MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.05.2011

 

 

Note: The Given address could not be confirmed

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SPICE RETAIL LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Village Bhillanwali Labana, Post Office-Baddi, Tehsil Nalahgarh Baddi, Nalagarh-173205, Himachal Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.02.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

008020

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.367.594 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U45202HP1988PLC008020

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Mobile Handsets and Related Accessories.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the Management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (26)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. There appears some accumulated losses recorded by the company. However trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings with some caution.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Management Non Cooperative

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Village Bhillanwali Labana, Post Office-Baddi, Tehsil Nalahgarh Baddi, Nalagarh-173205, Himachal Pradesh, India

E-Mail :

sonika.jain@spicecorp.in

Website :

www.spiceretail.in

 

 

Corporate Office :

D-1, Sector-3, Noida – 201 301, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-4363600/4363800

Fax No.:

91-120-4320467/4363845

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 05.09.2010

 

Name :

Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

1, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.01.1949

Date of Appointment :

05.08.2010

Other Directorship :

  • Mcorpglobal Private Limited
  • Spice Communications Private Limited
  • Modi Wellvest Private Limited
  • Super Infosys Private Limited
  • Spice Impex Private Limited
  • Modi Rubber Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip Modi

Designation :

Director

Address :

36, Amrita Shergill Marg, New Delhi-110003, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.03.1974

Date of Appointment :

19.07.2006

Other Directorship :

  • Super Infosys Private Limited
  • Spice Global Private Limited
  • Omnia Investments Private Limited
  • Stracon Back Office Solutions Limited
  • Spice Communications Private Limited
  • Mcorpglobal Private Limited
  • Modi Wellvest Private Limited
  • Indian Televentures Private Limited

 

 

Name :

Ms. Preeti Malhotra

Designation :

Director

Address :

40, NRI Complex, Greater Kailash IV, New Delhi-110019, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.04.1964

Date of Appointment :

05.08.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Krishan Lal Chugh

Designation :

Director

Address :

N-79,Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-110017, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

13.09.1937

Date of Appointment :

05.08.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Devendra Raj Mehta

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-5, Mahavir Udyan Marg, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302015, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.06.1937

Date of Appointment :

05.08.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Subroto Chattopadhyay

Designation :

Director

Address :

6,Western Avenue, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-110065, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.09.1958

Date of Appointment :

05.08.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajneesh Arora

Designation :

Manager

Address :

263, Windsor Wing, F-28, Sector-50, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-201301, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.01.1974

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kashi Nath Memani

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Ms. Sonika Jain

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

A-10, F1, Surya Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.05.1978

Date of Appointment :

10.03.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gaurav Arya

Designation :

Vice President - Projects

Date of Birth/Age :

39 Years

Qualification :

BA (Hons),

Experience :

17 Years

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2007

Last Employment :

Ernst and Young

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mukesh Jain

Designation :

Vice President - Service

Date of Birth/Age :

45 years

Qualification :

PGD in Marketing (Manchester Business School, UK)

Experience :

25 Years

Date of Appointment :

10.09.2007

Last Employment :

HCL Infosystems Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mukesh Batra

Designation :

Vice President – HR

Date of Birth/Age :

43 Years

Qualification :

MCom, MBA

Experience :

20 Years

Date of Appointment :

13.12.2007

Last Employment :

New River Software Solutions Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pallakal Krishna Kumar

Designation :

Head Sales

Date of Birth/Age :

39 Years

Qualification :

Graduate in Mathematics

Experience :

19 Years

Date of Appointment :

01.10.2005

Last Employment :

Al Futtaim Private limited, Dubai

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 05.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India 

36759319

Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India )

10

Mrs. Veena Modi

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India )

10

Mr. Dilip Modi

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India)

05

Ms. Divya Modi

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India)

10

Mr. Ashok Kumar Goyal

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India)

10

Mr. Atul Prakash

(beneficial owner is Hindustan Retail Private Limited, India)

10

Total

36759374

 

(AS ON 05.09.2010)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Bodies corporate

 

100.00

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Mobile Handsets and Related Accessories.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the Management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

Particulars

As on 31.03.2010

(Rs. In Millions)

As on 31.03.2009

(Rs. In Millions)

Unsecured Loan

 

 

Loan from a body corporate

(Repayable on Demand)

30.000

0.000

Over Draft Facility from a Bank*

0.000

134.724

Total

30.000

134.724

 

* Overdraft facilities ere given by the bank against the lien of Units of Mutual Funds held by Spice Televentures Private Limited

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. R. Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Golf View Corporate Tower B, Sector 42, Sector Road, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-4644000

Fax No.:

91-124-4644050

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

  • Spice Televentures Private Limited

 

 

Holding Company :

