MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

339810

Report Date :

04.09.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CROSSWORD BOOKSTORES LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

PROFOUND READER'S CHOICE TRADING (INDIA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Eureka Towers, 9th Floor, B Wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-42497000

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.11.1999

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-122528

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 195.625 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U52396MH1999PLC122528

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Available

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC10072G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCP7596G

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The subject is engaged in the business of retail trade through own stores and franchisee store facilities.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by the management.

 

 

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track record.

 

The company has incurred a loss from its operations.

 

However, trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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 31-03-2013.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Sachin Gharat

Designation :

Accounts Assistant

Contact No.:

91-22-42497000

Date :

03.09.2015

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Eureka Towers, 9th Floor, B Wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-42497000

Fax No.:

91-22-28808877

E-Mail :

anita.shetty@shoppersstop.com

 

 

Book Store/ Branch :

Paradigm, A Wing, 1st Floor, Mindspace, New Link Road, Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra, India

Tel No.:

91-22-40695555

Fax No.:

91-22-28808877

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 24.07.2014

 

Name :

Govind Shridhar Shrikhande

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

1801, Brooke Villa, Mughul Lane, Matunga (West), Mumbai – 400016, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.09.1960

Date of Appointment :

30.07.2012

DIN No.:

00029419

 

 

Name :

Yasin Ebrahim Virani

Designation :

Director

Address :

503 Charysals, 9th Gulmohar Cross Road Extension, Opposite Arya Vidya Mandir School, Juhu Scheme, Mumbai – 400049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.10.1956

Date of Appointment :

28.03.2006

DIN No.:

00291989

 

 

Name :

Manohar Raghuram Kamath

Designation :

Director

Address :

201, Wing  A, Orion – Vasanth Galaxy Chs. Limited, Goregaon (West), Bangur Nagar, Mumbai – 400104, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.05.1967

Date of Appointment :

27.01.2014

DIN No.:

02225808

 

 

Name :

Prashant Sushilchandra Mehta

Designation :

Director

Address :

3, Maireyi, Chs. Limited, 65 (Z) 4, Linking Road, Sanacruz (West), Mumbai – 400054, Mahrashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.08.1954

Date of Appointment :

11.11.2013

DIN No.:

06412861

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sachin Gharat

Designation :

Accounts Assistant

 

 

Name :

Anita Shankar Shetty

Designation :

Company Secretary and Manager

Address :

501, I-63, Navgarhm Poonam Sagar Complex, Mira Road (East), Mumbai – 401107, Mahrashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.06.1985

Date of Appointment :

01.09.2010

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 24.07.2014

 

Names of Equity Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Shoppers Stop Limited Ravi C. Raheja and B.S. Raheja, India

 

15

Shoppers Stop Limited Chandru L. Raheja and Neel C. Raheja, India

 

15

Shoppers Stop Limited

 

9562447

Shoppers Stop Limited Ravi C. Raheja, India

 

4

Shoppers Stop Limited Chandru L. Raheja

 

4

Shoppers Stop Limited and Yasin E. Virani

 

10

Shoppers Stop Limited and Govind Shrikhande

 

5

 

 

 

Total

 

9562500

 

 

Names of Preference Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Shoppers Stop Limited

 

10000000

 

 

AS ON 24.07.2014

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

Category

Percentage of Holding

Bodies corporate

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The subject is engaged in the business of retail trade through own stores and franchisee store facilities.

 

 

Products :

Not Divulged

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged

 

 

Terms :

Not Divulged

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Not Divulged

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 :

Not Divulged

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 :

IDBI Bank Limited, Indian Red Cross Society Building, 1, Red Cross Road, New  Delhi - 110001, India

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

31.03.2014

(Rs. in Million)

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Million)

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Loans repayable on demand

92.504

95.434

Total

92.504

95.434

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

G M Kapadia and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

1007, Raheja Chmbers, 213, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AAAFG4713G

 

 

Memberships :

--

 

 

Collaborators :

--

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary company :

  • Hypercity Retail (India) Limited
  • Inorbit Malls (India) Private Limited

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

 

AS ON 24.07.2014

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

10000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 100.000 Million

10000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 100.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs. 200.000 Million

