1. Summary Information

 

 

Country

India

Company Name

TAMILNADU PETROPRODUCTS LIMITED

Principal Name 1

Mr. N Sundardevan

Status

Satisfactory

Principal Name 2

Mr. A C Muthiah

 

 

Registration #

18-010931

Street Address

Manali Express Highway, Manali, Chennai – 600068, Tamilnadu

Established Date

22.06.1984

SIC Code

--

Telephone#

91-44-25941501-10/25941350/60/70/80/90

Business Style 1

Manufacturing

Fax #

91-44-25941139

Business Style 2

--

Homepage

www.tnpetro.com

Product Name 1

Linear Alkyl Benzene

# of employees

597 (Approximately)

Product Name 2

--

Paid up capital

Rs.899,714,740/-

Product Name 3

--

Shareholders

Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter – 34.54%

Public shareholding65.46%

Banking

IDBI Bank Limited

 

Public Limited Corp.

YES

Business Period

28 Years

IPO

YES

International Ins.

-

Public Enterprise

YES

Rating

Ba (49)

Related Company

Relation

Country

Company Name

CEO

Subsidiaries

Mauritius

Certus Investment and Trading Limited (CITL)

 

--

Note

-

 

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of

31.03.2011

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Assets

Liabilities

Current Assets

1,413,663,000

Current Liabilities

1,630,616,000

Inventories

992,375,000

Long-term Liabilities

1,169,713,000

Fixed Assets

3,465,190,000

Other Liabilities

828,514,000

Deferred Assets

212,363,000

Total Liabilities

3,628,843,000

Invest& other Assets

1,504,406,000

Retained Earnings

3,059,439,000

 

 

Net Worth

3,959,154,000

Total Assets

7,587,997,000

Total Liab. & Equity

7,587,997,000

 Total Assets

(Previous Year)

8,033,404,000

 

 

P/L Statement as of

31.03.2011

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Sales

10,761,570,000

Net Profit

294,714,000

Sales(Previous yr)

9,050,754,000

Net Profit(Prev.yr)

107,695,000


MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.07.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TAMILNADU PETROPRODUCTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Manali Express Highway, Manali, Chennai – 600068, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.06.1984

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-010931

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.899.715 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L23200TN1984PLC010931

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchange

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Linear Alkyl Benzene, Epichlorohydrin and Caustic Soda.

 

 

No. of Employees :

597 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (49)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 15000000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen.

 

Trade relations are reported as decent. Business is active. Payments are reported to be usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good 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 – 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 / Factory:

Manali Express Highway, Manali, Chennai – 600068, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:                              

91-44-25941501-10/25941350/60/70/80/90

Fax No.:

91-44-25941139

E-Mail :

secy-legal@tnpetro.com

Website :

www.tnpetro.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

“TPL House”, 3rd Floor, No. 3, Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-24311035

Fax No.:

91-44-24311033

 

 

Regional Office:

C/o. SPIC Limited, 1201, 12th Floor, 16, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi - 110 008, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-25868018

Fax No.:

91-11-25868019

 

 

Branches:

Located at

 

·         Delhi

·         Kanpur

·         Bhopal

·         Kolkata

·         Mumbai

·         Secunderabad

·         Chennai

·         Pondicherry

·         Coimbatore

·         Madurai

 

 

/DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Name :

Mr. N Sundardevan

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. A C Muthiah

Designation :

Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. T K Arun

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Karthikeyan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashwin C Muthiah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. C Ramachandran

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dhananjay N Mungale

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N R Krishnan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K U Mada

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V Ramani

Designation :

(Whole-time Director), Director and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. RM Muthukaruppan

Designation :

(Whole-time Director), Managing Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

Name :

Mr. M B Ganesh

Designation :

Secretary

 

 

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

Name :

Mr. C Ramachandran

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. T K Arun

Designation :

Member

 

 

Name :

Mr. N R Krishnan

Designation :

Member

 

 

Name :

Mr. K U Mada

Designation :

Member

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.03.2012

 

Category of Shareholders 
No. of shares
Percentage (%)

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(1) Indian

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifBodies Corporate

15,234,375

16.93

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifFinancial Institutions / Banks

