MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.07.2014   

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FACTORY X PTY. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

C/o B. WOODLAND & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.

150 Union Street Windsor Victoria 3181

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.04.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

078151667

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is an operator of clothing retail stores

 

 

No. of Employees

800

 

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 :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

Australia

A1

A1

 

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

 

 


 

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

 

 

 


Company name and address

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name
FACTORY X PTY. LTD.


Business address

61 Church Street
Town

Abbotsford
Province

Victoria
Zip / Postal code

3067
Country

Australia
Telephone

+61 3 94290000
Fax

+61 3 84200333

 

Registered address
C/o B. WOODLAND & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.
150 Union Street
Town

Windsor
Province

Victoria
Zip / Postal code

3181
Country

Australia

 

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Report Summary

 

Date registered
09/04/1997
Legal form

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares
Key personnel

David Patrick Heeney
Line of business

The Subject is an operator of clothing retail stores.
Staff employed

800 employees

Paid-up capital
AUD48,029.81
Sales turnover / Revenue / Income

AUD120,000,000.00 (Estimated Consolidated 12 months, 30/06/2013)

 

 

 

 

Subject’s Credit Risk 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

Organisation structure
Organisational structure is stable
Detrimental

No detrimental found
Payment history

No payment delays noted
Credit amount requested

Not described.

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Information

 

Date registered
09/04/1997
Legal form

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares
Registration number

Australian Company Number: 078151667
Registered authority

Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Tax / VAT number

Australian Business Number: 51078151667

 

Statutory status
Active
Previous name

None reported.
Change of legal form

None reported.

 

 

 

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

 

Key Personnel

 

Name
David Patrick Heeney
Designation

Managing Director
Name

Ken Song
Designation

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Appointments

 

Name
John Cain
Title

Director
Appointment date

09/04/97
Address

17 Mayfield Street
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Australia
Biography

Born on 03/12/1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Name

David Patrick Heeney
Title

Director and Company Secretary
Appointment date

09/04/97
Address

17 Mayfield Street
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Australia
Biography

Born on 24/03/1963 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Staff employed
800 employees

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

 

Authorized capital
AUD48,029.81
Number / Type of shares

6,750 AH Class Shares / 10,000 CM Class Shares / 7,500 FOC Class Shares / 10,000 JL Class Shares / 10,000 LG Class Shares / 58 Ordinary Shares / 9,003 Ordinary1 Shares
Share par value

No par value
Issued capital

AUD48,029.81

Paid-up capital
AUD48,029.81

 

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

Composition

 

How listed
Full list
Shareholder name

A.C.N. 068 893 112 PTY LTD
Address

C/o B. WOODLAND & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.
150 Union Street
Windsor, VIC 3181
Australia
Number / Type of shares

750 AH Class Shares / 833 CM Class Shares / 833 FOC Class Shares / 833 JL Class Shares / 833 LG Class Shares / 45 Ordinary Shares / 949 Ordinary1 Shares
Shareholder name

GAMBIT ENTERPRISES PTY. LTD.
Address

C/o B. WOODLAND & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.
150 Union Street
Windsor, VIC 3181
Australia
Number / Type of shares

750 AH Class Shares / 833 CM Class Shares / 833 FOC Class Shares / 833 JL Class Shares / 833 LG Class Shares / 1,007 Ordinary1 Shares
Shareholder name

David Patrick Heeney
Address

17 Mayfield Street
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Australia
Number / Type of shares

5,250 AH Class Shares / 5,834 CM Class Shares / 5,834 FOC Class Shares / 5,834 JL Class Shares / 5,834 LG Class Shares / 7,047 Ordinary1 Shares
Shareholder name

Kelly Ann Murphy
Address

320 Gore Street
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Australia
Number / Type of shares

2,500 CM Class Shares
Shareholder name

Karl Bartl
Address

39 Clifton Street
Richmond, VIC 3121
Australia
Number / Type of shares

2,500 JL Class Shares
Shareholder name

GORMAN SERVICES PTY LTD
Address

117-119 George Street
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Australia
Number / Type of shares

2,500 LG Class Shares
Shareholder name

John Cain
Address

17 Mayfield Street
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Australia
Number / Type of shares

13 Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

 

 CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND RELATED COMPANIES

 

Structure

 

Company name
FACTORY X PROPERTIES PTY LTD
Affiliation type

Wholly-owned Subsidiary
Country of business

Australia
Company name

FACTORY X LIMITED
Affiliation type

Wholly-owned Subsidiary
Country of business

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

BANK AND MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

 

Name of bank
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Address

Australia

 

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 Filings

 

Bankruptcy filings
None reported.
Court judgements

None reported.

