MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.10.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MOSER BAER INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

43 B, Okhla Industrial Estate,  New Delhi– 110 020

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.03.1983

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55 – 15418

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 1683.061 millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L51909DL1983PLC015418

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELM08254B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM0322J

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The Company's Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of optical storage media like compact disc (CDs) and digital video disc (DVDs).

 

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 6146

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (30)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 50500000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. Profitability of the company is under pressure. However, trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings with some caution.

 

NOTES :

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

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Corporate Office/ Head Office :

43 B, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi – 110 020, Delhi, India

Tel No.:

91-11-41635201/ 41635207/ 26911570 to 26911574/ 51635201/02/03/04/05/ 40594444

Fax No.:

91-11-41635211/ 26911860 / 51635211

E-Mail :

moser@del2.vsnl.net.in

moser@vsnl.com

moser@satyam.net.in

info@moserbaer.in

shares@moserbaer.net

Website :

www.moserbaer.net

www.moserbaerhomevideo.com

www.moserbaerpv.in

www.om-t.net

http://moserbaer.com

 

 

Administrative Office :

63 Ring Road, Lajpat  Nagar – III, New Delhi – 110024, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26832762

Fax No.:

91-11-26849544

 

 

Factory 1 :

BOM and M and ES

 

66, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area, Greater Noida – 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-4386000

 

 

Factory 2 :

PVTIL and MBPV

 

66B, SEZ Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-4658000

 

 

Factory 3 :

BOM and M and ES

 

A-164, Sector 80, Phase II, District Gautam Budh Nagar,  Uttar Pradesh,  India

Tel. No.:

91-120-2460800 / 4307000

 

 

Factory 4:

66, Nepz, Noida District, Gautam Buddha Nagar,  Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-2567023-25 / 4386347

Fax No.:

91-120-2562117 / 4386850

 

 

Factory 5 :

B-4, Nepz, Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar,  Uttar Pradesh,  India

Tel. No.:

91-120-2567023-25

Fax No.:

91-120-2562117

 

 

Factory 6 :

B-17, Sector 9, Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-120-2521662

 

 

Factory 7 :

OZ -2, Oz – 3, Oz – 4, Hi-Techsez, Sipcot Industrial Park – 3, Oragadam, Sriperampudur Taluk, Kanceepruam District – 602105, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

International Offices :

Located at:

 

v       Netherlands

v       USA

v       Japan

v       Taiwan

 

 

Affiliate Offices (International)

Located at:

 

v       Europe

v       US East Coast

v       Dubai

  

 

Branch Office:

Located at:

 

v       Mumbai

v       Bangalore

v       Delhi

v       Kolkata

v       Chennai

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As On 31.03.2011

 

Name :

Mrs. Nita Puri

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-187, New Friends Colony, New Delhi – 110065, India

Qualification :

B. Ed.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prakash Karnik

Designation :

Director

Address :

902, Glen Eagle, G. D. Ambedkar Marg, Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra ,India

Qualification :

B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Diploma in Systems Management from Mumbai University and Diploma in Financial Management from  Mumbai University

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh Khanna

Designation :

Director

Address :

11, Nathan Road, #02-01, Regency Park, Singapore-248732

Qualification :

B.Com from Mumbai University.

Chartered Accountant and MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad., Gujarat, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. John Levack

Designation :

Director

Address :

1110, Jardine House, 1, Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Qualification :

Degree in Business Administration from Bath University in U.K.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Frank E Dangeard

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vineet Sharma

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Puri

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.K. Chaudhary

Designation :

Senior General Manager-Projects

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rakesh Govil

Designation :

President Corporate Strategy and Business Development 

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Ganesan

Designation :

Senior General Manager-Accounts

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajiv Arya

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer - Moser Baer Photovoltaic Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. V C Agerwal

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer (Operations), Moser Baer Photovoltaic Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Harish Dayani

Designation :

Chief Executive - Entertainment Division

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bhaskar Sharma

Designation :

Chief Executive - Blank Optical Media and Consumer Products

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. W. Ghei

Designation :

Senior General Manager-Human Resources

 

 

Name :

Mr. N. C. Jain

Designation :

General Manager-SPAD

 

 

Name :

Mr. Praveen Jaiswal

Designation :

General Manager-Operations

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tarun Jaitly

Designation :

General Manager-Investor Relations

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Nomula

Designation :

CE-Moser Baer Entertainment Services

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.06.2011

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

27,217,641

16.17

Sub Total

27,217,641

16.17

(2) Foreign

 

 

Individuals (Non-Residents Individuals / Foreign Individuals)

202,500

0.12

Sub Total

202,500

0.12

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

27,420,141

16.29

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

255,425

0.15

Financial Institutions / Banks

17,277

0.01

Insurance Companies

140,000

0.08

Foreign Institutional Investors

46,380,150

27.56

Sub Total

46,792,852

27.80

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

7,653,809

4.55

Individuals

 

 

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

27,521,408

16.35

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

3,627,599

2.16

Any Others (Specify)

55,290,295

32.85

Non Resident Indians

1,446,248

0.86

Trust & Foundation

6,911

-

Foreign Corporate Bodies

53,837,136

31.99

Sub Total

94,093,111

55.91

Total Public shareholding (B)

140,885,963

83.71

Total (A)+(B)

168,306,104

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)

168,306,104

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of optical storage media like compact disc (CDs) and digital video disc (DVDs).

 

 

Products :

Product Description

Magnetic Disk

Item Code

852320

 Product Description

Compact Disk Recordable

Item Code

852390

Product Description

Storage Units

Item Code

847193.09

 

 

Brand Names :

"XYDAN"

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on : 31.03.2011)

 

Particulars

Unit

*Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Storage Media #

(Nos.)

4913987200

3270205909

LCD TV

(Nos)

175200

19216

Solar Latern

-

36500

7402

Junction Box

-

2425846

40410

 

# (Inclusive of installed capacities for jewel box cake boxes and stamper)

* As certified by the management and on which auditors have placed reliance, this being a technical matter.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 6146

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
  • State Bank of Travancore
  • State Bank of Saurashtra, Connaught Place Branch, Delhi -  110 001
  • Indian Bank, P 45/70, Connaught Circus, P. O. Box 721, Delhi - 110 001
  • State Bank of Patiala
  • State Bank of India
  • Canara Bank
  • Federal Bank
  • Union Bank of India
  • Syndicate Bank
  • United Bank of India
  • State Bank of Mysore
  • State Bank of Indore
  • Vijaya Bank
  • Punjab National Bank
  • Oriental Bank Of Commerce
  • UCO Bank
  • Bank of Baroda
  • HDFC Bank
  • The Bank of Nova  Scotia

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2011

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

Term Loans

 

 

From Bank

 

 

Rupee Loans

10833.851

8125.218

Interest Accrued and Due on Rupee Loans

86.694

53.140

From Others

 

 

Rupee Loans

276.923

461.538

Foreign Currency Loans

171.492

287.774

Interest Accrued an due

2.086

4.840

Other Loans

 

 

Short Term Loan from Banks

(Secured by hypothecation of stock-in –trade and book debts

5900.388

7716.714

Interest Accrued and Due

10.013

23.587

Secured by lien on Fixed Deposits

917.985

77.356

From Others

 

 

Total

18199.432

16750.167

Note:

 

1 Loans from State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, United Bank of India, State Bank of Saurashtra, Indian Bank, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Indore, Oriental Bank of Commerce, UCO Bank, State Bank of Patiala, Bank of Maharastra, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipu, Central Bank of India, State Bank of Hyderabad, Exim Bank and  Foreign Currency Loans from Banks/Financial Institutions are secured by way of first mortgage and charge on all the immovable and movable fixed assets, present and future, of the company (subject to prior charge on specified movables as otherwise stated, including in favour of the company's bankers by way of security for the borrowing of working capital), ranking pari-passu with charges for the Term Loans.

 

2 Short Term loans from Punjab National Bank, Vijaya Bank, State Bank of India, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Travancore, Bank of Baroda, ING Vysya Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad, Central Bank of India, Bank of Nova Scotia and Union Bank of India are further secured by way of second charge on all the immovable properties.

 

3 Term Loans repayable within one year Rs.4357.896 Millions Previous year Rs. 3203.891 Millions

Unsecured Loans

31.03.2011

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

Short Term Loans from Banks

 

 

Rupee Loan

0.000

1100.000

Interest Accrued and Due

0.000

9.588

Other Loans

 

 

Foreign currency convertible bonds

 

 

Zero Coupon Tranche A Convertible Bonds due 2012 USD 45500000 (previous year USD 45500000)

2024.798

2043.405

Zero Coupon Tranche B convertible Bonds due 2012 USD 43000000 (previous year USD 43000000)

1922.745

1931.130

Total

3947.543

5084.123

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

K. C. Khanna and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Membership:

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates :

§         Global Data Media FZ-LLC, P. O. Box No. 500289, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

      Line of Business : Storage Media

§         Moser Baer Infrastructure Limited

§         Moser Baer Infrastructure and Developers Limited

 

 

Joint Ventures

§          Solar Value Proizvodjna Limited

 

 

Other Related Parties :

§         Moser Baer Engineering and Construction Limited

§         Moser Baer Projects Private Limited

 

 

Trust:

  • Moser Baer Trusty

 

 

Subsidiaries :

v       European Optic Media Technology GMBH

v       Omega Optical Media Technologies

v       Moser Baer SEZ Developer Limited

v       Solar Research Limited

v       Moser Baer Energy Limited

v       Moser Baer Entertainment Limited

v       Moser Baer Infrastructure and Developers Limited

v       Moser Baer Investments Limited

v       Photovoltaic Holdings Plc

v       Moser Baer Solar Plc

v       Moser Baer Photovoltaic Limited

v       Perafly Limited

v       Dalecrest Limited

v       Nicofly Limited

v       Perasoft Limited

v       Crownglobe Limited

v       Peraround Limited

v       Advoferm Limited

  • Cubic Technologies BV
  • TIFTON Limited
  • Value Solar Energy Private Limited
  • Pride Solar Systems Private Limited
  • Admire Energy Solutions Private Limited
  • Arise Solar Energy Private Limited
  • Competent Solar Energy Private Limited
  • Hamel Limited
  • Zesa Limited
  • Tucker Limited
  • OM and T B.V.
  • Moser Baer Technologies USA
  • Moser Baer Infrastructure and Developers limited

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(As on 31.03.2011)

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

262500000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 2625.000 Millions

750000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 75.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs. 2700.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

168306104

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-  each

Rs. 1683.061 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

  1. Above Includes 25000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each issued as fully paid Bonus Shares by capitalization of General Reserve. 
  2. In the year 2007-08 the company issued fully paid bonus shares to the equity shareholders of the company in the ration of one bonus share for two existing fully paid shares by capitalizing the sum standing to the credit of company’s general reserve. Consequently the company has allotted 56007035 equity shares which also include 127975 equity shares against options exercised after the record date.

