MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

28.03.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MARKS WORK WEARHOUSE LTD

 

 

 

 

Registered Office :

4500 855 2nd Street S.W., Calgary (Alberta), T2p4k7

 

 

 

 

Country :

Canada

 

 

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1977

 

 

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1143722933

 

 

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

 

 

Line of Business :

Clothing Retail

 

 

 

 

No. of Employees :

4,169

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 600.000

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

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 – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Canada

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 


GEOPOLITICS

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Legal Name:

Marks Work Wearhouse LTD

 

 

Legal Address

4500 855 2ND STREET S.W.

CALGARY (ALBERTA)

T2P4K7

(registered agent address)

Operative Address

1035 64 Avenue SE Suite 30 Calgary, AB T2H 2J7 Canada

(headquarters)

Telephone:

+1 403-692-7543

Registration Number :

1143722933

Fax:

+1 403-255-6005

Legal Form:

Limited Company

Email:

customer.service@marks.egain.net.

Registered in:

CANADA

Website:

http://www2.marks.com

Date Created:

1977

Manager:

Paul Wilson President

Date Incorporated:

March 10th 1987

Staff:

4,169

Stock:

N.A.

 

 

Value:

N.A.

Activity:

Clothing Retail

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The company first opened in Calgary, Alberta in 1977 by Mark Blumes.

 

Mark's Work Wearhouse opened stores in 1981 and got to a peak of nine stores in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. After operating problems and sourcing problems, the U.S. division filed for bankruptcy in January, 1987.

 

February 4, 2002, Mark's Work Wearhouse Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company offers casual and business wear, outdoor apparel, work wear, and safety footwear. Its products include purses, belts, gloves, socks, headwear, underwear, safety gear, work socks, and summer accessories; shoes, hikers, and sandals, as well as work boots; and outerwear, including shirts, sweats, tops, fleece, sweaters, pants, shorts, skirts, jackets, vests, and rainwear.

Products/Services description:

 

Dh3

Shirts

Pants

Outerwear

Footwear

Accessories

Workwear

 

Sales are:

 

Retail

Brands:

 

Denver Hayes, WindRiver

BluePine, Dakota

WorkPro

Ispiri

Levi's

Carhartt

Point Zero

J. B. Goodhue

Sorel

Dickies

Clients:

 

Public in general

Suppliers:

 

KDS GARMENTS INDS. LTD

255, NASIRABAD I A CHITTAGONG 4211 BA

 

CENTURY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, INC

ON BEHALF OF KING STAR GARMENT CO.,LTD 374A/374/1 LE VAN QUOI, BINH HUHOA A WARD, BINH TAN DIST, HCM CITY

 

Tuglaon Fashions Ltd.

Jarun, Konabari, Gazibur Sadar, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Operations area:

 

National, Local

The company imports from Europe, Asia, Brasil, U.S.

The subject employs 4,169 employees

PAYMENTS

 

made on a 60 days basis - monitored over the last 12 months

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The company is headquartered at 1035 64 Avenue SE Suite 30 Calgary, AB T2H 2J7 Canada

Surface area:

 

from 2,000 sq ft to 2,500 sq f

The property is:

 

Owned

Comments on location:

 

These are the main offices.

Branches:

 

1035 64 Avenue SE Suite 30 Calgary, AB T2H 2J7 Canada

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

 

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

The sole owner of the company is Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, located at 65 Dundas St W  Toronto, ON M5G 2C3, Canada,(416) 979-9056.

 

Canadian Tire Corporation is listed at the stock exchange under CTC.

 

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates general merchandise and apparel retail stores, and gas stations in Canada. The company retails shopped general merchandise with a network of 485 Canadian Tire stores offering automotive, home, and leisure product categories. It also operates PartSource, an automotive parts specialty chain consisting of 26 franchise stores and 61 corporate stores that offer automotive parts to professional automotive installers and serious do-it-yourselfers.

Management:

 

Maureen Sabia Chairman of the Board

Stephen Wetmore CEO

Marco Marrone EVP Finance

Related Companies:

 

Imagewear

1.877.836.5041

http://www.imagewear.ca/

 

L'Equipeur

L'Équipeur Customer Service

Po Box 2000

Welland, Ontario

L3B 5S3

Phone: 1-800-663-6275

Fax:      1-800-452-0770

http://www.lequipeur.com

 

Canadian Tire

65 Dundas St W  Toronto, ON M5G 2C3, Canada,(416) 979-9056.

http://www.canadiantire.ca

                                                                                                                                       

 

Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

We have contacted the financial department who refused to provide us any financial data without knowing the name of the inquiring party.

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

 

Those figures are estimates provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company.

 

 

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2011

Turnover

979,500,000

The cash flow is

Normal

 




Currency

DATE

USD

2010

Turnover

8,980,800,000

Operating Income

8,383,800,000

Net Income

453,600,000

The cash flow is

Normal

 




Comments on the financial data: The fiancial information for 2010 is from the parent company (Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited).


Legal Fillings

 The sources consulted record no detrimental legal or labor court information.

 

Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a Correct credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 

 Final Opinion

 

-This company has been in business for 34 years

 

-This is a big size company with 4,700 employees.

 

-There were no legal filings found against the company or its legal representatives.

 

-It is a part of a large conglomerate which is publicly traded at TSX under ticker symbol "CTC" that has a very stable structure as a guarantor for the credit line considered for the subject company.

 

-A credit line may be considered for USD 600.000

 



SUMMARY


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 




APPENDIX

 

Comments

 

We have contacted the financial department and the person who answered refused to provide or confirm any financial data without knowing the name of the inquiring party.

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.50.91

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.27

Euro

1

Rs.67.99

 

 

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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