MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.10.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BRIGHANN COTTON MARKETING PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

BRIGHAN MARKETING PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O C & W Partners, 22 Bridge Street, Moree, New South Wales, Zip/Postal Code 2400

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.04.2010

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

143025307

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

ginning, marketing, warehousing and shipping of cotton

 

 

No. of Employees :

70

 

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 :

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)

Australia

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

austraLia ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and features low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012, Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth, averaging 3.5% a year. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports. The high Australian dollar has hurt the manufacturing sector, while the services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, stemming from rising global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia has bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, has a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand, is negotiating agreements with China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam.

 

Source : CIA

 


IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              BRIGHANN COTTON MARKETING PTY LTD

 

Business address :        Watercourse Road

Town :                          Moree

Province :                     New South Wales

Zip/postal code :           2400

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 2 67533706

Fax :                             +61 2 67533701

Email :                          marketing@brighann.com.au

Website :                      www.brighann.com.au

 

 

Registered address :     C/o C & W PARTNERS

22 Bridge Street

Town :                          Moree

Province :                     New South Wales

Zip/postal code :           2400

Country :                       Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

           

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :      09/04/2010

Legal form :                              Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                       Ian Duncan Christopher McDonald

Issued & paid up capital :          AUD 7,000,313.83

Line of business :                      Farming, ginning, shipping & marketing of cotton.

Staff employed :                       70 employees

 

 

CREDIT RISK OPINION

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                       Operational trend is steady

Management experience :          Management is modestly experienced

Financial performance :             Financial performance is undetermined

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                             No detrimental found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                     09/04/2010

Legal form :                              Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company Number: 143025307

Registered authority :                Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                         Australian Business Number: 57143025307

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                        BRIGHAN MARKETING PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form :               None reported.

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :              Ian Duncan Christopher McDonald

Designation :    General Manager

 

Name :              John Kerlin

Designation :    Financial Manager

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Ian Duncan Christopher McDonald

Designation :                Director

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      "Sorrento", Collarenebri Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 07/08/1971 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

 

 

Name :                          Ada Seery

Designation :                Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      Lot 12 Kooroogama Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 09/07/1942 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

 


Name :                          Ian John Seery

Designation :                Director

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      'Ridgewood', Watercourse Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 21/12/1965 in Moree, New South Wales, Australia.

 

Name :                          Michael William Seery

Designation :                Director

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      7 Callaille Avenue

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 28/09/1971 in Moree, New South Wales, Australia.

 

Name :                          Stephen Paul Seery

Designation :                Director

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      'Terrawynia', Collarenebri Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 04/06/1968 in Moree, New South Wales, Australia.

Name :                          William John Seery

Designation :                Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :        09/04/10

Address :                      Lot 12 Kooroogama Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Biography :                   Born on 27/12/1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Staff employed :           70 employees

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :       AUD 7,000,313.83

No of shares :               10,000,000 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :           No par value

Issued capital :              AUD 7,000,313.83

Paid up capital :            AUD 7,000,313.83

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed :                   Full List


Composition

Shareholder name :       Ian Duncan Christopher McDonald

Address :                      "Sorrento", Collarenebri Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

No. of shares :              500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholder name :       Ada Seery

Address :                      Lot 12 Kooroogama Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

No. of shares :              2,500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholder name :       Ian John Seery

Address :                      'Ridgewood', Watercourse Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

No. of shares :              1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholder name :       Michael William Seery

Address :                      7 Callaille Avenue

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

No. of shares :              1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholder name :       Stephen Paul Seery

Address :                      'Terrawynia', Collarenebri Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

No. of shares :              1,500,000 Ordinary Shares

 

Shareholder name :       William John Seery

Address :                      Lot 12, Kooroogama Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments                         : None reported.

 

 


BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :             National Australia Bank Limited

Address :                      Australia

Account details :           Current Account

Comments :                  It is generally not the policy of local banks to provide credit status information to

non related parties, however interested parties would be advised to consult first

with the Subject if banker's references are required.

 

Mortgages :                  None reported.

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :       None reported.

Court judgements :        None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Description

Comments :                  The representative contacted declined to provide any financial information until

the inquiring party details are revealed.

 

The Subject is classified as a small proprietary company by the Australian

Securities & Investments Commission hence is not required to disclose their

financial statement.