 


 

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

1683.061

1683.061

1683.061

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

10928.375

15237.201

15150.682

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

5] Government Grant

35.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

12646.436

16920.262

16833.743

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

18199.432

16750.167

14875.285

2] Unsecured Loans

3947.543

5084.123

8548.818

TOTAL BORROWING

22146.975

21834.290

23424.103

Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account

32.392

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

34825.803

38754.552

40257.846

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

15004.331

17709.816

24396.351

Capital work-in-progress

548.038

558.661

1671.480

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

7008.747

5993.089

2770.122

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account

0.000

0.097

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

6498.336

6140.673

6296.740

 

Sundry Debtors

9626.836

10578.758

3512.827

 

Cash & Bank Balances

1831.019

2328.944

4341.547

 

Other Current Assets

214.448

160.408

99.120

 

Loans & Advances

2179.558

3287.406

3837.745

Total Current Assets

20350.197

22496.189

18087.979

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

2245.786

2758.692

2372.907

 

Other Current Liabilities

4170.180

3796.603

2937.968

 

Provisions

1669.544

1448.005

1357.211

Total Current Liabilities

8085.510
8003.300
6668.086

Net Current Assets

12264.687

14492.889

11419.893

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL

34825.803

38754.552

40257.846

.

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

17325.168

19986.379

21369.755

 

 

Services

876.190

588.530

441.286

 

 

Other Income

909.951

2296.944

1438.135

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

19111.309

22871.853

23249.176

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Traded Goods and Film Rights

323.166

867.069

1520.798

 

 

Raw Materials and Components Consumed

8426.692

7087.770

7882.894

 

 

Packing Materials Consumed

1622.236

1726.463

2192.297

 

 

Stores, Spares and Tools Consumed

560.784

662.940

762.459

 

 

Personnel Expenses

1893.381

2028.021

2227.980

 

 

(Increase)/ decrease in Finished Goods

(286.966)

(130.557)

(195.472)

 

 

Administration and other Expenses

4669.451

4288.754

4274.642

 

 

Cost of Film Production

0.000

81.007

144.295

 

 

Exceptional Items

(34.299)

(88.231)

(1001.343)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

17243.043

16523.237

17808.550

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

1868.266

6348.616

5440.626

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

2019.572

1868.342

2053.159

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(151.306)

4480.274

3387.467

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

3855.841

4918.860

4971.431

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(4007.147)

(438.586)

(1583.964)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.000

(76.519)

(75.303)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(4007.147)

(362.067)

(1508.661)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

--

--

260.111

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

(4007.147)

(479.823)

(1368.784)

 

 

Proposed divined on equity shares

--

100.984

101.059

 

 

Corporate tax on proposed dividend

--

16.772

17.175

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(4007.147)

(362.066)

(1366.784)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

10777.268

12729.287

13158.427

 

 

Interest

41.757

44.463

102.324

 

 

Other Earnings

100.255

281.930

1929.805

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

10919.280

13055.680

15190.556

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of finished goods

80.670

565.681

1043.916

 

 

Raw material including in transit

6107.439

5426.257

6185.029

 

 

Stores, Spares & consumables including in transit

457.446

563.560

636.123

 

 

Capital Goods including in transit

816.470

373.111

815.020

 

 

Packing material, including in transit

547.859

631.756

673.203

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

8009.884

7560.365

9353.291

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / Loss Per Share (Rs.)

(23.81)

(2.15)

(8.96)

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

30.06.2011

Type

 

 

1st Quarter

Net Sales

 

 

5454.000

Total Expenditure

 

 

4998.600

PBIDT (Excl OI)

 

 

455.400

Other Income

 

 

82.200

Operating Profit

 

 

537.600

Interest

 

 

554.100

Exceptional Items

 

 

0.000

PBDT

 

 

[16.500]

Depreciation

 

 

905.600

Profit Before Tax

 

 

[922.100]

Tax

 

 

0.000

Provisions and contingencies

 

 

0.000

Profit After Tax

 

 

[922.100]

Extraordinary Items

 

 

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

 

 

0.000

Other Adjustments

 

 

0.000

Net Profit

 

 

[922.100]

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(20.97)
(1.58)
(6.49)

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(23.13)
(2.19)
(7.41)

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(11.33)
(1.09)
(3.73)

 

 

 
 
 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.32)
(0.03)
(0.09)

 

 

 
 
 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.39
1.76
1.79

 

 

 
 
 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.52
2.81
2.71

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

OPERATIONS

 

Revenues for Financial Year 2011 stood at INR 19111.3 million with a profit before depreciation, interest, exceptional items and tax at INR 1902.6 million. During the year, operating margins were affected by increases in raw material costs and have recovered significantly following improvement in market equilibrium and increase in growth especially in advanced formats.

 

Market Development

 

Market environment and outlook

 

Moser Baer continues to be the market leader in optical media both in terms of low cost mass manufacturing and their RandD capabilities. Their products are sold in over 90 countries and they have developed strong strategic alliances and partnerships with leading global OEMs.

 

In their optical media business, over supply of products along with higher input cost of raw materials during the year had impacted the margins. The industry however, is continuously moving towards consolidation; and Moser Baer being at a leadership position is poised to capture a larger global market share. Moser Baer''s solid state media and consumer electronics businesses are making significant progress, as they continue to launch new products and consolidate their brand.

 

Moreover, the momentum towards advanced media formats will intensify as prices of BluRay drive declined from their present levels. Moser Baer is continuously moving existing production lines to DVDs and advanced formats at low incremental costs, significantly raising their capacity to produce according to market demand.

 

Moser Baer is rigorously working with its OEM customers on technology transfers/ qualifications of its Blu Ray products, with a clear intent to take a leadership position in this format with strong cost advantages. Moser Baer''s optical media production lines will continue to move existing production lines to advanced formats, significantly raising their capacity to produce media that support the emerging High Definition format.

 

the overall OEM business is expected to remain stable with a clear upside coming from new business acquired during the year and growth in emerging formats. In addition the Company expects to gain from leveraging domestic distribution synergies.

 

Photo Voltaic Business

 

In the solar photovoltaic business, the industry witnessed robust growth during the year. India emerged as a strong market with various projects shaping up under the National Solar Mission and State Level Policies. Moser Baer''s Solar Photovoltaic business has also made significant progress and has crossed numerous milestones. Their robust ''quality systems'' and cutting edge technology, backed by focussed marketing helped us penetrate nine additional markets globally during the year, thereby expanding their presence to more than 35 countries. They have emerged as the first Solar PV Company from India to have achieved 100 MW of installations globally under their own brand. The directors are happy to share that Moser Baer''s Subsidiary Moser Baer Solar Limited has emerged as the only Solar Company in the world to be awarded the prestigious 5 Star rating by TÜV Rheinland for quality systems, for two consecutive years. The sales for the business crossed the Rs. 8,500 million mark and shipments of approximately 100MW across technologies were recorded, establishing their leadership position in India. The entity continues to focus on innovation, efficiency improvement and cost competitiveness to offer high quality value added products and service delivery to esteemed customers in India and across the globe.

 

The business group has successfully commissioned India''s first - 5 MW solar farm in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. This solar farm is a significant landmark not only for the Company but also the Nation as this demonstrates strong EPC capabilities and quality manufacturing available domestically. They installed India''s first Building Integrated PV (BIPV) Thin Film Installation (BIPV) at in Hyderabad showcasing their innovativeness in finding solutions to their customer requirements.The   PV business is working on plans to build both scale and efficiency which include:

 

- Commissioning the high efficiency SE line with a capacity of 100 MW of modules along with 90 MW of cells;

 

- Upgrading the existing thin film facility from single junction to tandem junction resulting in cost competitiveness and capacity upgradation; and

 

- Upgrading the existing crystalline silicon cell line to higher efficiency to reap the benefits of higher module wattage.

 

Also, the PV system business is poised for significant growth with a strong project pipeline covering both EPC and Project services.

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

ne year 2010-11 ended on a distinctly positive note with signals of strong industry consolidation providing ample opportunities to Moser Baer to shovycase their leadership position and capabilities across their businesses.

 

  • Total Income The company witnessed stable total income of IJMR 19.111 million during the year
  • Cash and  liquidity The company generated INR 2,807 million of cash from operations on a standalone basis in FY'11
  • Shipment volumes in the storage media business witnessed growth at the end of the fiscal year signaling a   recovery of demand supply balance Robust growth in higher margin advanced formats persisted during the year
  • EDITDA margins were heavily impacted due to continued surge in key commodity prices such as silver, poly carbonate, heavy fuel oil (HFO) and chemicals during the year together with a lag in cost pass-through to customers, along with arJverse foreign exchange movement
  • Pricing of customer contracts has been significantly renegotiated upwards in the following fiscal year to compensate the increasing costs, this trend is expected to continue in the second quater of the financial year 2011-12.

