MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

321052

Report Date :

04.05.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PRESIDENT SYSTEMS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

5C/1, KIADB Industrial Area, Attibele, Bangalore -  562107, Karnataka

Tel No.:

91-22-30263300

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.10.1984

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-079103

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.60.480 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L32109KA1984PLC079103

 

 

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 :

The Subject Is A Designer, Manufacturer And Supplier Of Standard And Customized Enclosure Systems

 

 

No. of Employees :

343 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (42)

 

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 a subsidiary of “SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA”, FRANCE. It is an established company having satisfactory track record.

 

The company has incurred losses from its operational activities.

 

However, the company receives good financial and managerial support from its parent company and it has sound liquidity profile.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

In view of strong parent company support, the company can be considered for business dealings at usual trade terms and condition.

 

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 31, 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

Not Available

Rating

Not Available

Rating Explanation

Not Available

Date

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 31-03-2014.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED

 

 MANAGEMENT NON CO-OPERATIVE (91-22-30263300)

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

5C/1, KIADB Industrial Area, Attibele, Bangalore -  562107, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30263300

Fax No.:

91-22-30263333

E-Mail :

info@apwpresident.com

indianinfo@apcc.com

vighneshwar.bhat@schneider-electric.com

Website :

www.schneiderelectricpresident.com

 

 

Branches :

Located At :

 

       Ahmedabad

       Bangalore

       Bhubaneswar

       Chennai

       Cochin

       Delhi

       Hyderabad

       Kolkata

       Mumbai

       Pune

       Trivandrum

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2014

 

Name :

Shravan Sharma,

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

S. Venkatraman

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Ganesh Vaidyanathan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Nikhil Pathak

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Rajani Kesari

Designation :

Director

 

Name :

Anil Chaudhry

Designation :

Director

 

Name :

Javed Ahmad

Designation :

Director

 

Name :

Pankaj Sharma

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Philippe Arsonneau

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Subramanian Vishar Vasudevan

Designation :

Director

 


 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Vighneshwar G Bhat

Designation :

Company Secretary, manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 31.12.2014

 

Category of Shareholder

Total No. of Shares

Total Shareholding as a % of Total No. of Shares

As a % of (A+B+C)

(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

4535994

75.00

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

4535994

75.00

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

 

4535994

 

75.00

(B) Public Shareholding

 

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

 

 

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

13708

0.23

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

13708

0.23

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

 

 

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

313032

5.18

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

765027

12.65

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

384743

6.36

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

35496

0.59

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifNRIs/OCBs

2170

0.04

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

33326

0.55

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

1498298

24.77

Total Public shareholding (B)

1512006

25.00

Total (A)+(B)

6048000

100.00

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The Subject Is A Designer, Manufacturer And Supplier Of Standard And Customized Enclosure Systems

 

 

Products :

  • Impress TM
  • Cyberack
  • Smartrack
  • HDCM - High Density Cable Manager
  • Wallmount
  • Cool Way
  • Chillrack
  • Outdoor Cabinet
  • Netbotz
  • Remote Managed Power Distribution Unit
  • Console Management
  • Console Management Etc.

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Terms :

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 :

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 :

Not Divulged

Remark:

Not Divulged

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

Bankers :

Bank Name

Syndicate Bank Limited

Branch

Industrial Finance Branch,

Manipal Centre, 204-205, North Block Bangalore – 560 042., 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 (If Possible)

Not Divulged

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (If any)

Not Divulged

Account Operation

Not Divulged

Remarks (If any)

Not Divulged

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

31.03.2014

(Rs. in Million)

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Million)

Long-term Borrowings

 

 

Other loans and advances

 

 

Finance lease obligation

0.424

0.774

Short-term borrowings

 

 

Cash credit from banks

47.023

28.171

Total

47.447

28.945

 

Notes :

 

Long-term Borrowings:

i) Finance lease obligation is secured by hypothecation of vehicles taken on lease. The same is payable in 60 monthly installments of Rs. 0.035 Million (including interest) each carrying an effective interest rate of 10.81% p.a.

 

ii) Loans from Fellow Subsidiary carry interest @ 10.75% p.a. which was revised to 9% p.a. w.e.f. 1 December 2012 and 7.5% w.e.f. 27 March 2014. The loan is repayable on 31, October 2018, although the Company has an option to prepay the aforesaid borrowing at its own discretion.

