MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HIFAST CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

593 Chung Ming Rd East Dist Tainan City 701

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.09.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

12902270

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and Local of wide range of Small Machine Tools.

 

 

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 6,000

 

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

name & address

 

HIFAST CO LTD

593 CHUNG MING RD EAST DIST TAINAN CITY 701, TAIWAN

TEL: 886-6-2881056   FAX: 886-6-2881436

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INCORPORATION DATE            : SEPTEMBER 21, 2001

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 12902270

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. DAVID CHUN-TING CHEN (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 3

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 165,837

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

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

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

PAYMENT                                : FAIR

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO USD 6,000

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 30.94898 = 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                               : 100 sq. meters (Approx)

Location                        : Tainan City

Property status              : Rented

Type of building : Commercial building

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

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The company is a trading house and maintains no manufacturing facilities. 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

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A small -sized company operated and managed by the owner.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


SC is not known to host website of its own at present.

 

E-mail: hifast@ms71.hinet.net

 

 

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: 2

Total number of shares: n/a

 

Shareholders                             Country             Number             Amount                %

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

Mr. David Chun-ting Chen           Taiwan              n/a                    n/a                    99.00 

Undisclosed Shareholders          n/a                    n/a                    n/a                    1.00 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 

 


Management: Mr. David Chun-ting Chen, General Manager

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description

Mr. David Chun-ting Chen           Taiwanese         General Manager

 

 

*COMPANY DIRECTORS* 

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1  

Name : Mr. David Chun-ting Chen

Nationality : Taiwan

Country of Residence : Taiwan

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

1. Import and local of wide range of small machine tools.

2. Sales and distribution of products to domestic market, mostly to its affiliated company UNISTRONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD. 

 

Products: Anchors 

               Bolts 

               Machine tools 

               Nuts 

               Screws 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

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Local   : 30 - 90 days credit

               Cash

               

Purchases

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Local   : 30 - 90 days credit

Import : Letter of Credit (L/C)

              Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

              Open account /DA terms with settlement using TelegraphicTransfer (T/T) 

 

*Competitors*

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The following locally based companies supply similar range of products :

- CHAEN WEI CORP

- BOLTUN CORP

- SHYANG SHEAV ENTERPRISE CO LTD

- SUN BEAM METAL INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- ANCHOR FASTENERS INDUSTRIAL CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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100% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales. 

 

 

*International Trade Activity*

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There is no record of exports because the prime focus of the firm's activity is concentrated on local sales only.

 

Note: At the time of preparing this report, the Ministry of Economic Affairs had not yet released trade figures for 2007.

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*(Subsidiaries, Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

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Company Name                         : UNISTRONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

Address                                    : 591-1 Chung Min Rd East Dist Tainan City 701 Taiwan

Country                                     : Taiwan

Relationship                              : Affiliate

Legal Form                                : Private company with limited liability

Company Type                          : Manufacturer

Industry                                     : Machinery

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 4                OBTAINED SCORES         : 48

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 SMALL 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.

 

Note: At the time of preparing this report, 2007 financial has not yet been submitted to Taiwan Tax Authorities.

 

*BANK DETAILS* 

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Bank Name : TAIWAN BUSINESS BANK

Branch : Tatung Dist,Taipei City 

Branch Address : International Department 3Fl, 30 Ta Cheng St 

SWIFT Code : MBBTTWTP

 

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

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Year     Imports             Exports             Total

2004     $260,000.00      $210,000.00      $470,000.00

2005     $280,000.00      $50,000.00        $330,000.00

2006     $290,000.00      $0.00                $290,000.00

 

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

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Year     Sales                            Net Income

2006     $362,756.95                  $23,881.50 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered small-sized in its line with a development history of 7 years. Taking into consideration of SC’s general performance, a credit line up to USD 6,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Importing           3429     Hardware,

Importing           3452     Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers

Importing           3544     Special dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures

Importing           3546     Power driven hand tools, and parts,

Trading              3429     Hardware,

Trading              3452     Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers

Trading              3544     Special dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures

Trading              3546     Power driven hand tools, and parts,

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Importing           7316                 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron/steel

Importing           7318                 Screws, bolts, nuts, washers etc, iron or steel

Importing           8207                 Interchange tools for hand- or machine-tools, bmpt

Importing           8207400000       Tools for tapping or threading, parts thereof, of base metal

Importing           8302                 Hardware, fixtures, castors etc & parts, base metal

Importing           8466                 Parts etc for machine tools of head 8456 to 8465

Trading              7316                 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron/steel

Trading              7318                 Screws, bolts, nuts, washers etc, iron or steel

Trading              8207                 Interchange tools for hand- or machine-tools, bmpt

Trading              8207400000       Tools for tapping or threading, parts thereof, of base metal

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Importer            Tapping tools 

Importer            Washers 

Importer            Nuts 

Trader               Screws 

Trader               Machine tools 

Trader               Washers 

Trader               Anchors 

Trader               Threading tools 

Trader               Tapping tools 

Trader               Nuts 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Importing from Asia

Importing from Europe

Importing from India

Importing from Ireland

 

 


 

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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