MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.03.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASHLAND INDIA PRIVATE  LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

601, 606-608, Platinum Technopark, Plot No. 17-18, Sector - 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.07.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

172506

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.500.000 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24100MH2007FTC172506

 

 

IEC No.:

0307056198

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA30926A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAGCA5023J

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing, processing, packing, distributing, supplying, selling, importing, exporting and trading of chemicals, chemical compounds, oil and oil derivatives, plastics, technical equipment and technical components, as well as the rendering of technical services and business support services.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (30)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 110000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow But Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of ASHLAND HOLDINGS B.V. It is an established company having moderate track record.

 

There seems accumulated losses recorded by the company. However, the company has achieved profitability during the financial year 2013.

 

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

 

In view of strong holding, the company can be considered for business dealing with some caution.

 

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

 

The worst is over for India’s economy with gross domestic product likely to expand 5 %to 5.5 % this year and more than 6 % in 2015, according to Moody’s Analytics. Concerns over the rupee and current account deficit are under control, said the agency. Ratings firm Crisil has forecast 6 % growth for 2014/15 up from the estimated 4.8 % for 2013/14.  Total economic growth, infrastructure bottlenecks and lack of transparency and consistency in foreign direct investment policies seem to have taken a toll on India’s attractiveness as an investment destination, says an Ernst & Young survey.  Projects with FDI component fell 16.4 % across the globe in 2012 from the previous year.  The drop in India was steeper at 21 %. State run carrier Air India is doling out free tickets to its 24000 employees, even as it expects to incur a loss of Rs 39000 mn this financial year and has a debt of Rs 350000 mn. 550000 number of jobs generated across India in 2013, a fall of 0.4 % as compared to with a year earlier. The National  Capital Region has a one-fourth share in total jobs created, according to a study by industry lobby group Assochem, Banks, real estate, automobile and telecommunications sectors are showing a rise of job creation. $ 805 mn investments by venture capital firms in India during 2013, registering a drop of about 18 % over the previous year. The Information Technology and IT-Enabled  Services Industry retained its status as the favourable venture capital investors in 2013. Pakistan has temporarily banned gold imports for the second time in six months, as it tries to stem smuggling into India. India’s import duty on gold is 10 % and curbs on purchases have dried up legal imports into what used to be the world’s biggest bullion buyers. The World Gold Council puts the amount smuggled into India at upto 200 tonnes in 2013. The Reserve Bank of India has proposed that unclaimed bank deposits estimated to be about Rs 35000 mn be used for education and awareness among depositors.  According to the plan, deposits that have not been claimed for at least 10 years will be transferred to the scheme.

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Saxena

Designation :

Accounts Manager

Contact No.:

91-22-61489655

Date :

05.03.2014

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

601, 606-608, Platinum Technopark, Plot No. 17-18, Sector - 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-61489696 / 61489613 / 61489655

Mobile No.:

91-9920472211 (Mr. Sharma)

Fax No.:

91-22-61712514

E-Mail :

ngoel@ashland.com

vsingh@ashland.com

Website :

www.ashland.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 27.09.2013

 

Name :

Vivek Kumar Singh

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Flat No. 62, 1st Floor, Block – III, Erose Garden, Faridabad – 121001, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.08.1970

Date of Appointment :

30.06.2009

DIN No.:

01317510

 

Name :

Frank Adriaan Jumelet

Designation :

Director

Address :

T Vrije 53, JX Zierikzee – 4301, Netherland

Date of Birth/Age :

14.02.1960

Date of Appointment :

19.07.2007

DIN No.:

01126173

 

Name :

Lynn Pannell Freeman

Designation :

Director

Address :

2321, Summer Woods, Drive, Hebron, Kentucky – 40148, U.S.A.

Date of Birth/Age :

14.05.1962

Date of Appointment :

29.03.2012

DIN No.:

05252005

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Saxena

Designation :

Accounts Manager

 

 

Name :

Nagendra Pal Goel

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

Flat No. 801, Building 57, Seawoods Estate, NRI Complex, Phase – II, Nerul (West), Navi Mumbai, Thane – 400705, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

10.09.1973

PAN No.:

AARPP9811D

Date of Appointment :

08.08.2013

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 27.09.2013

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Ashland Holding B.V., Netherlands

49999999

Ashland Canada Holding B.V., Netherlands

1

 

 

Total

50000000

 

AS ON 27.09.2013

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

Category

Percentage of Holding

 

 

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

100.00

 

 

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing, processing, packing, distributing, supplying, selling, importing, exporting and trading of chemicals, chemical compounds, oil and oil derivatives, plastics, technical equipment and technical components, as well as the rendering of technical services and business support services.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management.

 

 

Bankers :

·         Citi Bank NA - 6th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

---

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

5th  Floor Tower "D", The Millenia, 1 and 2 Murphy Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore - 560008, Karnataka, India

PAN No. :

AAEFP5579P

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

·         Ashland Inc

 

 

Holding Company :

·         Ashland Holdings B.V.

