MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.07.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TRIDONIC MANUFACTURING PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

T A MANUFACTURING PTY LTD (initial)

 

 

Registered Office :

130 Melrose Drive Tullamarine Victoria 3043

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.04.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.05.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

108995357

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and distribution of lighting control equipment and accessories.

 

 

No. of Employees :

74 employees (Subject); 7,500 employees (Zumtobel 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 900,000

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

 

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IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              TRIDONIC MANUFACTURING PTY LTD

Business address :        130 Melrose Drive

Town :                           Tullamarine

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3043

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 3 93390200

Fax :                             +61 3 93303595

Website :                      www.tridonic.com

 

Registered address :      130 Melrose Drive

Town :                           Tullamarine

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3043

Country :                       Australia

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        07/05/2004

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Gerhard Fehle

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 14,000,002

Sales turnover :              AUD 49,689,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/04/2011)

Net income :                              AUD 1,397,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/04/2011)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 42,798,000 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/04/2011)

Line of business :                       Manufacturer and distribution of lighting control equipment and accessories.

Staff employed :                         74 employees (Subject); 7,500 employees (Zumtobel Group)

 

CREDIT RISK OPINION

 

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 900,000

Credit amount asked :                USD 300,000

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                      07/05/2004

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company Number: 108995357

Registered authority :                 Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                          Australian Business Number: 66108995357

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                         TRIDONIC.ATCO MANUFACTURING PTY. LTD.

T A MANUFACTURING PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form :                 None reported.

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :                          Gerhard Fehle

Designation :                 Managing Director

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Savvas Christodoulou

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         27/07/05

Address :                      10 Summerhill Road

Brighton East, VIC 3187

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 19-01-1959 in Cyprus.

 

Name :                          Gerhard Fehle

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         27/07/05

Address :                      7 Lachlan Grange

Bulleen, VIC 3105

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 18-05-1963 in Austria.

 

Name :                          Dimitrios Metaxas

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         31/05/06

Address :                      1 Thorn Street

Essendon, VIC 3040

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 05-12-1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Staff employed : 74 employees (Subject); 7,500 employees (Zumtobel Group)

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      KPMG

147 Collins Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 14,000,002

No of shares :                14,000,002 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 14,000,002

Paid up capital :             AUD 14,000,002

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed : Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        TRIDONIC OCEANIA HOLDING PTY LTD

Address :                      130 Melrose Drive

Tullamarine, VIC 3043

Australia

No. of shares :               14,000,002 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          ZUMTOBEL AG

Affiliation type :              Ultimate Holding Company

Address :                      Höchster Strasse 8

A-6850 Dornbirn

Austria

Comments :                  Zumtobel AG provides professional lighting solutions, luminairies, lighting

management systems, and lighting components for indoor and outdoor

applications. The company offers lighting systems for office and communication,

education and science, industry and engineering, presentations and retail, art and

culture, sport and leisure, facade, hospitality and wellness, health and care,

transit areas and car parks, and orientation and safety sectors, as well as outdoor

lighting for streets, tunnels, and public areas. It also provides magnetic,

electronic, and digital dimmable luminaire control gears; ignition devices; light

management systems; LED modules; LED convertors; LED retrofit lamps; and

connection technology. The company offers its products under the Zumtobel,

Thorn, Tridonic, and Ledon brands. It primarily operates in Europe, Asia,

Australia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. The company was

formerly known as Elektrogeräte und Kunstharzpresswerk W. Zumtobel KG.

Zumtobel AG was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria.

 

Name :                          TRIDONIC OCEANIA HOLDING PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      130 Melrose Drive

Tullamarine, VIC 3043

Australia

 

Name :                          ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Light Center

333 Pacific Highway

North Sydney, NSW 2060

Australia

 

Name :                          TRIDONIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      130 Melrose Drive

Tullamarine, VIC 3043

Australia

 

Name :                          ATCO INDUSTRIAL PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      130 Melrose Drive

Tullamarine,       VIC 3043

Australia

Related companies and corporate

affiliations comments:     Other companies of the Tridonic 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 :                   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 :                Commercial Registry Filings

