MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PREMIER INDIA BEARINGS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

413, Marshall House 25, Strand Road, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.10.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21-45316

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L27109WB1988PLC045316

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CALP00508E

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Publik Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, Traders and Distributors of bearings and accessories.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 710000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having fine track.  Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen.  Their trade relations are fair.  Financial position is good.  Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Head Office:

407 and 413, Marshall House 25, Strand Road, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-22201926

Fax No.:

91-33-22485745

E-Mail :

pibl@vsnl.com , mitater@rediffmail.com

Website :

http://www.premierbearing.com

Area :

800 sq. fts. (Owned )

Location :

Commercial

 

 

Warehouse :

469, Marshall House, 25, Strand Road, Kolkata - 700 001, West Bengal, India

Area :

200 sq. fts. (Owned)

Location :

Commercial

 

 

Branches :

Located at:

·         Raipur Office, Central Region

·         Chandigarh Office, North Region

·         Gurgaon Office, Norh Region

·         Ludhiana Office, North Region

·         Kochi Office, South Region

·         Bangalore office, South Region

·         Chennai Office, South Region

·         Mumbai Office, West Region

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mrs. Laxmi Devi Chindala

Designation :

Director

Address :

87, Southern Avenue, Lake Towers, Kolkata-700029, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.01.1957

Date of Appointment :

15.09.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Santosh Choraria

Designation :

Director

Address :

35, Ballygung Park, Tirumala Apartment, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.05.1957

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chain Roop Chindalia

Designation :

Director

Address :

Lake Towers, 87, Southern Avenue, Kolkata-700029, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

23.02.1956

Qualification :

B. Com. (Hons.)

Experience :

25 years

Date of Appointment :

27.04.1989

 

 

Name :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Choraria

Designation :

Director

Address :

Tirumala Apartment, 35, Ballygung Park, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.05.1955

Qualification :

B. Com. (Hons.)

Experience :

25 years

Date of Appointment :

30.01.1989

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Sethia

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Chain Roop Chindalia

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 30.09.2007

 

Names of Shareholders

 

 

No. of Shares

Prakash Chan Golcha

 

100

Chindalia Roop Chain (HUF)

 

18300

Gautam Choraria

 

16100

Tater Jatan

 

30000

Khushboo Bararia

 

800

Laxmidevi Chindalia

 

22600

Manju Sethia

 

5100

Neeru Patwari

 

3000

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity)

As on 30.09.2007

 

Category

 

 

Percentage

Bodies corporate (not mentioned above)

 

87.39

Directors or relatives of directors

 

8.38

Other top fifty (50) shareholders (other than listed above)

 

4.23

Total

 

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importers, Traders and Distributors of bearings and accessories.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code

Bearings

86.42

 

Ø       Ball Bearings

Ø       Spherical Roller Bearings

Ø       Taper Bearings

Ø       Cylindrical Bearings

Ø       Thrust Bearings

Ø       Needle Roller Bearings

Ø       Unit Bearings

Ø       Rolling and Plain Bearings

Ø       Linear rolling bearings and linear plain bearings

 

 

Brand Names :

“SKF”

 

 

Agencies Held :

SKF Bearings India Limited (upto 31/12/2002)

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

Singapore

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (30 to 60 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Credit (30 to 60 days), L/C or CAD

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Manufacturers and Government Bodies

Ø                   Arihant Spinning Mills Limited

Ø                   Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited

Ø                   The Associated Cement Companies Limited

Ø                   Ballarpur Industries Limited

Ø                   Balrampur Chini Mills Limited

Ø                   The Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited

Ø                   Coal India Limited & its' subsidiaries

Ø                   Empee Sugar Limited

Ø                   Essar Steel Limited

Ø                   Hindustan Copper Limited

Ø                   Hindustan Newsprint Limited

Ø                   Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited

Ø                   Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Ø                   Hindustan Zinc Limited

Ø                   HMP Sugar Limited

Ø                   IBP Company Limited

Ø                   India Cement Limited

Ø                   Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Ø                   Jayashree Textiles Limited

Ø                   Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Limited

Ø                   Jindal Iron and Steel Company Limited

Ø                   Kalyanpur Cements Limited

Ø                   Lafarge India Limited

Ø                   Larsen and Toubro Limited

Ø                   Lloyd Steel Corporation Limited

Ø                   Madras Cement Limited

Ø                   Mahabir Spinning Mills Limited

Ø                   National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

Ø                   Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

Ø                   Orient Paper and Industries Limited

Ø                   Punjab Sugar Federation Limited

Ø                   Shakthi Sugar Limited

Ø                   State Electricity Boards

Ø                   Seshasayee Paper Mills Limited

Ø                   Steel Authority of India Limited

Ø                   Tamilnadu Newsprint Limited

Ø                   The Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited

Ø                   Uranium Corporation of India

Ø                   Vishnu Sugar Limited

 

 

No. of Employees :

20

 

 

Bankers :

Bank of Baroda, International Business Branch, 4, India Exchange Place, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOAN

31.03.2007

Rs. In Millions

Cash Credit from Bank

13.336

Against Hypothecation of Vehicals

1.211

Total

14.547

 

