MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.05.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

9/10, Kunj Society, Alkapuri, Vadodara – 390007, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.06.1970

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

04-001735

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.104.538 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L24110GJ1970PLC001735

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNED03452B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACD7468A

 

 

Legal Form :

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

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of chemicals.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (59)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

 

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

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 9600000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Exist

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having fine track. Financial positions of the company appears to be sound. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal 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 :

9/10, Kunj Society, Alkapuri, Vadodara – 390007, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-265-2351013/ 2334481-82

Fax No.:

91-265-2330994

E-Mail :

investor@deepaknitrite.com

srvaidya@deepaknitrite.com

Website :

http://www.deepaknitrite.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Deepak Complex, National Games Road, Yerawada, Pune – 411006, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-66090200

Fax No.:

91-20-26685448

 

 

Marketing Office :

8-1, First Floor, Panchshila Park, New Delhi – 110017, India

Tel No.:

91-11-26015548

 

 

Factory 1 :

Baroda division

4/12, GIDC Chemicals Complex, Nandesari, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-265-2840639/-47

 

 

Factory 2 :

Roha:

Plot No 1-6/26,27,29,31MIDC Dhatav, Roha-402116 District Raigad, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-2194-263550/263750/264777/78/79

 

 

Factory 3 :

Taloja:.

Plot No. K-10, MIDC, Taloja, A.V. District Raigad-410208, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-27411125/26/27

 

 

Factory 4 :

Hyderabad Specialties Division:

90F, IDA, Phase II, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad-500055, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-40-23097401

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2011

 

Name :

Mr. C.K. Mehta

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. M.R.B. Punja

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A.K. Dasgupta

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Hasmukh Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sudhin Choksey

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sudhir Mankad

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A.C. Mehta

Designation :

Managing Mehta

 

 

Name :

Mr. D.C. Mehta

Designation :

Vice Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shrenik K. Lalbhai

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nimesh Kampani

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Berjis Desai

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. Richard H. Rupp

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Umesh Asaikar

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Upadhyay

Designation :

Vice President (Finance) and Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Singanallur Ramakrishnan

Designation :

Vice President - Supply Chain

 

 

Name :

Dr. Pramod Garg

Designation :

Vice President - Operations

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pramod Talegaon

Designation :

Vice President (Technology)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Tikekar

Designation :

Vice President (Marketing)

 

 

Audit Committee:

Name :

Mr. A.K. Dasgupta

Designation :

Member

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sudhin Choksey

Designation :

Member

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sudhir Mankad

Designation :

Member

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(AS ON 31.03.2012)

 

Names of Category

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

 

 

 

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

2,190,107

20.95

Bodies Corporate

3,657,070

34.98

Sub Total

5,847,177

55.93

 

 

 

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

5,847,177

55.93

 

 

 

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

1,800

0.02

Financial Institutions / Banks

425

-

Insurance Companies

353,567

3.38

Foreign Institutional Investors

652,891

6.25

Sub Total

1,008,683

9.65

 

 

 

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

699,699

6.69

 

 

 

Individuals

 

 

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

2,279,078

21.80

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

598,064

5.72

 

 

 

Any Others (Specify)

21,118

0.20

Non Resident Indians

21,021

0.20

Trusts

97

-

Sub Total

3,597,959

34.42

 

 

 

Total Public shareholding (B)

4,606,642

44.07

 

 

 

Total (A)+(B)

10,453,819

100.00

 

 

 

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

-

-

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

-

-

(2) Public

-

-

Sub Total

-

-

 

 

 

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

10,453,819

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Chemicals.

 

 

Products :

Products Description

Item Code No.

 

 

 

Sodium Nitrite
283410 01
Para Nitrochlorobenzene
290490 05
Resorcinol
290721 00
Para Cumidine
290270

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (AS ON 31.03.2011)

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Qty.

MTS.

Inorganic Salts

MT

44350

48459

Dinitrosopentamethylene Tetramine

MT

1800

551

Dye Intermediates

MT

660

--

Nitro Aromatics

MT

38750

36072

- By Products

MT

--

29101

Aromatics Amines

MT

18000

11447

Agro Chemical Intermediates

MT

9900

9384

Colour Intermediates

MT

6600

7526

- By Products

MT

--

8756

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of India, Mumbai

·         Dena Bank, Mumbai

·         Bank of Baroda, Mumbai

·         ICICI Banking, Mumbai

·         Axis Bank Limited

·         ING Vysya Bank

·         Standard Chartered Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

As on 31.03.2011

[Rs. in Millions]

As on 31.03.2010

[Rs. in Millions]

Term Loans from Financial Institutions/Banks

 

 

Rupee Loans

(Repayable within one year - Nil)

(Previous year Rs.44.444 millions)

0.000

44.444

Foreign Currency Loans

(Repayable within one year Rs.71.614 millions)

(Previous year Rs.105.591 millions) *

218.548

321.592

Working Capital Borrowing from Banks

(Net of balances in collection accounts)

28.936

164.023

TOTAL

 

247.484

530.059

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

As on 31.03.2011

[Rs. in Millions]

As on 31.03.2010

[Rs. in Millions]

Fixed deposits (Due for repayment within one year Rs.83.216 millions)

(Previous year Rs.121.211 millions)

243.330

270.343

Short Term Loans from Banks

87.806

99.778

Sales Tax Deferral * (Repayable within one year Rs.4.126 millions)

(Previous year Rs.5.363 millions)

17.210

25.416

 

 

 

Total

 

348.346

395.537

 

Note:

 

*Amount restated based on revision of repayment schedule of installments during the year.

