MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

24.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

WORLD CAT LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

Perm Success Co. Ltd.

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Cshin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.06.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

13112359

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Buying Office; Sourcing and Marketing of all kinds of “PUMA”, “ETONIC” and “TRETORN” brands sporting goods and textile goods especially golf shoes, jogging shoes and soccer shoes, etc.

 

 

No. of Employees :

70

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2011)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Hong Kong

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name

 

WORLD  CAT  LTD.

 

 

Company ADDRESS

 

Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:            2736 7898,  2737 4399

FAX:                 2736 1782,  2375 0365

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Director:  Mr. Juergen Michael Mahn

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             21st June, 1989.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           HK$5,000,000.00

Issued:              HK$5,000,000.00

 

Business Category:        Buying Office; Sourcing and Marketing.

 

Group Sales:                 € 3,009.0 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Employees:                   70.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Good.


Company ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

·         Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

·         P.O. Box 98380, Hong Kong.

 

Immediate Holding Company:-

Puma S.E., Germany.
[Formerly known as Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport]

 

Intermediate Holding Company:

Sapardis S.E., France.

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

PPR S.A., France.

 

Associated Companies:-

PUMA Group of Companies

2Expressions Merchandise Svenska AB, Sweden.

Austria Puma Dassler Ges. m.b.H., Austria.

Brandon AB, Sweden.

Brandon AS, Norway.

Brandon Company AB, Sweden.

Brandon Germany GmbH, Germany.

Brandon Logistics AB, Sweden.

Brandon Merchandising UK Ltd., UK.

Brandon Oy, Finland.

Brandon Services AB, Sweden.

Brandon Stockholm AB, Sweden.

Cobra Golf Inc., USA.

Development Services Ltd., Hong Kong.

Distribuidora Deportiva Puma Tacna S.A.C., Peru.

Distruibuidora Deportiva Puma S.A.C., Peru.

Dobo Cat Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dobo Logic BV, Netherlands.

Dobo NexTH BV, Netherlands.

Dobotex Austria GmbH, Austria.

Dobotex BV, Netherlands.

Dobotex China Ltd., China.

Dobotex Deutschland GmbH, Germany.

Dobotex France SAS, France.

Dobotex International BV, Netherlands.

Dobotex Italia S.r.l., Italy.

Dobotex Korea Ltd., Korea.

Dobotex Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dobotex Spain S.L., Spain.

Dobotex Switzerland AG, Switzerland.

Dobotex UK Ltd., UK.

Guangzhou World Cat Information Consulting Services Co. Ltd., China.

Hunt Sport AB, Sweden.

Importaciones RDS S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Janed LLC, USA.

Kalola Pty Ltd., Australia.

Liberty China Holding Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Mount Puma AG (Schweiz), Switzerland.

Premier Flug GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Puma Asia Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong.

Puma Australia Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Puma Avanti GmbH, Germany.

Puma Baltic UAB, Lithuania.

Puma Benelux B.V., Netherlands.

Puma Blue Sea Ltd., Malta.

Puma Bulgaria EOOD, Bulgaria.

Puma Canada Inc., Canada.

Puma CHILE S.A., Chile.

Puma China Ltd., China.

Puma Cyprus Ltd., Cyprus.

Puma Czech Republic s.r.o., Czech Republic.

Puma Denmark A/S, Denmark.

Puma Estonia, Estonia.

Puma Finland Oy, Finland.

Puma France SAS, France.

Puma Hellas S.A., Greece.

Puma Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong.  [Business name: Puma]

Puma Hungary Kft., Hungary.

Puma India Retail Pvt. Ltd., India.

Puma Italia S.r.l., Italy.

Puma Japan KK, Japan.

Puma Korea Ltd., Korea.

Puma Ljubljana, trgovina, d.o.o, Slovenia.

Puma Malta Ltd., Malta.

Puma Mexico Sport S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Puma Middle East FZ LLC, UAE.

Puma Mostro GmbH, Germany.

Puma New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand.

Puma Nordic AB, Sweden.

Puma North America, USA.

Puma Norway AS, Norway.

Puma Polska Spolka z.o.o., Poland.

Puma Portugal Artigos Desportivos Lda., Portugal.

Puma Premier Ltd., UK.

Puma Racing Ltd., Malta.

Puma Retail AG, Switzerland.

Puma Schweiz AG, Switzerland.

Puma Serbia DOO, Sebia.

Puma Servicios SPA, Chile.

Puma Slovakia s.r.o., Slovakia.

Puma Speedcat SAS, France.

Puma Spor Giyim Sananyi ve Ticaret A.S., Turkey.

Puma Sport Hrvatska d.o.o., Croatia.

Puma Sport Romania S.r.l., Romania.

Puma Sports Distributors (Pty) Ltd., South Africa.

Puma Sports Goods Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

Puma Sports India Pvt. Ltd., India.

Puma Sports LA S.A., Uruguay.

Puma Sports Ltda., Brazil.

Puma Sports S.A., South Africa.

Puma Sports Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Puma Sports Spain S.L., Spain.

Puma Sprint GmbH, Germany.

Puma Suede Holding Inc., USA.

Puma Taiwan Sports Ltd., Taiwan.

Puma UAE LLC, UAE.

Puma Ukraine Ltd., Ukraine.

Puma United Kingdom Ltd., UK.

Puma Vertrieb GmbH, Germany.

Puma Wheat Accessories Ltd., USA.

Puma-Rus GmbH, Russia.

SC Communication Inc., USA.

Servicios Profesionales RDS S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Tretorn AB, Sweden.

Tretorn Finland Oy, Finland.

Tretorn Norway AS, Norway.

Tretorn R&D Ltd., Ireland.

Tretorn Sweden AB, Sweden.

