MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

16.06.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

WESTRALIAN SANDS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Zip/postal code 6000

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.07.1954

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

008675018

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Public Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Mineral sands exploration, project development, operations and marketing.

 

 

No. of Employees :

1,600 employees (Iluka 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

 

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 – 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

 

D

 

 


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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED

 

Business address :        Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Town :                           Perth

Province :                      Western Australia

Zip/postal code :            6000

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 8 93604700

Fax :                             +61 8 93604777

Website :                      www.iluka.com

 

Registered address :      Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Town :                           Perth

Province :                      Western Australia

Zip/postal code :            6000

Country :                       Australia

 

Postal address :            GPO Box U1988

Town :                           Perth

Province :                      Western Australia

Zip/postal code :            6845

Country :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        21/07/1954

Legal form :                               Australian Public Company

Chief executive :                        David Alexander Robb

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 114,000,000

Sales turnover :              AUD 1,631,400,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2011)

Net income :                              AUD 541,800,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2011)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 2,453,800,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2011)

Line of business :                       Mineral sands exploration, project development, operations and marketing.

Staff employed :                         1,600 employees (Iluka Group)

 

 

Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is booming

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is very good

Organization structure : Organizational structure is consistent

Detrimental :                              No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Comments :                              Larger credit can still be considered.

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          21/07/1954

Legal form :                   Australian Public Company

Registration no              Australian Company Number: 008675018

Registered authority :     Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :              Australian Business Number: 34008675018

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             WESTRALIAN SANDS LIMITED (initial)

Change of legal form :     None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              David Alexander Robb

Designation :     Managing Director

 

Name :              Alan Tate

Designation :     Chief Financial Officer

 

Name :              Steve Wickham

Designation :     General Manager, Australian Operations

 

Name :              Hans Umlauff

Designation :     General Manager, Project Management

 

Name :              Christopher Cobb

Designation :     General Manager for Sales and Marketing

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          George John Pizzey

Designation :                 Chairman

Appointment date :         07/11/05

Address :                      royal Domain Tower, Unit 2902

368 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia


Biography :

Born on 28/07/1945 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mr. George John Pizzey, BE (Chem), FellDip (Management), FTSE,

FAICD, FAIM, has been Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the

Board of Iluka Resources Limited since May 19, 2010. He has been

on the Company's Board since November 7, 2005. He is Member of

the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company. He

has experience in mining and mineral processing. Mr. Pizzey was

Chairman of Alcoa of Australia Limited and held a number of senior

executive positions at Alcoa Inc (USA). He is Director of Alumina

Limited, Amcor Limited and St. Vincent's Medical Research Institute.

He was formerly Chairman of the London Metal Exchange UK and a

Director of WMC Resources Limited and Ivanhoe Grammar School.

He has served as Director of Alumina Limited (appointed June 2007)

and Amcor Limited (appointed September 2003).

 

 

Name :                          David Alexander Robb

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         18/10/06

Address :                      43 Minora Road

Dalkeith, WA 6009

Australia

 

Biography :

Born on 04/07/1954 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mr. David Alexander Robb, BSc, GradDip (Personnel Administration),

FAIM, FAICD, has been Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director

and Executive Director of Iluka Resources Limited since October 18,

2006. Mr. Robb was previously Managing Director of Wesfarmers

Energy as well as Executive Director of Wesfarmers Limited. Prior to

joining Wesfarmers, he held senior positions with British Petroleum in

Australia and overseas, including chief executive responsibilities for a

national service business in the United States for oil, chemicals,

consumer goods, marine and aviation businesses in Malaysia and as

Director responsible for oil marketing throughout South East Asia. He

served as Director of Consolidated Rutile Limited from October 2006

to May 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the

University of Western Australia.

 

Name :                          Jennifer Anne Seabrook

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         01/05/08

Address :                      29 Airlie Street

Claremont, WA 6010

Australia


Biography :

Born on 19/01/1957 in Katanning, Western Australia, Australia.

Ms. Jennifer (Jenny) Anne Seabrook, BCom, ACA, FAICD, has been

Non-Executive Independent Director of Iluka Resources Limited since

May 1, 2009. She is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and

Member of the the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the

Company. She is Special Advisor to Gresham Partners Limited. She

is also Non-Executive Director of the Bank of Western Australia

Limited, M G Kailis Holdings Pty Limited, IRESS Market Technology

Ltd and Australia Post. Ms. Seabrook is Member of the Takeovers

Panel and Financial Advisory Group of the Financial Services

Institute of Australia (FINSIA) and Member of ASIC's External

Advisory Group. She was formerly Director of West Australian

Newspapers Holdings Limited, BWA Managed Investments Limited,

St. Andrew's Superannuation Services Limited and Western Power.

