MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.09.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SPE FILMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

1215, Naurang House, 21, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi – 110001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.09.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-096338

 

 

Capital Investment/ Paid-up Capital:

Rs. 707.646 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U92112DL1998PTC096338

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is the Distribution of forging and Local Cinematographic and Video Films.

 

 

No. of Employees:

Not Divulged by the Management

 

 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (27)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1400000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. Profitability of the company is under pressure. The company has huge amount of accumulated losses. 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.

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Manoj Khatri

Designation :

Finance Manager

Date :

22.09.2011

Contact No:

91-22-61151638

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

1215, Naurang House, 21, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

LALIT_CHATNANI@spe.sony.com/ manoj_khatri@spe.sony.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Kercy Sorabji Daruwala

Designation :

Chairman Cum Managing Director

Address :

29/7, Romya Jivan Society Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400093, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.07.1954

Date of Appointment :

12.06.2000

DIN No:

00012215

 

Other Directorship:

 

S.No.

CIN

Name of the Company

Current designation of the director

Date of appointment at current designation

Original date of appointment

Date of cessation

Company Status

Defaulting status

1

U92112DL1998PTC096338

SPE FILMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Managing director

02-06-08

12-06-00

-

Active

NO

2

U92110MH1935NPL002396

KINEMAATOGRAPH RENTERS SOCIETY LIMITED

Managing director

01-06-08

01-06-08

-

Active

NO

3

U92199WB2007PTC112951

BANGLA ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

30-09-09

17-02-09

13-06-11

Active

NO

 

 

Name :

Mr. Lalit Narain Das Chatnani

Designation :

Director

Address :

A – 302, Dheeraj Gaurav Height – 2, New Link Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400053, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.03.1969

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2000

DIN No:

00012379

Other Directorship:

 

S.No.

CIN

Name of the Company

Current designation of the director

Date of appointment at current designation

Original date of appointment

Date of cessation

Company Status

Defaulting status

1

U92112DL1998PTC096338

SPE FILMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

01-08-00

01-08-00

-

Active

NO

2

U92199WB2007PTC112951

BANGLA ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

30-09-09

17-02-09

13-06-11

Active

NO

 

 

Name :

Mr.Tamali Sen Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

J – 1957, Chitrajan Park, New Delhi, Delhi – 110019, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.09.1962

Date of Appointment :

21.09.1998

DIN No:

00358658

 

Other Directorship:

 

S.No.

CIN

Name of the Company

Current designation of the director

Date of appointment at current designation

Original date of appointment

Date of cessation

Company Status

Defaulting status

1

U74140DL1996PLC077260

ACCESS INDIA ADVISORS LIMITED

Director

17-03-96

17-03-96

-

Active

NO

2

U92114DL1997PTC091407

SPE DUBBING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

30-12-97

30-12-97

-

Active

NO

3

U92112DL1998PTC096338

SPE FILMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

21-09-98

21-09-98

-

Active

NO

4

U72200DL1998PTC096865

TSG LEGAL CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED.

Director

02-11-98

02-11-98

-

Active

NO

5

U74140DL2003PTC118968

BALLY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED TFD.FROM T.N TO DELHI

Director

20-08-03

20-08-03

-

Active

NO

6

U22222DL2009ULT195376

ZODIAC MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

21-10-09

21-10-09

-

Active

NO

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ralpharry Ralph Alexander

Designation :

Director

Address :

6000, Neddy Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91-367-1129, United State of America

Date of Birth/Age :

15.11.1953

Date of Appointment :

12.06.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jeffery Vincent Blake

Designation :

Director

Address :

10202, West Washington, Boulevard, Culver City, California – 902323195, United State of America

Date of Birth/Age :

28.08.1952

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2000

 

 

Name:

Mr. Zucker Lewis Mark

Designation:

Director

Address:

2218, Careful Avenue, Agoura, California – 91301, United State of America

Date of Birth/ Age:

04.09.1948

Date of Appointment:

21.01.2002

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 29.09.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Tamali Sen Gupta

 

20

Spe India Films Holding LLC, United State of America

 

70764661

Total

 

70764681

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on 30.09.2010

 

Category

Percentage

Foreign holdings( Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas Corporate bodies or Others

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is the Distribution of forging and Local Cinematographic and Video Films

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS AS ON 31.03.2010

 

Particulars

Unit

 

 

Actual Production

DVD’s

Qty (NO)

 

 

9.725

VCD’s

Qty (NO)

 

 

6.157

Blue Ray Discs

Qty (NO)

 

 

6.633

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the Management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Water House and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

252, Veer Savarkar, Shivaji Park, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India

    PAN No :

AAEFP3614G

 

 

Holding Company :

SPE India Films Holding LLC , America

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

Sony Corporation

 

 

Party in which Director is Interested:

T. Sengupta and Associates

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Sony Music Entertainment (I) Private Limited
  • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • Sony Pictures Releasing of India limited
  • Sony Pictures Television International HK Limited
  • Worldwide Product Fulfillment
  • Sony DADC Manufacturing (India) Private Limited
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc.
  • Sony India Private Limited
  • Multi Screen Media Private Limited
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
  • Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

85550000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 855.500 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

70764681

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 707.646 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

707.646

375.414

227.748

2] Share Application Money

2.771

228.732

147.666

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[367.930]

[275.377]

[110.777]

