MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

27.08.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BNP PARIBAS

 

 

India Branch:

French Bank, 62, Homji Street, Fort, Bombay – 400001, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.01.1900

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 10695.793 Millions

 

 

FCRN:

F00743

 

 

Legal Form :

Foreign Registry Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Banking Activities

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa (76)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 83000000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is one of the best rated banks in the world. The group has one of the largest international networks with operations in nearly 80 countries.

 

It is well established and reputed bank having excellent track. Trade relations are reported as praiseworthy. Business is highly active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The bank can be considered best for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

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

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

Standard and Poor’s

Rating

AA-

Rating Explanation

Very strong capacity to meet financial commitments. Highest Rating

Date

23.01.2012

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Gautam

Designation :

Accounts Manager

Contact No.:

91-80-25596777

Date :

25.08.2012

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office:

Located at France

 

 

India Branch:

French Bank, 62, Homji Street, Fort, Bombay – 400001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66501300

Fax No.:

91-22-22660144

E-Mail :

kaushal.khandelwal@asia.bnpparibas.com

 

 

Branch Office :

Landmark Building, 3rd Floor, 21/15, MG Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-25596794/25596777/25581347

Fax No.:

91-80-25596787

 

 

Corporate Office:

1 North Avenue, Bandra – Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-33704000/4001

Fax No.:

91-22-61965354

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Not Divulged

 


 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Gautam

Designation :

Accounts Manager

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jacques Michel

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer and Country Manger

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Not Divulged

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Banking Activities

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

Bankers :

Reserve Bank of India 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Kalyaniwalla and Mistry

Chartered Accountants

Address:

 

 

 

Parent Company (**):

  • BNP PARIBAS SA, France and its branches

 

 

Subsidiaries Company

(with whom the Bank has

transactions during the year):

  • BNP Paribas India Solutions Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Investment Services India Private Limited
  • GIE BNP Paribas Assurance Cardiff
  • Arval India Private Limited
  • Cortal Consors, France
  • BNP Paribas Securities India Private Limited
  • Segece India Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Sundaram Global Securities Operations
  • Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Asset Management India Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Suisse SA
  • BNP Paribas, Canada
  • BNP Paribas S.A.E
  • BNP Paribas, Guadeloupe
  • Fortis Banque
  • Bank of the West
  • Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.P.A
  • Banque Marocaine Pour Le Commerce Et L’Industrie
  • BGL BNP Paribas
  • BNP Paribas Nouvelle Caledonie
  • BNP Paribas Real Estate and Infrastructure Advisory Services
  • Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Arbitrage
  • Turk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S.
  • BNP Paribas India Holding Private Limited
  • BNP Paribas Securities Services S.A

 

  •  

Associates/ Joint Ventures of

Parent Company (with whom the Bank

has transactions during the

year):

  • SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
  • Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited
  • SREI Equipment Finance Private Limited
  • Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

 

(Rs. In Millions)

PARTICULARS

31.03.2012

Head Office Account

 

Opening Balance

10695.793

Remittances received from Head Office during the year

0.000

Closing Balance

10695.793

 

 

Deposit Kept with the RBI under Section 11(2) (b) of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949

2375.000


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

BNP PARIBAS – INIDAN BRANCHES

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

 

 

 

Capital

 

10695.793

10695.793

Reserves and Surplus

 

10276.866

9491.491

Deposits

 

59004.021

46464.850

Borrowings

 

20652.800

27875.986

Other Liabilities and Provision

 

16666.780

12424.281

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

117296.260

106952.401

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and  balances with Reserve Bank of India

 

3403.193

5560.440

Balance with Banks and Money at call and short notice

 

6348.831

240.980

Investments

 

33866.134

38064.985

Advance

 

61841.727

54507.162

Fixed Assets

 

1502.347

1242.687

Others Assets

 

10334.028

7336.147

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

117296.260

106952.401

 


BNP PARIBAS – INIDAN BRANCHES

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

INCOME

 

 

 

Interests Earned

 

8423.972

6461.064

Others Income

 

730.013

2581.423

TOTAL

 

9153.985

9042.487

 

 

 

 

EXPENDITURE

 

 

 

Interests Expended

 

4037.951

2409.494

Operating Expenses

 

3580.347

2855.631

Provision and Contingencies

 

721.978

1897.503

TOTAL

 

8340.276

7162.628

 

 

 

 

PROFIT

 

 

 

Net Profit for the year

 

813.709

1879.859

Profit brought forward

 

2747.710

1350.797

TOTAL

 

3561.419

3230.656

 

 

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to Statutory Reserve

 

203.427

469.965

Transfer to Capital Reserve

 

0.000

12.981

Transfer to Investment Reserve Account

 

230.239

0.000

Transfer to Remittable Surplus Retained for Capital Adequacy

 

3127.753

0.000

Balance carried over to Balance Sheet

 

0.000

2747.710

TOTAL

 

3561.419

3230.656

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

 No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last two years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last two years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

No

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21]

Market information

--

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23]

Banking Details

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

No

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

No

31]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

32]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

Yes

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

BACKGROUND

 

The financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March 2012, comprise accounts of Indian branches of BNP Paribas SA, which is incorporated in France with limited liability.

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

(Rs. In Millions)

PATICULARS

31.03.2012

I.    Claims against the Bank not acknowledged as debts*

0.637

II.  Liability for partly paid investments

0.000

III. Liability on account of outstanding forward exchange contracts

985.678

IV. Guarantees given on behalf of constituents

 

(a)   In India

10.865

(b)   Outside India

35.789

v. Acceptances, endorsements and others obligations

2.019

VI. Other items for which the Bank is contingently liable

3427.454

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS

 

PROFILE

 

BNP Paribas is one of the best rated banks in the world (Rated AA- by Standard & Poor's, on 23/01/2012 ). The Group has one of the largest international networks with operations in nearly 80 countries and 194,400 employees, including more than 150,000 in Europe.

 

BNP Paribas has key positions in its three core businesses: Retail banking , Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions .

 

Present across Europe through all its business lines, the Group has four domestic retail banking markets in France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg.

 

NEWS

 

BNP Paribas wins 6 awards in the 2012 Asset Investment Awards

23.08.2012

 

The Asset, one of the leading financial publications in Asia Pacific, has announced the annual results of its Investment Awards for 2012.


With 6 distinctions, BNP Paribas is the most awarded financial group, reinforcing its position as a leading financial institution in Asia Pacific.


- Best Credit Derivatives House (for the third consecutive year)

- Best Rates Derivatives House - Institutional

- Best Multi-Asset Structured Product (BNP Paribas' Hybrid Bond Repack)

- Best Derivatives House – Korea (for the second consecutive year)

- Best Asset Management Company - Indonesia (for the third consecutive year)

- Best Asset Management Company - Korea (Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management for the third consecutive

year)

In Asia, The Asset Triple A Awards represent a defining mark of excellence in the industry. These awards recognise BNP Paribas' ability to tailor products, services and solutions for Asian clients as well as its consistency over the last 12 months.

 

 


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.55.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.79

Euro

1

Rs.69.47

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PJA

 

 

Report Prepared by :

KVT


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

9

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

9

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--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

 

76

 

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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