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Report Date : |
31.07.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
APEX DIAMONDS |
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Registered Office : |
Room 1505, 15/F., |
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Date of Incorporation : |
07.01.1991 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
14192841-000-01 |
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Legal Form : |
Partnership |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of All kinds of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, jewellery watches |
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No of Employees : |
5 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com
while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 01, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2014) |
Current Rating (01.06.2014) |
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Hong Kong |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low Risk |
A2 |
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Moderate Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderate High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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Very High Risk |
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
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Source
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APEX DIAMONDS
ADDRESS: Room 1505, 15/F., Peninsula
Square, 18 Sung On Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2314 4953, 2314 4954
FAX: 852-2314 4956
E-MAIL: apexdiam@hknet.com
Manager: Mr. Sunil Sumatilal Shah
Establishment: 7th January, 1991.
Organization: Partnership.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Importer,
Exporter and Wholesaler.
Employees: 5.
Main Dealing Banker: The
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
APEX DIAMONDS
Head Office:-
Room 1505, 15/F., Peninsula Square, 18 Sung On Street, Hunghom, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
Associated
Company:-
Apex Diamonds Ltd., Hong Kong.
(Same address)
14192841-000-01
Manager: Mr. Sunil Sumatilal Shah
Name: Mr. Sunil Sumatilal SHAH
Residential Address: Flat G,
2/F., Union Mansion, 33-35 Chatham Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Name: Mr. Nita Sunil SHAH
Residential Address: 7/F., Dragon
House, 7A Cameron Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The subject was established on 7th January, 1991 as a sole
proprietorship concern owned by Mr. Sunil Sumatilal Shah under the Hong Kong
Business Registration Regulations. It
became a partnership on 1st April, 2004 as Mr. Nita Sunil Shah was
admitted as a partner.
At the very beginning, the subject was located at Flat G, 2/F., Union
Mansion, 33-35 Chatham Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong where is the
residential address of Mr. Sunil Sumatilal Shah, moved to 14/F., Chun Fook
Mansion, 1 Hillwood Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong in February
1995; to Room 1502, 15/F., Hart Avenue Plaza, 5-9 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong in July 1997; to Room 1407, 14/F. of the same building in
May 2005; and further moved to the present address in May 2008.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer,
Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All
kinds of diamonds, precious stones, jewellery, jewellery watches etc.
Employees: 5.
Commodities Imported: India,
other Asian countries, Europe, etc.
Markets: Hong
Kong, US, other Asian countries, Middle East, etc.
Terms/Sales: L/C, T/T, etc.
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T, D/P, etc.
The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd.,
Hong Kong.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Capital: Not
disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Making
a small profit every year.
Condition: Keeping in a rather active
condition.
Facilities: Making rather active use of
general banking facilities.
Payment: Met obligations as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Good.
Apex Diamonds is a partnership concern jointly owned by Mr. Sunil
Sumatilal Shah and Mr. Nita Sunil Shah.
The two Shahs are Indian who have been in Hong Kong for a very long
time. Belonging to the same family, they
are Hong Kong ID holders and have got the right to reside in Hong Kong
permanently.
The subject has had an associated company Apex Diamonds Ltd. [ADL], a
Hong Kong-registered firm, located at its operating office. ADL was incorporated on 2nd December,
2008. ADL is also owned by the Shahs and
engaged in the same lines of business as the subject.
The subject is a diamond and jewellery product trader. Its significant products are loose diamonds, single
cut diamonds, full cut diamonds, etc.
Diamonds are available in different carats and different colours. Commodities are imported from India and the
other European countries.
Products are wholesaled in Hong Kong and exported to the United States, Central
and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the other Asian countries. Business is rather active and steady.
In recent years, the subject also has been trading in jewellery watches,
ladies’ analogue watches, men’s diamond watches, men’s tourbillion watches,
ladies’ chronograph watches, etc.
However, the subject is famous for its loose and single-cut
diamonds. It also receives OEM orders.
According to the subject, it also receives OEM orders.
The subject is a member of The Indian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, and
The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd., Hong Kong,
respectively.
In order to penetrate the international market further, the subject has
taken part in fairs and exhibitions held in Hong Kong and other foreign large
cities.
For instance, it took part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery
Show 2014” which had been held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 5th to 9th March, 2014.
It is also going to taking part in “Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair
2014” which is held in Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 3rd to 7th
September, 2014. Its booth No. is
1D-A39.
The subject’s business is chiefly handled by the two Shahs. Overall business is satisfactory. Regular suppliers and customers have been
maintained.
Since the history of the subject in Hong Kong is over twenty-three
years, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA
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From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace
for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history
says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond
production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.
India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century
when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S.
Africa, Russia and Australia.
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The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to
combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the
untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by
progressive Government policies.
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The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance
from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the
diamond industry since many generations.
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Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include
spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small,
nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and
philanthropy.
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Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including
higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused
strategies, modern management and technology.
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Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and
large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export,
inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several
public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted
borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as
under –
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Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has
shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February
2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012,
India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A
senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started
falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished
diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the
export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the
industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has
stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and
China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.
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The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following
prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector.
This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary
regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market
liquidity.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs. 60.14 |
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1 |
Rs. 101.92 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs. 80.63 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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DIV |
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Report Prepared
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DPT |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability
for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation
is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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