
MIRA INFORM
REPORT
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Report Date
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17.11.2006 |
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Name : |
SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS
ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. |
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Registered
Office : |
3 Shenton Way, #14-01, Shenton House, 068805, Singapore |
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Date of
Incorporation : |
07/01/1978 |
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Legal Form : |
Pte Ltd
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Line of
Business : |
General wholesale trade
(including general importers & exporters) Wholesale on a fee or
contract basis (eg commission agencies) |
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MIRA’s
Rating : |
Aa |
RATING
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STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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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 |
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Satisfactory |
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Payment
Behaviour : |
Usually Correct
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Litigation : |
Exist |
SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD.
GENERAL TRADERS,
COMMISSION AGENTS AND INDENTING AGENTING.
SOUTH EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP.INC
(PERCENTAGE OF SHAREHOLDING: 100.00%)
CONSOLIDATED
Sales
: S$960,429,658
Networth
: S$70,396,989
Paid-Up Capital :
S$34,111,310
Net result
: S$14,431,241
Net
Margin(%) : 1.50
Return on Equity(%) :
20.50
Leverage Ratio
: 2.02
Credit Rating
: + Singapore $ 50000001
Subject
Company: SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES PTE.
LTD.
Former
Name: -
Business
Address: 3 SHENTON WAY
#14-01
SHENTON HOUSE
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 068805
County: -
Country: Singapore
Telephone: 6221
8455
Fax: 6222 4984
ROC
Number: 197800048Z
Reg.
Town: -
Legal
Form :
PTE LTD
Date
Inc. :
07/01/1978
Previous
Legal Form :
-
Summary
year :
31/03/2004
All
amounts in this report are in :
SGD
Sales :
960,429,658
Networth :
70,396,989
Capital :
45,000,000
Paid-Up
Capital :
34,111,310
Employees :
90
Net
result :
14,431,241
Share
value :
1
Auditor :
FOO KON TAN GRANT THORNTON
Report
Date: 20/04/2006
Update
Date: 20/04/2006
Credit
Requested: -
Credit
Opinion: -
Litigation: YES
Company
status: TRADING
Started: 07/01/1978
PRAVEEN
KUMAR JAIN
S2669189C Director
RAMAKANT
RATHI 6118609 Director
Appointed
on: 25/02/1994
Street: CHRIESIMATT
33
6340 BAAR/ZG
Town: SWITZERLAND
Postcode: -
Country: Switzerland
RANDHIR
RAM CHANDRA
S1272119F Company Secretary
Appointed
on: 07/05/1999
Street: 7
HIGHLAND ROAD
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 549106
Country: Singapore
VENKITESWARAN
HARIHARAN S1585158I Company Secretary
Appointed
on: 07/05/1999
Street: 28
LORONG L TELOK KURAU
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 425440
Country: Singapore
PRAVEEN
KUMAR JAIN
S2669189C Director
Appointed
on: 01/06/1997
Street: 1
RHU CROSS
#07-07
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 437431
Country: Singapore
KARTAR
SINGH THAKRAL S0645091A
MANAK
CHAND MAHESWARI S2583525E
LALKAKA
CAVAS JEHANGIR 5401038
SHYAM
SUNDER MAHANSARIA L683448
BASANT
KUMAR MAHESHWARI S2613463C
IMPORTERS
And EXPORTERS Code: 11760
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS Code: 4990
TIMBER
- COMMISSION Code: 21640
STEEL
PRODUCTS Code: 20410
FERTILIZERS
- WHSLE And MFRS Code: 8710
BASED
ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 24/03/2006
1)
GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS)
2)
WHOLESALE ON A FEE OR CONTRACT BASIS (EG COMMISSION AGENCIES)
Date: 17/08/1988
Amount: 810,000
Comments: CHARGE
NO: 2772/88 (DISCHARGED)
CHARGEE:
WAYFOONG
MORTAGE & FINANCE SINGAPORE LTD
Date: 23/06/1983 ]
Amount: 464,000
Comments: (DSICHARGED)
Date: 14/08/1996
Comments: CHARGER
NO: 9604772
SECURED:
0.00 AND ALL
MONIES OWING
CHARGEE:
BANGKOK BANK
PUBLIC CO LTD
Date: 03/08/2005
Tax
rate: 10
Site
Address: 3 SHENTON WAY
#14-01
SHENTON HOUSE
Town: SINGAPORE
County: -
Postcode: 068805
Country: Singapore
Annual
Value: 46,500
*TAX RATE OF 4% MEANS THE ADDRESS (I.E RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) IS OWNER OCCUPIED.
