MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

30.08.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MAXITRANS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

FREIGHTER INDUSTRIES PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

346 Boundary Road, Derrimut, Victoria, Zip/postal code 3030

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.12.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

081151699

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and distribution of trailing transport equipment and solutions

 

 

No. of Employees :

786 employees (Maxitrans 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

 


 

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)

Australia

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

Australia - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron ore, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia also has a large services sector and is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Key tenets of Australia''s trade policy include support for open trade and the successful culmination of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, particularly for agriculture and services. The Australian economy grew for 17 consecutive years before the global financial crisis. Subsequently, the former RUDD government introduced a fiscal stimulus package worth over US$50 billion to offset the effect of the slowing world economy, while the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to historic lows. These policies - and continued demand for commodities, especially from China - helped the Australian economy rebound after just one quarter of negative growth. The economy grew by 1.4% during 2009 - the best performance in the OECD - by 2.7% in 2010, and by 1.8% in 2011. Unemployment, originally expected to reach 8-10%, peaked at 5.7% in late 2009 and fell to 5.0% in 2011. As a result of an improved economy, the budget deficit is expected to peak below 4.2% of GDP and the government could return to budget surpluses as early as 2015. Australia was one of the first advanced economies to raise interest rates, with seven rate hikes between October 2009 and November 2010. The GILLARD government is focused on raising Australia''s economic productivity to ensure the sustainability of growth, and continues to manage the symbiotic, but sometimes tense, economic relationship with China. Australia is engaged in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and ongoing free trade agreement negotiations with China, Japan, and Korea.

 

Source : CIA

 

 


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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              MAXITRANS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

 

Business address :        346 Boundary Road

Town :                           Derrimut

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3030

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 3 83681100

Fax :                             +61 3 83681112

Email :                          enquiries@maxitrans.com.au

Website :                      www.maxitrans.com.au

 

Registered address :      346 Boundary Road

Town :                           Derrimut

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3030

Country :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        24/12/1997

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Michael Alan Brockhoff

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 2

Sales turnover :              AUD 276,767,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2012)

Net income :                              AUD 12,522,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2012)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 184,237,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2012)

Line of business                          Manufacture and distribution of trailing transport equipment and solutions.

Staff employed :                         786 employees (Maxitrans Group)

 

 

Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is progressing

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is good

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                              No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          24/12/1997

Legal form :                   Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no              Australian Company Number: 081151699

Registered authority :     Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :              Australian Business Number: 95081151699

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             FREIGHTER INDUSTRIES PTY LTD

MAXI-CUBE BUSINESS HOLDINGS PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form :     None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              Michael Alan Brockhoff

Designation       Managing Director

 

Name :              Marcello Mattia

Designation :     Chief Financial Officer

 

Name :              Ian Else

Designation :     Group Human Resources Manager

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          Michael Alan Brockhoff

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         07/07/00

Address :                      16 Newbay Crescent

Brighton, VIC 3186

Australia

 

Biography :                    Born on 24-05-1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Mr. Michael Alan Brockhoff is Managing Director - Not Independent

and Executive Director of MaxiTrans Industries Limited. He has thirty

one years experience in the road transport industry. He is member of

Remuneration Committee.


Name :                          Marcello Mattia

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         26/05/08

Address :                      10 Castle Street

Eaglemont, VIC 3084

Australia

 

Biography :                    Born on 14-05-1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Mr. Marcello Mattia is Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited. He is a qualified accountant and

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. He

joined the Company in May 2008 following 15 years in general and

senior management in listed, international and private companies. He

has experience in financial, operational and business development

fields, including strategy and acquisitions.

 

Name :                          Aaron Mark Harvey

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         05/02/10

Address :                      81 Castleton Road

Viewbank, VIC 3084

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 08-06-1977 in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia.

Staff employed :             786 employees (Maxitrans Group)

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      C. W. STIRLING & CO

499 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 2

No of shares :                2 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 2

Paid up capital :             AUD 2

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Full List


Composition

Shareholder name :        MAXITRANS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Address :                      346 Boundary Road

Derrimut, VIC 3030

Australia

No. of shares :               2 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

Name :                          MAXITRANS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      346 Boundary Road

Derrimut, VIC 3030

Australia

 

Comments :                  MaxiTRANS Industries Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the

design, manufacture, sale, service, and repair of transport equipment and related

components and spare parts in Australia. The company manufactures various

trailer brands, and urethane foam and body panels; supplies and distributes parts;

provides service and repair support; and sells and finances new and used trailing

equipment. Its products include curtain sided trailers, flat top semis, and skeletal

trailers; steel and aluminum semi tippers, B-doubles, side opening tippers,

walking floors, and flat top trailers; temperature controlled and dry freight vans,

and rigid truck bodies; fiberglass panels and body kits; doors and insulation foam

products; and brakes, axles, suspensions, and other parts and components. The

company sells its products under the Freighter, Maxi-CUBE, Hamelex White,

Lusty EMS, Peki, Colrain, Maxus, and PanelMasta brand names. It serves

transport and logistics, fresh produce, food and beverage, building and

construction, agriculture, and natural resources industries. MaxiTRANS Industries

Limited was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Derrimut, Australia.

