MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

305372

Report Date :

09.02.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 1, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600032, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.09.1948

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-000105

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 2660.680 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L34101TN1948PLC000105

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Available

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

Not Available

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

Not Available

 

 

Legal Form :

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

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Automotive Vehicle.

 

 

No. of Employees :

12000 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (57)

 

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 127082000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear   

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having a good track record. There appears a significant decline in its sales and profitability during the FY14.

 

However, general financial position seems to be acceptable. Fundamental are reported to be healthy. The directors are reported to be well experienced.

 

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

 

The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List –December, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2014)

Current Rating

(31.12.2014)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CARE

Rating

Long term bank facilities  A+

Rating Explanation

Adequate degree of safety and low credit risk.

Date

23rd June, 2014

 

 

Rating Agency Name

CARE

Rating

Short term bank facilities A1+

Rating Explanation

Very strong degree of safety and carry lowest credit risk.

Date

23rd June, 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 PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Venkatesh

Designation :

Senior Manager

Contact No.:

91-9840053207

Date :

31.01.2015

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

No. 1, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600032, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-22206000

Fax No.:

91-44-22206001

E-Mail :

chandrasekharan.ar@ashokleyland.com

secretarial@ashokleyland.com

corpserv@integratedindia.com

venkatasubramanian.S2@ashokleyland.com

ramanathan.n5@ashokleyland.com

reachus@ashokleyland.com

Website :

www.ashokleyland.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

19, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-25342141

Fax No.:

91-44-25342493

E-Mail :

sesh@ashokleyland.com

jv@alc.global.net.in

chandrasekharan.ar@ashokleyland.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Kathivakkam High Road, Ennore, Chennai - 600057, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 2 :

175 Hosur Industrial Complex, Hosur - 635126, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

 

Factory 3 :

77 Electronic Complex, Perandapalli Village, Hosur - 635109, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 4 :

Cab Panel Press Shop, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Mornapalli Village, Hosur - 635109, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 5 :

Plot No.1 MIDC Industrial Area Village, Gadegaon, Sakoli Taluk, Bhandara - 441904, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Factory 6 :

Plot No. SPL 298, Matsya Industrial Area, Alwar - 301030, Rajasthan, India

 

 

Factory 7 :

Vellivoyalchavadi, Via Manali New Town, Chennai - 600103, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Factory 8 :

Plot No.1, Sector XII, IIE, Pant Nagar - 263153, Uttarakhand, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2014

 

Name :

Mr. Dheeraj G Hinduja

Designation :

Chairman (Alternate : Y M Kale)

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Seshasayee

Designation :

Non-Executive Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Dr. Andreas H Biagosch

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anil Harish

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

D.J. Balaji Rao

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

A.K. Das

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Jean Brunol

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay K Asher

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

F. Sahami

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Shardul S Shroff

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vinod K. Dasari

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Anup Bhat

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Anuj Kathuria

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

N. V. Balachandar

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

C. G. Belsare

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Seth

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajive Saharia

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

B. Venkat Subramaniam

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

R. J. Shahaney

Designation :

Chairman Emeritus

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gopal Mahadevan

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Name :

N. Ramanathan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.12.2014

 

Category of Shareholder

Total No. of Shares

% 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.gif(2) Foreign

 

 

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

1104646899

44.30

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

1104646899

44.30

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

1104646899

44.30

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

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

 

 

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

106789068

4.28

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

212765461

8.53

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifCentral Government / State Government(s)

2218720

0.09

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifInsurance Companies

55029449

2.21

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

557582087

22.36

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

1000

0.00

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

1000

0.00

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

934385785

37.47

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

 

 

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

122963161

4.93

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

257719989

10.34

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifIndividual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 Million

18411491

0.74

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

55503669

2.23

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

8199666

0.33

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

902398

0.04

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

84

0.00

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

12760944

0.51

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

2000

0.00

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

261000

0.01

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifLimited Liability Partnership

139230

0.01

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifUnclaimed Suspense A/c

2462391

0.10

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifForeign Port Folio Investor Corporate

30775956

1.23

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

454598310

18.23

Total Public shareholding (B)

1388984095

55.70

Total (A)+(B)

2493630994

100.00

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

0

0.00

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

329200140

0.00

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

23045500

0.00

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

352245640

0.00

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

2845876634

0.00

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Automotive Vehicle.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

Product Description

87060042

Commercial Vehicles

84089010

Engines

73259910

Ferrous Castings

87080000

Spare Parts

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Available

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

·         Raw Material

·         Spare Parts

Countries :

UAE

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, Cheque , Credit (30, 60, and 90 Days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, Cheque , Credit (30, 60, and 90 Days)

 

PRODUCTION STATUS – NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Not Divulged

 

 

Customers :

Not Divulged

 

 

No. of Employees :

12000 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

·         Bank of America

Bank of Baroda

Canara Bank

Central Bank of India

Citi Bank N. A.

Credit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank

Deutsche Bank A. G.

HDFC Bank Ltd

ICICI Bank Ltd

IDBI Bank

Indian Bank

Punjab National Bank

Standard Chartered Bank

State Bank of India

State Bank of Patiala

The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Limited

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

The Royal Bank of Scotland N. V.

