MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.08.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

A Q HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

14 Jackson Street, KWA DUKUZA, KwaZulu-Natal P O Box 661, 4450

 

 

Country :

South Africa

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.08.1972

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in specialising in the trade of rice pulses, grains, spices and legumes.

 

 

No of Employees :

20

 

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 – June 01, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

South Africa

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 


SOUTH AFRICA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors and a stock exchange that is the 16th largest in the world. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. The global financial crisis reduced commodity prices and world demand. GDP fell nearly 2% in 2009 but has recovered since then, albeit slowly with 2014 growth projected at about 2%. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is at nearly 25% of the work force, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Eskom, the state-run power company, has built two new power stations and installed new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa is operating on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until those plants come on line. South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation, however, the country has had significant budget deficits that restrict its ability to deal with pressing economic problems. The current government faces growing pressure from special interest groups to use state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth.

 

Source : CIA

 


COMPANY NAME

 

A Q HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

 

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

 

14 Jackson Street

KWA DUKUZA

KwaZulu-Natal

 

 

POSTAL ADDRESS

 

P O Box 661

KWA DUKUZA

4450

 

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER

 

+27 32 552 3610 / 2950 / 3612

 

 

FAX NUMBER

 

+27 32 552 3656           

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

100%    F A Q MANGERAH

 

The shareholding of the subject changed in January 2009 when A Q

MANGERAH (Snr) passed away.

 

 

ASSOCIATE COMPANIES    

 

None

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

MRS F B A MANGERAH                                    ID No.   4908170094080

MS A MANGERAH (daughter)                             ID No.   7506110233086

F A Q MANGERAH (son - twin)                           ID No.   7406160235083

MS F A Q MANGERAH (daughter – twin) ID No.   7406165266083

MS M MANGERAH (daughter)                            ID No.   7811230152087

 

 

BANKERS

 

STANDARD BANK, Stanger branch, Account Number: 052730018.  It was stated that the subject enjoys overdraft facilities.  Utilisation of the overdraft is stated to be nil as credit balances are normally maintained at the bank.

 

 

DATE REGISTERED

 

30 August 1972

Registration Certificate Number: 1972/009095/07

 

The business was originally started by A Q MANGERAH (Snr) and it was stated that that his sons and daughters worked with him in the business for a number of years.  When he passed away in 2009, his son, F A Q MANGERAH took over the business.

 

 

VAT NUMBER

 

4940114285

 

 

TAX NUMBER    

 

9010294206

 

 

BEE STATUS 

 

Non-compliant

 

 

 

 

MAJOR OPERATION

 

International trading company specialising in the trade of rice pulses, grains, spices and legumes, however, it was stated that the subject is not limited to any particular brand name.

 

 

MAJOR SUPPLIERS

 

Previously, we have divulged the names of the major suppliers in our reports.  We have discontinued this practice to protect our valuable sources of trade information.  This has become necessary because we now give a description of the goods or services to which the trade references relate.  This gives our client the ability to assess whether  the purchases are vital to the subject’s operation and whether we have only been given their essential suppliers that must be paid promptly for the subject to maintain its operation.

 

 

MAJOR CUSTOMERS OR BUSINESS SECTORS

 

Retailers, wholesalers and spice mills

 

 

AREA OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING

 

Southern Africa

 

 

EXPORTS

 

None

 

 

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

 

20 having increased from 6 reported in May 2013

 

 

OTHER PREMISES

 

None

 

 

 

OWNED OR LEASED

 

The premises are reported to be owned by the subject valued in the region of R5 000 000, free of bond

 

 

AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL:    

 

R1 000 divided into 1 000 ordinary shares of R1 each

 

 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

 

R1 000 (confirmed by auditors)

 

 

FINANCIALS:

 

The following estimated financial situation was submitted as at 13 August 2014:

 

STOCK                                                                                                    ±R  20 000 000

DEBTORS                                                                                               ±R  50 000 000

CREDITORS                                                                                            ±R  20 000 000

TURNOVER per annum                                                                             ±R200 000 000

 

The turnover has increased from R80 000 000 reported in May 2013

 

 

AUDITORS

 

NKONKI KwaZulu-Natal

 

 

YEAR END

 

FEBRUARY

 

 

INSURANCE BROKERS

 

NONE

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES – MAY 2005

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST       AVERAGE       TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.    ±6 years       R  60 000       R  40 000 -      30 days    30 days        Good

                                               R  60 000

 

2.    ±10 years     R300 000       R200 000 -      7 days      7 days          Very Good

                                               R300 000

 

3.    ±5 years       R300 000+     R300 000+      30 days    30 days        Excellent

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES – APRIL 2008

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST       AVERAGE       TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.    10 years       open              R  60 000 -      30 days    30 days        Very Good

                                               R120 000

 

2.    2 years         open              R  40 000 -      60 days    60 days        Excellent

                                               R260 000

 

3.    5 years         open              R  50 000 -        7 days      7 days        Very Good

                                               R100 000

 

TRADE REFERENCES – APRIL 2009

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST       AVERAGE       TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.    15 years       open acc          R  60 000 -   30 days    30 days        Good

                                                 R  90 000

 

2.    9 years         open acc        ±R500 000       30 days    30 days        Excellent

 

3.    10 years       open acc          R  55 000 -   30 days    30 days        Good

                                                 R100 000


 

TRADE REFERENCES – SEPTEMBER 2009

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST       AVERAGE       TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.    April 2006     undisclosed    R    5 000-       C.O.D       C.O.D           Very Good

                                               R  50 000

 

2.    Old               R     20 000    R  10 000-       30 days    30 days        Very Good

                                               R  20 000

 

3.    5 years         R1 000 000    R500 000        30 days    30 days        Excellent

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES – MARCH 2012

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE      TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

       OPENED      CREDIT          CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.         20+ years    Open Acc       Declined         30 days     30 days        Excellent

 

2.         2006            R75 000         ±R  30 000      30 days     30 days        Excellent

 

3.         March 2006                         R    5 000 -   Cash Account               Very Good

                                                 R100 000

 

TRADE REFERENCES – MAY 2013

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE      TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

       OPENED      CREDIT          CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.         Aug 2002     R425 000        R400 000        30 days     30 days        Good

 

2.         C.O.D.

 

3.         +5 years      Open Acc       R500 000        30 days     30 days        Very Good

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES – MAY 2014

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE      TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

       OPENED      CREDIT          CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.     Unable to obtain trade reference

      

2.     March 2006  Open              R     30 000-   C.O.D.       C.O.D.         Good

                                               R   120 000

 

3.     +10 years    Open              R1 000 000     30 days     30 days        Very Good

 

 

NATURE OF GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED

(These descriptions relate respectively by number to the above current trade transactions):

 

2.    Freight forwarders              

 

3.    Grains, spices etc             

 

 

CURRENT TRADE REFERENCES

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE      TERMS     PAYMENT    EXPERIENCE

       OPENED      CREDIT          CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.     10 years      R   425 000     R   425 000     30 days     30 days        Good

      

2.     2006            N/a                R     50 000-   C.O.D.       C.O.D.         Good

                                               R   100 000

 

3.     Awaiting email trade reference

 

 

NATURE OF GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED

(These descriptions relate respectively by number to the above current trade transactions):

 

1.    Clearing agent

 

2.    Clearing agent

 

 

COMMENTS

 

This is an established business meeting one of its commitments timeously and the other obtainable commitment on a C.O.D. basis. 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.06

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.84

Euro

1

Rs.81.56

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

SUM

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN

 

 

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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