MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report Date :

10.05.2012

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	BRAKES INDIA LIMITED
Registered Office :	No. 21, Patulas Road, Madras, Chennai – 600002, Tamilnadu
Country :	India
Financials (as on) :	31.03.2011
Date of Incorporation :	09.11.1962
Com. Reg. No.:	18-004928
Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :	Rs.239.200 Millions
CIN No.: [Company Identification No.]	U35999TN1962PLC004928
TAN No.: [Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]	CHEB00159F
PAN No.: [Permanent Account No.]	AAACB2533Q
Legal Form :	A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company
Line of Business :	manufacturer of Automotive and Non-Automotive Braking Systems and Ferrous Castings
No. of Employees :	1675 (Approximately)

RATING & COMMENTS

MIRA’s Rating :

A (67)

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 25960000
Status :	Good
Payment Behaviour :	Regular
Litigation :	Clear
Comments :	Subject is a Joint Venture between TVS Group and Lucas Industries Plc, UK. It is a well established and a reputed company having fine track. Financial position 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 normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

NOTES :

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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 :	No. 21, Patulas Road, Madras, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India
Mobile No.:	91-44-26251861 / 6161 / 8161 / 8116 / 8426
Fax No.:	91-44-2628 7010 / 2625 7844 / 2625 7010
E-Mail :	bitvs@md2.vsnl.net.in bi-marketing@bipadi.brakesindia.co.in
Website :	www.brakesindia.com
Head Office :	“Electric Mansion”, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra
Tel. No.:	91-22-24220296/24220212/24225829/24308657/24306928
Fax No.:	91-22-24220198
Corporate Office :	Padi, Chennai - 600 050, Tamilnadu, India
Tel. No.:	91-44-2625 8161 / 8016
Fax No.:	91-44-26257844
E-Mail :	bi-marketing@brakesindia.co.in bitvs@md2.vsnl.net.in
Foundry Division	New No. 5, 4th Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adya, Chennai – 600020, Tamilnadu, India
Tel. No.:	91-44-24908719
E-Mail :	bfoundry@besindia.com
Factory :	Sholinghur - 631 102, Tamilnadu, India Gurgaon - 122 016, Haryana, Punjab, India Palambakkam - 603 309, Tamilnadu, India Nanjagud - 571 301, Mysore, Karnataka, India Halol, Gujarat, India Waki, Maharashtra, India Veeraraghavapuram, Tamilnadu, India Mahindra World City (SEZ), Tamilnadu, India
Branches :	87 Udhyog Vihar, Phase V, Gurgaon - 122 016, Haryana, Punjab, India D-1 Hide Road, Kolkata - 700 043, West Bengal, India 3C, Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008, Tamilnadu, India 166, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002, Tamilnadu, India Plot 8, Lakshmi Nagar, Seventh Street, Chennai – 600 061, Tamilnadu, India 9, Pinjala Subramnium Street, T Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, Tamilnadu, India 9, Pose Garden, Binny Road, Chennai – 600 086, Tamilnadu, India 77, 53rd Street, Chennai – 600 053, Tamilnadu, India No. 9, Avadi Main Road, Veeraraghavapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 077, Tamilnadu, India Pune Mumbai

DIRECTORS

As on 05.09.2011

Name :

Mr. R. Ramanujam

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Address :

4(old No.17), Parthasarathy Gardens, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.07.1936

Date of Appointment :

08.01.1975

DIN No.:

