MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DAILY JURRAT

 

 

Registered Office :

Tijarat House,14 Abbott Road, Lahore,

 

 

Country :

Pakistan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1971

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietorship

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in Publishing of Newspaper, Magazines & Articles

 

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


COMPANY NAME

 

DAILY JURAT

 

 

Address           

 

Registered Address

 

Tijarat House,14 Abbott Road, Lahore, Pakistan

Tel                          92 (42) 6312429, 6375697, 6312462

Fax                         92 (42) 6362767

Email                      dailyjurat2003@yahoo.com

 

 

Short Description Of Business

 

Nature of Business                       Engaged in Publishing of Newspaper, Magazines & Articles

Year Established                          1971

National Tax #                              1032161

 

 

Branches

 

In Karachi, Lahore & Rawalpindi               

 

 

Legal Status

           

Subject Company was established as a Proprietorship Business in 1971

 

 

Details of Proprietor

 

Names

Nationality

Address

Occupation

Designation

Mr. Jamil Athar

 

 

Pakistani

 

 

Tijarat House,14 Abbott Road,

Lahore

Business

 

 

Proprietor

 

 

 

 

Associates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Subsidiary

 

None                                             

           

 


Associated Companies

 

Daily Tijarat, Pakistan.

Women Times, Pakistan.

The Business, Pakistan.

Jurat International, Pakistan.

 

 

Business Activities

 

(1) Subject Company was engaged in Publishing of Newspaper, Magazines & Articles. Also engaged in import of Papers, Paper Machinery.

 

(2)  Its Purchases against L/C, D/A basis.

 

(3)  Its major customers are Individuals, Distributors located in all major cities of Pakistan.

 

(4)  Its mainly import from Europe.

 

(5)  Subject operates from caption leased office premises of area measuring 1,000 Sq Yard which is situated in commercial Road.

 

(6)  Subject employs about 60 persons in its set up.

 

 

Annual Sales Volume

 

Year

In Pak Rupees

2006

40,000,000/- (Estimated)

 

 

Bankers

 

(1) MCB Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(2) Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(3) Bank Alfalah Limited, Pakistan.

(4) Soneri Bank Limited, Pakistan.

 

 

Foreign Exchange Rates

 

Currency

 

Unit

Pakistani Rupee

US Dollar

1

Rs. 62.70

UK Pound

1

  Rs. 122.50

Euro

1

Rs. 91.45  

 

       


Profile Of Owner

 

Mr. Jamil Ather, Editor-in-Chief Executive, Daily Tijarat, Daily Jurat, the Business and Jurat International Weekly, started career as a newspaper hawker, agent and correspondent in 1955. Worked for Daily Zamindar, Daily Afaq, Daily Tasnim Daily Gharib, Daily Safeena, Daily Maghribi Pakistan, Daily Awam, Daily Kohistan, Daily Imroz, The Pakistan Times, The Civil and Military Gazette, Weekly Janbaaz (Gojra), Weekly Amn (Gojra), Daily Afaq Lyallpur, Nawa-e-Waqt Lyallpur/Lahore, Al-Mimber Weekly and Monthly Rehnuma-e-Sehat, Weekly Wifaq Lyllpur, Daily Nawa-e-Waqt Lahore, Nawa-e-Waqt Multan and Edited Wifaq Converted Wifaq from Weekly to Daily and worked as Executive Editor from December 1959 to August 1980. Started Weekly Khidmat and Weekly Zindagi from Lahore in 1971 converted Khidmat into Tijarat and started its publication from Gujranwala afterwards from Lahore, Sargodha and Quetta. Launched and edited Daily Jurat Lahore, Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad (A.K) in 1983. He worked in the Executive of APNS and Standing Committee of CPNE since 1980 to date. He was elected General Secretary of CPNE of CPNE in 1992, re-elected in 1993 and 1995 also elected Senior Vice President. He has served APNS as Senior Vice President 1996 and Vice-President APNS in October 1996. He also served as Senior Vice President APNS for 1999-2001. Presently he is Senior Vice President of APNS for the year 2007-8.

 

 

Comments

 

Subject Company was established in 1971 and is engaged in Publishing of Newspaper, Magazines & Articles. Also engaged in import of Papers, Paper Machinery. Overall reputation is satisfactory. Trade relations are reported as fair. The Company can be considered for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

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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