 

In the solar photovoltaic business, the industry witnessed robust growth during the year India emerged as a strong market with various projects shaping up under the National Solar Mission and State level policies. Moser Baer's Solar Photovoltaic business has also made significant progress and has crossed numerous milestones Their robust quality systems and cutting edge technology, backed by world class marketing helped us penetrate nine additional markets globally during the year, thereby expanding their presence to more than 35 countries They have emerged as the first Solar PV company from India to have achieved 100 MW of installations globally under their own brand They are happy to share with their investors that Moser Baer has emerged as the only Solar company in the world to be awarded the prestigious 5 Star rating by TUV Rheinland for quality systems, for two consecutive years Their sales crossed the INR 8,500 million mark and they achieved shipments of approximately 100MW across technologies, establishing their leadership position in India They continue to focus on innovation, efficiency improvement and cost competitiveness to enable us to offer high quality value added products and service delivery to their esteemed customers in India and across the globe

 

In their optical media business, they were impacted by industry imbalances and higher cost push on raw materials during the year The industry however, is continuously moving towards consolidation, and Moser Baer being at a leadership position is poised to capture a larger global market share. Moser Baer's solid state media product line is making significant progress, as they continue to strengthen their position in the storage media market

 

While dominating the catalogue category, the entertainment business, is increasingly focusing on the new film business and non-film content to capture the audience of all ages With over 8.000 titles, superior quality and delightful pricing they are the market leaders and are taking structured initiatives to grow this segment

 

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC

 

PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) INDUSTRY

 

The year 2010-11 shaped up to be a significant year for the global solar industry, experiencing robust growth in volumes and stable pricing throughout the photovoltaic value chain The momentum built by the industry during 2009-10, was not only sustained but further accelerated during the year According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), the total annual PV installations more than doubled to 16 6GW in 2010 as compared to 7 2GW for 2009 This added up to cumulative installations of close to 40GW worldwide till 2010 end, producing 50 terawatt hours {TWh) of electrical power every year The market was driven by accelerated growth in key geographies including Germany and Italy which achieved record number of installations. Various other markets such as USA, Japan, France, Czech, Belgium remained firm while India started to witness increasing traction post the announcement of National Solar Mission, re-instating its strong future potential

 

While at the macro level the industry continues to Face an oversupply situation, the second half of the year saw % temporary shortage of "bankable" supply of modules. This resulted in established, high quality players with higher module wattages enjoying improved price realizations. The increase in demand for modules created a ripple effect and consequently there was an upward price trend across the value chain The prices of silicon, Wafer, cells a modules exhibited firmness and increased by 6-8% The oversupply situation however corrected itself in the last quarter of FY 2010-11 with prices showing signs of relative stability and players with better quality and efficiency having a marked competitive edge. Going forward, they expect the industry to move towards its long-term trend of declining panel pricing and accelerating towards grid parity as several leading players ramp up capacities across all stages of the value chain

 

The key long term industry fundamentals continue to be strong, with countries increasingly focusing on clean, green and sustainable forms of energy aptly supplemented with solar-friendly incentives and feed-in tariff programmes Various industry experts are of the view that the trend towards renewable energy sources is likely to get further accentuated due to concerns emanating post the unfortunate Fukushima Nuclear plant crisis following the earthquake in Japan in early 2011 This ill-fated event has further strengthened the case for renewable energy and several nations are contemplating increasing their renewable energy commitments in general Germany's coalition government has announced phasing out of all of the country's nuclear power plants by 202Z Solar energy is expected to generate further interest globally, given the inherent advantage that solar has over other forms of renewable energy

 

Despite the robust secular growth over the last decade, solar PV electricity currently accounts for less than 1% Of the global electricity generated They believe that the long-term secular growth drivers for the solar PV market would further drive the market

  • Increasing global energy demand and depleting supply of traditional energy sources.
  • Increasing trend towards using carbon-neutral solutions to address the climate change problem;
  • Improved solar energy cost economics They continue to believe that the increased demand for renewable energy will drive solar energy costs down towards grid parity over the next couple of years in various parts of the world The government supported programmes (Feed-in Tariffs) will continue to provide investor security in the long-term.
  • Geopolitical factors such as energy security creating a positive shift in the energy policy of major governments globally.

 

INDIAN SOLAR MARKET

 

The Indian economy faces significant challenges in terms of meeting its energy requirements with rapid depletion of the conventional sources of energy on one hand and increasing energy requirements including peaking power to meet the needs of the fast growing economy, on the other hand, in this backdrop, the thrust on renewable sources of energy as a key energy source is a step in the right direction According to EPIA, India has an immense PV potential in the Sunbelt region The recent experience with large size solar installations has already demonstrated the said potential. The solar energy is also an environment friendly solution for peaking power (requirements, which in the absence of adequate grid capacity, is generally satisfied by liquid fossil fuel based stand-by power generation sources.

 

The 'National Solar Mission' which was launched In January 2010 With focus on harnessing the solar energy, is progressing well. The first phase of the program has been initiated and projects aggregating to 802 MW have already been allocated of the total 1300MW marked for the phase (1100MW Utility grid power and 200MW off-grid solar applications]

 

  • 84MW allocated under Migration Scheme
  • 620 MW allocated in Phase I under Grid Connected applications
  • 98 MW of Rooftop projects received allocations

 

Further bidding process for 300 MW under Grid Connected applications is expected to start shortly

 

The union cabinet has approved the modification of the tariff policy to include solar energy purchase obligation making it mandatory for State ileitis that will require them to source around 0 25% of their electricity requirement from solar energy sources by 2013. increasing gradually to 3% by 202.2. Furthermore, the Renewable Energy Certificate |REC) mechanism which is already operational can play a catalytic role in the development of the solar power market in India. Further, the domestic content guidelines ensure development and growth of domestic solar cell and module manufacturer.

 

In line with its clean energy programmes, the government of India has hiked the budget for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy by more than 20% to INR 12000 millions in FY'12 compared to INR 10000 millions  in FY' 11 The government has allocated INR 6640 millions for renewable power projects in both grid-interactive and distributed power generation capacity Rural application of renewable energy has a special focus this budget with over INR 1700 millions being allocated for it Moreover, the government levied Clean Energy Cess to the extent of INR 50 per ton on all three categories namely Coal. Lignite, and Peat with effect from 1 July 2010

 

In addition to the above, several States have introduced Solar Policies applicable to the respective States Gujarat has taken a lead in developing solar power and has an aggressive Solar policy Rajasthan has similarly taken a lead in announcing a Solar policy for the State. Other states like Punjab. Karnataka, and Maharashtra are also expected to promote solar development in the immediate future. The progress under the various schemes has been encouraging In Gujarat, applications were received for more than 1.500 MW with PPA's already signed for more than 900 MW. The development work is already in progress with several installations expected to be completed within 2011 Under the Rajasthan Policy announcement, the State government has plans to install 50 MW in Phase 1 and 150 MW in Phase 2.

 

While the solar sector in India is all set to achieve significant traction post the announcement of the National Solar Mission, certain implementation challenges have delayed the execution of projects The reverse bidding process under the JNNSM policy, driven by declining modules and system prices, saw the applicants discounting the CERC approved tariff of INR 17.91 /kWh by 30-36%. While this is good for the industry in the long term as It accelerates the move towards grid parity, it added certain challenges from an execution standpoint In the short-term, it made lenders re-assess project viability as the IRR's under the revised tariff scheme were significantly lower than what was previously calculated at INR 17.91 / kWh. In addition, land acquisition challenges coupled with lack of assign ability of PPAs to lenders caused delays in projects attaining financial closure

 

However, with the recent assurance of financial support to developers from MNRE, these challenges which once seemed overwhelming, now appear to be getting progressively addressed MNRE has set up a group of PSU Banks, under the leadership of the State Bank of India, to explore steps that are required, such as enhancing availability of low cost funds to make solar projects more viable The Cabinet has recently approved a Payment Security Scheme For extending INR 4860 millions Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) to MNRE in case of defaults in payment by State Utilities to NWN Not only this, International Development Agencies such as IFC and ADB have expressed an intention to support renewable energy projects and are looking to extend financial assistance to such projects.

 

Given that India is energy starved, with more than 50% of rural households not yet electrified (375 million people have no access to electricity), and is likely to remain so for several years, India represents a Significant opportunity for solar energy Moreover, a very large proportion of population relies on DG sets b kerosene for their power needs, where Solar provides a more cost effective and cleaner solution. With its decentralized nature of generation, minima! maintenance, no moving parts, no fuel cost escalation and high reliability. Solar has the potential to be an extremely viable source of energy for years to come, to provide inclusive growth especially for a vast country like India

 

MOSER BAER'S PV BUSINESS

 

2010-11 was a landmark year For Moser Baer with their photovoltaic business achieving several key milestones and strengthening their position in the global photovoltaic market. During the year, Moser Baer achieved the distinction of being the first Solar PV Company from India to achieve 100 MW of installations globally 'under its own brand' thus strengthening their position in the global photovoltaic market.

 

The photovoltaic business witnessed revenue growth of close to 80% and reached revenues of over INR 8,500 million in FY'11. Compared to revenues of over INR 4,300 million in FY'10 Global Shipments reached approximately 1D0MW for the year with significant traction in both the showcase technologies of Moser Baer - Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film.

