MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.12.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

UBE (HONG KONG) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1001-1009, 10/F., Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.03.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

508488

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

engaged in trading of chemicals and machines including Synthetic Rubber, Engineering Plastics, Caprolactam, Industrial Chemicals Injection Molding Machines and Die Casting Machines

 

 

No of Employees :

About 15 Employees

 

 

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 – September 30, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2014)

Current Rating

(30.09.2014)

Hong Kong

a1

a1

 

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 has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: 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, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. 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 12% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. 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 total trade 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. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4% in 2013. 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. In 2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.

 

Source : CIA

 


Contact Points

 

Company Name (in Chinese):

宇部(香港)有限公司

Company Name (in English):

UBE (Hong Kong) Limited

Supplied Name:

UBE Hong Kong Ltd

Trading Address:

Room 1001-1009, 10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

Supplied Address:

30 Harbour Road Hong Kong

Note: The exact name and address are as above.

 

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

UBE (Hong Kong) Limited

Registered Address:

Room 1001-1009, 10/F., Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

Telephone Number:

+852-2877-1628

Fax Number:

+852-2877-1262

Date of Registration:

1995-3-21

Registered Number:

508488

Business Registration No.:

18971255

Registered Capital:

HKD 2,000,000 (USD 258,000)

(As of 2014.12, 1 HKD = 0.129 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

HKD 2,000,000 (USD 258,000) = 2,000,000 Shares @ HKD 1

Legal Form:

Private Limited Liability Company

SITC Code:

59899--Other chemical products and preparations.

Principal Activities:

engaged in trading of chemicals and machines including Synthetic Rubber, Engineering Plastics, Caprolactam, Industrial Chemicals Injection Molding Machines and Die Casting Machines

Staff:

About 15 Employees

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2014-3-21

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1995-3-21 with the registered number 508488 as Private Limited Liability Company in Hong Kong.

 

 

Corporate Structure

 

Parent Company

Name:

UBE Industries Ltd

Address:

12-32, Nishi-Honmachi, 1-Chome, Ube-Shi, Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan

Telephone Number:

+81-836-312111

Fax Number:

+81-836-212252

Listed at Stock Exchange:

Yes, Stock Code: 4208

 

Major Related Companies:

1. UBE Corporation Europe, S.A. (Spain)

2. UBE Europe Gmbh (Germany)

3. UBE Latin America Serviços Ltda. (Brazil)

4. UBE Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

5. UBE KOREA CO., LTD. (South Korea)

6. UBE (SHANGHAI) LTD. (Shanghai, China)

7. UBE Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

8. UBE Industries India Private Ltd. (India)

9. UBE Film, Ltd. (Japan)

10. Thai Synthetic Rubbers Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

11. UBE Chemicals (Asia) Public Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

12. UBE Engineering Plastics, S.A. (Spain)

13. UBE Ammonia Industry, Ltd. (Japan)

14. UBE-Mc Hydrogen Peroxide Co., Ltd. (Japan)

15. UBE-Nitto Kasei Co., Ltd. (Japan)

16. Meiwa Plastic Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

17. UBE Fine Chemicals (Asia) Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

18. UBE Material Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

19. UBE Construction Materials Sales Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

20. UBE Shipping & Logistics, Ltd. (Japan)

21. UBE Board Co., Ltd. (Japan)

22. Kanto Ube Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

23. Daikyo Kigyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

24. Hagimori Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

25. Nantong UBE concrete co., Ltd. (China)

26. UBE Machinery Corporation, Ltd. (Japan)

27. UBE Machinery Inc. (USA)

28. UBE Machinery (Shanghai) Ltd. (China)

29. UBE techno eng. Co., ltd (Japan)

30. UBE Steel Co., Ltd. (Japan)

31. Fukushima, Ltd. (Japan)

32. UBE C&A Co., Ltd.(Japan)

33. UBE-Maruzen Polyethylene Co., Ltd. (Japan)

34. UMG ABS, Ltd. (Japan)

35. UBE-Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (Japan)

 

 

Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares

Proportion of Investment (%)

UBE America Inc.

