MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.01.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FTA FOOD SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known as: 

FOOD TRADERS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Suite 54, Level 2, 255 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, Zip code 3053

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2013 (Non-Consolidated)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.03.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

059480054

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

·         engaged in importer, wholesaler & distributor of food ingredients and food products mainly to the food and beverage industry in Australia.

·         subject also provides value added services such as contract blending, colour sorting, repackaging, contract packaging and grading of food products

 

 

No. of Employees :

60 employees (Subject); 165 employees (Ward 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)

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 :                          FTA FOOD SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

 

Other style / Business name :     MCKENZIE'S FOOD SERVICE

 

Business address :                    41-55 Slough Road

Town :                                       Altona

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3018

Country                                     Australia

Tel :                                          +61 3 83980500

Fax :                                         +61 3 93159002

Email :                                      ftafoodsolutions@fta.com.au

Website :                                  www.ftafoodsolutions.com.au

 

 

Registered address :                  Suite 54, Level 2

255 Drummond Street

Town :                                       Carlton

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3053

Country :                                   Australia

 

Postal address :                        P.O. Box 85

Town :                                       Altona

Province :                                  Victoria

Zip/postal code :                        3081

Country :                                   Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        17/03/1993

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Steven David Ward

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 12

Sales turnover :              AUD 127,107,870 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Net income :                              AUD 984,821 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 92,938,166 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

Line of business :                       Importer, wholesaler & distributor of food ingredients and food products.

Staff employed :                         60 employees (Subject); 165 employees (Ward Group)

           

 

CREDIT RISK OPINION

 

Credit Risk Interpretation

Credit risk theory :                     Reasonable financial and operational base. Small credits may be considered with

some confidence that commitments will be sustained under normal circumstances. This is based on criterions such as years of establishment, number of employees, sales turnover, profit after tax, total assets, reserve, and

others. A cautious credit control policy applies.

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is steady

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is good

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                  No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                      17/03/1993

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company Number: 059480054

Registered authority :                 Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                          Australian Business Number: 82059480054

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                         FOOD TRADERS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

KALLSHAW TRADING CO. PTY. LTD. (initial)

Change of legal form :                 None reported.

Other registration :                     The Subject owns the following registered business names:

MCKENZIE'S FOOD SERVICE is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 5/09/2005 under business registration no: B1865492T.

MCKENZIE'S FOOD SERVICE is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 28/12/2005 under business registration no: BN10419329.

MCKENZIE'S FOOD SERVICE is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 13/09/2005 under business registration no: BN98167653.

MCKENZIE'S FOOD SERVICE is a business name owned by the Subject

registered on 22/09/2005 under business registration no: BN19591070.

 

 


MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :                          Steven David Ward

Designation :                 Managing Director

 

Name :                          Robert Bruce Burgess

Designation :                 General Manager

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Steven David Ward

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         17/03/93

Address :                      1032 Glen Huntly Road

Caulfield South, VIC 3162

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 08-08-1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Name :                          Helen Margaret Ward

Designation :                 Director and Company Secretary

Appointment date :         17/03/93

Address :                      5 Bruce Court

Elsternwick, VIC 3185

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 06-02-1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Name :                          Robert Bruce Burgess

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         04/06/99

Address :                      26 St Ninians Road

Brighton, VIC 3186

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 04-05-1954 in United Kingdom.

Staff employed :             60 employees (Subject); 165 employees (Ward Group)

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 12

No of shares :                12 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 12

Paid up capital :             AUD 12

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed :                   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :        H.S.K. WARD PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Address :                      47-51 Slough Road

Altona, VIC 3018

Australia

No. of shares :               12 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                 100%

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          H.S.K. WARD PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      47-51 Slough Road

Altona, VIC 3018

Australia

Comments :                  H.S.K. Ward Proprietary Limited is involved in import and distribution of food

products. The company was founded in 1921 and is based in Altona, Australia.

 

Name :                          FTA FOOD SOLUTIONS NZ LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Suite 3, 2 Kalmia St

Ellerslie, Auckland 1051

New Zealand

Name :                          WARD MCKENZIE PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      41-55 Slough Road

Altona, VIC 3018

Australia

 

 

BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              National Australia Bank

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

Source of financial statement :                Commercial Registry Filings

Financial statement date :                      30/06/13

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 1.13 as of 17-01-2014

 

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Non Consolidated                       Non Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)                Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                                    (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          30/06/13                                    30/06/12

Length of accounts :                   12 months                                 12 months

Sale turnover / Income : 127,107,870                              124,969,777

Profit before tax :                       1,420,999                                  2,586,084

Net income :                              984,821                                     1,800,901

Non current assets :                   2,277,710                                  2,468,745

Current assets :                         90,660,456                                80,001,056

Inventories :                               24,592,554                                26,320,368

Total assets :                            92,938,166                                82,469,801

Current liabilities :                      76,665,646                                67,182,102

Total liabilities :                          76,665,646                                67,182,102

Share equity :                            16,272,520                                15,287,699

Retained earning :                      16,272,508                                15,287,687

 

Comments :                              The non-consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject only.

 

 

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities :              The Subject engages in importer, wholesaler & distributor of food

ingredients and food products mainly to the food and beverage industry in

Australia.

 

In addition, the subject provides value added services such as contract

blending, colour sorting, repackaging, contract packaging and grading of

food products.

 

The Subject operates as a subsidiary of H.S.K. Ward Proprietary Limited

based in Victoria, Australia.

 

H.S.K. Ward Proprietary Limited operates through two principal

subsidiaries: Ward Mckenzie Pty Ltd and FTA Food Solutions Pty Ltd

(Subject).

 

Product & services :

·         Dried And Dehydrated Fruit: Apricots, Dates, Raisins, Sultanas, Figs Herbs And Spices

·         Olives

·         Tomato Products

·         Canned Fruits And Vegetables

·         Pulses And Grains

·         Cereal Ingredients

·         Confectionary Ingredients

·         Bakery Ingredients

·         Nuts And Seeds: Hazelnuts, Cashews, Macadamias, Pecans, Sunflower

·         Kernels, Walnuts Etc

·         Vegetable Based Fats And Oils

·         Cocoa Products

·         Food Additives

·         Flours And Starches

·         Snack Foods

·         Sugar

 

Brand :

MCKENZIE'S

 

Purchases

Local :                          Yes

International :                 Worldwide: Turkey, Greece, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Argentina,

United States of America, India, Iran, Spain, China, Brazil, Vietnam,

Mexico, Israel, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Indonesia

 

Sales

Local :                          Yes

International :                New Zealand

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading

address consisting of a warehouse and an administrative office.

 

Branches :                    In addition, the Subject operates from the following branches located at:

 

10 Stock Street

Cavan, SA 5094

Australia

Tel: +61 8 82606204

 

24 West Link Place

Richlands, QLD 4077

Australia

Tel: +61 7 33751855

 

54 Miguel Road

Bibra Lakes, WA 6163

Australia

Tel: +61 8 94349090

 

Suite 4, 2-6 Hunter Street

Parramatta, NSW 2150

Australia

Tel: +61 2 88374400

 

Other property :             Total NBV of property, plant and equipment as of 30-06-2013 was AUD

1,930,908

 

 

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

 

Purchase Term

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

 

Sales Term

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

International :                             Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, 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.61.35

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.21

Euro

1

Rs.83.52

 

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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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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