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Report Date : |
18.04.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
WING HANG DIAMOND CO. LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
14/F. - 15/F., Luk Fook Jewellery Centre, 239 Temple Street, Jordan, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
24.11.1999 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
30522052 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds, jewellery, pearls, etc. |
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No. of Employees : |
45. (Hong Kong) |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Good |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Regular |
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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
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2012) |
Current Rating (30.06.2012) |
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Hong Kong |
A2 |
A2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
Hong Kong ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Hong Kong has a
free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the
value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports,
is about four times GDP. Hong Kong levies excise duties on only four
commodities, namely: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl
alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong's open economy left it
exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing
integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it
to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, it
again faces a possible slowdown as exports to the Euro zone and US slump. The
Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as
the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents
are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated
corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB
trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion
quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of
earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 9.1% of
total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2012, an increase of 59% from
the previous year. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional
use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB
quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting
for about half of Hong Kong's exports by value. Hong Kong's natural resources
are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of
China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the
territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 34.9 million in 2012,
outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also
established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to
list abroad. In 2012 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 46.6% of the
firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% of
the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's
manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly.
Growth slowed to 5% in 2011, and less than 2% in 2012. Credit expansion and
tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise
rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in 2012. Lower and middle income segments of
the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong
continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an
arrangement established in 1983.
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Source : CIA |
WING HANG DIAMOND CO. LTD.
14/F. - 15/F., Luk Fook Jewellery Centre, 239 Temple Street, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 2526 6512; 2526 6591
FAX: 2868 4988; 2526 6599
E-MAIL: info@winghangdiamond.com
Managing Director: Mr. Pong Wing Chiu, David
Incorporated on: 24th November, 1999.
Organization: Private Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal: HK$10,000,000.00
Issued: HK$10,000,000.00
Business Category: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Annual Turnover: HK$350~400 million.
Employees: 45. (Hong Kong)
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Good.
Registered Head
Office:-
14/F. - 15/F., Luk Fook Jewellery Centre, 239 Temple Street, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
China Offices
& Factories:-
Room A602, 6/F., Shanghai
Diamond Exchange, Jin Mao Tower, 1701 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Tel: (86-21) 5015 8045
Fax: (86-21) 5015 8045
[Operated by Wing Hang Diamond (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.]
9 Fuqian Road, Qigan Xu,
Aotou Town, Conghua City, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Tel: (86-20) 8786 1228
Fax: (86-20) 8786 1208
[Operated by Wing Ziao Diamond Cutting Works]
9 Fuqian Road, Qigan Xu,
Aotou Town, Conghua City, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Tel: (86-20) 8786 1088
Fax: (86-20) 8786 1208
[Operated by Wing Hang Diamond Cutting Works]
30 Fong Hang Street,
Fuyang Town, Fuchuan County, Guangxi Province, China.
Tel: (86-774) 788 1688
Fax: (86-774) 788 9113
[Operated by Guang Xi Fu Chuan Wing Hang Co. Ltd.]
Holding Company:-
· Wing Hang Holdings Ltd., British Virgin Islands.
Associated/Affiliated
Companies:-
· Guang Xi Fu Chuan Wing Hang Co. Ltd., China.
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Shenzhen
Linglong Jewellery Designing Co. Ltd., China.
· Wing Hang Diamond (Asia) Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
· Wing Hang Diamond (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China.
· Wing Hang Diamond Cutting Works Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
· Wing Hang Diamond Cutting Works, China.
· Wing Hang Jewellery Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
· Wing Ziao Diamond Cutting Works, China.
30522052
0695521
· Managing Director: Mr. Pong Wing Chiu, David
· Contact Person: Ms. Monica Chan
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00 (Divided into 10,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00
(As per registry
dated 24-11-2012)
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Name |
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No.
of shares |
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Wing Hang Holdings Ltd. P.O.
