MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MAHINDRA UGINE STEEL COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

73/74, Ganesh Apartments, 7th Floor, Opposite Sitaladevi Temple, Lady Jamshedji Road, Mahim, Mumbai – 400 016, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.12.1962

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-12542

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.324.800 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L99999MH1962PLC012542

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction and Collection Account No.]

MUMM20210B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM4998G

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s shares are listed on the stock exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Alloy Steel

 

 

No. of Employees :

1711 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (45)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 66000000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

NOTES :

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

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

73/74, Ganesh Apartments,7th Floor, Opposite Sitaladevi Temple, Lady Jamshedji Road, Mahim, Mumbai – 400 016, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24444287

Telefax No.:

91-22-24458196

E-Mail :

investors_relation@mahindra.com

kadhao.ajay@mahindra.com    

Website :

http://www.muscoindia.com

 

 

Factory :

Steel

Jagdishnagar, Khopoli - 410 216, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. : 91-2192-263318 / 263347 / 262487 / 262488 / 263589

Fax No. : 91-2192-263073 / 263076 / 268502

 

Stampings

·         371, Takwe Road, At and Post: Kanhe, Dist. Pune - 412 106, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. : 91-2114-255289 / 294

Fax No. : 91-2114-255293

 

·         Plot No. D-2, MIDC, Ambad, Nashik- 422 010, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. : 91-253-6613400 / 6613406

Fax No. : 91-253-6613409

 

·         Maharajpur Road, Lalpur, Rudrapur, U.S.Nagar - 263143, Uttarakhand, India

Tel No. : 91-5944-280921

 

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2011

 

Name :

Mr. Keshub Mahindra

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra

Designation :

Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Udya Gupta

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. V. Ramarathnam

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hemant Luthra

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. R. Krishnan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harsh Kumar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. Ravi

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Maheshwari

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. Sarojini  Dikhale

Designation :

Nominee of LIC

 

 

Name :

Mr. Daljit Mirchandani

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Ajay Kadhao

Designation :

Company Secretary

E-mail :

kadhao.ajay@mahindra.com

relationinvestors@mahindra.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arjit Das

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer – Stampings

 

 

Name :

Mr. Partha Sarathi Roy

Designation :

Chief Finance Officer

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee:

·         Mr. Daljit Mirchandani

·         Mr. R R Kirshnan

·         Mr.  S Ravi

·         Mr. Manoj Kumar Maheshwari

·         Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor

 

 

Remuneration Committee:

·         Mr. Hemand Luthra

·         Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor

·         Mr. S. Ravi

·         Mr. Daljit Mirchandani

 

 

Investor’s Grievance Committee:

  • Mr. Hemant Lutrha
  • Mr. S Ravi
  • Mr. Uday Gupta

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.09.2011

 

Category of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage

of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Bodies Corporate

18,019,489

55.47

Sub Total

18,019,489

55.47

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

18,019,489

55.47

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

9,716

0.03

Financial Institutions / Banks

910

--

Insurance Companies

1,777,770

5.47

Foreign Institutional Investors

18,450

0.06

Sub Total

1,806,846

5.56

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

1,306,699

4.02

Individuals

 

 

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

7,488,682

23.05

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

3,652,121

11.24

Any Others (Specify)

208,692

0.64

Non Resident Indians

207,461

0.64

Trusts

231

--

Overseas Corporate Bodies

1,000

--

Sub Total

12,656,194

38.96

Total Public shareholding (B)

14,463,040

44.53

Total (A)+(B)

32,482,529

100.00

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

--

--

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

--

--

(2) Public

--

--

Sub Total

--

--

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

32,482,529

--

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Alloy Steel

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code

Other bars and rods of other alloy steel

7228

Parts and accessories of motor vehicles

8708

Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel

7214

Finished Rings / Races

8482

 

  • Alloy, Tool and Die Steels
  • Plastic Mould Steels
  • Engineering Alloy C
  • Constructional Steels
  • Ball Bearing Steels
  • Air Craft Quality Steels
  • Offshore Oil Field Steels
  • Austenitic / Ferritic / Martensitic / Duplex / Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels
  • Case Carburising Steels
  • Nitriding Steels
  • Boron Steels
  • Automotive Valve Steels

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

(As on 31.03.2011)

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity Per Annum

Installed Capacity

Per Annum

Actual Production

Tool, alloy and Special steel

M/T

180000

180000

126232

Pressed Sheet metal components and assemblies

M/T

66400

66400

55275

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Tata

·         Ashok Leyland

·         Maruti Suzuki

·         Flender

·         Silvertech Engineering LLC

·         BHEL

·         Siemens

·         Energy Alloys

·         Cummins

·         Suzlon

·         John Deere

·         Kran Rader Private Limited

·         Mahindra

·         Ingersoll Rand

·         Tata Steel

·         Ferromatik Milacron

·         Windsor

·         SKF

·         Timken

·         Shanthi

·         Komatsu

·         NEI

·         FAG

·         Sandvik

·         WFI

·         Indian Railway

·         Supreme Rolls

·         Tata Bearings

·         Suzlon

·         PSL

·         Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited

·         TRW

 

 

No. of Employees :

1711 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of India

·         Dena Bank

·         Bank of Baroda

·         Bank of India

·         ING Vysya Bank Limited

·         Standard Chartered Bank

·         DBS Bank Limited

·         Yes Bank Limited

·         IDBI Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

(As on 31.03.2011

Rs. in millions

(As on 31.03.2010)

Rs. in millions

Loans and Advances from Bank

 

 

Term loan

(repayable within one year Rs.251.800 millions; 2009-10 - Rs.402.500 millions)

462.700

831.300

 

 

 

Cash Credit and working Capital Demand loan balances

1469.200

1240.000

 

 

 

Total

1931.900

2071.300

 

The above loans include interest accrued and due of Rs.9.700 millions; (2009-2010 - Rs.10.700 millions).

