MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SNOWMAN LOGISTICS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SNOWMAN FROZEN FOODS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Sy. No. 36/1, Virgonagar, Old Madras Road, Bandapura Village, Bidarehalli Hobli, Bangalore- 560049, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.03.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-48636

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.1029.070 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U15122KA1993PLC048636

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRS03089C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAFCS3514H

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Service provider of Cold Storage Transportation

 

 

No. of Employees :

500 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (30)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

 

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3900000

 

 

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.

 

 

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 PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Kobal Krishna

Designation :

Senior Manager Executive

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Sy. No. 36/1, Virgonagar, Old Madras Road, Bandapura Village, Bidarehalli Hobli, Bangalore- 560049, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-40250400

Fax No.:

91-80-40250400

E-Mail :

sundar@snowman.in

info@snowman.in

Website :

http://www.snowman.in

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

(AS ON 16.09.2010)

 

Name :

Mr. Gopinath Pillai

Designation :

Director

Address :

67, Huaguan Avenue, Singapore

Date of Birth/Age :

18.09.1937

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prem Krishan Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

94, Sainik Farm, Khanpur, New Delhi-110 062, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.02.1958

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hakimuddin Hassanbhai

Designation :

Director

Address :

36, Keppel Bay Dtive, 05-78, Caribbean at Keppelbay, Singapore

Date of Birth/Age :

10.11.1946

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Saroosh Dinshaw

Designation :

Director

Address :

Adenwalla Baug, Tardeo, Mumba-400 007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.08.1970

Date of Appointment :

22.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ekiichi Nakagaki

Designation :

Director

Address :

#27, Golf Links, New Delhi-110 003, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.06.1952

Date of Appointment :

27.05.2008

 

 

Name :

Ms. Kannan Naiu Ravindran

Designation :

Director

Address :

003, Spruce G Block, Rahija Koramangala, Bangalore-560 034, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.05.1959

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2009

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sundar Mangadu Agaram

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

194, Panduranga Nagar, Bannergetta Road, Bangalore-560 076, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30.07.1962

Date of Appointment :

16.10.2007

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(AS ON 16.09.2010)

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Abraham Tharakan

 

101

Ramesh Tharakan

 

101

Kamli Tharakan

 

303

Antonym P J

 

101

Rani Thakaran

 

101

Amalgam Foods Limited, India

 

999293

Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

 

15641000

Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation, Japan

 

3632000

Nichieri Logistics Group Inc, Japan

 

7400000

Gateway Distriparks Limited, India 

 

53711619

Laguna International Pte. Limited , Singapore

 

952381

International Finance Corporation, USA

 

20570000

 

 

 

Total

 

102907000

 

 

(AS ON 16.09.2010)

 

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Foreign holdings( Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas Corporate bodies or Others

 

48.83

 

Bodies corporate

 

53.17

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Service provider of Cold Storage Transportation

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash and Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

500 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Indusind Bank Limited,

Dup Arc Trinity, West Wing, No.17, 1st Floor, M. G. Road, Bangalore- 560001, Karnataka, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

 

 

 

From Banks

 

 

Hire Purchase finance

(Secured by hypothecation of vehicles)

0.000

0.763

Form others

 

0.00

Hire Purchase finance

(Secured by hypothecation of vehicles)

0.000

0.001

 

 

 

Total

0.000

0.764

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Financial Institution:

 

·         3i Infotech Trusteeship Services Limited,

S-310,3rd Floor, South Block, Manipal Centre, 47, Dickenson Road, Bangalore-560042, Karnataka, India

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

5th Floor, Tower D, the Milenia, 1 and 2 Murphy Road Ulsoor, Bangalore-560 008, Karnataka, India

 

 

Holding company:

Gateway Distriparks Limited

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries:

·         Gateway Earst India Private Limited

·         Gateway Distriparks (South) Private Limited

·         Gateway Distriparks (Kerala) Limitred

·         Gateway Rail Freight Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(AS ON 16.09.2010)

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

125000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.1250.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

102907000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.1029.070 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

Of the above 53,711,619 equity shares are held by Gateway Distriparks Limited, the Holding 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

1029.070

823.370

823.370

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

90.666

57.720

57.720

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(145.945)

(187.309)

(202.398)

NETWORTH

973.791

693.781

678.692

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.764

2.728

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.764

2.728

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

973.791

694.545

681.420

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

298.890

292.333

306.596

Capital work-in-progress

115.404

49.583

7.893

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.022

0.022

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

86.694

67.995

94.839

 

Cash & Bank Balances

441.456

248.235

276.556

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

85.449

82.083

44.735

Total Current Assets

613.599

398.313

416.130

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

47.119

31.635

44.901

 

Other Current Liabilities

5.177

5.832

3.247

 

Provisions

1.806

8.239

1.073

Total Current Liabilities

54.102

45.706

49.221

Net Current Assets

559.497

352.607

366.909

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

973.791

694.545

681.420

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Services

345.699

316.335

265.854

 

 

