MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

343362

Report Date :

06.10.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

APTARA LEARNING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Flat No.36, 3rd Floor, Satkar Building, 79-80, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.07.2008

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-181021

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.0.100 Million

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Available

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72300DL2008PTC181021

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELA22815C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAHCA1689F

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The company is primarily engaged in providing IT enabled conversion services. The services include electronic publishing services for various media formats such as print, the Web, online database, e-books and wireless devices.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (50)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is wholly owned subsidiary of Aptara Inc. USA having satisfactory.

 

It was incorporated in the year 2008 and it is engaged in providing IT enabled conversion services. It includes electronic publishing services for various media formats such as print, the web, online database, e-books and wireless devices.

 

The company’s operational performance seems to be decent with fair profit for the year 2014.

 

Further, rating also considers company’s healthy financial risk profile supported by good networth base and strong debt protection metrics.

 

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

 

In view of the aforesaid, the company can be considered for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

 

Rating Agency Name

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 31-03-2015.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Jaichandra

Designation :

General Manager in Finance

Contact No.:

91-471-4063370

Date :

01.10.2015

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Flat No.36, 3rd Floor, Satkar Building, 79-80, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019, India

Tel. No.:

Not Available

Fax No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

pkapoor@aptaracorp.com

 

 

Works:

7B, Plot No.2, Leela Infopark, Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala – 695581, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 26.09.2014

 

Name :

Mr. Prashant Kapoor

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bmv-29, DLF Phase-Ii, Gurgaon, 122002, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1970

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2008

DIN No.:

02304630

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Kumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

G-18/15,D.L.F,Phase-I, Garden State And Silver Oaxs, Gurgaon, 122002, Haryana, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.11.1962

Date of Appointment :

17.07.2008

DIN No.:

00293361

 

 

Name :

Mr. Debashis Chaudhuri

Designation :

Director

Address :

48 - B, Pkt -A -11, Kalkaji Extn, New Delhi, 110019, Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.01.1967

Date of Appointment :

01.05.2011

DIN No.:

03527536

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Jaichandra

Designation :

General Manager in Finance

 

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 26.09.2014

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Aptara Inc., USA

 

9999

Debashis Chaudhuri

 

1

Total

 

10000

 

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

As on 26.09.2014

 

Category

Percentage

Bodies corporate

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The company is primarily engaged in providing IT enabled conversion services. The services include electronic publishing services for various media formats such as print, the Web, online database, e-books and wireless devices.

 

 

Products/ Services :

  • Print
  • The Web
  • Online Database
  • E-Books
  • Wireless Devices

 

 

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 :

Information declined by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Bank Name

HDFC Bank

Branch

Housesenapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai – 400013, 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

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

31.03.2014

(Rs. in Million)

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Million)

Long-term Borrowings

 

 

Finance lease obligation

4.504

13.815

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

From Banks

 

 

Cash Credit facility from Bank

35.583

20.533

 

 

 

Total

40.087

34.348

 

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Walker Chandiok and Company LLP

Chartered Accountants

Address :

L-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi – 110001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-42787070

Fax No.:

91-11-42787071

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

AAAFW4298E

 

 

Memberships :

--

 

 

Collaborators :

--

 

 

Holdings Company:

  • Aptara Inc., USA

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company:

  • iEnergizer Limited

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries:

  • Techbooks International Private Limited
  • Global Content Transformation Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 26.09.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.0.500 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.0.100 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

0.100

0.100

0.100

(b) Reserves & Surplus

90.917

39.587

21.502

(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)

91.017

39.687

21.602

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

4.504

13.815

21.171

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

3.618

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

5.075

3.526

2.442

(d) long-term provisions

6.850

5.700

0.815

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

16.429

26.659

24.428

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

35.583

20.533

11.857

(b) Trade payables

40.078

18.590

6.436

(c) Other current liabilities

13.941

46.411

9.253

(d) Short-term provisions

3.157

5.162

10.236

Total Current Liabilities (4)

92.759

90.696

37.782

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

200.205

157.042

83.812

 

 

 

 

II.          ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

47.099

54.167

20.337

(ii) Intangible Assets

6.831

6.304

2.719

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

7.646

0.000

34.033

(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)

6.206

0.000

0.620

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

9.730

8.633

4.190

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.794

1.339

0.518

Total Non-Current Assets

78.306

70.443

62.417

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

119.618

82.097

16.759

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

0.779

0.589

0.040

(e) Short-term loans and advances

1.502

3.913

4.596

(f) Other current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

121.899

86.599

21.395

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

200.205

157.042

83.812

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INCOME

NA

311.839

157.214

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TOTAL EXPENSES

NA

276.184

137.622

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX

NA

35.655

19.592

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX

NA

17.571

-1.910

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX 

51.330

18.084

21.502

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 

39.586

21.502

10.271

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

90.916

39.586

21.502

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

Rendering of Services

503.612

311.768

157.158

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

503.612

311.768

157.158

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods

1.104

7.746

10.050

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

1.104

7.746

10.050

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

5133.00

1808.40

1123.10

 

 

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 flow from operating activity

NA

NA

NA

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

Net Profit Margin

(PAT / Sales)

(%)

NA

5.80

7.14

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

0.00

22.70

39.85

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.00

0.90

0.91

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.44

0.87

1.53

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.31

0.95

0.57

 

 

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

0.100

0.100

0.100

Reserves & Surplus

21.502

39.587

90.917

Net worth

21.602

39.687

91.017

long-term borrowings

21.171

13.815

4.504

Short term borrowings

11.857

20.533

35.583

Total borrowings

33.028

34.348

40.087

Debt/Equity ratio

1.529

0.865

0.440

 

 

 

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

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

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 two 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 of the company has been shifted from A-28, Mohan Co-Operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110044, India to the present address w.e.f.25.02.2014

 

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION:

 

Aptara Learning Private Limited (‘ALPL’) is a private company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. ALPL was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Aptara US in New Delhi. The company is primarily engaged in providing IT enabled conversion services. The services include electronic publishing services for various media formats such as print, the Web, online database, e-books and wireless devices.

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10303744

06/06/2012 *

23,580,000.00

HDFC BANK LIMITED

HDFC BANK HOUSESENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL W, MUMBAI, Maharashtra - 400013, INDIA

B44641827

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

(Rs. in million)

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

Guarantees given by the bank on behalf of the Company to custom authorities

1.240

1.240

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Plant and Equipment
  • Computers and Peripherals
  • Furniture and Fittings
  • Office Equipments
  • 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 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.65.29

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.31

Euro

1

Rs.73.39

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PRT

 

 

Analysis Done by :

HNA

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SUD


 

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

6

--PROFITABILITY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--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

 

50

 

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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