MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.12.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TITAN COMPANY LIMITED (w.e.f. 01.08.2013)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

TITAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

3, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Hosur – 635126, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.07.1984

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-001456

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.887.786 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74999TZ1984PLC001456

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHET08980G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACT5131A

 

 

Legal Form :

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

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Seller of Watches, Jewellery Pieces, Table Clocks, etc.

 

 

No. of Employees :

4353 (out of which 2630 were in the factories, 800 in retail, about 578 in sales and marketing while the rest 345 were in support functions.) (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (70)

 

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 78590000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Exist

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a joint venture between the joint venture between the Tata Group and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO).

 

It is a well established and reputed company having fine track record.

 

Financial position of the company appears to be sound. Directors are reported to be experienced and respectable businessmen.

 

Over all fundamentals of the company appears to be strong and healthy.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

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 – March 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The current downturn provides an opportunity to push ahead with reforms to accelerate growth, says the latest India Development Update report released by the World Bank. The report says that the adverse effects of rupee depreciation are likely to be offset by the gains in the exports performance due to improved external competitiveness. Since May this year, the local currency has depreciated substantially and fell to a record level of Rs 68.85 to a dollar on August, 28.

 

A stagflation like situation appears to have arisen as inflation jumped to an eight month high of 6.46 % for the month of September. It is up from 6.10 % in August. Growth continues to be muted with factory output plunging to 0.6 % in August. Onion prices have risen nearly 300 % from last September. Vegetables cost nearly 90 % more than they did last year. Wake up to the economic contribution of slum dwellers. They contribute more than 7.5 % to the country’s gross domestic product, according to a recent study conducted in 50 top cities.

 

136000 estimated number of jobs created during the second quarter of the current financial year. 50000 estimated number of additional jobs in the field of corporate social responsibility in the coming years.

 

The International Finance Corporation expects to come out with its rupee linked bonds issue before the end of 2013 as a part of its plan to raise $ 1 billion. The Apple iPhone 5c (Rs 41900 for 16 GB variant) and 5s (Rs 53500 for 16GB variant) has been launched in India from 1st November.

 

The Land Acquisition Act to provide just and fair compensation to farmers will come into force from January 1 next year, said Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. The Act replaces a 119 year old registration. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved the trading of currency futures on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The exchange plans to launch the currency futures platform with advanced trading technology by the end of November.

 


 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

AA+ (Long Term Rating)

Rating Explanation

High degree of safety and very low credit risk.

Date

25.09.2013

 

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

A1+ (short Term Rating)

Rating Explanation

Very strong degree of safety and lowest credit risk.

Date

25.09.2013

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

3, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Hosur – 635126, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-4344-664199

Fax No.:

91-4344-276037

E-Mail :

corpcomm@titan.co.in

arrajaram@titan.co.in

Website :

http://www.titan.co.in

 

 

Corporate Office :

Golden Enclave, Tower A,  HAL Airport Road, Bangalore – 560 017, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-66609000/ 66609027

Fax No.:

91-80-25269923/ 25263001

E-Mail :

webmaster@titan.co.in

 

 

Watch Plant 1 :

Plot Nos.3, 4 and 5, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Hosur – 635126, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Watch Plant 2 :

Mohabewala Industrial Area, Dehradun - 248002, Uttaranchal, India

(i) Unit 1 - Khasra No. 148D, 173B, 176A and 176B

(ii) Unit 2 - Khasra No. 148B, 149B

 

 

Watch Plant 3 :

Plot No.59, EPIP, Jharmajary Phase I, Solen District, Baddi-173205 Himachal Pradesh, India

 

 

Watch Plant 4 :

Plot No. C1, C2, C3, Khasra No. 37, Village Bantakheri, Tehsil - Roorkee, District - Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India 

 

 

Watch Plant 5 :

Plot No. 10B, Khasra Nos. 150, 151, 152, 153 Sector 2, Integrated Industrial Estate, SIDCUL, Pant Nagar 263 153, Udham Singh Nagar District, Uttarkhand, India

 

 

Precision Engineering Plants 1 :

No.15 B, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Hosur Road, Anekal Taluka, Bangalore - 562158, Karnataka, India

 

 

Precision Engineering Plants 2 :

Plot Nos. 27 and 28, SIPCOT Industrial Area, Hosur - 635126, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Jewellery Plants 1 :

29, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Hosur - 635126, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Jewellery Plants 2 :

Khasra No. 238, Kuanwala Dehradun - 248001, Uttaranchal, India

 

 

Jewellery Plants 3 :

Plot No.10 A, Sector II E, SIDCUL, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh

 

 

Prescription Eyewear Lens Laboratory :

Plot No. 27, Survey No.125, KIADB Industrial Area, Chikaballapur - 562101 Karnataka, India

 

 

Overseas Branch Office :

Unit No. 11 and 12, 20/F, Metro Loft No. 38, Kwai Hei Street, Kwai Chung N T, Hong Kong

Tel No.:

00852 64716536

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2013

 

Name :

