MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.07.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HONG SENG INDUSTRIES CO

 

 

Registered Office :

4003 Depot Lane #01-77 Depot Lane Industrial Estate, 109757

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.06.1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

09464100-E

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of Lightning Equipments and Other Industrial Equipment

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

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 – March 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Singapore

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SINGAPORE - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics, information technology products, pharmaceuticals, and on a growing financial services sector. Real GDP growth averaged 8.6% between 2004 and 2007. The economy contracted 0.8% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but rebounded 14.8% in 2010, on the strength of renewed exports, before slowing to 5.2% in 2011 and 1.3% in 2012, largely a result of soft demand for exports during the second European recession. Over the longer term, the government hopes to establish a new growth path that focuses on raising productivity, which has sunk to an average of about 1.0% in the last decade. Singapore has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production and will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub.

Source : CIA

 


* Adopted abbreviations :

SC - Subject Company (the company enquired by you)

 

 

N/A - Not Applicable

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

 

REGISTRATION NO.

:

09464100-E

COMPANY NAME

:

HONG SENG INDUSTRIES CO

COMMENCEMENT DATE

:

16/06/1975

REGISTRATION DATE

:

16/06/1975

EXPIRY DATE

:

16/06/2014

BUSINESS CONSTITUTION

:

PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS ADDRESS

:

4003 DEPOT LANE #01-77 DEPOT LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 109757, SINGAPORE.

TEL.NO.

:

65-62730988

FAX.NO.

:

65-62787076

CONTACT PERSON

:

LIM AH EE ( PARTNER )

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

:

TRADING OF LIGHTNING EQUIPMENTS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

STAFF STRENGTH

:

N/A

LITIGATION

:

CLEAR

 

 

 

PAYMENT

:

N/A

MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

:

AVERAGE

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL RISK

:

MODERATE

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

:

N/A

GENERAL REPUTATION

:

SATISFACTORY

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

:

AVERAGE GROWTH

 

HISTORY / BACKGROUND

The SC commenced its business on 16/06/1975 as a PARTNERSHIP.

The SC is a partnership firm registered under the Business Registration Act. The partners liabilities are unlimited, that is, if the partnership is not able to meet its obligations, the partners have to be personally liable for the debts incurred. The SC's ownership is transferable with consent of the other partners. The SC as a partnership firm is governed by the Partnership Act. The SC is not required to file in its financial statements with the Registry of Business.

The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) trading of lightning equipments and other industrial equipment.

 

The owner of the SC are shown as follows :

 

Name

Address

IC/PP/Loc No

Shareholding

(%)

LIM AH EE

359, ADMIRALTY DRIVE, 05-194 , 750359, SINGAPORE.

S1219261D

25.00

25.00

LIM YAW HUAT

157C, TAMARIND ROAD, 05-06 , 806107, SINGAPORE.

S0166632J

25.00

25.00

TAN NGAK CHIANG

118, EDGEFIELD PLAINS, 16-312 , 820118, SINGAPORE.

S0054383G

25.00

25.00

TAN YONG SENG

10, JALAN KUKOH, 07-51 , 162010, SINGAPORE.

S1114139J

25.00

25.00

 

 

 

---------------

------

 

 

 

100.00

100.00

 

 

 

============

=====

+ Also Director

 

OWNERS

 

OWNER(S) 1

 

Name Of Subject

:

LIM AH EE

Address

:

359, ADMIRALTY DRIVE, 05-194, 750359, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

S1219261D

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

SINGAPOREAN

Date of Appointment

:

01/03/1985

Shareholding

:

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWNER(S) 2

 

Name Of Subject

:

TAN NGAK CHIANG

Address

:

118, EDGEFIELD PLAINS, 16-312, 820118, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

S0054383G

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

SINGAPOREAN

Date of Appointment

:

01/12/1972

Shareholding

:

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWNER(S) 3

 

Name Of Subject

:

LIM YAW HUAT

Address

:

157C, TAMARIND ROAD, 05-06, 806107, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

S0166632J

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

SINGAPOREAN

Date of Appointment

:

01/12/1972

Shareholding

:

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWNER(S) 4

 

Name Of Subject

:

TAN YONG SENG

Address

:

10, JALAN KUKOH, 07-51, 162010, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

S1114139J

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

SINGAPOREAN

Date of Appointment

:

22/06/1976

Shareholding

:

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

1)

Name of Subject

:

LIM AH EE

 

Position

:

PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

AUDITOR


No Auditor found in our databank

BANKING


No Banker found in our databank.

