MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

17.03.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SILVER FERN FARMS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

PRIMARY PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Harvest Court, 218 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedinm Zip code  9016

 

 

Country :

New Zealand

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.09.1948

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

149713

 

 

Legal Form :

New Zealand Co-operative Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Procurer, processor and marketer of sheep, lamb, beef and venison

 

 

No. of Employees :

7,000 employees including contract employees

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 20,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

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 – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

New Zealand

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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Verified Address

Subject name :              SILVER FERN FARMS LIMITED

Business address :        Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Town :                           Dunedin Central

Province :                      Dunedin

Zip/postal code :            9016

Country :                       New Zealand

Tel :                              +64 3 4773980

Fax :                             +64 3 4741087

Email :                          info@silverfernfarms.co.nz

Website :                      www.silverfernfarms.co.nz

 

Registered address :      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Town :                           Dunedin Central

Province :                      Dunedin

Zip/postal code :            9016

Country :                       New Zealand

 

Postal address :            P.O. Box 941

Town :                           Dunedin Central

Province :                      Dunedin

Zip/postal code :            9054

Country :                       New Zealand

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        30/09/1948

Legal form :                               New Zealand Co-operative Company

Chief executive :                        Keith Cooper

Issued & paid up capital :           NZD 153,448,000

Sales turnover :              NZD 2,056,416,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2011)

Net income :                              NZD 30,801,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2011)

Total fixed assets :                     NZD 674,497,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 30/09/2011)

Line of business :                       Procurer, processor and marketer of sheep, lamb, beef and venison.

Staff employed                           : 7,000 employees including contract employees

 

 


Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is progressing

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

Credit amount suggestion :         USD 20,000,000

Credit amount asked :                Not described.

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          30/09/1948

Legal form :                   New Zealand Co-operative Company

Registration no              149713

Registered authority :     New Zealand Companies Office

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             PPCS LIMITED (until 03-06-2008)

PRIMARY PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (until 13-01-1999)

Change of legal form :     None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              Keith Cooper

Designation :     Chief Executive Officer

 

Name :              Kevin Winders

Designation :     Chief Operating Officer

 

Name :              Jamie Adamson

Designation :     Group Financial Controller

 

Name :              Glenn Tyrrell

Designation :     General Manager Sales and Marketing

 

Name :              Grant Pearson

Designation :     Group Technical Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS


Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          Eoin Reay Hamilton Garden

Designation :                 Chairman

Appointment date :         18/12/98

Address :                      Avenel, Millers Flat, Rd 2

Roxburgh, 9572

New Zealand

 

Name :                          Richard John Somerville

Designation :                 Vice Chairman

Appointment date :         01/07/04

Address :                      320 Beacon Point Road

Wanaka, Central Otago 9305

New Zealand

Name :                          Angus Collis Mabin

 

Designation                    Director

Appointment date :         04/09/07

Address :                      Taniwha, RD 1 Waipukurau

Hawke's Bay 4281

New Zealand

Name :                          Peter Herstall Ulrich

Designation                   Director

Appointment date :         29/02/08

Address :                      Rock Farm, Rd 13

Pleasant Point, South Canterbury 7983

New Zealand

 

Name :                          Robert James Hewett

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         29/02/08

Address :                      Manuka Gorge Highway

RD3, Lawrence 9593, Otago

New Zealand

 

Name :                          Trevor John Burt

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         30/07/09

Address :                      58 Old Tai Tapu Road

Kennedys Bush, Christchurch, 8025

New Zealand

Name :                          Antony John Balfour

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         30/07/09

Address :                      238 Littles Road

Dalefield RD1, Queenstown 9371

New Zealand

 

Name :                          David Alfred Shaw

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         27/01/11

Address :                      Clutha Downs Road, Rd 3

Balclutha, 9273

New Zealand

Staff employed :             7,000 employees including contract employees

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      ERNST & YOUNG

Ernst & Young Building

2 Takutai Square

Britomart

Auckland 1010

New Zealand

 

Solicitors :                     HARMOS HORTON LUSK LIMITED

Level 37, Vero Centre

48 Shortland Street

Auckland 1010

New Zealand

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        NZD 153,448,000

Issued capital :              NZD 153,448,000

Paid up capital :             NZD 153,448,000

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Partial List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        GLENTHORNE STATION LIMITED