00365735

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Managing director	02-10-10	08-01-75	-	Active	NO
2	U40107TN1982PLC009363	Turbo Energy Limited.	Director	03-05-82	03-05-82	-	Active	NO
3	U32109KA1988PTC009484	Elco Nttf (India)Private Limited	Director	03-10-88	03-10-88	-	Active	NO
4	U40107TN1981PLC008903	Trans Energy Limited	Director	31-12-91	31-12-91	-	Active	NO
5	U74210TN1991PLC021872	Abi-Showtech (India) Limited	Director	02-08-93	02-08-93	-	Active	NO
6	U29221KA1994PTC015104	Nttf Industries Private Limited	Director	06-01-94	06-01-94	27-03-08	Active	NO
7	U27209TN1994PLC028326	Light Alloy Products Limited	Director	19-12-94	19-12-94	-	Active	NO
8	U85110KA1999NPL025461	Nettur Technical Training Foundation	Director	30-09-99	30-09-99	-	Active	NO
9	U27203TN2005PLC055405	Lap-Ross Engineering Limited	Director	17-02-05	17-02-05	-	Active	NO
10	U28113TN2010PLC075244	Flometallic India Limited	Director	05-04-10	05-04-10	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Santhanam Viji

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

71, (Old No.33), Poes Garden, Chennai – 600066, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.06.1946

Date of Appointment :

02.10.1975

DIN No.:

00139043

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Managing director	01-04-10	02-10-75	-	Active	NO
2	U34101TN1929PLC002973	T.V. Sundram Iyengar and Sons Limited	Director	30-08-76	30-08-76	-	Active	NO
3	U65991TN1943PLC002656	Sundaram Industries Limited	Director	30-11-78	30-11-78	-	Active	NO
4	L65191TN1954PLC002429	Sundaram Finance Limited	Director	17-01-86	17-01-86	-	Active	NO
5	L35921TN1960PLC004175	Wheels India Limited	Director	31-07-86	31-07-86	-	Active	NO
6	U28920TN1993PTC025794	Sundaram Dynacast Private Limited	Director	30-10-93	30-10-93	-	Active	NO
7	U65922TN1999PLC042759	Sundaram Bnp Paribas Home Finance Limited	Director	02-07-99	02-07-99	-	Active	NO
8	U67200TN2000PLC045611	Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited	Director	22-08-00	22-08-00	-	Active	NO
9	U65999TN2003PLC052058	Sundaram Trustee Company Limited	Nominee director	08-12-03	08-12-03	-	Active	NO
10	U73100TN2006NPL059651	Iit Madras Research Park	Additional director	15-12-09	15-12-09	-	Active	NO
11	U28113TN2010PLC075244	Flometallic India Limited	Director	05-04-10	05-04-10	25-09-10	Active	NO
12	U74900TN2010PLC076378	Bih Braking Company Limited	Director	30-06-10	30-06-10	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Ramanujam Srikanth

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

15, Valliammai Aachi Street, Chennai – 600065, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.09.1961

Date of Appointment :

29.11.2000

DIN No.:

00272553

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U65991TN1981PTC009100	Silver Oak Holdings Private Limited	Director	26-11-81	26-11-81	-	Active	NO
2	U28920TN1993PTC025794	Sundaram Dynacast Private Limited	Director	15-09-93	15-09-93	-	Active	NO
3	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Managing director	01-04-10	29-11-00	-	Active	NO
4	U85320TN1999NPL041989	Young Presidents Organisation (Chennai Chapter)	Director	20-09-03	20-09-03	14-08-10	Active	NO
5	U72300TN1993PLC024706	Real Talent Engineering Limited	Director	24-06-04	24-06-04	-	Active	NO
6	U33111TN1986PLC013633	Showa Engineering Limited	Director	24-06-04	24-06-04	-	Amalgamated	NO
7	U27209TN1994PLC028326	Light Alloy Products Limited	Director	02-05-05	02-05-05	-	Active	NO
8	U74210TN1991PLC021872	Abi-Showtech (India) Limited	Managing director	01-04-07	17-06-05	-	Active	NO
9	U45400TN2008PTC069038	Abi Premises Private Limited	Director	27-08-08	27-08-08	29-09-08	Active	NO
10	U51909TN2000PLC044441	Forge 2000 Limited	Director appointed in casual vacancy	27-03-09	27-03-09	01-07-10	Active	NO
11	U28113TN2010PLC075244	Flometallic India Limited	Director	05-04-10	05-04-10	25-09-10	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Thiruvallur Thattai Srinivasaraghavan

