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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

484310

Report Date :

04.01.2018

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SONY PICTURES NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 16.05.2016)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MSM MEDIA DISTRIBUTION PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

4th Floor, Interface, Building No.7, Off. Malad Link Road, Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-40422222

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2016

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.03.2015

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-263107

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

INR 0.100 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U92490MH2015PTC263107

 

 

IEC No.:

Not Divulged

 

 

GSTIN/UIN :

Not Divulged

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

Not Available

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAJCM6670Q

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The Company is in the business of distribution of television channels. [Registered Activity]

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd January 2017)

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject was incorporated in the year 2015. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited, India.

 

Sony Pictures Network Distribution India extends partnerships with India’s leading network broadcasters to over 131 million homes across 8,000 towns in India.

 

Spanning all genres from General Entertainment, Sports, Movies, News, English GEC, Music, Regional & Kids, the distribution arm offers a complete ‘Entertainment’ package to its viewers. Along with its own channels namely SET, SAB, PAL, MAX, MAX 2, WAH, AXN, PIX, Sony BBC Earth, MIX, Sony YAY, Aath, SIX, Sony ESPN, SET HD, SAB HD, MAX HD, SIX HD, PIX HD, AXN HD, Sony ESPN HD, Le Plex HD, ROX HD and Sony BBC Earth HD, it also distributes the well-known TV Today Network channels – India Today, Aaj Tak and Tez. Furthermore, with the acquisition of TEN Sport Channels- TEN 1, TEN 2, TEN 3, TEN 1 HD & TEN Golf HD, SPN has now the most enviable line up of sporting properties.

 

As per the Registrar of Companies date of balance sheet (i.e. financial filed) is shown as 31.03.2017 but documents related to the financial for the year 31.03.2017 are not available from any sources.

 

As per the financial of 2016, the company has achieved sales turnover of INR 1050.76 million and earned an average net profit margin of 2.15%.

 

The overall financial position of the company seems to be satisfactory marked by comfortable net worth base along with debt free balance sheet profile and adequate liquidity position.

 

Rating takes into consideration the company’s healthy Earnings Per Share (EPS) of INR 2256.00 as against its Face Value (FV) of INR 10.

 

Rating takes into consideration the strength that the company derives from its holding company and its experienced management team.

 

Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

In view of aforesaid, 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.

 

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 31-03-2016.

 

BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed as a Sick Unit in the publicly available BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) list as of 04.01.2018

 

IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed in the publicly available IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) list as of report date.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Mayur

Designation :

Finance Manager

Contact No.:

91-22-67081300

Date :

03.01.2018

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

4th Floor, Interface, Building No.7, Off. Malad Link Road, Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40422222 / 67081300

Fax No.:

91-22-66407565

E-Mail :

jasvinder.bindra@setindia.com

nps@setindia.com

ashokn@setindia.com

Website :

https://www.sonypicturesnetworksdistribution.com

 

 

Regional Offices :

Ø  A-306, Capitol Tower, 3rd Floor, Radio Station Circle, Fraser Road, Patna – 800001, Bihar, India

 

Ø  Manipal Centre, 8th Floor, 806 North Wing, Dickenson Road,
Bangalore – 560042, Karnataka, India

 

Ø  31/1, Old No. 12, Shaffee Mohammed Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai – 600006, Tamilnadu, India

 

Ø  No 5/6/7 and 8, Time Tower Ground Floor, MG Road, Gurugram – 122002, Haryana, India

 

Ø  G2, Dwaraka Apartment, Thakur Mansion Lane, Somajiguda, Hyderabad – 500082, Telangana, India

 

Ø  2nd Floor, Princess Sky Park, Scheme No 54/PU-3, Indore – 452010, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

Ø  2nd Floor, Ideal Centre, 9 A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700017, West Bengal, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2017

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Nambissan

Designation :

Director

Address :

1701, 17th Floor, Anmol Prestige, Excel Compound, Opposite Patel Auto, Off S. V. Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai – 400062, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.12.1956

Date of Appointment :

27.03.2015

DIN No.:

00288695

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narinder Pal Singh

Designation :

Director

Address :

22, Harshavardhan, J.P. Road, Versova, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400061, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

13.11.1959

Date of Appointment :

27.03.2015

DIN No.:

03335912

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Mayur

Designation :

Finance Manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 31.03.2017

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited, India

 

9999

Bangla Entertainment Private Limited, India

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

10000

 

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

AS ON 24.08.2017

 

Category

Percentage

Promoters [Bodies corporate]

100.00

 

 

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The Company is in the business of distribution of television channels. [Registered Activity]

 

 

Products / Services :

Name and Description of main products / services

ITC Code

Telecommunications, broadcasting Information supply services

99733201

 

 

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 :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

Customers :

 

Reference :

Not Divulged 

Name of the Person :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information denied by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name :

Not Divulged 

Branch :

Not Divulged 

Person Name (With Designation) :

--

Contact Number :

--

Name of Account Holder :

--

Account Number :

--

Account Since (Date/Year of Account Opening) :

--

Average Balance Maintained :

--

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

--

Account Operation :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

2nd Floor, 252, Veer Savarkar Marg, Next To Mayor's Bungalow, Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AAEFP3641G

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

 

Holding company :

