MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.02.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MYER PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

800 Collins, Docklands, Victoria, 3008

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.07.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.02.1928

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

Australian Company Number: 004143239

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear

 

 

No. of Employees :

13,000 employees (Myer 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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2,000,000

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 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Australia

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name                                       :   MYER PTY LTD

Business address                                 :   800 Collins Street Town                                                           :   Docklands Province    :   Victoria

Zip/postal code                                     :   3008

 

Country                                                :   Australia

 

Tel                                                       :   +61 3 86676000

 

Fax                                                      :   +61 3 96613770

 

Website                                               :   www.myer.com.au

 

 

Registered address                               :   800 Collins Street Town                                                           :   Docklands Province    :   Victoria

Zip/postal code                                     :   3008

 

Country                                                :   Australia

 

Postal address                                      :   P.O. Box 869J

 

 

Town                                                    :   Melbourne Province                                               :   Victoria Zip/postal code                                     :   3001

Country                                                                                                          :   Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

 

Date founded or registered                     :   09/02/1928

 

Legal form                                            :   Australian Proprietary Company

 

Chief executive                                      :   Bernard Joseph Brookes

 

Issued & paid up capital                         :   AUD 841,532,130

 

Sales turnover                                       :   AUD 3,158,774,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/07/2011) Net income                                           :   AUD 159,665,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/07/2011) Total fixed assets                                          :   AUD 1,977,962,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/07/2011)

Line of business                                 :   Department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and travel goods.

 

 

Staff employed                                                                                          :   13,000 employees (Myer Group)

 

 

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 good Organization structure                           :   Organizational structure is stable Detrimental                                           :   No detrimental records found

Payment history                                    :   No payment delays noted

 

Credit amount suggestion                                                                           :   USD 2,000,000

 

Credit amount asked                             :   Not described

 

Comments                                           :   Larger credit can still be considered. The Subject is well positioned in the market and the financial stability of the group is positive.

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

 

Registration date                                   :   09/02/1928

 

Legal form                                            :   Australian Proprietary Company

 

Registration no                                         Australian Company Number: 004143239

 

Registered authority                              :   Australian Securities and Investments Commission

 

Fiscal/ Tax no                                       :   Australian Business Number: 83004143239

 

Registry status                                     :   Live/Active

 

Previous name                                      :   MYER LIMITED

MYER STORES LIMITED

MYER SOUTHERN STORES LIMITED MYER (BALLARAT) LIMITED

THE MYER EMPORIUM (BALLARAT) LIMITED

THE MYER EMPORIUM (BALLARAT) PROPRIETARY LIMITED PATERSON POWELL PROPRIETARY LIMITED

PATERSON POWELL & SANDFORD PROPRIETARY LIMITED (initial)

 

Change of legal form                                                                              :   None reported.

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

 

Name                           :      Bernard Joseph Brookes

 

Designation                   :      Managing Director Name      :                                    Mark Stephen Ashby Designation                                    :      Chief Financial Officer Name :                                    Gregory James Travers

Designation                   :     Executive General Manager Business Services

 

Name                           :      Nick Abboud

 

Designation                   :     Executive General Manager Stores

 

Name                           :      Marion Joan Rodwell

 

Designation                                                   :            General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

 

Name                           :      Bernard Joseph Brookes

 

Designation                   :      Director

 

Appointment date          :      02/06/06

 

Address                        :      14 Haven Place

Dural, NSW 2158

Australia

 

Biography                     :      Born on 08-11-1959 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

 

Mr. Bernard Brookes, Bernie serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Myer Pty Ltd. Mr. Brookes has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Myer Holdings Limited. (formerly, NB Flinders Pty Ltd.) since June 2, 2006. He served as Chief General Manager of Supermarket Buying and Marketing at Woolworths Ltd. and served as its Chief General Manager of Stage 3 of Project Refresh since July

14, 2004. He has spent 34 years working within the retail industry in local and international roles in India and China. Prior to joining Myer, Mr. Brookes served as a Management Director of Woolworths and was a Chief Architect of Woolworths’ Project Refresh. His Woolworths experience also included a variety of general management positions in three states across the Buying, IT, Marketing and Operations departments. Mr. Brookes has also held a number of roles as president and executive of various industry

organisations including Retail Traders Association in Queensland and

Victoria and President of the Queensland Grocery Association, and he has assisted on a number of charitable and government ventures

 

and committees. He has received many awards, including Food Week Retail Executive of the Year, National Retail Association Food Industry Executive of the Year and Food Week Buyer of the Year for four years during the 1980s and 1990s. Mr. Brookes has been a Director of Myer Holdings Limited, since July 12, 2006. Mr. Brookes is patron of the Australian Joe Berry Memorial Award and the Australian representative judge of the World Retail Awards. He holds Bachelor

of Arts and Diploma of Education degrees from Macquarie University.

