MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.01.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MYER SOURCING ASIA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

28/F., Grandion Plaza, 932 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.01.2011

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

53690141

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Buying Office of Fashions, accessories, cosmetics, homeware, furniture, electric goods, etc

 

 

No. of Employees :

12

 

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:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Hong Kong

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

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'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 7.8% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2011, an increase of over 59% since the beginning of the 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 28 million in 2011, 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 2011 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 43% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 56% 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. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly in 2010 and inflation to rise 5.3% in 2011. 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.

 

 

Source : CIA

 


Company name

 

MYER SOURCING ASIA LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

28/F., Grandion Plaza, 932 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            3767 0000,  3767 0066

 

FAX:                 2577 8319

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Director:                       Mr. Mark Stephen Ashby

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            26th January, 2011.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital: Nominal:           HK$10,000.00

            Issued:             HK$1.00

 

Business Category:       Buying Office.

 

Group Turnover:            AUD 3,119.1 million  (52 weeks ended 28-07-2012)

 

Employees:                  12.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:          Satisfactory.


Company name

 

MYER SOURCING ASIA LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Office:-

13/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.

 

Operating Office:-

28/F., Grandion Plaza, 932 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Myer Holdings Ltd., Australia.

 

Associated Companies:-

ACT Employment Services Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Boogie & Boogie Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Mayer Employee Share Plan Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Myer Group Finance Ltd., Australia.

Myer Group Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Myer Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Mayer Travel Pty. Ltd., Australia.

NB Collins Pty. Ltd., Australia.

NB Elizabeth Pty. Ltd., Australia.

NB Lonsdale Pty. Ltd., Australia.

NB Russell Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Sass & bide Inc., US.

Sass & bide Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Sass & bide Retail (NZ) Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Sass & bide Retail Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Sass & bide UK Ltd., UK.

Sass & bide USA inc., US.

Shanghai Myer Services Co. Ltd., China.

The Mayer Emporium Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Warehouse Solutions Pty. Ltd., Australia.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER 

 

53690141

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1556015

MANAGEMENT

 

Director:  Mr. Mark Stephen Ashby

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$1.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER  

 

(As per registry dated 26-01-2012)

Name

 

No. of share

Myer Holdings Ltd.

800 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia.

 

1

=

 

 

DIRECTOR

 

(As per registry dated 26-01-2012)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Mark Stephen ASHBY

1 Lakewood Court, Macleod, Victoria 3805, Australia.

 

 

SECRETARY 

 

(As per registry dated 26-01-2012)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Kandy Secretaries Ltd.

13/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark. 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.

0493271

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 26th January, 2011 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Buying Office.

 

Lines:                           Fashions, accessories, cosmetics, homeware, furniture, electric goods, etc.

 

Employees:                  12.

 

Commodities Imported: China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Markets:                        Australia, New Zealand, etc.

 

Group Turnover:            AUD 3,158.8 million  (52 weeks ended 28-07-2011)

AUD 3,119.1 million  (52 weeks ended 28-07-2012)

 

Terms/Sales:                 As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               COD, L/C, T/T, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$1.00

 

Group Net Profit:           AUD 159.7 million  (52 weeks ended 28-07-2011)

AUD 139.4 million  (52 weeks ended 28-07-2012)

 

Profit or Loss:               Group business is profitable.

 

Condition:                     Business is improving.

 

Facilities:                      Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                                  Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:                 Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                                     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:                                  Normal.

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL

 

Myer Sourcing Asia Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myer Holdings Ltd. [Myer/including associates and subsidiaries are referred to Group] which is a listed firm in Australia.  The director of the subject Mark Stephen ASHBY is also the CEO of the Group.

 

The subject is one of the key members of the Myer Group.

 

Myer is Australia’s largest department store group, and a market leader in Australian retailing.  It offers an unrivalled choice in the latest national, international and “xclusive to Myer”brands across women’s, men’s, and children’s fashion, as well as accessories, cosmetics, homeware, furniture, electrical goods and much more.

 

Myer is at the forefront in the development of new retail concepts and experiences.  Its stores includes Nespresso coffee and Apple in-store shops.  It also have a tradition of providing customer entertainment through vibrant in-store theatre – from glamorous fashion parades, to appearances by much‑oved children’s characters, celebrities and sporting personalities.  These elements, coupled with a strong focus on customer service, provide an inspirational shopping destination for all ages.

 

With approximately 14,000 team members across Australia, Myer also offers a diverse range of career opportunities.

 

Myer operates 67 stores across Australia with a turnover in excess of AUD 3 billion annually, and has plans to grow to 80 stores across Australia.  Each store is strategically located in metropolitan and regional areas, and tailored to the area it serves.

 

Full year 2012 total sales were AUD 3,119 million.  Sales in our Myer Exclusive Brands grew by over five percent to AUD 586 million during the year and now represent 19 percent of the sales mix, up from 17.6 percent in 2011.

The overall strong operating gross profit result reflects the success of a number of key initiatives including an improved merchandise mix, an increase in Myer Exclusive Brands, reduced markdowns, lower shrinkage, and improved sourcing, as well as the contribution of sass & bide.

 

The Group faced significant additional costs in FY2012, including:-

Increased investment in customer facing hours totalling AUD 17 million, in addition to AUD 9 million invested during FY2011; and Increased operational costs including store wages, penalty rates and loadings, store occupancy (rents, rates, taxes and utilities), and a full year of operating costs associated with sass & bide.

The Group’s focus remains on being the first choice for customers when shopping for fashion, cosmetics and the home.  It has the largest range of desired brands and styles that offer newness, fashionability, quality and value, with increasing exclusivity.

 

Its brand hierarchy is split into three segments: Myer Exclusive Brands, International and National brands, and Concessions.

 

Its 57 Myer Exclusive Brands are comprised of brands developed by Myer, Designers @ Myer, National Brands owned by Myer, and Licensed National Brands.  Myer Exclusive Brands are represented across a wide range of price points and all categories.

 

Myer Exclusive Brands deliver a significantly higher margin through the vertical-integration of design, development, sourcing, supply chain, and marketing.

 

The Group’s sourcing offices in Shanghai and the subject were established in 2011 and are exceeding expectations in both volume and pricing.

 

The subject is fully supported by the Group.

 

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.85

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.25

Euro

1

Rs.71.72

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

 

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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