MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GLOBAL TRADE WELL PTE LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

63 Robinson Road, #04-16 Afro Asia Building

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11.04.1998

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Exporter of Textiles.

 

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


Company    

 

GLOBAL TRADE WELL PTE LTD

 

 

Line Of Business 

 

GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, PURCHASING AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR ALL GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

                  

 

Parent Company 

 

-

 

Financial Elements

                    

FY 2007             

                                    COMPANY

Sales                            : US$69,068,508     

Networth                                   : US$1,712,385  

Paid-Up Capital              : US$1,221,591  

Net result                      : US$130,251  

 

Net Margin(%)               : 0.19

Return on Equity(%)       : 7.61

Leverage Ratio               : 6.46

 

 

 

BUSINESS INFORMATION REPORT

 

COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

  Subject Company         :   GLOBAL TRADE WELL PTE LTD

 Business Address         :   63 ROBINSON ROAD

                                     #04-16 AFRO ASIA BUILDING

Town                             :   SINGAPORE                   

Postcode                      :   068894

Country                         :   Singapore

Telephone                     :   6226 7242                    

Fax                               :   6226 7275

ROC Number                 :  199801766M                   

Reg. Town:

 

SUMMARY

 

All amounts in this report are in: USD

 

Legal Form:                    Exempt Pte Ltd               

Date Inc.:                      11/04/1998

Summary year :              31/03/2007    

Sales:                           69,068,508     

Networth :                     1,712,385  

Capital:                                        

Paid-Up Capital:             1,221,591  

Employees:                                      

Net result :                    130,251  

Share value:

AUDITOR: MGI N RAJAN ASSOCIATES

 

 

REFERENCES

 

CCMS Number              : 702003227791                        

Report Date                   : 13/02/2008

Update Date                  : 13/02/2008

Credit Requested           : -                                            

Credit Opinion                : -

Credit Rating                 : 2A 3                                      

Litigation                       : No

Company status            : TRADING                               

Started                          : 11/04/1998

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

KAMAL KISHORE                                S2693397H      Managing Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

VENKATARAMAIYER SIVARAMAKRISHNAN   S0033476F      Company Secretary

Appointed on     : 22/05/1998

Street :              666 YISHUN AVENUE 4

                          #05-109

Town:                SINGAPORE

Postcode:          76066

Country:            Singapore

 

KAMAL KISHORE                      S2693397H      Director

Appointed on : 11/04/1998

Street :              12 AMBER GARDENS

                           #14-06

                           KING'S MANSION

Town:                 SINGAPORE

Postcode:             439959

Country:              Singapore

 

KAMAL KISHORE                      S2693397H      Managing Director

 Appointed on : 25/05/1998

 Street :              12 AMBER GARDENS

                           #14-06

                           KING'S MANSION

 Town:                 SINGAPORE

 Postcode:             439959

  Country:              Singapore

 

SANTOSH DEVI SHARMA                S2693398F      Director

Appointed on : 11/04/1998

Street :              12 AMBER GARDENS

                           #14-06

                           KING'S MANSION

Town:                 SINGAPORE

Postcode:             439959

Country:              Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

IMPORTERS And EXPORTERS                                

Code:11760

EXTILE MERCHANTS                                      

Code:21450

YARN - WHSLE And MFRS                                  

Code:24260

BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD AS AT 05/02/2008

1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS)

 

 

CHARGES

 

Date:          29/09/1999

Comments :     CHARGE NO: 199904146

AMOUNT SECURED: 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

CHARGEE(S): STANDARD CHARTERED BA

 

Date:          09/07/2007

Comments :     CHARGE NO: C200705325, 5323, 5321, 5319

AMOUNT SECURED: 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

CHARGEE(S): SING INVESTMENTS & FINANCE LTD

 

Date:          13/08/2007

Comments :     CHARGE NO: C200706526, C200706521

AMOUNT SECURED: 0.00 AND ALL MONIES OWING

CHARGEE(S): OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIO

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

INDIAN BANK

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

KAMAL KISHORE           1,500,000   Private Person

Street :              12 AMBER GARDENS

                           #14-06

                           KING'S MANSION

Town:                 SINGAPORE

Postcode:             439959

Country:              Singapore

 

SANTOSH DEVI SHARMA                                500,000   Private Person

Street :              12 AMBER GARDENS

                           #14-06

                           KING'S MANSION

Town:                 SINGAPORE

Postcode:             439959

Country:              Singapore

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

  Trade Morality:             AVERAGE

  Liquidity :                     SUFFICIENT

  Payments :                  REGULAR

  Trend :                         UPWARD

  Financial Situation:       AVERAGE

 

 

FINANCIAL ELEMENTS

 

  Audit Qualification:         UNQUALIFIED (CLEAN)        UNQUALIFIED (CLEAN)

