MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

28.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EPOCH TRADING LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Al Reem Tower, 10th Floor, Suite 1001, Al Maktoum Street, Rigga Al Bateen, Deira, P O Box  33289 & 172521, Dubai

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

31st July 1999

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

53202

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company – LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and distribution of IT products such as data storage devices, floppy disk drives, CD ROM drives, CD-Rewriters, DVD ROM Drives and DVD Rewriters, computer peripherals, toner cartridges and related requisites.

 

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 :

US$ 200,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : EPOCH TRADING LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 31st July 1999

Commercial Registration Number            : 53202, Dubai

Trade Licence Number                            : 513401

Membership Number                              : 55570

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 3,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 3,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 15

Line of Business                                    : Import and distribution of IT products.

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

EPOCH TRADING LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building             : Al Reem Tower, 10th Floor, Suite 1001

Street               : Al Maktoum Street

Area                 : Rigga Al Bateen, Deira

PO Box             : 33289 & 172521

Town                 : Dubai

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-4) 2272484

Facsimile          : (971-4) 2227925

Email                : epoch@emirates.net.ae

                          info@epoch.ae

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a small suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                           Nationality                     Position

 

·       Amir Masood Taheri                                      Iranian                           Managing Director

 

·       Mohamed Hussain Taheri                               Iranian                           Director

 

·       Abubaker Abdullah Mohamed Zarra                 Emirati                          Director

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 31st July 1999

 

Legal Form                  : Sharikat Thet Massouliya Mahdoudeh (Limited Liability Company - LLC)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 53202, Dubai

 

Trade Licence No.       : 513401 (Expires 30th July 2007)

 

Membership No.          : 55570

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 3,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 3,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)          Percentage

 

·       Abubaker Abdullah Mohamed Zarra                                                     51%

 

·       Amir Masood Taheri                                                                          25%

 

·       Mohamed Hussain Taheri                                                                   24%

 

Note to the Legal Form  

 

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is defined in the Company Law as a company incorporated with not less than two and not more than fifty shareholders, each responsible only for the liabilities of the company to the extent of their share participation in the capital of the company.

 

The Company Law provides that the capital of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) should not be less than UAE Dh 300,000, which should be divided into equal shares of a value not less than UAE Dh 100 each.

 

This type of company may engage in any form of legitimate business, with the exception of insurance, banking and investment of funds.

 

Non UAE Participation

 

The participation of non-Emirati in a trade or business in the United Arab Emirates is governed by the Foreign Business Investment Law, which sets capital requirements and requires 51 percent Emirati participation in capital and profits.

 

It is common for the 51 percent to be held by the UAE national on paper only with the foreign partner(s) providing all the capital requirements for the company and paying an annual fee to the local partner.

 

Under this arrangement the above ownership may not reflect the actual profit distribution within the company, as the company may have internal management agreements in place that provides full management of the company in return for a share of the company’s assets and profits. This internal relationship may or may not be recognised by law depending on the way the internal agreement is made.

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the import and distribution of IT products such as data storage devices, floppy disk drives, CD ROM drives, CD-Rewriters, DVD ROM Drives and DVD Rewriters, computer peripherals, toner cartridges, and related requisites.

 

Import Countries : Japan

 

Brand Names: SAMSUNG and MITSUMI

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of 15 employees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/05:                            Year Ending 31/12/06:

 

Total Revenue                            UAE Dh 5,190,000                                 UAE Dh 5,250,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Fair.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Mashreq Bank Plc

Deira Branch

PO Box : 1250

Dubai

     Tel : (971-4) 2229131 / 2221134

 

·       National Bank of Fujairah

PO Box 2979

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 3971700 / 5078300

Fax : (971-4) 3979100 / 3973922

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                                 June 2005

Credit amount                                        188,760

Amount overdue                         0

Payment terms                                      90 days

Payment Method                                   Letters of Credit

Paying record                                        No Complaints

Currency                                               Canadian Dollars

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000

 

Epoch Trading LLC was established in 1999 and is engaged in the import and distribution of IT products.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding the manner in which payment obligations are fulfilled. The operating history is clear and the financial situation is satisfactory. As such we are of the opinion that the subject is a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 200,000

 

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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