MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHARPEX ENGINEERING WORKS

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1-5, G. I. D. C., Odhav, Ahmedabad – 382 415, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1975

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 5.000 Millions

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an unlimited liability of the partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of eco-friendly garden and forestry tools like Secateurs, Grass Trimmer, Mobile Chipper, Branch Cutter, and Long Cutter.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 20

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (46)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 20000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

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

 

 

NOTES:

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Rahul Patel

Designation :

Chief Account Officer

Contact No.:

91-79-22870075

Date :

26.09.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 1-5, G. I. D. C., Odhav, Ahmedabad – 382 415, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-22870075 / 22871342 / 22876793

Fax No.:

91-79-22871341

E-Mail :

info@sharpex.com

Website :

http://www.sharpex.com

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Arun Patel

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajnikant Patel

Designation :

Partner

 

Note: There are more partners but name not divulged

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Rahul Patel

Designation :

Chief Account Officer

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of eco-friendly garden and forestry tools like Secateurs, Grass Trimmer, Mobile Chipper, Branch Cutter, and Long Cutter.

 

 

Products :

Gardening

·         Lawn Mower

·         Long Cutter

·         Waste Picker

·         Snake Catcher

 

Industrial

·         Chain Saw – One Man Electric

·         Chain Saw – Two Man Electric

·         Chain Saw – Petrol Engine Operated

·         Curb Cutter

 

Agriculture

·         Mobile Shredder

·         Branch Cutter

·         Manual Sprayer

·         Secateur

 

Forest

·         Long Cutter

·         Quick Planter

·         Adjustable Rake

·         Hedge Shear

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Gardening

·         Lawn Mower

·         Long Cutter

·         Waste Picker

·         Snake Catcher

 

Industrial

·         Chain Saw – One Man Electric

·         Chain Saw – Two Man Electric

·         Chain Saw – Petrol Engine Operated

·         Curb Cutter

 

Agriculture

·         Mobile Shredder

·         Branch Cutter

·         Manual Sprayer

·         Secateur

 

Forest

·         Long Cutter

·         Quick Planter

·         Adjustable Rake

·         Hedge Shear

Countries :

·         UAE

·         Bangladesh

·         Gulf  Countries

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Depend

 

 

Purchasing :

Depend

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Ambuja Cement Limited

·         Amul

·         Apollo Tyres Limited

·         Asian Granito India Limited

·         B.A.P.S.

·         Bajaj Auto Limited

·         BALCO

·         Birla Tyre

·         Bosch Rexroth India Limited

·         Orient Paper Mills

·         Parle

·         Pipavav Shipyard

·         Polycab Wires Private Limited

·         Prism Cement Limited

·         Torrent Pharma

·         Transformers and Rectifiers

·         Trident Group

·         Ultratech Cement

·         Videocon Industries Limited

·         Welspun India Limited

 

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 20

 

 

Bankers :

Indusind Bank, GIDC, Ahmedabad Branch

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name:

J J Shah and Company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 5.000 Millions

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs. 5.000 Millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

Sales Turnover (Approximately)

 

50.000

47.500

 

Expected Sales (2011-2012) : Rs. More than 60.000 Millions

 

The above information has been parted by Mr. Rahul (Chief Account Officer)

 

Note : Sole Proprietory and Partnership concerns are exempted from filing their financials with the Government Authorities or Registry Records.

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes/ No)

Year of Establishment

Yes

Locality of the firm

Yes

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

Premises details

Yes

Type of Business

Yes

Line of Business

Yes

Promoter’s Background

No

No. of Employees

Yes

Name of person Contacted

Yes

Designation of contact person

Yes

Turnover of firm for last year

2 Years

Profitability for last three years

No

Reasons for Variation <> 20%`

--

Estimation for coming financial year

Yes

Capital in the business

Yes

Details of sister concern

No

Major Suppliers

No

Major Customers

Yes

Payment Terms

Yes

Export/ Import Details (If applicable)

Yes

Market Information

--

Litigations that the firm/ Promoter involved in

--

Banking Details

Yes

Banking Facility details

--

Conduct of the banking account

--

Buyer visit details

--

Financials, fi provided

No

Incorporation details, if applicable

--

Last accounts filed at ROC

--

Major Shareholders , if available

--

 

 

WEB DETAILS

 

PROFILE

 

Subject, the flagship company, popularly known by the brand name, Sharpex, has been set up by professionals and technocrats having expertise on wood cutting machineries for more than 25 years. Subject has been in service of saw mills, plywood factories, veneer industries, tea gardens, chemical/food/pharmaceutical industries, Fire Brigades, several government and semi government organizations and corporations since three decades.

The plant is located at G.I.D.C. Odhav, Ahmedabad - about 10 kms away from the city, in a sprawling area of 6500 sq. meters with state-of-art production and testing facilities.

 

Pioneer


Driven by ambition and vision of its founder, Shri Karsanbhai Patel, a dynamic entrepreneur, steadily started manufacturing wood cutting machineries- to begin with Two Man Chain Saw for cutting wooden logs, paper rolls, etc. and then gradually One Man Chain Saw for multifarious cutting activities. These items were imported from abroad. Thus, Subject has the distinction of being pioneer in the fastest cross cutting machineries in India.


The unrelenting pace of growth led to further diversification by new generation from wood cutting machineries to eco-friendly tools evolving contemporary designs and adapting latest techniques.


Largest Manufacturer

 

Today, Subject is the largest manufacturer and exporter of eco-friendly garden and forestry tools like Secateurs, Grass Trimmer, Mobile Chipper, Branch Cutter, and Long Cutter. Yet another diversification is the introduction of Sharpex Portable Concrete Cutter and Aqua Power Cleaner. These revolutionary products are being used extensively for multifarious industrial uses.


Upgradation of Technology


The young engineers from company regularly visit developed countries and adopt the latest innovations. Thus, subject products catch up with times. We adopt latest trends and technology from all the major exhibitions in Germany, Italy, U.S.A and U.K. The result is the saga of their growth.


Turnover


Subject had a humble beginning, from Rs.1 million turnover in 1975, the group has now touched an all time high of Rs.50 million.


Professionalism


In the early eighties, the reins of subject have been entrusted to a consortium of young and qualified engineers and each one of them is entrusted with the task of production, quality control and R and D, administration, export and other departments are manned by technically qualified personnel specialized in their respective fields.


The Marketing

 

The marketing activity is supported by its marketing division and dealer network throughout the country. The excellent customer rapport adds to the reputation of the company. The marketing network is a bird's eye view as under.

 

HISTORY

 

Three decades ago, from an ordinary beginning as a small company, to a brand that stand fro technological leadership and high quality. Product development, Research and development, marketing and customer service has played a pivotal role in strengthening the roots of the company.

By adapting operations in order to achieve development that is economically, socially and ecologically sustainable, Subject has carved a permanent niche for itself.


Over the years, the only prime focus has been on the development of products which yield better and improved environmental performance.


With a formidable past and a solid foundation, Subject has been an all-round performer. They have been consistently living up with a commitment, today they are well entrenched in India with an aim to accelerate and serve their nature with growth.


 

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.49.08

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.65

Euro

1

Rs.67.79

 


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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--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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