MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

10.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FOCUS PRESS PTY LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

OFFSET PRINTING CO. PTY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Level 1, 225 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Zip/postal code     2000

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.07.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

070360762

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Printing Company

 

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 200,000

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 – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Australia

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name                :           FOCUS PRESS PTY LIMITED   

 

Business address         :           12-15 Dunlop Street

Town                             :           Strathfield South

Province                        :           New South Wales

Zip/postal code              :           2136

Country                         :           Australia

Tel                                :           +61 2 87454000

Fax                               :           +61 2 97421877

Email                            :           sales@focuspress.com.au  

Website                        :           www.focuspress.com.au 

 

Registered address      :           Level 1, 225 George Street

Town                             :           Sydney

Province                        :           New South Wales

Zip/postal code              :           2000

Country                                                           :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered          :   17/07/1995

Legal form                                 :   Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive                          :   David Reginald Fuller

Issued & paid up capital             :   AUD 100

Line of business             :   Printing company.

Staff employed                           :   130 employees

 

 

Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk                               :   Country risk is minimal

Operation trend                          :   Operational trend is steady

Management experience :   Management is reasonably experienced

Financial performance                :   Financial performance is undetermined

Organization structure                :   Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental                    :   No detrimental records found

Payment history                                    :   No payment delays noted

Credit amount suggestion           :   USD 200,000

Credit amount asked                                      :   USD 200,000


Statutory details

 

Registry Data

 

Registration date                                   :   17/07/1995

 

Legal form                                            :   Australian Proprietary Company

 

Registration no                                         Australian Company Number: 070360762

 

Registered authority                              :   Australian Securities & Investments Commission

 

Fiscal/ Tax no                                       :   Australian Business Number: 82070360762

 

Registry status                                     :   Live/Active

 

Previous name                                      :   The Subject was established on 17-07-1995 under the name HOMEBUSH NOMINEES PTY. LIMITED and changed its name to OFFSET PRINTING CO. PTY LIMITED 01-07-2003. OFFSET PRINTING CO. PTY LIMITED then adapted to the current style on 01-07-2005.

 

Change of legal form                                                                                   :   None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

 

Name                :           David Reginald Fuller

Designation       :           Managing Director

 

Name                :           Brett Johnson

Designation       :           Sales Manager

 

Name                :           Scott Hilton

Designation       :           Production Manager

 

Name                :           Alan Davis

Designation    :                       Financial Controller

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

 

Name                            :           David Reginald Fuller

Designation                   :           Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date           :           26/06/03

Address                        :           49 Broughton Road

Strathfield, NSW 2135

Australia

 

Biography                      :           Born on 24-09-1957 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Staff employed                                                :                       130 employees

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital                                 :   AUD 100

No of shares                                         :   100 Ordinary Shares

Share par value                                     :   AUD 1

Issued capital                                       :   AUD 100

Paid up capital                                                                                              :   AUD 100

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed                                            :   Full List

 

Composition

 

Shareholder name                      FOCUS PRESS HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

Address                                    Level 1, 225 George Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

No. of shares                             100 Ordinary Shares

 

% of shares                                                    100%

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

 

Name                            :   FOCUS PRESS HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type                :   Parent Company

Address                        :   Level 1, 225 George Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

 

 


Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank    :   National Australia Bank Limited

Address            :   Australia

Account details  :   Current Account

 

Comments                                            :   It is generally not the policy of local banks to provide credit status information to non related parties, however interested parties would be advised to consult first with the Subject if banker's references are required.

 

 

Mortgages                                         

 

Unsatisfied Charges:

ASIC Charge Number: 1439923

Date Registered: 16-04-2007

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 21-02-2007

Chargees Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 1939049

Date Registered: 08-03-2010

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 03-03-2010

Chargees Name: AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES (SA) LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 2249432

Date Registered: 19-10-2011

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 27-09-2011

Chargees Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings          :   None reported.

Court judgements           :   None reported.