Designation :

Director

Address :

No.9 (Old No. 5), III Street, Kasturi Estate, Chennai- 600086, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.01.1955

Date of Appointment :

15.11.2007

DIN No.:

00018247

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	L65191TN1954PLC002429	Sundaram Finance Limited	Managing director	27-05-08	01-02-98	-	Active	NO
2	U93090TN1996PLC034615	Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited	Director	21-05-99	21-05-99	-	Active	NO
3	U65922TN1999PLC042759	Sundaram Bnp Paribas Home Finance Limited	Director	23-07-09	02-07-99	-	Active	NO
4	U67200TN2000PLC045611	Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited	Director	22-08-00	22-08-00	-	Active	NO
5	U72900TN2000PLC063984	Infreight Logistics Solutions Ltd.	Director	16-08-02	16-08-02	-	Active	NO
6	U91990MH2004NPL146931	Finance Industry Development Council	Director	14-06-04	14-06-04	-	Active	NO
7	U72200TN2005PLC056969	Sundaram Infotech Solutions Limited	Director	19-07-05	19-07-05	-	Active	NO
8	U74140TN2005PLC057179	Sundaram Business Services Limited	Director	12-08-05	12-08-05	-	Active	NO
9	U99000TN1989NPL016779	Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce	Director	02-09-05	02-09-05	27-09-10	Active	NO
10	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Director	29-08-08	15-11-07	-	Active	NO
11	U28113TN2010PLC075244	Flometallic India Limited	Director	02-09-11	25-09-10	-	Active	NO
12	U67100TN2010PLC078063	Sundaram Insurance Broking Services Limited	Director	30-05-11	15-11-10	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. David Kean

Designation :

Director

Address :

6F/62 Bldg 421, HongCao Road, Shanghai, P.R. China 200233

Date of Birth/Age :

24.08.1957

Date of Appointment :

17.11.2005

DIN No.:

00963135

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U35999TN1987PLC014600	Rane Trw Steering Systems Limited	Nominee director	16-11-05	16-11-05	-	Active	NO
2	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Director	17-11-05	17-11-05	-	Active	NO
3	U74899DL1994PTC061253	Trw Sun Steering Wheels Private Limited	Director	24-09-08	21-05-08	-	Active	NO
4	U35119DL2009PTC189941	Trw Automotive India Private Limited	Nominee director	08-09-10	24-07-09	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Keith Ronald Aston

Designation :

Director

Address :

10, Coedeva Mill Cwmbran Torfaen, South Wales, NP 44 7EU, UK

Date of Birth/Age :

08.03.1949

Date of Appointment :

05.10.2002

DIN No.:

00919943

Name :

Mr. William J Vander Roest

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

3118, Bluett Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 48105-1426

Date of Birth/Age :

05.02.1957

Date of Appointment :

05.09.2011

DIN No.:

00520340

Name :

Mr. Gordon Stanley Bennett

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

21.05.1957

Date of Appointment :

24.03.2011

DIN No.:

00904654

Other Directorship :

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U35999TN1987PLC014600	Rane Trw Steering Systems Limited	Director	04-08-11	26-07-07	-	Active	NO
2	U35999TN1962PLC004928	Brakes India Limited	Director	24-03-11	25-03-10	-	Active	NO
3	U74899DL1994PTC061253	Trw Sun Steering Wheels Private Limited	Nominee director	20-09-11	27-10-10	-	Active	NO
4	U35119DL2009PTC189941	Trw Automotive India Private Limited	Nominee director	20-09-11	27-10-10	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Michel Pierre Berthelin

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

3118, Blue Road, USA – 48105-1426

Date of Birth/Age :

08.06.1970

Date of Appointment :

24.03.2011

DIN No.:

03419706

KEY EXECUTIVES

Name :	Mr. T Narayanan
Designation :	Company Secretary
Address :	I – 1, Benco Colony, Beasant Nagar, Chennai – 600090, Tamilnadu, India
Date of Birth/Age :	06.05.1959
Date of Appointment :	01.01.1999
Pan No.:	AABPN1218N

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

As on 05.09.2011

Names of Shareholders	No. of Shares
Lucas Industries Limited, West Midlands	1172080
T.V. Sundaram Iyengar and Sons Limited, India	507632
Sundaram Industries Limited, India	239200
Southern Roadways Limited, India	313624
Sundaram Finance Limited, India	159460
R. Ramanujam and Sundaram Finance Limited, India	2
S. Viji and Sundaram Finance Limited, India	2
Total	2392000

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

As on 05.09.2011

Category	Percentage
Foreign holdings( Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas Corporate bodies or Others	49.00
Bodies corporate	51.00
Total	100.00

BUSINESS DETAILS

Line of Business :

manufacturer of Automotive and Non-Automotive Braking Systems and Ferrous Castings

Products :

Product Description	ITC Code
Brakes and Servo Brakes and Parts there of	87082900
Cast Articles of Iron	73251000
Rubber Seals, Oil Seals	40169303

PRODUCTION STATUS

As on 31.03.2011

Particulars	Unit	Installed Capacity	Actual Production
Complete Brake Systems	Nos.	9500000	7792113
Castings	MT	80000	75780
Engineering Plastics	MT	6000	2063
Special Purpose Machines and Test Rigs	Nos.	150	123

GENERAL INFORMATION

Customers :

· Honda

· TVS

· TRW

· Arvin Meritor

· Mahindra

· Eicher

· Bosch

· LVLB

· TAFE

· Ashok Layland

No. of Employees :

1675 (Approximately)

Bankers :

· Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank Limited, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

· ABN Amro Bank, Haddowas Road, Chennai - 600006, Tamilnadu, India

· State Bank of India, Corporate Accounts Group Branch, 64, Creams Road, Chennai – 600006, Tamilnadu, India

· HDFC Bank Limited

· DBS Bank Limited, 806, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002, Tamilnadu, India

· HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited, 6^th Floor, HSBC Centre, 18, Cyber City, EBENE – NA, Mauritius

Facilities :

Secured Loan	As on 31.03.2011 (Rs. in Millions)	As on 31.03.2010 (Rs. in Millions)
Rupee term loans banks secured	662.897	948.262
Foreign currency loans banks secured	1375.600	1008.120
Working capital loans banks secured	1365.729	631.857
Total	3404.226	2588.239
Unsecured Loan	As on 31.03.2011 (Rs. in Millions)	As on 31.03.2010 (Rs. in Millions)
Rupee term loans banks unsecured	0.000	200.000
Fixed deposits unsecured	261.878	307.797
Other debt unsecured	4.629	6.162
Total	266.507	513.959

Banking Relations :	--
Auditors :
Name :	Sundaram and Srinivasan Chartered Accountants
Address :	23, C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600018, Tamilnadu, India
PAN.:	AAAFS8812J
Associates:	T.V.Sundram Iyengar and Sons Limited Lucas Industries Limited T R W Automotive Inc. and Associates Turbo Energy Limited Sundaram Dynacast Private Limited Sundaram Medical Foundation
Joint Venture :	BIH Braking Company Limited
Subsidiaries :	Showatech, Inc. USA The Dunes Oman LLC (FZC)

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

As on 31.03.2011

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares	Type	Value	Amount
2500000	Equity Share	Rs.100/- Each	Rs.250.000 millions

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares	Type	Value	Amount
2392000	Equity Share	Rs.100/- Each	Rs.239.200 millions

NOTE

Of the above

i) 66086 Equity Shares of Rs. 100 /- each allotted for consideration other than cash.

ii) 2162000 Equity Shares of Rs. 100 /- each allotted as fully paid up Bonus Shares by capitalization of General Reserve.

