MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

23.12.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

JUKI CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

2-11-1 Tsurumaki Tama City Tokyo-Metrop 206-8551

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

December 1938

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

(Tokyo-Metrop-Tama Shi) 006169

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of industrial sewing machines, industrial machinery

 

 

No. of  Employee:

6,613

 

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 :

Yen 614.2 Million

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

Japan

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


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Company name

 

JUKI CORPORATION

 

 

REGD NAME 

 

JUKI KK

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

2-11-1 Tsurumaki Tama City Tokyo-Metrop 206-8551 JAPAN

Tel: 042-357-2211     Fax: 042-357-2540

 

URL:                             http://www.juki.co.jp/

E-Mail address:            (thru the URL)

 

 

ACTIVITIES  

 

Mfg of industrial sewing machines, industrial machinery

 

 

BRANCHES   

 

Domestic 122 locations; globally 79 locations

 

 

OVERSEAS   

 

China (7), Singapore, India (6), Sri Lanka, Vietnam (3), Bangladesh (3), UAE, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar,

Poland, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Belarus, Turkey, USA, other.

 

 

FACTORIES  

 

Ohtawara (Tochigi), other; China, Vietnam, India, other

 


CHIEF EXEC

 

AKIRA KIYOHARA, PRES

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY    

 

FINANCES                    FAIR                             A/SALES          Yen 89,596 M

PAYMENTS                  REGULAR                     CAPITAL           Yen 15,950 M

TREND             UP                                WORTH            Yen 11,549 M

STARTED                     1938                             EMPLOYES      6,613

 

 

COMMENT

 

MFR OF INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES. 

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION COSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARYBUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 614.2 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS.

 

 

                        Forecast (or estimated) figures for 31/12/2011 fiscal term due to change in term

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

The subject company was established originally as a rifle mfr, shifted into home sewing machines after WW2 and succeeded in production of nation’s first machine in 1947.  Now the firm is the largest producer of industrial sewing machines in the world and third largest in home-use machines in Japan.  Also expanding electronic equipment including chip mounter production (2nd mainline).  Boosting output in China, where the firm operates 7 subsidiaries including factories.  One time known as door-to-door sales of household sewing machines but this business is now contracting.   Improving product-mix of chip mounters heavily biased to medium-speed chip mounters by marketing new high-speed chip mounters.  The firm will make electric feeders overseas, which are now made only in Japan, such as Shanghai.  This will make the firm to cut costs 30-40% by shifting output to Shanghai.  The firm started up an assembly line at its new plant in Vietnam.  It intends to further expand capacity, in bid to meet strong demand for sewing machines in the local market.  It will distribute suppliers, responding to shortage of parts and materials due to the impact of the Tohoku Earthquake.

 

(Recent news dated 19/05/2011):

The firm will enter into Comprehensive Alliance Agreement with KAULIN MANUFACTURING CO LTD, TAIWAN.  Both companies are scheduled to acquire stocks of each company by way of market transaction, etc by June 30, 2011 (It has been effected, our comment).

 

Amount of acquisition: Juki (SIRUBA’s common stock equivalent to Yen 300 million.

 

SIRUBA (Juki’s common stock equivalent to Yen 200 million)

 

Business alliance:

Main field for both companies contemplated business alliance will include 1) Manufacturing, 2) Procurement, 3) Research & Development, 4) Sales and Services, 5) Personnel Exchange, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Mar/2011 fiscal term amounted to Yen 89,596 million, a 57.3% up from Yen 56,970 million in the previous term.  Sales have shown increasing trend, driven by active demand in the markets of China and emerging countries in Asia and other regions.  In all segments sales increased.  By Divisions, Industrial Sewing Machine up 58.4% to Yen 57,177 million; SMT Systems up 86.4% to Yen 22,427 million, bolstered by steadily growing sales of high-speed pick-and-placers in China and robust development in Japan, USA and Europe; Household Sewing Machines up 27.5% to Yen 3,090 million, backed by steady development in the US and Europe markets.  The operations returned to profitability to post Yen 1,174 million recurring profit and Yen 2,467 million net profits, respectively, compared with Yen 11,102 million recurring loss and Yen 11,233 million net losses, respectively, a year ago

 

For the current term ending Dec 2011, due to the change in accounting term, the recurring profit is projected at Yen 1,100 million and the net profit at Yen 800 million, on an 11.6% rise (as adjusted on a 12-month basis) in turnover to Yen 75,000 million.  Sales of mainstay industrial sewing machines will increase in China after capacity expansion.  Sales of high-priced new chip mounters will grow strongly 

 

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business  engagements.           Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 614.2 million, on 30 days normal terms.

