MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.04.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

fengfan co., ltd.

 

 

Registered Office :

No.8 Fuchang Road, Baoding, Hebei Province, 072550 Pr

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.06.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1000001003375

 

 

Legal Form :

Shares Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Selling Batteries and Parts

 

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

usd 5,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

name & address

 

fengfan co., ltd.

no.8 fuchang road, baoding,

hebei PROVINCE, 072550 PR CHINA

TEL: 86 (0) 312-3208556             FAX: 86 (0) 312-3208572

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : june 13, 2000

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 1000001003375

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : Shares limited company

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                  : MR. chen mengli (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 5,600

REGISTERED CAPITAL : CNY 461,000,000

BUSINESS LINE                        : manufacturing

TURNOVER                              : CNY 2,627,328,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2007)

EQUITIES                                 : CNY 1,321,969,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2007)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO usd 5,000,000 (periodical review)

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : fairly STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : steady

GENERAL REPUTATION           : well known

EXCHANGE RATE                     : CNY 6.99 = USD 1

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

CNY - China Yuan Renminbi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 


SC was registered as a shares limited company at state Administration for Industry & Commerce (AIC - The official body of issuing and renewing business license) on June 13, 2000.

Company Status: Shares limited co.

This form of business in PR China is defined as a legal person. Its registered capital is divided into shares of equal par value and the co. raises capital by issuing share certificates by promotion or by public offer. Shareholders bear limited liability to the extent of shareholding, and the co. is liable for its debts only to the extent of its total assets. The co has independent property of legal person and enjoys property rights of legal person. The characteristics of the shares limited co. are as follows:

The establishment of the co. requires at least two promoters and no more than 200, half of whom shall be domiciled in China. Natural person are allowed to serve as promoters.

The minimum registered capital of a co. is CNY 5M. while that of the co. with foreign investment is CNY 5M. The total capital of a co. which propose to apply for publicly listed must be no less than CNY 30M.

The board of directors must consist of five to nineteen directors.

If the co. raises capital by public offer, the promoters must not subscribe less than 35% of the total shares. the promoters’ shares are restricted to transfer- within one year of the offer.

A state-owned enterprise that is restructured into a shares limited co. must comply with the conditions & requirements specified under the law & administrative rule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC’s registered business scope includes developing, manufacturing and selling storage batteries, battery parts and materials, manufacturing and selling battery production, testing equipment and spare parts, plastic products, glass fiber products; technical services of storage batteries, industrial investment, technical consultation, warehousing services, used battery recycling, vanadium trade.

 

SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling storage batteries and parts.

 

Mr. Chen Mengli  has been chairman of SC since 2000.

 

SC is known to have approx. 5,600 employees at present.

 

SC is currently operating at the above stated address, and this address houses its operating office and factory in the industrial zone of Baoding. Our checks reveal that SC owns the total premise about 132,000 square meters.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 


http://www.sail.com.cn The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present the web site is both in Chinese and English versions.

 

E-mail: ff@sail.com.cn

            sail-vrla@tom.com

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: KEY EVENTS/RECENT DEVELOPMENT 

 

 


SC is a listed company in Shanghai Stock Exchange Market with the code of 600482.

 

Changes of its registered information are as follows:

 

 

 

Date of change

Item

Before the change

After the change

2006-2-17

Registered capital

CNY 138,000,000

CNY 218,000,000

2007-2-26

Registered capital

CNY 218,000,000

CNY 230,500,000

2008-3-25

Registered capital

CNY 230,500,000

CNY 461,000,000

 

In 1995, SC passed the ISO9001 Quality System approval and military products quality system approval. In 2000, SC passed both the quality system approval of VDA6.1 of the European Automobile industry Consortium, and QS9000 of the three American automobile giants. In 1999, “Fengfan” was appraised as the famous brand in China by the National Business Administration Bureau.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


MAIN SHAREHOLDERS:

 
Name                                                                                                  % of Shareholding

 

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation                                                               34

