MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.01.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LAURUS LABS PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 21.02.2012)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

APTUIT LAURUS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

2nd Floor, Serene Chambers, Road No 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500034

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.09.2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

01-047518

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.777.010 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24239AP2005PTC047518

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCL1170C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of specially nutraceutical ingredients that can be integrated into dietary supplements, nutritional products and functional foods.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (51)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 10000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established company having a fine track record.

 

The management has seen significant improvement in the financial performance, characterised by robust growth in revenues and improvement in profitability margin during 2013.

 

Liquidity position of the company appears to be sound.

 

The rating also take into consideration the regulatory approvals which are been successfully sanctioned by various countries for established its facilities.

 

Trade relations are fair. Business is active. Payment terms are reported as regular and as per commitments.

 

In view of experienced promoters and various strategic partnerships with reputed organisation, the subject 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 – September 30, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2013)

Current Rating

(30.09.2013)

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

 

India’s current account deficit narrowed in the quarter ended September as government measures to curb imports, especially gold, kicked in.  The current account deficit, the excess of a country’s imports of goods and services over exports, narrowed to $ 5.2 billion from $ 21 billion in the year ago period, according to provisional Reserve Bank of India data. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the CAD for the year will be less than $ 60 billion or 3 per cent of GDP and the latest data suggests the government may achieve the target.

 

India was ranked 94th among the world’s most corrupt nations list. Denmark and New Zealand topped as the cleanest while Somalia emerged as the most corrupt.

 

India’s services sector activity witnessed a moderate improvement in November over the previous month, even while indicating the fifth successive monthly contraction, according the HSBC survey.

 

$53 million estimated losses suffered by India due to phishing attacks during the third quarter, according to a study by RSA. India ranks fourth in the list of nations hit by phishing attacks. The US remained at the top of the charts. Phishing is the process of acquiring information such as user names, passwords and credit card details by sending e-mails disguised as official mails.

 

Rs.4080 million worth of mobile-phone-based transactions by July 2013 compared to Rs.260 million in September, 2012, according to Deloitte report. The number of transactions has shot up from 94000 to 701000.

 

India aims to earn Rs.400000 million from the bandwidth auction set for January. The merger and acquisition guidelines, cleared by a group of ministers, will be out before the auction begins so that players can make informed decisions on the auctions.

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CARE

Rating

Long term bank facilities: A-

Rating Explanation

Adequate degree of safety and low credit risk.

Date

10.07.2013

 

Rating Agency Name

CARE

Rating

Short term bank facilities: A2+

Rating Explanation

Strong degree of safety and low credit risk.

Date

10.07.2013

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered / Corporate Office :

2nd Floor, Serene Chambers, Road No 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500034, India

Tel. No.:

91-40-39804333 / 23420500/501

Fax No.:

91-40-39804320

E-Mail :

nagaraj.a@aptuitlaurus.com

info@aptuitlaurus.com

Website :

www.aptuitlaurus.com

 

 

Research and Development  Office :

Plot No: DS1, ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, Hyderabad – 500 034, India

Tel. No.:

91-40-23480480

Fax No.:

91-40-23480481

 

 

Drug Substance Facility :

Plot No. 21, Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada, Visakhapatnam – 531021, India

Tel. No.:

91-8913061222

Fax No.:

91-8913061270

 

 

Aptuit Informatics:

Plot No. 100-101, Export Promotion Park, Whitefield, Bangalore – 560 066, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-41907800

Fax No.:

91-80-41907805

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 13.06.2013

 

Name :

Dr. Chava Satyanarayana

Designation :

Whole Time Director and Chief Executive Officer

Address :

H.No.8 – 2 – 293/82/A/303, Plot No. 303, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hillis, Hyderabad – 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.03.1961

Qualification :

M.Sc ; Ph.D

Date of Appointment :

21.01.2006

DIN No.:

00211921

PN No.:

ABWPC2407Q

 

 

Name :

Dr. Sri Hari Raju Kalidindi

Designation :

Executive Director

Address :

Villa No. 3, Aparna Orchids, Izzatnagar, Kondapur, Hyderabad – 500 084, Andhra Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1963

Qualification :

M.Sc ; Ph.D

Date of Appointment :

24.04.2006

DIN No.:

00982034

PAN No.:

ASTPK1009N

 

 

Name :

Mr. Venkata Ravi Kumar Vantaram

Designation :