Unisol S.A., Argentina.

White Diamond Australia Pty. Ltd., Australia.

White Diamond Properties Ltd., Australia.

Wilderness Holdings Ltd., Botswana.

World Cat Sourcing India Ltd., India.

World Cat Vietnam Co. Ltd., Vietnam.

etc.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

13112359

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0255704

 


MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Director:                                 Mr. Juergen Michael Mahn

Director & Chief Financial Officer:            Mr. Hauke Otten

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$5,000,000.00 (Divided into 500,000 shares of HK$10.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$5,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 21-06-2011)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport  [Now known as Puma S.E.]

Wuersburger Strasse 13, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany.

 

499,999

Abacus (Nominees) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

1

 

 

–––––––

 

Total:

500,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 28-02-2012)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Juergen Michael MAHN

Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Reiner Heinrich HENGSTMANN

Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Hauke OTTEN

Unit 77-87, 8/F., Hong Kong Int’l Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 


SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 21-06-2011)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

ASEC Secretarial Ltd.

21/F., Tai Yau Building, 181 Johnston Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

0545976

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 21st June, 1989 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of Perm Success Co. Ltd., name changed to the present style on 3rd November, 1989.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Buying Office; Sourcing and Marketing.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of “PUMA”, “ETONIC” and “TRETORN” brands sporting goods and textile goods

especially golf shoes, jogging shoes and soccer shoes, etc.

 

Office Space:                 651 sq.m.

 

Employees:                   70.  (Office staff)

 

Commodities Imported:-

Golf shoes – China, Indonesia and Taiwan.

Jogging shoes – China, Indonesia and Taiwan.

Soccer shoes – China, Indonesia and Taiwan.

 

Markets:                       Germany, US and UK, other European countries, etc.

 

Group Sales:                 €2,447.3 million  (Year ended 31-12-2009)

€2,706.4 million  (Year ended 31-12-2010)

€3,009.0 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C or on collection.

 

Terms/Buying:               On various terms.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$5,000,000.00 (Divided into 500,000 shares of HK$10.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$5,000,000.00

 

Group Net Earnings:         79.6 million  (Year ended 31-12-2009)

€202.2 million  (Year ended 31-12-2010)

€230.1 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Profit or Loss:                Traded at a profitable angle.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in an active and good manner.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Reliable.

 

Commercial Morality:     Good.

 

Banker:                         Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Sound.

 

 

GENERAL

 

World Cat Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Puma S.E. (formerly known as Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport) [PUMA] which is a Germany-based firm.

The subject is a garment trader.  It is PUMA’s own procurement organization and is responsible for purchasing for all PUMA, Tretorn and Cobra products.  As the procurement agent of PUMA, the subject is responsible for guaranteeing and ensuring the entire product-procurement process for its brands.  This includes selecting suitable suppliers, negotiating delivery and payment terms and supporting the PUMA Sales organization in placing orders, making changes to orders and cancelling orders with manufacturers.

In addition, the subject is responsible for supervising and supporting all production activities – including strict quality inspections – of its suppliers.  This ensures a continually high level of product quality and compliance with environmental and social standards concerning production.  Suppliers’ compliance with these requirements is coordinated and monitored by PUMA.Safe, a division of the subject, to ensure PUMA’s high standards are followed throughout the entire supply chain.

The subject has outsourced the entire product-procurement process to independent suppliers, most of which have been business partners for many years.  In return, these suppliers manage several independent local production sites.  In order to optimize workflows, these suppliers have been integrated as strategic partners into the “Strategic Supplier Concept”, which involves intensive relationship management, regular performance evaluations and strategic coordination.

PUMA is one of the world’s leading sportlifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories.  It is committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting Creativity, Sustainability and Peace.

PUMA starts in Sport and ends in Fashion.  Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Football, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing.  Sport Fashion features collaborations with renowned designer labels such as “Alexander McQueen”, “Mihara Yasuhiro” and “Sergio Rossi”.

The PUMA Group owns the brands “PUMA”, “Cobra Golf” and “Tretorn”.  PUMA, which was founded in 1948, distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and has headquarters in Herzogenaurach/Germany, Boston, London and Hong Kong.

In the financial year 2011, currency-adjusted consolidated sales rose by 12.1% to €3,009.0 million (2010: €2,706.4 million).  In the reporting currency, the Euro, consolidated sales were 11.2% higher than in the previous year.  Management thus achieved its sales target, reaching the milestone of €3.0 billion in consolidated sales for the first time.  The change in the group of consolidated companies in the reporting year had no material impact on sales.

In the Footwear segment, currency-adjusted sales rose by 9.9% to €1,539.5 million, or 51.2% of consolidated sales (previous year: 52.6%).

In the Apparel segment, currency-adjusted sales rose by 9.9% to €1,035.6 million, or 34.4% of consolidated sales (previous year: 34.8%).

In the Accessories segment, currency-adjusted sales jumped by 27.3% to €433.9 million, primarily due to the full-year effect of the Cobra Golf acquisition in April 2010.  As a result, Accessories accounted for 14.4% of consolidated sales, up from 12.6% in the previous year.

Operating income (EBIT) increased sharply from €306.8 million the previous year to €333.2 million in 2011 (an increase of 8.6%).  At Group level, net earnings jumped 13.8% to €230.1 million (2010: €202.2 million).

The subject is fully supported by PUMA.  History in Hong Kong is over twenty-two years and nine months.

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 

REMARKS:

 

Court case record:-

Action Date

Case No.

Plaintiff

Defendant

Cause

Amount

Feb. 2007

H325

Mandarin Overseas Ltd.

World Cat Ltd.

Order

Not stated

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.23

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.16

Euro

1

Rs.68.84

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

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