Box 3340, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. |
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9,999,999 |
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PONG Yue Ting, Yvonne |
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1 |
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––––––––– |
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Total: |
10,000,000 ======== |
(As per registry
dated 02-01-2013)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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PONG Wing Chiu |
Flat A & B, 15/F., Block
8, Braemar Hill Mansions, 29 Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong. |
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PONG Hang
King, Alfred |
Flat B, 15/F., Braemar Hill
Mansions, 29 Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong. |
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PONG Yue Ting,
Yvonne |
Flat A, 18/F., Block E, Wylie
Court, 21 Wylie Path, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
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PONG Lek Hon, Edmond (Previous names: PONG Hang Yu and PANG Lihan) |
Flat A, 15/F., Block 8,
Braemar Hill Mansions, 29 Braemar Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong. |
(As per registry
dated 24-11-2012)
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Name |
Address |
Co.
No. |
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Tricor Tengis Ltd. |
Level 28, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Hong
Kong. |
0041027 |
The subject was incorporated on 24th November, 1999 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
Formerly the subject was located at 22/F., Crawford House, 70 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, moved to the present address with effect from 14th March, 2011.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of diamonds, jewellery, pearls, etc.
Employees: 45. (Hong Kong)
Over 2,200. (China)
Commodities Imported: Imported from Africa, Russia, India, Israel, Belgium, Tahiti, Indonesia, Philippines,
Australia, Japan, etc.
Markets: USA, Europe, Taiwan, China and other Southeast Asian countries.
Annual Turnover: HK$350~400 million.
Terms/Sales: L/C, T/T, etc.
Terms/Buying: Various terms.
· Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Ltd., Hong Kong.
· Hong Kong Jewellery & Jade Manufacturers Association, Hong Kong.
· Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association, Hong Kong.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00 (Divided into 10,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000,000.00
Indebtedness: HK$10,000,000.00
(Total amount outstanding on all mortgages and charges as per last Annual Return dated 24-11-2012)
Profit or Loss: Business is profitable.
Condition: Keeping in an active and satisfactory condition.
Facilities: Making very active use of general banking facilities.
Payment: So far so good.
Commercial Morality: Good.
Bankers:-
· The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
· ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.
· DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.
· Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Very Good.
Wing Hang Diamond Co. Ltd. [Wing Hang] was
incorporated in November 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wing Hang
Holdings Ltd. which is a BVI-registered firm.
On 28th April, 2010, Ms. Pong Yue Ting and
Mr. Pong Lek Hon were appointed directors of Wing Hang. Wing Hang in fact is a family business of the
Pongs. It moved to its new office in
March 2011.
Founded in 1975, Wing Hang started as a small
diamond trading company having just eight employees. With prudent management, Wing Hang has
established a rather strong foothold in the global diamond wholesaling industry
offering a wide range of products in order to meet the demands of its
customers. Headquartered in Hong Kong,
Wing Hang has set up its own production facilities and is currently employing
about 700 staff members in cutting and polishing plants in the Mainland China. Its plants are located in Shenzhen, Conghua
of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province and Fuchuan of Guangxi, China. The Conghua plant has been claimed to be the
largest diamond processing factory in China.
The factories are employing over 1,500 workers.
Wing Hang also has got some contracted factories engaged in diamonds polishing and cutting. The sub-contracted factories are able to manufacture jewellery products for Wing Hang so that it can meet the lead time.
Besides, seizing the opportunities from the promising pearl trade, Wing Hang expanded its business in 1980 in pearl wholesaling. Today, it has become a widely recognized industry leader in the sales of South Sea pearls.
In order to increase the production capacity of its polished diamonds, Wing Hang has imported advanced polishing technologies, such as laser cutting machines and computerized bruiting machines from abroad. Advanced laser‑scanning machines have been installed to maximize the yield from rough diamonds while professional polishing machines for ideal cuts are imported to strengthen its capability in producing this category of products.
In 2004, Wing Hang set up an affiliated company Wing Hang Jewellery Co. Ltd. which is engaged in manufacturing all kinds of jewellery, diamond and pearl products.
