MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PRICOL LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

PREMIER INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

702/7, Avanashi Road, Coimbatore - 641037, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.03.1972

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

181-641

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.90.000 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L33129TZ1972PLC000641

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CMPB03136A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCP2380C

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company.  The company’s shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Dashboard Instruments, Sensors and Accessories, Oil Pumps and Other Auto Components.

 

 

No. of Employees :

100 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (49)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 7800000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track. Directors or reported to be experienced and respectable businessman. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be usually correct.

 

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 :

702/7, Avanashi Road, Coimbatore - 641 037, Tamilnadu, India.

Tel. No.:

91-422-4331100/ 4336000

Fax No.:

91-422-4331144/ 4336299

E-Mail :

city@pricol.co.in

cs@pricol.co.in

Website :

http://www.pricol.com

 

 

Regional Offices:

North Zone:

 

Jatinder Punj, Regional Manager, Pricol Limited, Plot no.34and35, Sector 4, Imt Manesar, Gurgaon - 122 050.

 

Phone:  91 - 124 - 4312200, 2290866 - 68

Fax: 91 - 124 - 2290869

E mail: plant2@pricol.co.in

Mobile:  91 - 98996 - 91752

 

East Zone:

 

Flat 3C, Block B, Mahananda Apartments Chandra Jothi Nagar,

Kunjvihar, Sonari jamshetpur - 831 011, INDIA

Mobile: 98300 - 76375

E-Mail: ranjanpricol2000@yahoo.com

  

West Zone:

 

701 and 702 Madhava Building, 7th Floor, Near Drive-in Theatre Complex, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051,

 

Phone: 91 - 22 - 26590357, 26590289

Fax:       91 - 22 - 26592677

Mobile: 98201 - 06255

E-Mail: pricolmbi@satyam.net.in

  

South Zone:

 

1st Floor - A, Sun Plaza, No. 19, G.N. Chetty Road, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu,

   

Phone:  91- 44 - 28151560

Fax: 91- 44 - 28151560

Mobile: 98400 - 71375

E-Mail: pricochn@vsnl.com

 

 

Factory 1  :

132, Ooty Main Road, Perianaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641 020., Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 2:

Plot N0.34 and 35, Sector 4, IMT Manesar, Gurgaon - 122 050, Haryana, India

 

 

Factory 3:

4/558, Chinnamathampalayam, Bilichi Village, Press Colony Post, Coimbatore - 641 019., Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 4:

2/439, Main Road, Karamadai Post, Coimbatore - 641 104., Taminadu, India

 

 

Factory 5:

Survey No. 1065 and 1066, Pirangut, Taluk Mulshi, Pune - 412 108, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Factory 6:

Plot No. 11, Sector 10, Integrated Industrial Estate, Pantnagar, SIDCUL, Rudrapur-263153, District U.S Nagar (Uttarakhand)

 

 

Factory 7:

Plot No. 45, Sector 11, Integrated Industrial Estate, Pantegrated Industrial Estate, Pantnagar, SIDCUL, Rudrapur-263153, District U.S Nagar (Uttarakhand)

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Mohan

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Qualification :

Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Management Science

Experience :

33 Years

Date of Appointment :

03.04.1973

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh Jagannathan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. C.R. Swaminathan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. D. Sarath Chandran

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mitsuhiko Masegi

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V. Ramakrishnan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Vidhya Shankar

Designation :

Director

Date of Appointment :

21.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Mohan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. G. Soundararajan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Murali Mohan

Designation :

Director           

Name :

Mr. Yasushi Nei, (From 27th October 2010)

Designation :

Alternate Director Mr. Mitsuhiko Masegi

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yoshihiko Kato (up to 27.10.2010)

Designation :

Alternate Director to Mr. Mitsuharu Kato

 

 

Name :

Mr. M Lakshminarayan (upto 29th April 2011)

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Vanitha Mohan

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. T.G. Thamizhanban

Designation :

Company Secretary

Date of Appointment :

27.05.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. K Udhaya Kumar

Designation :

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

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

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

24593256

27.33

Bodies Corporate

7500690

8.33

Sub Total

32093946

35.66

(2) Foreign

--

--

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

32093946

35.66

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

3244943

3.61

Financial Institutions / Banks

142875

0.16

Insurance Companies

268966

0.30

Foreign Institutional Investors

26701

0.03

Sub Total

3683485

4.09

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

5818382

6.46

Individuals

 

 

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

31553796

35.06

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

4615703

5.13

Any Others (Specify)

 

 

Non Resident Indians

984688

1.09

Foreign Collaborators

11250000

12.50

Sub Total

54222569

60.25

Total Public shareholding (B)

57906054

64.34

Total (A)+(B)

90000000

100.000

(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)

90000000

100.000

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Dashboard Instruments Sensors and Accessories Oil Pumps and Other Auto Components.

