MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.02.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

 

 

Formerly Known As :

CATER PLUS (PTY) LTD,

 

 

Registered Office :

Bidvest House, 18 Crescent Drive, Melrose Arch, Melrose, Johannesburg, Gauteng

 

 

Country :

South Africa

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2013 (Group)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.07.1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1990/003829/07

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company

 

 

Line of Business :

·         Providing of financial services

·         Manufacturers of fastenings, packaging and stationery

·         Manufacturers of catering and refrigeration equipment

 

 

No. of Employees :

±140 000 in the BIDVEST group

 

 

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, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2013)

Current Rating

(30.09.2013)

South Africa

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

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 15th largest in the world. Even though the country possesses modern infrastructure that support a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, some components retard growth. The economy began to slow in the second half of 2007 due to an electricity crisis. State power supplier Eskom encountered problems with aging plants and meeting electricity demand necessitating "load-shedding" cuts in 2007 and 2008 to residents and businesses in the major cities. Subsequently, the global financial crisis reduced commodity prices and world demand. GDP fell nearly 2% in 2009 but has recovered since then. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality remain a challenge, with official unemployment at nearly 25% of the work force. Eskom has built two new power stations and installed new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. 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

 

BIDVEST FOODSERVICE GROUP

 

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

 

60 Saturn Crescent

Linbro Office Park

SANDTON

          

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER   

 

+27  11 553 9600

 

On investigation it was established that the subject is a group of companies, which although separate legal entities, are sub-divisions of BIDFOOD (PTY) LTD, such as BIDVEST FOODSERV (PTY) LTD, CATER SALES (PTY) LTD, CHIPKINS CATERING SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD, etc.  BIDFOOD (PTY) LTD and its sub-divisions have an agency agreement with its holding company BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD. The agency companies are dormant and operate ostensibly as divisions and sub-divisions of the latter company that is responsible for all payments as stipulated in the agency agreements signed with the agency companies. All the assets and liabilities are in BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD, which report should be consulted.

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

 

Formerly: CATER PLUS (PTY) LTD, the name having been changed on 6 August 1990

Formerly: HIGH PROFILE INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD, the name having been changed on 6 July 1990

 

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

 

Bidvest House

18 Crescent Drive

Melrose Arch

MELROSE

Johannesburg

Gauteng

 

 

POSTAL ADDRESS   

 

P O Box 87274

HOUGHTON

2041

 

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER   

 

+27 11 772 8700

 

 

FAX NUMBER

 

+27 11 772 8970/5

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

100%    THE BIDVEST GROUP LTD (Quoted on the JSE Ltd)

(Registration Certificate Number. 1946/021180/06)

 

 

ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

 

BID CORPORATE SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1988/006984/07)

 

BIDFREIGHT (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1971/000757/07)

BIDFREIGHT TERMINALS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000644/07)

BULK CONNECTIONS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000506/07)

BIDFREIGHT PORT OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000091/07)

SOUTH AFRICAN CONTAINER DEPOTS (PTY) LTD (Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000645/07) (SACD)

BIDFREIGHT INTERMODAL (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000652/07)

 

MARINE SERVICES

RENNIES SHIPS AGENCY (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/012438/07)

RENNIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2003/001812/07)

 

MARINE INSURANCE DIVISION

RENNIE MURRAY & CO (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000572/07)

P & I ASSOCIATES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/000985/07)

 

BIDSERV (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/007657/07)

 

AVIATION SERVICES

BIDAIR SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  1988/002125/07)

EXPRESS AIR SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  2003/000229/07)

PRESTIGE CLEANING SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/003085/07)

TMS GROUP INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1998/004008/07)

INDUSTRIAL CLEANING (IC)

ACCESS MAINTENANCE INSULATION (AMI)

(Incorporating SPI)

MANUFACTURING AND MAINTENANCE

VERICON

VERISERVE

 

LAUNDRY SERVICES

FIRST GARMENT RENTAL (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1996/011023/07)

 

STEINER GROUP

 

STEINER HYGIENE (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1969/005893/07)

PUREAU FRESH WATER COMPANY (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  1998/018288/07)

EXECUFLORA (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/001577/07)

STEINER ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2002/011771/07)

BIDSERV INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2002/031805/07)

 

GREENS SERVICES

TOP TURF GROUP (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1970/001058/07)

BIDSERV RISK SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2001/019863/07)

MAGNUM SHIELD SECURITY SERVICES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  1998/022683/07)

