MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD              

 

 

Registered Office :

1  Shenton Way, #16-02, Robina House 068803

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27/07/1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

198802507H                   

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd                

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesalers, importers and exporters international diamond

 

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 :

Good 

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 


 

Subject Company   

 

EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD

 

 

Line Of Business  

 

INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND WHOLESALERS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

 

 

Parent Company 

 

-

 

 

Financial Elements

 

Sales                            : -

Networth                                   : -

Paid-Up Capital              : S$1,000,000

Net result                      : -

 

Net Margin(%)               : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

Rating

 

Credit Rating                : Singapore $ 600001  to Singapore 1000000

 

 

 

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company :                                                                 EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD

Former Name :                                                                       -

Business Address:                                                                 1  SHENTON WAY

#16-02

ROBINA HOUSE

Town:                                                                                                              SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                                                                068803

County:                                                                                    -

Country:                                                                                                          Singapore

Telephone:                                                                              6224 2766                    

Fax:                                                                                         6222 4005

ROC Number:                                                                        198802507H                   

Reg. Town:                                                                             -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Legal Form :                                                                           Exempt Pte Ltd                

Date Inc.:                                                                                                        27/07/1988

Previous Legal Form :                                                           -

Summary year :                                                                       -                   

All amounts in this report are in :                  SGD

Sales :                                                                                                             -

Capital :                                                                                                          -                             

Paid-Up Capital :                                                                   1,000,000

Employees:                                                                             7                            

Net result:                                                                               -

Share value:                                                                            -

AUDITOR:                                                                             B SHARMA & CO

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Litigation:                                                                                                        No

Company status :                                                                    TRADING                        

Started :                                                                                                          27/07/1988

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA               S0008085C      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL             S2621335E      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:            Singapore

 

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL             S2621335E      Company Secretary

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:            Singapore

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA                S0008085C      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    350 ANG MO KIO STREET 32

#27-111

Town:                SINGAPORE

Postcode:          560350

Country:                                  Singapore

 

MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS         S2621336C      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

JEWELLERY - IMITATION,COSTUME And FASHION    Code:12300

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                        Code:11760

 

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 24/04/2006

1. WHOLESALE OF JEWELLERY

2. GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)

 

 

CHARGES

 

Date:               16/07/1998

Comments :                            CHARGE NO : 199803675

CHARGEE(S) : BANQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS

AMOUNT SECURED : 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

 

Date:               29/07/1996

Comments :                            CHARGE NO : 9604387

CHARGEE(S) : BANQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS

AMOUNT SECURED : 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

BNP PARIBAS

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL                             999,998   Private Person

Street :                                                            99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA                                      1   Private Person

Street :                                                            350 ANG MO KIO STREET 32

#27-111

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                560350

Country:                                  Singapore

 

MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS                               1   Private Person

Street :                                                            99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality:                       AVERAGE

Liquidity :                                                        UNKNOWN

Payments :                              REGULAR

Trend :                                                            LEVEL

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 27/07/1988 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD".

 

AS AT 24/04/2006, THE COMPANY HAS  ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 1,000,000 SHARES OF A VALUE OF S$1,000,000.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

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

 

1. WHOLESALE OF JEWELLERY

2. GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

*INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND WHOLESALERS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

 

FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 28/04/2006, THE FOLLOWING WAS GATHERED:

 

IMPORT COUNTRIES:

*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*BELGIUM

*ISRAEL

*ASIAN COUNTRIES

 

EXPORT COUNTRIES:

*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*BELGIUM

*ISRAEL

*ASIAN COUNTRIES

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:

*COMPANY - 2006: 7

 

NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON 28/04/2006.

 

REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

1  SHENTON WAY

#16-02

ROBINA HOUSE

SINGAPORE 068803

-RENTED PREMISE

-OWNED BY CDL LAND PTE LTD

-DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: -

 

WEBSITE:

-

 

EMAIL:

emha@pacific.net.sg

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

1) KELIAS JANE MATILDA, A SINGAPOREAN

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

2) KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

3) MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: KELIAS JANE MATILDA

ADVERSE REPORT AGAISNT DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$6,600

CO-OWNER(S): K MUKUNTHAN

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$43,800

CO-OWNER(S): MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE:S$43,800

CO-OWNER(S): KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL

 

*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 BOOST FROM THE STRONG GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS AND RETAIL SALES, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW BY A HEALTHY 8.0% IN 3Q2005,

EASING SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.7% GROWTH REGISTERED IN 2Q2005.

