MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.05.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EURO  BAG  (FIVE  STARS  COLLECTION)  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 705-707, 7/F., Texwood Plaza, 6 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

31.03.1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18051104

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of bags, etc.

 

 

No. of Employees :

16

 

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 :

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)

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 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.

 

Source : CIA


Company Name and address

 

EURO  BAG  (FIVE  STARS  COLLECTION)  LTD.

 

ADDRESS:             Unit 705-707, 7/F., Texwood Plaza, 6 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

PHONE:                  2423 0886

 

FAX:                       2425 0610,  2425 0670

 

E-MAIL:                  eurobag@eurobag.com.hk

info@eurobag.com.hk

joey@eurobag.com.hk

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Freerk Groeneveld

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:                         31st March, 1994.

 

Organization:                             Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                                     Nominal:HK$10,000.00

                                                Issued:  HK$2.00

 

Business Category:                    Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Employees:                               16.

 

Main Dealing Banker:                 KBC Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:                       Good.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Unit 705-707, 7/F., Texwood Plaza, 6 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

18051104

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0473042

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Freerk Groeneveld

Contact Person:  Ms. Lao Wan Mei

 

 

CAPITAL

 

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

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$2.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

(As per registry dated 31-03-2013)

Name

 

No. of shares

Dara Holding B.V.

Handelsweg 14-16, 9483 We Tynaarlo, The Netherlands.

 

1

 

Pare Beheer B.V

Handelsweg 14-16, 9483 We Tynaarlo, The Netherlands.

 

1

 

 

 

Total:

2

=

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

(As per registry dated 31-03-2013)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

LAO Wan Mei

Flat K, 19/F., Block 1, Broadview Court, 11 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

 

Freerk GROENEVELD

Suite 15101, Harbour Plaza Metropolis, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 31-03-2013)

Name

Address

Co. No.

BMS Secretaries Ltd.

20/F., Fung House, 19-20 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

1566261

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 31st March, 1994 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Originally the subject was registered under the name of Flagboat Ltd., name changed to the present style on 17th May, 1994.

 

Last time, the subject was located at Unit 1-8, 27/F., Tower 1, Millenium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to the present address in January 2013.

 

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

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                                  Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                                       All kinds of bags, etc.

 

Brand Names:                           Daniel Ray, Bagsac, Axel David, Brunotti, The Chesterfield Brand.

 

Employees:                               16.

 

Commodities Imported:               China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Markets:                                   Asian countries, Europe, Middle East, North America, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                             CAD, L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:                           L/C, Advanced 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$2.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:                   (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:                            Making a small profit every year.

 

Condition:                                  Keeping in a satisfactory manner.

 

Facilities:                                  Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                                  Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:                 Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                                     KBC Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:                                  Small.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Euro Bag (Five Stars Collection) Ltd. is equally owned by two Holland based firms, namely, Dara Holding B.V. and Pare Beheer B.V.

 

The subject has just issued 2 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each while each of the holding companies holds a single share.

 

The subject is under the MultiBrand Bags Group [MBB Group] which includes Dutchbag B.V. and Pare B.V. as well.  It was established in 1994 to monitor and steer production and quality processes in the Asia Pacific Region.  It soon became a sales office, producing and marketing its own bag programme to customers across the world.

The subject has more than fifteen years of experience in the local production market, the often complicated domestic trade regulations and logistic services.

 

The subject monitors the quality of the bags produced by the MBB Group as well as their production process.  It is a company to produce all bags in 100% compliant factories, in line with the EU regulations.  The subject has set up an office in Shanghai.  The subject and the Shanghai office have been staffed with experienced personnel who are multilingual and understand the complexities of China’s regulations, taxation regime and corporate system.

MBB Group originated in Paré B.V., a business enterprise that entered the market in 1972 with the import and sale of household goods.  In 1974 it imported its first shopping bag.

 

The company expanded by incorporating the Rachel brand (fashion bags) in 1989.  Rachel was renamed Daniel Ray and Sur:5:al.  Paré thrived in the nineteen nineties.  As of 2000, only the brand Daniel Ray remained, a brand that marketed a broad fashion/sports collection.

 

To increase sales in the higher segment, Dutchbag was founded in 2004. From the start it specialised in trend-setting bag collections for brands operating in the middle market price segment.

 

In 2010 Paré, Dutchbag and Eurobag decided to join forces as “MultiBrand Bags Group”.  The corporate brand bundled the strengths of the three businesses to serve new and existing relations either separately or in combination.

 

To our knowledge, the business of Dutchbag B.V. was not good in Holland.  Now, its business in the country has ceased.

 

The production base of the subject is in Southern China.

 

The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over 19 years.  On the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements in small credit amounts.

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

06-08-2004

Instrument:      Charge Over Deposits

Property:

Charged of Credit Balance by way of first fixed charge:-

Charged account means (i) every account of whatever nature now and at any time hereafter opened and maintained in the name of the chargor with the Bank at any of its branches and offices, (ii) every account of the charge set-out in the Schedule including the account maintained in the name of the charge with the financial institution named in the said Schedule, in each case including any subsequent renewal of the account or deposit or any part thereof, whether or not re-designated or re-numbered or evidenced by the name deposit receipt

Definition of Credit Balance:-

Credit Balance means the aggregate credit balance of the Charged accounts from time to time, including all interest accruing from time to time in respect of them

Charged Account:

Name of Financial Institution:  KBC Bank N.V., Hong Kong.

Type of Account/Deposit:  Pledge deposit

Account/Deposit Receipt Number:  4016382A996245AB

Existing Amounts: HK$1,500,000

Mortgagee:      KBC Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

Secured Liabilities, all amounts which are or may become payable in respect of principal, interest or otherwise by the Borrower to the Bank at any time and in any currency and whether present pf future, actual or contingent and whether incurred alone or jointly with or as surety with or as surety for another and all expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with recovery of any of the above.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.19

Euro

1

Rs.71.11

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

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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