Vijaya Bank

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2013

(Rs. In Millions)

LONG TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Debentures

10750.000

8900.000

Term Loan from banks

5833.333

3333.333

 

 

 

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Loans from Banks

(Includes cash credit, Working capital demand loan, Packing credit, etc)

2789.699

6801.265

Total

19373.032

19034.598

 

NOTE

 

Maximum balance outstanding during the year for Commercial Paper is Rs. 6000.000 Millions (2013: Rs. 5650.000 Millions)

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name 1 :

M S Krishnaswami and Rajan

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Name 2 :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Cost Auditors :

 

 

 

Name :

Geeyes and Company

Cost Accountants

 

 

Holding Company :

Hinduja Automotive Limited, United Kingdom

 

 

Holding Company of Hinduja Automotive Limited, United Kingdom :

Machen Holdings SA

 

 

Holding Company of Machen Holding SA :

Machen Development Corporation, Panama

 

 

Holding Company of Machen Development Corporation, Panama :

Amas Holdings SA

 

 

Subsidiaries :

i) With effect from April 1, 2013:

 

·         Albonair (India) Private Limited

Ashley Services Limited…………………………………upto June 30, 2013

Avia Ashok Leyland Motors s.r.o

Avia Trucks UK Limited, Great Britain

Avia Ashok Leyland Rus, Russia

Ashok Leyland Nissan Vehicles Limited

Albonair GmbH, Germany

Albonair Automo_ ve Technology Co. Limited, China

Ashok Leyland (Nigeria) Limited

Ashok Leyland (UK) Limited

Defi ance Technologies Limited

Defi ance Tech GmbH

Defi ance Tech, USA

Defi ance Testing and Engineering Services Inc. USA……….. sold on September 30, 2013

Gulf Ashley Motors Limited

Mangalam Retail Services Limited

Optare plc

Optare UK Limited

Optare Group Limited

Darwen LPD Limited*

Optare Aftersales Limited*

Jamesstan Investments Limited(Holding Co of Optare)

Optare Holdings Limited(Holding Co of Optare)

Optare (Leeds) Limited

Autotec Vehicles Limited*

Autobus Classique Limited*

Optare PCV Limited*

Chalgrave Limited*

East Lancashire Busbuilders Limited

Ashok Leyland (Chile)

Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited

Hinduja Leyland Finance Services Limited

Ashok Leyland Wind Energy Limited

 

ii) With effect from December 10, 2013

·         Irizar TVS Limited……......................... Associate upto December 9, 2013

 

 

Fellow subsidiaries :

·         Hinduja Foundries Limited……………………………upto January 29, 2014

Hinduja Auto Components Limited

Hinduja Automotive (UK) Limited

 

 

Associates :

·         Ashley Airways Limited (under liquidation)

Ashley Aviation Limited

Ashley Holdings Limited…………….................................. upto April 1, 2013

Ashley Investments Limited…………………………………upto April 1, 2013

Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Limited

Ashok Leyland (UAE) LLC

Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC

 

 

Joint Ventures :

·         Ashley Alteams India Limited

Automotive Infotronics Limited (under liquidation)

Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Company Private Limited

Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Limited

Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies Limited

 

NOTE:

 

* Certain subsidiaries of Optare plc which were dormant as of earlier year(s) have been dissolved during the year.

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 26.07.2014

 

Authorised Capital : Rs. 25921.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Fully Paid-up Capital : Rs. 2845.877 Millions

 

 

As on 31.03.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2535,60,00,000

Equity Shares

Re.1/- each

Rs. 25356.000 Millions

3,65,00,000

Redeemable Non-Cumulative Non-Convertible

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 365.000 Millions

20,00,000

Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 200.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs. 25921.000 Millions

 

Issued Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2014566829

Equity Shares

Re.1/- each

Rs. 2014.567 Millions

646314480

Equity Shares (Issued through Global Depository Receipts)

Re.1/- each

Rs. 646.314 Millions

 

TOTAL

 

Rs. 2660.881 Millions

 

 

Subscribed & Fully Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2014362154

Equity Shares

Re.1/- each

Rs. 2014.362 Millions

646314480

Equity Shares (Global Depository Receipts)

Rs.1/- each

Rs. 646.314 Millions

760

Add :- Forfeited Shares (amount originally paid up in respect of 760 shares)

 

Rs. 0.004 Million

 

TOTAL

 

Rs. 2660.680 Millions

 

Notes:

 

1. During the year, the Authorised Capital of the Company was increased by Rs.2,19,210 Lakhs pursuant to the amalgamation of Ashley Services Limited with the Company.

 

 

2. Reconciliation of number of Equity Shares subscribed:

31.03.2014

 

 

Balance as at the beginning / end of the year

2660.677

 

3. Shares issued in preceeding 5 years

 

The Company had issued and allotted during the year 2011-12, 133,03,38,317 equity shares as fully paid-up bonus shares by utilisation of securities premium reserve in the ratio of 1:1.

 

4. Shares held by the Holding Company:

 

Hinduja Automotive Limited, the holding company, holds 110,46,46,899 (2013: 102,72,37,424) Equity shares and 54,86,669 (2013: 54,86,669) Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) equivalent to 32,92,00,140 (2013: 32,92,00,140) Equity shares of Re. 1 (2013: Re. 1) each aggregating to 53.89% (2013: 50.98%) of the total share capital.

 

5. Shareholders other than the Holding Company holding more than 5% of the total share capital

 

Life Insurance Corporation of India holds 24,05,15,574 (2013: 25,00,56,674) Equity shares of Re. 1 (2013: Re. 1) each aggregating to 9.04% (2013: 9.40%).

 

6. Rights, preferences and restrictions in respect of equity shares and GDRs issued by the Company

 

a) The Equity shareholders are entitled to receive dividends as and when declared; a right to vote in proportion to holding etc. and their rights, preferences and restrictions are governed by / in terms of their issue under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.

 

b) The rights, preferences and restrictions of the GDR holders are governed by the terms of their issue, and the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Each GDR holder is entitled to receive 60 equity shares [2013: 60 equity shares] of Re. 1 each, per GDR, and their voting rights can be exercised through the Depository.

