MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD 

 

 

Registered Office :

69 LI Teh St Chungho City Taipei Hsien 235

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.08.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

22178368

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Research and Development of computer peripheral and other related products

Importing of raw materials / components for in-house OEM production.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 10,000,000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

name & address

 

MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD 

69 LI TEH ST CHUNGHO CITY

TAIPEI HSIEN 235, TAIWAN

TEL: 886-2-32345599   FAX: 886-2-32345488

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE                        : AUGUST 4, 1986

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 22178368

LEGAL FORM                           : PUBLIC LISTED COMPANY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. JOSEPH HSIANG HSU (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 2,268

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 492,610,837

BUSINESS LINE                                    : MANUFACTURER

TURNOVER                              : NTD 90,589,643,000 (AS OF 2007)

EQUITIES                                 : NTD 23,999,954,000 (AS OF 2007)

PAYMENT                                : EXCELLENT

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO USD 10,000,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION                         : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND              : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION                       : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 31.47592= 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 

 

 

 


*Company History*

================

2001                      - Started the production operation in the Baoan Plant, Shenzhen China.

                              - Launched the MSI graphic card.

2003                     - Established a production facilities and a research and development center in Kunshan, China.

11 May, 2004      - Launched a range of portable computers and other electronic products.

2005                     - MSI Notebook received 4 best performance awards for exports in Taiwan Innovalue

 

*Capital Details*

=============

Initial paid-up capital                         : NTD 5,000,000

The authorized capital                        : NTD 15,000,000,000.00

 

Paid up capital increases/decreases as follows:

Date                                                      Increase (NTD)

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

June 1990                                                   30,000,000

August 1991                                              60,000,000

May 1994                                                 100,000,000

July 1995                                                  180,000,000

June 1996                                                 407,500,000

May 1997                                                 708,000,000

March 1999                                           1,368,000,000

July 1999                                               1,963,760,000

July 2000                                               2,910,000,000

January 2001                                        2,919,136,240

May 2001                                              3,765,818,240

January 2002                                        3,860,269,500

July 2002                                               5,556,326,040

September 2003                                    6,604,774,940

October 2003                                        6,703,956,270

September 2004                                    7,564,351,900

July 2005                                               7,821,282,450

-                                                            10,200,000,000

July 2006                                               8,856,023,520

July 2007                                               8,824,473,520

September 2007                                    9,477,801,930

October 2007                                        9,502,770,930

February 2008                                      9,507,540,930

May 2008                                              9,509,371,930

-                                                              9,513,040,930

 

*Licenses & Permits*

================

(1)

License number    : 9960775200

Date issued           : 28 August 1997

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory 1 license

 

 

 

(2)

License number    : 9960666802

Date issued           : 30 August 2000

Issuing authority : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA

Type of license    : Factory 2 license

 

*Office & Facilities*

================

Size                         : 11,792 sq meters (Approx.)

Location                : Central Business District

Facilities                : Modern

Property status    : Owned by MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD

Type of building  : Commercial & Industrial mixed

Comments             : Serves as office, factory and warehouse

 

Other Contact Details

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

Fax nos.         : 2-22271707 / 22215041/ 32345748

E-mail             : blancatsai@msi.com.tw

                          cynthiawang@msi.com.tw

 

Previous website : www.cwcb.msi.com.tw

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

=======================

Factory 2

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

Building size        : 41,927 sq. meters (Approx)

Location               : Chungho City

Property status   : Owned by MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD

Facilities               : Modern

Type of building : Industrial building

 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

=============================

A large specialized company operated and managed by an experienced team of professionals.

 

Maintains 893 experienced engineers in the Research and Development Department.

 

*Industry Ranking*

===============

- Generally regarded as one of the Top 1000 Companies in manufacturing industry of Taiwan.

- Considered as the nation's fourth-largest motherboard maker.

- Ranked within Taiwan's Top Three and the world's Top Five mainboard manufacturers.

- VGA production has been standing on the No. 1 position in the world for four consecutive years.

 

Generally regarded as one of the Top 5000 Companies in Manufacturing Industry of Taiwan.

Details of rank are as follows:

Year            Rank

-------          ---------

2005              47

2006              51

2007              47

 


*Sales Ranking*

=============

Details of Rank are as follows

Year            Rank

------            ------

1996           215

1997           193

1998             98

2000             46

2001             21

2002             23

2007             24

 

*Registrar*

=========

CHINATRUST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD

 

*Accountants*

============

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 

 

*Awards*

========

(1)

Awards : "The World's Largest Graphics Card Manufacturer Laurel Award"

Details  : Received for two years in a row.

