MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.12.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

WHITE CLOUD TRADING PTY. LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as: 

DEVIRE PTY. LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 13, 21 Chester Street, Camperdown, New South Wales, Zip code 2050

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.12.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

003667178

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

importer, wholesaler and retail distributor of costume and silver jewellery, clothing and fashion accessories

 

 

No. of Employees :

302

 

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 :

Slow but Correct  

 

 

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 – September 30th, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2013)

Current Rating

(30.09.2013)

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

 

The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and features low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012, Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth, averaging 3.5% a year. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports. The high Australian dollar has hurt the manufacturing sector, while the services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, stemming from rising global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, 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 is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia has bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, has a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand, is negotiating agreements with China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam.

 

Source : CIA

 


IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name :                          WHITE CLOUD TRADING PTY. LIMITED

 

Other style / Business name :     TREE OF LIFE TREASURES

 

Business address :                    Unit 13, 21 Chester Street

Town :                                       Camperdown

Province :                                  New South Wales

Zip/postal code :                        2050

Country :                                   Australia

Tel :                                          +61 2 85963933 / +61 2 95654530

Fax :                                         +61 2 80791145

Email :                                      customer@treeoflife.com.au

Website :                                  www.treeoflife.com.au

 

Registered address :                  Unit 13, 21 Chester Street

Town :                                       Camperdown

Province :                                  New South Wales

Zip/postal code :                        2050

Country :                                   Australia

 

Postal address :                        P.O. Box 247

Town :                                       Camperdown

Province :                                  New South Wales

Zip/postal code :                        2050

Country :                                   Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        06/12/1988

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        John Philip Borthwick

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 3

Sales turnover :                          AUD 26,257,571 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Net income :                              AUD -799,932 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 9,714,746 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Line of business :                       Import, wholesale and retail distribution of costume and silver jewellery, clothing

and fashion accessories.

Staff employed :                         302 employees (Subject)

           

 


CREDIT RISK OPINION

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is steady

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is gradually declining

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                              No detrimental found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                      06/12/1988

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company Number: 003667178

Registered authority :                 Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                          Australian Business Number: 26003667178

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                         DEVIRE PTY. LIMITED (initial)

Change of legal form :                 None reported.

Other registration :                     TREE OF LIFE TREASURES is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 15/04/2005under business registration no: BN98133846.

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :                                      John Philip Borthwick

Designation :                             Managing Director

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          John Philip Borthwick

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         24/08/00

Address :                      41 Johnston Street

Annandale, NSW 2038

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 28-11-1941 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.


 

Name :                          Wendy Margaret Borthwick

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         10/10/12

Address :                      41 Johnston Street

Annandale, NSW 2038

Australia

 

Biography :                    Born on 14-04-1947 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

Staff employed :             302 employees (Subject)

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 3

No of shares :                1 Class C Share / 2 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 3

Paid up capital :             AUD 3

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed :                   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        MEHERABAD PTY LIMITED

Address :                      C/o BEDFORD TITLEY

Level 6, 141 Walker Street

North Sydney, NSW 2060

Australia

No. of shares :               1 Class C Share / 2 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          MEHERABAD PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type                Parent Company

Address :                      C/o BEDFORD TITLEY

Level 6, 141 Walker Street

North Sydney, NSW 2060

Australia

 

BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              Westpac 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 :                  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 :                      30/06/13

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 1.10 as of 06-12-2013

 

 

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 :          30/06/13                                    30/06/12

Length of accounts :                   12 months                                 12 months

Sale turnover / Income :             26,257,571                                28,537,725

Profit before tax :                       -1,046,276                                 -683,282

Net income :                              -799,932                                    -683,282

Non current assets :                   5,193,576                                  6,505,812

Current assets :                         4,521,170                                  4,492,474

Inventories :                               3,250,459                                  3,865,884

Total assets :                            9,714,746                                  10,998,286

Current liabilities :                      1,648,961                                  2,119,992

Non current liabilities :                238,366                                     250,943

Total liabilities :                          1,887,327                                  2,370,935

Share equity :                            7,827,419                                  8,627,351

Retained earning :                      7,826,000                                  8,625,932

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities :                          The Subject engages in import, wholesale and retail distribution of costume

and silver jewellery, clothing and fashion accessories.

