MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.09.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

THE ESLITE CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

B1, B1-1, Tob1-6, No.196, Sungde Rd., Hsin Yi Dist., Taipei 110

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.01.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

23155531

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Operation of bookstores

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 1,600 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 :

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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)

Taiwan

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

Taiwan - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance of investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large, state-owned banks and industrial firms have been privatized. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. In 2009, Taiwan's GDP contracted 1.9%, due primarily to a 20% year-on-year decline in exports. In 2010 GDP grew 10.9%, as exports returned to the level of previous years, and in 2011, grew 5.2%. However, 2012 growth will likely be less, according to most forecasters, because of softening global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are major long-term challenges. Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years, but so far Taiwan has been excluded from this greater economic integration largely because of its diplomatic status with the exception of the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010. The MA administration has said that the ECFA will serve as a stepping stone toward trade pacts with other regional partners, and negotiations on a deal with Singapore began this year. Follow-on components of ECFA, including deals on trade in goods, services, and investment, have yet to be completed. Taiwan's Total Fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 accounting for 10.9% of the island's total population as of 2011. The island runs a large trade surplus, and its foreign reserves are the world's fourth largest, behind China, Japan, and Russia. Since 2005 China has overtaken the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Three financial memorandums of understanding, covering banking, securities, and insurance, took effect in mid-January 2010, opening the island to greater investments from the mainland's financial firms and institutional investors, and providing new opportunities for Taiwan financial firms to operate in China. Closer economic links with the mainland bring greater opportunities for the Taiwan economy, but also poses new challenges as the island becomes more economically dependent on China while political differences remain unresolved.

 

Source : CIA


Contact Points

 

Company Name:

The Eslite Corporation

Supplied Name:

Eslite Corporation

Trading Address:

B1, B1-1, Tob1-6, No.196, Sungde Rd., Hsin Yi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Supplied Address:

B1, 196 Songde Rd., Hsin-Yi Dist., Taipei 11075

Telephone Number:

+886-2-8789-8880

Fax Number:

+886-2-8789-8881

Notes: Subject’s exact name and address are as above.

 

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

The Eslite Corporation

Registered Address:

B1, B1-1, Tob1-6, No.196, Sungde Rd., Hsin Yi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Date of Foundation:

1989-1-24

Registration Number:

23155531

Registry:

Department of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

Registered Capital:

NTD 1,600,000,000 (USD 53,440,000)

(As of 2012.09, 1 NTD = 0.0334 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

NTD 971,730,000 (USD 32,455,782)

Legal Representatives:

Qingyou Wu

Legal Form:

Joint Stock Company

Principal Activities:

Operation of bookstores.

Staff:

About 1,600 employees

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2011-7-14

 

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1989-1-24 with registered number 23155531 as Joint Stock Company in Taiwan.

 

 

Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares

Qingyou Wu

28,743,708       

 

Kai Lin Investment Co., Ltd (Literal Translation)

 

 

5,593,550

 

Jiexiu Li

5,535

Ling Kai Investment Co., Ltd

(Literal Translation)

9,011,742

Chengjian Interior Trim Co., Ltd

(Literal Translation)

22,220,490

Minjie Wu

1,847,348

Qinghe Wu

5,157,322

 

The information above is that of subject’s major shareholders.

 