 

Name                           :      Mark Stephen Ashby

 

Designation                  :      Director

 

Appointment date          :      30/06/11

 

Address                       :      1 Lakewood Court

MacLeod, VIC 3085

Australia

 

Biography                     :      Born on 15-03-1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mark was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Myer in January

2008. As CFO, Mark’s responsibilities cover all accounting, treasury management, taxation, compliance and internal audit aspects of the business. In addition Mark has responsibility for Procurement and the Financial Services division of Myer.Prior to joining Myer, Mark was CFO of Mitre 10, the Finance Director of Motorola and a Finance Director in a number of organisations in retail  and technology. Mark

is a fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

 

Name                           :      Gregory James Travers

 

Designation                  :      Director

 

Appointment date          :      30/06/11

 

Address                       :      24 Scott Grove

Glen Iris, VIC 3146

Australia

 

Biography                     :      Born on 24-07-1958 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

 

Greg has 29 years of industry experience and was appointed a Director of Strategic Planning and Human Resources in June 2006. In his role, Greg oversees the human resource management of the Company including organisational development, recruitment and

training, employee relations, risk and safety, the procurement function and the development of the Company‘s strategic planning

framework.

 

Previously, Greg spent 11 years with WMC Resources, where he held the role of Executive General Manager, Group Services, responsible for human resources, risk and safety, procurement, IT, corporate affairs and business services. Prior to his time at WMC Greg worked for seven years at the Pratt Group in operations and human resources and seven years at BHP in various human resources roles.

 

Greg was previously a Director of Australian Mines and Metals

Association and a Director of the Institute for Public Affairs.

 

 

Name                           :      Marion Joan Rodwell Designation                  :      Company Secretary Appointment date          :      02/04/08

Address                       :      168 Napier Street

South Melbourne, VIC 3205

Australia

 

Biography                     :      Born on 28-01-1963 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Marion has 22 years of commercial experience and was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary in 2008. As General Counsel Marion manages the legal function of Myer, incorporating internal legal advice for the Company and management of the legal group. In addition, Marion is Company Secretary of all companies in the Myer Group.

 

She has extensive corporate, commercial, litigation and governance experience having held General Counsel and Company Secretary roles in the financial services, gaming and retail industries over many years. Previously Marion held the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary of Tattersall’s and prior to that, she was general counsel and Company Secretary of IOOF. Marion was heavily involved in the IPO of Tattersall’s in 2005 and has negotiated numerous joint venture and supply arrangements within Australia and internationally.

 

Marion holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Economics and is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association.

 

Staff employed            :      13,000 employees (Myer Group)

 

 

Key Advisors

 

Auditors                     PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Level 19, Freshwater Place

2 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, VIC 3006

Australia

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

 

Authorized Capital                              :   AUD 841,532,130

 

No of shares                                       :   26,465 Cumulative Non Participating Non Redeemable Preference Shares /

958,200 Ordinary Shares / 100 Redeemable A Preference Shares / 8,410,000

Redeemable Preference Shares

 

Share par value                                   :   AUD 2 for Cumulative Non Participating Non Redeemable Preference Share / AUD 0.5 for Ordinary Share / AUD 1 for Redeemable A Preference Share / AUD

100 for Redeemable Preference Share

 

Issued capital                                     :   AUD 841,532,130

 

Paid up capital                                                                                         :   AUD 841,532,130

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed                     :   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name          :   MYER GROUP PTY LTD

Address                        :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

No. of shares                 :   26,465 Cumulative Non Participating Non Redeemable Preference Shares /

958,200 Ordinary Shares / 100 Redeemable A Preference Shares / 5,910,000

Redeemable Preference Shares

 

Shareholder name          :   THE MYER EMPORIUM PTY LTD

Address                        :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

No. of shares                          :   2,500,000 Redeemable Preference Shares

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name                :   MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED

Affiliation type    :   Ultimate Holding Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Comments        :   Myer Holdings Limited engages in the operation of department stores in Australia.

