MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

 

Report Date :

03.10.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THOMSON PRESS INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

9-K, Block, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.07.1962

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-003768

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U22219DL1962PLC003768

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELT04236b

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACT4827F

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in printing and publishing of periodicals, books, magazines, posters, pamphlets, etc. like India Today, Business India, etc.

 

 

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

 

We are living in a world where volatility and uncertainty have become the New Normal. We saw a change of government in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Vietnam. Once powerful countries in Europe are now fighting for bankruptcy. We have taken growth in the developing part of the world for granted but economic growth in China and India has begun to slow. Companies that were synonymous with their product categories just a few years ago are now no longer in existence. Kodak, the inventor of the digital camera had to wind up its operations, HMV, the British entertainment retailing company and Borders, once the second largest bookstore have shut down due to their inability to evolve their business models with the changing time. Readers’ Digest, Thomson Register are no more !

 

There is another megatrend happening. The World order is changing as economic power shifts from West to East. According to McKinsey study, it took Britain more than 100 years to double its economic output per person during its industrial revolution and the US later took more than 50 years to do the same. More than a century later, China and India have doubled their GDP per capital in 12 and 18 years respectively. By 2020, emerging Asia will become the world’s largest consuming block, overtaking North America.

 

The years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the world economy continues to remain fragile. The Indian economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in the initial years of the contagion but finally lost ground last year. GDP growth slowed down. Currency has been weakening. There is a marked deceleration in agriculture, industry and services. Dampening sentiment led to a cut-back in investment as well as private consumption expenditure.  Inflation remained at high levels fuelled by the pressure from the food and fuel sectors. The large fiscal and current account deficit s continued to cause grave concern. It is imperative that India regains its growth trajectory of 8-9 % sooner than later. This is crucially important given the need to create gainful livelihood opportunities for the millions living in poverty as also the large contingent of young people joining the job market every year.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

9-K, Block, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-23719004 / 5 / 6 / 2332 1323 / 1273/ 23416273

Fax No.:

91-11-2371 3405 / 2332 8592/ 23412405

E-Mail :

tpress@thomsonpress.com

sridhar.sn@aajtak.com

satish.pandey@aajtak.com

murlee.manohar@aajtak.com

ashok.vermani@aajtak.com

Website :

www.thomsonpress.com

 

 

Head Office :

P. B. No. 705, Delhi - Mathura Road, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2285520/21/22/23/24

Fax No.:

91-129-2284511

 

 

Corporate Office :

Hamilton House, 1-A, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-23352233

Fax No.:

91-11-23352874

 

 

Factory 1 :

18/35, P. B. No. 705, Thomson Press Building, Delhi-Mathura Road, Faridabad - 121 002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2285520 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24

Fax No.:

91-129-2284511

E-Mail :

tpress@thomsompress.com

 

 

Factory 2 :

B-315, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase I, New Delhi – 110 020, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26819104 26814426/26815230

Fax No.:

91-11-26818670/26718675

 

 

Factory 3 :

B, 11-12, Noida Export Processing Zone, Noida – 201 305, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

Branch Office :

104, Kamanwala Chambers, 1st Floor, Mandir Compound, mughal Lane, Mumbai – 400 016, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24444361 / 2444424

Fax No.:

91-22-24444358

E-Mail :

sbabu@thomsonpress.com

ashok.vermani@aajtak.com

 

 

Group Offices :

The India Today Group Online,
6th Floor, Videocon Tower, E-1, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi – 110 055, India
Phone: 91-11-23684848
Fax: 91-11-23684858

 

Editorial Offices:
New Delhi:
F-14/15, Connaught Place,
New Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No. 91-11-23315801-4

Fax:  91-11-23316180
Cable: Livmedia, New Delhi

 

Mumbai:
28 A and B Jolly Maker Chambers II,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400021
Phones: 91-22-22026152, 22043466, 22872038
Telex: 91-11-85373 Thom In
Fax:  91-22-22817397
Cable: Livmedia, Mumbai

 

Chennai:
P. Venkat Krishna Rao,
8 - A, Radhakrishnan Salai ,
2nd Floor, Mylapore,
Chennai – 600004, Tamilnadu
Tel: 91-44-28531605, 28531719
Fax: 91-44-28532178

 

