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Report Date : |
30.09.2008 |
IDENTIFICATION
DETAILS
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Name : |
ELMICH (FAR
EAST) PTE LTD |
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Formerly Known As : |
ELMICH
INDUSTRIES PTE LTD |
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Registered Office : |
15 Joan Road 298899 |
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Country : |
Singapore |
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Date of Incorporation : |
15.07.1985 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
198501561M |
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Legal Form : |
Exempt Pte Ltd |
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Line of Business : |
Specialise in Sesign and
Supply of Waterproofing and Landscaping Solution |
RATING &
COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
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Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Regular |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
ELMICH (FAR EAST) PTE LTD
SPECIALISE IN DESIGN AND
SUPPLY OF WATERPROOFING AND
LANDSCAPING SOLUTION
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Sales :
-
Networth :
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Paid-Up Capital
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S$1,500,000
Net result : -
Net Margin(%) : -
Return on
Equity(%) : -
Leverage
Ratio : -
Subject Company ELMICH (FAR EAST) PTE LTD
Former Name : ELMICH INDUSTRIES PTE LTD
Business Address : 15 JOAN ROAD
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode : 298899
County : -
Country : Singapore
Telephone : 6356 2800
Fax : 6353 0220
ROC Number : 198501561M
Reg. Town : -
ELMICH INDUSTRIES PTE
LTD
DATE OF CHANGE OF NAME:
25/10/1996
ELMICH TRADING PRIVATE
LIMITED
DATE OF CHANGE OF NAME:
21/10/1991
All amounts in this
report are in: SGD unless otherwise
stated.
Legal Form :
Exempt Pte Ltd
Date Inc. :
15/07/1985
Previous Legal Form : -
Summary year :
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Sales :
-
Networth : -
Capital :
-
Paid-Up Capital : 1,500,000
Employees :
22
Net result : -
Share value :
-
AUDITOR: B H CHIA &
CO
BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD
NO OF SHARES CURRENCY AMOUNT
ISSUED ORDINARY 1,500,000 SGD 1,500,000.00
PAID-UP ORDINARY - SGD 1,500,000.00
Litigation : No
Company status : TRADING
Started :
15/07/1985
TEH HOCK BENG
MICHAEL S0153746F Director
ONG HWEE PONG S1396882I Director
Appointed on : 26/05/1992
Street :
31 CHUAN DRIVE
CHUAN VISTA
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode :
554840
Country :
Singapore
DAVID WILLIAM
OLIVER E7554442 Director
Appointed on : 11/01/2005
Street :
1 STAMFORD AVENUE, CABARITA
Town :
NEW SOUTH WALES
Postcode :
2137
Country :
Australia
TEH HOCK BENG
MICHAEL S0153746F Director
Appointed on : 15/07/1985
Street :
6 DOVER RISE
#01-03
HERITAGE VIEW
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode :
138678
Country : Singapore
LEE SIAN GHEE ALAN S0160551H Director
Appointed on : 06/05/1986
Street :
21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode :
677779
Country :
Singapore
TAN GUEK CHYA PEGGY S0187298B Alternate Director
Appointed on : 03/05/2006
Street :
21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode :
677779
Country :
Singapore
TAN GUEK CHYA PEGGY S0187298B Company Secretary
Appointed on : 13/12/1985
Street :
21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode :
677779
Country :
Singapore
LIM CHOON SIONG S6927230D Director
Appointed on : 01/09/2008
Street :
25 WEST COAST RISE
#03-05
MONTEREY PARK CONDOMINIUM
Town :
SINGAPORE
Postcode :
127468
Country : Singapore
WAX
Code:23630
DISINFECTANTS And
GERMICIDES Code:6615
BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD
1) MANUFACTURE OF WAXES
AND POLISHES AND DEODORIZING PREPARATIONS;
MANUFACTURING IN
WATERPROOFING RELATED PRODUCTS
No Charges On
Premises/Property In Our Database
No Premises/Property
Information In Our Databases
TEH HOCK BENG
MICHAEL
270,000 Private Person
Street : 6 DOVER RISE
#01-03
HERITAGE VIEW
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode: 138678
Country : Singapore
LEE SIAN GHEE ALAN 288,000 Private Person
Street : 21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode: 677779
Country : Singapore
DAVID WILLIAM
OLIVER
