MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

14.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DAH FENG CAPSULE INDUSTRY CO LTD 

 

 

Registered Office :

121 Hsi An St Fengyuan City  Taichung Hsien 420

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.11. 1976

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55823351

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importing and Local Purchasing of various types of Gelatin, Isinglass and related Raw Materials for in-house use.

 

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 180,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 

name & address                  

 

DAH FENG CAPSULE INDUSTRY CO LTD 

121 HSI AN ST FENGYUAN CITY

TAICHUNG HSIEN 420, TAIWAN

TEL: 886-4-25262747   FAX: 886-4-25263485

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE                        : NOVEMBER 8, 1976

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 55823351

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MS. YI-PING SUNG (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 64

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 1,863,354

BUSINESS LINE                                    : MANUFACTURER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2007)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2007)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO USD 180,000

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION                         : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND              : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION                       : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 32.50950 = 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*

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1967 - Founded in Feng Yuan City, Taiwan

1977 - Completed the installation of first automated capsule production line imported from the United States

1988 - Relocated to the new production facility with four new automated production lines

2000 - Capacity has increased to eight production lines

2002 - BioCaps became the first sales division, oversee the Sales and Marketing in the North America

 

*Licenses & Permits*

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License number       : 9963318300

Date issued              : 10 December, 1988

Issuing authority    : Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA 

 

*Factory Contact Details*

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Address : 203 Chung Shan Rd Section 3

Zip : 427

Suburb : Tantzu Hsiang

State : Taichung Hsien

Tel : [+886] 4-25330801

Fax : [+886] 4-25333245

 

*Office & Facilities*   

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Size                        : 608 sq. meters (Approx)

Location               : Taichung Hsien

Property status   : Purchased by Mr. William Chen-hai Sung (General Manager)

Type of building : Retail outlet in a semi-residential building

Other e-mail         : dfc@ms7.hinet.net, dfcapsule@hotmail.com, mina@dfc.con.tw 

 

*Factories, Size & Locations*

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Size                       : 4,108 sq. meters

State                     : Taichung Hsien

Property status   : Owned by DAH FENG CAPSULE INDUSTRY CO LTD

Type of building : Industrial building

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

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

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


www.dfc.com.tw The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in Chinese version.

 

E-mail: service@dfc.com.tw

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Total number of shareholders: 4

Total number of shares: 57,700

 

Shareholders                             Country             Number             Amount             %

Mr. William Chen-hai Sung         Taiwan              24,500.00          n/a                    42.46 

Mr. Wei-jen Sung                       Taiwan              15,700.00          n/a                    27.21 

Ms. Yi-ping Sung                       Taiwan              11,000.00          n/a                    19.06 

Mrs. Ling-hsiang Sheng Sung     Taiwan                6,500.00          n/a                    11.27 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management:    Mr. William Chen-hai Sung, General Manager

                        Ms. May Chiu, Representative

 

Name                                        Nationality         Job Description

Mr. William Chen-hai Sung         Taiwanese         General Manager

Ms. May Chiu                            Taiwanese         Representative

 

*COMPANY DIRECTORS* 

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

1  

Name : Ms. Yi-ping Sung

Nationality : Taiwanese

Country of Residence : Taiwan

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of works:

1. Importing and local purchasing of various types of gelatin, isinglass and related raw materials for in-house use.

2. Research and development of various medicinal capsules.

3. Manufacturing of a wide range of capsules, empty, hard gelatin capsule to major companies in the pharmaceutical and nutriceutical industries in Taiwan.