Mr. Hans Raj Verma,

Designation :

Chairman 

 

 

Name :

Mr. N. Sundaradevan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Kapur

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Dhanavel

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.S. Palaniappan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V. Parthasarathy

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. T.K. Arun

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bhaskar Bhat

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ishaat Hussain

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.N. Tata

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. T.K. Balaji

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. Vinita Bali

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. Hema Ravichandar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Poornalingam

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Das Narayandas

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. Ireena Vittal

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. A.R. Rajaram

Designation :

Head- Legal and Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.09.2013

 

Category of Shareholder

No. of Shares

% of No. of Shares

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

(1) Indian

 

 

Central Government / State Government(s)

247476720

27.88

Bodies Corporate

223531200

25.18

Sub Total

471007920

53.05

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

471007920

53.05

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

5901585

0.66

Financial Institutions / Banks

217866

0.02

Insurance Companies

8477233

0.95

Foreign Institutional Investors

199127225

22.43

Sub Total

213723909

24.07

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

9675672

1.09

Individuals

 

 

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

98606551

11.11

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

94391616

10.63

Any Others (Specify)

380492

0.04

Trusts

371492

0.04

Overseas Corporate Bodies

9000

0.00

Sub Total

203054331

22.87

Total Public shareholding (B)

416778240

46.95

Total (A)+(B)

887786160

100.00

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

0

0.00

(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

0

0.00

(2) Public

0

0.00

Sub Total

0

0.00

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

887786160

0.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Seller of Watches, Jewellery Pieces, Table Clocks, etc.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

Product Description

91.02

Watches

91.03

Clocks

71.13

Jewellery

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

4353 (out of which 2630 were in the factories, 800 in retail, about 578 in sales and marketing while the rest 345 were in support functions.) (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Canara Bank

·         Bank of Baroda

·         The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd

·         Standard Chartered Bank

·         Oriental Bank of Commerce

·         Union Bank of India

·         Indian Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2013

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2012

Long Term Borrowings

 

 

Term Loans from Banks

 

 

Foreign Currency Loan

0.000

58.889

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

0.000

58.889

 

NOTES

 

LONG TERM BORROWINGS

 

An amount of Rs. 60.344 Millions (2012: Rs. 54.222 Millions) of foreign currency loan which is repayable within 12 months has been grouped under other

current liabilities

 

The above foreign currency loan aggregating Rs. 60.344 Millions (2012: Rs. 113.111 Millions) is secured by a first charge over the Company’s present and future fixed (movable and immovable) assets and is repayable in 9 semi-annual installments starting February 2010.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Prompters :

·         Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited

·         Tata Sons Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Titan TimeProducts Limited

·         Titan Properties Limited

·         Favre Leuba AG

 

 

Associates :

·         TVS Wind Power Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2013

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

120000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1200.000 Millions

4000000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.400.000 Millions

 

TOTAL

 

Rs.1600.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

88778600

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.887.786 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[All figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

I.        EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

887.786

887.786

443.893

(b) Reserves & Surplus

18760.917

13611.182

9809.903

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

19648.703

14498.968

10253.796

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

0.000

58.889

94.511

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

15.182

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

0.000

25.308

(d) long-term provisions

628.960

575.529

415.238

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

628.960

634.418

550.239

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Trade payables

20972.637

18882.273

15227.009

(c) Other current liabilities

14565.802

10553.025

9539.009

(d) Short-term provisions

2931.775

2366.930

1785.560

Total Current Liabilities (4)

38470.214

31802.228

26551.578

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

58747.877

46935.614

37355.613

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

4402.196

3577.545

2695.662

(ii) Intangible Assets

84.179

109.706

135.023

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

416.624

248.521

166.428

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

185.090

160.490

91.276

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

80.378

37.749

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

1844.073

1279.408

1215.275

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

7012.540

5413.419

4303.664

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

36779.449

28786.690

19938.287

(c) Trade receivables

1637.909

1631.094

1136.789

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

11365.454

9605.300

10964.990

(e) Short-term loans and advances

1857.304

1172.781

855.938

(f) Other current assets

95.221

326.330

155.945

Total Current Assets

51735.337

41522.195

33051.949

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

58747.877

46935.614

37355.613

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

101126.708

88383.784

65208.951

 

 

Other Income

1007.709

941.140

560.763

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

102134.417

89324.924

65769.714

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Material Consumed

67729.183

61450.816

43448.782

 

 

Purchase of Stock In Trade

15550.954

11508.828

8495.823

 

 

Employee benefits expenses

4845.251

3923.434

3651.300

 

 

Other Expenses

11023.901

10689.855

8496.616

 

 

Changes in inventories of Finished goods, work in progress and stock in trade

(8128.842)

(7518.513)

(5002.814)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

91020.447

80054.420

59089.707

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

11113.970

9270.504

6680.007

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

506.400

437.153

345.173

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

10607.570

8833.351

6334.834

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

544.889

448.962

344.825

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX (E-F)                 (G)