 

They are proud to share with their shareholders, that they are the only Solar Company in the world to be awarded the prestigious 5 Star rating by TOV Rheinland For quality systems, for two consecutive years

 

Additionally, they have received the following Awards that   reflect   their   commitment   and   excellence in manufacturing and quality systems placing us in the elite league in the global photovoltaic market:

 

  • Qimpro Quality Award - QualTech Prize In the "rnanufacturing category' during the 22nd Qimpro Convention The Qimpro Convention is widely regarded as the largest and most significant platform in India that recognizes excellence and innovation in the manufacturing process The Six-Sigma Proiect that won Moser Baer this National accolade has significantly improved the yield of photovoltaic cells.

 

  • Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health and Safety

 

A focused effort saw Moser Baer increase its geographic footprint as it added nine countries taking the global footprint to 35 countries across the globe They now have established distribution networks across regions and operate with a large posse of Distributors and Agents globally The Company was a proud recipient of a 'Gold Certified supplier' Certification from a leading Germany based system integrator, for maintaining highest standards of quality and outstanding delivery in 2010

 

This proven strength in manufacturing excellence, coupled with their brand name, further enabled us to strengthen the "Bank ability' of their modules in the international markets As a leader in its field, the Company is currently engaged with Indian banks h financial institutions to generate awareness on Solar and the various facets of module quality to enable them to exercise due diligence as they embark on financing solar projects The year also saw us making inroads into the massive utility scale segment by bagging prestigious orders from two leading French Utilities. Their modules have also been Installed atop several rooftops on offices of Fortune-500 companies, reflecting the increased strength of the Moser Baer Brand. They also undertook India's first Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Thin Film Installation at Hyderabad, tn line with their continuous focus on Environment and Safety, they launched a lead-free Crystalline Silicon Module complying to RoHS directive 2002/95/EC specifically designed to reduce the carbon footprint

 

The company continues to maintain a strong focus on Six Sigma and Lean methodologies and has developed a large team of Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts to drive quality, cost and performance improvements. This has enabled a systematic process de-bottlenecking thereby enabling us to enhance the existing module line capacity from 80 MW to 110 MW

 

They have now reached a combined module capacity of Over 200 MW across technologies, placing us as one of the leading PV players in India The Company has progressively enhanced the module wattages offered to customers. In line with market expectations of higher wattage modules The expansion of the additional Cell Line is adding an incremental 90 MW capacity to the overall Crystalline Silicon Cell manufacturing capability Simultaneously, the second phase of Module Line expansion would add 50 MW to the module capacity. This would further fructify their position in India and the Global market concurrently, they have embarked on a program for upgrading their existing Cell Line

 

The company is also currently working on a program to upgrade the Thin Film facility from Amorphous Single Junction Thin Film to Micro morph Tandem Junction Thin Film Modules This will improve the module wattage significantly at a much lower cost on a per watt basis, thereby leading to a lower leveled Cost of Electricity (LCOE)

 

They are consistently working on bringing down the costs of manufacturing by improvement in their internal processes   and   through   their   ongoing   research and development efforts Moreover, their focus is on optimizing cash management and working capital The company also resolved a long term wafer contract with a European vendor which enabled it to terminate the "take or pay" eight year wafer contract and subsequent cancellation of bank guarantees issued by the company's bankers

 

Within India, apart from manufacturing, they have successfully established out strong EPC capability from "concept to commissioning', and executed over 60 solar projects already Their in-house design strength, structural capabilities and multi technology platform provides us a unique platform to tap the thriving PV market in India The Thin Film technology has emerged as the proven technology or choice in Indian ground mounted solar farms and initial performance indicators far exceed expected levels. Thin Films are most appropriately suited to Indian climate conditions with hot summers on account of their lower temperature coefficient and improved diffused light response, resulting in significant improvements in energy yield compared to Crystalline Silicon The company is taking appropriate steps to tailor make a product ideally suited to Indian conditions, combined with innovative mounting and EPC design, which will result in the lowest installed cost per watt, making it an ideal choice for Developers.

 

THEIR EPC TEAM:

 

  • Commissioned a 5MW Thin Film plant in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. India's largest free field Solar Farm
  • In the process of setting up 5MW Solar farm in Rajasthan. under the migration scheme of the National Solar Mission
  • Installed solar systems on temples, schools, telecom towers, commercial rooftops, residential rooftops, highways, utilities, community centers among others.
  • installed systems in most challenging locations (Altitude at 16000 ft, -5'C. wind speed of ~ 100 km/hr. minimal oxygen levels)
  • More than 20 standalone power plants installed in Leh and Kargil - the most challenging terrain
  • Developed and deployed charging stations in rural locations

 

The EPC team is also executing large sized solar farms for a Group affiliate which has bagged multiple solar farm projects in various states in India Given a strong track record of timely execution of solar installations by Their EPC team, they are also taking up the installation Of solar farms as well as small solar installations for other developers in the country Their EPC team already has significant cumulative experience of commissioning solar installations in the country.

 

In its bid to create a robust solar PV eco-system in India. Moser Baer has expanded downstream in the PV value chain, arid started domestic production of India's first [YL1KITA Brand) |unction boxes in technology partnership with Yukita Electric for solar PV modules. Junction boxes are a critical component in solar PV installations. With an installed capacity of 2_5mn junction boxes every year, this dedicated Moser Baer India facility can cater to the entire demand emanating from Phase 1 of the National Solar Mission The junction boxes manufactured at Moser Baer's India plant meet the exacting, high reliability requirements of the PV module industry The strategic partnership would be utilizing Moser Baer's existing state-of-the-art facilities with  existing   high-tech   manufacturing capabilities skilled manpower experienced in high-tech manufacturing of PV and core competencies in plastic injections molding and handling of metals and plastic combination. Yukrta Electric Wire Co. which is a global leading manufacturer of junction boxes based in Japan, would provide the technical know-how and global marketing and sales network

 

Moser Baer continuously focuses on Research and Development to stay at the forefront of the industry In the same spirit, they have been awarded 3 grant by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to engage in the developmental activity of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) solar cells They would conduct the development work From their world class Corporate RandD facility at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh Owing to its high efficiency and cost effectiveness, CIGS based thin film solar cell technology is likely to emerge as one of the most promising solar cells. The focus of this RandD project is to develop a differentiated, indigenous, commercially viable technology based on core competencies of Moser Baer

 

GLOBAL CERTIFICATIONS

 

Several new Product Certifications re-enforced the quality of products manufactured by Moser Baer.

 

  • JET Certified (Japan). MCS Certified (U K ) CEC Listed [Australia). ITCOL (Bangladesh), DGSandD (lndta)
  • IEC 61701 Certified - Salt Mist Corrosion test - This special TLJV Intercert test certifies that these modules are more appropriate for installations m high salt laden conditions/regions like Kutch in Gujarat and other coastal areas which have high level of ram, fog and acidity for most part of the year
  • Ammonia Resistance Test - Certifies that Moser Baer modules maintain their high performance level even when continuously exposed to aggressive substances in the air in agricultural applications.

 

All the modules manufactured by the Company including Thin Film modules now additionally conform to NSM guidelines and are fitted with RFID tags.

 

OUTLOOK

 

"NEARLY 80% OF THE WORLD'S POWER COULD GO GREEN RUN ON RENEWABLE SOURCES BY THE END OF 2050 THIS IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BY THE UN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)'

 

Energy security today ranks amongst the top priorities For nations across the world As awareness of climate change and its harmful impact gains traction and as price of oil continues to show firmness, they believe that the long-term outlook for the renewable sector in general and the solar sector in particular is strong.

 

With improving economic environment and strong market fundamentals driven by policy developments across the globe, market intelligence and research firms have raised their global demand estimates for 2011 and beyond Installations are now expected to be in the range of 18-22 GW in 2011. Although Feed-in-Tariff cuts have been announced by several European countries, these are in line with cost and price reductions and broadly maintain the attractiveness of Solar as a safe and viable asset class The German market is expected to continue its positive traction m 2011 Italy as the second largest market has revised its solar targets from the earlier 8000 MW to 23000 MW by 2017. Despite reducing feed-in-tariffs in several countries, the demand is expected to increase on account of reducing overall solar system pricing (including modules) thereby ensuring that IRR's continue to remain attractive Beyond Europe, other markets expected to witness growth are United Slates. Asian markets like Japan. China and especially India which is poised to become one of the leading markets globally In the foreseeable future

 

In the long term, the PV market is expected to grow rapidly in future years with installations expected to reach 44GW by 2015 as per EPIA (policy driven scenario) PV has proven itself to be a reliable and safe energy source in ail regions of the world Specifically the India market, which is a key growth driver of Moser Baer, is on the verge of exponential growth As per KPMG estimates, the Indian market has huge potential and is estimated to reach cumulative installations of B3GW by 2021-22, which is significantly in excess of the targets set under the National Solar Mission Solar power can play an important role in securing the energy future for India Moreover, solar power has the potential to drive economic growth in a sustainable manner

 

STORAGE MEDIA and CONSUMER PRODUCTS

 

STORAGE MEDIA and CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY

 

Storage Media Industry has undergone significant changes through last year especially in the second half of FY 10-11 In the optical media segment, there were significant pressures on account of decline in demand of first generation products coupled with high input costs This eventually led to worldwide consolidation In the market with many small players closing operations towards start of calendar year 2011, leading to rebalanced market position The cumulative supply moving out of the market is estimated as much as 25% of available capacity of 2010 In the medium term, this is expected to create a positive demand-supply gap that would help correct media prices to reasonable levels, thus being a harbinger of good times for optical media industry

 

Globally, while mature markets like Europe and USA are declining, certain emerging markets continue to grow with their informal channels. They are witnessing a clear shift from VCDs to DVDs in developing markets and from DVDs to high definition format - Blu-Ray in developed markets. While DVD-R is clearly the current dominant format in the market. premium CD-R products continue to remain the key format in niche high end professional segment. Overall, the industry is moving towards high value formats thereby leading to the revenue growth in the industry despite the downtrend in the volumes on a long term basis

 

With fall in the hardware costs, an increasing drive penetration and increasing content roll-out on Blu-Ray leading to better customer experience, the growth of this formal is inexorable. Blu Ray continues to grow at a strong pace in Japan and is poised to emerge as a main stream optical media in developed countries. Moreover, from 2012 onwards, strong demand for High Definition content s expected to fuel additional growth for the format. OEM customers are increasingly migrating their Blu-Ray disc sourcing from internal production to external OEM suppliers like Moser Baer

 

Storage Media Industry also comprises of Solid-state storage, a non volatile, removable storage medium which employs integrated circuits rather than magnetic or optical media. The medium provides an extension to the existing storage media basket and has been increasingly gaining overwhelming popularity over last 5 years due to its higher data transfer speeds, Moberly and ease of use The medium includes products like Flash Drives. SD and Micro SD Cards With the growing amount of digital data and increased need for mobility in their daily lives. The flash dive market is one of the fastest growing Segments especially in emerging markets like India With the rise in mobile phone adoption in India, use of multimedia applications like music, video, pictures, games, the market for flash memory cards has also been witnessing exponential growth

 

India has an advantage of affluent  middle class population that has made the country's consumer electronics industry highly dynamic The industry has been Witnessing significant growth for past few years and is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 15% during 2010-2013.

