MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MUKAND LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Bajaj Bhavan, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.11.1937

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-002726

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.787.520 millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L99999MH1937PLC002726

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMM19254E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM5008R

 

 

Legal Form :

It is a Public Limited Liability Company.  The company's shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing, Marketing and Exporting of iron and steel products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

4500 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (67)

 

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 74049000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and a reputed 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 regular 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 DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Dharmesh Naik

Designation :

Accountant

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered/ Corporate Office :

Bajaj Bhavan, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-22021060 / 2281 / 6524 / 3327 / 1025 / 22822222 / 61216666

Fax No.:

91-22-22021174

E-Mail :

mukandop@bom3.vsnl.net.in

info@mukand.com

co.secretary@mukand.com 

kjmallya@mukand.com

Website :

http://www.mukand.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Thane-Belapur Road, Dighe, P.O. Kalwe, District Thane-400605, Maharashtra, India 

Tel. No.:

91-22-25347373 / 25348181 / 21727500

Fax No.:

91-22-25410291

E-Mail :

mukandop@bom3.vsnl.net.in

 

 

Factory 2 :

Ginigera - 583 228, Karnataka, India

 

 

Sales – European Union :

Kella 13-Batschuns 6832 Zwischenwasswr, Osterreich – Austria

Tel. No.:

+43 (0) 5522 45839

Fax No.:

+43 (0) 5522 45839

E-Mail :

gerold.rinderer@mukand.com

 

 

Branch Office :

Located at: 

 

  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Chennai
  • Bangalore
  • Vishakhapatnam

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Niraj Bajaj

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh V. Shah

Designation :

Co-Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dhirajlal S. Mehta

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suketu V. Shah

Designation :

Joint Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vinod S. Shah

Designation :

Non Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. N.P. Jain, IFS (Retired)

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narendra J. Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.C. Sharma

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash V. Mehta

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pradip P. Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. K.J. Mallya

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

THE MANAGEMENT TEAM :

Corporate

Name :

Mr. Niraj Balaj

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh V Shah

Designation :

Co-Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sukefu V Shah

Designation :

Joint Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S B Jhaveri

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Steel Division

Name :

Mr. I M D’Costa

Designation :

Technical Director (Steel Plant, Thane)

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Sampath Kumar

Designation :

Chief Executive (Steel Plant, Ginigera)

 

 

Name :

Mr. A M Kulkarni

Designation :

Chief Executive (Steel Plant, Thane)

 

 

Name :

Mr. C H Sharma

Designation :

Technical Advisor, Steel

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sidharth Shah

Designation :

Chief of Materials Management

 

 

Name :

Mr. V M Mashruwala

Designation :

Chief of Marketing (Alloy and Stainless Steel)

 

 

Name :

Dr. Amit Ganguly

Designation :

Chief of Business Excellence

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery Division

Name :

Mr. R Jagannathan

Designation :

Chief Executive

 

 

 

Road Construction Division

Name:

Mr. R Sankaran

Designation:

Chief Coordinator

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dharmesh Naik

Designation :

Accountant

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Category of Shareholder

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

12,156,155

16.63

Bodies Corporate

28,125,973

38.47

Sub Total

40,282,128

55.09

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

40,282,128

55.09

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

6,027

0.01

Financial Institutions / Banks

231,439

0.32

Insurance Companies

7,452,308

10.19

Foreign Institutional Investors

2,031,703

2.78

Sub Total

9,721,477

13.30

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

8,139,145

11.13

Individuals

 

 

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

9,894,631

13.53

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

4,833,448

6.61

Any Others (Specify)

243,300

0.33

Clearing Members

19,361

0.03

Non Resident Indians

223,939

0.31

Sub Total

23,110,524

31.61

Total Public shareholding (B)

32,832,001

44.91

Total (A)+(B)

73,114,129

100.00

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

-

-

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

-

-

(2) Public

-

-

Sub Total

-

-

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

73,114,129

-

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing, Marketing and Exporting of iron and steel products.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

Items Code No.

(ITC Code)

Bars and rods of Alloys Steel 

7228 30 29

Bars and rods, coils, Other Alloy Steel (CHQ)

7227 90 40

Overhead Traveling Crane on Fixed Support

8426 11 00

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Steels

Countries :

  • European Countries
  • USA

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Materials

Countries :

  • Middle East
  • China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Cash and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash and Credit

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on 31.03.2010)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

 

Actual Production

Bars, Rods and Coils of Special and Alloy Steel and Stainless Steel

Tonnes

640000

308282

E.O.T. Cranes, Portal Cranes, Metallurgical Equipment, Machinery for Crushers, Grinders, Processing and Handling of Bulk Material

Tonnes

9410

10422

Electrical Energy

(Captive Power Generation)

 

Tonnes

22.10 M.W.

86.81 Million Kwh

Semi Finished Billets and Blooms

Tonnes

970000

522448

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·       Amit Refractories Private Limited

·       A-One Chemicals

·       B.D. K. Engineers and Fabricators

·       Chandrika Engineering Works

·       DB Power Electronics Private Limited

·       Excel Engfab (India) Private Limited

·       Sansid Polbro Chemicals (India) Private Limited

·       Satish Engineering Company Private Limited

·       Ferro Insulation Private Limited

·       Salzgitter Hydraulics Private Limited

·       TIS Thermo Instruments

·       Tuff Tools

·       JSL Refractories Limited

·       Maxworth Industries

·       Moulds and Dies Private Limited 

·       Annapurna Lime Industries

 

 

Customers :

