MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

331083

Report Date :

13.07.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ESCORTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

SCO-232, 1st Floor, Sector-20, Panchkula – 134 109, Haryana

Tel. No.:

91-172-4416938

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2015

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.10.1944

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-039088

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.1192.833 million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74899HR1944PLC039088

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Available

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELE00069G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE0074B

 

 

Legal Form :

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

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of manufacturing of agricultural tractors, engines for agricultural tractors, round end flat tubes, heating elements, double acting hydraulic shock absorbers for railways coaches, center buffer couplers, automobile shock absorbers, telescopic front fork and McPherson struts, brake block, internal combustion engine and all types of brake used by railway’s, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments. It also trades in oils and lubricants, implements, trailers, compressor accessories and spares, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments and aero business.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 10483 (own and contractual-As on 31.03.2014)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (46)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old and well-established company incorporated during the year 1944. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing of agri machinery, auto-components and railway equipment. It has a satisfactory track record.

 

For the financial year 2015, the company has a dip in profitability margin but it has maintain its profitability margin at 1.8% and it has reported significant sales volume.

 

Further, the company has decent financial profile marked by healthy networth position.

 

The rating reflects EL’s long operating history in the tractor industry being the third largest player in the domestic market, its strong brand franchise and diversified business mix.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payment terms are usually correct.

 

In view long operating history and acceptable financial base, the company can be considered 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 – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

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

ICRA

Rating

Fund Based Limits: BBB+

Rating Explanation

Moderate degree of safety and moderate credit risk.

Date

November, 2014

 

Rating Agency Name

ICRA

Rating

Non-Fund Based Limits: A2

Rating Explanation

Strong degree of safety and low credit risk.

Date

November, 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 31-03-2013.

 

INFORMATION DECLINED

 

Management non-cooperative

 

(Tel. No.: 91-129-2564254/ 2250222)

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

SCO-232, 1st Floor, Sector-20, Panchkula – 134 109, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-172-4416938

Fax No.:

91-172-4416938

E-Mail :

corpsect@ndb.vsnl.net.in

rnanda@del12.vsnl.net.in

Website :

http://www.escortsgroup.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Corporate Office :

15/5, Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121 003, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2250222

Fax No.:

91-129-2250058

 

 

Administrative Office and Components Plants:

Auto Suspension Product Division

18/4, Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121 007, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2284911

Fax No.:

91-129-2264939

 

 

Engineering Division:

Railway Equipment Division

 

Plot No.115, Sector-24, Faridabad – 121 005, Haryana, India

Tel No.:

91-129-2232371

Fax No.:

91-129-2232146

 

 

Tractor Assembly, Transmission and Engine Plant:

Plot No.2 and 3, Sector 13, Faridabad – 121 007, Haryana, India

Tel No.:

91-129-2291230

Fax No.:

91-129-2250009

 

 

Factory:

Plot No.9, Sector 1, Integrated Industrial Estate, Pant Nagar, District – Rudrapur – 263 145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttaranchal, India

 

 

Escorts Training and Development Centre

Escorts Institute of Farm Mechanization (EIFM) Anekal Road, Chandapur, P.O, Bangalore – 500 081, Karnataka, India

Tel No.:

91-80-27801377/ 27804175

 

 

Manufacturing Units :

Plot No.219, Sector-58, Ballabgarh, District Faridabad – 121 004, Haryana, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2014

 

Name

Mr. Rajan Nanda

Designation

Chairman and Managing Director

Date of Birth

15.10.1942

Qualification

Senior Cambridge, Training in UK and Germany

Date of Appointment

28.06.1968

DIN No.:

00043256

 

 

Name

Mr. Nikhil Nanda

Designation

Managing Director

Qualification

BBA

 

 

Name

Mr. P H. Ravikumar

Designation

Director

Date of Birth

20.07.1951

Qualification

B. Com and CIIB, AIB from  London, Senior Diploma in French

Date of Appointment

29.07.2014

DIN No.:

00280010

 

 

Name

Dr. S. A. Dave

Designation

Director

Qualification

M.A. [Economics] Ph.D.