 

MOSER BAER'S STORAGE MEDIA and CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS BUSINESS

 

With their inherent strengths and resilient approach, Moser Baer has sustained itself successfully in difficult market conditions They continue to be the market leaders in storage media both in terms of low cost mass manufacturing and their RandD capabilities Today, their products are sold in over 90 countries and they have developed strong strategic alliances and partnerships with leading global OEMs. Their resilience has been a result of their thorough planning, strong management team, technology inheritance and flexibility in operations.

 

Moser Baer continues to work closely with its OEM partners and is poised to garner a larger share of the overall market pie through Its various strategic initiatives and long term arrangements. Simultaneously, they are aggressively pursuing their strategy to boost private label sales and expand their global foot print in the Non-OEM segment and as result have increased their share of Non-OEM sales. They continue to aggressively grow in the emerging markets like Latin America and Mid-East Africa Within India, which is a key market for Moser Baer. Optical Media Product is now eligible for 2% incentive under Focused Product Scheme of Government of India wef 1st April 2010

 

With proliferation of High Definition digital transmission across the globe and hopefully BD hardware becoming cheaper, the BD media should become a much more significant optical media format in hear future Moser Baer witnessed strong growth in shipments of advanced formats during the year, which have emerged as a growth driver for the optical media business and poised to make significant contribution to the business. They  are  rigorously  working   with   the   BD format

 

originators on technology transfers/ qualifications of their Blu-Ray products, with a clear intent to take a leadership position in this format They are also realigning 8 optimizing cur current production resources to move towards ramping up capacity on BD formats, at low incremental costs, leading to a threefold capacity expansion to produce higher value formats according to market demand Given the complexity and capital intensive manufacturing capabilities required to mass produce these formats, only a small select group of companies will emerge as key players in this high growth segment This would only Increase the differentiation between the technology innovators/ developers like Moser Baer and the tier-iI companies over the long term Moser Baer will supply to all major global brands by Q3 2011. They are successfully consolidating and restructuring their domestic distribution system As part of the restructuring, they are leveraging the extensive market distribution network of their Home entertainment business in order to extract cost effective synergies and improve the distribution platform of storage media products

 

EBITDA margin for the business remained under pressure during the year This was largely driven by substantial increase in input costs during the year, unfavorable foreign exchange movement and lag in passing the increased costs to customers. However, Moser Baer continued with its cost reduction initiatives to remain one of the lowest costs producers in the industry They continuously undertake process and product improvement initiatives and have converted a significant portion of their fuel source from DG generation to dual fuel mode which includes natural gas

 

In lieu of the vast potential in the solid state memory segment. Moser Baer has invested in Memory Cards and Pen Drives manufacturing in India With a capacity of 24mn Memory devices per year, this is one of its kind manufacturing facility m India. Their company witnessed strong growth in sales of solid state memory products [USB drives and Micro SD) during the year.

 

Innovation has always been at The core of Moser Baer They launched a slew of pioneering products and models under their own brand in domestic market and the response has been encouraging They offer a range of Flash products in capacity from 2GB to 32GB and micro SD cards from 2GB to BGB capacity. They launched the world's slimmest Micro USB flash drive with embedded LED and USB Drives pre-loaded whir Blockbuster Bollywood movies Moser Baer also launched 'Knight' USB Flash Drives embedded with an innovative My Zone feature which enables user to demarcate his personal and public storage space with a password, making it ideal for enterprise users They have also recently launched SD cards for the camera market. They are focusing on expanding the product portfolio of their existing OEMs by providing them with these innovative offerings Moser Baer brand has been able to garner a market share of over 13% in 2010-1 I

 

In the Consumer Electronic Products segment. Moser Baer has launched a slew of new models to cater to The younger generation The company is being recognized as a player providing 'Excellent products at the Right price' The Company has a strong brand presence and channel distribution which would augur well for it to capture significant portion of the market and reach a wider spectrum of audience across India The consumer electronics product range includes LCD TVs, including Full HD models, stylish MP3 Players, portable DVD Players. DVD Players. Digital Photo Frames and Home Theatre Systems.

 

OUTLOOK

 

The overall Demand-Supply balance is now returning back to normalcy in the Optical Media market after capacity reductions They are witnessing volume and pricing traction especially in the OEM markets and expect the Non-OEM markets to follow suit.

 

Moser Baer is gloriously working v,ilh its OEM customers on technology transfers/ qualifications of its BluRay products, with a clear intent to take a leadership position in this format with strong cost advantages. Future Source has predicted that global production of Blu-ray discs will increase to 2 billion discs per year by 2014 Reports expect Blu-Ray sales to reach 346 million discs by 2012 and -520 million by 2013.

 

A large part of this growth is expected to come from new technologies such as Blu-ray 3D Many hardware manufacturers such as Panasonic and Samsung have begun bundling Blu-ray movies with hardware such as televisions and players in order to attract new customers Blu-ray discs are an excellent platform for content delivery because of their large storage capacity and low cost

 

The Memory market is growing at a healthy 30-40% per annum. For Micro SD Cards the major application is mobile phones and with the total wireless subscriber base in India reaching 791 million (as on 06 April 2011 as per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India], this presents a significant opportunity to the company in this segment. Further, with multimedia applications like

 

music, video, pictures, games gaining ground as default in all mobile handsets, the consumption of Micro SD cards are growing tremendously For USB devices, it is the convenient form factor and portability, as well as competitive pricing, which is driving demand. Also, consumers and enterprises continue to show increasing interest in having portable applications on a USB device. Further mint USB {also known as Chip on Board} with its smaller form factor is becoming a style statement While the demand for 2GB is reducing drastically, the demand for 8/16GB Pen Drives is gaining traction

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

ENTERTAINMENT  INDUSTRY

 

2010 Was a challenging year for the home video market given the reduction in time gap between the release of movies in theaters and their premier on television, increased level of piracy and high cost of content purchase. The home video market was estimated at INR 2.3bn in 2010 The high cost of mote acquisition coupled with declining unit sale put pressure on recovery and profitability As a result, in 2010. the rights of 30-40% of the movies rights available were not bought This led to rationalization in film acquisition costs towards end of calendar year 2010

 

With the rise in disposable incomes and increased af fordabilily of DVD players, the market for home video is expected to show exponential growth

 

MOSER BAER'S ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

 

Moser Baer's Entertainment business continues to dominate the home entertainment space with over 8.000 live titles in most Indian languages and a unique business model of high quality and large variety content, priced reasonably for Indian consumer The company has a strong distribution set-up created on the lines of FMCG industry which further solidifies its presence Moser Baer products are Widely available pan India at consumer friendly prices, hence encouraging the growth of legitimate consumption Moser Baer has done acquisition in all major regional languages apart from Hindi and English to maintain its leadership in the segment The company is also focusing exclusively on mythological content as ft has significant market consumption

 

Moser Baer has adopted unique strategies for developing two distinct markets to cater to the differing needs of the people across income groups.

 

  • Offering premium content at premium prices at selected key outlets across the country, in order to maximize realization per unit sold
  • Driving mass consumption at affordable prices and 'everywhere' distribution for 3-in-1 film formats, called Super DVDs and Nice. The goal is to attract consumers, who are currently buying pirated products in a similar format and make them buy original products that have the hallmark of quality and affordability These DVDs are sold close to the price point of pirates and offer better value proposition to consumers

 

Moser Baer is releasing video content in the DVD. VCD and Super DVD / Nice (DVD with multiple films) formats using Moser Baer's proprietary and patented technology that ensures the highest quality standards while providing affordable prices.

 

During the year, Moser Baer adopted a cautious approach on new films acquisitions due to high content cost and stretched recoverability Their strategy on new films is to acquire only if the film is able to recover the investment with 90—120 days of launch. They successfully executed the strategy and recovered their acquisition cost in the first 90-120 days for films acquired during the year like Khichdi. Action Replay. Knock Out, Turning 30 etc In Hindi language Similar strategy is followed for regional acquisition Acquisition prices are now looking viable and they will be able to acquire bigger and more number of flims in the coming financial years

 

KEY INITIATIVES IN HOME ENTERTAINMENT

 

  • Joining hands with unorganized distribution channets:Mosei Baer has launched a product named "Nice' in the month of December 2010 to tap the unorganized distribution channel by providing their products at a slightly higher price compared to the pirated products Initially It has been done in limited markets of Uttar Pradesh as a pilot and the response to the same has been encouraging and they have witnessed a 9X volume growth. Similar pilots would be conducted with limited repertoire across the country ana also with a few regional languages This is expected to provide us a competitive edge and get in-roads the unorganized market

 

  • Focus on Mythological content: Moser Baer has taken various content combinations, more than 50 different packs, on mythological content like Ramayana, Mahabharata. Sri Krishna, vishnupuran, Om Namah Shivay etc to exploit in mass market which received tremendous response. This has also helped in terms of reaching smaller markets and improved realizations

 

  • Packaging and Premium Pricing: In 2010 they continued to revamp their premium DVD catalogue to cater to the large format retail outlets They increased the price of the entire DVD range by about 30% and also improved the packaging to give a premium look. This resulted in a much better realisation for us and also increased their brand share in the retail outlets.