  • Steel Authority of India Limited
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  • Major Electricity Boards
  • Nuclear Ppwer Corporation
  • National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
  • National Hydro Power Corporation Limited
  • Indian Space Research Organisation
  • Defence Research and Dvelopment Organisation
  • Directorate General of Naval Projects
  • Major Ports - KPT, BPT, VPT, MPT
  • Ship Building Center
  • Indian Navy
  • Mazgaon Docks Limited
  • Bajaj Auto Limited
  • SKF India Limited
  • Sona Koyo Stearing Systems Limited
  • Hi-Tech Gears Limited
  • Sundaram Fasteners Limited
  • Larsen and Toubro Limited
  • Hero Honda Motors Limited

 

 

No. of Employees :

4500 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

  • Allahabad Bank
  • ABN Amro Bank N.V.
  • Bank of Baroda, Khand Bazar
  • Dena Bank
  • Bank of India, Fort Branch, Mumbai
  • HDFC Bank Limited
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • IDBI Bank, Nariman Point Branch, Mumbai
  • ICICI Bank Limited, Backbay Reclamation Branch, Mumbai
  • Punjab National Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • Axis Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

a) Debentures

607.480

1159.895

b) Long Term Loans in Indian Rupees from: #

 

 

- Financial Institutions

2379.467

2472.891

- Banks

6538.803

3674.623

- Companies

303.833

340.890

- Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited

375.000

250.000

c) Interest Accrued and due

0.000

43.650

d) Working Capital Loans from Banks

3125.232

4456.639

Total

13329.815

12398.588

 

# Includes funded interest term loans in respective categories.

 

Unsecured Loans

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

Fixed Deposits

1421.436

818.148

Short Term Loans from Companies

2045.100

680.700

Sales Tax Deferment Loan

23.183

23.183

Total

3489.719

1522.031

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Unknown

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Dalal and Shah

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Name :

Hari Bhakti and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Memberships:

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates:

  • Mukand Engineers Limited
  • Mukand Industrial Machinery Limited
  • Mukand Soviet Engineering  Limited
  • Bombay Forgings Limited
  • Stainless India  Limited
  • Hospet Steels  Limited
  • Kalyani Mukand Limited
  • Lineage Investments Limited
  • Catalyst Finance Limited
  • Econium Investments and Finance Limited
  • Fusion  Investments and Financial Services Limited
  • Primus Investments and Finance Limited
  • Conquest Investments and Finance Limited
  • Jeewan Limited
  • Wolff Pipelines Limited
  • Wye  Limited
  • Jamnalal and Sons Private Limited (JSPL),
  • Mukand Bekaert Wire Industries Private Limited (MBWL)
  • Mukand Vini Mineral FM. Limited (MVML)

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Mukand Global Finance Limited
  • Mukand International Limited
  • Vidyavihar Containers Limited (Formerly Known as Nathani Steel Limited)
  • Mukand Vijayanagar Steel Limited
  • Mukand International FZE (MIFZE)

 

 

Parent company:

Mukand Holdings and Finance Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

118000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1180.000 millions

7000000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.70.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs.1250.000 millions

 

Issued Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

73159805* 

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.731.599 millions

5626320

0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.56.263 millions

 

Total

 

Rs.787.862 millions

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

73114129

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.731.141 millions

 

Add: Forfeited Shares, amounts originally paid up 

 

Rs.0.116 million

5626320

0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.56.263 millions

 

Total

 

Rs.787.520 millions

 

* Includes 28031 Equity Shares which have been kept in abeyance by the Stock Exchange Authorities.

 

 

As on 28.07.2010

 

Authorised Capital : Rs. 1500.000 Millions

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital : Rs. 787.404 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

787.520

787.520

787.520

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

17724.792

17190.413

6953.812

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

18512.312

17977.933

7741.332

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

13329.815

12398.588

10987.499

2] Unsecured Loans

3489.719

1522.031

1958.954

TOTAL BORROWING

16819.534

13920.619

12946.453

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

594.622

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

35331.846

31898.552

21282.407

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

20259.863

18883.462

6628.762

Capital work-in-progress

1218.209

2717.728

2421.158

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1061.762

1049.392

1115.995

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

7711.636

6227.423

6960.795

 

Sundry Debtors

7438.974

6414.879

5741.511

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1018.259

1044.378

1392.190

 

Other Current Assets

32.977

44.671

331.393

 

Loans & Advances

3707.270

3717.555

3647.385

Total Current Assets

19909.116

17448.906

18073.274

 

 

 

 

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

2530.802

3381.815

6122.330

 

Other Current Liabilities

3762.112

4129.865

 

 

Provisions

860.606

739.162

890.600

Total Current Liabilities

7153.520

8250.842

7012.930

Net Current Assets

12755.596

9198.064

11060.344

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

36.416

49.906

56.148

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

35331.846

31898.552

21282.407

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

19629.420

19188.903

19267.880

 

 

Other Income

312.215

295.027

222.752

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

19941.635

19483.930

19490.632

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

8420.088

10247.292

9679.258

 

 

Operating and other expenses

9310.668

8847.215

8756.634

 

 

Variation in opening and closing stock                                             

(1009.899)

361.110

(1453.001)

 

 

Purchase of goods for trade (including semi-finished)

447.919

251.919

276.429

 

 

Capital work-in progress

(10.645)

(109.847)

(348.109)

 

 

Other Expenditure

8.602

414.815

(90.213)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

17166.733

20012.504

16820.998

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

2774.902

(528.574)

2669.634

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

1522.537

1352.346

1191.260

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1252.365

(1880.920)

1478.374

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

632.347

578.419

579.426

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

620.018

(2459.339)

