MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED [w.e.f. 17.09.2007]

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MARUTI UDYOG LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.02.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-011375

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.1444.550 millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

l34103dl1981plc011375

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELM00046E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM0829Q

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Passenger Cars, Vans, Pickups, Jeeps, etc. in technical and financial collaboration with Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan.

 

 

No. of Employees :

46200 [Approximately]

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa (79)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 473000000

 

 

Status :

Very good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) (formerly  known as Maruti Udyog Limited), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan is India’s leading passenger car company, accounting for over 50 percent of the domestic car market.

 

Subject is a well-established and a reputed company having good track. The Financials of the Company is strong. Fundamentals appear to be good. Business is active. Trade relations are fair. Payments are regular.

 

The company can be considered good for business dealings under usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

NOTES:

 

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

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered / Head Office :

Plot No. 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India

Fax No.:

91-11-46781000 / 46150275 / 46150276

Email :

sanjeev.grover@maruti.co.in

Website :

www.marutisuzuki.com

 

 

Corporate office :

11th Floor, Jeevan Prakash Building, 25 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001

Tel No.:

91-11-23316831

 

 

Factory 1 :

Gurgaon Plant

Old Palam Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon – 122015, India

Tel No.:

Tel: 91-124-2346721

 

 

Factory 2:

Manesar Plant
Manesar Plant, Plot no.1, Phase 3A, IMT Manesar, India

 

 

Regional Offices :

Located at:

 

·         Kolkata

·         Guwahati

·         New Delhi  

·         Lucknow  

·         Chennai  

·         Cochin

·         Mumbai

·         Ahmedabad

·         Ranchi

·         Indore

·         Chandigarh

·         Jaipur

·         Bangalore

·         Hyderabad

·         Pune

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 07.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. R C Bhargava

Designation :

Chairman and Non Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi

Designation :

Managing Director 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tsuneo Kobayashi

Designation :

Director and Managing Executive Officer [Production]

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shuji Oishi

Designation :

Director – Marketing and Sales

 

 

Name :

Mr. Osama Suzuki

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amal Ganguli

Address :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manvinder Singh Banga

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Pallavi Shroff 

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Keiichi Asai

Designation :

Whole Time Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa

Designation :

Director    

 

 

Name :

Mr. Davinder Singh Brar

Designation :

Director    

 

 

Board Committees :

 

Audit Committee

 

 

·         Mr. Amal Gaguli, Chairman

·         Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi, Member

·         Mrs. Pallavi Shroff, Member  

·         Mr. Davinder Singh Brar, Member

 

 

Shareholder and Investors Grievance committee

 

 

·         Mr. R C Bhargava, Chairman

·         Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi, Member

·         Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa

·         Mr. Davinder Singh Brar, Member

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. S. Ravi Aiyar

Designation :

Company Secretary and Chief General Manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 31.03.2011)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

--

--

 

 

 

(2) Foreign

 

 

Bodies Corporate

156,618,440

54.21

 

 

 

Sub Total

156,618,440

54.21

 

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

156,618,440

54.21

 

 

 

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

8917735

3.09

Financial Institutions / Banks

42915488

14.85

Foreign Institutional Investors

55564148

19.23

Sub Total

107397371

37.17

 

 

 

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

16898301

5.85

 

 

 

Individuals

 

 

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

6809355

2.36

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

195232

0.07

 

 

 

Any Others (Specify)

991361

0.34

Non Resident Indians

230767

0.08

Trusts

188970

0.07

Foreign Nationals

450

0.00

Clearing Members

571174

0.20

Sub Total

24894249

8.62

 

 

 

Total Public shareholding (B)

132,291,620

45.79

 

 

 

Total (A)+(B)

288,910,060

100.00

 

 

 

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

-

-

 

 

 

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

288,910,060

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Passenger Cars, Vans, Pickups, Jeeps, etc. in technical and financial collaboration with Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan.

 

 

Products :

Products Description

ITC Code

 

 

Motor Cars

8703.00

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on : 31.03.2009)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity **

Actual Production

Passenger Cars and Light Duty Utility Vehicles

Nos.

943000

1027879

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

·         Licensed Capacity is not applicable from 1993-94.

 

**Installed Capacity is as certified by the management and relied upon by the auditors, being a technical matter.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·         Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan

·         Climate Control India Limited, India

·         Sona Steerling Systems Limited, India

·         Bharat Seats Limited, India

·         Lumax Automatic Parts Industries Limited, India

·         Asahi India Safety Glass Limited, India

 

 

Customers :

·         Wholesalers

·         Government Bodies

 

 

No. of Employees :

46200 [Approximately]

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of Travancore, New Delhi

·         Punjab National Bank, Parliament Street, New Delhi

·         Bank of America, New Delhi

·         Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi Limited, New Delhi

·         State Bank of India, New Delhi

·         American Express Bank, New Delhi

·         Corporation Bank, New Delhi

·         BNP Paribas, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001

·         Sanwa Bank, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001

·         ABN Amro Bank, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110 001

·         Union Bank of India, New Delhi

·         Credit Lyonnais Bank, New Delhi

·         Citibank N.A., Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

·         State Bank of India, Gurgaon, Haryana.

·         Bank – Mizuho Corporation Bank Limited

·         Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank Limited

Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SHORT TERM LOANS

 

 

- FROM Others

Loan from Sundaram Finance Limited 

(Secured against vehicles taken on finance lease)

0.000

1.000

From BANKS – Cash Credit [secured by pari passu first charge on the stock, book debts and other current assets]

265.000

0.000

Total

265.000

1.000

 

Unsecured Loans

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

 

 

 

Short Term Loans – From Banks

 

 

Export Credit    

3750.000

660.000

Long Term Loans - From Banks

Foreign Currency Loans *

(Loan from Japan Bank of International Corporation and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi)

*(Guaranteed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, the Holding Company – payable within 1 year Rs.1400 million)

4199.000

6328.000

Total

7949.000

6988.000

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

B-102, Himalaya House, 23, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110001, India

 

 

Holding Company :

·         Suzuki Motor Corporation

 

 

Joint Ventures :

·         J.J. Impex (Delhi) Private Limited

·         Mark Exhaust Systems Limited

·         Bellsonica Auto Component India Private Limited

·         FMI Automotive Components Limited

 

 

Associates:

·         Asahi India Glass Limited

·         Bharat Seats Limited

·         Caparo Maruti Limited

·         Climate Systems India Limited

·         Denso India Limited

·         Jay Bharat Maruti Limited

·         Krishna Maruti Limited

·         Machino Plastics Limited

·         SKH Metals Limited

·         Nippon Thermostat (India) Limited

·         Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited

·         Citicorp Maruti Finance Limited

·         Maruti Countrywide Auto Financial Services Limited

·         Magneti Marelli Powertrain India Private Limited

·         Suzuki Powertrain India Limited *

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

·         Suzuki Motor Iberica, S.A.