15,843,751

17.61

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifSub Total

31,078,126

34.54

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

31,078,126

34.54

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(1) Institutions

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifMutual Funds / UTI

15,800

0.02

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifFinancial Institutions / Banks

13,025

0.01

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifInsurance Companies

4,459,729

4.96

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifSub Total

4,488,554

4.99

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifBodies Corporate

8,061,750

8.96

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifIndividuals

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifIndividual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs. 0.100 Million

24,962,204

27.74

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifIndividual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 Million

14,150,283

15.73

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifAny Others (Specify)

7,230,557

8.04

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifHindu Undivided Families

1,314,833

1.46

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifNon Resident Indians

3,744,591

4.16

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifOverseas Corporate Bodies

1,511,325

1.68

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifTrusts

22,739

0.03

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifClearing Members

9,474

0.01

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifDirectors & their Relatives & Friends

627,595

0.70

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifSub Total

54,404,794

60.47

Total Public shareholding (B)

58,893,348

65.46

Total (A)+(B)

89,971,474

100.00

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

-

-

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

-

-

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gif(2) Public

-

-

http://www.bseindia.com/images/clear.gifSub Total

-

-

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

89,971,474

-

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Linear Alkyl Benzene, Epichlorohydrin and Caustic Soda.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No.

Product Description

 

38171001

Linear Alkyl Benzene

 

29103000

Epichlorohydrin

 

281512

Caustic Soda

 

PRODUCTION STATUS 31.03.2011)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Linear Alkyl Benzene

MT

120000

98682

Heavy Normal Paraffin

MT

15000

4268

Heavy Alkylate

MT

NA

3873

Epichlorohydrin

MT

10000

7989

Caustic Soda

MT

56100

48258

Chlorine

MT

40000

39183

Hydrochloric acid

MT

39600

29166

Ammonium Chloride

MT

21000

346.25

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

597 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         IDBI Bank Limited

·         Axis Bank Limited

·         IndusInd Bank Limited

·         State Bank of India

·         State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

·         State Bank of Patiala

·         Federal Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

 

(Rs. in Millions)

Secured Loan

As on

31.03.2011

 

As on

31.03.2010

 

 

Loans from financial institutions

Term loans [amounts due within one year Rs. Nil (Previous year Rs. 31.248 Millions)]

0.000

31.248

Loans from banks

Term loans [amounts due within one year Rs. 140.120 Millions (Previous year Rs. 264.117 Millions)]

372.385

637.106

Others (Long term)

[Amounts due within one year Rs.20.898 Millions (Previous year Rs. 20.780 Millions)]

218.877

141.590

Others (Short term)

350.347

770.847

Total

941.609

1580.791

 

Note:

 

1. Term Loan of Rs.Nil (previous year Rs. 31.248 Millions) from a financial institution is secured by first mortgage by deposit of title deeds of all company's immovable properties both present and future, and charge on all the movable properties of the company (except for exclusive charges referred in note 3 below) ranking pari passu with the loans stated in note 2.

 

2. Term loans from Banks of Rs. 372.385 Millions (previous year Rs.637.106 Millions) are secured by a first mortgage by deposit of title deeds of all company's immovable properties, both present and future, and charge on all the movable properties of the company (except for exclusive charges referred in note 3 below) ranking pari passu with the loans stated in note 1 above.

 

3. Others (long term) loan of Rs. 218.877 Millions (previous year Rs. 141.590 Millions ) is secured by an exclusive mortgage of a specified property at Chennai by way of deposit of title deeds and rent receivables on the said property.

 

4. Others (short term) loans from banks of Rs. 350.347 Millions (previous year Rs.770.847 Millions) are secured by hypothecation by way of charge on inventories both on hand and in transit, book debts and other receivables, both present and future, and further secured by way of mortgage by deposit of title deeds of immovable properties, both present and future, (except for exclusive charges stated in note 3 above) on second charge basis ranking pari passu amongst them.

