MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.03.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COCA-COLA  FAR  EAST  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

18/F., Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.10.1979

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

06323218

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Producing and Marketing of all kinds of Coca-Cola soft drinks.

 

 

No. of Employees :

150.  (Including affiliates)

 

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 – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Hong Kong

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name and address

 

COCA-COLA  FAR  EAST  LTD.

 

ADDRESS:       18/F., Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            2599 1333

 

FAX:                 2506 1425

 

E-MAIL:                        apang@apac.ko.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

President (Pacific Group):  Mr. Glenn German Jordan Schoenbohm

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             19th October, 1979.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           US$250,000.00

Issued:              US$5,000.00

 

Business Category:        Non-alcoholic beverages producing and marketing.

 

Group Net Operating Revenues:  US$46,542 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Employees:                   150.  (Including affiliates)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:            Good.


ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

18/F., Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

 

G.P.O. Box 916, Hong Kong.

 

China Factories:-

Anhui (Hefei), Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian (Xiamen), Gansu (Lanzhou), Guangdong (Dongguan, Guangzhou, Huizhou, Zhanjiang and Zhuhai), Guangxi Zizhiqu (Nanning), Heilongjiang (Harbin), Henan (Zhengzhou), Hubei (Wuhan), Hunan (Changsha), Jiangsu (Nanjing), Jilin (Changchun), Liaoning (Dalian and Shenyang), Shaanxi (Xi’an), Shandong (Qingdao), Shanghai, Shanxi (Taiyuan), Sichuan (Chengdu), Tianjin, Yunnan (Kunming), Zhejiang (Hangzhou), etc.

 

Holding Company:-

The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, USA.

 

Ultimate Holding Company:-

The Coca-Cola Company, USA.

 

Sister & Affiliated Companies:-

Coca-Cola Group of Companies

ACCBC Holding Company, Georgia.

Atlantic Industries, Cayman Islands.

Atlantic Manufacturing, Cayman Islands.

Barlan Inc., USA.

BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles, USA.

Beverage Partners Worldwide (Pacific) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Caribbean Refrescos Inc., USA.

CCHBC Grouping Inc., USA.

Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. Ltd., Japan.

Coca-Cola Beverages (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Manufacturing Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc., Philippines.

Coca-Cola China Industries Ltd., China.

Coca-Cola China Ltd., Hong Kong.

Coca-Cola de Chile S.A., Chile.

Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetranke AG, Germany.

Coca-Cola GmbH, Germany.

Coca-Cola Holdings (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Coca-Cola Holdings (Overseas) Ltd., USA.

Coca-Cola India Private Ltd., India.

Coca-Cola Industrias Ltda., Brazil.

Coca-Cola Industrias Ltda., Costa Rica.

Coca-Cola Midi SAS, France.

Coca-Cola Overseas Parent Ltd., USA.

Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Co., Canada.

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc., USA.

Coca-Cola Reinsurance Services Ltd., Ireland.

Coca-Cola Servicios de Venezuela C.A., Venezuela.

Coca-Cola South Asia (India) Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd., Hong Kong.

Conco Ltd., Cayman Islands.

Corporacion Inca Kola Peru S.R.L., Peru.

Dulux CBAI 2003 BV, The Netherlands.

Energy Brands Inc., USA.

European Refreshments, Ireland.

Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co., USA.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., India.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Pvt. Ltd., India.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Overseas Holdings Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Luxembourg CB 2002 S.a.r.l., Luxembourg.

Norsa Refrigerantes S.A., Brazil.

Odwalla Inc., USA.

Open Joint Stock Co. Nidan Juices, Russian Federation.

Pacific Refreshments Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Recofarma Industria do Amazonas Ltda., Brazil.

Refrescos Guararapes Ltda., Brazil.

SA Coca-Cola Services NV, Belgium.

Servicios Integrados de Administracion y Alta Gerencia S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Servicios y Productos Para Bebidas Refrescantes S.R.L., Argentina.

Soira Investments Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Swire Beverages Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.

Swire Beverages Ltd., Hong Kong.

Swire Coca-Cola HK Ltd., Hong Kong.

Swire Coca-Cola Taiwan Ltd., Taiwan.

The Inmex Corporation, USA.

etc.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

06323218

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0074234

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

President (Pacific Group):  Mr. Glenn German Jordan Schoenbohm

 

 


CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$250,000.00 (Divided into 250,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$5,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

(As per registry dated 19-10-2011)

 

Name

Occupation

No. of shares

The Coca-Cola Export Corporation

One Coca-Cola Plaza, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30313, USA.

Corporation

5,000

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DIRECTORS

(As per registry dated 24-02-2012)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Glenn German JORDAN SCHOENBOHM

675 West Paces Ferry #10, Atlanta, GA 30327-2641, USA.

 

Anthony Alexis QUAN-HIN

1609 Johnson Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA.

 

LEE Yueh Fang

No. 161, The Emerald, Lane 2888, Hu Nan Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201315, China.

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 19-10-2011)

 

Name

Address

PANG Suet Kwan

18/F., Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 19th October, 1979 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Formerly the subject was located at 38/F., Shell Tower, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, moved to the present address in December 2006.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:          Producing and Marketing.

 

Lines:               All kinds of Coca-Cola soft drinks.

