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Report Date : |
01.07.2008 |
IDENTIFICATION
DETAILS
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Name : |
UNITED DIAMOND PTE LTD |
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Registered Office : |
101 Cecil Street #10-03 Tong Eng Building |
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Country : |
Singapore |
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Date of Incorporation : |
27.06.1997 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
199704446H |
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Legal Form : |
Exempt Pte Ltd |
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Line of Business : |
General Wholesale Trade (including General Importers and Exporters |
RATING &
COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit
consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems
comparatively below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
Small Company |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Regular |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
UNITED DIAMOND PTE LTD
GENERAL WHOLESALE
TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS.
N/A
Sales :
N/A
Networth :
N/A
Paid-Up
Capital : S$500,000
Net result : N/A
Net Margin(%) : N/A
Return on Equity(%) : N/A
Leverage Ratio : N/A
Subject Company : UNITED DIAMOND PTE LTD
Former Name :
Business Address : 101 CECIL STREET
#10-03
TONG ENG BUILDING
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode : 069533
County :
Country : Singapore
Telephone : 6323 0793
Fax : 6323 0172
ROC Number :
199704446H
Reg. Town :
All
amounts in this report are in : SGD
Legal Form : Exempt Pte Ltd
Date Inc. : 27/06/1997
Previous Legal Form : -
Summary year :
-
Sales : -
Networth : -
Capital :
-
Paid-Up Capital : 500,000
Employees : 3
Net result : -
Share value : -
Auditor : TAN, TEO &
PARTNERS PAC
BASED
ON ACRA'S RECORD
NO OF SHARE CURRENCY AMOUNT
ISSUED
ORDINARY 500,000 SGD 500,000.00
PAID-UP
ORDINARY - SGD 500,000.00
Litigation : No
Company
status : TRADING
Started
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27/06/1997
SEJAL
RAJESHKUMAR KANTILAL
Z1542365 Director
FOO
AH TUANG @ FOO MOK FUEN
S0088947D Company Secretary
Appointed
on : 27/06/1997
Street
: 8
PEAKVILLE WALK
PEAKVILLE PARK
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 487654
Country: Singapore
SEJAL
RAJESHKUMAR KANTILAL
Z1542365 Director
Appointed
on : 27/06/1997
Street
: 5 TANJONG RHU ROAD
#18-01
THE WATERSIDE
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 436882
Country: Singapore
RAJESHKUMAR
NARESCHANDRA KANTILAL Z8000951 Director
Appointed
on : 27/06/1997
Street
: 5 TANJONG RHU ROAD
#18-01
THE WATERSIDE
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 436882
Country: Singapore
CHAN
CHENG KANG
S0748147J
JEWELLERS
- WHSLE Code:12280
DIAMONDS
- WHSLE
Code:6450
IMPORTERS
And EXPORTERS
Code:11760
BASED
ON ACRA'S RECORD
1.
RETAIL SALE OF JEWELLERY
2.
GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)
No Charges On Premises/Property In Our Database
No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases
OVERSEA-CHINESE
BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
SEJAL
RAJESHKUMAR KANTILAL
5,000 Private Person
Street
: 5 TANJONG RHU ROAD
#18-01
THE WATERSIDE
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 436882
Country: Singapore
RAJESHKUMAR
NARESCHANDRA KANTILAL
495,000 Private Person
Street
: 5 TANJONG RHU ROAD
#18-01
THE WATERSIDE
Town: SINGAPORE
Postcode: 436882
Country: Singapore
No Participation In Our Database
Trade
Morality :
AVERAGE
Liquidity
: UNKNOWN
Payments
: REGULAR
Trend
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LEVEL
Financial
Situation : UNKNOWN
EXEMPT
PRIVATE COMPANY
WHERE THE SHARES
OF A PRIVATE COMPANY ARE NOT OWNED BY ANY CORPORATE BODY AND
THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS, THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS KNOWN AS
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.
AN
EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY ENJOYS A GREATER AMOUNT OF PRIVACY THAN A PRIVATE
COMPANY. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ACCOUNTS WITH THE REGISTRAR IF IT
CAN PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ONE OF ITS DIRECTORS, SECRETARY
AND AUDITOR CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
1. THE COMPANY IS AN EXEMPT
PRIVATE COMPANY.
2. THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS HAVE
BEEN TABLED BEFORE THE SHAREHOLDERS
AT THE ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING.
3. THE COMPANY IS ABLE TO MEET
ITS LIABILITIES.
THERE IS THEREFORE
NO DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY
ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS STILL HAVE TO BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND APPROVED
AT AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY.
A PRIVATE COMPANY
THAT IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY BECOME AN EXEMPT
PRIVATE COMPANY IF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE, IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST,
DECLARES IT TO BE SUCH BY A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.