·         Suzuki Automobile Manufacturing (Thailand) Company Limited

·         Suzuki France S A

·         Suzuki Auto South Africa (Pty) Limited

·         Suzuki Italia S P A

·         PT Indomobil Suzuki International

·         Suzuki Australia Pty. Limited

·         Suzuki Austria Automobil Handels GmBH

·         Suzuki GB PLC

·         Magyar Suzuki Corporation Limited

·         Suzuki Motor Espana, S.A.

·         Suzuki International Europe Gmbh

·         Suzuki Motor (Poland)

·         Suzuki Cars (Ireland) Limited

·         SUZUKI PHILIPPINES, INC.-814

·         Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited

·         American Suzuki Motor Corporation

·         Suzuki Automobile (Thailand) Company Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries:

·         Maruti Insurance Agency Services Limited 

·         Maruti Insurance Agency Logistics Limited

·         Maruti Insurance Distribution Services Limited

·         Maruti Insurance Agency Network Limited

·         Maruti Insurance Agency Solutions Limited

·         True Value Solutions Limited

·         Maruti Insurance Business Agency India Limited

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

744,000,000

Equity Shares 

Rs.5/- each

Rs.3720.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

288,910,060

Equity Shares 

Rs.5/- each

Rs.1444.550 millions

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

Of the Above -

 

8,840,000 Equity Shares of Rs.5 each were issued for consideration other than cash.

 

156,618,440 Equity Shares of Rs.5 each are held by Suzuki Motor Corporation, the Holding Company and its nominees

 

 

 


 

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

1445.000

1445.000

1445.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

116906.000

92004.000

82709.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

118351.000

93449.000

84154.000

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

265.000

1.000

1.000

2] Unsecured Loans

7949.000

6988.000

9001.000

TOTAL BORROWING

8214.000

6989.000

9002.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

2206.000

2340.000

2697.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

128771.000

102778.000

95853.000

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

50247.000

40708.000

32965.000

Capital work-in-progress

3876.000

8613.000

7363.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

71766.000

31733.000

51807.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

836.000

789.000

996.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

12088.000

9023.000
10380.000

 

Sundry Debtors

8099.000
9378.000
6555.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

982.000
19390.000
3240.000

 

Other Current Assets

848.000
981.000
331.000

 

Loans & Advances

15707.000
16328.000
10403.000

Total Current Assets

37724.000
55100.000
30909.000

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditor

23181.000
25696.000
234.000

 

Other Current Liabilities

6213.000
4662.000
24258.000

 

Provisions

6284.000
3807.000
3695.000

Total Current Liabilities

35678.000
33976.000
28187.000

Net Current Assets

2046.000
20935.000
2722.000

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

128.771

102778.000

95853.000

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

289585.000

203583.000

178603.000

 

 

Income from Services

1404.000

970.000

759.000

 

 

Other Income

10209.000

9985.000

8876.000

 

 

Total Income                              (A)               

301198.000

214538.000

188238.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

17938.000

15685.000

11298.000

 

 

Selling & Distribution Expenses

9160.000

7382.000

5602.000

 

 

Purchases made for re-sale

9050.000

7256.000

7771.000

 

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

214881.000

150598.000

130342.000

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

5456.000

4711.000

3562.000

 

 

Consumption of Stores

2432.000

1978.000

1470.000

 

 

Vehicles / Dies for own use

(296.000)

[223.000]

[198.000]

 

 

(Increase)/Decrease to Work in Progress and Finished goods and Spare Parts

(1933.000)

2818.000

[2917.000]

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

256688.000

190205.000

156930.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

44510.000

24333.000

31308.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

335.000

510.000

596.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

44175.000

23823.000

30712.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

8250.000

7065.000

5682.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

35925.000

16758.000

25030.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

10949.000

4571.000

7722.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

24976.000

12187.000

17308.000

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

80042.000

70257.000

56373.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

2498.000

1219.000

1731.000

 

 

Proposed Dividend

1733.000

1011.000

1445.000

 

 

Corporate Dividend Tax

288.000

172.000

248.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

100499.000

80042.000

70257.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Export Value

45437.000

15022.000

7413.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import Value

30101.000

29962.000

22611.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

86.45

42.18

59.91

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2010

1st Quarter

30.09.2010

2nd  Quarter

31.12.2010

3rd  Quarter

31.03.2011

4th  Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 Sales Turnover

82315.300

91472.700

94944.500

100921.800

 Total Expenditure

74390.200

81869.500

85926.600

90824.600

 PBIDT (Excl OI)

7925.100

9603.200

9017.900

10097.200

 Other Income

1002.000

1339.700

1282.700

1198.700

 Operating Profit

8927.100

10942.900

10300.600

11295.900

 Interest

79.800

97.200

3.600

63.500

 Exceptional Items

0

0

0

0

 PBDT

8847.300

10845.700

10297.000

11232.400

 Depreciation

2417.000

2381.900

2369.400

2966.700

 Profit Before Tax

6430.300

8463.800

7927.600

8265.700

 Tax

1176.700

2481.400

2275.900

1667.100

 Reported PAT

4653.600

5982.400

5651.700

6598.600

Extraordinary Items       

0

0

0

0

Prior Period Expenses

0

0

0

0

Other Adjustments

0

0

0

0

Net Profit

4653.600

5982.400

5651.700

6598.600

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

8.29
5.68

9.19

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

12.40
8.23

14.01

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

40.84
17.53

39.19

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.30
0.18

0.30

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.37
0.44

0.44

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.06
1.62

1.10

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Contingent Liabilities :

 

a) Claims against the Company disputed and not acknowledged as debts:

 

i.                     Sales-tax demands of Rs. 50 million (Previous year Rs. 50 million). Against this, the Company has deposited a sum of Rs. 2 million (Previous year Rs. 2 million) under protest.

ii.                   Excise duty demands/show-cause notices of Rs. 11,192 million (Previous year Rs. 4,799 million). Against this, the Company has deposited a sum of Rs. 3 million (Previous year Rs. 23 million) under protest.

iii.                  Customs duty demands of Rs. 118 million (Previous year Rs. 118 million). Against this, the Company has deposited a sum of Rs. 22 million (Previous year Rs. 22 million) under protest.

iv.         Income-tax demands of Rs. 8,936 million (Previous year Rs. 4,466 million). Against this, the Company                has deposited a sum of Rs. 3,797 million under protest (Previous year Rs. 3,802 million).

 

v. Service-tax demands of Rs. 2,212 million (Previous year Rs. 1,234 million).

 

vi. Claims against the Company for recovery of Rs. 480 million (Previous year Rs. 472 million) lodged by    various parties.

 

b) As co-lessee in agreements entered into between various vendors of the Company, as lessee, and banks as lessors for leasing of dies and moulds of certain models aggregating Rs. 2 million (Previous year Rs. 2 million).

 

c) The amounts shown in the item (a) represent the best possible estimates arrived at on the basis of available information. The uncertainties and possible reimbursements are dependent on the outcome of the different legal processes which have been invoked by the Company or the claimants as the case may be and therefore cannot be predicted accurately. The Company engages reputed professional advisors to protect its interests and has been advised that it has strong legal positions against such disputes. The amount shown in item (b) represent guarantees given in the normal course of the Company's operations and are not expected to result in any loss to the Company on the basis of the beneficiaries fulfilling their ordinary commercial obligations.

 

HISTORY:

 

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (formerly Maruti Udyog Limited) is India's largest passenger car company, accounting for over 50 per cent of the domestic car market. The company offers full range of cars from entry level Maruti 800 and Alto to stylish hatchback Ritz, A-star, Swift, Wagon R, Estillo and sedans DZire, SX4 and Sports Utility vehicle Grand Vitara. The company is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, purchase and sale of motor vehicles and spare parts (automobiles). The other activities of the company include facilitation of pre-owned car sales, fleet management and car financing. They have four plants, three located at Palam Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon, Haryana and one located at Manesar Industrial Town, Gurgaon, Haryana. The company has seven subsidiary companies, namely Maruti Insurance Business Agency Limited, Maruti Insurance Distribution Services Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Solutions Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Network Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Services Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Logistics Limited and True Value Solutions Limited. The first six subsidiaries are engaged in the business of selling motor insurance policies to owners of Maruti Suzuki vehicles and seventh subsidiary, True Value Solutions Limited is engaged in the business of sale of certified pre-owned cars under the brand 'Maruti True Value'.

 

Subject was incorporated on February 24, 1981 with the name Maruti Udyog Limited. The company was formed as a government company, with Suzuki as a minor partner, to make a people's car for middle class India. Over the years, the company's product range has widened, ownership has changed hands and the customer has evolved. In October 2, 1982, the company signed the license and joint venture agreement with Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan. In the year 1983, the company started their productions and launched Maruti 800. In the year 1984, they introduced Maruti Omni and during the next year, they launched Maruti Gypsy in the market. In the year 1987, the company forayed into the foreign market by exporting first lot of 500 cars to Hungary.

 

In the year 1990, the company launched India's first three-box car, Sedan. In the year 1992, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan increased their stake in the company to 50%. In the year 1993, they introduced the Maruti Zen and in the next year they launched Maruti Esteem in the market. In the year 1995, the company commenced their second plant. In the year 1997, they started Maruti Service Master as model workshop in India to look after sales services. In the year 1999, the third plant with new press, paint and assembly shops became operational. In the year 2000, the company launched Maruti Alto in the market. In the year 2002, Suzuki Motor Corporation increased their stake in the company to 54.2%. In January 2002, the company introduced 10 finance companies (8 + 2JVs) in Mumbai. Also, they found one new business segment, Maruti True Value for sales, purchase and trade of pre-owned cars in India.

 

In the year 2005, the company launched the first world strategic model from Suzuki Motor Corporation 'the SWIFT' in India. In the year 2006, they launched WaganR Duo with LPG and also the New Zen Estillo.

 

During the year 2006-07, the company commenced operations in the new car plant and the diesel engine facility at Manesar, Haryana. In November 2006, they inaugurated a new institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR), which was set up as a collaborative project with Delhi Government at Sarai Kale Khan in South Delhi. During the year 2007-08, the company signed an agreement with the Adani group for exporting 200,000 units annually through the Mundra port in Gujarat. They launched Swift Diesel and SX4- Luxury Sedan with Tag line 'MEN ARE BACK' during the year. In July 2007, the company launched the new Grand Vitara, a stylish, muscular and 5-seater in the MUV segment. The company changed their name from Maruti Udyog Limited to Maruti Suzuki India Limited with effect from September 17, 2007.

 

During the year, the company entered into a joint venture agreement with Magneti Marelli Powertrain SpA and formed Magneti Marelli Powertrain India Private Limited for manufacturing Electric Control Units. Also they entered into another joint venture agreement with Futaba Industrial Company Limited and formed FMI Automotive Components Limited for manufacturing Exhaust Systems Components. During the year, the company made pact with Shriram City Union Finance Limited, a part of Shriram Group, Chennai, to offer easy, transparent and hassle-free car finance to their customers, particularly in semi urban and rural markets. The agreement is a joint initiative of the two companies for providing competitive car finance to people in Tier-II and Tier-III cities across the country.

 

During the year 2008-09, the company launched a new A2 segment car, branded the A-star in India and in Europe as the new Alto. They raised their production capacity to a landmark 1 million cars. In June 2008, the company launched Maruti 800 Duo, which is a dual fuel (LPG-cum- petrol) model car.

 

In March 2009, the company launched A-star or Suzuki Alto at Geneva Motor Show sales begin at EU. In April 2009, the company revealed new Ritz K12M engine at Gurgaon plant. The company plans to modernize some part of their Gurgaon plant, expand their K-series capacity, invest further in new model development and take the projects of test track and crash course facility and Brand Centres further.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS PER

 

Brief resumes of the Directors recommended for appointment/ reappointment at the Annual Genera! Meetings are given below:

 

Mr. Manvinder Singh Banga

 

Mr. Manvinder Singh Banga, 53, was Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). HUL is India's largest consumer goods company and is the market leader in most of the home and personal care products and food categories it operates in. Presently, Mr. Banga is President (Foods, Home and Personal Care) of Unilever, N.V., TheNetherlands. Mr. Banga has studied in two prestigious institutions and had an outstanding academic record. He secured a Gold Medal at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on completion of Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) in 1975. He is also a Gold Medalist from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, where he completed his post graduation in Management.

 

His other experience includes as a member, Prime Minister of India's Council of Trade and Industry; Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Wharton Asia and International Board; Charter Member, TIE (The Indus Entrepreneur); and WPO (World President's Organisation). He is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

Mr. Amal Ganguli

 

Mr. Amal Ganguli, 68, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the New Delhi chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, U.S.A. He was the Chairman and Senior Partner of Price Waterhouse Coopers (Pwc), India till his retirement in 2003. Besides his qualifications in the area of accounting and auditing, Mr. Ganguli is a fellow of the British Institute of Management.

 

During his career spanning over 40 years, Mr. Ganguli's range of work included international tax advice and planning, cross border investments, corporate mergers and reorganisation, financial evaluation of projects, management, operational and statutory audit and consulting projects funded by International funding agencies. In the course of his professional career, he has dealt with a variety of clients including US AID, World Bank, ADB, NTPC, Alcatel, GE, Hindustan Lever, STC, Hewlett Packard and IBM.

