MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

3rd February, 2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TRADEASIA INTERNATIONAL PTE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

63 Robinson Road #04-18 Afro Asia Building, Singapore                      068894, Singapore

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.09.2004

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Marketing a range of commodities like Chemicals, Textile Raw Materials, Bulk Drugs etc and Chemicals.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

Company Name

 

TRADEASIA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

 

 

Line Of Business  

 

MARKETING A RANGE OF COMMODITIES LIKE CHEMICALS, TEXTILE RAW MATERIALS, BULK DRUGS ETC AND CHEMICALS

 

 

Parent Company    

 

 -

 

 

Financial Elements

 

Sales                            : -

Networth                                   : -

Paid-Up Capital              : S$2

Net result                      : -

 

Net Margin(%)               : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

Rating

 

Credit Requested           : -

Credit Rating                : Up to Sing $ 10000

Credit Opinion                : -

 

 

COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company                   : TRADEASIA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

Former Name                                                 : -

Business Address                  : 63 ROBINSON ROAD

  #04-18

  AFRO ASIA BUILDING

Town                                                               : SINGAPORE                    

Postcode                                 : 068894

County                                                             : -

Country                                                           : Singapore

Telephone                               : 9014 9907                    

Fax                                                                  : Not Listed

ROC Number                                                 : 200412014Z                   

Reg. Town                              : -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

All amounts in this report are in:  SGD unless otherwise stated

 

Legal Form                             : Exempt Pte Ltd                

Date Inc.                                 : 20/09/2004

 

Previous Legal Form             : -

Summary year                                                 : -

Sales                                                               : -

Capital                                                            : -                             

Paid-Up Capital                                             : 2

Employees                              : -                             

Net result                                : -

Share value                             : -

AUDITOR                              : NIL

 

 

REFERENCES

 

CCMS Number                                              : 702005082215                    

Report Date                            : 10/11/2006

   25507                            

Update Date                           : 10/11/2006

Credit Requested                  : -

Credit  Opinion                                               : -

Litigation                                 : No

Company status                      : TRADING                        

Started                                                            : 20/09/2004

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

EDWARD ALLBLESS                                                                                   S2701307D      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

MANOJ KUMAR SINGHANIA                                                                     A5472143       Director

Appointed on   : 20/09/2004

Street                                      : S803 KEDOYA ELOK APARTMENTS

  JL PANJANG

Town                                       : JAKARTA

Postcode         :

Country                                   : Indonesia

 

RAGINI D/O DHANVANTRAY                                                                    S2607093G      Company Secretary

Appointed on   : 20/09/2004

Street                                      : 299 BEDOK SOUTH AVENUE 3

  #01-15 BEDOK COURT

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 469298

Country                                   : Singapore

 

EDWARD ALLBLESS                                                                                   S2701307D      Director

Appointed on   : 20/09/2004

Street                                      : 3 FARRER DRIVE

  #04-04

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 259276

Country                                   : Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                        Code:11760

 

TRADING COMPANIES                                                      Code:22190

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 06/11/2006

1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS);

GENERAL TRADING

 

 

CHARGES

 

No Charges On Premises/Property In Our Database

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

MANOJ KUMAR SINGHANIA                                                                    2   Private Person

Street                                      : S803 KEDOYA ELOK APARTMENTS

  JL PANJANG

Town                                       : JAKARTA

Postcode         :

Country                                   : Indonesia

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality                                                : AVERAGE

Liquidity                                  : UNKNOWN

Payments                                : UNKNOWN

Trend                                                              : UNKNOWN

Financial Situation                 :UNKNOWN

 

 

LITIGATION(S)

 

No Litigation In Our Database

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY:

 

WHERE THE SHARES OF A PRIVATE COMPANY ARE NOT OWNED BY ANY CORPORATE BODY AND THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS, THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS KNOWN AS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.

 

AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY ENJOYS A GREATER AMOUNT OF PRIVACY THAN A PRIVATE COMPANY. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ACCOUNTS WITH THE REGISTRAR IF IT CAN PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ONE OF ITS DIRECTORS, SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

 

1. THE COMPANY IS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.

 

2. THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BEFORE THE SHAREHOLDERS

AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

 

3. THE COMPANY IS ABLE TO MEET ITS LIABILITIES.

 

THERE IS THEREFORE NO DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS STILL HAVE TO BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND APPROVED AT AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY.

 

A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY BECOME AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE, IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST, DECLARES IT TO BE SUCH BY A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.

 

EXEMPT FROM AUDIT

AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IF THE STARTING DATE OF ITS FINANCIAL YEAR IS BETWEEN 15 MAY 2003 AND 31 MAY 2004 AND ITS TURNOVER FOR THAT FINANCIAL YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED $2.5 MILLION. FOR FINANCIAL YEARS STARTING 1 JUNE 2004, THE AMOUNT OF THE TURNOVER HAS BEEN RAISED TO $5 MILLION. THESE COMPANIES ARE STILL REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ACCOUNTING.

