MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STRACHEM PTE. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

17 Philips Street, #05-01, Grand Building, Singapore 048695

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12/09/2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

200613398M

 

 

Legal Form :

Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of Clothes and Commodities

 

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 :

Undetermined

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


Subject Company  

 

STRACHEM PTE. LTD.

 

 

Line of Business  

 

TRADING OF CLOTHES AND COMMODITIES (STARTING)

 

 

Parent Company    

 

--

                    

 

Financial Elements

                         

Sales                            :  -

Networth                                   :  -

Paid-Up Capital              : S$2,000

Net result                      :  -

 

Net Margin(%)               : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

Rating

 

Credit Rating     : up to Sing $ 10000

 

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company                   : STRACHEM PTE. LTD.

Former Name                                                 : -

Business Address                  : 17 PHILIPS STREET

               #05-01

               GRAND BUILDING

Town                                                               : SINGAPORE   

Postcode                                 : 048695

County                                                             : - 

Country                                                           : Singapore

Telephone                               : 96264851/67580723     

Fax                                                                  : Not Listed

ROC Number                                                 : 200613398M    

Reg. Town                              : -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

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

Legal Form                             : Pte Ltd   

Date Inc.                                 : 12/09/2006

Previous Legal Form             : -

Summary year                                                 : -             

Sales                                                               : -

Capital                                                            : -               

Paid-Up Capital                                             : 2,000  

Employees                              : 3     

Net result                                : -

Share value                             : -

AUDITOR                              : PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC ACCOUNTING CORPORATION

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Litigation         : No

Company status : TRADING

Started                                     : 12/09/2006

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

GOPALASAMY S/O VASUDHEVEN          S0670601J      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

SHASHI KANT TAPURIAH                                                 E3786147       Director

Appointed on :                         12/09/2006

Street :              1 ALIPORE PARK PLACE

Town:                                      KOLKATA

Postcode:          700027

Country:                                  India

 

GOPALASAMY S/O VASUDHEVEN                                  S0670601J      Director

Appointed on :                         12/09/2006

Street :                                    425 PASIR RIS DRIVE 6

                                                #09-81

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                510425

Country:                                  Singapore

 

CLIFFORD EMMANUEL GERMAIN                                 S2191478I      Company Secretary

Appointed on :                         10/10/2006

Street :                                    33A SURIN AVENUE

                          CHARLTON COURT

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:          535617

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                 Code:11760

 

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 08/01/2007

 

1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)

 

 

CHARGES

 

No Charges On Premises/Property In Our Database

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

UTI BANK LTD, SINGAPORE BRANCH

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

THURUTHERE MANIKANTAN                                2,000   Private Person

Street :            825 YISHUN STREET 81

                                                #03-584

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                760825

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

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

 

SUBJECT BEING NEWLY INCORPORATED AND HAS YET TO FILE IN ITS FIRST SET OF ACCOUNTS. A NEWLY INCORPORATED COMPANY HAS UP TO 18 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF INCORPORATION TO FILE IN ITS FIRST SET OF ACCOUNTS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 12/09/2006 AS A LIMITED PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "STRACHEM PTE. LTD.".

                       

AS AT 08/01/2007, THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 2,000 SHARES OF A VALUE OF S$2,000.

 

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 AND EXPORTERS)

 

FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 11/01/2007, THE FOLLOWING WAS GATHERED:

 

THE SUBJECT HAS JUST STARTED BUSINESS IN SEPTEMBER 2006. HENCE, THEY HAVE NOT REALLY DONE BUSINESS YET. THE SUBJECT REVEALS THAT THEY WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE TRADING OF CLOTHES AND COMMODITIES.

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:

* COMPANY - 2007: 3

 

NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON 11/01/2007.

 

REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

17 PHILIPS STREET

#05-01 GRAND BUILDING

SINGAPORE 048695

- RENTED PREMISE

- OWNED BY PRUDENTIAL CORPORATE SERVICES PTE LTD

- DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 12/09/2006

 

WEBSITE:

-

 

EMAIL:

-

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

1) SHASHI KANT TAPURIAH, AN INDIAN

     - BASED IN INDIA.

 

2) GOPALASAMY S/O VASUDHEVEN, A SINGAPOREAN

    - HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: GOPALASAMY S/O VASUDHEVEN

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$5,700

CO-OWNER (S): TAN MAY LI

 

* 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

 

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

ONE OF THE MOST OPEN ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD WITH EXPORTS PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN ITS PERFORMANCE.

ONE OF ASIA’S MOST ADVANCED COUNTRIES IN QUALITY COMPETITIVENESS TERMS.

WORKFORCE’S EDUCATION AND SKILL LEVEL IS VERY HIGH.

A MAJOR EXPORT OF CAPITAL IN ASIA, PARTICULARLY THE STATE-OWNED HOLDING COMPANY, TEMASEK.

THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN VERY FAVOURABLE.

GREAT POLITICAL STABILITY.

 

 

WEAKNESSES

ECONOMY REMAINED OVERSPECIALISED IN THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR.

MUST ACCELERATE DIVERSIFICATION IN SERVICES TO MAINTAIN ITS LEAD OVER OTHER ASIAN ECONOMIES

REFORMS ARE STILL NEEDED TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND EDUCATION-SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.

AGING POPULATION COULD ULTIMATELY AFFECT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE.

 

 

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.   

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, DOMESTIC WHOLESALE OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FELL BY 2.1% IN 1Q2006, THE FIRST DECLINE SINCE 1Q2004. DOMESTIC SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO, PAINTS & CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, TIMBER ALSO FELL COMPARED TO 1Q2005.

 

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%. 

 

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%.

 

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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