 

Mr. Ganguli is a member of the Board of Directors of several companies such as AIG Trustee Co. (India) Private Limited, Atuit Laurus Private Limited, Aricent Technologies (Holding) Limited, Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Limited, AVTEC Limited, Century Textiles and Industries Limited, HCL Technologies Limited, Hughes Communications India Limited, ICRA Limited, ML Infomap Private Limited, New Delhi Television Limited, Tata Communications Limited, Tube Investments of India Limited. He is also a member of Audit Committee of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, AIG Trustee Co. (India) Private Limited, Aricent Technologies (Holding) Limited, Century Textiles and Industries Limited, HCL Technologies Limited, Hughes Communications India Limited, ICRA Limited, New Delhi Television Limited, Tata Communications Limited and Tube Investments of India Limited. He is also a member of Remuneration Committee of Tube Investments of India Limited and New Delhi Television Limited. He is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

Mr. Davinder Singh Brar

 

Mr. Davinder Singh Brar, 56, completed his Bachelor in Engineering (Electricals) degree from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, in 1972 and his M.B.A from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi in 1974.

 

He was associated with The Associated Cement Companies Limited as Systems/ Business Analyst of Management Service Division during the period 1974-77. During the period 1977-2004, he was associated with Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and has held various positions like Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, President/ Senior Vice President, General Manager and Business Development Manager for businesses like Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Manufacturing Operations, International and Animal Healthcare. In the year 2004, he promoted and occupied the position of Chairman of GVK Biosciences Private Limited- a leading Research Services Company involved in Medicinal Chemistry, Informatics, Biology, Process R and D, Clinical Pharmacology/ Bio analytical studies and Clinical Research. He occupies the position of Chairman in Davix Management Services Private Limited - Consulting/Advisory Services Company in Lifesciences.

 

Directors of several Companies such as MokshaS, Mphasis BFL Limited, GVK Biosciences Private Limited, Inogent Laboratories Private Limited, Suraj Hotels Private Limited, Madhubani Investments Private Limited, Davix Management Services Private Limited, Green Vally Land and Development Private Limited, GVK Davix Technologies Private Limited, GVK Davix Research Services Private Limited, Suraj Overseas Private Limited, Davix Pharmaceuticals Private Limited and MM Lucknow. He is also a member of Audit Committee of Mphasis Limited and Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), besides a member of Shareholders'/Investors Grievance Committee of MSIL. He is not related to any of the Directors of MSIL. He does not hold any shares of MSIL.

 

Mr. Tsuneo Ohashi

 

Mr. Tsuneo Ohashi, 57, is a graduate from Science and Engineering Faculty of Chuo University, Japan. Mr. Ohashi joined Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1974 and worked at various levels there. Mr. Ohashi experienced most areas of the Suzuki's Production System, and challenged the creative Kaizen (improvement) and led to success. As the plant manager of Iwata Plant, he had achieved tremendous results in the areas such as Quality Improvement, Cost Retrenchment, Shortening of Delivery Period, Improvement of Safety, and Enhancement of morale of Employees. He joined Maruti Suzuki Automobiles India Limited (MSAIL) as Joint Managing Director in the year 2006. In MSAIL, he was responsible for monitoring the progress of the project, introduction of new models, procurement of capital equipments, production, engineering, overall Quality Improvement, Cost Reduction, increase efficiency/productivity, development of vendors, improvement of safety, supervision and control over operations, engineering, testing etc.

 

Mr. Ohashi is a member of the Board of Directors of FMI Automotive Components Limited and Suzuki Powertrain India Limited. He is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

Mr. Keiichi Asai

 

Mr. Keiichi Asai, 52, is a graduate from Department of Mechanical Engineering of Musashi Engineering University, Japan. Mr. Asai joined Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1979 and worked at various levels at body design engineering, new model member in Kosai plant, production planning, car line etc. Mr. Asai is a member of the Board of Directors of Denso India Limited. He is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa

 

Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, 52, is a graduate from Osaka University, Japan. Mr. Ayukawa joined Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1980 and worked at various levels there including General Manager, Overseas Marketing Administration Department and Managing Director of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited.

 

He is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi

 

Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi, 60, is a graduate from the faculty of law, Doshisha University, Japan. He joined Suzuki Motor Corporation in the year 1971 and worked at various levels there. In June 1993, he was stationed in Magyar Suzuki, Hungary and then appointed as Director, Overseas Automobile Marketing in June 1999. Thereafter, he was appointed as Director and Executive General Manager of Overseas Automobile Marketing and promoted to Managing Director and Executive General Manager of Overseas Automobile Marketing in 2003. He was promoted as Senior Managing Director and Executive General Manager of Overseas Marketing in 2004. In 2006, he was appointed as a Board Member, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Executive General Manager of Global Marketing.

 

He joined the Board of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) in 2002. He was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 19'" December 2007. He leads the operating and strategic activities of the marketing and is also responsible for day to day operations and management subject to the superintendence, control and direction of the Board of Directors. He is responsible to assist the Board with their strategic and long range planning while also developing tactical plans with the management team. He works to create a positive environment which includes ensuring safety, administering rules and procedures and promoting harmonious relationships. He is engaged in establishment and implementation of all policies and procedures. He is responsible to maintain better relationship with government and business associates.

 

Mr. Nakanishi is a member of the Board of Directors of Asahi India Glass Limited, Citicorp Maruti Finance Limited, Mayanmar Suzuki Motor Company, Maruti Countrywide Auto Financial Services Private Limited, Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited, SKH Metals Limited, Subros Limited, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Suzuki Motorcycles Pakistan Limited, Suzuki Motor (China) Investments Company Limited, Suzuki Powertrain India Limited and Vietnam Suzuki Corporation. He is a member of Audit Committee of Suzuki Powertrain India Limited and MSIL, besides being a member of Shareholders'/Investors' Grievance Committee of MS

 

He is not related to any of the Directors of MSIL. He holds twenty shares of MSIL as a nominee of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

 

Mr. Hirofumi Nagao

 

Mr. Hirofumi Nagao, 55, graduate from Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan, was Director and Managing Executive Officer (Administration) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL). He had more than 30 years of experience in the automobile industry through Overseas Marketing activities at Suzuki Motor Corporation. Mr. Nagao had been involved in the marketing activities of Suzuki's Indian market operation from 1991 to 1994 and from 2000 to 2004. Between 1994 and 2.000, he was the Managing Director of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited, Pakistan. He was appointed as an Executive Director of MSIL in April, 2004 and was soon promoted to the post of Joint Managing Director in September, 2004. He was responsible for administrative services such as Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources and Vigilance.

