MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.04.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TIGERS WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f.23.05.2012)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

KAMINO INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

KAMINO AIRFREIGHT PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

301, Sangeet Plaza, Marol Naka, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400059, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.02.1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-164143

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 15.000 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899MH1994PTC164143

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMK12273C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACK4578L

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Provider of Freight Forwarding Services. 

 

 

No. of Employees :

35 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (32)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 108800

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track record.

 

Management of the company has failed to file its latest financial of 2013 with government department.

 

Mr. Vinod, Accounts Executive provided general information and also informed that company has achieved sales turnover of 25 Crore in the year 2011-2012 and 17 Crore in the year 2012-2013, which is not verified.

 

As per available financials of 2012 (Balance Sheet), reserves of the company is low.

 

However, trade relations are fair. Business is active. Payment terms are slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings with some caution.

 

NOTE: Profit and Loss Statement for the year 2012 is not available with government department.      

 

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

 

India’s current account deficit for the fiscal third quarter ended September 2013 narrowed to $4.2 billion or 0.9 % of the gross domestic product from $31.9 billion or 6.5 % of GDP a year earlier, thanks to a pick-up in exports and moderation in gold imports. Manufacturing activity and new orders in India showed their strongest growth in a year in February. The news comes as a relief after data showed Asia’s third largest economy grew by a slower-than-expected 4.7 % annually in the three months through December. The HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index which gauges the business activity of India’s factories but not its’ utilities, rose to 52.5 in February, its highest in a year from 51.4 in January. Overall new orders for factory goods which rose to a one-year high of 54.9 contributed to the surge. China has emerged as India’s biggest trading partner in the current financial year replacing the United Arab Emirates and pushing it to the third spot. India-China trade has reached $49.5 billion with a 8.7 % share in India’s total trade. The US comes second at $46 billion with 8.1 % share during the first nine months of the current financial year.

 

The Reserve Bank of India has granted an additional nine months to the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005 including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, pushing the deadline to January 1, 2015. A day before dates for the Lok Sabha polls were announced, the government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices up to 0.2 per cent. The new rates will be effective April, 1. The Supreme Court will resume hearing on March, 11 Nokia’s appeal against a ruling over transferring ownership of its local mobile phones plant which is the subject of a tax dispute to Microsoft Corp.

 

In the last days of the current Government, another scam has surfaced. The defence ministry has ordered a probe into Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s contracts from Britain’s Rolls-Royce Holdings worth at least $ 1.2 billion. The Central Bureau of Investigation will look into allegations that over $80 million was paid in kickbacks in a deal signed in 2011. India has asked Boeing Co. to find a solution for problems with state-owned Air India’s 787 Dreamliners. The aircraft has experienced a series of malfunctions since its debut in 2011.

 

 

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 PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Vinod

Designation :

Accounts Executive

Contact No.:

91-22-40313000

Date :

03.04.2014

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

301, Sangeet Plaza, Marol Naka, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400059, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40313000

Fax No.:

91-22-40313030

E-Mail :

india.finance@go2tigers.com

Website :

http://www.go2tigers.com

Location :

Owned

Locality :

Commercial 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.09.2012

 

Name :

Mr. Vignesh Padmanabha Manjeshwar

Designation :

Director

Address :

505, Udyan II, Marol Military Road, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.01.1969

Date of Appointment :

09.08.2001

DIN No.:

00713686

 

 

Name :

Yvonne Baptista

Designation :

Director

Address :

11, Oakside Court, Horley, Surrey RH69XR, London, England

Date of Birth/Age :

23.03.1976

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2010

DIN No.:

03263970

 

 

Name :

Dennis Joseph Riordan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Sangeet Lok Darshan CHS, F No B1306, Military Road, Marol, Andheri, Mumbai - 400059, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.10.1962

Date of Appointment :

30.09.2002

DIN No.:

03581991

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Vinod

Designation :

Accounts Executive

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.09.2012

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

 

Percentage of Holding

Vignesh Padmanabha Manjeshwar

37875

25.25

Kamino Limited, India

76500

51.00

Ashok Nayyar

35625

23.75

 

 

 

Total

 

150000

100.00

 

 

 

 

AS ON 30.09.2012

 

Equity Share Breakup

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

74.75

Directors or relatives of directors

25.25

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Provider of Freight Forwarding Services. 