 


 

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

2660.680

2660.680

2660.680

(b) Reserves & Surplus

41818.163

41890.366

39462.582

(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)

44478.843

44551.046

42123.262

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

32965.051

27378.418

22933.511

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

4067.669

5273.669

4903.669

(c) Other long term liabilities

23.712

17.785

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

678.662

785.126

765.630

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

37735.094

33454.998

28602.810

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

5874.081

7669.825

1017.500

(b) Trade payables

22141.537

24853.685

25709.672

(c) Other current liabilities

16969.135

17350.634

17500.483

(d) Short-term provisions

881.267

3086.833

4203.744

Total Current Liabilities (4)

45866.020

52960.977

48431.399

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

128079.957

130967.021

119157.471

 

 

 

 

II.      ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

52219.270

49184.342

45657.125

(ii) Intangible Assets

4379.402

3634.486

3477.816

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

1551.303

5626.183

4351.906

(iv) Intangible assets under development

263.969

1263.091

1130.303

(b) Non-current Investments

24053.111

23376.319

15344.789

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

6727.653

4993.341

6082.395

(e) Other Non-current assets

330.899

120.321

74.274

Total Non-Current Assets

89525.607

88198.083

76118.608

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

3843.748

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

11887.031

18960.208

22306.252

(c) Trade receivables

12990.105

14194.113

12307.642

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

116.906

139.424

325.558

(e) Short-term loans and advances

8007.110

8713.418

7265.743

(f) Other current assets

1709.450

761.775

833.668

Total Current Assets

38554.350

42768.938

43038.863

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

128079.957

130967.021

119157.471

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

99434.267

124812.000

129043.265

 

 

Other Income

665.207

623.515

403.503

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

100099.474

125435.515

129446.768

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials consumed

59096.947

75394.164

91214.833

 

 

Purchases of Stock-in-Trade - Traded goods

12690.276

13117.394

 

5073.737

 

 

Employee benefits expense

9996.723

10755.134

10203.942

 

 

Other expenses

11745.988

14060.856

11659.934

 

 

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

4238.710

2719.769

 

 

(1670.130)

 

 

 

 

Exceptional items

(5056.589)

(2895.561)

(15.978)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

92712.055

113151.756

116466.338

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

7387.419

12283.759

12980.430

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

4529.248

3768.857

2552.532

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

2858.171

8514.902

10427.898

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

3770.360

3807.835

3528.132

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX (E-F)                 (G)           

(912.189)

4707.067

6899.766

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(1206.000)

370.000

1240.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX (G-H)                  (I)

293.811

4337.067

5659.766

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export of goods - FOB value

12422.951

14254.334

15403.597

 

 

Royalty, know-how, professional and consultation fees

0.000

6.995

112.248

 

 

Interest and dividend

81.816

134.494

90.382

 

 

Others [ Includes freight, insurance and commission earned]

415.577

781.830

853.310

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

12920.344

15177.653

16459.537

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

985.268

4039.132

4403.902

 

 

Trading Goods and Others

756.627

333.931

215.180

 

 

Stores & Spares

39.140

50.424

156.808

 

 

Capital Goods

388.427

2806.370

1842.161

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

2169.462

7229.857

6618.051

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

0.11

1.63

2.13

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2014

30.09.2014

31.12.2014

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

Net Sales

24778.000

3,2176.800

3,3610.000

Total Expenditure

23617.200

2,9832.900

3,1228.500

PBIDT (Excl OI)

1160.900

2343.900

2381.500

Other Income

231.200

257.000

193.200

Operating Profit

1392.000

2600.900

2574.700

Interest

1063.400

1007.500

982.200

Exceptional Items

0.000

1089.700

0.000

PBDT

328.600

2683.200

1592.600

Depreciation

1033.200

1030.800

998.600

Profit Before Tax

(704.500)

1652.400

594.000

Tax

(225.000)

445.500

273.000

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

(479.500)

1206.900

321.000

Extraordinary Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

(479.500)

1206.900

321.000

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

PAT / Total Income

(%)

0.29

3.46

4.37

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(0.92)

3.77

5.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(0.89)

4.67

7.02

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.02)

0.11

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.87

0.79

0.57

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.84

0.81

0.89

 

 

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

2660.680

2660.680

2660.680

Reserves & Surplus

39462.582

41890.366

41818.163

Net worth

42123.262

44551.046

44478.843

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

22933.511

27378.418

32965.051

Short term borrowings

1017.500

7669.825

5874.081

Total borrowings

23951.011

35048.243

38839.132

Debt/Equity ratio

0.569

0.787

0.873

 

 

 

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

129043.265

124812.000

99434.267

 

 

(3.279)

(20.333)

 

 

 

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

129043.265

124812.000

99434.267

Profit

5659.766

4337.067

293.811

 

4.39%

3.47%

0.30%

 

 

 

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

No

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%

-----

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

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

No

31]

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

No

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

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.NO.

CHARGE ID

DATE OF CHARGE CREATION/MODIFICATION

CHARGE AMOUNT SECURED

CHARGE HOLDER

ADDRESS

SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN)

1

10465117

10/03/2014 *

5,000,000,000.00

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA LIMITED

CORPORATE FINANCE BRANCH P.O. BOX NO 2719, ADDI 
SON BUILDINGS, 803, ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, MAHARASHTRA - 600002, INDIA

B98399710

2

10449756

21/03/2014 *

3,000,000,000.00

SBICAP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

202, MAKER TOWER, 'E', CUFFE PARADE,, COLABA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

C00570184

3

10412488

21/03/2014 *

3,000,000,000.00

SBICAP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

202, MAKER TOWER, 'E', CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

C00608745

4

10377386

21/03/2014 *

3,000,000,000.00

SBICAP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

202, MAKER TOWER, 'E', CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

C00607085

5

10329292

21/03/2014 *

1,500,000,000.00

SBICAP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

202, MAKER TOWER, 'E', CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

C00594507

6

10291368

21/03/2014 *

1,000,000,000.00

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ LTD

CHENNAI BRANCH, SESHACHALAM CENTRE, 6TH&7TH FLOOR, DOOR NO.636/1, ANNA SALAI, NANDANAM, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600035, INDIA

C01004951

7

10243392

13/08/2014 *

700,000,000.00

SBICAP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

202, MAKER TOWER, 'E', CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400005, INDIA

C16507378

8

10240077

21/03/2014 *

1,500,000,000.00

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ LTD

CHENNAI BRANCH, SESHACHALAM CENTRE, 6TH&7TH FLOOR, DOOR NO.636/1, ANNA SALAI, NANDANAM, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600035, INDIA

