MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SMART  TIMING  STEEL  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Limit 913-914, 9/F New East Ocean Centre 9 Science Muserum Road, TST East Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

28.07.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

34783347

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Exporter of all kinds of steel plate/sheet such as hot rolled steel sheet, hot rolled steel sheet in coil, cold rolled steel sheet, cold rolled steel sheet in coil, 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:

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 – June 30, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(01.04.2010)

Current Rating

(30.06.2010)

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

 

SMART  TIMING  STEEL  LTD.

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Limit 913-914, 9/F New East Ocean Centre 9 Science Muserum Road, TST East Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

 

Old Address

Room 1301-1302, 13/F., Austin Tower, 152 Austin Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:            2171 4130,  2736 2010

FAX:                 2171 4140

E-MAIL:            smarttl@biznetvigator.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Chairman:  Mr. Wong Kam Shing

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             28th July, 2004.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           HK$200,000.00

Issued:              HK$115,000.00

 

Business Category:        Steel Trader.

 

Employees:                   6.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.


company ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Limit 913-914, 9/F New East Ocean Centre 9 Science Muserum Road, TST East Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

Old Address:

Room 1301-1302, 13/F., Austin Tower, 152 Austin Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

China & Indonesia Offices:-

Beijing Office
Room 621, 6/F., China Minmetals Building, Building 15, Block 4, Anhuili, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Zipcode:            100101
Tel:       86-10-6489 6800, 6489 6811
Fax:      86-10-6489 6805

 

Shanghai Office
Room 2103, Yifu Building, 1725 Huangxing Road, Shanghai, China.
Zipcode:            200433
Tel:       86-21-6123 0995, 6123 0996, 6123 0997
Fax:      86-21-6123 0993

 

Indonesia Office
Ariobimo Sentral, 4/F., Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav X-2 No. 5 Jakarta 12950, Indonesia.
Tel:       62-21-252 5751
Fax:      62-21-252 5755

 

Holding Company:-

Smart Timing Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

Affiliated Companies:-

Shanghai Longterm David Trading Co. Ltd., China.

Smart Timing Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

34783347

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0914166

 


MANAGEMENT

 

Chairman:                     Mr. Wong Kam Shing

Executive Director:         Mr. Zee Yan Man, Brian

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$200,000.00 (Divided into 200,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$115,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 28-07-2010)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Smart Timing Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

100,000

CHAN Chi Fan

 

15,000

 

 

–––––––

 

Total:

115,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 28-07-2010)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

CHOI Kit Chi, Candice

Room 1301-1302, 13/F., Austin Tower, 152 Austin Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

ZEE Yan Man

Room 1301-1302, 13/F., Austin Tower, 152 Austin Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

WONG Kam Shing

Room 1301-1302, 13/F., Austin Tower, 152 Austin Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY 

 

CHOI Kit Chi, Candice  (As per registry dated 28-07-2010)

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 28th July, 2004 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

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

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer and Exporter.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of steel plate/sheet such as hot rolled steel sheet, hot rolled steel sheet in coil, cold rolled steel sheet, cold rolled steel sheet in coil, etc.

 

Employees:                   6.

 

Commodities Imported:   Bought from Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina, etc.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, China and other Asian countries.

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:               As per contracted.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$200,000.00 (Divided into 200,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$115,000.00

 

Alternation of Capital:-

Initially

paid up

HK$      100,000.00

22-04-2010

paid up

HK$      15,000.00

 

 

––––––––––––––

Total:

paid up

HK$      115,000.00

============

 

Increase of Nominal Capital:-

From

HK$100,000.00

to

HK$200,000.00

on

22-04-2010

 

Mortgage or Charge:       (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a small profit every year.

 

Condition:                       Keeping in a satisfactory condition.

 

Facilities:                      Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                       Met trade commitments on time.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

·         The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

·         Hang Seng Bank Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:    Normal.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Smart Timing Steel Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smart Timing Holdings Ltd. [STHL], a Hong Kong-registered firm located at the operating office of the subject.

Having issued 100,000 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each at the beginning, the subject was jointly owned by Wong Kam Shing, holding 35% interests; Mr. Zee Yan Man, holding 35%; and Ms. Candice Choi Kit Chi, 30%.  On 7th April, 2009, all the shareholders transferred all their shares to STHL.  In April 2010, the subject’s ordinary shares were increased to 115,000 of which 100,000 shares are owned by STHL, accounting for 87.0%.  The newly issued 15,000 ordinary shares were allotted to Mr. Chan Chi Fan, accounting for 13.0%.