 

1. The Term Loans obtained from the Financial Institutions/ Banks are secured by mortgage of the immovable properties of the Company, both present and future and Hypothecation of movable assets of the Company.

 

2. The Working Capital Loans from Banks are secured by a prior charge over Company's stocks of Raw Materials, Semi-Finished and Finished Goods, Consumable Stores and Book Debts and by second charge on all Fixed Assets by way of mortgage.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

B.K. Khare and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates:

·         Blue Shell Investment Private Limited

·         Check Point Credits and  Capital Private Limited

·         Crossover Advisors Private Limited

·         Crossover Trustees Private Limited

·         Deepak Asset Reconstruction

·         Deepak Cleantech Limited

·         Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited

·         Deepak International Limited

·         Deepak Medical Foundation

·         Deepak Novochem Technologies Limited

·         Forex Leafin Private Limited

·         Grey Point Investments Private Limited

·         Hardik Leafin Private Limited

·         Kawant Developers Corporation

·         Nucore Capital Management Private Limited

·         Pranawa Leafin Private Limited

·         Prolific Credits and  Capital Private Limited

·         Skyrose Finvest Private Limited

·         Sofotel Infra Private Limited

·         Stepup Credits and  Capital Private Limited

·         Stiffen Credits and Capital Private Limited

·         Stigma Credit and  Capital Private Limited

·         Storewell Credits and  Capital Private Limited

·         Sundown Finvest Private Limited

·         Superpose Credits and  Capital Private Limited

·         The LakakiWorks Private Limited

·         Yerowada Investment Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

30000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.300.000 Millions

2000000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.200.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.500.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10453819

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.104.538 Millions

 

Note:

 

*Of the above Equity Shares:

 

a. 19,80,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each were allotted as Bonus Shares by capitalization of General Reserve.

 

b. 29,16,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid up at a premium of Rs.40/ per share were allotted on conversion of Debentures.

 

c. 2,32,062 Equity Shares of Rs.10/-each fully paid up were allotted pursuant to Schemes of Amalgamation without payment being received in cash.

 

d. 29,81,171 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid at a premium of Rs.140/- per sharewere allotted on Right basis.

 

e. 14,90,586 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid at a premium of Rs.90/- per share were allotted on Conversion of Detachable Warrants issued with Right Shares.

 

# Excludes 9,860 (9,860) Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each, kept in abeyance.

 

 

 

 


 

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

104.538

104.538

89.632

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

2274.554

2089.829

1816.732

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

2379.092

2194.367

1906.364

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

247.484

530.059

574.991

2] Unsecured Loans

348.346

395.537

320.478

TOTAL BORROWING

595.830

925.596

895.469

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

160.759

180.495

178.808

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3135.681

3300.458

2980.641

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1628.587

1660.728

1646.749

Capital work-in-progress

77.349

19.719

77.318

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

13.291

273.332

13.292

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

590.726
630.407

641.955

 

Sundry Debtors

1279.838
1022.499

683.715

 

Cash & Bank Balances

39.250
51.764

38.835

 

Other Current Assets

51.024
96.531

87.191

 

Loans & Advances

452.567
460.230

388.555

Total Current Assets

2413.405
2261.431

1840.251

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

821.316
732.322

428.454

 

Other Current Liabilities

62.137
78.808

72.771

 

Provisions

113.498
103.622

95.782

Total Current Liabilities

996.951
914.752

597.007

Net Current Assets

1416.454
1346.679

1243.244

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.038

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3135.681

3300.458

2980.641

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

6604.606

5323.590

5723.521

 

 

Operating Income

117.835

98.520

94.231

 

 

Other Income

51.721

42.468

11.191

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

6774.162

5464.578

5828.943

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Material

4373.079

3335.808

3695.000

 

 

Employees' Remuneration and Benefits

430.910

374.976

368.725

 

 

Operational Expenses

860.264

758.529

690.232

 

 

Administrative, Selling and General Expenses

325.217

304.660

331.814

 

 

Research and Development Expenses

49.698

56.317

62.629

 

 

Impairment Loss

15.664

0.000

0.000

 

 

Increase / Decrease in Stocks

96.005

71.623

0.000

 

 

Wealth Tax

1.000

1.036

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

6151.837

4902.949

5148.400

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

622.325

561.629

680.543

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

71.418

83.348

178.999

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

550.907

478.281

501.544

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

181.338

175.102

72.977

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

369.569

303.179

428.567

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

111.597

103.043

145.767

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

257.972

200.136

282.800

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

954.522

865.393

685.083

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend - Proposed

62.782

52.318

0.000

 

 

Corporate Dividend Tax

10.185

8.689

0.000

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

50.000

50.000

0.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

1089.527

954.522

967.883

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

2763.121

2459.102

3009.923

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

694.292

314.126

625.926

 

 

Components, Spares Part and Stores

0.276

0.751

11.252

 

 

Capital Goods

1.559

2.379

0.861

 

 

Finished Goods for Resale

0.000

9.348

162.513

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

696.127

326.604

800.552

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

24.65

21.82

31.55

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2011

30.09.2011

31.12.2011

31.03.2012

Type

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Net Sales

1678.220

1827.920

2127.150

2270.000

Total Expenditure

1544.910

1730.750

1997.280

2077.670

PBIDT (Excl OI)