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

·         Aqualon Company

·         Hercules Inc.

·         Ashland (China) Holdings Company Limited

·         Ashland Performance Material

·         Iberia Ashland Chemicals S.A.

·         Hercules Chemicals Taiwan Company Limited

·         Ashland Industries Europe Gmbh

·         Ashland UK Limited

·         Ashland Poland SP ZOO

·         Ashland (Changzhou) Advanced Chemicals Company Limited

·         Ashland France SAS

·         Hercules Industrial Chemicals Private Limited

·         Ashland Chemical Hispania SL

·         Valvoline Cummins Limited(VCL)

CIN No.: U74899DL1994PLC062425

 

·         Valvoline International

·         ISP Sales UK Limited

·         Ashland Finland OY

·         Ashland Singapore Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 27.09.2013

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.500.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50000000

Equity Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.500.000 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

500.000

500.000

465.000

(b) Reserves & Surplus

(161.203)

(226.861)

(196.488)

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

35.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

338.797

273.139

303.512

 

 

 

 

(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

638.745

460.539

180.250

(d) long-term provisions

6.754

3.679

1.731

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

645.499

464.218

181.981

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

550.430

258.149

40.000

(b) Trade payables

401.532

398.047

249.280

(c) Other current liabilities

45.842

32.643

9.967

(d) Short-term provisions

0.282

0.260

0.701

Total Current Liabilities (4)

998.086

689.099

299.948

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1982.382

1426.456

785.441

 

 

 

 

II.    ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

259.274

154.570

69.367

(ii) Intangible Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

525.146

346.707

26.606

(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)

8.945

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

45.566

55.401

111.297

(e) Other Non-current assets

1.853

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

840.784

556.678

207.270

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

329.950

171.600

151.547

(c) Trade receivables

628.793

542.052

325.397

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

35.102

28.210

30.571

(e) Short-term loans and advances

147.753

114.845

57.675

(f) Other current assets

0.000

13.071

12.981

Total Current Assets

1141.598

869.778

578.171

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1982.382

1426.456

785.441

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Sales

2542.627

1752.354

1098.722

 

 

Other Income

NA

NA

NA

 

 

TOTAL                                    

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION                                              

72.856

(23.479)

(41.705)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

16.143

6.892

5.318

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX              

56.713

(30.372)

(47.023)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

(8.945)

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX                            

65.658

(30.372)

(47.023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.10/-)

1.31

0.60

---

 


 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.92

(2.81)

(6.19)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.16

(0.11)

(0.15)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.62

0.94

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.14

1.26

1.93

 

 

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

465.000

500.000

500.000

Reserves & Surplus

(196.488)

(226.861)

(161.203)

Share Application money pending allotment

35.000

0.000

0.000

Net worth

303.512

273.139

338.797

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

Short term borrowings

40.000

258.149

550.430

Total borrowings

40.000

258.149

550.430

Debt/Equity ratio

0.132

0.945

1.625

 

 

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)

Gross Sales

1,098.722

1,752.354

2,542.627

 

 

59.490

45.098

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

 

(INR in Mlns)

(INR in Mlns)

(INR in Mlns)

Gross Sales

1,098.722

1,752.354

2,542.627

Profit After Tax

(47.023)

(30.372)

65.658

 

(4.28%)

(1.73%)

2.58%

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

CURRENT MATURITY OF LONG TERM DEBT: NOT AVAILABLE

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

Yes

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

----

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

Yes

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

No

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

No

 

NOTE:

 

Registered office of the company has been shifted from 306, Devavrata Building, 83, Sector – 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f. 07.12.2009.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

 

Ashland India Private Limited (‘AIPL’ or the ‘Company’) was incorporated on July 19, 2007 and is owned by Ashland Holdings BV Netherlands. The Company has been established to carry on the business of manufacturing, processing, packing, distributing, supplying, selling, importing, exporting and trading of chemicals, chemical compounds, oil and oil derivatives, plastics, technical equipment and technical components, as well as the rendering of technical services and business support services. The ultimate holding company is Ashland Inc. which is a technology leader in metal casting consumables and design services of unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester resins, gel coats high-performance adhesives and specialty resins.

 

UNSECURED LOAN

 

Particulars

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Millions)

31.03.2012

(Rs. in Millions)

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Foreign Currency Term Loan From Bank

0.000

108.149

Working Capital Loans From Bank

530.430

130.000

Loans Repayable on Demand From Others

0.000

20.000

Loans and Advances From Related Parties

20.000

0.000

 

 

 

Total

550.430

258.149

 

 


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.61.32

UK Pound

1

Rs.102.54

Euro

1

Rs.84.19

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

HNA

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SNT


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

3

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--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

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

30

 

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

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

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