 

 

Products :

Major Product Description

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

 

 

Dashboard Instruments Sensors and Accessories

9029

Oil Pumps

8409 and 8708

Other Auto Components

8714

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Dashboard Instruments

Nos.

26211000

23034495

Speedometer Cables

Mtrs.

3370000

2668464

Sensors (all types)

Nos.

15303000

9944655

Oil Pumps

Nos.

18600000

9718879

Chain Tensioners

Nos.

3230000

2616563

Idle Speed Control Valve Assembly

Nos.

1113000

831950

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

100 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India
  • Andhra Bank
  • IDBI Bank Limited
  • ICICI Bank Limited
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • Indian Bank
  • Canara Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

As on

31.03.2011

(Rs. in

Millions)

As on

31.03.2010

(Rs. in

Millions)

Term Loans from Banks

 

 

In Rupee

1521.975

2003.166

In Foreign Currency

0.000

0.000

Term Loan from Others

10.296

41.150

Working Capital Facilities from Banks

 

 

In Rupee

402.800

112.097

In Foreign Currency

314.286

388.158

Total

2249.357

2559.976

Unsecured Loan

As on

31.03.2011

(Rs. in

Millions)

As on

31.03.2010

(Rs. in

Millions)

Term Loan from Others

 

 

In Rupee

131.246

0.000

Total

131.246

0.000

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Haribhakti and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Coimbatore, India

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Integral Investments Limited
  • English Tools and Castings Limited
  • PT Pricol Surya Indonesia

 

 

Others (Enterprise over which key management personnel are able to exercise

significant influence) :

  • Pricol Holdings Limited
  • Pricol Packaging Limited
  • Pricol Travel Limited
  • Pricol Technologies Limited
  • Pricol Medical Systems Limited
  • Pricol Properties Limited
  • Pricol Corporate Services Limited
  • Xenos Technologies Limited
  • Penta Enterprises (India) Limited
  • Ananya Innovations Limited
  • Vascon Pricol Infrastructures Limited
  • Prime Agri Solutions (India) Limited,
  • Shanmuga Steel Industries Limited
  • M and M Enterprises (India) Limited
  • Bhavani Infin Services India Private Limited
  • Shrimay Enterprises Private Limited
  • Sagittarius Investments Private Limited
  • Carcerano Pricoltech (India) Private Limited
  • Libra Industries
  • Leo Industries,
  • Ellargi and Co
  • Rudra Industries and Bhavani Treads.

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 1/- Each

Rs.100.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

90,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 1/- Each

Rs.90.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

(Of the above 37500000 Equity Shares of Re.1/- each have been issued as fully paid-up Bonus Shares by capitalization of Reserves)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

90.000

90.000

90.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1859.509

1691.121

1478.297

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1949.509

1781.121

1568.297

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

2249.357

2559.976

2969.165

2] Unsecured Loans

131.246

0.000

120.880

TOTAL BORROWING

2380.603

2559.976

3090.045

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

7.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

4337.112

4341.097

4658.342

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2140.082

2293.661

2478.890

Capital work-in-progress

21.621

29.393

31.788

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

252.407

252.407

182.907

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

56.810

29.810

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

1325.518
1250.221
1375.652

 

Sundry Debtors

2072.118
1852.412
1539.036

 

Cash & Bank Balances

93.091
118.137
39.260

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

481.164
685.947
710.141

Total Current Assets

3971.891

3906.717

3664.089

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1854.871
1746.316

1362.814

 

Other Current Liabilities

16.690
18.715
22.218

 

Provisions

177.328
432.860
344.110

Total Current Liabilities

2048.889

2197.891

1729.142

Net Current Assets

1923.002
1708.826
1934.947

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

4337.112

4341.097

4658.342

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales and Services

8140.942

7423.924

6140.766

 

 

Cost of In-House manufactured Machines and Tooling Capitalized

54.487

63.149

119.592

 

 