 

Unsecured Loans

(As on 31.03.2011

Rs. in millions

(As on 31.03.2010)

Rs. in millions

Short Term Advances from Banks

628.400

453.400

Other Loans from Banks

875.000

875.000

 

 

 

Total

1503.400

1328.400

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Solicitors :

Khaitan and Company

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

·         Mahindra Forgings Limited

·         Mahindra Intertrade Limited

·         Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited

·         Bristlecone India Limited

·         Mahindra Gujarat Tractors Limited

·         Mahindra logistics Limited

·         Mahindra Gears and Transmission Private Limited

·         Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Limited (Formerly Mahindra Automotive Limited)

·         Mahindra Steel Service Centre Limited

·         Mahindra Castings Limited (Formerly Mahindra Hinoday Industries Limited)

·         Mahindra Automobile Distributors Private. Limited (Formerly Mahindra Renault Private Limited)

·         Falkenroth umformtechnik GMBH

·         Mahindra Consulting Engineers Limited

·         Mahindra Metalcastello Sri.

·         Gesenkschmiede Schneider GmbH

·         Mahinra Holidays and Resorts India Limited

·         Mahindra First Choice Wheels Limited

·         Mahindra Engineering and Chemical Products Limited

·         Mahindra First Choice Services Limited

 

 

Holding Company : 

·         Mahindra and Mahindra Limited

 

 

Group Companies :

·         Mahindra Comppsites Limited

·         Mahindra Sona Limited (Joint Venture of Holding Company)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

119000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1190.000 millions

3100000

Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.310.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.1500.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

32482529

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.324.800 millions

 

(16466789 equity shares are held by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (M and M), the Holding Company. As at 31st March 2008, the holding  company was Mahindra Holdings and Finance Limited (MHFL) and held the same number of equity shares. MHFL was merged with the ultimate Holding Company M and M during 2008-09).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

324.800

324.800

324.800

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Employees Stock Options Outstanding

12.600

13.000

13.000

4] Reserves & Surplus

1314.700

1374.300

1365.600

5] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1652.100

1712.100

1703.400

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1931.900

2071.300

2184.800

2] Unsecured Loans

1503.400

1328.400

1174.300

TOTAL BORROWING

3435.300

3399.700

3359.100

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

65.200

98.500

68.900

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5152.600

5210.300

5131.400

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2867.700

3046.300

2222.400

Capital work-in-progress

141.600

14.700

1037.800

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

140.900

140.900

140.900

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1631.500
1540.800
1243.100

 

Sundry Debtors

2659.200
2319.500
1752.300

 

Cash & Bank Balances

19.200
50.400
162.500

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

577.000
478.500
352.700

Total Current Assets

4886.900
4389.200
3510.600

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 
 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1422.600
1116.100
984.700

 

Other Current Liabilities

1371.200
1166.500
708.400

 

Provisions

90.700
98.200
87.200

Total Current Liabilities

2884.500
2380.800
1780.300

Net Current Assets

2002.400
2008.400
1730.300

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5152.600

5210.300

5131.400

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

13405.200

10878.800

10734.200

 

 

Other Income

23.900

14.600

17.600

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

13429.100

10893.400

10751.800

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and other Expenses

12872.900

10247.900

10318.300

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

(86.200)

(157.800)

110.600

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

12786.700

10090.100

10428.900

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

642.400

803.300

322.900

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES/ INTEREDST                 (D)

423.900

408.300

360.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

218.500

395.000

[37.700]

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

314.500

308.700

247.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX (E-F)                             (G)

(96.000)

86.300

(285.100)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(36.300)

39.600

(96.800)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) AFTER TAX (G-H)                              (I)

(59.700)

46.700

(188.300)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

462.500

453.800

642.100

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

0.000

32.500

0.000

 

 

Tax on Dividend

(0.100)

5.500

0.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

402.900

38.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

269.100

63.700

75.700

 

 

Freight and insurance

6.200

1.800

1.700

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

275.300

65.500

77.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1781.400

1437.900

2151.200

 

 

Stores & Spares

97.000

88.000

52.300

 

 

Capital Goods

3.500

0.000

8.500

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1881.900

1525.900

2212.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(1.84)

1.44

(5.80)

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

30.06.2011

Type

 

 

1st Quarter

Net Sales

 

 

3715.370

 Total Expenditure

 

 

3507.890

 PBIDT (Excl OI)

 

 

207.480

 Other Income

 

 

3.060

 Operating Profit

 

 

210.540

 Interest

 

 

119.310

 Exceptional Items

 

 

0.000

 PBDT

 

 

91.230

 Depreciation

 

 

80.300

 Profit Before Tax

 

 

10.930

 Tax

 

 

5.890

Provisions and contingencies

 

 

0.000

Profit After Tax

 

 

5.040

Extraordinary Items       

 

 

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

 

 

0.000

Other Adjustments

 

 

0.000

Net Profit

 

 

5.040

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(0.44)
0.43

(1.75)

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(0.72)
0.79
(2.66)

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(1.24)
 1.16
(4.97)

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.06)
0.05
(0.17)

 

 

 
 
 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.83
3.38
3.02

 

 

 
 
 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.70
1.84
1.97

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

PERFORMANCE

 

The Indian economy has maintained its growth momentum by posting a 8.6% growth for the year . The alloy steel industry also recovered from the slow down of the previous year. However, the recovery of the alloy steel industry was affected in the second half of the year  due to the sharp rise in cost of input raw material, power and fuel. The Company was able to recover from its customer’s only part of the rise in these costs. Further, due to inflationary and liquidity pressure on the economy, the cost of borrowing witnessed rise and impacted the overall performance of the Company, in general and particularly the steel business

 

During the year  the Company suffered a net loss of Rs.59.700 Millions as compared to net profit of Rs46.700 Millions earned in the corresponding previous year. The gross income of the Company grew by 23.28% from Rs.10893.400 Millions to Rs.13429.100 Millions. The earnings before other Income, Interest and depreciation (EBIDTA) for the year was Rs.618.500 millions as compared to Rs.788.700 millions in the previous year.

