MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MAIN KNITTING INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

6666 St. Urbain Suite 400, Montreal, Quebec - H2s 3h1                     

 

 

Country :

Canada                       

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1944

 

 

Legal Form :

Provincially Chartered Corporation - Private

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of private label undergarments for Men, Women and Children.

 

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


IDENTIFICATION & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Company Name:            MAIN KNITTING INC.

Trade Name(s):              Mr. Brief

                                    Club VIP

                                    Arctic Sun

Address:                       6666 ST. URBAIN SUITE 400

City:                             MONTREAL                    

State/Province:              QUEBEC                      

Zip Code:                      H2S 3H1                     

Country:                                    CANADA                      

Telephone:                    514-274-4403                

Facsimile:                     514-274-6125                   

Founded (D/M/Y):          /  /1944

In KCAD  As of:             31/12/2006

Sales / Revenue:            150,000  

Net Income:

Total Equity:

Number of Employees:   1,200

Legal Form:                   Provincially Chartered Corporation - Private

Website:                       www.mainknit.com

Maj. Shareholder:           Ms. Frances Inhaber Shapiro

Business Activity:          The Company is a manufacturer of private label undergarments for Men, Women, and

                                    Children.

 

 

NOTE TO CLIENT

 

NOTE::LEGAL NAME:   MAIN KNITTING INC.

ORDERED NAME: JAIN KNITTING INC.

 

Person Contacted:  Mr. Carmine Di Frouscia, Controller.  Mr. Di Frouscia verified and updated the information presented to him.

 

 

LEGAL

 

Legal Form:                               Provincially Chartered Corporation – Private

Since (D/M/Y):                           02/11/1944

State/Province of Incorporation:   QC

Status:                                                  ACTIVE

Previous Legal Form:

 

Company is NOT required to publish an annual financial report.

 

The Company provincially chartered in Quebec under the following registration:

 

File Number: 1143405570

Legal Name: LES TRICOTS MAIN INC. (French Version)

Incorporation Date: 11/2/1944

Last Annual Report: 12/13/2005

Location: Quebec

Address: 6666, RUE SAINT-URBAIN, 4E TAGE

MONTRAL (QUBEC)  H2S 3H1

 

Managers/Key Personnel

 

Ms. Frances Inhaber Shapiro                  President

Mr. Howard Inhaber                                Secretary

Mr. Michael Inhaber                                            Vice President

Mr. Carmine Di Frouscia                         Controller

 

 

OWNERS

 

Ms. Frances Inhaber Shapiro             %              Majority

4271807 CANADA INC.                                                  Shareholder

 

The Company has the following subsidiary:

 

MAIN KNITTING (USA) LLC

 

 

BANKS

 

HSBC

Montreal PQ

Telephone:

Facsimile:

Account Number:

Account Manager:

 

Bank policy prohibits providing credit information.

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

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 Supplier's Name/Industry  Terms Amount/Pay Habits/Comments

  Rptd  Open    Credit  Credit    High    Total  Current   Past Due/Pay Period

  Date  Date    Limit  Limit Dt. Credit   Owing     $       1st     2nd     3rd

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

 

 FINANCIAL LINX:        416-753-4000 DLA-2007/06/01 321                       #

 *Jul Jan/2006       0 Jul/2007  19,334  15,596  15,596       0       0       0

 VW CR:                 514-332-4333 DLA-2007/06/28 2,409, Merged accts       #

 *Jul Feb/2005       0             104K  54,403  54,403       0       0       0

 Whlsl-Electronic Pts:

 *Jul                0           17,510  17,510  17,346       0       0     164

 Retail-Establishment:

 *Jul                0              671     671     118     553       0       0

 Transportation Serv:

 *Jul                0               86      86       0      86       0       0

 Mfr-Inorganic Chemcl:

 *Jul                0           28,677  28,677   9,452  19,225       0       0

 Mfr-Inorganic Chemcl:

 *Jul                0           13,254  13,254   4,106   7,689   1,459       0

 PRIMUS AUTO FIN SERV:  613-742-2100 DLA-2007/05/19 6,035, Merged accts       #

 *Jul Apr/2004       0             178K  31,376  31,376       0       0       0

 Whlsl-Professnl Equp:

 *Jul                0              442     442     161       0       0     281

 CITI CARDS CANADA:     800-233-8619                                          #

 *Jul            5,000            5,618   1,373   1,373       0       0       0

 Whlsl-Durable Goods:

 *Jul                0            6,083   6,083   6,083       0       0       0

 Mfr-Pump &  Pumping E:

 *Jun                0              806     806      43       0     763       0

 Transportation Serv:

 *Jun                0            5,354   5,354   5,354       0       0       0

 Wholesale-Elec Equip:

 *Jun                0           25,000     701     203     189     309       0

 Business Services:

 *Jun                0           10,624   1,805       0   1,805       0       0

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

 P.I. =  16           90 Days      416K    178K    145K  29,547   2,531     445

                      Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

 

 FORD CREDIT:           999-999-9999 DLA-2007/03/28 1,484, Merged accts       #

 *Apr May/2004       0           46,934   1,954   1,954       0       0       0

 Wholesale-Chemicals:

 *Apr                0              388     388     217     171       0       0

 Whlsl-Electronic Pts:

 *Mar                0            4,000   2,916   2,650     237      29       0

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

 P.I. =  16           Total        467K    183K    150K  29,955   2,560     445

                      Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

 

 PAYMENT TRENDS

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           Payment  C.I.  Number of  Total   Current             Overdue

 Quarters   Index  Score  Suppliers  Owing      $         1st      2nd      3rd

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

 2 Qtr/2007  26      28        16  171,803   135,597   25,700   10,342      164

 1 Qtr/2007  12      23        16  179,855   155,531   22,171    1,989      164

 4 Qtr/2006  28       7        14  413,514   181,278  230,212    1,860      164

 3 Qtr/2006  16       4        18  238,071   196,054   37,383    4,634        0

 2 Qtr/2006   9       0        17  206,724   199,395    6,321      187      821

 1 Qtr/2006   1       3        14  193,882   192,373      688        0      821

 4 Qtr/2005   2       9        12  173,576   168,422      580       49    4,525

 3 Qtr/2005  19       3        13  216,848   193,422   18,709      253    4,464

 2 Qtr/2005   2       3        11  160,821   154,862    1,495        0    4,464

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL FIGURES

 

 Year-End (D/M/Y):               31/12/2006         31/12/2006         31/12/2006

                                 Consolidated

 Sales / Revenues                  150,000              -                -    

 

Mr. Aronoff declined to provide financial statement information for this report, citing company policy.  He did provide a net sales figure of CAD 150 Million.

 

 

CURRENT OPERATIONS

 

NAICS Code:   31523     Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing

 

Number of Employees : 1,200  

 

Business Activity:

The Company is a manufacturer of private label undergarments for Men, Women, and Children.

 

The Subject imports from India and exports to the United States.

 

Products include undershirts, underwear, etc.

 

The heading address is the headquarters for the Subject.  The facility consists of over 300,000 square feet of leased office, manufacturing and warehouse space.

 

The Company has additional warehouses located in Ville St. Pierre, Quebec and Champlain, New York.

 

 

PUBLIC RECORD

 

A search of public revealed the following actions against the Company and no bankruptcy petitions. We could not determine the status of the actions at this time.

 

Writ of Summons:

 

Defendant          MAIN KNITTING INC                                           Date                 Mar 28, 2007

Plaintiff              OLYMBEC INVESTMENT LTD                            Court                Provincial Cour

Amount             30,135                                                              Location            Montreal

Reason             Rent                                                                 File #                            133329071

-

Writ of Summons:

Defendant          TRICOTS MAIN INC                                           Date                 Mar 01, 2007

Plaintiff              BANQUE NATIONALE DU CANADA  MASTER  Court      Provincial Cour

Amount             11,567                                                              Location            Montreal

Reason             Contract                                                            File #                            132386072

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

The Subject, founded in 1944 in Quebec, is engaged as a manufacturer of undergarments.  The payment record is generally satisfactory and the operating history is clear.  Two actions were found against the Company, however, no or bankruptcy petitions were reported or noted.  The Company is responsible for normal business transactions.

 


 

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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