MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.05.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GREATA  ENTERPRISES

 

 

Registered Office :

Flat E, 9/F., Harilela Mansion, 81 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12.10.1987

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11347813-000-10

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds, precious stones and jewellery.

 

 

No. of Employees :

3.  (Including affiliates)

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Small Company

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)

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

 

GREATA  ENTERPRISES

 

 

Address:           Flat E, 9/F., Harilela Mansion,

                        81 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui,

                        Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

(Formerly located at:

                        Flat F, 13/F., Golden Crown Court,

                        66-70 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui,

                        Kowloon, Hong Kong.     )

 

 

PHONE:            2366 8552

 

FAX:                 2366 5744

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Manager:  Mr. Mansoor Kabeer

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Establishment:              12th October, 1987.

 

Organization:                 Partnership.

 

Capital:                         Not disclosed.

 

Business Category:        Diamond Trader.

 

Employees:                   3.  (Including affiliates)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.


ADDRESS

 

Head Office:-

Flat E, 9/F., Harilela Mansion, 81 Nathan Road, Tsimshatusi, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Affiliated Companies:-

Su-Raj Inter Gold (H.K.), Hong Kong.  (Same address)

Su-Raj Inter Gold Inc., USA.

Su-Raj Inter Gold DMCC, UAE.

Su-Raj Inter Gold Pvt. Ltd., Thailand.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

 11347813-000-10

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Manager:  Mr. Mansoor Kabeer

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name:  Mansoor KABEER

Residential Address:      Flat 5, 8/F., Block C, Hankow Centre, 1-1E Middle Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Name:  Shahila SYED HAMEED KHAN

Residential Address:      Flat 8, 9/F., Star Mansion, 3-5 Minden Row, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Name:  Umar HIZAM

Residential Address:      Flat 8, 9/F., Star Mansion, 3-5 Minden Row, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was established on 12th October, 1987 as a sole proprietorship concern owned by Mr. Seyed Ahmed Kabeer Habib Ahmed under the Hong Kong Business Registration Regulations.

The following table shows the changes of the partners:-

Name

Incoming Date

Outgoing Date

Seyed Ahmed Kabeer Habib Ahmed

12-10-1987

15-04-2000

Mansoor Kabeer

28-09-1988

-

K N Seyed Mohamed

18-06-1993

15-04-2000

Shahila Syed Hameed Khan

15-04-2000

-

Umar Hizam

15-04-2000

-

 

Now, the subject is a partnership concern.

Originally the subject was located at Flat 5, 8/F., Block C, Hankow Centre, 1‑1E Middle Road / 41-51 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to Flat 5, 5/F., Block A of the same building in November 1988; to Flat 4, 8/F., Block A of the same building in December 1992; to Flat D, 5/F., Hon Kwong Mansion, 25-29 Hankow Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in December 1997; to Flat 8, 9/F., Star Mansion, 3-5 Minden Row, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in October 1998; Flat G, 12/F of the same building in September 2000; to Flat D2, 12/F., Block D, Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion, 83-97 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in July 2002; to Flat F, 13/F., Golden Crown Court, 66-70 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in August 2005; to Flat F, 16/F. of the same building in about 2007.  In October 2011, the subject moved to the present address.

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

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of diamonds, precious stones and jewellery.

 

Employees:                   3.  (Including affiliates)

 

Commodities Imported:   India, Belgium, other European countries, etc.

 

Markets:                       Japan, India, other Asian countries, Middle East, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, T/T, D/P, etc..

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Capital:                         Not disclosed.

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a very small profit in the past years.

 

Condition:                      Business is normal.

 

Facilities:                      Making fairly active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met as contracted.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                           The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Small.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Greata Enterprises is a partnership concern jointly owned by three Indian, namely, Mansoor Kabeer, Shahila Syed Hameed Khan and Umar Hizam.

The subject’s operating office was located at Flat F, 16/F., Golden Crown Court, 66-70 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong where is a residential address.  It moved to the present address located at Flat E, 9/F., Harilela Mansion, 81 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong where is also in a residential building.  The subject moved to this new address in October 2011.

The subject shares the new registered address with another diamond trading firm known as Su-Raj Inter Gold (H.K.) [Su-Raj], a Hong Kong-registered firm.  The contact person of Su-Raj Mr. Sehul A. Shah is also an Indian.

Su-Raj is a manufacturer of high-end studded jewellery from Bangkok of Thailand.  Its products include rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, bangles, etc.

The subject is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler.  It is likely it is a business partner of Su-Raj.

Business commenced in October 1987, the subject is trading in loose diamonds, emerald, precious stones, ruby jade, gem sets, semi-precious stones, etc.  Raw materials are imported from India, Belgium and other European countries, etc.  Some of the raw diamonds are polished or processed in Hong Kong.  Finished products such as cut and polished diamonds are marketed in Hong Kong, exported or re-exported to Japan, India, other Asian countries, the Middle East, etc.  Business is normal.

The subject’s business is handled by the three partners.  It is just a small diamond trading firm.

As the history of the subject is over  twenty-four years and six months in Hong Kong, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements in small credit amounts.

 


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.53.64

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.42

Euro

1

Rs.69.28

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

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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