MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TARGET SOURCING SERVICES LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

4/F. & 5/F., Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.01.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

37558185

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Garments, Electronic Products, Toys, Footwear

 

 

No of Employees :

120

 

 

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 – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Hong Kong

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

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.

 

Source : CIA

 


Company Name & address

 

TARGET SOURCING SERVICES LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS:       4/F. & 5/F., Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-2733 7308

 

FAX:                 852-2311 9483

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Regional Director:  Ms. Ho Yin Ling

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            5th January, 2007.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital: Nominal:           US$1,000.00

 

Issued:                         US$6.00

 

Business Category:       Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Total Group Revenues:  US$72,596 million  (Year ended 01-02-2014)

 

Employees:                  120.  (Hong Kong)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:          Satisfactory.

 

 

Name

 

TARGET  SOURCING  SERVICES  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

4/F. & 5/F., Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Holding Company:-

TG Holdings, Bermuda.

 

Ultimate Holding Company:-

Target Corporation, USA.

 

Associated/Affiliated Companies:-

Target Group of Companies

AMC (S) Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

AMC Dominican Republic S.A., Dominican Republic.

AMC Honduras S.A., Honduras.

AMC Nicaragua S.A., Nicaragua.

Amcrest Corporation, USA.

Amcrest France Sarl, France.

Associated Merchandising Corporation Pensionsverwaltung GmBH, Germany.

Associated Merchandising Korea Corporation, Korea.

Dayton Credit Company, USA.

Glendale West LLC, USA.

Lafayette Nominee Owner LLC, USA.

PP&E LLC, USA.

Red Tail LLC, USA.

STL of Nebraska Inc., USA.

SuperTarget Liquor of Massachusetts Inc., USA.

SuperTarget Liquor of Missouri Inc., USA.

SuperTarget Liquor of Texas Inc., USA.

Target Bank, USA.

Target Brands Inc., USA.

Target Bridges Inc., USA.

Target Canada Co., Nova Scotia.

Target Capital Corporation, USA.

Target Clinic Medical Associates Florida LLC, USA.

Target Clinic Medical Associates Maryland LLC, USA.

Target Commercial Interiors Inc., USA.

Target Connect Inc., USA.

Target Corporate Services Inc., USA.

Target Corporation India Private Ltd., India.

Target Customs Brokers Inc., USA.

Target Enterprise Inc., USA.

Target Food Inc., USA.

Target General Merchandise Inc., USA.

Target Global Trade Inc., USA.

Target Jefferson Boulevard LLC, USA.

Target Medford Urban Renewal LLC, USA.

Target Millville Urban Renewal LLC, USA.

Target National Bank, USA.

Target Receivables Corporation, USA.

Target Services Inc., USA.

Target Sourcing Services Asia Ltd., Hong Kong.

Target Sourcing Services Co. Ltd., China.

Target Sourcing Services Guatemala Sociedad Anonima, Guatemala.

Target Sourcing Services Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong.

Target Sourcing Services India Private Ltd., India.

Target Sourcing Services Italy S.r.l., Italy.

Target Sourcing Services Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong.

Target Stafford Urban Renewal LLC, USA.

Target Stores Inc., USA.

Target Wilson Yard QALICB LLC, USA.

TCC Corporation S.a.r.l., Luxembourg.

TCDC Inc., USA.

The Associated Merchandising Corporation, USA.

TSS One Ltd., Hong Kong.

TSS Two Ltd., Hong Kong.

Walsh Bros., USA.

Westbury Holding Company, USA.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

37558185

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1100000

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

President:  Mr. Timothy Allen Mantel

Regional Director:  Ms. Ho Yin Ling

Contact Person:  Ms. Ronnie Wong

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$1,000.00 (Divided into 1,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$6.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

 

(As per registry dated 05-01-2014)

Name

 

No. of shares

TG Holdings

Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda.

 

6

=

DIRECTORS

 

(As per registry dated 28-08-2014)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

FUNG Kwok Wai

Unit 3902B, Building No. 8, Shimao Riviera Garden, No. 9, Lane 1, Wei Fang Road West, Pudong, Shanghai 200122, China.

 

HO Yin Ling

Flat E, 18/F., Block 5, The Waterfront, Tower V, 1 Austin Road West, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Carter Jennings LEUTY

5909 Churchill Street, Shoreview, MN 55126, USA.

 

Kelly Kristine CARUSO

9880 Vagabond LN N, Maple Grove MN 55311-1364, USA.

 

KAU Chui Fan

Flat A, 25/F., Tower 3, Island Harbourview, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

David Lawrence DONLIN

26855 Marsh Pointe Circle, Shorewood, MN55331, USA.

 

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 05-01-2014)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Sekots Secretarial Services Ltd.

16/F. - 19/F., Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong.

0028739

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 5th January, 2007 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           Garments, electronic products, toys, footwear

 

Employees:                  120.  (Hong Kong)

 

Commodities Imported: China, other Asian countries and acquired locally.