 

Name :                          COLRAIN PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      137 Swann Drive

Derrimut, VIC 3030

Australia

 

Name :                          MAXITRANS INDUSTRIES (N.Z.) PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      61 Spartan Road

Takanini, Auckland 2105

New Zealand

Comments :                  Registered in Australia.


Name :                          TRAIL TRUCK PARTS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address : 31 Hallam South Road

Hallam, VIC 3803

Australia

 

Name :                          MAXITRANS SERVICES PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      346 Boundary Road

Derrimut, VIC 3030

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Maxitrans 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

 

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 :                  None reported.

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :        None reported.

Court judgements :         None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others  :                       None reported.

 

 

financial data

 

Description

Source of financial statement :    Public Record Sources

Financial statement date :          30/06/12

Type of accounts :                     Full audited

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.97 as of 29-08-2012

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Group Consolidated                    Group Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)                Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                                    (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/06/12                                    30/06/11

Length of accounts :                   12 months                                 12 months

 

Sale turnover / Income : 276,767,000                              202,476,000

Profit before tax :                       16,795,000                                4,341,000

Net income :                              12,522,000                                4,171,000

Non current assets :                   97,906,000                                78,800,000

Current assets :                         86,331,000                                67,899,000

Inventories :                               46,726,000                                34,428,000

Total assets :                            184,237,000                              146,699,000

Current liabilities :                      53,638,000                                35,272,000

Non current liabilities :                31,904,000                               19,705,000

Total liabilities :                          85,542,000                               54,977,000

Share equity :                            98,695,000                                91,722,000

Reserve :                                   7,071,000                                  8,316,000

Retained earning :                      34,137,000                                27,020,000

 

Comments :                  The group’s consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject’s

Parent / Ultimate Holding Company Maxitrans Industries Limited and all its

subsidiaries which include the Subject.

 


Operation details

 

Main activities :              The Subject engages in manufacturing and distribution of trailing transport

equipment and solutions.

 

The Subject is a wholly owned subsidiary of Maxitrans Industries Limited, a

public listed company on the Australia Stock Exchange.

 

Maxitrans Industries Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the

design, manufacture, sale, service, and repair of transport equipment and

related components and spare parts in Australia.

 

The company manufactures various trailer brands, and urethane foam and

body panels; supplies and distributes parts; provides service and repair

support; and sells and finances new and used trailing equipment.

 

Its products include curtain sided trailers, flat top semis, and skeletal

trailers; steel and aluminum semi tippers, B-doubles, side opening tippers,

walking floors, and flat top trailers; temperature controlled and dry freight

vans, and rigid truck bodies; fiberglass panels and body kits; doors and

insulation foam products; and brakes, axles, suspensions, and other parts

and components.

 

The company sells its products under the Freighter, Maxi-CUBE, Hamelex

White, Lusty EMS, Peki, Colrain, Maxus, and PanelMasta brand names. It

serves transport and logistics, fresh produce, food and beverage, building

and construction, agriculture, and natural resources industries.

 

Maxitrans Industries Limited was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in

Derrimut, Australia.

 

Brand :                          MAXITRANS

LUSTY EMS

HAMELEX WHITE

 

Purchases

International :                 Asia, Europe, United States

 

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                 New Zealand

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from head office located at the verified heading

address consisting of production facilities, warehouse and administrative

office.




 

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

 

MaxiTRANS Manufacturing Ballarat

233 - 243 Learmonth Road

Wendouree, VIC 3355

Australia

Tel: +61 3 53390300

 

Dandenong Repairs and Service

175 South Gippsland Highway

Dandenong, VIC 3175

Australia

Tel: +61 3 92154361

 

MaxiTRANS Used Equipment

270 Hume Highway

Craigieburn, VIC 3064

Australia

Tel: +61 3 93055422

 

Hamelex White

175 South Gippsland Highway

Dandenong, VIC 3175

Australia

Tel: +61 3 87862100

 

PanelMasta and Hallam Panel Plant

31 Hallam South Road

Hallam, VIC 3803

Australia

Tel: +61 3 92154389

 

Lusty EMS

787 Boundary Road

Richlands, QLD 4077

Australia

Tel: +61 7 33750000

 

MaxiTRANS Western Australia

PO Box 1057

Morley, WA 6054

Australia


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 :                 Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

International :                 Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 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.55.65

UK Pound

1

Rs.88.10

Euro

1

Rs.69.84

 

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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