C01006931

9

10218109

21/03/2014 *

2,000,000,000.00

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA LIMITED

CORPORATE FINANCE BRANCH P.O. BOX NO 2719, ADDISON BUILDINGS, 803, ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600002, INDIA

C01132737

10

10190936

21/03/2014 *

3,000,000,000.00

INDIAN BANK

THOUSAND LIGHTS BRANCH, KANNAMAL BUILDINGS, 611 ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600006, INDIA

C01008226

11

90286915

22/08/2003 *

250,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

84 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

12

90286909

25/11/2002 *

250,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

84 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

13

90289031

07/08/2002

350,000,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

759 ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

14

90291195

09/01/2004 *

350,000,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

759 ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

15

90287734

07/08/2002 *

1,000,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

16

80053062

17/04/2002

50,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600001, INDIA

-

17

90286894

27/08/2001 *

500,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

18

90287654

25/09/2013 *

16,500,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

CORPORATE ACCOUNTS GROUP BRANCH, 18/3, RUKMINI LAKSHMIPATHI ROAD, EGMORE, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600008, INDIA

B85558187

19

90287645

28/12/2001 *

750,000,000.00

ICICI LIMITED

ICICI TOWER KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

20

90288995

28/03/2001 *

750,000,000.00

ICICI BANK LIMITED

ICICI TOWER KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

21

90286888

12/09/2000 *

500,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, ORISSA, INDIA

-

22

90288984

26/09/2000 *

500,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

23

90286881

31/01/2000 *

1,800,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

24

90288963

30/11/1999

500,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

149 GREAMS ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

25

90287563

19/03/2002 *

250,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

149CREAMS ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

26

90287551

10/03/2000 *

4,250,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

149 CREAMS ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

27

90287525

19/01/1999 *

500,000,000.00

ICICI BANK LIMITED

163 BACKBAY RECLAMATION, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

-

28

90287499

10/01/1998

306,200,000.00

EXPORT INMPORT BANK OF INDIA

CENTRE ONE CUFFE PARADE, MUMBAI, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

-

29

90287483

15/09/1997

149,000,000.00

BANK OF BARODA

149 CREAMS ROAD 28 RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

30

90287481

27/08/1997

40,000,000.00

CANARA BANK

THOOSDND LIL, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

31

90287471

27/10/1997 *

1,520,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

32

90287466

27/10/1997 *

250,000,000.00

THE INDUSTRIAL VREDIT AND INVEST. CORPN. OF INDIA 
LIMITED

163 BACKBAY, MUMBAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

33

90286862

14/05/1997

750,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

22 RAJAJI SALAI MA, MADRAS, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

34

90287451

25/02/1997

143,420,000.00

BANK FO BARODA

28 RAJAJI SALAI, BHUBANESWAR, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

35

80033213

04/05/1983

20,000,000.00

RAJASTHAN STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND

INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, UDYOG BHAVAN TILAG MARG, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN - 302005, INDIA

-

36

90288735

09/03/2000 *

144,000,000.00

STATE BANK OF INDIA

149 GREAMS ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

-

 

* Date of charge modification

 

 


UNSECURED LOANS

 

PARTICULAR

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2013

(Rs. In Millions)

LONG TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Long term monetary item in foreign currency External Commercial Borrowings from banks

15577.900

14476.000

 

 

 

Other loans and advances

 

 

Interest free sales tax loans

793.122

571.476

Loans from others

10.696

97.609

 

 

 

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Short term loans (STL) from Banks

3084.382

868.560

Total

19466.100

16013.645

 

 

COMPANY PERFORMANCE

 

The year saw a continued slowdown in the Indian economy with a consequent adverse impact on the commercial vehicle industry. Whilst the overall commercial vehicle volumes declined by 20.2% over previous year, the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) segment had a steeper decline of 25.3%. The Company maintained its market share in the declining TIV scenario, at 26.1% in the M&HCV segment – facilitated by sustained focus on meeting customer requirements, carefully planned network expansion and new product launches.

 

In the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segment, ‘DOST’ model suffered decline in sales volume due to aggressive discounting and unsustainable finance schemes offered by the competition. However, The Company continued its penetration in this segment with introduction of new models, such as Partner, Mitr and Stile. While improved power availability and tight financial liquidity affected the demand in Power Solutions Business (PSB), the Spare Parts demand was affected by lower utilization of fleets. M&HCV export volumes remained flat compared to last year, despite a drop of nearly 50% in the Sri Lankan market.

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

 

MARKET TRENDS

 

ECONOMY – INDIA

 

In 2013, the global economy grew by 2.1% (as estimated by the United Nations) driven by growth (albeit slow) in emerging economies, continued growth in the US and revival of the European Union in the latter half of 2013.

 

The Indian economy grew at 4.7% in FY 13-14, the second successive year of sub-5% growth. Despite 4.6% growth in agriculture (as against 1.4% growth in the previous year), contraction in the industrial sector, particularly in manufacturing (0.2% contraction as estimated by Central Statistical Office, against 1.1% growth in the previous

year) and mining (1.9% de-growth on top of a 2.2% contraction in the previous year) significantly impacted growth. Continued slowdown in demand, drop in manufacturing sector performance, slow pace of infrastructure growth and lack of timely implementation of adept policy measures contributed to this slowdown.

 

According to IMF, the global economy is expected to grow at 3.6% in 2014 and 3.9% in 2015. Emerging economies are expected to grow faster due to improvement in living standards and infrastructure growth. Overall numbers indicate that the global slowdown has bottomed out and 2014 appears to be better than 2013 for most global economies.

 

Most market analysts expect India’s GDP growth to be between 5.5% and 5.7% for FY 14-15, assuming a normal monsoon. Project clearances by the Cabinet Commitiee on Investment, resumption of iron ore mining in Karnataka and Goa due to settlement of legal issues and the possible expansion of coal mining are expected to revive industrial growth to ~4.1%. The Country is also witnessing positive consumer confidence postgeneral election results.