133.310

97.170

129.870

192.330

Other Income

6.570

14.120

6.920

7.770

Operating Profit

139.880

111.290

136.790

200.100

Interest

13.390

29.200

31.280

20.460

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

126.490

82.090

105.510

179.640

Depreciation

43.690

43.930

44.270

45.960

Profit Before Tax

82.800

38.160

61.240

133.670

Tax

21.850

10.070

15.210

37.910

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

60.950

28.090

46.030

95.760

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

60.950

28.090

46.030

95.760

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.81
3.66

4.85

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

5.60
5.70

7.49

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

9.14
7.73

12.29

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.16
0.14

0.22

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.67
0.84

0.78

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.42
2.47

3.08

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

GUJARAT HIGH COURT

 

Deepak Nitrite Limited vs Commissioner of Income Tax on 6 May, 2008

 

Author: D Mehta

Bench: D Mehta, Z Saiyed

 

JUDGMENT

D.A. Mehta, J.

 

1. This Reference involves cross References by the assessee and the Revenue. The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench 'A' has drawn up a consolidated statement of case under Section 256(1) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act') and referred the following questions:

 

RA No. 645/Ahd/98 BY ASSESSEE

 

1. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that the detachable warrants which authorised the holders to obtain the equity shares of the investee company after a period of four years from the date of allotment, had a monetary value?

 

2. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal has any materials on record to hold that the detachable warrants had a monetary value?

 

3. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal took into account irrelevant and extraneous material into consideration to come to a finding that the detachable warrants had a monetary value?

 

4. Whether the Tribunal was justified in law in restoring the question of quantification of loss on the sale of non-convertible portion Part-C of the debentures of Rs. 50/- each to the Assessing Officer with a direction to take the cost thereof as reduced by the cost of detachable warrants?

 

RA NO 656/Ahd/98 BY REVENUE

 

Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in allowing the assessee's claim for depreciation on the factory building and office building of the Sahyadri Dyestuff and Chemical Units at Pune although the said factory building and office building were not transferred in favour of the assessee, and the ownership of the said factory building and office building was not vested with the assessee?

 

RA No. 657/Ahd/98 BY REVENUE

Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in upholding the CIT(A)'s order allowing deduction under Section 32AB of the Act claimed by the assessee through a subsequent return of income in lieu of the deduction under Section 32A of the Act claimed by the assessee in the original return of income ?

 

Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in restoring the matter relating to quantification of loss on the sale of investment to the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication and in directing the Assessing Officer to take the cost price of the non-convertible portion Part-C of the debenture at Rs. 50/- minus the cost of detachable warrant which was not transferred and then work out the capital gain/loss on the aforesaid transaction and also in directing the Assessing Officer to restrict the cost of detachable warrant to Rs. 2.175 and to restrict the capital gain/loss on the said transaction at 'NIL' ?

 

The Assessment Year in question is 1989-90, the relevant Accounting period being Financial Year ended on 31.3.1989. The assessee-company claimed loss on sale of investments amounting to Rs. 24,43,750/-. The said loss was disallowed by the Assessing Officer for the reasons stated in Paragraph No. 13 of the Assessment Order dated 28.2.1992. The assessee carried the matter in Appeal. The Commissioner (Appeals), for the reasons stated in his Order dated 12.11.1992, allowed the claim of loss. Thereupon Revenue preferred Appeal before the Tribunal and the ground in relation to allowance of loss reads as under:

 

On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the learned CIT(A) erred:

 

vi. in allowing the claim of loss of Rs. 24,43,750/- on sale of non-convertible portion of debentures, which was held by the Assessing Officer as a colourable device with the sole purpose of reducing the taxable income.

 

The Tribunal has framed the order in relation to these claims after recording the facts and contentions by issuing following directions:

 

Accordingly we will restore the question of quantification of loss on the sale of investment to the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication in accordance with law directing him to take the cost price of the non convertible portion PART-C of the debentures at Rs. 50/- minus the cost of detachable warrants which was not transferred to the Unit Trust of India and then work out the capital gain/loss on the transaction of sale of Part C non-convertible portion of debentures by the assessee to U.T.I. We may point out that in case the cost of detachable warrant determined by the AO is more than Rs. 2,175/- then the same is to be restricted to Rs. 2.175/- and the capital gain/loss on this transaction may be determined at NIL because the assessee cannot be worse of having filed appeal against the order of the Assessing Officer and the Tribunal do not have any power of enhancement as held by the Supreme Court in the case of State of Kerala v. Vijaya Stores. In the result this issue is set aside to the file of the AO and is deemed to have been allowed for statistical purposes.

 

The aforesaid directions issued by the Tribunal are found to be unacceptable both by the Assessee and the Revenue, as can be seen from the four questions raised by the assessee and the question No. 2 raised by Revenue in Reference Application No. 657/Ahd/98. All the cross questions involve only one issue and, therefore, are taken up together. The learned Advocate for the assessee Mr. J.P. Shah and learned Senior Standing Counsel for Revenue Mr. M.R. Bhatt have been heard.

