MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

351051

Report Date :

24.11.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MIDDLEBY CELFROST INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 10.03.2014)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MIDDLEBY COMMERCIAL FOOD INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit No. G-01 and G-02, Prestige Garnet, No. 36, Ulsoor Road, Yellappa Chetty Layout, Bangalore-560042, Karnataka

Tel. No.:

91-11-28123567

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.10.2013

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-071268

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 6.022 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U29248KA2013FTC071268

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Divulged

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRM20976E

 

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAICM8445J

 

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Commercial Refrigeration and Food Equipments and Parts and Accessories thereof.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (28)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 722400

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a relatively new company incorporated with the name of ‘’Middleby Commercial Food Innovations Private Limited’’ in the year 2013 and later the name has been changed to ‘’Middleby Celfrost innovations Private Limited’’ as on 10th March 2014.

 

It is wholly owned subsidiary of ‘’Middleby Europe SL, Spain.

 

The company had acquired the assets and liabilities of the refrigeration business of Celfrost Innovations Private Limited as a going concern on slump sale basis with effect from October 15, 2013 for a consideration of Rs. 746.000 Million as per the directors report for the year ended 31st March 204.

 

The company has incurred losses from its first year of operations and has taken huge external borrowings.

 

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

 

In view of limited track record of the commercial operations, the company can be considered for business dealings with some caution.

 

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

 

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 DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Gagan

Contact No.:

91-11-28123567

Date :

23.11.2015

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Unit No. G-01 and G-02, Prestige Garnet, No. 36, Ulsoor Road, Yellappa Chetty Layout, Bangalore-560042, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

Not Available

Fax No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

mlindsay@middleby.com

Website :

http://www.celfrost.com

 

 

Showroom :

Unit Nos. SF-713, SF-714, SF-715, SF-716, 7th Floor, JMD Megapolis, Sohna Road, Sector-48, Gurgaon-122018, Haryana, India

 

 

Regional Office 1/ Corporate Office :

3rd Floor, SLV House, Plot No. 14, Sector 44, Near Hotel Taj Vivanta, Institutional Area, Gurgaon - 122002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-4308430/ 2544555 

Fax No.:

91-124-2544556

E-Mail :

corp@middlebycelfrost.com

sales@middlebycelfrost.com

 

 

Regional Office 2 :

EASTERN REGION

2nd Floor, 4B, Lansdown Lane, Near to Beltola Girls High School, Bhawanipore, Kolkata - 700026, West Bengal, India

 

 

Regional Office 3 :

WESTERN REGION

B-18, Kailash Industrial Complex, Hiranandani-Vikhroli Link Road, Vikhroli [West], Mumbai – 400079, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-25175476

Fax No.:

91-22-25175477

 

 

Regional Office 4 :

SOUTHERN REGION

No.88, 4th Floor, Brigade Chambers, Gandhi Bazar Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore – 560004, Karnataka, India

 

 

Sales Offices :

Located at:

 

·         Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh

·         Haryana

·         Delhi NCR

·         Uttar Pradesh

·         Uttarakhand

·         Rajasthan

·         Gujarat

·         Madhya Pradesh

·         Mumbai

·         Maharashtra

·         Bihar, Jharkand

·         West Bengal, North Eastern States

·         Andhra Pradesh

·         Karnataka

·         Tamil Nadu

·         Kerala

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.12.2014

 

Name :

Mr. Partha Biswas

Designation :

Director

Address :

2402, Highland Dr. Palatine, Illinois, 60067, United States of America

Date of Birth/Age :

06.05.1969

Date of Appointment :

07.02.2014

DIN No.:

06796743

 

 

Name :

Mr. Martin McKay Lindsay

Designation :

Director

Address :

2560 N Haddow Ave, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60004, United States of America

Date of Birth/Age :

29.06.1964

Date of Appointment :

03.10.2013

DIN No.:

06367510

 

 

Name :

Mr. Timothy John FitzGerald

Designation :

Director

Address :

62 E Harbor Dr. Lake Zurich, Illinois, 60047, United States of America

Date of Birth/Age :

06.10.1969

Date of Appointment :

03.10.2013

DIN No.:

06368239

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jai Prakash Aggarwal

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-305, Bhrigu Apartment, Plot No 4, Sector-9, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110077, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.04.1977

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2014

DIN No.:

00842426

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.12.2014

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

Middleby Europe SL, Spain

 

767370

Middleby Worldwide Inc., USA

 

767

 

 

 

Total

 

 

768137

 

 

AS ON 10.07.2015

 

Names of Allottees

 

No. of Shares

 

Middleby Europe SL, Spain

 

388500

Middleby Worldwide Inc., USA

 

388

 

 

 

Total

 

 

388888

 

 

AS ON 30.12.2014

 

Equity Share Breakup

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Commercial Refrigeration and Food Equipments and Parts and Accessories thereof.

 

 

Brand Names :

·         Anets

·         Blodgett

·         Bras

·         Britannia

·         Cook Tek

·         Celfrost

·         CTX

·         Holman

·         Houno

·         IMC

·         Jade

·         Lincat

·         Lang

·         Pitco

·         Viking, etc.