 

He was on the Boards of Climate System India Limited, Bharat Seats Limited and SKH Metals Limited. He was also a member of Audit Committees of Climate System India Limited and SKH Metals Limited and member of Shareholders' / Investors' Grievance Committee of MSIL. He is not related to any of the Directors of MSIL. He does not hold any shares of MSIL

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The gross revenue (net of excise) of the Company for the year was Rs. 301,198 million as against Rs. 214,538 million in the previous year showing growth of 40%. Sales of vehicles in the domestic market increased to 870,790 as compared to 722,144 in the previous year showing a growth of 21%. Exports of vehicles grew at an impressive rate of 111% from 70,023 to 147,575 in the current year. The overall growth was 29%.

 

Earnings before depreciation, interest, tax and amortization (EBDITA) stood at Rs. 44,510 million against Rs. 24,333 million in the previous year. Profit before tax (PBT) stood at Rs. 35,925 million against Rs. 16,758 million in the previous year and profit after tax (PAT) stood at Rs. 24,976 million against Rs. 12,187 million in the previous year.

 

The board recommends a dividend of Rs. 6.00 per equity share of Rs. 5.00 each for the year ended 31st March 2010 amounting to Rs.1733 million.

 

Awards and Recognition

 

The Company won the following awards/recognition during the year.

  • A-star has been rated as No.1 environment friendly small car by Germany's prestigious VCD environmental car rating;

 

  • ‘Manufacturer of the year' award by CNBC overdrive;

 

  • Ritz has been awarded as the 'hatchback car of the year' by autocar UTVi and 'car of the year' by Business Standard Motoring;

 

  • 'National award for excellence in corporate governance' by Institute of Company Secretaries of India;

 

  • 'CII - ITC sustainability award 2009' for strong commitment to 'sustainability';

 

  • ‘Golden peacock award' for environmental initiatives; Gurgaon plant has been awarded the 'gold award' by Economic Times India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA).

 

Subsidiary Companies and Their Accounts

 

The Company's six subsidiaries i.e. Maruti Insurance Business Agency Limited, Maruti Insurance Distribution Services Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Solutions Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Network Limited, Maruti Insurance Agency Services Limited and Maruti Insurance Agency Logistics Limited are engaged in the business to sell motor insurance policies to owners of Maruti Suzuki vehicles.

 

In 2009-10, the Maruti Insurance business generated a total income of Rs. 1349.88 million which includes dividend income of Rs 46.10 million earned from investments in mutual funds. Profit before tax (PBT) for 2009-10 was Rs. 635.49 million. In March 2010, Maruti Insurance business achieved the landmark figure of 10 million policies on a cumulative basis since the inception of business in year 2002. 0.81 million new policies and 1.76 million renewals were issued during the year 2009-10.

 

The Company's subsidiary 'True Value Solutions Limited' has contributed towards smooth operations of business

processes and supported the dealerships in enhancing the sale of certified pre-owned cars under the brand 'Maruti True Value'. It has contributed significantly to the efforts of customer retention by facilitating re-purchase of new cars and has made significant contribution towards enhancing dealers' profitability.

 

In terms of approval granted by the Central Government under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956, copy of the balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, reports of the board of  directors and auditors of the subsidiary companies have not been attached with the balance sheet of the Company. These documents will be made available upon request by any investor of the Company or subsidiary companies and shall be kept for inspection by any investor at the registered office of the Company. However, as directed by the Central Government, the financial data of the subsidiaries have been furnished under “Financial Statement of Subsidiary Companies” forming part of the annual report. Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard AS - 21 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, consolidated  financial statements presented by the Company include the financial information of its subsidiaries.

 

Directors

 

Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Mr. D.S.Brar and Mr. M.S.Banga, directors of the Company, retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.

 

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

 

Year 2009-10 started against a backdrop of mixed macroeconomic signals in India. There was an unprecedented

slowdown in the previous year, with quarterly swings. By the end of 2008-09, while overall sentiment was cautious, certain sectors had started to recover. At the start of 2009-10, passenger vehicle industry growth projections ranged from -5% to +10%.

 

While most governments around the world had to take extreme steps, policymakers in India gave a calibrated impetus to revive consumption. Although this fiscal expansion increased government deficit, it arrested the slowdown. The stimulus package in December-08 included a 4% reduction in Cenvat rate. The Government also reduced fuel prices, and took steps to improve liquidity and bring down interest rates. Together with this, improved availability of car loans by public sector banks, resilient demand from rural areas and government employees and manufacturers' marketing efforts helped improve sentiment and customers returned to showrooms.

 

During the year, the economy posted a remarkable recovery and grew by 7.4%. It was also a year of several model launches by the Indian car industry, which boosted consumer sentiment. Passenger vehicle industry grew by 26% after flat sales the previous year. The two-wheeler market benefited from demand from rural and mid-urban India and grew by 26%. The commercial vehicle industry saw more pronounced swings and grew at 38% after declining 22% the previous year. Most European countries announced generous incentives to the public to replace their old cars with new ones. Small, fuel efficient cars exported from India benefited from this opportunity.

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

“given the dynamic market situation… they have to accept uncertainty and consciously plan for it. Planning for uncertainty for us would mean building flexibility and agility throughout their value chain. It means speed. Lower response times. Faster decision making. A positive approach to change.”

 

 -MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki in the Annual Report 2008-09

 

Flexibility and Agility were identified as the mantras to win in a volatile environment. This approach was communicated to all employees, vendors and dealers. A close watch on demand in domestic and export markets, strong inventory control, shorter lead times, a stretch on capacities, and better product mix flexibility helped the Company achieve overall growth of 28.5% over the previous year. The Company sold 1,018,365 vehicles during the year. This comprised of 870,790 cars in the domestic market (growth of 21%) and 147,575 in the export market (growth of 111%).

 

For the first time, Maruti Suzuki was able to make and sell more than a million vehicles in a year.

 

The Company launched a new model, refreshed four existing models and introduced its next generation K-series engines in four models.

 

The Company registered Net Sales of Rs. 289.5 billion, growing at 42.2% over the previous year. Net Profit after Tax stood at Rs. 24.97 billion, a growth of 105% over FY'09. Since the previous year was exceptional on account of the global economic crisis, it may be relevant to look at the financial performance over two years. In the two year period ending 31 March 2010, the Net Sales grew 62%, implying a CAGR of 27% and the Net Profit grew 44% implying a CAGR of 20%. Capex for the year stood at Rs. 14.7 billion. The Company started work on building an additional capacity of 250,000 cars per year, at Manesar. As part of the efforts to build an RandD capability, 700 acres of land were procured for a world class proving ground at Rohtak. The number of design engineers increased to 958, as planned.

