MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHE HONG INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

6 Taichung Industrial Park 6th Rd Hsitun Dist Taichung City 407

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.12.1970

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

51321357

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in the assembly and production of industrial machineries and parts.

 

 

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 :

USD 400,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company Name & Address

 

SHE HONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

6 TAICHUNG INDUSTRIAL PARK 6TH RD HSITUN DIST TAICHUNG CITY 407, TAIWAN

TEL      : 886-4-23592747  

FAX      : 886-4-23592837

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : DECEMBER 23, 1970

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 51321357

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. CHIEN-CHIH CHEN (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 420

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 4,739,336

BUSINESS LINE                        : MANUFACTURER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : USD 400,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 32.34200= US$1 AS OF 2006-12-01

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

TWD –Taiwan New Dollars

 


Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


*Company Registration*

===================

(1)

License number             : 51321357

Date issued                   : 23 December, 1970

Issuing authority            : Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)

 

(2)

License number             : 99669169

Date issued                   : 15 July, 1981

Issuing authority            : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

License type                  : Factory License

 

*Capital Details*

============

Initial registered capital               : NTD 60,000,000

Capital increases as follows        :

 

Date                            Increase (NTD)

------                          ----------------------

-                                       80,000,000

-                                     100,000,000

-                                     150,000,000

 

*Office & Facilities*

================

Size                              : 5,235 sq. meters (Approx.)

Location                        : Taichung Industrial Park

Property status              : Owned by the company, SHE HONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

Type of building : Industrial Building

Comments                    : Serves as office, factory, and warehouse.

 

Other Contact Details

-----------------------------

Fax no.             : 4-23593674

Email                : antonio@hartford.com.tw

                          sales@hartford.com.tw

Website            : www.machiningcenter.com.tw

 

Previous fax no : 4-23503443 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

===========================

A large company mainly operated and managed by an experienced team of professionals.

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

======================

Type of building : Industrial Building

Land size                      : 43,200 sq. ft. (Approx.)

Location                        : Taichung Industrial Park 

 


*Industry Ranking*

================

(1) Hartford is the largest machine tools manufacturer in Taiwan, based on 1999 R.O.C. Customs Authority

Annual Report.

 

(2) Generally regarded as one of the Top 500 Companies in manufacturing industry of Taiwan.

 

(3) Generally regarded as one of the Top 1000 Companies in manufacturing industry of Taiwan.

 

*Sales Ranking*

=============

Details of Rank are as follows :

 

Year            Rank

------            ------

1996             900

1997             681

1998             653

2002             824

2003             852

2004             564

2005             485

 

*Reputation*

===========

Reference checking for the purpose of establishing the firm's reputation within the respective industry failed to reveal any negative information.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


Web site: www.hartford.com.tw The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is both in Chinese and English version. 

 

E-mail: public@hartford.com.tw

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

================

Shareholders' Name                           No. of Shares

-------------------------                               ------------------

Mr. Chien-chih Chen                               21,700

Mr. Pin-wan Chen                                  19,450

Mr. Kuan-lin Chen                                  19,450

Mr. Su Yu                                             17,300 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management:  Mr. Daniel Mao-sung Lu, Int'l Marketing Manager

                      Mr. Hsin-hua Yeh, General Manager

                      Ms. Ming-yu Tai, Human Resource Consultant

 

*Key Personnel*

============

(1)

Mr. Chien-chih Chen

Founder                        : Co-founder

Work experience            : More than 30 years

Responsibilities             : Daily operation of the firm including all financial, sales and legal matters

Resident status             : Taiwan

 

(2)

Mr. Daniel Mao-sung Lu

E-mail                           : daniel@hartford.com.tw

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

=====================

Specializes in the assembly and production of industrial machineries and parts.

 

Products also include:

- 5-axis Vertical machining center

- 5-axis double column machining center

 

Products: Cast iron parts 

               Double-column machining center 

                Electrical machinery parts 

                Paper machinery 

                Vertical machining centers 

 

*Brand*

======

Hartford

 

*Payment Terms*

=============

Sales

--------

Local                : Cash

                          30-60 days credit.