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		239.200	239.200	239.200
2] Share Application Money		0.000	0.000	0.000
3] Reserves & Surplus		6250.626	5074.703	4369.707
4] (Accumulated Losses)		0.000	0.000	0.000
NETWORTH		6489.826	5313.903	4608.907
LOAN FUNDS
1] Secured Loans		3404.226	2588.239	3937.521
2] Unsecured Loans		266.507	513.959	472.917
TOTAL BORROWING		3670.733	3102.198	4410.438
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES		697.878	666.569	608.904
TOTAL		10858.437	9082.670	9628.249
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]		5695.913	5192.824	5277.987
Capital work-in-progress		148.516	37.207	229.415
INVESTMENT		419.961	384.302	313.385
DEFERREX TAX ASSETS		0.000	0.000	0.000
CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES
	Inventories	3288.808	2533.718	2485.514
	Sundry Debtors	4104.133	3018.608	2314.147
	Cash & Bank Balances	7.683	2.721	13.329
	Other Current Assets	0.000	23.000	0.000
	Loans & Advances	1014.653	871.448	1012.700
Total Current Assets		8415.277	6449.495	5825.690
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
	Sundry Creditors	3421.299	2726.874	1921.094
	Other Current Liabilities	66.326	59.034	24.372
	Provisions	333.605	195.250	72.762
Total Current Liabilities		3821.230	2981.158	2018.228
Net Current Assets		4594.047	3468.337	3807.462
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES		0.000	0.000	0.000
TOTAL		10858.437	9082.670	9628.249

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

	PARTICULARS		31.03.2011	31.03.2010	31.03.2009
	SALES
		Income	26426.262	18996.981	15474.314
		Other Income	282.036	89.620	174.441
		TOTAL (A)	26708.298	19086.601	15648.755
Less	EXPENSES
		Raw Material Consumed	17195.242	12263.319	14340.533
		Manufacturing Service Cost	1801.928	1299.180
		Employee Related Cost	2189.666	1622.845
		Administrative and Other Expenses	2451.149	1662.564
		TOTAL (B)	23637.985	16847.908	14340.533
Less	PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B) (C)		3070.313	2238.693	1308.222
Less	FINANCIAL EXPENSES (D)		248.498	267.377	539.331
	PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D) (E)		2821.815	1971.316	768.891
Less/ Add	DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION (F)		620.728	553.479	552.337
	PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F) (G)		2201.087	1417.837	216.554
Less	TAX (H)		496.309	377.665	48.563
	PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H) (I)		1704.778	1040.172	167.991
Add	PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD		354.296	379.300	334.071
Less	APPROPRIATIONS		1528.855	1065.176	122.762
	BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S		530.219	354.296	379.300
	EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY		4646.840	2397.404	3115.115
	IMPORTS
		Raw Materials	NA	665.311	981.527
		Stores & Spares	NA	1576.939	1774.060
		Capital Goods	NA	35.591	166.487
	TOTAL IMPORTS		NA	2277.841	2922.074
	Earnings Per Share (Rs.)		713.00	435.00	70.00

KEY RATIOS

PARTICULARS		31.03.2011	31.03.2010	31.03.2009
PAT / Total Income	(%)	6.38	5.45	1.07
Net Profit Margin (PBT/Sales)	(%)	8.33	7.52	1.40
Return on Total Assets (PBT/Total Assets}	(%)	15.60	12.18	1.95
Return on Investment (ROI) (PBT/Networth)		0.34	0.27	0.05
Debt Equity Ratio (Total Liability/Networth)		1.15	1.14	1.39
Current Ratio (Current Asset/Current Liability)		2.20	2.16	2.89

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 three years	Yes
12) Profitability for last three years	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	Yes
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	Yes

BUSINESS REVIEW AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE

The high growth rate of the Indian Economy contributed to the improved overall performance in the domestic automotive industry. Aided by a rebound in agricultural output and increased levels of activity in the services and industrial sectors, the Indian GDP grew by 8.6% during the fiscal year 2010-11. However, escalating oil and commodity prices, currency uncertainties in developed countries, domestic inflationary pressures leading to successive hikes in policy interest rates are expected to dampen the growth near term.