150,000 Private Person
Street : 1 STAMFORD AVENUE, CABARITA
Town : NEW SOUTH WALES
Postcode: 2137
Country : Australia
ONG HWEE PONG
216,000 Private Person
Street : 31 CHUAN DRIVE
CHUAN VISTA
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode: 554840
Country : Singapore
TAN GUEK CHYA PEGGY 288,000 Private Person
Street : 21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode: 677779
Country : Singapore
LEE JUN-SHEN 288,000 Private Person
Street : 21 ALMOND CRESCENT
Town : SINGAPORE
Postcode: 677779
Country : Singapore
No Participation In Our
Database
Trade Morality : AVERAGE
Liquidity : UNKNOWN
Payments : REGULAR
Trend : LEVEL
Financial Situation : UNKNOWN
EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY
WHERE THE SHARES OF A
PRIVATE COMPANY ARE NOT OWNED BY ANY CORPORATE BODY AND THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS,
THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS KNOWN AS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE
COMPANY ENJOYS A GREATER AMOUNT OF PRIVACY THAN A
PRIVATE COMPANY. IT IS
NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ACCOUNTS WITH THE
REGISTRAR IF IT CAN
PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ONE OF ITS
DIRECTORS, SECRETARY AND
AUDITOR CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
1. THE COMPANY IS AN
EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.
2. THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS
HAVE BEEN TABLED BEFORE THE SHAREHOLDERS
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING.
3. THE COMPANY IS ABLE
TO MEET ITS LIABILITIES.
THERE IS THEREFORE NO
DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS STILL
HAVE TO BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND APPROVED AT AN ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF THE COMPANY.
A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT
IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY BECOME AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IF THE MINISTER
FOR FINANCE, IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST, DECLARES IT TO BE SUCH BY A
GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.
EXEMPT FROM AUDIT
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM
AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IF THE STARTING DATE OF ITS FINANCIAL YEAR IS BETWEEN 15 MAY 2003 AND 31
MAY 2004 AND ITS TURNOVER FOR THAT FINANCIAL YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED
$2.5 MILLION. FOR FINANCIAL YEARS STARTING 1 JUNE 2004, THE AMOUNT
OF THE TURNOVER HAS BEEN RAISED TO $5 MILLION. THESE COMPANIES ARE
STILL
REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN
PROPER ACCOUNTING.
THE COMPANY WAS
INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON
15/07/1985 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY UNDER THE
NAMESTYLE AS
"ELMICH TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED"
SUBSEQUENTLY, ON
21/10/1991, THE COMPANY CHANGED ITS NAME TO "ELMICH
INDUSTRIES PTE
LTD".
SUBSEQUENTLY, ON
25/10/1996, SUBJECT CHANGED TO ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "ELMICH (FAR EAST PTE
LTD".
COMPANY HAS AN ISSUED
AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 1,500,000 SHARES, OF A VALUE OF S$1,500,000.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
SUBJECT IS REGISTERED
WITH THE ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY
AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE
PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:
1) MANUFACTURE OF WAXES
AND POLISHES AND DEODORIZING PREPARATIONS;
MANUFACTURING IN
WATERPROOFING RELATED PRODUCTS
2) MANUFACTURE CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS NEC(EG. DISINFECTANTS)
FROM THE RESEARCH
CONDUCTED, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:
SUBJECT IS LISTED IN THE
SINGAPORE LOCAL DIRECTORY UNDER THE
CLASSIFICATION OF:
WATERPROOFING MATERIALS
BACKGROUND OF THE
SUBJECT:
ELMICH WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 1985 AND IS TODAY, A LEADING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER IN WATERPROOFING AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING. WE HAVE A
REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING VALUE-ADDED SYSTEMS, SPECIALLY TAILORED TO LOCAL
BUILDING AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS. ELMICH HAS BEEN AN ISO 9001 CERTIFIED
COMPANY SINCE 1998.