*TAX RATE OF 10% MEANS THE ADDRESS (I.E RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) IS PARTIALLY OR
FULLY RENTED OUT BY THE OWNER/OWNED BY COMPANY.
*FOR PROPERTIES OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REGARDLESS RENTED OUT OR NOT, THE TAX RATE IS 10% (IE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY).
*ANNUAL VALUE IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL RENT THE PROPERTY CAN FETCH IF IT WERERENTED OUT. THE ANNUAL VALUE IS DETERMINED IN THE SAME MANNER REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS LET-OUT, OWNER-OCCUPIED OR VACANT.
BANGKOK
BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK
BANK
OF INDIA
SOUTH
EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP. INC 34,111,310 Company
Street: 80
BROAD STREET MONROVIA
Town: -
Postcode: -
Country: Liberia
HOLDING
& IND PROMOTION 231,250
BIRLA
AG ZUG SWITZERLAND 499,998
KARTAR
SINGH THAKRAL 1
MANAK
CHAND MAHESWARI 1
LALKAKA
CAVAS JEHANGIR 1
RAMAKANT
RATHI 1
SHYAM
SUNDER MAHANSARIA 1
BASANT
KUMAR MAHESHWARI 1
BIRLA
INTERNATIONAL LTD 7,499,998
SOUTH
EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP. INC UF18848D
%: 100
MYANMAR
SWISS SINGAPORE COMPANY LIMITED
Myanmar
OVERSEAS
TRADING & SHIPPING CO PTE LTD
Singapore
21ST
CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
Cayman Islands
SWISS
SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISE PTE
LTD C.I
South Africa
NEW
MILLENIUM INVESTMENTS
Cayman Islands
SWISS
SINGAPORE (BANGLADESH) LIMITED
Bangladesh
Trade
Morality: AVERAGE
Liquidity: SUFFICIENT
Payments: REGULAR
Trend: UPWARD
Financial
Situation: GOOD
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS03572/2004
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: District Court - W/S
Case
Number: DCS03463/2003
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #: 197800048Z
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS03928/2002
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS29626/2000
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: High Court - W/S
Case
Number: HWS00846/1999
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS02788/1998
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS11054/1996
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: District Court - W/S
Case
Number: DCS00107/1995
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: Magistrate Court - W/S
Case
Number: MCS13659/1994
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
Type
Of Case: High Court - W/S
Case
Number: HWS01881/1994
Defendant SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ROC #:
197800048Z
All amounts in this report are in: SGD
Audit Qualification:
UNQUALIFIED (CLEAN) SCOPE
LIMITATION SCOPE LIMITATION
Date Account Lodged:
16/09/2005
Balance Sheet Date:
31/03/2004
31/03/2003 31/03/2002
Number of weeks: 52 52 52
Consolidation Code:
CONSOLIDATED
CONSOLIDATED COMPANY
--- ASSETS
Preliminary Exp
190,138 276,487 406,610
Tangible Fixed Assets:
5,236,256
9,581,096 9,590,006
Investments
20,852,359
20,852,359 22,877,605
Total Fixed Assets: 26,278,753 30,709,942 32,874,221
Inventories:
17,437,650
11,841,479 755,830
Receivables:
147,884,468
107,577,082 91,043,156
Cash, Banks, Securities:
4,181,354
8,440,473 1,790,305
Other current assets:
17,115,675
8,519,848 923,120
Total Current Assets: 186,619,147 136,378,882
94,512,411
TOTAL ASSETS:
212,897,900
167,088,824 127,386,632
--- LIABILITIES
Equity capital:
34,111,310
34,111,310 34,111,310
Reserves:
-1,593,592
-94,877 -
Profit & loss Account:
37,879,271
23,448,030 15,050,144
Total Equity: 70,396,989 57,464,463 49,161,454
Long Term Loans:
648,723 1,164,721 1,680,722
