1. Summary Information

Country

India

Company Name

VIJAY SALES

Principal Name 1

Mr. Nanu Gupta

Status

Good

Principal Name 2

Mr. Nilesh Gupta

Registration #

--

Street Address

‘V’ Mall, 3rd Floor, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai – 400 101, Maharashtra, India

Established Date

1967

SIC Code

--

Telephone#

91-22-61711000

Business Style 1

Dealer

Fax #

91-22-24415211

Business Style 2

--

Homepage

http://www.vijaysales.com

Product Name 1

Electronic Products

# of employees

Not Available

Product Name 2

--

Paid up capital

Not Divulged

Product Name 3

--

Shareholders

Not Available

Banking

Saraswat Co-Operative Bank

Public Limited Corp.

No

Business Period

46 Year

IPO

No

International Ins.

-

Public Enterprise

No

Rating

Ba (54)

Related Company

Relation

Country

Company Name

CEO

Note

-

 

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of

31.03.2013

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Assets

Liabilities

Current Assets

--

Current Liabilities

--

Inventories

--

Long-term Liabilities

--

Fixed Assets

--

Other Liabilities

--

Deferred Assets

--

Total Liabilities

--

Invest& other Assets

--

Retained Earnings

--

 

 

Net Worth

--

Total Assets

--

Total Liab. & Equity

--

 Total Assets

(Previous Year)

--

 

 

P/L Statement as of

31.03.2013

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Sales

Not Divulged

Net Profit

--

Sales(Previous yr)

Not Divulged

Net Profit(Prev.yr)

--

 

 

 

MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.10.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

VIJAY SALES

 

 

Registered Office :

‘V’ Mall, 3rd Floor, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai – 400 101, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1967

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Not Divulged

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMV07473E/ MUMV07767E

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an unlimited liability of the partners

 

 

Line of Business :

Dealer of Electronic Products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (54)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old and well established, reputed partnership concern having a fine track record.

 

Management has denied to disclose any detail to us. However, the concern being a reputed one is known to have huge customer base.

 

As per previous year’s, the concern is found to be performing well.

 

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

 

The concern can be considered good for 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

 

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.

 

 

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 DENIED

 

 

MANAGEMENT NON CO-OPERATIVE (Tel No. 91-22-61711000)

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

‘V’ Mall, 3rd Floor, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai – 400 101, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-61711000

Fax No.:

91-22-24415211

E-Mail :

contact@vijaysales.com

dharashree@vijaysales.com

hr@vijaysales.com 

Website :

http://www.vijaysales.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Branch Office :

Located At:

 

·         Mumbai -  400 016, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-24464822

 

·         225, Pandurang Bhuvan, L. J. Road, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-24309660

 

·         S. V. Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-28021781

 

·         Indrapuri Society, Sion Circle, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-24077981/24075847

 

·         1, Abhisekh, Plot No. 65, S. V. Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-26248447

 

·         S. V. Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-28765234

 

·         Mama Parmanand Road, Opera House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. 91-22-23639210

Fax. No. 91-22-23639214

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Nanu Gupta

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nilesh Gupta

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

Graduate

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish Gupta

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

Graduate

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Dealer of Electronic Products.

 

 

Agencies Held :

·         BPL

·         Godrej

·         Hitachi

·         LG

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Saraswat Co-Operative Bank, Mahim Branch, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

N. H. Nahar and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Not Divulged

Borrowed :

Not Divulged

Total :

Not Divulged

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

Sales Turnover (Approximately)

Not Divulged

Not Divulged

9200.000

 

 

Note : Sole Proprietory and Partnership concerns are exempted from filing their financials with the Government Authorities or Registry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last one years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

No

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

No

16]

Details of sister concerns

No

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

Yes

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

No

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

No

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

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

Vijay Sales prefers the ‘Slow and steady’ approach

 

Vijay Sales stocks its goods in nine warehouses that helps it maintain optimum inventory levels, without over- or under-stocking any item.

 

Mumbai, Oct. 7:  

In the late 1960s, when televisions were still unheard of in India, Nanu Gupta was busy setting up a store for consumer durables in the heart of Mumbai. Having worked with an Usha International distributor, he knew the nuances of the consumer durables business. He decided to strike out on his own by selling the same sewing machines and fans he had dealt with earlier.

Funds were limited and so was space. Gupta borrowed Rs 2,000 from family and friends to set up his first store in Mahim in 1967. To make room for customers, he had to keep a folding chair in the 40 sq ft store named Vijay Sales after his younger brother.

Gupta started off by taking goods on credit directly from manufacturers and paying them after sales. Direct purchases helped him save on dealer commissions and pass on the benefit to consumers in the form of prices lower than the competitors. The store was soon a hit and footfalls multiplied rapidly.

DOING DIFFERENTLY

The outlet now measures 40,000 sq. ft. and has become a landmark in the island-city. Vijay Sales is now run by the second generation with Nilesh Gupta (son of Nanu Gupta) as the Managing Partner.

“It was not easy to get customers as there was tough competition even in those days. We kept all the TV sets on at our stores unlike competitors, who switched them off. This was a way to attract customers to our stores,” says Nilesh Gupta.