1

0.00005%

UBE Industries Ltd

1,999,999

99.99995%

Total

2,000,000

100%

 

Major Shareholder Information:

1

Name:

UBE America Inc.

Address:

55 East 59th Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022, U.S.A.

2

Name:

UBE Industries Ltd

Address:

12-32, Nishi-Honmachi, 1-Chome, Ube-Shi, Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan

 

Management Information

 

Core Management

Detailed Information of Directors:

1

Name:

Kan I

Address:

Room 602, Block 5, Yanlord Garden, 99 Pucheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai City, China

Position:

Director

Passport Number:

TZ0782045

Issuing Country:

Japan

2

Name:

Izumihara Masato

Address:

3-51-1-G301, Noukendai, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0057, Japan

Position:

Director

Passport Number:

TK0604049

Issuing Country:

Japan

3

Name:

Matsuda Masahiro

Address:

Flat C, 47/F, Tower 3, Les Saisons, No. 28 Tai On Street, Hong Kong

Position:

Director

ID Number:

M172826(7)

4

Name:

Tricor Corporate Secretary Limited

Address:

Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong

Position:

Corporate Secretary

Registered Number:

714799

 

Personnel Structure

Total Employees

About 15 Employees

 

Operation Information

 

 

Office

Address:

Room 1001-1009, 10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

 

Premises Information

The subject is located at Room 1001-1009, 10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong. However, we cannot get any related registration information for this address in the official authorities.

 

Production Information

l  Subject is a trader of chemicals and machines without any production activities.

 

Purchase Information

l  It is introduced that subject purchases products mainly from group factories in Japan, Mainland China and Thailand.

 

Sales Information

l  Subject is engaged in sale of chemicals and machines

l  Subject’s main products synthetic rubber, engineering plastics, caprolactam, industrial chemicals injection molding machines and die casting machines

l  Subject’s sale regions include Asia, Europe and America.

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

1.     Domestic Purchase

Products

Chemicals and machines

Payment Terms

Interior Settlement, T/T

 


 

2.     Import

Products

Chemicals and machines

Payment Terms

Interior Settlement, T/T

 

Sales

1.     Domestic Markets

Product

Chemicals and machines

Selling Terms

T/T, Cash.

 

2.     Export

Product

Chemicals and machines

Selling Terms

L/C, T/T.

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit: JPY/Million

Consolidated

2014-3-31

2013-3-31

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

30,098

35,962

Time deposits

462

318

Receivables

 

 

Trade notes and accounts

153,160

143,223

Others

10,780

10,897

Allowance for doubtful accounts

-683

-507

Inventories

82,402

81,754

Deferred tax assets

10,033

9,339

Other current assets

10,286

6,413

Total current assets

296,538

287,399

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

Land

85,606

85,099

Buildings and structures

262,016

263,891

Machinery and equipment

675,367

659,629

Construction in progress

13,789

11,935

Accumulated depreciation

-704,362

-696,837

Total property, plant and equipment, net.

332,416

323,717

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

Land

85,606

85,099

Buildings and structures

262,016

263,891

Machinery and equipment

675,367

659,629

Construction in progress

13,789

11,935

Accumulated depreciation

-704,362

-696,837

Total property, plant and equipment, net.

