MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.06.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

VA TECH WABAG LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

11, Murrays Gate Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.02.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-30231

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.46.783 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L45205TN1995PLC030231

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEV02389C

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject provided a comprehensive range of services which includes Drinking Eater, Industrial Water, Waste Water, Sea and Brackish Water desalination etc, for the public and private sectors.

 

 

No. of Employees :

1,500 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (66)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

 

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

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 21500000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established company providing turkey solutions for water and waste treatment to municipal and industrial segments having fine track record.

 

Management has seen an increase in its sales volume as well as net profitability during 2013.

 

The company possesses a strong financial profile characterized by a highly conservative capital structure.  

 

However, the ratings also take into consideration the large receivables position reported during the year under review and the favourable long term demand prospects for waste water treatment project.

 

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

 

It view of strong technical capabilities arising out of experienced promoters and management, the subject can be considered good for normal 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 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

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

 

N E W S

 

The economy grew 4.7 %in 2013/14, marking a second straight year of sub-5 % growth – the worst slowdown in more than a quarter of a century. The data was below an official estimate of 4.9 % annual growth and compared with 4.5 % in the last fiscal year. However, the current account deficit narrowed sharply to $ 32.4 billion at 1.7 % of gross domestic product, in 2013/14 from a record high of $ 98.8 billion or 4.7 %, the year before.A sharp fall in gold imports due to restrictions on overseas purchases and muted import of capital goods helped shrink the current account deficit.

 

Online retailer Flipkart has acquired fashion portal Myntra as it prepares to battle with the rapidly expanding India arm of the global e-commerce giant Amazon. The company raised $ 210 million from Russian Investment firm DST Global which has also invested in companies like Facebook, Twitter and Alibaba Group.

 

General Motors will start exporting vehicles from its Talegaon plant near Pune in the second half of 2014. GM was one of the few global carmakers that was using its India plant only for the domestic market.

 

Google has overtaken Apple as the world’s top brand in terms of value, according to global market research agency Millward Brown. Google’s brand value shot up 40 % in a year to $ 158.84 billion. The top 10 of the 100 slots were dominated by US companies.

 

Infosys lost another heavy weight when B G Srinivas, a board member put in his papers. He is the third CEO-hopeful to quit after Chairman N R Narayana Murthy’s return to the company – Ashok Vemuri and V Balakrishnan being the other two.While Vemuri went on to lead IGate, Balakrishnan joined politics.

 

Naresh Goyal – promoted Jet Airways posted biggest quarterly loss – Rs 2153.37 crore – in the three months ended March 31, mainly because it has been offering discounts to passengers to fill planes.

 

William S Pinckney – Chairman and CEO of Amway India was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a complaint against the direct selling firm. This is the second time that he has been taken into custody. A year, ago the Kerala Police had arrested Pinckney and two company directors on charges of financial irregularities.

 

China has told its state-owned enterprises to sever links with American consulting firms after the United States charged five Chinese military officers wih hacking US companies. China’s action which targets consultancies like McKinsey & Co. and the Boston Consulting Group, sterns from fears that the first are providing trade secrets to the US governments.

 

India has emerged as a country with some of the highest unregistered businesses in the world. Indonesia has the maximum number of shadow businesses, says a study of 68 countries by Imperial College Business School in London.

 

Pfizer has abandoned its attempt to buy AstraZeneca for nearly $ 118 billion after the latter refused an offer of 55 pounds a share.

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

ICRA

Rating

Long Term fund based facilities: A+

Rating Explanation

Adequate degree of safety and low credit risk

Date

September, 2013

 

 

Rating Agency Name

ICRA

Rating

Short Term non fund based facilities: A1+

Rating Explanation

Very strong degree of safety and lowest credit risk.

Date

September, 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.