“Today, we try to beat the competition by bringing in branded flat panel and plasma TVs even before companies start advertising the new models,’’ he adds.

Vijay Sales stocks its goods in nine warehouses that supply to all the 54 stores across Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi — the classic hub-and-spoke model. That helps it maintain optimum inventory levels, without over- or under-stocking any item, besides reducing warehousing costs. “Logistics is very critical to our business and we maintain individual distribution centres in every city,” says Nilesh Gupta.

What has also helped the firm do better than competition is its willingness to buy out the inventory MNC players are saddled with at a discounted price and charge consumers cheaper rates. “That helps propel sales,” he adds.

SCALING UP

Vijay Sales scaled up rapidly from 2006, sensing impending competition from biggies such as Reliance Retail, Croma. “Modern trade players actually challenged us to scale up and there were even some who wanted to buy us out. But that was the time we decided to expand our operations and entered new States,’’ said Gupta.

This expansion was not without its share of challenges. Being an unknown retailer in the northern market, there was the question of trust. “We asked consumers to call up just about anyone they knew in Mumbai to verify our credibility. That worked for us.” Outside Maharashtra, the firm is now better known as ‘Mumbai Wali Company’.

Devangshu Dutta, Managing Director of retail consultancy firm Third Eyesight, gives the company a thumbs up. “Vijay Sales has been able to transform itself, in a staged manner, from a family-run business to a modern trade format.” The consumer durables business continues to run on thin margins, about three per cent of net sales, making it difficult for smaller players to scale up. But Vijay Sales does not want to exercise the franchise option to widen its reach. “We feel a franchise is unlikely to add any value to the business. The durable brands already have equity and the business will not be any different if it were to be run by a franchise,’’ says Nilesh Gupta.

PROFITABILITY

While the firm claims it has been making profits consistently (Gupta says they were profitable from Day 1), sustaining them could be difficult in the current economic environment. “Expenses are on the rise. Companies are reducing the margins but if the cost increases are passed on to the consumers, it will result in a massive slowdown. Also, the rising dollar has affected our import-dependent industry,’’ observes Nilesh Gupta.

Given the uncertain business scenario, Vijay Sales is not in a hurry to become a pan-India player.

But its ‘slow and steady’ approach will ensure that it doesn’t have to lament over expansion at a later date. “We are not in a hurry; we have been around for the last 46 years and would want to last many more years,’’ says Nilesh Gupta.

 

Vijay Sales barred from retailing the iPad 2? [Update]

 

April 29th, 2011

Remember that incident last year when Mr. McGraw (CEO of the publishing company McGraw-Hill) leaked the details of the first-gen iPad on an interview with CNBC a day before the official launch? We all know what happened next – the publisher was barred from the launch event and Apple’s iBook store. Apple does not take these things lightly and it seems that Vijay Sales, a retail partner for the iPad 2 in India might have learned it the hard way.

A day before Apple officially announced that it would launch the iPad 2 in India, Vijay Sales broke the news of its arrival on Twitter saying – “It’s finally here! Thinner, Lighter, Faster…The iPad 2 now available at #Vijay Sales store near you. Go grab it!!!” Today when the iPad 2 was officially launched and stores like Croma, Reliance Digital, Jumbo and of course the iWorld sold the tablet, Vijay Sales disappointed its customers with absolutely no stock availability.

It’s a possibility that Apple is furious with this retail chain for breaking the news early and as a result might have barred them to sell the next-gen iPad. Though the Vijay Sales chains in Delhi are promising to get the stock in 2-3 days. We’ll update you if the store does gets the tablets in the stated time.

UPDATE: We have been informed by Vijay Sales that they now have limited stocks of the iPad 2. (Status on May 14.)

 

Snapdeal.com and Vijay Sales enter into Strategic Partnership

July 9, 2013

Snapdeal.com, one of India’s largest online marketplace has entered into a strategic alliance with Vijay Sales, one of the largest retail store chain in India for electronics.

With this partnership, Vijay Sales will leverage Snapdeal’s marketplace platform to reach out to customers in the online space. Snapdeal.com will showcase all the popular electronics brands housed by the retailer to its 20+ million members spread across 4000 plus towns and cities in the country. Customers can now avail the best of deals offered by Vijay Sales through Snapdeal.

This partnership is in line with Snapdeal’s goal to provide a platform with nationwide reach to large offline retailers in India.

Speaking of the alliance, Tony Navin, Vice President – Business Development, Snapdeal.com said, “Snapdeal has always focused on ensuring that our customers have access to the best brands at affordable prices. With this strategic partnership with Vijay Sales, India’s leading electronics chain, the selection available to consumers will expand significantly, while providing them great prices. We look forward to a building long term & meaningful partnership with Vijay Sales”.

On the partnership, Nilesh Gupta, Managing Partner, Vijay Sales said, “In the everchanging market scenario, we at Vijay Sales too want to leverage the power of online retail and our main thrust would be to cater to markets in which our physical stores our not present and at the same time ensure that it enhances our market penetration even in markets where our physical stores are present.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                           None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.02

Euro

1

Rs.83.87

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

NAY

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NKT

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

54

 

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