Unsecured Loan

As on

31.03.2011

 

As on

31.03.2010

 

 

Interest Free Sales Tax Loan

[Amounts due within one year Rs.12.024 Millions (Previous year Rs. 6.320 Millions)]

228.104

234.424

Total

228.104

234.424

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Old No. 37, New No. 52, ASV N Ramana Towers, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Legal Advisor:

 

Name :

T. Raghavan

Address :

New No. 47, Old No. 25, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Joint Venture:

·         Gulf Petroproduct Company E.C.

 

 

Promoters:

·         Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited

·         Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Certus Investment and Trading Limited (CITL), Mauritius

·         Certus Investment and Trading (S) Private Limited

·         Proteus Petrochemicals Private Limited (formerly TPL India Singapore Private Limited).

·         SPIC Electric Power Corporation (Private) Limited

 

 

Associates:

·         Petro Araldite Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

200000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.2000.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

89976899

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.899.769 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

89971474

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.899.715 Millions

 

 

 

 

 


 

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

899.715

899.715

899.715

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

3059.439

2871.303

2818.250

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

3959.154

3771.018

3717.965

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

941.609

1580.791

1295.314

2] Unsecured Loans

228.104

234.424

217.279

TOTAL BORROWING

1169.713

1815.215

1512.593

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

683.000

734.205

724.522

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5811.867

6320.438

5955.080

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

3465.190

3812.501

3597.079

Capital work-in-progress

82.351

70.595

93.836

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1422.055

1798.008

1798.008

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

FIXED ASSETS HELD FOR TRANSFER

212.363

212.363

213.881

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

992.375

905.685

700.117

 

Sundry Debtors

826.649

633.455

520.218

 

Cash & Bank Balances

203.872

119.273

56.015

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

383.142

481.524

677.690

Total Current Assets

2406.038

2139.937

1954.040

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

611.398

320.863

190.855

 

Other Current Liabilities

1019.218

1310.484

1482.967

 

Provisions

145.514

81.619

27.942

Total Current Liabilities

1776.130

1712.966

1701.764

Net Current Assets

629.908

426.971

252.276

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5811.867

6320.438

5955.080

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

10761.570

9050.754

9378.663

 

 

Other Income

107.373

89.570

172.185

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

10868.943

9140.324

9550.848

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and Other  Expenses

10186.207

8485.956

8949.187

 

 

Exceptional Items

(222.246)

0.000

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

9963.961

8485.956

8949.187

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

904.982

654.368

601.661

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

231.318

212.928

256.776

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

673.664

441.440

344.885

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

379.855

308.192

325.813

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

293.809

133.248

19.072

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(0.905)

25.553

(46.342)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

294.714

107.695

65.414

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

710.223

655.159

589.745

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

14.596

7.645

0.000

 

 

Tax on Dividend

89.971

44.986

0.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

900.370

710.223

655.159

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

998.744

719.489

562.743

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

998.744

719.489

562.743

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediates

1139.270

849.808

891.587

 

 

Raw Materials

712.910

448.142

194.406

 

 

Capital Goods

47.341

278.898

0.000

 

 

Traded Goods

0.000

84.821

0.00

 

 

Stores & Spares

37.803

73.601

45.157

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1937.324

1735.270

1131.150

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

3.28

1.20

0.73

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2011

30.09.2011

31.12.2011

31.03.2012

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Net Sales

3436.400

3402.700

3201.200

3166.700

Total Expenditure

3248.200

3283.500

3054.400

3061.300

PBIDT (Excl OI)

188.200

119.200

146.800

105.400

Other Income

13.000

54.000

11.400

23.800

Operating Profit

201.200

173.200

158.200

129.200

Interest

50.100

47.400

50.700

77.200

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

151.1000

125.800

107.500

52.000

Depreciation

92.900

93.8000

93.000

92.200

Profit Before Tax

58.200

32.000

14.500

(40.200)

Tax

18.400

(3.100)

5.200

(15.400)

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.00

Profit After Tax

39.800

35.100

9.300

(24.800)

Extraordinary Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

39.800

35.100

9.300

(24.800)

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

2.71

1.18

0.68

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.73

1.47

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

12.21

6.23

0.98

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.07

0.04

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.74

0.94

0.86

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.35

1.25

1.15

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

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

Yes

8) No. of employees

Yes

9) Name of person contacted

No

10) Designation of contact person

No

11) Turnover of firm for last one year

Yes

12) Profitability for last one year

Yes

13) Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14) Estimation for coming financial year

