MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIMBA TOWELS PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O Van Der Ross & Associates, Unit 1, 653-657 Mountain Highway, Bayswater, Victoria 3153

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11.04.2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11376295

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and distribution of towel and textile products for the promotional, corporate, resort, healthcare and hospitality markets.

 

 

No. of Employees :

9

 

 

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 180,000

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 30, 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

 


IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

Subject name :                          SIMBA TOWELS PTY LTD

Business address :

Bayswater Business Park

Unit 12, 1 Clare Street

Town :                                       Bayswater

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3153

Country :                                   Australia

Tel :                                          +61 3 97294955

Fax :                                         +61 3 97298669

Email :                                      miles@simbatex.com.au

Website :                                  www.simbatowels.com.au

Registered address :

C/o VAN DER ROSS & ASSOCIATES

Unit 1, 653-657 Mountain Highway

Town :                                       Bayswater

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3153

Country :                                   Australia

Postal address :                        P.O. Box 713

Town :                                       Bayswater

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3153

Country :                                   Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :                    11/04/2005

Legal form :                                           Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                                    Mary Iles

Issued & paid up capital :                       AUD 100

Sales turnover :                                      AUD 4,000,000 (Estimated Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Line of business :                                   Import and distributor of towel and textile products for the promotional, corporate, resort, healthcare and hospitality markets.

Staff employed :                                     9 employees

 

 

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 fair

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                  No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Credit amount suggestion :         USD 180,000

Credit amount asked :                Not described.

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                                              11/04/2005

Legal form :                                                       Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no Australian Company Number:       113762959

Registered authority :                                         Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                                                  Australian Business Number: 58113762959

Registry status :                                                Live/Active

Previous name :                                                 None reported.

Change of legal form :                                         None reported.

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :              Mary Iles

Designation :     General Manager

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                                      Anil Harjivan Somaia

Designation :                             Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :                     11/04/05

Address :                                  Lot 4, Lilly Pilly Lane

Kilsyth, VIC 3137

Australia

Biography :                                Born on 09-01-1936 in Lushoto, Tanzania.

Name :                                      Ashok Harjivan Somaia

Designation :                             Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :                     11/04/05

Address :                                  47 Kwinana Street

Glen Waverley, VIC 3150

Australia

Biography :                                Born on 07-07-1947 in Tanga, Tanzania.

Name :                                      Kamal Anil Somaia

Designation :                             Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :                     11/04/05

Address :                                  Lot 4, Lilly Pilly Lane

Kilsyth, VIC 3137

Australia

Biography :                                Born on 22-07-1968 in London, United Kingdom.

Name :                                      Mehul Ashok Somaia

Designation :                             Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :                     11/04/05

Address :                                  47 Kwinana Street

Glen Waverley, VIC 3150

Australia

Biography :                                Born on 28-11-1978 in in Tanga, Tanzania.

Staff employed :                         9 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 :        ASHOK H. SOMAIA PTY. LTD.

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

No. of shares :               50 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 50%

Shareholder name :        A.H. SOMAIA PTY. LTD.

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

No. of shares :               50 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 50%

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          ASHOK H. SOMAIA PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Shareholder

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          A.H. SOMAIA PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Shareholder

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          SIMBA TEXTILE MILLS PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          KANGAROO KIDS EDUCATION LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      301 Mamta House

231 S V Road, Bandra

Mumbai - 400 050

India

Name :                          MAHONEY & SOMAIA PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          DOMTEX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          SIMBA USA LLC

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      99 Lake Park Drive

Morehead, KY 40351-7984

United States

Name :                          KANGAROO KIDS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          SOMAIA GROUP PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Name :                          SOMAIA BROS PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      45 Holloway Drive

Bayswater, VIC 3153

Australia

Related companies and corporate

affiliations comments

: Other companies of the Simba and Somaia Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject.

 

 

BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

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 :                   Satisfied Charges:

ASIC Charge Number: 1748877

Date Registered: 22-01-2009

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 09-12-2008

Chargees Name: J SWAY SUPER PTY LTD

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :        None reported.

Court judgements :         None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Description

Source of financial statement :    External Sources

Financial statement date :          30/06/11

Type of accounts :                     Full audited

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.97 as of 03-04-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/06/11

Length of accounts :                   12 months

Sale turnover / Income : 4,000,000

Comments :                              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 is engaged in import and distribution of towel and textile products for the promotional, corporate, resort, healthcare and hospitality markets.

Brand :                          Simba Towels

Purchases

International :                 India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                 New Zealand

Property & Assets

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

Branches :                    None reported.

 

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

Central bank :                                        Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold :       US$ 43.879 billion

Gross domestic product - GDP :             US$ 1.448 trillion

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

GDP per capita - current prices :             US$ 64,351

GDP - composition by sector :                agriculture: 4.0%

industry: 26%

services: 70%

Inflation :                                               2008: 4.4%

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.0%

Unemployment rate :                              2008: 4.2%

2009: 5.6%

2010: 5.2%

2011: 5.0%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP)

: 2008: 11.6%

2009: 17.6%

2010: 22.3%

2011: 24.1%

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 :          Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), National Australia Bank

(Major Banks), ANZ Banking (Major Banks), Telstra (Telecommunications services), Wesfarmers (Food Retail)

 

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 :                                          2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

2010: US$32,472 million

FDI Outflows :                                        2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$18,426 million

2010: US$26,431 million

Best countries for doing business :          10 out of 183 countries

Global competitiveness ranking :             20 (ranking by country on a basis of 142, 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

: 76.00%

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Purchase Term

International :     Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit 30-90 days

Sales Term

Local :              Prepayment, Bank transfer, Credit 30-90 days

International :     Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, 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.51.04

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.08

Euro

1

Rs.67.39

 

 

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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