VERICON OUTSOURCING (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/004893/07)

PROVICOM PRORISK SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/003721/07)

 

GLOBAL PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES PROCUREMENT

MYMARKET.COM HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  2000/014777/07)

 

HOTEL AMENITIES AND ACCESSORIES

HOTEL AMENITY SUPPLIERS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1997/010301/07)

PROMO SACHETS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2001/008766/07)

 

BIDFOOD (PTY) LTD    

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/004227/07)

BIDVEST FOODSERV (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1964/002063/07)

CATERSALES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/003086/07)

CCW CATERING SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1998/005155/07)

CHIPKINS CATERING SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/003084/07)

VULCAN CATERING EQUIPMENT (PTY) LTD

(formerly VULCAN PRESIDENT (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1954/002040/07)

D & R LOWE CATERING SUPPLIES (PTY LTD)

(Registration Certificate Number: 1979/004142/07)

FIRST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number:  997/005052/07)

LOU’S WHOLESALERS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/002522/07)

M&M QUALITY CHOICE (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/019914/07)

RFS CATERING SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1996/004222/07)

BLUE MARINE FROZEN FOODS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1999/004243/07)

3663 FIRST FOR FOODSERVICE (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1996/004223/07)

 

SPECIALITY

PATLEYS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1971/006411/07)

 

BIDFOOD (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1993/004227/07)

BIDFOOD TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2002/012688/07)

CROWN NATIONAL (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1963/001736/07)

BID FOOD INGREDIENTS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1972/007857/07)

 

BID INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AFRICAN COMMERCE DEVELOPING COMPANY (PTY) LTD (AFCOM)

(Registration Certificate Number: 1961/001762/07)

BUFFALO EXECUTAPE (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1998/022667/07)

TUNING FORK (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2010/001048/07)

 

 BIDVEST PAPER PLUS

STATIONERY

HORTORS STATIONERY (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1982/009670/07)

SOUTH AFRICAN DIARIES (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1997/009397/07)

KOLOK (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1997/010970/07)

CONTRACT OFFICE PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1997/013242/07)

LUFIL PACKAGING (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2000/020528/07)

BID OFFICE

CECIL NURSE (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1990/001345/07)

WALTONS STATIONERY CO (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1927/000485/07)

BUDGET DESKS AND CHAIRS (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1985/002319/07)

SEATING (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number. 1988/006005/07)

KOLOK AFRICA (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1997/010940/07)

SILVERAY STATMARK COMPANY (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 1962/003497/07)

GLOBAL PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD t/a GPT

(Registration Certificate Number: 1998/00673/07)

KONICA MINOLTA (PTY) LTD

(Registration Certificate Number: 2004/033648/07)

 

All of the above companies are Agency Agreement companies having an agreement with an undisclosed principle.  They are therefore to all intents and purposes trading divisions of BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD as all the assets and liabilities are in BID INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

 

LITHOTECH (PTY) LTD (divisions: CORPORATE, SALES AND EXPORTS)

RENNIES BANK LTD

RENNIES BANK HOLDINGS LTD

SEBENZA FORWARDING AND SHIPPING CONSULTANCY (PTY) LTD

BIDTRAVEL (PTY) LTD

VOLTEX LTD

MCCARTHY MOTOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

MANICA AFRICA (PTY) LTD

BIDAUTO

BIDVEST EUROPE

BIDVEST ASIA PACIFIC

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

B JOFFE (CEO)                                                ID No.   4706025112002

L P RALPHS                                                     ID No.   5509045034084

D E CLEASBY (FD)                                           ID No.   6207165130084

A W DAWE                                                       ID No.   6510115139083

 

 

BANKERS

 

STANDARD BANK, Johannesburg Corporate Branch and NEDBANK, Johannesburg branch, the subject deals with bankers countrywide.  It was stated that the subject is managed by a cash management scheme controlled by the holding company.

DATE REGISTERED

 

6 July 1990

Registration Certificate Number: 1990/003829/07

 

A company was registered to take over the operations and assets of BIDSUB (PTY) LTD, formerly CATER PLUS (PTY) LTD.  Respondents stated that over the years three companies in the group have at one time traded under the name of CATER PLUS (PTY) LTD.