·         Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited [U92100MH1995PTC111487]

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary company :

·         MSM Discovery Private Limited [U92132MH2002PTC136158]

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 24.08.2017

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000

Equity Shares

INR 10/- each

INR 1.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10000

Equity Shares

INR 10/- each

INR 0.100 Million

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in INR Million]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2016

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

 

 

0.100

(b) Reserves & Surplus

 

 

22.560

(c) Money received against share warrants

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

 

 

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

 

 

22.660

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Long-term borrowings

 

 

0.000

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

 

 

0.000

(c) Other long term liabilities

 

 

2.300

(d) Long-term provisions

 

 

18.670

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

 

 

20.970

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

 

 

0.000

(b) Trade payables

 

 

252.200

(c) Other current liabilities

 

 

2803.930

(d) Short-term provisions

 

 

2.010

Total Current Liabilities (4)

 

 

3058.140

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

3101.770

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

 

 

2.320

(ii) Intangible Assets

 

 

1.100

(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)

 

 

26.500

(d) Long-term Loan and Advances

 

 

113.690

(e) Other Non-current assets

 

 

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

 

 

143.610

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

 

 

0.000

(b) Inventories

 

 

0.000

(c) Trade receivables

 

 

107.310

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2685.220

(e) Short-term loans and advances

 

 

164.450

(f) Other current assets

 

 

1.180

Total Current Assets

 

 

2958.160

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

3101.770

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2016

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue from operations

 

 

1050.760

 

Other Income

 

 

8.320

 

TOTAL

 

 

1059.080

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expense

 

 

424.530

 

Other expenses

 

 

599.600

 

TOTAL

 

 

1024.130

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

34.950

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

 

 

34.950

 

 

 

 

 

Less

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION

 

 

0.440

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX

 

 

34.510

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX

 

 

11.950

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX

 

 

22.560

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (INR)

 

 

2256.00

 

 

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

Particulars

 

 

 

31.03.2016

Current Maturities of Long term debt

 

 

NA

Cash generated from operations

 

 

NA

Net cash flows from (used in) operations

 

 

2828.830

Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities

 

 

2683.090

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

EFFICIENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2016

Average Collection Days

(Sundry Debtors / Income * 365 Days)

 

 

37.28

 

 

 

 

Account Receivables Turnover

(Income / Sundry Debtors)

 

 

9.79

 

 

 

 

Average Payment Days

(Sundry Creditors / Purchases * 365 Days)

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

Inventory Turnover

(Operating Income / Inventories)

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

Asset Turnover

(Operating Income / Net Fixed Assets)

 

 

10.22

 

LEVERAGE RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2016

Debt Ratio

((Borrowing + Current Liabilities) / Total Assets)

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability / Networth)

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities to Networth

(Current Liabilities / Net Worth)

 

 

134.96

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets to Networth

(Net Fixed Assets / Networth)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

 

Interest Coverage Ratio

(PBIT / Financial Charges)

 

 

0.00

 

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2016

PAT to Sales

((PAT / Sales) * 100)

%

 

 

2.15

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

((PAT / Total Assets) * 100)

%

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

((PAT / Networth) * 100)

%

 

 

99.56

 

SOLVENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2016

Current Ratio

(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)

 

 

0.97

 

 

 

 

Quick Ratio

((Current Assets – Inventories) / Current Liabilities)

 

 

0.97

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Financial

(Networth / Total Assets)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Debt

(Debts / Equity Capital)

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Liquidity

(Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities)

 

 

0.97

Total Liability = Short-term Debt + Long-term Debt + Current Maturities of Long-term debts

 

 

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

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

No

26

Turnover of firm for last one year

Yes

27

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

28

Estimation for coming financial year

No

29

Profitability for last one year

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

 

 

OPERATIONS:

 

The Company was incorporated on March 27, 2015. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (“SPN”) (formerly known as “Multi Screen Media Private Limited”). The Company is in the business of distribution of television channels. The Company has arrangements with SPN and TV Today Network Limited (“TVT”) on a principal to agent basis effective from April 01, 2015, enabling the Company to distribute their channels as an authorized agent.

 

With effect from May 16, 2016 name of the company has changed from “MSM Media Distribution Private Limited” to “Sony Pictures Networks Distribution India Private Limited”.

 

 

INDEX OF CHARGES: NO CHARGES EXISTS FOR COMPANY

 

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 records 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

INR

US Dollar

1

INR 63.48

UK Pound

1

INR 86.41

Euro

1

INR 76.54

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

SHW

 

 

Analysis Done by :

NYT

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NKT

 


 

SCORE FACTORS

 

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

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A++

Minimum Risk

Business dealings permissible with minimum risk of default

A+

Low Risk

Business dealings permissible with low risk of default

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

B

Medium Risk

Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

D

High Risk

Business dealing not recommended or on secured terms only

NB

New Business

No recommendation can be done due to business in infancy stage

NT

No Trace

No recommendation can be done as the business is not traceable

 

NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.

 

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 are as follows:

 

·         Financial condition covering various ratios

·         Company background and operations size

·         Promoters / Management background

·         Payment record

·         Litigation against the subject

·         Industry scenario / competitor analysis

·         Supplier / Customer / Banker review (wherever available)

 

 

 

 

 

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