MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

19.10.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PLEXUS MANUFACTURING SDN. BHD.

 

 

Formerly Known As :

M.C.M.S. SDN. BHD

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot 87, Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa, Phase 3, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Zip/postal code  11900

 

 

Country :

Malaysia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.08.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

 399136-M

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company Limited By Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Design, development, manufacturing and re-manufacturing, assembly and  testing of custom complex printed circuit boards and memory intensive products

 

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 :

USD 4,500,000

 

 

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 – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Malaysia

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

Bottom of Form

Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name                :           PLEXUS MANUFACTURING SDN. BHD.

 

Business address          :           Plot 87, Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa

Phase 3

Town                             :           Bayan Lepas

Province                        :           Pulau Pinang

Zip/postal code              :           11900

Country                         :           Malaysia

Tel                                :           +60 4 6321100

Fax                               :           +60 4 6321234

Website                        :           www.plexus.com   

 

 

Registered address        :           Plot 87, Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa

Phase 3

Town                             :           Bayan Lepas

Province                        :           Pulau Pinang

Zip/postal code              :           11900

Country                                                           :                       Malaysia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered          :   21/08/1996

Legal form                                 :   Private Company Limited By Shares

Chief executive                          :   Lim Yong Jin

Issued & paid up capital             :   MYR 11,751,251

Sales turnover                            :   MYR 2,646,984,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2010)

Net income                                :   MYR 316,942,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2010)

Total fixed assets                       :   MYR 1,360,257,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2010)

Line of business             :   Design, development, manufacturing and re-manufacturing, assembly and

testing of custom complex printed circuit boards and memory intensive products.

Staff employed                                                                        :   8,700 (Plexus Group)

 

 


Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk                               :   Country risk is minimal

Operation trend                          :   Operational trend is progressing

Management experience :   Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance                :   Financial performance is very good

Organization structure                :   Organizational structure is consistent

Detrimental                    :   No detrimental records found

Payment history                                    :   No payment delays noted

Credit amount suggestion     :   USD 4,500,000

Credit amount asked                  :   Not described.

Comments                                :   Larger credit can still be considered. The Subject is well positioned in the

market and the financial stability of the group is positive.

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

 

Registration date            :   21/08/1996

Legal form                     :   Private Company Limited By Shares

Registration no              :  399136-M

Registered authority       :   Companies Commission of Malaysia

Registry status              :   Live/Active

Previous name               :   The Subject was established on 21-08-1996 under the name M.C.M.S. SDN. BHD.

and changed to current style on 10-01-2002.

Change of legal form             :   None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name                :           Lim Yong Jin

Designation       :           Managing Director

 

Name                :           Giam Wah Oong

Designation       :           Financial Manager

 

Name                :           Ann Ooi

Designation       :           Sourcing Manager

 

Name                :           Julie Beh

Designation    :                       Human Resources Manager

 


 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

 

Name                            :           Angelo Michael Ninivaggi Jr.

Designation                   :           Director

Identification no              :           208597357

Appointment date           :           09/10/06

Address                        :           3102 E, Parkside Blvd

Apartment #2

Appleton, WI 54915

United States

 

Biography                     :   Mr. Angelo M. Ninivaggi is Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Compliance Officer and Secretary of Plexus Corp. He joined Plexus Corporation in 2002 as Director of Legal Services. Since 2006, Mr. Ninivaggi has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Since November 2007, Mr. Ninivaggi has also served as Corporate Compliance Officer.

 

 

Name                           :      George Whitney Setton

 

Designation                   :      Director

 

Identification no             :      210081157

 

Appointment date          :      18/12/02

 

Address                        :      33W456 Woodmere Lane

Wayne,IL 60184

United States

 

Name                           :      Syarifah Mariah Alfah Bt. Syed Othman

 

Designation                   :      Director

 

Identification no             :      470709-02-5376

 

Appointment date          :      08/06/99

 

Address                                                          :            Fox Hill Langkawi

Lot 91, Jalan Makam Mahsuri

Kampung Telok, Ulu Melaka

07100 Langkawi

Kedah

Malaysia


Name                            :           Lim Yong Jin

Designation                   :           Managing Director

Identification no              :           600620-01-6177

Appointment date          :      15/11/99

 

Address                       :      No. 29, Jalan Brother James

Pulau Tikus

10350 Georgetown Pulau Pinang Malaysia

Biography                     :    Mr. Yong Jin Lim is Regional President — Plexus Asia Pacific in August 2007. He joined Plexus in 2002. From 2003 to 2007 he served as Vice President of Operations – Asia.