Other Income

72.161

33.297

38.027

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

8267.590

7520.370

6298.385

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials & Components Consumed

5426.074

4836.017

4074.384

 

 

Employees' Cost

1132.226

909.910

864.395

 

 

Power & Utilities

183.572

154.017

163.639

 

 

Stores & Spares Consumed

46.475

35.882

44.374

 

 

Repairs & Maintenance

85.983

74.875

110.482

 

 

Other Expenditure

516.957

516.301

571.398

 

 

Increase or Decrease in stock

50.424

50.559

92.100

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

7441.711

6577.561

5920.772

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

825.879

942.809

377.613

 

 

 

 

 

Less

INTEREST AND FINANCIAL EXPENSE  (D)

273.116

316.452

395.505

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

552.763

626.357

(17.892)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

337.040

351.783

364.911

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

215.723

274.574

(382.803)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(15.425)

19.771

(82.556)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

231.148

254.803

(300.247)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

71.212

(115.612)

184.635

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend – 40%

36.000

36.000

0.000

 

 

Tax on Dividend

5.979

5.979

0.000

 

 

General Reserve

26.000

71.212

0.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

114.600

71.212

(115.612)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

1002.222

1049.436

1286.326

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1533.388

1648.905

1445.104

 

 

Stores & Spares

5.175

3.763

8.203

 

 

Capital Goods

62.213

22.697

37.274

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1600.776

1675.365

1490.581

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/Loss Per Share (Rs.)

2.57

2.83

(3.34)

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.06.2011

(1st Quarter)

30.09.2011

(2nd Quarter)

Net Sales

 

2139.030

2406.760

Total Expenditure

 

1941.740

2227.550

PBIDT (Excl OI)

 

197.290

179.210

Other Income

 

3.210

9.830

Operating Profit

 

200.50

189.040

Interest

 

72.610

80.460

Exceptional Items

 

0.000

0.000

PBDT

 

127.890

108.580

Depreciation

 

74.660

71.720

Profit Before Tax

 

53.230

36.860

Tax

 

10.000

3.000

Provisions and contingencies

 

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

 

43.230

33.860

Extraordinary Items

 

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

 

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

 

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

 

43.230

33.860

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

2.80
3.39
[4.77]

 

 

 
 
 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.65
3.70
[6.23]

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.87
4.43
[6.23]

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.11
0.15
[0.24]

 

 

 
 
 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.27
2.67
3.07

 

 

 
 
 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.94
1.78
2.12

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTS

 

Backed by the continued strong economic growth, the domestic auto industry registered a growth of 26.64 % in 2010-11 due to new model launches with moderate price band between the models coupled with easier financing opportunities.

 

OPERATIONS

 

As informed in last year's report, the prolonged labour strike in 2007 continues to affect the prospects of their Company. The loss in market share and more importantly, the cancellation on us of development of products meant for the new vehicles launched in 2010-11 resulted in only a modest growth of 11.75% in the domestic market.

 

Europe and USA, the major markets where they export, have come out of recession, but have not fully recovered.  The growth in exports to these markets was only nominal. The exports to Iran had to be reduced due to payment problems from there. Therefore, the volumes of exports remained static. In addition, the strengthening of Indian Rupee against Euro and US Dollar has resulted in the exports sales marginally decreasing in Rupee Terms.

 

Thus, the overall sales of their company grew only by 9.66% as against the Industry growth of 26.64%.

 

The substantial increase in the cost of raw materials and electronic components, led to the Profit before Interest and Depreciation reducing from 943 million in the previous financial year to 826 million in this financial year. Consequently, the Profit after Tax also reduced from 255 million to 231 million.

 

Due to the continuous effort of management team, their company is able to get a moderate increase in the Share of Business in the domestic market for the year 2011-12. Hopefully this will lead to their company increasing the market share in the domestic market in the ensuing years. The Company's overall sales for 2011-12 are expected to grow by 15%, barring unforeseen circumstances.

 

Their Company will continue its efforts to control the operational costs and improve the bottom line.

 

SUBSIDIARYCOMPANIES

 

PT Pricol Surya, Indonesia

 

Subject Pricol Surya's sales for the year 2010-11 are 317 million (95 million for 2009 - 10) and a Loss of 11 million (Profit Before Tax of 26 million for 2009-10). The operating loss for the year 2010-11 is primarily due to heavy increase in material cost and substantial decrease in forex gains.