L/T deferred taxes: - 2,565 -
Total L/T Liabilities: 648,723 1,167,286 1,680,722
Trade Creditors:
89,189,221
57,232,844 42,454,577
Short term liabilities:
13,989
Due to Bank:
34,394,429
33,252,851 17,654,991
Provisions:
4,065,084 2,807,412 1,699,347
Other Short term Liab.:
14,189,465
15,163,968 14,735,541
Total short term Liab.: 141,852,188 108,457,075 76,544,456
TOTAL LIABILITIES:
142,500,911 109,624,361 78,225,178
--- PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT
Net Sales
960,429,658
680,983,757 463,523,973
Gross Profit:
33,896,660
24,528,784 20,195,770
Result of ordinary operations
23,851,244
15,545,291 11,000,432
NET RESULT BEFORE TAX:
17,934,801
13,761,090 7,854,981
Tax:
3,503,560
2,768,229 890,156
Net income/loss year:
14,431,241 10,992,861
6,964,825
Interest Paid:
1,906,487
1,784,201 3,145,451
Depreciation:
344,066 308,486 251,603
Directors Emoluments:
373,037 324,983 329,983
Wages and Salaries:
1,428,980
3,101,155 2,409,704
Financial Income:
1,235,852
1,574,990 1,189,917
RATIOS
31/03/2004
31/03/2003 31/03/2002
Turnover per employee:
10,671,440.64
7,566,486.19 5,150,266.37
Net result / Turnover(%): 0.02
0.02 0.02
Fin. Charges / Turnover(%): 0.00
0.00 0.01
Stock / Turnover(%): 0.02
0.02 0.00
Net Margin(%): 1.50 1.61 1.50
Return on Equity(%):
20.50 19.13 14.17
Return on Assets(%): 6.78
6.58 5.47
Net Working capital:
44,766,959.00
27,921,807.00
17,967,955.00
Cash Ratio: 0.03 0.08 0.02
Quick Ratio: 1.07 1.07 1.21
Current ratio: 1.32 1.26 1.23
Receivables Turnover:
55.43 56.87 70.71
Leverage Ratio: 2.02 1.91 1.59
Net Margin : (100*Net income loss year)/Net sales
Return on Equity : (100*Net income loss year)/Total equity
Return on Assets : (100*Net income loss year)/Total fixed
assets
Net Working capital
: Total current assets - Total short term liabilities
Cash Ratio : Cash Bank securities/Total short term
liabilities
Quick Ratio : (Cash Bank securities + Receivables)/Total
Short term liabilities
Current ratio : Total current assets/Total short term
liabilities
Inventory Turnover : (360*Inventories)/Net sales
Receivables Turnover : (Receivable*360)/Net sales
Leverage Ratio : Total liabilities/(Total
equity-Intangible assets)
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE GROUP WAS SEEN TO BE FAIR TO STABLE IN VIEW OF THE FOLLOWING:
NET WORTH:
THE BALANCE SHEET WAS
CONSIDERED PASSABLE WITH NET WORTH IMPROVED BY 22.51% TO S$70,396,989, UP FROM S$57,464,463. THIS WAS A RESULT OF HIGHER ACCUMULATED
PROFITS BY 61.55% FROM S$23,448,030
TO S$37,879,271 IN FY 2004.
LEVERAGE:
IN THE SHORT-TERM,
SUBJECT WAS LARGELY FINANCED BY TRADE CREDITORS WHICH MADE UP 62.87% (2003: 52.77%) OF THE TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES AND AMOUNTED TO S$89,189,221 (2003: S$57,232,844).
SUBJECT WAS ALSO
FINANCED BY AMOUNT DUE TO BANK WHICH AMOUNTED TO S$34,394,429 IN FY 2004 (2003: S$33,252,851) WHICH COMPRISED SECURED LOAN, BANK
OVERDRAFTS AND BANK BILLS PAYABLE.
OTHER SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES OF S$14,189,465 (2003: S$15,163,968) COMPRISED:
-ADVANCES – 2004: S$177,242 (2003: S$1,968,332)
-OTHER CREDITORS – 2004: S$5,213,223 (2003: S$3,846,489)
-LOAN FROM THIRD PARTIES – 2004: S$8,799,000 (2003:
S$9,349,147)
LONG-TERM SECURED
LOAN AMOUNTED TO S$648,723 (2003: S$1,164,721).
AS THE INCREASE IN
TOTAL LIABILITIES WAS GREATER THAN NET WORTH, LEVERAGE RATIO ROSE FROM 1.91
TIMES TO 2.02 TIMES.
LIQUIDITY:
IN GENERAL, SUBJECT'S
LIQUIDITY SITUATION HAD IMPROVED AS SEEN FROM THE IMPROVEMENT IN NET WORKING
CAPITAL AND CURRENT RATIO FROM 1.26 TIMES TO 1.32 TIMES. QUICK RATIO REMAINED
AT 1.07 TIMES IN FY 2004 (2003: 1.07 TIMES).
