

HS-37, 2nd Floor, Kailash Colony Mkt.,  New Delhi – 48

Tel No: 91-11-41618660/61

Fax No: 91-11-29238906

E-mail: nzsales@everestind.com

 

Everest House’, 1,Taratola Road, Garden Reach, Kolkata - 700 024.

Tel:91-33-24695814
     2598/7199/5312

Fax:91-33-24697463

E-mail:ezsales@everestind.com

 

Everest Industries Limited

Gundecha Onclave, Office Premises No. 5B4, ‘B’ Wing, 5th Floor, Kherani Road

Next to Post Office, Sakinaka, Andheri(E), Mumbai - 400072

Tel : 91-22-67250279

Fax : 91-22-67250278

e-mail : wzsales@everestind.com

 

Podanur P.O., Coimbatore - 641023, Tamil Nadu

Tel:91-422-2413816,  2411118, 2413632

Fax : 91-422-2413633

e-mail : szsales@everestind.com

 

 

Sales Office at:

Ż      Ashok Bhawan, 7th Floor, 93, Nehru Place, Post Bag No. 3, New Delhi-110019, India

      Tel No:- 91-11-26286990/51618660/61/51619408/10

      Fax No :- 91-11-26228906

 

Ż      Everest’ House, Taratolla Road, Garden Reach, Kolkata – 700 024, West Bengal, India

      Tel. No.91 – 33 – 2469 5814 / 2469 7463

      Fax No.91 – 33 – 2479 6920

      Telex 91-21 – 8093

      Telegram BIGSIX

 

Ż      Podanur P. O., Coimbatore-641023, Tamilnadu, India

     Tel No :- 91-422-2413816/118

     Fax No :- 91-422-2413633

     E-mail :- szsales@everestind.com

 

Ż      PLN complex, 2nd Floor, 30/3, East Conran Smith Road, Gopalpuram, Chennai-600086, Tamilnadu, India 

     Tel No :- 91-44-28350455

     Fax No :- 91-44-28353311

 

Ż      1st Floor, No. 4/2, First Main Road, Bhuvanappa Layout, Off Hosur Road, Bangalore-560029, Karnataka, India

     Tel No :- 91-80-51106668

 

Ż      C/o ACC Limited, No. 66-A, Rashtrapathi Road, Secunderabad-500003

     Tel No :- 91-40-27805162

 

Ż      41/880, D Second Floor, Golden Plaza, Chittour Road, Ernakulam-682018

       Tel No :-91-9847339938

 

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 29.07.2010

 

Name :

Mr. M. L. Gupta

Designation :

Managing Director

Date of Birth:

03.02.1941

Qualification:

B. Tech.(Hons)

Date of Appointment:

08.07.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Aditya Vikram Somani

Designation :

Chairman

Date of Birth:

04.11.1973

Qualification:

M. Com, MBA

Date of Appointment:

07.11.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohanlal Bhandari

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth:

15.11.1948

Qualification:

B.Com, FCA

Date of Appointment:

07.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sandeep Junnarkar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. M L Narula

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manish Sanghi

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth:

04.02.1963

Qualification:

B.E (Mechanic) , PGDM(IIM)

Date of Appointment:

08.07.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Y Srinivasa Rao

Designation :

Executive Director (Operations)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amitabh Das Mundra

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh Menon

Designation :

Vice President and Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Neraj Kohil

Designation :

Company Secretary and Head - Legal

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Bodies Corporate

7,520,470

49.86

Sub Total

7,520,470

49.86

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

7,520,470

49.86

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

1,022,046

6.78

Financial Institutions / Banks

975

0.01

Central Government / State Government(s)

200

-

Insurance Companies

742

-

Foreign Institutional Investors

316275

2.10

Sub Total

1,340,238

8.89

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

1135942

7.53

Individuals

 

 

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs.0.100 million

3488755

23.13

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs.0.100 million

879455

5.83

Any Others (Specify)