No

15) Capital in the business

Yes

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

--

23) Banking Details

Yes

24) Banking facility details

Yes

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

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW

 

The company’s debt equity ratio and Debt Service Coverage Ration DSCR as at 31st March, 2011 stands at 0.22 and 2.01 times respectively. The Company continues to maintain the confidence of lenders as short term working

capital requirements for enhanced additional production were fully met from the working capital lenders by first quarter of 2009-10. Further, improved rating of BBB determined by Credit Analysis and Research Limited (CARE) helped the company to negotiate interest rates with lenders. With repayment of long term debts, the company’s debt profile is skewed towards short term lending. With the upswing in interest rates due to policy announcements of RBI, the interest rate saw upward swings from quarter to quarter during the financial year 2009-10. Despite these developments, the company by judiciously managing the working capital, could limit the interest cost with only a marginal increase. The cash chest built out of disinvestment of equity shares of Henkel India Limited augurs well for the company as it would help to leverage the availing of working capital limits during 2011-12.

 

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB)

 

The overall performance of LAB operations has surpassed that of the previous year with increased production and sales. The installation of new molecular sieves in the n-paraffin unit in January 2010 has yielded results improving the normal paraffin plant capacity utilization. LAB production during the year was higher at 98,682 MT.

 

The steady increase in crude prices during the year has not affected the performance much. The Company still derives energy conservation benefits year after year through advanced process controls and other stringent measures. During the year, the Company has taken up revamp of the pre-fractionation unit, to be followed by the

revamp of the balance section of the n-paraffin unit. This will help to increase further the n-paraffin capacity in the

years to come. New markets are being identified for increasing the sales volume.

 

Among the Indian Companies, the Company continued to be the leader in meeting the domestic supplies of LAB to leading international detergent manufacturers like Henkel AG and Co., KGaA, Germany and Procter and Gamble.

 

Epichlorohydrin (ECH)

 

The performance of ECH plant was profitable with improved production and sales. The capacity utilization of the plant was 80%. The higher sales volume compared to the previous year was due to higher off-take in India. The margins improved in line with the price trend in international market. The international price trend seems to be moving north due to shut down of plants in Japan and reducedavailability of products from Russia. Margins could have been better but for the high price of propylene and cost of power. Although the low duty on imports continues to be a major deterrent, M/s. Petro Araldite Private Limited., the Joint Venture Company is relying on the Company for its ECH requirements.

 

Caustic Soda / Chlor Alkali

 

The performance of the Chlor Alkali division, in terms of production and sales, was maintained in 2010-11 as well. Profitability was, however, greatly affected due to non-availability of industrial grade salt resulting in higher prices, power cuts /restrictions on usage of power by TNEB leading to higher reliance on captive power based on fuel oil with higher attendant costs. The increased cost of production could not be passed on to the consumer due to surplus supply and stiff competition.

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

SPIC Electric Power Corporation Private Limited. (SEPC)

 

Project related activities to develop the 525 MW Thermal Power plant at Tuticorin are fast progressing. The investor company, Trinity Infraventure Limited, has been infusing funds and has contributed 119.145 Millions so far. Tuticorin Port Trust (presently known as “VO Chidambaranar Port Trust”) have communicated to SEPC that the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India have approved the proposal of allocation of alternate land for the project. Action has been initiated to take possession of the land. Environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests has been obtained for the project. SEPC filed a Petition during April 2010 before the Hon’ble Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) seeking its direction to pass an order directing the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to act in accordance with the terms contained in the already concluded PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with SEPC. Hearing is over and final orders are reserved in the matter. SEPC has filed an application for financial assistance which is under consideration.