LIKEWISE, NET WORKING
CAPITAL INCREASED BY 60.33% TO S$44,766,959 (2003: S$27,921,807).
ON THE OTHER HAND,
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FELL BY 50.46% TO S$4,181,354 (2003: S$8,440,473).
-FIXED DEPOSITS
PLEDGED – 2004: S$NIL (2003: S$230,682)
-CASH AND BANK
BALANCES – 2004: S$4,181,354 (2003: S$8,209,791)
PROFITABILITY:
REVENUE POSTED AN
INCREASE BY 41.04% FROM S$680,983,757
TO S$960,429,658 AND NET PROFIT INCREASED BY 31.28% TO S$14,431,241 (2003: S$10,992,861). THE LESS THAN PROPORTIONAL RISE IN NET
PROFIT WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO EXCEPTIONAL ITEM OF S$-4,009,956 (2003: S$NIL).
THUS, NET MARGIN FELL TO 1.50% FROM 1.61% IN FY 2003.
DEBT SERVICING:
DEBT SERVICING
PROBLEMS MIGHT NOT BE EXPECTED IF REVENUE AND EARNINGS CAN BE MAINTAINED AND
PAYMENT BY TRADE DEBTORS ARE FORTHCOMING. IN ADDITION, INTEREST COVERAGE WAS
HEALTHY AT 10.41 TIMES (2003: 8.71 TIMES).
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS:
LEASE RECEIVABLES OF
S$154,215 (2003: S$276,487) AND LOAN RECEIVABLES OF S$35,923 (2003: S$NIL) ARE
CLASSIFIED UNDER PRELIMINARY.
NOTES TO THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
LOAN (SECURED):
THE COMPANY AND THE
GROUP
AMOUNT REPAYABLE
WITHIN 1 YEAR - 2004: S$516,000 (2003: 516,001)
AMOUNT REPAYABLE
AFTER 1 YEAR - 2004: 648,723 (2003: 1,164,721)
THE LOAN FROM A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IS SECURED BY A LETTER OF COMFORT FROM THE ULTIMATE
HOLDING COMPANY AND A FIRST LEGAL MORTGAGE OVER THE COMPANY'S LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES.
THE LOAN BEARS
INTEREST AT 1.8549% TO 2.0951% (2003: 1.90% TO 2.93%) AND IS REPAYABLE IN 23
MONTHTLY INSTALMENTS OF US$40,390 COMMENCING 28/02/1997, 30 MONTHLY INSTALMENTS
OF S$67,007 COMMENCING 01/01/2001, 59 MONTHLY INSTALMENTS OF S$43,000
COMMENCING 01/07/2001 AND A FINAL INSTALMENT OF S$46,723 IN JUNE 2006.
BANK
BORROWINGS:
BANK BILLS PAYABLE –
2004: S$33,000,815 (2003: 31,609,677)
BANK OVERDRAFTS –
2004: 877,614 (2003: 1,127,173)
(A) THE BANK
OVERDRAFTS FOR THE COMPANY ARE SECURED BY LETTERS OF COMFORT AND A LETTER OF
COMMITMENT FROM THE ULTIMATE HOLDING COMPANY. INTEREST IS CHARGED AT THE RATE
OF 2% TO 3% (2004: 1.9% TO 2.93%) PER ANNUM. THE BANK OVERDRAFTS FOR A
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY ARE SECURED BY STANDBY LETTER OF CREDITS.
(B) THE BANK BILLS
PAYABLE ARE SECURED BY:
I) A LETTER OF COMFORT FROM THE ULTIMATE
HOLDING COMPANY
II) A LETTER OF PLEDGE
III) A LETTER OF HYPOTHECATION
IV) A SECURITY INTEREST OVER RECEIVABLE
AND CONTRACT RIGHTS
FINANCED BY THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
V) A LETTER OF SET-OFF
EXCEPTIONAL
ITEM:
-IMPAIRMENT LOSS ON
LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES – 2004: S$4,009,956 (2003: S$NIL)
CONTINGENT
LIABILITIES:
THE COMPANY AND THE
GROUP:
*GUARANTEES - 2004: S$10,214,403 (2003:
S$5,607,330)
*BILLS DISCOUNTED –
2004: S$9,566,263 (2003: S$10,583,432)
*LETTER OF CREDIT -
2004: S$123,208,250 (2003: S$7,751,897)
*ACCEPTANCE UNDER
LETTERS OF CREDIT WITH TRUST RECEIPT - 2004:
S$3,230,391
(2003: -)
THESE BANK FACILITIES
ARE SECURED BY A LETTER OF COMFORT FROM THE ULTIMATE HOLDING COMPANY
EVENTS AFTER BALANCE
SHEET DATE:
ON 28/02/2005, THE
COMPANY SOLD ITS ENTIRE SHAREHOLDING IN ITS SUBSIDIARY, 21ST CENTURY
HOLDING COMPANY TO ITS HOLDING COMPANY, SOUTH EAST ASIAN EXPORT & SERVICES
CORP INC, FOR US$12,000,000.
