MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

14.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SUGEM  (H.K.)  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 502-503, 5/F., Harbour Centre, Tower 2, 8 Hok Cheung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.03. 2002.

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

32467907

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Exporter of all kinds of Find Jewellery, Diamonds, 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

 

SUGEM  (H.K.)  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Room 502-503, 5/F., Harbour Centre, Tower 2, 8 Hok Cheung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:                  2723 6407

FAX:                       2724 0519

E-MAIL:                  sugem@sugem.com.hk

 

(Formerly located at: Room 1105-1108, 11/F., Hilder Centre, 2 Sung Ping Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.)

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Varsha Bhupendra Surani

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             25th March, 2002.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           US$100,000.00

                                    Issued:              US$100,000.00

 

Business Category:        Diamond Trader.

 

Annual Turnover:             HK$25-30 million.

 

Employees:                   11.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Antwerpse DiamantBank NV (also known as Antwerp Diamond Bank NV), Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:            Satisfactory.


 ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 502-503, 5/F., Harbour Centre, Tower 2, 8 Hok Cheung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Affiliated Companies:-

J. B. International Sourcing (India) Ltd., Hong Kong.

J. B. Jewelry (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong.

J.B. Collection (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

J.B. Diamonds (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

J.B. Diamonds, India.

J.B. International Mfg. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Miral Gems Co. Ltd, Thailand.

Sugem Inc., USA.

Sugem Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Sugem, Hong Kong.

etc.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

32467907

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

790559

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Chairman:  Mr. Bhupendra Jivrajbhai Surani

Managing Director:  Mr. Varsha Bhupendra Surani

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$100,000.00 (Divided into 100,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$100,000.00

 


SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 25-03-2008)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Varsha Bhupendra SURANI

 

9,500

Bhupendra Jivrajbhai SURANI

 

85,500

J.B. Diamonds (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

5,000

 

 

–––––––

 

Total:

100,000

======

 

 

DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 31-05-2008)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Vinu Virjibhai KUKADIA

Flat B, 31/F., Block 9, Parc Palace, 18 Wylie Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Bhupendra Jivrajbhai SURANI

31 King’s Park Hill Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Varsha Bhupendra SURANI

31 King’s Park Hill Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 25-03-2008)

Name

Address

Co. No.

DSC (Corporate Services) Ltd.

Room 1910-1913, 19/F., Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong.

535845

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 25th March, 2002 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Formerly the subject was located at Room 1105-1108, 11/F., Hilder Centre, 2 Sung Ping Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to the present address with effect from 3rd May, 2008.

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

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer and Exporter.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of find jewellery, diamonds, etc.

 

Employees:                   11.

 

Commodities Imported:   Belgium India, etc.

 

Markets:                       Asia, the Middle East, Europe, US, etc.

 

Annual Turnover:            HK$25-30 million.

 

Terms/Sales:                 As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:                L/C, T/T, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   US$100,000.00 (Divided into 100,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     US$100,000.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:       (See attachment)

 

Profit & Loss:                Business is rather profitable.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in an active state.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      So far so good.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

 

Bankers

 

Antwerpse DiamantBank NV (also known as Antwerp Diamond Bank NV), Hong Kong Branch.

ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:  Normal.

 


 

GENERAL

 

Having issued 100,000 ordinary shares of US$1.00 each, Sugem (H.K.) Ltd. is jointly owned by Mr. Bhupendra Jivrajbhai Surani, holding 85.5% interest; Mr. Varsha Bhupendra Surani, holding 9.5%; and J.B. Diamonds (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, 5.0%.

Sugem, the marketing and rough diamond purchasing arm of JB Diamonds, was founded in 1984 in Antwerp, Belgium.  JB Jewelry was established in 2000, it is an innovative manufacturer and distributor of diamond jewellery.  The subject is responsible for handling global distribution of all branded jewellery collection for JB Group.  Business is rather active.  The Group has set up a factory in Surat, India.

