MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

348012

Report Date :

03.11.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TIMES GLOBAL BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

TIMES TELEVISION LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Trade House, 1st Floor, Kamala Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-66353535

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.06.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-168454

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.2850.000 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U32109MH1986PLC168454

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Available

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

Not Available

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACCT2259F

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the English Television News segment of the Media Business and operates a General News and Current affairs Channel by the name “Times Now”.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (54)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

 

Comments :

Subject was incorporated on 13th June, 1986. It is a broadcasting company offers the news and current affairs through its channel by name “TIMES NOW” that operates from Mumbai and Delhi. The company is based in Mumbai, India. It operates as a subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited, India. It is an established and a reputed company having a fine track record.

 

The company is continuously incurring accumulated losses from its operations. However, the company possesses a decent profile marked by adequate networth base along with fair liquidity and profitability.

 

Further, the rating derives strength from good and long track of operations, extensive experienced of promoters and managerial as well as financial support that company receives from its holding company.

 

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

 

In view of strong holding and leadership position, 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.

 

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 31-03-2015.

 

INFORMATION DENIED

 

Management non-cooperative (91-22-66353535)

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered / Corporate Office :

Trade House, 1st Floor, Kamala Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24999944 / 24810000

Fax No.:

91-22-24931341 / 24990346

E-Mail :

shilpa.sethi@timesgroup.com

jyothi.sureshkumar@timesgroup.com 

Website :

www.timesgroup.com

 

 

Head Office :

Times of India Building, Dr. D N Road, Mumbai - 400001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66353535

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 22.08.2014

 

Name :

Mr. Anand Moorkoth Kandoth

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

901, Kedarnath Towers, Fisheries College Lane, Off Yari Road, Opposite  Badrinath Towers, Versova, Andheri (West), Mumbai - 400061, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1967

Date of Appointment :

22.07.2014

DIN No.:

02973420

 

 

Name :

Mitu Samar Nath

Designation :

Director

Address :

205, Panch Leela, Panch Srishti Complex, Near S.M.Shetty School, Powai, Mumbai - 400072, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

06.08.2015

DIN No.:

07244627

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shrijeet Ramakanta Mishra

Designation :

Director

Address :

Gitanjali Gardens, Flat No. 301, 68/E, Napeansea Road, Rungta Lane, Mumbai - 400006, Maharashtra, INDIA

Date of Birth/Age :

22.04.1965

Date of Appointment :

10.12.2012

DIN No.:

01894081

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vineet Jain

Designation :

Director

Address :

15, Moti Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi - 110011, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.02.1966

Date of Appointment :

31.03.2005

DIN No.:

00003962

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Ms. Shilpa Sethi

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

A-21, Flat No. 104, Lisbon CHS., Shastri Nagar, Andheri (West), Mumbai - 400053, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

12.03.2015

PAN No.:

AILPG0884H

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdish Mulchandani

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

Address :

704, 7th Floor, June Blossom Co-operative Housing Society, Opposite St. Joseph Convent Manual Gonsalves Road, Bandra, Mumbai - 400050, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2014

PAN No.:

AFEPM3986J

 

 

 

 

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

As on 22.08.2014

 

Names of Shareholders (Equity Shares)

 

No. of Shares

Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, India

 

85789529

S. Sivakumar

 

11

A. P. Parigi

 

11

Shweta Chaturvedi

 

11

Kausik Nath

 

11

Vijay Devadiga

 

11

Vidyadharan Nair

 

11

Prajakta Powle

 

11

Total

 

85789606

 

Names of Shareholders (Preference Shares)

 

No. of Shares

Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, India

 

199210394

Total

 

199210394

 

As on 22.08.2014

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

Category

Percentage

Bodies corporate

99.99

Other top fifty shareholders

0.01

Total

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the English Television News segment of the Media Business and operates a General News and Current affairs Channel by the name “Times Now”.

 

 

Products / Services :

Product/Services Description

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

Sale of TV and Radio advertising time

99836320

 

 

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

Experience :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

 

 

Customers :

Reference :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

Not Divulged

Contact No.:

Not Divulged

Since How Long Known :

Not Divulged

Experience :

Not Divulged

Maximum Limit Dealt :

Not Divulged

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management.

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Branch Address

Hongkong Bank Building, 52/60, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, 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 (If Possible)

Not Divulged

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (If any)

Not Divulged

Account Operation

Not Divulged

Remarks (If any)

Not Divulged

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Lodha and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

6, Karim Chambers, 40A Doshi Marg (Hamam Street), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AABFL1894Q

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

 

Holding Company :

Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited, India

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries :

  • Brand Equity Treaties Limited, India
  • Entertainment Network (India) Limited, India
  • Media Network Distribution India Limited, India
  • Optimal Media Solutions Limited, India
  • Times Business Solutions Limited, India
  • Times Innovative Media Limited, India
  • BCCL International Events Private Limited, India
  • Bennett Broadcasting and Distribution, India
  • Times Of Money Limited, India
  • Times Mobile Limited, India
  • Times Internet Limited, India
  • Times Centre for Learning Limited, India
  • Zoom Entertainment Network Ltd., India

 

 

Associate :

Bennett Property Holding Company Limited, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 22.08.2014

 

Authorised Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

85789606

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.857.896 Million

199210394

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1992.104 Million

 

Total

 

Rs.2850.000 Million

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital:

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

85789606

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.857.896 Million

199210394

Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.1992.104 Million

 

Total

 

Rs.2850.000 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

2850.000

2188.196

2188.196

(b) Reserves & Surplus

(2441.749)