 

 

Name                            :           Gunn Chit Geok

Designation                   :           Company Secretary

Identification no              :           490915-07-5030

Appointment date           :           27/09/96

Address                        :           No. 23 Persiaran Midlands

10250 Georgetown Pulau Pinang Malaysia

Staff employed               :           8,700 (Plexus Group)

 

 

Key Advisors

Auditors                        :           PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Level 15, 1 Sentral

Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur Sentral

50470 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

 

Authorized Capital          :   MYR 25,000,000

No of shares                  :   25,000,000 Ordinary Shares

Share par value              :   MYR 1

Issued capital                :   MYR 11,751,251

Paid up capital               :   MYR 11,751,251

Changed in capital         :   The Subject increased its share capital from MYR 100,000 to MYR 25,000,000 on

03-07-1998.

 

 


ownership / shareholders

 

How listed                     :   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name          :   PLEXUS ASIA, LTD.

 

Address                        :   C/o ABACUS TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED Unit 18, Mill Mall,

Wickham's  Cay

Road Town, Tortola

British Virgin Islands

 

No. of shares                 :   11,751,251 Ordinary Shares

                       

% of shares                            :   100%

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS CORP.

 

Affiliation type                :   Ultimate Holding Company

 

Address                        :   One Plexus Way

Neenah, WI 54957-0156

United States

 

Comments                    Plexus Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides contract electronic manufacturing

services to original equipment manufacturers and other technology companies. Its services include product realization services comprising product specification; development, design, and design verification; regulatory compliance support; prototyping and new product introduction; manufacturing test equipment development; materials sourcing, procurement, and supply-chain management; product assembly/manufacturing, configuration, and test; and order fulfillment, logistics, and service/repair. The company provides contract manufacturing services on a turnkey basis, as well as on a consignment basis. It serves the wireline/networking, wireless infrastructure, medical, industrial/commercial, and defense/security/aerospace market sectors. The company operates in the United States, Asia, Mexico, and Europe. Plexus Corp. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin.

 

Plexus Corp. is listed in NASDAQ Stock Exchange.


Name                            :   PLEXUS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

Affiliation type                :   Intermediate Holding Company

Address                        :   One Plexus Way

Neenah, WI 54957-0156

United States

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS ASIA, LTD.

Affiliation type                :   Parent Company

Address                        :   C/o ABACUS TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Unit 18, Mill Mall, Wickham's Cay

Road Town, Tortola

British Virgin Islands

 

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   Bratustrasse 7

64293 Darmstadt

Germany

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS SERVICES RO S.R.L.

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   Santion Village

Bors Landbook no. 36, Cadastral number 5,6 and 91

Bors 417078

Bihor

Romania

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   No. 6 Xiangxing 2 Road Xiangyu Free Trade Zone Xiamen, Fujian 361006

China

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   No. 66 Dongxindadao Road

Building D

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310053

China

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS CORP. LIMITED

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   Pinnacle Hill

Kelso

Roxburghshire, TD5 8XX United Kingdom

 


Name                            :   PLEXUS ELECTRONICA S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   Ave De Las Torres No 2304

Col. Lote Bravo, Zona Sur

Cd Juarez Chihuahua 32574

Mexico

 

Name                            :   PLEXUS INTL. SALES & LOGISTICS, LLC

Affiliation type                :   Sister Company

Address                        :   One Plexus Way

Neenah, WI 54957-0156

United States

 

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Plexus Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject.

 

 

Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank    :   Affin Bank Berhad

Address            :   Malaysia

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         

 

Total of Charge: OPEN CHARGE

Date of Creation: 10-05-2000

Name of Chargee: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

Charge Status: FULLY SATISFIED

 

Total of Charge: 19,200,000.00

Date of Creation: 06-04-2001

Name of Chargee: AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Charge Status: PARTLY SATISFIED

 

Total of Charge: 19,200,000.00

Date of Creation: 06-04-2001

Name of Chargee: AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Charge Status: FULLY SATISFIED

 

Total of Charge: 590,000.00

Date of Creation: 19-09-2001

Name of Chargee: AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Charge Status: FULLY SATISFIED

 

Total of Charge: 30,000.00

Date of Creation: 16-10-2001

Name of Chargee: AFFIN BANK BERHAD

Charge Status: FULLY SATISFIED

 

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings          :   None reported.

Court judgements           :   None reported.

Tax liens                       :   None reported.

Others                          :   None reported.