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Ramesh

Designation :

Accountant

Contact No.:

91-44-39232323

Date :

16.06.2014

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered/ Corporate Office :

 

Tel. No.:

91-44-42232323

Fax No.:

91-44-42232324

E-Mail :

wabag@bdwt.com

wabag@wabag.in

companysecretary@wabag.in

Website :

http://www.wabagindia.com

 

 

Regional Office 1 :

Bhakti Plaza, 2nd Floor, Near Aundh Police Chowki, Aundhgao, Pune-411007, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-66424900 / 66424901

Fax No.:

91-20-66424949

 

 

Regional Office 2 :

Nagras Road, New DP Road, 1st Floor, Harsh Orchid Aundh Pune – 411007, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Regional Office 3 :

Ec-33, Sector -1, 1st Floor, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-23376779/ 23376778

Fax No.:

91-33-23376779

 

 

Regional Office 4 :

S-14, Second Floor, Green Park Extension, New Delhi-110016, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-41006634 / 41006635 / 41006636

Fax No.:

91-11-41006637

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

(AS ON 31.03.2013)

 

Name :

Mr. Bhagwan Dass Narang

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

Flat No. 29, DDA Apartments, Pocket-F, SFS Scheme, Sheikh Sarai, Phase-I, New Delhi-110017, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.04.1945

Date of Appointment :

07.09.2009

DIN No. : 

00038052 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajiv Mittal

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

No. 13A , Jeevarathinam Nagar, First Street, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.04.1960

Date of Appointment :

27.09.2000

DIN No. :  

01299110 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jaithirth Rao

Designation :

Director

Address :

# 61, Umang, Kashibai Navrang Marg, Gamdevi, Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.07.1953

Date of Appointment :

31.01.2007

DIN No. :

00025289

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sumit Chandwani

Designation :

Director

Address :

2001, Era3, Marathon Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.11.1967

Date of Appointment :

13.09.2005

DIN No. : 

00179100

 

 

Name :

Mr. Revathi Kasturi

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. S. Varadarajan

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajiv Balakrishnan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramesh

Designation :

Accountant

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(AS ON 31.12.2013)

 

Category of Shareholder

Total No. of Shares

Total Shareholding as a % of Total No. of Shares

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(1) Indian

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifIndividuals / Hindu Undivided Family

3201999

12.05

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifSub Total

3201999

12.05

 

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(2) Foreign

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifIndividuals (Non-Residents Individuals / Foreign Individuals)

4849703

18.26

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifSub Total

4849703

18.26

 

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

8051702

30.31

 

 

 

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(1) Institutions

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifMutual Funds / UTI

5688653

21.41

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifFinancial Institutions / Banks

53734

0.20

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifForeign Institutional Investors

7774695

29.27

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifSub Total

13517082

50.88

 

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifBodies Corporate

1372348

5.17

 

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifIndividuals

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifIndividual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs.0.100 Million

2039422

7.68

 

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifAny Others (Specify)

1584165

5.96

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifNon Resident Indians

68030

0.26

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifClearing Members

101987

0.38

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifTrusts

2182

0.01

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifForeign Corporate Bodies

1234492

4.65

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifHindu Undivided Families

75265

0.28

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifDirectors & their Relatives & Friends

92734

0.35

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifForeign Nationals

9475

0.04

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifSub Total

4995935

18.81

 

 

 

Total Public shareholding (B)

18513017

69.69

 

 

 

Total (A)+(B)

26564719

100.00

 

 

 

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(1) Promoter and Promoter Group

0

0.00

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif(2) Public

0

0.00

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifSub Total

0

0.00

 

 

 

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

26564719

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject provided a comprehensive range of services which includes Drinking Eater, Industrial Water, Waste Water, Sea and Brackish Water desalination etc, for the public and private sectors.

 

 

Products :

Products Description

Item Code No.

 

Water Treatment Plant

841989.03

Wastewater Treatment Plant

841989.04

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

1,500 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         ICICI Bank Limited

Landmarkrace Cource Circle, Alkapuri, Baroda – 390 015, Gujarat, India 

 

·         State Bank of India

Industrial Finance Branch, 155, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600002, Tamilnadu, India

 

·         The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

76, Cathedral Road, Chennai-600086, Tamilnadu, India

 

·         YES Bank Limited

·         HDFC Bank Limited

·         IDBI Bank Limited

·         Punjab National Bank

·         Societe Generale Bank

·         ING VYSYA Bank

·         Standard Chartered Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Short Term Borrowings

 

 

Term Loans from Banks

 

 

 - Overdraft Account/ Packing Credit

545.100

681.800

- Working Capital Loans

0.000

350.000

 

 

 

Total

 

545.100

1031.800

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Statutory Auditors :

 

Name :

