MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DIAMART  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.10.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

31379959

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Distributor and Wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds, etc.

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2010)

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

Hong Kong

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name 

 

DIAMART  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            2377 1635,  2877 3191

 

FAX:                 2801 4910,  2801 4925

 

E-MAIL:            nishit@diamart.diminco.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             9th October, 2000.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           US$4,000,000.00

Issued:              US$4,000,000.00

 

Business Category:        Diamond Distributor and Trader.

 

Employees:                   8.  (Including affiliates)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.


ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

P.O. Box 96871, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Digico Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

Affiliated Companies:-

4C’S Diamonds Distributors, Hong Kong.  (Same address)

Gitanjali Gems Ltd., India.

Trans Exim Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

31379959

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0733837

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani

Contact Person:  Mr. Yard Chirayu

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$4,000,000.00 (Divided into 4,000,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$4,000,000.00

 

 


SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 09-10-2010)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Digico Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

3,999,999

Nilesh Ratilal SEDANI

 

1

 

 

––––––––

 

Total:

4,000,000

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DIRECTORS

(As per registry dated 09-10-2010)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Deepak Krishnarao KULKARNI

Flat No. S11, Block B-2, Lok Bharti, Marol Maroshi Road, Ansdheri (E), Mumbai-S9, M.S., India.

 

Nilesh Ratilal SEDANI

Room 1724, 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 09-10-2010)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

VMC Secretaries Ltd.

Room 1617-1618, 16/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

0750831

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 9th October, 2000 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of 4C’S Diamonds Distributors Ltd., name changed to the present style on 14th February, 2001.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 


OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Distributor and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of diamonds, etc.

 

Employees:                   8.  (Including affiliates)

 

Commodities Imported:   India, other Asian countries, Belgium, etc.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, other Asian countries, Europe, US, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:                L/C, T/T, D/P, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$4,000,000.00 (Divided into 4,000,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$4,000,000.00

 

Alternation of Capital:-

Initially

paid up

US$      3,000,000.00

25-11-2009

paid up

US$      1,000,000.00

 

 

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Total:

paid up

US$      4,000,000.00

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Increase of Nominal Capital:-

From

US$3,000,000.00

to

US$4,000,000.00

on

25-11-2009

 

Mortgage or Charge (since 2005):  (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:    Making a very small profit every year.

 

Condition:          Business is active.

 

Facilities:          Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:  Regularly met.

 

Commercial Morality:  Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:  Normal.

 

GENERAL

 

Diamart Ltd. had issued 3 million ordinary shares of US$1.00 each but increased to 4 million ordinary shares of US$1.00 each in November 2009.  The minor shareholder of the subject Nilesh Ratilal Sedani is also a director of the subject.

The subject is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digico Holdings Ltd. [Digico Holdings], a Hong Kong-registered firm located at the operating address of the subject.  Digico Holdings is an associated company of the Digico Group [Digico] which is an Indian group of companies.

The subject is a diamond trader.  It imports raw materials from India and Belgium.  After processing in Hong Kong or China, finished products are exported to Japan, other Asian countries, the Middle East, etc.  The subject is a wholesaler/retailer especially involved in importing and exporting of polished diamonds.  Prime markets are the United States, China and Europe.  The subject deals in diamonds below 50 point in rounds, princess and baguettes.

Established in 1966, Digico is one of the earliest established diamond houses in the world.  Digico has established jewellery manufacturing facilities of its own, built an distribution and marketing infrastructure, introduced multiple diamond jewellery brands and created incremental downstream demand for the diamonds that are manufactured in its own factories worldwide.  Digico has been a DTC sightholder since 1967 (one of the first companies to be granted a sight).  Digico has a strong presence at every level of the diamond business, right from sourcing diamonds at competitive prices from DTC as sightholder to retailing its products through a vast network of self owned and franchised stores.  Digico is the pioneer of branded jewellery in India and has several well established brands in its arsenal to tap the continuously growing branded jewellery market in India and the rest of the world.  The list includes well-know and well established brands such as “Nakshatra”, “Gili”, “Asmi”, “Sangini”, “D’Damas”, “Mi Amor” and “Giantti”.  Digico has a strong retail presence in India and some foreign countries through its retail stores of Samuels, Rogers and Verite.

Digico has had modernized diamond cutting and polishing facilities in India, Bangkok and Qingdao City of China.  Digico has set up sales and marketing offices across Europe, Southeast Asia, the United States, Japan and the Middle East.

Digico’s India subsidiary, Gitanjali Gems Ltd. [Gitanjali], is today one of the largest diamond exporting public limited companies in India.  Gitanjali has received over 50 National and Council Awards from the Ministry of Commerce for outstanding exports.  Besides, Gitanjali has developed 26 unique cuts that are in the process of patenting.

Digico announced on 16th April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan, the takeover bid for Verite, the jewellery retail major based out of the Japanese capital.  Listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1991, Verite has over one hundred stores across Japan and boasts of annual sales of over US$100 million.  The takeover has made Digico become a more and more significant jewellery trader in Asia.

The subject is fully supported by Digico.  Its business is chiefly handled by Mr. Nilesh Ratilal Sedani who is an India-passport holder.

The subject has got a number of affiliated companies located at its operating address, namely, 4C’S Diamonds Distributors, Trans Exim Ltd., etc.  The manager and managing director of these two firms is Mr. Amit Haresh Kumar Patwa.

The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over ten years and four months.

On the whole, consider it good for business engagements.

 

REMARKS

 

            Court Cases:     None per our.

 

            Property information of the company:-

            Property Location:          Unit No. 1724 on 17/F., Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Owner:  Diamart Ltd.

Date of Purchase:  n.a.

Purchased Price:  n.a.

Incumbrances:-

Date of Mortgage

Amount Consideration

Mortgagee

Nature

04-03-2005

-

Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

Mortgage to secure general banking facilities

 

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

(Since 2005)

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

04-03-2005

Instrument:        Debenture

Property:

The Borrower hereby charges to the Lender by way of first floating charge all its accounts receivable, book debts, undertakings and all the property, assets and rights and other choses in action, whatsoever and wheresoever, both present and future

Mortgagee:        Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

To secure all moneys in respect of general banking facilities

04-03-2005

Instrument:        Mortgage

Property:

24/19,328th parts or shares of and in Section A of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 10 (Unit No. 1724 on 17/F. of Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.)

Mortgagee:        Belgian Bank, Hong Kong Branch.  [Business was taken over by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.]

To secure all moneys in respect of general banking facilities

29-04-2005

Instrument:        Undertaking Relating to Deposits

Property:

Receipt No.       Value Date        Due Date           Amount

EM 1463           09-05-2005        09-08-2005        US$600,252.50

Mortgagee:        UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

Liabilities means all and any liabilities, sole or joint, actual or contingent, quantified or not, now or hereafter owing to the Bank by the Company

21-09-2007

Instrument:        Undertaking Relating to Deposits

Property:

Receipts No.     Value Date        Due Date           Amount

2005 EM 44       13-08-2007        13-11-2007        US$666,566.28

2007 EM 91       02-10-2007        02-01-2008        US$400,000.00

Mortgagee:        UCO Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

Liabilities means all and any liabilities, sole or joint, actual or contingent, quantified or not, now or hereafter owing to the Bank by the Company

25-08-2008

Instrument:        Debenture

Property:

The Chargor charges to the Bank by way of floating charge all the undertaking and all property, assets and rights of the Chargor present and future wherever situate from time to time as continuing security for the due and punctual payment to the Bank of all monies

Mortgagee:        ICICI Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

All monies


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.96

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.37

Euro

1

Rs.62.33

 

 

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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