 

Product & services :

·         Jewellery

Silver Anklets

Rings

Toe Rings

Studs

Brooches

Earrings

Pendants

Necklace

Bracelet

Cuffs

Bangles

Clothing products:

Skirt

Pants

Dresses

Jackets & Wraps

Kaftans

Tops

Belt

Fashion Accessories:

Bags

Clutches

Headband

Hairband

Headpiece

Hats & Scarves

 

Purchases

International :                 India, Afghanistan

 

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                 None reported.

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from the verified heading address consisting of an

administrative office.

 

Branches :                    In addition, the Subject operates from 49 shops located across Australia.


 

Other property :             Total NBV of property, plant and equipment as of 30-06-2013 was AUD

5,073,576

 

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

Central bank :                                        Reserve Bank of Australia

 

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold :       US$ 46.714 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 :                                               2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.4%

2012: 2.7%

 

Unemployment rate :                              2010: 5.2%

2011: 5.1%

2012: 5.2%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP)                                             2010: 20.4%

2011: 22.9%

2012: 24%

 

Government bond ratings :                      Standard & Poor's: AAA

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

Market value of publicly traded shares      : US$1.198 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country :          Qantas Airways (Airline),Coca-Cola Amatil (Beverages), CSL (Biotechs),

Brambles (Business & Personal Services),Crown Ltd (Casinos &  aming), Amcor (Containers & Packaging),Suncorp-Metway (Diversified Insurance), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining),Newcrest Mining (Diversified Metals & Mining), Orica (Diversified Metals & Mining), Iluka Resources (Diversified Metals & Mining), Origin Energy (Electric Utilities), AGL Energy (Electric Utilities), Wesfarmers (Food Retail), Woolworths (Food Retail), Metcash (Food Retail), Macquarie Group (Investment services), AMP (Investment services), Challenger Ltd (Investment services), Fortescue Metals Group (Iron & Steel), Bluescope Steel (Iron & Steel), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), National Australia Bank (Major Banks), ANZ (Major Banks), Woodside Petroleum (Oil & Gas Operations), Santos (Oil & Gas Operations), Caltex Australia (Oil & Gas Operations), WorleyParsons (Oil Services & Equipment), Toll Holdings (Other Transportation), Transurban Group (Other Transportation), QBE Insurance Group (Property & Casualty Insurance), Insurance Australia Group (Property & Casualty Insurance), QR National (Railroads), Westfield Group (Real Estate), Stockland Australia (Real Estate), Westfield Retail Trust (Real Estate), Lend Lease (Real Estate), CFS Retail Property Trust (Real Estate), Goodman Group (Real Estate), Bendigo & Adelaide Bank (Regional Banks), Bank of Queensland (Regional Banks), Incitec Pivot (Specialized Chemicals), Telstra (Telecommunications Services)

 

Trade & Competitiveness Overview

Total exports :                           US$263.9 billion

Exports commodities :               Coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport

equipment

Total imports :                           US$239.7 billion

Imports commodities :                Machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines,

telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

 

Export - major partners :             China 27.4%, Japan 19.2%, South Korea 8.9%, India 5.8%

Import - major partners :             China 18.5%, US 11.4%, Japan 7.9%, Singapore 6.3%, Germany 4.7%

 

FDI Inflows :                              2009: US$26,554 million

2010: US$35,556 million

2011: US$41,317 million

 

FDI Outflows :                            2009: US$16,693 million

2010: US$12,791 million

2011: US$19,999 million

Best countries for doing business : 10 out of 185 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking : 20 (ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)

 

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population :                       22.68 million

Total area :                                7,692,024 km2

Capital :                                    Canberra

Currency :                                 Australian dollars (AUD)

Internet users as % of total

Population                                 79%


PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Purchase Term

International :                 L/C, Telegraphic transfer, Prepayment, D/P, Credit 30-60 days

 

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Cash, credit card, Bank transfer, Credit 30-60 days

 

 

Trade Reference/ PaymentBehaviour

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

 


 

 

 

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

-            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.

 

-            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.

 


NT HISTORY

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.67

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.65

Euro

1

Rs.84.25

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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