MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LIFE STYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

77, Town Centre, Building No. 3, West Wing, Off Hal Airport Road, Yamlur P.O., Bangalore – 560037, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.11.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-046775

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 1220.000 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U52190KA1997PTC046775

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRL00427A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACL2937J

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of retailing a variety of household and consumer products through departmental stores.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (54)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 14800000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

The rating reflect LIPL’s established market position in the departmental stores category supported by its diversified revenue profile, adequate liquidity position and sound profitability margins of the company.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitment.

 

The company 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 – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

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

 

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Central Bureau of Investigation books Electrotherm for cheating Central Bank of Rs 4360 mn.

 

Infosys maintains revenue guidance. COO Rao says attrition still an area of concern and it would take a few more quarters to bring down levels to 13-15 %.

 

DHL to invest Euro 100 mn in India over next 2 years. The firm has chosen India to pilot its e-commerce business model for the Asia-Pacific region.

 

Blackstone may buy stake in BlueRidge SEZ in line with the fund’s real estate strategy in India.

 

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd grounded in October 2012 under the weight of heavy debt and accumulated losses, recently approached the Delhi high court for relief in two separate cases. The airline challenged a notice by Punjab & National Bank alleging that it had willfully defaulted on Rs 7700 mn of loans and sought more time to comply with the requirements under the listing agreements with the Stock Exchanges.

 

OnMobile likely to sack another 300 employees. The lay-offs follow a spate of senior-level exits over the past two years, starting with of its founder. The overall lay-offs could number around 600 and are driven by the need to cut costs, says a former employee.

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

Long term rating = A

Rating Explanation

Adequate degree of safety and low credit risk.

Date

June 26, 2014

 

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

Short term rating = A1

Rating Explanation

Very strong degree of safety and lowest credit risk.

Date

June 26, 2014

 

 

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 31-03-2014.

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Laxmi Narayan

Designation :

Accountant

Contact No.:

91-80-41796565

Date :

14.11.2014

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

77, Town Centre, Building No. 3, West Wing, Off Hal Airport Road, Yamlur P.O., Bangalore – 560037, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-41796565

Fax No.:

91-80-41528349

E-Mail :

ramaprasad.s@lifestylestores.com

Website :

http://www.lifestylestores.com

 

 

Store Locator :

Located at:

 

·         Ahmedabad

·         Amritsar

·         Bangalore

·         Bhopal

·         Chandigarh

·         Chennai

·         Coimbatore

·         Dehradun

·         Delhi

·         Ghaziabad

·         Gurgaon

·         Hyderabad

·         Jaipur

·         Jalandhar

·         Jammu

·         Kanpur

·         Kolkata

·         Ludhiana

·         Mangalore

·         Mohali

·         Mumbai

·         Nagpur

·         Noida

·         Pune

·         Surat

·         Vijayawada

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.08.2013

 

Name :

Mr. Kabir Lumba

Designation :

Managing director

Address :

242, Time Apartments, Plot 268, 6th Cross, Indiranagar, 1st Stage, Bangalore – 560038, Karnataka, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

16.08.1968

Date of Appointment :

01.12.2012

DIN No.:

00181791

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Renuka Mukesh Jagtiani

Designation :

Director

Address :

82 Seagull, Carimichael Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.03.1955

Date of Appointment :

28.09.2012

PAN No.:

AFKPJ7680N

DIN No.:

00180922

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramanathan Hariharan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Villa 13, Meadows 5, Street 6 PO Box 25030 Dubai United Arab Emirates

Date of Birth/Age :

24.06.1955

Date of Appointment :

04.02.2013

DIN No.:

00323959

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manohar Gurmukhdas Jewsani

Designation :

Director

Address :

502, Trishal Garden, Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai - 400071, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.06.1954

Date of Appointment :

19.12.1997

DIN No.:

00181023

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nani Byram Javeri

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat 9, IV Orine, 154 M Karve Road, Mumbai – 400020, Maharashtra, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

04.04.1946

Date of Appointment :

04.08.2013

DIN No.:

02731854

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sayed Parvez Mustafa

Designation :

Director

Address :

4 Alhambra, First Floor, 3 Carmichael Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1949

Date of Appointment :

02.11.2013

DIN No.:

00014427

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vasanth Kumar Muthuvale

Designation :

Whole-time director

Address :

G-1104, Spring Field Apartments, Sarjapur Road, Bellandur Gate, Bangalore - 560102, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

23.07.1961

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2006

PAN No.:

AADPK7654H

DIN No.:

00318913

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Laxmi Narayan

Designation :

Accountant

 

 

Name :

Ramaprasad Suswaram

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

No. 22, 8th Cross, Central Excise Layout, Bhoopasandra, RMV, 2nd Stage, Bangalore – 560094, Karnataka, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

12.07.1966

Date of Appointment :

14.08.2012

PAN No.:

ABHPS4814J

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.08.2013

 

NOTE: SHAREHOLDING DETAILS FILE ATTACHED

 

 

AS ON 30.08.2013

 

Equity Share Breakup

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

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

42.88

Directors or relatives of directors

51.73

Other top fifty shareholders

5.39

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of retailing a variety of household and consumer products through departmental stores.