Address :                      C/o BROWN GLASSFORD & CO LIMITED

86 Cavendish Road

Casebrook, Christchurch 8051

New Zealand

No. of shares :               397,766 Shares

 

Shareholder name :        FNZ CUSTODIANS LIMITED

Address :                      Level 7, 256 Lambton Quay

Wellington, Null, 6011

New Zealand

No. of shares :               474,813 Shares


Shareholder name :                    FORSYTH BARR CUSTODIANS LIMITED

Address :                                  Forsyth Barr House

Cnr Octagon & Stuart Street

Dunedin, Null

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           767,853 Shares

 

Shareholder name :                    A W J H ADAMS PARTNERSHIP

Address :                                  893 Clintons Road

Rd 1, Christchurch, 7671

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           146,250 Shares

 

Shareholder name :                    P J and F M Grant

Address :                                  Rangitata, Rd 22

Geraldine, 7992

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           146,250 Shares

Shareholder name :                    MT SOMERS STATION

           

Address :                                  281 Peaches Road

Rd 1 Mount Somers

Ashburton, 7771

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           146,250 shares

 

Shareholder name :                    RAKAIA ISLAND LIMITED

Address :                                  C/o BROWN GLASSFORD & CO LIMITED

86 Cavendish Road

Casebrook, Christchurch 8051

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           146,250 shares

 

Shareholder name :                    WISTARIA CO. LIMITED

Address :                                  102 Clyde Street

Balclutha, Null, 9230

New Zealand

No. of shares :                           146,250 shares

 

Comments :                              The Subject is a co-operative owned primarily by suppliers of livestock to the

Subject. The Subject has over 20,000 sheep, cattle and deer farmers members

throughout New Zealand.

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 


Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

 

Structure

Name :                          RICHMOND GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand

 

Name :                          VENISON ROTORUA LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand

 

Name :                          FRASERTOWN MEAT CO. LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand

Name :                          SILVER FERN FARMS NV

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Molendries 11A

9300 Aalst

Belgium

 

Name :                          SILVER FERN FARMS (UK) LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      The Stables

Four Mile Stable Barns

Cambridge Road

Newmarket CB8 0TN

United Kingdom

 

Name :                          GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (NZ) LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand

 

Name :                          FARM ENTERPRISES (OTAGO) LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Harvest Court, 218 George Street

Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016

New Zealand


Name :                          SILVER FERN FARMS GMBH

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Rondenburg 25

22525 Hamburg

Germany

 

Name :                          B. BROOKS (NORWICH) LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      The Stables

Four Mile Stable Barns

Cambridge Road

Newmarket CB8 0TN

United Kingdom

 

Name :                          PPCS USA INC

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      161 N Broad Street

Woodbury, NJ 08096-1718

United States

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Silver Fern Farms Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject

 

 

Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Rabobank New Zealand

Address :                      New Zealand

Account details :            Current Account

 

Name of bank :              Westpac New Zealand Limited

Address :                      New Zealand

Account details :            Current Account

 

Name of bank :              The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Address :                      New Zealand

Account details :            Current Account

 

Name of bank :              Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Address :                      New Zealand

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 :         16 February 2011

 

Silver Fern Farms Limited has been fined $40,500 and ordered to pay reparations of $20,000 after a contractor had her hand pulled into a conveyor at its meat processing plant at Waitotara.

 

On 19 January 2010 an employee of Ecowize Limited, the company contracted to clean and sanitise the processing areas of the plant, was attempting to clean a conveyor.

 

The Whanganui District Court heard that the employee’s latex glove became stuck, pulling her arm into the roller. A fellow worker tried to stop the conveyor by pressing the emergency button, but it didn’t work. The conveyor only stopped when an employee of Silver Fern Farms pressed a second emergency button and she was cut free. Her right arm was severely disfigured. “Silver Fern Farms could have easily prevented this accident if the conveyor was properly guarded,” says the Department of Labour New Plymouth Service

 

Manger, Jo Pugh.

 

“The company failed to indentify the conveyor rollers as a potential hazard resulting in this worker being seriously injured – it is not acceptable.