 

WHOLESALE TRADE

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX ROSE BY 20.5% OVER THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 8.9%.

 

THE RISE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND WHOLESALE TRADE OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WITH 40% INCREASE. THE HIGHER SALES WERE MAINLY DUE TO OIL PRICE INCREASES.

 

DOMESTIC SALES OF CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ROSE BY 18.1%, CONTRIBUTED MAINLY BY THE WHOLESALING OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS. SALES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ALSO POSTED RISES IN 3Q2005.

 

CONVERSELY, DOMESTIC SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL BY 11.6% IN 3Q2005, COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE SLIGHTLY BY 1.9% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS 3.6% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO.

 

ON A QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL INDEX POSTED A RISE OF 10.7% IN 3Q2005.

EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE MODERATELY BY 4.1%.

 

THERE WERE VARIOUS SECTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING, WHOLESALING OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS AND CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.

 

IN CONTRAST, FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO AND GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE FELL SIGNIFICANTLY BY 17.7% AND 15.1% RESPECTIVELY.

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

AS COMPARED TO 3Q2004, THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE FOR 3Q2005 ROSE BY 22%. EXCLUDING PETROLUEM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 10.2%.

 

SIMILAR TO THE DOMESTIC SALES, OVERSEAS SALES OF SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND WHOLESALERS OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 50.3% AND 38.6% OVER 3Q2004, MAINLY DUE TO THE HIGHER OIL PRICES.

 

WHOLESALING OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS ALSO REPORTED STRONG GROWTH IN OVERSEAS SALES.

 

FOLLOWING EIGHT SUCCESSIVE QUARTERS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHS, SALES OF CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2.5% IN 3Q2005.

 

IN CONTRAST, FOREIGN SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL FURTHER IN 3Q2005 BY 13.7%. IT WAS LED BY THE WHOLESALING OF TV AND SOUND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE BY 7.6% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS UP BY 10.8%.

 

 

IN COMPARISON TO 2Q2005, THE OVERALL INDEX FOR 3Q2005 REGISTERED A RISE OF 9.9%. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE GROWTH WAS LOWER AT 5.7%.

 

STRONG GROWTH WERE REPORTED IN WHOLESALE SECTORS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

 

RETAIL TRADE

 

RETAIL SALES CHALKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE 9.9% GROWTH IN 3Q2005, ALBEIT A MODERATION FROM THE SECOND QUARTER’S GROWTH RATE OF 12%. THE SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES EASED FROM 2Q2005 RISE OF 15%, BUT STILL GREW BY 12% IN THE LAST QUARTER. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 7.9% IN THIRD QUARTER, BETTER THAN THE 7.5% RECORDED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

 

ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR BASIS, MOST RETAIL SEGMENTS REGISTERED BETTER SALES. THE SEGMENTS WERE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (23%), WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR (12%), FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT (11%), DEPARTMENT STORES (11%), FOOD AND BEVERAGES (9.2%), MEDICAL GOODS AND TOILETRIES (7.4%), RECREATIONAL GOODS (6.4%), OPTICAL GOODS AND BOOKS (5.9%), PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS (5.8%), WATCHES AND JEWELLERY (5.3%), PETROL SERVICE STATIONS (1.1%) AND SUPERMARKETS (0.4%).

 

NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES RISE 2.4%

 

SINGAPORE’S RETAIL SALES ROSE IN NOVEMBER AT THE SLOWEST PACE IN NINE MONTHS AS TOURISM GROWTH EASED, CAR SALES FELL AND CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING AFTER STOCKING UP FOR RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.

 

RETAIL SALES INDEX ROSE 2.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A PREVIOUS GAIN OF 10.2%. THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE MOST PESSIMISTIC ESTIMATE IN A BLOOMBERG SURVEY OF 13 ECONOMISTS, WHERE THE MEDIAN FORECAST WAS AN 11% RISE. EXCLUDING VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 5.2% FROM THE SAME MONTH A YEAR EARLIER.

 

ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BASIS, NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES FELL 8.7% FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH. EXCLUDING CARS, THE INDEX FELL BY 6.3%.

