MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

27.07.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

LAYTON HOME FASHION INC

 

 

Registered Office :

8515 North Columbia Blvd, Portland OR 97203

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.06.1983

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing Household Furnishings

 

 

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 500,000.

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct 

 

 

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)

United States 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 Bottom of Form

 

Comments on the rating:
A Credit line maybe considered



GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Newport Layton Home Fashions

Address in the order:

8515 North Columbia Blvd, Portland OR 97203

Comments on data supplied:

Dear client:

 

The address you provided is that of the company's actual address. That is why we proceed on making the report under that address.

Legal Name:

Layton Home Fashion Inc

Legal Address

8515 North Columbia Blvd, Portland OR 97203

Telephone:

+1 (503) 283-4864

ID :

169691-15

Fax:

+1 (212) 447-6719

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

customerservice@newportlayton.com

Registered in:

Oregon

Website:

www.newportlayton.com

Date Created:

1954

Manager:

Larry Layton, President

Date Incorporated:

June 30th, 1983

Staff:

200

Stock:

N.A

 

 

Value:

N.A.

Activity:

Manufacturing Household Furnishings

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

SECURITY PACIFIC BANK OREGON

Name of the Bank

 FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF OREGON

Name of the Bank

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

This company was created in the year 1954.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company offers blinds and shades solutions in a wide variety of vertical, aluminum and wood blinds; cellular and woven wood shades; and sheer vertical window treatments. The company recently expanded its product offering to include beautiful decorative drapery hardware, distributed nationally through home centers and other retailers.

Products/Services description:

 

Bath products

Bedding products

Pillows

Sales are:

 

Wholesale, Retail

Clients:

 

General clientele

Various industries such as:

Fred Meyer

Sears

JC Penney

Bed Bath & Beyond

TJ Maxx/Marshalls

Dillards

Bloomingdales

 

Among many others.

Operations area:

 

National, Local

The company imports from Asia and Europe

The company does not export

PAYMENTS

 

regular

Surface area:

 

105,000 Sq Ft

The property is:

 

Owned

Comments on location:

 

The following address mentioned on the previous report:

 

14546 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203-6462

 

Is that of the company's old address as confirmed by the representative we've talked to.

Branches:

 

The company has another branch located in:

295 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10016.



Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

This company is privately held and has Larry Layton as the main shareholder.

Management:

 

Larry Layton, President

Sandy Uhalde, Chief Operating Officer

Jan Smith, IT Executive

Ida Conner, Finance Executive

Peggy Freeman, Human Resources Executive

 




Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

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

We have contacted Noy Johnson who confirmed basic information; however she refused to provide us any financial data on grounds of confidentiality.

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

30,000,000

 

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2008

Turnover

10,800,000

 

 

Comments on the financial data: The company showed a relevant increase compared to the year 2008, due to the new branch located in New York.


Legal Fillings

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

 

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 medium credit rate.

 

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

 Final Opinion

 

This is a medium sized company with 200 employees and 57 years of experience.

 

There were no legal filings found against the company or its legal representatives.

 

The company gave a correct profitability for the year 2010.

 

In addition, there was a significant increase on the revenue compared to the year 2008.

 

Therefore a credit line may be considered for USD 500,000.

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

GOOD

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 


APPENDIX

 

Person Interviewed

 

Noy Johnson

Position

 

Representative

Comments

 

She confirmed basic information, such as the company's address and their new branch located in New York; however she refused to provide us any financial data on grounds of confidentiality.

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.29

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.37

Euro

1

Rs.64.17

 

 

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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