Export               : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                          Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

--------------

Local                : Cash

                          30-60 days credit

Import               : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                          Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Quality Certification*

=================

Received the following certifications:

(1)

Type of certification        : ISO9002

Year of certification        : 1994

 

(2)

Products also passed the following approvals:

- CE

- TUV

- TNO 

 

*Associations*

===========

Member of :

- Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association

 

*Competitors*

===========

The following locally based companies supply similar range of products:

- ALEX-TECH MACHINERY INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- DAH LIH MACHINERY INDUSTRY CO LTD

- KENT INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- LONG CHANG MACHINERY CO LTD

- ROUNDTOP MACHINERY INDUSTRIES CO LTD 

 

*Exhibition Participation*

===================

Participated in the following local exhibitions :

(1)

Exhibition fair                 : Taipei Int'l Machine Tool Show

Date attended                : 20-25 March, 2001

Location                                    : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

(2)

Exhibition fair                 : Taipei Int'l Machine Tool Show

Date attended                : 18-23 March, 2003

Location                        : Taipei World Trade Center - Exhibition Hall

 

Scheduled exhibition

-----------------------------

Exhibition/Fair               : TIMTOS

Date attended                : 12-17 March, 2007

Location                        : Taiwan

 

*Domestic Suppliers*

================

- KUDU METAL INDUSTRY CO LTD

 

*Local Distribution Network*

======================

15% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales, generally to direct end-user sales managed by the company directly.

 


*Export Markets*

==============

85% of the annual turnover is attributed to exports.

 

*Overseas Customers*

==================

Customer's/Client's name                       Country

----------------------------------                          -------------

PRATT & WHITINEY CORP                          --

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO                         USA

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP                           Japan

IAI CORP                                                 Japan

 

*International Trade Ranking*

========================

The firm has been ranked among Taiwan's Top Importers/Exporters based on the standard measured by the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT)

 

Details of ranked are as follows :

   Year               Ranked

   ------               ----------

   1997                 656

   2005                 472

 

*International Exhibition Participation*

==============================

Participated in the following overseas exhibition:

(1)

Exhibition/Fair               : EMEX

Date attended                : 1-3 May, 2006

Location                                    : New Zealand

 

(2)

Exhibition/Fair               : The 17th Int'l Exhibition on Precision Enginering

Date attended                : 3-7 May, 2006

Location                                    : Malaysia

 

(3)

Exhibition/Fair               : MACH 2006

Date attended                : 15-19 May, 2006

Location                                    : United Kingdom

 

(4)

Exhibition/Fair               : INTUSTRIAL

Date attended                : 16-19 May, 2006

Location                                    : Hungary

 

(5)

Exhibition/Fair               : EMAQH

Date attended                : 18-23 May, 2006

Location                                    : Argentina

 

(6)

Exhibition/Fair               : Int'l Engineering Trade

Date attended                : 22-25 May, 2006

Location                                    : Slovakia

 

(7)

Exhibition/Fair               : Metalcobrodka

Date attended                : 23-27 May, 2006

Location                                    : Russia

 

(8)

Exhibition/Fair               : MECANICA

Date attended                : 23-27 May, 2006

Location                                    : Brazil

 

(9)

Exhibition/Fair               : South China Int'l Machinery & Materials Exhibition

Date attended                : 23-26 May, 2006

Location                                    : China

 

(10)

Exhibition/Fair               : 10th Int'l Fair of Plastics Processing

Date attended                : 30 May - 2 June, 2006

Location                        : Poland

 

(11)

Exhibition/Fair               : Aus Tech

Date attended                : 30 May - 2 June, 2006

Location                        : Australia

 

(12)

Exhibition/Fair               : IMTS

Date attended                : 6-13 September, 2006

Location                        : USA

 

(13)

Exhibition/Fair               : IMAK - TATEF

Date attended                : 12-17 September, 2006

Location                                    : Turkey

 

(14)