 

A proprietary company is defined as small for a financial year if it satisfies at least

two of the following:

 

- The consolidated revenue for the financial year of the company and any entities

it controls is less than $25 million;

 

-The value of the consolidated gross assets at the end of the financial year of the

company and any entities it controls is less than $12.5 million, and

 

-The company and any entities it controls have fewer than 50 employees at the

end of the financial year.

 


OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities :                         The Subject is engaged in ginning, marketing, warehousing and shipping of cotton.

 

Product & services :      Farming

The Subject's farm (Seery Farm) produces crops in the Gwydir and

MacIntyre Valleys of inland New South Wales and Queensland and a

cotton ginning facility in the Gwydir Valley.

 

Ginning

The ginning facility provides cotton lint output for Seery Farms, Grower

Clients and for the Mill End-User.

 

Warehousing

The Subject operates a warehouse facility which is part of the Brighann Gin

complex. The warehouse is predominantly used to support storage of

cotton.

 

Marketing

The Subject markets its own cotton and cotton purchased from other

growers.

 

Shipping

The Subject manages its logistics in-house which includes includes export

documentation, inland freight, ocean freight, and delivery to final

destination.

 

This final (in-house) management and control of the shipping leg; enables

the Subject's Cotton Marketing Team to control the product from the initial

planting of the seed, right through to the delivery of lint bales to Mills

anywhere in the world.

 

Purchases

Local :                          Yes

International :                None reported.

 

Sales

Local :                          None reported.

International :                China, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia

Key events :                  June 18, 2013

FAMILY-BASED Moree business Brighann Cotton Marketing is going so

well with exports to China that it has put on extra staff, general manager

Ian McDonald said.

 

The cotton ginning and marketing company owned by the Seery family has

reported significant export sales in China following assistance from the

NSW Government via the Global Growth Program run by NSW Trade &

Investment.


Brighann Cotton has been involved with the program for the past two years

- and has put on seven extra staff, mostly in the past few years.

 

Mr McDonald said 90 per cent of their exports went to China, with the rest

going to Thailand and Indonesia.

 

"We've been exporting cotton for the past seven years; it's a standalone

business off the gin but the gin helps support the infrastructure," he said.

Things were going so well the company had even opened an office in

Beijing three years ago, staffed by two people.

 

"Our main interest is in China... over time, it's developed and, with the

bigger crops, we've been able to have a larger turnover," Mr McDonald

said.

 

He praised then-employee Chris Celovic, based at Tamworth, for getting

them into the Global Growth Program.

 

"He showed us that there were many opportunities available for exporters;

he showed us how to access those funds," Mr McDonald said. He said the

program had been "useful, definitely".

 

Mr McDonald said he was proud to be associated with the Seery family

farm and the cotton ginning and marketing businesses.

 

"They own the farms as well so it's basically vertical integration for those

guys... We are the only truly

 

Australian-owned and operated cotton merchant," he said.

 

They were able to employ more people in Moree on the farm because the

cotton was being packed there, not being trucked to port then packed.

 

"We've been able to localise everything - instead of the cotton coming into

the gin and having to be moved after seven days off the gin pad [like many

other companies who use gins they don't own]. We can just keep it here at

Moree and coordinate our logistics from here... there are efficiencies and

jobs here for documentation staff, for example. So it value-adds it out

here," he said.

 

Deputy premier and minister for Trade & Investment Andrew Stoner said

NSW Trade & Investment had worked extensively with the company to

develop its China strategy and establish a marketing and management

facility in China.

 

"The NSW Government is committed to building strong working

relationships with the private sector and provides a range of support for

new and established exporters across the state," Mr Stoner said.

Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries congratulated the company for its

ongoing success.

 


"The NSW Government provided funding which allowed the company to

bring Chinese milling buyers to NSW to see production and understand the

Australian cotton-ginning process," Mr Humphries said.

 

"The funding also supported website translation, marketing materials and

engagement of a consultant to help the company access trade finance and

identify Chinese cottonmilling companies to bring to Australia for incentive

buying.

 

"The NSW Government's support has helped Brighann Ginning and

Marketing maximise the operating performance of their investments

offshore and develop supply chains from Moree to China to take advantage

of free-trade zones in Chinese ports.

 

"A NSW Trade & Investment export adviser worked extensively with the

company to develop their export readiness skills utilising his extensive

experience in the China market to realise the export outcome."

 

Mr Stoner said the NSW Government would continue to work closely with

businesses around the state to provide export assistance, opportunities to

visit target markets and help companies expand internationally.