The subject has had a subsidiary company Smart Timing Ltd. [STL] which was incorporated in October 1997.  STL is engaged in the same lines of business as the subject and located at the same operating address.

The subject is engaged in selling steel to South China, mainly serving customers in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Dongguan and Lecong of Guangdong Province.  The main products traded are the followings:-

  • Pig iron, billet, bloom, slab
  • Hot rolled steel/strip, hot rolled sheet/plate, cold rolled coil/sheet
  • Wire rods, angles, debars, round bars, deformed bars, galvanized steel, and PPGI

In 2000, the subject was appointed by “TATA Steel” as their sole agent for the South China market.

The subject’s suppliers include steel mills from Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Russia and Latin America.  Famous suppliers are the companies such as Usiminas, CSN, AMT, Gerdau, Siderar, Essar, Bhushan, Krakatau, SUS, TCR and Yieh Group, Sysco, Shangshing, etc.

The subject’s customer base also has been growing and its geographical distribution extended across the entire Chinese coast line.  Its main customers are Cargill, Macstee, Stemcor, etc.

The subject is also exporting iron and steel from China.  In 2004 and 2005, representative offices were set up in Beijing and Shanghai respectively to represent those reputable suppliers in mainland China.  Currently, the subject is partnering directly with many Chinese mills.  Now, it also has set up an office in Indonesia.

According to the subject, its business has been supported by several regional and global banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of China, OCBC, Hang Seng Bank, and China Construction Bank Asia.

The following firms are the subject’s active partners:-

·         Angang Group International

·         Arcelormittal Brasil S.A.

·         Baosteel Singapore Pte. Ltd.

·         Baotou Steel International Economic & Trading Co. Ltd.

·         Benxi Iron & Steel Group

·         China National Building Materials & Equipment Import & Export Corporation

·         China National Metal & Minerals Imp. & Exp. Corporation

·         China Shougang International Trade & Engineering Corporation

·         Gerdau Acominas S.A.

·         Handan Zongheng Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.

·         Hebei Jingye Group

·         Hebei Wenfeng Group

·         Hsin Kuang Steel Co. Ltd.

·         Jiangsu Feida Panel Co. Ltd.

·         Jiangsu Jiangnan Industrial Group Co. Ltd.

·         Jiangsu Panhua Group Co. Ltd.

·         Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Trade Corporation

·         Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co. Ltd.

·         Jiangxi Xingang Co. Ltd.

·         Jinan Steel International

·         Jiugang (Group) Hongtai Trade Corporation

·         Lien Tei Steel Enterprises Co. Ltd.

·         P.T. Gunung Garuda

·         P.T. Hanil Steel

·         P.T. Interworld Steel

·         P.T. Krakatau Steel

·         Rizhao Steel Holding Group Co. Ltd.

·         Shandong Laiwu Steel International

·         Shangshing Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.

·         Sheng Yu Steel Co. Ltd.

·         Shun Cheong Steel Co. Ltd.

·         Sinosteel Steel Co. Ltd.

·         South Polar Lights Steel (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

·         Sun Cheung Metal Co. Ltd.

·         Suzhou Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.

·         Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd.

·         Tata Steel Ltd.

·         Tonghua Iron & Steel Group

·         Wugang Trading Co. Ltd.

·         Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd

·         Zhangjiagang Baofeng Steel Co.

·         Zhejiang Materials Industry International Co. Ltd.

·         Zhejiang Metals & Materials Co.

The subject’s main associated company in Shanghai is Shanghai Longterm David Trading Co. Ltd. [Longterm David] which was established in 2003.  With a registered capital of RMB1 million Yuan, Longterm David is trading in all kinds of iron and steel raw materials.

The subject’s business is chiefly handled by Wong Kam Shing.  The other CEOs of the subject are Mr. Stephen C. F. Chan and Ms. Abby Huang.  The former is the General Manager while the latter is the Chief Representative of STL, China.

The subject’s business keeps on improving as the demand of iron and steel materials in the world is increasing.

On the whole, in view of the background and lines of business of the subject, consider it good for normal business engagements.

 

REMARKS

 

Brief information of the principal directors:-

 

Mr. WONG Kam Shing (Chairman) has long been a popular figure in Hong Kong steel industry.  He inherited his father’s stockist shop at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in 1983.  He expanded the shop by inviting investors and formed Kenta Steel in 1992.  He widened the business spectrum of Kenta Steel and started trading in steel to South China.  He was one of the pioneers in the earlier nineties who traded directly with Chinese counter parties.  Owing to this comparative advantage, a number of international traders worked frequently with Kenta Steel during nineties.  He founded STL in end 1997 due to the withdrawal of other investors.  Though volume and size shrunk owing to the macro economic environment, he re-oriented the company in marketing industrial flat products.  In 1999, he won the acclaim of TATA Steel in recognizing his in-depth knowledge towards the flat product market.  STL became the sole sales channel of TATA Steel.

