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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :            

21.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RAYONIER NEW ZEALAND LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

Rayonier NZ Holdings Ltd,

 

 

Registered Office :

Level 5, 32-34 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland, 1010

 

 

Country :

New Zealand

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.03.1987

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Forestry Management and in the sale and harvesting of logs

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.09.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

New Zealand

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

           

REGISTERED NAME      

 

RAYONIER NEW ZEALAND LTD

 

 

CORPORATE SEARCH

 

 

Entity Type:

NZ Limited Company

Incorporated:

04 Mar 1987

Current Status:

Registered

Constitution Filed:

Yes

Annual Return Filing Month:

August

 

Registered Office

Level 5, 32-34 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland, 1010

 

Address for Service

Level 5, 32-34 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland, 1010

 

Directors

BOYNTON, Paul Gerard

1008 Arbor Lane, Jacksonville, Fl 32207, Usa

MARGIOTTA, Charles

7545 Founder's Way, Ponte Vedra, Florida, United States Of America

NICHOLLS, Paul Francis

10 Marina View Drive, West Harbour, Auckland, 0618

THOMAS, Lee Muller

3918 Alhambra Drive West, Jacksonville, Fl 32207, Usa

 

Shareholdings

Total Number of Shares:

1,015

Extensive Shareholdings:

No

 

1,015

537014

RAYONIER NZ MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Level 5, Symonds Centre, 49 Symonds Street, Auckland

 


BUSINESS STRUCTURE

 

TRADING ADDRESS     The Symonds Centre

                                    5/49 Symonds St Auckland City

                                    PO Box 9283 Newmarket, New Zealand

 

TELEPHONE                 (649) 302 2988

 

CONTROLLED ENTITY  RAYONIER HB LIMITED

 

HOLDING ENTITY                   RAYONIER NZ MANAGEMENT LTD

 

ULTIMATE HOLDING

ENTITY                                                                                                              RAYONIER INC

 

BANK                           HSBC  

                                               

EMPLOYEES                90

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The subject was incorporated in New Zealand on 4 March 1987 as ITT New Zealand Ltd, changing name on 8 May 1992 to ITT Rayonier NZ Holdings Ltd, changing name on 28 February 1994 to Rayonier NZ Holdings Ltd, before adopting the current style on7 September 2005.

 

Global operations were established in the USA in 1926 when The Rainier Pulp and Paper Company mill is constructed in Shelton, Washington.

                       

 

OPERATIONS

 

The subject operates in forestry management and in the sale and harvesting of logs.

 

In New Zealand Rayonier manages 143,000 hectares of forest and markets logs in domestic and export markets.

 

Activities are conducted from premises located at the above listed trading address.

 

 

FINANCES

 

During the current interview conducted with the subjects Financial Controller he advised that for the last financial year ended 31 December 2010 the subject traded profitably and recorded revenue of $80,000,000.

 

A similar result is projected for the current financial year ending 31 December 2011.

 

From the subjects most recently lodged financial statements, it is noted that for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 the subject recorded revenue of $51,653,000, which resulted in an operating Loss before and after tax of $3,842,000.

 

Below is a summary of the subject’s income results for the past two financial years.

 

 

Rayonier New Zealand Ltd - consolidated

 

As at 31 December 2009

As at 31 December 2008

Change (%)

Revenue

$51,653,000

$54,370,000

-5.00%

Profit b/tax

($3,842,000)

$1,924,000

-299.69%

Profit a/tax

($3,842,000)

$1,917,000

-300.42%

Net Profit Margin

-7.44%

3.53%

-10.96%

 

As at 31 December 2009 the subject recorded total current assets of $21,760,000. They included cash of $2,573,000, receivables of $2,657,000 and related party receivables of $15,735,000.

 

Current liabilities at the same date totalled $4,308,000 and included payables of $4,140,000.

 

As at 31 December 2009 the subject recorded Working Capital of $17,452,000 and a current ratio of 5 to 1 indicating strong liquidity levels.

 

Net Assets totalled $19,820,000 as at 31 December 2009. At this date, the subject further recorded a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.22 to 1 showing low levels of gearing.

 

 

 

Rayonier New Zealand Ltd - consolidated

 

As at 31 December 2009

As at 31 December 2008

Change (%)

Revenue

$51,653,000

$54,370,000

-5.00%

Profit b/tax

($3,842,000)

$1,924,000

-299.69%

Profit a/tax

($3,842,000)

$1,917,000

-300.42%

Net Profit Margin

-7.44%

3.53%

-10.96%

Current Assets

$21,760,000

$25,464,000

-14.55%

Non-Current Assets

$2,368,000

$3,283,000

-27.87%

Total Assets

$24,128,000

$28,747,000

-16.07%

Current Liabilities

$4,308,000

$3,539,000

21.73%

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

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Total Liabilities

$4,308,000

$3,539,000

21.73%

Net Assets

$19,820,000

$25,208,000

-21.37%

Working Capital

$17,452,000

$21,925,000

-20.40%

Current Ratio

5.05

7.2

-29.80%

Debt to Equity

0.22

0.14

54.82%

 

The subject is ultimately owned by Rayonier Inc, a corporation that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and employs 1,800 staff globally.

 

For the last financial year ended 31 December 2010, the global group recorded sales of US$1,315.2 million which resulted in Net Income of US$217.6 million.

 

 

TRADE SURVEY

 

A trade survey on the subject traced the following accounts:

 

(Forest Management) Purchases average $400,000 per month on 14 day terms. Payment is met in 14 days and the account is considered satisfactory, having been known over 20 years.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

The subject was incorporated in New Zealand on 4 March 1987, before adopting the current style on7 September 2005.

 

For the last financial year ended 31 December 2010 the subject traded profitably and recorded revenue of $80,000,000.

 

For the financial year ended 31 December 2009 the subject recorded revenue of $51,653,000, which resulted in an operating Loss before and after tax of $3,842,000.

 

As at 31 December 2009 the subject recorded Working Capital of $17,452,000 and a current ratio of 5 to 1 indicating strong liquidity levels.

 

Net Assets totalled $19,820,000 as at 31 December 2009.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.56

Euro

1

Rs.63.92

 

 

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

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

 

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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