719314

4.77

Non Resident Indians

225304

1.49

Trust & Foundation

494010

3.28

Sub Total

6223466

41.26

Total Public shareholding (B)

7563704

50.14

Total (A)+(B)

15084174

100.00

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

-

-

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

15084174

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Sale of Fibre Cement Products.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

Item Code No:

Asbestos Cement Corrugated sheets

68111000

Fibre Cement Sheets other than Corrugated

68112090

PREFABRICATED Steel Building

94060019

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on 31.03.2010)

 

Particulars

 

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Building Products

 

 

710000

584015

Steel Building

 

 

30000

18087

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

874 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India
  • ICICI Bank Limited
  • State Bank of Patiala
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • HDFC Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans :

 

As on 31.03.2010

Rs. in Millions

As on 31.03.2009

Rs. in Millions

Loans from banks

 

 

On cash credit account

251.143

536.146

Term Loans

169.375

396.875

External Commercial Borrowing

409.050

564.300

Others

369.299

149.019

Total

1198.867

1646.340

 

Note:

 

a. Loans from banks on cash credit account of Rs.251.144 millions (previous year Rs.536.146 millions) are secured by a first pari-passu charge by way of hypothecation of stocks, present and future, book debts and receivables and second pari-passu charge on all fixed assets, land and buildings both present and future, except land and building situated at Podanur plant (on which State Bank of India has an exclusive charge) and at Kolkata plant.

 

b. Term loans include:

(i) Corporate loan of Rs.100.000 millions (previous year Rs.200.000 millions) from a bank is secured by a first pari-passu charge by way of hypothecation of stocks, present and future, book debts and receivables and exclusive first charge over land and building at Podanur and second pari-passu charge on all fixed assets, land and building both present and future, except land and building situated at Podanur plant (on which State Bank of India has an exclusive charge) and Kolkata plant (Due within one year Rs.100.000 millions, previous year Rs.2.500 Millions

(ii) Loan of Rs.69.375 millions (previous year Rs.196.875 millions) from a bank secured by way of creation of a first pari-passu charge on all fixed assets of the Company excluding fixed assets situated at Podanur and Kolkata plants and second pari-passu charge on all current assets of the Company (Due within one year Rs. 69.375 millions, previous year Rs. 87.500 millions).

 

c. External commercial borrowing (ECB) of Rs. 4,09.050 millions (previous year Rs. 5,643.00 lakhs) is secured by a first pari-passu charge to be created over all the immoveable and moveable fixed assets other than the immoveable fixed assets situated at Podanur plant and second paripassu charge on all current assets of the Company.

 

d. Others include short term loans from bank aggregating to Rs.369.299 millions (previous year Rs.149.019 millions) by way of buyer's credit are secured by a first pari-passu charge by way of hypothecation of stocks, present and future, book debts and receivables and second pari-passu charge on all fixed assets, land and buildings both present and future, except land and building situated at Podanur plant (on which State Bank of India has an exclusive charge) and at Kolkata plant.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

New Delhi

 

 

Holding Company:

Everest Finvest (India) Private Limited

 

 

Membership:

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates:

The Associated Cement Companies Limited

 

 

Subsidiary Company:

Everest Building Solutions Limited

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

17000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.170.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

14815648

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.148.156 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Of the above:

 

a. 15,000 (previous year -15,000) equity shares are allotted as fully paid up pursuant to a contract without payment being received in cash

b. 13,350,020 (previous year - 13,350,020) equity shares are allotted as fully paid up by way of bonus shares by

capitalization of general reserve

 

c. 7,373,470 (previous year - 7,413,470) equity shares are held by M/s Everest Finvest (India) Private Limited, the

Holding company upto 25 March, 2010

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

17000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.170.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

15084174

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.150.842 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

148.156

148.000

148.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1588.785

1365.315

1265.412

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1736.941

1513.315

1413.412

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1198.867

1646.340

1118.315

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

200.000

200.000

TOTAL BORROWING

1198.867

1846.340

1318.315

Stockiest Deposits(unsecured)

