MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

25.08.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

POWERS FASTENERS AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

RAWL AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Factory 3, 205-233 Abbotts Road, Dandenong South, Victoria, Zip/postal code  3175

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.11.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

062405378

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Distributors of anchoring and fastening products for concrete, masonry, and steel

 

 

No. of Employees :

70 employees (Subject); 44,700 employees (Stanley Black & Decker Group)

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 


 

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 – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Australia

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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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              POWERS FASTENERS AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

 

Business address :        Factory 3, 205-233 Abbotts Road

Town :                           Dandenong South

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3175

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 3 87954600

Fax :                             +61 3 87875899

Email :                          info@powers.com.au

Website :                      www.powers.com.au

 

Registered address :      Factory 3, 205-233 Abbotts Road

Town :                           Dandenong South

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3175

Country :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        16/11/1993

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Adrian Scott Davis

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 4

Sales turnover :              AUD 12,000,000 (Estimated Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2010)

Line of business :                       Distributors of anchoring and fastening products for concrete, masonry, and

steel.

Staff employed :             70 employees (Subject); 44,700 employees (Stanley Black & Decker Group)

 

 

Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is steady

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is fair

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                              No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Comments :                              Credit can be granted as the Subject is backed by a reputable company.

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          16/11/1993

Legal form :                   Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no              Australian Company Number: 062405378

Registered authority :     Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :              Australian Business Number: 41212423119

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             The Subject was established under the name ELECTROTEC INDUSTRIES PTY

LTD on 16-11-1993 and changed its name to RAWLPLUG AUSTRALIA PTY.

LTD. on 28-01-1994. RAWLPLUG AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. then changed its

name to RAWL AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD on 20-07-1995.

RAWL AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD then adopted to the current style on 29-07-1998.

Change of legal form :     None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              Adrian Scott Davis

Designation :     Managing Director

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          Adrian Scott Davis

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         31/05/12

Address :                      45 Gosford Court

Park Orchards, VIC 3114

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 27-08-1971 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.

 

Name :                          Michael Arthur Bartone

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         31/05/12

Address :                      65 Ted's Court

Cheshire, CT 06410

United States

Biography :                    Born on 17-07-1959 in Queens, United States.

 


Name :                          Craig Argyle Douglas

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         31/05/12

Address :                      11 Summer Brook Lane

Cromwell, CT 06416

United States

Biography :                    Born on 17-02-1955 in Alomogordo, United States.

 

Name :                          Jamie Alberto Ramirez Alzate

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         11/06/12

Address :                      485 Ridgewood Road

Key Biscayne, FL 33149

United States

Biography :                    Born on 21-02-1967 in Bogota, Colombia.

 

Name :                          Valerie Margaret Hudson

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         31/05/12

Address :                      6 Sunlander Way

Doreen, VIC 3754

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 12-12-1958 in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.

 

Name :                          Robin Zimmerman Weyand

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         31/05/12

Address :                      3 Briarwood Farm Court

Reisterstown, MD 21136

United States

Biography :                    Born on 26-09-1963 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

Staff employed : 70 employees (Subject); 44,700 employees (Stanley Black & Decker Group)

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 4

No of shares :                2 Class A Ordinary Shares / 2 Class B Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 4

Paid up capital :             AUD 4


 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        BLACK & DECKER HOLDINGS (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD.

Address :                      82 Taryn Drive

Epping, VIC 3076

Australia

No. of shares :               2 Class A Ordinary Shares / 2 Class B Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                100%

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

Name :              STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Affiliation type : Ultimate Holding Company

Address :          1000 Stanley Drive

New Britain, CT 06053

United States

 

Comments :     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides power and hand tools, mechanical access

solutions, and electronic security and monitoring systems primarily in the United

States, Europe, Latin America, and Canada. The company’s Construction &

Do-It-Yourself segment offers professional corded and cordless electric power

tools and equipment, such as drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws,

routers, and sanders; consumer corded and cordless power tools, lawn and

garden products, and home products; and hand tools, fasteners, and storage

products. This segment sells its products to professional end users, distributors,

and retailers. Its Security segment provides electronic security systems; electronic

security services, such as alarm monitoring, video surveillance, fire alarm

monitoring, systems integration, and system maintenance; healthcare solutions

comprising medical carts and cabinets, asset tracking, infant and pediatric

protection, patient protection, wander and fall management, and emergency call

products; and automatic doors, residential and commercial hardware, locking

mechanisms, electronic keyless entry systems, keying systems, and tubular and

mortise door locksets. This segment sells its products directly, as well as through

retailers and third party distributors. The company’s Industrial segment offers

hand tools, power tools, and engineered storage solution products; engineered

fasteners; and custom pipe handling machinery, joint welding and coating

machinery, weld inspection services, and hydraulic tools and accessories. This

segment sells its products to the automotive, manufacturing, aerospace, and

natural gas pipeline industries through third party distributors and direct sales

forces. The company was formerly known as The Stanley Works and changed its

name to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in March 2010. Stanley Black & Decker,

Inc. was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.