 

 

Name

Mrs. Vibha Paul Rishi

Designation

Director

Date of Birth

19.06.1960

Qualification

Alumnus of FMS, Delhi

Date of Appointment

29.07.2014

DIN No.:

05180796

 

 

Name

Mr. S.C. Bhargava

Designation

Director

 

 

Name

Mr. Hardeep Singh

Designation

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Date of Birth/Age :

Mr. G. B. Mathur

Qualification :

Executive Vice President – Company Secretary and Strategic Advisor

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ishan Mehta

Designation :

Executive Vice President – HR and ER, alumnus of Xavier’s Labour Research Institute (XLRI)

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. Ramaswamy

Designation :

Group General Counsel

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Sridhar

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer, Escorts Agri Machinery, Agriculture Engineer

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Saksena

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer, Escorts Construction Equipment

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dipankar Ghosh

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer, Escorts Railway Products and Escorts Auto Products

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.06.2015

 

Category of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

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

 

 

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

1430725

1.17

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

13993882

11.42

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

37300031

30.43

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

37300031

30.43

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

52724638

43.01

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

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

52724638

43.01

(B) Public Shareholding

 

 

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

 

 

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

1009180

0.82

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

9735

0.01

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

975854

0.80

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

9297423

7.58

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

11292192

9.21

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

 

 

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

9480984

7.73

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

26782948

21.85

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

22296116

18.19

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

58560048

47.77

Total Public shareholding (B)

69852240

56.99

Total (A)+(B)

122576878

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

0

0.00

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

0

0.00

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

0

0.00

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

122576878

0.00

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of manufacturing of agricultural tractors, engines for agricultural tractors, round end flat tubes, heating elements, double acting hydraulic shock absorbers for railways coaches, center buffer couplers, automobile shock absorbers, telescopic front fork and McPherson struts, brake block, internal combustion engine and all types of brake used by railway’s, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments. It also trades in oils and lubricants, implements, trailers, compressor accessories and spares, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments and aero business.

 

 

Products :

  • Agri Machinery
  • Construction Equipment
  • Railway Products
  • Auto Products

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Not Divulged

 

 

Purchasing :

Not Divulged

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS: NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Reference :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

Not Divulged

Contact No.:

Not Divulged

Since How Long Known :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

Experience :

Payment Behaviour

Market Goodwill

Overall

Not Divulged

Not Divulged

Not Divulged

Remark:

Not Divulged

 

 

Customers :

Reference :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

Not Divulged

Contact No.:

Not Divulged

Since How Long Known :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

Experience :

Product Quality

Delivery Behaviour

Overall

Not Divulged

Not Divulged

Not Divulged

Remark:

Not Divulged

 

 

No. of Employees :

Approximately 10483 (own and contractual-As on 31.03.2014)

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name

Andhra Bank

Branch Address

Not Divulged

Person Name (With Designation)

Not Divulged

Contact Number

Not Divulged

Name of Account Holder

Not Divulged

Account Number

Not Divulged

Account Since (Date/Year of Account Opening)

Not Divulged

Average Balance Maintained (If Possible)

Not Divulged

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (If any)

Not Divulged

Account Operation

Not Divulged

Remarks (If any)

Not Divulged

 

·         Axis Bank Limited

·         Citibank

·         IDBI Bank Limited

·         IndusInd Bank

·         Oriental Bank of Commerce

·         Punjab National Bank

·         State Bank of Hyderabad

·         State Bank of India

·         State Bank of Patiala

·         State Bank of Travancore

·         Yes Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

(Rs. in million)

(Rs. in million)

LONG TERM BORROWINGS:

 

 

Term Loans

 

 

From Banks

NA

1391.700

From Other Parties

NA

0.400

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS:

 

 

From Banks

 

 

Cash Credit / Export Packing Credit and Working Capital Demand Loans

(Cash Credit/Export Packing Credit and Working Capital Demand Loans from Banks are secured against first charge on current assets and second charge on movable fixed assets excluding assets specifically charges to the term lenders and repayable on demand and carries interest @ 11-13% per annum.)

NA

2061.000

Total

NA

3453.100

 

Notes:

 

LONG TERM BORROWINGS:

 

Particulars

Amount

(Rs. in million)

(a) Term Loans from Bank

(Term loans from banks carries interest @ 12.75% to 14.50%)

 

(i) Exclusive first charge on the Plant and Machinery/Equipments acquired/to be acquired out of the said term loans.

