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Report Date : |
07.05.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
DATACOLOR
ASIA PACIFIC (HK)
LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
Room 4301, 43/F., Tower 2, Metroplaza, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
30.01.2002 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
32373598 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company |
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Line of Business : |
Subject is a global leader in color management solutions and color communication technology |
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No. of Employees : |
15 |
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:
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2012) |
Current Rating (31.03.2013) |
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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 |
DATACOLOR ASIA PACIFIC (HK) LTD.
Room 4301, 43/F., Tower 2, Metroplaza, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 2420 8283
FAX: 2420 8320
E-MAIL: asiamarketing@datacolor.com
Managing Director: Mr. Lee Man Kiu Charles
Incorporated on: 30th January, 2002.
Organization: Private Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal: HK$10,000.00
Issued: HK$10,000.00
Business Category: Colour Technology Trader.
Net Sales of Group: US$55,912,000 (Year ended 30-09-2012)
Employees: 15.
Main Dealing Banker: Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Good.
Registered Head
Office:-
Room 4301, 43/F., Tower 2, Metroplaza, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Holding Company:-
Datacolor Holding AG, Switzerland.
Ultimate Holding
Company:-
Datacolor AG, Switzerland.
Associated
Companies:-
Datacolor AG Europe, Switzerland.
Datacolor Belgium BVBA, Belgium.
Datacolor GmbH, Germany.
Datacolor Inc., US.
Datacolor International France SAS, France.
Datacolor International Ltd., UK.
Datacolor Italia S.r.l., Italy.
Datacolor Logistik AG, Switzerland.
Datacolor Solutions Private Ltd., India.
Datacolor Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., China.
Datacolor Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China.
MABAG AG, Switzerland.
32373598
0784723
Managing Director: Mr. Lee Man Kiu Charles
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
(As per registry
dated 30-01-2013)
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Name |
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No.
of shares |
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Datacolor Holding AG Obergrundstrasse 110, 6002 Lucerne,
Switzerland. |
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9,999 |
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Overseas Nominees Ltd.,
Hong Kong. |
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1 |
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––––– |
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Total: |
10,000 ===== |
(As per registry
dated 30-01-2013)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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Albertus J.
BUSCH |
105 Bedens Brook Road,
Skillman, N.J. 08558, U.S.A. |
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LEE Man Kiu
Charles |
Flat C, 20/F., Tower 7, The
Latitude, 638 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong, Hong Kong. |
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Mark Oliver LEUCHTMANN |
Baarerstrasse 149 CH-6300 Zug,
Switzerland. |
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Helen H JEN |
7 Cottage Lane, Marlboro, NJ
07746, U.S.A. |
(As per registry
dated 30-01-2013)
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Name |
Address |
Co.
No. |
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Tricor Strath Ltd. |
Level 28, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Hong
Kong. |
0004873 |
The subject was incorporated on 30th January, 2002 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.
Activities: Colour Technology Trader.
Lines: All kinds of colour related equipment and products, etc.
Employees: 15.
Commodities Imported: Europe, etc.
Markets: China, North America, Other Asian Countries, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, etc.
Net Sales of Group: US$56,127,000 (Year ended 30-09-2010)
US$55,456,000 (Year ended 30-09-2011)
US$55,912,000 (Year ended 30-09-2012)
Terms/Sales: As per contracted.
Terms/Buying: Various terms.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
Group Profit: US$4,395,000 (Year ended 30-09-2010)
US$3,775,000 (Year ended 30-09-2011)
US$4,218,000 (Year ended 30-09-2012)
Profit or Loss: Operation is conducted on a profitable basis.
Condition: Business remains normal.
Facilities: Is making use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met as agreed.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Good.
Datacolor Asia Pacific (HK) Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Datacolor Holding AG which is a Germany-based firm. Its ultimate holding company Datacolor AG [Datacolor] is a Switzerland-based firm. Datacolor is a listed firm.
