MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

27.10.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DIAMART  LTD.

 

 

Formerly Known as :

4C’S DIAMONDS DISTRIBUTORS LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon 

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.10. 2000.

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

31379959

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Distributor and Wholesaler of All kinds of 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

 

DIAMART  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:                  2377 1635,  2877 3191

FAX:                       2801 4910,  2801 4925

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:                9th October, 2000.

 

Organization:                   Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                           Nominal:            US$3,000,000.00

                                Issued:                US$3,000,000.00

Business Category:         Diamond Distributor.

 

Employees:                  8.  (Including affiliates)

 

Main Dealing Banker:  ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:         Satisfactory.


ADDRESS

 

Registered Office:-

c/o Tricor Tengis Ltd.

Level 28, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong.

 

Head Office:-

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

P.O. Box 96871, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Digico Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

Affiliated Companies:-  (Same address)

4C’S Diamonds Distributors, Hong Kong.

Trans Exim Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

31379959

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

 733837

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$3,000,000.00 (Divided into 3,000,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$3,000,000.00


SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 09-10-2007)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Nishit Dinesh MEHTA

 

1

Digico Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

2,999,999

 

 

––––––––

 

Total:

3,000,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 01-03-2008)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Deepak Krishnarao KULKARNI

Flat No. S11, Block B-2, Lok Bharti, Marol Maroshi Road, Ansdheri (E), Mumbai-S9, M.S., India.

 

Nilesh Ratilal SEDANI

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 09-10-2008)

Name                     

Address

Co. No.

VMC Secretaries Ltd.

Room 1617-1618, 16/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

750831

 

 

 

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 9th October, 2000 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of 4C’S Diamonds Distributors Ltd., name changed to the present style on 14th February, 2001.

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


 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Distributor and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of diamonds, etc.

 

Employees:                   8.  (Including affiliates)

 

Commodities Imported:   India, Belgium, etc.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, other Asian countries, Europe, US, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$3,000,000.00 (Divided into 3,000,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$3,000,000.00

 

Indebtedness:  HK$15,000,000.00  (Total amount outstanding on all mortgages and charges as per last Annual Return dated 09-10-2007)

 

Mortgage or Charge (since 2005):  (See attachment)

 

Profit & Loss:          Making a very small profit.

 

Condition:                Business is fairly active.

 

Facilities:                Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:  Met as required.

 

Commercial Morality:  Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:  Normal.

 


 

GENERAL

 

Having issued 3 million ordinary shares of US$1.00 each, Diamart Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digico Holdings Ltd. [Digico Holdings], a Hong Kong-registered firm located at the operating address of the subject.  Digico Holdings is an affiliated company of the Digico Group [Digico] which is an Indian group.

The subject is a diamond trader.  It sources raw materials from India and Belgium.  After processing in Hong Kong, finished products are exported to Japan and other Asian countries.

Established in 1966, Digico is one of the earliest established diamond houses in the world.

Digico has established jewellery manufacturing facilities of its own, built an distribution and marketing infrastructure, introduced multiple diamond jewellery brands and created incremental downstream demand for the diamonds that are manufactured in its own factories worldwide.  Digico has been a DTC sight holder since 1967 (one of the first companies to be granted a sight).

The Group has a strong presence at every level of the diamond business, right from sourcing diamonds at competitive prices from DTC as sight holder to retailing its products through a vast network of self owned and franchised stores.

Digico is the pioneer of branded jewellery in India and has several well established brands in its arsenal to tap the continuously growing branded jewellery market in India and the rest of the world.  The list includes well‑know and well established brands such as “Nakshatra”, “Gili”, “Asmi”, “Sangini”, “D’Damas”, “Mi Amor” and “Giantti”.  Digico has a strong retail presence in India and across the globe through its retail stores of Samuels , Rogers and Verite.

Digico announced on 16th April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan, the takeover bid for Verite, the jewellery retail major based out of the Japanese capital.  Listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1991, Verite has over one hundred stores across Japan and boasts of annual sales of over US$100 million.

The subject is fully supported by the Group.

The subject’s business is chiefly handled by Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani who is an Indian passport holder.

The subject has got a number of affiliated companies located at its operating address, namely, 4C’S Diamonds Distributors, Trans Exim Ltd., etc.

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

 


REMARKS

 

Court Cases:           None per our.

 

Property information of the company:-

Property Location:                   Unit No. 1724 on 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Owner:  Diamart Ltd.

Date of Purchase:  n.a.

Purchased Price:  n.a.

Incumbrances:-

Date of Mortgage

Amount Consideration

Mortgagee

Nature

04-03-2005

-

Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

Mortgage to secure general banking facilities

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

(Since 2005)

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

04-03-2005

Instrument:      Debenture

Property:

The Borrower hereby charges to the Lender by way of first floating charge all its accounts receivable, book debts, undertakings and all the property, assets and rights and other choses in action, whatsoever and wheresoever, both present and future

Mortgagee:      Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

To secure all moneys in respect of general banking facilities

04-03-2005

Instrument:      Mortgage

Property:

24/19,328th parts or shares of and in Section A of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 10 (Unit No. 1724 on 17/F. of Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.)

Mortgagee:      Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

To secure all moneys in respect of general banking facilities

29-04-2005

Instrument:      Undertaking Relating to Deposits

Property:

Receipt No.       Value Date     Due Date            Amount

EM 1463          09-05-2005     09-08-2005     US$600,252.50

Mortgagee:      UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

Liabilities means all and any liabilities, sole or joint, actual or contingent, quantified or not, now or hereafter owing to the Bank by the Company

21-09-2007

Instrument:      Undertaking Relating to Deposits

Property:

Receipts No.     Value Date     Due Date            Amount

2005 EM 44     13-08-2007     13-11-2007     US$666,566.28

2007 EM 91     02-10-2007     02-01-2008     US$400,000.00

Mortgagee:      UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

Liabilities means all and any liabilities, sole or joint, actual or contingent, quantified or not, now or hereafter owing to the Bank by the Company

25-08-2008

Instrument:      Debenture

Property:

The Chargor charges to the Bank by way of floating charge all the undertaking and all property, assets and rights of the Chargor present and future wherever situate from time to time as continuing security for the due and punctual payment to the Bank of all monies

Mortgagee:      ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

All monies

 


 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.25

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.36

Euro

1

Rs.62.84

 

 

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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