BESIDES BEING A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR OF HIGH
PERFORMANCE AND PREMIUM WATERPROOFING MEMBRANES AND DRAINAGE SHEETINGS FROM THE WORLD'S
LARGEST MANUFACTURERS, ELMICH ALSO DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES LANDSCAPE
ENGINEERING PRODUCTS SUCH AS TURFPAVE ® GRASS PAVERS, VERSICELL ® SUB-
SOIL DRAINAGE MODULES, VERSIDRAIN ® 6P UNDER-SCREED DRAINAGE SHEETS,
VERSITANK ® UNDERGROUND STORMWATER INFILTRATION AND STORAGE TANKS, VERSIPAVE
® HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PAVER SUPPORTS AND VERSIJACK ® HEIGHT AND SLOPE
ADJUSTABLE TELESCOPIC PEDESTALS.
ELMICH HAS THE SUPPORT OF A PROFESSIONAL,
DEDICATED AND TECHNICALLY SKILLED SERVICE NETWORK THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH SPECIFIERS AND
END- USERS TO PROVIDE FAIL-SAFE, COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE
LANDSCAPE, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES.
IN RECENT YEARS, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH
OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCTS DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED BY ELMICH ARE GAINING
WIDESPREAD USAGE IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET AND ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY ACCEPTED AND
PREFERRED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTS WORLD-WIDE.
SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE
FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
* SPECIALISE IN DESIGN
AND SUPPLY OF WATERPROOFING AND LANDSCAPING
SOLUTION
* MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR OF
HIGH PERFORMANCE AND PREMIUM WATERPROOFING
MEMBRANES AND DRAINAGE
SHEETINGS
PRODUCTS:
* WATERPROOFING
- VERSIDRAIN 6P
UNDER-SCREED MODULAR
DRAINAGE SHEETING
- DURABIT
- BITULEN SK374
APP-MODIFIED BITUMINOUS
TORCH-ON MEMBRANE
- SUPERFLEX
- EURATHANE 2000
BITUMINOUS ELASTOMERIC
COATING AND ADHESIVE
- PLUVEX
INTERLOCKING CELLULAR
DRAINAGE MAT
- VERSITANK
- VERSIWEB
HEIGHT AND SLOPE
ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL
- TURFPAVE XD
- ROOTGARD
MODULAR VERTICAL
GREENING SYSTEM
TRADE NAMES/BRANDS:
* TURFPAVE ®
* VERSIDRAIN ® 6P
* VERSICELL ®
* VERSIJACK ®
* VERSIPAVE ®
* VERSITANK ®
MARKERT PRESENCE:
* AFRICA
* NORTH AMERICA
* SOUTH AMERICA
* EUROPE
* ASIA PACIFIC
SOME OF SUBJECT'S
CLIENTS:
* LAND TRANSPORT
AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
* MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
- SCHOOLS
* DP ARCHITECTS
* CPG CONSULTANTS
* SITE CONCEPTS L'SCAPE
ARCH.
* HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BOARD
* SINGAPORE TELECOMS
INDUSTRIES SERVED:
* BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
* ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ASSESSMENT:
* ISO 9001
FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED,
THE FOLLOWING WASGATHERED:
NO. OF EMPLOYEES:
* 2008: 22
NO OTHER TRADE
INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE
REGISTERED AND BUSINESS
ADDRESS:
15 JOAN ROAD
SINGAPORE 298899
DATE OF CHANGE OF
ADDRESS: 28/10/1996
OVERSEAS ADDRESS:
52/8 AVENUE OF AMERICAS
NEWINGTON NSW 2127
AUSTRALIA
WEBSITE:
http://www.elmich.com.sg
EMAIL:
singapore@elmich.com
australia@elmich.com
MANAGEMENT
THE DIRECTORS AT THE
TIME OF THIS REPORT ARE:
1) DAVID WILLIAM OLIVER,
AN AUSTRALIAN
- BASED IN AUSTRALIA
2) TEH HOCK BENG
MICHAEL, A SINGAPOREAN
- HOLDS NO OTHER
DIRECTORSHIP AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
3) LEE SIAN GHEE ALAN, A
SINGAPOREAN
- HOLDS NO OTHER
DIRECTORSHIP AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
4) PEGGY TAN GUEK CHYA
(MRS PEGGY LEE), A SINGAPOREAN
- HOLDS NO OTHER
DIRECTORSHIP AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
5) ONG HWEE PONG, A
SINGAPOREAN
- HOLDS NO OTHER
DIRECTORSHIP AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
6) LIM CHOON SIONG, A
SINGAPOREAN
- HOLDS NO OTHER
DIRECTORSHIP AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.
ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS
DIRECTOR'S NAME : TEH HOCK BENG MICHAEL
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST
DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP : 1
ANNUAL VALUE : S$31,200
CO-OWNER(S) : NIL
DIRECTOR'S NAME : LEE SIAN GHEE ALAN
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST
DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP : 1
ANNUAL VALUE : S$90,000
CO-OWNER(S) : PEGGY TAN GUEK CHYA
DIRECTOR'S NAME : PEGGY TAN GUEK CHYA
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST
DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP : 1
ANNUAL VALUE : S$90,000
CO-OWNER(S) : LEE SIAN GHEE ALAN
DIRECTOR'S NAME : ONG HWEE PONG
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST
DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP : 1
ANNUAL VALUE : S$30,000
CO-OWNER(S) : KAN YIM MUI
DIRECTOR'S NAME : LIM CHOON SIONG
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST
DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP : NIL
ANNUAL VALUE : N.A.
CO-OWNER(S) : N.A.
* ANNUAL VALUE IS THE
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RENT THE PROPERTY CAN FETCH IF
IT WERE RENTED OUT. THE
ANNUAL VALUE IS DETERMINED IN THE SAME MANNER
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
THE PROPERTY IS LET-OUT, OWNER-OCCUPIED OR
VACANT.
Investment Grade
IN SINGAPORE, THE POLITICAL SITUATION REMAINS STABLE.
SINGAPORE BOASTS THE
BEST GOVERNANCE IN ASIA, WITH AN EFFECTIVE LEGAL SYSTEM FACILITATING DEBT
COLLECTION AND TO A HIGH DEGREE OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS HAVE REMAINED
SUBSTANTIALLY IN SURPLUS, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMISM OF THE ELECTRONICS AND
PHARMACEUTICALS SECTORS AND TO REPATRIATION OF PROFITS FROM SINGAPORE
INVESTMENTS. THE FINANCIAL AND TOURISM SECTORS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE
LARGE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS.
SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO KEENLY WELCOME FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND OFFERS A VERY OPEN
AND WELL-PLANNED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING
AMBITIOUS DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, FOCUSED PARTICULARLY ON THE CHEMICALS AND
PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS.
THE GOVERNMENT USES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP
PRIORITY SECTORS (ELECTRONICS, CHEMICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY). THE AIM IS TO
ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE ACTIVITIES AND TURN SINGAPORE INTO A
REGIONAL HUB FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS INTERESTED IN ASIA.
CERTAIN SECTORS (MEDIA, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES) ARE HOWEVER
ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT. THESE SECTORS ARE SLOWLY OPENING UP,
BUT THE PROGRESS IS SLOW.
AFTER HIGH GROWTH IN 2006,
BUOYED BY THE DYNAMISM OF BOTH EXPORTS AND HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, A SLOWDOWN IS
EXPECTED IN 2007.
ASSETS
WEAKNESSES
OVERVIEW
OF SINGAPORE
PAST
PERFORMANCE
SINGAPORE’S ECONOMY GREW BY 5.4% IN 4Q 2007, SLOWER THAN THE 9.5% GROWTH
IN 3Q 2007. GROW MOMENTUM WAS LED BY CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. FOR
THE WHOLE OF 2007, THE ECONOMY GREW BY 7.7%, DOWN FROM 8.2% IN 2006.