THE COMPANY HAD ON
28/02/2005 DECLARED AN INTERIM DIVIDIEND OF:
-S$0.5296 PER SHARE
LESS TAX OF 20% AND
-S$0.0434 PER SHARE
OF TAX EXEMPT DIVIDEND
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
31/03/2005.
THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 07/01/1978 AS A LIMITED PRIVATE COMPANY
AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT
NAMESTYLE OF "SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD.".
AS AT 24/03/2006, THE COMPANY HAS A ISSUED AND PAID-UP
CAPITAL OF 34,111,310 SHARES OF
A VALUE OF S$34,111,310.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE
REGULATORY AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO
BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:
1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS
& EXPORTERS)
2) WHOLESALE ON FEE OR CONTRACT BASIS (EG COMMISION
AGENCIES)
DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR(S), UNDER REVIEW, SUBJECT'S
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF
GENERAL TRADERS, COMMISSION AGENTS AND INDENTING
AGENTING.
FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, SUBJECT
IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY TRADING
COMPANY. SUBJECT'S TRADING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO INCLUDES COAL, STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS,
PETROCHEMICALS, BEANS AND PULSES AND FERTILIZERS.
SUBJECT IS PART OF ONE OF THE
MULTI-FACETED LARGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD
INDUSTRIAL GROUPS HAVING A VERY SIZEABLE PRESENCE IN INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES. IN
SEPTEMBER 2002, SUBJECT WAS AWARDED
STATUS OF (GLOBAL TRADER PROGRAMME (GTP)" BY INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE, SINGAPORE (FORMERLY KNOWN
AS TRADE DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF SINGAPORE) W.E.F.JULY 2001 FOR A PERIOD OF 5
YEARS. THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO A
FEW SELECT COMPANIES GIVING GOOD CONTRIBUTION TO SINGAPORE.
INTERNATIONAL TRADING OF:
*TIMBER: TEAK,
TIMBER, ROUND LOGS, GURJAN LOGS, PINE LOGS, PLYWOOD ETC.
*AGRI COMMODITIES:
BEANS, PULSES, RAW CASHEW NUTS, RICE, SUGAR, WHEAT YELLOW MAIZE (CORN) ETC.
*FERTILIZERS: UREA, DAP, ROCK PHOSPHATE ETC
*STEEL & STEEL PRODUCTS: PLAIN AND DEFORMED BARS,
ANGLES, CHANNELS, WIRE RODS, COILS, GL PIPES, MS RODS, GIC
SHEETS, HR & CR COILS AND SHEETS ETC.
*PETRO & REFINERY PRODUCTS: SULPHUR, SKO, NAPTHA, BITUMEN, FUEL OIL ETC
*COAL & COKE: COAL, MET COKE, PTE COKE ETC
*CEMENT: ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT AND CLINKER
*CHEMICALS: SODA ASH, CAUSTIC SODA, GUM ROSIN, PARAFFIN WAX
ETC.
*OTHERS: FLUORSPAR, AGRICULTURAL IMPLANTS, BICYCLE, SEWING
MACHINES, WHEAT FLOUR, SILICON METAL, BETEL NUTS, SPICES ETC.
IMPORT AND EXPORT COUNTIRES:
*AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, FAR EAST, SOUTH EAST, CANADA, INDIA,
RUSSIA ETC
BRANCH OFFICES:
*DUBAI (UAE), YANGON (MYANMAR) DAR-ES-SALAAM (TANZANIA),
HO-CHIN-MINH (VIETNAM), ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST), DHAKA (BANGLADESH) AND SHANGHAI
(CHINA)
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES:
*GHANA, TOGO AND NIGERIA
SUBJECT IS A MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ENTITY:
*SINGAPORE TIMBER ASSOCIATION
NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AS TELE-INTERVIEW
WAS NOT GRANTED BY SUBJECT'S
PERSONNEL ON 29/03/2006.