She has served as Director of IRESS Market Technology Limited

(appointed August 2008) and Amcor Limited (appointed December

2011). She also acted as Director of West Australian Newspaper

Holdings Limited (appointed February 2006, resigned December

2008). She holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from the

University of Western Australia.

 

Name :                          Wayne Geoffrey Osborn

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         26/03/10

Address :                      26B Fraser Road

Applecross, WA 6153

Australia

 

Biography :

Born on 14/09/1951 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia.

Mr. Wayne Geoffrey Osborn, DipEng, MBA, FTSE, MIE(Aust),

FAICD, has been Non-Executive Independent Director of Iluka

Resources Limited since March 26, 2010. Mr. Osborn is Chairman of

the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr.

Osborn is a former Managing Director of Alcoa of Australia Limited.

He is a non-executive Director of Leighton Holdings Limited and

Wesfarmers Limited, Chairman of Thiess Pty Limited, Chairman of

the Australian Institute of Marine Science, a Director of the

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research and a Trustee of

the Western Australian Museum. He was formerly a Director of the

Australian Business Arts Foundation and Vice President of the

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia. He has

served as Director of Leighton Holdings Limited (appointed 6

November 2008) and Wesfarmers Limited (appointed 24 March

2010).


Name :                          Stephen John Turner

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         26/03/10

Address :                      Unit 7, 4 Billyard Avenue

Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011

Australia

 

Biography :

Born on 28/04/1961 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.

Mr. Stephen John Turner, BCom, ACA, has been Non-Executive

Independent Director of Iluka Resources Limited since March 26,

2010. He is Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the

Company. Mr. Turner is Founder of the London Stock Exchange

listed company, International Ferro Metals Limited. He was Chief

Executive Officer of International Ferro Metals Limited from 2002 to

2009 and continues as Non-Executive Director of that Company. He

is also Director of South American Ferro Metals Limited and

Chairman of Vantage Goldfields Limited. Mr. Turner has had

responsibility for resource projects in Australia, Africa and the Pacific

Islands. He was Founding Director of the Australian subsidiary of

PSG Investment Group, a South African investment bank. He is an

Australian Chartered Accountant. He has also served as Director of

International Ferro Metals Limited (appointed 26 January 2002),

Vantage Goldfields Limited (appointed 22 October 2009), South

American Ferro Metals Limited (appointed 11 November 2010), and

Timpetra Resources Limited (appointed May 2010).

 

Name :                          Gavin Rezos

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         20/06/06

Address :                      19 John Street

Cottesloe, WA 6011

Australia

 

Biography :

Born on 13/04/1961 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Mr. Gavin John Rezos, BA, LLB, B.JURIS, MAICD, has been

Non-Executive Independent Director of Iluka Resources Limited since

June 2006. He is Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the

Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company. He has

Australian and international investment banking experience and is

former Investment Banking Director of the HSBC Group with regional

roles during his HSBC career based in London, Sydney and Dubai.

Mr. Rezos has held Chief Executive positions and executive

directorships of companies in the healthcare and technology areas in

the UK, United States and Singapore and was formerly

Non-Executive Director of Amity Oil NL (Antares). He is Chairman of

Alexium International Group Limited, a principal of Viaticus Capital

Pty Ltd and Director of Rowing Australia. He is Director of Alexium

International Group Limited (appointed March 2010) and DFS

International Holdings Limited (appointed November 2008, resigned

30 August 2011). He holds a Bachelors degree in Law and a

Bachelor of Arts degree in International Politics from the University of

Western Australia.

 

Name :                          Cameron Wilson

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         08/12/04

Address :                      46 Locke Crescent

East Fremantle, WA 6158

Australia

 

Biography :

Born on 29/08/1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mr. Cameron Wilson, LLB, GAICD, is General Manager of Corporate

Services and Company Secretary of Iluka Resources Limited. Mr.

Wilson was appointed to the position of Company Secretary when he

joined the Company in 2004. Before joining Iluka, Mr. Wilson held a

range of legal and commercial roles at WMC Resources Limited and

prior to that worked as Solicitor with a legal practice. He has

specialised in mining, corporate and general commercial law for most

of his professional career.

Staff employed : 1,600 employees (Iluka Group)

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :          PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

QV1 Building, Level 19-21

250 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 114,000,000

No of shares :                38,000,000 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 3

Issued capital :              AUD 114,000,000

Paid up capital :             AUD 114,000,000

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Major Shareholders Only


Composition

Shareholder name :        BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

Address :                      Level 18, 120 Collins Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

% of shares :                 10.60%

 

Shareholder name :        FMR LLC AND FIL LIMITED

% of shares :                 6.15%

 

Shareholder name :        NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

Address :                      Level 34, 500 Bourke Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

% of shares :                 5.16%

 

Shareholder name :        M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Address :                      Laurence Pountney Hill

London, EC4R 0HH

United Kingdom

% of shares :                 8.78%

Comments :                  The Subject was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on the 30th of

June 1962.