LEGAL CHECK AGAINST SC


* A check has been conducted in our databank againt the SC whether the subject has been involved in any litigation.

No legal action was found in our databank.

PAYMENT RECORD

 

 

 

SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS:

Local

:

N/A

Overseas

:

N/A

 

 

 


The SC refused to disclose its suppliers.

CLIENTELE

 

Local

:

YES

Percentage

:

100%

Domestic Markets

:

SINGAPORE

Overseas

:

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Term

:

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Mode

:

CHEQUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Goods Traded

:

LIGHTNING EQUIPMENTS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Branch

:

NO

 

Other Information:


The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) trading of lightning equipments and other industrial equipment.

The SC refused to disclose any information on its operation.


 

CURRENT INVESTIGATION

Latest fresh investigations carried out on the SC indicated that :

Telephone Number Provided By Client

:

N/A

Current Telephone Number

:

65-62730988

Match

:

N/A

 

 

 

Address Provided by Client

:

BLOCK 4003 DEPOT LANE 1-77 SINGAPORE.

Current Address

:

4003 DEPOT LANE #01-77 DEPOT LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 109757, SINGAPORE.

Match

:

NO

 

 

 

 

Other Investigations


We contacted one of the staff from the SC and she provided some information on the SC.

The address provided is incomplete.

The SC refused to disclose its number of employees.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

 

 

We are unable to comment on the SC financial position as the SC is not required by the law to file its financial statement in the Registrar of Business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall financial condition of the SC : N/A

 

 

 

SINGAPORE ECONOMIC / INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

 

 

Major Economic Indicators :

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population (Million)

4.84

4.98

5.08

5.18

5.31

Gross Domestic Products ( % )

1.5

<0.8>

14.5

4.9

1.3

Consumer Price Index

6.6

0.6

2.8

5.2

4.6

Total Imports (Million)

450,892.6

356,299.3

423,221.8

459,655.1

474,554.0

Total Exports (Million)

476,762.2

391,118.1

478,840.7

514,741.2

510,329.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployment Rate (%)

2.2

3.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

Tourist Arrival (Million)

10.12

9.68

11.64

13.17

14.37

Hotel Occupancy Rate (%)

81.0

75.8

85.6

86.5

86.4

Cellular Phone Subscriber (Million)

1.31

1.37

1.43

1.50

1.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration of New Companies (No.)

25,327

26,414

29,798

32,317

31,892

Registration of New Companies (%)

<2.2>

4.3

12.8

8.5

<1.3>

Liquidation of Companies (No.)

10,493

22,393

15,126

19,005

17,218

Liquidation of Companies (%)

13.7

113.4

<32.5>

25.6

9.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration of New Businesses (No.)

24,850

26,876

23,978

23,494

24,788

Registration of New Businesses (%)

0.36

8.15

<10.78>

2.02

5.51

Liquidation of Businesses (No.)

21,150

23,552

24,211

23,005

22,489

Liquidation of Businesses (%)

<0.8>

11.4

2.8

<5>

<2.2>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Orders (No.)

2,326

2,058

1,537

1,527

1,748

Bankruptcy Orders (%)

<15.9>

<11.5>

<25.3>

<0.7>

14.5

Bankruptcy Discharges (No.)

1,500

3,056

2,252

1,391

1,881

Bankruptcy Discharges (%)

<7.7>

103.7

<26.3>

<38.2>

35.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIES ( % of Growth ) :

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

 

 

 

 

 

