MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STARROSS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY (PTY) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

617 Tabankulu Avenue, P. O. Box 1292, Matsapa

 

 

Country :

Swaziland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2004

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

General trading company.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

STARROSS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY (PTY) LTD (Correct)

 

STARROSS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY (Requested)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  617 Tabankulu Avenue

P.O. Box           :  1292

Town                 :  Matsapa

Country             :  Swaziland

Telephone         :  (268 5) 185 804

Fax                   :  (268 5) 187 011

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

Name                            Position

 

Stanley Banda               Managing Director

 

 

Total Employees

 

3 (administrative)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

Current trade experience of payments has not been traced.

 

Subject declined to provide financial information or to reveal any details relative to the extent of the company's operations.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : We have insufficient basis on which to speak for unsecured credit and recommend dealing on cash or prepaid basis only.

 

Trade risk assessment : High

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 1,500,000 :

 

We consider the above figure to be beyond the Company's financial capabilities and recommend dealing on fully secured terms.

 

It is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Swaziland importers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : NEDBANK (SWAZILAND) LIMITED

Branch              : Mbabane

P.O. Box           : H100

Town                 : Mbabane

Tel                    : (268) 408 1000

Fax                   : (268) 404 4060

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in Swaziland are not required to publish or disclose balance sheets. Balance sheets are not available from other sources, and the subject interviewed declined to give any financial information, which the company regards as strictly confidential.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 2004 (not confirmed)

 

Capital : not given

 

Limited Liability Company with the following sole shareholder :

 

Stanley Banda           100%

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

General trading company.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Office premises and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

Subject was previously located at Matsapa Trade Centre XX, Matsapa.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

You enquired on : STARROSS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY.

 

Please note the correct name is a sper heading.

 

The address provided by you, Matsapa Trade Centre XX, Matsapa applies to subject's former address. Please note the current address is as per heading.

 


 

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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