 

(2)

Products has achieved award logos from the following :

1. Mainboard

    Date               Product                Comment                                     Media               Country

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

   June 2004      K8N Neo-FSR      Editor's Choice                         PC Magazine      France

   May 2004      848P Neo-S           Best Performance                    Pconline              China

   May 2004      K8N Neo               Platinum Recommended         ViperLair.com     United States

   April 2004     K8N Neo               Platinum Recommended         Anandtech.com    United States

   April 2004     K8T Neo-FIS2R   Recommended                         Anandtech.com    United States

 

2. VGA 

    Date               Product                         Comment                       Media                  Country

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

  June 2004      RX800 PRO-TD256     Best of Test                  bit-tech.net              UK

  June 2004      RX800 PRO-TD256     Top Product                  Hartware.net         Germany

  June 2004      FX5900 XT-VTD128   Winner in this               HardwareZone      Singapore          

                                                               eight-way GeForce

                                                               FX 5900XT graphics

                                                               card shootout 

  June 2004       NX6800                        Hot Award                    Atomic                   Australia

                         Ultra-T2D256 

  June 2004       FX5900 XT-VTD128   Editor's Choice              HardTecs4U          Germany

 


3. Server / Workstation 

    Date                      Product                         Comment                       Media                   Country

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

   May 2004             E7505 Master2-F         Best of Tom's 2004       Tom's Hardware     Germany

                                 Series                                                                  Guide

  January 2004         K8D Master-F              Reference Award           TecChannel.de        Germany

  December2003       K8T Master Series        Best of Test                   PC Praxis                Germany

  December 2003      K1-1000 Series             Editor's Choice              WCM                     Austria

  November 2003     K8T Master Series        The Fastest                    GameStar                Germany

                                                                       Athlon-64-FX

                                                                       Motherboard

                                                                      (Over Result: 1.7)

 

4. Barebone 

    Date                      Product                  Comment                       Media                     Country

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

  June 2004             MEGA 865               SOE Award                  DigiTimes                 Taiwan

  June 2004             MEGA 180               Best of Test                  Tomorrow                 Germany

  May 2004             MEGA 180               Test Winner                  CHIP                         Hungary

  May 2004             MEGA 180               Best Tested Award       DATOR Magazine    Sweden

  May 2004             MEGA 180               Best Buy                       PC Hemma                Sweden

 

 

5. Optical Storage 

    Date                      Product                  Comment                       Media                     Country

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

  July 2004               DR8-A                    Best Buy                      Computer                Czech Republic

  May 2004              DR8-A                    Recommended              PC World                Hungary

  April 2004             X48                          Best Buy                      PC World                Hungary

  April 2004             DR8-A                     Best Buy                      CDRlabs.com         United States

  April 2004             DR8-A                     Recommended            Anandtech.com     United States

 

6. Consumer Electronic

    Date               Product                          Comment                 Media                     Country

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

  July 2004        MEGA CACHE 15       Recommended         PC Achat                 France

  May 2004       MEGA PLAYER 515   Trefa Award             Svethardware.cz     Czech Republic

  May 2004       MEGA CACHE 15       Editor's Choice         HardTecs4U           Germany

  April 2004      MEGA Stick 256           Best CP                     Hard'n'Soft              Ukraine

  April 2004      MEGA Stick 256           Editor's Choice         ComputerDIY         Taiwan

 

7. Communication 

    Date                    Product           Comment                 Media                        Country

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

   March 2004        PC54G             Recommended        Exame Informatica    Portugal

   March 2004        CB54G             Recommended        Exame Informatica    Portugal

   January 2004      UB11B            Recommended        BIT                             Portugal

   January 2004      AP11B            Recommended        BIT                             Portugal

   January 2004      PC11B             Recommended        BIT                             Portugal

 


8. Multimedia 

    Date                   Comment              Media                     Country

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

   May 2004           Best Buy            Computer Bild         Germany 

   January 2004     Tip Award          PC Space                  Slovakia

   July 2003            Max Power         PC format                 Poland

   May 2003           Silver Award      BIT                           Portugal    

   August 2002     Editor's Choice  ComputerDIY          Taiwan

 

9. Notebook 

    Date              Product         Comment                      Media                Country

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

   June 2004      M510C          Price Optimized       Hardwaremania    Turkey

   June 2004      M510C          Labs Winner           PC Authority        Australia

 

10

Award  : Won the Highest Honors

Event    : Japan G-mark Contest

Year      : 2004

Details : For the MSI CE products

 

11

Award : Winner

Event  : German iF Design Contest

Year    : 2004

 

 

12

Date                         Award                                                 Media                             Country

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

September 2008     Best Worthwhileness Award          PC World Computer     Poland

                                 Redaction Choice Award                PC World Computer      Poland

                                 Mini Note PC ranking No.2

                                     Recommend                                   Windwos100% Extra     Japan

                                 Power Award PC                               PowerPlay Magazine    Australia

                                 Crazy But Cool                                  Custom PC                      United Kingdom

                                 Best Buy Award                               Computer Buyer             United Kingdom

                                 Smart Buy Award                             PC PowerPlay

                                                                                                  Magazine                    Australia

                                 Best Buy Award                               PC Praxis                          Germany

August 2008          Power Selection Award                      DOS/V Power Report     Japan

                                 Hot List                                              PC Plus                            United Kingdom

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     PC Plus                            United Kingdom

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     What Laptop                  United Kingdom

                                 Neo2 Power Selection Award         DOS/V Power Report    Japan

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     PC Magazine                  Middle East

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     PC Net                             Turkey

                                 Platinum / P45 Zilent Good

                                    Product Award                              Benchmark.pl                   Poland

                                 Best of Tom's Hardware 2008         Tom's Hardware              Germany

                                 Recommended Buy Award             Tom's Hardware              Germany 

                                 Silent Award                                     BareboneCenter.de         Germany

                                 Editor's Choice Award                    Digital Trends                  USA

                                 ECO Award                                       CD-Action Magazine     Poland

                                 Power Award                                    CD-Action Magazine     Poland

                                 Hot Buy Award                                Stuff Magazine                Korea

                                 Hybrid Freezer Highly

                                   Recommended                            APC                                   Australia

                                 Highly Recommended                     APC                                   Australia

                                 Editor's Choice Award                    L'Ordinateur Individuel   France

                                 Zilent Editor's Choice

                                   Gold Award                                 Xtremevn                          Vietnam

                                 Zilent Gold Award                           HWM                                Philippines

                                 Zilent Editor's Choice Award         PCDIY!                              Taiwan

                                 Zilent Recommended                       ViperLair.com                   United States

                                 Platinum Silver Award                     HardwareZone.com.au    Australia

                                 Quality Award                                  PC Format                          Poland

                                 Quality / Price Award                      PC Format                          Poland

                                 Power CHIP Tip Award                   CHIP                                   Poland

                                 Must Have Best

                                  Performance Award                    TweakTown.com               Australia

                                 Choice Award                                   PCDIY!                                Taiwan

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     OverclockersClub.com     United States

                                 Gold Award                                        HWM                                  Philippines

                                 Editor's Choice Award                     PCDIY!                                 Taiwan

                                 Zilent Recommended                        PC World                            Hungary

                                 Editor's Choice Award                      tweak.dk                              Denmark

                                 High Ratings (Score 94%)                Firingsquad.com                United States

                                 Gold Award                                        HardOCP.com                     United States

                                 4 out of 5 Stars Award                      Les Numeriques                 France

                                 Recommended                                   PC World                             Hungary

                                 Product of the Year Silver Award   Hardware-test.dk                Denmark

                                 Platinum Price/Performance

                                   Award                                            GameStar Magazine           Germany

                                 Gold Award                                         PC Format                           United Kingdom

                                 Platinum 4 out of 5 Stars Award      HardwareZone.com           Singapore

                                 Test Winner                                        SFT Magazine                    Germany

July 2008                Hardware Reference                           GameStar Magazine           Germany

                                 Editor's Choice Award                       HKEPC.com                        Hong Kong

                                 Zilent Editor's Choice Award            pcBee                                  Korea

                                 Best Choice of 1st Half Year of

                                      2008(Intel Platform Category)      pcBee                                  Korea

                                 Hybrid Freezer Gold Award              The Reviewer                     Argentina

                                 Hybrid Freezer Original Design

                                       Award                                             iXBT.com                           Russia

                                 4.5 out of 5 Stars Award                    Techtree.com                     India

                                 Editor's Choice Award                       PC Magazine                     United States

                                 4.5 out of 5 Stars Award                    PurePC.pl                           Poland

                                 Best Price-Quality Award                  PurePC.pl                           Poland

                                 Recommended                                     PurePC.pl                           Poland

                                 Gold Award                                          T3 Magazine                     Malaysia

                                 Top Product Award                            CHIP Magazine                Malaysia

                                 Edition Best Choice of 1st Half

                                     Year of 2008(Notebook Category) pcBee                                Korea

                                 Max Value Award                                 MaxIT Magazine             Malaysia

                                 Editor's Choice Award                         eBuzz                                 Korea

                                 Platinum / P7N Zilent Best

                                     Buy Award                                        Zhelezo                              Russia

                                 Weekly ASCII Best Buy Award        ASCII Mediaworks

                                                                                                    / Weekly ASCII             Japan

                                 Super Product Award                          Benchmark.pl                   Poland

                                 Hybrid Freezer Top Product Award  CHIP                                  Malaysia

                                 Super Product Award                          Benchmark.pl                   Poland 

                                 Quality Award                                      PC Format                         Poland

                                 Best Test Computer                             -                                          Netherlands

                                 Gold Award                                           HWM                                Malaysia

                                 Reviewer's Choice Award                   Toxico-pc.com                 Argentina

                                 Silver Award                                         The Reviewer                   Argentina

                                 Highly Recommended                         PC Home Advance          Taiwan

                                 Gold Award                                           HWM                                Malaysia

                                 Buy It Award                                        Computer Active             United Kingdom 

                                 Zilent Silver Award                              The Reviewer                   Argentina 

                                 Power Selection Award                       DOS/V Power Report      Japan

                                 Gold Award                                           Hardware.Info                  Netherlands

                                 Recommended                                      PC World                          Hungary

                                 Zilent Recommended                           PC World                          Bulgaria

                                 Zilent Energy Tip                                 CHIP                                  Hungary

                                 Zilent Bronze Award                            Hardware-test.dk             Denmark

                                 Zilent Recommended for

                                     Mainstream                                        Madshrimps.be                Belgium

                                 Zilent Hot Product Award                   Motherboard.org             United States

                                 Best Test Award                                   Prohardver.hu                  Hungary

                                 Bronze Award                                        Hardware-test.dk             Denmark

                                 Great Product Award                            tweak.dk                            Denmark

                                 Recommended                                        Fudzilla.com                     Bosnia

                                 Recommended                                        PC World                          Hungary

                                 Recommended                                        PC World                          Hungary

May 2008                Recommended Product Award            T-Break.com                     United Arab Emirates

                                 Redaction Choice Award                      CafePC.pl                         Poland

                                 Best Quality Award                               CafePC.pl                         Poland

                                 Best Efficiency Award                          CafePC.pl                         Poland

                                 The Hall of Fame Motherboard           MYCOM Journal             Japan

                                 Good Choice (Overall: 5 out of 6)        ITpro.no                           Norway

                                 Recommended - Great Product            Toxico-PC.com                 Argentina

                                 Good Choice (Overall: 5 out of 6)        ITpro.no                            Norway 

                                 Best Performance Award                      Hard'n'Soft                        Russia 

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


www.msi.com.tw The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in Japanese, Chinese and English versions.

 

E-mail: marketing@msi.com.tw

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


Litigation ( 1 )     

Position : Defendant 

Other Parties Involved : Position Country             Party's Name

Defendant          USA                 WAL-MART

Defendant          Japan                SONY CORP

Defendant          USA                 I/O MAGIC CORP

Defendant          Japan                MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO LTD

Defendant          Japan                TEAC CORP

Defendant          USA                 MEMOREX PRODUCTS INC

Defendant          Taiwan              LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP

Defendant          South Korea      LG ELECTRONICS INC

Defendant          Taiwan              IOMEGA CORP

Defendant          USA                 ASUS COMPUTER INT'L

Defendant          Taiwan              ACER INC

Defendant          USA                 DELL CORP

Defendant          USA                 EASTMAN KODAK CO

Plaintiff              USA                 MAGNEQUENCH INC

 

Case Issue : A petition to the Court due to patent infringement.

 

Court : Federal Court, USA

Date Commenced : March, 2004 

Status : Pending

 

Litigation ( 2 )     

Position : Defendant 

Other Parties Involved : Position Country             Party's Name

Plaintiff              USA                 DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR

Plaintiff              USA                 PHILIPS CORP

Defendant          Taiwan              ABIT COMPUTER CORP

Defendant          Taiwan              ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC

 

Case Issue : A petition to the Court due to patent infringement.

Date Commenced : March, 2004 

Status : Pending

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

===============

Total number of shareholders: N/A

Total number of shares: N/A

 

Shareholders                             Country             Number             Amount             %

Mr. Joseph Hsiang Hsu              Taiwan              49,622,351.00    n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Wen-tong Lin                       Taiwan              27,378,233.00    n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Chin-ching Huang                 Taiwan              22,694,370.00    n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Chi-long Lu                         Taiwan              18,586,633.00    n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Hsien-neng Yu                     Taiwan             16,386,501.00    n/a                    n/a 

Ms. Fen-lan Hsu                        Taiwan              15,829,345.00    n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Chun-hsien Hsu                   Taiwan              2,041,405.00     n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Kao-shan Hsu                      Taiwan              383,439.00        n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Ming-jen Hsu                       Taiwan              1.00                  n/a                    n/a 

Mr. Sung-chou Wang                 Taiwan              1.00                  n/a                    n/a 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management:    Ms. Jade Pao-yu Hung, Manager

                        Mr. Joseph Hsiang Hsu, General Manager

                        Ms. Ju-ting Chang, Manager

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description              Dept. / Division

Ms. Jade Pao-yu Hung               Taiwanese         Manager                        Finance

Mr. Joseph Hsiang Hsu              Taiwanese         General Manager           -

Ms. Ju-ting Chang                      Taiwanese         Manager                        -

Mr. Wei-hao Lin                         Taiwanese         Representative               -

Mr. Chi-long Lu                          Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Chin-ching Huang                 Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Hsien-neng Yu                     Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Long-ping Wu                      Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Sheng-chang Chiang            Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Wei-huang Cheng                 Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

Mr. Wen-tong Lin                       Taiwanese         Vice General Manager    -

 

*COMPANY DIRECTORS* 

====================

1  

Name : Mr. Joseph Hsiang Hsu

Nationality : Taiwanese

Country of Residence : Taiwan

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

=======================

Specializing in the following main areas of work:

1. Research and Development of computer peripheral and other related products.

2. Importing of raw materials / components for in-house OEM production.

3. Manufacturing a wide range of PC133 motherboards, mainboards, add-on cards, servers/workstations, barebones, optical storage devices, communication devices and IA accessories.

4. Export and domestic sales of its finished products.

 

Maintains the following customer oriented services:

- Customer services hotline and a 22-language website that provide top-notch after-purchase service.