Executive Director

Address :

No. 8, Sai Ansh Arcade, Durga Vihar Colony, Tirumalgherry, Hyderabad – 500 015, Andhra Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1965

Qualification :

M.Com; AICWA

Date of Appointment :

30.11.2006

PAN No.:

ACFPV4907L

DIN No.:

01424180

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Dugar

Designation :

Director

Address :

31, Chitrakoot, Altamount Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1969

Date of Appointment :

14.02.2012

DIN No. :

00307729

 

 

Name :

Dr. Robert Mark Weisskoff

Designation :

Director

Address :

18, Preston Road, Lexington Massachusetts – 024203227

Date of Birth/Age :

22.06.1962

Date of Appointment :

14.02.2012

DIN No. :

05122018

 

 

Name :

Mr. Brian Thomas Regan

Designation :

Director

Address :

115, Bay Berry Road, New Canaan Connecticut 06840

Date of Birth/Age :

29.11.1977

Date of Appointment :

14.02.2012

DIN No. :

05205905

 

 

Name :

Mr. Francis Jackson Wright

Designation :

Director

Address :

10 Greenwich Terrace, 104 Ritch Avenue West, Greenwich CT - 06831

Date of Birth/Age :

24.01.1948

Date of Appointment :

14.02.2012

DIN No. :

01609467

 

 

Name :

Mr. Amal Ganguli

Designation :

Director

Address :

J-6/7, DLF, Phase – II, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122002, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.10.1939

Date of Appointment :

30.08.2007

DIN No. :

00013808

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Nagaraj Kumar Annabattula

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

5-22, Sai Vihar Nagar, Phase – I, Meerpet, Ranga Reddy District – 079, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.05.1975

Date of Appointment :

16.06.2007

PAN No.:

AEJPA0477L

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 13.06.2013

 

SHAREHOLDING DETAIL FILE ATTACHED

 

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on 13.06.2013

 

Category

Percentage

Foreign holdings( Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non-resident Indian(s) or Overseas Corporate bodies or Others

46.30

Bodies corporate

1.31

Directors or relatives of Directors

41.30

Other top fifty shareholders

11.09

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of specially nutraceutical ingredients that can be integrated into dietary supplements, nutritional products and functional foods.

 

 

Products :

ITC code No.

product or service

30068000

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Intermediates Contract Research Services

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available 

 

 

Bankers :

·         ICICI Bank Limited, Landmarkrace Cource Circle, Alkapuri, Baroda - 390015, Gujarat, India

·         ING Vysya Bank Limited, 1-7-1,T.Subbarami Reddy Complex, Sardar Patel Road,, Secunderabad - 500003, Andhra Pradesh, India

·         Bank Of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C., 6-3-550, L.B. Bhawan, Akashganga, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

·         Punjab National Bank, 4-1-427, Agm's Office, Bank Street, Hyderabad - 500001, Andhra Pradesh, India

·         State Bank of Hyderabad, Industrial Finance Branch, Topaz Building, Amrutha Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

·         State Bank of India, Overseas Branch, 2nd Floor, Rajala Centre, Road No.36, Jubilee Hill, Hyderabad - 500033, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Millions)

31.03.2012

(Rs. in Millions)

Long-term Borrowings

 

 

Rupee term loans from banks

412.660

345.300

Foreign currency term loans from banks

256.990

0.000

Term loans from others

0.000

12.330

Other loans and advances

17.380

0.000

Other loans and advances

0.000

5.740

Short-term borrowings

 

 

Working capital loans from banks

1269.210

782.140

Loans repayable on demand

509.210

187.400

Term loans from banks

0.000

320.340

Total

2465.450

1653.250

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Financial Institute:

Tata Capital Limited, One Forbes, Dr V B Gandhi Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400001,

Maharashtra, India

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S.R. Batliboi Associates

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Plot No 18, Oval Office, Ilabs Centre Software Units, Layout Hitee City, Madhapur, Hyderabad – 500081, India

Tel No. :

91-40-66274202

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

AABFS3421N

 

 

Company which exercises significant influence:

·         FIL Capital Management(Mauritius) Limited #

·         FIL Capital Advisor Trustee Company Private Limited #

·         Aptuit Kansas City LLC ##

·         Aptuit Edinburgh Ltd ##

·         Aptuit (Deeside) Limited ##

·         Aptuit (Glasgow) Limited ##

·         Aptuit Oxford Limited ##

 

