MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BESTIM ENTERPRISE

 

 

Registered Office :

52 Yunnan Crescent, Singapore - 637978

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01/08/2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

53049648L 

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading Companies

 

 

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.

Small

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Subject Company 

 

BESTIM ENTERPRISE

 

 

Line Of Business 

 

TRADING COMPANIES

 

                    

Parent Company    

 

N.A.

 

 

Financial Elements

                    

Sales                            : N.A.

Networth                                   : N.A.

Paid-Up Capital                                             : N.A.

Net result                      : N.A.

 

Net Margin(%)               : N.A.

Return on Equity(%)       : N.A.

Leverage Ratio               : N.A.

 

 

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company                   : BESTIM ENTERPRISE

Former Name                                                 : -

Business Address                  : 52 YUNNAN CRESCENT

Town                                                               : SINGAPORE  

Postcode                                 : 637978

Country                                                           : Singapore

Telephone                               : Not Listed

Fax                                                                  : 6299 0059

ROC Number                                                 : 53049648L 

Reg. Town               : -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Legal Form                             : Partnership

Date Inc.                                 : 01/08/2005

Previous Legal Form             : -

Summary year                                                 : -                   

Sales                                                               : -

Capital                                                            : -               

Paid-Up Capital                                             : -

Employees                              : -    

Net result                                : -

Share value                             : -

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Litigation                                 : No

Company status                      : TRADING

Started                                                            : 01/08/2005

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

CHAM CHIM HONG                                                            S2099325A      Manager

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

CHAM CHIM HONG                                                            S2099325A      Manager

Appointed on   : 01/08/2005

Street                                     : 807 KING GEORGE'S AVENUE

                          #18-254

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 200807

Country                                   : Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                        Code: 11760

 

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 09/10/2007

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

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

CHAM CHIM HONG                                              Partner

Street                                      : 807 KING GEORGE'S AVENUE

                          #18-254

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 200807

Country                                   : Singapore

 

WONG PAN MING @ ONG PAN MING                                Partner

Street                                      : 518 JURONG WEST STREET 52

                          #07-133

Town                                       : SINGAPORE

Postcode         : 640518

Country                                   : Singapore

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality                : AVERAGE

Liquidity                                  : UNKNOWN

Payments                                : UNKNOWN

Trend                                                              : UNKNOWN

Financial Situation                 : UNKNOWN

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

PARTNERSHIP

BEING A PARTNERSHIP, THERE IS NO OBLIGATIONS ON THE PART OF THE PARTNERS TO SUPPLY REGULAR FINANCIAL UPDATES TO THE REGISTRY OF COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES.THE CREDIT OPINION IS BASED ON NON-FINANCIAL INDICATORS AS WELL AS OTHER BUSINESS ELEMENTS AND DATA AVAILABLE.

 

NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION WAS REVEALED BY THE MANAGEMENT.

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

THE SUBJECT WAS REGISTERED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 01/08/2005 AND COMMENCED BUSINESS ON 01/08/2005 AS A PARTNERSHIP AND IS TRADING UNDER THE NAMESTYLE AS "BESTIM ENTERPRISE".

 

THE LICENCE WAS RENEWED ON 06/06/2007 AND WILL EXPIRE ON 31/07/2008.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

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

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

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY:

* TRADING COMPANIES

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, ONLY ONE TELEPHONE NUMBER, 6299 0059 WAS FOUND. A TELE-INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 15/10/2007 BUT TELEPHONE NUMBER WAS A FAX NUMBER. AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MANAGER CHAM CHIM HONG AT 6392 5516 WAS DONE. HOWEVER, THE PERSON CONTACTED WAS NOT AWARE OF BESTIM ENTERPRISE. NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON 15/10/2007.

 

REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

52 YUNNAN CRESCENT

SINGAPORE 637978

DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: -

- UNABLE TO CONFIRM ADDRESS

- PROPERTY RECORD WAS NOT AVAILABLE

 

OTHER BUSINESS ADDRESS:

31 CAVAN ROAD

SINGAPORE 209857

- UNABLE TO CONFIRM ADDRESS

 

WEBSITE: -

EMAIL  : -

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT ARE:

 

1) WONG PAN MING @ ONG PAN MING, A SINGAPOREAN

- HOLDS NO OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.