 

The facts as recorded by the Assessing Officer and the findings in relation to the claim of loss read as under:

 

Loss on sale of investment –

 

Loss of Rs. 24,43,750/-:

 

Along with the return, the assessee has filed details of loss incurred of Rs. 24,43,750/- on sale of investment. The assessee has furnished following details to explain the loss on sale of investment:

 

Part C - Non-convertible part only (face value Rs. 50/-each) of Rs. 11,50,000 Convertible Debenture of Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corpn. Limited Cost 5,75,00,000

 

Sales Price at Rs. 17.875 per

 

Part C of 11,50,000 Debenture as above 5,50,56,250

 

Loss 24,43,750

 

During the course of assessment,it transpired that the assessee company is one of the promoters of M/s. Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corpn. Ltd. (DFPCL). By virtue of their shareholding, the assessee company were allotted debentures to the extent of 11,50,000 by DFPCL. The debentures were divided into three parts, viz. (A), (B) and (C). Part A and B were convertible whereas Part C was non-convertible. However, as per the terms of the issue, the shareholders were required to subscribe to the debentures in a composite form. As per the terms of payment of the Right Issue, Rs. 25/- was payable on application, Rs. 25/- on allotment and balance Rs. 50/- on First and Final Call. The Non-convertible portion of Part C of the debenture of face value of Rs. 50/- was issued with a detachable warrant, attached to it and the holder of the warrant had a right to apply one Equity Share of Rs. 10/- at such a price not exceeding Rs. 50/- as may be fixed by the C.C.I., in between the period of four to six years from the date of allotment of debentures. An option w3as given to the applicant of the Right Issue to pay the full amount on application or on allotment. The call money was payable on or before 16.10.1989.

 

The assessee company made the payment of Rs. 11,50,00,000/- to M/s. Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corpn. Limited as under:

 

06.01.89

 

2,87,50,000

 

On application @ Rs. 25/- for 1150000 debentures

 

27.03.89

 

1,87,50,000

 

Balance @ Rs. 75/- for 250000 debentures

 

28.03.89

 

2,62,50,000

 

Balance @ 75/- for 200000 debentures

 

29.03.89

 

2,62,50,000

 

Balance @ 75/- for 350000 debentures

 

11,50,00,000

 

During the course of assessment, the assessee company has furnished copies of letters sent by M/s. DFPCL to the assessee company, Deepak Nitrite Limited, wherein it has been stated that the allotment letters were actually delivered to the assessee company, M/s. Deepak Nitrite Limited. The assessee company has also furnished the copy of the share transfer from dated 29.3.89, wherein it has been mentioned that the assessee company M/s. Deepak Nitrite Ltd., has sold the non-convertible portion of Part 'C' of the debenture to the Unit Trust of India. In view of it, it was the contention of the representative of the assessee company that the delivery of these shares/debentures were duly received by them and thus, the shares were sold by actual delivery to Unit Trust of India at the price of Rs.47.875 per debenture. It is relevant to mention here that these debentures were not quoted in the Stock Exchange till 31.3.90 and both the Companies namely DFPCL and M/s. Deepak Nitrite Limited, are under the same management.

The contention put forth by the assessee company has been duly considered. However, the loss declared by the assessee due to sale of investment cannot be accepted for the following reasons:

 

1. Under the terms and conditions of the Right Issue, there was no obligation on the part of the assessee to make the full payment before 31.3.89. However, the assessee company has made the full payment for debentures before the Final Call. It is not understood that on the one hand, the assessee company is claiming that the Part C of the debentures were sold since the funds required for subscribing the debentures were of very high order and beyond its capacity. However, on the other hand, the assessee company has paid full amounts on the debenture issue before the final call was made.

 

2. As per payment schedule, the assessee company has made last payment on 29.3.89 to its sister concern, DFPCL. The delivery letter of M/s. DFPCL is also dated 29.3.89. The share transfer form is also dated 29.3.89. It is not understood as to how these transactions can be completed so early ? It is highly improbable that the assessee company received debentures by 'actual delivery' on the same day, i.e. On 29.3.89 and these were transferred to Unit Trust of India on the same day. The part C of the Debenture issue of DFPCL was not quoted in the Share market as on the day of sale i.e. 29.3.89. It is thus clear that the assessee company has shown undue hurry in this transaction without any justifiable reasons. Thus, the loss declared in the transaction is contrived loan and not a normal business loss.

 

3. Part C of the Debenture comprises of two parts:

 

a) Debenture of face value of Rs. 50/-, and

 

b) Detachable warrant which entitles the holder of the warrant to subscribe to the share of DFPCL after four to six years. The shares of M/s. Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corpn. Limited, was listed under 'Specified category' as on date of Right Issue.

 

4. Thus, though no specific value can be assessed to the detachable warrant, however, it is an instrument which carries some value. The assessee company yas detained the detachable warrant with themselves and the same has not been sold. Thus, the loss as claimed by the assessee in this transaction is attributable because they have not transferred the detachable warrant to the seller, i.e. Unit Trust of India.

 

5. From the above discussion, it is clear that the whole transaction is colourable. It is hardly believable that a person can get the debenture on the same day and sell it through a broker on the same day. It is thus clear that it is a contrived and manipulated loss which has got no nexus with the free transaction of the market. The loss claimed to be incurred on such manipulated transaction are not allowable under the provisions of the I.T. Act. Thus, the assessee's claim of loss on the sale of investment amounting to Rs. 24,43,750/- is not acceptable and the same is ignored in the computation of income.

