MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.11.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AUSTRALIAN GRAPHIC SUPPLIES PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

AUSTRALIAN SIGN SUPPLIES (QLD) PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O Imperium Capital Group Pty Ltd, Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, Postal Code 3004

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.05.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

082517691

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and distribution of consumables, software, digital printing, and material

converting equipment used in the visual graphics industry

 

 

No. of Employees :

37 employees

 

 

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 – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Australia

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

Australia - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron ore, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia also has a large services sector and is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Key tenets of Australia''s trade policy include support for open trade and the successful culmination of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, particularly for agriculture and services. The Australian economy grew for 17 consecutive years before the global financial crisis. Subsequently, the former RUDD government introduced a fiscal stimulus package worth over US$50 billion to offset the effect of the slowing world economy, while the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to historic lows. These policies - and continued demand for commodities, especially from China - helped the Australian economy rebound after just one quarter of negative growth. The economy grew by 1.4% during 2009 - the best performance in the OECD - by 2.7% in 2010, and by 1.8% in 2011. Unemployment, originally expected to reach 8-10%, peaked at 5.7% in late 2009 and fell to 5.0% in 2011. As a result of an improved economy, the budget deficit is expected to peak below 4.2% of GDP and the government could return to budget surpluses as early as 2015. Australia was one of the first advanced economies to raise interest rates, with seven rate hikes between October 2009 and November 2010. The GILLARD government is focused on raising Australia''s economic productivity to ensure the sustainability of growth, and continues to manage the symbiotic, but sometimes tense, economic relationship with China. Australia is engaged in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and ongoing free trade agreement negotiations with China, Japan, and Korea.

 

Source : CIA

 


 

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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              AUSTRALIAN GRAPHIC SUPPLIES PTY LTD

 

Other style

/ Business name :          POWER DIGITAL SIGN SYSTEMS

 

Business address :        Unit 1, 38 Neumann Road

Town :                           Capalaba

Province :                      Queensland

Zip/postal code :            4157

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 7 38236000

Fax :                             +61 7 33903546

Website :                      www.ags.com.au

 

Registered address :      C/o IMPERIUM CAPITAL GROUP PTY LTD

Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Town :                           Melbourne

Province :                      Victoria

Zip/postal code :            3004

Country :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        05/05/1998

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Luke Naumann

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 100

Sales turnover :              AUD 12,000,000 (Estimated Non-consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2012)

Line of business :                       Import and distribution of consumables, software, digital printing, and material

converting equipment used in the visual graphics industry.

Staff employed :                         37 employees

 

 

Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is steady

Management experience :           Management is reasonably experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is fair

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                  `No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                      05/05/1998

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company number: 082517691

Registered authority :                 Australian Securities and Investments Commissions

Fiscal/ Tax no :                          Australian Business Number: 81082517691

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                         AUSTRALIAN SIGN SUPPLIES (QLD) PTY LTD

ORAPEX PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form :                 None reported.

Other registration :                     POWER DIGITAL SIGN SYSTEMS is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 17/08/1998 under business number: QLD BN6994805.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              Andrew Lawton Cox

Designation :     Managing Director

 

Name :              Luke Naumann

Designation :     General Manager

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          Andrew Lawton Cox

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         14/06/06

Address :                      3 Moule Avenue

Brighton, VIC 3186

Australia

 

Biography :                    Born on 17-11-1967 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Andrew has over 22 years business management experience in

organisational change, corporate finance and marketing. Prior to

establishing the Imperium Group, Andrew was a Director of KPMG

Corporate Finance where he specialised in International Mergers and

Acquisitions his clients included Telstra Corporation Limited, Fosters

Group Limited, Tabcorp Limited and Coles Myer Limited. Andrew has

previously held senior executive finance positions with Coles Myer

Limited, J Boag and Son Limited where he was General Manager

Finance and Corporate Affairs, and with HSBC Plc where he was

Corporate Banking Manager in Christchurch New Zealand.

 

 

Name :                          Gavin Donald Coote

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         01/10/07

Address :                      8 Karoola Street

Hampton, VIC 3188

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 28-10-1967 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Gavin has over 23 years business experience in corporate mergers,

acquisitions, venture capital, planning and analysis, turnarounds and

operational restructurings in the United States and Australia. His

Company experience includes start-up through billion dollar plus

revenue businesses in import / distribution, technology, software,

financial services, hospitality, and healthcare, operating in business

to consumer and business to business product markets. Gavin

completed his MBA at the University of Michigan (USA), and

Bachelor of Economics at Monash University. Gavin obtained his

CPA during his 6 years with Price Waterhouse in Melbourne, San

Jose California and Chicago Illinois (USA).

 

 

Name :                          Leslie Kleinheksel Coote

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         08/04/11

Address :                      8 Karoola Street

Hampton, VIC 3188

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 28-06-1966 in South Haven, Michigan, United States.

Leslie has extensive transaction experience advising on mergers,

acquisitions and divestitures, equity, debt and private placement

offerings while working for Credit Suisse First Boston investment

bank in Chicago Illinois (USA) where she held the position of Vice

President, and was also Chief Operating Officer of the Firm’s

Technology Group in Palo Alto California. Leslie obtained her CPA

and had 5 years of auditing experience working for Price Waterhouse

in San Jose, California (USA). Leslie completed her MBA at the J.L.

