MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FORWARD INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

5fl., No.112, Tun Hua N. Rd., Taipei

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.12.1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

14050402

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and trade of agrochemical products and the related products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Over 1,000 employees(Group)

 

 

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 150,000

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, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Taiwan

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Contact Points

 

Company Name:

Forward International Ltd.

Supplied Name:

Forward International Ltd.

Trading Address:

5fl., No.112, Tun Hua N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Supplied Address:

FL 5 No. 112 Tun Hwa North Roadtaipai Taiwan

Telephone Number:

+886 2-25451592

Fax Number:

+886 2-27182614

E-mail:

forward9@ms6.hinet.net / forward8@tpts6.seed.net.tw

Notes:

The exact address is as above.

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Rating:

Maximum credit USD 150,000

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

Forward International Ltd.

Registered Address:

5fl., No.112, Tun Hua N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Date of Foundation:

1975-12-22

Registration Number:

14050402

Registry:

Taipei City Government

Registered Capital:

NTD15,000,000 (USD 507,321)

(As of 2012.4, 1 NTD = 0.03382 USD)

Legal Representatives:

Jin Yan

Legal Form:

Limited Liability Company

Principal Activities:

Manufacture and trade of agrochemical products and the related products.

Staff:

Over 1,000 employees(Group)

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2008-10-29

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1975-12-22 with registered number 14050402 as Limited Liability Company in Taiwan.

 

Shareholders

(Unit: NTD)

Name

Subscription Amount

Jin Yan

12,100,000       

 

The information above is that of subject’s major shareholders.

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Branch Offices

1

Company Name

Forward (Beihai) Hepu Pesticide Co. Ltd

Address

No.1, Qingshuijiang, Lianzhou, Hepu, Beihai, Guangxi, China (536100)

TEL

+86-779-7291461, 7291462

FAX

+86-779-7291466

2

Company Name

Forward (Myanmar) Co., Ltd

Address

No.34, Parami Road, Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar

TEL

+95-1-661002

FAX

+95-1-665287

3

Company Name

Forward International Ltd (The Representative Office in Hochiminh City)

Address

No.9b, Tu Xuong Street, District 3, Hochiminh City,  Vietnam

TEL

+84-89320594, 89320595, 90909237, 90758589

FAX

+84-89320364

Email Address

forwardvn@hcm.vnn.vn  

4

Company Name

Forward (Thailand 1989) Co., Ltd

Address

1/47-48, Soi.Sukhumvit 39, Klongton-Nue, Watana,  Bangkok, 10110, Thailand

TEL

+662-02-6626080-1, 2598511-6

FAX

+662-02-2598510

Email Address

forward@loxinfo.co.th / thailand@forwardinter.com

5

Company Name

Forward Garden Co., Ltd

Address

55, M.4, HATTANONG, MUENG, UTHAITANEE, 61000 THAILAND

TEL

+662-056-524927

FAX

+662-056-524928

Email Address

booking@forwardinter.com 

6

Company Name

Forward Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd

Address

Malaysia

7

Company Name

 Forward Australia Pty Ltd

Address

 Unit 715 / 8 Point St. Pyrmont Sydney 2009

Email Address

chint@iinet.net.au 

8

Company Name

Forward International Company

Address

Hong Kong

9

Company Name

Forward International Company

Address

Bangladesh

 

Personnel Information

 

Core Management

 

Directors

1

Name

Jin Yan

Position

Director

 

Personnel Structure

 

Total Employees

Over 1,000 employees(Group)

 

Operation Information

 

Offices & Factories

 

 

Headquarters

Add

5fl., No.112, Tun Hua N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

 

Production Information

 

l         Subject is a manufacturer of agrochemical products and the related products without any production activities

 

Purchase Information

 

l         The registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

1

Trade of feed auxiliary material

2

Trade of livestock and fisheries

3

Trade of pesticide, fertilizer, agricultural appliances and flower

 

l         The components and raw material for production are purchased from local and abroad.

 

Sales Information

 

l         Subject is mainly engaged in manufacturing and trading of agrochemical products and the related products.

l         Subject introduced that subject’s factory located in the mainland of China, and headquarter is located in Taiwan, and is in charge of accepting the orders from clients.

l         Subject introduced that its major products sold as following:

 

Product

1

Herbicide

2

Insecticides & Acaricides

3

Fungicide

4

Bactericides

5

Plant Regulator

6

Adjuvant

7

Rodenticide

l         Subject’s selling territory covers all over the world.

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

Settlements

Subject declined to disclose the settlements information, and from other sources, we couldn’t obtain the information, either.

 

Financial Information

 

Subject has no obligations to disclose its financial statements to the third party according to the relevant policy in Taiwan and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

Subject’s relevant staff Mr. Yan declined to disclose its financials citing the grounds of company’s confidentiality; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

Bankers

 

The bankers’ information is not available from the subject or other sources.

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

 

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

 

Up to date of reporting, no existing or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

 

Interview Details

 

Name

Mr. Yan

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.42

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.93

Euro

1

Rs.67.67

 

 

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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