 

However, economists also point out some risks, viz. stiff pressure by RBI to keep policy rates high, possible impact of El Nino in Agriculture sector, uncertainty over the setting of minimum support prices for agricultural commodities and administered prices of fuel, fertilizer and electricity that could dampen the GDP growth rate. Long-term prospects for the Indian economy, however, continue to remain bright, given favourable demographics and the directional commitment towards liberalization.

 

 

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY

 

Continued economic slowdown in India has severely affected the domestic commercial vehicle industry. The industry is currently going through one of its longest down cycles in recent periods. Having declined by 2% in 2012-13, the market experienced a much sharper (20.2%) drop in volumes in 2013-14.

 

Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCV) were most severely impacted, with a drop of 25% in 2013-14, on top of a 23% drop in volumes in 2012-13. While Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) had grown 14% in 2012-13, this segment also slowed down by 17.6% in 2013-14. Exports of Commercial Vehicles in 2013-14 decreased marginally by 3.7%, and stood at 77,056 vehicles.

 

 

ASHOK LEYLAND – THE YEAR (2013-14) IN BRIEF

 

In a continually declining market and amidst increasing competition by new entrants, The Company maintained its market share in the domestic Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCV) market in 2013-14. The Company sold 51,825 M&HCVs in the domestic market, which included 14,951 M&HCV buses and 36,874 M&HCV Trucks. The 27% drop in volumes is directly attributable to the steep drop in total industry volume.

 

M&HCV export volumes remained flat compared to the previous year despite a drastic drop in the Sri Lankan market. The Company exported 8,517 vehicles in 2013-14, 3% lower than the previous year.

 

The Company has been investing heavily in M&HCV product development to meet evolving customer expectations. In line with this, it has successfully launched the BOSS Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) in the domestic market in September 2013.BOSS has enabled The Company to achieve ~15% market share in the ICV (>7.5T-16T GVW) segment, a significant improvement considering that The Company had negligible market share in this segment a few years ago. The Company also launched the CAPTAIN series of next - generation heavy commercial vehicles (>16T GVW) in January 2014. The CAPTAIN features an indigenously designed, factory-made cab that meets international standards in ergonomics, design and performance

 

The Company placed significant thrust in expanding its presence across all geographies. ~200 touch points for M&HCV were added in 2013-14 alone. Network presence in North East has been nearly doubled. The Company is also upgrading its dealerships to serve its customers more efficiently and has deployed low cost service formats to expand its presence. The Company also launched a transformational process in sales and marketing. Under this process, substantial focus is being given to improve customer satisfaction, through targeted initiatives across all major hubs. To drive customer centricity and build granular accountability, The Company has modified its organization structure to business verticals supported by functional horizontals. This will enable better customer life cycle management and enhancement of service levels.

 

In 2013-14, The Company completed its second full year of participation in the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segment. In a tough market situation, The Company’s flagship product in this segment, DOST, held on strongly and sold close to 29,000 vehicles due to its superior product performance, despite new product launches and excessive discounting by competitors. The Company’s joint venture with Nissan Motors continues to go strong, creating value for their customers through contemporary, superior products. This year, The Company, in partnership with Nissan, launched the STiLE van, Partner truck and MiTR bus, thus addressing all major segments in Light Commercial Vehicles. To support this porolio, The Company has built an exclusive LCV centric network with over 300 touchpoints. It has also started exporting LCVs to SAARC and African markets.

 

Power Solutions Business earned revenues of Rs. 4178.000 Millions in FY 2013-14, 13.6% lower than the previous year.

 

Improved power availability, tight liquidity, lack of clarity from Government on transition from CPCB I to CPCB II and slowdown in projects due to low economic activity had a negative impact on overall demand.

 

Revenues from the Spare Parts Business declined 22%, due to lower utilization of transport fleets. The Company seized this opportunity to streamline the supply chain and rationalize channel partners’ inventory. In 2013-14, Spare Parts Business registered revenue of Rs. 7877.000 Millions.

 

The Defence business was impacted by production and budget constraints in the government, resulting in sales of 1,589 kits (as against 2,463 kits in FY 12-13) and 342 vehicles (as against 252 vehicles in 2012-13).

 

The Company remains commitied to build capabilities in its five identified building blocks – quality, people, brand, innovation and efficiency. The Company has taken on challenging targets in each of these areas and has kicked-off several initiatives to achieve them.

 

In summary, The Company converted one of the worst economic crises in Indian history into an opportunity by focusing on transforming the Company into ‘an agile’ player geared up for sustained growth. This was possible only due to tremendous effort invested by each and every stakeholder in the Company.

 

 

THE YEAR AHEAD/ OUTLOOK

 

Most of the analysts have forecasted that the CV industry will start reviving from second half of 2014-15 due to the implementation of key projects cleared by the previous government as well as due to the new growth friendly policies expected to be announced by the new Government. Many of the emerging economies are also expected to come out of economic slowdown in 2014-15, therefore, the growth in exports are expected to be significant compared to 2013-14. The Company also obtained a sizeable order from various large STUs through JnNURM 2 program.

 

The Company is also developing new product variants to launch in domestic and select export markets across the segment this year to reinforce market share in domestic market and increase export sales. The transformational sales and marketing process will enable the Company to penetrate new markets and face fierce competition actions in the years to come.

 

Lastly, The Company is also actively focusing key initiatives as a fall back measure in case of the downturn prevails in 2014-15. In summary, The Company has poised to achieve a significant growth with adequate capacity, superior products, right processes and large talent pool to capitalize on the market revival.

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Millions)

31.03.2013

(Rs. In Millions)

i) Claims against the company not acknowledged as

debts (net)

 

 

- Sales tax

1167.571

374.855

- Others

245.883

279.346

ii) Guarantees [net of Counter Guarantees Rs. NIL (2013: 3084.089 Millions)]

1827.215

1350.047

 

NOTE:

 

The outlow in respect of the above is not practicable to ascertain in view of the uncertainties involved.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

·         Land

Buildings

Building given on lease

Plant and equipment

Plant and equipment given on lease

Furniture and fittings

Furniture and fittings given on lease

Vehicles and aircraft

Vehicles given on lease

Office Equipment

Office Equipment given on lease

Computer software

Technical knowhow

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

NAGPUR GETS INDIA'S FIRST ETHANOL-RUN BUS

 

 Aug 24, 2014

 

NAGPUR: Launching India's first ethanol-run bus in the city on a pilot basis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that a Bill to make provision for running vehicles on bio-fuels and hybrid electric would be tabled in the Parliament in the next session. 


