MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LK CENTENNIAL PTE LTD

 

 

Formerly Known as :

LF CENTENNIAL TRADING PTE LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

9 Temasek Boulevard , #26-02, Suntec Tower Two

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Com Reg. No.:

200618333D

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.12.2006

 

 

Legal Form :

Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, Exporters, General Traders, Manufacturer And To Buy, Sell, Import, Export, Manipulate, Manufacture And Prepare For Market And Deal In Goods And Produce Of All Kinds And Merchandise Of All Descriptions, Both Wholesale And Retail

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

NR

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

Status :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

Subject Company    : LF CENTENNIAL PTE. LTD.

 

Line Of Business   : IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS, GENERAL TRADERS, MANUFACTURER AND TO BUY,

                              SELL, IMPORT, EXPORT, MANIPULATE, MANUFACTURE AND PREPARE FOR

                                MARKET AND DEAL IN GOODS AND PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS AND MERCHANDISE

                                OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, BOTH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

 

Parent Company     : LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED

                                 (PERCENTAGE OF SHAREHOLDING: 100%)

 

 

Financial Elements

 

Sales                            : -

Networth                                   : -

Paid-Up Capital                                         : S$100,000

Net result                       : -

 

Net Margin(%)                : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company                   :   LF CENTTENNIAL PTE. LTD.

Former Name                                                 :  LF CENTENNIAL TRADING PTE LTD

Business Address                  :   9 TEMASEK BOULEVARD

    #26-02

                SUNTEC TOWER TWO

Town                                                               :  SINGAPORE

Postcode                                 :   038986

County                                                             :    -

Country                                                           : Singapore

Telephone                               : 6887 3903

Fax:                6235 3680

ROC Number                                                 :  200618333D

Reg. Town                              :     -

 

 

PREVIOUS IDENTIFICATION

 

     LF CENTENNIAL TRADING PTE LTD     

     DATE OF CHANGE OF NAME: 28/12/2006

  

 

SUMMARY

 

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

 

Legal Form                             :   Pte Ltd                    

Date Inc.                                 :   07/12/2006

Previous Legal Form             : -

Summary year                                                 :      -              

Sales                                                               :      -

Capital                                                            :      -                           

Paid-Up Capital                                             :    100,000  

Employees                              :     100                         

Net result                                :       -

Share value                             :       -

         

AUDITOR: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

 

Litigation                                 :  No

Company status                      :  TRADING                        

Started                                                            :  07/12/2006

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

UWE DERIGS                         G5951434U      Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

CHEN CHUN LENG                     S1177752Z      Director

Appointed on   : 14/12/2006

Street                                      : HOUSE 5, XIJIAO GUESTHOUSE

                           1921 HONG QIAO ROAD

Town                                       : SHANGHAI

Postcode         : 200336

Country                                   : China

 

UWE DERIGS                         G5951434U      Director

Appointed on   : 01/06/2007

Street                                      :  301 JALAN BUKIT HO SWEE

                              #15-05

                             MERAPRIME

Town                                       :  SINGAPORE

Postcode         :  169568

Country                                   :  Singapore

 

SUNDAP CARULLI               S2690262B      Company Secretary

Appointed on   : 01/08/2007

Street                                      : 259B   COMPASSVALE ROAD

                           #11-615

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 542259

Country                                   : Singapore

 

 

 

FORMER DIRECTOR(S)

 

     GEORGE TAN HIAN YEW                      S0073365B

 

     LEUNG YUEN WAH                               S2641937I

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

     IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                          Code:11760

 

     TRADING COMPANIES                                       Code:22190

     BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD

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

 

 

CHARGES

 

    No Charges On Premises/Property In Our Database

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

     No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

     No Bankers Information In Our Database

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

     LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED                              100,000   Company

      Street :  P.O. BOX 957

                            OFFSHORE INCORPORATIONS CENTRE

                            ROAD TOWN

      Town   : TORTOLA

      Postcode                     :

      Country                       : Virgin Islands (British)

 

 

HOLDING COMPANY

 

     LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED                   UF45427N        % :  100  

 

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

      No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

  Trade Morality:     UNKNOWN

  Liquidity :              UNKNOWN

  Payments :           UNKNOWN

  Trend :                  UNKNOWN

  Financial Situation:UNKNOWN

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

     NEWLY-SET UP COMPANY

     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

     07/12/2006 AS A LIMITED PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS

     PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "LF CENTENNIAL TRADING PTE. LTD.".

 

     SUBSEQUENTLY ON 28/12/2006, THE SUBJECT CHANGED TO ITS PRESENT

     NAMESTYLE OF "LF CENTENNIAL PTE. LTD.".

 

     COMPANY HAS AN ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF

     100,000 SHARES, OF A VALUE OF S$100,000.