Note:

 

·         # effective from February 14, 2012

·         ## Ceased from February 14, 2012

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on: 13.06.2013

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

20899496

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.208.995 Millions

6900000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.69.000 Millions

2477387

Preference Shares

Rs.243/- each

Rs. 602.005 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.880.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

15363505

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.153.635 Millions

2259060

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 22.590 Millions

2477387

Preference Shares

Rs.243/- each

Rs. 602.005 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.778.230 Millions

 

As on 31.03.2013

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

20899496

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.208.995 Millions

6900000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.69.000 Millions

2477387

Preference Shares

Rs.243/- each

Rs. 602.005 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.880.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

15240630

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.152.406 Millions

2259060

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 22.590 Millions

2477387

Preference Shares

Rs.243/- each

Rs. 602.005 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.777.001 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

777.010

777.010

173.000

(b) Reserves & Surplus

1815.980

914.850

699.250

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.010

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

2592.990

1691.860

872.260

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

687.030

363.370

904.530

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

41.810

10.860

(d) long-term provisions

28.010

17.730

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

715.040

422.910

915.390

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

1778.420

1289.880

976.280

(b) Trade payables

1322.410

970.850

883.490

(c) Other current liabilities

569.010

716.250

541.140

(d) Short-term provisions

57.060

59.750

16.870

Total Current Liabilities (4)

3726.900

3036.730

2417.780

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

7034.930

5151.500

4205.430

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

2342.640

1862.530

1888.230

(ii) Intangible Assets

12.890

2.870

1.730

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

727.810

321.150

10.970

(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)

118.200

97.000

97.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

328.500

92.360

26.290

(e) Other Non-current assets

196.240

77.950

94.220

Total Non-Current Assets

3726.280

2453.860

2118.440

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

1561.900

986.320

756.230

(c) Trade receivables

1566.960

1483.140

1255.440

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

26.690

92.440

4.100

(e) Short-term loans and advances

124.180

83.290

70.890

(f) Other current assets

28.920

52.450

0.330

Total Current Assets

3308.650

2697.640

2086.990

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

7034.930

5151.500

4205.430

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

7185.000

4507.000

2819.550

 

 

Other Income

NA

NA

NA

 

 

TOTAL                                    

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Office Expenses

 

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

1499.000

795.000

484.920

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                        

412.000

396.000

253.940

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

1087.000

399.000

230.980

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

226.000

183.000

172.080

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

861.000

216.000

58.900

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

(21.000)

0.000

(35.000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX                

882.000

216.000

93.900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

 

 

 

 

Basic

57.88

19.45

9.02

 

Diluted

43.41

9.64

4.22

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

PAT / Total Income

(%)

11.98
4.79

2.09

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

33.20
4.56

1.44

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.33
0.13

0.07

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.95
0.98

2.15

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.89
0.88

2.39

 

 

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

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

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

Yes

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

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

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

Yes

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

During the year the Company achieved:

 

Growth of 59% revenue, 89% EBITDA and 299% PBT over previous year Scrip award - Best Company in an Emerging Market Pharmexcil award for Outstanding Exports Performance FAPCCI award for Excellence in export performance Development of 7 new generic APIs totaling to 40 commercialised APIs Manufacture of 3 clinical phase APIs Development 2 nutraceutical products Filing of 8 drug master files totaling to 23 products Filing of 16 patents totaling to 68 patents US FDA, WHO, EDQM approvals for Visakhapatnam drug substance facility Investment of Rs.1,100 Mn for creation and expansion of production suites.

 

OUTLOOK

 

Business prospects remain positive because of the growing global demand for generics and opportunities provided by patents expiring in developed markets. The business proportions and synergies forms part of growth prospects which are discussed in detail in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MDA), which forms part of this Annual Report.

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.NO.

CHARGE ID

DATE OF CHARGE CREATION/MODIFICATION

CHARGE AMOUNT SECURED

CHARGE HOLDER

ADDRESS

SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN)

1

10468024

16/12/2013

490,000,000.00

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA

CENTRE ONE BUILDING, FLOOR 21, WORLD TRADE CENTRE
COMPLEX, CUFFE PARADE, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

B92662568

2

10449850

06/09/2013

225,300,000.00

ICICI BANK LIMITED

LANDMARKRACE COURCE CIRCLE, ALKAPURI, BARODA, GUJARAT - 390015, INDIA

B85312635

3

10441811

15/07/2013

250,000,000.00

CITIBANK N. A.