10062.681

8384.389

5990.009

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

2810.871

2382.830

1685.859

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) AFTER TAX (G-H)                  (I)

7251.810

6001.559

4304.150

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

1973.149

1604.757

1268.990

 

 

Other Earnings

5.228

3.537

2.504

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

1978.377

1608.294

1271.494

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

28695.742

39496.642

28995.768

 

 

Stores & Spares

101.686

78.156

58.171

 

 

Capital Goods

205.998

226.441

41.257

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

29003.426

39801.239

29095.196

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

8.17

6.76

4.85

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

PAT / Total Income

(%)

7.10

6.72

6.54

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

9.95

9.49

9.19

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

17.33

18.04

16.15

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.51

0.58

0.58

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.00

0.00

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.35

1.31

1.24

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report

 (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No

8]

No. of employees

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

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

Yes

21]

Market information

-----

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

Yes

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

31]

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

No

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

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CHENNAI COURT

 

CASE STATUS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

 

Case Status

Pending

Status of:

Writ Petition

Case No:

5382

Year

2009

Petitioner

M/s. Preeti Marketing

Responded:

Titan Industries Limited

Pet’s Advocate:

M/s. Kurian and Kurian

Res’s Advocate:

M/s. M. S. Bharath

Category

Genertal Miscellaneous

 

Last Listed On: No Date Mentioned

Case Updated on:

December 8, 2009

 

 

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VIEW INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S. No

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation /Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN

1

10451443

10/09/2013

18,565,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

PRIME CORPORATE BRANCH, NO.25, SHANKARANARAYANA BLDG M.G ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

B85906733

2

10158230

21/05/2009 *

244,000,000.00

HSBC BANK (MAURITIUS) LIMITED

6TH FLOOR, HSBC CENTRE, CYBER CITY, EBENE, - 000000, MAURITIUS

A63005292

3

80042817

08/10/2004

250,000,000.00

INDIAN BANK

CREDIT DEPARTMENT, 110 M G ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

4

80033180

27/08/2004

250,000,000.00

ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

26 HJS CHAMBERS, RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560025, INDIA

-

5

90007139

18/08/2003

110,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

CORPORATE SERVICE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA BUILDING, 25 M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

6

90007127

09/07/2003

100,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

CORPORATE SERVICE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA BUILDING, 25 M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

7

90007106

26/03/2003

167,000,000.00

BANK OF BARODA

CORPORATE BANKING BRANCH H.J.S. CHAMBERS, 1ST FLOOR 26; RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560025, INDIA

-

8

90007085

22/11/2002

200,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

TRINITY CIRCLE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA, BUILDING
25; M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

9

90007071

17/09/2002

200,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

TRINITY CIRCLE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA BUILDING, 25 M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

10

90154815

06/06/1996

825,000.00

THE JANAKALYAN SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED

VIVEK DARSHAN; OPP. BHAKTI BHAVAN, CHEMBUR, BOMBAY, MAHARASHTRA - 400071, INDIA

-

11

90153280

20/05/1996

75,000.00

THE JANAKALYAN SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED

VIVEK DARSHAN; OPP. BHAKTI BHAVAN, CHEMBUR, BOMBAY, MAHARASHTRA - 400071, INDIA

-

12

90006470

17/04/2002 *

20,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

TRINITY CIRCLE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA BUILDING, 25 M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

-

13

90006469

05/06/2012 *

26,000,000,000.00

CANARA BANK (LEADER)

PRIME CORPORATE BRANCH SHANKAR NARAYANA BUILDING, NO. 25, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, 
INDIA

B42427294

14

90006451

02/09/1988 *

131,250,000.00

CANARA BANK

112; J.C.ROAD, BANGALORE, TAMIL NADU - 560002, INDIA

-

* Date of charge modification

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

On the back drop of a challenging economic environment in 2012-13 where the GDP growth was only around 5%, the Company turned out a very good performance.

 

In 2012-13, the Company’s sales income grew by 13.8% to Rs. 102063.600 Millions compared with Rs. 89708.600 Millions in the previous year. Profit before tax grew by 20% from Rs. 8384.400 Millions to Rs. 10062.700 Millions and the net profit grew by 20.8% to Rs. 7251.800 Millions.

 

2012-13 was a challenging year for the Watches segment which grew by 9.6% to Rs. 16758.700 Millions. The consumer / retail sentiment remained subdued during most parts of the year. Numbers of wedding dates were much lower compared to 2011-12. This is reflected in the moderate growths recorded by most of their brands.

 

Malls and Department stores also witnessed lower walk-ins. The retail growth in the Multi Brand Outlet channel has been lower than the growth seen in the World of Titan and the Fastrack stores.

 

The main focus of the marketing efforts for the flagship brand Titan during the year was to showcase the design supremacy of their watches as well as enhance the image through the product offerings at the premium end of the spectrum.

 

Fastrack ran impactful marketing campaigns for each of its product categories and had successful activations. The brand continued its strong presence on the social media network through innovative digital campaigns, which led to increase in its fan base on Facebook to 5.9 million.

