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Section 24

Leather Portfolio Bags (Office and Executive Bags)

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Detailed Project Report

Leather Portfolio Bags (Office and Executive Bags)

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Prepared on: 13 November 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹4.94 L
Term loan from bank
₹3.21 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹0.49 L
Subsidy
₹1.23 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-3.78 L
Average DSCR
-4.71
Break-even (% of capacity used)
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02 Promoter and unit

Promoter name—
Business / firm name—
Legal formProprietorship
Address of the unit—
Applicant categoryGeneral · Rural

03 The project

Cut, skive, stitch and fit leather into portfolio bags that office-goers, business people and medical representatives carry.

Main product or serviceLeather Portfolio Bags (Office and Executive Bags)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Office-goers and business people, through bag and luggage shops
  • Medical representatives and the companies that issue bags to them
  • Leather goods wholesalers
  • Export buyers
  • Supply to bag and luggage shops
  • Bulk orders from companies
  • Export orders made to the buyer's specification

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Flat-bed stitching machine (× 2)120,00020,000
Cylinder-bed stitching machine (imported)11,00,0001,00,000
Skiving machine150,00050,000
Splitting machine12,00,0002,00,000
Punching machine120,00020,000
Roughing, buffing and polishing machine120,00020,000
Cutting table for components (× 2)110,00010,000
Tools and equipment150,00050,000
Total4,70,000

Pre-filled from: DC-MSME project profile — Portfolio Bag. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Vegetable-tanned finished leather or semi-chrome leather, brown, coffee brown or black, 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm thick — about 1,800 kg a month at ₹200 per kg = ₹3,60,000 (2003 prices)
  • Grinderies — locks, D-rings, zips, rivets, adhesive and thread — ₹100 per bag = ₹1,50,000 a month
  • Packing — ₹4 per bag = ₹6,000 a month

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery4.70
Contingency0.24
Total fixed capital4.94
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost4.94

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution0.4910.0
Subsidy1.2325.0
Term loan from bank3.2165.0
Total4.94100.0
Working capital loan (outside project cost)0.00

09 Key assumptions

Selling price₹0 per units
Raw material & packing cost₹0 per units
Capacity used each year60% · 70% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80%
Term loan interest rate (% a year)11% · 84 months (Moratorium 6)
Working capital methodTurnover method (RBI) · Working capital interest (% a year) 11%
Income tax rate25%
Yearly price and cost rise0%

10 Production and sales

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capacity used60%70%80%80%80%80%80%
Production (units)6,0007,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,000
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

11 Projected profitability

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Raw material and packing0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Power and fuel0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Salaries and wages2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Rent0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Administration0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Selling and distribution0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Repairs and maintenance0.100.100.100.100.100.100.10
Insurance0.020.020.020.020.020.020.02
Total cost of operations3.003.003.003.003.003.003.00
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.00-3.00-3.00-3.00-3.00-3.00-3.00
Depreciation0.740.630.530.450.390.330.28
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan0.350.300.250.190.140.080.03
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-4.09-3.93-3.78-3.65-3.53-3.42-3.31
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-4.09-3.93-3.78-3.65-3.53-3.42-3.31

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-4.09-3.93-3.78-3.65-3.53-3.42-3.31
Depreciation0.740.630.530.450.390.330.28
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-3.35-3.30-3.25-3.20-3.14-3.09-3.03
Term loan repaid0.250.490.490.490.490.490.49
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-3.60-3.80-3.74-3.69-3.63-3.58-3.53
Cash and bank-3.60-7.40-11.14-14.83-18.46-22.04-25.57

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)1.731.731.731.731.731.731.73
Reserves and surplus-4.09-8.02-11.81-15.46-18.99-22.40-25.71
Term loan outstanding2.962.471.971.480.990.490.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities0.60-3.83-8.11-12.25-16.27-20.18-23.99
Net fixed assets4.193.573.032.582.191.861.58
Preliminary expenses not written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current assets (stock and debtors)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash and bank-3.60-7.40-11.14-14.83-18.46-22.04-25.57
Total assets0.60-3.83-8.11-12.25-16.27-20.18-23.99

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-5.06-3.78-4.06-4.38-4.76-5.20-5.74
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-4.71
Lowest DSCR-5.74
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation0.740.630.530.450.390.330.28

Written-down value method at Income-tax Rules block rates (building 10%, plant & machinery 15%, furniture 10%, computers 40%). Change them if your CA uses other rates.

16 Term loan repayment

YearOpeningInterestTerm loan repaidClosing
13.210.350.252.96
22.960.300.492.47
32.470.250.491.97
41.970.190.491.48
51.480.140.490.99
60.990.080.490.49
70.490.030.490.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • Trade licence from the local body
  • Factory licence if the number of workers crosses the Factories Act limit
  • Import Export Code (IEC) if you export

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. DC-MSME project profile — Portfolio Bag — https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/publications/pmryprof/leather/ch17.pdf

This report is a projection from the figures entered by the promoter. It is not a bank appraisal or a guarantee of a loan or subsidy. Check every figure with current quotations and your chartered accountant before submitting it.