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (honours)

in Chicago and her Bachelor of Arts (Human Biology) at Stanford

University in California. Leslie is currently completing a Graduate

Diploma in Corporate Governance with Chartered Secretaries

Australia in Melbourne.

Staff employed :             37 employees

 


Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 100

No of shares :                100 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 100

Paid up capital :             AUD 100

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        IMPERIUM SIGNAGE GROUP ASIA PACIFIC HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia

No. of shares :               100 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

Name :                          IMPERIUM CAPITAL GROUP PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Ultimate Holding Company

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia

 

Comments :                  Imperium Capital Group of Companies is a privately held investment group,

established in 1996 with a focus on the acquisition and re-engineering of

companies that fit within its strategy of acquiring businesses in the late stage start

up, growth, mature or sunset phase of their economic lifecycle.

 

Name :                          IMPERIUM SIGNAGE GROUP ASIA PACIFIC HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia

Comments :                  Holding company.


Name :                          AUSTRALIAN SIGNAGE AND INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Unit 1, 38 Neumann Road

Capalaba, QLD 4157

Australia

Comments :                  Australian Signage & Industrial Plastics Pty Ltd (“ASIP”) is an importer and

distributor of solid sheet plastics (or substrates) including flexible / rigid / semi

rigid plastic sheets made from a range of raw materials including aluminium and

polyethylene composites, thermoplastic polymers (polycarbonates),

polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and Polymethyl methacrylates (Acrylic).

These products are distributed by ASIP into a variety of industries including

building, packaging, glazing, display, industrial fabrication. End use applications

include waterproofing, tank linings, ventilation hoods, electrical switchboards,

pylon signage, sky lights, car windshields, machine guards, aquariums, fascia,

vending machines, and safety visors.

 

 

Name :                          TGI FRIDAYS ASIA PACIFIC PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia

Comments :                  Imperium acquired the rights to the T.G.I. Friday's franchise in Australia along

with three restaurants - Jam Factory South Yarra, Doncaster Shoppingtown and

Epping Shopping Centre from J Boag and Son Limited in August 2002. In addition

Imperium secured the rights to the T.G.I. Friday's brand in New Zealand from

T.G.I. Friday's Inc. Imperium opened its fourth restaurant at Southland Shopping

Centre in 2005.

 

T.G.I. Friday's is the worlds largest full service casual dining chain with in excess

of 750 restaurants in over 55 countries. T.G.I. Friday's was established in New

York in 1965 and arrived in Australia in 1995 with the opening of the first

restaurant at the Jam Factory site in Chapel Street, South Yarra.

 

Name :                          PRAETORIAN CORPORATE FINANCE PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne, VIC 3004

Australia

Comments :                  Fund management, underwriting and debt financing.

 

Name :                          GARAGE SMART ASIA PACIFIC PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      156 Cochranes Road

Moorabin, VIC 3189

Australia

Comments :                  Distributor of home storage solutions.

 




Name :                          WARDROBE WORLD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      156 Cochranes Road

Moorabin, VIC 3189

Australia

Comments :                  Wardrobe design, wardrobe organisation, wardrobe shelving and wardrobe

systems.

 

Name :                          EICHARDT'S HOTEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Affiliation type :             Sister Company

Address :                      Marine Parade

Queenstown 9300

New Zealand

 

Comments :                  Operator of the Eichardt's Private Hotel.

Imperium acquired Eichardt’s Private Hotel in December 2010, making it the first

New Zealand based investment for the Group. Eichardt's Private Hotel provides

fine accommodation in five luxurious Hotel Suites and four Lakefront Cottage

Suites located in the historic district on a premium lakefront position at the heart

of Queenstown's café and restaurant precinct. The Hotel dates back to the

goldrush era of the mid to late 19th century and is an historical icon of New

Zealand’s South Island.

 

Name :                          IMPERIUM HOSPITALITY GROUP PTY. LTD.

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Level 12, 600 St Kilda Road

Melbourne,                    VIC 3004

 

 

Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Suncorp Bank

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 :

 

Satisfied Charges:

ASIC Charge Number: 678871

Date Registered: 11-01-1999

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 08-01-1999

Chargees Name: SCOTTISH PACIFIC BUSINESS FINANCE PTY. LIMITED


ASIC Charge Number: 791180

Date Registered: 15-03-2001

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 15-02-2001

Chargees Name: GE FINANCE AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

 

ASIC Charge Number: 860855

Date Registered: 07-05-2002

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 05-04-2002

Chargees Name: SUNCORP-METWAY LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 867753

Date Registered: 07-06-2002

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 23-05-2002

Chargees Name: SUNCORP-METWAY LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 910978

Date Registered: 19-12-2002

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 26-11-2002

Chargees Name: SUNCORP-METWAY LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 962072

Date Registered: 21-07-2003

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 13-06-2003

Chargees Name: ESANDA FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED

 

ASIC Charge Number: 992222

Date Registered: 28-10-2003

Charge type: Fixed

Date Created: 10-10-2003

Chargees Name: ESANDA FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED

 

Unsatisfied Charges:

ASIC Charge Number: 1326857

Date Registered: 14-07-2006

Charge type: Both Fixed & Floating

Date Created: 14-06-2006

Chargees Name: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :        None reported.

