MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.12.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LULU CENTER

 

 

 

 

Formerly Known as:

LULU HYPER MARKET

 

 

Registered Office :

Al Rayyan Road, PO Box: 9763, Doha

 

 

Country :

Qatar

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.02.1999

 

 

Reg. No.:

21255

 

 

Legal Form :

With Limited Liability

 

 

Line of Business :

Owners and operators of a shopping complex.

 

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

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 :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2011)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Qatar

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

Qatar - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Qatar has prospered in the last several years with continued high real GDP growth in 2011. Qatari authorities throughout the financial crisis sought to protect the local banking sector with direct investments into domestic banks. GDP rebounded in 2010 largely due to the increase in oil prices and 2011's growth was supported by Qatar's investment in expanding its gas sector. Economic policy is focused on developing Qatar's nonassociated natural gas reserves and increasing private and foreign investment in non-energy sectors, but oil and gas still account for more than 50% of GDP, roughly 85% of export earnings, and 70% of government revenues. Oil and gas likely have made Qatar the second highest per-capita income country - behind Liechtenstein - and the country with the lowest unemployment. Proved oil reserves in excess of 25 billion barrels should enable continued output at current levels for 57 years. Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 25 trillion cubic meters, more than 13% of the world total and third largest in the world. Qatar's successful 2022 world cup bid will likely accelerate large-scale infrastructure projects such as Qatar's metro system and the Qatar-Bahrain causeway.

 

Source : CIA

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                    : LULU CENTER

Also Known As                                     : LULU HYPER MARKET

Country of Origin                                   : Qatar

Legal Form                                           : With Limited Liability - WLL

Registration Date                                  : 27th February 1999

Commercial Registration Number           : 21255, Doha

Chamber Membership Number               : 4573

Issued Capital                                       : QR 500,000

Paid up Capital                                     : QR 500,000

Total Workforce                                     : 150

Activities                                               : Owners and operators of a shopping complex.

Financial Condition                                : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

COMPANY NAME

 

 LULU CENTER

 

 

ALSO KNOWN AS

 

LULU HYPER MARKET

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location           : Al Rayyan Road

PO Box                        : 9763

Town                : Doha

Country : Qatar

 

Telephone         : (974) 44324324

Facsimile          : (974) 44363434

Email                : info@luluhypermarket.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a shopping complex that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Doha.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

            Location                                                                                                                       Description

 

Airport Road                                                                                                                             Office premises

Doha

Tel: (974) 44667780

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

            Name                                                                           Nationality                    Position

 

Yousef Ali Abdulqader Musailam Veettil Abdulqader                   Indian                           Managing Director

 

Sheikh Hassan Khalid Al Abdullah                                              Qatari                           Director

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 27th February 1999

 

Legal Form                  : With Limited Liability - WLL

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 21255, Doha

 

Chamber Member No.  : 4573

 

Issued Capital              : QR 500,000

 

Paid up Capital            : QR 500,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

Yousef Ali Abdulqader Musailam Veettil Abdulqader

 

Sheikh Hassan Khalid Al Abdullah

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Lulu Bahrain Hypermarket SPC

Shop No. 273, Building No. 702

Road No. 5115

Block No. 351

PO Box: 21584

Manama

Bahrain

Tel: (973-17) 553555

Fax: (973-17) 550505

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged as owners and operators of a shopping complex.

 

Lulu Center is a three level department store with electronic items, household goods, clothes, shoes, suitcases, stationery, jewellery and personal care products.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 150 employees.

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Companies registered in Qatar are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

HSBC Bank Middle East

Abdulla Bin Jassim Street

PO Box: 57

Doha

Tel: (974) 44423124

Fax: (974) 44416353

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.39

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.78

Euro

1

Rs.71.29

 

 

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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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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