 

     PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

     SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REGULATORY

     AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:

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

 

     FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

     ACTIVITIES:

     * IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS, GENERAL TRADERS, MANUFACTURER AND TO BUY,

       SELL, IMPORT, EXPORT, MANIPULATE, MANUFACTURE AND PREPARE FOR MARKE

       AND DEAL IN GOODS AND PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS AND MERCHANDISE OF ALL

       DESCRIPTIONS, BOTH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

 

     FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 13/07/2007, THE FOLLOWING WAS

     GATHERED:

 

     * SUBJECT IS INTO TRADING OF GARMENTS

 

     EXPORT COUNTRIES:

     * USA

     * ASIAN REGION

 

     * SUBJECT HAS MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES.

 

     NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE

 

     REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

     6 TEMASEK BOULEVARD

     #10-01 SUNTEC TOWER FOUR

     SINGAPORE 038986

     DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 07/12/2006

     - PREMISE OWNED BY: HSBC INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES (SINGAPORE)

       LIMITED

 

     WEBSITE:

     -

 

     EMAIL:

     -

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

     THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

     1) UWE DERIGS, A GERMAN

        - BASED IN SINGAPORE.

 

     2) CHEN CHUN LENG, A SINGAPOREAN

        - BASED IN CHINA.

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

     DIRECTOR'S NAME: CHEN CHUN LENG

     ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE

     PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: CAN'T CONFIRM

 

     * 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 2007

 

Rating: A1

 

Investment Grade

 

IN SINGAPORE, THE POLITICAL SITUATION REMAINS STABLE.

 

SINGAPORE BOASTS THE BEST GOVERNANCE IN ASIA, WITH AN EFFECTIVE LEGAL SYSTEM FACILITATING DEBT COLLECTION AND TO A HIGH DEGREE OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.

 

EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS HAVE REMAINED SUBSTANTIALLY IN SURPLUS, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMISM OF THE ELECTRONICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS SECTORS AND TO REPATRIATION OF PROFITS FROM SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS. THE FINANCIAL AND TOURISM SECTORS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LARGE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS.


SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO KEENLY WELCOME FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND OFFERS A VERY OPEN AND WELL-PLANNED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING AMBITIOUS DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, FOCUSED PARTICULARLY ON THE CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS.

 

THE GOVERNMENT USES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP PRIORITY SECTORS (ELECTRONICS, CHEMICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY). THE AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE ACTIVITIES AND TURN SINGAPORE INTO A REGIONAL HUB FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS INTERESTED IN ASIA.

 

CERTAIN SECTORS (MEDIA, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES) ARE HOWEVER ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT. THESE SECTORS ARE SLOWLY OPENING UP, BUT THE PROGRESS IS SLOW.

 

AFTER HIGH GROWTH IN 2006, BUOYED BY THE DYNAMISM OF BOTH EXPORTS AND HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, A SLOWDOWN IS EXPECTED IN 2007.

 

ASSETS

 

WEAKNESSES

 

 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR

 

PAST PERFORMANCE  

 

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE DECLINED BY 7.5% IN Q1 2007. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC SALES FELL BY 7.4%. SECTORS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY REPORTED DECLINES OF 11.6% TO 23.8%.

 

HOWEVER, WHOLESALERS OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO REGISTERED HIGHER TURNOVER OF 5.4%.

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX   

 

THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE IN QUARTER 1 2007 FELL BY 7.6%. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, FOREIGN SALES DECLINED BY 8.0%. MOST WHOLESALE SECTORS REPORTED LOWER OVERSEAS RECEIPTS IN QUARTER 1 2007 COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, EXCEPT HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE SECTOR. SHIP CHANDLERS & BUNKERING REPORTED THE LARGEST DECLINE OF 18.3% IN QUARTER 1 2007, FOLLOWED BY FOOD BEVERAGES & TOBACCO SECTOR OF 17.7%.

 

RETAIL TRADE    

 

THE OVERALL RETAIL SALES ROSE MARGINALLY BY 0.7% IN QUARTER 2 2007, COMPARED TO QUARTER 2 2006. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 5.1%. SALES OF OPTICAL GOODS & BOOKS, FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND SUPERMARKETS ENJOYED STRONG GROWTHS OVER A YEAR AGO. PROVISION & SUNDRY SHOPS, WATCHES AND JEWELLERY, DEPARTMENT STORES AND WEARING APPAREL & FOOTWEAR SECTORS ALSO REPORTED HIGHER SALES OF 4.35 TO 5.9% RESPECTIVELY.

 

HOWEVER, RETAILERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, FOOD & BEVERAGES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS & COMPUTERS AND PETROL SERVICES STATIONS REPORTED LOWER SALES.

 

OUTLOOK

 

GENERALLY, WHOLESALERS EXPECT TO DO WELL FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, WITH A POSITIVE NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 17%. DEALERS OF FOOD & BEVERAGES, TROPICAL PRODUCE, TEXTILES & LEATHER GOODS AND HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE & EQUIPMENT ARE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC.

 

RETAIL TRADE FIRMS ANTICIPATE BUSINESS TO BE LESS BRISK FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. IN PARTICULAR, DEPARTMENT STORES, SUPERMARKETS AND RETAILERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES EXPECT SLOWER BUSINESS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

 

EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

                                   SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

 

 

 

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.

 

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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