Court judgements :         None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported.

FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

 

financial data

 

Description

Source of financial statement :    Provided by the Subject

Financial statement date :          30/06/12

Type of accounts :                     Estimated key figures

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.96 as of 12-11-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/06/12

Length of accounts :                   12 months

Sale turnover / Income : 12,000,000

 

Comments :                              The estimated turnover was provided by Mr. Luke Naumann.

 

The Subject is classified as a small proprietary company by the Australian

Securities & Investments Commission hence is not required to disclose their

financial statement.

 

A proprietary company is defined as small for a financial year if it satisfies at least two of the following:

 

- The consolidated revenue for the financial year of the company and any entities

it controls is less than $25 million;

 

-The value of the consolidated gross assets at the end of the financial year of the

company and any entities it controls is less than $12.5 million, and

 

-The company and any entities it controls have fewer than 50 employees at the

end of the financial year.

 

Operation details

 

Main activities :                          The Subject is engaged in imports and distribution of consumables,

software, digital printing, and material converting equipment used in the

visual graphics industry. Its e-store offers A and T-boards, accessories

tools, adhesive tapes, application tapes, inkjet media, computer-cut films,

display hardware, equipment sales, digital printing inks, mounting systems,

laminating supplies, paint and accessories, point of sale hardware, screen

printing films, solvent inkjet media, specialty films, and thermal transfer

supplies. The company serves sign-making, screen printing, exhibition,

display, shop fitting, printing, and point-of-sale businesses in Australia. The

Subject serves sign-making, screen printing, exhibition, display, shop

fitting, printing, and point-of-sale businesses in Australia.

 

The Subject is ultimately owned by Imperium Capital Group of Companies.

Imperium Capital Group of Companies is a privately held investment group,

established in 1996.

 

Imperium Capital Group of Companies includes a number of diversified

investment companies such as:

 

- T.G.I. Friday's Asia Pacific

- Eichardt's Private Hotel

- GarageSmart Asia Pacific

- Wardrobe World

- Australian Signage & Industrial Plastics

- Praetorian Corporate Finance Pty Ltd

Product & services : A and T-Boards

Accessories & Tools

Adhesive Tapes: Masking Tape and Poster Mounting Tapes

Application Tapes

Aqueous Inkjet Media: Canvas and Adhesive Vinyl and Films

Computer-Cut Films

Display Hardware

Equipment Sales: Cold Laminating Machines , Matan Thermal Transfer

Printers and Mimaki Vinyl Cutters

Inks - Digital Printing

Laminating Supplies

Paint and Accessories

Screenprinting Films

Solvent Inkjet Media

Specialty Films

Thermal Transfer Supplies

Brand : VIZION

ORABOND

ORAJET

ORACAL

VINYL

MIMAKI

TECHINK

VIPONDS

 

Purchases

International :                 Asia, Europe, United States

 

Sales

Local :              Yes

International :     No exports.

Key events :      April 2010

 


Australian Graphic Supplies Pty Ltd (“AGS”) acquired the business and

assets of Power Digital Sign Supplies in April, 2010. The former Power

Digital business and trading name will continue as the brand for the market

leading dye sublimation and heat transfer products which are now

marketed and distributed throughout Australia by Australian Graphic

Supplies. The acquisition of Power Digital has also seen AGS become an

Authorised Reseller for the full range of Mimaki signage graphics printers,

cutters and routers in Queensland, New South Wales and Australian

Capital Territory.

 

Property & Assets

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

address consisting of an warehouse and administrative office.

 

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

Unit 1, 172 Newton Road

Wetherill Park, NSW 2164

Australia

156 Cochranes Road

Moorabbin, VIC 3189

Australia

 

 

Summarized country risk

 

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 43.879 billion

Gross domestic product – GDP               :   US$ 1.586 trillion

 

GPP (Purchasing power parity)               :   954.296 billion of International dollars

 

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 68,916

 

GDP - composition by sector                  :   agriculture: 4% industry: 25.6% services: 70.4%

 

Inflation :                                               2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.4%

 

Unemployment rate                                2009: 5.6 %

2010: 5.2 %

2011:5.1 %

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                  2009:  16.9%

2010:  20.4%

2011:    22.9 %

 

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            Commonwealth Bank (Banking), BHP Billiton (Materials), Westpac

Banking Group (Banking), Rio Tinto (Materials), National Australia Bank (Banking), ANZ Banking (Banking), Telstra (Telecommunications)

 

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                                            2009: US$46,843 million

2009: US$25,716 million

2010: US$32,472 million

 

 

 

FDI Outflows                                                                          2008: US$33,604 million

2009: US$ 16,160 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%


Payment history

 

Purchase Term

International :                 L/C, Prepayment, Credit 30-60 days

 

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Prepayment, Credit 30-60 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.54.97

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.50

Euro

1

Rs.70.16

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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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