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ROSE BY 0.2% IN 4Q 2007, SLOWER THAN THE 11.0%
IN 3Q 2007. THE SMALL GROWTH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A 28.0% CONTRACTION IN THE
BIOMEDICAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR. ON THE OTHER HAND, ELECTRONICS, CHEMICALS,
PRECISION ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORT ENGINEERING SECTOR PERFORMED BETTER. OVERALL, THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR POSTED A 5.8% GROWTH IN 2007, DOWN FROM 12.0% IN 2006.
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY BY 16% IN 4Q 2007,
FOLLOWING A 20% GROWTH IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. MOST SECTORS EXPERIENCE STRONG
EXPANSION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STOCK BROKING AND FUND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
WHICH HAVE SLOWED DOWN. OVERALL, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR POSTED A 17%
GROWTH IN 2007, HIGHER THAN 11.0% IN 2006.
THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REGISTERED A STRONG GROWTH. THE SECTOR GREW BY
24%, FOLLOWING 20% GAIN IN 3Q 2007. GROWTH MOMENTUM FOR THE WHOLE YEAR GREW
20%, ITS FASTEST GROWTH SINCE 1996.
THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR GREW BY 6.0% IN 4Q 2007, SLOWER
THAN THE 6.8% GROWTH IN 3Q 2007. NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS SAW GROWTH REDUCED FROM
9.0% IN 3Q 2007 TO 7.0% IN 4Q 2007. RETAIL SALES FELL BY 2.5% IN 4Q 2007,
FOLLOWING A 1.5% GROWTH IN 3Q 2007. OVERALL, THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
SECTOR POSTED A 7.3% GROWTH IN 2007, DOWN FROM 10.0% IN 2006.
THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR ROSE BY 5.4% IN 4Q 2007, FROM 5.0% IN
3Q 2007. HIGHER GROWTH IN THE SEA TRANSPORT SEGMENT WAS OFFSET BY SLOWER GROWTH
IN THE AIR TRANSPORT SEGEMENT. OVERALL, THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR POSTED
A 5.1% GROWTH IN 2007, UP FROM 4.7% IN 2006.
THE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS SECTOR GREW BY A SMALLER 2.5% FROM 4.9% IN 3Q
2007. VISITOR ARRIVALS ROSE 5.5% IN 4Q 2007, SIMILAR TO 5.4% RISE IN 3Q 2007.
HOWEVER, THE AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATE OF HOTELS DIPPED TO 86.0% IN 4Q 2007 FROM
88.0% IN 4Q 2006. VISITOR ARRIVALS ROSE 5.4% TO REACH A RECORD OF 10.3 MILLION
IN 2007. OVERALL, THE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS SECTOR POSTED A 4.4% GROWTH IN
2007, DOWN FROM 4.8% IN 2006.
THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR ROSE 6.1% IN 4Q 2007, SLIGHTLY
SLOWER THAN THE 6.6% IN 3Q 2007. BOTH THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IT SERVICES
SEGMENTS REMAINED HEALTHY DURING THE QUARTER. FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SEGMENT, THE GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALLS DURATION AND NUMBER OF
SUBSCRIBERS FOR BOTH MOBILE PHONE SERVICE AND BROADBAND INTERNET REMAINED
STRONG. OVERALL, THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR POSTED A 6.3% GROWTH
IN 2007, UP FROM 4.6% IN 2006.
THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR EXPANDED BY
8.7%, HIGHER THAN THE 7.5% GAIN IN 3Q 2007. GROWTH WAS HEALTHY ACROSS ALL
SEGMENTS, WITH GOOD PERFORMANCES IN THE BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES AND
REAL ESTATE SEGMENTS. OVERALL, THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR POSTED A 7.8%
GROWTH IN 2007, UP FROM 6.9% IN 2006.
NEWS
SINGAPORE ECONOMY GROWS 7.2% ON STRONG
SHOWING IN MANUFACTURING
SINGAPORE’S ECONOMY TURNED OUT TO BE SURPRISINGLY RESLIENT IN THE FIRST
QUARTER, EASILY BEATING MARKET EXPECTATIONS WITH STRONG GROWTH OF 7.2%.