 

  • Piracy Control: Movie piracy has become rampant across the country Moser Baer is a founder member of The Alliance against Copyright Theft (AACTI, an alliance jointly formed by Moser Baer. Reliance Big. Eros, UTV and Motion Picture Association of America In this pan India operation the following activities were conducted

 

«      Raids on piracy stalls

«      Large raids on manufacturing units

«      Toll free number

«      Participation in "Cyber Safety Week" in Mumbai

«      Participation in collage youth festival

«      Distribution of comic on Anti Piracy to school children

«      On line piracy control

 

OUTLOOK

 

The year 2010 is a year of learning and reflection for the Indian film industry While movies with superstars and big budget managed strong opening week collections, most did not succeed in sustaining footfall across cinema halls in the weeks that followed The year proved that there was a market for movies beyond "stars'' and one could also bank on new talent to deliver success These factors created an opportunity for the industry to focus towards providing platform for unique scripts and content

 

The Indian film industry is estimated to be INR 83.3 bn in 2010 and projected to grow by 9 6% CAGR to touch INR 133.5 bn in revenues by 2015 The content prices for new films In Hind have fallen considerably due to higher piracy and lower throughput of original content

 

Further the window to release the home video has come down for most new films and Moser Baer is able to release a few films within 2-3 weeks of film release also. At the current price point the activity on sale of home video is expected to gain momentum Moser Baer is looking at acquiring movies once again and the trend is expected to continue in the near future Moser Baer expects a major share of this market by the year 2014

 

Moser Baer is looking forward to a bright future in Home Entertainment business through the following new initiatives and innovations to sustain and improve their performance in 2011-12:

 

  • Aggressive acquisition of new films in all key languages at right price
  • Better exploitation of catalogue content through premium packaging and premium pricing
  • Focus on non-film content like TV serials, sports, health, devotional to increase the range
  • Expanding and servicing directly key retail outlets across the country
  • Tapping the semi-urban markets with Super DVD format
  • Tapping the rural/Piracy market with Nice format
  • Reduced release window for new Films across all languages

 

New Initiatives in Energy Efficiency

 

Moser Baer Technologies Inc.. a U S  subsidiary of subject has tied up with Universal Display Corporation, for technology licensing, material supply and technology assistance to support its initiatives in white OLED lighting This agreement follows a program that the two companies announced last year in which the companies received a grant of $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to design and build the first white OLED lighting pilot manufacturing facility in the United States Under the agreement. Moser Baer Technologies will license Universal Display's proprietary PHOLED and other OLED technologies and purchase Universal Display's highly energy refficient Universal PHOLED materials for white OLED panel manufacturing Moser Baer Technologies and Universal Display will also work together in a five-year program to support Moser Baer's manufacture of white PHOLED lighting products This would accelerate the development and manufacturing of phosphoiescsnt OLED lighting panels leaning to energy savings, environmental benefits and cost effectiveness

 

The Moser Baer Group brings several years of experience in light management and substrate manufacturing technologies and a strong asset base which are suitable for OLED lighting devices They have extensive capabilities in low cost/high throughput manufacturing that will enable us to industrialize this technology at competitive cost points The company is in discussions with various potential strategic partners for appropriate capital infusion and expansion of capacity as per plans

 

OPERATING PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS REVENUE ANALYSIS

 

For us at Moser Baer. this has been a year of building on their core strengths to sustain the business and combat industry imbalances. The gross revenues in fiscal year 2010-11 decreased by 12.81% over the previous year to IMR 17889.2 million and declining margins resulted in loss after tax of |NR 4.007 million The Company EBITDA (including other income and after exceptional items] decreased to INR  1868.3 million from INR 6348.6 million in FY 10 Fully diluted earnings per share for FY 2010-11 were INR (23.81) against INR (2.15) in FY 10 The Company generated INR 2806.5 million cash from operations in FY 2010-11

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

There is no change in the capital structure of the Company and paid up equity capital remained at INR 1683.1 million as on 31st March. 2011.

 

FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES. INITIATIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

 

The company is taking proactive measures to ensure all financial costs are effectively reduced to positively impact the bottom line The Company continued to focus on efficient working capital management to release cash into the system, generating INR 2,806.5 million of cash from operations Foreign Exchange has been particularly volatile in the year, and the ongoing foreign exchange risk management policy has been further strengthened to assure that there is no adverse impact of volatile exchange rates beyond agreed upon tolerance levels

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

in respect of

 

  • Corporate guarantees given on behalf of the Subsidiary Companies: Rs.21253.587 millions (Previous Year Rs. 17383.425 millions). Against these guarantees loan amounts of Rs.18083.789 millions (Previous Year Rs. 16042.959 millions) have been availed by the subsidiary companies.

  

Disputed demands (Gross) in respect of:-

31.03.2011

Rs in Millions

31.03.2010

Rs in Millions

Entry Tax

Amount paid under Protest Rs. 1.864 Millions (Previous year Rs. 1.688 Millions) paid through bank guarantee Rs. 2.059 (previous year Rs. 1.883 millions)

127.298

126.303

Service tax (amount paid under protest Rs. 2.953 (previous year Rs. 2.953)

154.559

148.498

Sales Tax (Amount paid under protest Rs. 4.544 Millions (Previous Year Rs. 7.004 million) bank guarantee furnished Rs.11.409 millions (Previous year  Rs. 24.987 millions)

16.729

101.926

Custom duty and Excise duty (including penalties)

(Amount paid under protest Rs.4.501 Millions (Previous Year Rs. 0.595 million) paid through bank guaranteefurnished Rs. 12.000 millions (Previous year  Rs. 12.000 millions)

32.668

26.866

Income Tax [Amount paid under protest Rs. 34.500 Millions (Previous Year Rs 34.500 millions)

85.294

85.294

Total

416.548

488.887

 

Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts: Rs. 2.317 (Previous Year Rs. 2.317).

 

The amount shown in 1.1 above represents guarantees given in the normal course of the Company's operations and are not expected to result in any loss to the Company on the basis of the beneficiary fulfilling its ordinary commercial obligations.

 

The amounts shown in 1.2 and 1.3 above represent the best possible estimates arrived at on the basis of available information. The uncertainties and possible reimbursements are dependent on the outcome of the different legal processes which have been invoked by the Company or the claimants as the case may be and therefore cannot be estimated accurately. The Company engages reputed professional advisors to protect its interests and has been advised that it has strong legal positions against such disputes.

 

Fixed Assets

 

  • Leasehold Land
  • Buildings
  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Electrical Installations and Other Equipments
  • Furniture and Fixture
  • Office Equipments
  • Computers
  • Vehicles
  • Technical know how
  • Copyrights
  • Marketing and distribution rights

 

 

Website Details

 

History:

 

Moser Baer India was founded in New Delhi in 1983 as a Time Recorder unit in technical collaboration with Maruzen Corporation, Japan and Moser Baer Sumiswald, Switzerland.


In 1988, Moser Baer India moved into the data storage industry by commencing manufacturing of 5.25-inch Floppy Diskettes. By 1993, it graduated to manufacturing 3.5-inch Micro Floppy Diskettes (MFD).


In 1999, Moser Baer India set up a 150-million unit capacity plant to manufacture Recordable Compact Disks (CD-Rs) and Recordable Digital Versatile Disks (DVD-Rs). The strategy for the optical media project was identical to what had successfully been implemented in the diskette business - creating a facility that matched global standards in terms of size, technology, quality, product flexibility and process integration. The company is today the only large Indian manufacturer of magnetic and optical media data storage products, exporting approximately 85 percent of its production.


Since inception, Moser Baer has always endeavored to create its space in the international market. Aiding the company in its efforts has been a carefully-planned and sustainable business model - low costs, high margins, high profits, reinvestment and capacity growth. Along the way, deep relationships have been forged with leading OEMs, with the result that today there are hardly any global technology brands in the optical media segment that Moser Baer is not associated with.

 

In 2006, the company announced its foray into the Photovoltaic and Home Entertainment businesses. In 2007, the IT Peripherals and Consumer Electronics division was formed.