82.974

45.728

33.906

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

247.940

180.265

132.336

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3266.722

3585.648

2897.969

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2202.747

2345.827

1157.739

Capital work-in-progress

63.285

69.418

1028.038

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.500

0.500

0.597

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1233.232
1295.652
789.982

 

Sundry Debtors

231.858
238.435
68.894

 

Cash & Bank Balances

192.069
225.811
315.295

 

Other Current Assets

0.273
0.259
1.906

 

Loans & Advances

447.578
328.667
200.846

Total Current Assets

2105.010
2088.824
1376.923

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

613.350

535.989

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

350.315
287.917
563.138

 

Provisions

144.568
101.842
102.190

Total Current Liabilities

1108.233
925.748
665.328

Net Current Assets

996.777
1163.076
711.595

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account

3.413

6.827

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3266.722

3585.648

2897.969

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

6525.342

5294.516

2851.354

 

 

Other Income

96.273

47.925

142.454

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

6621.615

5342.441

2993.808

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

6000.374

4891.749

2771.885

 

 

Increase / Decrease in stock

(79.076)

(86.642)

(101.840)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

5921.298

4805.107

2670.045

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

700.317

537.334

323.763

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

99.520

164.806

46.995

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

600.797

372.528

276.768

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

183.654

171.380

96.446

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

417.143

201.148

180.322

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

117.016

56.638

37.149

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

300.127

144.510

143.173

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

623.905

537.683

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

General Reserve

31.000

15.000

NA

 

 

Proposed Dividend

66.670

37.000

NA

 

 

Tax on Distributed Profits

11.331

6.288

NA

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

815.031

623.905

537.683

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

387.545

356.105

155.120

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1289.248

1301.013

746.027 

 

 

Traded Items

23.736

13.171

23.212

 

 

Capital Goods

21.854

99.541

19.958 

 

 

Stores & Spares

1.638

0.947

0.633

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1336.476

1414.672

789.830

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

20.28

9.76

9.67

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2010

(1st Quarter)

30.09.2010

(2nd Quarter)

31.12.2010

(3rd Quarter)

Net Sales

2000.400

1449.200

1803.200

Total Expenditure

1724.200

1350.300

1696.200

PBIDT (Excl OI)

276.200

98.900

107.000

Other Income

6.000

25.100

77.500

Operating Profit

282.200

124.000

184.500

Interest

15.000

13.900

10.600

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

(0.800)

PBDT

267.200

110.100

173.100

Depreciation

47.000

47.000

47.200

Profit Before Tax

220.200

63.100

125.900

Tax

65.200

16.900

26.200

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

155.000

46.200

99.700

Extraordinary Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

155.000

46.200

99.700

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

4.53
2.70

4.78

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

6.39
3.80

6.32

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

9.68
4.54

7.11

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.24
0.13

0.13

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.33
1.85

1.40

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.90
1.92

2.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History

 

Subject, formerly known as Eternit Everest commenced business by taking over, as a growing concern, the erstwhile Asbestos Cement (India) at Kymore, Madhya Pradesh. The company manufactures fibre based cement products, such as sheets for roofing and interiors as well as Non Asbestos flat sheets for varied applications including pre-fab housing. The company was the first to manufacture asbestos cement roofing sheets in India at its first factory commissioned in May '34. Its manufacturing business was progressively expanded by establishing a second sheeting factory at Mulund, Bombay, in 1937, a third one at Calcutta in Oct.'38 and a fourth at Podanur (near Coimbatore), Tamilnadu, in Nov.'53. In Sep.'57, a another sheeting plant was installed at the Kymore factory. Plants to manufacture pipes were added between 1938 and 1963.  


 Its "Everest" brand enjoys huge brand equity.Besides roofing,t he company has introduced a range of new generation products called E-Board Classic for varied applications in interiors. 