Exhibition/Fair               : BIMU MILAND

Date attended                : 5-10 October, 2006

Location                        : Italy

 

(15

Exhibition/Fair               : EMAF - Int'l Exhibition of Machinery, Tools & Accessories

Date attended                : 14-18 November, 2006

Location                        : Portugal

 

(16)

Exhibition/Fair               : Riga Tech

Date attended                : 23-26 November, 2006

Location                        : Estonia

 

(17)

Exhibition/Fair               : Machine Tool Indonesia

Date attended                : 6-9 December, 2006

Location                        : Indonesia

 

Scheduled exhibition

----------------------------

(1)

Exhibition/Fair               : IMTEX

Date attended                : 18-24 January, 2007

Location                        : India

 

(2)

Exhibition/Fair               : EMO

Date attended                : 17-22 September, 2007

Location                        : Germany 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*(Subsidiaries, Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

=============================== 

Company Name             : HARTFORD INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

Global Identifier : P0009280

Address                        : 12 3rd Rd Industrial Area Hsitun Dist Taichung City 407 Taiwan

Country                         : Taiwan

Relationship                  : Affiliate

Legal Form                    : Private Limited Company

Company Type              : Trader

Industry                         : Motor Vehicles, Parts & Accessories

 

Company Name             : KAO HONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

Global Identifier : 31612206

Address                        : Ladkrabang Industrial Estate 115/1 Chalongkrung Rd Lumplatiew Ladkrabang

                                      Bangkok 10520 Thailand

Country                         : Thailand

Relationship                  : Subsidiary

Legal Form                    : Private Limited Company

Company Type              : Trader

Industry                         : Machinery

 

*OVERSEAS AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS* 

==================================== 

Agent                            : LOADPEARL LTD

Global Identifier : 30404359

Country of Origin            : Hong Kong

Product Description        : Milling machines

Brand                            : Hartford

Year                             : 2000

 

Agent                            : HERLESS MACHINERY CORP

Global Identifier : P0348994

Country of Origin            : Australia

Product Description        : Industrial machinery

Brand                            : Hartford

Year                             : 2001

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       :3                OBTAINED SCORES          : 71

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

 

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for MODERATE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


Bank Name       : BANK OF TAIWAN

SWIFT Code      : BKTWTWTP

 

Bank Name       : CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD

SWIFT Code      : CCBCTWTP

 

Bank Name : INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, THE

 

*Financial Ratios*

==============

(1)

Year    Shareholder's       Return on         Return on         Return on           Debt to          

             Equity (NTDM)    Sales (%)        Assets (%)       Equity (%)        Assets (%)     

-------    ------------------      -------------       --------------          --------------        --------------      

1998          265.00             3.52                   5.04                  17.74               71.57

 

(2)

Year          Net Worth               Return on        Return on      Return on                Debt to      Return on         

                (NTD 100 Million)     Sales (%)         Asset (%)      Net Worth (%)      Asset (%)   Equity (%)   

------       -----------------------      ---------------      -------------      --------------------     --------------   --------------- 

2001             2.19                       0.89                  1.30               4.57                      71.41

2002             2.13                       1.46                  2.33                  -                        73.87                8.92

2003                 -                         0.96                  8.97                  -                         83.51                     -

2005            267                             1                      -                   19                        80                    2.88 

 

As a private limited company with a paid-up capital of less than USD 6 million, there is no legal requirement according to Taiwan corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

*Financial Summary  (Currency: U.S. $'s)

==============================

Year     Sales                           Assets                          Net Income

1998     $49,407,407.41              $34,518,518.52              $1,740,740.74 

2001     $32,762,623.33              $22,228,670.92              $290,191.53 

2002     $37,539,522.85              $23,426,271.92              $546,133.95 

2003     $42,128,027.68              $27,277,970.01              $40,369.09 

2004     $79,969,924.81              $38,015,037.59              $992,481.20 

2005     $100,379,146.92            $43,001,579.78              $1,358,609.79

 

*Int´l Trade Activity (Currency: U.S. $'s)