 

Certus Investment and Trading Limited., and its wholly owned

Subsidiaries

 

With the objective of setting up LAB and NP projects in regions with encouraging demand potential viz., Middle

East and South East Asia, your Company established M/s. Certus Investment and Trading Limited. (CITL) Mauritius as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company (WOS) of TPL to serve as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)

 

M/s CITL in partnership with M/s. Saudi Offset Limited Partnership (SOLP) established a Company viz., M/s Gulf Petroproduct Company EC (GPC) to set up a LAB project in the Middle East

 

Pre-project activities for setting up the LAB unit are in the final stage. Steps are afoot to enter into a firm feedstock

supply agreement with a Qatar based supplier who proposes to supply the feedstock, n-paraffin, from its gas to liquid plant. The gas to liquid plant is in the final stage of completion. The project will pick up momentum once the feedstock supply agreement is firmed up.

 

Proteus Petrochemicals Private Limited.

 

CITL has set up a subsidiary, M/s.Proteus Petrochemicals Private Limited., as the Project Company for setting up a Normal Paraffin Project in Singapore. The proposal is to establish a green-field Normal Paraffin (NP) project plant along with associated utilities and off-sites. The plant capacity is 125000 MTs per annum. CITL has proposed to invest 28% of the equity with the balance equity contribution being met by a foreign Investor and the Singapore Economic Development Board.

 

During the year under review, M/s.Proteus Petrochemicals Private Limited has recorded significant progress in its project activities. The Basic Engineering Agreement with UOP has been signed and the kick off meeting took place during December 2010. LOI on a lump sum fixed price basis was given to Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha Limited. (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) for Engineering, Procurement and Design with completion and process guarantees. A definitive agreement is expected to be signed by July 2011. Financial closure is expected by May 2011 and commencement of commercial production by November 2012.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

 

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL) is manufacturing and marketing Petrochemicals viz. Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB), Epichlorohydrin (ECH) and Chemical intermediates- Caustic Soda and Chlorine. These are basic products used as raw materials in industries involved in manufacture of detergents and cleaning agents, lubricants, epoxy resins, pharmaceuticals and textiles. Chlorine is also used in bleaching and water treatment applications.

 

LINEAR ALKYL BENZENE (LAB)

 

LAB is the leading surfactant used in the formulation of synthetic detergents. LAB business in the country continues to be competitive due to adequacy of internal supply and continuous increase in imports. However, the LAB market has witnessed some reasonable increase in demand due to the improved consumption pattern of detergents. The fact of the prices of alternatives for LAB like detergent alcohols ruling high, has made them unviable for detergent formulations. This is a positive sign for the growth of demand for LAB.

 

The instability in the Middle East countries has created a spurt in crude oil prices and a consequential increase of

raw material prices for LAB. They are able to sustain their business mainly because of the methodology of product pricing being linked to raw material prices. They have been trying to reduce their input costs continuously by innovative supply chain management.

 

EPICHLOROHYDRIN (ECH)

 

ECH is a speciality petrochemical used in the Resin industry for manufacture of corrosion prevention products, in the pharma industry and in speciality applications in certain industries like Aircraft production, Wind electric generators, Electronic PCB manufacturing etc. The Company is the only manufacturer of ECH in India. The demand for this product from major consumers, namely Resin manufacturers (both liquid and solid resins and formulations for specialized end use), remained steady throughout the year. Continued awareness of corrosion prevention, greater stress on infrastructural development and life style changes in the country, at large have accounted for the increase in demand. The capacity of the plant being less as compared to the domestic demand of ECH has led to import of this key raw material from countries like China, Europe and Russia.

 

The anomaly of inverted duty structure on final products still continues despite persistent representations to the Government. The inverted duty structure facilitates consumers to import the end product for their speciality manufacturing at competitive prices rather than sourcing  ECH indigenously. The price of the key raw material for

the manufacture of ECH, namely propylene, has been moving in tandem with crude prices as propylene is a derivate of crude. Hence there had been a lead and lag in product pricing in respect of ECH.

 

Supply of ECH to M/s. Petro Araldite Private Limited, the joint venture company, continued through out the year.

 

CAUSTIC SODA / CHLOR ALKALI

 

Caustic Soda is mainly used in the Textile Industry, Soaps and Detergents Industry, Aluminium Smelting, Paper and Pulp Industry. The over-supply situation of caustic soda in the country has exercised an adverse pressure on finished goods pricing contributing to negative margins. Depressed market conditions that prevailed during a major part of the year caused a loss in this business.

