MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

18.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BUOY SAIL TRADING EST

 

 

Registered Office :

Ali Youssuf Ali Building, office No. 3, Ali Corniche Street, near to Al Buhaira Corniche, P.O. Box 25714, Sharjah

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.08.1977

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

219055

 

 

Legal Form :

Proprietorship Concern

 

 

Line of Business :

importers and distributors of scrap ships and steel scrap

 

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 :

Dh 3,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

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 – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.09.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

United Arab Emirates 

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Company  NAME

 

BUOY SAIL TRADING EST (Correct)

Buoy Chartering & Trading Ltd (Requested)

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Building             : Ali Youssuf Ali Building, office No. 3

Street                           : Ali Corniche Street, near to Al Buhaira Corniche

P.O. Box           : 25714

Town                 : Sharjah

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971 6) 553 9131 / Mobile (971 50) 632 9546 (Sanjiv Khanna)

Fax                   : (971 6) 559 9608

E-Mail               : buoy@emirates.net.ae

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                    Position

 

1. Sanjiv. Khanna                       Managing Director

   (Indian national)

 

2. Navin Sami                            Financial Manager

 

3. Thomas Baby                        Export Manager     

 

Total Employees : 25

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for LARGE amounts.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : Dh 3,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 


PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Branch              : Al Boorj Avenue

PO Box             : 5

Town                 : Sharjah

Telephone         : (971 6) 535 7788

Fax                   : (971 6) 554 3604

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in United Arab Emirates are not required to publish

or disclose balance sheets. However, the subject interviewed offered

the following information :

 

Sales Turnover         : Dh  26,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                    : Dh  50,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                    : Dh  63,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                    : Dh 285,000,000 - 2006 - exact *

                    : Dh 200,000,000 - 2007 - exact

                    : Dh 320,000,000 - 2008 – exact

                    : Dh 300,000,000 – 2009 – exact

                    : Dh 320,000,000 – 2010 – exact

                    : Dh 350,000,000 – 2011 - projected 

 

Net Profit          : not given, but stated to be 5%-10% of sales 

                         turnover

 

* Sharp increase in sales turnover in 2007 was attributed to

favourable market conditions.

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 4 August 1997

 

C.R. No. : 219055 (expiry date : 4 August 2011)

 

Chamber of Commerce Membership No. : 40312

 

Capital : not applicable

 

Proprietorship (Foreign Establishment)* owned by Sanjiv Khanna

(Indian national).

 

Subject's local agent is Salim Bin Holy (UAE national).

 

* Foreign establishments are owned by an expatriate who wishes to

establish a commercial activity in the Emirate of Abu  Dhabi and must

have an agreement with a UAE citizen (National Agent or sponsor), who

may be an individual, establishment or 100% National Company.

 

Affiliated companies of Buoy Sail Trading Est :

 

Associates

 

Buoy Chartering and Trading Ltd

St Vincent Trust Service Ltd

Trust House

Binadie Street 112

Kingstown

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

Telephone: (1 784) 457 1961

Fax      : (1 784) 457 1027

(offshore company, incorporated 21 May 1997, C.R. No 415 IBC 1997)

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Trading as importers and distributors of scrap ships and steel

scrap.

 

Subject also engages in ship management.

 

Imports from UK, Belgium, India and the Netherlands.

 

Exports to India, Vietnam and Malaysia.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Rented offices and warehousing facilities located at the

heading address as well as representative offices in Panama, Kuwait

and Delhi.

 


SPECIAL NOTE

 

You enquired on: Buoy Chartering & Trading Ltd. Please note that the correct name is as per heading.  

 

Interviewed : Thomas Baby (Export Manager)


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.24

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.57

Euro

1

Rs.63.00

 

 

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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