MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

Bijouterie Adler SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Rue du Rhone 23 1204 Geneve/GE

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20-04-1972

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trade in jewellery items

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

EUR 150.000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 


Detail assessment:

Payments:

 

The financial affairs are considered good and in order.

 

 

Individual credit limit*:

EUR 150.000.--

 

 

Name

 

Bijouterie Adler SA

 

 

Line of Business

 

Joaillerie, bijouterie

 

 

Legal domicile

 

Rue du Rhone 23

1204 Geneve/GE

Switzerland

Telephone:       022 8198026

Fax:                              022 8198080

Homepage:        http://www.adler.ch

E-Mail:             info@adler.ch

 

 

CREDIT ADVICE

 

Requested credit:     Maximum credit

 

Credit opinion:       A maximum credit of EUR 150.000 is considered in order.

 

This credit advice is based on information available at the time of conducting the research, being the above indicated date.

 

All amounts in this report are given in Swiss Francs (CHF) unless otherwise stated.

 

 

GENERAL COMPANY DATA

 

OFFICIAL DATA:

Legal form:                    Joint stock company

Registration:                  20-04-1972

First Publication:            05-05-1972

Last Publication:            10-07-1996

Share capital:                3.500.000

Paid up:                        3.500.000

Divided into:                   3.500 Bearer shares of 1.000

History:                         27-06-1996      3.500.000 Capital increase

                                                                       1.000.000 Previous capital

Shareholders:         Shareholders are the family Adler.

 

Company Management:   Franklin Adler

               Carlo Adler

                            Allen Adler

 

ESTABLISHMENT DETAILS

Administration:       Pl. de la Fusterie 7, 1204 Geneve

                               Telephone: 022 8198007, Fax: 022 8198020

 

ACTIVITY:

Line of business:     Trade in jewellery items

Sector:                     Retail/Manufacture

 

Activity:

The company is engaged in the operation of two jeweller's stores. The subject sells its own brands and some watches. The Adler family owns fabrication properties in several countries. In the jewellery sector the name Adler is known since the 18th century.

 

Marks, Production:    SERAIL - ADLER

Marks, Represent.:    SARCAR - LEONARD

 

The stores are situated at the following addresses:

 

1) rue de Rhone 23

   1204 Geneva

   Phone    022/8199056

   Fax      022/8198080

 

This shop was opened in November 1993 and was previously located opposite the rue du Rhone 42.

 

2) Quai du Mont-Blanc 19

   1201 Geneva

   Phone    022/8198030

   Fax      022/8198022

 

This shop was opened in 1980 and is situated in the commercial gallery of the Noga-Hilton Hotel.

 

3) Parkstrasse

   3780 Gstaad/BE

   Phone    033/7446680

   FAx      033/7449748

 

The company also disposes of sales points in London, New Bond Street 13 and Hong Kong, c/o Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

 

In addition Adler SA is also represented in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya), Kazakhstan ( Almaty and Astna), Russia (Moscow) and the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai).

 

Import: America, United Kingdom, Greece

 

Significance:  It is considered a medium sized company in its business sector.

 

Course of business:   Compared to the previous year the course of business remained stable.

 

EMPLOYEES:

Number of employees:  18

 

 

PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

 

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:        No legal actions or distraints are registered.

 

                              Report from 07-01-2000, in 1200 Geneve.

 

A current check of the legal actions requires a document of justification with a legitimate signature.

 

The business conduct is correct and current liabilities are paid promptly.

 

FINANCIAL DATA:

 

Financial position:   The financial affairs are considered good and in order.

 

Financial Statements: The company does not disclose any financial statements.

 

The warehouse stock has an extensive value.

 

In June 1996 the company took over assets and liabilities of the "Biger SA" in Geneva.

 

Banker(-s):     Cantonal Bank of Geneva (BCG), 1200 Geneve

                      UBS Ltd, 1200 Geneve

 

Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Genf

 

Premises: The premises at the above mentioned address are rented.

 

For the shop at the rue du Rhone 23 the company is paying a monthly rent of CHF 13.650.--, charges included.

For the shop at the Quai du Mont-Blanc 19, the annual rent is CHF 183.000.--, charges included.

 

Fiscal taxation : No information is available due to the local tax authority regulation.

 

 

COMPANY AND PERSON RELATIONS

 

COMPANY CONNECTIONS:

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Franklin Adler, from Cologny, in Cologny/GE,

Sole Member, sole signature.

 

MANAGEMENT:

Carlo Adler, from Chene-Bougeries, in Cologny/GE,

Director, sole signature.

Leyla Adler, from Cologny, in Cologny/GE,

Director, sole signature.

Allen Adler, from Turkey, in Cologny/GE,

Authorised signatory, sole signature.

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION:

Carlo Adler was born in 1946. He is a jeweller by profession. He is the son of a jeweller who owned several jeweller's stores in Instanbul, Athens, London and New York. He lives at chemin Planta 85 in 1223 Cologny.

 

Franklin Adler, the brother of Carlo, was born in 1941. He is of Turkish nationality and married to Leyla born Bahar, born in 1941, and family father.

 

He is a jeweller by profession.

 

The couple resides in a privately onwed home at ch. Planta 87, in Cologny.

 

Allen Adler, son of Franklin, was born in 1996 and is married to Gilda.

 

He is resident at the chemin Frank-Thomas, 56bis, in Geneva.

 

The company executives enjoy a good reputation in personal and business affairs.

 

COMMENTS:

 

The designation "Bijouterie & Touchstone" is not known to the available sources.

 

The only jeweller' store (bijouterie) located at rue du Rhone 23 is the company Bijouterie Adler SA.

 

The said company confirmed to us that it doesn't use the referred to designation.

 

 


 

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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