==============================

Year     Imports             Exports                         Total

2001     $29,244.28        $30,222,876.99 $30,252,121.27

2002     $357,268.99      $33,415,016.99 $33,772,285.98

2003     $194,367.99      $34,968,603.00 $35,162,970.99

2004     $430,822.98      $61,950,428.99 $62,381,251.97

2005     $350,000.00      $8,000,000.00                $8,350,000.00

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


Over the past 36 years, SC has made a stable growth with satisfactory profit. It is considered a credit line up to USD 400,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

ATTACHED: TRADE REFERENCES

 


SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          3400                 Fabricated Metal Products

Exporting          3500                 Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Exporting          3554                 Paper industries machines and equipment, and parts and attachments,

                                                nspf

Exporting          5084                 Industrial Machinery/Equip

Importing           3562                 Ball and roller bearings, and balls, rollers and parts,

Manufacturing    3500                 Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Manufacturing    3541                 Machine tools, metal-cutting, and parts,

Manufacturing    3542                 Machine tools metal-forming, and parts,

Manufacturing    3545                 Machine tool accessories, and parts,

Manufacturing    3569                 General industrial machinery and equipment, and parts,

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          8441800000       Machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard

Exporting          8457                 Machining centers, unit const mach etc work metal

Exporting          8457100005       Machining centers, used or rebuilt

Exporting          8457100055       Machining centers with automatic tool changers, horizontal-spindle

                                                machines with a y-axis travel of not over 685 mm.

Exporting          8459                 Machine tools for drilling, boring, milling etc

Exporting          8459610040       Milling machines, except knee type, metal removing, numerically

                                                controlled, used or rebuilt

Exporting          8466931030       Cast-iron parts not advanced & machined only for the removal of fins,

                                                gates, etc, for metalworking machine tools for cut, grind or finishing

                                                gears

Exporting          8548900000       Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus nesoi in chapter 85

Importing           3926901000       Buckets & pails,of plastic

Importing           8482                 Ball or roller bearings and parts

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Exporting          Milling machines 

Exporting          Machining centers 

Importing           Ball bearings 

Importing           Torque converters 

Importing           Chain sprockets 

Importing           Plastic buckets 

Manufacturing    Attachments 

Manufacturing    Band saw machines 

Manufacturing    CNC 5 axis machining center 

Manufacturing    CNC double column machines 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE : ACTIVITY & MARKETS

 

Exporting to Argentina

Exporting to Asia

Exporting to Australia

Exporting to Austria

Exporting to Bangladesh

Exporting to Belgium

Exporting to Brazil

Exporting to Chile

Exporting to China

Exporting to Colombia

Exporting to Czech Republic

Exporting to Denmark

Exporting to Egypt

Exporting to Estonia

Exporting to Europe

Exporting to Finland

Exporting to France

Exporting to Germany

Exporting to Hong Kong

Exporting to India

Exporting to Indonesia

Exporting to Iran

Exporting to Israel

Exporting to Italy

Exporting to Japan

Exporting to Latvia

Exporting to Lebanon

Exporting to Malaysia

Exporting to Middle East

Exporting to Netherlands

Exporting to New Zealand

Exporting to North America

Exporting to Norway

Exporting to Pakistan

Exporting to Philippines

Exporting to Poland

Exporting to Portugal

Exporting to Romania

Exporting to Russia

Exporting to Saudi Arabia

Exporting to Singapore

Exporting to Slovenia

Exporting to South Africa

Exporting to South America

Exporting to South Korea

Exporting to Spain

Exporting to Sri Lanka

Exporting to Sweden

Exporting to Switzerland

Exporting to Syria

Exporting to Thailand

Exporting to Tunisia

Exporting to Turkey

Exporting to UAE

Exporting to USA

Exporting to Ukraine

Exporting to United Kingdom

Exporting to Vietnam

Importing from Asia

Importing from Europe

Importing from Germany

Importing from Japan

Importing from North America

Importing from USA

Importing from United Kingdom


 

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

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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