MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

30.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DBS CHOLAMANDALAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

CHOLAMANDALAM CAZENOVE AMC LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Dare House, No.2, N. S. C. Bose Road, Parry’s Chennai – 600001, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.04.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-35321

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U65991TN1996PLC035321

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is the asset management company and the investment manager of DBS Chola Mutual Fund, Which offers mutual funds to retail, high networth and institutional investors.

 

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 750000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a part of Murugappa Group. Director are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Trade relations are fair. Payments are reported as slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered good normal business dealings.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Dare House, No.2, N. S. C. Bose Road, Parry’s Chennai – 600001, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-25307172

Fax No.:

91-44-25346464

E-Mail :

truptiv@dbschola.murugappa.com

angarikasb@dbschola.murugappa.com

 

 

Corporate Office:

World Trade Centre, Centre 1, 27th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400025, Maharashtra, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Munusamy Anandan

Designation :

Director

Address :

AL-192, 12th Main Road, Anna Road, Chennai – 600040, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.01.1950

Date of Appointment :

25.04.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Vinayak Patel

Designation :

Director

Address :

2989/H, 12th Main Road, Hal 2nd Stage Indira Nagar, Bangalore – 560008, Karnakata, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.11.1949

Date of Appointment :

21.01.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Wing Tat Lau

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

34 Thomson Heights Singapore- 574860

Date of Birth/Age :

04.11.1954

Date of Appointment :

29.11.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arunachalam Lakshmanan

Designation :

Director

Address :

25 II Street, D P Nagar, Kottupuram, Chennai – 600085, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.01.1930

Date of Appointment :

06.07.1998

Date of Ceasing :

30.01.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. M. J. Subbaiah

Designation :

Director

Address :

201 Skyli NE Apartments Longford Road, Bangalore – 560025, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.12.1942

Date of Appointment :

30.01.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajan Raju

Designation :

Director

Address :

11 Nathan Road, Regency Park, 10-1, Singapore – 248732

Date of Birth/Age :

26.10.1965

Date of Appointment :

22.04.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nyuk Choo Deborah Joanne Ho

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

38 Siglap Avenue, Singapore 456309

Date of Birth/Age :

24.05.1964

Date of Appointment :

22.04.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rahunathan Shankaran

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

401 Sand Pebbles, Perry Cross Bandra West, Mumbai – 400050, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.08.1946

Date of Appointment :

29.11.2006

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mrs. Trupti Vyas

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

A 6 Jeevan Sudha C D Barfiwala Marg, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.07.1976

Date of Appointment :

20.01.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajiv Joshi

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

57 Dadi Seth Agiari Lane 4th Floor, Vyas Building Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai – 40002, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.05.1963

Date of Appointment :

27.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raman Gurushankar

Designation :

Manager

Address :

Aditya Flats GB, B Block, 106 Arcot Road, Kadambakkam. Chennai – 600024, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.08.1967

Date of Appointment :

01.07.2005

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 16.06.2006)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. M A Alagappan

 

1

Mr. M M Murugappan

 

1

Mr. M M Venkatachalam

 

1

Mr. A Venkatachalam

 

1

Mr. M. Anandan

 

1

Mr. S. Valliappan

 

1

Mr. R. Eswaran

 

1

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited

 

22499993

 

 

 

Total

 

22500000

 

(As on 31.03.2008)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Bodies Corporate (Not mention avbove)

 

99.99

Other top fifty shareholders (Other than listed above)

 

0.01

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is the asset management company and the investment manager of DBS Chola Mutual Fund, Which offers mutual funds to retail, high networth and institutional investors.

 

 

Products :

  • Equity
  • DEBT
  • Hybrid

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

-

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. B. Billimoria and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

12, Dr. Anne Besant Road, Opposite Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli Mumbai – 400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited

(L65993TN1978PLC007576)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

60000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.600.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

35000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.350.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

350.000

350.000

225.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(199.145)

(182.938)

(115.559)

NETWORTH

150.855

167.062

109.441

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.213

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.213

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

150.855

167.062

109.654

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

17.329

16.217

16.713

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

143.923

179.312

84.980

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

7.899
10.483

1.967

 

Sundry Debtors

0.295
0.279

0.666

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.000
0.000

0.000

 

Other Current Assets

8.992
6.967

12.010

 

Loans & Advances

0.000
0.000

0.000

Total Current Assets

17.186
17.729

14.643

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 
 

 

 

Current Liabilities

24.664
43.497

5.136

 

Provisions

2.919
2.699

1.546

Total Current Liabilities

27.583
46.196

6.682

Net Current Assets

(10.397)
(28.467)

7.961

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

150.855

167.062

109.654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

110.911

63.510

0.000

Other Income

13.554

8.703

57.814

Total Income

124.465

72.213

57.814

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

(15.357)

(65.901)

(23.724)

Provision for Taxation

0.850

1.478

1.245

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(14.507)

(64.423)

(22.479)

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

56.385

61.069

39.491

 

Payment to Auditors

0.465

0.280

0.230

 

Insurance Expenses

0.777

0.706

0.675

 

Depreciation & Amortization

4.101

3.698

3.776

 

Other Expenditure

78.094

72.361

37.366

Total Expenditure

139.822

138.114

81.538

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(11.66)

(89.21)

(38.88)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(13.85)

(103.76)

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(44.49)

(194.13)

(75.66)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.10)

(0.39)

(0.22)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.18

0.28

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.62

0.38

2.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website Details

 

Profile:

 

Subject Established in 1996, the company manages funds in excess of Rs.22490.000 Millions (as on Jun 30th, 2008) across 23 schemes with over 2,00,000 customer accounts. Known for prudent and disciplined investment philosophy, DCAM products cover the entire range of equity, debt and cash asset classes. Company is present in over 20 locations in the country and also has a strong distribution network.