1ST FLOOR, QUEENS PLAZA, SARDAR PATEL ROAD, HYD
ERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH - 500003, INDIA

B81301582

4

10406036

03/08/2013 *

1,000,000,000.00

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA

CENTRE ONE BUILDING, FLOOR 21, WORLD TRADE CENTRE
COMPLEX, CUFFE PARADE, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

B83339739

5

10373290

03/08/2013 *

650,000,000.00

ING VYSYA BANK LIMITED

22,GROUND FLOOR, ING VYSYA HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

B82948688

6

10369823

03/08/2013 *

297,000,000.00

BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT B.S.C.

43, GOVERNMENT AVENUE, P O BOX 597,, MANAMA, - 597, BAHRAIN

B83337220

7

10316958

03/08/2013 *

250,000,000.00

BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT B.S.C.

6-3-550, L.B. BHAWAN, AKASHGANGA, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH - 500082, INDIA

B83356568

8

10313484

03/08/2013 *

370,000,000.00

ICICI BANK LIMITED

LANDMARKRACE COURCE CIRCLE, ALKAPURI, BARODA, GUJARAT - 390015, INDIA

B83301499

9

10292162

23/06/2011

155,280,000.00

BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT B.S.C.

6-3-550, L.B.BHAWAN, AKASHGANGA, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH - 500082, INDIA

B14980593

10

10213560

03/08/2013 *

200,000,000.00

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

4-1-427, AGM'S OFFICE, BANK STREET, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH - 500001, INDIA

B83289488

 

* Date of charge modification

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

(Rs. in millions)

PARTICULARS

31.03.2013

Outstanding bank guarantees (excluding performance obligations)

 

Bills Discounted

886.330

Demad for direct taxes under appeal #

10.100

Demad for indirect taxes under appeal #

1.650

Preference Dividend

0.010

Note:

 

* Amount less than Indian Rupees 10,000

 

# Based on favourable decisions in similar cases, legal opinion taken by the Company, discussions with the solicitors, etc., the Company believes that there is a fair chance of decisions in its favour with respect to all the items listed above and hence no provision has been considered necessary in these respects.

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

Tangible assets

 

·         Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and equipment

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Vehicles

·         Computer equipments

 

Intangible assets

 

·         Computer software

 

PRESS RELEASES

 

LAURUS LABS TO INVEST RS 2000.000 MILLIONS

JUNE 04, 2013

 

Two new manufacturing facilities would be set up near Visakhapatnam to take total capacity to 1.4 mn litres from the present 800,000 litre

 

City-based Laurus Labs, which specialises in manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for AIDS and oncology drugs, is planning to invest Rs 2000.000 Millions in the next 18 months for capacity expansion.

Company's founder and chief executive officer Satyanarayana Chava on Tuesday said two new manufacturing facilities would be set up in addition to the existing one near Visakhapatnam to take the total capacity to 1.4 million litres from the present 800,000 litre. The expansion would be funded through internal resources.

It may be recalled Fidelity Growth Partners India had invested Rs 2000.000 Millions in Laurus last year by way of acquiring the stake of Uptuit Inc, a US-based contract RandD services provider with which the company had a partnership.

Set up in 2006, Laurus was into only R and D for the first couple of years. It achieved revenues of Rs 7200.000 Millions last year, according to its founder. The company makes 50 per cent supplies to large Indian companies, including Ranbaxy and Dr Reddy's Laboratories, and the rest to companies in Europe, North America and Africa. It also has plans to expand into making APIs for products targeting diabetes.

The former chief operating officer of erstwhile Matrix Laboratories said even being an API player, the company enjoyed high margins on the back of in-house R and D and process technology. Of its 1,100 employees, 600 are deployed in R and D.


ISB, Laurus partner to start course on technology commercialization


The Indian School of Business (ISB) is launching an education programme on technology commercialisation for scientists and RandD professionals starting next month. The initiative is targeted at equipping them with knowledge on how to put technology and innovation to commercial use through entrepreneurship development and other modes.

The launch of the course also marks the single largest individual alumni grant of Rs 3.000 Millions from Satyanarayana Chava, CEO of Laurus Labs, a city-based API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) manufacturing and R and D company. It would be used to partly fund up to 25 candidates in the fist batch.


