MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LU THAI TEXTILE CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 81, East Songling Road, Zichuan District,ZIBO, Shandong Province 255100 PR

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.10.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

000066

 

 

Legal Form :

Shares Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Selling Textiles

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

Name and Address

 

 LU THAI TEXTILE CO., LTD.

NO. 81 EAST SONGLING ROAD, ZICHUAN DISTRICT, ZIBO,

SHANDONG province, 255100 PR CHINA

TEL: 86 (0) 533-5285166   FAX: 86 (0) 533- 5418833

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE                        : OCT. 16, 1993

REGISTRATION NO.                              : 000066

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM                 : shares limited co.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                                                                                                                                : MR. LIU SHIZHEN (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                                : 13,962

REGISTERED CAPITAL             : CNY 844,864,800

BUSINESS LINE                                    : MANUFACTURING

TURNOVER                                          : CNY 1,736,684,000 (AS OF JUN. 30, 2007)

EQUITIES                                             : CNY 2,011,935,000 (AS OF JUN. 30, 2007)

PAYMENT                                            : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE                   : UP TO USD 3,000,000 (periodical review)

MARKET CONDITION                            : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION                         : FAIRly stable

OPERATIONAL TREND              : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION                       : weLL known

EXCHANGE RATE                                 : CNY 7.19 = US$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 co. at local Administration for Industry & Commerce (AIC - The official body

 

  of issuing and renewing business license) on Oct. 16, 1993.

 

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 manufacturing and selling cotton, terylene yarn, yarn-dyed fabric, shirts, garment decorations, health care underclothes, other textiles and series products; selling its products in domestic and foreign markets; providing the after sale services. 

 

SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling textiles.

Mr. Liu Shizhen  has been chairman of SC since 1993.

 

SC is known to have approx. 13,962 staff members 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 Zibo. Our checks reveal that SC owns the total premise about 120,000 square meters.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 


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

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: KEY EVENTS/RECENT DEVELOPMENT 

 

 

 


SC listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Dec. 2000 with the stock number of 000726.

 

SC has already got the certificates: ISO9000, ISO14000 and OHSAS18000.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 

 


MAIN SHAREHOLDERS: (as of Jun. 30, 2007)

 
Name                                                                                                                        % of Shareholding

 

Zibo Lucheng Textile Investment Co., Ltd.                                                                        14.21

Tailun Co., Ltd.                                                                                                              13.99

DBS VICKBRS (HONG KONG) LTD A/C CLIENTS                                                            4.93

Zhu Shengdi                                                                                                                  0.95

DAIWA SECS EMBC AC ITOCHU HONG KONG LTD                                                       0.71

GoldmanSachs Asset Management International- GoldmanSachs China Fund                    0.71

TOYO SECURITIES ASIA LIMITED-A/C CLIENT                                                   0.59

Rongtong Shenzheng 100 Security Investment Fund                                                         0.45

Naito Securities Corp.                                                                                                    0.43

DAIWA SECS SMBC HONG KONG LTD-CLIENTS                                                           0.40

Other shareholders                                                                                                         62.63

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 

 


l         Chairman and General Manager:

 

Mr. Liu Shizhen  in his 60’s with university education. He is currently responsible for the overall management of SC.

 

Working Experience(s):

From 1993 to present                 Working in SC as chairman and general manager.

 

Also working in Lufeng Textile-dyeing Co., Ltd., ZiBo Luqun Textile Co., Ltd., Shandong Luthai-huanzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Luthai Foison Cotton Co., Ltd., as chairman.

 

 

l         Vice General Manager: 

 

Mr. Liu Zibin in his 40’s with university education. He is currently responsible for the daily management of SC.

Working Experience(s):

From 1999 to 2004                     Worked in Zibo Lucheng Textile Co., Ltd., as general manager.

From 2004 to present                  Working in SC as vice general manager and Zibo Lucheng Textile Investment Co., Ltd., as chairman.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS
 BACKGROUND
 

 

 

 


SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling textiles.

 

SC’s products mainly include: Yarn-dyed fabric, Apparel and Yarn.

    

SC’s production capacity involves 16,000 tons of yarns, 110 million meters of yarn-dyed fabric, 12 million pieces of high-class shirts per year among which the production ability of the fine count and high density pure cotton fabric is 70 million meters per year.

 

SC sources its materials 80% from domestic market, and 20% from the overseas market. SC sells 60% of its products in domestic market, and 40% to the overseas market

 

The buying terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-90 days. The payment terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 15-30 days.

 

*Major Supplier

 

Zibo Lucheng Textile Co., Ltd.