  Date Account Lodged:                 19/10/2007

  Balance Sheet Date:                  31/03/2007                  31/03/2006

  Number of weeks:                             52                          52

  Consolidation Code:                     COMPANY                     COMPANY

 

 

ASSETS    

 

  Receivables:                         11,457,543                  15,275,841                             

  Cash,Banks, Securitis:                1,089,605                   1,072,232                              

  Other current assets:                   222,614                      25,790                             

  Total Current Assets:                12,769,762                  16,373,863                             

 

  TOTAL ASSETS:                        12,769,762                  16,373,863                             

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

  Equity capital:                          1,221,591                     909,091                              

  Profit & lost  Account:                 490,794                     360,543                              

  Total Equity:                            1,712,385                   1,269,634 

                            

  Trade Creditors:                        3,168,027                   2,719,726

  Prepay. & Def. charges:                  41,511                     149,195                                    

  Advanced payments:                       19,120                                                          

  Due to Bank:                            7,464,714                  12,040,582                              

  Provisions:                                27,118                      25,007                              

  Other Short term Liab.:                 336,887                     169,719                              

  Total short term Liab.:              11,057,377                  15,104,229                              

                      

  TOTAL LIABILITIES:                   11,057,377                  15,104,229                                 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 Net Sales                                                         69,068,508                  57,323,738

 Purchases,Sces & Other Goods:                       67,421,188                  55,979,953                                                             

  Gross Profit:                                                    1,647,320                   1,343,785                              

  Result of ordinary operations                             1,155,625                     969,457                             

  NET RESULT BEFORE TAX:                             143,898                         98,886                              

  Tax :                                                               13,647                          14,798                              

  Net income/loss year:                                       130,251                         84,088                              

  Interest Paid:                                                   1,011,727                       870,571                              

  Depreciation:                                                                                        12,831                               

  Directors Emoluments:                                     91,875                      80,000                              

  Wages and Salaries:                                        165,690                     130,818                              

  Financial Income:                                             31,696                      27,623     

 

                        

RATIOS

 

                                                                31/03/2007                 31/03/2006

  Fin. Charges / Turnover(%):                   0.01                       0.02                       

  Net Margin(%):                                     0.19                       0.15                      

  Return on Equity(%):                            7.61                       6.62                      

  Return on Assets(%):                           1.02                       0.51                       

  Net Working capital:                             1712385.00                 1269634.00                

  Cash Ratio:                                          0.10                       0.07                      

  Quick Ratio:                                         1.13                       1.08                       

  Current ratio:                                        1.15                       1.08                      

  Receivables Turnover:                           59.72                      95.93                     

  Leverage Ratio:                                    6.46                       11.90                     

 

  Net Margin : (100*Net income loss year)/Net sales 

  Return on Equity : (100*Net income loss year)/Total equity

  Return on Assets : (100*Net income loss year)/Total fixed assets

  Net Working capital : (Total current assets/Total short term liabilities)/1000

  Cash Ratio : Cash Bank securities/Total short term liabilities

  Quick Ratio : (Cash Bank securities+Receivables)/Total Short term liabilities

  Current ratio : Total current assets/Total short term liabilities

  Receivables Turnover : (Receivable*360)/Net sales 

  Leverage Ratio : Total liabilities/(Total equity-Intangible assets)

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANY WAS SEEN TO BE FAIR IN VIEW OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

NET WORTH:

 

     THE BALANCE SHEET WAS CONSIDERED PASSABLE WITH NET WORTH IMPROVED BY

     34.87% FROM US$1,269,634 IN FY 2006 TO US$1,712,385 IN FY 2007. THIS

     WAS DUE TO HIGHER ACCUMULATED PROFIT OF US$490,794 (2006: US

     $360,543); A RISE OF 36.12% FROM THE PRIOR FINANCIAL YEAR.

 

LEVERAGE:

 

     IN THE SHORT-TERM, SUBJECT WAS LARGELY FINANCED BY TRADE CREDITORS

     WHICH MADE UP 67.50% (2006: 79.71%) OF THE TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     AND AMOUNTED TO US$7,464,714 (2006: US$12,040,582). THE BREAKDOWN

     IS AS FOLLOWS:

     -TRUST RECIEPTS- 2007: US$3,910,309 (2006: US$5,341,850)

     -BILLS DISCOUNTED- 2007: US$3,554,405 (2006: US$6,698,732)

 

IN ALL, LEVERAGE RATIO FELL FROM 11.90 TO 6.46 TIMES AS A RESULT OF A RISE IN TOTAL EQUITY AND A FALL IN TOTAL LIABILITIES.

 

LIQUIDITY:

 

     IN GENERAL, SUBJECT'S LIQUIDITY SITUATION WAS PASSABLE AS SEEN FROM

     THE RISE IN NET WORKING CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY RATIOS. CURRENT RATIO

     ROSE TO 1.15 TIMES, FROM 1.08 TIMES AND QUICK RATIO IMPROVED TO 1.13

     TIMES FROM 1.08 TIMES IN FY 2006.