 

Effective January 2011, Honda Motor Cycles in Indonesia and Thailand has become a new customer. In the ensuing financial year April 2011 onwards Honda Motor Cycles will become the key customer, purchasing more than a million Speedometers. Suzuki Motor Cycles is also regaining a part of its lost market share and enhancements of orders have been indicated.

 

The outlook for the year 2011-12 is bright due to the substantial increase in sales, leading to turn around of the company and a profit of 5% is expected for the financial year 2011-12.

 

English Tools and Castings Limited

 

The wholly owned subsidiary manufactures aluminum pressure die casting components, primarily catering to Automobile sector (90%) and Industrial sector (10%).

 

During the year 2010-11 due to increase off take from the customers, the turnover of the company has increased substantially to 264 million from 127 million in 2009-10. Even though there is a substantial improvement in sales in 2010-11, due to steep increase in the raw material price, power and fuel cost, it is yet to break even.

 

The outlook for the Company is promising for financial year 2011-12 as the order book position is very good, especially from key customers like TVS Motors, Greaves Cotton. Some new customers also have been added. The projected turnover will exceed 400 million. In addition, the manufacturing processes improvements have resulted in better yield. The company will break even and generate a modest profit of 5 million plus. The worrying factor is the erratic power supply.

 

Integral Investments Limited

 

The wholly owned subsidiary during the financial year 2010-11 received a dividend of 0.634 million and earned a profit of 0.336 million

 

Pricol Pune Limited

 

The Company has incorporated a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company “Pricol Pune Limited” at Pune, India on 18th May 2011.

 

Over the next few years the market share of European and US Vehicle Makers in India will continue to increase. To make an entry and grow the instruments business, especially with the trend of instruments more and more moving towards electronics, the Company needs association with their suppliers in their home country and also have access to the latest technology of displays and designs of instruments as well as access to global sourcing of components at competitive prices.

 

By transferring a portion of instruments business, assets and liabilities related to Personal Passenger Vehicles (Scooter, Motor Cycle, Car and MPV) instrument cluster business of Plant V of the Company located at Survey No.1065 and 1066, Pirangut (Village), Mulshi (Taluk), Pune – 412 108 by way of slump sale to Pricol Pune Limited, the Wholly Owned Subsidiary and forming a Joint Venture with major supplier as mentioned above would be the ideal route to acquire the latest technology and access to European / US vehicle makers.

 

This association of the JV with the European / US Vehicle Makers, will pave the way for the parent company, Subject to get entry for other products such as sensors, oil pumps etc. and grow our company business. In addition as explained above, the tangible benefits will be purchase of electronic components at competitive prices for the balance instrument business of Subject

 

The said slump sale is subject to the prior approval of shareholders through postal ballot. To get the approval of shareholders, postal ballot forms will be dispatched separately.

 

OUTLOOK

 

The overseas economic downturn provided the impetus for a massive structural change in the Indian Auto Industry. The global automakers will continue to shift their production facilities from high cost regions. India continues to be an attractive destination for production of automobiles both for domestic as well as exports market. Even though there is volatility in the oil prices, the industry is expected to record reasonable growth over the next few years.

 

 

FINANCE

 

During the year the company has not accepted / renewed any fixed deposit from public. The total deposits from public outstanding as on 31st March, 2011 is NIL. Two deposits amounting to 0.050 million matured but had not been claimed by the depositors as on that date. Reminders have been sent to unclaimed deposit holders for suitable instructions.

 

ICRA has maintained the credit rating of 'LBBB-' for Working Capital fund based facilities and Term Loan facilities and 'A3' for working capital non fund based facilities like Letters of Credit and Buyers Credit for imports.

 

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

 

Subject is an India-based company engaged in the manufacturing of automotive components. The Company offers automotive components for motorcycles, scooters, three wheelers, cars, sports utility vehicles, trucks and buses, tractors and construction equipment. The Company’s products include instrument clusters, fuel level sensors, secondary air valves, auto fuel cocks, oil pumps, vehicle security systems, speed sensors, power sockets, fuel feed pumps, oil level switches, warning indicators and chain tensioners. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include English Tools and Castings Limited, PT Pricol Surya, Indonesia, and Integral Investments Limited. PT Pricol Surya manufactures instruments for two wheelers, and its major customer is Suzuki Motorcycles. English Tools and Castings Limited manufactures aluminum pressure die casting components, primarily catering to commercial vehicle sector (80%) and industrial sector (20%). For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, Subject revenues increased 20% to RS 7.57B. Net income totaled RS 239.600 Million vs. a loss of RS 368.700 Millions Revenue reflects an increase in income from Domestic sales and service charges. Net income also reflects a decrease in provision for depreciation expense, decreased loss from exchange fluctuation, a fall in other expenditure, absence of loss from associates and a decrease in interest expense.