 
In 1988-89, Turner and Newall International, UK, sold its stake in the company to Eteroutremer, Belgium, the holding company of the Eternit group, Belgium. It obtained central government approval to shift part of the production capacity of the Mulund works to Nashik and to shift the balance capacity within one year from the date

of commissioning of the factory at Nasik.  

 
The company is venturing into non-asbestos-based roofing and panelling products. In addition to the fire-resistant boards being developed with the active assistance of the Etex group, the company has also initiated the introduction of passive fire protection systems with technical support from an Etex group company. It has obtained ISO-9002 and ISO 14001 certification for its Podanur works. 

 
The Etex Group, through its subsidiary Nefibouw BV of Netherlands acquired during 2000-2001, 0.54% of equity shares from the open market to take the Group's stake to 50%. 


In Feb. 2002 Associated Cement Companies, has acquired 74,00,010 equity shares (cositituting 50% of the total equity capital) by Inter se transfer between promoters. Total shareholding of voting rights after this acquisition comes to 1,12,50,030 equity shares (constituting 76.01 % of the total equity capital of the company). The company is Modernising its Podanur, Kymore and Kolkatta works and the these projects have been completed 
 
 The company has expanded the increased capacity of Fibre Cement/Asbestos Cement products during the financial year 2002-03 by 72000 MT and with this expansion, the total capacity has risen to 360000 MT. 
 
 ACC is holding 76.01% stake in Everest Industries as on 31.03.2004. 


 Adani Port Infrastructure Limited and Accurate Finstock Private Limited have announced an open offer to acquire 20% stake in Everest Industries during April 2004.The open offer follows the agreement entered into by Swiss based Holcim which has signed a pact with Adani Ports to offload ACC's present stake of 76.01% in Everest Industries.

 

Background:

 

The company is the pioneer of asbestos fibre products in India.  The company was set up by the Tatas and the Eternit Group of Belgium.

 

The company is a part of ACC Group, the leading company in the cement sector in the country. ACC has 76% equity in the company.

 

During its existence of over 65 years in India, the company has been the pioneer in the manufacturing of fibre cement roofing products and flat sheets.

 

The company started in India in 1934 with a first manufacturing unit at Kymore in Madhya Pradesh. Presently the company has 3 other plants at Kolkata in West Bengal, at Podanur in Tamilnadu and at Nashik in Maharashtra. It has a modern RandD Centre at Nashik.

 

The company commenced business by taking over, as a growing concern, the erstwhile Asbestos Cement (India) at Kymore, Madhya Pradesh. The company was the first to manufacture asbestos cement roofing sheets in India at its first factory commissioned in May,1934. Its manufacturing business was progressively expanded by establishing a second sheeting factory at Mulund, Mumbai in 1937, a third one at Kolkata, West Bengal in October,1938 and a fourth at Podanur (near Coimbatore), Tamilnadu, in November, 1953. An another sheeting plant was installed at the Kymore factory in September,1957. The company plants to manufacture pipes were added between 1938 and 1963.

 

In 1988-89, Turner and Newall International, UK, sold its stake in the company to Eteroutremer, Belgium, the holding company of the Eternit group, Belgium. It obtained Central Government approval to shift part of the production capacity of the Mulund works to Nashik and to shift the balance capacity within one year from the date of commissioning of the factory at Nasik.

 

The company is venturing into non-asbestos-based roofing and panelling product. In addition to the fire-resistant boards being developed with the active assistance of the Etex group, the company has also initiated the introduction of passive fire protection systems with technical support from an Etex group company. It has obtained ISO-9002 and ISO 14001 certification for its Podanur works.

 

The Etex Group, through its subsidiary Nefibouw BV of Netherlands acquired during 2000-2001, 0.54% of equity shares from theopen market to take the Group’s stake to 50%.

 

In February, 2002 Associated Cement Companies, has acquired 74,00,010 equity shares (constituting 50% of the total equity capital) by inter se transfer between promoters. Total shareholding of voting rights after this acquisition comes to 1,12,50,030 equity shares (constituting 76.01% of the total equity capital of the company). Subject is Modernising its Podanur, Kymore and Kolkata works and the these projects are likely to be completed by end of the financial year.

