MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.05.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NEW HORIZONS HOLIDAYS PTY LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as :

DIRECT RESERVATIONS PTY  LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Level 1, 35-43 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Zip code 2022

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2013 (Non - Consolidated)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.03.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

003480368

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

·         provider of tour and related services in Australia.

Subject product ranges includes Holiday Vacation Packages

 

 

No of Employees :

30

 

 

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 – 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

 


IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Verified Address

Subject name :              NEW HORIZONS HOLIDAYS PTY LIMITED

 

Business address :        Level 1, 74 Wittenoom Street

Town :                           East Perth

Province :                      Western Australia

Zip/postal code :            6004

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 8 92683777

Fax :                             +61 8 82673791

Email :                          travel@newhorizons.com.au

Website :                      www.newhorizons.com.au 

 

 

Registered address :      Level 1, 35-43 Grafton Street

Town :                           Bondi Junction

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2022

Country :                       Australia

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        23/03/1988

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        John Anthony Weeks

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 191,100

Sales turnover :              AUD 34,943,389 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2013)

Net income :                              AUD -15,896 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2013)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 9,350,918 (Non-Consolidated 12 months, 31/12/2013)

Line of business :                       Provider of tour and related services.

Staff employed :                         30 employees

 

 

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 fair

Organization structure :              Organizational structure is stable

Detrimental :                  No detrimental found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Data

Registration date :                      23/03/1988

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no                          Australian Company Number: 003480368

Registered authority :                 Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :                          Australian Business Number: 11003480368

Registry status :                        Live/Active

Previous name :                         VANATE PTY LTD, DIRECT RESERVATIONS PTY. LIMITED

VANATE PTY. LIMITED (initial)

Change of legal form                   None reported

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS

 

Key Management

Name :                          John Anthony Weeks

Designation :                 Managing Director

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointments

Name :                          Michael Anthony Ness

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         21/11/91

Address :                      Rue De Rive 20 Nyon 1260

Switzerland

Biography :                    Born on 13-08-1945 in Bedford, United Kingdom.

 

Name :                          John Anthony Weeks

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         06/02/01

Address :                      Unit 3, 1 Avenue Road

Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia

Biography :                    Born on 30-07-1949 in London, United Kingdom.

Name :                          Christopher Evans

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         19/09/11

Address :                      104 Coode Street

South Perth, WA 6151

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 05-08-1968 in Maesteg, United Kingdom.

 

 

Name :                          James John ODonnell (need to add apostrophe)

Designation :                 Company Secretary

Appointment date :         30/08/02

Address :                      46 Cambridge Street

Paddington, NSW 2021

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 30-07-1968 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Staff employed :             30 employees

 

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      KPMG

10 Shelley Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 191,100

No of shares :                191,100 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            AUD 1

Issued capital :              AUD 191,100

Paid up capital :             AUD 191,100

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

How listed :                               Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :                    TTC TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED

Address :                                  Granary House, The Grange

St Peter Port, GY1 2QG

Guernsey

No. of shares :                           191,100 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                             100%

RELATED COMPANIES & CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS

 

Structure

Name :                          THE TRAVEL CORPORATION LTD

Affiliation type :              Ultimate Holding Company

Address :                      British Virgin Islands

Comments :                  The Travel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates tour and travel

agencies, hotels, and leisure facilities. The company operates through travel

companies such as popular travel companies as Trafalgar, Insight, Brendan, and

Contiki. The company also operates a chain of hotels.

 

 

Name :                          TTC TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      Granary House, The Grange

St Peter Port, GY1 2QG

Guernsey

 

 

Name :                          THE TRAVEL CORPORATION PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Sister Company

Address :                      Level 1, 35-43 Grafton Street

Bondi Junction, NSW 2022

Australia

 

 

Name :                          CREATIVE TOURS PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      Level 1, 35-43 Grafton Street

Bondi Junction, NSW 2022

Australia

 

Name :                          TRAFALGAR TOURS (AUST) PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Associate

Address :                      Level 1, 35-43 Grafton Street

Bondi Junction, NSW 2022

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Travel Corporation Group should be considered affiliated companies of the Subject.

 

 


BANK & MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ 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 :                      31/12/13

Type of accounts :                                 Full audited

Currency :                                             Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                                     1 USD = AUD 1.06 as of 12-05-2014

 

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 :                      31/12/13                                    31/12/12

Length of accounts :                               12 months                                 12 months

Sale turnover / Income :              34,943,389                                32,360,232

Gross profit :                                         2,071,627                                  2,266,334

Profit before tax :                                   -13,249                                     439,123

Net income :                                          -15,896                                     426,029

Non current assets :                               1                                              1

Current assets :                                     9,350,917                                  10,466,823

Total assets :                                        9,350,918                                  10,466,824

Current liabilities :                                  6,086,854                                  7,157,348

Non current liabilities :                            7,202                                        36,718

Total liabilities :                                      6,094,056                                  7,194,066

Share equity :                                        3,256,862                                  3,272,758

Retained earning :                                  3,065,762                                  3,081,658

 

 

 

 


 

OPERATION DETAILS

 

Main activities :                          The Subject provides tour and related services in Australia.

 

The Subject is ultimately owned by The Travel Corporation Ltd, a global

travel group with over 30 award-winning brands.

 

Product & services :                   Holiday vacation packages

 

Sales

Local :                                      Yes

International :                             The Subject provides holiday vacation packages to locations worldwide.

 

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                                The Subject operates from the verified heading address consisting of an

administrative office.

 

Branches :                                None reported.

 

 

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 & Poors: AAA

Moodys rating: Aaa

Moodys 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 & 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 & 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

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Credit Card, Bank Transfer

International :                 Credit Card, Telegraphic Transfer

 

 

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.59.73

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.82

Euro

1

Rs.82.22

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

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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