 

Sustainability

 

The Company's relationship with its stakeholders is one of mutual well-being and trust. As part of its National Road Safety Mission, the Company trained 1,37,000 people in safe driving at Institutes of Driving Training and Research and Maruti Driving Schools. Of these, training of 28,000 people was sponsored by the Company.

 

Top management reviews were instituted for all plant emissions and natural resource consumption. Significant time, effort and management thought were invested In training dealers and tier-1 and tier-2 vendors in business

 

excellence, corporate governance, professionalization, financial sustainability and functional competencies. While

this is inherently sustainable and has been the Company's philosophy since inception, the Company employed global best practices to proactively map the impact of its business on its stakeholders from economic, environment and social perspectives and published a sustainability report with the theme “Give, Get, Grow”. This report is a broadbased internal employee effort and conforms to A+ level of international  GRI guidelines. This will continue to be a significant tool for self-improvement.

 

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

 

Domestic Market

 

Car demand growth started from the rural and smaller towns in the first quarter and spread across India, including the top cities, by the last quarter. The Company's extensive network, and innovative marketing initiatives, enabled it to capture this demand.

 

The sales network added 121 outlets to reach 802. The number of cities covered increased from 454 to 555. Similarly 127 more dealer service workshops were activated. The total cities covered went up from 1314 to 1335. The Company tied up with five more public sector banks to promote car loans.

 

There were several new model launches in the Indian market during the year, including in the high volume small and compact segments. The Company has always welcomed competition as it helps the Company grow and aids the process of improvement.

 

The approach of the Company is to try and understand customer expectations and strive to deliver global or customized products that meet them as closely as possible.

 

Towards this aspiration, the Company launched its fifth world strategic model - the Ritz. It has global styling and a powerful, best-in-class, fuel efficient K-series engine. The Ritz clocked 50,000 unit sales in 9 months, the fastest for any new model ever. The existing model in the same segment, Swift, continued to be strong. Its sales grew from about eight thousand cars to twelve thousand a month.

 

The Company launched the Eeco, a spacious multi-purpose van and the new WagonR. It refurbished the SX4 engine to incorporate VVT (variable valve timing) technology and introduced K-series engines in Swift, DZire, Estilo and the new WagonR.

 

The Company's share in the domestic passenger cars and vans market stood at 51.7%. Since a number of models were on waitlist, the Company made efforts to maximise output through better productivity, innovation and flexibility. The Company strengthened its leadership in the sedan or A3 segment, increasing market share from 31.4% to 36.0%. The Company's market share in this segment has more than doubled in three years. The Company's average realization per car has increased by about 32% in this period.

 

The Company showcased two new models at Auto Expo 2010, which fit with the changing lifestyles of the Indian

consumer. One was Concept a three-row family vehicle, designed by the Company's R and D engineers and body stylists. The other was the global Suzuki car, the Kizashi, a major attraction at Suzuki displays at motor shows in Tokyo and Geneva.

 

Servicing of the car in India and its ease, availability and friendliness continues to be an important consideration in the purchase decision. The Company's network serviced more than 12.9 million cars in the year. Initiatives like a

spruced-up customer lounge at workshops, use of high productivity equipment and an IT enabled vehicle tracking

system in workshops, were taken. The Company seeks to have a service facility every 25 km on important stretches of major highways.

 

The Company was rated first in customer satisfaction (post sale service) for the tenth year in a row in the annual survey by JD Power Asia Pacific. The Company was also awarded the JD Power Award for the highest Sales Satisfaction in India. Studies show a strong correlation between customer satisfaction and customer repurchase and advocacy intent. This is also supported by the “Escaped Shoppers Study” of JD Power. It mentions that the percentage of predetermined or loyal customers in the car industry is the highest for Maruti Suzuki, at 78%.

 

With shortening car ownership cycles, the residual value of the car is becoming an important determinant of total cost of ownership. The Company's pre-owned car business sold 1,63,240 cars in the year, a growth of 33% over the previous year.

 

The Company's insurance initiative facilitates the issue of insurance policies and enables a single point cashless claim. In its ninth year of operations, the insurance business reached a cumulative sale of 10 million policies, out of which 2.5 million were in 2009-10.

 

Exports

 

The Company clocked export sales of 147,575 units, its highest ever. This is a 111% growth over the previous year's total of 70,023 units. On a cumulative basis, exports crossed 700,000 units. Europe has accounted for over 75% of the sales.

 

During the year, exports were helped by the launch of a world strategic model of Suzuki, known as the A-star in India, the new Alto in European and some other markets, the Celerio in various non-European markets and the Pixo in Europe sold under the Nissan brand. The new Alto was received well by customers on account of its styling, safety features and environment friendly engine. In Chile, the launch of Suzuki Celerio was awarded the best launch of the year. In Australia, Suzuki Alto won the nationwide event 'Green Challenge', recording the lowest CO2 emission and in Philippines, the Suzuki Celerio was voted“Car of theYear” and rated the most fuel efficient car in its category.

 

The Company was aware that sales in Europe are being helped by scrappage incentive schemes by various governments, and demand may slow down once the schemes are withdrawn. While for the short term, there was focus on a lean and agile supply chain, for the medium term, the Company developed several non Europe markets. The Company now exports to more than a hundred countries across the world.

 

Spares and Accessories

 

The spares and accessories business grew at the pace of vehicles sales, achieving a 29% year-on-year growth. The focus was on ensuring timely availability of parts across the country, at competitive prices. The Company also expanded the product range of accessories, including high end categories.

 

A new state of the art warehouse has been constructed at Manesar. Initiatives to reduce spare parts inventory at dealerships released critical working capital for car sales.

 

Operations

 

The Company produced 33% more vehicles during the year compared to the previous year, delivering much above installed capacity. The scale of operations, the speed of demand recovery and the dynamism in product mix put a huge requirement on the ability of the Company to stretch production, be more flexible and more adaptive. The Company was prepared and in the beginning of the year itself, the mantras of flexibility and agility were adopted by the Company and business associates.

 

The Company has an integrated approach to deliver on its production objectives in the form of a Production Management System or PMS. The core of PMS lies in involvement of all levels of employees and generation of ideas through a series of brainstorming sessions. These ideas are then discussed within small groups and identified for implementation. This approach unlocks organizational potential through clarity of goals and ownership. The objective of PMS is to achieve manufacturing excellence in four areas: Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost. The Company benefits from a powerful combination of Japanese best practices and Indian innovation and information technology skills.

 

Skill and capability development at all levels is the next important enabler. Associates on the shop floor had about

43,000 man-hours of training in the year at the Company's technical training center.

 

Safety receives top management focus and a culture of zero tolerance is being propagated within the Company. The Company leveraged training in root cause analysis tools and with wide participation of associates in Quality Circle activities was able to improve pre-delivery inspection results by 27%. Output and quality at the new K-series engine casting shop have matched Suzuki levels in less than two years of operation.

