MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SMART MACHINERY CO. LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

3Fl, 166 Ta Hsing West Rd Section 1 Taoyuan City Taoyuan Hsien 330

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.05.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

97455929

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Research and development of circular knitting machine and other related machines

 

 

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

 

 


 

name and address of the company

 

 

SMART MACHINERY CO LTD 

3FL, 166 TA HSING WEST RD SECTION 1

TAOYUAN CITY TAOYUAN HSIEN 330, TAIWAN

TEL: 886-3-3160869   FAX: 886-3-3160870

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : MAY 14, 1997

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 97455929

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. SHELDON HSI-TING LAI (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 25

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 150,875

BUSINESS LINE                        : MANUFACTURER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : MODERATE AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 32.47791 = US$1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations:

 

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

TWD –Taiwan New Dollars

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 

 


*Office & Facilities*

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Size                              : 243 sq. meters

Location                        : Taoyuan City

Type of Building             : Commercial

Property status              : Rented

 

Other contact details

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E-mail      : smartmc@mail.ttn.com

                 sales@smartmc.com.tw

 

Previous Contact Details

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Address            : 11Fl-1, 51 Cheng Teh Rd Section 1 Tatung Dist Taipei City 103

Tel                    : 2-25528020

Fax                   : 2-25561084 

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

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Building size        : 250 sq ft (Approx)

Location               :  Taoyuan Hsien

Property status     :  Rented

Facilities               : Modern

Type of building   : Industrial building 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

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A medium-sized company operated and managed by the owner and experienced team of professionals.

 

*Reputation*

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Reference checking for the purpose of establishing the firm's reputation within the respective industry failed to reveal any negative information.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 


Web site: www.smartmc.com.tw the design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in English version. 

 

E-mail: smartmc@seed.net.tw

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Total number of shareholders : 4

Total number of shares            : 375,000

 

Shareholders' Name                                                    No. of Shares

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

Mr. Sheldon Hsi-ting Lai                                                  175,000

Ms. Hsiu-ting Juan                                                           100,000

Mr. Feng-tsun Tseng                                                          75,000

Mr. Yu-sheng Juan                                                             25,000 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 

 


Management:    Mr. Lin-cheng Chiang, Manager

                        Mr. Sheldon Hsi-ting Lai, General Manager

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description              Dept. / Division

Mr. Lin-cheng Chiang                 Taiwanese         Manager                        Sales

Mr. Sheldon Hsi-ting Lai             Taiwanese         General Manager           -

 

*Key Personnel*

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

Mr. Sheldon Hsi-ting Lai

Resident status    : Taiwan

Founder                : Co-founder

Work experience   : More than 10 years

Responsibilities     : Handles the daily operation of the firm including all financials, sales and legal matters.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

1. Research and development of circular knitting machine and other related machines.

2. Importing of raw materials / components for in-house OEM production

3. Manufacturing a range of circular knitting machine.

4. Sales and distribution of products to local and international markets.

 

Products also include:

- High speed double circular knitting machine

- High speed rib circular knitting machine

- Pattern wheel rib mesh jacquard circular knitting machine

- High speed single jersey circular knitting machine

- High speed single terry circular knitting machine

- High speed single fleece circular knitting machine

- Pattern wheel terry jacquard circular knitting machine

- Single mini jacquard circular knitting machine

- Double mini jacquard circular knitting machine

- Super fine gauge circular knitting machine (up to 42 gauges) 

 

Products: Circular knitting machines 

               Knitting machine parts 

               Knitting machinery 

               Needle 

               Sewing machines 

 

*Brand*

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SMART

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

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Local   : Cash

               30-60 days credit

Export  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

              Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

              Document against Acceptance (D/A)

 

Purchases

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Local   : 30-60 days credit

Import : Letter of Credit (L/C)

              Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

              Document against Acceptance (D/A) 

 

*Competitors*

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The following locally based companies supply identical range of products :

- DAY FUH INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- JEN-HAUR CO LTD

- LIM YING INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- PAI LUNG MACHINERY MILL CO LTD

- SAN DA MACHINERY CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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An estimated 10% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales. 

 

*Export Markets*

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An estimated 90% of the annual turnover is attributed to export.

 

Note: At the time of performing this report, the 2007 export figures had not yet been released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs which monitors exports and imports. 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 3                OBTAINED SCORES         : 61

 

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

 

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for MODERATE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a private limited company with a paid-up capital of less than USD 6 million, there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

Although financial summaries were obtained for reference.

 

*Bank Details* 

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Bank Name                   : CHINATRUST COMMERCIAL BANK LTD

Branch                          : Hsin-i Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address             : 14Fl China Trust Bldg 3 Sung Shou Rd Hsin-i Dist Taipei City 110 (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code                  : CTCBTWTP

 

Bank Name                   : FUBON COMMERCIAL BANK

Branch                          : Ta-an Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address             : 2Fl B1 Fubon Banking Center 169 Jen Ai Rd Section 4 Ta-an Dist Taipei City 106 (Head     Office) 

SWIFT Code                  : This bank does not have a SWIFT Code

 

*Financial Summary (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Sales                Assets              Net Income

2005     $8,357,661.93    $1,441,500.79    $1,126,129.54 

2006     $7,769,044.74    $1,379,186.82    $1,009,975.82 

 

*Int´l Trade Activity (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Imports             Exports             Total

2002     n/a                    $1,000,000.00    $1,000,000.00

2003     $50,000.00        $4,000,000.00    $4,050,000.00

2004     $50,000.00        $4,500,000.00    $4,550,000.00

2005     $90,000.00        $6,000,000.00    $6,090,000.00

2006     $180,000.00      $4,000,000.00    $4,180,000.00

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered small-sized in its line with an 11 years history. Credit up to moderate amount may be considered.

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Exporting          3500     Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Exporting          5084     Industrial Machinery/Equip

Manufacturing    3500     Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Manufacturing    3552     Textile machines, nspf, and parts and attachments, nspf

Manufacturing    5084     Industrial Machinery/Equip

Trading              3552     Textile machines, nspf, and parts and attachments, nspf

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          8447                 Machines, knitting, stitch-bond, lace, net etc.

Exporting          8447119090       Circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165 mm

Exporting          8447129090       Circular knitting machines, with a cylinder diameter exceeding 165 mm

Exporting          8448513000       Needles for knitting machines

Exporting          8452219000       Sewing machines, automatic units

Importing           8448395000       Parts of winding or reeling machines

Importing           8448591000       Parts of knitting machines

Manufacturing    8447                 Machines, knitting, stitch-bond, lace, net etc.

Manufacturing    8447119090       Circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165 mm

Manufacturing    8447129090       Circular knitting machines, with a cylinder diameter exceeding 165 mm

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Manufacturer     Circular knitting machines 

Manufacturer     Sewing machines 

Manufacturer     Neddle 

Manufacturer     Knitting machinery 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Exporting to Argentina

Exporting to Asia

Exporting to Bangladesh

Exporting to China

Exporting to Hong Kong

Exporting to India

Exporting to Indonesia

Exporting to Sri Lanka

Exporting to Turkey

Importing from Asia

Importing from China

 

 

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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