MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

05.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LESTINA  INTERNATIONAL  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1001, 10/F., Chevalier Commercial Centre, 8 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.06.1984.

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

9166233

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Integrated Circuits [ICs], Electronic Devices, etc.

 

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


name of the company

 

LESTINA  INTERNATIONAL  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Room 1001, 10/F., Chevalier Commercial Centre, 8 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:                  2735 1736

FAX:                       2730 5260

E-MAIL:                  sales@lestina.com

 

Note:                         The subject is not located at your given address at:
Room 610, 6/F. of the same building.

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Chiu Sin Po, Eddie

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:    29th June, 1984.

 

Organization:         Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                   Nominal:  HK$4,000,000.00

                         Issued:     HK$3,363,175.00

 

Business Category:  Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Annual Turnover:     US$50-55 million.

 

Employees:             30.  (Hong Kong)

 

Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:       Satisfactory.


 ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 1001, 10/F., Chevalier Commercial Centre, 8 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Overseas Offices:-

 

Beijing Branch
Room 605, Jiahua Building D, Shanghai Third Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Postal Code:           10085
Tel:                         (86-10) 8278 4510, 8278 4511, 8278 4512
Fax:                        (86-10) 8278 4515
E-mail:                    masonw@lestina.com.cn

Chengdu Branch

Room 534, Fengshang Business Building, No. 47 Yongfeng Road, High New Area, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Postal Code:           610041
Tel:                         (86-28) 8514 4000, 8514 4400, 8519 4671
Fax:                        (86-28) 8518 7012
E-mail:                    billzh@lestina.com.cn

Wuhan Branch
10 Building, C1-1602, SBI Hongshan District, Wuhan, China.
Postal Code:           430074
Tel:                         (86-27) 6784 9576
E-mail:                    kevinx@lestina.com.cn

Shanghai Branch
Room 1888, Building B, No. 100 Zunyi Road, Shanghai, China.
Postal Code:           200051
Tel:                         (86-21) 6237 2252, 6237 2283
Fax:                        (86-21) 6237 1877
E-mail:                    stevenl@lestina.com.cn

Hangzhou Branch                    
Room 9-1-601, Binwen Garden, No. 300 Qinye Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China.
Postal Code:           310000
E-mail:                    tonych@lestina.com.cn

Xiamen Branch
Room 502, No. 538 Hexing West Road, Gulong Commercial Town, Xiamen, China.
Postal Code:           361006
Tel:                         (86-592) 8797 7779
E-mail:                    wolf@lestina.com.cn

Shenzhen Branch
A806, Tian’an High-Tech Plaza, Tian’an Cyber Park, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
Postal Code:           518040
Tel:                         (86-755) 8343 8383, 8343 9827
Fax:                        (86-755) 8343 9876
E-mail:                    sales@lestina.com

 

Taiwan Branch
6F-4, No. 15, Lane 360, Section 1, Neihu Road, Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan.
Tel:                         (886-2) 8797 4589
Fax:                        (886-2) 8797 3475
E-mail:                    jkpen@lestina.com

 

Affiliated Company:-

Sheck Wah Tong Printing Press Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

9166233

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

138402

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Chiu Sin Po, Eddie

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$4,000,000.00 (Divided into 40,000,000 shares of HK$0.10 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$3,363,175.00

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 29-06-2008)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

CHIU Sin Po, Eddie

 

27,748,575

CHIU Shun Yee, Julia

 

3,083,175

WONG Wang Chi, Eddie

 

2,000,000

FOK Pui Chun, Mitra

 

600,000

YIM Wai Fong

 

200,000

 

 

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Total:

33,631,750

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 29-06-2008)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

CHIU Sin Po, Eddie

7/F., Block M, Scenic Villas, 26 Scenic Villa Drive, Victoria Road, Hong Kong.

 

CHEUNG So Heung

7/F., Block M, Scenic Villas, 26 Scenic Villa Drive, Victoria Road, Hong Kong.

 

CHIU Shun Yee, Julia

G/F., 36 Mount Butler Drive, Jardine’s Lookout, Hong Kong.

 

SECRETARY 

(As per registry dated 29-06-2008)

Name

Address

Co. No.

United Secretaries Ltd.