  

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

India has shown economic stability and strength during the global financial crisis last year. India’s GDP growth in 2009-10 was 7.2% compared to 6.7% in the previous year.

 

Subject operates in the infrastructure and construction sector. These are fundamental to economic development and normally grow at twice the rate of GDP.

 

The Company is a building solutions company. They provide ready-to-use building products and pre-engineered buildings. All their products are eco-friendly and enable construction with strength, speed and safety. This year, they have seen an overall growth of 23%.

 

The Government is committed to inclusive growth and has increased expenditure on rural and infrastructure development. It has also focused on agriculture and education. The Company operates in all these sectors. Programs like National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Indira Awas Yojana and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan are rapidly expanding the demand for their building products. The thrust on developing backward areas has led to an increase in construction of schools, hospitals and housing. The Company has focused on expanding its existing network to meet this demand. The Company serves 100,000 villages across 600 cites through 31 sales offices and 6,000 retail counters.

 

After a temporary slowdown in new industrial activity during FY 2008-09, new project announcements in India gathered momentum during the second half of FY 2009-10. Now more companies prefer pre-engineered buildings and ready-to-use building products for faster construction and efficient project management. Manufacturing industries like automobile, power, textiles, engineering goods and services like logistics, warehousing and infrastructure are large users of PEBs and their rapid growth has a positive impact on Everest.

 

Financial Results

 

The company's Net Sales/ Income from Operations increased to Rs. 6525.300 millions from Rs.5294.500 millions in FY 08-09, a growth of 23%. This growth was a result of volume growth of 10.7% in Building Products division and 47.8% in the Steel Buildings division. In value terms the two divisions grew by 20.5% and 36.7% respectively. Operating profits rose from Rs.537.300 millions (10.1% of sales) to Rs.700.300 millions (10.7% of Sales). PAT for the year is Rs.300.100 millions, a 107% increase from last year. The return on average net worth increased to 25.7 % from 13.7 % in the previous year.

 

Financial Performance

 

Strong cash flows during the year resulted in savings in interest cost from Rs.164.800 millions in the previous year to Rs.99.500 millions in the current year. Raw material cost (including changes in inventory) was Rs.3579.700 millions (54.8% of sales) from Rs.2723.600 millions (51.4% of sales).

 

The Balance Sheet of subject continues to strengthen. Net worth of the Company stood at Rs.1736.900 millions as at March 31, 2010 as compared with Rs.1513.300 millions a year before, a growth of 14.7% during the year. Company's borrowings reduced from 1846.300 millions a year ago to Rs.1198.900 millions this year. The debt equity ratio as on 31 March 2010 stood at 0.69 as compared to 1.22 on 31 March 2009.

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS DIVISION

 

The demand for Everest Building products is very strong in rural, commercial and industrial sectors. This division now has a wide variety of Everest products which reach out to architects, interior designers, contractors, roofers and masons across the country.

 

Roofing

 

Rural prosperity and liquidity give long term strength to the roofing market. There are estimated 25 crore houses in India. Of these, 46% are considered to be homes with pucca roofs. The rest 54% homes are made of thatch (temporary kuccha roofing) and clay tiles. Usage of clay tiles is shrinking due to non-availability of raw material.

 

Amongst pucca houses, less than half are made with RCC slabs. The rest are made with ready-touse roofing products which include Fibre Cement Roofing and metal roofing. Some roofs are also made using bricks and stone.

 

A kuccha roof home owner has aspirations and seeks security. He is more likely to graduate to a Fibre Cement Roof rather than a RCC slab. The cost of a pucca roof using Fibre Cement Roofing is 1/3rd the cost of an RCC ceiling slab.

 

The market for Fibre Cement Roofing today is estimated to be Rs.32500.000 millions and for metal roofing Rs.35000 millions and India’s demand for housing and infrastructure continues to grow unabated. This validates the market potential for their roofing products. Everest has been a pioneer in this segment with 76 years of experience in the roofing business.

