MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.06.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BWE SHANGHAI LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 1283 Jinhu Road, Jinqiao Export Processing Zone, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200093 Pr

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.04.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

310115400027799

 

 

Legal Form :

Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing metal continuous extrusion equipment and auxiliary equipment, technical consulting service, and selling its owned products.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 150,000

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)

China

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Name and address

 

BWE SHANGHAI LTD.

NO. 1283 JINHU ROAD, JINQIAO EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE, PUDONG NEW AREA, SHANGHAI 200093 PR CHINA

TEL: 86 (0) 21-58549268

FAX: 86 (0) 21-58549608

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Date of Registration          : april 27, 1995

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 310115400027799

LEGAL FORM                           : Chinese-foreign equity joint venture enterprise

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                                            : Daniel J. Hawkes (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE)

REGISTERED CAPITAL : GBP 137,255

staff                                      : 34

BUSINESS CATEGORY : manufacturing AND TRADING

Revenue                                : CNY 26,020,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2010)

EQUITIES                                 : CNY 20,240,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2010)

WEBSITE                                 : http://www.secri.com/cn/tech/bdy.html

E-MAIL                                     : mail@bwe.com.cn

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

Recommended Credit Limit: UP TO USD 150,000

MARKET CONDITION                : average

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : FAIRly good

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : CNY 6.48 = USD 1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations (as follows)

SC - Subject Company (the company inquired by you)

N/A – Not available

CNY – China Yuan Ren Min Bi

 


OPERATIONAL TREND & GENERAL REPUTATION

 

This section aims at indicating the relative positions of SC in respect of its operational trend & general reputation

 

Operational Trend:-                                             General Reputation:-

Upward                                                             Excellent

Steady                                                              Good

Fairly Steady                                                     Fairly Good

Ordinary                                                            Average

Fair                                                                   Fair

Stagnant                                                           Detrimental

Downward                                                         Not known

Not known                                                         Not yet be determined

Not yet be determined

 

 

LEGAL STATUS & HISTORY

 

SC was established as a Chinese-foreign equity joint venture enterprise of PRC with State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC) under registration No.: 310115400027799 on april 27, 1995.

 

Organization Code: 607307877.

 

SC’s registered capital: GBP 137,255.

 

SC’s paid-in capital: GBP 137,255.

 

No significant changes of SC have been noted in SAIC since its incorporation.

 

Current Co search indicates SC’s shareholders & chief executives are as follows:-

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

% of Shareholding

BWE Ltd. (UK)

51

Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute

49

 

SC’s Chief Executives:-

 

Legal Representative and Chairman: Daniel J. Hawkes

General Manager: Wang Xueping

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENT

 

No recent development was found during our checks at present.

 

 

SHAREHOLDER CHART & BACKGROUND

 

Name                                                                                                   % of Shareholding

 

BWE Ltd (UK)                                                                                                   51

 

Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute                                                          49

 

BWE Ltd (UK):

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Address: Beaver Business Park, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7SH, England

Telephone:  +44 (0) 1233 627 736

Fax: +44 (0) 1233 630 670

Web: http://www.bwe.co.uk

Email: mail@bwe.co.uk

 

 

Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute:

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Date Of Registration       : October 29, 1999

Registration No.             : 310110000193505

Chief Executive                                                                         : Wei Dong (Legal Representative)

Registered Capital          : CNY 50,970,000

Address: No. 1000 Jungong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai

Tel: 86 021-58549265

Fax: 86 021-58549608

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Daniel J. Hawkes, Legal Representative and Chairman

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Ø         Gender: M

Ø         Nationality: UK

Ø         Qualification: University

Ø         Working experience (s):

At present, working in SC as legal representative and chairman.

 

Wang Xueping , General Manager

 

Ø         Gender: M

Ø         Qualification: University

Ø         Working experience (s):

At present, working in SC as general manager.