332,416

323,717

Investments and other assets:

 

 

Investment securities

45,701

40,786

Long-term loans receivable

511

285

Long-term deferred tax assets

6,265

8,012

Assets for retirement benefits

4,872

--

Other non-current assets

15,184

26,761

Allowance for doubtful accounts

-772

-1,076

Total investments and other assets

71,761

74,768

Total assets

700,715

685,884

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Short-term loans payable

60,360

61,979

Commercial paper

11,999

1,999

Current portion of long-term debt

35,154

40,680

Payables

 

 

Trade notes and accounts

89,229

83,247

Others

32,593

32,512

Accrued employees’ bonuses

6,815

7,117

Accrued income taxes

3,285

5,897

Other current liabilities

18,523

17,505

Total current liabilities

257,958

250,936

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

Long-term debt less current portion

136,888

140,390

Accrued retirement benefits

--

6,544

Liability for retirement benefits

7,019

--

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

3,683

4,376

Other long-term liabilities

29,812

32,885

Total long-term liabilities

177,402

184,195

Contingent liabilities

 

 

Net assets

 

 

Capital stock, without par value

58,435

58,435

Capital surplus

38,398

28,465

Retained earnings

142,307

135,981

Treasury stock

-879

-776

Valuation difference on securities

2,985

2,436

Deferred hedge loss, net

-81

-278

Foreign currency translation adjustments

4,136

-8,754

Retirement benefits liability adjustments

-3,572

--

Share subscription rights

549

508

Minority interests

23,077

34,736

Total net assets

265,355

250,753

Total liabilities and net assets.

700,715

685,884

 

 

Profit and Loss Account

 

Unit: JPY/Million

Consolidated

2013-4-1~2014-3-31

2012-4-1~2013-3-31

Net sales

650,510

626,022

Cost of sales

546,340

517,769

Gross profit

104,170

108,253

Selling, general and administrative expenses

79,757

78,291

Operating income

24,413

29,962

Other income

 

 

Interest and dividend income

847

916

Amortization of negative goodwill

134

90

Interest expense

-2,922

-3,572

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies

-39

1,239

Others, net

-2,767

-12,793

 

-4,747

-14,120

Income before income taxes and minority interests

19,666

15,842

Income taxes

 

 

Current

4,865

11,007

Deferred

1,917

-4,464

 

6,782

6,543

Income before minority interests

12,884

9,299

Minority interests

-261

-1,034

Net income

12,623

8,265

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit: JPY/Million

Consolidated

2013-4-1~2014-3-31

2012-4-1~2013-3-31

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

19,666

15,842

Depreciation and amortization

32,400

31,384

Loss on impairment of fixed assets

152

3,152

Interest and dividend income

-847

-916

Interest expense

2,922

3,572

Gain on sales of property, plant and equipment

-172

-260

Gain on sales of investment securities

-3

-113

(Increase) decrease in receivables

-6,138

8,876

Decrease (increase) in inventories

2,428

677

Increase (decrease) in payables

1,786

-7,407

Loss on business restructuring

41

2,710

Changes in allowance for retirement benefits

-6,576

-12

Changes in asset and liability for retirement benefits

2,147

--

Other, net

-3,053

1,214

Subtotal.

44,753

58,719

Interest and dividend received

1,368

1,794

Interest payment

-3,009

-3,699

Income tax payment

-7,035

-11,545

Other, net

983

857

Net cash provided by operating activities.

37,060

46,126

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

351

705

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

-36,275

-37,314

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

19

39

Acquisition of investment securities

-1,652

-5

Proceeds from sales of consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks

7

4,021

Acquisition of consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks

-3,044

-6,687

(Increase) decrease in loans receivable

-49

130

Other, net

-99

48

Net cash used in investing activities

-40,742

-39,063

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

23,754

28,680

Proceeds from long-term bonds

10,053

14,925

Repayments of long-term borrowings

-43,393

-35,970

Repayments of long-term bonds

-110

-15,000

(Decrease) increase in short-term loans payable

-1,215

143

Increase (decrease) in commercial paper

10,000

-1,000

Proceeds from issuance of shares to minority shareholders

--

9,663

Cash dividend paid

-4,984

-5,054

Cash dividend paid to minority shareholders

-747

-1,081

Other, net

-849

-1,178

Net cash used in financing activities.

-7,491

-5,872

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1,694

1,467

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents.

-9,479

2,658

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year.

35,962

33,107

Increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from change in the scope

of consolidation

327

197

Increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from change in the

reporting period of consolidated subsidiaries.