 

“The Department is seeing far too many of these types of accidents where machines are not adequately guarded to protect workers. Machine guarding has been in legislation for over a century and businesses still seem to be forgetting about it.

 

“Because of the high number of serious injuries and deaths in this area, the Department has a three-year project under way to focus on effective machine guarding standards and ensuring they are implemented.

 

“The project will also focus on designers, manufacturers and suppliers where inspectors identify that unsafe machinery has been sold or supplied to New Zealand businesses,” Ms Pugh says.

 

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported

 

 

financial data

 

Description

 

Source of financial statement :    Commercial Registry Filings

Financial statement date :          30/09/11

Type of accounts :                     Full audited

Currency :                                 New Zealand, Dollar (NZD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = NZD 1.23 as of 14-03-2012


 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Consolidated                             Consolidated

Currency :                                 New Zealand, Dollar (NZD)          New Zealand, Dollar (NZD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                                    (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/09/11                                    30/09/10

Length of accounts :                   12 months                                 13 months

Sale turnover / Income : 2,056,416,000                            1,833,194,000

Profit before tax :                       40,606,000                                -15,415,000

Net income :                              30,801,000                               -14,019,000

Non current assets :                   366,755,000                              370,637,000

Current assets :                         307,742,000                              229,604,000

Inventories :                               111,538,000                              76,141,000

Total assets :                            674,497,000                              600,241,000

Current liabilities :                      248,272,000                              170,110,000

Non current liabilities :                31,458,000                                62,360,000

Total liabilities :                          308,070,000                              261,628,000

Share equity :                            366,427,000                              338,613,000

Retained earning :                      140,833,000                              126,251,000

 

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

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities : The Subject is engaged in processing, marketing, and export of meat and associated by-products in New Zealand and internationally.

 

The Subject is one of the leading exporters of meat in New Zealand.

 

The subject was registered in 1948 as Primary Producers Co-operative Society, eventually trading as PPCS until it changed its name and its brand in 2008 to Silver Fern Farms - reflecting its integrated supply chain strategy.

 

While Subject's strategy has evolved from production-based to market-led, the Subject has retained its co-operative status, today representing more than 20,000 sheep, cattle and deer farmers throughout New Zealand.

 

The Subject is a co-operative owned primarily by suppliers of livestock to the Subject.

 

The Subject had $75 million of secured bonds listed on the New Zealand Debt Securities Market (NZDX) as at 30 September 2010. These bonds were repaid on 15 November 2010 and the Company has ceased to be listed with NZX.

 

The subject has a class of shares called New Ordinary Shares which are traded under the code “SFF” on Unlisted. Unlisted is a cost efficient trading facility and is not a registered stock exchange under the Securities

Markets Act 1988.

 

The Subject mainly sells its products to independent meat wholesalers and distributors, as well as to retailers and food service industry participants.


Product & services :

 

·         Lamb Meat

·         Mutton Meat

·         Veal Meat

·         Venison Meat

·         Beef Meat

·         Slipe wool

·         Calf skins

·         Sheep and lamb pelts

·         Food grade and pharmeceutical hide collagen

 

Brand : BEEF SUPERGRASS, BIO BLANKET, PPCS, RICHMOND

 

Purchases

Local :              Yes

 

Sales

Local :              Yes

 

International :     Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Middle East

 

Key events :                  1 July 2011

 

FREIGHT PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE NEW ZEALAND COMPETITIVENESS

 

Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms announced today the launch of Kotahi, a partnership that aims to bring New Zealand’s exporters and importers together to lift the performance of the country’s supply chain.

 

Kotahi will match supply and demand for freight services on land and sea to get New Zealand products to distant markets around the world more efficiently.

 

Gary Romano, Managing Director of Fonterra Trade and Operations, says Kotahi will create a sea change that will help New Zealand businesses be more competitive in global markets.

 

“Export earnings are New Zealand’s bread and butter, just last year the collective return was over $40 billion. This is a great success story but as the world changes there is a real risk we will be squeezed out. We are the most remote developed country in the world relative to international markets and the way we get our products to and from these markets is critical to continued success.