 

 

financial data

 

Description

 

Source of financial statement                                                                   :   Commercial Registry Filings

 

Financial statement date                      :   30/09/10

 

Type of accounts                                 :   Full audited

 

Currency                                             :   Malaysia, Ringgit (MYR)

 

Exchange rate                                     :   1 USD = MYR 3.13 as of 18-10-2011

 

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type                                                                                    :   Non Consolidated                Non Consolidated               Group Consolidated Currency                                                                                                   :   Malaysia, Ringgit (MYR)       Malaysia, Ringgit (MYR)     US Dollar (USD) Denomination                                                                                           :   (x1) One                             (x1) One                            (x1) One

Date of financial year end                                                                        :   30/09/10                             30/09/09                            02/10/10

 

Length of accounts                                                                                   :   12 months                           12 months                         12 months

 

Sale turnover / Income                                                                             :   2,646,984,000                     1,822,698,000                    2,013,393,000

 

Gross profit                                                                                              :   368,844,000                        232,492,000                       206,922,000

 

Operating profit                                                                                        :                                                                                                                                                                        99,652,000

 

Profit before tax                                                                                        :   317,060,000                        195,214,000                       90,437,000

 

Net income                                                                                               :   316,942,000                        194,783,000                       89,533,000

 

Non current assets                                                                                  :   236,963,000                        251,185,000                       264,388,000

 

Current assets                                                                                         :   1,123,294,000                     855,882,000                       1,025,991,000

 

Inventories                                                                                                :   613,659,000                        343,480,000                       492,430,000

 

Total assets                                                                                              :   1,360,257,000                     1,107,067,000                    1,290,379,000

 

Current liabilities                                                                                     :   525,464,000                        505,755,000                       502,519,000

 

Non current liabilities                                                                              :   0                                        0                                       136,005,000

 

Total liabilities                                                                                          :   525,464,000                        505,755,000                       638,524,000

 

Share equity                                                                                             :   834,793,000                        601,312,000                       651,855,000

 

Retained earning                                                                                     :   901,710,000                        584,768,000                       445,568,000

 

Comments                                         :   The non-consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject

                                                          only.

 

The group’s consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject’s Ultimate Holding Company Plexus Corp. and all its subsidiaries which include the Subject.

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities                                    :   The Subject is engaged in design, development, manufacturing and

re-manufacturing, assembly and testing of custom complex printed circuit boards and memory intensive products.

 

The Subject is part of Plexus Corp. (Plexus), along with its subsidiaries, provide optimized product realization solutions through a product realization value stream service model. It provides these services to original equipment manufacturers and other technology companies in the wireline/networking, wireless infrastructure, medical, industrial/commercial and defense/security/aerospace market sectors. It provides advanced product design, manufacturing and testing services to its customers with a focus on the mid-to-lower-volume, higher-complexity segment of the electronic manufacturing services market. Plexus offers a range of integrated services, which include product development and design, prototyping and new product introduction services, test equipment development, material sourcing and procurement, agile manufacturing services, fulfillment and logistic services, after-market support and regulatory requirements.


Product & services                     :   Mechanical, electronic and software design Printed circuit board (PCB)

development

Prototyping services

Printed circuit board and high level assembly

In-circuit and functional testing

 

Purchases

 

Local                                                    :   Yes

 

International                                          :   Worldwide

 

 

Sales

 

Local                                                    :   Yes

 

International                                          :   Worldwide

 

 

Group key events                                  :   Plexus Corp. Announces Expansion And SFDA Certification In China

Thursday, 9 Dec 2010

 

Plexus Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase land for the construction of a new manufacturing facility in the Xiamen Xiangyu Free Trade Zone, adjacent to its current facility. This new facility will operate under the existing management team and will add approximately 180,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity. Construction is expected to begin in March 2011 with production to commence in the second half of calendar 2012. In addition, Plexus' current Xiamen, China manufacturing facility has received State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China (SFDA) certification to support customers in the Medical industries. This certification allows Plexus to manufacture finished Class I and II medical devices for our customers that sell into China end-markets.

 

Plexus Corp. To Develop Manufacturing Facility In Oradea, Romania

Friday, 29 Oct 2010

 

Plexus Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement with the Municipality of Oradea for the development of a new manufacturing facility in the city's newly established industrial park. The new building will be located on approximately 22 acres of land in the Eurobusiness Industrial Park in Oradea. Plexus plans to develop a manufacturing facility of between 160,000 to 215,000 sq feet with an anticipated investment of $25 to $30 million. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in 2011.


