MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.12.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KOTAK MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

 

 

Office :

36-38A, 3rd Floor, Nariman Bhavan, 227, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra 

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.11.2009

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 72.298 Millions

 

 

Reg. No.:

0888

 

 

Legal Form :

Foreign Registered Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in “arranging credit or deals in investments”, “advising on financial products or credit” and “arranging custody” as per provisions of the DFSA Prudential Rulebooks.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (34)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 230000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is well-established and repurted foreign registered company company having a moderate track record.

 

There appears accumulated loss recorded by the company.

 

However, trade relations are fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

In view of strong holdings, the company can be considered for business dealing with some caution.

 

NOTES :

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

 

 

INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Uptick in agriculture and construction spread some cheer as the economy grew a higher-than-expected 4.8 % in the three months through September. Manufacturing rose an annual rate per cent during the quarter and mining fell by 0.4 %, government data showed while farm output rose 46%.

 

India has emerged as the most attractive investment destination, thanks to a relaxation in foreign direct investment norms, says a report. India is followed by Brazil and China in the ranking part of EY’s Capital Confidence Barometer report based on a survey across 70 nations. The US, France and Japan have emerged as the top three investors likely to invest in India.

 

India has been ranked 83rd globally in terms of talent competitiveness of its human capital.  Switzerland, Singapore, Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg are the top five in the list of 103 nations compiled by INSEAD business school.

 

Tax rates for companies in India are among the highest in the world and the number of payments is also more than the global average putting the country at low, 158th rank on the Paying Taxes. 2014 list by the World Bank and PWC. However, the time taken for tax payments is relatively less in India which is rated ahead of China and Japan.

 

1 billion smartphone shipments in 2013, a 39.3 % growth over 2012. This was being driven by low cost computing in emerging markets. By 2017, total smartphone shipments are expected to approach 1.7 billion units, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of 18.4 % between 2013 and 2017, according to research from IDC.

 

20 % vacancy rate of office space in Mumbai and Delhi in the third quarter, the highest in Asia after Chengdu, in China. According to Cushman and Wakefield, six Indian cities are among the 10 office markets with the worst vacancies.

 

Foreign banks will not have to pay stamp duty and capital gains tax, if they convert their branch operations into a wholly owned subsidiary, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

 

The Reserve Bank of India is planning to launch CPI – indexed bonds aimed to protecting the savings of retail investors from the impact the price rise by December end.

 

Central Bureau of Investigation has booked State Bank of India, Deputy Managing Director Shyamal Acharya and others in a graft case related to distribution of a loan of over Rs 4000 mn. Gold and jewellery  worth Rs 6.7 mn have been recovered from the residence of Acharya.

 

 

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.

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED

 

MANAGEMENT NON-COOPERATIVE (Tel. No.: 91-22-66260500)

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Office 3, Al Fattan Currency House, Office Tower -2, Level 7, Sheikh Zayed Road, DIFC Street, P.O. Box 16498, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tel. No.:

971 4 3544455

Fax No.:

Not Available

 

 

Office:

36-38A, 3rd Floor, Nariman Bhavan, 227, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66581100

Fax No.:

91-22-22855577

E-Mail :

harish.shah@kotak.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2013

 

Name :

Mr. KVS Manian

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Somer Ajoy Massey

Designation :

Director & SEO

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.03.2013

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Kotak Securities Limited

 

1239000

Kotak Mahindra (International) Limited

 

250000

Total

 

1489000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in “arranging credit or deals in investments”, “advising on financial products or credit” and “arranging custody” as per provisions of the DFSA Prudential Rulebooks.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

V.C. Shah and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2013

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2000000

Equity Shares

USD 1/- each

$ 2000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1489000

Equity Shares

USD 1/- each

Rs. 72.298 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

72.298

57.224

44.338

(b) Reserves & Surplus

(49.059)

(34.630)

(18.876)

(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)

23.239

22.594

25.462

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

16.285

15.263

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

0.870

0.448

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

17.155

15.711

0.000

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

11.891

13.946

10.918

(b) Trade payables

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other current liabilities

0.799

0.084

0.000

(d) Short-term provisions

5.859

4.567

0.219

Total Current Liabilities (4)

18.549

18.597

11.137

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

58.943

56.902

36.599

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

4.856

6.598

0.407

(ii) Intangible Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

3.692

3.502

5.591

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

8.548

10.100

5.998

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

8.553

8.153

14.505

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

27.727

24.576

10.194

(e) Short-term loans and advances

7.655

7.290

4.718

(f) Other current assets

6.460

6.783

1.184

Total Current Assets

50.395

46.802

30.601

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

58.943

56.902

36.599

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2013

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

79.452

65.936

78.267

 

