MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

01.06.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MILLIKEN&COMPANY

 

 

Formerly Known As :

Deering Milliken Company

 

 

Registered Office :

Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street - Wilmington - New Castle - DE 19801

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.08.1966

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

manufactures and markets textile, chemical, and floor covering products

 

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 700,000.

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


NOTES :

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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

 


 

GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Milliken And Company

Address in the order:

920 Milliken Rd. 29303, Spartanburg

 

 

Legal Name:

Milliken&Company

 

 

Legal Address

Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street - Wilmington - New Castle - DE 19801 – USA (Registered agent address)

Operative Address

920 Milliken Rd. 29303, Spartanburg

SC - USA (Headquarters)

Telephone:

+1 (864) 503-2020

ID :

0644318

Fax:

+1 (864) 503-2100

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

info@milliken.com

Registered in:

Delaware

Website:

http://www.milliken.com

Date Created:

1865

Manager:

Mr. Joe Salley, CEO

Date Incorporated:

August, 1st. 1966

Staff:

10,000 (estimates)

Stock:

NA

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Milliken & Company, Inc. manufactures and markets textile, chemical, and floor covering products.

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

Milliken & Company, Inc. was formerly known as Deering Milliken Company. The company was founded in 1865 and is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Milliken & Company, Inc. manufactures and markets textile, chemical, and floor covering products.

Products/Services description:

 

 It offers carpets and area rugs for homes, hotels, airports, offices, and commercial environments; chemicals, such as performance additives, colorants, and chemical specialties; and knit and woven fabrics using cotton, polyester and polyester, spandex, and nylon and nylon blends, as well as flame resistant fibers for various markets, such as restaurants, repair shops, stadiums, supermarkets, and pharmacies.

 

It offers chemical solutions for various markets, including plastics, automotive, house wares, turf, consumer products, graphic arts, and packaging.

 

(Among others)

 

Sales are:

 

Wholesale

Clients:

 

Professionals of the industry

Suppliers:

 

The person contacted refused to provide the name of the suppliers for us to check trade references.

 

Operations area:

 

National, International

The subject employs 10,000 (estimates) employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The company is headquartered at the address listed above.

Comments on location:

 

The company is incorporated in Delaware due to tax purposes.

Branches:

 

It has manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Denmark, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

This is a private company. Despite our long searches, we could not identify the main shareholders.

Management:

 

Mr. Joe Salley, CEO and President

Mr. Richard Dillard, Director of Public Affairs

Michael George, Personnel Director

Jeff Shaw, Director

Jeff Green, Manager

Roger Milliken, Chairman 

John M Fly, Vice President

 




Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

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

We have contacted the operator of the company, who refused to provide us any financial data without knowing the name of the inquiring party.

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

Over 1 billion (estimates)

The cash flow is

Normal

 

Legal Fillings

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

 

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

 

This is a big sized American company whoch employs 10,000 people (estimates) and has 146 years of experience in the market.

 

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

 

Despite our long searches, we could not identify the main shareholders.

 

The income per employee remains pretty fair for the company's size.

 

The subject is established.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 700,000.-

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

N.A.

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Position

 

Operator

Comments

 

The person contacted refused to provide us any information on grounds of confidentiality.

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.03

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.43

Euro

1

Rs.64.75

 

 

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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