1. Summary Information

 

 

Country

India

Company Name

Bartaman Private Limited

Principal Name 1

Mr. Sakti Dasgupta

Status

Satisfactory

Principal Name 2

Ms. Subha Datta

 

 

Registration #

21-35338

Street Address

6, J B S Haldane Avenue, Tiljala, Kolkata-700105, West Bengal, India

Established Date

15.10.1982

SIC Code

--

Telephone#

91-33-23000101/ 102/ 103/ 104/ 106 to 110/ 2243907/ 22449680/ 66220612

Business Style 1

Printing

Fax #

91-33-23233001/ 23233002/ 22441215/ 23234030

Business Style 2

Publishing

Homepage

http://www.bartamanpatrika.com

Product Name 1

‘Bratman’, Bengali Daily Newspaper

# of employees

240 (Approximately)

Product Name 2

‘Saptahik Bartman’ Bengali Weekly Magazine.

Paid up capital

Rs.3,106,300/-

Product Name 3

--

Shareholders

Bodies corporate- 100.00%

Banking

State Bank of India (Lead Bank)

Public Limited Corp.

No

Business Period

29 years

IPO

No

International Ins.

--

Public Enterprise

No

Rating

A (61)

Related Company

Relation

Country

Company Name

--

Note

-

 

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Assets

Liabilities

Current Assets

259,490,000

Current Liabilities

201,012,000

Inventories

128,740,000

Long-term Liabilities

20,999,000

Fixed Assets

305,484,000

Other Liabilities

40,733,000

Deferred Assets

0,000,000

Total Liabilities

262,744,000

Invest& other Assets

16,160,000

Retained Earnings

444,024,000

 

 

Net Worth

447,130,000

Total Assets

709,874,000

Total Liab. & Equity

709,874,000

 Total Assets

(Previous Year)

613,464,000

 

 

P/L Statement as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Sales (Total Income)

716,307,000

Net Profit

59,766,000

Sales(Previous yr)

(Total Income)

592,734,000

Net Profit(Prev.yr)

39,895,000


MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BARTAMAN PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 02.01.2002)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

BARTAMAN PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

6, J B S Haldane Avenue, Tiljala, Kolkata-700105, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.10.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21-35338

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U22121WB1982PTC035338

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CALB05702E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCB6237C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Printing and Publishing of ‘Bratman’, Bengali Daily Newspaper and ‘Saptahik Bartman’ Bengali Weekly Magazine.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (61)

 

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 1800000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having fine track. Financial Position of the company appears to be sound. 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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

6, J B S Haldane Avenue, Tiljala, Kolkata-700105, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-23000101/ 102/ 103/ 104/ 106 to 110/ 2243907/ 22449680/ 66220612

Fax No.:

91-33-23233001/ 23233002/ 22441215/ 23234030

E-Mail :

bartaman@satyam.net.in

Website :

http://www.bartamanpatrika.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

76-A, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-22443907/ 22449680

Fax No.:

91-33-22441215

 

 

Branches:

Located at:

 

·         Mumbai

·         Bangalore

·         New Delhi

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

(AS ON 30.09.2010)

 

Name :

Mr. Sakti Dasgupta

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

GD 277, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700108, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.02.1946

Date of Appointment :

15.10.1982

 

 

Name :

Ms. Subha Datta

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

GD 277, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700108, West Bengal, India

Date of Appointment :

01.01.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kusal Kumar Datta

Designation :

Director

Address :

GD 277, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700108, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.01.1948

Date of Appointment :

18.09.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amit Roy

Designation :

Director

Address :

140 A, Raja Dinendra Street, Kolkata-700106, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

16.12.1952

Date of Appointment :

19.10.2007

 

 

Name :

Ms. Manjima Bhattacharya

Designation :

Director

Address :

6, Sunny Park, Falt 9/5, Block B, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.09.1966

Date of Appointment :

10.07.2008

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(AS ON 30.09.2010)

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Soumani Investment (Private) Limited, India

 

14358

Bartaman Holding Trust (Private) Limited, India

 

                 16705

 

 

 

Total

 

31063

 

 

(AS ON 30.09.2010)

 

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Bodies corporate

 

100.00

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Printing and Publishing of ‘Bratman’, Bengali Daily Newspaper and ‘Saptahik Bartman’ Bengali Weekly Magazine.

 

 

Products :

·         Newspaper

·         Magazine

·         Advertisement Space

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2010)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

 

Actual Production

 

 

 

 

Newspaper

Nos.

150000

129,844,963

Weekly Magazine

Nos.

--

6,663,521

Monthly Magazine

Nos.

--

1,224,958

Annual Magazine

Nos.

--

165,000

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

240 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of India (Lead Bank),

Commercial Branch, Kolkata, 24, Park Street, Kolkata-700016, West Bengal, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

 

(Rs. In Millions)

 

 

Workings Capital Loan From Banks

 

 

Cash Credit Accounts

(Secured by hypothecation of current assets ranking pari passu amongst the Banks, First/ second charge over entire fixed assets including plant and machinery and equitable mortgage of title deeds of immovable properties and also covered by personal guarantee of the directors of the company.