 

“International companies, including shipping, are reshaping their business models to adapt to changing markets. If New Zealand is serious about being a truly global player we have to show leadership in areas like freight management. This is about taking the New Zealand economy to the world.

 

“The real driver for Kotahi is establishing an efficient and secure supply chain service that will ensure New Zealand businesses are able to operate with certainty and compete on a global scale,” he says.

 

When Kotahi starts operating on August 1 it will service approximately one third of all containers that leave New Zealand’s shores.

 

“We see real value in bringing freight management and purchasing into one partnership. At present, many smaller companies are handicapped because individually they ship relatively low volumes and don’t have consistent freight needs throughout the year. Through Kotahi’s ability to match supply and demand for freight across a variety of imports and exports we will be able to create efficiencies along the entire supply chain,”

 

says Keith Cooper, CEO Silver Fern Farms. Mr Cooper says exporters like Silver Fern Farms are facing a loss of international business if ocean freight services continue to decline.

 

“New Zealand is effectively the last bus stop on the planet. We are pitched against international companies that are much closer to our markets. Our ability to compete comes back to having efficient and reliable freight networks that offer quicker transit times and solid schedules. If we fail at this we put our exporting success story in serious jeopardy,” he says.

 

Kotahi’s establishment will also work in favour for freight owners and carriers by giving them more certainty around the country’s shipping needs.

 

“New Zealand exports are characterised by seasonal fluctuations and volatile demand. By coordinating our freight needs we will be much more consistent in our scheduling and will be able to better utilise freight capacity going north and south, on both land and sea. This means we will be able to attract better shipping schedules and bigger ships as well as reducing our carbon footprint by getting better at using what we’ve already got to full

capacity,” says Mr Cooper.

 

 

The initial response from New Zealand business has clearly shown that there is a need for a partnership like Kotahi. Flemming Gamst, whose brokerage Matchbox Brokers oversees a lot of New Zealand’s apple exports, says: “The creation of Kotahi is an important step towards like minded exporters and importers working together with service providers to achieve the most efficient and sustainable supply chain, jointly driving better value from supply chain assets. It is great to see Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms taking a leading role in what’s an important initiative for New Zealand Inc.”

 

Iain Hill, General Manager for KiwiRail Freight, says: “KiwiRail applauds the Kotahi initiative for recognising the advantage of managing freight demand across industries. The critical role of rail as a neutral line-haul provider will complement this new service offer to the market.”

 

Ports of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson has also welcomed the establishment of Kotahi.

 

“Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms are to be congratulated for establishing this new venture. Greater collaboration among supply chain players has to be good for New Zealand. We’re a small country and need to leverage what scale we have.

 

“If Kotahi succeeds in improving vessel utilisation and providing greater certainty about demand for sea freight, it has the potential to achieve significant supply chain efficiencies. For Ports of Auckland, efforts to smooth peaks and troughs in export demand are also positive.

 

“We’re pleased to see New Zealand cargo owners seeking to play a larger role in decisions over logistics  nfrastructure and sea freight services, and look forward to working with Kotahi in the future,” he says.

 

Chris Greenough, Kotahi’s CEO, says Kotahi’s initial focus will be on working with exporters and ocean carriers to drive greater efficiency and service enhancements in sea freight. He says cooperation with others to drive more efficient rail, road and port usage will naturally follow.

 

“There is a lot we can achieve fairly quickly to improve services and efficiency in the ocean freight space, but obviously in the long term these efficiencies will only be maximised if collectively we are able to work smarter on the land side too.”

 

Kotahi will first create a robust operating model for its partners’ freight before taking new customers on board in the coming months. Appropriate authorisation from the Commerce Commission will be sought for Kotahi. 20 April 2010

 

‘Silver Fern Farms announces new plant for Te Aroha and purchase of Wallace Corporation Meats plant’ Silver Fern Farms has announced plans today to build a new high-tech beef processing plant on its Te Aroha site,subject to final board and other approvals including union agreement. At the same time, the company has advised the purchase of Wallace Corporation’s meat processing plant at Waitoa. Wallace Corporation will retain its rendering, tanning, farming and casualty stock collection business at Waitoa.