JB Group was founded by Jivraj Surani and Bhagwan Kukadia in 1965.  Their vision was to create a diversified business house.  Very soon, the company quickly evolved to become a renowned state-of-the-art manufacturer and distributor of polished diamond and diamond jewelry worldwide.

The Group today has multifarious businesses which are run and managed by professionals.  The Group’s business portfolio encompasses diamond, jewelry manufacturing, properties, hospitality, IT park, consultancy, sourcing, mining, alternate energy and IT/BPO services.

JB Group has gone from strength to strength since its inception as a diamond cutting and polishing unit four decades ago in India to a Energy to Properties conglomerate with a combined Global Sales Turnover of US$3 billion.  Besides Hong Kong, today the Group has a very strong operational presence in the Greater China, Indonesia, Thailand, The Sultanate of Oman, the UAE, Africa and the United States.

The annual sales turnover of the subject ranges from HK$25 to 30 million.  Business is rather profitable.

The subject’s business is chiefly handled by the Surani family.  Two of the members have been in Hong Kong for a very long time.

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 

COURT CASES:            None per our.

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

02-08-2002

Instrument:      Debenture

Property:

1)   All freehold and leasehold property of the Company

2)   All stocks shares bonds and securities of any kind

3)   All book and other debts revenues and claims both present and future

4)   The uncalled capital goodwill and all patents patent applications trade marks trade names registered designs and copyrights and all licences and ancillary and connected rights relating to the intangible property both present and future of the Company

5)   The undertaking and all other assets of the Company both present and future and the heritable property

Mortgagee:      Antwerpse DiamantBank NV (also known as Antwerp Diamond Bank NV), Hong Kong Branch.

General credit facilities for the sum of HK$117,000,000

26-01-2005

Instrument:      Further Debenture (by way of a Floating Charge)

Property:

1)   All stocks shares bonds and securities of any kind

2)   All book and other debts revenues and claims both present and future

3)   The uncalled capital goodwill and all patents patent applications trade marks trade names registered designs and copyrights and all licences and ancillary and connected rights relating to the intangible property both present and future of the Company

4)   The undertaking and all other assets of the Company both present and future and the heritable property

Mortgagee:      Antwerpse DiamantBank NV (also known as Antwerp Diamond Bank NV), Hong Kong Branch.

All money and liabilities

16-10-2006

Instrument:      Debenture

Property:

The Company by way of fixed and floating charge ranking second to the Debenture dated 26-01-2005 granted by the Company to Antwerpse DiamantBank NV (also known as Antwerp Diamond Bank NV)

Mortgagee:      ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

All money and liabilities

19-03-2007

Instrument:      Charge over Cash Deposit and Shares and Other Securities

Property:

Fixed Deposit No. 899012000373 dated 01-11-2006 for US$1,250,000 bearing interest at the rate of 5.60% p.a. and any other additional sum deposited/subsequent renewals as per terms of the Facility Letter dated 16-10-2006

Mortgagee:      ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

General credit facilities

11-10-2007

Instrument:      Charge over Cash Deposit and Shares and Other Securities

Property:

Fixed Deposit No. 899012000634 dated 31-07-2007 for US$1,250,000 bearing interest at the rate of 5.55% p.a. and any other additional sum deposited/subsequent renewals as per terms of the Facility Letter dated 10-04-2007

Mortgagee:      ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

General credit facilities

08-01-2008

Instrument:      Charge over Cash Deposit and Shares and Other Securities

Property:

Fixed Deposit No. 899012000768 dated 13-12-2007 for US$20,000 bearing interest at the rate of 4.60% p.a. and any other additional sum deposited/subsequent renewals as per terms of the Facility Letter dated 10-04-2007

Mortgagee:      ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

General credit facilities


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.47.71

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.30

Euro

1

Rs.65.12

 

 

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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