 

Brands Carried:-

Brand Owned

Product

Bing Lu

Soft Drink

Coca-Cola

Soft Drink

Coke Light

Soft Drink

Fanta

Soft Drink

Lemon Coke Light

Soft Drink

Minute Maid

Fruit Cordial and Juice

Modern Tea Workshop

Tea – Bottled

NesCafe

Coffee

Nestea

Tea – Bottled

Powerade

Soft Drink

Qoo

Soft Drink

Sensation

Water

Smart

Soft Drink

Sprite

Soft Drink

Sprite Icy Mint

Soft Drink

Sprite on Fire

Soft Drink

Tian Yu Di water

Water

Vanilla Coke

Soft Drink

Yang Guang (Hi-C)

Fruit Cordial and Juice

 

Employees:                   150.  (Including affiliates)

 

Commodities Imported:   Mainly imported from US.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, China, Macau and China.

 

Group Net Operating Revenues:-

US$28,857 million  (Year ended 31-12-2007)

US$31,944 million  (Year ended 31-12-2008)

US$30,990 million  (Year ended 31-12-2009)

US$35,119 million  (Year ended 31-12-2010)

US$46,542 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Terms/Sales:                 As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               As per contracted.

 


FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   US$250,000.00 (Divided into 250,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     US$5,000.00

 

Group Net Income:         US$  5,981 million  (Year ended 31-12-2007)

US$  5,807 million  (Year ended 31-12-2008)

US$  6,824 million  (Year ended 31-12-2009)

US$11,809 million  (Year ended 31-12-2010)

US$  8,572 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

 

Profit or Loss:                Business is profitable.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in an active and good manner.

 

Facilities:                       Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Reliable and prompt.

 

Commercial Morality:     Very good.

 

Banker:                         Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:                      Very good.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Coca-Cola Far East Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, a US-based firm which is owned by The Coca-Cola Company [Coca-Cola], also a US-registered company.

The subject is the division office for business operation in Asia and the Asia Pacific Region besides China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.  The business of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau is handled by Coca-Cola China Ltd. which is also located at the heading address.

The subject works closely with Swire Coca-Cola HK Ltd., which is a local licensed bottler and is responsible for the production, sales, marketing of Coca-Cola products in Hong Kong.

The Coca-Cola system’s product range in China includes “Bing Lu”, “Coca‑Cola”, “Coke Light”, “Fanta”, “Lemon Coke Light”, “Minute Maid”, “Modern Tea Workshop”, “NesCafe”, “Nestea”, “Powerade”, “Qoo”, “Sensation”, “Smart”, “Sprite”, “Sprite Icy Mint”, “Sprite on Fire”, “Tian Yu Di water”, “Vanilla Coke” and “Yang Guang (Hi-C)”.

Swire Coca-Cola Taiwan Ltd. is the first of Coca-Cola’s plants in the Greater China Region to obtain ISO 14000 certification.

The ultimate holding company, Coca-Cola, was incorporated in September 1919 under the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States, and succeeded to the business of a Georgia corporation with the same name that had been organized in 1892.

Coca-Cola is the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of non‑alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world.  Finished beverage products bearing our trademarks, sold in the United States since 1886, are now sold in more than 200 countries.  Along with “Coca-Cola”, which is recognized as the world’s most valuable brand, Coca-Cola markets four of the world’s top five non-alcoholic sparkling brands, including “Diet Coke”, “Fanta” and “Sprite”.

Coca-Cola manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors.  Coca-Cola owns or licenses nearly 500 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks.  In addition, Coca-Cola has ownership interests in numerous beverage joint ventures, bottling and canning operations, although most of these operations are independently owned and managed.

On 2nd October, 2010, Coca-Cola acquired the North American business of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. [CCE], one of its major bottlers, consisting of CCE’s production, sales and distribution operations in the United States, Canada, the British Virgin Islands, the United States Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, and a substantial majority of CCE’s corporate segment.  CCE shareowners other than Coca-Cola exchanged their CCE common stock for common stock in a new entity named Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. [New CCE], which after the closing of the transaction continued to hold the European operations that had been held by CCE prior to the acquisition.

For the year ended 31st December, 2011, the net operating revenues of the Coca-Cola Group amounted to US$46,542 million (2010: US$35,119 million), while its net income for the year was US$8,572 million (2010: US$11,809 million).

Coca-Cola now also produces and distributes “sparkling beverages” which means nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages with carbonation, including carbonated energy drinks and carbonated waters and flavored waters.

The Coca-Cola system sold approximately 26.7 billion, 25.5 billion and 24.4 billion unit cases of its products in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Sparkling beverages represented approximately 75%, 76% and 77% of its worldwide unit case volume for 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.  Trademark “Coca-Cola” Beverages accounted for approximately 49%, 50% and 51% of its worldwide unit case volume for 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

The subject is fully supported by Coca-Cola.

On the whole, in view of the parentage of the subject, consider it good for normal business engagements.

 

 

REMARKS

 

            Brief information of the principal director:-

Mr. Glenn German JORDAN SCHOENBOHM, 55, is President of the Pacific Group.  Mr. Jordan joined Coca-Cola in 1978 as a field representative for Coca-Cola de Colombia where, for several years, he held various positions, including Region Manager from 1985 to 1989.  Mr. Jordan served as Marketing Operations Manager, Pacific Group from 1989 to 1990 and as Vice President of Coca-Cola International and Executive Assistant to the Pacific Group President from 1990 to 1991.  Mr. Jordan served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Operations, for the Brazil Division from 1991 to 1995; as President of the River Plate Division, which comprised Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, from 1995 to 2000; and as President of the South Latin America Division, comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, from 2000 to 2003.  In February 2003, Mr. Jordan was appointed Executive Vice President and Director of Operations for the Latin America Group and served in that capacity until February 2006.  Mr. Jordan was appointed President of the East, South Asia and Pacific Rim Group in February 2006.  The East, South Asia and Pacific Rim Group was reconfigured and renamed the Pacific Group, effective 1st January, 2007.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.50.02

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.01

Euro

1

Rs.66.18

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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