MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.05.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

VARADA FOUR PTE. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

371 Beach Road, 22-01/05, Keypoint, 199597

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.04.2012

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

201210572-M

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited (Limited by share)

 

 

Line of Business :

The subject is principally engaged in the Shipping Lines & Chartering of Ships

 

 

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 :

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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.

:

201210572-M

COMPANY NAME

:

VARADA FOUR PTE. LTD.

FORMER NAME

:

N/A

INCORPORATION DATE

:

27/04/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY STATUS

:

EXIST

LEGAL FORM

:

PRIVATE LIMITED (LIMITED BY SHARE)

LISTED STATUS

:

NO

 

 

 

REGISTERED ADDRESS

:

371 BEACH ROAD, 22-01/05, KEYPOINT, 199597, SINGAPORE.

BUSINESS ADDRESS

:

371 BEACH ROAD, 22-01/05, KEYPOINT, 199597, SINGAPORE.

TEL.NO.

:

65-62994452

FAX.NO.

:

65-62971788

CONTACT PERSON

:

BALAJI GOPEL ( DIRECTOR )

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

:

SHIPPING LINES & CHARTERING OF SHIPS

 

 

 

ISSUED AND PAID UP CAPITAL

:

1,000.00 ORDINARY SHARE, OF A VALUE OF USD 1,000.00

SALES

:

N/A

NET WORTH

:

N/A

STAFF STRENGTH

:

N/A

LITIGATION

:

CLEAR

FINANCIAL CONDITION

:

N/A

PAYMENT

:

N/A

MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

:

WEAK

COMMERCIAL RISK

:

N/A

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

:

N/A

GENERAL REPUTATION

:

POOR

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

:

MARGINAL GROWTH

 

 

HISTORY / BACKGROUND

 

The SC is a private limited company and is allowed to have a minimum of one and a maximum of forty-nine shareholders. As a private limited company, the SC must have at least two directors. A private limited company is a separate legal entity from its shareholders. As a separate legal entity, the SC is capable of owning assets, entering into contracts, sue or be sued by other companies. The liabilities of the shareholders are to the extent of the equity they have taken up and the creditors cannot claim on shareholders' personal assets even if the SC is insolvent. The SC is governed by the Companies Act and the company must file its annual returns, together with its financial statements with the Registrar of Companies.

 

The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) shipping lines & chartering of ships.

 

 

The major shareholder(s) of the SC are shown as follows :

 

Name

Address

IC/PP/Loc No

Shareholding

(%)

VARADA GLOBAL PTE. LTD.

371 BEACH ROAD, 22-01, KEYPOINT, 199597, SINGAPORE.

201002174

1,000.00

100.00

 

 

 

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

------

 

 

 

1,000.00

100.00

 

 

 

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

=====

 

+ Also Director

 

 

Directors

 

DIRECTOR 1

 

Name Of Subject

:

CHEW GEOK HOON LENA

Address

:

838 SIMS AVENUE, 02-830, EUNOS ESTATE HUDC, 400838, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

S1659669H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

SINGAPOREAN

Date of Appointment

:

27/04/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECTOR 2

 

Name Of Subject

:

BALAJI GOPEL

Address

:

15A CHAPEL CLOSE, 429570, SINGAPORE.

IC / PP No

:

G5046544L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality

:

INDIAN

Date of Appointment

:

27/04/2012

 

 

Management

 

1)

Name of Subject

:

BALAJI GOPEL

 

Position

:

DIRECTOR

 

 

Auditor

 

Auditor

:

JAMES RAJ & CO.

Auditor' Address

:

N/A

 

 

COMPANY SECRETARIES

 

1)

Company Secretary

:

CHEW GEOK HOON LENA

 

IC / PP No

:

S1659669H

 

 

 

 

 

Address

:

838 SIMS AVENUE, 02-830, EUNOS ESTATE HUDC, 400838, SINGAPORE.

 

 

BANKING

 

No Banker found in our databank.

 

 

ENCUMBRANCE (S)

 

No encumbrance was found in our databank at the time of investigation.

 

 

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.

No winding up petition was found in our databank.

 

 

PAYMENT RECORD

 

SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS:

Local

:

N/A

Overseas

:

N/A

 

 

 


The SC refused to provide its supplier information.

 

 

CLIENTELE

 

Local

:

N/A

 

 

 

Overseas

:

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The SC refused to provide the information on its clientele.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Services

:

SHIPPING LINES & CHARTERING OF SHIPS

 

 

 

 

 

Branch

:

NO

 

 

Other Information:


The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) shipping lines & chartering of ships.