THE IMMEDIATE AND ULTIMATE HOLDING COMPANY IS SOUTH EAST
ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP
INC., A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN LIBERIA.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (31 MARCH):
*COMPANY - 2004: 44 (2003: 40; 2002: 33; 2001: 33)
*GROUP - 2004: 90
(2003: 79; 2002: 77; 2001: NOT AVAILABLE)
REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:
3 SHENTON WAY
#14-01
SHENTON HOUSE
SINGAPORE 068805
DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 24/01/1989
- OWNED PREMISE
WEBSITE:
http://ssoe.etrademyanmar.com
EMAIL:
ssoe@pacific.net.sg
pkjain@singnet.com.sg
THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT ARE:
1) RATHI RAMAKANT, A SWISS
- BASED IN SWITZERLAND.
2) PRAVEEN KUMAR JAIN, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT
- HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
Investment Grade
The
steady political and economic environment has positive effects on an already
good payment record of companies. Very weak default probability.
AFTER THE ROBUST ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN 2004, GROWTH SHOULD BECOME MORE MODERATE AMID A LIKELY SLOWDOWN OF WORLD DEMAND FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, WITH THAT SECTOR REPRESENTING NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF SINGAPORE'S EXPORTS. THAT SLOWDOWN SHOULD NONETHELESS NOT JEOPARDISE THE SATISFACTORY PAYMENT RECORD OF MOST COMPANIES.
MOREOVER, PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTS SHOULD AGAIN SHOW A SLIGHT SURPLUS, WITH THE
PERSISTENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL EXTERNAL ACCOUNT SURPLUSES, LIMITED FOREIGN DEBT,
AND COMFORTABLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES. FURTHERMORE, THE BANKING SYSTEM HAS
REMAINED ONE OF ASIA'S SOUNDEST, DESPITE STIFF DOMESTIC COMPETITION AND AN
APPRECIABLE PROPORTION OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS.
HOWEVER, SINGAPORE'S RE-EXPORT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SAGGING AND THE CURRENT
DEVELOPMENT MODEL HAS REACHED ITS LIMITS. TO OFFSET THAT TREND, THE CITY-STATE
HAS BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE ITS POSITIONING. TO ENHANCE SINGAPORE'S
ATTRACTIVENESS COMPARED TO OTHER REGIONAL COUNTRIES, GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
HAVE BEEN REDUCING TAXES ON COMPANIES AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INCENTIVES
AVAILABLE TO THEM. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN PROGRESSIVELY PRIVATISING STATE-OWNED
ENTERPRISES. FINALLY, WHILE DIVERSIFYING ITS INDUSTRY TOWARD PETROCHEMICAL AND
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, THE CITY-STATE HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON HIGH VALUE-ADDED
SERVICES, BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH.
ASSETS
A STRATEGIC REGIONAL HUB, SINGAPORE HAS ATTRACTED INVESTORS THANKS TO THE QUALITY OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
THE WORKFORCE IS VERY WELL TRAINED AND HIGHLY SKILLED. ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY GOOD. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN VERY FAVOURABLE. POLITICAL CONTINUITY HAS BEEN REMARKABLE.
THE ECONOMY'S SPECIALISATION IN ELECTRONIC HAS TENDED TO INCREASE ITS EXPOSURE TO SHIFTS IN WORLD ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THE DIVERSIFICATION UNDER WAY, NOTABLY IN SERVICES, SHOULD BE ACCELERATED TO BOLSTER THE ECONOMY'S COMPETITIVENESS IN A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT UNDERGOING PROFOUND CHANGE.
REFORMS ARE STILL NEEDED TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND INNOVATION AS WELL AS MODERNISATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR
PAST PERFORMANCE
WITH THE BOOST FROM THE STRONG GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF
NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS AND RETAIL SALES, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW
BY A HEALTHY 8.0% IN 3Q2005, EASING SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.7% GROWTH REGISTERED IN
2Q2005.
WHOLESALE TRADE
DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX
THE OVERALL DOMESTIC
WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX ROSE BY 20.5% OVER THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. EXCLUDING
PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 8.9%.
THE RISE WAS
ATTRIBUTED TO SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND WHOLESALE TRADE OF PETROLEUM
& PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WITH 40% INCREASE. THE HIGHER SALES WERE MAINLY DUE TO
OIL PRICE INCREASES.