 

STEEL AND RING BUSINESSES:

 

During the year , the Company sold 1,23,447 tonnes of alloy steel products as compared to 1,21,654 tonnes sold in the previous year, registering a growth of around 1.5%. The Company registered sales revenue of Alloy and Steel products aggregating Rs.7497.900 Millions for the year as compared to Rs.6176.100 Millions of the previous year posting a growth of 21%. The rise in sales revenue is largely attributable to enriched product mix in the year 2010-11 as compared to that of the previous year.

 

The Company also registered sales of 2785 tonnes of Ring (Bearing Races) for a value of Rs.243.200 Millions during the year  as compared to sales of 983 tonnes for a value of Rs.84.900 Millions recorded in the previous year.

 

During the year , the Company has stabilized the production of the Continuous Mill. The Company is also expected to derive benefit of lower power cost from second half of financial year (FY) 2011-12, once the regulatory approvals are in place, at an agreed rate from Wardha Power Company Limited, in whose equity the Company has invested. The management continuously takes all efforts and initiatives to improve the volume, value added products, productivity, efficiency and input cost of production to maintain growth of the business.

 

STAMPINGS BUSINESS:

 

During the year , the sales volume of the Stampings business of the Company grew from 50,013 MT (previous year) to 55,364 MT registering a growth of 10.70%. The sales value for the Stampings business for the year was Rs.4734.900 Millions as compared to Rs.3749.600 Millions recorded in the previous year, registering a growth of around 26%. The robust growth witnessed by the Stampings business is on account of various initiatives taken by the management to expand its business and, by exploiting the growth in the automobile industry.

 

The growth of the Stampings business is expected to remain firm in the near future, as it has product orders in the pipeline for new models of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and Tata Motors Limited. The Pantnagar Project is expected to start operation in the financial year 2011-12, which will further strengthen the business volumes of the Stampings division. The Stampings Division is committed to improve its performance by improving customer centricity, quality and efficiency. The stampings business is expected to Post better performance in financial year 2011-12 by participating  in the growth momentum of the automobile industry.  

 

FINANCE:

 

During the year , the liquidity position of the Company was satisfactory. In-spite of spurt in cost of borrowing in the year , the Company comfortably met its borrowing need for capital expenditure as well as for working capital requirements through its bankers.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited (MUSCO) operates in business segments:

  • Alloy steel long products and ring rolling — located at Khopoli, Maharashtra.
  • Stampings (Pressed Sheet metal components and assemblies) — located at Kanhe and Nasik in Maharashtra and at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand.

 

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (MandM) holds 50.69% of the share capital in the company whereas promoter holding stands at 547% of the total paid up share capital.

 

 

ANALYSIS OF STEEL AND RINGS (BEARING RACES) BUSINESS SEGMENT

 

Industry Structure and Development

 

The Indian economy recorded a GDP growth rate of 8.6% in the financial year 2010-11 due to strong domestic demand, timely and effective monetary management by the Reserve Bank of India and the fiscal stimulus measures extended by the Government. The domestic steel industry on the whole registered a healthy growth in step with the GDP growth. The steel demand growth was mainly driven by the high growth in the automobile, white goods, infrastructure and the engineering segments in the country. The accelerated consumption in the first half of the financial year 2010-11 was however followed by comparatively sluggish demand towards the end of the financial year.

 

A sharp rise in input raw material costs of commodities namely iron scrap, iron ore and coke were witnessed in the financial year . Steel companies were unable to pass on the total input cost hike to the customers thereby experiencing a margin squeeze in the second half the financial year 2010-11.

 

The alloy steel demand in India is driven by the major industrial segments like automobiles, construction equipment, railways, power and engineering, which are expected to grow in tandem with the growth of domestic economy. India’s per capita consumption of steel at approximately 47kg compared to average of 200kg in the developed economy provides immense potential for future growth.

 

The Government Plan to speed up infrastructure development augurs well for the growth of alloy steel industry. Moreover, global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in various market segments are increasingly looking forward to strengthen their footprints in India either for strategic sourcing or to participate in the India growth story thereby supplementing the domestic demand growth of alloy steel.

 

PERFORMANCE, OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTLOOK

 

Steel and Rings (Bearing Races) business Performance

 

Performance

 

In the financial year 2010-11, the Steel and Rings business of the Company recorded a growth in sales revenue by 24% on year to year basis. Despite the improvement in sales, the business recorded lower operating profit before interest cost (PBIT) of Rs.19.600 Millions in the financial year 2010-11 (as compared to operating profit (PBIT) of Rs. 257.400 Millions recorded in the financial year 2009-10) due to high input costs which could not be passed on to the customers.

 

In the first half of the financial year 2010-11, the steel business (standalone without rings business) recorded an overall improvement in the financial performance although the sales volume was lower than expected due to a shortfall in orders from the railways (long drawn production outage due to equipment breakdown at the customer’s end) and slower pick up of ring sales.

 

The second half of the financial year 2010-11 witnessed an improvement of sales volume as railways commenced their production while healthy demand persisted from automobile, bearing and the engineering segments. However, this half of the fiscal year 2010-11 experienced a sharp increase in the commodity prices thereby increasing raw material input costs for steel making as well as a spiral up in other major input costs especially that of electricity and furnace oil. Such increase in input costs could not be passed on to the customers. Also, the fixed cost of operation increased in the financial year 2010-11 as compared to that in the financial year 2009-10 mainly on account of certain major overhauls carried out during the year as well as increase in personnel cost.

 

Production and sales of ring products fell short of plan largely because all existing products required recertification from customers as the plant was shifted to its current location at Khopoli after acquisition by the Company. Additionally, customers started procuring machined rings instead of just forged rings. In absence of in-house machining facility, MUSCO Rings had to develop a number of machining vendors across the country resulting in a longer approval time from customers. Managing logistics to so many vendors resulted in some instability in the supply chain. All these resulted in loss of rings sales in financial year 2010-11 but the order pipeline, post product approvals, from both domestic and export customers remains robust. A major overseas Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of Bearings has placed orders of rings with the Company, while all major auto OEMs prefer MUSCO Rings since it has a captive steel source and the approval of steel and rings can happen together.

