MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

08.08.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HARVEY NICHOLS (HONG  KONG) LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

4/F., East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong.

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.08.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

12155146

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Department Store Operator of All kinds of fashions, accessories, beauty items, watches & jewellery, childrenswear and home selections.

 

 

No. of Employees :

2,841 (Group Employees)

 

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 :

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)

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 AND ADDRESS

 

HARVEY NICHOLS (HONG  KONG) LTD.

 

ADDRESS:       4/F., East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:                        2311 3888

 

FAX:                 2311 3323

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Group Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer:  Mr. Chan Tsang Wing, Nelson

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             19th August, 1988.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital: Nominal:           HK$10,000,000.00

 

Issued:                          HK$10,000,000.00

 

Business Category:        Operation of “Harvey Nichols” stores and sale of fashion products.

 

Group Turnover:             HK$3,985,304,000.  (Year ended 31-03-2012)

 

Group Employees:         2,841.  (As at 31-03-2012)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Good.


COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS

 

HARVEY  NICHOLS  (HONG  KONG)  LTD.

 

ADDRESS:

 

Registered Head Office:-

4/F., East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Trading as:-

Alviero Martini, Hong Kong.

Alviero Martini 1A Classe, Hong Kong.

Beauty Bazaar.Harvey Nichols, Hong Kong.

Harvey Nichols, Hong Kong.

Polo Jeans Company, Hong Kong.

Polo Ralph Lauren, Hong Kong.

Ralph Lauren Children, Hong Kong.

Ralph Lauren, Hong Kong.

The Fourth Floor, Hong Kong.

 

Department Stores:-  (Under the name of “Harvey Nichols”)

1)       Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong.

2)       [Phone: 3968 2668]

3)       The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.

       [Phone: 3695 3388]

 

Beauty Division:-

Unit A, 21/F., Manulife Tower, 169 Electric Road, North Point, Hong Kong.

[Phone: 2877 3627]

 

Holding Company:-

Castlereagh Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

 

Ultimate Holding Company:-

Dickson Concepts (International) Ltd., Bermuda/Hong Kong.

 

Associated Companies:-

Dickson Group of Companies

Ambrose China Ltd., British Virgin Islands/Hong Kong.

Bertolucci Retail Ltd., Hong Kong.

Bertolucci SA, Switzerland.

Bestway Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

Bondwood Investments Ltd., Hong Kong.

China Tone Ltd., Hong Kong.

Chopard Hong Kong Distribution Ltd., Hong Kong.

D Marketing Japan K.K., Japan.

Dickson (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China.

Dickson Concepts (China) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Concepts (Retail) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Concepts (Wholesale) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Concepts Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Cyber.Com Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Enterprises Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Express Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Films Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Interior Design Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Investments (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Dickson Licensing Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Dickson Macau Ltd., Macau.

Dickson RTW (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Dickson Stores Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Dickson Trading (Asia) Co. Ltd., Hong Kong/Taiwan.

Dickson Warehousing Ltd., Hong Kong.

Ever Success Consultancy (Shenzhen) Ltd., China.

Ever Success Management Ltd., Hong Kong.

Full Kingdom Interior Design Consultancy (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Full Kingdom Ltd., Hong Kong.

Harmonious Time Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Seibu Enterprise Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Seibu Investment Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Stores (LP) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Stores Co. Ltd., British Virgin Islands/Hong Kong.

Ining Investments Ltd., Hong Kong.

Leading Way Apparel Shanghai Ltd., China.

Leading Way Ltd., British Virgin Islands/Hong Kong.

Lian Cai International Trading (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., China.

Mighty Achievements Investments Ltd., Hong Kong.

Mighty Leader Ltd., Hong Kong.

Pui Chak Enterprises Ltd., Hong Kong.

Raglan Resources Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Shanghai Jin Jiang Dickson Center Co. Ltd., China.

Shenyang Rui Tai Feng Commercial Trading Co. Ltd., China.

Shenzhen Dickson Retail Ltd., China.

Shenzhen Seibu Department Store Co. Ltd., China.

Sinotop Development Ltd., Hong Kong.

The Dickson Shop Ltd., Hong Kong/Singapore.

The Dickson Shop Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

The Dickson Trading (Taiwan) Co. Ltd., Taiwan.