 

Plexus Corp. Announces Fire in Romanian Facility of Oradea-GlobeNewswire Sunday, 8 Aug 2010.

 

GlobeNewswire reported that a fire broke out in one of Plexus Corp.'s two manufacturing buildings in Oradea of Romania. The fire occurred after production hours while the building was unoccupied. Although the fire was limited to a portion of non-production space, operations within this building will suspend until at least the morning of August 12, 2010, to provide sufficient time to complete a full assessment of the damage.

 

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. Partners With Plexus Corp For

Global Manufacturing And Supply Chain Strategy Wednesday, 5 May 2010

 

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. announced that it is partnering with Plexus Corp to manage the Company's electronics supply chain for all markets and to manufacture Sustainable Energy's SUNERGY inverters for the European market. Under a memorandum of understanding between the parties, Plexus Corp will supply the critical power electronics sub-assemblies of the SUNERGY inverters for both European and North American markets and will be responsible for final assembly in Europe of SUNERGY inverters for European markets. Inverters for Ontario and other North American markets will be manufactured in Ontario by the Company to meet Ontario's domestic content thresholds for the Province's solar Feed in Tariff Program.

 

 

Property & Assets

 

 

Premises                                             :   The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading address consisting of production and engineering facilities, warehouse and administrative office covering 364,000 square feet.

Branches                                             :   In addition, the Subject operates from two other production facilities located at:

Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone Phase II, 11900 Bayan Lepas Penang, Malaysia

120,000 square feet of area

+60 4 6321000

 

Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone Phase IV, 11900 Bayan Lepas Penang, Malaysia

160,000 square feet of area

+60 4 6321100

 


Other property                           :   Total NBV of property, plant and equipment as of 30-09-2010 was MYR

217,074,000.

 

 

Summarized country risk

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

 

Central bank                                         :   Central Bank of Malaysia

 

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$131 billion as of 30 September 2011

 

Gross domestic product - GDP               :   US$ 247.781 billion

 

GPP (Purchasing power parity)               :   442.01 billion of International dollars

 

GDP per capita - current prices              :   US$ 8,624

 

GDP - composition by sector                  :   agriculture: 9.4% industry: 40.9% services: 49.7%

 

Inflation                                                 :   2008: 5.4%

2009: 0.6%

2010: 1.7%

 

Unemployment rate                                2008 3.3%

2009 3.6%

2010 3.3%

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                  2008:  42.8 %

2009:   55.4%

2010:    55.2%

 

Government bond ratings                        Standard & Poor's: A-/Stable/A-2

Moody's rating: A3

Moody's outlook: STA

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$ 420 Billion

 

Largest companies in the country           :   CIMB Group Holdings (Banking), Sime Darby (Conglomerates),

Public Bank (Banking), Maybank (Banking), Tenaga Nasional(Utilities), Petronas Chemicals, Maxis Berhad

 


Trade & Competitiveness Overview

 

 

Total exports                             :   US$210.3 billion

 

Exports commodities                 :   electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood

products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals

 

Total imports                             :   US$156.2 billion

 

Imports commodities                  :   electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron andsteel

products,  chemicals

 

Export - major partners               :   US 15.6%, Singapore 14.6%, Japan 9.1%, China 8.8%, Thailand 5%,

HongKong 4.6%

 

Import - major partners               :   Japan 13%, China 12.9%, Singapore 11.5%, US 10.8%, Taiwan 5.7%,

Thailand 5.3%, South Korea 4.9%, Germany 4.6%, Indonesia 4.2%

 

FDI Inflows                                2007: US$8,538 million

2008: US$7,318 million

2009: US$1,381 million

 

FDI Outflows                              2007: US$11,280 million

2008: US$14,988 million

2009: US$8,038 million

 

Best countries for doing business            :   21 out of 183 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking               :   26 (ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best)

 

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population                                    : 28.23 Million

Total area                                             : 329,847 km2

Capital                                                 :   Kuala Lumpur

Currency                                                                                                      :   Malaysia Ringgits (MYR)

Internet users as % of total population     : 57.61%

 

 

Payment history

 

Purchase Term

Local                                                    :   Cash against document, Prepayment, Credit 30-90 days

International                                          :   L/C, Prepayment, Credit 30-90 days

 

 

Sales Term

 

Local                                                    :   Cash against document, Prepayment, Credit 30-90 days

International                                          :   L/C, Prepayment, Credit 30-90 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.49.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.58

Euro

1

Rs.67.58

 

 

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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