MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27th November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHANDONG SEM MACHINERY CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Yunxiahe Huizu Town, Qingzhou, Shandong Province, 262500 Pr China

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

28.02.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

004044

 

 

Legal Form :

Chinese Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in manufacturing and selling machineries.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD200,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company name & ADdress

 

SHANDONG SEM MACHINERY CO., LTD.

YUNXIAHE HUIZU TOWN, QINGZHOU,

SHANDONG PROVINCE, 262500 PR CHINA

TEL      : 86 (0) 536-3818603     

FAX      : 86 (0) 536-3818232

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : FEB. 28, 1989

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 004044

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : cHINESE FOREIGN EQUITY JOINT VENTURE ENTERPRISE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. PAUL DAVID BLACKBURN (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 1,470

REGISTERED CAPITAL : CNY 4,360,000

BUSINESS LINE                        : manufacturing

TURNOVER                              : CNY 1,210,845,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

EQUITIES                                 : CNY      21,915,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO usd 200,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : fairLY STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : CNY 7.90 = US$1 AS OF 2006-11-28

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

CNY - China Yuan Ren Min Bi

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 


SC was registered as a Chinese foreign equity joint venture enterprise at local Administration for Industry & Commerce (AIC - The official body of issuing and renewing business license) on Feb. 28, 1989.

Company Status: Chinese-foreign equity joint venture enterprise

This form of business in PR China is defined as a legal person. It is a limited co. jointly invested by one or more foreign companies and one or more PR China controlled companies within the territories of PR China according to a certain proportion of capital investment. The investing parties exercise business management, share profits and bear all risks and liabilities of the co. together. The equity joint venture law requires that foreign party contribute not less than 25% of the registered capital, with no maximum. The joint venture usually have a limited duration of 10 to 50 years. Enterprise with large investment, long construction periods, low investment returns, introducing of advanced technology & advanced technology products which have good competition position in international market may extend beyond the 50 years limit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC’s registered business scope includes designing and manufacturing engineering machinery, agriculture machinery, building machinery, and its parts; selling its products and providing after sales service.

 

SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling machineries.

 

Mr. Paul David Blackburn has been chairman of SC since 2005.

 

SC owns 1,470 staff.

 

SC is currently operating at the above stated address, and this address houses its operating office and factory in the industrial zone of Qingzhou. Our checks reveal that SC owns the total premise about 350,000 square meters.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 


http://www.china-sg.com. The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in both Chinese and English versions.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: KEY EVENTS/RECENT DEVELOPMENT 

 

 


SC was formerly named Shandong Engineering Machinery Factory, which was established in 1989 as a state-owned enterprise. In 2003 it was changed to a limited liabilities company.

 

In Mar. 2005 Caterpillar purchased 40% of SC’s shares (Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd., 30% and Caterpillar (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. 10%).

 

SC’s former legal representative was Mr. Wang Chunquan  and in Mar. 2005 it was changed to the present - Mr. Paul David Blackburn.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


MAIN SHAREHOLDERS:

 
Name                                                               % of Shareholding

 

Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd.                                                                30

 

 

Caterpillar (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.                                                                         10

 

 

Wang Chunquan                                                                                                25

 

Other 22 individuals                                                                                            35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


l         Chairman:

 

Mr. Paul David Blackburn (白博恩), in his 40’s with university education. He is currently responsible for the overall management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

 

From 2005 to present                 Working in SC as chairman.

 

 

l         Vice Chairman:

 

Mr. Wang Chunquan (王春泉), in his 50’s with university education. He is currently responsible for the daily management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

 

From 2005 to present                Working in SC as vice chairman.

From 2003 to 2005                     Working in SC as chairman.

 

 

l         General Manager:

 

Mr. Yang Yinggen, in his 50’s with university education. He is currently responsible for the daily management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

 

From 2003 to present                Working in SC as general manager.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS
 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling machineries.

 

SC’s products mainly include: shovel loader, trench-digging machine, and loader digger, etc.

 

SC’s annual output can reach 10,000 sets.

 

SC sources its materials 80% from domestic market and 20% from the overseas market, mainly from America. SC sells 90% of its products in domestic market, and 10% to the overseas market, mainly to Southeast Asia and Europe.

 

The buying terms of SC include Check, L/C, T/T and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Overall payment appraisal :

(  ) Excellent      (  ) Good      (X) Average      (  ) Fair      (  ) Poor      () Not yet determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors:  Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience :   SC refused to release any information of its suppliers and the trade reference was not available.

 

Delinquent payment record :  None in our database.

 

Debt collection record :No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BANKING

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Qingzhou Sub-branch

 

AC#3600190313052217

 

Relationship: Normal.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Financial Summary

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Unit: CNY’000

 

As of Dec. 31, 2004

As of Dec. 31, 2005

Accounts receivable

75,840

144,949

Inventory

/

/

Current assets

577,000

641,380

Fixed assets

169,000

150,410

Long term investment

/

/

Total assets

808,667

810,070

Current liabilities

792,246

788,155

Total liabilities

792,246

788,155

Equities

16,421

21,915

Total liabilities & equities

808,667

810,070

 

Income Statement

Unit: CNY’000

 

As of Dec. 31, 2004

As of Dec. 31, 2005

Turnover

1,051,430

1,210,845

Cost of goods sold

925,808

1,054,768

Sales expense

69,000

85,810

Management expense

53,661

50,231

Finance expense

21,433

23,531

Profit before tax

8,000

10,115

 

Important Ratios

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As of Dec. 31, 2004

As of Dec. 31, 2005

*Current ratio

0.73

0.81

*Quick ratio

/

/

*Liabilities to assets

0.98

0.97

*Net profit margin (%)

/

/

*Return on total assets (%)

/

/

*Fixed assets/Total assets

20.90

18.57

*Inventory /Turnover ×365

/

/

*Accounts receivable/Turnover ×365

26days

44days

*Turnover/Total assets

1.30

1.49

* Cost of goods sold/Turnover

0.88

0.87

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


PROFITABILITY: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The turnover of SC appears fairly good in its line.

l         SC’s net profit margin is fairly good.

l         SC’s return on total assets is fairly good.

l         SC’s cost of goods sold is average, comparing with its turnover.

 

LIQUIDITY: AVERAGE

l         The current ratio of SC is maintained in a fair level.

l         The accounts receivable of SC appears average.

l         SC’s turnover is in a fairly good level, comparing with the size of its total assets.

 

LEVERAGE: FAIR

l         The debt ratio of SC is fairly high.

l         The risk for SC to go bankrupt is low.

 

Overall financial condition of the SC: Fairly stable.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


SC is considered medium-sized in its line with fairly stable financial conditions. A credit line up to USD200,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities at present.

 


 

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

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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