 

Other Income

0.061

0.054

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

79.513

65.990

78.267

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Employee cost

80.787

73.562

78.328

 

 

Other expenses

11.518

9.198

15.714

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

92.305

82.760

94.042

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(12.792)

(16.770)

(15.775)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

0.800

0.200

0.036

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(13.592)

(16.970)

(15.811)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

2.238

1.757

1.461

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(15.830)

(18.727)

(17.272)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(15.830)

(18.727)

(17.272)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(12.26)

(17.51)

(22.23)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(19.91)

(28.38)

(22.07)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(19.92)

(28.40)

(22.07)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(26.86)

(32.91)

(47.19)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.68)

(0.83)

(0.68)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

1.21

1.29

0.43

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.72

2.52

2.75

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

No

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

No

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)

No

21]

Market information

-----

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

-----

23]

Banking Details

No

24]

Banking facility details

No

25]

Conduct of the banking account

-----

26]

Buyer visit details

-----

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

No

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

No

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBTS: NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES: NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

ORGANISATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

The Company is a Company limited by shares registered and incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Company’s shareholder is Kotak Securities Limited (“shareholder” or “parent”), an entity incorporated in India and its ultimate holding Company is Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, an entity incorporated in India and publicly listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Company has been granted a prudential “category 4” license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and is engaged in “arranging credit or deals in investments”, “advising on financial products or credit” and “arranging custody” as per provisions of the DFSA Prudential Rulebooks.

 

 

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

 

The Company is mainly in the business of Investment advisory services. The Company is registered with the DIFC and has got a Category IV license, and is governed by the rules/Bye laws of the DFSA (being the regulatory body of the DIFC). The Company advises its clients on investments in various financial instruments after assessing their risk profile and arranges for these investments to be made with various Fund houses/ Financial Institutions.

 

While focus has been on advising clients on investments in various financial instruments, events which unfolded during the year resulted in clients preferring investments in low risk assets. Further the depreciation of the Rupee against the United States Dollar, led to a large set of clients preferring investments in low risk fixed income products in India, having an adverse effect on the company’s performance.

 

During the period, the Company earned an Income of USD 1.46 Mn. the expenses were at USD 1.76 Mn. The Loss for the year ended 31st March 2013 was at USD 0.30 Mn.

 

 

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

 

UAE is a key financial market in the GCC region and has roughly an expatriate population of 88.5% across various nationalities with highest percentage of Indian expatriates. Their business model therefore suits the best interests of NRIs based in UAE, as they gain access both to Indian banking/financial services and the international basket of investment products.

 

By virtue of their presence in the DIFC they are competing with some of the market leaders in the private banking space offering a much wider suite of financial services. Their strategy is therefore to match them in terms of international product basket and provide additional benefit in terms of India specific solutions. In addition as part of their strategy, they are building partnerships with leading international banks to increase their offerings covering multi currency deposits and credit products.

 

Their focus remains NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) in UAE as they offer their clients a distict advantage of having access to India coupled with global investment advisory. The interest rates in India in rupee terms remain attractive and they see continued flow of funds into India across fixed income products. A number of policy actions have been announced by the government of India to boost the economy and to try and bridge the current account deficit but given that India faces general elections in 2014, equity markets in India could remain volatile. While the FII flows in India are quite encouraging, domestic individual investors in India are still shying away.

 

Internationally fixed income space (Bonds) seems to be overpriced and subject to risk emanating from Euro Zone and therefore clients may invest very selectively in short duration bonds of funds. Globally, there seems to be uncertainty across asset classes, case in point is the sharp correction in Gold prices.

 

Their endeavor has always been to cater to a wider sectiron of clients seamlessly and introduce products that meet their diverse financial needs. To take a step further this year they plant to upgrade their license and increase the scope of activities. This should create new opportunities for them both in terms their reach as well as the suit of products and services offered.

 

They are planning to increase their manpower to meet the growing demands of business and with the local economy also picking up, they feel general confidence level of clients is rising to look at further investments.

 

They continue to carefully monitor suitability assessment of investment products for their clients and keep them regulary updated and engaged on market develpments across geographies and sectors.

 

They are keeping a close watch on things and their business strategy flexible to quickly adapt to the dynamic market environment that they all operate in.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

v                  Tangible Assets

Office equipment

Furniture and Fixtures

Leasehold Improvements

Computers

 


 

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.61.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.37

Euro

1

Rs.84.82

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

HTL

 

 

Report Prepared by :

MRI

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

34

 

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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