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Messrs. S. R. Batliboi & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

UB City, Canberra Block, 12th & 13th Floor No. 24, Vittal Mallya Road,

Bangalore 560 001, India

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

Schneider Electric SA, France

 

 

Holding Company :

Schneider Electric South East Asia (HQ) Private Limited

 

 

Fellow subsidiaries :

  • Schneider Electric IT Business India Private Limited, India
  • American Power Conversion Corporation, USA
  • Schneider Electric Espana SAU, Spain
  • Schneider Electric IT Logistic Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore
  • APC Australia Pty. Limited, Australia
  • PT Schneider Electric Manufacturing Batam , Indonesia
  • Schneider Electric Dc MEA Fzco, U.A.E.
  • Schneider Electric India Private Limited, India
  • Schneider Electric Japan Incorporation., Japan
  • Schneider Electric Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Behind., Malaysia
  • Uniflair India Private Limited, India
  • APC (Xiamen) Power Infrastructure, China
  • Sarel Appareillage Electrique, France
  • Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited, India
  • Schneider Electric IT Australia P/L, Australia
  • Schneider Electric IT Phillipines Incorporation, Phillipines
  • Schneider Electric IT SA (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
  • Schneider Electric IT Singapore Private Limited., Singapore Schneider Electric Canada Incorporation, Canada
  • Schneider Electric (China) Company Limited, China

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

12000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.120.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

6048000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.60.480 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

(a) Reconciliation of the shares outstanding at the beginning and at the end of the reporting period

 

Equity Shares

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

 

No.

Rs.

No.

Rs.

At the beginning of the period

6,048,000

60,480,000

6,048,000

60,480,000

Outstanding at the end of the period

6,048,000

60,480,000

6,048,000

60,480,000

 

(b) Terms/ rights attached to equity shares

 

The Company has only one class of equity shares having a par value of Rs. 10 per share. Each holder of equity is entitled to one vote per share. The Company declares and pays dividend in Indian rupees. The dividend proposed by the Board of directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders in ensuing Annual General meeting.

 

In event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares would 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.

 

(c) Shares held by ultimate holding company and subsidiaries and associates of holding company and ultimate holding company Out of equity shares issued by the Company, shares held by its Holding Company are as below:

 

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

Schneider Electric South East Asia (HQ) Private Limited

 

 

4,535,994 (31 March 2013: 4,535,994) equity shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid up

45.539

45.539

 

On 3 January 2013, the promoters of the Company had come out with delisting offer to acquire up to 1,512,006 equity shares representing 25 per cent of the equity capital of the Company from the public shareholders to comply with SEBI guidelines on minimum shareholding pattern, however the Company could not get prescribed numbers of shares required to successfully de-list the stock.

 

(d) Details of shareholders holding more than 5% shares in the Company

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

 

No.

% Holding

No.

% Holding

Equity shares of `10 each fully paid

 

 

 

 

Schneider Electric South East Asia (HQ) Private Limited

4,535,994

75.00%

4,535,994

75.00%

 

As per of the Company, including its register of shareholders/ members and other declaration received from shareholders regarding beneficial interest, the above shareholding represent both legal and beneficial ownership of shares.

 


 

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

60.480

60.480

60.480

(b) Reserves & Surplus

297.226

345.419

378.714

(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)

357.706

405.899

439.194

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

150.359

150.709

105.056

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.000

9.479

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.947

2.793

8.809

(d) long-term provisions

22.980

19.002

13.138

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

174.286

172.504

136.482

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

158.620

28.172

67.982

(b) Trade payables

441.960

311.764

182.167

(c) Other current liabilities

82.019

64.476

66.701

(d) Short-term provisions

14.682

15.810

15.992

Total Current Liabilities (4)

697.281

420.222

332.842

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1229.273

998.625

908.518

 

 

 

 

II.          ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

385.657

401.282

416.008

(ii) Intangible Assets

17.954

5.189

7.726

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

6.613

3.179

1.352

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

46.469

75.119

16.522

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.165

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

456.858

484.769

441.608

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

224.721

141.751

104.596

(c) Trade receivables

449.474

269.936

233.901

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

6.820

7.151

31.838

(e) Short-term loans and advances

86.215

68.941

96.549

(f) Other current assets

5.185

26.077

0.026

Total Current Assets

772.415

513.856

466.910

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1229.273

998.625

908.518

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

Income

1653.062

1103.130

1003.454

 

Other Income

1.587

6.237

3.967

 

TOTAL (A)

1654.649

1109.367

1007.421

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Cost of Materials Consumed

1122.683

649.536

568.785

 

Purchases of Stock-in-Trade

67.625

36.774

37.435

 

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

(54.769)

(27.644)

(0.178)

 

Employees benefits expense

216.466

196.865

201.650

 

Other expenses

285.464

231.850

216.188

 

TOTAL (B)

1637.469

1087.381

1023.880

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

17.180

21.986

(16.459)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES (D)

23.313

23.356

21.920

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(6.133)

(1.370)

(38.379)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION (F)

42.059

41.405

48.972

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(48.192)

(42.775)

(87.351)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX (H)

0.000

(9.480)

(29.559)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(48.192)