 

     SIMILARLY, NET WORKING CAPITAL IMPROVED BY 34.87% FROM US$1,269,634

     IN FY 2006 TO US$1,712,385.

 

PROFITABILITY:

   

 REVENUE POSTED AN INCREASE OF 20.48% FROM US$57,323,738 IN FY 2006 TO

     US$69,068,508 NET PROFIT ROSE BY 57.90% TO US$130,251 (2006:

     US$84,088). HENCE, NET MARGIN ROSE TO 0.19% (2006: 0.15%).

 

DEBT SERVICING:

 

     DEBT SERVICING PROBLEMS MIGHT NOT BE EXPECTED IF REVENUE AND EARNINGS

     CAN BE MAINTAINED AND PAYMENT BY TRADE DEBTORS ARE FORTHCOMING.

     HOWEVER IT IS NOTED THAT THE INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO IS LOW AT 1.14

     TIMES (2006: 1.11 TIMES), WHICH NEED CAUTION.

     NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT:

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

     -LETTER OF CREDITS- 2007: US$4,573,374 (2006l: US$6,706,210)

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

     THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON

     11/04/1998 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER

     THE PRESENT NAMESTYLE OF "GLOBAL TRADE WELL PTE LTD".

 

     THE COMPANY HAS AN ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF

     2,000,000 SHARES, OF A VALUE OF S$2,000,000.

 

     PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

     SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REGULATORY

     AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:

     1) GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS)

 

     DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR (S) UNDER REVIEW, THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

     OF THE COMPANY ARE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF GENERAL IMPORTERS AND

     EXPORTERS, PURCHASING AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR ALL GENERAL

     MERCHANDISE.

 

     FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

     ACTIVITIES

   

     - TRADING COMPANY DEALING IN TEXTILE RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIES

 

     PRODUCTS

     - POLYESTER CHIPS / POLYESTER

     - NYLON YARNS

     - FIBERS

     - SPUN YARNS

     - TEXTILE MACHINES AND PARTS

 

     MARKET PRESENCE

     - SOUTH EAST ASIA

 

     SUBJECT IS A MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ENTITY

     - SINGAPORE BUSINESS FEDERATION

 

     ACCORDING TO AN EARLIER TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 30/07/07, THE

     FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

     ACTIVITIES

     - IMPORT AND EXPORT OF TEXTILES

 

     SUBJECT'S PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE

     BUSINESS OF WHOLSALING ITS PRODUCTS IN SINGAPORE.

 

     EXPORT COUNTRIES

     - INDIA, CHINA AND THAILAND

 

     NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE TELE-INTERVIEW.

 

     REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:

     63 ROBINSON ROAD

     #04-16

     AFRO ASIA BUILDING

     SINGAPORE 068894

     DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 01/07/1998

     - RENTED PREMISE

     - OWNED BY: AFRO-ASIA SHIPPING COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED

 

     WEBSITE:

     NIL

 

     EMAIL:

     himcorp@pacific.net.sg

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

     THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT ARE:

 

     1) KAMAL KISHORE, A SINGAPOREAN

        - HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.

 

     2) SANTOSH DEVI SHARMA, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT

        - HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.

 

 

Singapore’s Country Rating 2007

 

Rating: A1

 

Investment Grade

 

IN SINGAPORE, THE POLITICAL SITUATION REMAINS STABLE.

 

SINGAPORE BOASTS THE BEST GOVERNANCE IN ASIA, WITH AN EFFECTIVE LEGAL SYSTEM FACILITATING DEBT COLLECTION AND TO A HIGH DEGREE OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.

 

EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS HAVE REMAINED SUBSTANTIALLY IN SURPLUS, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMISM OF THE ELECTRONICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS SECTORS AND TO REPATRIATION OF PROFITS FROM SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS. THE FINANCIAL AND TOURISM SECTORS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LARGE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS.


SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO KEENLY WELCOME FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND OFFERS A VERY OPEN AND WELL-PLANNED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING AMBITIOUS DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, FOCUSED PARTICULARLY ON THE CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS.

 

THE GOVERNMENT USES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP PRIORITY SECTORS (ELECTRONICS, CHEMICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY). THE AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE ACTIVITIES AND TURN SINGAPORE INTO A REGIONAL HUB FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS INTERESTED IN ASIA.

 

CERTAIN SECTORS (MEDIA, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES) ARE HOWEVER ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT. THESE SECTORS ARE SLOWLY OPENING UP, BUT THE PROGRESS IS SLOW.

 

AFTER HIGH GROWTH IN 2006, BUOYED BY THE DYNAMISM OF BOTH EXPORTS AND HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, A SLOWDOWN IS EXPECTED IN 2007.

