MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.12.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KING SIZE A DIVISION OF REDCATES USA

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O The Corporation Trust Company Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street Wilmington New Castle De 19801 (Registered Agent)

 

 

Country :

United States

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.08.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

2349027

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Catalog retailer of apparel and home goods

 

 

No. of Employee:

Not Available

 

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 :

USD 800,000

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

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: Stable

 

 


IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

King Size A Division of Redcates USA


Address in the order:

LP 2300 Southeastern Avenue P O Box 1947 Indianapolis

Comments on data supplied:

We found that KINGSIZE CATALOG SALES, L.P. (formerly located at the address provided) was merged in 1996 into BRYLANE, L.P., which became in 2004 Redcats USA, L.P.

We therefore make the report on REDCATS USA, L.P.

Legal Name:

REDCATS USA, L.P.

 

 

Legal Address

C/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY

CORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE DE 19801 (registered agent).

Operative Address

463 7th Ave Fl 10

New York, NY

10018-8778

Telephone:

(212) 502-8805

Registration Number :

2349027

Fax:

(212) 613-9690

Legal Form:

Limited Partnership

Email:

N.A.

Registered in:

Delaware

Website:

www.redcats.com

Date Created:

1993

Manager:

Robert A. Pulciani - CFO

Date Incorporated:

August 27, 1993

Staff:

N.A.

Stock:

N.A.

 

 

Value:

N.A.

Activity:

Catalog retailer of apparel and home goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

WELLS FARGO BANK

Location                                 

1 BOSTON PL FL 18TH BOSTON  MA   02108- 4407

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The company was created in 1993 as Brylane LP.

The name was changed to the current one in 2004.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Redcats USA, LP operates as a catalog retailer of women's apparel.

 

The company also retails men's apparel, and home goods.

 

It also offers products at off- prices through mail order companies, specialty retailers, discount stores, and department stores.

Products/Services description:

 

Women's apparel

Men's apparel

Bedding

Bath linen

Kitchen goods

Sales are:

 

Retail

Brands:

 

BrylaneHome

BrylaneHome Kitchen

Kingsize

Fullbeauty.com

Woman Within

Jessica London

Clients:

 

Clients are the general public.

Suppliers:

 

One of the foreign suppliers is:

 

APEX DALAT LTD

38 TRAN PHU STREET, DALAT CITY LAM DONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Operations area:

 

National, International

The company imports from Asia, Europe, Latin America...

Comments on staff:

 

According to external sources, the total staff would be from 5,000 to 10,000 people, mostly located in the office of Indianapolis.

 

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

463 Seventh Avenue

 

New York, NY 10018

 

United States

Branches:

 

2300 Southeastern Ave

Indianapolis, IN

46201-4001      

United States

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

The company is privately owned by:

 

PPR SA (Pinault-Printemps-Redoute group).

10 avenue Hoche

Paris, 75381

France

 

PPR SA is publicly traded at the Paris stock exchange.

Management:

 

Robert A. Pulciani - Chief Financial Officer

Related Companies:

 

REDCATS USA, INC.

 

The group also has several subsidiaries worldwide.



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 provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company.

Currency

DATE

 

USD

2010

 

Turnover

575,000,000

 

 

 

Legal Fillings

 

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

 

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 debtor’s 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 subject has 18 years experience in the business.

 

It operates online catalogs and websites and brands of apparels and home goods.

 

It is part of the large, well established and well known PPR GROUP.

 

The company imports and distributes mostly on the US market.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 800,000.



SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

 

Profitability

N.A.

Public Records

NO

 

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

 

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Comments

 

We called several times and left a message to Carol Humpfries. As of today, nobody has returned our calls.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.77

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.32

Euro

1

Rs.69.42

 

 

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

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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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