Bangalore:
201-204 Richmond Towers,
2nd Floor, 12, Richmond Road,
Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka
Phones:  91-80-2212448, 2290562, 2218343
Telex: 0845-2217 Into In
Fax: 91-80-2218335
Cable: Livmedia, Bangalore

 

Kolkata:
7B, Middleton Street,
Kolkata – 700071, West Bengal
Phones: 91-33-22821922, 22827726, 22825398
Fax:  91-33-22827254
Cable: Livmedia, Kolkata

 

Hyderabad:
6-3-885/7/B,
Somajiguda,
Hyderabad – 500 082, Andhra Pradesh
Phones: 91-40-23311657, 23390479, 23390481
Telex: 0425-2085 Thom In
Fax:  91-40-23390484

 

Ahmedabad :
2/C, Suryarath Building,
2nd Floor, Behind White House, Panchwati,
Office C.G. Road, Ahmedabad – 380006, Gujarat 
Phones: 91-79-26560393, 26560929
Fax: 91-79-26565293

 

Cochin:
39/176,
1st Floor, Karikamuri Road,
Cochin – 682 011, Kerala
Phones: 91-484-2373857
Telex: 0885-6948 Into In
Fax: 91-484-2370962

 

Advertising Offices


New Delhi :
6th Floor, Videocon Tower,
E-1 Jhandewalan Extn.,
New Delhi - 110055
Tel: 91-11-23684848
Fax: 91-11-23684858

 

Mumbai:
52, Mittal Court,
"A" Wing, Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400021
Tel: 91-22-22824127/37/47
Fax: 91-22-22834216


Bangalore:
201 - 204, Richmond Towers,
2nd Floor, 12, Richmond Road,
Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka
Tel: 91-80-2212448, 2290562
Fax: 91-80-2218335

 

Kolkata:
7B, Middleton Street,
Kolkata – 700 071, West Bengal
Phones: 91-33-22821922, 22827726, 22825398
Fax: 91-33-22827254

 

Hyderabad:
6-3-885/7/B,
Somajiguda,
Hyderabad - 500082
Phones: 91-40-23311657, 23390479, 23390481
Telex: 0425-2085 Thom In
Fax: 91-40-23390484

 

London:
Signal House, Suite 106,
16, Lyon Road, Harrow,
Middlesex HA1 2AG, UK
Phone: 44-20-8427 7277
Fax: 44-20-8427 7880


New York:
404, Park Avenue South,
Suite 1203, New York,
N.Y. 10016
Phone: 1-212-4810040
Fax: 1-212-7798206

 

UAE:
L1-31 Sharjah Airport International Free Zone
P.O. Box No. 7878
Sharjah
UAE
Tel: 971-6-570236
Fax: 971-6-5570264

 

 

Regional Sales Offices :

14, Kamanwala Chambers, New Udyog Mandir Premises, Mughal Lane, Mahim (West), Mumbai – 400 016

Tel No. 91-22-24444423

Fax No. 91-22-24444358

E Mail :  tp.mumbai@thomsonpress.com

Contact Person :  Mr. Surender Babu – Sales Manager

 

74/1, St. Marks Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka

Tel No. 91-80-2270809

Fax No. 91-80-2274988

E Mail :  tp.bangalore@thomsonpress.com

Contact Person :  Mr. P. B. Shyam Sundar – Sales Manager

 

52, Chowringhee Road, 4th Floor, Kolkata – 700 071, West Bengal

Tel. No. 91-33-22827746

E Mail :  pmukherjee@thomsonpress.com

Contact Person :  Mr. Pritam Mukherjee

 

106A, Signal House, 16 Lyon Road, Harrow HA1 2AG

Tel +44-20-8861-4362

Fax +44-20-8863-8914

E Mail :  amanocha@thomsonpress.com

 

4, Court Square, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, New York 11101, USA

Tel +1-718-729-8077 / +1-718-729-8937

Fax +1-718-729-8143

E Mail  :  newyork@thomson-press.com

Contact Person :  Mr. B. L. Ganju – General Manager

 

3/1, Rothesay Avenue, Elwood Victoria 3184, Australia

Tel +61-3-9531-5696

Fax +61-3-9531-4264

Mobile  +61-0400-343530

E Mail :  thomsonpress@bigpond.com

Contact Person :  Ms. Yasmin Ahmed – Country Manager – Australia and New Zealand

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Aroon Purie

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

6, Palam Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057

Date of Birth/Age :

