MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.05.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

WESFIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

BOCAGE PTY LIMITED (INITIAL)

 

 

Registered Office :

245 Sunshine Road Tottenham Victoria 3012

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.06.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

074202485

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and distribution of aftermarket automotive parts.

 

 

No. of Employees :

1,576 employees (GUD 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 :

Satisfactory

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              WESFIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Business address :        Unit 1, 16 Ada Avenue

Town :                           Brookvale

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2100

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 2 99392544

Fax :                             +61 2 99386547

Email :                          sales@wesfil.com.au

Website :                      www.wesfil.com.au

 

Registered address :      245 Sunshine Road

Town :                           Tottenham

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3012

Country :                       Australia

Postal address :            P.O. Box 677

Town :                           Brookvale

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2100

Country :                       Australia

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        20/06/1996

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Terry Leslie Cooper

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 1,500,000

Sales turnover :                          AUD 596,427,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Net income :                              AUD 39,656,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 501,305,000 (Group-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Line of business :                       Import and distribution of aftermarket automotive parts.

Staff employed :                         1,576 employees (GUD Group)

 

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 good

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                              No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Comments :                              Larger credit can still be considered. The Subject is well positioned in the market

and the financial stability of the group is positive.

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          20/06/1996

Legal form :                   Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no              Australian Company Number: 074202485

Registered authority :     Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :              Australian Business Number: 57074202485

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             BOCAGE PTY LIMITED (initial)

Change of legal form :     None reported.

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :              Terry Leslie Cooper

Designation :     Managing Director

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Terry Leslie Cooper

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         17/09/96

Address :                      Unit 7, 1761 Pittwater Road

Mona Vale, NSW 2103

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 27-03-1953 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

 

Name :                          Ian Alistair Campbell

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         20/10/98

Address :                      14 Fellows Road

Point Lonsdale, VIC 3225

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 15-04-1950 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Mr. Ian Alistair Campbell serves as Managing Director and Executive

Director of GUD Holdings Limited. Mr. Campbell was appointed a

Non-Executive Director of Mirrabooka Investments Limited in

November 15, 2007. He is also Vice-President of Ai Group (Vic.) and

former Managing Director of Pacific Dunlop Cables Group. He is a

Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

Name :                          Martin Andrew Fraser

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         01/01/12

Address :                      16 South Road

Brighton, VIC 3186

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 18-10-1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Name :                          Malcolm George Tyler

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         18/11/05

Address :                      11 Pridham Street

Prahran, VIC 3181

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 30-09-1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mr. Malcolm G. Tyler is Company Secretary of GUD Holdings

Limited. He is an associate of Chartered Secretaries Australia, a

former partner with Freehills and general counsel with Southcorp

Limited. He has held a legal practising certificate in Victoria for 25

years. He holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce

(Hons) and a Master of Business Administration.

Staff employed :             1,576 employees (GUD Group)

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      John Etherington

Level 21, 505 Bourke Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Australia

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 1,500,000

No of shares :                1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 1,500,000

Paid up capital :             AUD 1,500,000

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed : Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        G.U.D. HOLDINGS LIMITED

Address :                      245 Sunshine Road

Tottenham, VIC 3012

Australia

No. of shares :               1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          G.U.D. HOLDINGS LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      245 Sunshine Road

Tottenham, VIC 3012

Australia

Comments :                  GUD Holdings Limited engages in the manufacture, importation, distribution, and

sale of cleaning products, household appliances, and automotive products in

Australia and New Zealand. It offers kitchen products, such as toasters, kettles,

fry pans, food preparation appliances, snack makers, juicers, water chillers and

filters, ice cream and milk shake makers, coffee machines and grinders, and food

preservation systems; household products, including irons and ironing boards,

electric blankets, and electric heating and cooling products; personal use

products comprising hairdryers, hair stylers, epilators, body massagers, and foot

spas; and outdoor entertaining products consisting of wine and beer chillers,

electric barbeque grills and ovens, and gas barbeques. The company also

provides brushware, mops, buckets, sponges, wipes, and scourers; oil, air, fuel,

cabin air, and fuel filters; fuel pumps and related parts; water pumping,

conservation, and treatment products for urban, rural, irrigation, and commercial

applications; swimming pool products, such as salt water chlorinators, pumps,

filters, heaters, and other accessories for domestic and commercial pools; and

spa bath and pool pumps, controllers, heaters, and filtration and treatment

products. In addition, it manufactures and sells industrial storage and automation

solutions, including pallet racking, shelving, and automated systems; commercial

storage and filing solutions comprising cabinets, shelving, lockers, and mobile

storage; and a range of locking solutions for metal and wooden furniture, garage

and security doors, commercial and domestic windows, caravans, and electrical

cabinets. The company serves department stores, mass merchants, hardware

outlets, specialist electrical retailers, automotive aftermarket wholesalers and

resellers, water systems dealers, swimming pool builders, retail pool shops, lock

smiths, and original equipment manufacturers. GUD Holdings Limited is based in

Tottenham, Australia.