Room 1221, 12/F., Leighton Centre, 77 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

20217

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 29th June, 1984 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of Lestina Co. Ltd., name changed to the present style on 28th December, 1984.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                                    Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                                         Integrated circuits [ICs], electronic devices, etc.

 

Employees:                                  30.  (Hong Kong)

150.  (China)

 

Commodities Imported:                  Europe, US, China, etc.

 

Markets:                                      Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.

 

Annual Turnover:                                      US$50-55 million.

 

Terms/Sales:                                         As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:                                       Various terms.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$4,000,000.00 (Divided into 40,000,000 shares of HK$0.10 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$3,363,175.00

 

Mortgage or Charge (since 1993):  (See attachment)

 

Profit & Loss:          Business is profitable.

 

Condition:                Keeping in an active state.

 

Facilities:                Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:  So far so good.

 

Commercial Morality:  Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hang Seng Bank Ltd., Hong Kong.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

The Daiwa Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Office.

 

Standing:  Good.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Incorporated in June 1984, Lestina International Ltd. is chiefly owned by Mr. Eddie Chiu Sin Po who is holding 82.5% stake.

The subject is the authorized distributor and representative of a number of major US semi-conductor manufacturers for China and Hong Kong markets.  It has liaison offices in Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen and Taiwan.

As the authorized representative and distributor of semi-conductor companies, the subject provides its customers with after sales services and technical supports.  All of its liaison offices have set up an Engineering Department to support its customers.

The semi-conductor products represented by the subject are widely used in avionics, wireless communication, data communication, telecommunication, electronics industries, industrial control and consumer electronic products.  The subject’s employees in China are over 150.

Currently, the subject is carrying the following brands (or product manufacturers): Active-Semi, Arrive Technologies, Auvitek International Ltd., Bay Microsystems, Chelsio Communications, Chesen Electronics Corporation, Chrontel, Cirrus Logic, HiSilicon Technologies Co. Ltd., Intersil Corporation, Kenet Inc., LayerWalker, Magnum Semiconductor, MaxLinear Inc., Micrel Inc., MosChip, Myson Technology Inc., NetLogic Microsystems, Nolan Systems, Nuvoton Technology Corporation, OnSpec, Pulse, RadiSys, Sigma-Aldrich, Teranetics, TjNET, Twist Semiconductor, Vimicro Corporation, etc.

The annual sales turnover of the subject ranges from US$50 to 55 million.  Business is rather steady as regular customers have been maintained.

Mr. Eddie Chiu Sin Po is also one of the directors and shareholders of Sheck Wah Tong Printing Press Ltd. [Sheck Wah Tong].  Incorporated on 1st March, 1977, Sheck Wah Tong is jointly owned by the members of the Chiu family while Eddie Chiu is one of them.  Sheck Wah Tong is a printer having got a factory in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.

On the whole, having a history of over twenty-four years in Hong Kong, the subject is considered good for normal business engagements.

 

COURT CASES:            None per our.

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

(Since 1993)

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

15-07-1993

Instrument:      Letter of Pledge

Property:

A Cash Deposit of US$146,570.74 presently evidenced by Deposit Certificate No. HK121428

Mortgagee:      The Daiwa Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Office.

To secure the due performance of all obligations

15-07-1993

Instrument:      Letter of Pledge

Property:

A Cash Deposit of US$1,224,371.77 presently evidenced by Deposit Certificate No. HK121427

Mortgagee:      The Daiwa Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Office.

To secure the due performance of all obligations

10-08-1999

Instrument:      Running Deed of Charge

Property:

All monies and deposits now or hereafter in the time deposit account No. HK-286245287 kept by the Company with Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

Mortgagee:      Hang Seng Bank Ltd., Hong Kong.

To secure all monies and liabilities which are now or at any time hereafter may be outstanding owing or payable by the Company to Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

13-05-2003

Instrument:      Charge

Property:

By way of first fixed charge all monies from time to time standing to the credit of the Security Account Nos. 618572774494 and 618555892544

Mortgagee:      Fortis Bank Asia HK, Hong Kong Branch.  [Name changed to Belgian Bank but the business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

All monies obligations and liabilities

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.47.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.05

Euro

1

Rs.60.89

 

 

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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