Wing Hang is
trading in the following products:-
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Product/Service |
Product/Service
Remarks |
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Pearl |
Include south sea pearl stands from Japan and Tahiti |
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South Sea Pearl |
Include black, white, golden south sea pearl strands from
Japan, Tahitian and Australia |
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Stone Polishing and Cutting |
For diamond |
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Diamond |
From Africa, Russia (Importer) From India, Israel and Belgium, UK (Exporter) |
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Loose Diamond |
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Wing Hang has long been an experienced wholesaler and manufacturer of brilliant-cut rounds. Each round brilliant has 57 or 58 facets, which is precisely angled to reflect and refract the maximum bundles of light. To meet the growing demand from consumers in South East Asia and China, Wing Hang has boosted the production of heart-and-arrow cut diamonds. With finer polish, symmetry and proportion, such diamonds can reflect a perfectly balanced set of eight hearts and eight arrows from their tables and bottom facets under a specially designed loupe. Wing Hang also excels in the ideal cut, through which a diamond can reveal its greatest brilliance, dispersion and scintillation. Most of the ideal-cut diamonds are above 20 points with good colour and good clarity. Besides rounds, Wing Hang also produces a full range of fancy-shaped diamonds, particularly princess cuts. Its professionalism is likewise demonstrated in single cut for watches.
Wing Hang is the supplier, importer and exporter of versatile range of diamonds in a wide variety like rose cut diamonds, rose cut heart, rose cut round, rose cut pears, rose cut oval, rose cut marquise, fancy cut and fancy colour diamonds, briollets beads, old mine cut diamonds, round brilliant cut diamonds, marquise, pears ,oval, heart, and emerald.
Wing Hang’s polished products include diamonds ranging from 0.03 to 1.5 carats, with the majority ranges from 0.03 to 0.75 carats. The greatest demand is for I, J and higher colours and clarity grade is VS or better, as more and more customers in the cities of China begin to appreciate the handicraft. In addition to high-end products, Wing Hang also provides a wide variety of polished diamonds of different size and colour to meet the needs of different clients, especially those from China.
As the demand of diamonds in the worldwide market continues to grow, Wing Hang has been participating in international trade fairs and exhibitions in order to promote sales. It has taken part in Shows which are held in Switzerland, Las Vegas of the United States, China besides Hong Kong.
In order to penetrate the international market further, the subject has taken part in fairs and exhibitions held in Hong Kong and other foreign large cities. For instance, it is going to take part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2014” which will be held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 5th to 9th March, 2014.
Wing Hang’s products are exported to Europe, the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, etc. It is also aiming to penetrate the China market further.
The subject’s trade mark in China is known as Cherubs.
The subject’s main factory in China is known as Shenzhen Linglong Jewellery Designing Co. Ltd. [Linglong].
Besides cutting its own diamond roughs sourced from the DTC and Europe, Wing Hang also processes rough diamonds for its clients in Belgium, Israel, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.
According to Wing Hang, it has exported the largest volume of polished diamonds (in terms of weight) among all diamond wholesalers in Hong Kong. Furthermore, Wing Hang offers a one-stop solution to its business partners, from polishing to manufacturing; product development to marketing.
The annual sales turnover of Wing Hang ranges from HK$350 to 400 million. Business is profitable.
As the history of Wing Hang in Hong Kong is over 36 years, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount |
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31-10-2008 |
Instrument: Assignment of Life Insurance Property: Property Charged: (i) all the Assignor’s claims, options, privileges, right, title, interest and benefit in and under the Insurance; and (ii) all the Assignor’s claims and rights against the issuer of the Policy in respect of the Policy upon the terms herein set out as a continuing security for the due and punctual payment of the Secured Indebtedness and the due and punctual performance and observance by the Borrower of all other obligations of the Borrower contained in the Facility Letter Mortgagee: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd.,
Hong Kong. |
Secured Indebtedness |
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02-04-2013 |
Instrument: Security Over Deposits Property: A deposit with chargee in the amount for HK$15,000,000 - under Deposit A/C No. 411-010085, whatever currency it may subsequently by denominated in, any renewal of such deposit and the interest thereon together with any further monies in any deposit account with the chargee at any of its offices Mortgagee: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd.,
Hong Kong. |
All monies |
DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as
under –
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Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has
shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February
2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012,
India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A
senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started
falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished
diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the
export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the
industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has
stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and
China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.
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The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following
prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector.
This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary
regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market
liquidity.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.53.94 |
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UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.82.77 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.71.05 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
by : |
MNL |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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or its officials.