MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.07.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DAMAS LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Damas Building, Building No. 2, Jumeirah Lakes Towers PO Box   1522 Dubai

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.09.1978

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

41717, Dubai

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Distributors of jewellery and precious stones.

 

 

No. of Employees :

2,500

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

UAE

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : DAMAS LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 9th September 1978

Commercial Registration Number            : 41717, Dubai

Trade Licence Number                            : 200444

Chamber Membership Number                : 4784

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 1,421,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 1,421,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 2,500

Activities                                               : Distributors of jewellery and precious stones.

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Person Interviewed                                 : Mahmoud Fayez Khalil, Government Relations Manager

 

COMPANY NAME

 

DAMAS LLC

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Location            : Damas Building, Building No. 2, Jumeirah Lakes Towers

PO Box             : 1522

Town                 : Dubai

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-4) 4459540 / 4459512

Facsimile          : (971-4) 4459015 / 4245970

Mobile               : (971-50) 3510218

Email                : damas@eim.ae

 

Please note that subject’s previous address was, New Gold Centre Building, 3rd Floor, Al Khor Street, Al Ras, Deira, Dubai. Subject moved to the above address in January 2010.

 

Premises

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a showroom that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.

 

Branch Offices

Subject has branch offices located throughout Dubai, Ajman, Al Ain, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                                           Position

 

·       Anan Khalil Fayyad                                                                                       Managing Director

 

·       Dinesh Dhanak                                                                                             Director

 

·       Sanjay Kalasi                                                                                               Director

 

·       Chetan Vaya                                                                                                 Sales Manager

 

·       Mostafa Wadaa                                                                                             Commercial Manager

 

·       Mahmoud Fayez Khalil                                                                                  Government Relations Manager

 

·       Antoine Thomas                                                                                            Human Resources Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 9th September 1978

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 41717, Dubai

 

Trade Licence No.       : 200444 (Expires 08/02/2013)

 

Chamber Member No. : 4784

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 1,421,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 1,421,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                                       Percentage

·       Damas International Limited                                                   99.99%

·       Damas SPV Jewellery LLC                                                      0.01%

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Damas Jewellery LLC

Gold Centre

Al Khor Street

Al Ras

PO Box: 1522

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2266036 / 2266222 / 2254300

Fax: (971-4) 2263789 / 2263404 / 2252259

 

·       Damascus Jewellery LLC

Gold Centre

Al Khor Street

Al Ras

PO Box: 1522

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2263682

Fax: (971-4) 2263789

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of jewellery and precious stones.

 

Import Countries: Europe and the Far East.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 2,500 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Mashreq Bank Plc

Deira Branch

PO Box: 1250

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2229131 / 2221134

 

·       National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah

Al Maktoum Street

PO Box: 1531

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2226291

Fax: (971-4) 2281312

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Please note that the subject’s owners remain the same as listed above.

 

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.

 

 

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-          From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds.  It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.  India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

-          The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

-          The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

-          Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

-          Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

-          The diamond jewellery industry in India today may be more than Rs 60000 mil and is rated amongst the fastest growing  in the world. Indi ranks third in the world in domestic diamond consumption.

-          Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

-          Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

DIAMOND SAGA – DIRTY DOZEN STUCK WITH 2K CR DEBT

This could be the biggest credibility crisis the Indian diamond industry has ever faced. Fifteen banks run the risk of losing Rs 2000 crore lent to a dozen diamond firms in Surat. Until about two months ago, they had not repaid  these dues. Bankers believe many diamantaires borrowed money during the economic downturn two years ago and diverted funds to businesses like real estate and capital markets. Many of themselves made money from these businesses but their diamond companies have gone sick and declared insolvency.

-          Most of the money borrowed from the banks in the name of their diamond business has been diverted in real estate and the share market. The banks are not in a position to seize their properties because in many cases, these were purchased in the name of their relatives and friends.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.56.02

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.78

Euro

1

Rs.68.83

 

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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