 

 

Exports :

--

 

 

Imports :

--

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

--

 

 

Customers :

--

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

Bankers :

·         Axis Bank Limited

Corporate Banking Branch, Express Building, 2nd Floor, No 1, Queens Road, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka, India

 

·         Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited

27 BKC, C27, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400051, Maharashtra, India

 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

No.7, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka, India

 

·         HDFC Bank Limited

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

 

·         Standard Chartered Bank

3rd Floor, Vaishnavi Serenity, 112, Koramangala Industrial Area 5th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560095, Karnataka, India

 

·         Indian Overseas Bank

Commercial and Institutional Credit Branch, 98-A, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Facilities :

 

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2013

(Rs. In Millions)

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Rupee term loans from banks

1000.000

910.000

Foreign currency term loans from banks

0.000

60.000

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Rupee term loans from banks

600.000

470.000

 

 

 

Total

 

1600.000

1440.000

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S.R. Batliboi and Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

UB City Canberra Block, 12th Floor, No. 24, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka, India

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

ACHFS9118A

 

 

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·         LMG Brands India Private Limited [U52190KA2005PTC035884]

·         LMG International Limited

·         Landmark Fitness Private Limited

·         Landmark Institution for Skills Training Private Limited [U80904KA2011NPL058386]

·         Max Hypermarket India Private Limited [U52190KA2004PTC037768]

·         RNA Resources Group Limited

·         Splash Fashions India Private Limited [U52399KA2005PTC037310]

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 30.08.2013

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

140,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

121,846,465

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1218.465 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS ON 31.03.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

140,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1400.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

122,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1220.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

1220.000

1220.000

1210.990

(b) Reserves & Surplus

3960.000

2890.000

2512.903

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

5180.000

4110.000

3723.893

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

1000.000

1230.000

1560.110

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

140.000

150.000

106.836

(d) long-term provisions

180.000

90.000

40.223

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

1320.000

1470.000

1707.169

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

1010.000

890.000

1574.416

(b) Trade payables

2980.000

2350.000

1988.372

(c) Other current liabilities

2840.000

2420.000

2673.887

(d) Short-term provisions

1080.000

720.000

565.020

Total Current Liabilities (4)

7910.000

6380.000

6801.695

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

14410.000

11960.000

12232.757

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

3980.000

3700.000

3782.704

(ii) Intangible Assets

120.000

150.000

129.445

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

150.000

70.000

69.489

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

0.000

0.000

0.026

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

820.000

640.000

640.275

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

2460.000

2100.000

2184.049

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

10.000

5.010

Total Non-Current Assets

7530.000

6670.000

6810.998

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

5520.000

4200.000

4567.451

(c) Trade receivables

250.000

320.000

201.749

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

420.000

230.000

75.147

(e) Short-term loans and advances

630.000

480.000

572.684

(f) Other current assets

60.000

60.000

4.728

Total Current Assets

6880.000

5290.000

5421.759

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

14410.000

11960.000

12232.757

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Other Retail Operating Income

34450.000

27330.000

23260.000

 

 

Other Income

80.000

90.000

10.000

 

 

TOTAL                                    

34530.000

27420.000

23270.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

31970.000

25970.000

22930.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

2560.000

1450.000

340.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

940.000

870.000

750.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

1620.000

580.000

(410.000)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

580.000

240.000

(320.000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) AFTER TAX

1040.000

340.000

(90.000)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

780.000

440.000

530.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

1820.000

780.000

440.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

470.000

387.600

960.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/ (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

8.52

2.79

--

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Net Profit Margin

(PAT/Sales)

(%)

3.02

1.24

(0.39)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

12.05

5.16

(3.56)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.31

0.14

(0.11)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.39

0.52

0.84

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.87

0.83

0.80

 


 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Share Capital

1210.990

1220.000

1220.000

Reserves & Surplus

2512.903

2890.000

3960.000

Net worth

3723.893

4110.000

5180.000

 

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings

1560.110

1230.000

1000.000

Short term borrowings

1574.416

890.000

1010.000

Total borrowings

3134.526

2120.000

2010.000

Debt/Equity ratio

0.842

0.516

0.388

 

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

23260.000

27330.000

34450.000

 

 

17.498

26.052

 

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

23260.000

27330.000

34450.000

Profit/ (Loss)

(90.000)

340.000

1040.000

 

(0.39%)

1.24%

3.02%

 

 

 

 


 

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 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

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.NO.