Walker, Chandiok and company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         VA Tech Wabag (Singapore) Pte. Limited

·         VA Tech Wabag GmbH, Austria

·         WABAG Wassertechnik AG, Switzerland

·         Va Tech Wabag Deutschland GmbH, Germany

·         VA Tech Wabag Brno. Spol. S.R.O, Czech Republic

·         Engenharia Hidraulica De Macau Limitada, Macao (upto 31.12.2012)

·         Wabag Water Services (Macao) Limited, Macao

·         Wabag Water Services s.e.l., Romania

·         Va Tech Wabag Tunisia s.a.r.l., Tunisia 

·         Va Tech Wabag (Hong Kong) Limited, Hongkong

·         Beijing Va Tech Wabag Water Treatment Technology Company Limited, China 

·         VA Tech Wabag Muscat LLC, Oman

·         VA Tech Wabag (Philippines) Inc., Philippines

·         VA Tech Wabag Algeria SARL, Algeria

·         VA Tech Wabag Tecknolojisi Ve Ticaret Limited, Turkey

·         VA Tech Wabag Egypt Limited, Egypt

·         VA Tech Wabag (Spain) S.L.U, Spain (Incorporated on 8 January 2013)

·         Ujams Wastewater Treatment Company (Pty) Limited, Namibia

·         VA Tech Wabag (Gulf) Contracting LLC, Dubai (Upto 31 March 2012)

 

 

Associates :

·         Windhoek Goreangab Operating Company Limited, Namibia

 

 

Joint Ventures : 

·         International Water Treatment LLC, Oman (Incorporated on 23 February 2013)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

(AS ON 31.03.2013)

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50875000

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.101.800 Millions

4825000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.48.200 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs.150.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

26545772

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.53.100 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

53.100

53.000

52.800

(b) Reserves & Surplus

5,312.600

4,609.800

4,040.200

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.400

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1)+(2)

5,366.100

4,662.800

4,093.000

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

798.000

475.600

283.800

(d) long-term provisions

55.200

70.600

65.500

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

853.200

546.200

349.300

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

545.100

1,031.800

0.000

(b) Trade payables

5,335.600

4,961.600

3,344.000

(c) Other current liabilities

728.600

1,080.100

648.300

(d) Short-term provisions

701.500

441.700

422.200

Total Current Liabilities (4)

7,310.800

7,515.200

4,414.500

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

13,530.100

12,724.200

8,856.800

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

274.300

269.300

244.000

(ii) Intangible Assets

117.600

121.500

135.900

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

320.600

176.300

74.400

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

153.600

146.500

81.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

87.000

85.800

203.200

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

32.000

32.000

36.900

(e) Other Non-current assets

1,327.100

800.700

369.900

Total Non-Current Assets

2,312.200

1,632.100

1,145.300

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

300.000

(b) Inventories

158.700

349.200

515.900

(c) Trade receivables

7,823.300

7,924.000

4,528.000

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

1,713.700

1,837.100

1,531.000

(e) Short-term loans and advances

909.300

754.100

706.800

(f) Other current assets

612.900

227.700

129.800

Total Current Assets

11,217.900

11,092.100

7,711.500

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

13,530.100

12,724.200

8,856.800

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from Operations

10,571.700

10,034.700

7,334.600

 

 

Other Income

125.600

133.000

3.600

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

10,697.300

10,167.700

7,338.200

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales and Services

7,981.800

7,743.600

6,101.500

 

 

Decrease in inventories

190.500

166.700

-332.500

 

 

Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and Stock-in-Trade

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

Employees benefits expense

688.700

639.800

464.800

 

 

Other expenses

322.300

330.400

207.700

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

9,183.300

8,880.500

6,441.500

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

1,514.000

1,287.200

896.700

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                                    (D)

115.200

129.700

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1,398.800

1,157.500

896.700

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

66.100

57.300

58.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                              (G)

1,332.700

1,100.200

837.900

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

431.600

349.000

285.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

901.100

751.200

552.600

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

1,918.700

1,427.000

1,052.900

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

90.100

75.100

55.300

 

 

Proposed Dividend (Including Dividend Tax)

217.400

184.400

123.200

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

2,512.300

1,918.700

1,427.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

1850.400

2172.400

617.300

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

1850.400

2172.400

617.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

2358.500

1105.300

961.300

 

 

Stores & Spares

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

Capital Goods

0.000

11.400

0.000

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

2358.500

1116.700

961.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

34.00

28.41

22.31

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

PAT / Total Income

(%)

8.42

7.39

7.53

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

12.61

10.96

11.42

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

10.28

8.93

9.86

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.25

0.24

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.10

0.22

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.53

1.48

1.75

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[All figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

(INR in Mlns.)