Gadkari also said that the country can reduce petrol, diesel and gas imports by at least Rs two lakh crore annually by using alternative fuels.

 
During the launch on Friday, the Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping said the Centre would provide 200-500 ethanol-run buses to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) under the 'Green Bus' project. 

 

"The country imports petrol, diesel and gas worth over Rs six lakh crore every year. India can reduce the imports by at least Rs two lakh crore by using alternative fuels.Ethanol-run bus project is the first initiative in this direction. 

"Four states-- Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu-- will be the major beneficiaries from the project as they produce ethanol in large quantities," Gadkari said. 


The green fuel also conserves environment by reducing pollution, he said. 


"Such renewable fuels can boost our nation's economy and improve the farmers condition who are committing suicide. Other such alternative sources like hybrid electric can boost automobile and other sectors. 


"Indian companies are launching hybrid electric-run buses in other countries.Ashok Leyland has launched buses in London. Therefore, my Ministry is bringing a policy to exempt electric-run vehicles from tax," the minister said. 


Executives from Swedish bus maker Scania, led by its India managing director Anders Grundstromer was present at the launching ceremony and handed over a symbolic key to city Mayor Anil Sole. 


Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Sancheti and former MP Datta Meghe along with Municipal Commissioner Shyam Wardhane was also present on the occasion. 


Joint secretary of Ministry of Road transport and Highways, Sanjay Bandopadhyaya said test run of ethanol-run bus would be for one year and teams from Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), NMC and Ministry will maintain data.

 

 

ASHOK LEYLAND LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART LCVS - PARTNER AND MITR • A PRODUCT OF THE NISSAN-ASHOK LEYLAND JOINT-VENTURE • POWERED BY THE ADVANCED, EFFICIENT ZD30 COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINE

 

January 30, 2014

 

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched two new Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) - PARTNER truck, India’s first air-conditioned LCV goods vehicle and MiTR bus, a LCV bus with best-in-class comfort. After the commercially successful Dost and the recently launched STiLE, now PARTNER and MiTR are the latest offerings from the Ashok Leyland – Nissan Joint Venture.

 

PARTNER, brings to the Indian customer, the latest LCV from Europe and Japan. This next-generation truck, focuses on driver comfort and sports a modern Euro cab with spacious car-like interiors and offers global levels of performance and efficiency. With a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) capacity of 6.6T, the PARTNER will address various applications like parcel goods, durables, perishables and FMCG products among others. With a tilt-able cabin for service accessibility, a choice of two wheel base options and optional HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning) system, the PARTNER is sure to win the hearts of demanding customers. All of this is provided in a truck that, true to the lineage of Ashok Leyland LCVs, offers exceptional fuel efficiency.

 

MiTR is a 26+1+1 seater bus, ergonomically designed to offer superior comfort and utility to passengers and drivers. MiTR has a parabolic suspension in the front and the rear – an industry-first – and offers class-leading comfort. MiTR also has a school bus variant that adheres to school bus body code guidelines of all state governments.

 

Both PARTNER and MiTR are powered by an advanced ZD30 Common Rail diesel engine, that ensures superior fuel-efficiency and better turnaround time. Both products host features like power steering with tilt-able adjustment and cable-operated gear shifter for superior driver comfort. The company is offering an engine and transmission warranty of 3 years/3 lac kms and a standard warranty of 1 year/unlimited kms on the overall vehicle.

 

Both PARTNER and MiTR will be made available to customers through over 330 outlets across the country.

 

Prices (Ex-showroom, Chennai):

 

Partner 2850 wheel-base :  LS (with power steering) is Rs. 0.889 Million, LX (with power steering and HVAC system) is Rs 0.919 Million

 

Partner 3350 wheel-base :  LS (with power steering) is Rs. 0.919 Million, LX (with power steering and HVAC system) is Rs 0.949 Million

 

MiTR standard bus (26+1+1 seater) with power steering is Rs. 1.249 Million.

 

Speaking at the occasion, Dr. V Sumantran, Vice Chairman, Ashok Leyland, said, “We are delighted to present the next range of products from the Ashok Leyland-Nissan JV – PARTNER and MiTR. With these two new products, we have stayed true to our LCV mission – to deliver to the Indian customer, contemporary products that deliver best-in-class user experience, coupled with exceptional efficiency. These are exciting additions to our LCV portfolio and we are confident of delighting customers and continuing the successful winning streak of the Dost and the critically acclaimed, newly launched STiLE.”

 

 

ASHOK LEYLAND DEDICATES ITS FIRST JANBUS TO THE CITY OF JOY

 

 July 30, 2014

Ashok Leyland Ltd., flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched ‘JanBus’ - the world’s ‘first’, fully-flat floor, front-engine bus with single-step entry and air suspension in Kolkata today. Feature-rich and technologically advanced, this innovative transport solution addresses everyday needs of urban transport, and is ideal for easy, comfortable and affordable city travel. 

 

“JanBus is an example of innovative Indian engineering and reflects our understanding of customer requirements and the unique operating conditions in the country,” said Mr. T. Venkataraman, Head- Global Bus, Ashok Leyland. “Ideal for faster, smarter and safer urban mobility, this low-floor bus with a single-step entry, helps saves time and is passenger, driver and operator-friendly. It is also very friendly for differently-abled passengers".

 

JanBus has a uniform floor height of 650 mm, from the driver’s work-station all the way to the rear, making boarding, alighting and movement within the bus easy and hassle-free. Wide doors and a single step entry reduce stoppage time at bus stops while the full-flat floor allows the bus to board more passengers without compromising on comfort. Powered by a 225 HP, BS4, CRS diesel engine, JanBus promises better pick-up and reduced journey time. ‘Leymatic’ - the Automated Manual Transmission, is another standout feature that ensures fatigue-free driving; helping drivers stay alert and making bus travel safer.