4. Selling to both domestic and international markets.

 

Products: Capsule machinery 

               Capsules 

               Cellulose ethers 

               Empty gelatin capsules 

               Empty hard gelatin capsules 

 

*Brand*

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BIO V

DAH FENG

 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

-------

Local   : Cash

               30-90 days credit

Export  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

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Local    : 30-90 days credit

Import  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Machinery & Equipment*

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Machinery/ Equipment include:

- Semi-Automatic Capsule Filling Machine

- Water purification systems and Air conditioning systems

- Capsule inspection machine

- Capsule printing equipment

- Filling test 

 

*Quality Certification*

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Obtained the following certifications:

(1)

Type of certification : GMP Certification

Issuing authority      : Ministry of Health - Taiwan

Year of certification  : 1987

 

(2)

Type of certification : cGMP Certification

Issuing authority      : Ministry of Health - Taiwan

Year of certification  : 2001

 

(3)

Type of certification : ISO 9001

Year of certification  : 2001

 

(4)

Type of certification : Kosher Certification

Year of certification  : 2002

 

(5)

Type of certification : Halal Certification

Year of certification  : 2002

 

(6)

Type of certification : Drug Master File Certification

Issuing authority      : US Food and Drug Administration

Year of certification  : 2004 

 

  *Competitors*

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The following locally based companies supply similar range of products:

- CHINA CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD

- CHUNGHWA CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS & BIOTECH CO LTD

- GUANG DE LI CAPSULES CO LTD

- KOJAR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

- KUO AN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD

- LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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Approximately 40% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales which are achieved through direct sales to local manufacturers. 

 

*Export Markets*

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Approximately 60% of the annual turnover is attributed to export. 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*(Subsidiaries, Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

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Company Name             : BIOCAPS ENTERPRISE INC

Address                        : 8932 Ardendale Ave San Gabriel 91775 California USA

Country                         : USA

Relationship                  : Subsidiary

Legal Form                    : Private company with limited liability

Company Type              : Trader

Industry                         : Plastics & Products

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 3                OBTAINED SCORES         : 63

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 MODERATE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a private limited company with a paid-up capital of less than USD 6 million, there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

Although financial summaries were obtained for reference.

 

*BANK DETAILS* 

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Bank Name       : HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK LTD

Branch              : Chungcheng Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address : 38 Chung King South Rd Section 1 Chungcheng Dist Taipei City 100 (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code      : HNBKTWTP

 

Bank Name       : MEGA INT'L COMMERCIAL BANK CO LTD

Branch              : Chungcheng Dist, Taipei City 

Branch Address : 123 Jhongsiao E Rd Section 2 Chungcheng Dist Taipei City 100 (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code      : ICBCTWTP

 

 

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

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Year     Sales                Assets              Net Income

2007     $3,741,701.87    $5,733,252.87    $241,400.12 

 

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

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Year     Imports             Exports             Total

2005     $1,752,364.99    $1,256,984.99    $3,009,349.98

2006     $1,253,986.97    $1,765,985.01    $3,019,971.98

2007     $1,743,620.97    $2,253,915.00    $3,997,535.97

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered small-sized in its line with a development history of 32 years. Taking into consideration of SC’s general performance, a credit line up to USD 180,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Importing           2821     Plastics materials and resins

Importing           2891     Adhesives and sealants

Manufacturing    3082     Unsupported plastics profile shapes

Manufacturing    3089     Plastics products,

Manufacturing    3559     Special industry machinery, and parts,

Manufacturing    3569     General industrial machinery and equipment, and parts,

Manufacturing    5084     Industrial Machinery/Equip

Trading              3089     Plastics products,

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Importing           3503                 Gelatin & deriv; isinglass; glues, animal

Importing           3503001000       Fish glue

Importing           3912390000       Cellulose ethers,

Manufacturing    3900                 Plastics & articles thereof

Manufacturing    8479                 Machines etc having individual functions, parts

Manufacturing    9602                 Veg molded resin etc carving material

Manufacturing    9602001040       Unfilled gelatin capsules

Trading              9602001040       Unfilled gelatin capsules

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Manufacturer     Capsule machinery 

Manufacturer     Medical capsules 

Manufacturer     Capsules 

Manufacturer     Vegetarian capsules 

Manufacturer     Unfilled gelatin capsules 

Trader               Unfilled gelatin capsules 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Country / Region          Main Trading Activity

Asia / Pacific                 Importing

Europe                          Importing

North America               Exporting, Importing

South America               Importing

Brazil                            Importing

China                            Importing

Germany                       Importing

South Korea                  Importing

USA                             Exporting ,Importing

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.48.43

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.54

Euro

1

Rs.65.91

 

 

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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