MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.05.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TRANSFIX (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED [w.e.f. 09.02.2010]

 

 

Formerly Known As :

CAHORS ELECTRICALS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

E-90, Ranjangaon MIDC, Taluka Shirur, Pune-412208, Maharashtra 

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.10.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

25-130901

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 280.064 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U32109PN2007PTC130901

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEC07431E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADCC1941J

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Exporter and Importer of Electric Goods.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (29)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1300000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Even though the company was incorporated in the year 2007, it started its commercial operation from December 2011. It is having a moderate track record.

 

Management of the company has failed to file its financial for the year 2013 with the government department but the same could not be made available. 

 

As per the available financial of 2012, there appears accumulated loss recorded by the company. However, the networth of the company seems to be good. No external borrowings are recorded by the company.

 

Trade relation are fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings 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.

 

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

 

US investment bank Goldman Sachs  has upgraded its outlook on Indian markets as it expects positive impact of the election cycle.

 

India’s economy may grow 4.7 % in the current financial year, lower than the official estimate of 4.9 %, Fitch Rating said. The global rating agency expects the economy to pick up in the next two financial years.

 

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor said increasing focus by India Inc on lowering debt is likely to improve their credit profiles.

 

Singapore (1.1 million Indian tourists in 2012), Thailand (one million), the United Arab Emirates ().98 million) and Malaysia ().82 million) emerged as the preferred holidays hotspots for Indians. The total figure is expected to increase to 1.93 million by 2017, according to the latest Eurmonitor international report.

 

There is a $29.34 bn outward foreign direct investment by domestic companies between April and January of 2013/14 which has seen some signs of recovery according to a Care Ratings report.

 

There are 264 number of new companies being set up every day on average during 2014. Most of them are registered in Mumbai. India had 1.38 million registered companies at the end of January, 2014.

 

Twitter like messaging service Weibo Corporation has filed to raise $ 500 million via a US initial public offering. Alibaba, which owns a stake in Weibo is expected to raise about $ 15 billion New York this year in the highest profile Internet IPO since Facebook’s in 2012.

 

Bharti Airtel has raised Rs.2,453.2 crore (350 million Swiss Francs) by selling six-year bonds at a coupon rate of three per cent and maturing in 2020. This is the largest ever bond offering by an Indian company in Swiss Francs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation raised 175 million Swiss Francs by selling five year bonds at 2.98 % coupon rate in February.

 

Indian Oil Corporation plans to invest Rs 7650 crore in setting up a petrochemical complex at its almost complete Paradip refinery in Odhisha in three to four years. The company board is set to consider the setting up of a 700000 tonne per annum polypropylene plant at an estimated cost at Rs.3150 crore.

 

Global chief information officers at gathering in Bangalore in April to meet Indian startups at an event called Tech50 Watchout for Little Eye Labs-Facebook type deals in the making.

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Uday Mane

Designation :

Finance Manager

Contact No.:

91-2138-612000

Date :

08.05.2014

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

E-90, Ranjangaon MIDC, Taluka Shirur, Pune-412208, Maharashtra, India  

Tel. No.:

91-20-30261703 / 2138-612000

Fax No.:

91-20-30261712

E-Mail :

uday.mane@groupe-cahors.in

Website :

http://www.group-cahors.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on: 29.12.2012

 

Name :

Mr. Michel Andre Pierre Hibon 

Designation :

Director

Address :

696 Chemin N Du Pont De Champagne, Cahors-46000, France

Date of Birth/Age :

24.05.1950

Date of Appointment :

15.10.2009

DIN No.:

01403834

 

 

Name :

Philippe Alain Gerard Claude Rostain

Designation :

Director

Address :

53 Rue De Lechiquies, Paris – 75010, France 

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1943

Date of Appointment :

15.10.2009

DIN No.:

01404663

 

 

Name :

Pierre Raymond Rene Willams

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bungalow No.311, Kumar City, Kalyani Nagar, Pune – 411014, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.01.1970

Date of Appointment :

23.10.2009

DIN No.:

02810486

 

 

Name :

Gregory Stephen Flyn

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bunglow No. 3/8, Kumar City, Kalyaninagar, Pune-410014, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.12.1970

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2011

DIN No.:

02860916

 

 

Name :

Mr. Francoise Brigitte Genevieve Bacqueyrisses Gacs

Designation :

Director

Address :

157, Boulevard George, 5 Talence, France – 033400

Date of Birth/Age :

25.06.1945

Date of Appointment :

08.06.2012

DIN No.:

05293089

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Uday Mane

Designation :

Finance Manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on: 29.12.2012

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Marc Gilles Andre Simon

 

9999

Kurup Sasidharan Mundantavita

 

1

Societe Nouvelle Transfix, France

 

37365068

 

 

 

Total

 

37375068

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on: 29.12.2012

 

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

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

 

99.99

Other top fifty shareholders

 

0.01

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Exporter and Importer of Electric Goods.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Electric Goods

Countries :

France

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Material

Countries :

France

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S N J and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Office: # 25, Manisha Terrace,1st Floor, 2A, Moledina Road, Camp, Opposite SGS Mall , Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AACFJ1826D

 

 

Holding company :

·         Societe Nouvelle Transfix

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

After: 29.12.2012

 

Authorised Capital : Rs.402.500 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital : Rs.401.210 Millions

 

 

As on: 29.12.2012

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

40000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

37375068

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 373.751 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

As on: 31.03.2012

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

40000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

28006439

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 280.064 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

I.        EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

 

280.064

154.943

(b) Reserves & Surplus

 

(3.778)

(1.620)

(c) Money received against share warrants

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

 

53.363

48.129

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

 

329.649

201.452

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

 

0.000

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

 

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

 

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

 

0.000

0.000

(b) Trade payables

 

4.923

0.000

(c) Other current liabilities

 

11.091

9.893

(d) Short-term provisions

 

0.165

0.090

Total Current Liabilities (4)

 

16.179

9.983

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

345.828

211.435

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

 

110.138

48.958

(ii) Intangible Assets

 

0.094

0.281

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

 

183.302

122.800

(iv) Intangible assets under development

 

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

 

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

 

0.101

0.000

(d) Long-term Loan and Advances

 

0.000

0.000

(e) Other Non-current assets

 

0.484

0.483

Total Non-Current Assets

 

294.119

172.522

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

 

0.000

23.186

(b) Inventories

 

26.762

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

 

0.000

0.000

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

 

5.333

9.115

(e) Short-term loans and advances

 

1.388

3.388

(f) Other current assets

 

18.226

3.224

Total Current Assets

 

51.709

38.913

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

345.828

211.435

 

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2010

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

30.636

2] Share Application Money

 

 

48.328

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

(0.650)

NETWORTH

 

 

78.314

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

32.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

32.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

110.314

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

29.669

Capital work-in-progress

 

 

22.109

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

57.265

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 
 
0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 
 
0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 
 
1.024

 

Other Current Assets

 
 
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 
 
0.884

Total Current Assets

 

 

1.908

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

 
 
0.570

 

Other Current Liabilities

 
 
0.156

 

Provisions

 
 
0.395

Total Current Liabilities

 
 
1.121

Net Current Assets

 
 
0.787

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.484

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

110.314

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

TOTAL                                    

0.835

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                        

3.093

0.353

0.206

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

Including depreciation

(0.353)

(0.206)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

 

0.617

0.264

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

(2.258)

(0.970)

(0.470)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

(0.101)

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) AFTER TAX

(2.157)

(0.970)

(0.470)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(1.620)

(0.650)

(0.180)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(3.777)

(1.620)

(0.650)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(0.06)

(0.06)

(0.15)

 

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

Sales Turnover (Approximately)

 

240.000

40.000

 

 

 

 

 

The above information has been parted by Mr. Uday Mane

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(258.32)

0.00

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(1.40)

(1.09)

(1.49)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.00

0.00

0.41

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.20

3.90

1.70

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Share Capital

154.943

280.064

Reserves & Surplus

(1.620)

(3.778)

Share Application money pending allotment

48.129

53.363

Net worth

201.452

329.649

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

Short term borrowings

0.000

0.000

Total borrowings

0.000

0.000

Debt/Equity ratio

0.000

0.000

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2010

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Total Income

0.000

0.000

0.835

 

 

0.000

0.00

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2010

31.03.2011

31.03.2012

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Total Income

0.000

0.000

0.835

Profit

(0.470)

(0.970)

(2.157)

 

0.000

0.000

(258.32)%

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

Yes

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last five 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

Yes

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

Yes

21]

Market information

--

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23]

Banking Details

No

24]

Banking facility details

No

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

No

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

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

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

No

 

Note: No Charges Exist for Company

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Land

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Computer

·         Equipments

·         Vehicles

·         Computer Software

 


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. 59.72

UK Pound

1

Rs. 100.81

Euro

1

Rs. 82.22

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

GYT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

DPH

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

29

 

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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