Other Income

23.325

31.534

35.522

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

369.024

347.869

301.376

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Services Rendered

178.702

179.701

162.811

 

 

Employee Cost n

60.784

57.684

50.790

 

 

Administrative and Other Expenses

51.618

59.448

50.693

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

291.104

296.833

264.294

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

77.920

51.036

37.082

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

0.458

0.595

0.994

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

77.462

50.441

36.088

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

36.099

34.063

34.697

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

41.363

16.378

1.391

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.000

1.290

1.204

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

41.363

15.088

0.187

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(187.309)

(202.398)

(202.585)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(145.945)

(187.309)

(202.398)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

0.495

0.183

0.002

 

Expected Sales (2010-2011): Rs.450.000 millions

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

11.21

4.34

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

11.97

5.18

0.52

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.53

2.37

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.04

0.02

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.06

0.07

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

11.34

8.71

8.45

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

NOTE:

 

The registered office of the company has been shifted from Amalgam House, Bristow Road Willingdon Island, Cochin 3, Earnakulam-682003, Kerala India to the present address w.e.f. 12.07.2007.

 

 

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

 

Performance 2009-10 and Outlook 2010-11

 

The Company for the year ended 2009-10 made a post tax profit of Rs.41 .36 million as against a profit of Rs.15.09 million during the previous year. This was possible due to an improved performance of all the business verticals.

 

The Gross Revenue of the company from Freezer Division and Consignment agemy divisions increased by 12% and 134% respectively during the year. In case of transportation division, though the sales figures have been less as compared to that of the previous year, the bottom line has shown a great improvement due to focus on improving profitability rather than increasing the top line. This improvement was possible due to reductions achieved in fuel, lease rental and repair costs as well as better yields per Km travelled.

 

During the year, the Company inaugurated its new warehouse at Ahmedabad. The Expansion of the Chennai warehouse was also completed and trial runs commenced. Construction of the new Bangalore warehouse is underway and operations would commence during the second half of 2010-11.

 

 

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

 

·         Update on IFC: During the year, ‘International Finance Corporation’ (IFC), World Bank Group acquired a 19.99% stake in the Company.

·         ISO Certification: During the year, all major warehouses of the Company received certification under ISO 22000 for food safety and hygene and ISO 14001 for environment and safety compliances.

 

·         Upgrading of IT Systems: During the year, Company implemented a new state of art ERP which in their opinion would contribute to the overall improvement in operational efficiency as well as equip the Company to meet the aggressive growth plans.

 

 

BANKERS CHARGES REPORT AS PER REGISTRY

 

This form is for

Creation of charge

Corporate identity number of the company

U15122KA1993PLC048636

Name of the company

SNOWMAN FROZEN FOODS LIMITED

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

No.424, 6th Cross, 4th Main, Omplor Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore-560 043, Karnataka, India

Type of charge

Book Debts

Others 

Current Assets

Particular of charge holder

3i Infotech Trusteeship Services Limited, S-310,3rd Floor,South Block, Manipal Centre, 47, Dickenson Road, Bangalore-560042, Karnataka, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Deed Of Hypothecation dated 17-12-08

Date of instrument Creating the charge

17.12.2008

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.18.000 Millions

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

Rate of Interest

The applicable rate as on date is 16.50%

 

Terms of Repayment

Facility is valid for 12 months (6th November,2009)

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

First Charge on all current assets of the company

Short particulars of the property charged

First charge on all current assets of the company. Details are mentioned in Deed of Hypothecation

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Computer Equipment

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Office Equipments

·         Motor Vehicles 

 

 

NEWS AND EVENTS

 

SNOWMAN NEW WAREHOUSE IN BANGALORE (OLD MADRAS ROAD)

 

Snowman Logistics Limited has started its new cold store capacity of 2520 Pallets to cater Frozen and Chilled Cargo at Virgo Nagar (Old Madras Road) Bangalore, in addition to its Existing Store capacity of 580 Pallets in Nelamangala (Tumkur Road) Bangalore, Karnataka. The new Bangalore warehouse provides solutions to cold storage needs of all types of frozen and chilled foods.

 

The warehouse maintains the freshness of the products in the temperature range of -25 to +25 deg C. A blast freezer housed has a refrigerant temperature of up to – 40 deg C maximum with the capacity 3 Tons. Integrated with ozone-friendly refrigerant, the warehouse is designed with minute care to minimize the flow of refrigerated air to the ambience, the release added.

 

In addition to complete and unique facilities, Snowman plans to boost its turnover in Karnataka considerably. The 2520 pallets of big and multi room, multi-temperature facility, currently warehouses vegetarian and non-vegetarian products accommodating various goods like dairy products, fruits, vegetables, chocolates, frozen food, ready-to-cook food, confectionary, ice-cream, food-pulp concentrates and other chilled products. The demand for such quality space is growing by more than 25% in Karnataka with the growth in the dairy, fruits and vegetables, ice-cream, confectionary and other processed food.

 

 

 

 

 


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.45.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.31

Euro

1

Rs.63.70

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--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

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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

30

 

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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