Tax liens
None reported.
Others

None reported.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATISTICS

 

Description

 

Financial statement source
Provided by the Subject
Financial statement date

30/06/13
Style of financial statement

Estimated key figures

 

Currency of financial statement
Australia Dollar (AUD)
Exchange rate

1 USD = AUD 1.07 as of 04-07-2014

 

 

Concise Financial Data

Consolidation style

Consolidated

 

 

 

Currency

Australia Dollar (AUD)

 

 

 

Date of financial year end

30/06/13

 

 

 

Length of financial accounts

12 months

 

 

 

Sales turnover / Revenue / Income

120,000,000.00

 

 

 

Remarks

 

The estimated consolidated financial figure above relates to the Subject and all its subsidiaries.

The estimated turnover was provided by Mr. Ken Song.

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.

The Subject meets all criteria to reveal their financial information however is still exempted from filling their financial information by the Government of Australia.

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Operational Details

 

Main activities
The Subject owns and operates clothing retail stores across Australia and New Zealand.

The Subject owns popular fashion brands such as Alannah Hill, Gorman, Princess Highway, Revival, Dangerfield & Jack London.
Products and services

Clothing:
Dresses
Knitwear
Tops
Skirts
Pants And Shorts
Jackets And Coats

Fashion Accessories:
Bags
Belts
Jewellery
Shoes
Tights And Socks
Scarves & Beanies
Sunglasses
Brands

ALANNAH HILL
GORMAN
REVIVAL
DANGERFIELD
JACK LONDON
PRINCESS HIGHWAY

 

Purchases

 

Local
None reported.

International
The Subject sources its product(s) / material(s) from countries such as India, China, Vietnam.

 

Sales

 

Local
The Subject sells its product(s) locally.

International
The Subject exports its product(s) to countries such as New Zealand, Asia.

 

Business Facilities and Assets

 

Premises
The Subject operates from the verified heading address consisting of a distribution centre and an administrative office.

 

Branches
In addition, the Subject operates from 130 owned store(s) located across Australia and New Zealand.

 

 

 

SUMMARIZED COUNTRY RISK

 

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) and Economic Overview

 

Central bank
Reserve Bank of Australia
Reserve of foreign exchange and gold

US$ 46.714 billion
Gross domestic product (GDP)

US$ 1.586 trillion
Purchasing power parity (GPP)

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 percentage (%) of GDP)
2010: 20.4%
2011: 22.9%
2012: 24%
Government bond ratings

Standard & Poors: AAA
Moodys rating: Aaa
Moodys outlook: STA
Market value of publicly traded shares

US$1.198 trillion
Largest companies

Qantas Airways (Airline),Coca-Cola Amatil (Beverages), CSL (Biotechs), Brambles (Business & Personal Services),Crown Ltd (Casinos & Gaming), 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 and Competitiveness Overview

 

Total exports
US$263.9 billion
Export commodities

Coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
Total imports

US$239.7 billion
Import commodities

Machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products
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)

Major export partners
China 27.4%, Japan 19.2%, South Korea 8.9%, India 5.8%
Major import 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

 


 

Country and Population Overview

 

Total population
22.68 million
Total area

7,692,024 km2
Capital

Canberra

Currency
Australian dollars (AUD)
Internet users as percentage (%) of total population

79%

 

 

PAYMENT OUTLOOK

 

Purchases Term

 

 

International
L/C, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 days

 

Sales Term

 

Local
Cash, Credit card

International
Prepayment, Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 30-120 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

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.102.66

Euro

1

Rs.81.32

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

               

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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