- A service and repair network to provide its customers with 24-hour, round-the-clock service.

 

Products include:

- Pentium PC/ISA

- All-in-One Pentium

- Sdram

- Window Based Terminal

- 5-in-1 multi-functional MEGA STICK1

 


Products: Add-on cards 

               Bare bone system 

               CD-ROM drivers 

               CD-RW drives 

               Coaxial cables 

 

*Brand*

======

Mega Player

Mega Stick

Mega View

 

 

*Payment Terms*

==============

Sales

-------

Local      : Cash

                  30-60 days credit

Exporter : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                 Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

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

Local      : Cash

                  30-60 days credit

Importer : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                  Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Production Capacity*

==================

(1)

Item                           : Motherboard

Maximum Capacity : 20,227,000 pcs / year

Current Capacity     : 16,713,000 pcs / year

 

(2)

Item                           : Add-on cards

Maximum Capacity : 10,011,000 pcs / year

Current Capacity     : 7,839,000 pcs / year

 

(3)

Item                           : Mainboard

Maximum Capacity : 19,088 (In thousand NTD)

Current Capacity     : 16,820 (In thousand NTD)

Year                           : 2007

 

(4)

Item                           : Interface Card

Maximum Capacity : 11,232 (In thousand NTD)

Current Capacity     : 10,515 (In thousand NTD)

Year                           : 2007

 


(5)

Item                           : Other related computer peripheral

Maximum Capacity : 34,391 (In thousand NTD)

Current Capacity     : 13,824 (In thousand NTD)

Year                           : 2007 

 

 

*Detailed Product Specifications*

==========================

(1)

Product     : Optical Storage Drive

Features    : - Superior and quiet burning capabilities

                     - Fast speed and stability.

                     - Compact sizes and appearances and low noise features

                     - Installed with the ABS (Anti-Bumping System) technology and

                       SoftBurn noise-reducing mechanism to maintain the stable disk reading

                       and writing.

 

(2)

Product     : Barebone System

Features    : Exclusively design with CPU fan duct board and installing the system fan on the side; this speeds up the heat dispersing and makes the whole process very smooth. This design is very quiet and noise-free. It only produces 28.6 decibels of noise under the state of power on. In addition, it uses the latest main stream Magnetic Levitation Fan to solve the most difficult problems of barebone systems.

 

*Technologies Developed and/or Acquired*

===================================

Developed the CoreCell Chip and D.O.T. (Dynamic OverClocking Technology) as technological achievement for Motherboard products.

 

*Quality Certification*

==================

(1)

Type certifications    : ISO-9002

Year of certification  : 1995

 

(2)

Type of certification : ISO 9001

Issuing authority      : TUV

Year of certification  : 1996

 

(3)

Type of certification  : ISO 14001

Issuing authority       : Bureau Veritas Quality Int'l (BVQi)

Year of certification   : 1999

Other details               : Received environmental certification, affirming the company's commitment to the environment.

 

(4)

Type of certification  : ISO 14001: 1996

Issuing authority       : Bureau Veritas Quality Int'l (BVQi)

Date of certification   : 19 November, 2002

 

 


(5)

Type of certification  : QS 9000 : 1998

Issuing authority       : Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

Date of certification   : 22 May, 2003

 

(6)

Type of certification  : ISO 9001 : 2000

Issuing authority       : Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

Date of certification   : 22 May, 2003

 

(7)

Type of certification  : OHSAS 18001 : 1999

Issuing authority       : Bureau Veritas Quality Int'l (BVQi)

Year of certification   : 2 February, 2004

 

(8)

Type of certification  : DIN EN ISO 9001 08.94

Issuing authority      : TUV

 

*Exhibition Participation*

====================

Participated at the following local exhibitions:

 

(1)

Exhibition fair  : COMPUTEX TAIPEI - Taipei Int'l Computer Show

Date attended : 2-6 June, 1998

Location          : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC)

 

(2)

Exhibition fair   : COMPUTEX TAIPEI - Taipei Int'l Computer Show

Date attended  : 1-5 June, 1999

Location            : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC)

 

(3)

Exhibition fair    : COMPUTEX TAIPEI - Taipei Int'l Computer Show

Date attended   : 5-9 June, 2000

Location             : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC)

 

(4)

Exhibition fair    : COMPUTEX TAIPEI - Taipei Int'l Computer Show

Date attended   : 4-8 June, 2001

Location             : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC)

 

(5)

Exhibition fair    : COMPUTEX TAIPEI - Taipei Int'l Computer Show

Date attended   : 3-7 June, 2002

Location             : Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC)

 

(6)

Exhibition fair    : Global Distributor Conference

Years held          : 2001and 2002

Other details      : The conference aims to further strengthened the already close relationship between the company and its cooperating vendors.

