MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

3 Shenton Way, #14-01, Shenton House, 068805, Singapore                    

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07/01/1978

 

 

Legal Form :

Pte Ltd                      

 

 

Line of Business :

General wholesale trade (including general importers & exporters)

Wholesale on a fee or contract basis (eg commission agencies)

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Exist

 

 

 


 

Subject Company  

 

SWISS SINGAPORE OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD.

 

 

Line Of Business 

 

GENERAL TRADERS, COMMISSION AGENTS AND INDENTING AGENTING.

 

 

Parent Company  

 

SOUTH EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP.INC

(PERCENTAGE OF SHAREHOLDING: 100.00%)

 

 

Financial Elements

 

FY 2004

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

 

 

Rating

 

Credit Rating                 : + Singapore $ 50000001

 

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

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:                              -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

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

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Report Date:                           20/04/2006

Update Date:                          20/04/2006

Credit Requested:                  -                           

Credit Opinion:     -

Litigation:                               YES

Company status:                    TRADING                      

Started:                                   07/01/1978

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

PRAVEEN KUMAR JAIN                           S2669189C      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

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

 

 

FORMER DIRECTOR(S)

 

KARTAR SINGH THAKRAL                                                     S0645091A

 

MANAK CHAND MAHESWARI                                S2583525E

 

LALKAKA CAVAS JEHANGIR                                 5401038

 

SHYAM SUNDER MAHANSARIA                            L683448

 

BASANT KUMAR MAHESHWARI                            S2613463C

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

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)

 

 

CHARGES

 

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

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

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.

 

 

BANKERS

 

BANGKOK BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

 

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

 

BANK OF INDIA

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

SOUTH EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP. INC         34,111,310   Company

Street:                     80 BROAD STREET MONROVIA

Town:                      -

Postcode:                -

Country:                  Liberia

 

 

FORMER SHAREHOLDER(S)

 

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

 

 

HOLDING COMPANY

 

SOUTH EAST ASIAN EXPORT AND SERVICES CORP. INC    UF18848D %: 100

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

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

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality:     AVERAGE

Liquidity:                 SUFFICIENT

Payments:               REGULAR

Trend:                     UPWARD

Financial Situation: GOOD

 

 

LITIGATION(S)

 

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

 

 

FINANCIAL ELEMENTS

 

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)

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

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.

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

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

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

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.

 

 

Singapore’s Country Rating 2005

 

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.

 

WEAKNESSES

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

 

 

KEY TO FINANCIAL & CREDIT RATING

 

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 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

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

 

 

 

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