MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.11.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CELIO SOURCING LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1001-1003, 10/F., Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.09.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

37181079

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Garments, accessories.

 

 

No. of Employees :

35

 

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)

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

 

CELIO SOURCING LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Room 1001-1003, 10/F., Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-2739 0937,  852-2739 0231

 

FAX:                 852-2316 2889

 

E-MAIL:            ps_chan@celiosourcing.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:         Mr. Marc Grosman

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             22nd September, 2006.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital: Nominal:           HK$1,000,000.00

Issued:                          HK$1,000,000.00

 

Business Category:        Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Employees:                   35.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.


Company name

 

CELIO SOURCING LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 1001-1003, 10/F., Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Celio International S.A., Belgium.

 

Associated Companies:-

Celio France S.A.S., France.

Celio Future Fashion Ltd., India.

Celio S.A., France.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

37181079

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1075836

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Marc Grosman

Merchandiser:  Ms. Eunice Lee

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00 (Divided into 1,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER  

 

(As per registry dated 22-09-2013)

Name

 

No. of shares

Celio International S.A.

Immeuble South Center, Titanium - Place Marcel, Broodthaers, 8-1060 Bruxelles, Belgium.

 

1,000,000

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DIRECTORS  

 

(As per registry dated 22-09-2013)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Marc GROSMAN

Immeuble South Center, Titanium - Place Marcel, Broodthaers, 8-1060 Bruxelles, Belgium.

 

Laurent GROSMAN

7 rue Pierre Dreyfus Clichy, F-92110, France.

 

Pierre Robert Joseph Georges PARLONGUE

Immeuble South Center, Titanium - Place Marcel, Broodthaers, 8-1060 Bruxelles, Belgium.

 

SECRETARY 

 

(As per registry dated 22-09-2013)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Finetune Corporate Services Ltd.

Room 705 & 706, 7/F., China Insurance Group Building, 141 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

0824591

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 22nd September, 2006 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.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           Garments, accessories.

 

Employees:                   35.

 

Commodities Imported:   Asia, Europe, etc.

 

Markets:                       Belgium, Israel, other European countries, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:                L/C or as per contracted.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$1,000,000.00 (Divided into 1,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$1,000,000.00

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a small profit.

 

Condition:                      Business is normal.

 

Facilities:                      Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met as required.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                         The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Normal.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Having issued 1 million ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Celio Sourcing Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celio International S.A., a Belgium-based firm.  Its associate Celio S.A. [Celio] is a France-based firm.  The directors of the subject are Belgium and France passport holders.

The subject is trading in the following commodities: suits and jackets (women’s and men’s), knitted garments, cardigan, sweater and pullover, dress gloves, belts, spectacles, sunglasses, books and magazines, etc.

The subject sources the above-mentioned commodities in the Asia Pacific regions, Europe, etc., and re-exports to India, Israel, Belgium, France, etc.  However, China is its main supplying country.  To our knowledge, two garment manufacturers in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China are the subject’s main suppliers.

Celio is an international men’s clothing retailer based in Saint-Ouen, France.  It caters primarily to the Continental European market, aiming to provide fashionable, affordable clothing.  Most of Celio’s stores are located in large shopping centres, with a smaller percentage to be found in the shopping districts of cities and large suburbs.  Now, the group is employing over 2,100 people, with around 1,800 working in stores and the remainder at the group’s headquarters and warehouses.

Celio is a French family owned business that has become a worldwide major players in men’s ready to wear clothing.

In 1978, two brothers, Marc and Laurent Grosmann, took moved their family shop situated on Holy Street, to Paris.  They began opening other shops as early as 1980, all in Parisian region.  The concept, Celio, being truly born in 1985.  In 1989, Celio had 34 establishments in France.  In 1992, store counts had reached 150 establishments in France.  They began opening shops in Belgium and in Spain, then in Portugal (1994) and Italy (1999).  Besides these countries, Celio’s shops are also operated in Czezh Republic and Slovakia.

In terms of merchandising, 75% of Celio shops are in commercial centres while 25% are street locations.  The main shops of Celio are operated by Celio France SAS which is a France-based firm.

With establishments in 70 countries, on 5 continents, Celio counts today close to 1,000 points of sales or stores.

The stores retails the products bearing the brand names of “Celio” and “Celio CLUB” and about 35 million garments are sold every year.

Celio CLUB” is a completely separate brand which was created in 2007.  Now, “Celio CLUB” has become a significant brand in France and some other European countries.

Celio Future Fashion Limited is a member of the Celio Group.  It offers retail distribution of men‘s apparel and accessories.  This company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in India.  Celio Future Fashion Limited is a joint venture between Indus-League Clothing Ltd. and Celio International S.A.

However, Celio International S.A. is trying to raise its stake in Celio Future Fashion Limited to 100%.  An application made by Celio International is underway.

The subject is responsible for supplying commodities to Celio’s affiliate shops.

The subject is fully supported by its parent and the Celio Group.  The subject’s holding company Celio International S.A. has set up a large distribution network in Belgium.

The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over seven years and a months.

On the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.73

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.92

Euro

1

Rs.84.06

 

 

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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