MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report Date :

03.10.2013

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	KIN LEONG GOLDSMITH INDUSTRIES

Registered Office :	Block 1014 Geylang East Avenue 3, #03-234, 389729

Country :	Singapore

Date of Incorporation :	09.04.1996

Com. Reg. No.:	52819416-W

Legal Form :	Partnership

Line of Business :	Trading of Gold, Jewelleries

No. of Employees :	11

RATING & COMMENTS

MIRA’s Rating :

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, 31^st,2013

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Singapore

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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

REGISTRATION NO.	:	52819416-W
COMPANY NAME	:	KIN LEONG GOLDSMITH INDUSTRIES
COMMENCEMENT DATE	:	09/04/1996
REGISTRATION DATE	:	09/04/1996
EXPIRY DATE	:	09/04/2014
BUSINESS CONSTITUTION	:	PARTNERSHIP
BUSINESS ADDRESS	:	BLOCK 1014 GEYLANG EAST AVENUE 3, #03-234, 389729, SINGAPORE.
TEL.NO.	:	65-67420991
FAX.NO.	:	65-68460107
CONTACT PERSON	:	TAN ( STAFF )
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY	:	TRADING OF GOLD, JEWELLERIES
STAFF STRENGTH	:	11 [2013]
LITIGATION	:	CLEAR
PAYMENT	:	N/A
MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY	:	AVERAGE
COMMERCIAL RISK	:	HIGH
CURRENCY EXPOSURE	:	N/A
GENERAL REPUTATION	:	SATISFACTORY
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK	:	AVERAGE GROWTH

HISTORY / BACKGROUND

The SC commenced its business on 09/04/1996 as a PARTNERSHIP.

The SC is a partnership firm registered under the Business Registration Act. The partners liabilities are unlimited, that is, if the partnership is not able to meet its obligations, the partners have to be personally liable for the debts incurred. The SC's ownership is transferable with consent of the other partners. The SC as a partnership firm is governed by the Partnership Act. The SC is not required to file in its financial statements with the Registry of Business.

The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) trading of gold, jewelleries.

The owner of the SC are shown as follows :

Name	Address	IC/PP/Loc No	Shareholding	(%)
CHONG KIN LIONG	51, LORONG MELAYU , 416931, SINGAPORE.	S2504518A	50.00	50.00
CHONG SU LEONG	5 KOVAN ROAD, 16 - 18 KOVAN RESIDENCES , 544894, SINGAPORE.	S6842380E	50.00	50.00
			---------------	------
			100.00	100.00
			============	=====

+ Also Director

OWNERS

OWNER(S) 1

Name Of Subject	:	CHONG KIN LIONG
Address	:	51, LORONG MELAYU, 416931, SINGAPORE.
IC / PP No	:	S2504518A
Nationality	:	SINGAPOREAN
Date of Appointment	:	08/04/1996
Shareholding	:	50%

OWNER(S) 2

Name Of Subject	:	CHONG SU LEONG
Address	:	5 KOVAN ROAD, 16 - 18 KOVAN RESIDENCES, 544894, SINGAPORE.
IC / PP No	:	S6842380E
Nationality	:	SINGAPOREAN
Date of Appointment	:	08/04/1996
Shareholding	:	50%

MANAGEMENT

1)	Name of Subject	:	TAN
	Position	:	STAFF

AUDITOR

No Auditor found in our databank

BANKING

No Banker found in our databank.

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.

PAYMENT RECORD

SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS:
Local	:	N/A
Overseas	:	N/A

The SC refused to disclose its suppliers.

CLIENTELE

Local	:	YES	Percentage	:	100%
Domestic Markets	:	SINGAPORE
Overseas	:	NO
Credit Term	:	N/A
Payment Mode	:	CASH

OPERATIONS

Goods Traded

GOLD, JEWELLERIES

Total Number of Employees:
YEAR	2013
GROUP	N/A
COMPANY	11

Branch

Other Information:

The SC is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) trading of gold, jewelleries.

The SC sells gold, precious jewelleries and others.