898.948

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.625

(585.972)

304.968

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

619.393

(1873.367)

593.980

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior Period Adjustments (net)

(0.641)

(14.672)

NA

 

Excess/ (Short) provision for tax

1.174

0.956

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

NA

1230.383

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transferred from Debenture Redemption Reserve

125.000

62.500

NA

 

 

Transferred to Debenture Redemption Reserve

(58.750)

--

NA

 

 

Proposed Preference Dividend

(0.006)

(0.006)

NA

 

 

Proposed Equity Dividend

(73.114)

--

NA

 

 

Tax on Preference/ Equity Dividend

(12.427)

(0.001)

NA

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

(300.000)

594.207

NA

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

300.629

656.700

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export  (FOB)

770.560

1629.844

1751.828

 

 

Income from engineering contracts

0.000

13.434

19.131

 

 

Dividends

18.169

0.000

 

 

 

Others

1.364

1.537

1.209

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

790.093

1644.815

1772.168

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

3604.911

4682.857

4807.328

 

 

Stores, Spare Parts, Components and Fuel

491.210

483.167

443.191

 

 

Goods for trade

0.582

49.025

11.736

 

 

Capital Goods

14.679

195.608

433.941

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

4111.382

5410.657

5696.196

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

8.48

(20.14)

5.91

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2010

1st Quarter

30.09.2010  2nd Quarter

31.12.2010

3rd Quarter

Net Sales

5533.320

5971.720

6662.390

Total Expenditure

4795.590

5575.640

6018.110

PBIDT (Excl OI)

737.730

396.080

644.280

Other Income

15.480

394.660

23.390

Operating Profit

753.210

790.740

667.680

Interest

419.980

379.690

388.500

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

333.230

411.050

279.180

Depreciation

159.120

162.130

168.450

Profit Before Tax

174.110

248.920

110.720

Tax

33.350

74.070

39.720

Provisions and Contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

140.760

174.850

71.000

Extra Ordinary 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

140.760

174.850

71.000

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.11

(9.61)

3.05

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

3.16

(12.82)

4.66

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.54

(6.77)

3.64

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.03

(0.14)

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.29

1.23

2.58

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.78

2.11

2.58

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY:

 

Subject, a multi-product company was incorporated on 29th November 1937 at Mumbai, multi-division company involved in the business of Steel Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing and Highway Construction. The Company is a supplier of alloy steel to the automobile and auto component industry and a leader in the manufacture of high grade stainless steel in India. With manufacturing facilities in both Dighe, Thane - Maharashtra and Ginigera, Karnataka, Mukand produces hundreds of grades of steel long products in the form of wire rods, bars, wires and bright bars. Mukand Holdings Private Limited was incorporated as an investment company and became as a subsidiary of Mukand in the year 1979, also became as a public limited company with effect from 30th June of the same year 1979. Ladle refining furnace and the vacuum degassing station of the company were successfully commissioned in the year 1983. The Research and Development (R and D) division of the company was formulated in January of the year 1984 to bailout the company's growth. Basic engineering package was received from BBC Brown Boveri, Switzerland and the whole project was implemented during the year 1986. The R and D unit of the company had designed and installed a pilot plant in the year 1987 for production of larger quantities of coloured stainless steel components. The oxygen top and bottom blown converter was installed. The dust collection system was also installed and commissioned during the period of 1988. In 1989, Mukand Dravo Wellman Private Limited became a subsidiary of the company. During the year 1991, orders were received from SAIL for supply of Oxygen furnace equipment for its Rourkela steel plant modernisation project. The Machine Building division of the company had received preliminary acceptance certificate in the year 1992 for successful commissioning of 11,000 TPA of equipment for medium merchant and structural mill project of Visakhapatnam steel plant. In order to concentrate on the main business, the company transferred the business of Engineering Construction Division to Mukand Engineers Limited in the year 1993. The Rolling Mill division of Mukand was set up and commissioned solution annealing furnaces and related downstream facilities in the year of 1995 for coil finishing. Mukand Industrial Machinery Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of the company with effect from 31st March of the same year 1995. The Company had entered into technical know-how agreement in the year 1996 with a leading Japanese consultancy firm which would study the company's operations and would implement know-how include training of personnel by the Japanese. During the year 1999, Mukand had developed a series of innovative technological processes to cope with the current slump in the industry. The Company, Satyam Infoway and M K J Enterprises had entered into a joint venture agreement in 2000 to launch a new company for an e-commerce global portal or web marketplace for steel trading. During the year 2003, the company became as potentially sick industrial company, after two years, Mukand was ceased to be a potentially sick industrial company in the year 2005.In December of the year 2005, the steel plant in Dighe, Thane was awarded the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) excellence award by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. During the year 2006-07, the company for the first time manufactured and supplied a 500 ton capacity EOT crane, 100 ton hammer head crane and a 30 ton electric level luffing crane under Industrial Machinery Division. Mukand had inked an agreement with NV Bekaert SA, Belgium in September of the year 2007 to form joint venture (JV) company for produce stainless steel wires in India for global markets. The Company had secured worth of Rs.1.54 billion order from SAIL-IISCO in December of the year 2007 for the process of expanding its capacity at Burnpur in West Bengal. Mukand had signed a joint venture agreement with Vini Iron and Steel Udyog in September of the year 2008 to undertake captive mining of coal block in the State of Jharkhand. The Company plans to set up a stainless steel wire manufacturing facility near Nashik with total investment of Rs.3 billion.

 

 

PERFORMANCE:

 

The Company maintained the net sales and other income for the year at Rs.19942.000 millions as against Rs.19484.000 millions in the previous year.