 

JanBus has many exciting, new-age features such as multiplexing, a passenger information system, a vehicle tracking and infotainment system, all meeting urban bus specifications and bus code. This is in line with the vision laid down by the Ministry of Urban development.

 

JanBus comes with a high degree of customizable options: multiple options for door placement and seating arrangements, it can be configured for various applications such as BRTS, airport tarmacs and of course normal city travel, in both A/C and non-A/C versions.

 

Mr. Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director - Ashok Leyland, said “Kolkata has been a pioneer in offering its residents best-in-class transport solutions. After the metro, JanBus will revolutionize urban transport and we are delighted to present a world-class bus, with 4 patents covering over 15 unique features, to the City of Joy. JanBus is testimony of our engineering excellence and I am confident the 449 buses ordered by the West Bengal government will delight one and all and will stand true to its name - JanBus (people’s bus)”

 

 

DHEERAJ HINDUJA FACES TRIAL BY FIRE AT TRUCKMAKER ASHOK LEYLAND

 

3/12/2014

 

The Hinduja brothers, who are the U.K.’s third richest, with a net worth of $10 billion, control the London-headquartered Hinduja Group, founded in India by their father, Parmanand Hinduja, a century ago and now a multinational conglomerate with businesses as diverse as trucks, lubricants, banking and health care. Of the four brothers the older two, Srichand and Gopichand, cochair the group and live in London. Prakash looks after banking interests from Switzerland, and the youngest, Ashok, oversees the family’s businesses in their native country from his Mumbai homestead.

 

After decades of working together the brothers, who remain tight despite their geographical separation, are now busy grooming their children to take charge of the family empire. Six of the 11 members of the third generation oversee different parts of the group, and each is being mentored also by an uncle. The family doesn’t get involved in operations but is very hands-on in monitoring everything else. Dheeraj Hinduja, the younger son of Gopichand but also under Ashok’s wing, has lately been facing a trial by fire. At age 42 Dheeraj is chairman of the $2 billion (revenues) Ashok Leyland, India’s second-largest truckmaker after Tata Motors TTM +1.16%, which finds itself stuck in a rut amid a prolonged industry downturn.

 

The once profitable company has run up losses of $54 million in the past three quarters. Moreover, it’s weighed down by debt of $850 million, partly due to an ambitious expansion that involved putting up a new factory and new joint ventures with Nissan Motor and John Deere. No surprise that the shares are down by 30% in the past year. “The last 21 months have been a nightmare,” acknowledges Dheeraj, who lives in London but travels to India every month. “No one could have foreseen that the recession would last this long.”

 

Sales of commercial vehicles in India have hit a speed bump thanks to the slowing economy and rising diesel prices. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the commercial-vehicles market contracted by almost one-fifth in the past ten months. Ashok Leyland, too, saw a similar drop in the number of trucks it sold. For the first time in its history the company, which has embarked on a cost-cutting drive, had to lay off executive-level staff, offering a retirement package, and also slash its chief executive’s pay by 21%.

 

The hard times have forced the company to shelve plans to build a new factory to make smaller trucks with joint venture partner Nissan. To reduce debt it is selling peripheral businesses, sparking rumors that the Hindujas are mulling selling out altogether. “The company has made the right moves,” says automotive expert V.G. Ramakrishnan, Frost & Sullivan’s managing director for South Asia. “But unless the market comes back, it’s going to be a tough haul.”

 

Despite the overall gloom Dheeraj remains upbeat about what is around the corner. He’s counting on a new range of trucks in the portfolio with snappy names such as Boss, Dost (Hindi for “friend”), Partner and Captain to rev up sales. Some of these are being made in a more modern factory in Uttaranchal state in northern India that opened in 2010 and today accounts for one-third of production and a chunk of debt. But Dheeraj is sanguine: “Had we not invested when we did, I’d have been very worried today.”

 

He still has the full backing of uncle Ashok: “The market has been on a downward spiral since Dheeraj became chairman. Weathering the crisis will teach him a lot.” As for the rumor of a possible sale, both he and Dheeraj insist that Ashok Leyland remains a family jewel that they have no intention to let go.

 

The company was set up as Ashok Motors in 1948 in what was then Madras (now Chennai) to assemble Austin cars and was so named after the original founder’s son. It changed its name in 1955 after collaborating with British Leyland to make trucks. The brothers entered the scene in 1987 when they bought out British Leyland, bringing in Fiat Group's Iveco as their partner. That association lasted two decades until Iveco, which owned 15%, started pressing for majority control. Unwilling to concede, the Hindujas bought out Iveco in 2007 and currently hold a 53% stake.

 

Dheeraj grew up in Iran, which was the family’s base until the revolution of 1979, when they moved to London. He says he was always prepared to be enlisted in the family trade as “business was the only topic over breakfast, lunch, dinner and family holidays.” After graduating with an M.B.A. from London’s Imperial College he spent a year at Iveco before joining the group in 1995. His older brother Sanjay, who oversees the Gulf Oil lubricants business, and his cousins also had stints outside first.

 

After dabbling in the power, cargo and vehicles businesses, Dheeraj honed in on the vehicle side: “It started growing on me.” In 1998 he was appointed to the board of Ashok Leyland, becoming chairman in 2010. Since then he’s set a series of changes in motion, noting that “the landscape in the sector was shifting.” For the longest time India’s truck market was a two-horse race between Tata and Leyland, but new rivals such as Volvo and Daimler have emerged.

 

He started by reconstituting the board, bringing in experienced auto sector hands and other experts to provide strategic advice. Ex-Iveco executive Jean Brunol, who has known the family for a decade and was appointed director in 2010, says that Dheeraj has a deep understanding of the business derived from personally visiting distributors and getting firsthand feedback from customers. As for the debt load, he says, “The investments made were timely, and once the market revives, they will start paying off. ”

 

Another crucial investment backed by Dheeraj was in ramping up the R&D team from 200 engineers to 1,200. Leyland’s new trucks are designed by this unit from a base in Chennai.