 

Summarised operational performance of Steel and Rings business for financial year 2010-11 is given below:

 

Sales increased from 1,22,637 tonnes in financial year 2009- 10 to 1,26,232 tonnes in financial year 2010-11 registering a growth of around 3%.

 

The sales revenue from steel and rings products was As. 7741.100 Millions in the financial year 2010-11 as compared to Rs.6261.0 Millions recorded in financial year 2009-10 registering growth of around 24% on year to year basis.

 

Direct export increased to 2373.5 tons valued at Rs268.200 Millions in the financial year 2010-11 as compared to export of  619.3 tons valued at Rs62.7 Millions recorded in the financial year 2009-10, respectively.

 

The operating margin (EBITDA) in the financial year 2010-11 declined to Rs.191.900 Millions as compared to Rs.418.900 Millions recorded in the financial year 2009-10. Average Power cost increased from Rs 5.11/KWH in financial year 2009-10 to Rs.5.63/KWH in financial year 2010-11

 

There was foreign exchange loss of Rs.5.600 Millions  to the Company in the financial year 201 0-1 1.

 

The financial benefit that was supposed to be received by the Company from third quarter of the financial year 2010-11 onwards due to lower contracted electricity price with Wardha Power Company Limited did not materialise as a result of project time overrun and pending regulatory approvals. The Company initiated many improvement projects for reducing costs, increasing productivity and improving quality. Process de-bottlenecking projects have been started to improve production volume and delivery reliability.

 

OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTLOOK

 

The alloy steel consumption in India is expected to remain buoyant due to demand growth expected from the sectors like automobile, engineering and energy and the Company is well poised to participate in such growing markets. The Company especially foresees an opportunity to further improve its market presence in the growing segment of tool and dies. The Company is also continuously exploring newer growth opportunities in Oil, Gas and Mining sectors both for domestic and export markets. Global auto and engineering majors are increasingly sourcing their components requirements from India. The Company is already an approved source for the globally reputed bearing manufacturers and in some cases is the single supplier.

 

  • With a stronger order book for steel and rings products, the Company is expected to return a strong operating and financial performance going forward. Key management initiatives include:

 

  • Utilisation of full potential of recent investments in continuous mill, steel melting shop and ring rolling and forging equipment through completion of the de-bottlenecking and quality improvement projects.

 

  • Cost improvement in the area of energy efficiency and yield improvement.

 

  • More customers to be covered by a pricing scheme wherein input price increases are automatically recovered via a surcharge on commodity raw materials. This surcharge will move in tandem with input price volatility.

 

The Company also expects to derive the benefit of lower electricity tariff through power purchase agreement during the next financial year 2011-12.

Despite the setbacks suffered by the Company in financial year 2010-11 and specifically during the second half of the last fiscal, the outlook for the financial year 2011-12 holds lot of promise owing to improved domestic demand for alloy steel, stable domestic economic prospects and readiness of the Company to tap the potential business opportunities.

 

 

PERFORMANCE

 

PERFORMANCE, OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTLOOK

 

The stampings business had a strong growth in financial year 2010-11 in line with the growth of the auto and farm equipment markets. The performance of the business improved significantly as it provided economic solutions to its customers and also increased capacity to meet their needs.

 

Sale of stampings and assemblies increased from 50,013 MT in the financial year 2009-10 to 55,364 MT in the financial year 2010-11 posting a growth of 10.7 %.

 

Sales and operating income increased from Rs.4502.6 Millions in financial year 2009-10 to Rs.5537.8 Millions in financial year 2010-11 posting a growth of 23%.

 

Operating margin (EBIDTA) increased from Rs.369.800 Millions in financial year 2009-10 to Rs.426.5 Millions in financial year 2010-11 posting a growth of 15.3 %.

 

In financial year 201 0-11, the Stampings business achieved the highest ever operating income, even surpassing the then highest income achieved in financial year 2009-10.

 

OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTLOOK

 

With significant investments slated for the automobile manufacturing sector over the next few years, the prospects for India’s auto market are bright. With increased outsourcing of auto components and body parts by the automotive industry, the domestic demand for sheet metal based auto components is estimated to significantly grow in next few years and the medium term outlook for the Stampings industry is positive.

 

Steel is expected to remain the dominant material for auto body components due to its versatility. Steel provides a wide range of properties through the choice of appropriate combination of composition and processing. Further, the high recyclability of sheet metal makes it competitive vis-a-vis other substitutes like aluminium and plastics.

 

The Stampings division is fully equipped to take advantage of the above mentioned growth of Indian automobile industry through its proven core competencies of providing sheet steel stampings, assemblies, tools and dies to its customers. MUSCO Stampings have been constantly upgrading skills and equipment and now have the ability to manufacture diverse and state-of-the-art sheet steel products such as fuel tanks with favourable quality-price ratio. In financial year 2010-11 the stampings business grew by seizing such opportunities and all efforts towards identifying and exploiting these opportunities will continue in financial year 2011- 12 and beyond.

 

To leverage this performance and the increased customer demand, the Stampings business proposes to expand manufacturing capacity by about 70-80% in coming years. Stampings division’s investments at Nashik, Kanhe, Rudrapur units and new plant at Pantnagar are expected to go on line during financial year 2011- 12 and financial year 2012-13 bringing in extra capacities and will support the continuous growth of stampings business.

 

While capacity is being increased in response to increased demand, management has focused on areas of value addition and cost reduction to address competitive pressures. Use of robotics in manufacturing process is one of the ways of improving manufacturing competitiveness, and Stampings business is continuing to extend automation of presses at all plants. The Company expects to consolidate the excellent results achieved in the last two fiscal years in financial year 2011-12 by leveraging its core competency of providing economical sheet metal solutions to its customers.

