MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.04.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PERFECT MARBLE CO. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

RM 3606, 36/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

9.10.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

103903

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Marble Fitting Construction Engineering

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

name & address

 

PERFECT MARBLE CO. LTD.

RM 3606, 36/F, WU CHUNG HOUSE,

213 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WANCHAI, HONG KONG.

TEL: 852 26770233            FAX: 852 26770166

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : 9-10-1981

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 103903

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MS. LI SAU LIN (DIRECTOR)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 45 (INCLUDING WORKERS)

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL             : HK $2M = 200,000 SHARES @ HK $10.-

PAID-UP CAPITAL                      : HK $2M

BUSINESS LINE                        : MARBLE FITTING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

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

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

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : MODERATE AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.78538 = USD 1

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD – Hong Kong Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


SC is a private limited company registered under incorporation file no. 103903 on 9-10-1981.

 

SC's shareholder(s) & director(s) are shown to be as follows:

 

Shareholder(s) (as at 9-10-2007)                                                  Number of shares held

- Wide Ocean Investments Ltd.                                                          199,999

- Ko Yu Man                                                                                              1

                                                                                                          --------

                                                                                                       200,000

                                                                                                    =======

 

Director(s) (as at 9-10-2007)

- Ko Chung Lun / P656738(3)

- Li Sau Lin / C309461(6)

- Kwong Choi Kuen / G123246(A)

- Cheung Wai Man / E843965(A)

- Ko Yu Man / P608699(7)

 

The above registration information is based on SC's annual return filed at Companies Registry within the last 2 years.

 

Total number of employees:    45 (including workers).

 

Location:   Maintaining its office at the heading business address which occupies a gross area of 2,500 square feet at a commercial building in a commercial district.

 

Condition inside the premises during our visit:    Normal.

 

Office/factory layout:      Standard.

 

Property ownership: Current land search indicates the ownership details of the heading premises as follows:

- Owner(s): Best Cheer Development Ltd.

- Date of purchase / consideration: 31-7-1997 / HK $23,959,000

- Date of mortgage / secured amount: 28-7-2007 / ANS

- Mortgagee: HSBC

 

Jointly occupying the premises with Best Cheer Development Ltd.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


SC is a subsidiary of Wide Ocean Investments Ltd. whose partial information is as follows:

 

Year established                   : NA

Registered/business address : P.O.Box 3321, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Business line                        : As a holding co.

No. of employees                  : NA

Civil litigation & winding-up petition: None in our database

Turnover                               : NA

 

Li Sau Lin, director:

 

- Born in 1963 & married

- Also currently director of Paul Y. Engineering Group Ltd.

- She joined Paul Y. in early 1992 & is in charge of its marble & granite business

- Li graduated from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 1986 & holds a bachelor of Social Science degree in Economics

- She has over 15 years' experience in the marble & granite industry

 

Currently active in SC's day-to-day operations & is responsible for its management.

 

Registered residential address: Unit 3606, 36/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, HK.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Civil litigation as defendants         :  None in our database

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Ko Chung Lun, director:

 

- Also director of Wide Ocean Investment Ltd. and the sole beneficial owner of Yass Pacific Corporation

- One of the committee members of China Stone Material Industry Association

 

Currently active in SC's day-to-day operations & is responsible for its management.

 

Registered residential address: Flat A, 13/F, Blk 1, Sherwood Court, 18 Kwai Sing Lane, Happy Valley, HK.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Civil litigation as defendants         :  None in our database

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Ownership background appraisal:

 

Rating  : 2              Obtained scores : 68             (see explanatory notes below)

Keys    : 1 :     scores 81-100 : Excellent

             2 :     scores 61-80  : Good

             3 :     scores 46-60  : Average

             4 :     scores 21-45  : Fair

             5 :     scores 01-20  : Poor

The rating indicates the personal financial & operational strength of SC's major principals.  It is calculated from a composite of scores obtained from the following 5 factors which carry equal weight in our analysis:

Personal financial strength, credit history & trade reputation, business experience & track record, market connection and management skill.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCE 

 

 


Upon a current contact, Mr. Kwok, Accounting officer, declined forwarding any financial information on the ground that it is the company's policy not releasing any data to a third party without the benefit of knowing the identity of the inquiring party.

 

As per current co. search, total amount of indebtedness of SC in respect of all mortgages and charges which are required to be registered with Companies Registry as at 9-10-2007 was all monies.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BANKING 

 


Banking relations are maintained principally with:

 

- HSBC

- The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PUBLIC FILINGS 

 

 


This section will contain the civil litigations & winding-up petitions filed against SC for the last 6 years (as stored in our database), and the mortgage/charge records filed by SC for the last 2 years.  In Hong Kong, creation of such mortgages/charges by an unlimited co is not required to be registered in the public records.