 

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:  Dec 1938

Regd No.:         (Tokyo-Metrop-Tama Shi) 006169

Legal Status:      Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:         400 million shares

Issued:             129,370,899 shares

Sum:                   Yen 15,950 million

 

Major shareholders (%): Japan Trustee Services T (4.2) Goldman Sachs International (3.8), Mizuho Bank (3.6), Nippon Life Ins (3.3), Asahi Life Ins (2.7), Master Trust Bank of Japan T (2.4), Dai-ichi Life Ins (1.9), Meiji Yasuda Life Ins (1.7), Ryo Omura (1.5), Mizuho Trust Bank (1.5); foreign owners (14.4).

           

No. of shareholders: 11,921

 

Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo

 

Managements: Kazuyuki Nakamura, ch; Akira Kiyohara, pres; Tomohisa Miyake, v pres; Shinji Yamaguchi, mgn dir; Hirokazu Mizushima, mgn dir; Shuji Yamaoka, mgn dir

 

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

Related companies: JUKI Denshi Kogyo, JUKI Singapore, other (Tot 32 con subs)

 

 

OPERATION

 

Activities: Manufactures, imports and exports industrial sewing machines, household sewing machines, industrial equipment, electronics, precision instruments:

 

Sales Breakdown by Divisions:

Industrial Sewing Machines (64%): 1-needle, lockstitch machine, 2-needle, lockstitch machine, overlock safety stitch machine, zigzag stitching machine, covering stitch machine, double chain stitch machine, button sewing machine, bartacking machine, shape-tacking machine, buttonholing machine & eyelet buttonholing machine, special         purpose machine, computer-controlled cycle machine, automatic machine, motor, devices & software, flat-bed sewing machine, long arm sewing machine, cylinder-bed sewing machine, post-bed sewing machine, machine for extra heavy materials;

 

Household Sewing Machines (3%): 1-needle lockstitch sewing machine, home surgers, semi-professional sewing machine, other;

 

SMT (Surface Mount Technology) systems (25%): pick & placer, general pick & placer, bare-chip flexible pick & placer, small-type pick & placer, other;

 

Electronics & Precision Equipment (4%): electronic equipment, computer peripherals, others;

 

Others (8%): jewelry, health-care products, lost wax products, others;

 

Overseas sales ratio (82%)

 

Clients: [Mfrs, wholesalers] JUKI Hong Kong, JUKI Singapore, JUKI Automation Systems, JUKI European Holdings, JUKI Union Special, JUKI China Co, JUKI Shanghai, JUKI Household Sewing Machine, other.

No. of accounts: 2,000

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] JUKI Matsue, JUKI Denshi Kogyo, JUKI Hiroshima Seisakusho, JUKI Shanghai, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Tama City, Tokyo-Metrop.  Office premises at the caption address are owned and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

Mizuho Bank (Shinjuku)

Mizuho Trust Bank (H/O)

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCIALS

(In Million Yen)

 

FINANCES: (Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

  Annual Sales

 

89,596

56,970

 

  Cost of Sales

68,030

47,140

 

      GROSS PROFIT

21,565

9,829

 

  Selling & Adm Costs

20,420

21,017

 

      OPERATING PROFIT

1,144

-11,187

 

  Non-Operating P/L

30

-5

 

      RECURRING PROFIT

1,174

-11,192

 

      NET PROFIT

2,467

-11,233

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

  Cash

 

7,178

8,348

 

  Receivables

 

17,357

13,153

 

  Inventory

 

36,239

29,296

 

  Securities, Marketable

 

6

 

  Other Current Assets

2,990

5,088

 

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

63,764

55,891

 

  Property & Equipment

30,714

32,911

 

  Intangibles

 

1,855

2,302

 

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

10,260

9,977

 

      TOTAL ASSETS

106,593

101,081

 

  Payables

 

14,836

11,003

 

  Short-Term Bank Loans

42,643

42,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

8,638

6,937

 

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

66,117

60,137

 

  Debentures

 

80

120

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

19,958

21,915

 

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

6,336

6,541

 

  Other Debts

 

2,552

1,682

 

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

95,043

90,395

 

      MINORITY INTERESTS

 

 

 

Common stock

15,950

15,950

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

8,976

 

Retained earnings

2,604

(8,839)

 

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

74

16

 

Others

 

(7,021)

(5,360)

 

Treasury stock, at cost

(58)

(57)

 

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

11,549

10,686

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

106,593

101,081

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

Terms ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

-613

1,224

 

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

-119

-10,440

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

7

8,574

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

7,077

8,291

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

 

 

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

11,549

10,686

 

 

Current Ratio (%)

96.44

92.94

 

 

Net Worth Ratio (%)

10.83

10.57

 

 

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

1.31

-19.65

 

 

Net Profit Ratio (%)

2.75

-19.72

 

 

Return On Equity (%)

21.36

-105.12

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.73

Euro

1

Rs.68.88

 

 

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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