 

Brand Sonata’s marketing campaigns and collections were targeted towards the youth by offering contemporary products. Sonata’s “Ocean series” collection with India’s first touch screen watch was an unprecedented success.

 

The Company’s Jewellery Division sales grew by 14.8% to Rs. 81079.900 Millions, facing a challenging year in recent times on sales growth. Customer sentiments were affected by the inflation, uncertain economic conditions and the movements in gold rate, resulting in poor walk-ins, which was more pronounced during the first half of 2012-13.

 

The Government and the Reserve Bank of India have also initiated few measures to contain the Current Account Deficit and Money laundering, to cite a few, by increasing the customs duty on gold, restricting the credit period on gold imports, extending the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 as amended, to Gem and Jewellery sector etc. The final notifications on some of these are still awaited.

 

However, in early June 2013, the Reserve Bank of India made some very significant changes to the gold import policy to help curb the Current Account Deficit. Credit of any nature has been discontinued for gold imported for domestic consumption.

 

This will affect the Company’s financials by forcing it to resort to other means of funding that could be more expensive.

 

The Company is supportive of the measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India to address the serious economic condition and the Management is currently working on various options to mitigate the adverse impact of this change.

 

The Company’s Eyewear Division, Accessories and Precision Engineering revenues cumulatively grew by 25.9% to Rs. 4140.300 Millions.

 

The year 2012-13 was a year of transformation for the Eyewear Business of the Company and the brand is progressing towards its rightful place in the consumer’s mind as per the latest brand health study. The transformation was on multiple fronts starting with product portfolio and mix, pricing, advertising, the store experience, merchandising, manufacturing, sourcing as well as store staff incentives and franchisee partnering.

 

The B2B Precision Engineering Division also continued its momentum during the year despite a challenging economic environment both within India and outside.

 

 

The year witnessed expansion of the Company’s retail network with a net addition of 126 stores (2.35 lakh sq. ft.) across watches, jewellery and eyewear businesses. As at 31st March 2013, the Company had 953 stores with over 1.27 million sq. ft. of retail space delivering a retail turnover in excess of Rs. 99800.000 Millions.

 

Capital investments were also made during the year in the manufacturing facilities of Watch Division and Precision Engineering Division.

 

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

 

The Company achieved exports of Rs. 1970.000 Millions during the year comprising watches and precision engineered components; registering a growth of 23% over the previous year.

 

The international markets for watches posed challenges with the continuing slow down in retail in South East Asia, SAARC markets and most of the Middle East countries due to economic uncertainty. The Company’s presence in Philippines has now been extended to 50 retail points. Titan was the official sponsor for the International Penang Bridge Marathon in Malaysia reinforcing their growing brand stature.

 

FINANCE

 

During the year, the Company generated a net cash of Rs. 4530.000 Millions from operations. After payments towards capital expenditure, repayment of borrowings, interest and dividend, the net cash accruals during the year was Rs. 1750.000 Millions.

 

The Company repaid borrowings of Rs. 54.200 Millions during the year and incurred Rs. 1664.300 Millions as capital expenditure in respect of refurbishment and expansion programmes for manufacturing, retail outlets and IT hardware systems.

 

As on 31st March 2013, there were no fixed deposits held by the Company from the public, shareholders and employees other than unclaimed deposits amounting to Rs. 0.400 Million.

 

An amount of Rs. 3181.000 Millions was transferred to the general reserve.

 

During the year, the Company made payments aggregating Rs. 11128.600 Millions by way of taxes (central, state and local) and duties as against Rs. 9925.700 Millions in the previous year.

 

Post the changes in the gold import policy announced by the Reserve Bank of India on 4th June 2013, the Company is exploring alternate options to fund the working capital requirements.

 

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

As on 31st March 2013, the Company had the following subsidiaries:

 

1) Titan TimeProducts Limited, Goa

2) Favre Leuba AG, Switzerland

 

In 2012-13, Titan Time Products Limited sold 8.12 million (2011-12: 8.99 million) electronic circuit boards with a net profit of Rs. 9.989 Millions (2011-12: Rs. 102.94 lakhs). Favre Leuba AG, Switzerland was incorporated on January 13, 2012 as a limited liability company owning the trademarks, Favre Leuba.

 

As at 31.3.2013, Favre Leuba AG had a loss of CHF 63,939, which primarily represents their operating expenses.

 

Neither of these companies declared a dividend in 2012-13.

 

The annual accounts of these subsidiary companies are consolidated with the accounts of Titan Industries Limited for 2012-13.

 

The High Court of Madras sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation Filed by Titan Properties Limited, the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiary, with the Company from the appointed date of April 1, 2011. Accordingly, the accounts of Titan Properties Limited are merged with the accounts of Titan Industries Limited.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

THE ECONOMY

 

The Indian economy is estimated to have grown at 5% in 2012-13, the lowest in the last ten years .The decline in the GDP growth was attributable to the continued global economic slow-down coupled with the poor performance in the domestic sectors - manufacturing, infrastructure, service and agriculture. High levels of inflation and the continued depreciation of rupee were clearly impacting the growth. The slowdown in growth significantly impacted the country’s fiscal deficit and widened the Current Account Deficit. The Capital goods sector remained weak. High interest rates and inflation resulted in reduction of disposable incomes of households contributing to the decline of growth in consumer durables and other discretionary spends.