 

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Name :              WESTLIME (WA) LIMITED

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              ILMENITE PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              WESTERN MINERAL SANDS PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia


 

Name :              ASSOCIATED MINERALS CONSOLIDATED LTD

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              ILUKA CONSOLIDATED PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              ILUKA EXPLORATION PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              ILUKA RESOURCES INC.

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Suite 2601

Jacksonville, Florida 32207

United States

 

Name :              ILUKA INTERNATIONAL (BRAZIL) PTY LTD

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              ASHTON COAL INTERESTS PTY. LIMITED

Affiliation type : Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Name :              BASIN MINERALS HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Affiliation type : Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :          Level 23, 140 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Iluka Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject.

 


Bank & mortgages

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 :    Public Record Sources

Financial statement date :                      31/12/11

Type of accounts :                     Full audited

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.99 as of 16-06-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Consolidated                 Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)    Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                        (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          31/12/11                        31/12/10

Length of accounts :                   12 months                     12 months

Sale turnover / Income : 1,631,400,000                964,100,000

Profit before tax :                       760,700,000                  39,900,000

Net income :                              541,800,000                  36,100,000

Non current assets :                   1,500,300,000                1,544,000,000

Current assets                           953,500,000                  395,900,000

Inventories :                               376,200,000                  201,000,000

Total assets :                            2,453,800,000               1,939,900,000

Current liabilities :                      364,400,000                  188,100,000

Non current liabilities :                554,700,000                 627,200,000

Total liabilities                            : 919,100,000               815,300,000

Share equity                              400,000             20,400,000

Retained earning :                      416,300,000                  -4,100,000

 

Comments : The consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject and its subsidiaries.

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities :

The Subject engages in exploration, development, mining, and marketing of mineral sands primarily in Australia and the United States. Subject also has royalty over iron ore produced from specific parts of BHP Billiton's Mining Area C in Western Australia.

 

The Subject principally produces zircon; titanium dioxide products of rutile and synthetic rutile; and ilmenite.

 

The subject’s products are used in various consumer, lifestyle, and industrial applications, including pigment production used in paints, plastics, papers, titanium metal production, welding electrodes, floor and

wall tiles, sanitary ware, zirconium based chemicals, and zirconia metal applications.

 

Its mining operations are located in Jacinth-Ambrosia, Eucla Basin, South Australia; Perth Basin, Western Australia; Murray Basin, Victoria, Australia; and Virginia, the United States.

 

Iluka Resources Limited was founded in 1954 and is based in Perth, Australia.

 

Product & services :

Titanium dioxide products: rutile, synthetic rutile, ilmenite

Zircon

 

Purchases

Local : Yes

International : Asian countries, Europe, United States

 

Sales

Local : Yes

International : Worldwide

Key events : 23 May 2012

 

Iluka Resources Limited: Iluka Says 1Q Zircon Sales Soft, But Sees Higher 2012 Earnings

 

Australian mineral sands producer Iluka Resources Ltd. (ILU.AU) Wednesday said its sales of zircon in the first three months of 2012 were soft, but that the company continues to expect a considerable rise in earnings and free cash flow this year and will likely maintain a "cash buffer" until the current global economic turmoil eases.

 

In an address to shareholders, Managing Director David Robb said global economic conditions remain challenging. While the company doesn't publish revenue figures until its June quarter report, he confirmed first-quarter zircon sales were weighed by global economic worries and the cooling of the Chinese economy.

Shipment "timing issues" for Iluka's titanium dioxide products also meant a substantial volume of its first-quarter output wasn't shipped, he said, without elaborating.

 


Robb said there has been some signs of improved economic traction in major economies like the U.S. and China, but that European demand remains subdued and may be at risk of deteriorating further if the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone worsens.

 

"However, a positive sign is that European customer zircon sand stocks are almost exhausted, which should now require replenishment," he said. "We still expect a material increase in earnings and free cash flow in 2012," he said. "Iluka will maintain a prudent balance sheet. This may entail a 'cash buffer' until the level of global turmoil recedes," Robb said. Iluka is the world's largest zircon producer, accounting for about a third of global market share, and one of the biggest producers of titanium dioxide minerals. Zircon has a number of applications,  ncluding in ceramics, while titanium dioxide is predominantly used for producing pigments. The two mineral sands are Iluka's main products. Earlier this month, Iluka announced it would reduce planned zircon output this year due to continued global economic uncertainty, a move that will mean lower sales of the commodity for the full year, and a rise in production costs. Still, Robb said zircon prices are holding steady around US$2,400 a metric ton. Interest in bulk orders also appears to be resuming, he said. Iluka's share price moved slightly higher after Robb's remarks. It recently traded at A$13.32 a share, down 2.8% on Tuesday's close but up 2.2% on its earlier session low. The price reached an intraday high at A$13.49 a share. The ASX 200, meanwhile, was trading down 1.1%.