 

6. The Commissioner (Appeals) has merely held that the loss in question is an allowable loss. The ground of Appeal raised by Revenue which is reproduced hereinbefore also assails the order of Commissioner (Appeals) allowing the claim of loss which was held by the Assessing Officer to be a colourable device with the sole purpose of reducing the taxable income. Therefore, the only controversy between the parties was whether the loss in question is based on a genuine transaction or is a colourable transaction only for the purposes of reducing the taxable income.

 

7. The Tribunal was therefore expected to record a decision after appreciating the facts and evidence on record as to whether the Assessing Officer was justified in holding that the transaction was not a genuine transaction and the loss was thus disallowable, or whether the Commissioner (Appeals) was justified in holding that the loss was a result of genuine transaction. In fact, before the Tribunal, no ground was raised by the Revenue and none could be raised by the assessee as the Appeal on this Issue was in favour of the assessee, yet the Tribunal without deciding the Issue raised before the Tribunal undertook an exercise as to what would be the cost of detachable warrants for the purposes of working out the correct quantum of loss. The Tribunal failed to appreciate that at no stage was the Issue of quantification ever in dispute between the parties. The Assessing Officer had categorically recorded that for the reasons stated in his order the claim of loss 'is not acceptable and the same is ignored in the computation of income.' If the Assessing Officer had not undertaken quantification of the loss, the Commissioner (Appeals) had not undertaken such an exercise, there was no ground raised by the Revenue before the Tribunal in the Appeal, the Tribunal on its own could not have undertaken the said exercise without first deciding the controversy brought before it by the parties, more particularly, the Appellant. Merely because during the course of argument some contentions were raised as to whether detachable warrants had any cost or not was not sufficient for the Tribunal to embark upon such an exercise in absence of any controversy between the parties. The Tribunal failed to appreciate that in absence of any exercise of quantification by the Assessing Officer there was no occasion for the assessee to carry the matter any further and therefore the said Issue could not arise out of the order of Commissioner (Appeals). Once that was the position the Tribunal could not have taken it upon itself to raise the Issue and decide the same which did not properly arise out of the Order of Commissioner (Appeals) as no ground could be taken by either side in absence of any findings by the Commissioner (Appeals).

 

8. In the aforesaid set of facts and circumstances of the case all the four questions raised on behalf of the assessee and question No. 2 raised on behalf of Revenue in Reference Application No. 657/Ahd/98 are required to be left unanswered leaving it open to the Tribunal to decide the ground of Appeal raised by the Revenue and determine, in the first instance, whether the loss in question was a genuine transaction or not.

 

9. In so far as the solitary question raised in Reference Application No. 656/Ahd/98 at the instance of Revenue is concerned, it is in agreed position between the parties that the Tribunal has followed its own decision in assessee's own case for earlier years. That the said earlier order of the Tribunal was brought before this Court by way of Reference and the issue stands concluded by the Judgment in the case of Commissioner of Income-tax v. Deepak Nitrite Limited.

 

10. Hence, it is not necessary to set out the facts and contentions in detail. For the reasons recorded in the earlier Judgment in assessee's own case the question is answered in the affirmative i.e. in favour of the assessee and against the Revenue.

 

11. That leaves Question No. 1 in Reference Application No. 657/Ahd/98, at the instance of Revenue. The facts in relation to this claim is that originally the assessee claimed deduction for investment allowance under Section 32A of the Act in the Return of income filed on 29.12.1989. Subsequently a revised Return of income tax filed on 31.12.1990 wherein deduction under Section 32AB of the Act was claimed instead of deduction under Section 32A of the Act. The stand of Revenue was that claim for investment allowance had already been granted when the Return was processed under Section 143(1) (a) of the Act and, therefore, there was no question of entertaining the claim under Section 32AB of the Act. The assessee succeeded before the Commissioner (Appeals) and Revenue challenged the order made by the Commissioner (Appeals).

 

12. The Tribunal has come to the conclusion that the intimation issued under Section 143(1)(a) of the Act is not an Assessment Order and the assessee was, therefore, entitled to file revised Return under Section 139(5) of the Act.

 

13. It is an admitted fact that the assessee, being a limited Company, was entitled to file Return of Income on or before 31.12.1989 for the Assessment Year in question. That original Return of income had actually been filed on 29.12.1989. Therefore, the assessee was entitled, as a matter of right, to file revised Return in terms of Section 139(5) of the Act. The Tribunal was correct in holding that mere intimation under Section 143(1)(a) of the Act could not be equated with an Assessment Order more particularly when the Assessing Officer himself has framed Assessment Order under Section 143(3) of the Act after issuance of Notice under Section 143(2) of the Act. Hence, there is no error committed by the Tribunal in so far as the Tribunal has come to the conclusion that the Commissioner (Appeals) had rightly upheld the claim for deduction under Section 32AB of the Act on the basis of revised Return of income in lieu of deduction claimed under Section 32A of the Act in original Return of income.

 

14. Hence, question No. 1 in Reference Application No. 657/Ahd/98 is answered in the affirmative i.e. in favour of the assessee and against the Revenue.

 

15. The Reference stands disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs.

 

 

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YEAR IN RETROSPECT

 

This financial year 2010-2011 has laid an excellent foundation for the Company’s plans for the year ahead. The Company revenue has grown by 24% to Rs.6604.600 millions when compared to revenues of Rs.5323.600 millions  in the previous year. This was largely driven by strong demand in the domestic market which saw its domestic revenues increase from Rs.2928.800 millions in FY 2009-10 to Rs.3903.400 millions in FY 2010-11. The share of overall revenue contributed by the domestic market has increased from 54% to 58%. While the share of exports to total revenues has reduced to 42% when compared to 46% in the previous year, the gross revenue has increased significantly on an absolute basis to Rs.1300.300 millions. This portrays significant expansion in the top line numbers which has crossed the Rs.6000.000 millions mark during the year. The strong growths in revenues were largely driven by expansion in volumes which grew by 23%.