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 20/09/2004 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "TRADEASIA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.".

 

AS AT 06/11/2006, THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 2 SHARES OF A VALUE OF S$2.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:

1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS);

GENERAL TRADING

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

* MARKETING A RANGE OF COMMODITIES LIKE CHEMICALS, TEXTILE RAW

MATERIALS, BULK DRUGS ETC AND CHEMICALS

* REPRESENT MANY HIGH QUALITY MANUFACTURERS OF CHEMICALS IN SOUTH EAST

ASIA

 

PROUCTS DEALINGS (CHEMICALS):

Ø       FORMIC ACID

Ø       SOAP NOODLES

Ø       CAUSTIC SODA FLAKES

Ø       ANHYDROUS SODIUM SULPHATE

Ø       CITRIC ACID

Ø       SODA ASH

Ø       BLEACHING EARTH

Ø       GLACIAL ACETIC ACID

Ø       MELAMINE

Ø         GLYCERINE

Ø       SORBITOL

Ø       LAURIC ACID

Ø       ETC

 

MARKETS:

Ø       SINGAPORE

Ø       MALAYSIA

Ø       INDONESIA

Ø       PHILIPPINES

Ø       SRI LANKA

Ø       INDIA

Ø       BANGLADESH

Ø       PAKISTAN

Ø       ETC

 

OVERSEAS OFFICE:

KOLKATA, INDIA

 

FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 10/11/2006, THE FOLLOWING WAS GATHERED:

 

I MANAGED TO CONTACT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE SUBJECT AND HAVE CONFIRMED WITH THEM THE BUSINESS ADDRESS OF THE SUBJECT. THEY HAVE PROVIDED THE MOBILE PHONE NUMBER OF THE SUBJECT: 9014 9907.

 

ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTACT THE SUBJECT ON THE MOBILE NUMBER. HOWEVER, THE SUBJECT COULD NOT BE REACHED AS HE HAS LEFT FOR JAKARTA, INDONESIA AND WILL BE BACK AT A LATER DATE.

 

NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON 10/11/2006.

 

REGISTERED ADDRESS:

20 CECIL STREET

#14-01 EQUITY PLAZA

SINGAPORE 049705

- DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 20/09/2004

- TEL: 6438 8887

- FAX: 6438 2436

 

BUSINESS ADDRESS:

63 ROBINSON ROAD

#04-18 AFRO ASIA BUILDING

SINGAPORE 068894

- RENTED PREMISE

- OWNED BY AFRO-ASIA SHIPPING COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED

 

WEBSITE:

-

 

EMAIL:

-

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

1) MANOJ KUMAR SINGHANIA, AN INDIAN

- BASED IN INDONESIA.

 

2) EDWARD ALLBLESS, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

- OTHER DIRECTORSHIP(S) IN OUR DATABASE:

SREE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING PTE LTD

PINE CHEMICALS PTE. LTD.

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: EDWARD ALLBLESS

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: NIL

 

* ANNUAL VALUE IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL RENT THE PROPERTY CAN FETCH IF

IT WERE RENTED OUT. THE ANNUAL VALUE IS DETERMINED IN THE SAME MANNER

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS LET-OUT, OWNER-OCCUPIED OR

VACANT.

 

 

Singapore’s Country Rating 2006

 

Rating: A1

 

Investment Grade

 

IN SINGAPORE, THE POLITICAL SITUATION APPEARS TO BE VERY STABLE.

 

ECONOMIC GROWTH IS BECOMING MORE MODERATE AS INVESTMENT HAS BEEN FLAT DUE TO INCREASING OIL PRICES AND LESS BUOYANT DEMAND FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.

 

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HAS REMAINED STRONG, UNDERPINNED BY PHARMACEUTICALS AND SERVICES. EXPORTS HAS BENEFITED FROM THE STEADINESS OF DEMAND FROM ITS MAIN TRADING PARTNERS, MALAYSIA, THE UNITED STATES, CHINA AND HONG KONG. OTHER THAN ITS BALANCED PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTS, LIMITED FOREIGN DEBT AND COMFORTABLE FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SINGAPORE’S STRONG FINANCIAL CONDITION.


AS THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR FACES COMPETITION FROM THE ASIAN ECONOMIES, SINGAPORE HAS BEEN PURSUING DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY THAT HAS BEEN CONSOLIDATING ITS POSITION. PHARMACEUTICALS ALREADY REPRESENT 10% OF EXPORTS IN COMPARATIVE TO ITS INSIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION IN YEAR 1995. ELECTRONICS SECTOR SECTOR’S SHARE HAS DECLINED FROM 80% TO 60% DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THERE IS HIGH RELIANCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS, HIGH VALUE-ADDED SERVICES AND BIOTECHNOLOGIES.