 

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES ROSE 4.8% LAST NOVEMBER AS COMPARED TO NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A 16% GAIN IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THE FIGURES SHOWED. NOVEMBER VEHICLE SALES, WHICH MAKE UP MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE INDEX, DECLINED SLIGHTLY BY 0.5% FROM NOVEMBER 2004 FOLLOWING A 8.9% RISE IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. SALES OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT ROSE BY 0.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004, LESS THAN THE 17% RISE IN OCTOBER.

 

AHEAD

 

AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 22% OF FIRMS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 3 MOTNHS ENDING MARCH 2006. THE MAGNITUDE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER COMPARED TO THAT REGISTERED IN THE PERIOD OF JULY-DECEMBER 2005 (26%), AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE 30% NET BALANCE RECORDED FOR OCTOBER 2004 – MARCH 2005.

 

AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 8% OF WHOLESALERS PREDICTS POSITIVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE COMING MONTHS. THOSE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND COSMETICS & TOILETRIES ARE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK AHEAD.

 

RETAILERS ALSO EXPRESS UPBEAT BUSINESS SENTIMENTS FOR THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE OF 38%, ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT STORES AND RETAILERS OF

WEARING APPAREL AND FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS FORESEE BETTER BUSINESS OUTLOOK FROM THE YEAR-END FESTIVE SEASON.

 

HOTELIERS PROJECT A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE OF 64%, IN ANTICIPATION OF AN INCREASE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS AND OCCUPANCY RATE. SIMILARLY, IN CATERING TRADE, RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CATERERS FORESEE FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

 

EXTRACTED FROM : MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

          SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS BLOOMBERG

 


 

 

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

 

 

 

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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD              

 

 

Registered Office :

1  Shenton Way, #16-02, Robina House 068803

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27/07/1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

198802507H                   

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd                

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesalers, importers and exporters international diamond

 

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 :

Good 

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 


 

Subject Company   

 

EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD

 

 

Line Of Business  

 

INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND WHOLESALERS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

 

 

Parent Company 

 

-

 

 

Financial Elements

 

Sales                            : -

Networth                                   : -

Paid-Up Capital              : S$1,000,000

Net result                      : -

 

Net Margin(%)               : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

Rating

 

Credit Rating                : Singapore $ 600001  to Singapore 1000000

 

 

 

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company :                                                                 EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD

Former Name :                                                                       -

Business Address:                                                                 1  SHENTON WAY

#16-02

ROBINA HOUSE

Town:                                                                                                              SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                                                                068803

County:                                                                                    -

Country:                                                                                                          Singapore

Telephone:                                                                              6224 2766                    

Fax:                                                                                         6222 4005

ROC Number:                                                                        198802507H                   

Reg. Town:                                                                             -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Legal Form :                                                                           Exempt Pte Ltd                

Date Inc.:                                                                                                        27/07/1988

Previous Legal Form :                                                           -

Summary year :                                                                       -                   

All amounts in this report are in :                  SGD

Sales :                                                                                                             -

Capital :                                                                                                          -                             

Paid-Up Capital :                                                                   1,000,000

Employees:                                                                             7                            

Net result:                                                                               -

Share value:                                                                            -

AUDITOR:                                                                             B SHARMA & CO

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Litigation:                                                                                                        No

Company status :                                                                    TRADING                        

Started :                                                                                                          27/07/1988

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA               S0008085C      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL             S2621335E      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

#19-02

Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:            Singapore

 

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL             S2621335E      Company Secretary

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

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Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:            Singapore

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA                S0008085C      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    350 ANG MO KIO STREET 32

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Town:                SINGAPORE

Postcode:          560350

Country:                                  Singapore

 

MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS         S2621336C      Director

Appointed on :                         27/07/1988

Street :                                    99 MEYER ROAD

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Town:                SINGAPORE

Postcode:          437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

JEWELLERY - IMITATION,COSTUME And FASHION    Code:12300

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                        Code:11760

 

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 24/04/2006

1. WHOLESALE OF JEWELLERY

2. GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)

 

 

CHARGES

 

Date:               16/07/1998

Comments :                            CHARGE NO : 199803675

CHARGEE(S) : BANQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS

AMOUNT SECURED : 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

 

