MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SINO STAR TRADING CO.

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O Rm A, 8/F, Kam Chung Commercial Building, 19-21 Hennessy Road, Wanchai

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11.3.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

33419816

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of Consumer Electronic Products.

 

 

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

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

name & address

 

SINO STAR TRADING CO.

C/O RM A, 8/F, KAM CHUNG COMMERCIAL BUILDING,

19-21 HENNESSY ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG (CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE)

TEL: 852 69138007/86 755 82147166                 FAX: 86 755 8214 7177

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : 11-3-2003

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 33419816

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : PARTNERSHIP

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. KHULLAR VINOD VIJAY (PARTNER)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : NONE IN HK

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL       : N/A [IN HK, UNLIMITED COS. ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ITS CAPITAL PARTICULARS TO BR OFFICE (THE INLAND REVENUE)]

PAID-UP CAPITAL                    : NOT APPLICABLE

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADING OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

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

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

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : SMALL AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : FAIRLY STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.79413 = USD 1

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD – Hong Kong Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


Repeated calls to your given tel. no. (852-2528 2930 and 852-2528 2931) have no answered.

 

Calls made to the heading tel. no. (852-6913 8007) had been transferred to SC's Shenzhen representative office.

 

SC was established under Business Registration number 33419816 on 11-3-2003 with present status as partnership.

 

Currently obtained BR copy indicates the particulars of SC's principal(s) are as follows:

 

Name(s) of principal(s) & ID/Passport number(s)                    Registered address

- Khullar Vinod Vijay / A9154313                                          c/o Mr Avi, Flat 13E, Green Courts

                                                                                         Discovery Bay, Hong Kong

- Duyuying / G04954879                                                        -- ditto --

 

Change in principal(s):

Name(s) of admitted partner(s)                                                                            Joining date

Nil

 

Name(s) of retired partner(s)                                                                                Leaving date

Trived'l Jayantkumar I                                                                                         15-10-2007

 

Total number of employees: None in HK.

 

The said premise is mainly occupied by CBS Pacific Ltd., which is a company providing secretarial services.

 

Location: Maintaining its correspondence office at the heading business address which occupies a gross area of 600 square feet at a commercial building in a commercial district.

 

Condition inside the premises during our visit:    Normal.

 

Office/factory layout: Standard.

 

The premise is rented.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


Khullar Vinod Vijay, partner & co-founder:

 

- In his mid 40's

- He is by Indian nationality

- He has 5 years working experiences in the present field

 

Currently residing in PR China & only visits Hong Kong for business occasionally.

 

Currently stationing in India.

 

Registered residential address: C/O Mr Avi, Flat 13E, Green Courts Discovery Bay, HK.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Civil litigation as defendants         :  None in our database

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Du Yu Ying, partner & co-founder:

 

- In his early 50's

- Embarked upon his career to present field as a small businessman in his mid 40's

 

Currently active in SC's day-to-day operations & is responsible for its management.

 

Registered residential address: Same as Khullar Vinod Vijay..

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

                                  Civil litigations                             :  (x) see below           (  ) see per attached

 

Date                      : 6-8-2007

Defendant(s)           : Du Yu Ying

Plaintiff(s)               : Commissioner of Inland Revenue

Cause of claims      : Tax

Claimed amount     : $3,465

 

Ownership background appraisal:

 

Rating  : 3              Obtained scores : 50             (see explanatory notes below)

Keys    : 1 :     scores 81-100 : Excellent

             2 :     scores 61-80  : Good

             3 :     scores 46-60  : Average

             4 :     scores 21-45  : Fair

             5 :     scores 01-20  : Poor

The rating indicates the personal financial & operational strength of SC's major principals.  It is calculated from a composite of scores obtained from the following 5 factors which carry equal weight in our analysis:

Personal financial strength, credit history & trade reputation, business experience & track record, market connection and management skill.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCE 

 

 


Upon a current contact, Khullar Vinod Vijay, SC's partner, declined forwarding any financial information on the ground that it is the company's policy not releasing any data to a third party without the benefit of knowing the identity of the inquiring party.

 

Re:  In HK, only the public listed cos., financial institutions & overseas cos. are obligated to file their financial statements to Companies Registry for public search.  Generally, the private limited cos. & unlimited cos. always keep those data as highly confidential matter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BANKING 

 


Banking relations are maintained principally with:

 

- HSBC

- Bank of India

- Agriculture Bank of China

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PUBLIC FILINGS 

 

 


This section will contain the civil litigations & winding-up petitions filed against SC for the last 6 years (as stored in our database), and the mortgage/charge records filed by SC for the last 2 years.  In Hong Kong, creation of such mortgages/charges by an unlimited co is not required to be registered in the public records.

 

Civil litigation/winding-up petitions:      None in our database.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 


Overall payment appraisal:

(  ) Excellent      (  ) Good      (X) Average      (  ) Fair      (  ) Poor      (  ) Not yet determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors:  Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment records and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience:  SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record:   None in our database.

 

Debt collection record:    No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


Our inquiry revealed that SC’s operation is mainly handled by its representative office in Shenzhen and the contact details of the representative office is as follows:

Tel: 86-755-82147166 / 82147199

Fax: 86-755-82147177

 

Business categories:

 

SC is engaged in trading of consumer electronic products.

 

Items available include televisions, MP3 players and DVD players

 

Principal purchases:

Major types of sourcing             : Merchandise

Local--type of suppliers             : Nil

Buying terms                           : Nil

Overseas--supplying countries   : PR China

Buying terms                           : L/C & open account of 15-30 days

 

Principal market:

Local--type of customers      : Wholesalers & retailers

Selling terms                       : COD & credit of 15-30 days

Overseas--buying countries   : India & SE Asia

Selling terms                       : L/C

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 


 

 

In view of SC's operation style, it seems more appropriate to confine credit dealings to small amount at present.

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Attached document (total no. of pages : 3)

 

1.     Co. search of Sino Star Trading co. Shenzhen Preventative Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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