 

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

 

(Rs. in millions)

Particulars

Quarter Ended

30.06.2011

 

(Unaudited)

Gross Sales/Income from Operations

4038.300

Less: Excise duty

341.826

1. a. Net Sales/Income from Operations

3696.474

b. Other Operating Income

18.896

Total Income (1a+1b)

3715.370

 

 

2. Expenditure

 

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

(143.717)

b. Consumption of raw materials (including processing charges)

2541.027

c. Employees cost

234.776

d. Depreciation

80.299

e. Power and Fuel

499.612

f. Other expenditure

376.194

Total

3588.191

 

 

3. Profit (+)/Loss (-) from Operations before Other Income and Interest (1-2)

127.19

4. Other Income

3.055

5. Profit (+)/Loss (-) before Interest & Exceptional Items (3+4)

130.234

6. Interest

119.314

7. Profit/ Loss After Interest but Before Exceptional Items (5-6)

10.920

8. Exceptional Item

0.000

9. Profit/ Loss from ordinary Activities before Tax (7+8)

10.920

10. Tax expense

 

a. Current Tax Charge

2.200

b. Deferred Tax Charge/ Credit

1.598

c. Prior Period Tax charge/ (credit)

2.078

Total

5.876

11. Net Profit/ loss from Ordinary Activities After tax (9-10)

5.044

12. Extraordinary Item

0.000

13. Net Profit/ Loss for the period (11-12)

5.044

14. Paid-up Equity share Capital (Face value of the share Rs. 10 each)

324.825

15. Reserve excluding Revaluation Reserve as per balances sheet of previous accounting year

0.000

16. Earnings Per Share (EPS) (in Rs.)

 

a. -Basic (not annualised)

0.16

b. -Diluted (not annualised)

0.16

17. Public shareholding

 

-Number of shares

14463040

-Percentage of shareholding

44.53

18. Promoters and promoter group shareholding

 

a. Pledged/Encumbered

 

Number of shares

0.000

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

0.000

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

 

b. Non-encumbered

 

Number of shares

18019489

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

100

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

55.47

Earning before Other Income, interest, depreciation and tax (1-2+2(d))

207.478

 

Notes:

 

1. The Company has commenced stamping operations at its Pantangar plant on June 30, 2011

2. The above financial results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at their respective meetings held on July 27, 2011.

3. During the quarter ended June  30, 2011, two investor complaints were received, which was promptly attended by the company. No complaints were pending either at the beginning or at the end of the period.

 

 

SEGMENT - WISE REVENUE, RESULTS AND CAPITAL EMPLOYED

 

(Rs. in millions)

Particulars

Quarter Ended

30.06.2011

 

(Unaudited)

Segment Revenue

 

a) Steel

2111.993

b) Stamping

1603.377

Total

3715.370

Less: Inter Segment revenue

0.000

Total Income

3715.370

Segment Results

(Profit(+)/Loss(-) before interest and tax from each segment)

 

a) Steel

27.918

b) Stamping

126.252

Total

154.170

Less: 1. Interest

117.696

2. Other un-allocable Expenditure net of un-allocable Income

25.554

Profit(+)/ Loss(-) Before Tax

10.920

 

 

Capital Employed (Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)

 

a) Steel

2993.505

b) Stamping

2076.502

Total

5070.007

 

Note: Steel segment and stamping segment comprises of sale of alloy steel and sale and processing of pressed metal components, respectively.

 

Fixed Assets

 

·         Freehold land

·         Leasehold land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

·         Vehicles

 

As Per Website Details:

 

Profile

 

Subject, under SYSTECH sector, belonging to the Mahindra Group is the pioneer and well known manufacturers of alloy steel in the country. Subject is the most trusted brand when alloy steel is referred to. The company also has three stampings division to manufacture pressed sheet metal components and assemblies, one at Kanhe about 1.5Km off Mumbai-Pune Highway, a major automobile manufacturing center in the country, second at Nashik catering to all auto products of M and M and Renault of France, and the third unit has successfully started commercial production from October 2007 , from the modern state-of-art new plant along with paint shop in Rudrapur (Uttarakhand State) for many new products of customers in North India.. Mr. Keshub Mahindra is the Chairman and Mr. Anand Mahindra is the Vice-Chairman of subject.

 

The Company was incorporated on 19th December 1962. The Company commenced its operations in 1964 with a licenced capacity of 24,000 tons per annum (tpa) capacity. In 1981, Subject raised it's capacity to 75,000 tpa. Further in 1990, the Perin process which was being used was replaced by the Ladle Metallurgy Technology. The current capacity of the plant is 1,80,000 tpa. Subject is a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, the group boats of 92 companies and seven sectors namely, Auto, Farm Equipment, Trade And Finance, Infrastructure, I.T. , Mahindra Integrated Limited and Systech.

 

The steel plant is located at picturesque town of Khopoli on Mumbai-Pune highway about 100 Kms from Mumbai. The production facility of subject is spread over an area of 66.89 hectares (165.29 acres) comprising plant on 24.95 hectares (61.65 acres) and residential set-up on 41.94 hectares (103.64 acres).

Subject has its well-defined Quality Policy and Quality Objectives and follows it strictly. The steel division, was first among all steel manufacturing in the country to get ISO certification and was successfully re certified for ISO 9001-2000 Certification in the year 2002 from RWTUV. In August 2005, it has also been certified for ISO/TS 16949:2002. Both the stampings division have also been certified for TS16949 certification since June 2005.

The steel division has implemented in May 2001, ERP system of SAP version 4.6c for 7 modules and has reaped immense benefits. The I.T. infrastructure is very strongly built on LAN connecting 250 workstations and 80 network printers for user online access of SAP servers, internal and external mail, file server for shared information. A very secure VPN enables connectivity to external world for the consulting partners, secretarial office and branch offices to access SAP and mails.

Subject has ushered in the new era of SAP by becoming the 1st manufacturing company in India to have implemented my SAPERP 2005 (ECC 6.0) which is the latest version of ERP application .The "GO-LIVE" was a grand success on 2nd April'07 and the switchover from 4.6C to ECC 6.0 version was the smoothest with business process continuity maintained flawlessly.

Subject's Steel Division located at Khopoli is a pioneer and a premier Alloy Steel producer and also a single source supplier to a large number of multinationals and other important customers in India. The profit after tax (2005-2006) is of Rs.650.644 millions. The Net sales/income from operations (2005-2006) of Steel is Rs.5310.668 millions and of Stamping Division (producing automotive stampings) for (2005-2006) is of Rs.839.701 millions. There are two Stamping Divisions one located at Kanhe near Pune and other at M.I.D.C Ambad, Nashik.

The Chairman - Mr. Keshub Mahindra, and The Vice Chairman and Managing Director - Mr. Anand Mahindra of M and M are very well known as leading industrialists in India.

Mr. Keshub Mahindra, a Wharton MBA with rich management experience is on the board of several reputed industries and organisations like Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Bombay Dyeing, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, United World Colleges International Limited, to name a few.

Mr. Anand Mahindra, a Harvard MBA is the Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited (One of the largest finance companies in India having a tie up with Goldman Sachs of USA), Chairman of Mahindra British Telecom Limited, a Director of Ford India Limited, and is on the board of many other companies either as a Chairman or as a Director. nd M Profile

·         M and M, is the Largest Utility Vehicle Manufacturer in India, producing 1,24,795 vehicles (i.e MUV and LCV) and 23,230 three-wheelers vehicles annually as compared to 99,875 vehicles and 17,796 three-wheelers vehicles in the previous year.

·         M and M, is also the Largest Tractor Manufacturer in India. The division has been the market leader for nineteen consecutive years in the highly competitive Indian market. The company has achieved a great milestone during the year by producing 1 millionth tractor on 9th November, 2004.

·         The origins of M and M's MUV division lie in the collaboration (in 1954) between the company and the US-based Willys Overland Corporation.

·         Other activities of M and M include Auto Components, Finance, Telecom, Infrastructure, International Trading, IT and Software Consultancy, Steel Manufacturing etc.

·         FORD started manufacturing cars in India in joint venture with M and M. FORD also has an equity in M and M. Other important joint venture of M and M include Mahindra British Telecom.

·         The group turnover increased during F2003 by 13 % to Rs.61949.800 millions from Rs.54726.800 millions in the previous year. The consolidated profit after tax during F2003 at Rs.2161.800 millions recorded a growth of 75 % over the previous year level of Rs.1233.100 millions.

Milestone

·         Company incorporated - 19th December 1962

·         Production commenced - 1967.

·         Capacity extended with addition of 45 T Electric Arc Furnace and Blooming Mill in 1980.

·         Company received Letter of Intent from Government of India, to increase licensed capacity from 60,000 MT per annum to 1,50,000 MT per annum

·         Continuous Casting Machine and LF - VD - VOD Facilities added in 1991 with automatic ferro alloys and core wire feeding.

·         Slide gate tapping in EAF added in 1996.

·         EMS - AMLC added to CC Machine in 1998.

·         Got ISO/TS 16949:2002 certificate in August 2005.

·         Second Ladle Furnace and 20 ton/hour Walking Beam Furnace commissioned in 2006.

·         50 t/40 MVA EBT Electric Arc Furnace commissioned in 2007 with new Fume Extraction System (FES).

·         Implementation of world class ERP, mySAPERP 2005 (ECC 6.0) which is the latest version of ERP application with 8 functional modules in 2007.The "GO-LIVE" was on 2nd April'07. Subject has become the 1st manufacturing company in India to have implemented this.

Business Description

Subject is a manufacturer of alloy steel. MUSCO operates in two segments: alloy steel long products and ring rolling, which is located at Khopoli, Maharashtra, and Stampings (pressed sheet metal components and assemblies), which is located Kanhe and Nasik in Maharashtra and at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. As of March 31, 2011, it had three stampings division to manufacture pressed sheet metal components and assemblies one at Kanhe about 1.5 kilometer off Mumbai-Pune Highway, second at Nashik catering to all auto products of M & M, and the third from the new plant along with paint shop in Rudrapur (Uttarakhand State) for many new products of customers in North India. Its range of products includes bottom-poured ingots, concast blooms, forge products, hot-rolled products, round-cornered square bars and bright bars. Mahindra & Mahindra Limited holds 50.69% interest in MUSCO . During the year ended March 31, 2011, it sold 1, 23, 447 tons of alloy steel products. For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd. revenues increased 1% to RS10.89B. Net income totaled RS46.7M vs. a loss of RS188.3M. Revenues reflects an increase in sales from Stamping segment. Net income also reflects decreased consumption of raw materials, a decrease in repairs & maintenance cost, lower rental expense, decreased other expenditure and a fall in insurance charges.

Boards of Directors

Mr. Keshub Mahindra

Non Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Mr. Keshub Mahindra, Esq., is Non Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Subject He has been the Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. since 1963. A graduate from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, he joined the Company as a Director in 1963 and became Chairman of the Corpany in 1999. Mr. Mahindra is Chairman of the Board of Governors of Mahindra United World College of India, Vice-Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Director of United World Colleges International Limited (UK) amongst other companies. Mr. Mahindra is associated with several committees. He is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, New Delhi, Member of the Apex Advisory Council of ASSOCHAM, a Member of the Governing Board of Bombay First and President of the Governing Council of the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, among others. Mr. Mahindra was the President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ASSOCHAM, the Indo-American Society and the Employers’ Federation of India. He was also the Chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmeciabad, and was appointed by the Government to serve on a number of high level Committees including the Sachar Commission on Company Law and MRTP and the Central Advisory Council of Industries.