29.12.1944

Date of Appointment :

01.01.1976

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Kapur

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-5, Chirag Enclave, New Delhi

Date of Birth/Age :

24.06.1946

Date of Appointment :

24.05.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravi Akhoury

Designation :

Director

Address :

6, Pine Sally Way, Florham Park, New Jersey, USA

Date of Birth/Age :

16.06.1942

Date of Appointment :

01.05.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravindra Chandra Bhargava

Designation :

Director

Address :

House No.220, Sector 15A, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh,

Date of Birth/Age :

30.07.1934

Date of Appointment :

24.05.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rakesh Malhotra

Designation :

Director

Address :

M-11, Greater Kailash Part II, New Delhi-110048

Date of Birth/Age :

16.08.1952

Date of Appointment :

10.06.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. J H G McMahon

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. M Paton

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ankoor Purie

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

6, Palam Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057

Date of Birth/Age :

04.06.1979

Date of Appointment :

18.10.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vinay Kumar Singh

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

H. No. -1376, Sector-16l, Faridabad-121001, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.03.1966

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Cushro Jal Jasswalan

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

B-19, 2nd Floor, Greater Kailash Enclave 1, New Delhi-110048, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1958

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2009

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Satish Chandra Pandey

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

H. No. 188, Ashoka Enclave Main, Sector-34, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.01.1981

Date of Appointment :

02.03.2009

 

 

Audit Committee:

  • Mr. R C Bhargava, Chairman
  • Ankoor Purie
  • Ashok Kapur
  • Rakesh Malhotra

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manish Nayar

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

C-159, Vikaspuri, New Delhi—110018

Date of Appointment :

16.05.2005 (Resigned)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vineet Kumar Sharma

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

R-3, Sector 11, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Name :

Mr. Murli Manohar Jain

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

C-26A, Anand Vihar, Main Najafgarh Road, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi – 110 059

Date of Birth/Age :

06.11.1977

Date of Appointment :

01.03.2007

Date of Cessation :

24.06.2008

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.09.2009

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Aroon Purie

30

Rekha Purie

30

Ankoor Purie

30

Living Media India Limited

5067070

All India Finance and Commerce Private limited

1309200

All India Invest Corp. Private Limited

1426140

All India Film Corporation Private limited

735000

Total

8537500

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of total Equity)

As on 30.09.2009

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies Corporate

 

100.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in printing and publishing of periodicals, books, magazines, posters, pamphlets, etc. like India Today, Business India, etc.

 

 

Products :

·         Printing

·         Type Setting

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

  • U.S.A.
  • U.K.
  • Europe

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

·         UK

·         Germany

·         Japan

·         U.S.A.

·         Holland

·         Singapore

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, Contract, Others, L/C or Credit (30 / 60 days) terms

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, Contract, Others, L/C or Credit (30 / 60 days) terms.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS (As on 31.03.2006):-

 

Particulars

 

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

All types of printed matter such as Books, Periodicals, Calenders, Annula reports, Lottery Tickets, Repropults and Phototype Set Films etc.

 

Standard Impressions

1526 Million

851 Million

Phoptotype Set Films

 

Pages

715000

711417

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and government bodies.

 

Some of the major customers of the company are as under :

v  Living Media India Limited

v  American Institute of Physics

v  Academic Press

v  Black Well Science

v  Cambridge University Press

v  Samsung

v  Hero Honda

v  LG Electronics

v  Bates

v  Lintas

v  R K Swamy – BBDO

v  Gray

v  Mercedes Benz

v  Maruti Suzuki

v  Adidas

v  Kingfisher

v  Oxford University Press

v  Blackwell Publishing

v  Cambridge University Press

v  Elsevier Science

v  Pearson Group

v  Harper Collins

v  Gulf Oil

v  Readers Digest

v  Elsevier

v  Gordon and Breach

v  ABB

v  HCL

v  ITC Limited

v  Moser Baer

v  Amway

v  Hyundai

v  J and K Bank

v  Max New York

v  Nestle

v  Sony

v  Xerox

v  RIM

v  Unitech

v  JWT

v  Mccannworldgroup

 

 

No. of Employees :

500

 

 

Bankers :

v  UCO Bank, Connaught Place, New Delhi

v  The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, K. G. Marg, New Delhi - 110 001

v  Bank of Nova Scotia, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

v  Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank Limited, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001

v  Export Import Bank of India, Centre One – 21st Floor, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005

v  The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Birla House, 25 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110 001, India

v  Yes Bank Limited, 9th Floor, Nehru Centre, Discovery of India, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India

v  Citi Bank N.A.

