MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

04.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SANSIM INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle 16C, Edif. 41, Local 6B, Zona Libre de Colón, Zip Code 0302-00526, Colon

 

 

Country :

Panama

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.03.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

Card 397383 /Document 1245

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and export of textile products, items of clothing and other products in general

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$.15,000 Dollars

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

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 – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

Panama

b1

b1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


IDENTIFICATION

                                                                                                                                 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME

:

SANSIM INC.

TRADE NAME

:

N/A"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION

:

RUC 2137831397383

MAIN ADDRESS

:

Calle 16C, Edif. 41, Local 6B, Zona Libre de Colón

POSTAL CODE

:

0302-00526

CITY

:

Colón

DEPARTMENT/STATE

:

Colón

COUNTRY

:

PANAMA

TELEPHONE

:

4470793

FAX

:

4470655

WEB SITE

:

N/A

 

COMMENTS .-

Website is unavailable.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FOUNDATION               : 2001

LAST CAPITAL : US$300,000 Dollars(100 shares)

SALES                         : 0.00

EMPLOYEES                : 4

PAYMENTS                  : Usually to terms/good

CHIEF EXECUTIVE        : SANJAY KAMDAR

DISPOSITION               : (They) refused to give information at all (politely).

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS           

                                                                                                                      

LEGAL ESTATUS

:

Joint-Stock Company

DATE OF INCORPORATION

:

15MAR2001

START OF OPERATIONS

:

N/A

REGISTERED IN

:

Colon Free Trade Zone

NOTARY OFFICE

:

2

DURATION

:

Perpetual

REGISTRATION

:

Card 397383 /Document 1245

INITIAL CAPITAL

:

N/A

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL

:

US$300,000 Dollars(100 shares)

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE

:

N/A

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

:

N/A

TYPE OF SHARES

:

Registered

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

:

No

SHARE VALUE

:

US$1,000.= Dollars

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE

:

B/.1.00 per USD1.00

MEMBERSHIP

:

N/A

 

COMMENTS .-

Organized in accordance with Notarial Act 1245 dated 15/03/2001, entered in the Registrar of the Companies of Panama under Card 397383, Document 213783 dated 26/03/2001.

 

According to the Bylaws, the President shall act as Legal Representative and in his absence, the Secretary, and in turn, in his absence, the Treasurer or any other person appointed by the Board of Directors.

 

Shareholders of the Company come from India and have lived in Panama since 2000.

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS                                                                                                                                 

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME

TITLE

OWNERSHIP %

SANJAY KAMDAR

General Manager

34%

ASIM KAMDAR

Secretary

33%

RADHIKA PANDE

Treasurer

33%

 

 

WHO IS WHO?                                                                                                                                  

 

SANJAY KAMDAR

NATIONALITY                           : Indian

DOC OF IDENT.                        : CI E-8-91557

 

ASIM KAMDAR

NATIONALITY                           : Indian

BORN                                       : 31AUG1977

DOC OF IDENT.                        : CI E-8-91329

 

RADHIKA PANDE

NATIONALITY                           : Indian

BORN                                       : 24AUG1977

DOC OF IDENT.                        : CI E-8-91558

 

 

BUSINESS HISTORY                                                                                                                                 

 

According to the Notarial Act, Lenigdio Xavier Chávez  and José Angel Pimentel signed the Articles of Incorporation.

 

 

 

BUSINESS                                                                                                                                 

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Import and export of textile products, items of clothing and other products in general.

Import and trading of flat fabric, garments for men, jackets, etc.

 

Trademarks: RADZ, CREATIONS

IMPORT           : Yes

                        China and India

EXPORT           : Yes

                        Central America, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

% CASH SALES/METHOD

:

95%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

:

05% (30 days)

% FOREIGN SALES (COUNTRIES)

:

96%

% DOMESTIC PURCHASES

:

N/A

% FOREIGN PURCHASES

:

Organized in accordance with Notarial Act 1245 dated 15/03/2001, entered in the Registrar of the Companies of Panama under Card 397383, Document 213783 dated 26/03/2001.  According to the Bylaws, the President shall act as Legal Representative and in his absence, the Secretary, and in turn, in his absence, the Treasurer or any other person appointed by the Board of Directors.  Shareholders of the Company come from India and have lived in Panama since 2000.

SELLING TERRITORY

:

Domestic market - 4%

EMPLOYEES

:

4

 

 

LOCATION .-

Premises

:

Own

Monthly Amount

:

N/A

Time Occupied

:

N/A

Area

:

220 m2

Floors

:

N/A

 

COMMENTS .-

Main Clients: Importers, distributors and clothes manufacturers.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                 

 

Interviewee(s)

:

Asim Kamdar

Position(s)

:

Secretary

Cooperation

:

(They) refused to give information at all (politely).

Information Provided

:

We talked to  Asim Kamdar – Secretary who quickly evaded answering our question and mentioned that everything is still unchanged. It should be mentioned that the information contained in this report was collected from different outside sources (public, our files) but no balance sheets or estimated accounting elements could be obtained.  Remember that in Panama you could only get financial information from public companies. Contrarily, private companies are not obliged to provide their financials, hence, it is not possible to get them unless those companies give them voluntarily.

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION                        :           UNDETERMINED

 

Financial situation is considered to be indeterminate since no accounting elements could be obtained to analyze this Company current results.