 

Boards and Panels

 

The concept of environment-friendly construction is gaining importance. Increasing concern for preserving natural resources and forests augurs well for Green Building concepts and their industry. Trade acceptance for cement boards, as a substitute for plywood is growing. Increasingly, Everest Fibre Cement Boards and panels are being

specified by architects, interior decorators and contractors. Their products provide high resistance to fire, termites and moisture. Everest offers a variety of products which include solutions for ceilings, walls, external cladding, flooring and internal walls.

 

The Boards industry is large and fragmented. Boards made of different material such as wood, plywood, gypsum, calcium silicate and fibre cement have been introduced in the market within the last decade. Current industry size for wood based products is Rs.42000 millions. Fibre Cement Boards (Rs. 2000 millions), Gypsum boards (Rs. 5000 millions) and Calcium Silicate (Rs.500 millions) are new product variants which meet specific customer requirements at similar price points.

 

The application of these products is very high in developed nations, and are particularly used in large construction projects. Fibre Cement Boards are eco-friendly and enhance LEED ratings in projects. Usage in India is yet at a nascent stage but growing rapidly. As the use of wood and wood based products reduces, an increase in usage of these new-age modern boards is being seen across many construction projects.

 

Their Fibre Cement Boards provide higher safety from fire and termites and enable longer lasting aesthetic finishes by preventing the attack of moisture. Everest boards are well accepted in the retail market and the division has seen a strong growth in retail counters this year.

 

Operations:

 

The fibre cement industry in India has a capacity of 4.88 million MT. There are 17 players and Everest has a 14% market share evenly spread across the nation. Everest roofing sheets are produced at 5 locations – Bhagwanpur Works at Roorkee, Uttarakhand (North), Lakhmapur Works at Nashik, Maharashtra (West), Kymore Works at Katni, Madhya Pradesh (Central), Calcutta Works at Kolkata, West Bengal (East) and Podanur Works at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (South).

 

Everest Fibre Cement Boards are produced at Lakhmapur Works at Nashik, Maharashtra (West), and Bhagwanpur Works at Roorkee, Uttarakhand (North). There are four major players in the Fibre Cement Boards industry where Everest is a major player. Their installed capacity for Boards and Panels is 1,36,000 MT and   markets are expanding. This year saw a growth of 9 % in volumes over the last year. The combined capacity of their fibre cement product plants is 7.10 lac MT. During the year, their production volume for roofing sheets increased to 504,000 MT from 455,000 MT in 2008-9, an increase of 10%.

 

Cost of goods sold increased by 20% on account of increase in cement prices (15%-25% at their plant locations), fibre prices (10%) and freight rates (8%). The increase in raw material cost was primarily on account of changes in product mix and input costs. Manpower cost during the year was Rs.630.200 millions (9.6% of sales) as compared to Rs. 563.000 millions (10.6% of sales) in the previous year. Another major item of cost, i.e. freight was Rs.453.700 millions (6.9% of sales) as compared with Rs.385.000 millions (7.3% of sales) in the previous year.

 

All plants undertook a drive to upgrade processes to increase raw material yields and reduce on-line rejections. This has led to an increase in the availability of their products and quality in the market. Constant training for the workers resulted in, two of their plants increasing production volumes by 25% and one plant achieving production

increase of 13%. The benefits of these process improvements will be sustained in the long run. Overall, the Building Products division grew by 21% in Sales revenue and 54% in profit (EBIT) over the last year (mainly due to cost reduction and productivity improvement carried out during the year.)

 

STEEL BUILDINGS DIVISION

 

In 2 years, Everest Steel Buildings has undertaken 350 projects and is now established amongst architects, structural consultants, project divisions of companies and leading contractors operating in industrial and logistics sectors. The division offers Pre–Engineered Steel Buildings, Smart Steel Buildings, Metal Cladding, Roofing and Accessories for industrial sheds, commercial establishments and logistics parks in 23 states of India. Two Everest

projects completed this year were nominated at the Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2010.