 

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited

 

Cholamandalam DBS is a joint venture between the Murugappa Group and DBS Bank of Singapore. The Company, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates offers individual and institutional customers a range of financial services – vehicle finance, capital market finance, corporate finance, mutual funds, securities broking and distribution of investment and insurance products. The Company’s shares are listed on Bombay (BSE) and National (NSE) stock exchanges.

 

Headquartered in Singapore, DBS is one of the largest financial services groups in Asia. The largest bank in Singapore and the fifth largest banking group in Hong Kong as measured by assets, DBS has leading positions in consumer banking, treasury and markets, asset management, securities brokerage, equity and debt fund raising. Beyond the anchor markets of Singapore and Hong Kong, DBS serves corporate, institutional and retail customers through its operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and The Philippines. In China, the Bank has branches and representative offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Tianjin, Dongguan and Hangzhou. The Bank's credit ratings are one of the highest among banks competing in the Asia-Pacific region, and the highest among banks in Singapore. 

 

About Murugappa Group

 

Headquartered in Chennai, the $1.6 billion Murugappa Group is India’s leading business conglomerate, which fosters an environment of professionalism for its strong workforce of 28,000 employees. The group has 29 registered companies, which are market leaders in diverse areas on business viz. engineering, abrasives, finance, general insurance, sanitaryware, cycles, sugar, farm inputs, fertilizers, plantations, bio products and nutraceuticals. The Group has manufacturing units in 12 states. The Group has forged strong joint venture alliances with leading international companies like Roca of Spain, Cargill of Geneva, Cerdak of South Africa, DBS Bank of Singapore, Mitsui Sumitomo of Japan and Groupe Chimique Tunisien of Tunisia and has consolidated its status as one of the fastest growing diversified business house in India.

 

 

News:

 

DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited, has announced that Mr. Rajnish Narula will be the company's new Chief Executive, effective June 23, 2006

 

DBS Chola AML, a subsidiary of Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited, a joint venture between the Murugappa Group and DBS Bank of Singapore, is the investment manager of DBS Chola Mutual Fund.

 

Mr. MA Alagappan, Chairman of the company said, "I am pleased to welcome Mr. Rajnish Narula to DBS Cholamandalam. With his rich experience in banking and financial services, I am confident Mr. Narula will provide the leadership that will enable the company achieve its plans for accelerated growth."

 

Mr. Narula was earlier the Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Asset Management Limited.  He has over two decades of experience in banking with ANZ Grindlays Bank (and, subsequently, Standard Chartered Bank) where he was the Head of Investment Services and Priority Banking.

 

Mr. Narula's appointment follows the secondment of Mr. Sashi Krishnan to DBS in Singapore. Mr. Krishnan will work closely with the DBS South and Southeast Asia team in the areas of strategic planning and business development.

 

Extending a warm welcome to Mr. Narula, Mr. Rajan Raju, Director of DBS Cholamandalam and Managing Director - South and South East Asia, DBS Bank said, "The Asset Management business has immense potential in India.  At this time, we are looking to leverage the existing strengths of DBS Chola with the pan-Asian capabilities of DBS in this area.  We are delighted to have Mr. Narula on board to lead the company's growth."

 

Mr. Rajnish Narula said, "I am very excited about this assignment.  DBS Chola represents the coming together of two great institutions, their strengths and their values.  I look forward to this opportunity to take DBS Chola Mutual Fund to a position of leadership in the coming years."

 

 

DBS Cholamandalam mutual launches infrastructure fund

 

Tuesday, 07 August, 2007, 17:00

 

Mumbai: DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited on Tuesday launched an equity fund with a mandate to invest in stocks of companies that are likely to benefit from the country's increasing expenditure on infrastructure development.

 

Three of India's top five performing funds in 2006 were pure infrastructure funds, data from fund tracker Lipper showed.

 

Such funds have risen about 19 per cent on an average till August 3 this year as compared with 9.8 per cent rise in India's benchmark BSE index and attracted attention of investors and fund houses.

 

"The cake is big enough for everyone to be in the space," Chief Investment Officer R. Rajagopal said, adding his fund would not have any capitalisation or style biases and generally invest in 30-40 stocks.

 

He said the infrastructure sector is likely to see huge public and private investment that would benefit companies in sectors such as power, cement, oil and gas among others.