Since inception we’ve always been dependent on foreign technology. But once we broke off with Iveco, we had to learn to drive solo,” says Dheeraj.

 

To offset the domestic decline Ashok Leyland is seeking new markets overseas beyond South Asia, notably in Southeast Asia, Russia and Africa. Dheeraj also foresees potential in the export of tactical vehicles. Leyland is already the largest provider of logistical vehicles to the Indian army. He maintains that while the Indian marquee has been slow to establish itself, Leyland will gradually make more headway if it focuses on being cost competitive without compromising on quality.

 

Within India the company has built a reputation for producing rugged workhorses, though it has yet to shake off the perception that it remains a provincial company focused on southern India. “This is a myth we’ve been trying to bust,” acknowledges Dheeraj. Seeking an image makeover, it hiredMahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of the Indian national cricket team , as brand ambassador and branded its new heavy truck range as Captain.

 

Dheeraj, who’s a keen tennis player, is aiming eventually for Ashok Leyland to be among the top ten truckmakers globally. But for now he’s happy that it has held on to its number two position in India with a market share of 26% despite new competition. He’s not eyeing the top slot as that would involve playing a price game. “I’d rather be number one in reliability.”

 

 

ASHOK LEYLAND DISPLAYS THE FULL RANGE OF NEXT-GENERATION COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AT AUTO EXPO 2014

 

February 5, 2014

 

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, displayed its full range of next-generation Commercial Vehicles (CVs) at the Auto expo in Greater Noida. The company displayed products ranging from 3.5 T to 25T, - DOST, STiLE, Partner, MiTR, BOSS and Captain - all built on modern and contemporary vehicle platforms. This full-range of Fully Built vehicles sports contemporary design, new-generation platforms and offers best-in-class efficiency, performance and comfort.

 

Designed and developed basis extensive customer feedback and based on a deep appreciation of their concerns and requirements, these products will offer uncompromising standards of operating economics and performance parameters.

 

With this new line-up, Ashok Leyland has an entirely new suite of products and is ready to strengthen its domestic market and to grow its international presence. The company is looking to service many new segments and markets with these new products.

 

On display are a tipper version on the DOST - a less than 2.5 GVW vehicle that offers last-mile connectivity; a completely customised STile - the people carrying MPV; a school-bus version of MiTR - their new LCV bus; PARTNER truck with industry-first curtain slider on either side to improve operational efficiency; a refrigerated variant of BOSS the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) that comes with a factory-fitted refrigerated unit and an insulated container and CAPTAIN 2523 Tipper that features an indigenously designed, factory-made cab based on the best principles of ergonomics and styling to deliver superior comfort, optimal performance and a longer life.

 

LCV vehicles from the joint venture between Ashok Leyland and Nissan and the indigenously developed M&HCV range of vehicles, together, promise to change the dynamics of the commercial vehicle landscape in India.

 

Mr. Dheeraj Hinduja, Chairman, Ashok Leyland, said, “This is our definitive range of products spanning the entire spectrum of commercial vehicles. Beautifully designed, technologically advanced and built to deliver superior value, these future-ready vehicles  represent the best of Ashok Leyland's R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. With our investment cycle behind us and the market set to look-up soon, we are confident we will lead the march to an economically stronger India."

 

Dr. Sumantran, Vice- Chairman, Ashok Leyland, said "We are now witnessing the results of the investments of Group and the Company over the past few years. The emphasis on expanding product lines, modernising the offerings, adoption of new technologies closely linked to customer needs and offering our Indian customers a new level of experience is now manifest across the Dost, Partner, Boss and Captain. We have also successfully leveraged our joint-venture partners Nissan for the LCVs in this journey. At this show, Ashok Leyland can say we are "future-prepared"."

 

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said: "We are absolutely delighted to present our full-suite of new products across every segment of commercial vehicles. Each vehicle has been meticulously designed, performance-optimised to exacting standards and manufactured using the latest, state-of-the-art processes. The number of variants and customisation options we offer is unmatched and will offer us an unbeatable competitive edge in every segment we compete in. We are extremely buoyant about our new range and very confident that it offers best-in-class performance and efficiency standards. This is indeed the new face of Ashok Leyland."

 

 

ASHOK LEYLAND PLANS TO CUT DEBT BY RS 7000.000 MILLIONS

 

Jul 29, 2014

 

KOLKATA: Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland aims to reduce its debt by another Rs 7000.000 Millions to bring it down to around Rs 38000.000 Millions from Rs 45000.000 Millions.

 

"We aim to reduce debt to Rs 38000.000 Millions from Rs 45000.000 Millions from now that will bring debt equity ratio to 1:1 by this fiscal," Managing Director VK Dasari said here today.

 

He said this fund (Rs 7000.000 Millions) would be raised in mix of internal accruals and selling of non-core assets.

 

"Internal accrual will be around 50 per cent of the amount," he added.

 

The company had been reducing debt on a continuous basis and recently raised Rs 6660.000 Millions in QIP to pay-off its debt.

 

In order to remain profitable on a sustainable basis and derisking from cyclical nature of truck business, the company will focus more on exports, seeking higher growth in non-truck commercial products.

 

"We are aiming to bring down the non-truck commercial vehicle share to 50 per cent from around 70 per cent now over a period of time. We are also planning to increase share of exports to one-third of total revenue from 10 per cent now over next 3-4 years," Dasari said.

 

The company have various forms of association in few countries of Middle East, Africa, Latin America andASEAN used as vehicle to boost exports of commercial vehicle products.

 

 

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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            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

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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

 

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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.61.74

UK Pound

1

Rs.94.65

Euro

1

Rs.70.79

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PRP

 

 

Analysis Done by :

SUM

 

 

Report Prepared by :

ANK

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

YES

--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

 

57

 

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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

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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