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Rescinded Branches

Registered Number

Name

Status

Date of Incorporation

27258349

Xinyi No.3 Branch

Rescinded

2005-06-27

27235542

Shipai Branch

Rescinded

2004-04-22

80348263

Zhongshan Branch

Rescinded

2002-11-28

80336175

zhongxiao MRT Branch

Rescinded

2002-06-17

70807730

Taizhong Branch

Rescinded

2001-05-15

70772660

Wanhua No. 1 Branch

Rescinded

2000-05-16

70764704

Jilong No.4 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-18

70764697

Jilong No.3 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-18

70764681

 Jilong No.2 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-18

70764676

 Jilong No.2 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-18

70764444

Yonghe No. 1 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-16

70763466

Banqiao Station  No.3 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-08

70763450

Banqiao Station  No.2 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-08

70763347

Banqiao Station  No.1 Branch

Rescinded

2000-02-02

70750574

Minsheng No. 1 Branch

Rescinded

19998-09-27

70750568

Minsheng No. 3 Branch

Rescinded

19998-09-27

70750552

 Minsheng No. 2 Branch

Rescinded

19998-09-27

70749486

Taida No. 2 Branch

Rescinded

19998-09-10

16636871

MRT Danshui Line Taipei Station No. 3 Branch

Rescinded

1998-08-11

16450570

Dunnan No. 3 Branch

Rescinded

1998-06-18

16449574

MRT Danshui Line Taipei Station No.2 Branch

Rescinded

1998-06-08

97161683

Shimao Branch

Rescinded

1996-07-16

97160615

Nanjing No. 2 Branch 

Rescinded

1996-06-26

96978408

Guangfu Branch

Rescinded

1996-05-23

96977436

 Nanjing No. 1 Branch

Rescinded

1996-05-07

84703551

Tianmu Branch

Rescinded

1994-04-01

84709915

Tianmu No. 2 Branch

Rescinded

1994-03-21

 

Active Branch

Branch Registered Number

28998602  

Branch Name

Xinyi No. 3 Branch

Branch Manager

Qingyou Wu

Branch Address

5/F., No.11, Songgao Road, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Date of Incorporation

2010-7-27  

 

 

Personnel Information

 

Core Management

Directors

1

Name

Qingyou Wu

Position

Board Chairman

2

Name

Zixian Tong

Position

Director

3

Name

Jiexiu Li

Position

Director

4

Name

Lv Li

Position

Director

5

Name

Mingdu Wu

Position

Director

6

Name

Minjie Wu

Position

Director

7

Name

Chuntian Lai

Position

Director

8

Name

Qinghe Wu

Position

Supervisor

9

Name

Xueshun Zhang

Position

Supervisor

Personnel Structure

Total Employees

About 1,600 employees

 

 

Operation Information

 

Offices & Factories

 

Headquarters

Add

B1, B1-1, Tob1-6, No.196, Sungde Rd., Hsin Yi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Operation Information

Subject operates about 38 bookstores in Taiwan, supplying book retailing service.

 

It is introduced that subject’s bookstores have 2,700,000 books divided into 250,000 sorts and 1,800,000 stationery items divided into 100,000 sorts and all kinds of Audio-Visual Products

 

And the bookstores are of different styles including Music Rooms, Style stationery rooms, Children's bookstores, Art Studio and cooking studios, etc

 

Subject’s business can be divided into 4 parts as follows:

·         ESLITE Bookstores

ESLITE Art Gallery

ESLITE Online Bookstores

ESLITE logistic service

 

l         The major registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

F209060

Retails of culture and education, musical instrument and Recreational supplies

F401010

International Trading Business

I401010

General advertising services

J303010

Magazine (periodicals) publishing services

J304010

Book Industry

J601010

Artistic and cultural services

J602010

Entertainment activities industry

J701090

Video programs broadcasting industry

JB01010

Exhibition services

JD01010

Credit

 reporting service industry

JE01010

Leasing industry

ZZ99999

Besides licensed business, all other business items those are not banned or restricted.

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

Subject did not introduce its purchasing terms

Sales

Domestic Markets

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Books, etc

COD, CBD, etc

100%

Export

Subject does not export

 

 

Financial Information

 

Subject has no obligations to disclose its financial statements to the third party according to the relevant policy in Taiwan and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

 

Subject declined to disclose its financials citing the grounds of company’s confidentiality; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

Bankers

 

Subject declined to disclose its bank details; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

1

Trial Number

98, Beijian ,33436

Trial Date

2010-3-11

Reason

Payment Arrested funds

2

Trial Number

98, Beijian,33436

Trial Date

990108

Reason

Payment Arrested funds

3

Trial Number

96, Beijian 25979

Trial Date

970102

Reason

Damages

4

Trial Number

92, Beijian,19725

Trial Date

921218

Reason

Paying off debts


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.55.34

UK Pound

1

Rs.88.50

Euro

1

Rs.70.74

 

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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