Date:               29/07/1996

Comments :                            CHARGE NO : 9604387

CHARGEE(S) : BANQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS

AMOUNT SECURED : 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

BNP PARIBAS

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL                             999,998   Private Person

Street :                                                            99 MEYER ROAD

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Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

KELIAS JANE MATILDA                                      1   Private Person

Street :                                                            350 ANG MO KIO STREET 32

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Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                560350

Country:                                  Singapore

 

MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS                               1   Private Person

Street :                                                            99 MEYER ROAD

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Town:                                      SINGAPORE

Postcode:                                437920

Country:                                  Singapore

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality:                       AVERAGE

Liquidity :                                                        UNKNOWN

Payments :                              REGULAR

Trend :                                                            LEVEL

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 27/07/1988 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "EMHA DIAMOND PTE LTD".

 

AS AT 24/04/2006, THE COMPANY HAS  ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 1,000,000 SHARES OF A VALUE OF S$1,000,000.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

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

 

1. WHOLESALE OF JEWELLERY

2. GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

*INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND WHOLESALERS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

 

FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 28/04/2006, THE FOLLOWING WAS GATHERED:

 

IMPORT COUNTRIES:

*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*BELGIUM

*ISRAEL

*ASIAN COUNTRIES

 

EXPORT COUNTRIES:

*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

*BELGIUM

*ISRAEL

*ASIAN COUNTRIES

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:

*COMPANY - 2006: 7

 

NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON 28/04/2006.

 

REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

1  SHENTON WAY

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ROBINA HOUSE

SINGAPORE 068803

-RENTED PREMISE

-OWNED BY CDL LAND PTE LTD

-DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: -

 

WEBSITE:

-

 

EMAIL:

emha@pacific.net.sg

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

1) KELIAS JANE MATILDA, A SINGAPOREAN

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

2) KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

3) MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI, MRS, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

-HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIP IN OUR DATABASE.

 

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: KELIAS JANE MATILDA

ADVERSE REPORT AGAISNT DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$6,600

CO-OWNER(S): K MUKUNTHAN

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$43,800

CO-OWNER(S): MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: MADHVI HEMANT KOTHARI

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NIL

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1

ANNUAL VALUE:S$43,800

CO-OWNER(S): KOTHARI HEMANT HIRALAL

 

*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 BOOST FROM THE STRONG GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS AND RETAIL SALES, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW BY A HEALTHY 8.0% IN 3Q2005,

EASING SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.7% GROWTH REGISTERED IN 2Q2005.

 

WHOLESALE TRADE

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX ROSE BY 20.5% OVER THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 8.9%.

 

THE RISE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND WHOLESALE TRADE OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WITH 40% INCREASE. THE HIGHER SALES WERE MAINLY DUE TO OIL PRICE INCREASES.

 

DOMESTIC SALES OF CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ROSE BY 18.1%, CONTRIBUTED MAINLY BY THE WHOLESALING OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS. SALES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ALSO POSTED RISES IN 3Q2005.

 

CONVERSELY, DOMESTIC SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL BY 11.6% IN 3Q2005, COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE SLIGHTLY BY 1.9% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS 3.6% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO.

 

ON A QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL INDEX POSTED A RISE OF 10.7% IN 3Q2005.

EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE INDEX ROSE MODERATELY BY 4.1%.

 

THERE WERE VARIOUS SECTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING, WHOLESALING OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS AND CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.

 

IN CONTRAST, FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO AND GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE FELL SIGNIFICANTLY BY 17.7% AND 15.1% RESPECTIVELY.

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

AS COMPARED TO 3Q2004, THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE FOR 3Q2005 ROSE BY 22%. EXCLUDING PETROLUEM, THE INDEX ROSE BY 10.2%.

 

SIMILAR TO THE DOMESTIC SALES, OVERSEAS SALES OF SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND WHOLESALERS OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 50.3% AND 38.6% OVER 3Q2004, MAINLY DUE TO THE HIGHER OIL PRICES.

 

WHOLESALING OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS & COMPUTERS ALSO REPORTED STRONG GROWTH IN OVERSEAS SALES.

 

FOLLOWING EIGHT SUCCESSIVE QUARTERS OF DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHS, SALES OF CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 2.5% IN 3Q2005.