 

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

 

On the backdrop of a challenging economic environment in 2012- 13, the Company’s income grew by 14.3% to Rs. 102134.400 Millions compared with Rs. 89324.900 Millions in the previous year. Profit before tax grew by 20% from Rs. 8384.400 Millions to Rs. 10062.700 Millions and the net profit grew by 20.8% to Rs. 7251.800 Millions.

 

WATCHES AND ACCESSORIES DIVISION

 

THE INDIAN WATCHES MARKET

 

The Indian Watch market is estimated at around 55 million units and valued at around Rs. 47000.000 Millions. Over 50% of this market is unorganized, primarily at the low-end and dominated by small players assembling watches illegally, smuggled watches and fakes.

 

The organized Watch market is dominated by Titan, with its collection of brands having a market share exceeding 65%. In a market where every global brand is now present, including Fossil, Timex, Casio, Seiko, most Swiss brands and all the fashion brands,

 

Titan continues to hold its own. Despite a sluggish economy, poor consumer sentiment and a retail market over-run with products on deep discounts, Titan registered a 9% value growth in sales. The Company’s market share in multi-brand outlets also grew to around 49% during 2012-13, a healthy growth of 2% over the previous years.

 

ACCESSORIES

 

With the Indian consumer’s propensity to spend on lifestyle products increasing steadily, the Watch Division has chosen to extend its strong brands into accessories.

 

The accessories market is conservatively estimated to be twice the size of the watch market. The Company first leveraged the Fastrack brand to launch a slew of new categories like sun glasses, bags, belts and wallets targeting the youth. With sales of over a million sun glasses and close to a million bags, belts and wallets, Fastrack has emerged as one of the most exciting accessory brands for youth in the country.

 

Titan, the Company’s flagship brand, also entered the accessories space recently launching stylish leather belts and wallets which have so far been very well accepted and is in the process of being rolled out nationally.

 

MARKETING AND ADVERTISING

 

Over the years, the Watch Division has built some of the country’s best brands. Titan has become synonymous with watches in India and is recognized world-wide as a brand of stature. Raga the woman’s sub brand of Titan is uniquely positioned for the Indian women. Fastrack is today the country’s most exciting brand targeting the youth and its edgy style of communication resonates with the youth across the length and breadth of India. Sonata has become the largest volume brand in the country and is amongst the most aspirational brands in small-town India. Xylys and Zoop, brands targeting the mid-premium segment and the kids segment respectively, have established themselves firmly in the hearts and minds of their consumer segments in a very short period of time.

 

NETWORK EXPANSION

 

The Company has the largest retail and distribution network for watches and accessories in India. Today, its watches are available in over 9,000 multi-brand dealer outlets across 2,500 towns. Its proprietary retail network, comprising of World of Titan, Titan One and Fastrack stores, has grown rapidly. As at the yearend there were 363 World of Titan outlets, 71 Titan One outlets and 140 Fastrack stores across the country. Besides this, the Company has 742 service centres which provide reliable and timely after-sales- service.

 

HELIOS

 

Launched in 2009, the Helios network envisions the creation of India’s fi nest retail chain for premium watches. This chain addresses the fast growing demand for premium and luxury watches in the country. Over the years the chain has been successful in bringing many international brands such as Tag Heuer and Fossil, in addition to the brands licensed with the Company, like Tommy Hilfiger and FCUK. During the year two more brands were added to the licensing portfolio, Timberland and Police, which are also retailed out of Helios. The chain added 20 stores during the year taking the total number of operational stores to 45 at the end of the year.

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

The Company’s presence in international markets strengthened this year on the back of a creditable performance and is now present in 32 countries and entered two major growing markets - Philippines and Indonesia – in the year. The focus remains on establishing a good distribution network before investing for larger growths in the medium term.

 

Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand in the Far East, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Oman in the Middle-East, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal are the other countries where the Company has a strong presence. A new retail identity, conceived and designed by a Singapore agency, was launched and is witnessing accelerated deployment. Titan Kiosks and shop-in-shop and counters are giving a significant facelift to the brand in overseas markets. This has attracted attention from several consumer groups who frequent the modern retail landscape. Coupled with the latest, contemporary products, effective events, media engagements and smart communication, the business recorded handsome returns once again. It was significant since overall retail across international markets declined over the previous year, given the depressed nature of the economy.

 

FAVRE LEUBA

 

Favre Leuba, the heritage Swiss brand that the Company acquired in 2011-12, is being actively worked on for a launch during 2014- 15. The acquisition dovetails with the Company’s growth agenda in India’s growing premium and luxury watch market.