 

Mr. Brian ZEE Yan Man (Executive Director) attained a Bachelor degree from the University of Hong Kong.  He started his steel trader career in Cargill Ferrous International [CFI].  He has worked and stationed with the global team in various locations, including Singapore, Russia, Europe and the United States.  He pioneered and supervised CFI’s Beijing and Shanghai operations from 1995 onwards.  At the verge of entering to 21st Century, Mr. Zee moved to Macsteel International Far East Ltd. [MIFE] as the Head for China Desk and Asia Semis Desk.  He successfully restructured the team and contributed new ideas for the Asia operation.  Mr. Zee joined STL as a partner in 2003, taking the lead of Global expansion programme.  He established STL overseas offices and local agencies throughout Asia as well as alliance with international trader.

 

Court Cases:    None per our.

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

15-07-2009

Instrument:        Assignment of Life Insurance

Property:

(i) all the Assignor’s claims, options, privileges, right, title, interest and benefit in and under the Insurance; and (ii) all the Assignor’s claims and rights against the issuer of the Policy in respect of Policy upon the terms herein set out as a continuing security for the due and punctual payment of the Secured Indebtedness and the due and punctual performance and observance by the Borrower of all other obligations of the Borrower contained in the Facility Letter

Mortgagee:        The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

(i) all and any moneys in any currency which are now or at any time may become payable by the Borrower to the Bank, actually or contingently, in any capacity, alone or jointly with any other persons; (ii) interest on such moneys, to the date on which the Bank receives payment, at the rates payable by the Borrower or which would have been payable but for any circumstance which restricts payment, and (iii) all expenses of the Bank in perfecting or enforcing this Deed; and (iv) all monies paid under this Deed

31-08-2009

Instrument:        Charge on Cash Deposit

Property:

As a continuing security for the Secured Liabilities, the Chargor, as beneficial owner, charges and agrees to charge to the Bank by way of first fixed charge: (a) the Chargor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the Deposit; and (b) all rights and benefits accruing to or arising in connection with the Deposit

Mortgagee:        Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

All or any money and liabilities

31-08-2009

Instrument:        Trade Finance Security Assignment

Property:

The Borrower as beneficial owner and as security for the payment of all Secured Liabilities:-

a)         assigns and agrees to assign absolutely to the Bank all the present and future rights, title, interests and benefits of the Borrower in and to the following assets: (i) the Export Credits; (ii) the Export Collection Bills; (iii) the Sales Contracts; (iv) the Export Invoice Receivables; (v) the Insurances; (vi) the Trade Documents; and (vii) all claims, remedies and proceeds in connection with any of the foregoing

b)         charges and agrees to charge to the Bank by way of first fixed charge all the present and future rights, title, interests and benefits of the Borrower in and to the following assets: (i) the Goods together with their proceeds; (ii) the Pledged Goods; (iii) the Deposit; and (iv) to the extent any Security Assets is not effectively assigned under sub-clause (a), such Security Asset; and

c)         pledges and agrees to pledge to the Bank the Pledged Goods and the Trade Documents which are now or may in the future be in the possession of the Bank

Mortgagee:        Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

All obligations and liabilities

16-04-2010

Instrument:        Assignment of DC Proceeds

Property:

(a) All moneys in any currency representing proceeds payable or to be paid to the Company under the Documentary Credits, (b) all the Company’s right, title and interest in the Documentary Credits, (c) the benefit of all powers and remedies for enforcing the Documentary Credits and (d) any payment made pursuant to the contract for sale of goods in connection with which the Documentary Credit is issued

Mortgagee:        Hang Seng Bank Ltd., Hong Kong.

To secure (i) all Loans, (ii) moneys and liabilities in any currency, (iii) interest on the Loans and such moneys, and (iv) all expenses of the Bank in perfecting or enforcing the Assignment

30-04-2010

Instrument:        Trade Finance Security Assignment

Property:

1)         As security for the payment of all Secured Liabilities

2)         As security for the Assigned Obligations, by way of set-off, any obligation owed by the Bank to the Company

Mortgagee:        Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

(i) All obligations and liabilities [Secured Liabilities], (ii) all obligtations owned by the company under the Assignment [Assigned Obligations]


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.24

Euro

1

Rs.62.80

 

 

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

 

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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