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 31st September 2011

 

                                                                                                                                              (Rs. In Millions)

Particulars

For the Three
Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

30.09.2011

30.09.2011

(a)  Net Sales / Income from operations

2400.721

4536.421

(b)  Other Operating Income

6.043

9.369

(c) Total Income (A+B)

2406.764

4545.790

d) Expenditure

 

 

(1) (Increase) / Decrease in  Stock in Trade

(42.337)

(72.883)

(2) (Increase) / Decrease in Work in Progress

(11.752)

22.525

(3) Consumption of  Raw  Materials and Components

1665.629

3072.534

(4) Employees  Cost

336.795

642.248

(5) Depreciation

71.717

146.376

(6) Exchange Fluctuation (Gain) / Loss

(8.399)

(7.352)

(7) Other Expenditure

296.817

530.745

(8) Cost of In-house manufactured  Machines & Tools Capitalised

(17.602)

(26.834)

Total Expenditure

2290.958

4307.359

(e)  Profit / (Loss) from Operations before Other Income, Interest & Exceptional Items [ C - D ]

115.806

238.431

(f)  Other Income

 

 

1. Profit / Loss on Sale of Assets

0.183

1.286

2. Others

1.333

3.443

(g) Profit / (Loss) before Interest and Exceptional items [ E + F ]

117.322

243.160

(h) Interest

80.463

153.073

(i) Profit / (Loss) after Interest but before Exceptional items [ G - H ]

36.859

90.087

(j) Exceptional Items

-

-

(k) Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary Activities before Tax [ I + J ]

36.859

90.087

 (l)Tax Expense - Net

3.000

13.000

(m) Net Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary Activities After Tax [K - L]

33.859

77.087

(n) Extraordinary Item (Net of Tax Expense)

-

-

(o) Net Profit / (Loss) for the period [M-N]

33.859

77.087

(p) Paid-up-Equity Share Capital (Face Value of Rs 1/- each)

90.000

90.000

(q) Reserves excluding revaluation reserves of previous accounting year

 

 

(r) Basic and diluted Earnings Per Share (Rs) (not annualised) [O/P]

0.38

0.86

(s) Public share holding :

 

 

1.Number of Shares

57906054

57906054

2. Percentage of share holding

64.34

64.34

(t) Promoters and Promoter group share holding

 

 

a) Pledged / Encumbered

 

 

- Number of Shares

-

-

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

-

-

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

-

-

b) Non-encumbered

 

 

- Number of Shares

32093946

32093946

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

100.00

100.00

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

35.66

35.66

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Particulars

As at 30t Sept 2011

Unaudited

1) Share Holders Fund

 

a) Share Capital

90.000

b) Reserve and Surplus

1936.596

2) Loan Funds

2088.963

TOTAL

4115.559

3) Fixed Assets

2085.196

4) Investments

252.907

5) Deferred Tax Assets/ Liabilities

(20.000)

6) Current assets, Loans and Advances

 

a) Inventories

1591.022

b) Sundry Debtors

2262.822

c) Cash and Bank Balance

116.134

d) Loans and Advances

566.261

7) Less: Current Liabilities and Provision

 

a) Current Liabilities

2621.752

b) Provision

117.031

8) Net Current Assets

179.456

TOTAL

4115.559

 

Notes:

1. Previous Period's figures have been regrouped wherever necessary to conform to the current period's classification.

 

2. The Company's Operations relate to One Primary Segment, Automotive Components.

 

3. Investors' Complaints: Pending as at the beginning of the quarter - 1, Received during the quarter – 6, disposed off during the quarter - 6, pending at the end of the quarter – 1 (Since Resolved).

 

4. The above results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and taken on record by the Board at its meeting held on 25th January, 2011. The statutory auditors have carried out a "Limited Review" of the above financial results.

 

*5. Exchange Fluctuation Loss for the Nine months ended 31st December, 2011 represents gain of Rs. 16.766 millions consequent to re-statement of foreign currency loans and export receivables as per Accounting Standard 11 and loss of Rs. 9.414 millions consequent to actual settlements.