(INR in Mlns.)

(INR in Mlns.)

Share Capital

52.800

53.000

53.100

Reserves & Surplus

4,040.200

4,609.800

5,312.600

Net worth

4,093.000

4,662.800

5,365.700

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

Short term borrowings

0.000

1,031.800

545.100

Total borrowings

0.000

1,031.800

545.100

Debt/Equity ratio

0.000

0.221

0.102


 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

(INR in Mlns)

(INR in Mlns)

(INR in Mlns)

Revenue from Operation

7,334.600

10,034.700

10,571.700

 

 

36.813

5.351

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

(INR)

(INR)

(INR)

Revenue from Operation

7,334.600

10,034.700

10,571.700

Profit

552.600

751.200

901.100

 

7.53%

7.49%

8.52%

 

 

 


 

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%

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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

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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

No

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

 

NOTE:

The registered office of the company has been shifted from 11, Murrays Gate Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India, to the present address.

 

 

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

 

In the financial year 2012-13, the Company continued to report profitable growth. The company has a healthy order book of Rs.42840.000 Millions as on 31 March 2013, supported by highest ever order intake in a financial year of Rs.21550.000 Millions during the year. The standalone turnover stood at Rs.10570.000 Millions compared to previous year’s Rs.10030000 Millions, recording a marginal growth of 5%. The consolidated turnover stood at Rs.16190.000 Millions compared to previous year’s Rs.14440.000 Millions, recording a growth of 12% over last year.

 

The EBITDA for the year on a standalone basis stood at Rs.1390.000 Millions registering a growth of 20% as against previous year’s Rs.1150.000 Millions. The consolidated EBITDA increased from Rs.1300.000 Millions of previous year to Rs.1550.000 Millions for the current year. The Company recorded healthy growth in both consolidated and standalone PAT% as compared to last year. The consolidated PAT recorded a 22% growth over the previous year while the standalone PAT recorded a 20% increase over the previous year.

 

EPS growth recorded a 22% increase for the year ended 31 March, 2013. The company will continue to focus on both organic and inorganic growth models through strategic acquisitions that will pave way for its entry into various new geographies and access to latest technologies

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

The global water market

 

The world’s supply of available freshwater is finite and never before in the recorded history of mankind has this finiteness become more evident. Consider these realities:

 

·         Some 783m people the world over lack access to clean drinking water with 2.6bn having no access to proper sanitation. The one reason why these numbers are causing alarm is because of a worsening supply side (insufficient freshwater, uneven distribution, poor quality, non-revenue water, climate change) and demand side (rapidly growing use by agriculture, industry, and municipal/residential sectors).

 

·         There has been an unprecedented growth in global population in the last 40 years – to nearly seven billion today. There is manifold surge in freshwater demand across agriculture, energy, industry and domestic applications. Scientists have estimated that they withdraw about 50% of globally accessible and renewable water on an annual basis and this is set to increase as the world’s population touches 9.4 billion by 2050.

 

·         Demand for water is expected to overshoot supply by 40% in the next 20 years with half the world’s population living under ‘water stress’ conditions by 2030. What the oil shock causedin the early Seventies is now likely to happen in the area of water, translating into probable social and political unrest.

 

·         Declining freshwater sources: Freshwater accounts for 2.5-3% of the total water on the planet, most of which is locked in two polar ice caps. Ground water (critical source of potable water for the world’s major cities) makes up about only 30% of freshwater resources whereas lakes, rivers, wetlands and different soil types account for 1.2% of freshwater. Freshwater ecosystems are estimated to have declined 37% since the 1970s with certain segments with tropical freshwater having declined 70%. As a result, an estimated 2.7 bn people are now living in water catchment areas (e.g., river basins) with water scarcity for at least a month in a year.