THE ADVANCE ESTIMATES ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (MTI)
REPORTED YESTERDAY WERE A MARKED IMPROVEMENT OVER THE 5.4% POSTED IN THE FINAL
QUARTER OF LAST YEAR. EARLIER REPORTS HAD SUGGESTED MARKET EXPECTATIONS OF 5.9%
GROWTH. ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUALISED BASIS, THE ECONOMY GREW AT A
BREAKNECK RATE OF 16.9% QUARTER-ON-QUARTER. IT SHRANK 4.8% IN 4Q 2007.
HOWEVER, ECONOMISTS DO NOT BELIEVE THE STRONG PERFORMANCE SIGNIFIES AN
UPTREND FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THEY POINT TO A POTENTIAL RECESSION IN THE
UNITED STATES AND RISING GLOBAL INFLATION.
MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES WERE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED
FIRST QUARTER GROWTH.
MANUFACTURING IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE EXPANDED BY 13.2% IN THE FIRST
QUARTER, COMPARED TO A SMAL 0.2% RISE IN THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS. IT WAS ALSO
CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE 3.9% REGISTERED IN 1Q 2007.
THIS WAS LARGELY DUE TO A SURGE IN BIOMEDICAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT. THE
REST OF THE MANUFACTURING CLUSTERS ALSO ENJOYED BETTER PERFORMANCES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSPORT ENGINEERING AND PRECISION ENGINEERING
CLUSTER WHO ENJOY MODERATE GROWTH.
SERVICES INDUSTRIES GROW 7.6%, SIMILAR TO THE 7.7% IN 4Q 2007 AS WELL AS
IN 1Q 2007. FINANCIAL SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING AMONG THE
SERVICES SECTORS.
HOWEVER, THE FIGURE FOR THE SLOWING CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WAS LESS ROSY
WITH GROWTH SLIPPING TO 14.6% FROM 24.3% IN 4Q 2007.
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK ECONOMIST HO WOEI CHEN SAID THIS WAS DISAPPOINTING,
AFTER THREE QUARTERS OF GROWTH ABOVE 20.0%. BUT SHE STILL EXPECTED THE
SECTOR TO CONTRIBUTE TO GROWTH THIS YEAR, ON THE BACK OF INFRASTRCTURE PROJECTS
SUCH AS THE INTEGRATED RESORTS AND THE PROPOSED SPORTS HUB IN KALLANG.
ECONOMISTS WERE SURPRISED BY WHAT THEY SAID AMOUNTED TO A CONTRACTION IN
THE INDUSTRY BUT THEY REMAINED CONFIDENT THAT GROWTH WAS STILL HEALTHY AND IN
LINE WITH THEIR FORECASTS FOR THE YEAR, WHICH RANGED FROM 10.0%
TO 25.0%.
CIMG-GK ECONOMIST SOGN SENG WUN SAID THAT RISING INFLATION, ESPECIALLY
FOR FOOD PRICES, WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN. “PEOPLE ARE FOCUSING ON ISSUES SUCH
AS THE RISING PRICE OF RICE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD PERSIST FOR THE
REST OF THE YEAR”.
NONE OF THE ECONOMISTS INTERVIEWED REVISE FULL-YEAR GROWTH FORECASTS
WHICH RANGE FROM 4.7% TO 5.5%. MTI HAS FORECAST A RANGE OF 4.0% TO 6.0% FOR THE
YEAR.
OUTLOOK
AFTER THE LAST REVIEW IN NOVEMBER 2007, THE
OUTLOOK FOR EXTERNAL DEMAND IN 2008 HAS WORSENED AND THERE ARE INCREASED
DOWNSIDE RISKS.
COMPARED TO THE FORECAST THREE MONTHS AGO, THERE IS BROAD CONSENSUS NOW
THAT THE US ECONOMY IS ENTERING A SLOWDOWN. THE LENGTH AND SEVERITY OF THE
SLOWDOWN REMAINS TO BE SEEN, AND IT WILL AFFECT COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE AND KEY
INDUSTRIES.