Financial statement date :                      30/04/11

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 0.98 as of 12-07-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated           Non Consolidated           Group Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)    Australia Dollar (AUD)    Euro (EUR)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                        (x1) One                        (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/04/11                        30/04/10                        30/04/12

Length of accounts :                   12 months                    12 months                     12 months

Sale turnover / Income :              49,689,000                   53,900,000                    1,280,312,000

Gross profit :                             3,894,000                      8,175,000                      397,785,000

Operating profit :                        2,385,000                      6,743,000                      34,591,000

Profit before tax :                       1,896,000                     10,015,000                    20,732,000

Net income :                              1,397,000                      7,001,000                      13,483,000

Non current assets :                   11,560,000                    11,466,000                    531,782,000

Current assets :                         31,238,000                    29,667,000                    504,502,000

Inventories :                               7,948,000                      7,452,000                      172,748,000

Total assets :                            42,798,000                    41,133,000                    1,036,284,000

Current liabilities :                      13,735,000                    8,857,000                      303,589,000

Non current liabilities :                15,063,000                    21,173,000                    362,149,000

Total liabilities :                          28,798,000                    30,030,000                    665,738,000

Share equity :                           14,000,000                    11,103,000                    370,546,000

Reserve :                                                                                                           -91,880,000

Retained earning :                      -1,500,000                    -2,897,000

 

Comments :                              The non consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject only.

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

Ultimate Holding Company Zumtobel AG and all its subsidiaries which include the Subject.

 

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities :              The Subject engages in manufacturing and distribution of lighting control

equipment and accessories.

The Subject is ultimately owned by Zumtobel AG.

Zumtobel AG provides professional lighting solutions, luminairies, lighting

management systems, and lighting components for indoor and outdoor

applications. The company offers lighting systems for office and

communication, education and science, industry and engineering,

presentations and retail, art and culture, sport and leisure, facade,

hospitality and wellness, health and care, transit areas and car parks, and

orientation and safety sectors, as well as outdoor lighting for streets,

tunnels, and public areas. It also provides magnetic, electronic, and digital

dimmable luminaire control gears; ignition devices; light management

systems; LED modules; LED convertors; LED retrofit lamps; and

connection technology. The company offers its products under the

Zumtobel, Thorn, Tridonic, and Ledon brands. It primarily operates in

Europe, Asia, Australia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

The company was formerly known as Elektrogeräte und

Kunstharzpresswerk W. Zumtobel KG. Zumtobel AG was founded in 1950

and is headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria.

 

Product & services :       TALEXX LED

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED)

Electronic ballasts (ECG)

Digital dimmable ballasts

Magnetic chokes

Magnetic chokes for HID

Electronic ballasts for HID

Ignitors and power switches

Electronic transformers for halogen lamps

Magnetic transformers for halogen lamps

Emergency lighting units

LuxCONTROL lighting control system

Connectors, connector strips, terminal blocks, electrical installation material

 

Brand :                          Tridonic

 

Purchases

International :                 Worldwide

 

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                 Worldwide

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading

address consisting of an production facilities, warehouse and

administrative office.

Branches :                    In addition, the Subject operates from branch office located at:

Unit F1, Palm Grove Business Park

13 - 15 Forrester Street

Kingsgrove, NSW 2208

Australia

Tel: +61 2 9503 0800

Fax: +61 2 9503 0888

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$ 1.586 trillion

GPP (Purchasing power parity) :             954.296 billion of International dollars

GDP per capita - current prices :             US$ 68,916

GDP - composition by sector :                agriculture: 4%

industry: 25.6%

services: 70.4%

Inflation :                                               2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.4%

Unemployment rate :                              2009: 5.6%

2010: 5.2%

2011: 5.1%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP):                                            2009: 16.9%

2010: 20.4%

2011: 22.9%

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 :          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$46,843 million

2009: US$25,716 million

2010: US$32,472 million

 

FDI Outflows :                            2008: US$33,604 million

2009: US$16,160 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%

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Purchase Term

International : L/C, Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit 30-90 days

 

Sales Term

Local : Prepayment, Bank transfer, Credit 30-90 days

International : L/C, Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit 30-90 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.55.36

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.95

Euro

1

Rs.67.87

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

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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