 

Civil litigation/winding-up petitions:      (  ) see below   (X) see attached sheet

 

Mortgage/charge record(s):     (X) see below    (  ) see per attached

 

Creation date                 : 4-4-2007

Charger(s)                     : HSBC

Chargee(s)                    : SC

Secured amount            : $5M

Charge particulars          : Deposit

 

Creation date                 : 4-9-2007

Charger(s)                     : The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.

Chargee(s)                    : SC

Secured amount            : $2.354M

Charge particulars          : Deed of charge on cash deposit

 

Mortgage Index:

 

Year(s) in which mortgage registration(s) are filed: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2007

Year(s) in which mortgage satisfaction record(s) are filed: 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 


Overall payment appraisal:

(  ) Excellent      (  ) Good      (X) Average      (  ) Fair      (  ) Poor      (  ) Not yet determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors:  Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment records and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience:  SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record:   None in our database.

 

Debt collection record:    No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


Business categories:

 

SC is engaged in marble fitting construction engineering.

 

Production is assigned to its affiliated factory/joint venture factory located at Dongguan, Xiamen, Shandong, Shanghai and Shenzhen, PR China.

 

Shenzhen Factory

Yutian Stone (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.

Address: Zhengkeng shuikukou, Bantian, Buji Longgang District, Shenzhen

Tel: (86) 755-28777888

Fax: (86) 755-28777015

Occupies 75,000m2 of land, with an annual production of 300,000m2 of marble slabs

 

Xiamen Factory

Best Cheer (Xiamen) Stone Works Co. Ltd.

Address: West Tongding Rd, Tongan District, Xiamen

Tel: (86) 592 7222222

Fax: (86) 592 7226080

The largest granite factory in China, occupies 270,000m2, with an annual production of 1,500,000m2 of granite slabs and 200,000m2 of tiles

 

Shanghai Factory

Best Cheer Stone (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Address: No.3299 Jiasong Road, Huaxin Qingpu, Shanghai

Tel: (86) 21 59772020

Fax: (86) 21 59771010

Occupies 77,000m2, with an annual production of 700,000 m2 of slabs.

 

Dongguan Factory

Dongguan Youlian Building Material Co. Ltd.

Address: Chalong Road, Industrial Area, Chashan, Dongguan

Tel: (86) 769 86649125

Fax: (86) 769 86408858

Occupies 40,000m2, has annual production of 500,000m2 for slabs.

 

Shandong Factory

Shangdong Rongcheng (Bestcheer) Granite Co. Ltd.

Address: Dayuejia Village West, Yaitou Town, Rongcheng, Shandong

Tel: (86) 631 7525888

Fax: (86) 631 7502386

Occupies 60,000m2, has an annual production of 50,000m2 of large blocks, 350,000m2 of granite slabs and 100,000m2 of tiles

 

Income is received in the form of down payment & job progress fee.

 

SC's sideline business deals in trading of marble & granite slabs.

 

SC's past job reference: Marbles fitting works in Olympic Station, British Consulate Hong Kong, Concordia Plaza, Times Square.

 

Principal purchases:

Major types of sourcing             : Raw materials & accessories

Local--type of suppliers             : Manufacturers & wholesalers

Buying terms                           : COD & credit of 30-60 days

Overseas--supplying countries   :

Buying terms                           :

 

Principal market:

Local--type of customers      : Wholesalers, retailers & construction companies

Selling terms                       : COD & credit of 30-60 days

Overseas--buying countries   : PR China

Selling terms                       : L/C & T/T

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 


 

 

SC is considered a well-maintained business with solid base to meet moderate amount of credit dealings.

 

 

Partial registration information regarding SC is as follows:

 

Authorized capital: HK$1M divided into 1M shares @ HK$1.-

Paid-up capital: HK$1M

 

Shareholders (as at 11-4-2004)                                                    Number of shares held

Wide Ocean Investments Ltd.                                                            999,999

Ko Chung Lun                                                                                            1

                                                                                                           -------

                                                                                                    1,000,000

 

Directors (as at 11-4-2004)

Ko Chung Lun / P656738 (3)

Ko Chung Man / P236259 (0)

Ko Yu Man / P608699 (7),  Li Yi Xiang

 

-- Asset Tracing --

Upon our current investigation, our database & sources consulted indicate that SC was not involved in any property transaction (both purchase & disposal) in Hong Kong for the last 6 years.

 

 

APPENDIX

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Attached document (total no. of pages: 1)

 

1.     Civil litigation records

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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