20.999

51.895

 

 

 

Total

20.999

 

51.895

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Plot No. –Y-14, Block-EP, Sector -5, Salt Lake, Electronics Complex, Vidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091, West Bengal, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(AS ON 31.03.2010)

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 5.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

31063

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs.3.106 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

During the year, the company has issued and allotted 1,080 Equity Shares of Rs.100/- each fully paid up at a premium of Rs.8,500 per share ranking pari pasu in all respect with existing equity shares.

 

 

 


 

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

3.106

2.998

2.998

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

444.024

375.079

335.184

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

447.130

 378.077

338.182

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

20.999

51.895

40.419

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

20.999

51.895

40.419

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

34.083

30.448

28.767

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

502.212

460.420

407.368

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

305.484

253.975

252.824

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

16.160

16.160

16.160

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

128.740
231.075
136.946

 

Sundry Debtors

77.297
72.613
65.406

 

Cash & Bank Balances

151.582
25.757
121.569

 

Other Current Assets

10.513
7.503
4.014

 

Loans & Advances

20.098
6.381
5.332

Total Current Assets

388.230

343.329

333.267

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditor

175.455
123.641
160.049

 

Other Current Liabilities

25.557
25.669
26.181

 

Provisions

6.650
3.734
8.653

Total Current Liabilities

207.662
153.044
194.883

Net Current Assets

180.568
190.285
138.384

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

502.212

460.420

407.368

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

716.307

592.734

551.044

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

607.926

515.471

457.776

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION                      

108.381

77.263

93.268

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

13.982

12.937

14.979

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

94.399

64.326

78.289

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

34.633

24.431

30.099

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX

59.766

39.895

48.190

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import Value

168.146

278.137

256.779

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

1992.92

1330.59

1669.95

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

8.34
6.73
8.75

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

13.61
10.77
13.36

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.21
0.17
0.23

 

 

 
 
 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.51
0.54
0.70

 

 

 
 
 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.87
2.24
1.71

 

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

 

The profit for the year before tax amounted to Rs.94.399 Millions (Previous year Rs.64.326 Millions) after providing or depreciation amounting to Rs.13.982 Millions (Previous Year Rs.12.937 Millions.)

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

Particulars

31.03.2010

 

31.03.2009

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Claims not acknowledged as debts

 

 

 - Disputed Sales Tax

0.094

0.094

 - Disputed Income Tax

2.978

2.978

 

 

 

 

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

This form is for

Creation of charge

Corporate identity number of the company

U22121WB1982PTC035338

Name of the company

BARTAMAN PRIVATE LIMITED

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

6, J B S Haldane Avenue, Tiljala, Kolkata-700105, West Bengal, India

bartaman@satyam.net.in

Type of charge

Book Debts

Movable Property

Floating Charge

Others- All other current Assets

Particular of charge holder

State Bank of India (Lead Bank), Commercial Branch, Kolkata, 24, Park Street, Kolkata-700016, West Bengal, India

sbi.07502@sbi.co.in

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Working Capital Consortium Agreement

Joint Deed of Hypothecation

Date of instrument Creating the charge

30.12.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 207.500 Millions

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

Rate of Interest

SBI- CC: At 0.75% above SBAR (Benchmark PLR), present effective rate being 12.50% p.a.

UCO Bank- CC: BPLR + 0.5% i.e. 13.00% p.a. (floating).

AB- As per sanction letter.

 

Terms of Repayment

The Borrower shall repay the Working Capital Limit on Demand of the respective Bank/s.

 

Margin

As applicable to SBI:

Raw Materials :

         Domestic : 20%,

         Imported : 20% and

Receivables (Cover 60 days) : 25%.

Margin as applicable to other Banks are specified in the Sanction Letters of the respective Bank/s.

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

The charge shall operate as pari passu first charge basis amongst the Working Capital Bankers on the whole of the hypothecated current assets of the Company, both present and future without any preference or priority of one over the other/others to secure the overall limit of Rs.207.500 Millions (SBI - Rs.83.000 Millions, UCO - Rs.70.800 Millions and AB - Rs.53.700 Millions) together with interest, costs and charges thereon.

 

Others:

The Borrower shall not do or allow anything which may prejudice the security and shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Agreements.

 

Short particulars of the property charged

The whole of the current assets of the Borrower namely stocks of raw materials, stock in process, semi finished and finished goods, stores and spares not related to plant and machinery (consumable stores and spare), bills receivables and book debts and all other movables, both present and future whether now lying loose or in cases or which are now lying or stored in or about or shall hereinafter from time to time during the continuance of this security of these presents be brought into or upon or be stored or be in or about the Borrower's factories premises and godowns situated at 6, J. B. S. Haldane Avenue, Tiljala, Kolkata 700105 or where ever else the same may be or be held by any party to the order or disposition of the Borrower or in the course of transit or on high seas or on order or delivery howsoever and where so ever in the possession of the Borrower and either by way of substitution or addition by way of pari passu first charge basis.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Leasehold Land

·         Leasehold Building

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture and Fixture

·         Office Equipments

·         Motor Cars

 

 


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.44.59

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.42

Euro

1

Rs.66.04

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

61

 

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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