 

Name :                          LOCK FOCUS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      15-17 Futura Road

Keysborough, VIC 3173

Australia

 

Name :                          GUD AUTOMOTIVE PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      245 Sunshine Road

Tottenham, VIC 3012

Australia

 

Name :                          DAVEY WATER PRODUCTS LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      7 Rockridge Avenue

Penrose

Auckland 1061

New Zealand

 

Name :                          SUNBEAM CORPORATION LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Unit 3 Building D

26 Vestey Drive

Mount Wellington

Auckland 1060

New Zealand

 

Name :                          GUD (NZ) LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      626A Rosebank Road

Avondale

Auckland 1026

New Zealand

 

Name :                          DEXION ASIA SDN BHD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      MR2-01-01 Sri Acappella Commercial Annex

Jalan Lompat Tinggi 13/33

Section 13, 40100, Shah Alam

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Malaysia

 

Name :                          DAVEY WATER PRODUCTS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      6 Lakeview Drive

Scoresby, VIC 3179

Australia

 

Name :                          DEXION (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      23 Tattersall Road

Kings Park, NSW 2148

Australia

 

Name :                          E.D. OATES PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      13–21 Maygar Boulevard

Broadmeadows, VIC 3047

Australia

Related companies and corporate

affiliations comments:     Other companies of the GUD Group should be considered affiliates of the

Subject.

 

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 :                      30/06/11

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 1.02 as of 19-05-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                               Group Consolidated                    Group Consolidated

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

Denomination :                                      (x1) One                                   (x1) One

Date of financial year end :                      30/06/11                                    30/06/10

Length of accounts :                               12 months                                 12 months

Sale turnover / Income :                          596,427,000                              476,601,000

Gross profit :                                         240,309,000                              204,604,000

Operating profit :                                    64,776,000                               71,571,000

Profit before tax :                                   55,869,000                                65,155,000

 

Net income :                                          39,656,000                                46,361,000

Non current assets :                               288,944,000                              164,747,000

Current assets :                                     212,361,000                              174,853,000

Inventories :                                           103,190,000                              77,294,000

Total assets :                                        501,305,000                              339,600,000

Current liabilities :                                  111,928,000                              66,167,000

Non current liabilities :                            131,733,000                              55,315,000

Total liabilities :                                      243,661,000                              121,482,000

Share equity :                                        257,644,000                              218,118,000

Reserve :                                               43,736,000                                28,837,000

Retained earning :                                  43,845,000                                47,052,000

 

Comments :      The group’s consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject’s

Ultimate Holding Company G.U.D. Holdings Limited and all its subsidiaries which

include the Subject.

 

OPERATION DETAILS

Main activities :              The Subject engages in import and distribution of aftermarket automotive parts.

The Subject is a wholly owned subsidiary of G.U.D. Holdings Limited. GUD

has been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange for over 50 years and is

included in the S&P ASX 200 index.

G.U.D. Holdings Limited is engaged in the manufacture and importation,

distribution and sale of cleaning products, household appliances,

warehouse racking, industrial storage solutions, office storage products,

automotive products, locking devices, pumps, pool and spa systems, and

water pressure systems. It segments include: consumer products, which

includes small electrical appliances and cleaning products; automotive

products, which includes automotive and heavy duty filters for cars, trucks,

agricultural and mining equipment, fuel pumps and associated products;

water products, which includes pumps and pressure systems for household

and farm water, swimming pool products, spa bath controllers and pumps

and water purification equipment, and industrial products, which is a

manufacturer and provider of industrial storage and automation solutions

plus disc tumbler locks for furniture, doors and safe locking systems. In

February 2012, it exited its 19.3% interest in Breville Group Limited.

 

Product & services :       Air filters

Cabin filters

Oil filters

Diesel fuel filters

Efi fuel filters

Plastic fuel filters

 

Brand :                          Wesfil

 

Purchases

International :                 Germany, Japan, United States, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Thailand,

Malaysia

 

Sales

Local : Yes

International : New Zealand, Pacific Islands

 

Property & Assets

Premises : The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading

address consisting of administrative office and warehouse.

 

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

17-19 South Link

Dandenong South, VIC 3175

Australia

Tel: +61 3 9702 9900

 

6/5 Pacific Highway

Gateshead, NSW 2290

Australia

Tel: +61 2 4942 5277

 

26-28 Waldaree Street

Gepps Cross, SA 5094

Australia

Tel: +61 8 8359 5577

 

6 McDermott Street

Welshpool, WA 6106

Australia

Tel: +61 8 9353 5222

 

27 Lancashire Street

Acacia Ridge, QLD 4110

Australia

Tel: +61 7 3272 1934

 

2/32 Carmel Street

Garbutt, QLD 4814

Australia

Tel: +61 7 4728 3977

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

 

Central bank :                                        Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold :       US$ 43.879 billion

Gross domestic product - GDP :             US$ 1.448 trillion

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

GDP per capita - current prices :             US$ 64,351

GDP - composition by sector :                agriculture: 4.0%

industry: 26%

services: 70%

 

Inflation :                                               2008: 4.4%

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.0%

 

Unemployment rate :                              2008: 4.2%

2009: 5.6%

2010: 5.2%

2011: 5.0%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP):                                            2008: 11.6%

2009: 17.6%

2010: 22.3%

2011: 24.1%

 

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 :          Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), National Australia Bank (Major Banks), ANZ Banking (Major Banks), Telstra (Telecommunications services), Wesfarmers (Food Retail)

 

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 :                                          2008: US$46,722 million

2009: US$22,572 million

2010: US$32,472 million

 

FDI Outflows :                                        2008: US$32,819 million

2009: US$18,426 million

2010: US$26,431 million

 

Best countries for doing business :          10 out of 183 countries

Global competitiveness ranking :             20 (ranking by country on a basis of 142, 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:                                76.00%

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Purchase Term

International : Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit 30-90 days

 

Sales Term

Local : Prepayment, Bank transfer, Credit 30-90 days

International : Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, Credit 30-90 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.54.88

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.84

Euro

1

Rs.70.21

 

 

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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