MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.01.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BELLUNA CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

4-2 Miyamotocho Ageo City Saitama-Pref 362-8688

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

June 1977

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

(Saitama-Ageo) 041663

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Mail-Order Sales Company

 

 

No. of Employees :

956

 

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 :

Yen 1,885.2 Million

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

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NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Japan

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name and address

 

BELLUNA CO LTD

REGD NAME:    KK Belluna

MAIN OFFICE:  4-2 Miyamotocho Ageo City Saitama-Pref 362-8688 JAPAN

Tel: 048-771-7753     Fax: 048-775-6063

 

URL:                 http://www.belluna.co.jp/

E-Mail address: info@belluna.co.jp

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Mail-order sales company

 

BRANCHES   

 

Tokyo, Saitama, Kawagoe, Konosu, Yokohama, Tochigi, other (Tot 12)

 

OVERSEAS   

 

Hong Kong, Chicago, Seoul

 

 

CHIEF EXEC 

 

KIYOSHI YASUNO, PRES

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY    

 

FINANCES                    FAIR                 A/SALES                      Yen 103,460 M

PAYMENTS      REGULAR         CAPITAL                       Yen 10,607 M

TREND             SLOW              WORTH                        Yen 57,465 M

STARTED                     1977                 EMPLOYES                  956

 


COMMENT    

 

MAIL-ORDER SALES COMPANY. 

FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSDIERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENS.

 

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 1,885.2 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS.

 

                        Forecast (or estimated) figures for 31/08/2012 fiscal term

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

This is a major mail-order sales company by catalog and mass media, with primary clientele being women in their 30’s to 60’s.  Main items are clothing & household goods, mainly suits, jackets & handbags.  Also accepts orders by offering toll-free telephone service.  Strong in sales directed toward membership customers.  Diversifying into the consumer financing.  Started door-to-door sales originally in 1969 and incorporated in 1977.  The firm aims to reinforce sales for customers in their 20’ & 30’s, accounting for more than 10% of total sales.  It plans to develop new customers by activating affiliate marketing.  In cosmetics, I may start TV ads following newspapers & magazines..

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Mar/2011 fiscal term amounted to Yen 103,490 million, a 3.4% up from Yen 100,101 million in the previous term, boosted by brisk core mail-order catalog sales.  By Divisions, Catalog Sales grew 7.0% to Yen 69,045 million, as new clients increased; Specialized Marketing up 21.0% to Yen 2,189 million; Solutions up 60.1% to Yen 3,562 million; Financing down 45.7% to Yen 3,133 million; Properties up 60.6% to Yen 2,173 million.  The recurring profit was posted at Yen 1,934 million and the net profit at Yen 1,020 million, respectively, compared with Yen 2,450 million recurring profit and Yen 1,158 million net profit, respectively, a year ago

 

(Apr/Sept/2011 results): Sales Yen 49,754 million (up 6.3%), operating profit Yen 2,175 million (down 18.8%), recurring profit Yen 1,934 million (down 21.0%), net profit Yen 1,020 million (down 11.9%).  (% compared with the corresponding period a year ago).

 

For the current term ending Mar 2012 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 6,700 million and net profit at Yen 4,200 million, respectively, on a 5.4% rise in turnover, to Yen 109,000 million.    Mainline mail order sales of clothing are slightly affected by the Earthquake.  In the second quarter, costs for starting up fall-winter products preceded.  In the second half, rise in personal expenses in China, the production area, and hike in materials costs will squeeze profit margin.

 

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 1,885.2 million, on normal terms.

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:  Jun 1977

Regd No.:         (Saitama-Ageo) 041663

Legal Status:      Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:         130 million shares

Issued:                56,292,274 shares

Sum:                   Yen 10,607 million

           

Major shareholders (%): Kiyoshi Yasuno (18.7), Friend Stage (12.8), Company’s Treasury Stock (11.4), BBH for Fidelity Low Price Stock (9.0), Nihon Robowaru (7.7), Japan Trustee Services T (4.8), Kimi Yasuno (2.9), SMBC (1.9), Nomura (BOTMU) (1.7), Company’s Kyoeikai Assn (1.6); foreign owners (17.9)

 

No. of shareholders: 6,428

 

Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo

 

Managements:: Kiyoshi Yasuno, pres; Yuichiro Yasuno, dir; Yasutaka Nomura, dir; Junko Shishido, dir; Takeo Shimano, dir; Masakazu Oikawa, dir; Toshio Takahashi, dir

 

Nothing detrimental is knows as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

Related companies: Refre Co, Bell Net Investment Hong Kong, BN International USA, Bell-Net Finance, other

 

           

OPERATION

 

Activities: Mail-order sales through catalog and mass media (sales breakdown by division): mail-order sales by catalog (67%), specialized direct marketing (20%), solutions (3%), financing (3%), properties (2%), others (5%)

 

Clients: Consumers

No. of accounts: About 10-12 million members.

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] SBC, Nice Day, Casio Computer, Moririn, Sowa Logistics, Asty, Samsung Japan, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

Location: Business area in Ageo City, adjacent to Saitama City.  Office premises at the caption address are owned and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

SMBC (Okegawa)

Ashikaga Bank (Okegawa)

Relations: Satisfactory

FINANCES

 

(In Million Yen)

FINANCES: (Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

  Annual Sales

 

103,460

100,101

 

  Cost of Sales

45,506

43,267

 

      GROSS PROFIT

57,954

56,834

 

  Selling & Adm Costs

51,221

52,502

 

      OPERATING PROFIT

6,733

4,332

 

  Non-Operating P/L

-369

-65

 

      RECURRING PROFIT

6,364

4,267

 

      NET PROFIT

4,389

1,276

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

  Cash

 

20,688

23,221

 

  Receivables

 

10,937

10,350

 

  Inventory

 

14,588

14,724

 

  Securities, Marketable

3,275

68

 

  Other Current Assets

19,466

24,235

 

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

68,954

72,598

 

  Property & Equipment

27,310

28,151

 

  Intangibles

 

5,202

6,064

 

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

9,129

12,890

 

      TOTAL ASSETS

110,595

119,703

 

  Payables

 

13,197

12,059

 

  Short-Term Bank Loans

4,893

12,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

21,444

17,332

 

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

39,534

42,079

 

  Debentures

 

700

11,000

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

8,494

7,537

 

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

496

492

 

  Other Debts

 

8,905

4,377

 

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

58,129

65,485

 

      MINORITY INTERESTS

 

 

 

Common stock

10,607

10,607

 

Additional paid-in capital

11,003

11,003

 

Retained earnings

46,215

42,578

 

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

(77)

(11)

 

Others

 

(1,487)

(1,164)

 

Treasury stock, at cost

(8,796)

(8,796)

 

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

57,465

54,217

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

115,595

119,703

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

Terms ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

14,159

21,222

 

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

-2,615

-2,294

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

-15,037

-14,788

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

17,607

21,166

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/03/2011

31/03/2010

 

 

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

57,465

54,217

 

 

Current Ratio (%)

174.42

172.53

 

 

Net Worth Ratio (%)

49.71

45.29

 

 

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

6.15

4.26

 

 

Net Profit Ratio (%)

4.24

1.27

 

 

Return On Equity (%)

7.64

2.35

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.97

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.74

Euro

1

Rs.65.09

 

 

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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