 

 

The Profit before Interest, Depreciation, Impairment and Tax for the year was Rs.621.700 millions compared to Rs.544.900 millions in previous year and Profit after Tax for the year was Rs.258.000 millions compared to Rs.200.100 millions in FY 2009-10. The Earnings per Share was 24.65 in FY 2010-11 compared to 21.82 per share in FY 2009-10.

 

The global economy encountered has many unsettling events in the past year. Events like the unrest in the Middle East saw oil prices hitting USD 90 a barrel in January. Although the Indian economy has experienced very high growth this year inflation remains a worry. The Company has not been affected to a great extent and has taken necessary steps to mitigate the effects of these events.

 

The Company continues to make significant inroads into China and USA. Although China is considered to be the epicenter of global manufacturing and is an extremely competitive market, we have been able to leverage strengths in quality, process expertise and environmental awareness to make inroads into the Chinese market. Exports to China during the year stood at Rs.350.000 millions, while exports to USA this year stood at Rs.450.000 millions.

 

By catering to markets such as India, Europe, China and USA, The Company will be catering to the largest markets across the globe. Fuel Additives business continues to be promising despite the current global tensions and the  company has made significant progress in all Aviation Fuels, Petrol Blending as well as Diesel Blending. Turnover from this business segment was around Rs.630.000 millions during the year, and the company sees a higher growth potential in this business for the current year.

 

The Company continues to strive for in-house development of its products. The focus to develop new products, through expenditure of around 1% of its revenues, has led to successful creation of products like Fuel Additives, Xylidine Derivatives and Nitro Sulphuric Acid.

 

The business outlook remain strong as the Company anticipates the healthy demand for its products to continue. It has drawn up an expansion plan which will incorporate Greenfield expansion at Dahej and Brownfield expansion at Nandesari at an estimated combined expenditure of around Rs.2000.000 millions.

 

The Company has maintained its policy of taking adequate measures to hedge currency risk as a significant part of its revenues comes from exports.

 

 

FINANCE

 

Effective Working Capital management has always been a key aspect in the s company’s operations, especially in the last few years. The company has been able to reduce its  interest costs significantly and debt to equity ratio has been more or less  stable, being 0.25 as compared to 0.30 for the preceding year As a result the cash flows of the  Company have improved and ha enough leveraging ability for its capacity expansion plans at Dahej.

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

 

Global Economy

 

The fiscal year 2010-11 began on an encouraging note, as developed economies have picked up and showed signs of growth. There was steady and gradual improvement in the economic indicators of the leading world economies as they were aided by economic stimulus. Though there have been several challenges like debt restructuring of European countries and political unrest in the Middle East, the global economy was able to register growth. However, the liquidity infusion has resulted in significant amounts of asset price inflation. This has resulted in increase in prices of food articles, crude oil as well as precious and other metals.

 

The Indian economy continues to display remarkable resilience to the lingering effects of the global recession in 2008-2009, as the GDP continues to grow at an accelerated rate between 8.5% and 9%. Improved levels of savings and investment coupled with increased private consumption provide a critical component to the Indian growth story, contributing significantly towards GDP growth.

 

However, higher interest rates and the disconcertingly high levels of inflation during the second half of FY 2010-11 threatened to hamper the growth momentum.

 

The developments on India's external sector in the current year have been encouraging. Even as the recovery in

developed countries is gradually taking root, our trade performance has improved. Exports have grown at 29.4% to reach USD 184.6 billion, while imports at USD 273.6 billion have recorded a growth of 17.6% during April-January period of FY 2010-11, over the corresponding period last year. The current account deficit is around the 2009-10 level and poses some concerns because of the composition of its financing.

 

Real GDP growth was driven mainly by rebound in the industrial and services sector growth, after a period of noticeable fall in the wake of the global recession. India's economy continues to be the second fastest growing major economy in the world after China.

 

However, the near term outlook remains mixed as sharp rise in prices of commodities and food articles put pressure on emerging nations while the developed nations will have to deal with effects of withdrawal of fiscal stimulus.

 

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

The chemical industry world-wide as well as in India has seen significant changes in the FY 2010-11. As the global economy has started recovering from the down-turn in 2008, the growth in global chemical industry is also witnessing an excellent growth trajectory. End user industries have also been performing well which enhances the outlook for the Company.

 

The chemical industry globally was estimated at USD 3.5 trillion in 2009 and is one of the fastest growing sectors in the manufacturing sector. The industry is also estimated to have grown by 3% annually from 2005 which signifies the vast opportunities that the industry has to offer. Major markets for chemicals are North America, Western Europe, Japan and emerging economies in Asia and in Latin America. The Company caters to a majority of these markets, and its inroads into difficult markets like China and USA make it well positioned to use its strengths to capitalise on emerging opportunities in these countries. Also the trend of shifting of manufacturing from current locations in USA and Europe to emerging low cost markets like India and China continues, resulting in an abundance of opportunities for companies like the s which operate in these regions. Demand from end user industries like agro chemicals, pharma and dyes etc. are now gradually increasing.