 

The profit before net forex gains / losses, interest, depreciation, exceptional items and taxes was higher at Rs.2776.900 millions as compared to Rs.101.980 millions in the previous year.

 

Exports during the year were lower at Rs.771 millions  as  against Rs.1630.000  millions in the previous year as a direct impact of the  continued global recessionary trends.

 

The salient features of the operating performance of each segment during the year are discussed in the following paragraphs.

 

 

Specialty Steel Division:

 

The net sales of alloy, special and stainless steel long products stood  at Rs.16331.000 millions compared to Rs.16502.000 millions in  the  previous year. However, the sale of specialty steel products in terms of volume was higher by 26%o at 295,946 metric tons as compared to 235,225 metric tons in the previous year. This disproportion between value and volume was mainly due to the reduction in the rate of excise duty and reduced selling prices of the specialty steel products consequent to the fall  in  input  prices during the first half of the year.

 

Most of the commodity prices began to rise from the second half of the year. The Coke prices that were falling in the first half of the year began to steadily move upwards from USD 265 per metric ton in the month of July 2009 to USD 395 in the month of February 2010. However, in the month of March 2010, the prices rose sharply from USD 395 to USD 460 per metric ton. These prices are likely to firm-up further during the year in progress. The prices  of  other major inputs, like, nickel,  furnace  oil,  Ferro-alloys, melting  scrap, etc. which were falling at the beginning of the  year  also moved  up in the fourth quarter. The Company also had to procure iron ore from the market at an additional cost due to the paucity in the supplies of iron ore from their contracted source.

 

In  the second half of the year, the Company  completed  the  capital expenditure  programme  thereby  bringing its specialty  steel  making  and rolling  capacity, to half a million ton per annum. The investment made by the Company vis-a-vis the increase in capacity is fairly  low.  Not only that, the Company also managed the expansion activities in a  running facility without interrupting its production line.

 

In the Ginigera, Karnataka facility, the Company expects to commission the 15 mega watt captive power plant based on waste gases emitted from  a mini blast furnace by the month of July 2010.

 

The first quarter of the year in progress saw an increased momentum in automobile sales resulting in an increased demand for their specialty  steel products.  The Company continues to focus on developing highly specialized grades of alloy and stainless steel products that command a premium in  the market.

 

The Company  has  received  approvals  from  renowned  domestic  and international  customers to supply various grades of specialty steels.  The Company has  also developed several grades which  were  hitherto  entirely imported.

 

The demand for specialty steel products has improved  consequent  to higher  demand  in the automotive and engineering sectors. This  growth  is expected to accelerate in the year in progress.

 

Industrial Machinery Division:

 

During  the year, this Division reported a  turnover  of Rs.3031.000  millions as against Rs.2441.000 millions in the previous year.  Though the  market  conditions  remained subdued during  the  year,  the  Division achieved  an increase in the turnover on account of the orders in  hand  at the  beginning  of  the year. The Industrial Machinery  Division  has  been showing  continuous improvement in its performance and has orders  on  hand

aggregating Rs.4661.000 millions as at the end of the year.

 

The Division continues its focus on the design, manufacture,  erection and commissioning of heavy duty cranes and equipment for ports and  process plants. It has, in the year, successfully completed the supply and  erection  of a 500 metric ton four girder double trolley crane  for  a power  plant, electric level luffing and large capacity  electric  overhead traveling cranes for a large engineering company, and level luffing  cranes for several sea ports in the Country. The Division commissioned a 60 metric ton carrying capacity, 55 meter radius level luffing traveling tower  crane for  a shipyard along with Messer Obe Machinery of Japan. Supplies for  the second  and  third  crane for the same customer  are  under  progress.  The Division also proudly supplied and commissioned 11 rotating trolley  cranes for a steel plant in the Country.

 

The division started the dispatches of equipment for IISCO for  their Universal  Mill Project and plans to complete the majority of the  supplies during the next financial year. It has also supplied electrical packages to various  power plants for NTPC and expects to complete all supplies  during the next financial year.

 

Road Construction Division:

 

The revenue from this Division was lower for the year at Rs.285.000 millions as compared to Rs.377.000 millions in the previous year as  the project is nearing completion. As on March 31, 2010, the Division completed 296  km of two lanes of the main carriage way and 70 km of  service  roads; representing 99% of the total work of both the Projects.

 

Of  the  two  Projects, one near Varanasi and the other  near  Kanpur,  the Division has received the 'take over' certificate from the National Highway Authority  of India for the former one. In the Project near Kanpur, two  of the  three  sections have been completed and 97% of the third  section  has also been completed. The Company expects to complete this package by end of the year in progress.

 

The Company has incurred losses in this segment of the business due to incremental jobs executed, cost escalations, time-overruns, etc. Although the  full financial outcome of the Division's activity cannot be  estimated with  certainty  at present, the management has accounted  for  the  losses currently  expected till the close of the year, keeping in mind the  claims made by the Company.

 

Finance:

 

The working capital borrowings in the second half of the  year  have gone up on account of the need to fund the increased  cost  of inputs  like metallurgical coke, iron ore, ferro-alloys, furnace oil,  etc. On achieving better utilization of capacity and improvement in margins, the Company expects to reduce its dependence on borrowed capital.