 


*Associations*

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Member of the following associations:

- Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association

- Taipei Computer Association

 

*Competitors*

===========

The following locally based firms supply similar range of products/services:

- MITAC INC

- ACER SERTEK INC

- MEDIATEK INC

- SILITEK CORP

- ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC 

 

*Domestic Agency Contracts Maintained*

==============================

The following local agency & distribution rights for the local market are maintained:

- ANPRO-TECH INT'L CO LTD

- GENUINE C & C INC

- XANDER INT'L CORP

 

*Domestic Agents & Distributors*

=========================

SIANG KONG CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

======================

An estimated 47% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales.

 

*Export Markets*

=============

An estimated 53% of the annual turnover is attributed to export.

 

Products are exported to the following countries:

Region                  % of Export

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

Europe                            35

Asia                                35

North America               23

Others                              7

 

*International Trade Ranking*

========================

The firm has been ranked among Taiwan's Top Importers/Exporters based on the standard measured by the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT)

 

Details of rank are as follows:

   Year         Rank

   -----          ------

   1997           80

   2004           83

   2005         219

   2006         294 

 

 

 

 

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*LOCAL BRANCHES & MANAGEMENT* 

==================================

Branch : MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD - TAIPEI CITY

Branch Address : 1Fl, 1 Sung Chiang Rd Chungshan Dist, Taipei City, 104

Branch Tel : [+886] 2-25055008

Branch Employees : 10

 

*(Subsidiaries , Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

===============================

Company Name : KUNSHAN MICROTECK COMPUTER

Address : 88 East Qian Jin Rd Kunshan Jiangsu China

Country : China

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MEGA INFORMATION HOLDING CO LTD

Address : Offshore Incorporation's Centre Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : MICRO ELECTRONICS HOLDING CO LTD

Address : Offshore Incorporation's Centre Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L (BVI) HOLDING CO LTD

Address : Offshore Incorporation's Centre Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L (CAYMAN) HOLDING CO LTD

Address : Huntlaw Bldg Georgetown Grand Cayman Cayman Islands

Country : Cayman Islands

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 


Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L (HONG KONG) CO LTD

Address : Rm 306, 3Fl Corporation Square 8 Lam Lok St Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong

Country : Hong Kong

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD

Address : 10Fl Pacific Centre 889 Yanan Rd West Shanghai 200050 China

Country : China

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD

Address : 23/5Fl Ul Shabolovka Metro Shabolovskaya Moscow 119049 Russia

Country : Russia

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INT'L CO LTD

Address : 70 Peremogi Ave Kiev 03087 Ukraine

Country : Ukraine

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR INVESTMENT CO LTD

Address : 4Fl-3, 45-1 Chang An West Rd Tatung Dist Taipei City 103 Taiwan

Country : Taiwan

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR NETHERLANDS HOLDING BV

Address : Ekkersrijt 6050 Son 5692GA Netherlands

Country : Netherlands

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MICRO-STAR NL HOLDING BV - TURKEY LIAISON OFFICE

Country : Turkey

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 


Company Name : MICRO-STAR SHANGHAI CO LTD

Address : Rm1509, 1605 Chao Jia Bang Rd Shanghai China

Country : China

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Address : Unit 1 Newington Business Park 4 Avenue of Americas Newington Sydney 2127 NSW Australia

Country : Australia

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (CANADA) LTD

Address : Unit 2, 30 Shields Court Markham L3R 9T5 Ontario Canada

Country : Canada

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (CAYMAN) CO LTD

Address : PO Box 1350 Georgetown Grand Cayman Cayman Islands

Country : Cayman Islands

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (INDIA) LTD

Address : D-128, 129 First Floor Okhla Industrial Area Phase I India

Country : India

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Address : Tang Tou Village Shi Yan Town Baoan Dist Shenzhen Guangdong China

Country : China

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER (UK) LTD

Address : Unit 3 Swalowfield Centre Swalowfield Way Hayes UB31AW Middlesex United Kingdom

Country : United Kingdom

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 


Company Name : MSI COMPUTER CORP

Address : 901 Canada Court City of Industry 91748 California USA

Country : USA

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER CORP - MEXICO OFFICE

Country : Mexico

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER DO BRAZIL

Address : Rua Capricornio 72 Alpha Conde 1 Barueri Sao Paolo Brazil

Country : Brazil

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER EUROPE BV

Address : Science Park Eindhoven 5706 Son 5692ER Netherlands

Country : Netherlands

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER JAPAN CO LTD

Address : 6Fl C & K Bldg 1-17-6 Higashikanda 6Fl Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 1010031 Japan

Country : Japan

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : MSI COMPUTER SARL

Address : 12 Blvd de Strasbourg Zi Gustave Eiffel St Georges 77600 France

Country : France

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI KOREA CO LTD

Address : 223-558 Seok-Nam Dong Seo-ku Inchon South Korea

Country : South Korea

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

 

Company Name : MSI MIAMI CORP

Address : 2001 Northwest 84th Ave Miami 33126 Florida USA

Country : USA

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI PACIFIC INT'L HOLDING CO LTD

Address : 4Fl Scotia Centre Georgetown Grand Cayman Cayman Islands

Country : Cayman Islands

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Manufacturer

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI POLSKA SP ZOO

Address : Bldg DC-1 Ul Magazynowa 1 Kobierzyce 55040 Poland

Country : Poland

Relationship : Subsidiary

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : MSI TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Address : Hanauer Landstrasse 306 Frankfurt 60314 Hessen (Hesse) Germany