(33.295)

(57.792)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD  (K)

219.557

252.852

 0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Carried to the B/S (J+K+L-M)

171.364

219.557

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

F.O.B. Value of Exports

227.857

230.455

128.516

 

Sale of Services

9.315

19.917

4.083

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

237.172

250.372

132.599

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

107.370

92.007

63.925

 

Trade goods (net)

10.863

6.489

22.929

 

Capital Goods

2.209

17.148

4.672

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

120.442

115.644

91.526

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(7.97)

(5.51)

(9.56)

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

Particulars (Rs. In Million)

Jun 2014

Sep 2014

Dec 2014

Audited / UnAudited

UnAudited

UnAudited

UnAudited

Net Sales

187.100

1986.100

18524.000

Total Expenditure

1509.000

1605.800

1532.000

PBIDT (Excl OI)

362.000

380.300

320.400

Other Income

51.900

51.500

51.600

Operating Profit

413.900

431.800

372.000

Interest

96.800

101.700

113.900

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

317.100

330.100

258.100

Depreciation

111.500

121.100

118.200

Profit Before Tax

205.600

209.000

139.900

Tax

60.200

52.300

28.000

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

145.400

156.700

111.900

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

145.400

156.700

111.900

 

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Net Profit Margin

(PAT / Sales)

(%)

(2.92)

(3.02)

(5.76)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit Margin

(PBIDT/Sales)

(%)

1.04

1.99

(1.64)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(3.94)

(4.30)

(9.63)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.13)

(0.11)

(0.20)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.86

0.44

0.39

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.11

1.22

1.40

 

 

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

60.480

60.480

60.480

Reserves & Surplus

378.714

345.419

297.226

Net worth

439.194

405.899

357.706

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

105.056

150.709

150.359

Short term borrowings

67.982

28.172

158.620

Total borrowings

173.038

178.881

308.979

Debt/Equity ratio

0.394

0.441

0.864

 

 

 

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)

Sales

1003.454

1103.130

1653.062

 

 

9.933

49.852

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

(Rs. In Million)

Sales

1003.454

1103.130

1653.062

Profit

(57.792)

(33.295)

(48.192)

 

(5.76%)

(3.02%)

(2.92%)

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

Yes

8]

No. of employees

Yes

9]

Name of person contacted

No

10]

Designation of contact person

No

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21]

Market information

--

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23]

Banking Details

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

Yes

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

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

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

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

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

No

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 NATURE OF INDUSTRY:

 

Schneider Electric President Systems Limited, is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of standard and customized enclosure systems in India and has been the market leader in 19-inch enclosures for IT and Telecom infrastructure, systems management and operations. The Company caters to three major business segments: enclosure systems, contract manufacturing and trading activities – all with a focus on the IT/Networking and ITES, Telecom, General and Industrial Electronics sectors. Schneider Electric President is the only manufacturer in India offering standard and customized enclosure solutions to the IT and Networking, Telecom, General and Industrial Electronics sectors.

 


PERFORMANCE:

 

The Net Revenues (net of duties and taxes) during the year were Rs.  1654.600 Million As against Rs. 1109.400 Million in the previous year. Net Sales Turnover increased by 49.14% over the previous year.

 

Plant utilization at Pune and Bangalore improved to 80% as against 70% in previous year. During the year, there were increase in Employee Costs of Rs. 19.600 Million over previous year due to merit increase during the year.

 

Provision for Doubtful Debts and advances was made amounting to Rs. 7.700 Million as against Rs. 359.000 Million in previous year. Casual Labour cost increased to Rs. 55.100 Million as against Rs. 31.600 Million in previous year. Power costs increased to Rs. 45.200 Million as against Rs. 33.700 Million in previous year due to increase in power rate & higher diesel price. Legal and Professional cost and Advertising and sales promotion expenses were decreased to Rs. 10.600 Million and Rs. 14.200 Million as against Rs. 17.300 Million and Rs.14.400 Million in previous year. Bad Debts written off and gain on Sales of Fixed Assets amounted to Rs. 3.900 Million and Rs. 1.200 Million in current year. Increase in improved plant utilisation resulting in positive EBIDTA of Rs. 17.200 Million as against positive EBIDTA of Rs. 22.000 Million in the previous year. Revenue from processing at Zinc Plant increased to Rs. 43.800 Million against Rs. 31.200 Million in previous year. Also revenue from services like Commissioning and installation decreased to Rs. 18.700 Million from Rs.18.900 Million

 

 

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

 

A rack with a combination of EMC/EMI compatibility, Zone - 4 Seismic requirement and polycarbonate door with EMC shielding was developed for one of our regular and major customer. The rack was certified to meet the exacting standards of EMC/EMIi and seismic. That has passed attenuation of 30dB at the frequency from 10 kHz to 3GHz.