Baoding Huiyuan Storage Battery Factory                                                            13

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China-Penghua Securities Investment Fund       3

Bank of China-Yifangda Securities Investment Fund                                              3

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China-Nuo’an Securities Investment Fund          2

Baoding Fengfan Group Co., Ltd.                                                                         2

Agricultural Bank of China-Dacheng Securities Investment Fund                             2

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China-Yifangda Jiazhichengzhang Fund 1

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.-Huashang Securities Investment Fund            1

Tianjin North China Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau                               1

Other individuals                                                                                                38

 

 

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation:

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China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), established on 1st July, 1999, consisting of some of the enterprises and institutes of former China State Shipbuilding Corporation (old CSSC), is a large state-owned enterprise, an entity with state authorization for investment and capital management, directly under the supervision of Chinese central government. CSIC is the largest group in China in the field of design, manufacture, and trade of military and civil ships, marine engineering and marine equipment. There are 48 industrial enterprises, 28 scientific & technological research institutes, 15 share holding companies in CSIC, spread in more than 20 provinces and cities in China, with a total number of employees of 170,000. Among its subsidiaries, CSIC has the world renowned Dalian Shipyard, Dalian New Shipyard, Bohai Shipyard, Wuchang Shipyard, Shanhaiguan Shipyard, China Ship Research & Development Academy, China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd., China National Shipbuilding Equipment & Material Corporation, China Offshore Industrial Corporation, etc.

 

TEL: 86-010-64831775, 64831776

FAX: 86-010-68031579

Website: http://www.csic.com.cn

E-mail: csicweb@csic.com.cn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


l         Chairman and General Manager:

 

Mr. Chen Mengli , 54 years old with university education. He is currently responsible for the overall management of SC.

 

 

 

 

Working Experience(s):

 

Before 2000                               Worked in Baoding Fengfan Group Co., Ltd. as chairman;

From 2000 to present                 Working in SC as chairman and general manager.

 

 

l         Vice Chairman:

 

Mr. Liu Baosheng , 51 years old with university education. He is currently responsible for the overall management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

 

From 2000 to present                 Working in SC as vice chairman, and also working in Baoding Fengfan Group Co., Ltd. as chairman.

 

 

l         Vice General Manager:

 

Mr. Han Jun , 49 years old with university education. He is currently responsible for the daily management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

 

Before 2000                               Worked in Baoding Fengfan Group Co., Ltd. as financial manager;

From 2000 to present                Working in SC as vice general manager.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS
 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling batteries and parts

 

Brand:  

 

SC’s products mainly include: industrial battery, EV battery, MC battery

    

 

The annual production capacity has reached 3.5 million KVAh.

 

SC sources its materials 90% from domestic market, and 10% from overseas market, mainly USA and Europe. SC sells 70% of its products in domestic market, and 30% to overseas market, mainly USA, Europe and Southeast Asian market.

 

The buying terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days.

 

*Major Customers:

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FAW-VW Automobile Co., Ltd.

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.

Tianjin Faw Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd.

FAW CAR Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd.

 

*Major Suppliers:

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Baoding Fengfan Meixin Storage Battery Clapboard Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Baoding Fengfan Nonferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


SC is known to have 4 subsidiaries at present:

 

Shanghai Fengfan Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.

 

Shanghai Fengfan Storage Battery Co., Ltd.

 

Tangshan Fengfan Hongwen Storage Battery Co., Ltd.

 

Baoding Fengfan New Energy Co., Ltd.