 

Fixed assets

 

v      Land

v      Building

v      Plant and machinery

v      Furniture

v      Fittings Equipments

v      Vehicles

 

As per Website Details:

Subject was established in 1972 at Coimbatore Tamilnadu India and commenced manufacturing operations in 1975 in the precision engineering field of Automotive Instruments.

Today Pricol is the market leader enjoying 53% of the Automotive Instruments market share.

Plant II at Gurgaon near New Delhi India was established in 1988 to cater to the needs of the OEM customers in North India.

Plant III and Plant IV were established at Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India in 1999 for rationalizing Pricol's manufacturing activities.

In 1997 Pricol joined hands with DENSO Corporation Japan a US $ 17.7 billion Auto Ancillary company to chalk out its growth and future.


Denso Corporation Japan is the Joint Venture Partner with Pricol and has invested 12.5% in the equity capital of Pricol.

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

 

Vijay Mohan - Executive Chairman of the Board, Managing Director Chairman

 

Mr. Vijay Mohan is Executive Chairman of the Board, Managing Director of Subject. He is managing the affairs of the company since, 1974. He is a B.E. (Mech.,) and Master of Management-Science (USA). He is also a director in Precot Meridian Limited, English Tools and Castings Limited, Pricol Holdings Limited, Pricol Technologies Limited, Pricol Properties Limited, Pricol Packaging Limited, Pricol Medical Systems Limited, Xenos Jechnologies Limited, Ananya Innovations Limited and Bhavani Infin Services India Private Limited. He is a member of the Investors Relations Committee of Precot Meridian Limited.

 

D. Sarath Chandran - Non-Executive Director

 

Mr. D. Sarath Chandran is Non-Executive Director of Subject. He holds BSC Tech (Hons) (UK), MBA (USA) is an Industrialist. He is the Chairman of Precot Meridian Limited. He is also a Director in Super Spinning Mills Limited, Supreme Textile Processing Limited, Vantex Limited, Multiflora Processing (Coimbatore) Limited and Precot Meridian Energy Limited. He is well known in the Textile industry and is the Chairman of South Indian Textile Research Association (SITRA). He is member of the Share holders / Investors Relations Committee of the Company. He is also the member of Investor relations Committee of Precot Meridian Limited and Super Spinning Mills Limited.

 

Suresh Jagannathan - Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Shri. Suresh Jagannathan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He holds B.S. - Management Science, is an Industrialist and Managing Director of KLRF Limited. He is also a director in Elgi Rubber Company Limited, Precot Meridian Limtied, Cape Flour Mills Private Limited and Chempaka General Finance Private Limited. He is a member of the Audit Committee of Elgi Rubber Company Limited and Investors Grievance Committee of KLRF Limited.

 

K. Udhaya Kumar President - Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director

 

Mr. K. Udhaya Kumar is President, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Director of Subject. He has underwent practical training for an year and half in an industry in Coimbatore and joined Pricol in February 1976. Over the last 32 years of service in Pricol, due to his diligent work he has risen to the rank of Senior Vice President and next in line to the CEO. He has experience in all the areas of Production, Materials, Quality, Product Development Engineering, Customer Relations etc. He has been all along a key member of the core team responsible for all improvement activities. Over the last 5 years, he has been a Member of the Apex Council, the Top Management in Pricol. He is also a Director in PT Pricol Surya, Indonesia.

 

Vikram Mohan - Non-Executive Director

 

Mr. Vikram Mohan is Non-Executive Director of Subject. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Production Engineering with Honours from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, is an Industrialist. He is a promoter director and actively involved in the operations of Pricol Properties Limited, Pricol Packaging Limited, Pricol Travel Limited, Vascon Pricol Infrastructures Limited, M and M Enterprises (India) Limited, Priara Enterprises Limited, Prime Agri Solutions (India) Limited and Carcerano Pricoltech (India) Private Limited. He is an alternate director in English Tools and Castings Limited and Synoro Technologies Limited.

 

Vanitha Mohan - Executive Director

 

Mrs. Vanitha Mohan is Executive Director of Subject, since 1st June 1999. She is a commerce graduate with a post graduate diploma in Business Management from the University of Strathchyde, Glasgow, UK.