 

7 May 2012

Iluka Resources Limited : Iluka Resources To Cut Planned Zircon Production This Year

Australian mineral sands producer Iluka Resources Ltd. (ILU.AU) Tuesday said that it would reduce planned zircon output this year due to continued global economic uncertainty, a move that will mean lower sales of the

commodity and a rise in production costs.

 

The Perth-based company expects to produce around 430,000 metric tons of zircon, less than the 500,000 tons it forecast in February and a further drop from the 601,000 it produced last year, it said in a statement. Sales of zircon for the year are expected to total around 400,000 tons, rather than the 450,000 previously forecast.

 

The company left its guidance for production and sales of titanium dioxide unchanged.

 

Iluka is the world's largest zircon producer, with about a third of global market share, and one of the biggest producers of titanium dioxide  minerals. Zircon has a number of applications, including in ceramics.

 

Titanium dioxide is predominantly used to produce pigments.

 

Iluka had previously cautioned that demand for zircon was likely to be soft for the first quarter or two of 2012. It said that sales volumes improved in April following a weak first quarter, but large euro-zone countries facing austerity measures have shown increasing weakness even as the U.S. and China showed signs of improved economic traction. The adjustment to zircon output will be achieved mainly through mining lower-grade ore at Iluka's Jacinth-Ambrosia operation in South Australia and processing less zircon-rich concentrate at its Narngulu and Hamilton mineral separation plants, Iluka said. Lower zircon output is expected to raise unit cash costs for production to roughly A$700 a ton of zircon, rutile and synthetic rutile, from previous guidance of about A$650/ton. But Iluka said revenue per ton it expects to receive will still mean a material increase in margins over 2011.

 

16 January 2012

Iluka Resources: Revenues jump by 75%, but I’m steering clear luka Resources Limited (ASX:ILU) revenues are growing quickly, but lower zircon production and sales levels in 2012 is the warning sign that this may be as good as it gets.

 

Iluka Limited released its quarterly production report on 12 January 2012. The 75 per cent increase in revenues from $874.4m to $1,536.7m was mainly thanks to an 83 per cent increase in zircon and titanium dioxide prices.

 

Full year 2011 sales revenue per tonne of zircon/rutile and synthetic rutile (Z/R/SR) was A$1,480/tonne compared with A$809/ tonne in 2010. This was partially offset by a higher Australian/US Dollar exchange rate (2011 average was 103.2 cents compared with 2010 average of 92 cents).

 

Full year cash costs of production are estimated at A$537/tonne, which compares favourably with 2010 costs of A$539/tonne.

 

The company Iluka is one of the world’s largest producers of mineral sands products.

 

The company engages in the exploration, mining, concentration, and separation of mineral sands.

 

It produces and sells titanium based products (ilmenite, rutile and synthetic rutile) and zircon. The company’s products are used in a range of consumer, lifestyle, and industrial applications, including pigment production used in paints, plastics, papers, titanium metal production, welding electrodes, floor and wall tiles, sanitary ware, zirconium based chemicals, and zirconia metal applications.

 

Property & Assets

 

Premises :

The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading address consisting of an administrative office.

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

 

South West, Western Australia

PO Box 96

Capel, WA 6271

Australia

Tel: +61 8 93604700

 

Mid West – Narngulu, Western Australia

PO Box 84

Geraldton, WA 6531

Australia

Tel: +61 8 93604700

 

Murray Basin, Victoria

Locked Bag 1001

Hamilton, VIC 3300

Australia

Tel: +61 3 55512300

 

Adelaide , South Australia

11 Dequetteville Terrace

Kent Town, SA 5067

Australia

Tel: +61 8 83002000


Summarized country risk

 

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 41.385 billion

Gross domestic product – GDP               :   US$ 1.235 trillion

 

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

 

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 55,590

 

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: STA

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$ 1.258 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country            Commonwealth Bank (Banking), BHP Billiton (Materials), Westpac

Banking Group (Banking), Rio Tinto (Materials), National Australia Bank (Banking), ANZ Banking (Banking), Telstra (Telecommunications)

 

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                                            2007: US$45,477 million

2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

 

 

 

FDI Outflows                                                                          2007: US$16,822 million

2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$18,426 million

 

 

Best countries for doing business           :   10 out of 183 countries

Global competitiveness ranking               :   16 (ranking by country on a basis of 133, 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     : 74.00%

 

 

Payment history

 

Purchase Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

International :                 L/C, Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

International :                 L/C, Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 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.55.76

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.69

Euro

1

Rs.70.44

 

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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