Tax liens                       :   None reported.

Others                          :   None reported.

 

 


financial data

 

Description

 

Comments                                            :   The representative contacted Mr. Alan Davis declined to provide any financial information until the inquiring party details are revealed.

 

The Subject is classified as a small proprietary company by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission hence is not required to disclose their

financial statement.

 

A proprietary company is defined as small for a financial year if it satisfies at least two of the following:

- The consolidated revenue for the financial year of the company and any entities it controls is less than $25 million;

-The value of the consolidated gross assets at the end of the financial year of the company and any entities it controls is less than $12.5 million, and

-The company and any entities it controls have fewer than 50 employees at the end of the financial year.

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities                                       :   The Subject provides offset and digital print solutions. In addition, the Subject handles mailing and distribution of printed materials, warehousing and management of inventory.

Purchases

International                                          :   China, India, Singapore

 

Sales

Local                                                    :   Yes

International                                          :   New Zealand

 

Property & Assets

Premises                                              :   The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading address consisting of production facilities, administrative office and warehouse.

 

Branches                                             :   In addition, the Subject operates from branch office located at:

 

Port Botany Business Centre

Unit 12, 61 - 71 Beauchamp Road

Matraville NSW 2036

Australia

Tel: +61 2 82185300

 


Intellectual property        :   ISO9001 (Quality Management) ISO14001 (Environmental Management) ISO 12647-2

(Colour Management)

 

 

Summarized country risk

 

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 41.385 billion

Gross domestic product – GDP               :   US$ 1.235 trillion

 

GPP (Purchasing power parity)               :   918.529 billion of International dollars

 

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 55,590

 

GDP - composition by sector                  :   agriculture: 4.1% industry: 26% services: 70%

 

Inflation :                                               2008: 4.4%

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

 

Unemployment rate                                2008: 4.2 %

2009: 5.6 %

2007:5.2  %

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                  2008:  11.6%

2009:  17.6%

2010:    22.3 %

 

Government bond ratings                        Standard & Poor's: AAA-/Stable/A-1+

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$ 1.258 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country            :   Commonwealth Bank (Banking), BHP Billiton (Materials), Westpac Banking Group (Banking), Rio Tinto (Materials), National Australia Bank (Banking), ANZ Banking (Banking), Telstra (Telecommunications)

 

Trade & Competitiveness Overview

 

Total exports                                         US$210.7 billion

 

Exports commodities                             coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat

 

Total imports                                         US$187.2 billion

 

Imports commodities                             machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts, crude oil and petroleum products

 

Export - major partners                           Japan 18.9%, China 14.2%, South Korea 8%, US 6%, NZ 5.6%, India

5.5%, UK 4.2%

 

Import - major partners                           China 15.5%, US 12.8%, Japan 9.6%, Singapore 5.6%, Germany

5.2%, UK 4.3%, Thailand 4.2%

 

FDI Inflows                                            2007: US$45,477 million

2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

 

FDI Outflows                                                                          2007: US$16,822 million

2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$ 18,426 million

 

Best countries for doing business           :   10 out of 183 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking               :   16 (ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best)

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population                                    : 22.23 million

Total area                                             : 7,692,024 km2

Capital                                                 :  Canberra

Currency                                                                                                      :   Australian Dollars (AUD)

Internet users as % of total population     : 74.00%

 

 

Payment history

 

Purchase Term

Local                                                    :   Prepayment, Credit 30-60 days

 

Sales Term

Local                                                    :   Prepayment, Credit 30-60 days

International                                           :   Prepayment, Credit 30-60 days

 

 

Trade Reference/ Payment Behaviour

Comments                                            :   As local and international trade references were not supplied, the Subject's payment track record history cannot be appropriately determined but based on our research, payments are believed to be met without delay.

 

Investigation Note

 

Sources                                               :   Interviews and material provided by the Subject

 

:   Other official and local business sources

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.11

Euro

1

Rs.68.82

 

 

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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