 

State Bank of India

(Repayable in 2 installment of Rs.21.300 million each upto 30.09.2014)

42.200

State Bank of India

(Repayable in 10 installment of Rs.17.500 million each upto 30.09.2016)

172.900

State Bank of Travancore

(Repayable in 12 installment of Rs.16.700 million each upto 31.03.2017)

200.300

Andhra Bank

(Repayable in 13 installment of Rs.16.700 million each upto 30.06.2017)

208.100

State Bank of Hyderabad

(Repayable in 16 installment of Rs.2.800 million each upto 08.01.2018)

44.500

(ii) Exclusive charge on Land and Building and hypothecation of plant and other assets of Escorts Construction Equipment division excluding plant and machinery specifically charged to other term lenders.

Punjab National Bank

(Repayable in 5 installment of Rs.37.500 million each upto 30.06.2015)

185.800

(iii) First charge by way of equitable mortgage of freehold immovable property being a part of site no.2, sector-13, Faridabad.

Oriental Bank of Commerce

(Repayable in 6 installment of Rs.50.000 million each and 2 installment of Rs.100.000 million each and last installment of Rs.150.000 million upto 31.05.2016)

650.000

Industrial Development Bank of India

(Repayable in 4 installment of Rs.25.000 million, 4 installment of Rs.50.000 million, 8 installment of Rs.87.500 million, upto 01.07.2018 including loan amount yet to be disbursed)

400.000

(iv) Exclusive first charge on fixed assets acquired out of the said term loan

Oriental Bank of Commerce

(Repayable in 2 installment of Rs.9.700 million, upto 30.09.2014)

19.400

(v) Exclusive first charge on the Plant and Machinery acquired/to be acquired out of the said term loan. Collateral: first charge by way of equitable mortgage of freehold immovable property being a part of site no.2, sector-13, Faridabad.

Oriental Bank of Commerce

(Repayable in 15 installment of Rs.35.200 million, upto 28.11.2017 including loan amount yet to be disbursed)

286.200

(b) Term Loan from Others

Life insurance Corporation of India

(Secured against insurance policy)

0.600

(c) Other Loan and Advances

Repayment of loan as under :

 

2014-2015

25.700

2015-2016

47.600

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Statutory Auditors :

 

Name :

S.N. Dhawan and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Cost Auditors :

 

Name :

Ramanath Iyer and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

Subsidiary Companies (As on 31.03.2014) :

Domestic

  • Escorts Securities Limited
  • Escorts Asset Management Limited
  • EDDAL Credit Limited (w.e.f. 1st October, 2011)

 

Overseas

  • Beaver Creeks Holdings LLC, USA
  • Farmtrac Tractors Europe Sp. Z.o.o, Poland
  • Farmtrac North America LLC, USA (formerly Long Agri Business LLC, USA)

 

Joint Ventures and Associates (As on 31.03.2014) :

  • Hughes Communications India Limited
  • Escorts Motors Limited

 

Others (As on 31.03.2014) :

  • Har Parshad and Company Private Limited
  • Big Apple Clothing Private Limited
  • Raksha TPA Private Limited
  • Niky Tasha Communications Private Limited
  • Rimari India Private Limited
  • Niky Tasha Energies Private Limited
  • Momento Communications Private Limited
  • Sun and Moon Travels (India) Private Limited
  • AAA Portfolios Private Limited
  • Sharak Health Care Private Limited (Previously named Raksha Medicare Private Limited)

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2015

 

Authorized Capital: Not Available

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital: Rs.1192.833 million

 

AS ON 31.03.2014

 

Authorized Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

401000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.4010.000 million

888000000

Unclassified shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8880.000 million

 

Total

 

Rs.12890.000 million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

122576878

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1225.800 million

 

Less: Amount Recoverable from Escorts Employees Benefit and Welfare Trust

(Face value of 3313612 shares allotted to trust)

 

Rs.33.100 million

 

Total

 

Rs.1192.700 million

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Reconciliation of equity shares outstanding at the beginning and at the end of the reporting period

Particulars

31.03.2014

 

At the beginning of the period

122576878

Add: Issued during the period

-

At the end of the period

122576878

 

Terms/Rights Attached to Equity Shares

The company has only one class of shares, i.e., equity shares having a face value of Rs.10 per share. Each holder of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share. Dividend is paid in Indian Rupees. The final dividend @ Re.0.60 per share, recommended by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. In the event of liquidation of the Company, equity shareholders will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company after distribution of all preferential amounts. The distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held by the shareholders.

