MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

JIA CHENG STEEL CO LTD 

 

 

Registered Office :

160 Chung Hsing Rd Section 1 Wuku Hsiang Taipei Hsien 248

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

April 26, 2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

27772346

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company With Limited Liability

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and local purchase of metals and raw metal products.

Local sales of purchased products. 

 

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

Up To US$ 10,000

 

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name & address

 

JIA CHENG STEEL CO LTD 

160 CHUNG HSING RD SECTION 1 WUKU HSIANG TAIPEI HSIEN 248, TAIWAN

TEL      : 886-2-29836996  

FAX      : 886-2-29836696

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : APRIL 26, 2005

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 27772346

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MS. YA-HSIN LAI (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 8

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 755,287

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

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

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

PAYMENT                                : FAIR

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO US$ 10,000

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : FAIRLY STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 33.094 = US$1 AS OF 2007-8-31

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated

NS - not stated

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available

M - million        

TWD –Taiwan New Dollars

 

 

 

 

 


Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 

*Office & Facilities*

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Size                      : 260 sq. meters (Approx)

Location                : Outer suburb of Taipei City

Property status     : Rented

Type of building    : Industrial building 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

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A small-sized company operated and managed by the owner and an experienced team of professionals.

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

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The company is a trading house, and maintains no manufacturing facilities. 

 

*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 

 

 

 

Email : jiacheng160@yahoo.com.tw

 

SC is not known to host website of its own at present.

 

 

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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Shareholders' Name                % of Shares

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

Ms. Ya-hsin Lai                            99.00

Undisclosed Shareholder/s            1.00 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 

*COMPANY MANAGEMENT*

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Name                                        Nationality         Job Description              Dept. / Division

Mr. Chiang-hsiung Huang            Taiwanese         Representative               Sales

Ms. Yan-hsin Lai                        Taiwanese         General Manager           -

 

*Key Personnel*

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Ms. Ya-hsin Lai

Founder               : Sole-Founder

Resident status   : Taiwan

Responsibilities   : Handles the daily operation of the firm including all financial, sales and legal matters.

Work experience : More than 2 years experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 

*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

 

1. Import and local purchase of metals and raw metal products.

2. Local sales of purchased products. 

 

Products : Iron bars 

                 Iron boards 

                 Iron products 

                 Stainless steel 

                 Stainless steel bars 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

-------

Local    : Cash

                30-90 days credit

 

Purchase

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Local    : 30-90 days credit

Import  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

               Telegraphic Transfer (T/T) 

 

*Competitors*

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The following locally based firms supply similar range of products:

 

- WIN YI STEEL INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- FOUNDER LAND CO LTD

- SHANG TAI STEEL CO LTD

- SPECIAL STEEL CO LTD

- SAN YIH STEEL CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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100% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales directly to metal manufactures.

 

*Domestic Suppliers*

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- JIA CHARG CO LTD

 

 

*Export Markets*

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There is no record of export since the prime focus of the firm's activity is concentrated on local sales only. 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 

*(Subsidiaries , Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

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Company Name : JIA CHARG CO LTD

Address : 160 Chung Hsing Rd Section 1 Wuku Hsiang 248 Taipei Hsien Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Metals & Metal Products

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 

PAYMENT RATING : 4                OBTAINED SCORES    : 48

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 SMALL amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 

*Bank Details*

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Bank Name : FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK CO LTD

Branch : Chungcheng Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address : 10Fl, 30 Chungking South Rd Section 1 Chungcheng Dist Taipei City 100 (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code : FCBKTWTP

 

Bank Name : TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK

Branch : Taipei City 

Branch Address : 3Fl, 30 Tacheng St 

SWIFT Code : MBBTTWTP

 

As a private limited company with a paid-up capital of less than USD6 million, there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

 

*Int´l Trade Activity  (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Imports                         Exports             Total

2005     US$ 120,000.00             US$ 0.00           US$ 120,000.00

2006     US$ 50,000.00               US$ 0.00           US$ 50,000.00

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 

SC is considered small-sized in its line with a short history. It is considered a credit line up to US$10,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

 


SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Trading              3325                 Steel Foundries, NEC

Trading              3462                 Iron & steel forgings

Trading              3499                 Fabricated metal products

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Trading              7200                 Iron & steel

Trading              7214                 Bars & rods, iron & na steel

Trading              7218                 Stainless steel in ingots etc & semifin products

Trading              721810 Stainless steel ingots and other primary forms

Trading              7222                 Bars & rods, st steel; angles etc, stainless steel

Trading              7300                 Articles of iron or steel

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Trader               Stainless steel 

Trader               Stainless steel products 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE : ACTIVITY & MARKETS

 

Importing from 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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