Production of Passenger Vehicles in India grew by 27% to just below the 3 million mark during 2010-11. Output of Medium and Heavy Commercial vehicles increased by 38%, with production of multi-axle vehicles growing significantly Sustained demand for the Small-Commercial vehicles, whose payload is less than 3.5 tonnes, enabled the Light Commercial vehicle segment to grow by 29%. Tractor production also witnessed a growth rate of 26% with demand being sustained throughout the year.

Brake Division sale to OE customers grew by 39%. There has been a steady and strong order inflow from the replacement market for the company’s products, including fluids and sale to this segment increased by 20%. Sundaram Polymers, a small unit of the Company, specializing in engineering compounded polymers’ and related moulded parts has been consistently profitable. Exports of Brake Division also increased by 55%, mainly on account of the revival in the European market Total Brake Division Sales increased by 37%

Foundry Division’s overall external sale also increased by 56% driven by rise in Export business by 66% over the prior year The Foundry Division has been operating at near peak capacity for most part of the year.

Total export sales of the Company grew by 62% and contributed to 18% of the total sales.

In general, there has been supply demand mismatch in the wake of higher than expected growth. Spurt in commodity prices and other conversion costs in the supply chain impacted the operating profitability of the Company to a certain extent. Power availability in Tamilnadu continued to be a serious issue, especially for the Foundry Division and the Company has taken various steps to overcome this problem, including entering into long term tie-ups for sourcing power from independent power producers, albeit at a higher cost. The Company was also faced with the shortage in availability of skilled manpower during the year as also with rising payroll costs. In spite of these constraints the Company was able to meet the demands of it’s customers successfully due to the various pro-active steps taken as well as the focus given to improve productivity and be customer centric. The exchange risks were also effectively managed through a well defined risk mitigation policy.

The performance of the company for the ensuing year 2011-12 is to be viewed in the context of current economic uncertainties. High interest rates and rise in fuel cost are seen to dampen Vehicle demand during the short run. Though the long term outlook for the automotive industry still remains positive, growth prospects for the current year will be more moderate compared to the previous year. The recent Tsunami in Japan had also posed temporary set backs for some Vehicle manufacturers in India. Notwithstanding the present business climate, the Company expects to post a reasonable growth during the year 2011-12 due to diversified product mix.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

In-house Research and Development continues to be a prime thrust area in the Company’s business strategy. During the year, the facilities in engineering, development and testing both at the Padi site and Polambakkam site, were upgraded with the purchase of several test rigs, data logging equipment, advanced software for analyzing brake performance / noise analysis, ABS Performance Testing and various other equipment including a scanning electron microscope. The in-house test track facilities at Polambakkam were fully utilized to aid the development and testing of various products during the year. Substantial investments are planned to further enhance the capability of the research and development activities in the ensuing years also.

SUBSIDIARIES

The Dunes Oman LLC (FZC)

Dunes Oman LLC, in which the Company holds 51.31% of the shareholding, recorded a sale of Rs.1176.939 million (RO 1,00,92,950) and achieved a Profit of Rs.110.745 million (RO 9,49,706). During its second year of full operations the company achieved a capacity utilization of more than 90%. Towards the expansion in the capacity of this foundry, the Company subscribed to additional right shares during the year amounting to Rs.45.224 million (RO 3,84,975). The expansion has been completed during May 2011.

CERTIFICATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

All the main manufacturing sites continue to be certified for Quality Systems under ISO/TS 16949:2009, for Environmental management Systems under ISO 14001:2004 and for Occupational Health Safety Management System under OHSAS 18001:2007. In addition, Foundry Division is certified under BS EN: 16001:2009 for Energy Management System.

During the year, the Polambakkam Site was awarded the TPM ‘Special Award’ by JIPM.

