MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

329126

Report Date :

26.06.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

9X MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 13.07.2010)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

INX MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Urmi Corporate Park, 5th Floor, Solaris D, Opposite L and T Gate No.6, Saki Vihar Road, Powai, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-66019999

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.08.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-163657

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.914.530 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74300MH2006PTC163657

 

 

IEC No.:

0307018954

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMI07321G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCI5594D

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of telecasting television channels and providing broadcasting services.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (43)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is subsidiary of “NSR-PE MAURITIUS LLC.”, Mauritius and is having satisfactory track record.

 

During FY-2014, the company have performed above an average and reported top line growth of 23% in its sales turnover. Company have reported accumulated losses over past two years marked by its negative reserves.

 

Rating take into accounts on strong financial as well as managerial support which company receive from its holding company backed by its zero debt balance sheet and well known recognized brand name of “9X Group” in telecasting television channels industry.

 

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

 

In view of strong support from its holding company, the company can be considered for business dealing 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.

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Not Available

 

 

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 DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Manoj Raghani

Designation :

General Manager Finance

Contact No.:

91-22-66019999

Date :

25.06.2015

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Urmi Corporate Park, 5th Floor, Solaris D, Opposite L and T Gate No.6, Saki Vihar Road, Powai, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66019999

Fax No.:

91-22-66019898

E-Mail :

amit.kumar1@9xmedia.in

atul.aggarwal@9xmedia.in

Website :

www.9xmedia.in

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 29.12.2014

 

Name :

Mr. Pradeep Guha

Designation :

Director

Address :

701, Krishna Heights, 12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai – 400052, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.06.1952

Date of Appointment :

07.09.2011

PAN No.:

AADPG1610M

DIN No.:

00180427

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shantanu Yeshwant Nalavadi

Designation :

Director

Address :

RM 2903/4/5/6, FL-29, C107, Ashok Towers 63/74, DR-SS Rao Road, Parel, Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.08.1970

Qualifications:

B.A and A.A.M.D

Experience:

33 Years

Date of Appointment :

07.09.2011

DIN No.:

02104220

 

 

Name :

Mr. Darius Dinshaw Pandole

Designation :

Director

Address :

5B, Sunhine Apartment, 15B, Maharishi Karve Road, Opposite Oval Maidan, Mumbai – 400020, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.04.1966

Date of Appointment :

05.04.2011

DIN No.:

00727320

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Atul Aggarwal

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

H. No. 3284, South Patel Nagar Ranjeet Nagar, Delhi – 110008, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1980

Date of Appointment :

04.07.2013

PAN No.:

ADMPA5692B

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manoj Raghani

Designation :

General Manager Finance

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 29.12.2014

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

% of Holding

9X Media Employee Trust, India

11453000

12.52

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, India

128400

0.14

Kotak Mahindra Trusteeship Services Limited A/c India Growth Fund, a unit scheme of Kotak SEAF India Fund

250001

0.27

NSR-PE Mauritius LLC, Mauritius

75387096

82.43

Pradeep Guha

4234503

4.63

 

 

 

Total

91453000

100.00

 

 

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

AS ON 29.12.2014

 

Category

 

Percentage

Venture capital

0.27

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

82.43

Bodies corporate

0.15

Directors or relatives of Directors

4.63

Other top fifty shareholders

12.52

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of telecasting television channels and providing broadcasting services.

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Divulged

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Divulged

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Not Divulged

 

 

Purchasing :

Not Divulged

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS – NOT AVAILABLE

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Company Name :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

Not Divulged

Contact No.:

Not Divulged

Since How Long Known :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

Experience :

Not Divulged

Remark :

Not Divulged

 

 

Customers :

Company Name :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

Not Divulged

Contact No.:

Not Divulged

Since How Long Known :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

Experience :

Not Divulged

Remark :

Not Divulged

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name :

Yes Bank Limited

Branch :

Nehru Centre, 9th Floor,  Discovery of India, Dr. A. B. Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra, India

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 :

Not Divulged

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (CC/OD/Term Loan) :

Not Divulged

Account Operation :

Not Divulged

Remark :

Not Divulged

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2014

Rs. In Million

31.03.2013

Rs. In Million

Long Term Borrowings

 

 

Short Term Borrowings

 

 

Working capital loans from banks

0.000

41.891

 

 

 

Total

0.000

41.891

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. R. Batliboi and Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