Tommy Hilfiger Apparel (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Tommy Hilfiger Asia-Pacific Ltd., British Virgin Islands/Taiwan.

Tommy Hilfiger Marketing Ltd., Hong Kong.

Top Creation Ltd., Hong Kong.

Top Strength Ventures Ltd., British Virgin Islands/Hong Kong.

Wealth Top Investment Ltd., Hong Kong.

etc.

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

12155146

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0224937

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Group Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive Officer:  Mr. Raymond Lee

Group Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer:  Mr. Chan Tsang Wing, Nelson

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00 (Divided into 10,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

(As per registry dated 19-08-2011)

Name

 

No. of shares

Castlereagh Ltd.

P.O. Box 71 Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

9,999,999

CHAN Tsang Wing, Nelson

 

1

 

 

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Total:

10,000,000

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DIRECTORS  

 

(As per registry dated 19-08-2011)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

CHAN Tsang Wing, Nelson

Flat A, 24/F., Block 2, Clovelly Court, 12 May Road, Hong Kong.

 

Raymond LEE

Flat C, 7/F., Woodland Heights, 2 Wong Nei Chung Gap Road, Hong Kong.

 

CHAN Hon Chung, Johnny Pollux

Flat D, 36/F., Block 5, Kenswood Court, Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 19-08-2011)

Name

Address

OR Suk Ying, Stella

Flat A, 24/F., Block 12, Laguna City, Lam Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 19th August, 1988 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of Elmeco Co. Ltd., name changed to Costume Jewellery (Distribution) Ltd. on 24th January, 1989; changed to Dickson Cyber Concepts Ltd. on 25th August, 1999; to Dickson Cyber.Com Ltd. on 14th April, 2000; and further to the present style on 30th July, 2004.

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

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Department Store Operator.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of fashions, accessories, beauty items, watches & jewellery, childrenswear and home selections.

 

Group Employees:         2,841.  (As at 31-03-2012)

 

Commodities Imported:   Europe, etc.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Group Turnover: HK$3,749,809,000  (Year ended 31-03-2008)

                                    HK$3,838,693,000  (Year ended 31-03-2009)

                                    HK$3,633,639,000  (Year ended 31-03-2010)

                                    HK$3,403,861,000  (Year ended 31-03-2011)

                                    HK$3,958,304,000  (Year ended 31-03-2012)

 

Terms/Sales:                 COD or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               Various terms.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$10,000,000.00 (Divided into 10,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$10,000,000.00

 

Alternation of Capital:-

19-08-1988

paid up

HK$      2.00

07-12-2010

paid up

HK$      9,999,998.00

 

 

––––––––––––––––

Total:

paid up

HK$      10,000,000.00

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Increase of Nominal Capital:-

From

HK$10,000.00

to

HK$10,000,000.00

on

07-12-2010

 

Group Net Profit:          HK$210,649,000  (Year ended 31-03-2008)

                                    HK$  51,817,000  (Year ended 31-03-2009)

                                    HK$303,734,000  (Year ended 31-03-2010)

                                    HK$346,939,000  (Year ended 31-03-2011)

                                    HK$188,892,000  (Year ended 31-03-2012)

 

Group Net Worth:         HK$1,983,266,000.00  (As at 31-03-2008)

                                    HK$1,854,279,000.00  (As at 31-03-2009)

                                    HK$2,075,101,000.00  (As at 31-03-2010)

                                    HK$2,296,934,000.00  (As at 31-03-2011)

                                    HK$2,360,748,000.00  (As at 31-03-2012)

 

Profit or Loss:                Group operation conducted on a profitable basis.

 

Condition:                      Kept in a normal and satisfactory manner.

 

Facilities:                      Is making use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      So far good in manner.

 

Commercial Morality:     Good.

 

Bankers:-

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch.

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

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

 

Standing:  Good.

 

 

GENERAL

 

With a nominal and issued capital of HK$10 million, Harvey Nichols (Hong Kong) Ltd. [HNHK] is wholly-owned by a BVI-registered company known as Castlereagh Ltd.  The ultimate holding company of HNHK is Dickson Concepts (International) Ltd. [DCIL] which is a public listed company whose shares are quoted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. under the stock code: 0113.

