MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.05.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THE SOS PRINT & MEDIA GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

63 Burrows Road, Alexandria, New South Wales 2015

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.01.1977

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Engages in commercial printing services

 

 

No. of Employees :

119

 

 

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 :              THE SOS PRINT & MEDIA GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED

Business address :        63 Burrows Road

Town :                           Alexandria

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2015

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 2 95492100

Fax :                             +61 2 95492111

Email :                          info@sos.com.au

Website :                      www.sos.com.au

Registered address :      63 Burrows Road

Town :                           Alexandria

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2015

Country :                       Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :                    10/01/1977

Legal form :                                           Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                                    Andreas Graf Von Faber-Castell

Issued & paid up capital :                       AUD 50,000

Sales turnover :                                      AUD 31,311,436 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Net income :                                          AUD 520,119 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Total fixed assets :                                 AUD 17,246,688 (Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2011)

Line of business :                                   Commercial printing services.

Staff employed :                                     119 employees

 

 

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

 


 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                                              10/01/1977

Legal form :                                                       Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no Australian Company Number:       001430093

Registered authority :                                         Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                                                  Australian Business Number: 80001430093

Registry status :                                                Live/Active

Previous name :                                                 THE SOS PRINTING GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LIMITED

S O S INSTANT PRINTING PTY LTD

SERVICE OFFICE SUPPLIES PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form :                                         None reported.

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :                                      Andreas Graf Von Faber-Castell

Designation :                             Director

Name :                                      Michael Desmond Peel

Designation :                             Director

Name :                                      Robert Jan Gardner

Designation :                             Director

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Michael Desmond Peel

Designation :                 Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :         10/01/77

Address :                      61 Stanhope Road

Killara, NSW 2071

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 14-09-1944 in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia.

Name :                          Andreas Graf von Faber-Castell

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         10/01/77

Address :                      395 Bobbin Head Road

North Turramurra, NSW 2074

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 01-06-1946 in Durrenhembach, Germany.

Name :                          Robert Jan Gardner

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         10/01/77

Address :                      Unit 56, 9-23 Bruce Avenue

Killara, NSW 2071

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 25-10-1940 in Edmonton, Canada.

Staff employed :             119 employees

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      LAWLER PARTNERS

Level 9, 1 O'Connell Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :                    AUD 50,000

No of shares :                            50,000 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :                        AUD 1

Issued capital :                          AUD 50,000

Paid up capital :                         AUD 50,000

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed :                               Full List

Composition

Shareholder name :                    BANTYVILLE PTY. LIMITED

Address :                                  63 Burrows Road

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

No. of shares :                           16,666 Ordinary Shares

Shareholder name :                    LORFARE PTY. LIMITED

Address :                                  63 Burrows Road

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

No. of shares :                           16,666 Ordinary Shares

Shareholder name :                    LINAGLADE PTY. LIMITED

Address :                                  63 Burrows Road

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

No. of shares :                           16,666 Ordinary Shares

Shareholder name :                    Jointly held by BANTYVILLE PTY. LIMITED, LORFARE PTY. LIMITED &

LINAGLADE PTY. LIMITED

Address :                                  63 Burrows Road

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

No. of shares :                           2 Ordinary Shares

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          CPX PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      Unit 4, 81 Bishop Street

Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059

Australia

 

 

BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Address :                      Australia

Account details :            Current Account

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 :                Commercial Registry Filings

Financial statement date :                      30/06/11

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 1.02 as of 29-05-2012

 

 

Summarized Financial Information


 

 

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated                       Non 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 :             31,311,436                                28,363,438

Profit before tax :                       609,421                                     339,192

Net income :                              520,119                                     222,606

Non current assets :                   8,016,293                                  6,872,446

Current assets :                         9,230,395                                  7,816,248

Inventories :                               1,030,630                                  1,123,291

Total assets :                            17,246,688                                14,688,694

Current liabilities :                      7,199,343                                  6,013,509

Non current liabilities :                5,590,673                                  4,438,632

Total liabilities :                          12,790,016                                10,452,141

Share equity :                            4,456,672                                 4,236,553

Retained earning :                      4,406,672                                  4,186,553

 

 

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities : The Subject engages in commercial printing services. The Subject offers offset printing services for magazines, marketing materials, and point of sale products; finishing and binding services, including burst binding and saddle stitching; digital printing services for training manuals, short run books, financial research reports, and short run books and reading copies; banners and x-stands print services; print management services; and warehousing and distribution services. The subject also provides financial research reports and document printing services in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Asia, as well as in Melbourne and Sydney. In addition, it offers information technology services, including setup of online systems, Web based template publishing, and training; and data management for various data applications, including data cleaning and sorting, and Australia post barcode generation services.

Product & services : - Offset printing

- Finishing and binding

- Digital printing

- Digital book printing

- Warehousing and logistics

- Print management

Purchases

International : Asia countries

Sales

Local : Yes

International : North America, Europe, South Africa, and Asia

Property & Assets

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

address consisting of printing facilities, warehouse and administrative

office.

Branches : In addition, the Subject operates from branch office and warehouse located

at:

SOS Digital Print Centre

Unit 8, 476-492 Gardeners Road

Alexandria, NSW 2015

Australia

Tel: +61 2 95492100

SOS Warehouse + Distribution Centre

Unit 7, 476-492 Gardeners Road

Alexandria NSW 2015

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Australia

+61 2 95492100

 

 

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: 4.1%

industry: 26%

services: 70%

Inflation :                                               2008: 4.4%

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

Unemployment rate :                              2008: 4.2%

2009: 5.6%

2010: 5.2%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP)

: 2008: 11.6%

2009: 17.6%

2010: 22.3%

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 sourcesx


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.55.26

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.80

Euro

1

Rs.69.63

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PDT

 

 

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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