 

 

Financial Institutions

GE Capital Services India, AIFCS Building, 1st Floor, 1, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001, Delhi

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans :

31.03.2008

(Rs. In millions)

Term loans from bank

618.650

Term Loan from other banks

203.125

Working Capital Facilities from Banks

 

Cash Credit with scheduled Bank

551.468

Total

1373.243

 

 

Repayable within one year

169.890

 

Notes:

Rs. 618.850 millions (Previous year Rs. 250.575 millions) secured by way of exclusive charge created by way of hypothecation of specific plant and machinery purchase out of the said loans. These said loans these are further secured by way of exclusive charge by way of hypothecation of specific plant and machinery

 

 Rs. 203.126 (Previous year Rs. 250.000 millions) secured by way of exclusive charge by way of hypothecation of specific plant and machinery

 

Rs. 550.468 millions (Previous year Rs. 219.472 millions) secured by way of hypothecation of stock and book debts both present and future of first charge ranking pari – passu between participating banks.

 

 

Banking Relations :

---

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Building 8, Tower B, 8th Floor, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon-122022, Haryana, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Living Media India limited

U92132DL1962PLC003714

 

World Media Private Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries:

Thomson Digital India Limited

U72900DL2007PLC170402

 

Premier Security Printers Private Limited

U22219DL2007PLC168391

 

Thomson Digital (Mauritius) Limited

 

 

Associates:

Integrated Database India Limited

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries:

  • Living Media International Limited
  • Harper Collins Publishers India Limited
  • TV Today Network Limited
  • Radio Today Broadcasting Limited
  • ITAS Media Private Limited
  • Mail Today Newspaper Private Limited
  • India Today Online Private Limited
  • Todays Retail Network Private Limited
  • World Media International Limited
  • Universal Learn Today Private Limited
  • World Media Trading Limited

 

 

Companies under common control :

·         Noida Security Printer Private Limited

·         All India Film Private Limited

·         The All India Investment Corporation Private Limited

·         The All India Finance and Commerce Private Limited

·         Education Today Society (Vasant Valley School)

·         Thomson Press (India) Limited Staff Provident Fund Trust

·         Thomson Press (India) Limited Executive Superannuation Trust

·         Thomson Press (India) Limited Employee Gratuity Trust

·         TV Today Network (Business) Limited

·         Hyper Space Music Private Limited

·         Active Media Technologies Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 30.09.2009

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

20000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.200.000 millions

200000

Preference Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.20.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs.220.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

8537500

Equity Shares 

Rs.10/- each

Rs.85.375 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

85.375

85.375

91.875

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1611.177

1676.457

1848.707

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1696.552

1761.832

1940.582

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1417.618

1373.244

720.048

2] Unsecured Loans

620.769

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

2038.387

1373.244

720.048

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

99.144

105.377

106.717

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3834.083

3240.453

2767.347

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1863.250

1900.020

1503.462

Capital work-in-progress

139.357

103.778

171.050

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

21.103

20.704

20.103

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

487.224
378.118
377.314

 

Sundry Debtors

752.052
658.735
732.481

 

Cash & Bank Balances

78.391
60.405
133.125

 

Other Current Assets

23.083
16.284
0.054

 

Loans & Advances

931.130
589.381
112.884

Total Current Assets

2271.880
1702.923

1355.858

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

427.363
455.873
254.214

 

Provisions

34.144
31.099
28.912

Total Current Liabilities

461.507
486.972

283.126

Net Current Assets

1810.373
1215.951

1072.732

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3834.083

3240.453

2767.347

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

3183.373

2686.761

2376.019

Other Income

124.467

70.505

65.885

Total Income

3307.840

2757.266

2441.904

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

[57.235]

90.717

306.256

Provision for Taxation

8.046

5.347

120.864

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

[65.281]

85.370

185.392

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

1120.686

947.119

 

Demand Exports- Sales proceeds of goods delivered within India

9.671

4.359

857.827

Total Earnings

1130.357

951.478

857.827

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

342.470

164.389

 