 

*Major Client

 

Zibo Taimei Necktie Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 

 


SC is known to have the following subsidiaries and offices,

 

v      Lufeng Textile-dyeing Co., Ltd.,

v      Xinjiang Luthai Foison Cotton Co., Ltd.,

v      Shandong Luthai-huanzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

v      ZiBo Luqun Textile Co., Ltd.,

v      Luthai (HongKong) Co., Ltd.,

v      Beijing Innovative Garment Co., Ltd.

v      Beijing Luthai Shirt Co., Ltd.,

v      Qingdao Free Trade Zone Luthai International Trade Co., Ltd.

v      Dongying Luxin Textile Co., Ltd.

 

Beijing Branch:

Add: No.1 Zuojiazhuang outside Dongzhi Gate if Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: 010-64674439

Fax: 010-64605429

 

Shanghai Branch:

Add: Rm1805 Commercial mansion at No.188 Siping Road of Shanghai

Tel: 86-021-65078310 65078312 65078313

Fax: 86-021-65078312

 

Qingdao Branch:

Add: Rm1203 B Block of International Trade Center at Hong Kong Middle Road of Qingdao

Tel: 0532-5918643

Fax: 0532-5919560

 

Shenzhen Office:

Add: no.29 Fuhua Road of Futian District, Shenzhen

Tel: 0755-8375 2966

Fax: 0755-8375 2966

 

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 : 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: BANKING

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 

 


SC refused to release any information about its bank.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 

 


Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

Unit: CNY’000

 

                                                                As of Jun. 30, 2007   As of Dec. 31, 2006

Cash & bank                                             312,081                    324,339

Accounts receivable                                   107,252                    113,926

Accounts payable advance                         105,797                    121,132

Bills receivable                                          137,667                    120,658

Other receivables                                       94,436                      140,376

Inventory                                                   1,007,802                  806,408

Other current assets                                  0                              104,678

                                                                ------------------              ------------------

Current assets                                           1,765,035                  1,731,517

Fixed assets net value                               3,201,746                  2,771,694

Projects under construction                        345,444                    360,976

Long term investment                                 214                           12,502

Other assets                                             273,475                    114,447

                                                                ------------------              ------------------

Total assets                                              5,585,914                  4,991,136

                                                                =============      =============

Short loans                                               1,160,003                  1,654,260

Accounts payable                                      558,685                    226,022

Accounts receivable advance                      29,529                      26,758

Bills payable                                             575,108                    174,193

Taxes payable                                           -5,714                       10,465

Salaries payable                                        150,390                    128,584

Other payable                                            108,719                    110,554

Long term liabilities due within one year       77,111                      100,771

Other current liabilities                               446                           7,774

                                                                ------------------              ------------------

Current liabilities                                        2,654,277                  2,439,381

Long term liabilities                                    696,689                    411,050

                                                                ------------------              ------------------

Total liabilities                                           3,350,966                  2,850,431

Minority Shareholders’ equity                      223,013                    191,011

Equities                                                    2,011,935                  1,949,694

                                                                ------------------              ------------------

Total liabilities & equities                            5,585,914                  4,991,136

                                                                =============      =============

 

 

Consolidated Income Statement

 

Unit: CNY’000

 

                                                                As of Jun. 30, 2007      As of Dec. 31, 2006

Turnover                                                    1,736,684                     2,857,928

Cost of goods sold                                     1,302,383                     2,125,765

     Sales expense                                     50,128                         79,805

     Management expense                           86,216                         232,989

     Finance expense                                  56,925                         101,787

Profit before tax                                         251,275                        392,868

Minority Shareholders’ profit and loss          8,214                           17,042

Less: profit tax                                          30,160                         41,601

Profits                                                       212,901                        334,225

 

 

Important Ratios

 

                                                                as of Jun. 30, 2007      as of Dec. 31, 2006

*Current ratio                                             0.67                             0.71

*Quick ratio                                               0.29                             0.38

*Liabilities to assets                                  0.60                             0.57

*Net profit margin (%)                                 12.21                           11.69

*Return on total assets (%)                        3.80                             6.69

*Inventory /Turnover ×365                           212days                       103days

*Accounts receivable/Turnover ×365            22days                         14days

*Turnover/Total assets                                0.31                             0.57

* Cost of goods sold/Turnover                     0.75                             0.74

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 BACKGROUND
 

 

 

 


PROFITABILITY: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The turnover of SC appears fairly good.

l         SC’s net profit margin is fairly good. 

l         SC’s return on total assets is fairly good.

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

 

LIQUIDITY: FAIR

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

l         SC’s quick ratio is maintained in a poor level, and it was declining in the first half of 2007.

l         The accounts receivable of SC is average.

l         The inventory of SC is large.

l         The short term loan of SC is 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
 

 

 

 


SC is well-known in its industry with fairly stable financial conditions. The large amount of short loans & inventory could be a threat to SC’s financial condition. A credit line up to USD 3,000,000 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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