 

JOINT VENTURES:

 

For stainless steel wires:

 

For the manufacture of stainless steel wires, the Company invested a  total of  Rs.130.000  millions  in  a  Joint  Venture  company,  Mukand  Bekaert  Wire Industries  Private  Limited, including Rs.11.300 millions during  the  year  under report. The joint venture company achieved 60% capacity utilization of  the 6,000  metric  ton  installed capacity as on March  2010.  Investments  for installation of the additional 6,000 metric tons capacity will be made when the current utilization reaches SOI.

 

This  joint venture company has made inroads into the domestic as  well  as the export markets for its products. The Company is the primary source  for the supply of stainless steel wire rods for this Joint Venture and a  total of  1,014  metric tons of stainless steel wire rods have been  supplied  in F.Y. 2009-10.

 

For coal mining:

 

The Ministry of Coal, Government of India, allocated a coal block of  10.05 millions  tons in the Rajahara North (Central and Eastern),  Jhorkhand  coal mines  to  a joint venture company. Mukand's share in  this  joint  venture amounts  to  5.87  million  tons of coal. This  joint  venture  company  is actively coordinating with Central Coalfields Limited to complete the required formalities with Central / State Government Agencies.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

On the bounce

 

The  ultimate  goal of every Company during a downturn is to  maintain  its financial  strength  and  sharpen its competitive position.  At  Mukand  they strived to do just that in the year that has gone by.

 

The recent slump in the global economy resulted in a shift of the  economic activity to countries such as China and India. The two countries,  although affected, managed to put up a positive growth at a time when the world  was reeling under demand pressures.

 

The  BRIC nations, Brazil, Russia, India and China have been a  key  growth driver for industry during the last five years. The share of this region in the  total world production of steel increased from 39% to 58% in the  last five years*. The overall growth in the region stood at 11% during  2004-09, as compared to the world growth of 3%*.

 

Specialty steel:

 

The  specialty  steel industry perhaps is one of the first to be hit  in  a downturn  as the automotive industry slows down. Specialty steel,  being  a product that is linked to virtually every industry, is more susceptible  to the  fluctuations of the economy. In the year, it was only  in the  last  quarter  of  the financial year 2010  that  companies  began  to experience  ripples  of  activity across many industries,  ringing  in  the promise of a better tomorrow.

 

The  specialty  steel  produced by the Company is  mainly  linked  to  the fortunes  of  the automotive and engineering  industries.  Fortunately  for India, these sectors are back on the road to growth. The Indian  automotive industry  showed a significant growth of over 20%, across  all  categories, even  when the world automobile industry was hit by an economic down  turn. India  continues its journey to become the automobile manufacturing hub  of the  world. The export of automobile and auto components was on the  bounce during the year.

 

The specialty steel division maintained its net sales at Rs.16331.000 millions as  against  Rs.16502.000  millions in the previous year.  The  segment  profit before  interest and tax was at Rs.1631.180 millions compared to a  loss  of Rs.1085.580 millions in the previous year.

 

In  the  year  that  has gone by, Mukand  concentrated  on  sharpening  its competitive  edge.  The Company absorbed new technology  and  upgraded  its processes  enabling it to develop new grades for its customers. Studies  to improve  surface quality, enhance mechanical properties and develop  import substitutions  for  various  grades of specialty  steel  were  successfully completed  and  the  suggestions implemented  for  bulk production.  These developments  will definitely help Mukand cater to the high value  segments of  the domestic and international markets. These endeavours began to  bear fruits  with the Company recording an average increase of over 85 sales  in the  cold  headed quality and specialty steel wire rods, both  value  added products.

 

The  year  under  report also witnessed the  successful  commissioning  and capacity achievement of the enhanced specialty steel making, rolling,  heat treatment,  pickling,  bright drawing, peeling and wire facilities  of  the Company. The Company today has a capacity to produce half a million tons of specialty  steel long products that are on par with the best in the  world. As  mentioned before, the Company's products feed into the  automotive  and engineering sectors which today are on a steady path to growth. The Company will utilize its added capacity to meet the growing needs of these sectors.

 

Rising  input  costs  and  a paucity of some of  the  inputs  required  for specialty  steel making are however, causes for concern. Prices  of  inputs such as metallurgical coke, iron ore, nickel, ferro chrome, shredded  scrap began to rise from the second half of the year under report.

 

Availability  of  Iron ore, a major input for the  specialty  steel  making process,  is  also a cause for concern. Increase in the global  demand  for iron  ore  resulted  in  the bulk of the  Country's  mineral  wealth  being exported.  Close  to  50%  of  the iron ore  produced  in  the  country  is exported. This has in turn put pressure on the price and more  importantly, availability of iron ore in the growing domestic specialty steel market.

 

India  also  faces  a  huge shortage  of  coking  coal,  another  important component  of steel making. It is expected that the demand for coking  coal will  increase on the back of a strong steel industry, which in  turn  will lead to higher imports and higher prices.

 

The  growing  demand  for the Company's products  enabled  the  Company  to mitigate the rising input costs by increasing its selling prices by  12-15% during  the  year. Increased domestic capacity,  competition  from  cheaper imports as a fall out of the lower demand from developed nations, reduction in  the import duty and strengthening of the Indian rupee  will  constantly put  pressure on the Company's product pricing. The Company however,  hopes to  increase its selling prices, from time to time, to meet the rising  raw material prices.

 

Cost  management will remain the key driving factor for  profitability  for any company. The Company reduced its operating and over head costs  through improving  productivity  and yield, conserving energy  and  water,  process development,  etc..  The Company also installed  downstream  facilities  to improve its product mix and made investments to reduce cost of  production. As  part  of  its long term investments  for  sustainability,  the  Company installed a 15 mega watt captive power plant based on waste gasses  emitted from a mini blast furnace which will be commissioned in July 2010  bringing down  the energy costs of the facility. The Company is also in the  process of setting up a coke oven plant near its facility in Ginigera, Karnataka.