 

UNSECURED LOAN

31.03.2007

Rs. In Millions

From Shareholders

0.222

Total

0.211

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

V K Patawari and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

33, Brabourn Road, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Ø                   Hi-Tech Bearings Private Limited

25, K. H. Road, Bangalore - 560 027, Karnataka, India

Tel. No. 91-80-2224122 / 2872

Fax No. 91-80-2993622

E Mail:  hitech@bgl.vsnl.net.in / htbl@vsnl.com

Traders of bearings

 

Ø                   Time Bearing Corporation

Manjushree Market, P. O. Kanjanchak, Durgachak, Haldia - 721 602, Orissa, India

 

Ø                   Phoenix Trading Corporation

408, Marshall House, 25, Strand Road, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal

            Traders of bearings

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 30.09.2007

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

6000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 60.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

988900

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 9.889 Millions

4470450

Equity Shares

Issued on Amalgamation to the erstwhile shareholders of Sidh Tradefina Limited Fully paid

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 44.705 Millions

394664

Equity Shares

Issued on amalgamation to the erstwhile shareholders of Skyzoom Merchants Private Limited fully paid up for consideration other than cash

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 3.947 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 58.540 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

58.540

58.540

58.540

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

84.816

84.000

83.206

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

143.356

142.540

141.746

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

14.547

15.202

5.432

2] Unsecured Loans

0.222

10.222

0.222

TOTAL BORROWING

14.769

25.424

5.654

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.076

0.025

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

158.201

167.989

147.400

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

7.432

7.927

7.728

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

2.926

2.472

1.203

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.018

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

86.800

64.844

46.184

 

Sundry Debtors

173.034

166.750

133.255

 

Cash & Bank Balances

9.285

12.824

31.650

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

9.278

5.418

6.110

Total Current Assets

278.397

249.836

217.199

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

127.519

89.680

76.907

 

Provisions

3.035

2.578

1.871

Total Current Liabilities

130.554

92.258

78.778

Net Current Assets

147.843

157.578

138.421

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.012

0.030

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

158.201

167.989

147.400

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

495.436

374.086

288.294

Other Income

0.786

1.118

0.800

Total Income

496.222

375.204

289.094

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

2.948

2.677

1.810

Provision for Taxation

2.132

1.883

1.131

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

0.816

0.794

0.679

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Purchases made for re-sale

450.930

337.989

260.354

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

9.171

6.918

5.142

 

Managerial Remuneration

1.410

1.205

0.720

 

Payment to Auditors

0.066

0.056

0.060

 

Interest

1.825

1.188

0.084

 

Insurance Expenses

0.479

0.380

0.384

 

Power & Fuel

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

2.085

2.077

1.751

 

Other Expenditure

27.308

22.714

18.789

Total Expenditure

493.274

372.527

287.284

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

0.16

0.21

0.23

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

0.60

0.72

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.03

1.04

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.02

0.01

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.01

0.83

0.59

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.13

2.71

2.76

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the modified 

8003413

Corporate identity number of the company

L27109WB1988PLC045316

Name of the company

PREMIER INDIA BEARINGS LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

413, Marshall Hose 25, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Type of charge

Immovable Property

Particular of charge holder

Bank of Baroda, International Business Branch, 4, India Exchange Place, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Supplemental Memorandum of Entry

Date of instrument Creating the charge

21.06.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 173.500 Millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest

Interest and other charges will be paid as per terms and conditions of Sanction Letter, however the same is subject to change from time to time.

 

Terms of Repayment

The working Capital shall be repayable on demand

 

Margin

The borrower has to maintain appropriate margin as stipulated in the sanction terms, however the same is subject to change.

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

The security created under said Memorandum shall operate as continuing security.

 

The charged goods/ property shall be kept at the Company’s risk and expenses in good condition and fully insured against loss or damage by fire, lighting or explosion or theft and also loss or damage by riot and civil commotion etc. as may be required by the bank in the joint names of the Bank and the company.

 

Others

The company hereby declares that all the charged property / assets now existing are absolute property of an the sole disposal of the company and free from any prior charge or encumbrance.

 

The company has created mortgaged for securing credit facilities sanctioned by bank to M/S Premier (India) Bearings Limited, ZKL Bearings (India) Private Limited, Crystal Bearings Private Limited and M/S Phonix Trading Corporation

 

Other terms and conditions are as per terms and conditions of above referred agreement.

Short particulars of the property charged

The Company created equitable mortgage in respect of Room No. 413, on the 4th Floor of the multi – storied building situated at 33/1, N.S. Road, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

 

For details please refer attached Memorandum of Entry

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

21.02.2006

Particulars of the present modification 

By Present modification the overall limit secured by charge has been enhanced from Rs.55.000 Millions to Rs. 173.500 Millions the Limit of the following borrowings are secured:-

 

1)       Premier (India) Bearings Limited – Rs. 55.000 Millions

2)       ZKL Bearings (India) Private Limited – Rs. 100.000 Millions

3)       Crystal Bearings Private Limited – Rs. 7.500 Millions

4)       Phoenix Trading Corporation- Rs. 11.000 Millions

Other terms and conditions save as modified above remain unchanged.