(2679.666)

(2786.973)

(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)

408.251

(491.470)

(598.777)

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

170.000

1213.547

546.861

(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

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

170.000

1213.547

546.861

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

0.000

27.708

62.662

(b) Trade payables

356.116

455.405

963.831

(c) Other current liabilities

173.381

91.924

82.265

(d) Short-term provisions

72.741

72.969

54.248

Total Current Liabilities (4)

602.238

648.006

1163.006

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1180.489

1370.083

1111.090

 

 

 

 

II.          ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

103.408

106.943

100.899

(ii) Intangible Assets

9.552

14.309

3.830

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

0.000

4.187

1.346

(iv) Intangible assets under development

1.266

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

376.747

341.169

348.879

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

490.973

466.608

454.954

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

84.646

0.000

0.352

(b) Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

494.895

579.101

511.999

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

15.549

22.677

10.199

(e) Short-term loans and advances

55.883

77.076

132.768

(f) Other current assets

38.543

224.621

0.818

Total Current Assets

689.516

903.475

656.136

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1180.489

1370.083

1111.090

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

Income

2417.346

2129.043

1789.637

 

Other Income

198.193

9.961

1.757

 

TOTAL

2615.539

2139.004

1791.394

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Cost of Materials Consumed

278.626

238.331

220.618

 

Employees benefits expense

924.157

774.465

450.699

 

Other expenses

1118.319

969.717

1050.316

 

TOTAL

2321.102

1982.513

1721.633

 

 

 

 

 

Less

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

294.437

156.491

69.761

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES

1.935

1.416

0.167

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

292.502

155.075

69.594

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION

54.586

51.926

53.125

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX

237.916

103.149

16.469

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX

0.000

(4.157)

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX 

237.916

107.306

16.469

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

Capital goods

20.100

30.088

NA

 

Purchase of spare parts

2.676

11.357

NA

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

22.776

41.445

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

1.45

(0.07)

(1.13)

 

 

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

Net cash flows from (used in) operations

545.726

(620.659)

(147.503)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Net Profit Margin

(PAT/Sales)

(%)

9.84

5.04

0.92

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit Margin

(PBDIT / Sales)

(%)

12.18

7.35

3.90

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

20.18

7.55

1.48

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.58

(0.21)

(0.03)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

0.42

(2.53)

(1.02)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.14

1.39

0.56

 

 

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

2188.196

2188.196

2850.000

Reserves & Surplus

(2786.973)

(2679.666)

(2441.749)

Net worth

(598.777)

(491.470)

408.251

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

546.861

1213.547

170.000

Short term borrowings

62.662

27.708

0.000

Current Maturities of Long Term Debt

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total borrowings

609.523

1241.255

170.000

Debt/Equity ratio

(1.018)

(2.526)

0.416

 

 

 

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

1789.637

2129.043

2417.346

 

 

18.965

13.541

 

 

 

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

1789.637

2129.043

2417.346

Profit

16.469

107.306

237.916

 

0.92%

5.04%

9.84%

 

 

 

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

No

17

Details of sister concerns

Yes

18

Major suppliers

No

19

Major customers

No

20

Banking Details

Yes

21

Banking facility details

No

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

Yes

33

Market information

----------------------

34

Payments terms

No

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

Note:

The registered address has been shifted from the Times House, 4th Floor, 7 Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002, India to the present address w.e.f. 25.01.2007

 

 

LITIGATION DETAILS

 

LITIGATION DETAILS

Bench:- Bombay

 

Presentation Date: 06.10.2015

Lodging No. :

ITXAL/1461/2015

Failing Date:-

06.10.2015

Petitioner:-

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (TDS)-2

Respondent:-

TIMES GLOBAL BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED

Petn.Adv:-

SURESH KUMAR (I2100)

Resp. Adv.:

 

District:-

MUMBAI

Bench:-

DIVISION

Category:-

TAX APPEALS

Status:-

Pre-Admission

Last Date:-

13.10.2015

Last Coram:-

REGISTRAR (OS)/PROTHONOTARY AND SR. MASTER

 

 

Act. :

Income Tax Act, 1961

Under Section 260A

 

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

The Company is engaged in the English Television News segment of the Media Business and operates a General News and Current affairs Channel by the name “Times Now”. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited.

 

Times Now is uplinked from the teleport owned by its Holding Company Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited situated in Mumbai and permitted by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The news programmes are anchored out of its studios set-up in Mumbai, New Delhi and through the network of 14 satellite linked bureaus in all major Indian cities further augmented by deploying its 16 outdoor broadcast vans. The News and Current affairs programmes broadcasted by the Company is compiled and edited based on inputs by its trained set of reporters, correspondents, stringers, anchors, guest talent and team of in-house editors. Further the newsgathering teams of the Times of India as well as feeds obtained from Reuters Network, APTN, ANI, PTI etc., compliment the newsgathering process.

 

UNSECURED LOAN

(Rs. In Million)

Particulars

As on

31.03.2014

As on

31.03.2013

LONG TERM BORROWING

 

 

Loans and advances from related parties

170.000

1213.547

SHORT TERM BORROWING

 

 

Terms loans from banks

0.000

27.708

Total

170.000

1241.255

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES: NO CHARGES EXIST FOR THE COMPANY

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

  • Plant and Equipment
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Vehicles
  • Office Equipment
  • Other 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 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.65.48

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.06

Euro

1

Rs.72.22

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PRT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

PNM


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILITY 

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

---

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

54

 

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

 

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

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

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

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

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

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

 

Large

56-70

A

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

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

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

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

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

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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