 

The Caustic Chlor industry in India accounts for almost 70% of total production of basic chemicals in India. The

Company’s production for the period, April’10 to March’11, showed a marginal growth of 1.81% as compared to the corresponding period of earlier year. The growth in demand of this sector till Dec’10, according to Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals was 1.43%. The sluggish growth in demand and excess availability of product has driven the price southwards. Overall demand for Caustic soda is crucially linked to the end-use segments and direct import by such end-users is also a key factor for depressed domestic pricing. Hence, as and when the international prices stabilize, the domestic prices are expected to show a sympathetic trend.

 

The continued consumption of Chlorine – the Co-product in the manufacture of Caustic Soda - at their Epichlorohydrin plant and by an adjacent industry in Manali is a welcome feature for the Company.

 

OUTLOOK

 

Linear Alkyl Benzene

 

The growing Indian economy drives the consumption of LAB and hence the outlook for LAB remains positive in 2010-11 as well. Though elevated crude prices may pose a constraint in obtaining higher LAB sale figures, the higher disposable incomes of the population at large, should result in higher demand for lifestyle goods, housing detergents. The gradual increase in consumption of detergents ensures a sustainable positive growth for LAB business.

 

Epichlorohydrin

 

On balancing the threats, risks and concern with the opportunities for ECH business, the outlook for the coming year looks promising. The ability to place the entire production capacity of the company to PAPL and in the domestic market would provide the platform for better performance in the coming year. With the sourcing of raw

materials having been streamlined within India assuring sustained supplies, the concern for raw materials has been met with. Higher plant performance assured by higher availability of equipment would result in higher production in the coming year. With increase in production, higher price for ECH, the outlook is purple and would shore up the income of the Company. With the infrastructure sector and Auto market showing impressive growth, the rising demand within India is certainly a positive factor to fetch a higher price for ECH.

 

Caustic Soda / Chlor Alkali

 

With the hardening trend of prices of Caustic lye, chlorine and associated products, the outlook looks better compared to last year. The emerging requirement of PAT (Perform, Achieve and Trade introduced by BEE) compels reduction of specific power consumption which would be, expectedly, the lowest ever in the history of the company.

 

The continued supply of Caustic lye and Chlorine to neighboring industries has given the company a greater marketing strength. Reliability of supplies being a key factor in such situations, the company has always utilized the available opportunities. The Company is also working on Coal based power plant as an alternative to the existing Fuel Oil based power to reduce power costs.

 

Overall, the coming year is expected to be better than the earlier year with a favourable market for the Company’s products and with the greater commitment of the Management and employees at all levels.

 

FINANCE

 

The improved operating results of the Company for the year ending 31st March 2010 enabled the Company to secure a higher credit rating of BBB for the current term in place of the lower BBB minus held earlier. The Company continues to enjoy the support of lenders by meeting all debt servicing obligations in time and keeping them informed regularly at quarterly intervals on the progress in business operations. All these enable the company to secure additional working capital limits to the extent of ` 450.000 Millions during the year. Apart from this, long term funds have also been mobilised to the tune of ` 96.800 Millions by securitising the rental receivables for the Corporate Office. The debt equity ratio as on 31st March 2011 stands at 0.21.

 

The Company, through disinvestment of its equity holdings in Henkel India Limited, was able to infuse funds into its operations and these funds were parked in working capital limits. The macro economic conditions and the policies pursued by the RBI pushed the interest cost northwards. However, the company had initiated various steps to contain the interest cost for the year leveraging its improved credit rating, better terms of interest negotiation with lenders, operating with structures of low interest cost products offered by Banks etc. A concern, however could be the volatility of rupee against dollar coupled with the increase in crude and its derivatives. The company is poised to improve its financial ratios significantly with overall targeted improvement in operations.

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Particular

31.03.2011

Other claims not acknowledged as debts

 

i) Sales tax

 

The demands relate to disallowance of claims for exemption of turnover arising on account of stock transfers to branches and genuineness of declarations filed by certain customers for availing concessional rate of tax.