 

Markets:                       North America,

 

Total Group Revenues:  US$63,367 million  (Year ended 31-01-2009)

US$64,948 million  (Year ended 31-01-2010)

US$65,357 million  (Year ended 30-01-2011)

US$68,466 million  (Year ended 29-01-2012)

US$71,960 million  (Year ended 29-01-2013)

US$72,596 million  (Year ended 01-02-2014)

 

Terms/Sales:  As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:  L/C or as per contracted.

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: US$1,000.00 (Divided into 1,000 shares of US$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: US$6.00

 

Group Net Earnings:      US$2,849 million (Year ended 31-01-2009)

US$2,214 million (Year ended 31-01-2010)

US$2,488 million (Year ended 30-01-2011)

US$2,929 million (Year ended 29-01-2012)

US$2,999 million (Year ended 29-01-2013)

US$1,971 million (Year ended 01-02-2014)

 

Profit or Loss:   Group business is profitable.

 

Condition:  Keeping in an active manner.

 

Facilities:  Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:  Met trade commitments as contracted.

 

Commercial Morality:  Satisfactory.

 

Banker:  The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:  Good.

 

GENERAL

 

Target Sourcing Services Ltd. [TSSL] is wholly-owned by TG Holdings, a Bermuda-registered firm.  TSSL’s ultimate holding company Target Corporation [Target] is a US-based firm.  Target is a listed firm in the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Associated Merchandising Corporation [AMC], one of the sourcing arms of Target, has expanded its office in Hong Kong which is TSSL.

 

AMC is expanding in the southern China’s Pearl River Delta while in eastern and northern China it has offices in Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao.  It is also expanding in Chongqing which is in central China.  AMC is one of three major apparel sourcing and product development firms serving US retailers.  It spots trends, design apparel, accessories, and houseware, then arranges for their production and finally delivers the merchandise to its retail customers.  The global presence of AMC is in more than 40 countries operating more than 50 offices.  It was founded in 1918 and acquired by Target in 1998.

 

Currently, TSSL is trading in the following commodities and offering clients with the following services:-

Product/Service

Stock Lots – Clothing Accessories

Stock Lots – Electronic Products

Stock Lots – Footwear

Stock Lots – Garment

Stock Lots – Giftware and Premium

Stock Lots – Imitation / Costume Jewellery

Stock Lots – Textile

Stock Lots – Toy

Stock Lots – Household Products

 

Minneapolis-based Target (formerly known as Dayton Hudson) is the second‑largest discount retailer in the United States, according to the National Retail Federation.

 

Target.com offers a wide assortment of general merchandise including many items found in its stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colors, sold only online.  A significant portion of its sales is from national brand merchandise.  It also sells many products under its owned and exclusive brands.  Owned brands include merchandise sold under private-label brands including, but not limited to, “Archer Farms®”, “Archer Farms®”, “Simply Balanced™”, “Boots & Barkley®”, “choxie®”, “Circo®”, “Durabuilt®”, “Embark®”, “Gilligan & O’Malley®”, “itso™”, “Market Pantry®”, “Merona®”, “Play Wonder®” and “Room Essentials®”.

 

Target also sells merchandise through unique programs such as ClearRxSM, GO International®, Great SaveSM and Home Design Event.  In addition, the Target Group sells merchandise under exclusive licensed and designer brands

 

Target operates as two reportable segments: U.S. and Canadian.  Its U.S. Segment includes all of its U.S. retail operations, which are designed to enable guests to purchase products seamlessly in stores, online or through mobile devices.

 

The U.S. Segment also includes its credit card servicing activities and certain centralized operating and corporate activities not allocated to its Canadian Segment.  Its Canadian Segment includes all of its Canadian retail operations, including 124 stores opened during 2013.  It currently does not have a digital sales channel within our Canadian Segment.

 

Prior to the first quarter of 2013, it operated a U.S. Credit Card Segment that offered credit to qualified guests through its branded credit cards: the Target Credit Card and the Target Visa Credit Card.  In the first quarter of 2013, it sold its U.S. consumer credit card portfolio, and TD Bank Group (TD) now underwrites, funds and owns Target Credit Card and Target Visa consumer receivables in the U.S.  It performs account servicing and primary marketing functions and earns a substantial portion of the profits generated by the portfolio.  Following the sale of its U.S. consumer credit card portfolio to TD, it combined its historical U.S. Retail Segment and U.S. Credit Card Segment into one U.S. Segment.

 

Target sells a wide assortment of general merchandise and food.  Its general merchandise and CityTarget stores offer an edited food assortment, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy and frozen items, while its SuperTarget stores offer a full line of food items comparable to traditional supermarkets.  Its digital channels include a wide assortment of general merchandise, including many items found in its stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colours, that are only sold online.

 

For the year ended 1st February, 2014, the total turnover of the Target Group was US$72,569 million (2012: US$71,960 million), Group net earnings were US$1,971 million (2012: US$2,999 million).

 

At February 1, 2014, Target employed approximately 366,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, referred to as “team members.”

 

TSSL is fully supported by Target.

 

On the whole, consider TSSL good for normal business engagements.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.41

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.06

Euro

1

Rs.77.19

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 


 

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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