DOMESTIC SALES OF
CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ROSE BY 18.1%, CONTRIBUTED MAINLY BY THE
WHOLESALING OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS. SALES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS &
COMPUTERS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, TIMBER, PAINTS AND
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ALSO POSTED RISES IN 3Q2005.
CONVERSELY, DOMESTIC
SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL BY 11.6% IN 3Q2005, COMPARED
TO A YEAR AGO.
AT CONSTANT PRICES,
THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE SLIGHTLY BY 1.9% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING
PETROLEUM, IT WAS 3.6% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO.
ON A
QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL INDEX POSTED A RISE OF 10.7% IN 3Q2005.
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE MODERATELY BY 4.1%.
THERE WERE VARIOUS
SECTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING SHIP CHANDLERS
& BUNKERING, WHOLESALING OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS AND CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
IN CONTRAST, FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO AND GENERAL
WHOLESALE TRADE FELL SIGNIFICANTLY BY 17.7% AND 15.1% RESPECTIVELY.
FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX
AS COMPARED TO 3Q2004,
THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE FOR 3Q2005 ROSE BY 22%. EXCLUDING
PETROLUEM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 10.2%.
SIMILAR TO THE
DOMESTIC SALES, OVERSEAS SALES OF SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND
WHOLESALERS OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 50.3%
AND 38.6% OVER 3Q2004, MAINLY DUE TO THE HIGHER OIL PRICES.
WHOLESALING OF
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS ALSO REPORTED STRONG GROWTH IN OVERSEAS
SALES.
FOLLOWING EIGHT
SUCCESSIVE QUARTERS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHS, SALES OF CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2.5% IN 3Q2005.
IN CONTRAST, FOREIGN
SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL FURTHER IN 3Q2005 BY 13.7%.
IT WAS LED BY THE WHOLESALING OF TV AND SOUND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT.
AT CONSTANT PRICES,
THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE BY 7.6% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT
WAS UP BY 10.8%.
IN COMPARISON TO
2Q2005, THE OVERALL INDEX FOR 3Q2005 REGISTERED A RISE OF 9.9%. EXCLUDING
PETROLEUM, THE GROWTH WAS LOWER AT 5.7%.
STRONG GROWTH WERE
REPORTED IN WHOLESALE SECTORS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SHIP CHANDLERS &
BUNKERING AND PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
RETAIL TRADE
RETAIL SALES CHALKED
UP AN IMPRESSIVE 9.9% GROWTH IN 3Q2005, ALBEIT A MODERATION FROM THE SECOND
QUARTER’S GROWTH RATE OF 12%. THE SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES EASED FROM 2Q2005
RISE OF 15%, BUT STILL GREW BY 12% IN THE LAST QUARTER. EXCLUDING MOTOR
VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 7.9% IN THIRD QUARTER, BETTER THAN THE 7.5%
RECORDED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR
BASIS, MOST RETAIL SEGMENTS REGISTERED BETTER SALES. THE SEGMENTS WERE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (23%), WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR (12%),
FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT (11%), DEPARTMENT STORES (11%), FOOD AND
BEVERAGES (9.2%), MEDICAL GOODS AND TOILETRIES (7.4%), RECREATIONAL GOODS
(6.4%), OPTICAL GOODS AND BOOKS (5.9%), PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS (5.8%),
WATCHES AND JEWELLERY (5.3%), PETROL SERVICE STATIONS (1.1%) AND SUPERMARKETS
(0.4%).
NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES RISE 2.4%
SINGAPORE’S RETAIL SALES ROSE IN NOVEMBER AT THE SLOWEST PACE IN NINE MONTHS AS TOURISM GROWTH EASED, CAR SALES FELL AND CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING AFTER STOCKING UP FOR RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.
RETAIL SALES INDEX
ROSE 2.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A PREVIOUS GAIN OF 10.2%.
THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE MOST PESSIMISTIC ESTIMATE IN A BLOOMBERG SURVEY OF 13
ECONOMISTS, WHERE THE MEDIAN FORECAST WAS AN 11% RISE. EXCLUDING VEHICLES,
RETAIL SALES GREW BY 5.2% FROM THE SAME MONTH A YEAR EARLIER.
ON A SEASONALLY
ADJUSTED BASIS, NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES FELL 8.7% FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
EXCLUDING CARS, THE INDEX FELL BY 6.3%.
