MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

01.10.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

VENUS STAR DIAMOND LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Gold Land Building, Suite M27, Al Ras Street, Al Ras, Gold Souq, Deira, P O Box 57959, Dubai

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates 

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.12.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

58177, Dubai

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale and retail of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, watches and gift items

 

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 :

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)

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

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : VENUS STAR DIAMOND LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 30th December 2001

Commercial Registration Number            : 58177, Dubai

Trade Licence Number                            : 531062

Chamber Membership Number                : 66415

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 300,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 300,000

Total Workforce                                     : 4

Activities                                               : Wholesale and retail of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, watches

and gift items

Financial Condition                                 : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                     : Steady

Person Interviewed                                 : Nilesh Kumar Gadhiya, Finance Manager

 

COMPANY NAME

 

VENUS STAR DIAMOND LLC

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Building             : Gold Land Building, Suite M27

Street               : Al Ras Street

Area                 : Al Ras, Gold Souq, Deira

PO Box             : 57959

Town                 : Dubai

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-4) 2266970

Facsimile          : (971-4) 2260633

Mobile               : (971-50) 7457847

Email                : venus@venusdiam.com / venusexport@yahoo.com

 

Premises

Subject operates from a small suite of offices and a showroom that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                          Nationality                   Position

 

·       Vinodrae Harelal Gadhiya                                 Indian                          Managing Director

 

·       Ali Abdullah Salih Hamad Al Jalaf                     Emirati                        Director

 

·       Nilesh Kumar Gadhiya                                     Indian                          Finance Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 30th December 2001

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 58177, Dubai

 

Trade Licence No.       : 531062

 

Chamber Member No. : 66415

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                              Percentage

 

·       Ali Abdullah Salih Hamad Al Jalaf                                    51%

 

·       Vinodrae Harelal Gadhiya                                                49%

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Venus Export

Mumbai

     India

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the wholesale and retail of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, watches and gift items.

 

Import Countries: Europe and the Far East

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of 4 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/09:                Year Ending 31/12/10:

 

Total Sales                                UAE Dh 285,000,000                  UAE Dh 292,000,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

The above financial figures were confirmed by Mr Nilesh Kumar Gadhiya, General Manager

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Emirates Bank International Ltd

Al Nasr Square

PO Box: 2923

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2281181

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Established in 2001, subject is involved in the wholesale and retail of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, watches and gift items.

 

Local sources report that the subject’s operating history is clear with payment obligations met in a generally timely manner. The financial position is satisfactory and the company is deemed a fair trade risk.

 

 

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-          From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds.  It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.  India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

-          The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

-          The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

-          Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

-          Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

-          The diamond jewellery industry in India today may be more than Rs 60000 mil and is rated amongst the fastest growing  in the world. Indi ranks third in the world in domestic diamond consumption.

-          Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

-          Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

DIAMOND SAGA – DIRTY DOZEN STUCK WITH 2K CR DEBT

This could be the biggest credibility crisis the Indian diamond industry has ever faced. Fifteen banks run the risk of losing Rs 2000 crore lent to a dozen diamond firms in Surat. Until about two months ago, they had not repaid  these dues. Bankers believe many diamantaires borrowed money during the economic downturn two years ago and diverted funds to businesses like real estate and capital markets. Many of themselves made money from these businesses but their diamond companies have gone sick and declared insolvency.

-          Most of the money borrowed from the banks in the name of their diamond business has been diverted in real estate and the share market. The banks are not in a position to seize their properties because in many cases, these were purchased in the name of their relatives and friends.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.48.92

UK Pound

1

Rs.76.52

Euro

1

Rs.66.64

 

 

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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