 

Milestones:

 

 

 

1983

Established

1985

Production of 8.0"/5.25" Disks

1987

Production of 3.5" Disks

1998

ISO 9002 Certification

1999

Production of CD-R

2000

Production of CD-RW

2002

Completely Integrated Manufacturing

2003

v       Production of DVD-R

v       Production of DVD-RW

v       ISO Certification for all Facilities

v       Launch of 'Moserbaer' Brand in Indian Market

v       Signed one of Largest Outsourcing Deals in Indian Manufacturing

2004

v       'Lightscribe' Deal with HP

v       HP Deal for India and SAARC Region

v       Contributing Member of Blu-Ray Disk Association

2005

v       ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification for Moser Baer plants.

v       Commencement of Phase III of Greater Noida Plant

v       Announced Moser Baer Photovoltaic Limited as it's wholly owned subsidiary

v       Received status of SEZ developer from Govt. of India

v       Announced a wholly owned subsidiary-Moser Baer SEZ

v       Signed MoU with IIT, Delhi

2006

v       The first company in the world to start volume shipments of HD DVD-R

v       Signed Technology MoU with IT BHU

v       Patented technology approved by the Blu-ray Disc Association

v       In-house R AND D Centre approved by Ministry of Science and Technology

v       Launched USB Flash drives

v       Forayed into entertainment space, enters Home Video market

2007

v       Acquired OMandT BV - a Philips' optical technology and R AND D subsidiary

v       Announced start of trial run of solar photovoltaic cell production facility

v       Set up the world's largest Thin Film Solar Fab

v       Launched US$150 mn FCCBs

v       Moser Baer Photo Voltaic announced commercial shipment of solar photovoltaic cells

v       Moser Baer Photo Voltaic announced US$880 million strategic sourcing tie-up with REC Group

v       Forayed into PC peripherals market: Launches Optical Disk Drives (ODDs), Headphones, Keyboards, Optical Mouse etc.

v       Launched Branded DVD Player

2008

v       Moser Baer plans 600 MW Thin Film PV capacity with an estimated investment of over $ 1.5 bn

v       Moser Baer Photo Voltaic announces strategic sourcing tie-up with LDK Solar

v       Moser Baer announces successful trials of first Gen 8.5 Thin Film plant

v       Moser Baer gets the coveted blu-ray product verification

v       Moser Baer signs exclusive home video licensing deal with UTV Motion Pictures

v       Moser Baer launches a digital video processing facility in Chennai

v       Moser Baer secures customer sales orders of $500 million for solar modules

v       Global investors inject Rs. 4110.000 Millionsinto Moser Baer's solar photovoltaic business

v       Moser Baer announces successful trials of first Gen 8.5 Thin Film plant

v       Moser Baer Photo Voltaic announces strategic sourcing tie-up with LDK Solar

v       Moser Baer plans 600 MW Thin Film PV capacity with an estimated investment of over $ 1.5 bn

2009

v       Moser Baer launches sleek and stylish MP3 players

v       Moser Baer’s thin film solar modules are now IEC certified

v       Moser Baer to set up one of India’s largest rooftop solar PV installations in Surat

v       Slim and Elegant Moser Baer TFT Monitor

v       Moser Baer’s thin film line ready for production of ultra-large solar modules

 

 

 

Awards and certifications

 

2010    

§                 Dr. Deepak Puri was conferred Padma Shri on 26th January by the President of India for his distinguished contribution towards the sustained growth of the Indian industry.

§                 Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Deepak Puri was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D. Phil) Honoris Causa by Amity University on 16 January. This event marked the recognition by the academia of the significant contribution made by Dr. Puri in the development and growth of cutting edge technology and placing India firmly in the global map of Technology innovation.


2008
   

§                 EFY 2008 Special Award to Mr Deepak Puri, CMD, Moser Baer

§                 Golden Peacock Environmental Eco –Innovation Award 2008


2007
   

§                 Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health and Safety '07

§                 Award for being 'Highest Exporter in IT Sector' from 'Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZ Units'.

§                 Business Standard 'Most Innovative Company of the Year Award' 07'

§                 ELCINA – DUN and BRADSTREET Awards, 2006 - 07 in the categories- Quality, R and D and Business Excellence

§                 Award by "Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)" in IT Hardware category, titled "Award for Maximum IT Hardware Exports"


2006
    

§                 "BEST OF ALL" Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award by Bureau of Indian Standards

§                 Indira Awards for Marketing Excellence awarded "CEO of the Year Award" to Mr. Deepak Puri, CMD

§                 "Electronics Organisation of the Year Award" from Electronics for You Publication Group.

§                 PHDCCI - Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award' 06 to Mr. Deepak Puri, CMD


2005
   

§                 Golden Peacock Award for Competence in Quality and Innovation Management

§                 Global Industry Leader Award" to Mr. Deepak Puri and "Excellence in Manufacturing Award" to Moser Baer from Optical Disc Systems

§                 Golden Peacock Environment Management Award

§                 Plasticon Award 2005 by Plast India Foundation


2004
   

§                 Frost and Sullivan Awards for excellent Manufacturing Practices.

§                 DataQuest Top 20

§                 Deloitte Award for Fast Growing IT Company and Manufacturing Excellence

§                 Corporate Role Model and Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Deepak Puri, Managing Director, Moser Baer by Centre of International Business., Amity Business School, Noida


2003
   

§                 Dataquest IT Man of the Year Award 2003 to Mr. Deepak Puri Managing Director, Moser Baer

§                 Business Today - India's Best Managed Company for the year 2003

§                 NMA Leadership Award 2003 to Mr. Deepak Puri, Managing Director, Moser Baer

§                 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Fast 500 - Asia Pacific's Leading Technology Companies in 2003


2002
   

§                 Dataquest Awards - Top Growth Company for the year 2002-03

§                 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2002 for Manufacturing to Mr. Ratul Puri, Executive Director, Moser Baer

§                 LMA (Ludhiana Management Association) Vardhman Award for Entrepreneur of the Year 2002 to Mr. Deepak Puri, Managing Director, Moser Baer


2001
   

§                 All India Award - Highest Exports in Electronic Hardware (Non-SSI) for 2000-01

§                 The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence - Company of the year 2001-02

§                 Dataquest Top 20 - Fastest Growth Company for the year 2001-02

§                 ELCINA (Electronic Component Industries Association) Electronics Man of the Year to Mr. Deepak Puri, Managing Director, Moser Baer

1996-97

§                 Highest Exports Award in Electronic Components amongst Non-SSI Category

 

Business Description     

 

S

ubject is an India-based company engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of optical storage media like compact disc (CDs) and digital video disc (DVDs). Its divisions comprise: storage media, solar energy, home entertainment and information technology (IT) peripherals and consumer electronics (CE). The Company’s CE products range includes liquid crystal display televisions (LCD TVs), including full high definition (HD) models, moving picture experts group layer-3 audio (MP3) players, portable DVD players, DVD players, digital photo frames, home theatre systems, multimedia speakers and color televisions. Its IT peripherals products range includes thin film transistor (TFT) monitors, DVD writers, personal computer (PC) peripherals and external hard drives. Its subsidiaries include European Optic Media Technology GmbH, Omega Optical Media Technologies, Moser Baer SEZ Developer Limited, Solar Research Limited and Moser Baer Entertainment Limited. For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, Moser Baer India Limited's revenues increased 2% to RS27.6B. Net loss increased 8% to RS3.94B. Revenues reflect an increase in income from Solar products business divisions and higher other income. Higher loss reflects an increase in personal expenses, higher administration and other expenses, a rise in interest and finance charges and an increase in depreciation/Amortization charges.

 

Board of Directors :

 

Prakash Karnik - Mr. Prakash Karnik is Non-Executive Independent Director of Moser Baer India Limited He was a Director at Electra Partners Asia Private Limited, one of Asia’s private equity firms. An engineer from the IIT(Chennai) and a management graduate, he has 26 years of experience in the engineering and finance sectors. He has worked in senior positions in both government and private sector organizations, including Jardine Fleming India Securities Limited, UTI and the Economic Development Corp. of Goa Limited

 

Rajesh Khanna - Mr. Rajesh Khanna is Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Moser Baer India Limited He has been working with Warburg Pincus for the last seven years. He is an MBA from the IIM, Ahmedabad and a CA. He earlier worked with finance and consulting firms such as Citibank NA. He is now the Managing Director of Warburg Pincus India Private Limited and also serves on the Boards of Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited, Moser Baer Solar Plc, Max India Limited, Max Healthcare Institute Limited andMax New York Life Insurance Company Limited

 

John Levack - Mr. John Levack is Non-Executive Director - Nominee of Electra Partners Mauritius Ltd of Moser Baer India Limited He has 20 years of private equity experience with Electra and 3i Plc in Asia and Europe, four years of which have been in India. He has a degree in business administration from Bath University in the UK. He is a Director at Zensar Technologies Limited, Electra Partners Asia Limited, Electra Partners Mauritius Limited, EP Asia Limited, and RT Packaging Limited

 

Nita Puri - Mrs. Nita Puri is Whole - Time Director of Moser Baer India Limited A graduate from Calcutta University, she has three decades of experience in managing businesses. As Director (Administration and HR), she has been with the Company’s growth since its inception.

 

 

Press Releases:-

 

MOSER BAER ANNOUNCES Q1 RESULTS

August 11, 2011

 

  • Net sales register a sharp growth of 16.6 % Q-o-Q resulting in a turnover of INR 5230 millions recorded during the quarter
  • Turnaround with sharp upswing in the profitability in Q1 FY12, return to profitability indicated in the coming quarters
  • Company EBITDA (before finance charges) increases to Rs. 570 millions from Rs. 170 millions (Q4FY11) and expected to climb further in the coming quarters
  • Correction of over-supply in the global storage media market resulted in a strong growth of 15.8% in shipments Q-o-Q
  • New customer orders booked at a higher ASPs leading to continued higher margins in the future quarters
  • Strong traction in domestic Solar EPC continues resulting in a pipeline of 250MW for the EPC Unit (PV Systems) in the next 18 months

 

Moser Baer India Limited (MBIL) today released its financial results for the first quarter of FY 2011-12. The company’s Board of Directors, at its meeting in New Delhi, approved the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

 

Highlights include:

 

  • Net sales for Q 1 FY 12 is INR. 5230 millions, up from Rs. 4480 millions Q-o-Q
  • The new orders have been signed at 20-30% increased ASP as compared to March 11 fuelling the recovery of margins
  • EBITDA margins to increase to 18 - 20% for the storage media business in the next two quarters

 

Commenting on the development in the markets, Bhaskar Sharma, CEO, Optical Media, MBIL, said: “The traction resulting from the correction of over supply in the global storage media market has enabled us to renegotiate orders with the customers. The new orders with price hike along with the stabilizing prices of key input commodities have created the resurgent environment. The improved current cash generation is a strong indicator of the company returning to profitability in the coming quarters.”

