MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

05.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ENGELBERT E. STIEGER AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Churerstrasse 27 9400 Rorschacherberg

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.12.1999

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and Export of Textile Fabrics.

 

 

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  :

EUR 50.000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

Name of the company              

 

Engelbert E. Stieger AG

 

 

Line of Business    

 

Gardinen und Dekorstoffe

 

 

Legal domicile  

 

Churerstrasse 27

9400 Rorschacherberg/SG

 

 

Business address    

 

Neuseeland 32

 9400 Rorschach/SG

 Switzerland

Telephone:                    071 8869944

Fax:                             071 8884812

Homepage:                    www.stieger.com

E-Mail:                          info@stieger.com

 

overall assessment:

300

 

Business connections are permissible.

detail assessment:

payments:

 

No complaints

 

individual credit limit*:

EUR 50.000,--

 

This credit advice is based on information available at the time of conducting the research, being the above indicated date.

 

All amounts in this report are given in Swiss  Francs (CHF) unless otherwise stated.

 

GENERAL COMPANY DATA

 

OFFICIAL DATA:

Legal form:                    Joint stock company

Registration:                  23-12-1999

First Publication:            29-12-1999

Last Publication:            18-02-2008

Created by:                   By take over of the previous company.

Original company:          Engelbert E. Stieger Co.

                                    9000 St. Gallen/SG

                                    Legal form: Limited partnersip

 

History

 

The company dates back to 1962.

 

Share capital:        1.200.000

Paid up:                 1.200.000

 

Divided into:         1.200 Registered shares of 1.000

                            The transfer of registered shares is restricted by

                              regulations contained in Statutes.

 

 

Shareholders         

 

The shares are in private ownership.

 

 

Company Management

 

 Christoph Stieger

Patrick Stieger

Registered domicile   24-02-2005, 9404 Rorschacherberg/SG

                                  Previous, 9000 St. Gallen/SG

 

 

ACTIVITY

 

Line of business:     Curtain fabrics and furnishing materials

Sector:                     Wholesale

 

Activity:

The company is involved in the import and export of textile fabrics.

 

Engelbert E. Stieger AG specialises in collections of – predominantly Swiss made - curtain fabrics and furnishing materials in the mid-price segment.

 

Imports are very marginal. The Stieger Group is predominantly active in Europe and in the USA.

 

The business has been certified ISO 9001. .

 

 

Trading area       

 

Worldwide

 

 

Import/Export      

 

The company is active in Import and Export.

 

 

Export              

 

60% of total turnover

 

 

Import              

 

 60% EEC countries

 

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Number of employees:  100

 

The number of employees is the number of the entire Group.

 

 

PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:        No legal actions, distraints or loss certificates registered.

 

                               Report from 14-02-2006, in 9400 Rorschach.

 

                                    2004                    2005                       2006

                      No.         Amount   No.      Amount    No.      Amount

Betreibungen None          0            None          0     None          0

Pfaendungen

Verlustscheine

 

                      Report from 16-06-2005, in 9404 Rorschacherberg.

 

                                      0                         0                           0

                      No.      Amount   No.      Amount  No.      Amount

 

A current check of the legal actions requires a document of justification with a legitimate signature.

 

There are no complaints about the mode of payment and business conduct.

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial position:   The financial affairs are considered to be in order.

 

Financial Statements: The company does not disclose detailed financial statements.

 

Consolidated key figures (in CHF 1.000.000):

Stieger Gruppe

                        31.12.2007

                         Estimates

Sales                         40.0

 

Takeover from:        Engelbert E. Stieger Co.

                      9000 St. Gallen/SG

Type:                 Take over on incorporation

Registered on:        23-12-1999

Balance Sheet per:    30-06-1999

Assets:               30.180.127

Liabilities:          28.909.554

As receivable:        70.572

Issued share capital: 1.200.000

 

 

Banker(-s)        

 

Credit Suisse (CS), 9000 St. Gallen

Bank Wegelin & Co., St. Gallen

 

 

Auditors           

 

Dr. Rietmann & Partner AG Wirtschaftspruefer und

Steuerberater, St. Gallen

 

Real estate property: Real estate is owned.

 

The owned properties include the business property at the above captioned address as well as other objects. The market value and the scale of the potential mortgage debt are not known.

 

 

Fiscal taxation   

 

 No information is available due to the local tax authority regulation.

 


 

COMPANY AND PERSON RELATIONS

 

COMPANY CONNECTIONS:

 

Shareholder(s):

                      Christoph Stieger, St. Gallen/SG (50.0%).

                      Patrick D. Stieger, St. Gallen/SG (50.0%).

 

Direct Investments:

                      Kopp AG Textilveredlung, Rorschach/SG (100.0%).

                      Siag-Heimtextilien AG, Rorschacherberg/SG

                      (100.0%).

 

The companies in which Engelbert E. Stieger AG has investment holdings

are subsidiaries.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

                      Christoph Stieger, from Oberriet SG, in St.

                      Gallen/SG/Switzerland,

                      President, sole signature.

                      Peter Baumberger, from Bichelsee-Balterswil,

                      Goldach, in Goldach/SG/Switzerland,

                      Member, collective signature.

                      Daniel Kuenzli, from Gossau ZH, in

                      Teufen/AR/Switzerland,

                      Member.

                      Peter Pfiffner-Staubli, from Quarten, in

                      Abtwil/SG/Switzerland,

                      Member, collective signature.

                      Engelbert E. Stieger, from Oberriet, in

                      Teufen/AR/Switzerland,

                      Member, sole signature.

 

MANAGEMENT:

                      Heinz Stieger, from Oberriet SG, in

                      Speicher/AR/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, sole signing authority.

                      Heinrich Streiff, from Schwanden GL, in

                      Seuzach/ZH/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

 

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION

 

Christoph Stieger, born in 1967, lives at the address Speichergasse 102,

9011 St. Gallen. He is a textile merchant by profession.

 

Peter Baumberger was born on 21.01.1959 and lives at the address Im

Quellenacker 21 in 9403 Goldach.

 

Daniel Kuenzli was born in 1948 and lives at the adress Unteres Hoerki 216

in 9053 Teufen.

 

There are no detrimental reports on the senior executives' business

conduct.

 

 

FURTHER MANDATES

 

Christoph Stieger:

- Siag-Heimtextilien AG, Rorschacherberg

- Kopp AG Textilveredlung, Rorschacherberg

- Siag-Heimtextilien AG, Teufen

 

Peter Baumberger:

- Forster Rohner AG, St. Gallen

- Inter-Spitzen AG, Oberbueren

- Kopp AG Textilveredelung, Rorschacherberg

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Third parties are currently not permitted any insight into the subject's corporate affairs. We have therefore not been able to double check and update all of the enclosed informatin, including the number of employees, revenue, bank connection etc.

 

                  

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.40

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.57

Euro

1

Rs.66.02

 

 

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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