 

In India, at present, only 27% of all industrial and institutional buildings use pre-engineered buildings, while in the United states, more than 70% of all construction in industrial and institutional segments is done using pre-engineered buildings. Pre-engineered buildings are custom-designed and factory-built. They can be erected in half the  time with minimal on-site work. This reduces the uncertainty in project schedules and accelerates project completion by almost 6 months.

 

Low maintenance costs, versatile use and ease of expansion are reasons why this is the preferred construction method in most developed nations for decades. The average world per capita steel consumption is 150 kg. India’s steel consumption is only 38 kg per capita, one of the lowest amongst developing nations.

 

The market today for PEB's in India is estimated at Rs.30000 millions with a 35% growth rate. Architects, structural consultants and project departments are now increasingly using Pre Engineered Buildings for their projects.

 

Operations:

 

There are ten organized PEB manufacturers in India of which the Top 5 make 80% of the market. Demand has grown by 35% and is expected to accelerate in the coming years. The current industry capacity is 1.5 million MT which has rapidly expanded from 1 million MT in 2009 by anticipating the growing demand.

 

Everest’s market share in the PEB market is 5%. The division supplied 18,000 MT of steel buildings and components this year and achieved a turnover of Rs.1250 millions, an increase of 36.7% from last year. 

 

Everest’s market share in the PEB market is 5%. The division supplied 18,000 MT of steel buildings and components this year and achieved a turnover of Rs.1250 millions, an increase of 36.7% from last year.

 

OPERATIONS REVIEW

 

Net Sales Turnover was Rs.6525.300 millions as compared to Rs.5294.500 millions during the previous year. The profit after tax for during the year at Rs.300.100 millions was higher as compared to the previous year.

 

Fixed Assets:

 

  • Technical Knowhow
  • Land-Freehold
  • Land-Leasehold
  • Building-on Freehold Land
  • Building-on Leasehold Land
  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Railway Siding
  • Roads
  • Water Supply Lines
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Furniture Fixture and
  • Office Equipments
  • Vehicles
  • Leased Vehicle

 

As Per Web Site:

 

Profile:

 

Subject provides you with the world-class building solutions to meet the construction requirements, in the Industrial, Commercial and Residential sectors.

 

Historically, Everest has provided rural shelters by making corrugated roofing sheets available to farmers at a competitive price. The company is poised to capitalize on the opportunities in rural India where various housing and infrastructure initiatives are envisaged by the Government.

 

Today, Everest offers a complete range of building solutions which includes Ceilings, Walls, Flooring, Cladding, Doors, Roofing and Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings. These are produced at Everest's state-of-the-art ISO: 14000 certified manufacturing facilities at Kymore, Nasik, Coimbatore, Kolkata and Roorkee. With over 4000 retail points spread across the nation together with the strength of over 1285 highly qualified and experienced engineers, designers and technicians, Everest provides you building solutions that successfully meet the highest standards of quality and durability.

 

Trained manpower is the dedicated strength at Everest. Apart from continuous development of employee skills, the company is also committed to their welfare.

 

After successfully catering to the Indian market, Subject has widened its horizons in the international arena. With consistent exports to Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia, Everest is all set to scale new heights and establish a strong foundation in the global market. Banking on its 75 years of experience and highly sophisticated technology, Everest assures you that all its products live up to its promise of Strength, Speed and Safety.

 

Building Solutions:

 

Subject is an organization which offers a wide range of solutions for various building and housing construction needs. The company plans to be a complete building solution provider to deliver Strength, Speed and Safety to customers in all the target markets.

 

Today, the company’s product portfolio comprises Everest Ceiling Solutions, Everest Wall Solutions, Everest Floor Solutions, Everest Cladding Solutions, Everest Doors, Everest Roofing Solutions and Everest Steel Building Solutions. Its products are popular for their high performance, durability and architectural versatility.