 

Silver Fern Farms’ Te Aroha plant was seriously damaged by fire in December 2010 and has been out of operation since then. Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive, Keith Cooper, said that the company’s intention to rebuild the facility would be welcome news for the Te Aroha community. “We have had enormous support from our suppliers and our staff in the Te Aroha area to rebuild a beef processing plant in the Waikato and we’re pleased to be able to give them confidence in the future with this decision.” Mr Cooper said the company planned to make a significant investment in the new Te Aroha facility subject to obtaining the necessary approvals.

 

Designed in consultation with internationally recognised experts in process layout and ergonomics and incorporating the latest technologies, including sophisticated traceability and yield collection systems, the plant will reflect the company’s focus on plant economics and best practice processing. Mr Cooper said the new design has been developed with eco-efficiency and sustainability in mind and will set a new industry benchmark in line with global customer requirements.

 

“At every opportunity we are reviewing the environmental footprint of our operations. Our focus is on improving environmental efficiency while reducing costs through better use of resources and reduction of waste. The new Te Aroha plant will use significantly less electricity and water per head and discharge less effluent per head processed.”

 

Once the green light is given the company expects construction to take approximately 9 months.

 

Mr Cooper said that the opportunity to acquire Wallace Meats had emerged during the course of the company’s due diligence to identify the best solution to service farmer-suppliers’ needs in the broader Waikato area

and at the same time contribute to industry aggregation.

 

“From Silver Fern Farms’ perspective the purchase makes total sense. It has been long recognised that industry aggregation is required to ensure the sustainability of the red meat processing sector over the long term. Our plan of action demonstrates the ability of commercial entities to make commercial investment decisions with confidence in the sector.”

 

Wallace Corporation Chief Executive Graham Shortland said the company has been planning significant investments in environmental initiatives such as waste to energy and new infrastructure at its Waitoa site.

 

Property & Assets

 

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

 

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

 

507W Eastbourne Street

PO Box 940

Hastings 4156

New Zealand

Tel: +64 6 8726660

 

34 Branston Street

PO Box 283

Christchurch 8140

New Zealand

Tel: +64 3 3796900

 

 

Summarized country risk

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

Central bank                                          Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         US$ 20.562 billion

Gross domestic product - GDP               US$ 153.252 billion

GPP (Purchasing power parity)               120.2 billion of International dollars

GDP per capita - current prices               US$ $ 34,701

GDP - composition by sector                  agriculture: 4.7% industry: 24% services: 71.3%

 

Inflation                                                 2009: 2.1%

2010: 2.3%

2011: 4.1%

 

Unemployment rate                                2009:6.2%

2010:  6.5%

2011: 6.7%

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                  2009:  26.1 %

2010:   31.6%

2011:    35.8%

 

Government bond ratings                        Standard & Poor's: AA+/Stable/A-1+

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$ 67.061 Billion

 

Largest companies in the country            :   Telecom of New Zealand, Trans power, Fletcher Building, Infratil


 

Trade & Competitiveness Overview

 

Total exports                             US$33.24 billion

 

Exports commodities                 dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery

 

Total imports                             US$31.11 billion

 

Imports commodities                  machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum,

electronics, textiles, plastics

 

Export - major partners               Australia 22%, US 11.5%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.3%, UK 4.6%

 

Import - major partners               Australia 20.7%, China 13.4%, US 9.7%, Japan 9.5%, Singapore 4.9%,

Germany 4.7%

 

FDI Inflows                                2008: US$ 4,598 million

2009: US$ -1,293 million

2010: US$ 561 million

 

FDI Outflows                              2007: US$ 462 million

2008: US$-308 million

2009: US$589 million

 

Best countries for doing

business                                   3 out of 183 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking   25 (ranking by country on a basis of 142, the first is the best)

 

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population                                    : 4.37 million

Total area                                             : 270,467 km2

Capital                                                 :  Wellington

Currency                                                                                                      :  New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Internet users as % of total population     :  83 %

 

 

Payment history

 

Purchase Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Bank transfer, Credit up to 90 days

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Bank transfer, Credit up to 90 days

International :                 L/C, Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit up to 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.50.31

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.04

Euro

1

Rs.65.82

 

 

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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