MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LEITCH ASIA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

10FL Unit 1015-1018 & 1020 Grand Century Place 193 Prince Edward Rd West Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.03.1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0471969

 

 

Legal Form :

Private

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading and marketing of electronic products for television and video operations

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


NAME & ADDRESS                  

      

LEITCH ASIA LTD

10FL UNIT 1015-1018 & 1020 GRAND CENTURY PLACE

193 PRINCE EDWARD RD WEST KOWLOON, HONG KONG

TEL: 852-27760628  

FAX: 852-27760227

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : MARCH 24, 1994

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 0471969

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. STEPHEN CHO-NING WONG (VICE PRESIDENT)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 20

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 1,284

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : SMALL AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.75332 = US$1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD –Hong Kong Dollars

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


*Company Registration*

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(1)

License number     : 0471969

Date issued            : 24 March, 1994

Issuing authority  : Companies Registry

Legal form              : Private Company Having a Share Capital

Type of license     : Corporate

 

(2)

License number     : 18064668-000

Issuing authority  : Business Registration Office - Inland Revenue Dept

Type of license     : Business

 

*Company Name*

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Incorporated as           : TECH BASE ELECTRONICS LTD

Date of incorporation : 24 March, 1994

Changed name to        : TEKNICHE (FE) LTD

Date of change            : 2 June, 1994

 

Changed name to        : TEKNICHE ASIA LTD

Date of change            : 24 October, 1996

 

Changed name to        : LEITCH ASIA LTD

Date of change            : 11 June, 1999 

 

*Capital Details*

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Authorized capital : HKD 10,000.00 divided into 10,000 ordinary shares as HKD 1.00/-each

 

*Reputation*

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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 

 

 

 


www.leitch.com The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in English version.

 

E-mail: leitch.asia@leitch.com

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


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

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Total number of shareholders      : 2

Total number of ordinary shares : 10,000

 

Shareholders' Name                          No. of Ordinary Shares      Amount of Shares (HKD)      % of Shares

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

LEITCH EUROPE LTD                                    9,999                                        9,999.00                    99.99

LEITCH TECHNOLOGY CORP                             1                                               1.00                       0.01

 

*Directors' Details*

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(1)

Mr. Stanley Robert Moote

Passport number       : BCO53662

Address                      : 128 Cassandra Blvd Don Mills Ontario Canada

 

(2)

Mr. Anthony David Toews

Passport number       : ML932784

Address                      : 197 Deloraine Ave Toronto Ontario M5M 2B1 Canada

 

*Company Secretary*

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RAMAR SECRETARIES LTD

Address        : Rm 2109-12 Nan Fung Tower 173 Des Voeux Rd Central Hong Kong

CR number    : 80831 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management: Mr. Stephen Cho-ning Wong, Vice President

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description

Mr. Stephen Cho-ning Wong       Hong Kong        Vice President

 

*Key Personnel*

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

Mr. Stephen Cho-ning Wong

Hong Kong ID number : E485399(0)

Email                                : stephen.wong@harris.com

Address                            : Classical Gardens 2D Block 7, 8 Ma Wo Rd New Territories Hong Kong 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

 

1. Trading and marketing of electronic products for television and video operations.

2. Selling of products to local market.

3. Also provides customer support and product solutions of the following:

     a. Content production

           - Includes editing processes for post production and newsroom environments and video server solution.

     b. Content processing

           - Includes platform integration.

     c. Content transmission

           - Provides routing and master control switchers, brand and logo inserters and advanced transmission

             server.

     d. Content management and display

           - Includes content management and control applications that place content, operations or remote locations

             under common software controls as well as flexible multi-source display processors.

     e. Content storage

           - Offers servers with shared storage architecture and full-featured digital video recorder. 

 

Products: Communication equipment 

               Electronic accessories 

               Electronic devices 

               Electronic parts 

               Electronic products 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

-------

Local   : Cash or credit

 

Purchases

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

Local   : Cash or credit

Import : Letter of Credit (L/C)

               Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Associations*

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Member of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) since 2003. 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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100% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales. 

 

*Export Markets*

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There is no record of export since the prime focus of the firm's activity is concentrated on local sales only.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING        : 3                OBTAINED SCORES         : 53

 

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 SMALL amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a private limited company there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

*Bank Details* 

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Bank Name : HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORP LTD, THE

Branch : Central, Hong Kong 

Branch Address : Basement Level HSBC Main Bldg 1 Queen's Rd Central Hong Kong (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code : HSBCHKHH

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered small-sized in its line with a development history of 13 years. Credit dealings with SC should be confined into small amount at present.

 

Attached: trade references

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code     Product/Service Description

Trading              3600     Electronic & Electric Equip.

Trading              3663     Radio, tv commun, broadcast, and studio equip, and parts,

Trading              3669     Other communications equipment, and parts,

Trading              3679     Electronic components,

Trading              3699     Electrical equipment and supplies, and parts,

Trading              5065     Electronic Parts/Equip, NEC

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                 Product/Service Description

Trading              8500                 Electrical machinery & equip. & parts; telecommunications equip., sound        

                                                    recorders, television recorders

Trading              8542                 Electronic integrated circuits & microassembl, parts

Trading              8542800000       Electronic integrated circuits, and microassemblies

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity              Product/Service Description

Trader               Communication equipment 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

 

Importing from North America

Importing from USA


 

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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