 

 

ASSETS

 

MAJOR EXPORTER OF CAPITAL IN ASIA, NOTABLY VIA THE STATE-OWNED TEMASEK HOLDING COMPANY.

HIGH QUALITY COMPETITIVENESS IN ASIA

EXCELLENT BUSINESS CLIMATE

POLITICAL STABILITY.

 

 

WEAKNESSES

 

SKILLED MANPOWER HAS BEEN LACKING IN THE SECTORS TARGETED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AN AGEING POPULATION COULD, ULTIMATELY, AFFECT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE.

GROWING INEQUALITY AND THE EMERGENCE OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE LEAST SKILLED COULD GENERATE SOCIAL TENSIONS.

BEING THE WORLD’S MOST OPEN ECONOMY, IT HAS BEEN VULNERABLE TO WORLD ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.

 

 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR

 

PAST PERFORMANCE

THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW BY 6.6% IN 3Q 2007, WEAKER THAN THE 8.4% GROWTH IN 2Q 2007. ALTHOUGH NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS STRENGTHENED IN THE QUARTER, RETAIL SALES RECORDED SLOWER GROWTH.

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE BY 4.6% IN 3Q 2007 OVER 3Q 2006.

EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC SALES GREW BY 7.5%.

 

THE RISE IN THE OVERALL INDEX WAS MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (45.7%), TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (23.3%). OTHER WHOLESALE SEGMENTS THAT REPORTED BETTER BUSINESS WERE WHOLESALING OF INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (9.7%) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (8.3%) AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (6.8%).

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHOLESALE SEGMENTS THAT REPORTED LOWER SALES WERE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-19.4%), HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE (-4.4%), SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING (-3.1%).

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE BY 4.9% IN 3Q 2007 OVER 3Q 2006. DOMESTIC SALES EXCLUDING PETROLEUM ROSE BY 9.1%.

 

ON A QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE IN 3Q 2007 ROSE BY 12.2% OVER 2Q 2007. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT GREW BY 8.2%.

 

THE MAJORTIY OF THE WHOLESALE SECTORS RECORDED HIGHER DOMESTIC SALES IN 3Q 2007 OVER PREVIOUS QUARTER. SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING EXPANDED BY 27.9%, MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER BUNKER SALES.

 

THE GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE SECTOR FELL IN 3Q 2007 AFTER RECORDING STRONG GROWTH IN 2Q 2007.

 

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE FOR 3Q 2007 ROSE BY 4.3%, IN COMPARISON TO 3Q 2006. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT EXPANDED BY 9.0%

 

MOST OF THE SECTORS REPORTED HIGHER SALES. DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH RATES FOR OVERSEAS SALES WERE RECORDED BY FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (51.2%) AND TIMBER, PAINT AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (15.5%). OTHER WHOLESALE SECTORS THAT REGISTERED BETTER BUSINESS IN 3Q 2007 WERE CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (7.6%) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (5.0%)

 

FOREIGN SALES OF SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING, GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS REGISTERED INCREASES OF 2.6% TO 6.1 %IN 3Q 2007, IN CONTRAST TO THE LOWER SALES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

 

AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE BY 8.0% IN 3Q 2007 OVER 3Q 2006.

EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE GREW BY 12.0%.

 

ON A QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE IN 3Q 2007 ROSE BY 4.9% OVER 2Q 2007. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT GREW BY 8.2%.

 

ALL WHOLESALE SECTORS RECORDED BETTER BUSINESS IN 3Q 2007 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. WHOLESALE TRADE OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, AND SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING BOTH GREW BY 17.1%. WHOLESALE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ROSE BY 12.5%.

 

 

RETAIL TRADE 

 

THE OVERALL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 1.3%, WEAKER THAN THE 7.9% IN 2Q 2007. MOTOR VEHICLES FELL BY 6.8% COMPARED TO THE 2.4% GROWTH IN 2Q 2007. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 5.7%, A DECLINE FROM THE 11.O% IN 2Q 2007.

 

 

OUTLOOK

 

GENERALLY, WHOLESALERS ARE POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 24% OF FIRMS EXPRESSING POSITIVE BUSINESS SENTIMENTS. THIS APPLIES PARTICULARLY TO FIRMS IN THE WHOLESALING OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES, WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR, COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

 

AS A RESULT OF YEAR-END FESTIVE SHOPPING, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 31% OF RETAILERS EXPECTS BUSINESS TO IMPROVE IN THE COMING MONTHS. THE RETAIL SECTORS THAT ARE FORECASTING BETTER BUSINESS INCLUDING DEPARTMENT STORE AND SUPERMARKET OWNERS, WEARING APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR, FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS, AND JEWELLERY AND WATCHES.

 

EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

                SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

 

 

 

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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