The company offers approximately 600,000 product lines across 11 product categories comprising 2,400 brands. Its product categories include womenswear, menswear, youth fashion, childrenswear, intimate apparel, homewares, electrical

goods, toys, fashion accessories, and general merchandise, as well as beauty, fragrance, and cosmetics. The company also provides retail customer loyalty programs. It operates approximately 67 stores under the MYER brand name.

Myer Holdings Limited was founded in 1900 and is based in Docklands, Australia.

 

Name                :   MYER GROUP PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Parent Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

 

Name                :   THE MYER EMPORIUM PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Minority Shareholder

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Name                :   MYER GROUP FINANCE LIMITED

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Name                :   MYER SOURCING ASIA LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   13/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road

Central

Hong Kong

 

Name                :   MYER TRAVEL PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Name                :   BOOGIE & BOOGIE PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   Studio 5 32 Ralph Street

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

 

Name                :   WAREHOUSE SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Name                :   NB COLLINS PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            :   800 Collins Street

Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Name                :   NB RUSSELL PTY LTD

Affiliation type    :   Sister Company

Address            800 Collins Street Docklands, VIC 3008

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Myer Group should be considered affiliates of the

Subject

BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

 

Name of bank    :   National Australia Bank 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     :   Satisfied Charges:

 

ASIC Charge Number: 80367

Date Registered: 25-05-1984

Charge type: Floating

Date Created: 19-04-1984

Chargees Name: PERPETUAL TRUSTEES VICTORIA LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 83604

Date Registered: 20-11-1967

Date Created: 08-11-1967

Chargees Name: PERPETUAL TRUSTEES VICTORIA LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 1321498

Date Registered: 05-07-2006

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 03-07-2006

Chargees Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 1321500

Date Registered: 05-07-2006

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 30-06-2006

Chargees Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 1321502

Date Registered: 05-07-2006

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 30-06-2006

Chargees Name: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

 


Legal Fillings

 

Bankruptcy fillings          :   None reported.

Court judgements           :   None reported.

Tax liens                       :   None reported.

Others                          :   None reported.

 

 

FINANL DATA

 

Description

 

Source of financial statement      :   Public Record Sources

 

Financial statement date            :   30/07/11

 

Type of accounts                       :   Full audited

 

Currency                                   :   Australia Dollar (AUD)

 

Exchange rate                           :   1 USD = AUD 0.92 as of 08-02-2012

 


 

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      :   30/07/11                                 30/07/10

 

Length of accounts                                         :   12 months                               12 months

 

Sale turnover / Income                                   :   3,158,774,000             3,324,240,000

 

Gross profit                                                    :   1,271,630,000             1,317,710,000

 

Profit before tax                                                                      :   224,657,000                            228,460,000

 

Net income                                                     :   159,665,000                            67,182,000

 

Non current assets                                        :   1,531,211,000             1,471,222,000

 

Current assets                                                                       :   446,751,000                            482,692,000

 

Inventories                                                      :   381,261,000                            352,813,000

 

Total assets                                                    :   1,977,962,000             1,953,914,000

 

Current liabilities                                           :   552,190,000                            557,414,000

 

Non current liabilities                                    :   564,442,000                            539,060,000

 

Total liabilities                                                                        :   1,116,632,000             1,096,474,000

 

Share equity                                                   :   861,330,000                            857,440,000

 

Retained earning                                           :   349,396,000                            320,470,000

 

Comments        :   The group’s consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject’s Ultimate Holding Company Myer Holdings Limited and all its subsidiaries which include the Subject.

 

 

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities    :   The Subject is engaged in operation of Myer department stores in Australia. It offers womenswear, menswear, youth fashion, childrens wear, beauty, fragrance and cosmetics, homewares, electrical goods, toys, fashion accessories and general merchandise products.

 

The Subject has stores in Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Tasmania in Australia.

 

The Subject operates as a subsidiary of Myer Group Pty. Ltd. and is ultimately owned by Myer Holdings Limited, a public listed company on Australia Stock Exchange.

 

Myer is Australia’s largest department store group and offers more than

600,000 product lines comprising 2,400 brands sourced from over 800 suppliers globally. Myer Holdings Limited operates 67 stores across Australia with a turnover in excess of AUD 3 billion in 2011.

 

Product & services         :   Womenswear Menswear Youth fashion Childrens wear

Intimate apparel

Beauty, fragrance and cosmetics

Homewares Electrical goods Toys

Fashion accessories

General merchandise

 

Brand    :   Myer

 

 

Purchases

 

International                                          :   Worldwide

 

 

Sales

 

Local                                                    :   Yes

 

International                                          :   No exports.