 

Highlighting the potentialities of the Indian solar PV market K.N. Subramaniam, CEO, Moser Baer Solar Systems said, “The financial closures achieved by 35 project developers towards setting up of 610 MW capacity solar farms is very heartening. Additionally, the Government’s move to invite bids for INR 30000 millions solar power projects for a capacity of 300 MW under the National Solar Mission by end August 2011 presents us with a tremendous growth opportunity.” He further added, “The clean energy generation from our benchmark installations has been much above expectation which has immensely helped in building confidence of the investors and financial institutions in the solar projects. These factors have resulted in creating a strong pipeline of around 250 MW for the EPC arm of Moser Baer and established us as the leading solar EPC player in the country.”

 

Commenting on the results, Yogesh Mathur, Group Chief Financial Officer, said: “The Q 1FY 12 performance was along the expected lines with a turnaround driven mainly by factors such as strong recovery of storage media market, price increase along with easing of commodity price. These imply in strong operating cash generation for the company which is likely to continue till end of year. Significantly, the sharp increase in volume has aided in reduction of the inventories of the storage media products.” Talking about the company’s solar PV plans, he added, “We have been ramping up our manufacturing capacity and are geared to meet the growing demands of the Solar PV sector. The high efficiency SE Line is being ramped up for full commercial production by early next quarter which will further entrench our position as the leading solar PV player in the country with an aggregate PV panel manufacturing of capacity of 250 MW.”

 

Storage Media

 

  • An increase in sales volume of 16% in Q1 FY12 over previous quarter
  • Blu-Ray shipments continue to grow at a high rate Q-o-Q
  • Volume increase and significant price hike partially neutralized the impact spike in the prices of Silver Q1 FY12
  • Normalcy is returning to prices of key input materials
  • New price contracts has been signed at 20-30% increased ASP as compared to the previous quarter
  • EBITDA margins to increase to 18 - 20% for the storage media business in the next two quarters

 

Solar photovoltaic

 

  • First phase of its module capacity expansion achieved
  • High efficiency SE Line being ramped up for full commercial production
  • Work at full swing on India’s largest solar farm (30 MW Gujarat project) for affiliate Expected completion in current quarter
  • Excellent performance of TF projects above benchmark levels
  • Techno-economic evaluation being done for fresh capacity of 300-500 MW module line

 

About Moser Baer India


Moser Baer India Limited headquartered in New Delhi, is a leading global technology company. Established in 1983, the company has successfully developed cutting edge technologies to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Optical Storage media like CDs and DVDs. The company also emerged as the first to market the next-generation of storage formats like Blu-Ray discs in India. In recent years the company has entered into exciting areas of home entertainment, consumer products and is set to lead the technology curve in tapping renewable energy resources in the high growth photovoltaic space. Over the years, Moser Baer India has emerged as one of the most credible brands focused on hi-tech manufacturing and R and D activities. It is continuing to unfold the next generation innovative technologies that will catapult India into a respectable manufacturing hub.

 

MOSER BAER INDIA GAINS ON FUND RAISING PLAN

 

06 September 2011

 

India, Sept. 06 -- Moser Baer India is currently trading at Rs. 22.55, up by 0.10 points or 0.45% from its previous closing of Rs. 22.45 on the BSE.The scrip opened at Rs. 22.60 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 22.65 and Rs. 22.10 respectively. So far 21,000 shares were traded on the counter.The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 74.80 on 12-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 20.20 on 19-Aug-2011.Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 23.70 and Rs. 21.70 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 3790.000 millions. The promoters holding in the company stood at 16.29% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 27.80% and 55.91% respectively. Moser Baer India, the compact disc maker, has approved raising upto $125 million by issuing equity or bonds in India or overseas market. The company has also approved getting into a consulting agreement with France-based Harcourt. However the company did not disclose the details about the consulting agreement. Moser Baer has been posting losses for the last five quarters, and has been forced to look more aggressively at expanding its solar business. Recently, Moser Baer Solar, a subsidiary of Moser Baer India had doubled the mechanical warranty of the latest models of its photovoltaic (PV) modules to ten years. The in-house R and D activities undertaken during the last couple of years to implement stringent process control in the manufacturing process and end of life (EOL) test have resulted in raising this standard. Besides, the company continues to offer a 25 year performance warranty on its solar PV modules. The warranty is being offered on the MBPV Max Series - Model CAAP BB and the higher version of PV modules. Moser Baer is second largest manufacturer of optical storage media like CDs & DVDs in the world. It is first to market the next generation Blu-ray Discs & HD DVDs. It has diversified itself into areas of solar energy, home entertainment and IT peripherals and consumer electronics.

 

MOSER BAER INDIA APPROVES TO RAISE UPTO $125 MILLION

 

06 September 2011

 

India, Sept. 06 -- Moser Baer India, the compact disc maker, has approved raising upto $125 million by issuing equity or bonds in India or overseas market. The company has also approved getting into a consulting agreement with France-based Harcourt. However the company did not disclose the details about the consulting agreement. Moser Baer has been posting losses for the last five quarters, and has been forced to look more aggressively at expanding its solar business. Recently, Moser Baer Solar, a subsidiary of Moser Baer India had doubled the mechanical warranty of the latest models of its photovoltaic (PV) modules to ten years. The in-house R and D activities undertaken during the last couple of years to implement stringent process control in the manufacturing process and end of life (EOL) test have resulted in raising this standard. Besides, the company continues to offer a 25 year performance warranty on its solar PV modules. The warranty is being offered on the MBPV Max Series - Model CAAP BB and the higher version of PV modules. Moser Baer is second largest manufacturer of optical storage media like CDs and DVDs in the world. It is first to market the next generation Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. It has diversified itself into areas of solar energy, home entertainment and IT peripherals and consumer electronics.

 

Moser Baer's Unaudited Standalone Financial Results for the quarter ended 30.06.2011

 

Particulars

3 months ended 30.06.2011

Corresponding 3 months ended in the previous year 30.06.2010

Previous Accounting Year ended 31.03.2011
(as published on 12.05.2011)

Accounting Year ended 31.03.2010

 

 

 

 

 

a. Net Sales / Income from Operations

5230.700

4468.600

18201.300

20574.900

b. Other Operating Income

223.300

123.500

527.400

2032.000

Net Sales / Income from Operations

5454.000

4592.100

18728.700

22606.900

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

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

413.000

[349.700]

[287.000]

[130.600]

b. Consumption of raw materials

2855.200

2597.600

1619.100

9477.200

c. Purchase of traded goods/ rights

12.400

101.700

323.200

867.100

d. Employees cost

479.300

515.900

1960.000

2028.000

e. Depreciation/Amortisation

905.600

975.700

3823.400

4918.900

f. Other expenditure

1238.700

1311.500

4760.100

4522.600

g.Total

5904.200

5152.700

21198.800

21683.200

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

[450.200]

[560.600]

[2470.100]

923.700

Other Income

82.200

118.700

340.000

264.900

Profit (+)/ Loss (-) before Interest and Exceptional Items (3+4)

[368.000]

[441.900]

[2130.100]

1188.600

Interest

554.100

436.500

1899.800

1715.400

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

[922.100]

[878.400]

[4029.900]

[526.800]

Exceptional items

-

-

[34.300]

88.200

Profit (+)/ Loss (-) before tax (7+8)

[922.100]

[878.400]

[4064.200]

[438.600]

Tax expense

-

-

-

[76.500]

Net Profit (+)/ Loss (-) from Ordinary Activities after tax (9-10)

[922.100]

[878.400]

[4064.200]

[362.100]

Extraordinary Item (net of tax expense)

-

-

-

-

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

[922.100]

[878.400]

[4064.200]

[362.100]

Paid-up equity share capital
(Face value:Rs.10/- per share)

16831

16831

16831

16831

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

 -

-

-

152371

Earnings Per Share: (not annualised)

 

 

-

-

a) Before Extraordinary items

[5.48]

[5.22]

[24.15]

[2.15]

- Basic (Rs.)

[5.48]

[5.22]

[24.15]

[2.15]

- Diluted (Rs.)

 

 

 

 

b) After Extraordinary items

 

 

 

 

- Basic (Rs.)

[5.48]

[5.22]

[24.15]

[2.15]

- Diluted (Rs.)

[5.48]

[5.22]

[24.15]

[2.15]

Public shareholding

 

 

 

 

- Number of shares

140,885,963

140885963

140885963

140885963

- Percentage of shareholding

83.71

83.71

83.71

83.71

Promoters and promoter group Shareholding

 

 

 

 

a) Pledged/Encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of shares

-

3379626

-

3379626

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

-

12.33

-

12.33

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

-

2.01

-

2.01

b) Non-encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of shares

27,420,141

24040515

27420141

24040515

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

100.00

87.67

100.00

87.67

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

16.29

14.28

16.29

14.28

 

Notes:

  • The Company is primarily in the business of manufacture and sale of Optical Storage Media. The other activities of the Company comprise, replication of content, sales of consumer electronic products and operation and maintenance of sector specific Special Economic Zone for non-conventional energy. The segment revenues, results and assets of the other activities do not constitute reportable segments under AS-17 and accordingly no disclosure is required.
  • There were no outstanding complaints from the shareholders at the beginning of the quarter and no complaints received from the shareholders during the quarter.
  • As intimated to the stock exchange on 8th August 2011, the Board meeting to consider and approve audited annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March 2011 and to declare dividend if any, will be held on 24th August, 2011.
  • The above results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on August 11,2011.
  • Figures of the previous period/ year have been regrouped and rearranged wherever necessary.
  • The Limited review by the Statutory Auditors for the quarter as required under clause 41 of the Listing Agreement has been completed and the related report is being forwarded to the Stock Exchanges. The report does not have any impact on the above Results and Notes which need to be explained.

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering and 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.

 

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.49.19       

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.91

Euro

1

Rs.65.43

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

30

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

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

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.