ASSETS

 

WEAKNESSES

 

 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR

 

PAST PERFORMANCE

 

WITH THE GROWTH IN NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS AND THE RISE IN RETAIL SALES, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW BY A ROBUST 15% IN 1Q2006, UP FROM THE 12% GAIN IN 4Q2005.

 

WHOLESALE TRADE

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

FOLLOWING SEVEN QUARTERS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH, THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX MODERATED TO 7.5% IN 1Q2006. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 14.2% OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

 

DOMESTIC SALES OF GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 61.6%. SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING REGISTERED RISES WHICH WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO PRICE INCREASES. TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS POSTED DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHS.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX DECLINED BY 4.4% IN 1Q2006 OVER 1Q2005,

MAINLY DUE TO LOWER ACTIVITY IN CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM SECTORS. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS 7.9% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO.

 

ON A QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL INDEX POSTED A DECLINE OF 16.5% COMPARED TO 4Q2005. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX WERE LOWER BY 8.9%.

 

MOST OF THE MAJOR SECTORS REGISTERED SLOWER BUSINESS IN 1Q2006 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS AND GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE.

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

AS COMPARED TO 1Q2005, THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE IN 1Q2006 ROSE BY 15.4%. EXCLUDING PETROLUEM, THE INDEX EXPANDED BY 11.5%.

 

IN CONTRAST, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE, FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO, PAINTS & CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, WHOLESALERS OF TIMEBR REPORTED SLOWER FOREIGN BUSINESS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE MARGINALLY BY 0.9% IN 1Q2006 OVER A YEAR AGO. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS UP BY 7.6%.

 

ON A QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL INDEX POSTED A DECLINE OF 9.4% FOLLOWING GROWTH FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX WERE LOWER BY 8.6%.

 

RETAIL TRADE

 

RETAIL SALES CHALKED UP 8.0% GROWTH IN 1Q2006, FELLING MARGINALLY FROM THE 8.2% GROWTH IN 4Q2005. SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES ROSE BY 10% IN 1Q2006, HIGHER THAN THE 8.5% GAIN IN THE LAST QUARTER. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES MODERATED TO 5.2% GROWTH, SLOWER THAN THE 7.8% RISE IN 4Q2005.

 

ALL THE MAJOR SEGMENTS RECORDED GROWTH IN 1Q2006 OVER 1Q2005, WITH GROWTH RANGING FROM 1.6% TO 18%. THE SEGMENTS WERE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS, FOOD AND BEVERAGES, WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR, OPTICAL GOODS AND BOOKS, PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS, DEPARTMENT STORES, SUPERMARKETS, MEDICAL GOODS AND TOILETRIES, RECREATIONAL GOODS, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT, WATCHES AND JEWELLERY, AND PETROL SERVICE STATIONS.

 

A ROSY OUTLOOK FOR RETAILERS

 

RETAIL SALES IN SINGAPORE ROSE IN JUNE FOR THE 16TH STRAIGHT MONTH AS AN IMPROVING JOB MARKET AND A RISE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS INCREASED CONSUMER SPENDING.

 

THE RETAIL SALES INDEX GREW BY 5.1% FROM A YEAR EARLIER AFTER EXPANDING BY 13.1% IN MAY. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 7.8%.

 

ON A MONTH-ON-MONTH BASIS, ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL FACTORS, RETAIL SALES IN JUNE DECLINED BY 3.7% OVER MAY.  EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES CONTRACTED BY 1.2% FROM MAY.

 

APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR BUSINESS GREW BY 4.9% WHILE THOSE OF WATCHES AND JEWELLERY ROXE BY 9.5%.

 

JUNE’S MOTOR VEHICLES SALES GREW BY 2.5% COMPARED WITH JUNE 2005. IT PALE IN COMPARISON WITH A 16.4% GROWTH IN MAY. THE MOTOR VEHICLE SALES GREW BY A MARGINAL 0.4% OVER MAY.

 

 

AHEAD

 

WHOLESALERS PREDICTS POSITIVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 2006. THOSE DEALING IN FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS, COSMETICS & TOILETRIES, JEWELLERY & WATCHES, HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SCIENITIFIC & PRECISION EQUIPMENT, ARE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK AHEAD.

 

RETAILERS ALSO FORECAST BETTER BUSINESS SENTIMENTS FOR THE COMING MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 2006, WITH A NET BALANCE OF 22%, ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT STORES AND RETAILERS OF WEARING APPAREL AND FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS EXPECTING A POSITIVE  BUSINESS OUTLOOK FROM THE YEAR-END FESTIVE SHOPPING.

 

IN ADDITION, RETAILERS ARE EXPECTING A BOOST FROM THE INTERNATONAL MONETARY FUND AND WORLD BANK ANNUAL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SINGAPORE

AS THE GATHERING IS EXPECTED TO DRAW 16,000 OVERSEAS DELEGATES.

 

EXTRACTED FROM : MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

TODAY


 

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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