DCIL is an investment holding company of the Dickson Group.  The principal activities of the Group are engaged in the sale of luxury goods such as watches, leather goods, fashion products, luxury tableware, lighters, pens and jewelry.  DCIL opened shops for core brands, such as Brooks Brothers, Tommy Hilfiger, Tod’s and S.T. Dupont.  It also opened shops for brands, which it has secured exclusive distribution rights for various markets, such as Rolex, Tudor, Chopard, Panerai, Longines, Rado and Oris.  DCIL also involved in the operation of and investment in department stores.  The company's brands include SEIBU, Harvey Nichols (acquired from the Burton Group by DCIL in October 1991), Dickson Watch & Jewellery, Beauty Bazaar, braccialini and many others.  As of 31st March, 2012, DCIL had totaled 320 shops, including 49 shops in Hong Kong, 156 in China, 4 in Macau, 85 in Taiwan, and 26 in Singapore and Malaysia.

HNHK is one of the core members of the Dickson Group.  It is the operator of “Harvey Nichols” department store and is engaged in selling high-end fashion products.  HNHK is trading under the business names of “Alviero Martini”, “Beauty Bazaar.Harvey Nichols”, “Harvey Nichols”, “Polo Jeans Company”, “Polo Ralph Lauren”, “Ralph Lauren Children”, “Ralph Lauren” and “The Fourth Floor”.

In September 2005, HNHK opened “Harvey Nichols” Store at the Landmark Centre - the city's premium retail destination.  It represents the Group’s first store in Asia.

The store occupies 60,000 sq.ft. set over five floors with a varied edit of luxury brands and includes a destination Restaurant on the Fourth Floor.

In December 2010, HNHK launched a beauty concept Beauty Bazaar by Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong.

In October 2011 HNHK opened its Asian flagship store in Pacific Place, Hong Kong, its second store in the country.  The store covers 83,000 sq.ft. bringing together the Harvey Nichols selection of international and contemporary brands in men’s and women’s fashion and accessories.  The store also features a comprehensive watch and jewellery division together with a brand new concept for beauty and living.

For the year ended 31st March, 2012, turnover of the Dickson Group was HK$3,985.3 million, an increase of 17.1% compared with FY2011.  Profit attributable to equity shareholders was HK$186.7 million, compared with HK$346.8 million in the previous year which included HK$163.6 million one‑off income from the sale of the Tommy Hilfiger China licensed business upon the expiration of the license.

During FY2012, the new store in Pacific Place brought the best of this perennially successful international luxury franchise to Hong Kong, and has set exciting new standards for the Asian market.  The store was extremely well received by its customers and the media alike, with sales performance exceeding its expectations.  Together with the Harvey Nichols store at The Landmark, these two stores will reinforce Harvey Nichols’ leadership in the luxury retailing market in the region and lay the foundation for a major growth engine for the Group in the years ahead.  In addition, the Beauty Bazaar business has encouraged the Group to embark on the expansion of this retail concept in Greater China.  It is confident that this new business will become important growth engine in the years ahead.

In view of its parentage, we consider the company good for its normal business engagements.

 

 

REMARKS

 

Brief personal profile of the principal directors:-

Mr. Raymond LEE (Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), aged 62, joined the Dickson Group in 1992 as an Executive Director.  He was appointed the Deputy Chairman in 2000 and the Chief Executive Officer in June 2005.  He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and prior to joining the Group, held a senior position with a major international financial institution.  Mr. Lee provides leadership for the management of the Group to implement the strategies and oversee the realisation of the objectives set by the Board.

Mr. CHAN Tsang Wing, Nelson (Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer), aged 56, was appointed an Executive Director in February 2000. and the Chief Operating Officer in March 2011.  He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and was previously chief executive of a major international trading group.

 

Court case:-

Action Date

Case No.

Plaintiff

Defendant

Cause

Amount

19-01-2010

R7680

Ho Ka Chun

Harvey Nichols (Hong Kong) Ltd. trading as Harvey Nichols

Labour Dispute

Not stated

30-11-2010

R3896

Lee Kam Kong

Harvey Nichols (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Labour Dispute

Not stated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.55.50

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.40

Euro

1

Rs.68.70

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

 

 

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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