14th Floor, The Ruby, Senapati Bapat Marg, Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India

PAN No. :

AABFS5321N

 

 

Memberships :

Not Divulged

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Divulged

 

 

Holding Company :

NSR-PE Mauritius LLC

 

 

Subsidiary :

INX Music Private Limited

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary :

Paul Entertainments Private Limited

 

 

Enterprises owned or significantly influenced by key management personnel or their relatives :

INX Media UK Limited (till June, 2013)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 29.12.2014

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

91478000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.914.780 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

91453000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.914.530 Million

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

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

914.530

714.530

714.530

(b) Reserves & Surplus

(452.562)

(335.925)

54.568

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

183.871

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

461.968

562.476

769.098

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

2.927

3.249

1.871

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

2.927

3.249

1.871

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

0.000

41.891

0.000

(b) Trade payables

121.901

135.397

73.650

(c) Other current liabilities

200.295

129.909

148.061

(d) Short-term provisions

3.645

3.830

2.835

Total Current Liabilities (4)

325.841

311.027

224.546

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

790.736

876.752

995.515

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

44.219

35.947

52.769

(ii) Intangible Assets

1.620

2.205

2.518

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

0.086

1.271

0.534

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

81.250

81.250

95.066

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

175.568

168.362

222.822

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

302.743

289.035

373.709

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.645

0.645

21.818

(b) Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

363.006

313.232

269.506

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

40.856

86.948

189.790

(e) Short-term loans and advances

83.295

186.892

140.648

(f) Other current assets

0.191

0.000

0.044

Total Current Assets

487.993

587.717

621.806

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

790.736

876.752

995.515

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Advertisement revenue (net of service tax)

1239.964

1007.881

918.002

 

 

Income from Subscription revenue (net of service tax)

11.686

196.696

17.455

 

 

Income from Digital

12.200

10.440

0.000

 

 

Syndication

0.000

0.000

6.785

 

 

Other Income

53.425

74.104

59.573

 

 

TOTAL                                    

1317.275

1112.094

1001.815

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Content and Production cost

290.280

352.040

214.775

 

 

Personnel Expenses

303.816

275.937

259.380

 

 

Administrative & General Cost including financial expenses

797.108

844.214

445.874

 

 

TOTAL                                    

1391.204

1472.191

920.029

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

(73.929)

(360.097)

81.786

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION        

17.707

30.396

35.573

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX

(91.636)

(390.493)

46.213

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS

25.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAX                                                                 

0.000

0.000

2.692

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX

(116.636)

(390.493)

43.521

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(1.28)

(5.46)

0.61

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Current Maturities of Long term debt

NA

NA

NA

Cash generated from operations

NA

NA

NA

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets)

(%)

(12.92)

(49.17)

5.14

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.20)

(0.69)

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.00

0.07

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.50

1.89

2.77

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Share Capital

714.530

714.530

914.530

Reserves & Surplus

54.568

(335.925)

(452.562)

Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

183.871

0.000

Net worth

769.098

562.476

461.968

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

Short term borrowings

0.000

41.891

0.000

Total borrowings

0.000

41.891

0.000

Debt/Equity ratio

0.000

0.074

0.000

 

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Total Income

1001.815

1112.094

1317.275

 

 

11.008

18.450

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Rs. In Million

Total Income

1001.815

1112.094

1317.275

Profit

43.521

(390.493)

(116.636)

 

4.34%

(35.11%)

(8.85%)

 

 

 

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

Yes

8

Designation of contact person

Yes

9

Promoter’s background

Yes

10

Date of Birth of Proprietor / Partners / Directors

Yes

11

Pan Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

Yes

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

No

17

Details of sister concerns

Yes

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

No

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

 

 

NOTE: Registered office has been shifted from Urmi Corporate Park, 1st Floor, Solaris D, Opposite L and T Gate No.6, Powai, Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India to the present address w.e.f. 01.07.2013

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGE:

 

Sr. No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10561681

23/03/2015

220,000,000.00

HDFC Bank Limited

4th Tower B, Peninsula Business Park, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400013, India

C50171495

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

·         Plant and Equipment

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Vehicles

·         Office Equipment

·         Computer Equipments

·         Leasehold Improvements


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.63.61

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.79

Euro

1

Rs.71.17

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

MNJ

 

 

Analysis Done by :

KAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NKT

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

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

4

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

43

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

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

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NB

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

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