 

Detail of Shareholders Holding more than 5% Shares in the Company

Name of the Shareholders

As at 31.03.2014

% Held

No. of Shares

Escorts Benefit and Welfare Trust

30.43

37300031

Harprasad and Company Private Limited

7.58

9291008

Jhunjhunwala Rakesh Redheshyam

5.47

6700000

Reliance Capital Trustee Company Limited

--

--

 

Shares Issued for Consideration Other than Cash during the period of five years immediately preceding, 31.03.2014:

Name of the Shareholders

31.03.2014

 

Equity shares allotted as fully paid pursuant to consideration other than cash

28255770

 

In addition, the company has issued total 298000 Equity Share to employees (through Escorts Employees Benefit and Welfare Trust) on exercise of option granted under the Employee Stock Option Scheme 2006, wherein part consideration was received in form of employee service.

 

Share Reserved for Issued Under Option

For details of share reserved for issue under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) of the Company.


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

30.09.2012

 

 

 

 

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1) Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

1192.833

1192.700

1192.700

(b) Reserves & Surplus

16770.123

17121.100

14946.900

(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)

17962.956

18313.800

16139.600

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Long-term borrowings

1058.084

1443.000

1696.500

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

345.358

296.100

247.100

(d) Long-term provisions

1135.479

1182.200

1176.300

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

2538.921

2921.300

3119.900

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

3025.953

2061.000

2902.800

(b) Trade payables

7006.322

8296.600

8484.300

(c) Other current liabilities

2457.728

2515.300

2844.200

(d) Short-term provisions

879.037

819.000

810.600

Total Current Liabilities (4)

13369.040

13691.900

15041.900

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

33870.917

34927.000

34301.400

 

 

 

 

II.          ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

16384.192

16235.300

15753.100

(ii) Intangible Assets

 

191.600

109.400

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

 

299.500

537.400

(iv) Intangible assets under development

 

74.100

127.500

(b) Non-current Investments

3800.258

3780.800

3822.600

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

478.130

73.700

(28.100)

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

198.049

160.400

256.100

(e) Other Non-current assets

29.348

1061.000

981.700

Total Non-Current Assets

20889.977

21876.400

21559.700

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

34.220

34.200

36.500

(b) Inventories

4159.198

5509.700

4966.100

(c) Trade receivables

3970.586

3524.100

4549.200

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

2364.058

1607.700

1305.700

(e) Short-term loans and advances

2332.026

2338.500

1867.100

(f) Other current assets

120.852

36.400

17.100

Total Current Assets

12980.940

13050.600

12741.700

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

33870.917

34927.000

34301.400

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

30.09.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from Operations (Net)

39858.288

62915.100

38938.800

 

 

Other Income

606.464

814.100

489.000

 

 

TOTAL                                    

40464.752

63729.200

39427.800

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Raw Material and Components Consumed

25614.971

42241.500

26746.000

 

 

Purchases of Traded Goods

2050.464

3037.400

2277.300

 

 

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

820.770

(174.100)

(578.100)

 

 

Employees Benefits Expenses

4318.323

6673.500

4061.200

 

 

Other Expenses

5439.778

7324.400

4610.000

 

 

Exceptional Items

306.265

(36.400)

(16.800)

 

 

TOTAL                                    

38550.571

59066.300

37099.600

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

1914.181

4662.900

2328.200

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                                   

571.081

1106.700

964.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

1343.100

3556.200

1363.800

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

660.599

832.200

484.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

682.501

2724.000

879.500

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

(64.602)

275.100

183.500

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS) AFTER TAX

747.103

2448.900

696.000

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

5340.100

3243.600

2582.100

Add

On Amalgamation

NA

0.000

153.900

 

Dividend on shares held by Escorts Benefit and Welfare Trust

NA

89.400

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

NA

183.700

17.400

 

 

Interim Dividend @ Rs.1.20 (per share

NA

147.100

0.000

 

 

Proposed Dividend @ Re.0.60  per share

NA

73.500

147.100

 

 

Tax on Dividend

NA

37.500

23.900

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

NA

5340.100

3243.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export of Goods Including Partly Executed Sales Contracts on F.O.B Basis

NA

2000.800

1399.000

 

 

Others

 

46.500

50.800

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

NA

2047.300

1449.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

NA

435.500

303.500

 

 

Components and Spare Parts

NA

429.100

209.900

 

 

Capital Goods

NA

150.800

244.400

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

NA

1015.400

757.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/ (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