EXEMPT FROM AUDIT
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY
IS EXEMPT FROM AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IF THE STARTING DATE OF ITS FINANCIAL YEAR IS
BETWEEN 15 MAY 2003 AND 31 MAY 2004 AND ITS TURNOVER FOR THAT
FINANCIAL YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED $2.5 MILLION. FOR FINANCIAL YEARS
STARTING 1 JUNE 2004, THE AMOUNT OF THE TURNOVER HAS BEEN RAISED TO
$5 MILLION. THESE COMPANIES ARE STILL REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER
ACCOUNTING.
BACKGROUND/OPERATION
THE
COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 27/06/1997
AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT
NAMESTYLE AS "UNITED DIAMOND PTE LTD".
THE
COMPANY HAS ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 500,000 SHARES OF A VALUE OF
S$500,000.
PRINCIPAL
ACTIVITIES:
SUBJECT
IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
(ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:
1)
RETAIL SALE OF JEWELLERY
2)
GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (INCLUDING GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS)
FROM
THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED: THE COMPANY
WAS LISTED IN THE SINGAPORE LOCAL DIRECTORIES UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION
OF: DIAMONDS-WHSLE
PRODUCTS
DEALINGS:
*
JEWELLERS (DIAMONDS, GOLD)
FROM
THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED, THE FOLLOWING WAS GATHERED:
SUBJECT
ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
* TRADING OF DIAMONDS
IMPORT
COUNTRIES:
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HONGKONG
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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ETC
EXPORT
COUNTRIES:
*
HONGKONG
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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MALAYSIA
THE
SUBJECT DOES EXPORTS AND MAINLY SELLS LOCALLY.
NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES:
*
COMPANY - 2008: 3
NO
OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
REGISTERED
AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:
101
CECIL STREET
#10-03
TONG ENG BUILDING
SINGAPORE
069533
DATE
OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 01/08/1997
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RENTED PREMISE
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PREMISE OWNED BY: ADM INVESTMENT PTE LTD
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OFFICE
WEBSITE:
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EMAIL : -
THE
DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:
1)
SEJAL RAJESHUMAR KANTILAL, AN INDIAN
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BASED IN SINGAPORE.
2)
RAJESHKUMAR NARESHCHANDRA KANTILAL, AN AMERICAN
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BASED IN SINGAPORE.
ADVERSE
ON DIRECTORS
ADVERSE
CHECK CANNOT BE CONDUCTED AS ALL ITS DIRECTORS ARE FOREIGNERS.
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
WEAKNESSES
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR
PAST
PERFORMANCE
THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW
BY 6.0% IN 4Q 2007, SLOWER THAN THE 6.8% GROWTH IN 3Q 2007. RETAIL SALES FELL
BY 2.5%, FOLLOWING A 1.5% GROWTH IN 3Q 2007.
DOMESTIC
WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX
THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE BY 22.2% IN 4Q 2007 OVER 4Q
2006.
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC SALES GREW BY 4.8%.
THE RISE IN THE OVERALL INDEX WAS MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER SALES OF
PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (47.3%), TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS (29.8%). OTHER WHOLESALE SEGMENTS THAT REPORTED DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH
WERE WHOLESALING OF GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE
AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WHOLESALE SEGMENT THAT REPORTED LOWER SALES WERE
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-35.8%).
AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE BY 1.6% IN
4Q 2007 OVER 4Q 2006. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC SALES ROSE SLIGHTLY BY
0.2%.
ON A QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE IN
4Q 2007 ROSE BY 7.1% OVER 3Q 2007. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC SALES
CONTRACTED BY 2.9%.
THE MAJORTIY OF THE WHOLESALE SECTORS RECORDED HIGHER DOMESTIC SALES IN
4Q 2007 OVER PREVIOUS QUARTER. PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS EXPANDED BY
20.0%. GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ALSO
REGISTERED
DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH OVER PREVIOUS QUARTER.
ON THE OTHER HAND, SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS FELL IN 4Q 2007 OVER 3Q 2007.
FOREIGN WHOLESALE
TRADE INDEX
THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE FOR 4Q 2007 ROSE BY 27.0%, IN
COMPARISON TO 4Q 2006. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT EXPANDED BY 15.3%
MOST OF THE SECTORS REPORTED HIGHER SALES. DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH RATES FOR
OVERSEAS SALES WERE RECORDED BY FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (40.6%) PETROLEUM
AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (39.9%) SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING (24.3%) INDUSTRIAL
AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (18.2%) CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (16.4%)
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (12.1%) TIMBER, PAINT AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (11.1%).
ON THE OTHER HAND, OVERSEAS SALES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS
FELL BY 2.8%
IN 4Q 2007 OVER 4Q 2006.
AT CONSTANT PRICES, THE OVERALL INDEX ROSE BY 11.5% IN 4Q 2007 OVER 4Q
2006.
EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE GREW BY 15.1%.