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra

Non Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Mr. Anand G. Mahindra is Non Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Subject He graduated with Honours (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1977. In 1981 he secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts. He returned to India that year and joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd (MUSCO), the country's foremost producer of specialty steels, as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989 he was appointed President and Deputy Managing Director of the company. In April 1997, he was appointed Managing Director of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, and in January 2003 given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman. During Mr. Mahindra's tenure, Mahindra has also grown inorganically, seizing opportunities across the globe. Recent acquisitions include Ssangyong Motors, Reva Electric Car Company, Satyam Computer Services, Aerostaff Australia, and Gippsland Aeronautics among others. Mr. Mahindra is the co-founder of the Harvard Business School Association of India, an association dedicated to the promotion of professional management in India. He is a member of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA. He was a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd., which in 2003 was converted into a bank. Kotak Mahindra is one of the foremost private sector banks today.

Mr. Uday Gupta

Managing Director, Additional Director

Mr. Uday Gupta is Managing Director, Additional Director of Mahindra Ugine Steel Co Limited He holds degree of Bachelors of Engineering with 1st class honors, Jadavpur University and Master of Technology from NT- Madras, (Chennai) where he was the recipient of A Grade Merit Award. Mr. Uday Gupta has experience in the field of manufacturing sector particularly metal and alloy industry. Mr. Uday Gupta was appointed as the CEO of Steel Division of the Company in the year 2008. As the CEO of Steel Division, Mr. Uday Gupta has taken various initiatives to streamline the operations and infuse technical for enhancing the overall working of the Division. Prior to his appointment as the CEO (Steel), Mr.Uday Gupta was Executive Director of First Aluminum Nigeria Pic Group, the Company listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, where he was a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and also heading the Profit Centre of Rolling Mill and Coating Division. Mr. Uday Gupta has long association with Indian Aluminum Company Limited, where he has worked in various capacities and has certain achievements to his credit, details whereof are given in the Chapter on Corporate Governance in the Annual Report. Mr. Uday Gupta is not on the Board of any other Company. He is a Member of Investors' Grievance Committee of the Board with effect from 5th May 2011. Mr. Uday Gupta does not hold any shares in the Company.

Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Subject He is a Commerce Graduate and Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (F.C.A.). Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor is the senior partner of M/s. S. K. Kapoor and Company, Chartered Accountants, one of the Accountancy firm. As a partner of the firm, he has conducted audits of a number of Corporates/lnstitutions such as R.B.I., L.I.C., N.T.RC., Indian Oil, U.T.I., Banks etc. He is having knowledge and experience in field of Finance, Accounts, Taxation and management of affairs of organizations. Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor is on the Boards of several companies and is also a Member of Committees of the Board, details whereof are given in the Chapter on Corporate Governance in the Annual Report.

Mr. R. R. Krishnan

Non Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. R. R. Krishnan is Non Independent Non-Executive Director of Subject Mr. Krishnan is an Honours graduate in Mathematics from University of Delhi and has also done his GPMD course from Michigan Business School. Mr. R. R. Krishnan was with Mahindra Group for 47 years and has held several senior positions during his stint with Mahindra Group. He was Member of the Group Management Board of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, until March 2005 and was also the Managing Director of Mahindra Intertrade Limited. and Mahindra Steel Service Center Limited. (MSSCL). Mr. Krishnan was responsible for the activities of the then Intertrade Division of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (MandM), which became 'Mahindra Intertrade Limited (MIL). During his tenure he was responsible for setting up the facilities of MSSCL and the expansion thereof. MIL also expanded globally to set up a facility in UAE - Mahindra Middleeast Electrical Steel Service Centre -FZC. Mr. R.R. Krishnan carries with himself experience and knowledge of steel industry. Mr. Krishnan was a senioradvisor in MandM.

Mr. Harsh Kumar

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Harsh Kumar is Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited He was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from 23rd January, 2009. Mr. Harsh Kumar is the Managing Director of two Mahindra group companies: Mahindra Intertrade Ltd (MIL) and Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd (MSSCL). MIL's primary focus is in the area of processing and trading steel, with operations in India as well as abroad, and operates in businesses as diversified as metals and ferro alloys to non destructive testing and medical diagnostics. MSSCL's focus is in the steel processing space. Mr. Harsh Kumar's career spans three decades in various functions spanning manufacturing, marketing and strategic / project planning in two of India's known corporate groups: Tata and Mahindra. Mr. Harsh Kumar is a B.Tech (Mechanical) graduate from I.I.T., Delhi, and did his post graduation in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Mr. Harsh Kumar's career began with The Indian Tube Company Limited as a Management Trainee, moving on to Tata Steel Limited, where he worked in disciplines such as marketing, manufacturing and supply chain management. Prior to joining the Mahindra group in 2005, he was the Executive Vice President of Tata Metaliks Limited responsible for the Marketing and Sales function, exports, SCM, Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Mr. Hemant Luthra

Non Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Hemant Luthra is Non Independent Non-executive Director of Subject He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi where he was nominated for the President’s Gold Medal for all round student. He has also been through the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School. Mr.Luthra joined Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (MandM) as Executive Vice President — Corporate Strategy in December 2001 and was in a number of Strategic initiatives across different sectors and group companies. He serves on several Boards and is also Chairman of some Mahindra Group companies. Mr Luthra is a member of the Group Management Board of MandM and is President of Mahindra Systems and Automotive Technologies (Systech) Sector. Mr. Luthra has 35 years of varied work experience in Operations, Finance, Business Development and Private Equity, which is of special interest to MandM today as it seeks to consolidate its leadership in different verticals on the back of its financial performance. Mr. Luthra started his career with IBM in India where he was directly responsible for a substantial part of the business with responsibility for both Accounts and the Finance Industry vertical. He was seconded to IBM Singapore as Marketing Advisor and was the recipient of several awards including one from the Chairman for his special contribution to teamwork.

Mr. Manoj Kumar Maheshwari

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Manoj Kumar Maheshwari is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited He was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from 23rd October, 2008. He is a graduate from the Bombay University with in Chemistry and has done his post graduation in Industrial Management. Mr. Maheshwari’s work experience encompasses the project management, production, marketing, financial and general management areas of medium sized companies. He is also a Director of Hind Syntex Limited, MIRC Electronics Limited, Hamilton and Company Limited, RPG Life Sciences Limited, Ador Welding Limited, Brabourne Enterprises Limited, Aurovision Private Limited, Madan Investments Private Limited, Maheshwari Investors Private Limited, Maheshwari Intrafin (India) Private Limited, Karjan Investments Private Limited, Gopal Traders Private Limited, MW. Com Private Limited, R.J. Investments Private Limited, Quadrum Solutions Private Limited As a director he brings a judicious mix of entrepreneurial and professional skills to the various Boards that he serves.

