MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

JULIUS KLEIN - ELIAZ DIAMONDS LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O. Box 3264 (52132), 1 Jabotinsky Street, Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building, Ramat Gan 52520

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.12.2005

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Processors, marketers and exporters of diamonds.

 

 

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

 

 


name & address

 

JULIUS KLEIN - ELIAZ DIAMONDS LTD.

P.O. Box 3264 (52132)

1 Jabotinsky Street

Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building

RAMAT GAN 52520 ISRAEL

Telephone  972 3 575 33 47

Fax           972 3 575 35 67

 

 

HISTORY

 

A private limited company, incorporated as per file No. 51-376917-4 on the 29.12.2005.

 

Subject was incorporated in view of the change in ownership, taking over all activities of ELIAZ DIAMONDS LTD., established 1999, which continued the activities of a general partnership established in 1980 by Azriel Garty.

Following this, ELIAZ DIAMONDS LTD. became non active.

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized share capital of NIS 100.00 divided into:- 100 ordinary shares of NIS 1.00 each, fully issued.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

Subject is fully owned by JULIUS KLEIN DIAMONDS LLC, of the USA, owned by Julius Klein.

 

 

SOLE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER

 

Azriel (Azri) Garty.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Processors, marketers and exporters of diamonds.

 

80% of sales are for export.

 

Operating from rented office premises, on an area of 188 sq. meters, in 1 Jabotinsky Street, Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building (14th floor, Room 1440), Ramat Gan, from an owned plant, on an area of 110 sq. meters, in 25 Tuval Street, Ramat Gan, and from offices in Belgium and Hong Kong.

 

Having 25 employees (same as in 2006).

 

 

MEANS

 

Stock was valued at US$ 10,000,000 in mid 2006.

 

Other and later financial data not forthcoming.

 

There is 1 charge for an unlimited amount registered on the company's assets, in favor of Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

 

 

ANNUAL SALES

 

2006 sales claimed to be US$ 65,000,000, 80% of which were for export.

 

A 20% increase in sales was noticed in the first half of 2007 comparing to the parallel period in 2006.

 

 

OTHER COMPANIES

 

ELIAZ DIAMONDS, non active,

ELIAZ DIAMONDS LTD., non active.

JULIUS KLEIN ELIAZ DIAMONDS ASIA LTD., Hong Kong,

JULIUS KLEIN ELIAZ DIAMONDS EUROPE BVBA, Antwerp, Belgium.

 

 

BANKERS

 

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Diamond Exchange branch (No. 080), Ramat Gan, account No. 816140.

 

A check with the Central Banks' database did not reveal anything detrimental on subject’s a/m account.

 

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learned.

 

Subject is part of the American JULIUS KLEIN GROUP (JKG), a veteran (over 50 years) group in the diamond and jewelry industry, a sightholder with offices in the U.S.A., South Africa, Belgium and Hong Kong.

 

Azriel Garty is a veteran well-known local diamantaire.

 

According to the report published by the Israel Supervisor on Diamonds in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, ELIAZ DIAMONDS was ranked 26th in the 2003 list of Israel's largest polished diamonds exporters and 18th ranked in the 2004 list.

 

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the local diamonds branch managed to stabilize the total volume of export of cut diamonds during 2006, a year that witnessed many local and global challenges, and end in the same level as 2005. In rough diamonds a decrease was noted, due to marketing motives, and as high prices made the trade in rough diamonds less attractive.

 

Total (net) export of cut diamonds from Israel in 2006 reached US$ 6.610 billion, a mere decrease of 1.5% from 2005 (US$ 6.709 billion). Exports (net) of rough diamonds were US$ 2.701 billion, a 23.2% decrease from 2005 (US$ 3.517 billion, which was a 20.6% increase from 2004).

 

Import of rough diamonds (net) also fell in 2006 by 11.4% (from 2005) to US$ 4.709 billion, while import of cut diamonds (net) increased in 2006 by 3.3% reaching US$ 4.025 billion.

 

The USA is the main market for Israel’s export of cut diamonds (over 50%). The secondary markets are Hong Kong (around 18%), Belgium (around 8%), Switzerland (7%) and the UK (4%).

 

During the first half of 2007, import rough diamonds (net) to Israel noted a 5.4% increase comparing to the parallel period in 2006, summing at US$ 2.41 billion. Import of cut diamonds also rose by 5.2% up to US$ 1.96 billion.

 

In the first half of 2007, export of cut diamonds rose by 6% (mainly thanks to April sales) comparing to the parallel period in 2006, summing up to US$ 3.59 billion. Export of rough diamonds (net) also witnessed an increase of 22% to US$ 1.74 billion.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements.

 


 

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.

 

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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