 

2) CHAM CHIM HONG, A SINGAPOREAN

- HOLDS OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE:

KENG HUP HIN CO. (PTE.) LTD.

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

OWNER'S NAME: WONG PAN MING @ ONG PAN MING

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST OWNER: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: NIL

ANNUAL VALUE: N.A.

CO-OWNER (S): N.A.

 

OWNER'S NAME: CHAM CHIM HONG

ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST OWNER: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: 1

ANNUAL VALUE: S$6,720

CO-OWNER (S): ONG SOON HO

 

* 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

 

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

" MAJOR EXPORTER OF CAPITAL IN ASIA, NOTABLY VIA THE STATE-OWNED TEMASEK HOLDING

  COMPANY.

" HIGH QUALITY COMPETITIVENESS IN ASIA

" EXCELLENT BUSINESS CLIMATE

" POLITICAL STABILITY.

 

WEAKNESSES

" SKILLED MANPOWER HAS BEEN LACKING IN THE SECTORS TARGETED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

" AN AGEING POPULATION COULD, ULTIMATELY, AFFECT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE.

" GROWING INEQUALITY AND THE EMERGENCE OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE LEAST

  SKILLED COULD GENERATE SOCIAL TENSIONS.

" BEING THE WORLD'S MOST OPEN ECONOMY, IT HAS BEEN VULNERABLE TO WORLD ECONOMIC

  DOWNTURNS.

 

 

OVERVIEW OF SINGAPORE

 

PAST PERFORMANCE  

 

SINGAPORE’S ECONOMY GREW BY 6.1% IN QUARTER 1 OF 2007 AFTER A 6.6% GROWTH IN QUARTER 4 OF 2006. THE GROWTH MOMENTUM EASED SLIGHTLY TO 7.6% IN 1Q 2007, COMPARED WITH 7.9% A QUARTER EARLIER. GROWTH IN QUARTER 1 WAS LED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS. THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A MODERATION IN GROWTH.

 

THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BY 13% IN 1Q 2007 ON THE HEELS OF THE 11% GROWTH A QUARTER AGO. THE STRONG PERFORMANCE WAS ACROSS ALL MAJOR FINANCIAL SEGMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CAPITAL AND MONEY MARKETS. FUND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES REMAINED BOUYANT, IN LINE WITH THE CONTINUED STRENGTH IN ECONOMIC CLIMATE. SIMILARLY, BANKS SAW STRONG GROWTH, BOUYED BY SUSTAINED RESILIENCE IN THE ASIA DOLLAR MARKET AS WELL AS A STEADY INCREASE IN DOMESTIC LENDING ACTIVITY.

 

THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR GREW BY 9.7% IN 1Q 2007, ITS STRONGEST GROWTH IN 9 YEARS. CERTIFIED PAYMENTS INCREASE BY 9.5% IN 1Q 2007, SUPPORTED BY STRONG GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SEGMENTS AS WELL AS PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL SEGMENT. HOWEVER, CONTRACTS AWARDED FELL BY 11% IN 1Q 2007, DUE MAINLY TO THE DROP IN THE PRIVATE COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL SEGMENTS.

 

MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 4.3% IN 1Q 2007, DOWN FROM 7.7% IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. BOTH BIOMEDICAL MANUFACTURING (-5.0%) AND PRECISION ENGINEERING (-0.7%) CLUSTERS SAW LOWER PRODUCTION DURING THE QUARTER. THE ELECTRONICS CLUSTER, HOWEVER, RECOVERED FROM A 4.1% CONTRACTION IN 4Q 2006 TO REGISTER AN INCREASE OF 2.6% IN 1Q 2007. THE TRANSPORT ENGINEERING CLUSTER CONTINUED TO EXPAND STRONGLY AT 23%, FOLLOWING A 25% INCREASE IN 4Q 2006.

 

THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR EXPANDED 6.7% IN 1Q 2007 AFTER A 6.9 GROWTH IN 4Q 2006. RETAIL SALES GROWTH EASED FROM 7.9% IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 6.1% IN 1Q 2007, MAINLY DUE TO A DECELERATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES SALES. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 5.9%, UP FROM 4.2% IN 4Q 2006. IN THE WHOLESALE SEGMENT, GROWTH OF NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS REMAINED FIRM AT 5.9%, SLOWER THAN 6.3% IN 4Q 2006.