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

:

65-62994452

Match

:

N/A

 

 

 

Address Provided by Client

:

371 BEACH ROAD 22-01/05 KEY POINT SINGAPORE 199597

Current Address

:

371 BEACH ROAD, 22-01/05, KEYPOINT, 199597, SINGAPORE.

Match

:

YES

 

Other Investigations


On 21st May 2013, we contacted one of the SC's staff. She provided limited information of the SC.

The SC refused to disclose its number of employees and its banker.

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

 

No latest financial accounts are available at the Registry Office, thus we are not able to comment on the SC's financial performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 :

ECONOMY

 

 

 

According to Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the Singapore economy is expected to grow by 1.0 to 3.0% in 2013 as growth in the global economy is likely to remain subdued despite macroeconomic conditions stablising in recent months of 2013.

 

However, the global economic outlook is still clouded with uncertainties. Notably, concerns remain over the extent of the fiscal cutback with the budget sequester in the US and potential flareup of the debt crisis in the Eurozone. Should any of these risks materialise, Singapore's economic growth could come in lower than expected.

 

Although resilient domestic demand in emerging Asia will provide some support to global demand, it will not fully mitigate the effects of an economic slowdown in the advanced economies. Consequently, Singapore's externally-oriented sectors such as electronics and wholesale trade will continue to perform poorly, while the financial services sector will be affected by heightened uncertainties in the external environment. Nevertheless, there will be some modest support to growth from the biomedical manufacturing cluster and tourism-related sectors. The former will likely see increased production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and biologics while the latter will benefit from rising visitor arrivals from the region.

 

For the whole of 2012, Singapore's GDP growth slowed to 1.3%, from 5.2% in 2011, mainly due to weakness in the externally-oriented sectors. Manufacturing sector growth slowed sharply from 7.8% in the year 2011 to 0.1%. The hudge decline was largely due to a rebound in the output of the biomedical manufacturing and transport engineering clusters, which together helped to mitigate part of the fall in output in the electronics cluster. By contrast, the construction sector growth accelerated from 6.3% to 8.2% in 2012, due to the expansion in both public and private building activities.

 

Growth in the services producing industries also moderated to 1.2% in 2012, compared to 4.6% in 2011. This was mainly due to the slowdown in wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services as well as other services industries. In particular, the wholesale and retail trade sector contracted by 0.7%, compared to the 1.6% growth in year 2011. The accommodation and food services as well as other services industries posted lower gains of 2.8% and 0.1% respectively, compared to 8.2% and 6.3% in 2011.

 

For the whole of 2012, all sectors, except the wholesale and retail trade, contributed to growth. Business services was the largest contributor with 0.4 percentage-points, followed by construction with 0.3 percentage-points and transportation and storage at 0.2 percentagepoints. Besides, growth in total demand moderated to 2.4%, compared to 4.2% in 2011. Domestic demand was the key contributor to total demand growth, accounting for 2.2 percentage-points, or over 90 per cent, of the increase.

 

In 2012, total domestic demand rose by 9.7%, following the 6.5% increase in 2011. The growth in total domestic demand was broad-based across consumption, gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and changes in inventories. The total consumption expenditure in 2012 grew slightly by 0.9%, easing from the 3.7% growth in 2011. Public consumption expenditure fell by 3.6%, reversing the 0.5% growth in 2011. Private consumption expenditure registered a 2.2% gain, moderating from the 4.6% increase in the preceding year.

 

Overall, the Singapore economy is expected to grow by 1.0 to 3.0% in 2013.

 

 

 

OVERALL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK : MARGINAL GROWTH

 

 

CREDIT RISK EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION

 

Incorporated in 2012, the SC is a Private Limited company, focusing on shipping lines &amp; chartering of ships. Having been in the business for only 1 year, the SC's position in the market is not stable. The SC has yet to build up its own image and market shares. The capital standing of the SC is weak. The SC may face difficulties to expand its business compared to other large corporation. However, having strong support from its shareholder has enabled the SC to remain competitive despite the challenging business environment.

We regard that the SC's management capability is weak. Without capable management, the SC is unlikely to be successful and often contribute to unacceptable levels of accountability. Weak management can affect productivity, profitability, sales growth and ultimately can result in the failure of a business.

No financial accounts are available for analysis. As such, we are not able to comment on the SC's current financial standing.

The industry has reached its maturity stage and only enjoying a marginal growth. The steady growth of the country's economy will further enhance the industry activities. Thus, the SC's future performance is very much depend on its marketing strategies in order to retain its position in the market.

In view of the above, 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.54.04

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.95

Euro

1

Rs.70.93

 

 

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

--

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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