ISB deputy dean Deepak Chandra said there was a knowledge gap among scientists in taking technology to the market. The institute had been receiving response from scientists and research professionals from various backgrounds, including agriculture, IT and pharma sectors besides government establishments like the Defence Research and Development Organisation.


The programme, a first-of its-kind, is divided into four phases starting with providing academic inputs on business acumen followed by development of business plan and metering. It is also open to providing incubation and funding tie-ups to technology and intellectual property owned by these candidates, according to him.


Chava said as a scientist-turned-entrepreneur heading a company with focus on research and innovation it would be a rightful cause in helping others tread the same path through this partnership.

 

ADVENT INTERNATIONAL IN TALKS TO BUY STAKE IN LAURUS LABS

JANUARY 01, 2014

 

US-based private equity (PE) major Advent International is in talks with Hyderabad-based Laurus Labs Private Limited (Laurus) to buy a stake in it.

 

The discussion is for raising funds to the tune of Rs 3000.000 Millions. The PE investor is likely to pick a 10-15 per cent stake in Laurus.

 

The proposed capital will be used for Laurus’ capacity expansion. Earlier, Chava Satyanarayana, founder and chief executive officer of Laurus, had said the company would set up two new manufacturing facilities to take the total capacity to 1.4 million litres from its current capacity of 800,000 litres.

 

In February 2012, Fidelity Growth Partners India had invested Rs 2000.000 Millions in Laurus, acquiring a minority stake in it. Along with Fidelity, Chava Satyanarayana had also participated in the first round of financing.

 

A mail sent to Ravi Kumar, executive director (finance), Laurus Labs, did not elicit any response, while Shweta Jalan, managing director, Advent India PE Advisors, did not respond to email queries.

 

Laurus was set up by Satyanarayana, former chief operating officer of Matrix Laboratories, in 2005. The Rs 8000.000 Millions company is a leading manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for anti-retroviral (HIV-AIDS), oncology and nutraceuticals, and a supplier of leading generic pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad. In addition to the API business, the company has a contract research and manufacturing business offering services to a few global pharmaceutical companies.

 

Laurus has a state-of-the-art research and development and scale-up laboratory in Hyderabad and large-scale manufacturing facilities at Visakhapatnam. These export-oriented units have been accredited by international regulatory agencies including the US FDA, UK MHRA, Australian TGA and Korean FDA.

 

Advent International has exposure to the Indian health care sector through its $110-million (Rs 5600.000 Millions) investment in the Hyderabad-based hospital chain Care Hospitals in April 2012.

 

The pharmaceutical industry in India is set to witness more deals in 2014 after seeing some of the largest deals in December 2013. According to data from VCCEdge, the pharmaceutical industry has seen eight PE/ VC deals worth $387 million in 2013, against 11 deals worth $151 million in the previous year, a growth of 156 per cent.

 

ISB-LAURUS LABS INK PACT TO BACK TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALISATION FOR SCIENTISTS

JUNE 04, 2013

 

Pharma firm Laurus Labs on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian School of Business (ISB), making a one-time contribution of Rs. 30 lakh to support a ‘Technology Commercialisation’ programme for scientists across agriculture, pharma, IT, BT and manufacturing sectors.

 

At a press conference, Deputy Dean of ISB, Deepak Chandra announced the contribution from CEO of Laurus Labs, Satyanarayana Chava, an alumnus of its Post-Graduate Programme for Senior Executives (PGPMAX). This was the largest individual alumni grant from an alumnus, he said.

 

The first module of the four-module programme of four days each will begin on July 29.

 

Mr. Deepak Chandra said the ISB facilitated focussed work on entrepreneurship and innovation through the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and the Biocon Cell for Innovation Management. Scientists working on innovative technologies now had a new opportunity to go back to the classroom.

 

“Today, scientists in laboratories are coming out with innovative technologies. But there is a gap between the technologies and its commercialisation that our new programmes seek to bridge,” he added.

 

Mr. Satyanarayana Chava said Laurus Labs, that registered a turnover of Rs. 7200.000 Millions in the last fiscal, spent about six per cent of revenues on research and development. It was focussed on active pharmaceutical ingredients on anti-retroviral drugs for HIV and on oncology, he said.

 

 

 


 

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.62.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.38

Euro

1

Rs.85.09

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

KVT

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

51

 

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.