ON A QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER BASIS, THE OVERALL FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE IN
4Q 2007 ROSE BY 11.7% OVER 3Q 2007. EXCLUDING PETROLEUM, IT GREW BY 6.0%.
ALL WHOLESALE SECTORS RECORDED BETTER BUSINESS IN 4Q 2007 WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SECTOR. THOSE SECTORS THAT REGISTERED
DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH WERE WHOLESALE SECTORS OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND
CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
RETAIL TRADE
THE OVERALL RETAIL SALES CONTRACTED BY 2.5%, IN CONTRAST TO THE 1.5%
GROWTH IN 3Q 2007. THE SECTOR THAT RECORDED THE LARGEST DECLINE WERE MOTOR
VEHICLES, FOLLOWED BY PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS, FOOD AND BEVERAGES, WATCHES
AND JEWELLERY AND MEDICAL GOODS AND TOILETRIES. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES,
RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 5.2%, A DECLINE FROM THE 6.O% GROWTH IN 3Q 2007.
NEWS
SURPRISING DROP IN
RETAIL SALES
RETAIL SALES FELL UNEXPECTEDLY IN FEBRUARY, THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN
MONTHS, AS INFLATION HIT 26 YEAR HIGHS AND WORRIES GREW ABOUT THE WORLD
ECONOMY. SHOPS, SUPERMARKETS AND OTHER RETAILERS SAW REVENUES FELL 1.3% FROM A
YEAR EARLIER, AS CAR SALES DECLINED 10.6% AND FOOD AND BEVERAGES SALES PLUNGED
21.8%.
THE OVERALL CONTRACTION BY THE SECTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER IF NOT FOR
MUCH HIGHER PRICES THIS YEAR. IN CONSTANT PRICES TERMS, SALES FELL 5.7%. THIS
IS THE WORST READING SINCE THE 5.0% DECLINE IN MARCH 2007, IF ONE WERE TO
IGNORE THE 2.0% CONTRACTION IN JULY THAT WAS DUE TO THE HIKE IN THE GOODS AND
SERVICES TAX,” SAID HSBC ECONOMIST PRAKRITI SOFAT.
ANALYSTS SAID RISING LIVING COSTS AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE ECONOMY
WOULD AFFECT SINGAPORE CONSUMER’S
SPENDING THIS YEAR. MANY, HOWEVER, REMAIN LARGELY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE DOMESTIC
RETAIL SCENE, SAYING THE POOR FEBRUARY SHOWING COULD BE A STATISTICAL BLIP.
DOMESTIC DEMAND CONDITIONS REMAIN POSITIVE, HELPED BY THE GOVERNMENT
WHICH IS GIVING CASH FROM LAST YEAR’S SURPLUS TO THE WHOLE POPULATION AND
ISSUING FOOD VOUCHERS TO THE POOR. “LOW INTEREST RATES AND A HEALHY JOBS MARKET
SHOULD KEEP SPENDING FIRM,” SAID HSBC’S MS SOFAT. SHE ADDED THAT FEBRUARY’S
DECLINE WAS DUE LARGELY TO A HIGH BASE SET THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PREDICTED THAT
MARCH SALES WOULD BOUNCE BACK WITH A 15.0% SURGE. ALSO, IF COMPARED WITH
JANUARY, FEBRUARY SALES ROSE 8.8% AFTER ADJUSTING FOR SEASONAL EFFECTS. THIS
WAS THE STRONGEST PERFORMANCE IN FOUR YEARS, SHE SAID.
CIMB-GK ECONOMIST SONG SENG WUN SAID MUCH OF THE POOR PERFORMANCE CAME
ON THE BACK OF WEAKER CAR SALES. EXCLUDING THOSE, RETAIL SALES WOULD HAVE RISEN
2.9%. CAR SALES HAVE BEEN HURT SINCE OCTOBER BY RISING CERTIFICATE OF
ENTITLEMENT PRICES, CAUSED BY AN EXPECTED CUT IN QUOTAS FROM NEXT MONTH AND
SURGING PUMP PRICES.
OUTLOOK
GENERALLY, WHOLESALERS ARE POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN
THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 4% OF FIRMS EXPRESSING
POSITIVE BUSINESS SENTIMENTS. THE MAJORITY OF WHOLESALERS OF PETROLEUM AND
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND
EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS AND ACCESSORIES FORECAST BUSINESS OUTLOOK TO REMAIN THE
SAME IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2008 COMPARED WITH THE LAST SIX MONTHS IN 2007.
A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 12% OF RETAILERS
PREDICTS LESS FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 2008.
AS A RESULT OF THE REDUCED CERTIFICATE OF ENTITLEMENT (COE) QUOTA, MOTOR
VEHICLES RETAILERS ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED WITH THE SALES.
EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND
INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
THE STRAITS TIMES
RATING
EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit
consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems
comparatively below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
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NR |
In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to
recommend credit dealings |
No Rating |
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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%)