172.805

ii) Excise duty

16.861

iii) Service Tax

The above amounts are based on demands raised which the company is contesting with the concerned authorities. Outflows, if any, arising out of these claims would depend on the outcome of the decision of the appellate authorities and the company's rights for future appeals. No reimbursements are expected.

6.785

iv) Electricity Tax

 

Vide a Government Order dated 23rd September 1996, the Tamilnadu Government exempted specified industries permanently from payment of electricity tax on consumption of self generated electrical energy under the Tamilnadu Electricity (Taxation on Consumption) Act, 1962.

 

The Tamilnadu Tax on Consumption or Sale of Electricity Act, 2003 repealed the 1962 Act, and withdrew the earlier exemption granted to specified industries. The Company's appeal against the withdrawal of exemption was dismissed by the Madras High Court. The Company filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the verdict. On 15th May 2007 the Supreme Court upheld that the 2003 Act was not valid in respect of industries which were permanently exempted from payment of tax.

 

Consequent to the Supreme Court judgment upholding the exemption, the Company (in June 2007) reversed the provision for electricity tax amounting to Rs. 87.877 Millions made since 2003-04.

 

Subsequently, the Government of Tamilnadu passed the Tamilnadu Tax on Consumption or Sale of Electricity Amendment Act in November 2007 amending the 2003 Act to invalidate the exemption granted with retrospective effect. In December 2007, the Company filed a writ petition before the Madras High Court challenging the Amendment Act. On 13th February 2008, the High Court passed an interim order that in the event of non payment of tax on consumption for those covered under exemption, TNEB is at liberty to make the demand but not enforce it until further orders.

 

Exemption from payment of electricity tax has been extended to 31.03.2011.

113.800

 

 

AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2012

 

 

 

 

Rs in Millions

Rs in Millions

Rs in Millions

 

Particulars

Quarter ended

Quarter ended

Year ended

 

31.03.2012

31.12.2011

31.03.2012

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

1

Net Sales/Income from Operations

3166.700

3169.300

13074.700

2

Other Operating Income

-

0.100

18.800

3

Total Income from operations (1+2)

3166.700

3169.400

13093.500

4

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

(a)

Cost Material consumed

1669.700

1909.200

7610.400

 

 

(b)

Purchase of traded goods

-

-

18.100

 

©

Changes in inventories of finished goods and works-in-process

69.100

(267.900)

(276.500)

 

 

(d)

Employee benefits expense t

87.000

67.000

295.200

 

(e)

Depreciation

92.200

93.100

371.900

 

(f )

Power and Fuel

855.700

828.200

3136.800

 

(g)

Other Expenditure

379.800

464.100

1672.900

 

 

Total Expenses

3153.500

3093.700

12828.800

 

5

 

Profit from Operations before Other Income, financial costs and exceptional item (3-4)

 

13.200

75.700

264.700

 

 

6

 

Other Income

23.800

14.900

116.400

7

 

Profit before finance costs and exceptional item (5+6)

37.000

90.600

381.100

 

8

Financial Costs

77.200

76.100

316.600

9

Profit / (loss) after finance costs but before exceptional item (7-8)

(40.200)

14.500

64.500

 

10

Exceptional Items

-

-

-

11

Profit / (loss) before tax (9+10)

(40.200)

14.500

64.500

 

12

Tax Expenses

 

 

 

 

Current

10.200

6.500

39.100

 

Deferred

(25.600)

(1.300)

(34.000)

13

Net Profit / (loss) after tax (11-12)

(24.800)

9.300

59.400

 

14

Share of profit /(loss) of Associates

-

-

-

15

Net Profit / (loss) after taxes and share of point / (loss) of Associate (13+14)

(24.800)

9.300

59.400

 

16

Paid up equity share capital

(Face value per share of Rs.10/- each)

899.700

899.700

899.700

 

17

Reserves(excluding revaluation reserve

-

-

2861.900

 

18

Earning Per Share

(not annualised) Basic and Diluted

(0.28)

0.10

0.66

19

Public Shareholding

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

58893348

58893348

58893348

 

Percentage of Shareholding

65.46

65.46

65.46

20

Promoters and Promoter group

 

 

 

 

a) Pledged/Encumbered

 