6.26

20.53

5.84

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

30.09.2012

Current maturities of long-term borrowings

NA

857.800

935.100

Cash generated from operations

NA

3842.200

985.900

Net cash flow from operating activities

NA

3283.000

601.400

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

30.09.2012

Net Profit Margin

(PAT / Sales)

(%)

1.87

3.89

1.79

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit Margin

(PBIDT/Sales)

(%)

4.80

7.41

5.98

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

2.31

8.87

2.95

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.04

0.15

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.23

0.19

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.97

0.95

0.85

 

 

STOCK PRICES

 

Face Value

Rs.10.00/-

Market Value

Rs.134.05/-

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

 

30.09.2012

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

 

(18 Months)

(12 Months)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

Share Capital

1192.700

1192.700

1192.833

Reserves & Surplus

14946.900

17121.100

16770.123

Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net worth

16139.600

18313.800

17962.956

 

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings

1696.500

1443.000

1058.084

Short term borrowings

2902.800

2061.000

3025.953

Total borrowings

4599.300

3504.000

4084.037

Debt/Equity ratio

0.285

0.191

0.227

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

 

30.09.2012

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

 

(18 Months)

(12 Months)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

Revenue from Operations (Net)

38938.800

62915.100

39858.288

 

 

61.574

(36.648)

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

 

30.09.2012

31.03.2014

31.03.2015

 

(18 Months)

(12 Months)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

Revenue from Operations (Net)

38938.800

62915.100

39858.288

Profit

696.000

2448.900

747.103

 

1.79%

3.89%

1.87%

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check list by info agents

Available in Report (Yes/No)

1

Year of establishment

Yes

2

Constitution of the entity-Incorporation details

Yes

3

Locality of the entity

Yes

4

Premises details

No

5

Buyer visit details

--

6

Contact numbers

Yes

7

Name of the person contacted

No

8

Designation of contact person

No

9

Promoter’s background

Yes

10

Date of Birth of Proprietor / Partners / Directors

Yes

11

Pan Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

No

12

Voter Id Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

No

13

Type of business

Yes

14

Line of Business

Yes

15

Export/import details (if applicable)

No

16

No. of employees

Yes

17

Details of sister concerns

No

18

Major suppliers

No

19

Major customers

No

20

Banking Details

Yes

21

Banking facility details

Yes

22

Conduct of the banking account

--

23

Financials, if provided

Yes

24

Capital in the business

Yes

25

Last accounts filed at ROC, if applicable

Yes

26

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

27

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

28

Estimation for coming financial year

No

29

Profitability for last three years

Yes

30

Major shareholders, if available

Yes

31

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

32

Litigations that the firm/promoter involved in

--

33

Market information

--

34

Payments terms

No

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION (AS ON 31.03.2014):

 

Subject is a public limited company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The Company’s shares are listed with Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Delhi Stock Exchange Limited. The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing of agricultural tractors, engines for agricultural tractors, round end flat tubes, heating elements, double acting hydraulic shock absorbers for railways coaches, center buffer couplers, automobile shock absorbers, telescopic front fork and Mcpherson struts, brake block, internal combustion engine and all types of brake used by railway’s, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments.

 

It also trades in oils and lubricants, implements, trailers, compressor accessories and spares, construction, earth moving and material handling equipments and aero business.”

 

UNSECURED LOAN:

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

(Rs. in million)

(Rs. in million)

LONG TERM BORROWINGS:

 

 

Finance lease obligation

NA

3.300

Other loans and advances

NA

47.600

Total

NA

50.900

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES*:

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2015

(12 Months)

31.03.2014

(18 Months)

(Rs. in million)

(Rs. in million)

I) Estimated amounts of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for

NA

338.500

II) Claims not acknowledged as debts

NA

5.500

III) There is a contingent liability of:

 

 

(a) Excise Duty/ Customs Duty /Service Tax demands not acknowledged as liability

NA

150.400

(b) ESI additional demand not acknowledged as liability

NA

41.400

(c) Sales Tax and other demands not acknowledged as liability

NA

109.000

(d) Pending legal cases - Personnel

NA

37.900

- Others

NA

899.100

(e) Demand raised by Faridabad Municipal Corporation for external development charges where the Company is in litigation

NA

23.800

(f) Guarantees given to banks under channel finance program and bill discounting

NA

327.000

(g) LC/Guarantees executed in favour of others

NA

223.800

(h) Demand raised by Income Tax Department, disputed by the Company and pending in appeal (Against demand the Company has deposited a sum of Rs.258.900 million (under protest)

NA

1369.400

(i) Liability towards surety bond in favour of Governor of Haryana for sales tax registration under VAT

NA

35.000

 

*The amounts indicated as contingent liability or claims against the Company only reflect the basic value. Interest, penalty if any or legal costs, being indeterminable are not considered.