Name :              BLACK & DECKER HOLDINGS (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type : Parent Company

Address :          82 Taryn Drive

Epping, VIC 3076

Australia

 

Name :              BLACK & DECKER (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type : Sister Company

Address :          82 Taryn Drive

Epping, VIC 3076

Australia

 

Name :              BLACK & DECKER DISTRIBUTION PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type : Sister Company

Address :          82 Taryn Drive

Epping, VIC 3076

Australia

 

Name :              THE STANLEY WORKS PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type : Sister Company

Address :          82 Taryn Drive

Epping, VIC 3076

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Stanley Black & Decker Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject.

 

 

Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited

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

 

ASIC Charge Number: 459657

Date Registered: 28-09-1994

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 24-08-1994

Chargee Name: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP


 

ASIC Charge Number: 913597

Date Registered: 02-01-2003

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 19-12-2002

Chargee Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :        None reported.

Court judgements :         None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported.

 

 

financial data

NANCIAL DATA

Description

Source of financial statement :    Provided by the Subject

Financial statement date :          30/06/10

Type of accounts :                     Estimated key figures

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.96 as of 24-08-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/06/10

Length of accounts :                   12 months

Sale turnover / Income : 12,000,000

 

Comments :                  Group consolidated figures can’t be included as the Subject has yet to be

consolidated into the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. consolidated financial

statement due to the recent acquisition.

 

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


The estimated turnover was provided by Mr. Brad Howarth.

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities :              The Subject's main activities are distribution of anchoring and fastening

products for concrete, masonry, and steel.

 

The Subject is ultimately owned by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc..

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides power and hand tools, mechanical

access solutions, and electronic security and monitoring systems primarily

in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Canada.

 

The company’s Construction & Do-It-Yourself segment offers professional

corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, such as drills,

impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, and sanders;

consumer corded and cordless power tools, lawn and garden products, and

home products; and hand tools, fasteners, and storage products. This

segment sells its products to professional end users, distributors, and

retailers.

 

Its Security segment provides electronic security systems; electronic

security services, such as alarm monitoring, video surveillance, fire alarm

monitoring, systems integration, and system maintenance; healthcare

solutions comprising medical carts and cabinets, asset tracking, infant and

pediatric protection, patient protection, wander and fall management, and

emergency call products; and automatic doors, residential and commercial

hardware, locking mechanisms, electronic keyless entry systems, keying

systems, and tubular and mortise door locksets. This segment sells its

products directly, as well as through retailers and third party distributors.

 

The company’s Industrial segment offers hand tools, power tools, and

engineered storage solution products; engineered fasteners; and custom

pipe handling machinery, joint welding and coating machinery, weld

inspection services, and hydraulic tools and accessories. This segment

sells its products to the automotive, manufacturing, aerospace, and natural

gas pipeline industries through third party distributors and direct sales

forces.

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. was founded in 1843 and is

headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.

 

Product & services :

·         Bolt fixings

·         Cavity, plasterboard and hollow fixings

·         High load bolt fixings

·         Light duty fixings

·         Masonry nails / purlin clips / wedge nuts

·         Rubber nuts

·         Spike fixings

·         Through bolt

·         Screws and rivets

·         Powder and gas actuated fastening systems

·         Adhesive fastening solution

 

Purchases

International :                 Mainly from Taiwan, China, Japan, South Africa, Germany.

 

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                 Pacific Islands

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading

address consisting of warehouse and administrative office.

 

Branches :                    In addition, the Subject operates from branch offices located at:

 

11 Smeaton Grange Road

Smeaton Grange, NSW 2567

Australia

Tel: +61 2 46347600

 

Unit 2, 67 Colebard Street West

Acacia Ridge, QLD 4110

Australia

Tel: +61 7 37122600

 

5 Stirling Street

Thebarton, SA 5031

Australia

Tel: +61 8 81613000

 

27 Creative Street

Wangara, WA 6065

Australia

Tel: +61 8 94089600

 


Summarized country risk

 

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 41.385 billion

Gross domestic product – GDP               :   US$ 1.235 trillion

 

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

 

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 55,590

 

GDP - composition by sector                  :   agriculture: 4.1% industry: 26% services: 70%

 

Inflation :                                               2008: 4.4%

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

 

Unemployment rate                                2008: 4.2 %

2009: 5.6 %

2010:5.2  %

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                  2008:  11.6%

2009:  17.6%

2010:    22.3 %

 

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            Commonwealth Bank (Banking), BHP Billiton (Materials), Westpac

Banking Group (Banking), Rio Tinto (Materials), National Australia Bank (Banking), ANZ Banking (Banking), Telstra (Telecommunications)


 

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                                            2007: US$45,477 million

2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

 

 

 

FDI Outflows                                                                          2007: US$16,822 million

2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$18,426 million

 

 

Best countries for doing business           :   10 out of 183 countries

Global competitiveness ranking               :   16 (ranking by country on a basis of 133, 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     : 74.00%


Payment history

 

Purchase Term

International                   Credit 30-60 days

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Cash against document, Credit 30-60 days

International :                 Prepayment, Credit 30-60 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.55.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.80

Euro

1

Rs.69.48

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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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