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Credit

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v  Yamaha Motors India Private Limited

v  Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited

v  Honda Cars

v  Bajaj Auto Limited

v  New Holland Tractors Limited

v  Hero Moto Corps

v  Punj Lloys

v  Suzuki Motorcycles

v  BHEL

v  ISGEC

v  Alok Industies

v  Inox Power

v  Praj Industries

 

 

No. of Employees :

35 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

v  HDFC Bank Limited

HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel [West], Mumbai - 400013, Maharashtra, India

 

v  HDFC Bank Limited

Dahisar (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Contact No.: 91-22-28282870 (Ringing)

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Vipul R. Shah

Chartered Accountant

Address :

219, Sai Vihar, Above Gurudev Hotel, Shivaji Path, Kalyan – 421301, Maharashtra, India

Income-tax PAN of auditor or auditor's firm :

ACKPS5152P

 

 

Holding Company :

Kamino Limited, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2012

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

150,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 15.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

150,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 15.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

 

15.000

15.000

(b) Reserves & Surplus

 

12.197

8.676

(c) Money received against share warrants

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

 

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

 

27.197

23.676

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

 

2.018

2.018

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

 

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

 

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

 

2.018

2.018

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

 

0.000

0.000

(b) Trade payables

 

15.634

22.972

(c) Other current liabilities

 

10.326

5.294

(d) Short-term provisions

 

24.465

19.667

Total Current Liabilities (4)

 

50.425

47.933

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

79.640

73.627

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

 

15.460

12.814

(ii) Intangible Assets

 

0.000

0.000

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

(iv) Intangible assets under development

 

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

 

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

 

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

 

1.532

1.217

(e) Other Non-current assets

 

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

 

16.992

14.031

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

 

15.485

0.000

(b) Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

 

14.167

25.352

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

 

8.727

13.066

(e) Short-term loans and advances

 

24.269

21.178

(f) Other current assets

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

 

62.648

59.596

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

79.640

73.627

 

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2010

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

15.000

2] Share Application Money

 

 

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

6.690

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

0.000

NETWORTH

 

 

21.690

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

0.589

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

2.018

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

2.607

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

24.297

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

11.493

Capital work-in-progress

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

0.000

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

29.342

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

6.697

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

1.188

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

43.316

Total Current Assets

 

 

80.543

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

 

 

34.581

 

Other Current Liabilities

 

 

7.409

 

Provisions

 

 

25.749

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

67.739

Net Current Assets

 

 

12.804

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

24.297

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

316.910

297.021

 

 

Other Income

 

NA

NA

 

 

TOTAL                                    

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

 

8.192

1.683

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

 

2.943

0.260

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX

 

5.249

1.423

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

 

34.99

9.49

 

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Sales Turnover (Approximately)

 

170.000

250.000

 

 

(Due to Market Fluctuation)

 

 

The above information has been parted by Mr. Vinod (Accounts Executive)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

NA

2.58

0.57

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

NA

11.13

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

NA

0.35

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.07

0.09

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.24

1.24

1.19

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Share Capital

15.000

15.000

Reserves & Surplus

8.676

12.197

Net worth

23.676

27.197

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

2.018

2.018

Short term borrowings

0.000

0.000

Total borrowings

2.018

2.018

Debt/Equity ratio

0.085

0.074

 

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2010

31.03.2011

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

297.021

316.910

 

 

6.696

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2010

31.03.2011

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

297.021

316.910

Profit

1.423

5.249

 

0.48%

1.66%

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

Yes

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

Yes

19]

Payments terms

Yes

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

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

No

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

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

Yes

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 DEBT: NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.NO.

CHARGE ID

DATE OF CHARGE CREATION/MODIFICATION

CHARGE AMOUNT SECURED

CHARGE HOLDER

ADDRESS

SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN)

1

10107884

31/03/2008

45,000,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

HDFC BANK HOUSE, SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL W, MUMBAI - 400013, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

A39789771

2

10102264

10/03/2008

25,000,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

HDFC BANK HOUSE, SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL W, MUMBAI - 400013, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

A34551077

3

10070805

01/10/2007

15,000,000.00

INDUSIND BANK LTD.

ACME PLAZA, ANDHERI, MUMBAI - 400059, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

A24525305

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

UNSECURED LOANS

31.03.2012

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2011

(Rs. In Millions)

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Loan from Holding Company – Kamino Limited

2.018

2.018

 

 

 

Total

 

2.018

2.018

 

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

 

The Registered office of the company has been shifted from New Delhi - 110037, India to the present address w.e.f.18.04.2006.


FIXED ASSETS:

 

v  Furniture and Fixture

v  Plant and Machinery

v  Computer and Peripherals

v  Office Equipments

v  Motor Car  

v  Freehold Property




 

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. 60.12

UK Pound

1

Rs. 100.07

Euro

1

Rs. 82.74

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PLK

 

 

Analysis Done by :

SUM

 

 

Report Prepared by :

BVA

 


 

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

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTERS 

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

32

 

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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