Country : Germany

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Electronic Products & Components

 

Company Name : MYSTAR COMPUTER BV

Address : Ekkersrijt 6050 Son 5692GA Netherlands

Country : Netherlands

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : SHENZHEN MICRO-STAR ELECTRONIC CO LTD

Address : Shi Hua Rd Futian Dist Shenzhen Guangdong China

Country : China

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Trader

Industry : Computer & Information Products

 

Company Name : STAR INFORMATION HOLDING CO LTD

Address : Offshore Incorporation's Centre Road Town Tortola Virgin Islands (British)

Country : Virgin Islands (British)

Relationship : Affiliate

Legal Form : Private company with limited liability

Company Type : Service

Industry : Financial Services - General

 

*OVERSEAS AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS* 

======================================

Agent : PLANET TECHNOLOGY (M) SDN BHD

Country of Origin : Malaysia

Product Description : Computer peripherals

Brand : MSI

Year : 2003

 

Agent : PLANET TECHNOLOGY (M) SDN BHD

Country of Origin : Malaysia

Product Description : Vga

Brand : MSI

Year : 2003

 

Agent : PLANET TECHNOLOGY (M) SDN BHD

Country of Origin : Malaysia

Product Description : Motherboards

Brand : MSI

Year : 2003

 

 

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PAYMENT RATING       : 1                OBTAINED SCORES         : 87

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 LARGE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


*BANK DETAILS* 

===============

Bank Name                   : CHINATRUST COMMERCIAL BANK LTD

Branch                          : Chungho City 

Branch Address             : 14Fl China Trust Bldg 3 Sung Shou Rd Hsin-i Dist Taipei City 110 (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code                  : CTCBTWTP

 

Bank Name                   : JIH SUN INT'L COMMERCIAL BANK

Branch                          : Chungho City 

Branch Address             : 4Fl 358 Chung Ho Rd 

SWIFT Code                  : JSIBTWTP

 

Balance Sheet

Currency          : NTD

Denomination : In thousand

                                                                         2006                 2007

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

Current Assets                                            30,079,050      36,710,789

Funds & long-term investments                   8,724,175      10,291,550

Property                                                        2,688,049        2,650,935

Other Assets                                                    424,839           409,271

Current Liabilities (Before)                        20,587,492      25,943,928

                                (After)                        21,150,330                      -

Long-term Liabilities                                                  -                       -

Other Liabilities                                               131,526           118,663

Common stock                                             8,805,624        9,507,541

Capital Reserve                                             4,904,083        4,933,382

Retained Earnings (Before)                           7,241,439        8,937,961

                                 (After)                          6,025,264                      -

Total Assets                                                41,916,113      50,062,545

Total Liabilities (Before)                             20,719,018      26,062,591

                            (After)                              21,281,856                      -

Total Shareholder's Equity (Before)            21,197,095      23,999,954

                                                (After)          20,634,257                      -

 

Income Statement

Currency          : NTD

Denomination : In thousand

                                                                               2006                 2007

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

Operating revenue                                          74,532,127       90,589,643

Gross Profit                                                      6,114,381         8,066,894

Operating Income                                                739,025         2,046,274

Non-operating income                                         764,380         1,672,352

Non-operating expense                                       103,274            246,829

Net Income                                                      1,247,074         2,912,697

Earnings (losses) per share (After)                           1.32                  3.07

 

*Financial Ratios*

==============

                                                                            2006                 2007

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

Ratio of liabilities to Assets %                          49.43                52.06

Ratio of long-term capital

to fixed Assets %                                            788.57              905.34

Current ratio%                                                146.10              141.50

Quick ratio%                                                     83.49                81.06

Interest coverage                                        37,131.00         31,265.00

Turnover of receivable (times)                           7.00                  6.51

Average collection period

of receivable                                                     55.00                56.00

Turnover of inventories (times)                         5.84                  5.93

Average days of sales                                       63.00                62.00

Turnover of fixed assets (times)                       27.73                34.17

Turnover of total assets (times)                          1.78                  1.81

Return on total assets%                                      2.98                  5.82

Return on shareholder's Equity%                       5.88                12.14

Operating Income                                               8.00                21.52

Net Income before tax                                      15.90                36.52

Profit margin%                                                   1.67                  3.22

 

*Financial History*

===============

2000 - Obtained a sales growth of 58.7%, this equates to sales of USD 710,978 per employee and achieved a sales comparison of 96.0% during the entire fiscal year.