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RISE IN DOWNSIDE RISKS, THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY LOWERED THE ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY TO GROW BY
4.0-6.0% IN 2008, DOWN FROM THE GROWTH FORECAST OF 4.5-6.5% EARLIER.
CURRENT CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT THE US ECONOMY WILL LIKELY ENTER A MILD
RECESSION IN THE FIRST HALF BUT ITS STRONG FUNDAMENTALS, COUPLED WITH FISCAL
AND MONETARY STIMULUS, WILL ASSIST TO SUPPORT RECOVERY IN THE SECOND HALF.
REGIONAL ECONOMIES WILL HAVE MODERATE BUT HEALTHY GROWTH. SINGAPORE’S GDP
GROWTH WILL THEN BE IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE FORECAST RANGE. HOWEVER, IF THE US
FALLS INTO A MORE SEVERE RECESSION, THE REGION WILL BE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECTED. THE IMPACT ON THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY WILL ALSO BE STRONGER,
PARTICULARLY IN THE SENTIMENT-SENSITIVE AND EXPORT-ORIENTED SECTORS LIKE
FINANCIAL SERVICES, WHOLESALE TRADE AND ELECTRONICS. IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THE
SINGAPORE ECONOMY WILL GROW AT A SLOWER PACE, NEARER THE LOWER END OF THE
FORECAST RANGE.
IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, A NET
WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 19% OF FIRMS, ESPECIALLY INSURANCE COMPANIES AND FIRMS
PROVIDING CREDIT CARD SERVICES, REMAINS POSITIVE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK IN
THE MONTHS AHEAD.
IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 17% OF FIRMS,
EXPECT BUSINESS TO BE BRISK FOR THE COMING MONTHS.
MANUFACTURING FIRMS ARE CAUTIOUS ABOUT BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDING JUNE 2008. A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 2% OF MANUFACTURERS FORECAST
BETTER BUSINESS, LOWER THAN THE 7% REGISTERED IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR AND
THE 25% RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
GENERALLY, WHOLESALERS ARE POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN
THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 4% OF FIRMS EXPRESSING
POSITIVE BUSINESS SENTIMENTS. THE MAJORITY OF WHOLESALERS OF PETROLEUM AND
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND
EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS AND ACCESSORIES FORECAST BUSINESS OUTLOOK TO REMAIN THE
SAME IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2008 COMPARED WITH THE LAST SIX MONTHS IN 2007.
A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 12% OF RETAILERS PREDICTS LESS FAVOURABLE
BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 2008. AS A RESULT OF THE REDUCED
CERTIFICATE OF ENTITLEMENT (COE) QUOTA, MOTOR VEHICLES RETAILERS ARE ESPECIALLY
CONCERNED WITH THE SALES.
IN THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 5% OF
FIRMS FORECASTS LESS FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE COMING MONTHS.
IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED
BALANCE OF 8% OF FIRMS,
EXPECT BUSINESS TO BE BRISK FOR THE COMING
MONTHS. THIS IS SMALLER THAN THE 18% REGISTERED IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR AND
THE 23% RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. HOTELIERS REMAIN BULLISH ON BUSINESS
CONDITIONS FOR THE COMING MONTHS, WITH A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 35% OF
HOTELIERS EXPECTING THEIR BUSINESSES TO RISE IN ANTICIPATION OF EXPECTED
INCREASES IN ROOM RATES AND HIGHER OCCUPANCY RATES. IN THE CATERING TRADE
INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 27% OF CATERERS ANTICIPATES MORE FAVOURABLE
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE
OF 9% OF FIRMS PREDICTS A HIGHER DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR THE
NETWORK OPERATORS.
IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES INDUSTRY, AN OVERALL NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF
19% OF FIRMS EXPECTS POSITIVE SENTIMENTS. THESE INCLUDE ACCOUNTING,
BOOK-KEEPING AND AUDITING, RENTING OF CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND
RENTING OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.
EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND
INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
THE STRAITS TIMES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
RATES
|
Currency |
Unit
|
Indian Rupees |
|
US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.46.96 |
|
UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.83.91 |
|
Euro |
1 |
Rs.66.36 |
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%)