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
ROSE 4.8% LAST NOVEMBER AS COMPARED TO NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A 16% GAIN IN THE
PREVIOUS MONTH, THE FIGURES SHOWED. NOVEMBER VEHICLE SALES, WHICH MAKE UP MORE
THAN A QUARTER OF THE INDEX, DECLINED SLIGHTLY BY 0.5% FROM NOVEMBER 2004
FOLLOWING A 8.9% RISE IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. SALES OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD
EQUIPMENT ROSE BY 0.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004, LESS THAN THE 17%
RISE IN OCTOBER.
AHEAD
AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 22% OF FIRMS IN THE SERVICES
SECTOR IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 3 MOTNHS ENDING
MARCH 2006. THE MAGNITUDE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER COMPARED TO THAT REGISTERED IN THE
PERIOD OF JULY-DECEMBER 2005 (26%), AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE 30% NET BALANCE
RECORDED FOR OCTOBER 2004 – MARCH 2005.
AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 8% OF WHOLESALERS PREDICTS
POSITIVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE COMING MONTHS. THOSE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND COSMETICS & TOILETRIES ARE
AMONG THOSE WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK AHEAD.
RETAILERS ALSO EXPRESS
UPBEAT BUSINESS SENTIMENTS FOR THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE
OF 38%, ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT STORES AND RETAILERS OF WEARING APPAREL AND FURNITURE
& FURNISHINGS FORESEE BETTER BUSINESS OUTLOOK FROM THE YEAR-END FESTIVE SEASON.
HOTELIERS PROJECT A
POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE OF 64%, IN
ANTICIPATION OF AN INCREASE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS AND OCCUPANCY RATE. SIMILARLY,
IN CATERING TRADE, RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CATERERS FORESEE FAVOURABLE BUSINESS
CONDITIONS IN THE COMING MONTHS.
EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND
INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT
OF STATISTICS BLOOMBERG
ESTIMATED FINANCIAL RESOURCE
IN ESTIMATING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCE OF ANY COMPANY, THE QUALITY OF THE COMPANY’S ASSETS AS WELL AS THEIR CONVERTIBILITY INTO CASH OR LOANS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. WEIGHTAGE IS GIVEN TO EACH ASSET DEPENDENT UPON QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY.
AN NR MEANS NO RATING DUE TO THE LACK OF FINANCIAL DATA UPON WHICH NO OPINION CAN BE FORMULATED.
WHILST ESTIMATED FINANCIAL RESOURCE GIVES AN INDICATION OF THE SIZE OF THE COMPANY, COMPOSITE CREDIT APPRAISAL PROVIDES AN INDICATION OF ITS CREDIT STANDING.
COMPOSITE CREDIT APPRAISAL
THE COMPOSITE CREDIT APPRAISAL IS A RATING OF THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF CREDITWORTHINESS, INCLUDING SALES/PROFITABILITY, PRESENT LIQUIDITY, PRESENT INDEBTEDNESS, SUPPLIERS’ RATING, BUSINESS TRENDS, FUTURE CASH FLOW AND THE GENERAL MARKET REPUTATION OF THE COMPANY. WEIGHTAGE IS ASSIGNED TO EACH FACTOR TO REFLECT THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE IN THE SINGAPORE SITUATION.
AN NR FOLLOWING BY A COMPOSITE CREDIT RATING OF 1,2,3 OR 4 IS INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF FINANCIAL DATA: NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RATE THE COMPANY BASED SOLELY ON ITS GENERAL MARKET REPUTATION.
CONDITION (WHEN APPLICABLE)
THIS IS OUR EVALUATION OF THE
OVERALL FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE
COMPANY'S QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE FACTORS.
(1) STRONG BALANCE
SHEET STRONG WITH CONSERVATIVE GEARING. EARNINGS STABLE AND GROWING. NO DEBT SERVICING PROBLEM.
(2) STABLE BALANCE
SHEET SOUND WITH ADEQUATE GEARING. EARNINGS STABLE WITH SOME FLUCTUATIONS. NO ANTICIPATED DEBT SERVICING PROBLEM.
(3) FAIR BALANCE
SHEET PASSABLE WITH AGGRESSIVE GEARING. EARNINGS TEND TO BE ERRATIC. SOME DEBT
SERVICING PROBLEMS MAY ARISE IF EARNINGS SHOULD FALL.
(4) LIMITED BALANCE SHEET INADEQUATE WITH EXCESSIVE GEARING.
EARNINGS MARGINAL AND ERRATIC.
DEBT SERVICING PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED.
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 |
Unfavourable
& favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration.
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below
average/normal. |
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 |