 

The production teams worked on several cost reduction projects and achieved substantial savings through machining tool cost reduction and automation of material handling systems. Similar improvement projects have helped the Company's machine shops to reach an overall equipment effectiveness of 91%, at par with global levels.

 

Modernisation of Gurgaon Plant

 

In line with introduction of new models and discontinuation of old ones, some of the older production lines were reconfigured, merged and replaced by highly flexible and productive lines with a net increase in throughput.

 

Swift Production at Gurgaon

 

The Company has three plants in Gurgaon and one in Manesar. The Manesar plant produces models like Swift, Dzire, SX4 and A-star. Following strong demand in the Manesar models, the Company created facilities to coproduce the Swift in the Gurgaon plant. The Company was able to deliver about 17,000 more Swift cars to waiting customers in the year through this initiative.

 

KB Series Engine Plant Expansion

 

The Company raised the capacity of its next generation K-series engine plant to more than 500,000 units per annum. It is a state of the art plant with features like in-process quality check machines, automatic leak testing, automatic measuring machines, cold test bench and RFID and Ethernet traceability systems.

 

Manesar capacity expansion

 

The Company started work on an additional plant of 250,000 cars per annum capacity at Manesar. The Company is making all efforts to maximize capability through de-bottlenecking and productivity improvement to meet market demand before the new facility comes up.

 

Tool and die design capability

 

The Company has started the design and development of dies for critical sheet metal parts and engine components. During the year, inhouse die development for body parts of models like the Ritz, Eeco and Estilo helped the company save cost over imported dies. In addition, significant cost saving was achieved through better tool design to facilitate yield improvement and use of alternate raw material. With faster product refreshment cycles in the future, this capability will help the Company deliver new models in lesser time and cost.

 

Tool and die design capability

 

Information technology serves as a strategic enabler. It helps the management to effectively monitor performance of vendors and dealers using Vendor Management System and Dealer Balance Scorecard. This throws up areas of improvement, operationally and financially.

 

IT helps in providing a connected environment for seamless collaboration in the entire value chain. At one end, IT connects suppliers on a real time basis through an extranet to ensure on time delivery and supplier enhancement. On the other, it supports all dealers on a real time basis for sales and service transactions, and critical management information system on customer behaviour and operational excellence.

 

The Company has initiated a project on analytics and business intelligence using a customer database of about 6

million records.

 

The Company has taken adequate precaution for business continuity in any unforeseen event affecting the information system.

 

Finance

 

The fast-paced recovery of the economy in 2009-10 was largely supported by a prudent policy response of the Government of India in the wake of the financial crisis. The global economy, led by the Asian economies especially China and India, has shown signs of recovery in 2009-10.

 

Industrial growth gathered pace in India in the second half of the financial year and has averaged 9.3% for the whole year. Combined with good growth in services (8.5%) and flat performance in agriculture despite a dull monsoon, the economy grew by 7.4% in 2009-10. With the softening of commodity prices, good growth in volumes resulting in economies of scale and favourable exchange rate movement in Euro resulting in better export realizations, the Company has shown decent improvement in sales as well as profits.

 

The Company registered its highest ever sales of 1,018,365 vehicles in the domestic and export markets during 2009-10. This resulted in Net Sales of Rs. 289,585 million (excluding excise), a growth of 42.2 per cent over 2008-09. The Company's sales growth, coupled with continuous improvements in operational efficiencies has contributed to its financial performance for 2009-10.

 

Earnings before depreciation, interest, tax and amortization (EBDITA) stood at Rs. 44,510 million against Rs. 24,333 million in the previous year recording a jump of 82.9%.

 

Net profit increased by 105 per cent, to Rs. 24,976 million from Rs. 12,187 million.

 

Earnings per share (EPS) increased from Rs. 42.18 in 2008-09 to Rs. 86.45 in 2009-10.

 

Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]

 

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has mandated that Listed Indian Companies should converge to

IFRS by April 1, 2011. The Company has taken steps towards convergence to IFRS. At the preliminary stages, the impact of convergence on operations and financial performance has been assessed. The Company is confident that it will be ready for convergence to IFRS as per the stipulated time lines.

 

Working Capital Management

 

Around 75% of the Company's components by value are outsourced, and manufacturing is undertaken based on Just- In-Time (JIT) inventory principles. Working capital management, therefore, plays a key role in the Company's operations. The inventory turnover ratio of the Company has increased from 16.7 in 2008-09 to 21.2 in 2009-10. The average receivables holding period has decreased from 12.6 days in 2008-09 to 10 days in 2009-10.

 

Treasury Operations

 

The Company has efficiently managed its surplus funds through careful treasury operations. The guiding principle of the Company's treasury investments is safety and prudence. In view of this, the Company invested its surplus funds in debt schemes of mutual funds and short-term bank fixed deposits. This has enabled the Company to earn reasonable and stable returns in a dynamic interest rate scenario.

 

Outlook

 

The passenger vehicle market size in India is now comparable to some of the developed economies of the world and ranks 7th globally. A simple extrapolation of the past growth rates suggests that India will improve its ranking from this level. If there is a steeper non-linear growth owing to a household income tipping point, the ranking will improve more. The presence of a number of global players, the introduction of technology, features, styling and regulation indicate that the market is gradually attaining maturity. While all indicators suggest a good growth path for the market, a number of entrants are eyeing the same market. The Company has in the past built a position for   itself in terms of a sizeable portfolio of relevant products, a wide network with good systems and processes, strong customer equity, R and D capability, cost leadership, and a profitable business model with healthy practices for its vendors, dealers and itself. There is a well-defined roadmap for building on strengths like products, total cost of ownership, sales and service network and systems and processes for customer delight. They all augur well for the future, but the risks to organizations at such levels are more internal than external. The Company has to watch out for signs of complacence, self satisfaction or sluggishness. The leader does not have the luxury of a visible and defined benchmark or competitor, as it would be available to the other players. The only benchmark has to be a sharper understanding and anticipation of the stated and unstated need of the customer. The Company, therefore has to keep attacking itself, keep challenging its own levels of past achievement, keep setting high benchmarks for improvement and continue dedicating itself to understanding and serving its customers.

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31.03.2011

 

(RS. IN MILLIONS)

 

Particulars

Quarter ended

Year ended

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2011

 

 

Unaudited

Audited

 

Domestic Vehicles Sold (No.)

312389

1132739

 

Export Vehicles Sold (No.)

30951

138266

 

Total Vehicles Sold (No.)

343340

1271005

 

 

 

 

1

Income from Operations

 

 

a.