CURRENT INVESTIGATION

Latest fresh investigations carried out on the SC indicated that :

Telephone Number Provided By Client	:	N/A
Current Telephone Number	:	65-67420991
Match	:	N/A

Address Provided by Client	:	BLK, 1014, #03-234, GEYLANG EAST AVENUE-3, SINGAPORE 389729
Current Address	:	BLOCK 1014 GEYLANG EAST AVENUE 3, #03-234, 389729, SINGAPORE.
Match	:	YES

Other Investigations

On 1st October 2013 we contacted one of the staff from the SC and she only provided limited information on the SC.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

We are unable to comment on the SC financial position as the SC is not required by the law to file its financial statement in the Registrar of Business.

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 :	TRADING


The wholesale and retail trade sector contracted by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2012, extending the 0.2% decline in the preceding quarter. For the whole of 2012, the sector declined by 0.7%, reversing the 1.6% growth in 2011. The sector was weighed down primarily by the wholesale trade segment. In 2012, the wholesale trade segment contracted by 1.0%, a reversal from the 1.4% growth in 2011. Growth of the retail trade segment also moderated to 2.0%, from 3.2% in the year 2011.

The domestic wholesale trade index grew by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2012, an improvement from the 5.4% decline in the third quarter. This was partly due to an increase in the sales of chemicals & chemical products and ship chandlers & bunkering. For the full year of 2012, the domestic wholesale trade index contracted by 2.2%, extending the 1.7% decline in 2011. The foreign wholesale trade index grew by 8.6% in the fourth quarter, an increase from the 6.6% growth in the third quarter. The expansion was partly due to resilient sales of petroleum & petroleum products. For the whole of 2012, the foreign wholesale trade index expanded by 9.1%, faster than the 4.3% increase in 2011.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, retail sales volume declined by 2.0%, extending the 0.3% decline in the third quarter. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales volume grew by 0.4%, a slight moderation compared to the 1.5% gain in the third quarter of 2012. The sales volume of motor vehicles fell by 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, after contracting by 6.1% in the third quarter. The sales of several discretionary items also declined in the fourth quarter. Besides, the sales of optical goods & books in 2012 fell by 3.6%, while the sales of telecommunications apparatus & computers declined by 1.4%.

For 2012 as a whole, retail sales volume grew by 1.3%, compared to the 2.0% expansion in 2011. Excluding motor vehicle sales, the increase in retail sales volume also moderated from 5.4% in 2011 to 1.7% in 2012. Medical goods & toiletries registered the largest increase (9.3%) in sales, followed by telecommunications apparatus & computers (6.9%). By contrast, the sales of watches & jewellery (-2.2%) and optical goods & books (-3.6%) declined.


OVERALL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK : AVERAGE GROWTH

CREDIT RISK EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION

Incorporated in 1996, the SC is a Partnership company, focusing on trading of gold and jewelleries. Having been in the industry for over a decade, the SC has achieved a certain market share and has built up a satisfactory reputation in the market. It should have received supports from its regular customers.

Investigation revealed that the SC concentrates only on the local market. This narrow market segment has placed the SC at high business risk and limits its business expansion opportunities. Any adverse changes to the local economy might have a negative impact on the SC's business performance. Being a small company, the SC's business operation is supported by 11 employees. Overall, we regard that the SC's management capability is average.

As the SC is registered as a partnership, it is not required by law to file its financial statements for public review. As such, we are unable to ascertain its present financial health.

The industry shows an upward trend and this trend is very likely to sustain in the near terms. Hence, the SC is expected to benefit from the favourable outlook of the industry. However, we are of the opinion that there are a large number of other companies in the same industry. In another word, we believe that the SC faces stiff competitions from other local players.

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.

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

- From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8^th Century B.C. India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18^th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

- The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

- The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

- Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

- Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

- Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

- Excerpts from Times of India dated 30^th October 2010 is as under –

- Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February 2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012, India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.

- The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector. This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Currency	Unit	Indian Rupees
US Dollar	1	Rs.62.35
UK Pound	1	Rs.101.20
Euro	1	Rs.84.54

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
----	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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