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Company :

 

They believe all great things start small. Subject was no exception. Armed with commitment and zest to the best at what they do, it was 1975 that saw them embark on a journey that has become an increasingly challenging and fruitful one. Almost 30 years ago, the turnover was a modest of Rs 1 Million. Today the group turnover stands at a whopping Rs 650 million. They target to achieve a group turnover of Rs. 1000 million by year 2006. It offers no surprise to know that at present they command bulk market share for distribution of bearings.

 

In keeping with the ever expanding enterprise, they have moved on from the times when they managed with a solitary office in Calcutta. Today, offices at Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, and Gurgaon testify to their status and solidity of purpose.

 

Similarly, at the nascent stages of the endeavour, distributorship of bearings formed the core function. Here, other than bearing they have a wholesome array of associated products to offer which include bearing sleeves, bearing housing, mounting and dismounting tools, maintenance products, condition monitoring equipments, grease and oil seals. In short, the quality of products match with the pedigree of the allied services they offer, the later in the able hands of trained personnel. These are supported by state of the art infrastructure, the latest communication facilities and on-line links with principals, enabling them, therefore to provide the finest service on demand and, of course, adhere to the deadlines.

 

Suffice to mention, the perseverance has resulted in more than client satisfaction.

 

They have been long conferred the honour of being the Maha Dealer and Star Suppliers, and have been awarded the No. I best Distributor prize in India for the last Nine years - 1995 to 2003. They have received awards in all categories crucial to the business. Be it at the throbbing hub of commerce of Kuala Lumpur, the industrially galloping German city of Schweinfurt, or the idyllic setting of Gold Coast, Australia, all three geographically diverse settings have witnessed the felicitation of Premier (India) Bearings Limited.

 

Premier (India) Bearings Limited, though a throbbing -and ever-advancing outfit, is averse to resting on their laurels. For, they believe, every day is a challenge. Every day is about bettering the standards and renewing afresh the pledge to provide the customers the very best.

 

Therefore, they are relentlessly on the move to explore newer avenues and untested terrain to develop the expertise further, giving the products and the services an added sheen. In light of this attitude, they are working towards opening more branches in the country to effect a closer contact with the customers, while endeavoring to offer them more and more.

 

The new era is already on, which will bring forth a fresh batch of discoveries, newer wonders in technology, a greater fillip to standards of life as a whole. Rest assured, Premier (India) Bearings Limited will remain very much a participant to this absorbing, all-engaging process.

 

Dedicated Sales Team:


Trained workforce of 110 people including a team of 10 experienced engineers fully capable of serving you and taking care of the bearing related requirements and offering solutions to help improve the bottom line.

 

Key Industries:

 

Paper Industry

 

Ballarpur Industries Limited

Ø       Shree Gopal Unit , Yamunanagar

Ø       Asthi Unit asthi

Ø       Sewa Unit

Ø       Ballarshah Unit

Ø       Abhishek Industries Limited

Ø       Khanna Paper Mills

Ø       Shreyans Industries Limited

Ø       Unit Shreyans

Ø       Unit Shree Rishab

Ø       ABC Papers

Ø       Star Paper

Ø       Sainson Paper Mills

Ø       Ruchira Paper Mills

Ø       Hindustan Newsprint Limited

Ø       West Coast Paper

Ø       Satia Paper Mills

Ø       Sree Sakthi Paper Mills Limited

Ø       Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

 

Textile Industry

 

Ø       Vardhman Group

Ø       Nahar Group

Ø       Abhishek Group

Ø       Malwa Group

Ø       Pashupati Group

Ø       Ispat Group

Ø       Winsome Group

Ø       Deepak Group

Ø       Ginni Filaments

 

Cement Industry

 

Ø       ACC Group

Ø       Gujrat Ambuja Group

Ø       Ultra Tech Cements Limited

Ø       JK Group

Ø       Madras Cements Limited

Ø       India Cements Limited

Ø       Mysore Cements Limited

 

Sugar Industry

 

Ø       Nahar Group

Ø       State Cooperative sugar Mills

Ø       Bajaj group

Ø       Balrampur Group

Ø       Sakthi Sugars Limited

Ø       Rana Group

 

Automotive Industry

 

Ø       Maruti

Ø       Hero Honda

Ø       Bajaj Group

Ø       Eicher Motors

Ø       Omaxe Auto

Ø       Ricoh Auto

Ø       Honda

Ø       Suzuki Motorcycle

Ø       JBN and Neel Metal Group

Ø       Escorts Group

 

Services:

 

Ø       Mapping Customer Requirements

Ø       Helping Customers to identify exact requirements

Ø       Organising Training Programmes and Seminar so as to help the customers to smooth operations

Ø       Organising Bearing Clinics to address specific bearing related  problems faced by the customer.

Ø       Guiding customers to preventive and pro-active maintenance

Ø       Attending Customer Complaints Promptly

Ø       Just-in-time deliveries

Ø       Annual Rate Contracts

Ø       Bearing Banks

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.95

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.56

Euro

1

Rs.63.65

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

67

 

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%)

 


 

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

 

 

 

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