 

IN CONTRAST, FOREIGN SALES OF HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE FELL FURTHER IN 3Q2005 BY 13.7%. IT WAS LED BY THE WHOLESALING OF TV AND SOUND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE BY 7.6% IN 3Q2005 OVER 3Q2004. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT WAS UP BY 10.8%.

 

 

IN COMPARISON TO 2Q2005, THE OVERALL INDEX FOR 3Q2005 REGISTERED A RISE OF 9.9%. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, THE GROWTH WAS LOWER AT 5.7%.

 

STRONG GROWTH WERE REPORTED IN WHOLESALE SECTORS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING AND PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

 

RETAIL TRADE

 

RETAIL SALES CHALKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE 9.9% GROWTH IN 3Q2005, ALBEIT A MODERATION FROM THE SECOND QUARTER’S GROWTH RATE OF 12%. THE SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES EASED FROM 2Q2005 RISE OF 15%, BUT STILL GREW BY 12% IN THE LAST QUARTER. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 7.9% IN THIRD QUARTER, BETTER THAN THE 7.5% RECORDED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

 

ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR BASIS, MOST RETAIL SEGMENTS REGISTERED BETTER SALES. THE SEGMENTS WERE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (23%), WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR (12%), FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT (11%), DEPARTMENT STORES (11%), FOOD AND BEVERAGES (9.2%), MEDICAL GOODS AND TOILETRIES (7.4%), RECREATIONAL GOODS (6.4%), OPTICAL GOODS AND BOOKS (5.9%), PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS (5.8%), WATCHES AND JEWELLERY (5.3%), PETROL SERVICE STATIONS (1.1%) AND SUPERMARKETS (0.4%).

 

NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES RISE 2.4%

 

SINGAPORE’S RETAIL SALES ROSE IN NOVEMBER AT THE SLOWEST PACE IN NINE MONTHS AS TOURISM GROWTH EASED, CAR SALES FELL AND CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING AFTER STOCKING UP FOR RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.

 

RETAIL SALES INDEX ROSE 2.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A PREVIOUS GAIN OF 10.2%. THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE MOST PESSIMISTIC ESTIMATE IN A BLOOMBERG SURVEY OF 13 ECONOMISTS, WHERE THE MEDIAN FORECAST WAS AN 11% RISE. EXCLUDING VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES GREW BY 5.2% FROM THE SAME MONTH A YEAR EARLIER.

 

ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BASIS, NOVEMBER RETAIL SALES FELL 8.7% FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH. EXCLUDING CARS, THE INDEX FELL BY 6.3%.

 

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES ROSE 4.8% LAST NOVEMBER AS COMPARED TO NOVEMBER 2004 AFTER A 16% GAIN IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THE FIGURES SHOWED. NOVEMBER VEHICLE SALES, WHICH MAKE UP MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE INDEX, DECLINED SLIGHTLY BY 0.5% FROM NOVEMBER 2004 FOLLOWING A 8.9% RISE IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. SALES OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT ROSE BY 0.4% IN NOVEMBER 2005 FROM NOVEMBER 2004, LESS THAN THE 17% RISE IN OCTOBER.

 

AHEAD

 

AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 22% OF FIRMS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 3 MOTNHS ENDING MARCH 2006. THE MAGNITUDE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER COMPARED TO THAT REGISTERED IN THE PERIOD OF JULY-DECEMBER 2005 (26%), AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE 30% NET BALANCE RECORDED FOR OCTOBER 2004 – MARCH 2005.

 

AN OVERALL NET BALANCE OF 8% OF WHOLESALERS PREDICTS POSITIVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE COMING MONTHS. THOSE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND COSMETICS & TOILETRIES ARE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK AHEAD.

 

RETAILERS ALSO EXPRESS UPBEAT BUSINESS SENTIMENTS FOR THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE OF 38%, ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT STORES AND RETAILERS OF

WEARING APPAREL AND FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS FORESEE BETTER BUSINESS OUTLOOK FROM THE YEAR-END FESTIVE SEASON.

 

HOTELIERS PROJECT A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD, WITH A POSITIVE NET BALANCE OF 64%, IN ANTICIPATION OF AN INCREASE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS AND OCCUPANCY RATE. SIMILARLY, IN CATERING TRADE, RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CATERERS FORESEE FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

 

EXTRACTED FROM : MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

          SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS BLOOMBERG

 


 

 

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

 

 

 

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