 

 

Key events                                           :   Myer to Close Department Store in Tuggeranong in Canberra

16 December 2011

Myer announced that it will close its department store in Tuggeranong in Canberra as the company's data suggests residents are shopping at the Canberra City store. Myer will not renew the lease at its Tuggeranong

store, and it is likely to close by May 2012. The company would redeploy all permanent employees with new positions at the Canberra City and Belconnen stores.

 

National Australia Bank Limited Acquires Stake In Myer Holdings Limited

 

Monday, 12 Dec 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that National Australia Bank Limited and its associated entities have acquired 30,005,960 ordinary shares in the Company, which represents 5.143% of the voting power.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Announces Holding Interest Of Schroder Investment

Management Australia Limited

Monday, 26 Sep 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that Schroder Investment Management

Australia Limited has ceased to be substantial shareholder of the

Company. Earlier, Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited had

5.14% interest in voting power of the Company.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Announces FY 2011 Final Dividend

Wednesday, 14 Sep 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced a final dividend of AUD 0.115 per share for the year ended June 30, 2011 (2010: AUD 0.115 per share). The record date is September 30, 2011 and the dividend will be paid on November 16, 2011.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Announces Holding Interest Of Harris Associates

L.P.

Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that Harris Associates L.P. has an interest of 29,585,800 ordinary shares, which represents 5.08% of voting power in the Company.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Reconfirms FY 2011 NPAT Guidance

Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 07:22pm EDT

Myer Holdings Limited announced that it expect net profit after tax (NPAT)

for fiscal 2011 to be up to 5% below last year's NPAT of AUD 169 million.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Announces Holding Interest Of The Capital Group

Companies, Inc. Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that The Capital Group Companies, Inc. has ceased to be substantial shareholder of the Company. Earlier, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. had an interest of 5.26% of voting power in the Company.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Announces Voting Power Of BT Investment

Management Limited

Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that BT Investment Management Limited is holding 30,002,877 ordinary shares, representing 5.15% of the voting power in the Company.

 

Myer Holdings Limited To Acquire 65% Stake In Sass & Bide

Sunday, 6 Feb 2011

Myer Holdings Limited (Myer) announced that it will acquire a 65% stake in sass & bide (sass & bide), one of Australia's women's fashion brands, for AUD 42.25 million. Myer will have exclusive department store rights to distribute this designer brand, as well as benefiting from the expansion of both sass & bide's standalone store network, and its domestic and international wholesale businesses. It is planned that sass & bide will be

 

launched in approximately 30 Myer stores over the next 18 months. The transaction is expected to complete in April 2011, and is subject to customary transaction conditions being satisfied.

 

Myer Holdings Limited Issues H1 2011 NPAT Guidance; Lowers FY 2011

NPAT Guidance

Sunday, 6 Feb 2011

Myer Holdings Limited announced that in November 2010, Myer stated that net profit after tax (NPAT) for fiscal 2011 was anticipated to grow between five and 10% assuming no further deterioration of trading conditions. Its preliminary expectation for NPAT for the first half of 2011 is in the range of AUD 106 to AUD 109 million. Allowing for the continuation of the subdued consumer environment, the Company now expect the fiscal 2011 NPAT to be up to 5% less than last year compared with proforma NPAT of AUD 169 million in fiscal 2010.

 

 

Property & Assets

 

 

Premises                                           :   The Subject operates from head office located at the verified heading address consisting of administrative office.

Branches                                           :   In addition, the Subject operates from 67 department stores located at across Australia.

 

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 43.879 billion

Gross domestic product - GDP               :   US$ 1.448 trillion

 

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

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 64,351

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

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$1.258 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country: Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), National Australia Bank (Major Banks), ANZ Banking (Major Banks), Telstra (Telecommunications services), Wesfarmers (Food Retail)

 


 

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                    :   2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

2010: US$32,472 million

 

FDI Outflows                  :   2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$18,426 million

2010: US$26,431 million

 

Best countries for doing business            :   10 out of 183 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking   :   20 (ranking by country on a basis of 142, 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    :   76.00%

 

HISTORY

Purchase Term

 

International                                          :   L/C, Prepayment, Credit up to 120 days

 

Sales Term

 

Local                                                    :   Cash, Credit card

 

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.49.28

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.09

Euro

1

Rs.65.58

 

 

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%)

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.