MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.04.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TALNIR DIAMONDS LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

1 Jabotinsky Street Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building Ramat GAN 52520

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.3.1993

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, Processors, Exporters and Marketers of Diamonds, Dealing in Polished Diamonds.

 

 

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

 

TALNIR DIAMONDS LTD.

Telephone    972 3 575 90 66

Fax             972 3 575 90 69

1 Jabotinsky Street

Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building

RAMAT GAN 52520 ISRAEL

 

 

HISTORY

 

A private limited company, incorporated as per file No. 51-179223-6 on the 15.3.1993.

 

Shareholders originally operated in a company established in 1983, called ROTEM DIAMONDS LTD.

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized share capital NIS 21,400.00 divided into - 21,400 ordinary shares of NIS 1.00 each,

of which shares amounting to NIS 200.00 were issued.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

1.    Eitan Rotem                   - 95%,

2.    Ms. Liora Rotem             - 5%.

 

 

SOLE DIRECTOR & GENERAL MANAGER

 

Eitan Rotem, born in 1952.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Importers, processors, exporters and marketers of diamonds, dealing in polished diamonds.

Raw materials are imported, among others, from Russia.

 

Operating from owned premises in 1 Jabotinsky Street, Diamond Exchange, Maccabi Building (5th Floor, Suit # 37), Ramat Gan (to where they move from adjacent 3 Jabotinsky Street (Building Shimson, 12th Floor).

 

Number of employees not forthcoming.

 

 

 

 

 

MEANS

 

Financial data not forthcoming.

 

There are 4 charges for unlimited amounts registered on the company’s assets, in favor of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. and Union Bank of Israel Ltd.

 

 

ANNUAL SALES

 

1997 sales claimed to be US$ 30,000,000, of which US$ 20,000,000 were for export.

Later figures not forthcoming.

 

 

BANKERS

 

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Diamond Exchange Branch (No. 080), Ramat Gan.

 

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learned.

 

Subject’s General Manager, Mr. Eitan Rotem, is presently on vacation (the local Passover holidays).

We will contact him after he returns from the holidays (i.e. after 28.4.08) and update you accordingly.

In our previous attempts several years ago, Mr. Rotem officials refused categorically to disclose any data.

 

Subject is a veteran company in the local diamonds industry and enjoys a good reputation in the branch.

 

Year 2007 marked a record in the export of cut diamonds from Israel, with net sales for export of US$ 7.076 billion, 7% rise from 2006 (US$ 6.611 billion). Total export of cut and rough diamonds crossed for the first time the US$ 12 billion line. Exports (net) of rough diamonds were US$ 3.386 billion, a 25.5% increase from 2006 (US$ 2.701 billion, which was a 23.2% decrease from 2005).

Import of rough diamonds (net) rose 8% in 2007 by (from 2006) to
US$ 5.084 billion, while import of cut diamonds (net) also increased in 2007 by 13.3% reaching US$ 4.558 billion.

 

In the first quarter of 2008, there was an increase trend in all money parameters of import and export: export of cut diamonds (net) from Israel rose 14% comparing to parallel period in 2007, reaching US$ 2.16 billion (though carat value fell by 14%). Export of rough diamonds (net) from Israel also increased by 28% to US$ 1.1 billion (10% fall in carat value).

Import of rough diamonds (net) rose 13% in the first quarter of 2008 (from 2007) to US$ 1.32 billion (though carat value fell by 25%), while import of cut diamonds (net) also increased in 2007 by 10.5% reaching US$ 1.06 billion (carat value rose by 4.5%).

 

The USA is the main market for Israel’s export of cut diamonds. The secondary markets are Switzerland, Belgium, U.K and India.

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements.

 

 

 


 

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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