 

In order to maintain its leadership position in the market, the Company is focusing its efforts on receiving the internationally reputed Deming Prize. The Company has  also  initiated the process  for  certification  of  the environment management system ISO 14001:2004.

 

 

Industrial Machinery:

 

The  Division  has  maintained  its  leadership  position  in  the  design, manufacture  and assembly of heavy duty cranes, bulk handling  and  process plant equipment. The Division recorded a 24% growth in the turnover despite sluggish market conditions. This growth was attainable mainly due  to  the good order book in hand at the beginning of the year.

 

The  net  sales of this Division was Rs.3031.000 millions as  against  Rs.2441.000 millions  in the previous year. The segment profit before interest  and  lax stood at Rs.735.700 millions as compared to Rs.696.630 millions in the previous year.

 

The  Division,  along with Obe Machinery, Japan, completed the  supply  and erection  of  a  60 metric ton carrying capacity,  55  metre  radius  level luffing traveling tower crane for a modern shipyard in the Country.  Orders for  two  more similar cranes from the same customer are in  progress.  The Company has also installed a 500 ton four girder double trolley crane for a power  plant,  11  numbers of rotating trolley  cranes  for  an  integrated specialty steel plant and electrical level luffing cranes for major ports.

 

A  consortium of companies including the Company, SMS Germany  and  Siemens India,  were  awarded the manufacture and erection of equipment for  a  new universal section mill for Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO). The total project  cost is Rs.9000.000 millions of which the Company's share amounts  to Rs.1500.000 millions. The Company also received orders from National  Thermal Power  Corporation  for  the  supply,  installation  and  commissioning  of electrical  equipment,  cabling  hardware,  including  design,  supply  and installation of lighting systems for super thermal power plants.

 

With the recessionary markets showing signs of recovery, the Government  of India  has resumed its infrastructure building activities in all major  sea ports   and   public  sector  manufacturing   enterprise.   Large   private manufacturing  companies, who had hitherto put their  expansion  programmes either on hold or on a slow pace, are also expected to release their  plans to gear up for a better tomorrow. This renewal of activity will enhance the order book of the Division.

 

The company is in trade terms with:-

 

Ř       A. N. Instruments Private Limited

Ř       A. S. Industries

Ř       Aeroflex Industries Private Limited

Ř       Aero-Tech Ducon Systems Private Limited

Ř       Alliance Engineering Company

Ř       Allied Instruments and Thermocouples,

Ř       Hindustan Technocraft Industries

Ř       National Engineering Corporation

Ř       Navjeevan Engineering Works

Ř       Pallave Chemical Industries

Ř       Kumar Industries

Ř       S. N. Engineering Works

Ř       Pipe Supports India Private Limited

Ř       Universal Oil Seals Manufacturers Company Private Limited

Ř       Vimtex Machinery

Ř       Vinil Process Controls Private Limited

Ř       Windston Springs Private Limited

 

The company has Joint Venture with Mukand International Limited, UK.

 

 

STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTH ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

(Rs. in millions)

Particular

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

31.12.2010

31.12.2010

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

 

 

 

Gross Sales

7210.323

19672.253

Less: Excise Duty Recovered

618.216

1748.726

(a) Net Sales / Income from operations

6592.107

17923.527

(b) Other Operating Income

70.286

209.996

Total Income

6662.393

18133.523

Expenditure

 

 

(Increase) / Decrease in stock in trade and work in progress

(473.526)

(1411.5950

Consumption of raw materials

3721.413

9924.061

Purchase of traded goods

112.924

253.804

Stores, spares, components, tools etc consumed

914.624

2553.668

Employees cost

349.167

872.833

Power and fuel

465.823

1289.910

Other expenditure

927.685

2591.260

Depreciation

168.453

489.703

Total

6186.563

16563.644

Profit from operations before write off, other income, interest and exceptional items

475.830

1569.879

Bad debts/ advances written off

--

(280.126)

Profit from operations before other income, interest and exceptional Items

475.830

1289.753

Other income

 

 

Net income form transfer of land

--

384.990

Other income

23.392

47.181

Finance and lease charges (net)

(388.500)

(1188.169)

Exceptional items (net) – Income/ (Expenditure)

--

--

Profit (+)/Loss(-) from Ordinary Activities before tax

110.722

533.755

Tax expense

39.720

147.145

Profit from ordinary activities after tax

71.002

386.610

Prior period adjustments (net)

--

--

Net Profit (+) / Loss (-) for the year period

71.002

386.610

Paid up equity share capital (Face value of Rs.10/- per share)

731.257

731.257

Reserves excluding revaluation reserves as per balance sheet of previous accounting year

--

--

Earning per share (EPS)

 

 

 (a) Basic and diluted EPS before Extraordinary items

for the period, for the year to date and for the

previous year (not to be annualised)

0.97

5.29

(a) Basic and diluted EPS before Extraordinary items

for the period, for the year to date and for the

previous year (not to be annualised)

0.97

5.29

Public shareholding

 

 

          Number of shares

32835745

32835745

          Percentage of shareholding

44.91

44.91

 

 

 

Shares held by promoter and promoter group Nos.