Gross Sales

110688.100

404190.400

 

Less: Excise Duty on Sales

12050.800

42908.100

 

Net Sales

98637.300

361282.300

 

 

 

 

b

Income from Services (net)

421.200

1715.100

 

 

 

 

c

Other Operating Income

1863.300

7403.500

 

Total Income from Operations (a+b+c)

100921.800

370400.900

 

 

 

 

2

Expenditure :

 

 

 

[a] Decrease/(Increase) in stock in trade and work in progress

(1165.200)

(600.400)

 

[b] Consumption of Raw Materials and Components

75985.000

275761.300

 

[c] Purchase of Traded Goods

3809.100

12781.500

 

[d] Employees Cost

1533.900

7036.200

 

[e] Depreciation

2966.700

10135.000

 

[f] Other Expenditure

10661.800

38778.800

 

[g.]Total Expenditure (a+b+c+d+e+f)

93791.300

343892.400

 

 

 

 

3

Profit from Operations before Other Income, Interest and Exceptional Items (1-2)

7130.500

26508.500

4

Other Income

1198.700

4823.100

5

Profit before Interest and Exceptional Items (3+4)

8329.200

31331.600

6

Interest

63.500

244.100

7

Profit after Interest but before Exceptional Items (5-6)

8265.700

31087.500

8

Exceptional Items

0

0

9

Net Profit before Tax from Ordinary Activities (7-8)

8265.700

31087.500

10

Tax Expense

1667.100

8201.100

11

Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after Tax for the period (9-10)

6598.600

22886.400

12

Extraordinary Item

0

0

13

Net Profit for the Period (11-12)

6598.600

22886.400

14

Paid-up Equity Share Capital

1444.600

1444.600

15

Face value of the share (Rs.)

5

5

16

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

--

137230.200

 

 

 

 

17

Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share (not annualized) Rs.

22.84

79.22

 

 

 

 

18

Public shareholding :

 

 

 

No. of shares

132,291,620

132,291,620

 

Percentage of shareholding

45.79%

45.79%

 

 

 

 

19

Promoters & Promoter Group Shareholding

 

 

a)

Pledged/ Encumbered

 

 

 

Number of Shares

-

-

 

Percentage of Shares (%age of total shareholdingof promoter & promoter group)

-

-

 

Percentage of Shares (%age of total share capital)

-

-

 

 

 

 

b)

Non Encumbered

 

 

 

Number of Shares

156,618,440

156,618,440

 

Percentage of Shares (%age of total shareholding of promoter & promoter group)

100

100

 

Percentage of Shares (%age of total share capital)

54.21

54.21

 

Notes:

 

  1. The above unaudited results for the quarter ended 31st March, 2011 and the audited results for the year ended 31st March 2011 were reviewed by Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 25th April, 2011.

 

  1. The Board of Directors at their meeting considered and recommended a final dividend aggregating Rs.2166.800 millions i.e. Rs.7.50 per share (Nominal value Rs.5.00 per share) for the financial year 2010-11.

 

  1. The Company is primarily in the business of manufacture, purchase and sale of Motor Vehicles and Spare Parts (“automobiles”). The other activities of the Company comprise facilitation of Pre-Owned Car Sales, Fleet Management and Car Financing. The income from these activities is not material in financial terms but contribute significantly in generating demand for the products of the Company. Accordingly, segment information has not been disclosed.

 

  1. The Company did not have any investor complaint pending as on 1st January 2011 and as on 31st March 2011. There were eight investors’ complaints received and resolved during the quarter ended 31st March 2011.

 

  1. The Company did not have any investor complaint pending as on 1st January 2011 and as on 31st March 2011. There were eight investors’ complaints received and resolved during the quarter ended 31st March 2011.

 

  1. The figures of previous periods have been re-grouped, wherever necessary, to conform to current quarter /year classification.

 

  1. Rs.10 Lacs is equal to Rs.1 Million.

 

Fixed assets:-

 

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Electronic Data Processing Equipment

·         Furniture, Fixtures and Office Appliances 

·         Vehicles

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PROFILE:

 

Subject (formerly named Maruti Udyog Limited) is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan. Subject has been the leader of the Indian car market for over two and a half decades. The company's two manufacturing facilities are located at Gurgaon and Manesar, south of New Delhi. The Manesar and Gurgaon facilities have a combined capability to produce over a million (1,000,000) passenger car units annually.


Recently, the company has announced a further investment of Rs.17000.000 Millions (Rs17 billion) for enhancing the production capacity by 250,000 units annually.


The company has a portfolio of 13 brands and over 150 variants across Maruti 800, Omni, international brands Alto, A-star, WagonR, Swift, Ritz and Estilo, off-roader Gypsy, SUV Grand Vitara, sedans SX4 and Swift DZire and the newest entrant Eeco.


At the end of March 2010, Maruti had a market share of 53.3 per cent of the Indian passenger car market (including C segment). The company sold a record 10,18,365 vehicles in 2009-10 including 1,47,575 units of exports.

Subject revenue has grown consistently over the years. In 2003-04, it recorded net sales of Rs.93456 million that rose to Rs.109,108 million in 2004-05. In 2005-06 net sales touched Rs.120,034 million and further rose to Rs.145,922 million in 2006-07. In 2007-08 Company net sales was Rs.178,603 million, rising further to Rs.203, 583 million in 2008-09. During the last fiscal (2009-10), the company posted a revenue of Rs.301197 million.


The CAGR over two years is 27% for net sales.


The company is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. The company has over 7,600 employees on its rolls.


The Government of Japan has honoured Maruti Suzuki with the METI Award for promotion of Japanese brand in India. Subject is one of the six companies, as also one among two outside Japan, to have received this prestigious award.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

Maruti Suzuki sales in April 2011

 

New Delhi, May 02, 2011

 

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 97,155 vehicles in April 2011. This includes 10,011 units for export.


The company had sold a total of 93,058 vehicles in April 2010.


The sales figures for April 2011 are given below:

 

Segment

Models

April

April '10 - March '11

2011

2010

% Change

A1

M800

2528

2258

12.0%

26485

A2

Alto, Wagon-R, Estilo, Swift, A-Star, Ritz

57443

56416

1.8%

808552

A3

SX4, D'zire

13899

9994

39.1%

131272

A4

Kizashi *

35

-

-

138

A: Total Passenger Cars

73905

68668

7.6%

966447

B: MUV

Gypsy, Grand Vitara

217

712

-69.5%

5666

C: Van Type

Omni, Eeco

13022

10654

22.2%

160626

Domestic Sales

87144

80034

8.9%

1132739

Export Sales

10011

13024

-23.1%

138266

Total Sales

97155

93058

4.4%

1271005

 

* Kizashi launched in February 2011.

 

 

 


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.45.21

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.30

Euro

1

Rs.64.40

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

9

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

9

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

9

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--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

 

79

 

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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