MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CARREFOUR GLOBAL SOURCING ASIA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

46FL China Resources Bldg 26 Harbour Rd Wanchai Hong Kong

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

November 21, 1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0531333

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company With Limited Liability

 

 

Line of Business :

Acts as a buying office for CARREFOUR Group and provides archive administration services. 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

Up To US$ 15,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name & address             

 

CARREFOUR GLOBAL SOURCING ASIA LTD

46FL CHINA RESOURCES BLDG 26 HARBOUR RD

WANCHAI HONG KONG, HONG KONG

TEL      : 852   25866333           

FAX      : N/A   

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : NOVEMBER 21, 1995

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 0531333

LEGAL FORM                                                                                                                                       : PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. JOSE ANTONIO BASCON   (MANAGING DIRECTOR)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 27

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 100,038,363

BUSINESS LINE                        : SERVICE

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

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

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO US$ 15,000,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : WELL-KNOWN

EXCHNAGE RATE                     : HKD 7.81954 = US$1 AS OF 2007-7-17

 

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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License number     : 0531333

Date issued           : 21 November, 1995

Issuing authority    : Companies Registry

Legal form             : Limited Liability Company

Type of license      : Corporate

 

License number     : 19577246

Date issued           : N/A

Issuing authority    : Business Registration Office - Inland Revenue Dept

Type of license      : Business

.

*Company Name*

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Incorporated as           : CARREFOUR HYPERMARKET HONG KONG LTD

Date of incorporation   : 21 November, 1995

Changed name to        : CARREFOUR HONG KONG LTD

Date of change            : 11 January, 1996

 

Changed name to        : CARREFOUR GLOBAL SOURCING ASIA LTD

Date of change            : 3 January, 2001 

 

*Capital Details*

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Authorized capital : HKD 782,300,000.00 divided into 782,300,000 ordinary shares at HKD 1.00/-each, fully paid

 

*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 

 

 

 


Website : www.carrefour.com  It is the website of its group. The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in English version.

 

E-mail : jose_bascon@carrefour.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       : 3

Total number of ordinary shares  : 782,300,000

 

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

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

MILDEW BV                                          578,902,000                        578,902,000.00                 74.00

CARREFOUR NEDERLAND BV 203,397,999                        203,397,999.00                 26.00

INTERCROSS ROADS BV                                       1                                          1.00                   0.00

 

*Director's Details*

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Didier Emmanuel Roger Carmeille

Nationality : Hong Kong

ID/Passport No. : 04AE32360

Address : 10Fl Block 7, 28 Belleview Drive Repulse Bay Hong Kong Hong Kong

 

*Company Secretary*

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TENGIS LTD

C. R. no. : 41027

Address : 28Fl Three Pacific Place 1 Queen's Rd East Hong Kong

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


*COMPANY MANAGEMENT*

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Name                                  Nationality    Job Description

Mr. Jose Antonio Bascon     French          Managing Director

 

*Key Personnel*

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Mr. Jose Antonio Bascon

France Passport no. : 04AE32360

Email                        : jose_bascon@carrefour.com

Address                    : House 91 Windsor Place 2222 Jian He Rd, Changning Dist, Shanghai China

Responsibility           : Handles the overall management of the company

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Acts as a buying office for CARREFOUR Group and provides archive administration services. 

 

Products : Archive administration 

                 Buying office 

 

 

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*Strategic Partners & Alliances*

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Group name           : CARREFOUR GROUP

No. of employees   : 430,000 (worldwide)

                                 300 (Asia)  

Other details         : The group established buying office in Asia in June 1994.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING : 3              OBTAINED SCORES : 65

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 FAIRLY LARGE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


*Bank Details*

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Bank Name : BNP PARIBAS - HONG KONG BRANCH

Branch : Central, Hong Kong 

Branch Address : 59-63Fl Two Int'l Finance Centre 8 Finance St Central Hong Kong (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code : BNPAHKHH

 

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

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


Credit amount: usd15,000,000.00

 

SC is well-known in its industry with fairly good background. A credit line up to the above amount appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Service              7300                 Business Services

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Service              9900                 Business services, health, financial/insur. legal/real estate, hotels, and misc

                                                repairs

 

 


 

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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