--

40278384

Percentage of total share capital

--

55.09

 

 

 

Promoters and Promoters group Shareholding-

 

 

a) Pledged /Encumbered

 

 

Number of shares

--

16224415

Percentage of shares (as a % of total shareholding of the promoter and promoter group)

--

22.19

Percentage of shares (as a % of total share capital of the company)

--

40.28

 

 

 

b) Non  Encumbered

 

 

Number of shares

--

24053969

Percentage of shares (as a % of total shareholding of the promoter and promoter group)

--

32.90

Percentage of shares (as a % of total share capital of the company)

--

59.72

 

Rs. in Millions

Particular

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

31.12.2010

31.12.2010

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Segment Revenue (Net of Excise Duty)

 

 

Steel

5931.867

15897.407

Industrial Machinery

639.120

1968.710

Road Construction

29.111

81.809

Total

6600.098

17947.926

Less: Inter Segment Revenue

(7.991)

(24.399)

Total segment revenue (net of excise duty)

6592.107

17923.527

 

 

 

Segment Results

 

 

Steel

380.424

1198.043

Industrial Machinery

184.544

505.565

Road Construction

(40.221)

(75.026)

Less: Inter segment margin

(0.437)

(1.881)

Total segment results

524.310

1626.701

Add/ Less

 

 

Other net unallocable (expenditure) / Income

(25.088)

95.223

Profit before interest and exceptional items

499.222

1721.924

Add / Less: Finance / Lease charges (Net)

(388.500)

(1188.169)

Exceptional items (Net expenditure) / Net Income

--

--

Profit after prior period adjustment and before tax

110.722

533.755

 

 

 

Capital Employed

 

 

Steel

--

28051.976

Industrial Machinery

--

3544.072

Road Construction

--

1913.475

Unallocable (Net)

--

(14463.174)

Total

--

19046.349

 

 

Note:

 

1. During the quarter, Company has concluded a comprehensive waqe settlement with its Union of Daily Rated Workmen for its Plant at Diqhe for a period of four years and eight months effective from November 2010. This result includes a charge aggregating Rs 43.300 Millions  on account of ex-gratia / adhoc amounts under the settlement and payment of incentives to other employees amounting to Re 18.000 Lakhe.

 

2. Management’s response to the qualifications of the auditors on tii financial statements for the year ended 31.03.2010

 

a) Advances due from and investments made in Vidyavihar Containers Limited (VCL), aggregating Rs.1106.379 Millions  has reduced to Rs.1097.599 Millions  as at 31st December 2010. The Company, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relies upon the VCL management’s estimation of realizable values of the financial assets of VCL, and the Company also relies upon VCL management’s estimation of its additional expected realization from its real estate development arrangement with a developer, to be able to recover its Exposures;

 

b) Investments made in and outstanding loans to Mukand Global Finance Limited (MGFL), aggregating Rs. 268.195 Millions  has remained same at Rs.268.495 Millions  as at 31st December 2010. The Company is in the process of disposing off this investment and is negotiating the sale;

 

c) The debts due from Bombay Forgings Ltd. (BFL), aggregating Rs.803.336 Millions  has reduced to Rs.720.685 Millions  as at 31 December 2010. The Company,’ considering its long-term view on the Exposures, barring any significant uncertainties in future relies upon the projected future earnings from the business activities of BFL which arc considered by the management t to be adequate.

 

d) The debts and advances due from Stainless India LW. (SIL), aggregating Rs. 586.990 Millions  has reduced to Rs.397.801 Lakln as at 31st December 2010, The Company, barring any significant uncertainties relies upon the estimated realizable value 01 We unencumbered assets of SIL as at 31St December 2010 which are considered by the management to be adequate.

 

e) In view of the substantially large outstanding claims by the Company for incremental jobs executed, escalations and time overruns for Road Construction Division, amounting to Rs. 1191.933 Millions  which have reduced to Rs. 1187.802 Millions  as at. 31st December 2010, losses currently expected are recognized as per the judgment of the management and the shortfall, if any, will be adjusted only on final settlement of claims which is expected by 30 September 2011.

 

3. Tax expenses include provision for current tax, deferred tax arid wealth tax.

 

4. Figures in respect of previous quarter / nine months / year have been regrouped / recast wherever necessary.

 

5. During the quarter, 12 complaints were received from investors which have been resolved. No complaints of investors were pending at the beginning of the quarter as well as at the end of the quarter.

 

6. The above results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held 7th February 2011. Statutory Auditors have carried out a “Limited Review” of the financial results of the quarter as shown above.

 

 

Contingent Liabilities not provided for

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2010

(Rs. in millions)

Disputed matters in appeal/contested in respect of:

 

-Income Tax

203.566

- Excise Duty, Customs Duty etc.

27.231

- Sales Tax, Works Contract Tax etc.

141.189

- Other matters

2.416

(ii) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts as these are disputed and pending disposal at various fora.

For items (i) and (ii)

The Company has taken legal and other steps to protect ifs interest in respect of these matters, which is based on legal advice and/or precedents in its own/other cases, It is not possible to make any further determination of the liability which may arise in these matters.

168.383

(iii) Bills discounted with the Bankers and others-Sale Bills discounted

132.170

(iv) Guarantees and Counter guarantees given by the Company on behalf of

 

- Other Companies

517.539

(v) Bonds / Undertakings given by the Company under concessional duly/ exemption to Customs / Excise Authorities (Net of redemption applied for)

6.569

(vi) Bonds given by the Company against import of machinery under EPCG Scheme.