NETWORTH

342.487

328.769

264.637

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

342.487

328.769

264.637

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

14.603

15.864

18.345

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

220.342

64.509

137.459

 

Sundry Debtors

49.326

71.182

57.265

 

Cash & Bank Balances

198.733

247.956

134.504

 

Other Current Assets

3.408

5.234

0.328

 

Loans & Advances

44.181

86.029

88.608

Total Current Assets

515.990

474.910

418.164

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

178.96

147.057

163.717

 

Other Current Liabilities

3.963

9.234

5.462

 

Provisions

5.183

5.714

2.693

Total Current Liabilities

188.106

162.005

171.872

Net Current Assets

327.884

312.905

246.292

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

342.487

328.769

264.637

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Film Rental and Sales

474.259

694.325

655.669

 

 

Other Income

20.243

16.554

7.169

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

494.502

710.879

662.838

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

22.517

32.427

 

 

Packing Material Consumed

4.476

7.138

 

 

 

Cost of Prints and Other Film Related Expenses

94.327

99.015

 

 

 

Cost of Production

94.365

241.231

 

 

 

Distribution Costs

132.249

134.141

 

 

 

Employees Costs

49.623

69.881

 

 

 

Licensor Share (Net)

120.772

226.851

 

 

 

Operating and Other Expenses

60.772

62.958

 

 

 

Increase in Stock of Finished Goods

[0.056]

[3.350]

 

 

 

Prior Period Expenses

4.550

0.000

 

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

583.595

870.292

776.231

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

[89.093]

[159.413]

[113.393]

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

3.530

4.686

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

[92.623]

[164.099]

[113.393]

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

[0.070]

0.500

1.186

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

[92.553]

[164.599]

[114.579]

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

[275.377]

[110.777]

2.045

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

[367.930]

[275.377]

[112.534]

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

[367.930]

[275.377]

[112.534]

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

0.299

0.000

4.138

 

 

Film Rental

NA

NA

3.471

 

 

Reimbursement of Expenses

NA

NA

10.940

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

0.299

0.000

18.549

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

 

 

 

- Indigenous

22.516

32.426

30.143

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

22.516

32.426

30.143

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

[1.81]

[7.16]

[5.03]

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

[18.71]

[23.15]

[17.28]

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

[19.53]

[23.63]

[17.29]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

[17.45]

[33.43]

[25.97]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

[0.27]

[0.49]

[0.42]

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.54

0.49

0.64

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.74

2.93

2.43

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Details of Sundry Creditors                                                                                                           (Rs in Millions)

Sundry Creditors

2010

2009

2008

Micro and Small Enterprises

1.034

0.335

0.653

Others

175.378

138.028

151.142

Advanced Received from Customers

2.132

6.485

6.688

Temporary Book Overdraft with Schedule Bank

0.000

1.793

4.732

Security Deposit

0.416

0.416

0.502

Total

178.96

147.057

163.717

 

 

Note:

The Registered Office of the company has been shifted from 40/135, C.R. Park, New Delhi, India to the present address w.e.f. 26.06.2009

 

 

Performance of the Company:

The company is in the field of distribution of Hollywood films and distribution of Home Entertainment products and film production and distribution. During the current Financial Year, the Company had earned gross revenue of Rs. 474.259 Millions compared to Rs. 694.325 Millions in the previous Financial Year. Due to amortization of costs of production of Local Language Films, there is a net loss of Rs. 92.623 Millions in the Current Financial Year against net loss of Rs. 164.099 Millions in the previous Financial Year.

 

The company has a long term view for Local Language Films production and for the same additional investment has been made in the Financial Year 2009-2010.

 

Contingent Liability:

 

(1) Show-cause cum demand notice No. DRI/ MZU/E/ 47/2007/2026 dated March 5, 2009 has been received by the Company from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence towards under valuation of the imported recorded media containing foreign feature films amounting to Rs. 18.563 Millions (Previous Year Rs. 18.563 Millions). The Company has paid Rs. 2.500 Millions on October 24, 2007 under protest against a show-cause cum demand notice that preceded the aforesaid show-cause cum demand notice received in the financial year 2007-2008.

 

(ii) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts aggregating Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. 1.352 Millions).

 

(iii) With effect from March 2000 the Company was subject to levy of tax @ 4% on lease of copyrights under the Lease Act, 1985 of Maharashtra. Administrative relief was provided by the Finance Minister of Maharashtra, vide circular No. MMB-1000/107/Adm-2 dated August 30, 2005 and, thus, no lease tax is payable on lease of copyrights for the period from March 2000 to March 2005, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions (as mentioned in the aforesaid circular) by entities seeking benefit under the said administrative relief. In 2007, the Company has registered itself under Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002. The Company is yet to comply with the other conditions of the aforesaid circular. Pursuant to the introduction of Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, with effect from April 1, 2005 the Company is subject to levy of Value Added Tax (VAT) on revenue earned from lease of copyrights.

 

In anticipation of receiving positive response to a representation made by the Film and Television

Producers Guild of India on June 16, 2006 to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the Finance Minister of Maharashtra seeking administrative relief vis-à-vis levy of VAT on lease of copyrights, and another similar representations made by the Film Industry to the Government in the year 2008, the Company did not levy/collect VAT on its invoices

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Machinery and Equipments
  • Computers
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Motor Vehicles

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.48.82

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.48

Euro

1

Rs.66.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

27

 

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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