 

THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GREW 4.4% IN 1Q 2007, UP FROM 4.0% A QUARTER EARLIER. THE AIR SEGMENT SAW A SLOWDOWN DUE TO A MODERATION IN AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC GROWTH AND A DECLINE IN AIR CARGO. STRONGER ACTIVITY WAS RECORDED IN THE SEA SEGMENT ON THE BACK OF BETTER PERFORMANCE IN SEA CARGO HANDLED AND CONTAINER THROUGHPUT.

 

THE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS SECTOR REGISTERED A SLOWER GROWTH OF 4.7% IN 1Q 2007, DOWN FROM 6.1% 4Q 2006. VISITOR ARRIVALS GREW AT A MORE MODEST PACE OF 4.1% COMPARED TO 8.4% IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. THE INCREASE IN HOTEL ROOM REVENUE MODERATED FROM THE 21% GAIN IN 4Q 2006 TO 14% IN 1Q 2007. HOWEVER, THE AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATE OF HOTELS REMAINED HIGH AT 87%, A 4.3% POINTS INCREASE OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

 

THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR GREW 6.6% IN 1Q 2007, UP FROM 6.0% IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. WHILE THE IT SEGMENT SAW SOME MODERATION IN ACTIVITIES, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT PERFORMED BETTER. INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALL DURATION WENT UP SHARPLY BY 19%, UP FROM 11% IN 4Q 2006. GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS AND BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS ALSO REMAINED STRONG DURING THE QUARTER.

 

BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EXPANDED BY 6.6% IN 1Q 2007, BETTER THAN THE 5.4% POSTED IN 4Q 2006. ROBUST PERFORMANCE WAS SEEN IN THE REAL ESTATE SEGMENT ON THE BACK OF CONTINUED STRENGTH IN THE LUXURY PROPERTY MARKET. THE SECTOR WAS ALSO WELL SUPPORTED BY THE OTHER SEGMENTS, PARTICULARLY BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES, AND BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES.

 

OUTLOOK

 

THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS GENERALLY POSITIVE BUT SOME DOWNSIDE RISKS REMAIN. THESE INCLUDE A SLOWDOWN IN THE US ECONOMY, VULNERABILITY OF OIL PRICES TO SUPPLY SHOCKS AND A DISORDERLY UNWINDING OF GLOBAL UNBALANCES. BARRING THESE UNCERTAINTIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HEALTHY IN 2007.

 

BUSINESS SENTIMENTS ARE GENERALLY POSITIVE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY. BANKS AND FINANCE COMPANIES, FUND MANAGEMENT FIRMS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES EXPECT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

 

AN OVERALL NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 61% OF FIRMS IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY EXPECTS BETTER BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND AGENTS FORESEE BRISK BUSINESS ACTIVITY AHEAD.

 

MANUFACTURING SECTORS ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS COMPARED TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. OVERALL, A WEIGHTED 30% OF MANUFACTURERS FORESEE AN IMPROVED OUTLOOK, WHILE 4% PREDICT DETERIORATION. THIS RESULTS IN A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 26% OF MANUFACTURERS EXPECTING BUSINESS CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN 7% RECORDED A QUARTER AGO.

 

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

 

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

 

WITHIN THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 18% OF FIRMS FORECASTS IMPROVED BUSINESS PROSPECTS FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. IN PARTICULAR, FIRMS IN THE WATER TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING SERVICES EXPECT HIGHER LEVEL OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY.

 

HOTELIERS PROJECT A FAVOURABLE BUSINESS OUTLOOK, WHICH IS IN TANDEM WITH THE POSITIVE SENTIMENTS IN THE TOURISM MARKET. FOR THE CATERING TRADE INDUSTRY, BUSINESS OUTLOOK IN THE COMING MONTHS REMAINS THE SAME.

 

FIRMS IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A HIGHER LEVEL OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY, WITH A POSITIVE NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 12%.

 

IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES INDUSTRY, AN OVERALL NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 24% OF FIRMS EXPRESSES POSITIVE SENTIMENTS. THESE INCLUDE FIRM ENGAGED IN RENTING OF CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY, ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING, SPECIALISED DESIGN AND LABOUR RECRUITMENT SERVICES.

 

EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE 

         SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

                     CHANNELNEWS ASIA

 

 

 

 


 

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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