 

SANSIM INC located in the Colon Free Trade Zone is a wholesale distributor of textiles used in a wide variety of applications. This successful business specializes in a wide range of decorative fabrics that allow customers to use them to decorate homes and offices and make furniture more attractive. It also supplies tissues  both for decorative and functional purposes.  Sansim Inc provides manufacturers and designers with materials.  The company deals with many Eastern manufacturers who offer a wide selection of textiles. These materials are used to make tablecloths, rugs, sheets, bedspreads, cushions, curtains and more.

Thanks to its location in the Colon Free Trade Zone, Sansim Inc has become the favorite store for local Latin American designers and manufacturers. The Company is able to supply customers with fabrics they need at affordable prices. Products include: Tablecloths, sheets, bedspreads, cushions, curtains.

 

No negative backgrounds have been reported against its operations.

 

INSURANCE .-

Company

Againts

Amount

Expiration

KAM Y ASOCIADOS

All risk

US$200,000

N/A

CIA. DE SEGUROS AXA

All risk

N/A

N/A

CIA. DE SEGUROS GENERALI

All risk

N/A

N/A

 

 

PAYMENTS RECORD                                                                                                                                 

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

Supplier

Country

Tel.

Line of Credit

Monthly Average

Terms(days)

Perfomance?

Time

Products/Services

APL

PANAMA

(507) 2363200

 None

US$ 30,000.=

CASH

No experience

2001

Containers and freight services

Crowley

PANAMA

(507) 2637260

 Open

US$ 15,000/35,000.=

30 days

Prompt

+10 yrs

Cargo containers services

 

NOTE: Other Suppliers did not provide information or could not be consulted.

Supplier

Country

Tel.

Atlas Exports

INDIA

N/A

Amber Exports

INDIA

N/A

Lonsea Denim

CHINA

N/A

Shaoxing Cozy Plus

CHINA

N/A

SS China

CHINA

N/A

Denim Online Exports Pvt.ltd

INDIA

N/A

Bhaskar Industries Ltd.

INDIA

N/A

Jeans Online Exportaciones PVT. Ltd.

INDIA

N/A

 

 

CREDIT RISK CENTRAL .-

No restraints, claims, citations, bankruptcy, auctions, cancellation of accounts or payments in arrears were found against this Company.

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION                                                                                                                                  

 

BANKERS .-

Bank

Contact

Telephone

Account #

DC (S/.)

FC (US$)

AMERICA CENTRAL

Carlos Grimaldo

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HSBC BANK

Sr. Rogelio

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

HSBC

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Banks in Panama are ruled by the Bank Secrecy Act. Hence, information regarding their clients cannot be disclosed.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                  

 

Colon Free Trade Zone on the coast of Panama, expects to close 2011 with trade transactions amounting to US$24,000 million dollars due to the positive results in the first five months of the year.

 

Leopoldo Benedetti, General Manager of the Colon Free Trade Zone, said trade during the first five months of the year reached US$10,530 million dollars, an increase by 36.1% over the same period in 2010, when business transactions amounted to US$7,740 million dollars.

 

With regards to importations, they recorded a total of US$5,072 million dollars, an increase by 43.7% and in the case of the re-exports, they accumulated US$5,450 million dollars, an increase by 29.6%, both compared with the same period last year. May was the best month of year 2011, it closed with US$2,500 million dollars in imports and re-exports, which until now has not been registered.

The commercial operations remain stable in recent years with an annual increase of about US$2,000 million dollars, except for 2009 when there was an increase of only US$500 million dollars.

 

In this regard, turnover  2007 came to US$16,200 million dollars; US$18,700 million dollars in 2008, US$19,200 million in 2009 and US$21,600 million dollars in 2010.

 

In 2010 imports mainly come from China, with 35%; Malaysia (17%);  United States (8%); Hong Kong (7%); Taiwan (4%) and Japan (2%).  In the case of re-exports, countries which receive goods  from the Free Trade Zone mainly include: Venezuela, with 15%; Colombia (14%); Panama (9%); Dominican Republic (5%) and Costa Rica (5% ); and Ecuador (4%) and Guatemala (4%). Main exports are items of clothing in general (22%); electronics (13%); footwear of all kinds (10%); pharmaceuticals (10%), perfumes and cosmetics (4%); beverages and cigarettes (3% ).

 

The Colon Free Trade Zone, opened in 1948 with 10 companies spread over 10 acres, currently has 2,960 companies, out of which 807 cover an area of  795,1 hectares. The activity of this entity accounts for 7.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama, and pays the Treasury about US$64 million dollars, and US$ 5 million dollars to the Province of Colon and generates over 90,000 jobs, 30,000 of them, are direct jobs.

 

The Free Trade Zone, the second largest in the world after Hong Kong, is visited by more than 120,000 foreigners annually, who invest during their stay about US$174 million dollars approximately.

 

REPUTATION .-

NOTHING  AGAINST COMPANY

 

 

CREDIT OPINION                                                                                                                                  

 

Requested Credit :       MAXIMUM CREDIT

Suggested Credit :       US$.15,000.= Dollars

NOTE: The Opinion given is confidential referential and with out liability

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.21

Euro

1

Rs.62.87

 

 

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

----

NB

New Business

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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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