Mr. Daljit Mirchandani

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Daljit Mirchandani is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mahindra Ugine Steel Co Limited He is a Graduate Engineer from Birla Institute of Technology. Beginning his career in 1971 as Graduate Trainee Engineer, in 1992 he rose to the position of Executive Director in Kirloskar Oil Engines, the flagship company of the Kirloskar Group. Between 1992 and 1997, for the Kirloskar Group, he set up the first in a kind, Pig Iron plant with a capacity of 500 thousand ton integrated to a state -ofthe- art Foundry with a capacity of 60 thousand tons per annum. In 1998, he joined Ingersoll-Rand India as the Chairman and Managing Director and retired in 2008. In 2005, he was the Chairman of the Kamataka State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CM), and in 2007 was nominated by the CM to be the Chairman of the Task Force formed by the Ministry of Agriculture, to examine and recommend policy interventions and set technical standards for the formation of the Cold Chain Infrastructure in India for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Implementation of these recommendations has been initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture. Presently he is working on the development of a scalable model in the space of primary and secondary education for the poorest of the poor in Rural India. He serves on the advisory and statutory Board of various Companies in the space of Bio Fuels, Infrastructure Development, Infrastructure Finance, Forgings and a MNC. Mr. Daljit Mirchandani is on the Boards of other companies and is also the Chairman and Member of Committees of the Board of Mahindra Forgings Limited, details whereof are given in the Chapter on Corporate Governance in the Annual Report.

Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mahindra Ugine Steel Co Limited He holds masters degree in law and is practicing as an Advocate for 15 years. He is a Solicitor registered as Patent and Trademark Attorney. He is member of Bar Association of Maharashtra and Goa, Incorporated Law Society and the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Mr. Panchal has experience in acquisitions, takeover and mergers, foreign collaborations, joint ventures and technology transfers including connected procedures under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA); and Corporate Laws, Capital Markets transactions including public offerings; international offerings by Indian companies, Intellectual Property and related rights matters etc. Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal is on the Boards of other companies and is also a Member of Audit Committees of Mahindra Forgings Limited, details whereof are given in the Chapter on Corporate Governance in the Annual Report. Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal does not hold any shares in the Company.

Mr. Sethurathnam Ravi

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Sethurathnam Ravi is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Subject He is a Post Graduate in Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant by Profession. He has promoted the firm Ravi Rajan and Company in 1989, which is presently empanelled with Reserve Bank of India, Securities Exchange Board of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and with premier Financial Institution and Banks in India. The Group staff strength of the firm is approximately hundred which include CAs, MBAs, CS and other qualified professionals as well as associates. Apart from audits, the firm has a focus and exposure in strategic alliances, regulatory compliances, MandAs, due diligence studies and valuations. During the course of practice, he has handled various assignments in the field of Banking and Finance, Restructuring and Rehabilitation of companies and turnaround strategies, Takeover, Mergers and Acquisitions, valuations, auditing of companies and banks. His experience in the banking sector includes tenure as Government Nominated Director of UCO Bank, wherein as a member of the Strategic Revival Group, he was instrumental in the formulation of the revival plan and its subsequent implementation. Mr. Ravi was also a member of the strategic Revival Committee of Dena Bank apart from Asset Liability Management Committee, Risk Management Committee and Committee for Monitoring Non Performing Assets and member of Audit Committee during his tenure as shareholder director of the Dena Bank and he was also a Chairman of Board's Financial Review Committee for its turnaround. Mr. Ravi is a Chairman of the Technical Experts Committee of Punjab and Sind Bank, for its strategic turnaround approved by Government of India and RBI. Mr. S. Ravi holds the Directorships of the following body corporate viz. IDBI Capital Market Services Limited, UTI Trustee Company Private Limited, LIC Housing Finance Limited, Union Bank of India, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited., SME Rating Agency of India Limited.

PRESS RELEASE:

Mahindra Ugine zooms on commencing commercial operations at Pantnagar stamping unit

05 July 2011

Mahindra Ugine is currently trading at Rs. 48.10, up by 1.45 points or 3.11% from its previous closing of Rs. 46.65 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 46.25 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 49.40 and Rs. 46.25 respectively. So far 12153 shares were traded on the counter.The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 78.00 on 23-Jul-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 44.50 on 23-Jun-2011.Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 50.75 and Rs. 45.35 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs.1515.300 Millions. The promoters holding in the company stood at 55.47% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 5.57% and 38.96% respectively. Mahindra Ugine Steel Company has commenced its commercial operations at the manufacturing unit of stampings division of the company located at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand. The Pantnagar stamping unit was set up to meet the demand of stamping Components of automotive business situated in and around Pantnagar and Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of alloy and special steel through Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) route and caters to the automotive, engineering, bearing and other industries. The company manufactures a wide array of products including skin components, underbody components, critical assemblies, chassis components and car body sheet metal (Body in White) parts with a total capacity of 30,000 metric tons.

Mahindra Ugine commences commercial operations at Pantnagar stamping unit

05 July 2011

Mahindra Ugine Steel Company has commenced its commercial operations at the manufacturing unit of stampings division of the company located at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand. The Pantnagar stamping unit was set up to meet the demand of stamping Components of automotive business situated in and around Pantnagar and Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of alloy and special steel through Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) route and caters to the automotive, engineering, bearing and other industries. The company manufactures a wide array of products including skin components, underbody components, critical assemblies, chassis components and car body sheet metal (Body in White) parts with a total capacity of 30,000 metric tons.

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 :

The 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.

 

The 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.49.25

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.73

Euro

1

Rs.67.64

 

 

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

46

 

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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