MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.01.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MERCER CONSULTING (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f.03.09.2007) 

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MERCER HUMAN RESOURCESONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

70/39 B, 2nd Floor, KLJ Complex, Opposite Moti Nagar Police Station, Najafgarh Road, New Delhi-110015

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.01.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-084253

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 4.838 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51102DL1997PTC084253

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELM11776C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACC8145M

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The Company is mainly engaged in providing human resource consulting services.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (29)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 920000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. Profitability of the company is under pressure. There appears some accumulated losses recorded by the company. 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 cautions.

 

NOTES :

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

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

70/39 B, 2nd Floor, KLJ Complex, Opposite Moti Nagar Police Station, Najafgarh Road, New Delhi-110015, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-41446580

Fax No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

pooja.sethi@mercer.com

Website :

www.mercer.com

 

 

Branch Office :

Located At

 

·         Bangalore

·         Kolkata

·         Mumbai

·         Delhi

·         Haryana

·         Chennai

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.06.2011

 

Name :

Mr. Anupam Prakash

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-15/10, DLF Phase-I, Gurgaon-122001, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.05.1960

Date of Appointment :

04.04.2011

DIN No.:

00058032

 

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

U74899DL1995PTC067542

HEWITT ASSOCIATES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

Alternate director

02-12-05

02-12-05

08-06-07

Active

NO

2

U51102DL1997PTC084253

MERCER CONSULTING (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

30-06-11

04-04-11

-

Active

NO

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nishahae Suri

Designation :

Director

Address :

Y-003, Regency Park-II, DLF Phase-I, Gurgaon-122001, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.11.1973

Date of Appointment :

17.12.2010

DIN No.:

03387308

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter John Promnitz

Designation :

Director

Address :

136 Apartment, 1 Queensberry Street, Carlton VIC-3053, Australia 

Date of Birth/Age :

04.12.1952

Date of Appointment :

05.11.2009

DIN No.:

02864324

 

Other Directorship:

 

S.No.

CIN

Name of the Company

Current designation of the director

Date of appointment at current designation

Original date of appointment

Company Status

Defaulting status

1

U72400HR2008PTC037539

MERCER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

28-06-10

05-11-09

Active

NO

2

U51102DL1997PTC084253

MERCER CONSULTING (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

Director

28-06-10

05-11-09

Active

NO

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.06.2011

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Corporate Resources Group Holdings Limited, Island

4127901

Mercer India Private Limited, India

100

Total

4128001

 

 

 

 

 

AS ON 19.10.2011

 

Names of Allottees

No. of Shares

Mercer Mauritius Limited, Mauritius

477046

 

 

AS ON 30.06.2011

 

Equity Shares Break Up

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 :

The Company is mainly engaged in providing human resource consulting services.

 

 

Services :

Information product solutions H R consulting Retirement, Risk and Finance Consulting.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Alka Chadha

Chartered Accountant

Address :

7th Floor, Building No.10, Tower B, DLF Cyber City Complex, DLF City Phase-II, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

Pan No.:

AABFD2095B

 

 

Holding Company :

·         Corporate Resources Group (Holdings) Limited, British Virgin Island, UK (up to 7 November, 2010)

·         Mercer Mauritius Limited, Mauritius with effect from 8 November, 2010

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

·         Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc., USA

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

·         Mercer (Singapore) Pte Limited

·         Mercer (US) Inc.

·         Mercer (Australia) Pty Limited

·         Mercer (Hong Kong) Limited

·         Mercer (Switzerland) SA

·         Mercer Limited, UK

·         Mercer (Canada) Limited

·         Mercer Consulting (Shanghai) Limited

·         Marsh India Insurance Brokers Private Limited

·         Oliver Wyman Limited

·         Mercer Korea Company Limited

·         Mercer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

·         Mercer Philippines, Inc

·         Mercer (Taiwan) Limited

·         Mercer (Thailand) Limited

·         Mercer Japan Limited

·         Mercer N.Z. Limited

·         Mercer (Sweden) AB

·         Mercer India Private Limited

·         Mercer (France) SAS

·         Mercer Italia S.r.l. Socio Unico

·         Mercer Deutschland GmbH

·         PT. Mercer Human Resource Consulting

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AFTER 30.06.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

4605047

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 46.050 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

AS 30.06.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

4128001

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 41.280 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS ON 31.12.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

670000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 6.700 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

483820

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 4.838 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

483820 equity shares are held by Mercer Mauritius Limited, Mauritius and it’s nominees. During the previous year 416247 equity shares were held by corporate Resources Group (Holding) Limited, British Virgin Island and its nominees. Corporate Resources Group (Holding) Limited amalgamated with Mercer Mauritius Limited with effect from 8th November 2010. The ultimate holding company is Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc., USA. 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2010

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

4.838

4.162

1.856

2] Share Application Money

207.720

13.785

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

235.455

178.964

117.960

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(216.327)

(122.245)

0.000

NETWORTH

231.686

74.666

119.816

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

231.686

74.666

119.816

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

29.141

47.788

44.246

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

6.021

3.743

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

237.860

175.307

189.795

 

Cash & Bank Balances

30.328

22.381

15.505

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

156.957

131.021

97.472

Total Current Assets

425.145

328.709

302.772

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

155.799

270.723

171.603

 

Other Current Liabilities

66.223

33.439

57.562

 

Provisions

0.578

3.690

1.780

Total Current Liabilities

222.600

307.852

230.945

Net Current Assets

202.545

20.857

71.827

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

231.686

74.666

119.816

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.12.2010

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

409.557

335.880

411.665

 

 

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

409.557

335.880

411.665

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Office Expenses

475.265

473.843

453.238

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

475.265

473.843

453.238

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

(65.708)

(137.963)

(41.573)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

22.352

20.281

5.012

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

(88.060)

(158.244)

(46.585)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

6.021

(1.978)

4.138

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) AFTER TAX

(94.081)

(156.266)

(50.723)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

121.102

149.469

145.704

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

121.102

149.469

145.704

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(204.65)

(375.42)

(273.28)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2010

31.12.2009

31.12.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(22.97)

(46.52)

(12.32)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(19.38)

(41.37)

(13.28)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.38)

(2.12)

(0.39)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.96

4.12

1.93

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.91

1.07

1.31

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

NOTE:

 

Registered office of the company has been shifted from J-13/44A, 2nd Floor, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110027 India, to the present address w.e.f. 01.04.2011.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Subject was incorporated on 6 January, 1997, and is a subsidiary of Mercer Mauritius Limited, Mauritius ('the parent company'). Up to 7 November, 2010, the Company was a subsidiary of Corporate Resources Group (Holdings) Limited, British Virgin Islands. Corporate Resources Group (Holdings) Limited amalgamated with Mercer Mauritius Limited with effect from 8 November, 2010.

 

The Company is mainly engaged in providing human resource consulting services.

 

 

PROSPECTS

 

In the coming year, the company targets to achieve a higher turnover coupled with a focused view on controlling costs by which it expects to achieve better results.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

·         Leasehold Land

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Computers

·         Office Equipments

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Software

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

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

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

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

 

2]         Court Declaration :

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

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

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

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

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

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

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

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

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

 

9]         Compensation Package :

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

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

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

 

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

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

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

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 49.96

UK Pound

1

Rs. 77.74

Euro

1

Rs. 65.08

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

29

 

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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