 

MANUFACTURING, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

 

The focus on automation continues at the Company’s Watch manufacturing units with a view to improve productivity. The in-house R & D facility has designed and developed a new multi-eye version movement for the display of hours, seconds, day and date separately on the dial.

 

The Company is setting up a new manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to manufacture high-end stainless steel cases. A technical services agreement has been signed between the Company and Seiko Epson Corp, Japan for this purpose.

 

The Company’s Innovedge cell which drives technology for the Watch Division is working on developing many new technology platforms including changeable watch dial colours, touch screen watches, active dials, etc.

 

Product design is at the core of the Watch Division’s strategy and is the pillar on which the Company’s brands have been built. During the last year, a number of stunning products were introduced into the market with the Skeletal Edge watch winning the coveted Red Dot award for design.

 

OUTLOOK FOR 2013-14

 

The Watches and Accessories Division is looking at the current year with cautious optimism. In a scenario where the economy is expected to grow at around 6.5%, the rupee is expected to be more stable and overall market sentiment will be more buoyant, the division is looking at enhancing growth and profitability. It will invest in its brands, expand distribution and target market share gains with its strong portfolio of brands.

 

JEWELLERY DIVISION

 

FY 2012- 13 turned out to be a very special year for the jewellery industry.

 

1.       The rise in the price of gold started tapering off quarter after quarter during the year, and finally crashing in April 13 to April 12 levels.

 

2.       Many regional players started exhibiting much larger ambitions. Companies were starting to get listed, much larger stores were being opened across the country and substantial investments were being made in marketing. P C Jewellers from North, TBZ from West and Kalyan from South were the notable names.

 

3.       The Government came down heavily on gold in multiple ways: increase of customs duty to 6%, senior bureaucrats talking about gold as an “unproductive asset”, RBI working committee recommending 90 days lease period and application of base interest rate and the inclusion of “Dealers in precious metals and gems” in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

 

4.       On top of all this, the public sentiment was quite muted, given the inflationary situation and negative news all around. This showed in reduced consumption of all discretionary categories, including jewellery.

 

It is in this context that the sales and profit growth of the Company’s Jewellery Division needs to be seen.

 

While the sales growth in FY13 was perhaps the lowest (in percent terms) in the last decade, the profit growth was among the highest, taking the division’s EBIT margin beyond the 10% mark the first time in its history.

 

Many strategic and tactical initiatives helped the Jewellery Division achieve these milestones:

 

1.       A very aggressive store expansion plan that helped us set up many medium and some large stores in key markets. A total of 18 stores were set up with an area of more than 1.25 lakh sq. ft.

 

2.       A maturing merchandise strategy that helped us to provide the right assortment in each store and keep that assortment in operation for as many days during each month as possible.

 

3.       A collection strategy that saw the launch of exciting lines like Ganga, Mia and Iva that not only generated immediate sales and reinforced their design leadership, but also started building future segments.

 

4.       A whole new beginning in the Solitaires category (globally huge) through smart merchandise planning, affordable pricing and marketing campaign built around Romance

 

5.       A top-of-the-line advertising campaign effort, based on deep customer insights and loads of creativity, resulting in very effective, much-talked-about TV commercials throughout the year.

 

6.       A very agile organizational approach to managing product mix, product margin and every significant element of cost, through all the 4 quarters.

 

The Management believes that their brands have actually emerged stronger in 2013 as a result of all these, even as their sales growth was low. It also believes, based on the following factors that the 5-year prospects of the Division continue to be exceptional:

 

1.       The India Shining story, which provided the tailwind for the Division for much of the last decade, is still very much there even if less pronounced. They expect that there will be some acceleration in this story, post 2014 elections.

 

2.       Their brands continue to be very aspirational. Combined with a spotless reputation for purity and quality and the Tata pedigree, the overall package is unbeatable.

 

3.       Their distribution reach is exceptional and their street presence now is very impressive. Their franchisee partners bring a high- quality soft side to this great network.

 

4.       They share a great professional and warm relationship with some of the best jewellery manufacturers in India and they continue to help us stay ahead in innovation and supply chain effectiveness.

 

5.       They are blessed with the most accomplished, motivated and committed talent in this country and that is the edge that others would really crave to possess but would always be behind on

 

With this as background, the Company is targeting an aggressive sales and financial growth in FY 2014, underpinned by much of the strategic thrust of FY 2013:

 

1.       A significant expansion of network, taking us into many more new towns.

 

2.       Introduction of many KVIs (Key Value Indicators, entry products in price and weight) as well as region-specific products.

 

3.       Many exciting collections, across the category and price spectrum.

 

4.       Focus market initiatives in states or cities where their performance can be much better.

 

5.       Investing in segments like Work wear (Mia), Fashion (Iva) and Romance (Solitaires).

 

6.       Insight-based marketing communication efforts.

 

7.       A continuing push of the Golden Harvest scheme.

 

8.       Modernisation of the Hosur plant and the setting up of the full-scale Pant Nagar plant.

 

9.       Establishing of the first Karigar Centres in Hosur, to accelerate the transformation of jewellery manufacturing.