 

Production Facilities - Bhagwanpur

Everest Industries has established a green field, ultra-modern manufacturing unit, spread over an area of 21 acres at Bhagwanpur, (Haridwar district), Roorkee (Uttrakhand) . The plant manufactures the following products - Roofing Sheets, Everest Fibre cement Boards, Pre Engineered Steel Buildings and Smart Steel Buildings. This plant has an installed capacity of 50,000 tonnes of Fibre Cement Boards, 40, 000 metric tones of steel fabrication products and 1-lakh tonnes of roofing products per annum.

 

The company believes in conserving the environment and hence, there are several trees planted in the factory premises. The factory has made arrangements for water harvesting. All water from the rooftop and open spaces is channelized through the storm water drains and directed to the six recharge wells which are strategically located. Apart from these wells there are 2 ponds created to trap sudden heavy downpour. The factory does not discharge any of its waste into the environment. Moreover, any industrial waste produced in the Bhagwanpur unit is recyclable.

 

The plant also organizes safety training at the plant for their workers'


welfare by creating awareness among the workers about ways of handling industrial materials, operating cranes and working with electrical circuits.

 

Products

  • Wall Solutions
  • Ceiling Solutions
  • Floor Solutions
  • Chrysotile Asbestos Cement Corrugated (CBS) Roofing Sheets
  • Solid Wall Panels
  • Pre Engineered Steel Buildings
  • Smart Steel Buildings
  • Other Moulded Goods (Accessories)

Initiatives

  • Development of Green Belt
  • Rain Water Harvesting
  • Effluent Treatment Plant for 100% recycling of process effluents
  • Energy Conservation

Welfare and social activities

  • Occupational Health centre
  • Canteen for employees/workmen
  • Everest Ladies Club, Roorkee
  • Community Development
  • Trained for self employment for under privileged women- Tailoring and embroidering

 

CUREENT HAPPENINGS

 

Everest Industries to set up new facility in East India

 

Date: 21-Mar-2011

 

Building material maker Everest Industries today said it will set up a new manufacturing facility in East India to cater to the growing demand as it aims to cross Rs 1,0000.000 millions revenue in 2011-12.


"We are looking at setting up a new manufacturing facility in one of the Eastern states. The plant will be commissioned within a year and it will be fully operational in 15 months," Everest Industries Executive Director (Operations) Y Srinivasa Rao told PTI.


The company is looking at acquiring about 22 acres for the facility that will start with the production of roofing materials and other products will be rolled out in a phased manner, he added.


Rao, however, declined to share further details such as the possible location and likely investment for the construction of the plant.


Industry sources, however, said the company has been offered land by the Orissa government and the firm has also decided to go into the state.


When asked about its sales target, Rao said: "We cannot remain a sub-thousand crore entity. Our target is to cross Rs. 1,0000.000 millions revenue in next fiscal."


Everest is expecting its total income to grow 12-15% in this fiscal from Rs. 6600.000 millions in 2009-10, he added.


"For the last 4-5 years, our revenue has been increasing at 20-25% compound annual growth rate. This year it is

slow because the market did not pick up well, and also because of our capacity constraints," Rao said.


Everest Industries currently has five manufacturing facilities in Kolkata, Nashik, Coimbatore, Kymore and Roorkee. It manufactures products like roofing materials, fibre wall boards and steel building solutions.


"We are seriously considering to expand our steel building solutions capacity as there is good growth in this business. We are looking at both expanding the existing plants and adding more facilities," Rao said, without giving details. The company's current annual production capacity for steel building material is about 30,000 tonne at its Roorkee facility.


Besides, the company is likely to consider setting up a new factory for the fibre cement boards as it is at present utilising almost 100% of its 90,000 tonne of installed capacity across different plants.


The company is now undertaking de-bottlenecking of operations and other efficiency enhancement measures to increase productivity till the new plants come up, he added.

 

 

 


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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 :

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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.44.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.87

Euro

1

Rs.65.83

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

65

 

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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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