20 May, 2003 - Reported that sales for the month of April fell by more than 15%.

 

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

=============================

Year     Sales                            Assets                          Net Income

1999     $493,752,312.50            $329,822,781.25            $43,505,312.50 

2000     $748,814,743.39            $527,813,437.01            $67,333,779.16 

2001     $1,136,197,301.22         $697,712,217.06            $111,306,674.41 

2002     $1,626,477,895.95         $953,667,375.68            $96,012,417.36 

2003     $1,841,704,152.25         $1,111,044,809.69         $86,000,432.53 

2004     $1,977,479,699.25         $1,166,072,842.11         $13,513,383.46 

2005     $2,201,233,870.46         $1,226,678,609.79         $37,151,974.72 

2006     $2,253,087,273.28         $1,267,113,452.24         $37,698,730.35 

2007     $2,733,543,844.30         $1,510,638,050.69         $87,890,675.92 

 

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

=============================

Year     Imports                         Exports                         Total

2001     $397,562,391.18            $1,081,543,818.92         $1,479,106,210.10

2002     $498,131,647.03            $1,150,330,554.76         $1,648,462,201.79

2003     $348,615,916.96            $806,805,074.97            $1,155,420,991.93

2004     $173,221,290.02            $263,816,507.01            $437,037,797.03

2005     $112,906,391.00            $82,321,741.01 $195,228,132.01

2006     $69,886,486.00 $73,738,133.01 $143,624,619.01

2007     $65,000,000.00 $72,900,000.00 $137,900,000.00

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered large-sized in its line with a development history of 22 years. Taking into consideration of SC’s general performance, a credit line up to USD 10,000,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Exporting          3357     Nonferrous metal wire and cable, drawn and insulated

Exporting          3571     Electronic computers

Exporting          3572     Computer storage devices

Exporting          3575     Computer terminals

Exporting          3577     Computer peripheral equipment, and parts,

Exporting          3579     Office machines, and parts,

Exporting          3612     Transformers, and parts,

Exporting          3651     Radio & tv receiving sets; phonographs; recorders; microphones; loudspeakers; audio amplifiers; & oth audio equip

Exporting          3669     Other communications equipment, and parts,

Exporting          3675     Electronic capacitors

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          3926                 Articles of plastics (inc polymers & resins)

Exporting          3926901000       Buckets & pails, of plastic

Exporting          4821100000       Paper and paperboard labels of all kinds, printed

Exporting          4821902000       Paper and paperboard labels, unprinted, pressure-sensitive

Exporting          4911100020       Printed catalogs relating principally to current offers for the sale of united states products

Exporting          7616991000       Aluminum luggage frames

Exporting          7616995060       Aluminum castings

Exporting          8414591000       Blowers for pipe organs

Exporting          8414599080       Fans

Exporting          8414800500       Air compressors, turbochargers and superchargers

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Exporter            Web pads 

Exporter            Tablet PCs 

Exporter            Consumer electronics 

Exporter            DVD-ROM drives 

Exporter            Inductors 

Exporter            Power supplies 

Exporter            Transformers 

Exporter            VGA cards 

Exporter            Notebooks 

Exporter            Slim drive 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Country / Region          Main Trading Activity

Asia / Pacific                 Exporting,Importing

Europe                          Exporting,Importing

Middle-East                   Exporting,Importing

North America               Exporting,Importing

Pacific                          Exporting,Importing

Australia                       Exporting,Importing

Austria                          Exporting,Importing

Bangladesh                   Exporting,Importing

Belgium                        Exporting

Brazil                            Exporting

Canada                         Exporting,Importing

Chile                             Exporting

China                            Exporting,Importing

Costa Rica                    Importing

Cyprus                          Exporting

Czech Republic             Exporting

Egypt                            Exporting

Finland                          Exporting

France                          Exporting,Importing

Germany                       Exporting,Importing

Hong Kong                    Exporting,Importing

Hungary                        Exporting

India                             Exporting,Importing

Indonesia                     Exporting,Importing

Iran                               Exporting

Ireland                           Exporting,Importing

Israel                            Exporting,Importing

Italy                              Exporting,Importing

Japan                            Exporting,Importing

Jordan                           Exporting

Kuwait                          Exporting

Lebanon                        Exporting,Importing

Macao                          Exporting

Malaysia                       Exporting,Importing

Mauritius                       Exporting

Mexico                          Exporting,Importing

Myanmar                       Exporting

Netherlands                   Exporting,Importing

New Zealand                  Exporting,Importing

Norway                         Exporting

Pakistan                       Exporting,Importing

Peru                             Exporting

Philippines                    Exporting,Importing

Poland                          Exporting,Importing

Portugal                        Exporting

Russia                          Exporting,Importing

Saudi Arabia                  Exporting

Singapore                      Exporting,Importing

Slovenia                        Exporting

South Africa                  Exporting

South Korea                  Exporting,Importing

Spain                            Exporting,Importing

Sri Lanka                      Exporting

Sweden                         Exporting,Importing

Switzerland                   Exporting,Importing

Syria                             Exporting

Thailand                        Exporting,Importing

Turkey                          Exporting,Importing

USA                             Exporting,Importing

United Arab Emirates     Exporting

United Kingdom             Exporting,Importing

Venezuela                     Exporting

Vietnam                        Exporting,Importing

 

 

 

 


 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.50.09

UK Pound

1

Rs. 74.90

Euro

1

Rs.63.40

 

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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