The Company continues to strive and work towards enhancing customer satisfaction on all fronts and this has been recognized by several customers, both domestic and abroad, by way of awards. Some such awards bestowed on the Company’s Brake Division include ‘Business Partner of The Year 2010 Award’ by Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector, ‘Incoming Quality Improvement’ award for 2010-11 by Maruti Suzuki, award for achievement of ‘Zero ppm’ from Toyota Kirloskar Motors, ‘Best in Class Supplier– SQMI Category’ award from Ashok Leyland, ‘Best Delivery Performance for 2009-10’ award from HV Axles Limited, ‘Excellence in Quality’ award from Tata Motors Limited ‘Trucknology Supplier 2010 Award’ recognizing the quality, delivery and business support from MAN Truck and Bus, Germany. Foundry Division won awards from Volvo Powertrain, Sweden, towards recognition of Best in Performance, Continuous Improvement and Innovation , ‘Gold award for supplier of the year 2010’ from TKML, ‘Quality Performance’ award from Godrej Appliances.

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

(Rs. in millions)

Particulars	31.03.2011	31.03.2010
Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account (net of advances) and not provided for	418.892	81.635
Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts	190.325	67.499
Guarantees issued by Banks	56.258	60.524
Bills discounted with Banks	1075.028	1103.828

Fixed Assets

• Land Freehold
• Land Leasehold
• Building
• Plant and Machinery
• Computer Software
• Furniture and Fixture
• Vehicles  

AS PER WEB DETAILS

PROFILE

The strength of Brakes India lies in

· Its ability to motivate and harness the capabilities of its human resource

· Develop and nurture a strong vendor base

· Its commitment to quality, cost, delivery, safety and customer satisfaction 

Strong in-house Research and Development, coupled with access to World Class Technology through collaboration and affiliations worldwide enables Brakes India to provide the Best Braking Solutions and Castings to its customers.

Sales turnover of its Brakes divisions exceeds Rs. 12 Billion. Brakes Divisions have grown steadily to become a Leading Brake System Supplier to global OEMs operating in India.

Sales turnover of its Foundry division exceeds Rs. 4 Billion, has an installed capacity of 80,000 MTPA for permanent mould Grey Iron and high pressure moulded Ductile and grey iron sand castings.

An impressive list of Customers adds testimony to the capabilities of Brakes India.

EXPORT

Ability to introduce new products, tailor-made to meet overseas customer requirements, maintaining high technological and quality standards have helped Brakes India to continuously enlarge its market presence.

Commenced export of brake components in 1968.

Products are exported to over 35 countries around the world.

Exporter of a wide variety of Brake Products, including, drum brakes for commercial vehicles, trailer brakes for the Australian Trailer Industry, tractor brakes, master cylinder and booster assemblies, wheel cylinder assemblies.

Major exporter of Grey Iron and SG (Ductile) Iron castings to TRW, Meritor and Bosch.

Products exported to both Overseas Vehicle Manufacturers and Replacement Markets.

Supply to replacement market includes hydraulic brake and clutch cylinders, kits, seals, brake and clutch hoses, brake pads, caliper pistons and lined shoe assemblies for various passenger cars and commercial vehicles of American, Japanese, European and Australian manufacturers.

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.53.46
UK Pound	1	Rs.86.27
Euro	1	Rs.69.40

INFORMATION DETAILS

Report Prepared by :

BSN

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

SCORE FACTORS	RANGE	POINTS
HISTORY	1~10	7
PAID-UP CAPITAL	1~10	7
OPERATING SCALE	1~10	7
FINANCIAL CONDITION
--BUSINESS SCALE	1~10	8
--PROFITABILIRY	1~10	8
--LIQUIDITY	1~10	8
--LEVERAGE	1~10	7
--RESERVES	1~10	8
--CREDIT LINES	1~10	7
--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	NO
--AFFILIATION	YES/NO	YES
--LISTED	YES/NO	NO
--OTHER MERIT FACTORS	YES/NO	YES
TOTAL		67

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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