 

·         Skewed distribution: In theory, there is enough water to satisfy all human needs on a sustainable basis but in reality, nine countries (Brazil, Russia, United States, Canada, China, Colombia, Indonesia and Peru) possess close to 60% of the world’s freshwater resources while nearly 46 countries suffer conditions that can be described as ‘water stress’ to ‘water scarcity’.

 

·         Varying quality: There is a rising instance of urban fresh water pollution arising from inappropriate land use and poor water treatment. Chemical fertiliser run-offs are creating excessive nutrient concentrations in sea and oceans (+ 10% to 20% in the next 30 years). Irrigation is reducing the capacity of rivers to transport sediments.

 

·         Others: There are other concerns like changes in the hydrological cycle, and rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and saltwater mixing with freshwater.

 

The first signs of this grimness translating into market reality are evident. The global slowdown notwithstanding, the global water market represents US$500bn sector growing at a CAGR of 6-7%, well above the global growth rates across various sectors. This higher-than-average growth is being catalysed by water scarcity, population growth, urbanisation, industrial growth, infrastructure development, pricing, rising private sector investment, food and energy security, stakeholder pressure and tightening regulation.

 

By 2020, the water industry could be worth US$1tn, marked by robust growth coming out of the water treatment, water management, water infrastructure and supply segments.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS, 2012-13

 

·         Implemented a project management module making it possible for the engineer to check project development without visiting the sites

·         Completed the design for a desalination project for the Tata Group

·         Completed the designing for an ultra-pure water plant in solar cell manufacturing facility

·         Standardised a de-mineralisation plant to reduce the bill of quantity and shrink the project life cycle

 

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

The Company its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures (collectively referred to as ‘the Group’) is one of the world’s leading companies in the water treatment field. The group’s principal activities include design, supply, installation, and operational management of drinking water and waste water treatment plants.

 

Subject was part of the Austrian group, VA Tech and formed the water technology and engineering division of the Company.

 

In July 2005, VA TECH WABAG worldwide was acquired by Siemens. Soon after in September 2005, the Company had a Management buyout with 20% of the shares with the management team and 60% of the shares with ICICI Ventures and the rest with Siemens.

In November 2007, the Company acquired 100% stake in its erstwhile parent VA TECH WABAG GmbH, Vienna through its wholly owned subsidiary VA TECH WABAG (Singapore) Pte Limited.

 

Pursuant to an Initial Public offering of its shares, the shares of the Company were listed on 13 October, 2010 in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE).

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

Particulars

31.03.2013

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

(Rs. In Millions)

 

Income tax impact on account of non-deductibility U/s 80-IA (Refer ‘a’ below)

242.200

242.200

241.900

- Out of the above, Income tax demand contested in appeal

93.900

93.900

57.800

Interest U/s 234B on the tax liability referred above (Refer ‘b’ below)

196.800

167.200

137.600

Sales tax matters under dispute (Refer ‘c’ below)

39.500

32.500

13.000

 

a) The Company had been claiming deduction under section 80-IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 from the financial year ended 31 March 2002 as a developer of infrastructure projects in India. The Finance Act 2009 amended the provisions of Section 80-IA retrospectively with effect from 01 April 2000 to make it inapplicable for persons having a mere works contract with the government or statutory authority. The Company believes that this amendment is in line with the objective of the government of incentivising only a developer of infrastructure facility and not a mere works contractor. The Company strongly opines that, being a developer of infrastructure turnkey development contracts starting from the conceptualisation to execution assuming significant financial commitment and risks, the Company would be treated as a developer and the amendment would not apply to it. Based on a legal opinion from a Senior Counsel, the Company has filed a writ petition in the High Court of Madras challenging the Constitutional validity of the retrospective amendment. Also, the Company has subsequently received favourable Appellate Orders from CIT (Appeals) from financial years 2001-02 to 2006-07 allowing the benefit under section 80-IA of the Income Tax Act, while, the Income Tax department has raised a demand for Rs.939 lakhs denying benefit under section 80-IA for the financial year 2008-09. Considering these facts and as a matter of prudence, the Company has presented the total tax benefit so far claimed u/s 80-IA as contingent liability in the financial statement for 31 March 2013. However, on a conservative basis the liability on account of possible denial of deduction prospectively from 01 April 2009 has been fully provided as current tax in the respective years.