Stores & Spares

64.125

16.024

590.411

 

Capital Goods

70.599

272.733

 

Total Imports

477.194

453.146

590.411

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

1038.921

837.952

 

Interest and Finance Charges

3365.075

119.230

30.298

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

222.345

171.879

 

Expenses

 

1286.053

1095.519

Total Expenditure

3365.075

2666.549

2135.648

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

[7.65]

10.69

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KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

[1.97]
3.09

7.59

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

[1.80]
3.37

12.88

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

[1.38]
2.43

10.04

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

[0.03]
0.05

0.16

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.47
1.06

0.52

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

4.92
3.49

4.78

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

trade reference

 

·         World Media International Limited, New Delhi

·         Escorts Limited, New Delhi

·         Filmi Duniya, New Delhi

·         Coates of India Limited

 

 

Performance:

 

 

The company achieved a turnover of Rs. 3183.370 millions for the year ended 31.03.2009, which is higher by 18% compared to the turnover of Rs. 2686.760 millions for the year ended 31.03.2008.

 

The Net profit after interest, Depreciation and Tax is Rs. 65.280 millions for the year under report, as compared to Rs. 85.360 millions for the previous year.

 

The company is continuing to lay emphasis on exports and inspite of sever competition and economic downturn, the exports at Rs. 1167.010 Millions have grown by 20%l as compared to Rs. 974.240 Millions in the previous year. The EBIDTA for the year has gone down by 1.95% form Rs. 432.290 Million to Rs. 424.040 Millions. This was due to increase in input cost which could not be fully passed on to the customer and increased expenses.

 

Borrowings:

 

The company has availed Term Loan fo Rs. 602.000 Million and repaid Rs. 193.000 Million during the year.

 

Current Performance:

 

The Sale for the period upto July 2009 is Rs. 967.170 Millions as compared to Rs. 1035.250 Million upto July 2008 in the previous year. Decline in the sale is due to hiving off the security printing business, lower sales to LMI and other recessionary market conditions. However, the company is looking towards more commercial jobs through focused marketing strategy to achieve higher sales.

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

Particulars

31.03.2009

Rs. In Millions

Foreign Letter of Credit

55.998

Labour matters disputed by the company and pending in court

9.086

Sales Tax demand under dispute (Includes Rs. 0.417 Million paid under period (Previous year rs. 4.032 Millions)

2.936

Local Area Development tax pending before joint excise and Taxation commissioner (Appeals)

0.906

Entry tax pending before joint Commissioner – Appeals

(Includes Rs. 10.071 Millions paid under period)

12.458

Demand for Additional income tax disputed by the company under appeal

6.805

Bank Guarantee issued to customers and Government departments

77.340

 

The company may have to make provision for income Tax for the Assessment year 1994-1995 in the books of accounts to the extent of Rs. 6.805 Millions if the company loses the case which is pending before Delhi high court further there will be no cash outflow if the company loses the case as demand raised by the Income tax department has already been adjusted form the refund due, to the company. However, in case the company wins the case refund will be due to the company along with the interest.

                                            

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U22219DL1962PLC003768

Name of the company

THOMSON PRESS INDIA LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

9-K, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001, India

E-mail: satish.pandey@aajtak.com

This form is for

Modification of Charge

Charge identification number of the modified 

10167692

Type of charge

Movable Property

Particular of charge holder

Yes Bank Limited, 9th Floor, Nehru Centre, Discovery of India, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Supplemental Deed of hypothecation dated January 15, 2010

Date of instrument Creating the charge

15.01.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 500.000 Millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest

Fixed:@ 11% per annum till September 30, 2009.

Floating: Facility shall be linked to Yes Bank Prime Lending Rate (YBPLR) w.e.f. October 01, 2009 in such a way that the effective rate becomes 11% p.a.

 

Terms of Repayment

In 12 equal quarterly installments commencing from December 01, 2009 and ending on Sept 01, 2012.