 

 

Agencies Held :

--

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Terms :

Not Divulged

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS: NOT AVAILABLE

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Reference:

Not Divulged

Name of the Person (Designation):

Not Divulged

Contact Number:

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 (Designation):

Not Divulged

Contact Number:

Not Divulged

Since how long known:

Not Divulged

Maximum limit dealt:

Not Divulged

Experience:

Not Divulged

Remark

Not Divulged

 

·         Pinkberry

·         Yogurberry

·         Meridien

·         Trident

·         Costa

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

Bankers :

Bank Name:

Not Divulged

Branch:

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 A/c Opening):

Not Divulged

Average Balance Maintained (Optional):

Not Divulged

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

Not Divulged

Account Operation:

Not Divulged

Remarks:

Not Divulged

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S.R. Batliboi and Company LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Golf View, Corporate Tower-B, Sector-42, Sector Road, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-4644000

Fax No.:

91-124-4644050

Income-tax PAN of auditor or auditor's firm :

ACHFS9180N

 

 

Memberships :

--

 

 

Collaborators :

--

 

 

Holding Company :

Middleby Europe SL, Spain

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

Middleby Worldwide Inc., USA

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary Companies :

·         Middleby Europe SL Spain

·         Middleby Worldwide Inc

·         CS Blodgett Corporation

·         Britannia Kitchen Ventilation

·         Carter Hoffmann LLC

·         Cooktek Induction System LLC

·         Imperial Machine Company

·         Lincat Limited

·         Middleby Marshall Inc

·         Middleby Phillippines Corporation

·         Nieco Corporation

·         Middleby Marshall Holdings LLC

·         TurbocheF Technologies Inc

·         Star Manufacturing International Inc

·         Pitco Frialator Inc

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AFTER 30.12.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 15.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,157,025

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 11.570 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS ON 31.03.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 15.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

602,212

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 6.022 Million

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2014

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

 

 

6.022

(b) Reserves & Surplus

 

 

193.849

(c) Money received against share warrants

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

 

 

53.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

 

 

252.871

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Long-term borrowings

 

 

450.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

 

 

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

 

 

43.833

(d) long-term provisions

 

 

7.917

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

 

 

501.750

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

 

 

57.343

(b) Trade payables

 

 

321.768

(c) Other current liabilities

 

 

74.786

(d) Short-term provisions

 

 

33.229

Total Current Liabilities (4)

 

 

487.126

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

1241.747

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

 

 

8.208

(ii) Intangible Assets

 

 

585.161

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

 

 

0.000

(iv) Intangible assets under development

 

 

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

 

 

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

 

 

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

 

 

4.028

(e) Other Non-current assets

 

 

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

 

 

597.397

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

 

 

0.000

(b) Inventories

 

 

388.691

(c) Trade receivables

 

 

217.594

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7.824

(e) Short-term loans and advances

 

 

30.241

(f) Other current assets

 

 

0.000

Total Current Assets

 

 

644.350

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

1241.747

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2014

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                    

 

 

541.372

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

526.663

 

 

TOTAL                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

 

 

14.709

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                    

 

 

60.706

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

 

 

(45.997)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                 

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX

 

 

(45.997)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Income

 

 

7.850

 

 

Commission Income

 

 

4.978

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

 

 

12.828

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Traded Goods

 

 

546.891

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

 

 

546.891

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

 

 

(76.38)

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

Particulars

 

 

 

31.03.2014

Current Maturities

 

 

21.667

 

 

 

 

Cash Generated from Operations

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Flow from used in Operations

 

 

NA

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2014

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

 

(3.70)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

 

(0.18)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt/Networth)

 

 

 

2.09

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

 

1.32

 

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

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

Yes

20

Banking Details

No

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

--

33

Market information

--

34

Payments terms

Yes

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

 

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES: NO CHARGES EXIST FOR COMPANY

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2014

(Rs. In Million)

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

 

450.000

Debentures

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Overdraft facility from Bank

 

57.343

 

 

 

Total

 

507.343

 

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION:

 

Subject is a private company incorporated in India under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The Company is a subsidiary of Middleby Europe SL.

 

The company is primarily engaged in business of trading of commercial refrigeration and food equipments and parts and accessories thereof.

 

The Company had acquired the refrigeration business of Celfrost Innovations Private Limited on October 15, 2013.

 

 

OPERATIONS:

 

The turnover of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 is Rs. 526.134 Million.

 

The company has incurred losses of Rs. 45.997 Million during the financial year. This is mainly due to the depreciation and amortization expense of intangible assets arising of acquisition of Celfrost Innovations Private Limited Company has made a profit of Rs. 14.709 Million before depreciation and amortization expense.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

Tangible Assets

 

·         Furniture and Fittings

·         Vehicles

·         Office Equipment

·         Computer Equipments

·         Leasehold Improvements

·         Computer Software

 

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. 66.35

UK Pound

1

Rs. 100.66

Euro

1

Rs. 70.47

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

GYT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

KIN

 

 

Report Prepared by :

IND

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

3

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--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

 

28

 

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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