MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.03.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHAZAM ENTERPRISES & INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

#187 Union Road, Marabella

 

 

Country :

Trinidad and Tobago

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.03.1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

S 670

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale Distributors of Hardware Items

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 70,000

 

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRED CREDIT

 

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

 

Maximum

 

 

USD 70,000

 


GEOPOLITICS

 

 

POLITICAL DATA

 

 

ECONOMIC DATA

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

 

ECONOMIC RISK

 

Parliamentary Republic

 

None

 

 

CURRENCY

 

BRANCH SITUATION

 

 

Trinidad & Tobago Dollars

100 TTD = 15,90 USD

 

Good

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

 

Company Name:

 

SHAZAM ENTERPRISES & INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

Address:

 

 

#3 Gopaul Cirular Drive, Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago

Phone:

Facsimile:

 

ID:

 

 

State:

 

Managers:

1-868-658-0507

1-868-658-2442

 

S 670 © (Company Registration File Number)

 

Trinidad & Tobago

 

Mr. Shazad Ali - Director

Date founded:

 

20th March 1980

 

Private Limited Liability Company

 

680,000 Ordinary Shares

 

680,000 TTD

 

34 employees

 

Legal form:

 

Stock:

 

Value:

 

 

Staff:

Business: 

 Wholesale Distributors of hardware items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

Republic Bank Limited

#10 High Street,

San Fernando

Contact Person: Mr. Krishendath Ramoutar

Telephone number: 1-868-652-2522

 

 

BUSINESS

 

The Subject Company operates as wholesale distributor of hardware products. The items the subject distributes are imported from various countries. Shazam Enterprises & Investments Limited distributes items such as P.V.C. Pipes & Fittings, Garden Hoses, G.I. Pipes, Water Pumps, Guttering Systems, Locks and other such related items.

 

Shazam though based in Trinidad, distributes their hardware items to other Caribbean islands, as they engage in exporting.

 

 

Registered Office

 

#187 Union Road, Marabella

 

 

Mailing Address

 

 #3 Gopaul Circular Drive, Marabella

 

 

Present Operating Address

 

#3 Gopaul Circular Drive, Marabella

 

 

Operations

 

At #3 Gopaul Circular Drive, Marabella. An administrative office as well as hardware can be found.

 

Legal Status: Private Company, Limited by shares incorporated under the Companies Ordinance and duly continued under the Companies Act of the Laws of the Trinidad.

 

Date of Commencement:  20th March 1980 (approx. Twenty-eight (28) years in operation)

                                           

Dated of Incorporation: Same as above (20th March 1980)

 

Staff: The subject company operates with a staff of thirty-four (34) employees on its payroll. Of that thirty-two (32) are permanent and two (02) are casual.

 

LOCAL / FOREIGN SUPPLIERS

 

LOCAL

 

Ali’s Hardware & Metal Fabricators Limited

#187 Union Road,

Marabella,

Trinidad

Telephone number: 1-868-658-4614

 

 This trade reference has been doing business with the subject Company for over five (05) years and within such time purchases of plumbing related items have been made. Shazam enjoys a 45-60 day credit facility in the amount of TTD 200,000.00. Their average monthly purchase was described as TTD 50,000.00 having all payments remitted on time, resulting in dealings with the subject being described as one of a satisfactory nature.

 

FOREIGN

 

Zhejiang Shuanghuan Plastic Valve Enterprise Limited

South City Industrial Park Huang Van,

Zhejiang, PR of China

Telephone number: 86-576-841-85-330

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS SUBSIDIARIES – MANAGERS

 

The authorized capital of the company is 1,000,000 ordinary shares.

The issued capital is 680,000 ordinary shares at TTD 1 each share.

 

DIRECTORS

 

Shazad Ali                                                       Director – Ali’s Hardware & Metal Fabricators Limited

#187-191 Union Road,

Marabella

 

Amzad Ali                                                        Director – Ali’s Hardware & Metal Fabricators Limited

#187-191 Union Road,

Marabella

 

Zaphyroon Ali

#187-191 Union Road,

Marabella

Appointed: 12th September 2006

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

·         Estate of Keith Ramdhanie                     1 Ordinary Share

 

·         Shazad Ali                                            25,000 Ordinary Shares

 

·         Estate of Shaffick Ali-Khan                     315,000 Ordinary Shares

 

·         Salima Ali-Khan                                     315,000 Ordinary Shares

 

·         Amzad Ali                                             24,999 Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Ali’s Hardware & Metal Fabricators Ltd          

 

 

FINANCIALS – COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

The Subject Company is registered as Private Limited Company and is therefore exempt from filing and/or publishing Annual Audited Accounts at the Registrar of Companies, under Trinidad Law. In addition, due to the laws of privacy governing disclosure of BANKING INFORMATION, we are unable to demand a copy of the subject’s Latest FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

However, the Mr. Ali, the company’s director, has provided us the following information:

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

2005

 

2006

Turnover in TTD

11,237,066

13,764,046

 

Net Results in TTD

1,695,103

2,257,841

 

 

Further information regarding the company’s financials is attached at the bottom of this report.

 

 

Debentures/Mortgages/Charges:

 

Our Legal searches in the Credit Bureau Data Base and the Company’s registration file have revealed no evidence of any registered Mortgage, Chattel Mortgage or Debentures filed in the name of the Company or any of its given Directors. 

 

Furthermore, we hereby advise that, according to checks done in Trinidad, there were no reports of any Credit Delinquencies registered in the name of the subject Company.

                                                           

In addition, there were no record of any High Court or Petty Civil Court Judgments entered against the Company or it’s Directors in any civil suit and/or litigation matter in Trinidad during the period of our Judgment searches (6 years).

                                                                                  

Further investigation into the MBS files of Trinidad, revealed no reports of any Mortgage Bill of Sale registered in the name of the Company.

 

Based on our credit Bureau Data Base investigations we have found no evidence of any Reported Credit delinquency or delay /default /caution on this Subject Company’s part in meeting any past trade or financial obligation strictly in accordance with terms.

 

 

RATING

 

Local credit bureau gave a good credit rate.

 

Payments are usually made within 45-60 days.

 

The company’s cash flow is correct.

 

 

INTERVIEW

 

 

Person Interviewed and Position:   Mr. Shazad Ali – Director

 

Mr. Ali was cooperative and was able to provide the information needed for the completion of this report.

 

 

Our final opinion

 

The subject company has 28 years of experience and counts with 34 employees. It has good relations with the provider that we have contacted and it reports a profitable financial position. There has been no negative antecedent found incriminating the company or its directors. Therefore, based in the company’s sales, we suggest a credit line of 70,000 USD.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

 

DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

PROFITABILITY

 

INDEBTNESS

 

CASH

 

Good

 

No

 

Correct

 

PUBLIC

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

Nil

 

Good

 

 

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

 

USD 70,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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%)

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions