MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.07.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIGMA BROTHERS INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

No.24, Tai-Chi Rd., Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.05.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

69690873

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and trade of secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 100 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 :

Clear

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March, 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

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. 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 1.8%, due primarily to a 13.1% year-on-year decline in exports. In 2010 GDP grew 10.7%, as exports returned to the level of previous years, and in 2011, grew 4.0%. In 2012, however, growth fell to 1.3%, 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 except for the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, so far Taiwan has been excluded from this greater economic integration in part because of its diplomatic status. Negotiations continue on such follow-on components of ECFA regarding trade in goods and services. The MA administration has said that the ECFA will serve as a stepping stone toward trade pacts with other key trade partners, which Taiwan subsequently launched with Singapore and New Zealand. 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 11.2% of the island's total population as of 2012. The island runs a large trade surplus largely because of its surplus with China, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. In 2006 China overtook 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. In August 2012, Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese RMB and the New Taiwan dollar across the Strait, which could help develop Taiwan into a local RMB hub. 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:

SIGMA BROTHERS INC.

Supplied Name:

SIGMA BROTHERS INC

Trading Address:

No.24, Tai-Chi Rd., Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Supplied Address:

No. 24, Tai-Chi Rd., Hsiao-Kang Dist Kaohsiung City,Taiwan

Telephone Number:

+886-07-8019111

Fax Number:

+886-07-8032211

E-mail:

info@sigmakao.com

Notes:   The supplied address is incomplete, and the exact address is as above.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

SIGMA BROTHERS INC.

Registered Address:

No.24, Tai-Chi Rd., Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Date of Foundation:

1981-5-7

Registration Number:

69690873

Registry:

Economic Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City

Registered Capital:

NTD 120,000,000 (USD 4,009,420)

(As of 2013.7, 1 NTD =0.03341 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

NTD 120,000,000 (USD 4,009,420)

Legal Representatives:

Shuhua Huang

Legal Form:

Joint Stock Company

Principal Activities:

Manufacture and trade of secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products.

Staff:

About 100 Employees

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2013-4-23

 

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1981-5-7 with registered number 69690873 as Joint Stock Company in Taiwan.

 

 

Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares

Shuhua Huang

3,480

Yaobin Huang

16,800

Shufen Huang

8,520

Biling Cai

10,800

 

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

 

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Related Companies

1

Name

Shanghai Sigma Metals, Inc

Address:

NO.369 Fu-Lian 3rd Road, Bao-Shan Dist. Shanghai 201906,China

TEL

+86-21-3604-1818

FAX

+86-21-3604-1115

2

Name

Zhangzhou Sigma Metals, Inc

Address:

Tsann Kuen Industrial Park, Longchi Development Zone, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China

TEL

+86-596-6767-111

FAX

+86-596-6798-308

3

Name

Shanghai Sigma Metals Chongqing Co.

Address:

Yongchuan Development Area, Chongqing, China

TEL

+86-23-4940-3666

FAX

+86-23-6754-2401

4

Name

Shanghai Sigma Metals DongGuan Co.

Address:

Room 803, Hui-Cheng Building, Hongfu Road, Nan Cheng Dist. Dongguan City, Guangdong province, China

TEL

+86-769-2366-2320-21

FAX

+86-769-2366-2329

5

Name

Global Metal Industrial Corp.

Address:

754 Route 18 North Suite 102,East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816

TEL

+1-732-432-9755

FAX

+1-732-432-9759

6

Name

Rizhao Sigma Metals Inc.

Address:

Rizhao Economic Development Zone 300 Chengdu Road

TEL

+86-0633-2181111

FAX

+86-0633-2178739

 

 

Personnel Information

 

Core Management

 

Directors

1

Name

Shuhua Huang

Position

Board of Chairman

2

Name

Yaobin Huang

Position

Director

3

Name

Shufen Huang

Position

Director

4

Name

Biling Cai

Position

Supervisor

 

Personnel Structure

 

Total Employees

About 100 Employees

 

 

Operation Information

 

Offices & Factories

 

 

Headquarters

Add

No.24, Tai-Chi Rd., Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Production Information

 

Subject is a manufacturer of secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products     with the production activities

 

Purchase Information

 

The registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

1

Manufacture and trade of aluminum alloy and the related products

2

Manufacture and trade of zinc alloy and the related products

3

Manufacture and trade of metal and components

4

Manufacture and trade of regeneration aluminum, zinc products

5

Import and export of hardware and metal

6

General trade

 

The components and raw material for production are purchased from both local and abroad.

 

Sales Information

 

Subject is mainly engaged in manufacturing and trading of secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products.

Subject introduced that it smelts the secondary aluminum, and trades the metal scrap and the related products

Subject introduced that its brand is named SBI

Subject introduced that it has the related companies in Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangdong, the mainland of China.

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

 

Subject declined to disclose the purchase settlements information, and from other sources, we couldn’t obtain the information, either.

 

Sales

 

Domestic Markets

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products.

COB, CBD, etc

            100%

 

Export

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Secondary aluminum and metal scrap and the related products.

L/C , T.T, etc.

            100%

Notes: Subject’s settlement for export is generally in USD

 

 

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

 

 

Bankers

 

The bankers’ information is not available from the subject or other sources.

 

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

 

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

 

Lawsuit

 

Up to date of reporting, no existing or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

 

 

Interview Details

 

Name

Mr. Huang

 

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.44

UK Pound

1

Rs.91.24

Euro

1

Rs.78.43

 

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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