MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

26.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LANDS END, INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington De 19801

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Financials (as on) :

29.01.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.08.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

2099220

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Direct marketer of casual clothing, accessories, footwear, home products, and soft luggage

 

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 :

3 000 000 USD.

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

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)

United States 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Competitive

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Lands End

Address in the order:

1701 Lands End Drive Reedsburg WI 53959

Comments on data supplied:

The address provided is a distribution center. Please find below the headquarters' operative address.

Legal Name:

LANDS END, INC.

 

 

Legal Address

CORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET

WILMINGTON DE 19801

 

Operative Address

1 Lands\' End Ln.

Dodgeville, WI 53595

Telephone:

608-935-4341

Registration Number :

2099220

Fax:

608-935-4831

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

landsend@landsend.com   

Registered in:

Delaware

Website:

www.landsend.com

Date Created:

1963

Manager:

Nick Coe

Date Incorporated:

August 19, 1986

Staff:

7 700

Stock:

N.A.

 

 

Value:

N.A.

Activity:

Direct marketer of casual clothing, accessories, footwear, home products, and soft luggage

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

BANK OF AMERICA

Name of the Bank

Wells Fargo Bank

 

BUSINESS

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Lands' End, Inc. operates as a direct marketer of casual clothing, accessories, footwear, home products, and soft luggage.

Products/Services description:

 

It operates through three segments consisting of Core, Specialty, and International. The Core segment offers basic product lines for men and women, including knit shirts, sweaters, dress and sport shirts, casual pants, dresses, skirts, accessories, footwear, and soft luggage, as well as seasonal merchandise, such as swimsuits, outerwear and holiday gifts.

 

The Specialty segment markets school uniforms, kids, and coming home catalogs. The International segment consists of foreign-based operations located in Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Sales are:

 

Wholesale, Retail

Brands:

 

Lands' End

Clients:

 

Final consumers.

The company offers its products through multiple selling channels consisting of regular mailings of its monthly primary, prospecting, and specialty catalogs as well as through the Internet, its international businesses, and its outlet stores.

Operations area:

 

National, International

The company imports from worldwide.

The company export to Canada, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Austria.

Trade References:

 

Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Competitors:

 

Eddie Bauer LLC

J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

L.L. Bean, Inc.

The subject employs 7700 employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The company is headquartered at the above operative address. The legal address is the one registered at the Secretary of State of Delaware and is that of the registered agent.

Comments on location:

 

The company is incorporated in Delaware for taxes purposes.

However it is headquartered in Wisconsin.

 

Branches:

 

The company has stores all over the US.

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

It is a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co., itself owned by Sears Holdings Corporation.

Management:

 

Mr. Nick Coe President

Mr. Tim Martin CFO and Senior Vice President

Mr. Jeffrey A. Jones Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Frank Giannantonio Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President

Mr. William Bass Senior Vice President - E-commerce and International

 

 

Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

Those figures are estimates for 2006 and 2008 provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company.

The parent company is a public company traded at the stock exchange. Please find enclosed the last parent company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2008

Turnover

1,830,000,000

Operating Income

94,000,000

Net Income

61,000,000

Net worth

213,000,000

Bank liabilities

90,000,000

The cash flow is

normal

 


Currency

DATE

USD

2006

Turnover

1 400 000 000

Net Income

64 700 000

The cash flow is

normal

 

Legal Fillings

 There are several UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of Wisconsin.

 

There are no legal filings listed with the District Court.

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT LISTED ON THE OFAC LIST.*

 

 

For information:

 

* The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List is a publication of OFAC which lists individuals and organizations with whom United States citizens and permanent residents are prohibited from doing business.

 

 

** The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America. 

 

The UCC deals primarily with transactions involving personal property (movable property), not real property (immovable property).

 

It allows a creditor to notify other creditors about a debtors assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

 

The Uniform Commercial Code Bureau files and maintains on financial obligations (including IRS liens) incurred by individuals (in business as a sole proprietor), business entities and corporations.

 

 

Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a correct credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 

 Final Opinion



 

The company has 48 years in the business.

It is a very larg

e sized company, evolving in a competitive sector.

Profitability is correct, indebtedness is high, cash is very good and payments are regular.

We did not find a specific adverse record against the subject.

A credit line may be considered for 3 000 000 USD.

 

 


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