 

Operating Base Earthquake (OBE) & Safe Shutdown earthquake (SSE) tested for both the above and certified for the same. Also developed a new cabinet for solar inverter project for outdoor application with an outdoor life of 20 years adapting breakthrough technology on surface finishing.

 

A host of new products are under development for various application such as:

       Metering Boxes for Australia.

       Distribution boxes for Gulf.

 

With the new developments, the Company has acquired and enhanced design & manufacturing capabilities of a new platform of racks which were hitherto not in our range of products.

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

INDUSTRY TRENDS:

IT INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET

 

The Indian IT infrastructure market, comprising of server, storage and networking equipment, will be total USD 1.9 billion in 2014, a 4% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. This is as compared to an expected flat growth in IT infrastructure spending globally.

 

“The global IT infrastructure investment is expected to be almost flat in 2014 and will be primarily driven by hyper scale and data center modernization initiatives,” said Mike Harris, research group vice president at Gartner. “In the global landscape, India is a promising IT

Infrastructure market through 2017.”

 

OUTLOOK:

IT AND DATACENTER MARKET

 

The Indian IT sector took 15 years to reach the USD 100-billion mark and now the improvement seen in global economy, industry consolidation led by M&A and new technology platforms can propel the industry to USD 200 billion in the next five years.

 

IT & ITES was one of the top performing sectors of the calendar year 2013. Currency fluctuation and marginal improvement in global economy have made the sector worth more than USD 100 billion as of today.

 

The year 2014 is expected to be better for the IT industry due to its diversification in analytics, mobility, cloud, social media and emerging verticals such as healthcare and medical services, said Tushar Pendharkar, Equity Strategist, Right Horizons Financial Services.

 

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Schneider Electric President Systems Limited (formerly, APW President Systems Limited) (‘SEPSL’ or ‘the Company’) is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of standard and customized enclosure systems for over 27 years in 19-inch enclosures for IT and Telecom infrastructure, systems management and operations.

 

The Company’s operations predominantly relate to manufacture of enclosures, card frames, components and accessories and trading of electrical equipment’s. SEPSL is a manufacturer in India offering standard and customized enclosure solutions, including card frames and components, with a focus on the IT/Networking and ITES, Telecom, General and Industrial Electronics sectors.

 

SEPSL also has a nationwide network of sales offices, representatives and distributors to support customer wherever they may need assistance for installation, commissioning and on-going services.

 

UNSECURED LOAN

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

(Rs. in Million)

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Million)

Long-term Borrowings

 

 

Loans from Fellow Subsidiary

149.935

149.935

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

Loans from fellow subsidiary repayable on demand

50.000

0.0000

Acceptances

61.597

0.000

Total

261.532

149.935

 

Notes:

 

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS:

 

i) The Company has unsecured working capital facility with Citibank for Rs. 60.000 Million with effect from 16 April 2013. The facility is repayable on demand and bears a floating rate determined based on market condition and is referenced to Reserve Bank of India base rate. Further, during the year the Company has withdrawn the existing facility with Syndicate Bank for Rs. 75.000 Million (31 March 2013: Rs. 75.000 Million) with effect from 24 October 2013. The facilities with Syndicate Bank were secured by a charge on present and future inventories, trade receivables and fixed deposits. The facility had a floating rate determined based on market condition and is referenced to base rate plus margin of 450 basis points.

 

ii) During the current year, the Company has borrowed Rs. 50.000 Million from its fellow subsidiary, primarily to facilitate its working capital requirements, at an interest rate of 7.5 % p.a. The loan is repayable on or before 27 March 2015.

 

iii) Includes letter of credit from banks issued to various customers for supply of goods. The tenure of such letter of credit issued ranges from 90 to 180 days.

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10089646

07/09/2012 *

140,000,000.00

Syndicate Bank

Industrial Finance Branch, No.204-205, North Block 
, Manipal Centre, II Floor, Dickenson Road,, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560042, INDIA

B61288221

 

* Date of charge modification

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 (Rs. in million)

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts (i)

4.310

1.498

Excise and service tax matters

0.065

0.072

Sales Tax matters – Non collection of ‘C’ and ‘I’ forms

17.383

59.010

Outstanding bank guarantees

46.594

3.109

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

Tangible Assets

 

  • Freehold Land
  • Leasehold Land
  • Building
  • Plant and Equipment
  • Tools Dies and Jigs
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Computer Hardware
  • Vehicle

 

Intangible Assets

  • Computer Software
  • Patents and Trademarks
  • Design and Copyrights

 

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 records 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.63.58

UK Pound

1

Rs.97.99

Euro

1

Rs.70.53

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

GAY

 

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

GTA


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILITY

1~10

-

--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

 

42

 

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 unfavorable 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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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.