CHARGE ID

DATE OF CHARGE CREATION/MODIFICATION

CHARGE AMOUNT SECURED

CHARGE HOLDER

ADDRESS

SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN)

1

10453104

19/03/2014 *

500,000,000.00

AXIS BANK LIMITED

CORPORATE BANKING BRANCH, EXPRESS BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, NO 1, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

C00623231

2

10434055

19/03/2014 *

400,000,000.00

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED

27BKC,C27,G BLOCK,, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX,BANDRA (E), MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400051, INDIA

C16665820

3

10301531

19/03/2014 *

600,000,000.00

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

NO.7, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 
560001, INDIA

C00716134

4

10264460

19/03/2014 *

675,000,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

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

C07231715

5

10223548

19/03/2014 *

570,000,000.00

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

3RD FLOOR, VAISHNAVI SERENITY, 112, KORAMANGALA 
INDUSTRIAL AREA 5TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE, 
KARNATAKA - 560095, INDIA

C00197285

6

10223551

19/03/2014 *

980,000,000.00

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

3RD FLOOR, VAISHNAVI SERENITY, 112, KORAMANGALA 
INDUSTRIAL AREA 5TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE, 
KARNATAKA - 560095, INDIA

C00196337

7

10177740

23/12/2011 *

600,000,000.00

INDUSIND BANK LIMITED

DU PARC TRINITY,1ST FLOOR,, NO.17, M.G.ROAD,, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

B31915184

8

90290246

19/03/2014 *

980,000,000.00

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

NO. 7, M G ROAD, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560001, INDIA

C00713446

9

90288990

19/05/2005 *

119,000,000.00

THE HONGKONG AND SHJANGHAI BANKING CORPN. LIMITED

NO. 3; RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600001, INDIA

-

10

90300975

17/01/2002 *

119,000,000.00

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP LIMITED

NO 30 RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - 600001, 
INDIA

-

 

* Date of charge modification

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

UNSECURED LOANS

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2013

(Rs. In Millions)

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Foreign currency term loans from banks

0.000

260.000

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Other loans and advances

410.000

420.000

 

 

 

Total

 

410.000

680.000

 

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

 

The Registered Office of the company has been shifted from 3rd, 7th and 8th Floor, Delta Tower, Sigma Soft Tech Park, No.7, Whitefield Main Road, Bangalore – 560066, Karnataka, India to the present address.

 

 

COMPANY PERFORMANCE

 

The Company registered a Gross Retail Turnover of Rs 37320.000 Millions and a Profit before Tax of Rs. 1620.000 Millions compared to the Profit Before Tax of Rs 580.000 Millions during the previous year. The Company achieved a growth of 25.4% in sales and added 5.14 Lakh sq.ft. of retail space.

 

Lifestyle Department Stores achieved a turnover of Rs. 22590.000 Millions during the year under review, a strong growth of 23.5% over the previous year. Same store sales posted a growth of 14.6%. As part of its continuous endeavour to grow and penetrate the market, the Company opened 5 department stores during the year, one each at Chennai, Thane, Dehradun, Amritsar and Kolkata, taking the total number of stores to 40. Continued focus on improving operating efficiencies and tighter control on inventory and operating costs helped the division to improve its bottom line significantly.

 

Home Centre, the Furniture and Household division of the Company achieved a turnover of Rs. 4890.000 Millions, a growth of 21% over the previous year. Same store sales posted a growth of 18.6%. With the opening of a stand-alone store in Thane, the total number of stand-alone stores went up to 15 while the number of shop-in-shop stores stood at 16. Sustained efforts in customizing products to meet consumer needs as well as improvement in supply chain efficiencies helped the division to improve the business performance.

 

Max performance has been quite remarkable this year with the division achieving a turnover of Rs. 9840.000 Millions, a growth of 32.6% over the previous year. The division registered same store sales growth of 14.3%. In addition to its presence in top 6 cities in the country.

 

Max has established its footprint in 36 tier 2 cities. Max opened 20 stores during the year taking the total number of stores to 96. Max is expected to contribute significantly to the Company’s sales and profits in the coming years.

 

 

OUTLOOK

 

The overall economic outlook is expected to improve with the change of government at the Centre leading to improved consumer sentiment and spending. The e-commerce players getting aggressive in the retail space with high promotional offerings is likely to impact the conventional retail businesses to a certain extent. The company is also drawing up plans for investment in e-commerce as an alternate channel to support the physical stores. The Company is confident of growing its market share and posting a strong growth for the FY 2014-15.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Land

·         Buildings

·         Office building

·         Plant and equipment

·         Other plant and equipment

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Vehicles

·         Motor vehicles

·         Office equipment

·         Computer equipments

·         Leasehold improvements

·         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. 61.65

UK Pound

1

Rs. 96.54

Euro

1

Rs. 76.70

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

GYT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

BVA

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

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

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTERS 

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

54

 

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.