 

K. Murali Mohan - Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Mr. K. Murali Mohan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He holds Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from PSG College of Technology and a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA). He is practicing as a Chartered Accountant since 1973. He is engaged in Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Tax representation, management and company law consultancy, compliance with FEMA requirements and other allied activities. He is a visiting faculty of PSG College of Technology and Director in M/s. SKDC Consultants Limited, Coimbatore.

 

V. Ramakrishnan - Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Mr. V. Ramakrishnan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. Mr. V. Ramakrishnan holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical from College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, Master of Technology (M Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) in Finance and Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune and Diploma holder in Public Speaking. He had training in Sweden and Germany. He is a member of Singapore Institute of Directors, Singapore Institute of Management and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He holds several copyrights in the areas of enterprise performance covering board governance, corporate performance using the balanced scorecard, personal scorecards, risk management, leadership development, brand management and work flow definition. He is a faculty on the management development program at the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He is a Director in Organisation Development Private Limited, Singapore, Governance Dashboard Private Limited, Singapore, Change Partnership Singapore Private Limited, Singapore and Board Performance Private Limited, Singapore.

 

R. Vidhya Shankar - Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Mr. R. Vidhya Shankar is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He is a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law from Bharathiar -University, Coimbatore. He is.a partner of M/s. Ramani and Shankar, Advocates, a Law firm. His areas of specialisations are Corporate Laws and allied subjects, FEMA, Structured and Equity Financing, Commercial Cases, “General Civil Law, International and Domestic Arbitration, Sales Tax and Central Excise. He presents cases before Civil Courts, Company Law Board, BIFR, Sales Tax Special Tribunal, Commissioner of Central-Excise, Central Excise Appellate Tribunal, Consumer Forum, Debt Recovery and Appellate Tribunal, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Securities Appellate Tribunal and Arbitral Tribunals. He is a Director in L.G. Balakrishnan and Bros Limited and Treads direct Limited. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of Treads direct Limited and the Investors' Grievance Committee of L.G. Balakrishnan and Bros Limited. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Shareholders / Investors Relations Committee of the Company. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

G. Soundararajan - Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Mr. G. Soundararajan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He is a Bachelor of Science from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. He is the Managing Director of Magna Marketing Private Limited, Vice Chairman of C.R.I. Pumps Private-Limited and a Director in Apex Bright Bars (CBE) Private Limited, C.R.I. Amalgamations Private Limited, C.R.I Infrastructures India Private Limited, G4 Investments India Private Limited, C.R.I. Pumps S.A. (PTY) Limited and a Trustee of C.R.I. Charitable Trust and Shri K. Gopal Memorial Trust. He does not hold any shares of the Company.

 

C. R. Swaminathan Non-Executive Independent Director

 

Shri. C. R. Swaminathan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He is presently the Chief Executive of PSG Industrial Institute, Coimbatore, who has put in over 38 years of service in PSG Institutions. He is a Director of the Company since 25th December 1990. He is also a Director on the Board of Gangotri Textiles Limited, Udhaya Semiconductors Limited, Stillwater Enterprises (India) Limited, Micro Instruments Limited, Chandra Textiles Private Limited, Pongalur Pioneer Textile Private Limited and K.Sivasubramaniam Spinners Private Limited. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of Subject and Gangotri Textiles Limited. He is the Deputy Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry - Southern Region. He is the President of Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore. He was the President of The Southern India Engineering Manufacturers Association, Association of Jute Entrepreneurs of Southern India, Solar Energy Society of India - Coimbatore Chapter, Tamilnadu Private Professional Colleges Association - Health Sciences and The Coimbatore Club. He is the Vice President of The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District Basket Ball Association and Advisory Committee, Kovai Aid for Rehabilitation and Motivation - a Charitable Trust. He is the Joint Secretary of Indian Council for Child Welfare, Coimbatore District Council, All India Board of Technician Education, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Coimbatore District Juvenile Justice Board, Department of Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme, Government of Tamilnadu and Board of Apprenticeship Training (SR), Government of India, Chennai.

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Updates on Outcome of Board Meeting (EGM on Dec 09, 2011)

 

Accord Fintech (India)

08 November 2011

 

India, Nov. 08 -- Pricol Limited has informed BSE that at the Board meeting held on November 07, 2011, it has been decided to issue 4,500,000 convertible share warrants on a preferential basis to M/s. PHI Capital Solutions LLP. with each warrant convertible into one equity share of Re 1/- each of the company at a price not less than the price calculated in accordance with SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, subject to the approval of members at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting to be held on December 09, 2011.

