MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

09.09.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

WINNERS MERCHANTS INTERNATIONAL LP

 

 

Registered Office :

6715 Airport Road Mississauga, ON, L4V 1Y2

 

 

Country :

Canada

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1982

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Off-Price Retailer

 

 

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 :

Usually Correct 

 

 

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)

Canada

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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GEOPOLITICS - CANADA

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: 100 USD = 70 ZEUR

100 USD = 98 CAD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Winners Merchants International LP

Address in the order:

6715 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4V LY23

 

 

Legal Name:

Winners Merchants International LP

Trade Name:

WMI / Winners

Legal Address

6715 Airport Road Mississauga, ON, L4V 1Y2, Canada

 

 

Telephone:

+1 (905) 405-8000

ID :

NA

Fax:

NA

Legal Form:

Limited Partnership

Email:

info@winners.ca

Registered in:

Canada

Website:

www.winners.ca

Date Created:

1982

Manager:

MICHAEL MACMILLAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Date Incorporated:

NA

Staff:

600 (At location)

Stock:

NA

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Off-price retailer

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

This company was created in the year 1982.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Winners Merchants International L.P. is an off-price retailer of home and apparel fashions in Canada.

 It retails home décor that includes cookware, steamware, and dishtowels, as well as bedroom sheets and pillows; beauty products, including fragrances, spa accessories, hair care and salon appliances, bath and body products, and skin care products; suits, blouses, sweaters, swimwear, jackets, skirts, dresses, slim pants, and lingerie and hosiery for women; denim wear, tees, hoodies, and other outfits for juniors and men; toys, books, games, gifts, and dresses for kids; footwear; accessories comprising hats, belts, scarves, and handbags; and 14 carat gold necklaces, pendants, and earrings, as well as fashion jewelry, sterling silver, watches, and men’s cufflinks.

 

The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Mississauga, Canada. Winners Merchants International L.P. operates as a subsidiary of The TJX Companies, Inc.

 

Products/Services description:

 

Cookware

Steamware

Dishtowels

Beauty products

 

Sales are:

 

Retail

Clients:

 

General clientele

Operations area:

 

National, Local

The company imports from Worldwide

The company export to Worldwide depending on the demand

Competitors:

 

Home Outfitters

Designer Depot

A Buck Or Two

Wal-Mart Canada Corp

Zellers Inc

The subject employs 600 employee(s)

Comments on staff:

 

The company has 12,000 employees at group level.

PAYMENTS

 

regular

Branches:

 

The company has several branches all over Canada, among them:

 

-1 Bass Pro Mill Drive

Vaughan, ON L4K 5N4

-900 Dufferin Street South

Toronto, ON M6H 4A9

-1054 Centre Street

Vaughan, ON L4J 3M8

-471 Queen Street S

Bolton, ON L7E 2B5

 



Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

This company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The TJX Companies, Inc. a public company that trades at the stock exchange NYSE under ticker symbol TJX:

 

The TJX Companies, Inc.

770 Cochituate Road

Framingham, MA 01701

United States

Phone: 508-390-1000

Fax: 508-390-2091

Website: http://www.tjx.com

Management:

 

MICHAEL MACMILLAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

KENNETH FLYNN, FINANCE VICE PRESIDENT

DOUGLAS MIZZI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS




Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

 

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

 

Those figures are estimates provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company (Exceptionally in USD).

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2010

Turnover

500,000,000 (Est. for location)

The cash flow is

Normal

 

 

Comments on the financial data:

 The consolidated turnover with the parent company (The TJX COMPANIES, INC.) on January 30, 2010 was in the range of 20,288,444,000 USD.

In 2008 the company as a whole made around 1,790,000,000 CAD.

 

Legal Fillings

 The sources consulted record no detrimental legal or labor court information.

 

 

Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a good credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 Final Opinion

 

This is a business with experience in the industry.

 

The company operates as a retailer of clothing accessories with international presence.

 

There were no legal filings found against the company or its legal representatives.

 

The business has considerable incomes.

 

No specific adverse record related to the company's name was found during our investigation.

 

The company can handle a credit line.

 

Business connections can be conducted.

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

N.A.

Public

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Comments

 

Answering machine.

 


 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.46.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.65

Euro

1

Rs.64.95

 

 

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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