 

 

MAJOR OPERATION

 

The subject is involved in a Number of operations, namely:

 

·         Travel and tourism;

·         Providing of financial services;

·         Manufacturers of fastenings, packaging and stationery;

·         Range of hygiene services, washroom services and cleaning services;

·         Textile rental;

·         Security;

·         Major distributor of products such as groceries, meat, seafood, vegetables and allied products to the leisure, hospitality and food industries, e.g. hotels, restaurants, hospitals etc.;

·         Manufacturers of catering and refrigeration equipment;

·         Distributors of a large range of pre-mixed baking ingredients;

·         Supply of spices, seasonings, sausage casings and butchery equipment to butcheries;

·         Supplies of computers and all office products;

·         Freight and shipping;

·         Banking and finance operations;

·         Motor vehicle trade.

 

 

MAJOR SUPPLIERS

 

Each division is reported to have its own suppliers

 

BUFFALO EXECUTAPE

 

WALTONS

SICAD

MULTI PLASTICS

DISAKI

ECO LOGISTICS

 

T M S INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

 

G FOX

ROCKFIBRE

ISOVER SAINT GOBAIN

STONECOR

 

 

MAJOR CUSTOMERS OR BUSINESS SECTORS

 

The subject’s agency agreement companies supply to the Sun International group of hotels, as well as a vast range of other hotels throughout South Africa, as well as caterers, restaurants, cafes, the building industry and companies etc.

 

 

AREA OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING   

 

South Africa

 

 

EXPORTS

 

Occasionally to neighbouring countries

 

 

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

 

±140 000 in the BIDVEST group

           

 

OTHER PREMISES   

 

The subject has premises countrywide

 

 

OWNED OR LEASED

 

Some of the premises are reported to be owned by a property-owning company within the group while others are leased.  The head office premises are leased.

 

 

AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL

 

R1 000 divided into 1 000 ordinary shares of R1 each

 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL    

 

R100

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

Please see group balance sheet and income statement on BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED attached for year ended 30 June 2013.

 

 

AUDITORS

 

DELOITTE & TOUCHE Johannesburg

 

 

YEAR END

 

JUNE

 

 

INSURANCE BROKERS

 

JLT INSURANCE BROKERS

 

TRADE REFERENCES – AUGUST 2012:

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST      AVERAGE      TERMS       PAYMENT   EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                             PATTERN

 

1.    10 years       R6 600 000    R2 000 000-     30 days       30 days       Excellent

                                               R3 000 000

 

2.    19 years       Declined        Declined         15 days       15 days       Excellent

 

3.    2006             Open             R4 000 000-     30 days       30 days       Excellent

                                               R9 000 000

 

TRADE REFERENCES – APRIL 2013:

 

      ACCOUNT    HIGHEST      AVERAGE      TERMS       PAYMENT   EXPERIENCE

      OPENED      CREDIT         CREDIT                             PATTERN

 

1.    2007             Open             R   200 000-    15 days       15 days       Excellent

                                               R   500 000

 

2.    ±5 years       Declined        Declined         60 days       60 days       Very Good

 

3.    ±8 years       Open             R      6 000      30 days       30 days       Excellent

                                               R    30 000

 

TRADE REFERENCES – JUNE 2013:    FIRST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE     TERMS     PAYMENT   EXPERIENCE

       OPENED     CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.     13 years        R6 000 000     ±R2 000 000   30 days     30 days       Excellent

 

2.     +5 years       Declined        Declined        30 days     30 days       Very Good

 

3.     Do not give trade references

 

4.     8 years         R   800 000       R   250 000-  30 days     30 days       Very Good

 R   300 000

 

5.     Do not give trade references

 

TRADE REFERENCES – JULY 2013:

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE     TERMS     PAYMENT   EXPERIENCE

       OPENED     CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.     2 years         R2 000 000     R     500 000-  30 days     45/60 days   Fair

                                               R     600 000

 

2.     Do not give trade references

 

3.     2007             R1 000 000       R     50 000- 30 days     30/37 days   Good

 R   320 000

 

CURRENT TRADE REFERENCES:  GLOBAL PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD 

 

       ACCOUNT   HIGHEST       AVERAGE     TERMS     PAYMENT   EXPERIENCE

       OPENED     CREDIT         CREDIT                          PATTERN

 

1.     Do not give trade references

 

2.     Do not give trade references

 

3.     Associate Company

 


COMMENTS

 

This is a well-established and well-connected company. In view of the standing of the subject, it is considered equal to a maximum amount of £1 000 000 over 30 days.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.44

Euro

1

Rs.85.27

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NNA

 

 

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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