  • Hindustan Retail Private Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Cellucom Retail India Private Limited (from 06.02.2009)

 

 

Associates :

  • Karma Mobility Solutions India Private Limited (From 06.02.2009 till 31.03.2009)

 

 

Enterprises over which any person in  is able to exercise significant influence :

  • Spice Televentures Private Limited
  • Spice Global Investments Private Limited
  • Mobisoc Technology Private Limited
  • Spice Distribution Limited
  • Spice Digital Limited
  • Spice Mobiles Limited
  • Bharat BPO Services Limited
  • Spice Global Holdings Pte. Limited
  • Hindustan Retail Private Limited
  • Oasis Cineplex Private Limited
  • Spice lnvestments and Finance Advisors Private Limited
  • Spice Labs Private Limited
  • Spice Infrastructure Limited
  • Wall Street Finance Limited
  • Spice VAS Africa Pte. Limited
  • G.M. Modi Hospitals Corporations Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 05.09.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

50000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.500.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

36759374

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.367.594 millions

 

Notes:

- Out of the above 33,092,561 (Previous year 15,137,358) Equity Shares are held by Hindustan Retails Private Limited, the Holding Company.

- 3,666,813 (Previous year 3,666,813) equity shares are allotted as fully paid-up to Karma Mobility Solutions India Private Limited ("Karma") without payments being received in cash, in consideration of transfer of 20,000,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each held by Karma in Cellucom Retail India Private Limited to the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

367.594

188.042

43.501

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

399.503

273.278

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(1670.774)

(1267.265)

(536.388)

NETWORTH

(903.677)

(805.945)

(492.887)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

30.000

134.724

156.051

TOTAL BORROWING

30.000

134.724

156.051

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(873.677)

(671.221)

(336.836)

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

47.591

71.851

97.177

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.092

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

182.439

182.439

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

274.304

235.410

117.554

 

Sundry Debtors

52.189

13.604

12.659

 

Cash & Bank Balances

28.734

23.139

40.178

 

Other Current Assets

0.225

0.146

0.082

 

Loans & Advances

405.454

239.862

106.306

Total Current Assets

760.906

512.161

276.779

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1719.516

1327.277

664.429

 

Other Current Liabilities

131.366

89.807

34.253

 

Provisions

13.731

20.588

12.202

Total Current Liabilities

1864.613

1437.672

710.884

Net Current Assets

(1103.707)

(925.511)

(434.105)

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(873.677)

(671.221)

(336.836)

 

 

           

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

4794.355

4365.976

2868.302

 

 

Other Income

4.589

0.660

0.656

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

4798.944

4366.636

2868.958

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Trading Goods

4454.288

4270.922

2803.213

 

 

Personnel Expenses

301.479

313.805

182.930

 

 

Operating and Other Expenses

438.987

571.800

342.789

 

 

(Increase) in Inventories

(38.894)

(118.013)

(60.020)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

5155.860

5038.514

3268.912

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

(356.916)

(671.878)

(399.954)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

22.142

26.894

26.246

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(379.058)

(698.772)

(426.200)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

24.451

22.951

20.853

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

(403.509)

(721.723)

(447.053)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

(403.509)

(730.877)

(451.769)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(1267.265)

(536.388)

(84.619)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(1670.774)

(1267.265)

(536.388)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

(16.87)

(125.89)

(103.85)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(8.41)

(16.74)

(15.75)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(8.42)

(16.53)

(15.59)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(49.91)

(123.58)

(119.55)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.45)

(0.90)

(0.91)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

(2.10)

(1.95)

(1.76)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.41

0.36

0.39

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Nature of Operations

Spice Retail Limited is into the business of trading in mobile handsets and related accessories. The Company operates through its chain of outlets across India.

 

 

Details of Sundry Creditors:

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2010

(Rs. in millions)

31.03.2009

(Rs. in millions)

31.03.2008

(Rs. in millions)

Sundry Creditors

 

 

 

a) total outstanding dues of Micro and Small Enterprises

-

-

-

b) total outstanding dues of creditors other than Micro and Small Enterprises

1719.516

1327.277

664.429

 

NOTE

 

Registered Office of the company has been shifted from Punjab, India to the present address w.e.f. 07.03.2007

 

Contingent Liabilities not provided for

31.03.2010 (Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2009 (Rs. In Millions

Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts.

The cases are pending with various Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums. As per the management,

the Company is made only a proforma party to these claims and liability, if any, arising out of these claims would be on the manufacturer and not likely to devolve on the Company.

1.846

 

3.454

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

  • Office Equipment
  • Furniture and Fixture
  • Computers
  • Plant and Machinery

 

 


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.44.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.43

Euro

1

Rs.65.27

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

3

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

2

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--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

 

26

 

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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