Source: Northern Daily Leader

www.moreechampion.com.au

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from the verified heading address consisting of a

warehouse, cotton production facility and administrative office.

 

Branches :                    In addition the Subject operates from the following farming office located at:

 

Kooroogamma Road

Moree, NSW 2400

Australia

Tel: +61 2 67523899

 

Other property :             Warehousing facility has capacity for:

- Cotton Lint - 60,000 Bales.

- uzzy Cotton seed - 14,000 MT.

 

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) & Economic Overview

Central bank :                                        Reserve Bank of Australia

 

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold :    US$ 46.714 billion

 

Gross domestic product - GDP :            US$ 1.586 trillion

 

GPP (Purchasing power parity) :            954.296 billion of International dollars

 

GDP per capita - current prices :            US$ 68,916

 

GDP - composition by sector :             agriculture: 4%

industry: 25.6%

services: 70.4%

 

Inflation :                                              2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.4%

2012: 2.7%

 

Unemployment rate :                             2010: 5.2%

2011: 5.1%

2012: 5.2%

Public debt

(General Government gross debt as

a % GDP)                                             2010: 20.4%

2011: 22.9%

2012: 24%

 

Government bond ratings :                    Standard & Poor's: AAA

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

Market value of publicly traded shares    : US$1.198 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country :         Qantas Airways (Airline),Coca-Cola Amatil (Beverages), CSL (Biotechs),

Brambles (Business & Personal Services),Crown Ltd (Casinos &  aming), Amcor (Containers & Packaging),Suncorp-Metway (Diversified Insurance), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining),Newcrest Mining (Diversified Metals & Mining), Orica (Diversified Metals & Mining), Iluka Resources (Diversified Metals & Mining), Origin Energy (Electric Utilities), AGL Energy (Electric Utilities), Wesfarmers (Food Retail), Woolworths (Food Retail), Metcash (Food Retail), Macquarie Group (Investment services), AMP (Investment services), Challenger Ltd (Investment services), Fortescue Metals Group (Iron & Steel), Bluescope Steel (Iron & Steel), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), National Australia Bank (Major Banks), ANZ (Major Banks), Woodside Petroleum (Oil & Gas Operations), Santos (Oil & Gas Operations), Caltex Australia (Oil & Gas Operations), WorleyParsons (Oil Services & Equipment), Toll Holdings (Other Transportation), Transurban Group (Other Transportation), QBE Insurance Group (Property & Casualty Insurance), Insurance Australia Group (Property & Casualty Insurance), QR National (Railroads), Westfield Group (Real Estate), Stockland Australia (Real Estate), Westfield Retail Trust (Real Estate), Lend Lease (Real Estate), CFS Retail Property Trust (Real Estate), Goodman Group (Real Estate), Bendigo & Adelaide Bank (Regional Banks), Bank of Queensland (Regional Banks), Incitec Pivot (Specialized Chemicals), Telstra (Telecommunications Services)

 

Trade & Competitiveness Overview

Total exports :                           US$263.9 billion

Exports commodities :              Coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport

equipment

Total imports :                           US$239.7 billion

Imports commodities :               Machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines,

telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

 

Export - major partners :            China 27.4%, Japan 19.2%, South Korea 8.9%, India 5.8%

Import - major partners :            China 18.5%, US 11.4%, Japan 7.9%, Singapore 6.3%, Germany 4.7%

 

FDI Inflows :                             2009: US$26,554 million

2010: US$35,556 million

2011: US$41,317 million

 

FDI Outflows :                           2009: US$16,693 million

2010: US$12,791 million

2011: US$19,999 million

Best countries for doing business : 10 out of 185 countries

 

Global competitiveness ranking : 20 (ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)

 

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population :                      22.68 million

Total area :                                7,692,024 km2

Capital :                                    Canberra

Currency :                                 Australian dollars (AUD)

Internet users as % of total

Population                                79%

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

PAY

Purchase Term

Local :                                      Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 30-90 days

 

 

Sales Term

International :                            L/C, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-90 days

 

Trade Reference/ Payment Behaviour

Comments :                              As local and international trade references were not supplied, the Subject's

payment track record history cannot be appropriately determined but based

on our research, payments are believed to be met without delay.

 

 

Investigation Note

Sources :                                  Interviews and material provided by the Subject

Other official and local business sources


NT HISTORY

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.69

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.59

Euro

1

Rs.83.67

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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