MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.06.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ARJAV DIAMONDS

 

 

Registered Office :

Schupstraat 18, Antwerpen, 2018

 

 

Country :

Belgium

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

421848545

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Independent

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale trade in diamonds

 

 

No. of Employees :

9

 

 

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 – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Belgium

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

 

Arjav Diamonds

 

 

 

Schupstraat 18

 

 

Antwerpen, 2018

Belgium

 

Tel:

03 233 80 90

Fax:

03 226 13 21

 

www.arjavdiamonds.com

 

Employees:

9

Company Type:

Private Independent

 

 

Incorporation Date:

1981

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2010

Reporting Currency:

Euro

Annual Sales:

818.7  1

Total Assets:

645.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Description

 

 

Wholesale trade in diamonds

 

 

Industry

 

 

Industry

Jewelry and Silverware

ANZSIC 2006:

3732 - Jewellery and Watch Wholesaling

NACE 2002:

5147 - Wholesale of other household goods

NAICS 2002:

423940 - Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers

UK SIC 2003:

51473 - Wholesale of jewellery

US SIC 1987:

5094 - Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones, and Precious Metals

 

Key Executives

 

 

 

Name

Title

Ashit Vasantlal Mehta

Managing Director

Arjav Akshay Mehta

Managing Director, Partner

Meeta Ashit Parikh

Administrator

Lucas Alfons Ida Toelen

Representative/Auditor

 

 

Registered No.(VAT

 

421848545

 

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7550783
2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7454064

 

 

Corporate Overview

 

 

Location
Schupstraat 18
Antwerpen, 2018
Belgium

 

Tel:

03 233 80 90

Fax:

03 226 13 21

 

www.arjavdiamonds.com

Sales EUR(mil):

618.2

Assets EUR(mil):

480.8

Employees:

9

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2010

 

 

 

Industry:

Jewelry and Silverware

Incorporation Date:

1981

Company Type:

Private Independent

Quoted Status:

Not Quoted

Registered No.(VAT):

421848545

 

Managing Director, Partner:

Arjav Akshay Mehta

 

 

Industry Codes

 

 

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

3732

-

Jewellery and Watch Wholesaling

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

5147

-

Wholesale of other household goods

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

423940

-

Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers

 

US SIC 1987:

5094

-

Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones, and Precious Metals

 

UK SIC 2003:

51473

-

Wholesale of jewellery

 

 

Business Description

 

 

Wholesale of other intermediate products

 

 

 

 

More Business Descriptions

 

 

Wholesale trade in diamonds

 

Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing

 

 

Financial Data

 

 

Financials in:

EUR(mil)

 

Revenue:

618.2

Assets:

480.8

Current Assets:

436.7

 

Fixed Assets:

44.1

 

Total Liabilities:

480.8

 

Issued Capital:

48.8

 

Net Worth:

48.8

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

31-Dec-2010

 

1 Year Growth

NA

NA

 

Executives Report



 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Arjav Akshay Mehta

 

Managing Director, Partner

Managing Director

 

Ashit Vasantlal Mehta

 

Managing Director

Managing Director

 

Meeta Ashit Parikh

 

Administrator

Administration Executive

 

Lucas Alfons Ida Toelen

 

Representative/Auditor

Accounting Executive

 

 


 

Annual Profit & Loss

 

 

 

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

Period Length

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.755078

0.719047

0.683679

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

    Turnover

818.7

452.2

457.4

    Other Operating Income

0.2

0.1

0.5

Operating Income

819.0

452.3

457.9

        Purchases

732.2

564.7

504.9

        Increase or Decrease in Stocks

64.0

-144.9

-71.2

    Raw Materials, Consumables, and Goods for Release

796.2

419.8

433.7

    Services and Sundry Goods

3.7

4.7

3.7

    Remuneration, Social Security Charges, and Pensions

0.5

0.6

0.7

    Depreciation of and Other Amounts Written Off of Formation Expense, Intangible and Tangible Fixed Assets

0.1

0.1

0.1

    Other Operating Charges

0.1

0.0

0.0

Operating Charges

800.6

425.2

438.2

    Income From Current Assets

0.2

0.8

1.8

    Other Financial Income

0.4

0.1

17.3

Financial Income

0.5

0.9

19.1

    Interest and Other Debt Charges

17.6

12.0

18.3

    Other Financial Charges

0.3

15.2

25.6

Financial Charges

17.9

27.2

43.9

    Other Extraordinary Income

-

0.0

-

Extraordinary Income

-

0.0

-

    Income Taxes

0.4

0.5

0.2

    Adjustment of Income Taxes and Write-Back of Tax Provisions

-

0.0

0.0

Income Taxes

0.4

0.4

0.2

    Employees

9

9

11

 


Annual Balance Sheet

 

 

 

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

 

 

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.745406

0.696986

0.719399

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

        Land & Buildings

1.3

1.4

1.3

        Plant, Machinery, and Equipment

0.2

0.3

0.3

        Furniture and Vehicles

0.0

0.1

0.1

    Tangible Assets

1.6

1.7

1.7

        Participating Interests

55.8

55.8

54.1

        Affiliated Enterprises

55.8

55.8

54.1

        Shares

0.0

0.0

0.0

        Amounts Receivable and Cash Guarantees

1.7

1.7

1.7

        Other Capital Assets

1.7

1.7

1.7

    Capital Assets

57.6

57.5

55.7

Fixed Assets

59.2

59.2

57.4

        Goods Purchased for Resale

236.0

298.5

144.4

        Stocks

236.0

298.5

144.4

    Inventory and Orders in Progress

236.0

298.5

144.4

        Trade Debtors

304.2

226.9

225.0

        Other Amounts Receivable

22.2

0.1

4.1

    Amounts Receivable Within One Year

326.4

227.0

229.1

        Other Investments and Deposits

-

-

28.0

    Investments

-

-

28.0

    Liquid Assets

23.3

9.6

1.2

    Adjustment Accounts

0.1

0.5

1.3

Current Assets

585.8

535.5

404.0

Total Assets

645.0

594.7

461.4

        Issued Capital

65.4

5.2

5.0

    Capital

65.4

5.2

5.0

        Legal Reserve

0.5

0.5

0.5

        Untaxed Reserves

72.3

71.7

69.5

    Reserves

72.8

72.3

70.0

Capital and Reserves

132.4

71.0

68.5

        Subordinated Loans

119.5

138.4

88.9

        Financial Debts

119.5

138.4

88.9

    Amounts Due After More Than One Year

119.5

138.4

88.9

        Credit Institutions

344.9

343.0

242.3

        Financial Debts

344.9

343.0

242.3

        Suppliers

42.4

30.5

51.2

        Trade Debts

42.4

30.5

51.2

        Taxes

0.7

0.4

0.2

        Remuneration and Social Security

0.1

0.1

0.1

        Taxes, Wages, and Social Security

0.8

0.5

0.3

        Other Amounts Payable

0.6

0.8

-

    Amounts Payable Within One Year

388.7

374.9

293.8

    Adjustment Accounts

4.4

10.3

10.1

Creditors

512.5

523.7

392.9

Total Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity

645.0

594.7

461.4


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.55.36

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.63

Euro

1

Rs.69.21

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PDT

 

 

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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