 

Fengfan Co., Ltd. Precision Plastic Products Branch

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


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 and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience : A trade enquiry currently conducted with SC's supplier(s) reveal the following:

                                              Supplier A

Products sold:                         Battery Clapboard

Date account opened:              2000

Line of credit:                          N/A

Terms:                                    T/T, credit of 30-60 days

Average monthly sales:            N/A

Current balance:                      N/A

Rating Key :                            3

Any Special Comments:  _______________________________________

 

 

Payment record keys :

1 = Prompt : Payment made before the credit period expires

2 = As agreed terms : Payment made upon due date

3 = Slightly slow but acceptable : Payment made 5 to 20 days beyond agreed terms

4 = Slow : Payment made 16 to 45 days beyond agreed terms

5 = Poor : Payment made over 45 days beyond agreed terms

6 = No comment : Account is newly opened & record is not yet established

Note :   In some instances, payment beyond terms can be the result of disputes over merchandise, lost invoices, disputed accounts & etc.

 

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: BANKING

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Construction Bank of China Baoding Branch

 

AC#130665608263030080

 

Relationship: Normal.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Consolidated Balance Sheet

Unit: CNY’000

 

As of Dec. 31, 2006

As of Dec. 31, 2007

Cash & bank

209,386

279,495

Inventory

458,479

1,314,649

Accounts receivable

180,367

317,471

Other Accounts receivable

13,731

19,802

Notes receivable

39,532

160,497

Advances to suppliers

92,897

81,877

To be apportioned expense

35

0

Other current assets

259

3

 

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Current assets

994,686

2,173,794

Fixed assets

445,363

785,389

Projects under construction

303,208

113,281

Long term investment

5,000

5,000

Intangible assets

3,510

127,323

Other assets

1,236

9,316

 

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Total assets

1,753,003

3,214,103

 

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Short loans

425,000

1,634,000

Accounts payable

123,957

130,700

Bills payable

199,000

111,000

Advances from clients

21,582

14,594

Other Accounts payable

33,651

19,682

Withdraw the expenses in advance

3,689

0

Other current liabilities

101,287

-21,836

 

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Current liabilities

908,166

1,888,140

Long term liabilities

58,241

3,992

Other liabilities

-9,125

2

 

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Total liabilities

957,282

1,892,134

Equities

795,721

1,321,969

 

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Total liabilities & equities

1,753,003

3,214,103

 

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Consolidated Income Statement

Unit: CNY’000

 

As of Dec. 31, 2006

As of Dec. 31, 2007

Turnover

1,822,043

2,627,328

Cost of goods sold

1,795,139

2,485,361

     Sales expense

102,097

76,168

     Management expense

65,598

82,379

     Finance expense

29,841

64,870

Profit before tax

76,904

142,658

Less: profit tax

10,059

26,445

Profits

66,845

116,213

 

 

Important Ratios

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As of Dec. 31, 2006

As of Jun. 30, 2007

*Current ratio

1.10

1.15

*Quick ratio

0.59

0.46

*Liabilities to assets

0.55

0.59

*Net profit margin (%)

3.67

4.42

*Return on total assets (%)

3.81

3.62

*Inventory /Turnover ×365

92 days

183 days

*Accounts receivable/Turnover ×365

36 days

44 days

*Turnover/Total assets

1.04

0.82

* Cost of goods sold/Turnover

0.99

0.95

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


PROFITABILITY: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The turnover of SC appears fairly good, and it was rising in 2007.

l         SC’s net profit margin is fairly good.

l         SC’s return on total assets is average.

l         SC’s cost of goods sold is fairly high, comparing with its turnover.

 

LIQUIDITY: AVERAGE

l         The current ratio of SC is maintained in a normal level.

l         SC’s quick ratio is maintained in a fair level.

l         The inventory of SC appears large.

l         The accounts receivable of SC is maintained in an average level.

l         The short-term loan of SC appears large.

l         SC’s turnover is in an average level, comparing with the size of its total assets.

 

 

LEVERAGE: AVERAGE

l         The debt ratio of SC is average.

l         The risk for SC to go bankrupt is low.

 

Overall financial condition of the SC: Fairly Stable.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 


Over the past 8 years, SC has made a stable growth with fairly stable financial conditions. The large amount of inventory & short loans could be a threat to SC’s financial condition. A credit line up to USD 5,000,000 would appear to be within SC’s capacities upon a periodical review basis.

 


 

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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