 

PRECISION ENGINEERING DIVISION

 

In the year 2012-13 the Precision Engineering Division continues to grow strongly on both topline and bottomline. The business has grown in stature and positioned itself as a premium solutions provider, a dependable partner and making a presence globally for its quality and delivery.

 

The precision engineering business comprised the following businesses:

 

 

PRECISION ENGINEERING COMPONENT AND SUB-ASSEMBLIES (PECSA):

 

PECSA caters to the specialised requirements of the aerospace, defence, oil and gas and engineering sectors. It supplies parts to leading Tier One aerospace and defence companies through longterm contracts. PECSA is becoming a default choice of large multi-national companies in the Aerospace and Defence sector for precision components and assemblies. The business enjoys near 600 customer qualified parts that strengthens the future prospects. Moreover a number of companies, global market leaders in the aerospace industry have grown their business with the division and are looking at strengthening the relationship.

 

Machine Building and Automation (MBA): MBA caters to the assembly line automation needs of automotive and electrical industries. Around 20 customers were acquired during the year (total 60) and several export orders were completed. The division entered the manufacture of assembly lines for medical devices with a potential for repeat orders. A rising demand for automation will strengthen revenues.

 

OUTLOOK FOR 2013-14

 

Despite a challenging global environment, there is good opportunity for both businesses to address. Many global majors are looking at India strategically, both in terms of a lucrative market as well as a destination for cost competitive solutions. India being a big spender in defence is also creating good offset opportunities.

 

 

The Division is ideally positioned to capitalize on these opportunities and is seeing a lot of customer interest for both businesses and has good visible pipeline of business.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

·         Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Office Equipment

·         Vehicles

 

 

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS ENDED ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 2013

 

(Rs. in millions)

Sr.

No.

Particular

Quarter Ended

Half Year Ended

 

 

30.09.2013

(Unaudited)

30.06.2013

(Unaudited)

30.09.2013

(Unaudited)

1.

Income from Operations

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

22900.200

30877.900

53778.100

 

Other Operating Income

389.500

198.800

588.300

 

Net Sales/Income from Operations

23289.700

31076.700

54366.400

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

Cost of Material Consumed  

19578.800

17895.600

37474.400

 

Purchase of Stock In Trade

4769.300

4847.300

9616.600

 

Change in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-In-Progress and Stock In Trade

(8350.200)

1469.200

(6881.000)

 

Employee Benefits Expenses

1345.800

1305.700

2651.500

 

Advertising

943.500

1046.700

1990.200

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

149.000

146.100

295.100

 

Other Expenses

2385.200

2062.900

4448.100

 

f) Total

20821.400

28773.500

49594.900

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Profit From Operations before Other Income, Interest and Exceptional Items (1-2)

2468.300

2303.200

4771.500

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Other Income

303.800

382.400

686.200

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Profit Before Interest and Exceptional Items (3+4)

2772.100

2685.600

5457.700

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Interest

199.500

170.300

369.800

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Profit After Interest but before Exceptional Items (5-6)

2572.600

2515.300

5087.900

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Exceptional Items

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Profit from Ordinary Activities before Tax (7+8)

2572.600

2515.300

5087.900

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Tax Expense

706.100

690.500

1396.600

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after Tax (9-10)

1866.500

1824.800

3691.300

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Extraordinary Item (net of expense)

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Net Profit for the period (11-12)

1866.500

1824.800

3691.300

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face Value of Rs.10/- Each)

887.800

887.800

887.800

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Reserves Excluding Revaluation Reserve

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share (EPS) (Rs.)-Not Annualised

 

 

 

 

a) Basic and diluted EPS before extraordinary items

2.10

2.06

4.16

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Public Shareholding

 

 

 

 

-Number of Shares

416778240

416778240

416778240

 

- Percentage of Shareholding

46.9%

46.9%

46.9%

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding

 

 

 

 

a) Pledged/Encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of Shares

2559589

2559589

2559589

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

0.5%

0.5%

0.5%

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Share Capital of the Company)

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) Non Encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of Shares

468448331

468448331

468448331

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group)

99.5%

99.5%

99.5%

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Share Capital of the Company)

52.8%

52.8%

52.8%

 

 

Particulars

Quarter Ended 30.09.2013

Pending at the beginning of the quarter

2

Received during the quarter

2

Disposed of during the quarter

4

Remaining unresolved at the end of the quarter

--

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT WISE REVENUE, RESULTS AND CAPITAL EMPLOYED

 

 (Rs. In Millions)

Sl.

No.