 

 

BUSINESS OPERATION

 

SC’s registered business scope includes manufacturing metal continuous extrusion equipment and auxiliary equipment, technical consulting service, and selling its owned products.

 

SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling metal continuous extrusion equipment and auxiliary equipment.

 

SC’s products mainly include: cold press welder.

SC sources its materials 70% from domestic market, and 30% from overseas market. SC sells 70% of its products in domestic market, and 30% to overseas market, mainly European countries.

 

The buying terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days.

 

Staff & Office:

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SC is known to have approx. 34 staff at present.

 

SC rents an area as its operating office and factory, but the detailed information is unknown.

 

 

RELATED COMPANY

 

Shanghai SECRI Optical & Electric Cable Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Lanpo High Voltage Technology Equipment Co., Ltd.

SECRI Trading International.

Etc.

PAYMENT

 

Overall payment appraisal:

( ) Excellent      ( ) Good      (X) Average      ( ) Fair      ( ) Poor      ( ) Not yet be determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors: Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience : SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record: None in our database.

 

Debt collection record: No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

BANKING

 

The bank information of SC is not filed in SAIC.

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

Balance Sheet

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2009

As of Dec. 31, 2010

Cash

8,490

6,900

Accounts receivable

2,000

6,600

Advances to suppliers

0

0

Other receivable

50

40

Inventory

7,460

7,040

Non-current assets within one year

0

0

Other current assets

500

500

 

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Current assets

18,500

21,080

Fixed assets

4,060

3,620

Construction in progress

0

0

Intangible assets

0

0

Long-term prepaid expenses

0

0

Deferred income tax assets

0

0

Other non-current assets

1,960

2,030

 

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Total assets

24,520

26,730

 

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Short-term loans

0

0

Notes payable

0

0

Accounts payable

910

1,300

Wages payable

0

0

Advances from clients

3,120

3,560

Other payable

670

820

Other current liabilities

270

820

 

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Current liabilities

4,970

6,500

Non-current liabilities

10

-10

 

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Total liabilities

4,980

6,490

Equities

19,540

20,240

 

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Total liabilities & equities

24,520

26,730

 

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Income Statement

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2010

Revenue

26,020

Cost of sales

18,300

     Sales expense

1,930

     Management expense

1,730

     Finance expense

30

Profit before tax

3,460

Less: profit tax

760

Profits

2,700

 

Important Ratios

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As of Dec. 31, 2009

As of Dec. 31, 2010

*Current ratio

3.72

3.24

*Quick ratio

2.22

2.16

*Liabilities to assets

0.20

0.24

*Net profit margin (%)

--

10.38

*Return on total assets (%)

--

10.10

*Inventory / Revenue ×365

--

99 days

*Accounts receivable/ Revenue ×365

--

93 days

* Revenue/Total assets

--

0.97

* Total business cost / Revenue

--

0.70

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

PROFITABILITY: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The revenue of SC appears average in its line in 2010.

l         SC’s net profit margin is fairly good in 2010.

l         SC’s return on total assets is fairly good in 2010.

l         SC’s cost of goods sold is average, comparing with its revenue.

 

LIQUIDITY: AVERAGE

l         The current ratio of SC is maintained in a fairly good level in both years.

l         SC’s quick ratio is maintained in a fairly good level in both years.

l         The inventory of SC appears slightly large

l         The accounts receivable of SC appears slightly large in 2010.

l         SC has no short-term loan in both years.

l         SC’s revenue is in an average level, comparing with the size of its total assets.

 

LEVERAGE: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The debt ratio of SC is low.

l         The risk for SC to go bankrupt is low.

 

Overall financial condition of the SC: Fairly good.

 

 

CONCLUSIONS

 

SC is considered small-sized in its line with fairly good financial conditions. The slighly large amount of inventory and accounts receivable may be a threat to SC’s financial condition. A credit line up to USD 150,000 would appear to be within SC’s capacities.

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.72

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.46

Euro

1

Rs.65.47

 

 

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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