 

b) The Company, also based on an opinion taken from a professional firm believes that the interest under section 234B on account of 80-IA disallowance discussed in paragraph ‘a’ above amounting to Rs.196.800 Millions as at 31 March 2013 would not be payable as the Jurisdictional High Court rulings and various assessment orders commencing from financial year 2001-02 are in favour of the Company on this aspect and on this basis, the amount of interest has been disclosed as contingent liability.

 

c) The additional liability assessed by sales tax authorities for various financial years from 2002-03 to 2008-09 amounts to Rs.39.500 Millions.

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES:

 

S.No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10449852

29/08/2013

1,350,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

INDUSTRIAL FINANCE BRANCH, 155, ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - 600002, INDIA

B85313211

2

10053844

25/06/2012 *

11,925,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

INDUSTRIAL FINANCE BRANCH, 155, ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - 600002, INDIA

B58406331

 

* Date of charge modification

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Freehold Land

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Furniture and Fittings

·         Electrical Equipments

·         Office Equipments

·         Computers

·         Vehicles

 

 

NEWS:

 

VA TECH WABAG HITS NEW HIGH

 

THE STOCK SURGED 18% TO RS.1,450, RALLIED ALMOST 50% POST MARCH QUARTER RESULTS.

 

VA Tech Wabag has soared almost 18% to Rs.1,450, also its new high on the NSE, on back of heavy volumes.


The stock opened at Rs.1,250 and touched a low of Rs.1,246 so far. At 1135 hours, a combined 221,715 shares already changed hands against an average sub 100,000 shares that were traded daily in past two weeks on NSE and BSE.


Meanwhile, the stock has rallied almost 50% from Rs.976 on May 23 after reporting a strong performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The benchmark CNX Nifty has gained 3.7% during the period.


The company said it is well placed to achieve higher milestones going forward with total order book of Rs.5,354 crore at the end of March 2014.


In the current year has also been successful in securing international orders from newer geographies like Tanzania and Nepal where it was not present earlier, exhibiting the strength of Wabag brand, it added.


VA Tech Wabag is a leading multinational company specialized in water and waste water management.

 

 

 

VA TECH WABAG TO GAIN FROM GOVERNMENT'S URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH

 

30 January, 2014

 

VA Tech Wabag, which focuses on technology, design and engineering services related to water treatment, is looking to gain from the government's urban infrastructure push.

 

With urbanisation on the rise and an improvement in the standard of living, demand for quality water services is increasing, said Rajiv Mittal, managing director, VA Tech Wabag, which is based in Chennai in India. "We are poised well to participate in this growth story."

 

The company's business can be divided into two major segments - engineering procurement and construction (EPC), which accounts for 69 per cent of its revenue, and operating and maintenance (O&M), which accounts for the rest. Around 73 per cent of its business comes from projects awarded by municipal bodies, the rest from companies. The margin in municipal work is 13-14 per cent and 8-10 per cent in the second category, said S Varadarajan, chief financial officer.

 

The company follows an asset light business model. The civil work related to a water treatment project, which entails fixed costs, is outsourced while the design and engineering is done by the company. It has an order book of Rs.66050.000 Millions, of which 57 per cent is EPC business. Decentralisation of operations has helped the company reduce the cost of operations. Established in Austria in 1924, a high-cost economy, the company has diversified geographically to India, Turkey, the Philippines and Algeria.

 

In the past five fiscal years, 'other expenses' have plunged -- to Rs322.000 Millions in FY13 from Rs.2930.000 Millions in FY09. "For us, costs of operations in emerging economies make sense," Mittal said. "Barring raw material, which changes as and when geography changes, we have been able to reduce our costs of operations by sheer focus on emerging economies."

 

This has enhanced the company's financial performance in the past five years. Net sales have grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 10 per cent to Rs.16030.000 Millions in FY13, while net profit has grown at a CAGR of 26.5 per cent to Rs.890.000 Millions in the same period.

 

Having a debt-equity ratio of less than 1, the company is well poised to participate in the Indian desalination water market, which according to research firm Tech Archival, will grow at a CAGR of 30 per cent from 2013 to 2018 and reach a capacity of 5.35 million cubic metres per day.

 

 

 


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.60.28

UK Pound

1

Rs.102.77

Euro

1

Rs.82.12

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

SVA

 

 

Analysis Done by :

SUB

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

66

 

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.