 

In India, the chemical industry contributes 3% of the GDP of the country. Growth of chemicals and petrochemicals is projected at 12.6% and 8% respectively in the 11th Five year plan. The chemical industry in India is the 6th largest in the world and 3rd largest in India. The Indian Chemical Industry continues to focus on high environmental standards. Effective cost structures are also apparent within the Chemical Industry in India.

 

 

OPPORTUNITIES

 

New Products

 

R and D as well as new products go hand in hand and the Company has been able to successfully manufacture new products through its R and D efforts. Some of the new products developed by the Company last year were Fuel

Additives and Xylidines. These products have been good contributors to the Company’s top line. In the long run, these products will put the Company on a higher growth trajectory.

 

End-User Industries

 

The Chemical Industry globally as well as in India has withstood the downturn of the economy in 2008 and has since experienced substantial growth. End-user industries like dyes, pigments, agrochemicals, paints, etc., are now growing at a significant pace and, since the Company has a portfolio of products that cater to these segments, opportunities are tremendous.

 

New Technology

 

Cutting edge technology is a need for any company to make progress in today's cut-throat environment. The Company continues to upgrade its technologies with the help of its R and D/ Technical team.

 

 

COMPANY PERFORMANCE

 

During the FY 2010-11 the turnover of the Company has increased to Rs.6604.600 millions from Rs.5323.600 millions in FY 2009-10. Profit before Tax for FY 2010-11 was Rs.369.600 millions compared to Rs.303.200 millions in FY 2009-10. Profit after Tax was higher at Rs.258.000 millions in FY 2010-11 compared to Rs.200.100 millions in FY 2009-10.

 

The  Company has performed exceedingly well during the year, as volumes of products have increased leading to higher top line and bottom line numbers. Also prices of raw materials have been fairly stable.

 

 

SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE

 

Organic Intermediates

 

Revenues for Organic Intermediates stood at Rs.3812.300 millions for FY 2010-11 compared to Rs.2965.600 millions for FY 2009-10.

 

Organic Intermediate sales were higher due to increase in sales of recently introduced Fuel Additives and Xylidine

Intermediates.

 

Inorganic Intermediates

 

Revenues for Inorganic Intermediates stood at Rs.1221.100 millions for FY 2010-11 compared to Rs.1121.400 millions for FY 2009-10.

 

In FY 2010-11 the Inorganic Intermediate segment has operated at almost full capacity utilisation on the back of increased demand in the domestic market and increased market share.

 

Fine and Speciality Chemicals

 

Revenues for Fine and Speciality Chemicals stood at Rs.2049.600 millions for FY 2010-11 compared to Rs.1661.900 millions for FY 2009-10.

 

Fine and Speciality Chemicals revenue has increased mainly on account of increase in volume and prices of Colour Intermediate products and re-introduction of product having application in colour former.

 

 

OUTLOOK

 

The global epicenter of manufacturing has slowly been shifting towards India and China. This is creating opportunities for manufacturing companies in India. The Company has all the resources in place to meet this demand and reap benefit there from.

 

The Company caters to many end-user industries like paints, dyes, pigments, etc. The needs of these end-user industries is increasing, which is slowly and steadily contributing to the Company’s growth as well.

 

Innovation has been an area that the Company continuously focuses on through development of new products. This has enabled the Company to manufacture products like Fuel Additives and Xylidines which provide the Company higher revenues. Revenues from Fuel Additives and Xylidines were Rs. 630.000 millions and Rs.190.000 millions respectively, for the year and the Company is confident of strong revenues from these products in the current financial year as well.

 

De-bottlenecking initiatives and augmentation at all the Company’s four existing plants are taking place as planned. The Company has also drawn up plans for a Greenfield expansion at its site at Dahej and a Brownfield expansion at the existing facility at Nandesari.

 

The Dahej expansion will require an estimated investment of around Rs.1500.000 millions and shall be completed by FY 2012-13. The Company will manufacture a Fine and Speciality Chemical at this facility. For Inorganic Intermediates segment the Company shall expand the capacity at Nandesari with an estimated investment of around Rs.500.000 millions and is also likely to be commissioned by FY2012-13.

 

The Company continues to make significant progress into difficult markets like China as well as USA. The Company is able to compete in these regions in spite of severe competition with domestic suppliers present locally. Today, the Company is one of the few companies to successfully sell products in these markets.

 

Lastly, the Company continues to be a process-driven company with expertise in processes like hydrogenation, chlorination, absorption, etc. It is due to its capabilities in these processes that the Company is able to manufacture a variety of different products to meet the growing needs of its customers. The Company’s strong customer base domestically and globally is a testament to this fact.

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES NOT PROVIDED FOR:

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2011

(Rs. in millions)

31.03.2010

(Rs. in millions)

a) In respect of Income Tax matters

7.743

21.482

b) In respect of Sales Tax / VAT matters

1.711

17.251

c) In respect of Excise matters

6.465

6.465

d) Bank Guarantees:

 

 

- Financial

51.379

32.012

- Performance

33.959

32.967

e) In respect of disputed liability relating to non-utilisation of industrial plot within specified time frame

2.547

0.000

f) disputed labour matters

0.000

0.000

Total

103.804

110.177

 

Note:

 

In respect of (a) to (c) and (e) to (f) future cash outflow in respect of contingent liabilities is determinable only on receipt of judgments pending at various forums/authorities.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Goodwill

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Factory and Other Buildings

·         Roads

·         Office Equipments

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Vehicles

 

 

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ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Company has many a firsts to its credit and these have been earned through its constant endeavour for identification of products that are required by the end user industries. Company’s R&D centre in Pune aims to provide specialised products that add value and enhance every aspect of life.