Production of Principal Crops

<0.32>

3.25

<0.48>

4.25

3.64

Fish Supply & Wholesale

<6.31>

<1.93>

<10.5>

12.10

<0.5>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing *

74.6

71.5

92.8

100.0

100.3

Food, Beverages & Tobacco

94.8

90.4

96.4

100.0

103.5

Textiles

180.1

145.9

122.1

100.0

104.0

Wearing Apparel

334.6

211.0

123.3

100.0

92.1

Leather Products & Footwear

128.2

79.5

81.8

100.0

98.6

Wood & Wood Products

132.0

101.4

104.0

100.0

95.5

Paper & Paper Products

101.0

95.4

106.1

100.0

97.4

Printing & Media

118.2

100.9

103.5

100.0

93.0

Crude Oil Refineries

113.1

96.4

95.6

100.0

99.4

Chemical & Chemical Products

84.5

80.3

97.6

100.0

100.5

Pharmaceutical Products

43.7

49.1

75.3

100.0

109.7

Rubber & Plastic Products

120.1

101.2

112.3

100.0

96.5

Non-metallic Mineral

96.5

91.9

92.5

100.0

98.2

Basic Metals

109.8

92.6

102.2

100.0

90.6

Fabricated Metal Products

101.3

90.8

103.6

100.0

104.3

Machinery & Equipment

65.0

57.3

78.5

100.0

112.9

Electrical Machinery

81.7

86.8

124.1

100.0

99.3

Electronic Components

93.1

85.2

113.6

100.0

90.6

Transport Equipment

102.0

96.0

94.0

100.0

106.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

45.90

<36.9>

14.20

20.50

28.70

Real Estate

<11.2>

1.4

21.3

25.4

31.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity, Gas & Water

<1.3>

1.70

4.00

7.00

6.30

Transport, Storage & Communication

11.60

3.90

12.80

7.40

5.30

Finance & Insurance

<5.9>

<16.4>

<0.4>

8.90

0.50

Government Services

17.40

4.50

9.70

6.90

6.00

Education Services

0.50

0.10

<0.9>

<1.4>

0.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Based on Index of Industrial Production (2011 = 100)

 

 

 

 

 

(Source : Department of Statistics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

 

INDUSTRY :

TRADING

 

 

 

The wholesale and retail trade sector contracted by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2012, extending the 0.2% decline in the preceding quarter. For the whole of 2012, the sector declined by 0.7%, reversing the 1.6% growth in 2011. The sector was weighed down primarily by the wholesale trade segment. In 2012, the wholesale trade segment contracted by 1.0%, a reversal from the 1.4% growth in 2011. Growth of the retail trade segment also moderated to 2.0%, from 3.2% in the year 2011.

 

The domestic wholesale trade index grew by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2012, an improvement from the 5.4% decline in the third quarter. This was partly due to an increase in the sales of chemicals & chemical products and ship chandlers & bunkering. For the full year of 2012, the domestic wholesale trade index contracted by 2.2%, extending the 1.7% decline in 2011. The foreign wholesale trade index grew by 8.6% in the fourth quarter, an increase from the 6.6% growth in the third quarter. The expansion was partly due to resilient sales of petroleum & petroleum products. For the whole of 2012, the foreign wholesale trade index expanded by 9.1%, faster than the 4.3% increase in 2011.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2012, retail sales volume declined by 2.0%, extending the 0.3% decline in the third quarter. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales volume grew by 0.4%, a slight moderation compared to the 1.5% gain in the third quarter of 2012. The sales volume of motor vehicles fell by 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, after contracting by 6.1% in the third quarter. The sales of several discretionary items also declined in the fourth quarter. Besides, the sales of optical goods & books in 2012 fell by 3.6%, while the sales of telecommunications apparatus & computers declined by 1.4%.

 

For 2012 as a whole, retail sales volume grew by 1.3%, compared to the 2.0% expansion in 2011. Excluding motor vehicle sales, the increase in retail sales volume also moderated from 5.4% in 2011 to 1.7% in 2012. Medical goods & toiletries registered the largest increase (9.3%) in sales, followed by telecommunications apparatus & computers (6.9%). By contrast, the sales of watches & jewellery (-2.2%) and optical goods & books (-3.6%) declined.

 

 

 

OVERALL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK : AVERAGE GROWTH

 

CREDIT RISK EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION

 


Incorporated in 1975, the SC is a Partnership, focusing on trading of lightning equipments and other industrial equipment. With over 3 decades of experience in the business, the SC has fairly rich experiences in the business and has achieved a certain market share.

Information revealed that the SC solely focuses on domestic market rather than overseas market. We believe that this narrow market segment would limit the SC's business opportunities and the SC is likely to be affected by the uncertainties in local economy. However, its long presence in the market has enabled the SC to gain certain market shares and established good rapport with its clients. Thus, its business risk is diversified. Overall, we regard that the SC's management capability is average.

As the SC is registered as a partnership, it is not required by law to file its financial statements for public review. As such, we are unable to ascertain its present financial health.

The industry shows an upward trend and this trend is very likely to sustain in the near terms. Hence, the SC is expected to benefit from the favourable outlook of the industry.

Due to the unavailability of the SC's latest financial information, we only recommend credit be proceeded to the SC with guarantee.

 

 

FINANCIAL ACCOUNT


No latest financial accounts are available at the Registry Office.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.90.05

Euro

1

Rs.77.06

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

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

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

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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