 

Pricol seeks non-auto avenues of growth

 

HT Columnists (India & Pakistan)

03 September 2011

 

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The lasting effects of two-year-old labour unrest and work stoppages are leading Coimbatore-based auto-instrument maker Pricol Limited to look outside the automotive sector to help stabilize revenue.

 

"We are looking for more growth to come from the non-auto sectors to de-risk the business," Vikram Mohan, director of the Pricol Group, said in an interview. "We have Vision 2016: We've said that one-third of our business should come from non-automotive businesses."

 

The group, known primarily for its flagship auto-component maker, is also looking to expand its travel business through acquisitions worth '100-150 crore this year, for which it is seeking private equity investment.

 

Pricol Limited, which supplies to auto makers such as Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, Tata Motors Limited and Maruti Suzuki India Limited from six plants in India and one in Indonesia, was battered by prolonged labour unrest in 2008 and 2009, culminating in the death of a senior human-relations executive.

 

The turmoil depressed revenues in fiscal 2009, but also took a toll on development work for models due this year.

Finding itself on the back foot in the face of changing technology in the auto-instrument business, with first quarter profit this fiscal dropping to less than half than in the same period last year, Pricol, which is the market leader in auto-instruments with a 46% market share according to Mohan, is now looking for new business in non-auto sectors.

 

The company's revenue grew just 9.67% to '814 crore in the year ended March, during which the Indian auto component industry grew 34%, according to the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India. Mohan attributed the dismal growth rate last fiscal to the impact of past work stoppages on the product development cycle, but said the company expects to match the automotive industry's growth rate projection of 12-15% this fiscal. However, with auto instruments in general moving toward new technologies, Pricol is looking to increase its non-auto business from 5% to 35% in the next five years, and also decrease its dependence on instrumentation within the automotive sector, Mohan said.

 

"In 10 years, I think there's no more going to be an instrument in a car," he said. "By 2020, Samsung is probably going to be the biggest player, and will be making huge LCD screens which will be the control interface, the way you have the fly-by-wire in the Airbuses today. And we're not an LCD manufacturer. That's why we're consciously moving away, saying that the life-cycle of an instrument is also going to go away."

 

"The auto-instrument business is challenging because the replacement is low in dashboard instruments, unless you wreck the car," said Kumar Kandaswami, manufacturing industry leader at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. "So your after-market presence is relatively small. Also, with cars getting tech-heavy, with multi-functional displays and computer read-outs, the (conventional) instrument business is getting increasingly pushed to motorcycles, three-wheelers and entry-level cars, where the margins are low." Besides manufacturing, the Pricol Group is focusing on growing its engineering services, realty and travel businesses, Mohan said. Pricol Travel, which primarily facilitates corporate travel, plans to develop its leisure travel business this year, for which the company is looking to acquire mid-sized or small travel companies across South India, according to Mohan.

The acquisitions will be worth '100-150 crore, and will be funded through a combination of internal accruals and private equity investment whose value was yet to be decided, he said, adding the deals would likely be finalized by December.

 

The travel company which, according to Mohan, saw revenue of '120 crore in the year ended March, with 50% revenue growth year-on-year for the last three years, also plans to operate 10 "boutique, destination, uber-luxury" hotels across south India by 2016 to add to its single operational resort near Coimbatore. To fund this growth, the company is looking to offload a 26-49% stake in each of its properties to hotel operators, with the deals to be finalized in October

 

Result of Postal Ballot

 

Accord Fintech (India)

17 August 2011

 

India, Aug. 17 -- Pricol Ltd has informed BSE that the members of the Company by way of Postal Ballot have passed the Ordinary Resolution circulated vide Postal Ballot notice dated May 27, 2011

 

Pricol changes its directorate

 

Accord Fintech (India)

30 July 2011

 

India, July 30 -- Pricol has informed that Mitsuhiko Masegi has resigned his directorship from the company and Yasushi Nei vacates the office as alternate director of Mitsuhiko Masegi, with effect from July 29, 2011.Further the company has informed that, Hiroyuki Wakebayashi has been appointed as an additional director of the company and Yasushi Nei has been appointed as alternate director of Hiroyuki Wakabayashi with effect from July 29, 2011.The above information is part of the company's filing submitted to the BSE.

 


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.50.56

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.29

Euro

1

Rs.68.79

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

49

 

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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