The subject is
trading in the following commodities and offering clients with the following
services:-
· Scientific Testing Equipment (Textile & Garments Colour Testing Equipment);
· Quality/Laboratory Testing Services (Color management and communications solutions for automobile (inner and outer colour coating) and for plastic pigment);
· Electrical & Electronic Products Testing (LCD monitor, plasma, projector color management and communications solutions); &
· Textile & Garments Testing (Color management and communications solutions).
Datacolor makes instruments and software that control color measuring, matching, and quality control for use in textile, paint, automotive, printing, photography, and home theatre applications. Its “Spyder” brand targets the consumer market. Datacolor also offers a variety of services, including calibration of spectrophotometers, on-site consulting, product training, and education in color theory. Datacolor sells directly to consumers online and through resellers. It also integrates its products with those of partners such as Lectra, Fongs, and Lawer.
Datacolor is a global leader in color management solutions and color communication technology. The world’s leading brands, manufacturers, creative professionals and consumers, have been choosing Datacolor’s innovative technology and solutions to consistently achieve the right color for 40 years.
A Swiss-held company, Datacolor’s global presence encompasses a sales, service and support network serving customers in more than 65 countries throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia, along with 13 worldwide operation and production facilities. This combination has given the company an intimate understanding of its core markets and how they depend on color, thus allowing Datacolor to provide cost-effective solutions to manage color globally throughout its customers’ workflows – enabling them to realize their vision, save time, improve quality, reduce costs, and excite their customers. Industries served include apparel and textile, paint and coatings, automotive, plastics, photography, digital imaging, home theatre, ink, printing, paper, leather and others.
In supply chains, Datacolor’s award-winning technology electronically controls and communicates color between retailers, manufacturers and suppliers. Offerings include complete computerized systems for color measuring, matching, quality control and communication to industries who must manage color accurately from design through production and marketing. In manufacturing, Datacolor improves efficiency and competitiveness with fast, accurate color matching, color testing and color communication. In digital imaging, Datacolor provides leading-edge, affordable solutions for monitor and printer calibration. These solutions allow serious photographers, creative professionals, and home entertainment specialists to achieve the optimum color experience in all their media.
For the year ended 30th September, 2012, the net sales of the Group amounted to US$55.9 million (2011: US$55.5 million). Group profit for the year was US$4.2 million (2011: US$3.8 million).
Datacolor remains debt-free in FY2012. The Company has a substantial net cash position of US$24 million and a robust balance sheet with a solid equity ratio of 64.1% (September 30, 2011: 60.7%).
During the period under review, the share of sales generated by the Asia Pacific region increased to 31.3% (30.4%). Above all in China, Datacolor recorded pleasing growth due to the significant expansion of the direct sales organization in the reporting period. The North and South American markets also lifted their share of sales from 28.2% to 30.2%. Under the impact of the euro crisis, Europe’s share of Group sales decreased slightly, but the region remains Datacolor’s largest market, accounting for 38.5% (41.4%).
Datacolor is one of the world’s leading suppliers of software and hardware systems for color management and measurement. The Group is the global market leader in the textile industry and in the color calibration of displays and printers. In the year under review, Datacolor further expanded its strong market position in key markets such as the automotive and plastics industries as well as manufacturers of paints and dyes. In the growth markets of China and India, the sales and service organization was substantially strengthened by more than doubling personnel from 20 to 45 employees. Datacolor intensified cooperation with local distribution partners in important emerging markets such as Turkey and Brazil. In the United States, the distribution channel for the ‘Spyder’ product family was streamlined, which essentially simplified and intensified Datacolor’s direct communication with its end customers. As a result, the average headcount increased by 12% to 311 fulltime equivalents, due mainly to the expansion of the sales organization in Asia.
During the year under review, Datacolor launched a significant number of new, innovative solutions such as the ‘45G’ portable spectrophotometer with integrated gloss measurement.
The subject is fully supported by the Group.
On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.53.95 |
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UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.84.03 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.70.72 |
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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