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Sintered Bronze Bushes (Self-Lubricating Bearings)

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Detailed Project Report

Sintered Bronze Bushes (Self-Lubricating Bearings)

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

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹34.61 L
Term loan from bank
₹31.15 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹3.46 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-9.89 L
Average DSCR
-0.61
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

Press copper-tin-graphite powder into bushes, sinter them in a furnace and soak them in oil to make self-lubricating bearings.

Main product or serviceSintered Bronze Bushes (Self-Lubricating Bearings)
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Fractional-HP motor makers
  • Pump makers
  • Home appliance makers (washing machines, refrigerators, clocks)
  • Automobile, textile and farm machinery makers
  • Direct supply to manufacturers
  • Bearing and spare-part dealers

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Mesh-belt sintering furnace, 8.2 kW, with accessories120,25,00020,25,000
Mechanical power press, 20 T13,80,0003,80,000
Repressing power press, 10 T12,60,0002,60,000
Briquetting press, 1 T11,25,0001,25,000
Ball mill, 500 kg170,00070,000
Universal testing machine13,75,0003,75,000
Air compressor, 3 HP120,00020,000
Oil quenching tanks, 4 × 2 × 2 ft (× 2)116,00016,000
Moulds and other tools (× 1 lot)125,00025,000
Total32,96,000

Pre-filled from: DC-MSME project profile — Sintered Metal Bush; World Customs Organization – HS Nomenclature 2022 edition. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Electrolytic-grade copper powder — 404 kg a month at ₹175 a kg in the profile
  • Atomised tin powder — 36 kg a month at ₹220 a kg in the profile
  • Graphite powder — 7.5 kg a month at ₹160 a kg in the profile
  • Non-gumming petroleum oil for impregnation — 12 litres a month at ₹36 a litre in the profile
  • Hydrocarbon gas cylinders for the furnace atmosphere — 15 a month at ₹260 each in the profile

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery32.96
Contingency1.65
Total fixed capital34.61
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost34.61

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution3.4610.0
Term loan from bank31.1590.0
Total34.61100.0
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 maintenance0.690.690.690.690.690.690.69
Insurance0.170.170.170.170.170.170.17
Total cost of operations3.753.753.753.753.753.753.75
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.75-3.75-3.75-3.75-3.75-3.75-3.75
Depreciation5.194.413.753.192.712.301.96
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan3.372.922.391.871.340.810.29
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-12.31-11.08-9.89-8.80-7.79-6.86-5.99
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-12.31-11.08-9.89-8.80-7.79-6.86-5.99

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-12.31-11.08-9.89-8.80-7.79-6.86-5.99
Depreciation5.194.413.753.192.712.301.96
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-7.12-6.67-6.14-5.61-5.08-4.56-4.03
Term loan repaid2.404.794.794.794.794.794.79
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-9.51-11.46-10.93-10.40-9.88-9.35-8.82
Cash and bank-9.51-20.97-31.90-42.31-52.18-61.53-70.35

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.463.463.463.463.463.463.46
Reserves and surplus-12.31-23.39-33.28-42.08-49.87-56.73-62.72
Term loan outstanding28.7523.9619.1714.389.584.790.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities19.904.03-10.65-24.24-36.83-48.48-59.26
Net fixed assets29.4225.0021.2518.0715.3613.0511.09
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-9.51-20.97-31.90-42.31-52.18-61.53-70.35
Total assets19.904.03-10.65-24.24-36.83-48.48-59.26

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-0.65-0.49-0.52-0.56-0.61-0.67-0.74
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.61
Lowest DSCR-0.74
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation5.194.413.753.192.712.301.96

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
131.153.372.4028.75
228.752.924.7923.96
323.962.394.7919.17
419.171.874.7914.38
514.381.344.799.58
69.580.814.794.79
74.790.294.790.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST
  • State Pollution Control Board consent (furnace fumes)
  • Factory licence under the Factories Act
  • Safe storage approval for gas cylinders (PESO rules where they apply)

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
  • Stand-Up India

19 Sources

  1. DC-MSME project profile — Sintered Metal Bush — https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/publications/pmryprof/meatllurgical/ch23.pdf
  2. World Customs Organization – HS Nomenclature 2022 edition — https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/instrument-and-tools/hs-nomenclature-2022-edition/hs-nomenclature-2022-edition.aspx

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.