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

9562500

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 95.625 Million

10000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 100.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Rs. 195.625 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

195.625

195.625

195.625

(b) Reserves & Surplus

1.925

40.787

116.295

(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)

197.550

236.412

311.920

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

0.000

0.093

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)

0.000

0.093

0.000

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

137.504

135.434

142.049

(b) Trade payables

170.536

178.669

128.667

(c) Other current liabilities

57.281

41.142

38.999

(d) Short-term provisions

38.589

36.128

30.397

Total Current Liabilities (4)

403.910

391.373

340.112

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

601.460

627.878

652.032

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

165.238

190.447

211.226

(ii) Intangible Assets

47.387

56.281

63.787

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

4.320

0.792

2.130

(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

0.253

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

69.186

59.983

57.370

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.113

0.413

17.091

Total Non-Current Assets

286.244

307.916

351.857

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

212.912

206.192

202.208

(c) Trade receivables

39.581

35.806

31.646

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

7.201

4.765

5.051

(e) Short-term loans and advances

55.009

73.199

61.270

(f) Other current assets

0.513

0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

315.216

319.962

300.175

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

601.460

627.878

652.032

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2014

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

884.147

906.267

932.063

 

 

Other Income

2.386

1.652

5.447

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

886.533

907.919

937.510

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of Stock-in-Trade

486.976

507.805

517.636

 

 

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

(6.720)

(3.984)

17.624

 

 

Employees benefits expense

94.673

96.835

96.001

 

 

Other expenses

296.804

314.267

299.883

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

871.733

914.923

931.144

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

14.800

(7.004)

6.366

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                                    (D)

13.278

12.864

6.321

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1.522

(19.868)

0.045

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

40.478

38.990

36.329

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(38.956)

(58.858)

(36.284)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

(0.093)

16.650

(13.782)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

(38.863)

(75.508)

(22.502)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (Rs.)

(1.99)

(3.86)

(1.15)

 

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 (used in) operation

23.735

33.035

(49.541)

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2014

 

31.03.2013

31.03.2012

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

PAT / Sales

(%)

(4.40)

(8.33)

(2.41)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit Margin

(PBDIT/Sales)

(%)

1.67

(0.77)

(0.67)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(6.52)

(9.39)

(5.59)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.20)

(0.25)

(0.12)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debts/Networth)

 

0.70

0.57

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.78

0.82

0.88

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in Rupees Million]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Share Capital

195.625

195.625

195.625

Reserves & Surplus

116.295

40.787

1.925

Net worth

311.920

236.412

197.550

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

0.000

0.000

0.000

Short term borrowings

142.049

135.434

137.504

Total borrowings

142.049

135.434

137.504

Debt/Equity ratio

0.455

0.573

0.696

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

932.063

906.267

884.147

 

 

(2.768)

(2.441)

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2012

31.03.2013

31.03.2014

 

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

(Rs. In Millions)

Sales

932.063

906.267

884.147

Profit

(22.502)

(75.508)

(38.863)

 

(2.41%)

(8.33%)

(4.40%)

 

 

 

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 three years

Yes

27

Reasons for variation <> 20%

---

28

Estimation for coming financial year

No

29

Profitability for last three years

Yes

30

Major shareholders, if available

Yes

31

External Agency Rating, if available

No

32

Litigations that the firm/promoter involved in

---

33

Market information

---

34

Payments terms

No

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

 

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES

 

S.No.

Charge ID

Date of Charge Creation/Modification

Charge amount secured

Charge Holder

Address

Service Request Number (SRN)

1

10293110

03/06/2011

95,000,000.00

IDBI Bank Limited

Indian Red Cross Society Building, 1, Red Cross Road, New Delhi,

 Delhi - 110001,

 INDIA

B15322795

 

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

PARTICULAR

31.03.2014

(Rs. in Million)

31.03.2013

(Rs. in Million)

SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

 

 

Loans and advances from related parties

45.000

40.000

Total

45.000

40.000

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

 


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. 66.23

UK Pound

1

Rs. 101.22

Euro

1

Rs. 74.33

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

KMN

 

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

JYO

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

3

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILITY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--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

 

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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