 

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

Exclusive Hypothecation charge on specific Plant and Machinery providing cover of 1.20 times of facility amount.(Refer Attach Deed Of Hypothecation for details)

Short particulars of the property charged

Exclusive charge on specific Plant and Machinery providing cover of 1.20 times of facility amount.(Refer Attach Deed of Hypothecation for details)

Particulars of the present modification

Term Loan facility shall be additionally secured by specific Plant and Machinery as mentioned in Annexure II of  attached supplemental deed of hypothecation

 

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U22219DL1962PLC003768

Name of the company

THOMSON PRESS INDIA LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

9-K, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001, India

E-mail: satish.pandey@aajtak.com

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

Movable property (not being pledge)

Particular of charge holder

Yes Bank Limited,

9th Floor, Nehru Centre, Discovery of India, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra

E-mail: shareholders@yesbank.in

Nature of instrument creating charge

Deed of hypothecation dated 30.06.2009

Date of instrument Creating the charge

30.06.2009

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 500.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of interest:

Fixed : @11% per annum till September 30, 2009

Floating : facility shall be linked to Yes Bank Limited Prime Lending Rate (YBPLR) w.e.f October 01, 2009 in such a way that effective rate becomes 11% p.a

 

Terms of repayment

In 12 equal quarterly installments commencing from December 01, 2009 and ending on Sept 01, 2012.

 

Extent and Operation of Charge

Exclusive charge on specific Plant and Machinery providing cover of 1.20 times of facility amount.

Short particulars of the property charged (Including location of the property)

Exclusive charge on specific Plant and Machinery providing cover of 1.20 times of facility amount.

 

 

 

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U22219DL1962PLC003768

Name of the company

THOMSON PRESS INDIA LIMITED

Address

9-K, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001, India

E-mail: satish.pandey@aajtak.com

This Form is for

Creation of charge

Type of Charges

Movable property (not being pledge)

Particular of the charge holder 

GE Capital Services India, AIFCS Building, 1st Floor, 1, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001, Delhi

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Unattested deed of hypothecation dated December 22, 2006

Date of the instrument creating charge

22.12.2006

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs.250.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of interest

Repayment in 16 equal installments. Rate of interest reuters 3 months CP benchmark available at INCPRATE plus 130 basis points per annum

 

Terms of repayment

Repayable in 16 equal quarterly installments

 

Extent and operation of the charge

First and exclusive charge over specified items of plant and machinery

 

 

Fixed Assets:-

 

·         Land

·         Building

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Vehicles

·         Furniture and Fixtures

 

As per website

 

Profile:

 

Founded in 1967 by Lord Thomson of Fleet, Founder of Thomson Corporation (one of the biggest publishers in the world), in partnership with current owners who are now the majority shareholders. It was initially involved in the distribution of publications of a large number of overseas publishers, and printing of children's books for export. In 1974 the focus shifted to printing of the group's prestigious publication India Today. As of date apart from a number of prestigious magazines printed for various publishing houses, Thomson Press also prints high quality commercial POS items and books for the domestic and export markets.


Each of the five printing units and two Repro units has developed its own unique strengths and areas of expertise, providing the customers with a strong support structure across an extensive range of printing services.


Absolute commitment to quality, meticulous attention to detail and unparalleled level of service have made Thomson Press a leading specialist in Design, Prepress, Printing and distribution services. As a company they are committed to employing dedicated staff, investing in the very best technology available and maintaining a close involvement with the industry.


Thomson Press Printing Division comprises of one Prepress and two Printing units in Delhi, one printing unit in Chennai and one printing and Book Bindery unit in Delhi exclusively for exports. Recently they have opened the fourth printing unit in Mumbai, the port city of India.Thomson Press has always been a frontrunner in introducing the latest printing technology in India

 

·         High end drum and flatbed scanners.

·         Multicolor sheetfed and web printing machines.

·         Mechanized binderies.

·         Copy dot scanner.

·         CTP.


The product range covers virtually all commercial print requirements on paper and board, from bank instruments, to calendars, diaries, books, corporate brochures, posters, folders, leaflets, and magazines.


This range of services and products covers designing, copy editing, typesetting, high quality scanning and image manipulation, sheet fed offset printing, heatset and coldset web offset printing, automated binding, finishing, distribution and mailing services.


Customer service is taken care of by the wide network of sales offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and overseas in New York and London.

 

The Team:

 

Aroon Purie, Chairman

 

An alumnus of the London School of Economics and a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales), Aroon Purie is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. He started his career in 1970 at Thomson Press as Production Controller and still continues to be its guiding force.


As Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of The India Today Group as well as Chairman and Managing Director, TV Today Network Limited, he sets the journalistic style for the largest, most respected magazine publishing group and media conglomerate in India. He also heads the new joint venture with the Daily Mail, U.K., to launch newspapers in India shortly.


He has served as Chairman of the Council of Management, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) in 2000-1; Chairman and Member of the CII's Committee on Media and Entertainment in 2003-04; and, is presently a Member of the Executive Committee of the Editors Guild of India and Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP).


He is also the recipient of many prestigious Awards - The B.D. Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism (1988), The G.K. Reddy Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism (1993-94), the ITA Scroll of Honour, 2003 (News and Current Affairs) from the Indian Television Academy, amongst others. Recently, he was conferred the prestigious Apsara Award from the Film and Television Producers' Guild of India for his Outstanding Contribution to Indian Television. He was awarded the PADMA BHUSHAN - amongst India 's highest civilian honours from the President of India in 2001.

 

Ankoor Purie, Managing Director

 

Mr Ankoor Purie is the Managing Director of Thomson Press (India) Limited Thomson Press is a member of the India Today Group which has varied interests in magazine publishing (India Today, Reader’s Digest, etc.), broadcasting (Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Tez, etc.), music, etc. Thomson Press is acknowledged as the country’s largest commercial printing company. Besides being a member of the board, he oversees manufacturing at all units of Thomson Press. For the last few years he has been spearheading the manufacturing, quality, systems and technology up gradation of the company.


Mr Purie is also actively involved in driving group strategy and leads the groups’ recent foray into the Educational and Digital Media Sector.


He is also a Founder - Director of Hyper Space Music Private Limited, an event and music label company under the brand name ‘Dada Music’.


Mr Purie completed his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and went to complete his Bachelors Degree in Print Management from the London College of Printing.

 

C J Jassawala, Executive Director – Printing

 

C J Jassawala joined Thomson Press, Print Business as Chief Operating Officer in December 2006.


He did his post graduation in Human Resource Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and was selected to join the Tata Administrative Services. There after, he worked for 23 years with Voltas (A Tata Group Company) culminating in his last assignment there as Vice President - Operations and Business Head. He carries a wide experience in leadership, team building, turnaround management and business excellence.


As Executive Director - Printing, C J Jassawala is responsible for print operations across 5 units in the country and offices abroad.

 

Anil Mehra, Group Executive and Finance Director

 

Anil Mehra is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of England and Wales as also of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the Group Executive and Finance Director of the India Today Group as well as Managing Director of Living Media India Limited and has been associated with the Group for 35 years.he has considerable expertise in the printing and multimedia industry.


Mehra's expertise includes Financial Management, Tax Planning, Management Control, Legal, and Corporate Affairs. He has been involved in all the projects and acquisitions for the India Today Group.


Mehra is also the Governor of leading Educational Institutions and Trustee of charitable trusts.


He is also a keen Golf player.

 

AWARDS

 

Award Name : Sappi Trading Printer of the years - Gold

Year : 2007

Topic : Printer's own Promotion

 

Award Name : Sappi Trading Printer of the years - Bronze

Year : 2007

Topic : Catalogues

 

 

Award Name : Sappi Trading Printer of the years - Gold

Year : 2007

Topic : Calendar

 

Award Name : Xerox

Year : 2007

 

Award Name : Xerox

Year : 2007                       

 

Award Name : Sappi Trading Printer of the year

Year : 2007 

 

Award Name : National Award for Excellence in Printing by all India Federation of Master Printers

Year : 2002

Topic : Group - 'Offset Big' Category - Folders

 

Award Name : National Award for Excellence in Printing by all India Federation of Master Printers

Position : 2nd

Year : 2002

Topic : Group - Offset Category - Book - Technical/ Medical

 

Award Name : National Award for Excellence in Printing by all India Federation of Master Printers

Position : 1st

Year : 2002

Topic : Group - Offset Category - Book (Others)

 

Award Name : Special Export Award by CAPEXIL

Year : 2000 - 2001

Topic : Books

 

Award Name : Special Export Award by CAPEXIL

Year : 1996-97, 1997-98

Topic : Typesetting

 

Award Name : Special Export Award by CAPEXIL

Year : 1994-95

Topic : Books

 


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.62.35

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.20

Euro

1

Rs.84.54

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN

 


 

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