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

Tangible Assets:

·         Land Freehold

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Office Equipment

·         Vehicles

·         Leasehold Improvements

Assets under Lease:

·         Land Leasehold

·         Plant and Machinery

·         IT Equipments

·         Vehicles

Intangible Assets:

·         Prototypes

·         Technical Knowhow

·         Software Development

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

 

PRESS RELEASES:

 

ESCORTS PARTNERS WITH COGNIZANT TO DIGITALLY TRANSFORM ITS BUSINESSES

 

New Delhi, India, June 24, 2015: Escorts Limited, one of India’s leading engineering conglomerates, today announced a strategic relationship with Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), to modernize its technology landscape and achieve the company’s vision of digitally transforming its businesses to deliver innovative products, provide superior customer experience, and drive growth. This multi-year, multi-million dollar engagement spans all of Escort’s businesses, including agri-machinery, material handling and construction equipment, railway equipment and auto components.

 

Cognizant will enable Escorts to improve control and collaboration across its value chain by mobile-enabling its workforce and integrating multiple systems used by vendors, sales partners, and customers. This will help Escorts continuously improve product quality and offer a broad range of customized, configurable, and value-added products and services, strengthening existing customer relationships and building new ones.

 

Cognizant will set up a Transformation Office to help Escorts embrace adaptive production lines and demand-based manufacturing practices, and develop new digital capabilities in areas such as mobility, analytics, cloud, telematics, and machine-to-machine communication. Complementing traditional channels with new digital ones, Escorts will be able to better align manufacturing and business strategies, and expand into newer geographies. By enabling connected worksites, remote product monitoring and diagnostics, and platform-based governance, Escorts will be able to harness and analyze real-time data from multiple sources for improved customer insight, decision-making, and productivity.

 

“Escorts is poised for a leap forward with its transformative business strategies. We are working passionately towards becoming the most trusted and innovation-led engineering company,” said Rajan Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director of Escorts Limited. “In today’s dynamic market, technology is key to stay ahead of volatile demand patterns and rising expectations of informed, socially networked customers. As we start the journey with Cognizant, our commitment towards enhancing value for all stakeholders gets a further boost. With the global domain and technology expertise of Cognizant, we will be able to raise the bar of manufacturing excellence.”

 

“This strategic engagement is expected to create a positive impact on the entire Escorts ecosystem,” said Nikhil Nanda, Managing Director of Escorts Limited. “Aligning our engineering expertise with Cognizant’s capabilities will help all of our businesses unlock tremendous value. By leveraging organizational synergies and next-generation technologies, we will be able to improve performance efficiencies as well as attain the next level of innovation and market leadership. This partnership will help us bring our businesses in line with global industry benchmarks and increase our ability to develop future-ready products based on digital and other cutting-edge technologies.”

 

“As multiple stakeholders replace traditional value chains and embedded technologies prepare to unleash the next wave of smarter products and services, there has never been a more exciting time for technology innovation in the manufacturing and engineering industry,” said R. Chandrasekaran, Executive Vice Chairman, Cognizant India. “We are pleased to partner with Escorts in helping them realize their vision for innovation, and look forward to helping them build a data-driven digital enterprise. By developing new collaborative and real-time capabilities straddling shop floor and supply chain, Escorts will be able to drive transformation across products, people, processes and infrastructure.”

 

About Escorts Limited

The Escorts Group is among India’s leading engineering conglomerates operating in high growth sectors of agri machinery, material handling and construction equipment, railway equipment and auto components. The Group has earned the trust of over 5 million customers by way of product and process innovations over six decades of its existence. Escorts endeavors to transform lives in rural and urban India by leading the revolution in agriculture mechanization, modernization of automotive and railway technology, and transformation of Indian construction.

 

About Cognizant

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. With over 100 development and delivery centers worldwide and approximately 217,700 employees as of March 31, 2015, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

 

 


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.63.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.97.65

Euro

1

Rs.70.43           

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PRT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

TRI

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILITY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

46

 

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

 

--

 

 

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

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