 

Mentioned here are some of the company's achievements:

 

·         Sir P. C. RAY Award for the Best Chemical Manufacturing Unit in India

·         Awarded the "Export House" status by the Govt. of India in 1998 and is in force till date.

·         The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) award was presented, by the then Prime Minister of India, Mr. I. K. Gujral, to the then Vice-Chairman of DNL Mr. C. K. Mehta 1997-98.

·         The company won the Certificate of Merit, at the "ENVIROTECH '93", for sustainable development for adopting environment friendly practices 'in house' for the treatment and disposal of the effluent generated at its various manufacturing facilities, from the CHEMTECH Foundation, India. The company is one of the first to display the figures of the pollution emitted at the gate of each of its manufacturing facilities on a daily basis.

 

 

MILESTONES

 

In a short span of 30 years company has steadily climbed the steps of excellence and is continuing in its efforts to reach the top and be the best. Mentioned here are some of its milestones:

 

Beyond 2000

Diversification and Consolidation in related product areas
Acquired Aryan Pestocides Limited, DASDA business of Vasant Chemicals Limited

1996

Catalytic Hydrogenation plant commissioned

1993

Merit Certificate from CHEMTECH Foundation

1991

Nitro Aromatics plant commissioned

1984

Company acquires Dyestuff and Intermediates Unit

1982

Company Promotes Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochem. Limited

1974

P.C. Ray award

1972

Sodium Nitrite Plant commissioned

1971

Company went Public

1970

Company Promoted

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Deepak Nitrite Limited launches products in the Fuel Additives space

 

Pune, January 12, 2010: Deepak Nitrite Limited (DNL), a leading manufacturer of organic, inorganic, fine and specialty chemicals and preferred business partner of global chemical companies, has announced that it has launched new products in the fuel additives space.

 

Fuel additives are compounds formulated to enhance the quality and efficiency of fuels. Fuel Additives act as anti-oxidising agents and are useful in the improvement of cetane thereby reducing emissions, and improving the overall quality of different types of fuels like gasoline, diesel, aviation turbine fuel and lubricants.

 

Internationally, exponential growth is expected in diesel additives, due to the requirement of ultra low sulphur diesel and from the increasing use of biodiesel. Fuel additives in the US are expected to be a $1.2 billion industry by 2012. Since Indian refineries are net exporters of diesel, the domestic demand for fuel additives is also likely to go up significantly.

 

In India, diesel consumption far exceeds petrol consumption, except in the metros. The emission regulations for the diesel fuel quality are expected to be significantly tightened in the coming years. While the Indian regulators currently apply Euro – I norms, they are expected to transition to Euro II and Euro IV norms in the near future. This reinforces the opportunity available to DNL through these products.

 

The company anticipates healthy demand for these products and is strategically positioned to exploit the available opportunity.

 

By venturing into development of these products, the company has forward integrated into a new segment. Due to in house availability of the building blocks and DNL’s expertise to undertake the complex manufacturing process, the company is expected to enjoy a significant competitive advantage in the manufacture of these products. This advantage is further enhanced as the major demand centres for these products would be in the Asia Pacific region.

 

DNL has bagged business from some of the domestic refineries and is bidding for business from other leading refineries. In the domestic market DNL is the only Indian manufacturer for many of these products and globally also there are very few manufacturers of fuel additives. Samples of these products have been approved by international and domestic customers. The annualised revenues expected from this segment will be in the range of Rs.750.000 -1000.000 Millions.

 

DNL has adequate manufacturing capacity in place to meet initial demand and expects any future growth in demand to be met from its planned capacity expansion at Dahej.

 

ABOUT DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED

 

Deepak Nitrite Limited [NSE - DEEPAKNITR, BSE - 506401] is a leading manufacturer of organic, inorganic, fine and speciality chemicals and is the partner of choice for several global chemical majors. Headquartered at Pune, DNL is a multi-division and multi-product company with manufacturing facilities at Nandesari in Gujarat, Roha and Taloja in Maharashtra, and at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

 

The organic intermediates segment consists of Nitro Aromatic plants and Multi Purpose Aromatic Amines Plant based on Catalytic Hydrogenation Technology. The inorganic intermediates segment consists of manufacture of Sodium Nitrite and Sodium Nitrate by the ammonia oxidation process, where DNL is the largest on purpose manufacturer. The Fine and Speciality Chemicals segment produces a broad and innovative range of Effect Chemicals meeting customized needs of Speciality Producers.

 

The end user industries for DNL range from agro-chemicals, dyestuffs, pigments, inks, whiteners, pharmaceuticals to fuel additives. DNL prioritises R&D activities and invests over 1% of its annual revenues in this area. It has a government approved central R&D facility in Pune which has a sophisticated analytical laboratory, state-of-the-art equipment and advanced facilities. The company expects to launch new products through its R&D

efforts. As a part of it’s growth strategy, the company anticipates that it will be able to add around 15% of its revenue through new products. This will help the company to broad base its presence in the market segment.

 

 

 


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.53.72

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.98

Euro

1

Rs.70.65

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

59

 

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

 

-

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

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