3,288

--

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year.

30,098

35,962

Note:

The subject has no obligation to supply its financial statement to the third party according to the relevant policy in Hong Kong and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

Subject’s relevant staff Ms. Cheng rejected to disclose the financial information, from other sources we could not obtain such information, either. We found the consolidated financial information of subject’s parent company (UBE Industries Ltd) from public files for reference.

 

Bankers

 

Subject declined to disclose its bank details; from other source we could not obtain the relevant information, either.

 


Public

 

Mortgage Record

No mortgage record of subject was found.

 

Lawsuits

 

Up to now, no present or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

High Court Action:

Clear

High Court Baukufty Bankruptcy Proceedings:

Clear

High Court Commercial Action:

Clear

High Court Construction & Arbitration Proceedings:

Clear

High Court Companies Winding-Up:

Clear

 

Special Note

 

Interview Details

Interview Date:

2014-12-18

Name:

Ms. Cheng

Department:

Sales Department

 

Industry Information

 

59899--Other chemical products and preparations.

Unit: HKD/000

 

2014.05

2014.01~2014.05

 

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Imports

United Arab Emirates

--

1,916

--

11,913

Australia

--

489

--

1,228

Belgium

--

318

--

5,302

Canada

--

701

--

2,538

USA

--

22,056

--

159,593

Switzerland

--

7,835

--

36,401

France

--

6,712

--

20,943

Britain

--

1,444

--

9,712

Japan

--

80,307

--

547,066

Korea

--

20,754

--

133,251

The Mainland of China

--

59,100

--

348,805

Exports

Indonesia

--

130

--

130

India

--

257

--

610

Korea

--

647

--

3,464

Macau

--

8

--

253

Singapore

--

16

--

96

Thailand

--

291

--

882

Taiwan

--

108

--

1,508

The Mainland of China

--

7,717

--

41,261

 

External Trade Information:

External Merchandise Trade Aggregate Figures

Unit: HKD/ Million

 

Imports

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total exports

Year-on-year % change of Total exports

Merchandise trade balance

2011

3,764,596

65,662

3,271,592

3,337,253

+10.1

-427,343

2012

3,912,163

58,830

3,375,516

3,434,346

+2.9

-477,817

2013

4,060,717

54,364

3,505,322

3,559,686

+3.6

-501,031

2013.03

340,857

5,073

286,638

291,711

+11.2

-49,146

2013.04

332,963

4,503

285,763

290,267

+9.0

-42,696

2013.05

335,809

4,818

286,724

291,542

-1.0

-44,267

2013.06

327,309

4,476

273,161

277,637

-0.2

-49,673

2013.07

342,565

4,783

300,630

305,413

+10.6

-37,152

2013.08

347,059

4,932

302,558

307,490

-1.3

-39,570

2013.09

359,841

4,395

313,436

317,830

+1.5

-42,010

2013.10

361,196

4,458

318,686

323,144

+8.8

-38,052

2013.11

370,104

4,587

320,935

325,522

+5.8

-44,581

2013.12

365,228

4,596

306,281

310,877

0.0

-54,351

2014.01

323,436

4,299

299,157

303,456

-0.4

-19,979

2014.02

266,587

3,276

209,638

212,914

-1.3

-53,673

2014.03

351,889

5,120

296,403

301,523

+3.4

-50,365

2014.04

340,972

4,867

280,816

285,682

-1.6

-55,290

2014.05

348,323

5,299

300,673

305,973

+4.9

-42,350

2014.06

352,316

4,802

304,409

309,211

+11.4

-43,105

*Total exports figures have been rounded to the nearest final digit after summing up the constituent trade figures.

 

Attachment

 

Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

IMG_4

 

10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong KongIMG_3

 

10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

IMG_1

 

 

Room 1001-1009, 10/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

IMG_2

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.63.32

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.68

Euro

1

Rs.78.11

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

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

--

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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