(Net of redemption applied for)

256.004

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

  • Freehold Land
  • Leasehold Land
  • Railway Siding
  • Buildings and Roads
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Vehicles
  • Intangible Assets - Software

 

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HISTORY:

 

Mukand Iron and Steel Works Limited, re-christened ‘Mukand Limited' on and from March 23, 1989, was registered on November 29, 1937. The Company then operated re-rolling mills and foundry in Lahore and at Reay Road, Bombay. Two years later, Lala Mukand Lal who had the controlling interest in the Company and had been doing constructive social work under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, expressed his desire to leave the Company. The Mahatma asked Jamnalal Bajaj and Jeevanlal Motichand to take over the Company which was then under serious financial strain. They did so after some persuasion, in 1939.

 

The Steel Plant at Kalwe commenced operations in 1965. A structural shop, later re-christened ‘Machine Building Division' was also set up at Kalwe by the same year. The Company established its leadership in the two businesses, steel and machine building, fairly quickly.


The history of Subject is the history of its resilience, continual renewal and resurgence.

 

STEEL TECHNOLOGY

 

Subject's leadership in steel technology is built on a long history of pioneering, kept alive by adaptive absorption of advanced technology's sustained in-house research and development.


Subject was India's first steelmaker to successfully adopt the ‘continuous billet casting' technology using ‘F' type continuous casting machine, when this technology was in its infancy in the West.


Subject was the first in India to successfully adopt the vacuum oxygen decarburisation technology for the manufacture of stainless steel. It was also the first in the country to install an oxygen top and bottom blown converter for the manufacture of stainless steel, there being only three other plants in the world that used this technology.

Mukand's steel plant is the fourth in the world to introduce the ‘easy draw continuous cooling' system for wire rods.

 

MACHINE BUILDING

             

Subject has a record of proven leadership in building the machines that build the sinews of economic power.

 

As machine builders, Subject has worked with the best and the biggest companies in their fields in the world : Dravo Wellman Company (United States of America), Fives-Cail Babacock (France), Hitachi Limited (Japan), Lurgi Chemie (Germany), Peiner (Germany), SKET Export-Import (Germany), Skodaexport (Czech republic), Syprim SA (France). It has supplied plant and equipment all over India. Starting out from its do-it-yourself efforts for captive purposes, Mukand is now equipped with comprehensive and modern manufacturing facilities and computerized design, planning, procurement and monitoring capabilities. It has developed a large network of ancillary units in Bombay and elsewhere – it's a growing network. Mukand builds not just machines but total systems for total capabilities.

 

Subject's track record of unique ‘firsts' in machine building in India include:

                         

  • The largest India-designed and manufactured gantry crane of 80-tonne capacity and 60-metre span, with    monobox girder and underslung trolley
  • Four girder ladle crane
  • Computer-controlled crane
  • Ship loader and ship unloader
  • A 34-metre long and 4.2-metre dia. rotary dryer, the largest now in use in Asia (for Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited)
  • A 40-metre high structure that moves on wheels, weighing about 700 tonnes, with multi-level folding platforms and remote-controlled doors for vertical assembly of augmented satellite launch vehicle (ASLV) – a ‘vertical workshop' with an array of electronically controlled equipment at various levels – for the Indian Space Research Organisaion.
  • Open gantry area : 6,000 sq.mtrs.

 

Mukand's outstanding achievements won for it the Confederation of Engineering Industry's prestigious award in the area of technology and innovation.

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASES:

 

7 February 2011

 

Press note

 

40% INCREASE IN SALES

 

Mukand Ltd. recorded a 40% increase in net sales in the third quarter ended December 31, 2010 at Rs 6662.400 Millions  as against Rs. 4776.600 Millions  of the corresponding period in the previous year.

 

The turnover of steel division recorded an increase of 50% as against the corresponding period in the previous year, while the Industrial Machinery division recorded a decrease in revenues by Rs 71.000 Millions  in the same period. of the growing domestic and global markets.

 

The payments made to the workers as the result of a comprehensive wage settlement that the company entered into for a period of four years and eight months effective from November 2010, the incentive payments made to other employees of the company and forex losses during this quarter all contributed in the PAT witnessing a decrease of 53% as against the corresponding period in the previous year.

 

Anna Abraham

Chief, Corporate Communications

Mukand Ltd.

 

 

July 28, 2010

 

MUKAND RECORDS 26% INCREASE IN TURNOVER

 

Mukand Limited recorded a 26% increase in the gross sales including other operating income at Rs.6080.000 millions in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 as against Rs.4790.000 millions for the same period in the previous year. The profit before tax rose by 22% at Rs.174.100 millions in the first quarter of the current year, as against Rs.142.300 millions for the same period in the previous year.

 

The significant growth in the auto sector, resulted in a 33% increase in the Company's speciality steel net sales at Rs.4780.000 millions in the current quarter, as against Rs.3580.000 millions in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The Company envisages a quarter by quarter growth in sales on the basis of the growth plans of its key automobile customers. The Company has completed its modernization and expansion programme and is poised to feed the requirements of the growing domestic and global markets.

 

The first quarter of the year, saw the Industrial Machinery division focusing on the installation and commissioning of several large orders including an electric level luffing crane for Kochi shipyard which is the largest such crane in the country, two level luffing cranes for Tuticoron port, etc. The division has an outstanding order book of Rs.4130.000 millions as on June 30,2010 and expects to maintain its compounded yearly growth of 18%.

 

Mukand has installed a 15MW capacity power plant at its facility in Hospet, Karnataka. This power plant is based on the waste gases from the mini blast furnace thus reducing the Company's dependency on power generated from conventional forms while also reducing its energy costs.

 

Mukand Limited is happy to announce that it received the SKF supplier excellence award 2009 for excellent quality performance. The Company is the only steel company in the world to have received this award from this global giant this year.

 

 

 

 


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.44.93

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.91

Euro

1

Rs.64.34

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--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

 

67

 

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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