 

 

Particulars

 

Quarter Ended

Half Year Ended

 

30.09.2013

30.06.2013

30.09.2013

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

1

 

Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watches

4423.600

4016.500

8440.100

 

 

Jewellery

17980.700

26141.600

44122.300

 

 

Others

1140.700

1232.100

2372.800

 

 

Corporate

48.500

68.900

117.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

23593.500

31459.100

55052.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Profit / (Loss) from Segments Before interest and Taxes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watches

464.300

414.200

878.500

 

 

Jewellery

2408.900

2305.900

4714.800

 

 

Others

(2.500)

28.000

25.500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

2870.700

2748.100

5618.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less : Finance Costs

199.500

170.300

369.800

 

 

Less : Unallocable Expenditure net of Unallocable Income

98.600

62.500

161.100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit Before Taxes

2572.600

2515.300

5087.900

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Capital Employed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watches

7278.600

6990.600

7278.600

 

 

Jewellery

11514.500

10460.100

11514.500

 

 

Others

1861.800

1822.400

1861.800

 

 

Corporate (Unallocated)

2587.300

2191.600

2587.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

23242.200

21464.700

23242.200

 

 

1.       STANDALONE STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(Rs. In Millions)

PARTICULARS

 

30.09.2013 UNAUDITED

Equity and liabilities

 

Shareholders' fund

 

Share capital

887.800

Reserve & surplus

22428.000

Sub-total - Shareholders' funds

23315.800

Non - current liabilities

 

Long term borrowings

727.500

Sub-total - Non-current liabilities

727.500

Current liabilities

 

Short term borrowings

6069.100

Trade payables

20054.200

Other current liabilities

15994.000

Short term provisions

769.400

Sub-total - Current liabilities

42886.700

Total - Equity & Liabilities

66930.000

 

 

Assets

 

Non-current assets

 

Fixed assets

5198.900

Non-current investment

258.200

Deferred Tax Asset (Net)

108.400

Long term loans & advances

2173.000

Sub-total - Non-current Assets

7738.500

Current assets

 

Inventories

44946.800

Trade receivables

1572.800

Cash & bank balances

8378.900

Short term loans & advances

4176.600

Other current assets

116.400

Sub-total - Current Assets

59191.500

Total – Assets

66930.000

 

 

NOTES

 

2.       The name of the company was changed from Titan Industries Limited to Titan Company Limited with effect from 1st August 2013.

 

3.       The Company’s primary segments consist of Watches, Jewellery and Others, where the Others’ include Eye wear, Precision Engineering Machine Building, Clocks and Accessories Capital Employed in segments include all related income and expenditure.

 

4.       Pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation of Titan Properties Limited (Wholly Owned subsidiary of the company) with the company as sanctioned by the high court of Chennai, and which came into effect on 26 February 2013, all assets and liabilities have been transferred to and vested in the Company from the appointed date 1 April 2011. Accordingly, the figures reported for quarter ended 30 September 2012 and half year ended 30 September 2012 have been appropriately recast to give effect to the scheme of Amalgamation and to incorporate therein the profitability of the merged entity for the period

 

5.       The financial results were reviewed by the Board Audit Committee and were approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting on 31 October 2013.

 

6.       The auditors have carried out a limited review of the financial results for the period ended on 30 September 2013, as required by the Listing Agreement.  

 

WEBSITE DETAILS

 

NEWS

 

TITAN TO BUY SWISS WATCH BRAND FAVRE LEUBA

One of India’s largest watch makers, Titan Industries, plans to acquire the heritage Swiss brand Favre Leuba in a €2 million deal.

The company has made a binding offer with Val family SL Spain and Maison Favre Leuba of Switzerland for the acquisition. The move is seen as a part of Titan’s aggressive global plans to expand its product portfolio by adding and acquiring new watch brands. 

Favre Leuba is one of the earliest watch making companies from Switzerland, dating back to 1737.

The acquisition will “complement and strengthen the existing watches brand portfolio of the company with a Swiss heritage brand,” Bangalore-based Titan said in its filing to the Bombay stock exchange.

It plans to peg Favre Leuba at the premium end of its offerings, which currently includes the Xylys and Nebula brands.

Titan hopes its new purchase will expand its presence in this high-growth premium and luxury segment across the world.

Favre Leuba, which was being sold through some dealers in India for more than a decade, is among the most sought after Swiss watch brands. Now Titan hopes to capitalise on that brand recall.

The Swiss watch market in India is growing at around 25 per cent a year.

Titan has a growing presence in the luxury watch segment and also has retailing rights in India for global premium brands Boss, FCUK and Tommy Hilfiger.

The segment contributed just under 10 per cent to Titan’s revenues from watches during the last financial year.

Bhaskar Bhat, managing director of Titan Industries, said: “We wanted something above Xylys and we got it. The manufacturing unit of Favre Leuba has been closed for 45 years. We would revive it to re-introduce this Swiss heritage brand globally, along with India.

“Swiss regulations allow us to manufacture certain things in that country, while other parts would be manufactured in India. Our priority is to make this brand a success before moving ahead.”

 

 


DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-            From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds.  It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.  India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

-            The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

-            The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

-            Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

-            Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

-            Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

-            Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

-            Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February 2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012, India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the industry  is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.

 

-            The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector. This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity.

 

 

 


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 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 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. 62.73

UK Pound

1

Rs. 102.14

Euro

1

Rs. 84.64

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

70

 

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

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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