 

"We are taking infrastructure more seriously than we have ever before," Rajagopal, who manages nine other funds for the asset manager, said, adding India was likely to invest $320 billion in the Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-12.

 

Three-year close-end DBS Chola Infrastructure Fund, open for subscription till September 6, would invest at least 65 per cent of the assets in equities and the rest in debt and money market instruments.

 

The fund will not charge any entry load but will levy an exit load of up to 2 per cent for redemptions within three years. Those redeeming units would also have to pay the unamortised portion of the initial issue expenses.

 

The fund house managed assets worth about Rs.51000.000 Millions at the end of July, data from Association of Mutual Funds in India showed.

 

 

DBS Chola MF declares 11% dividend under DBS Chola Hedged Equity fund

 

 

Mumbai, October 29, 2007: DBS Chola MF in continuation with its tradition of rewarding investors has declared yet another dividend of 10% under DBS Chola Hedged Equity Fund. The record date for dividend is 2nd November, 2007. All investors whose names appear on the register of unit holders as on 2nd November, 2007 would be eligible for dividend. The NAV of the scheme as on October 26, 2007 under the dividend option stood at Rs.12.00/- per unit.


This is the fourth consecutive dividend under the scheme since its inception in April, 2007. The first three dividends were declared in the month of May, 2007 (dividend of 5%), September (dividend of 6%) and October (dividend of 8%). The investment objective of the fund is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity, equity related and derivative instruments. The fund seeks to minimise risk by use of hedging instruments such as index and stock derivative instruments. The aim is to generate returns with a lower volatility.


“DBS Chola MF has always followed an investor centric approach and has been declaring dividends across its schemes on a regular basis. With the current dividend, the total quantum of dividend declared under DBS Chola Hedged Equity Fund over the last six months would be 29%. ” said Vineet Potnis, Chief Marketing Officer, DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited


The fund offers dividend & growth options. The minimum application amount is Rs.5000/- under both the options.

 

DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited (DCAM) is the asset management company and the investment manager of DBS Chola Mutual Fund, which offers mutual funds to retail, high networth and institutional investors. Established in 1996, the company manages funds in excess of Rs. 3800 crores (as of Sept, 2007) across 21 schemes with over 200,000 customer accounts. Known for its prudent and disciplined investment philosophy, DCAM products cover the entire range of cash, debt and equity asset classes. DCAM is present in over 20 locations in the country and also has a strong distribution network.

 

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited

 

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited is a joint venture between the Murugappa Group and DBS Bank of Singapore. The Company, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates offers individual and institutional customers a range of financial services – personal loans, vehicle finance, home equity loans, capital market finance, corporate finance, mutual funds, securities broking and distribution of investment and insurance products. The Company’s shares are listed on Bombay (BSE) and National (NSE) stock exchanges.

 

About Murugappa Group

 

Headquartered in Chennai, the USD 2 billion Murugappa Group is India’s leading business conglomerate, which fosters an environment of professionalism for its strong workforce of 28,000 employees. The group has 29 registered companies, which are market leaders in diverse areas on business viz. engineering, abrasives, finance, general insurance, sanitaryware, cycles, sugar, farm inputs, fertilizers, plantations, bio products and nutraceuticals. The Group has manufacturing units in 12 states. The Group has forged strong joint venture alliances with leading international companies like Roca of Spain, Cargill of Geneva, Cerdak of South Africa,

 

 

About DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited

 

DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited (DCAM) is the asset management company and the investment manager of DBS Chola Mutual Fund, which offers mutual funds to retail, high networth and institutional investors. Established in 1996, the company manages funds in excess of Rs. 3800 crores (as of Sept, 2007) across 21 schemes with over 200,000 customer accounts. Known for its prudent and disciplined investment philosophy, DCAM products cover the entire range of cash, debt and equity asset classes. DCAM is present in over 20 locations in the country and also has a strong distribution network.

 

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited

 

Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited is a joint venture between the Murugappa Group and DBS Bank of Singapore. The Company, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates offers individual and institutional customers a range of financial services – personal loans, vehicle finance, home equity loans, capital market finance, corporate finance, mutual funds, securities broking and distribution of investment and insurance products. The Company’s shares are listed on Bombay (BSE) and National (NSE) stock exchanges.

 

About Murugappa Group

 

Headquartered in Chennai, the USD 2 billion Murugappa Group is India’s leading business conglomerate, which fosters an environment of professionalism for its strong workforce of 28,000 employees. The group has 29 registered companies, which are market leaders in diverse areas on business viz. engineering, abrasives, finance, general insurance, sanitaryware, cycles, sugar, farm inputs, fertilizers, plantations, bio products and nutraceuticals. The Group has manufacturing units in 12 states. The Group has forged strong joint venture alliances with leading international companies like Roca of Spain, Cargill of Geneva, Cerdak of South Africa, DBS Bank of Singapore, Mitsui Sumitomo of Japan and Groupe Chimique Tunisien of Tunisia and has consolidated its status as one of the fastest growing diversified business house in India.

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.86

Euro

1

Rs.66.95

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

42

 

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%)

 


 

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

 

 

 

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