 

 

 

Number of shares

15234375

15234375

15234375

 

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

49.02

49.02

49.02

 

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

16.93

16.93

16.93

 

b) Non-encumbered

 

 

 

 

Number of shares

15843751

15843751

15843751

 

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

50.98

50.98

50.98

 

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

17.61

17.61

17.61

 

 

Particulars

3 months ended 31.03.2012

INVESTOR COMPLAINTS

 

Pending at the beginning of the quarter

Nil

Received during the quarter

4

Disposed of during the quarter

Nil

Remaining unresolved at the end of the quarter

4

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

PARTICULAR

31.03.2012

I

Equity and Liabilities

 

 

1) Shareholders Funds

 

 

a) Share Capital

899.700

 

b) Reserves and Surplus

3064.600

 

Sub-total-Shareholders' funds

3964.300

 

 

 

 

2) Non – Current Liabilities

 

 

a) Long term Borrowing

5227.200

 

b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

649.000

 

c) Other Long term liabilities

37.400

 

 d) Long-term provisions

29.500

 

Sub-total - Non-current liabilities

1243.100

 

 

 

 

3) Current Liabilities

 

 

a) Short term borrowing

1010.600

 

b) Trade payable

1314.700

 

c) Other current liabilities

223.900

 

d) Short term provision

85.300

 

Total

2634.500

 

 

 

 

Total

7841.900

II

Assets

 

 

1) Non – Current Assets

 

 

a) Fixed assets

3556.400

 

b)Expenditure during construction period pending allocation

-

 

c) Non – current Investment

1377.800

 

d) Long term loans and advance

215.400

 

Total

5149.600

 

 

 

 

2) Current Assets

 

 

a) Current Investment

-

 

b) Inventories

1377.800

 

c) Trade receivables

932.600

 

d) Cash and cash equivalents

219.500

 

e) Short term loans and advance

214.500

 

f) Other current assets

3.000

 

Total

2692.300

 

 

 

 

Total

7841.900

 

Notes:  

 

1 The Company operates in only one segment, namely, Industrial Intermediate Chemicals.  

 

2 The previous year's/periods' figures have been regrouped to be in conformity with the Revised Schedule VI of the Companies Act.  

 

3 The Board of Directors have recommended payment of 5% dividend on the paid up equity share capital (Re 0.50 per equity share) subject to approval of the shareholders.  

 

4 The figures for the quarter ending 31st March 2012 are the balancing figures between the audited figures for the full financial year and the published year-to-date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year.

 

5 The audited financial results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on April 26, 2012.

 

The financial results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their meetings held on 27th April, 2011.

 

Fixed Assets

 

·         Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and machinery

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Office and other equipment

·         Vehicles

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE DETAILS

 

COMPANY PROFILE

 

Subject a corporate star, was born in the year 1984 with the objective of setting up a 50,000 MTA Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) project. TPL has since imprinted winning hall marks successively over the years in Corporate India and the Petrochemical Industry in particular. Over more than a decade, TPL grew in strength, thinking differently, harnessing the resources by laying a fundamental platform for financial strength and responding to customers innovatively by bringing in new products and services.

 

TPL has surged ahead with laurels for a challenging and promising future, carrying the business commitment of the promoters, M/s. SPIC Limited, who have diverse interest in fertilizers, petrochemicals and other services and Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), a State Govt. enterprise, with prime interest in promoting industries in the State of Tamilnadu. SPIC its boasts of a turnover close to US $ 800 million and has been the principal force in TPL achieving corporate leadership in detergent business.

 

The LAB plant is located in the Manali Industrial Belt, 25 KMs away from Chennai City. The various infrastructure facility at Manali, the advantages of a Metropolitan city, hi-tech communication interface and cosmopolitan culture, synergise with the vision of promoters business plans.

 

TPL continues to March ahead excellent track record and its achievements in a short time frame stand out distinctly, propelled by continuous upgradation of technology, quality human resource and utmost customer satisfaction.

 


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.54.81

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.03

Euro

1

Rs.69.06

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

KVT


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

49

 

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

 

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

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

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

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

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

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

 

Large

56-70

A

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

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

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

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

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

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

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