MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BLUE STAR AND KIVEN DIAMONDS PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD, 313 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria, 3144

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.05.2012

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

158352339

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject’s business consists of import & distribution of jewellery, diamonds and precious stones.

 

 

No of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

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)

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

 

 

 

 


CORPORATE DETAILS

 

Verified Address

 

Subject name
BLUE STAR AND KIVEN DIAMONDS PTY LTD
Business name / Other

BSKD / B & K DIAMONDS
Business address

Level 2, 278 Collins Street
Town

Melbourne
Province

Victoria
Zip / Postal code

3000
Country

Australia
Telephone

+61 3 86488877
Fax

+61 3 96549210
Email

info@bskd.com.au
Website

www.bskd.com.au

Registered address
C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
313 Glenferrie Road
Town

Malvern
Province

Victoria
Zip / Postal code

3144
Country

Australia

 

 

 

SUMMARY DETAILS

 

Report Summary

 

Date registered
15/05/2012
Legal form

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares
Key personnel

Ronald Lawrence Kiven
Line of business

The Subject’s business consist of import & distribution of jewellery, diamonds and precious stones.
Staff employed

Not Available.

Paid-up capital
AUD 1,200.00

 

 

 


CREDIT RISK OUTLOOK

 

Subject’s Credit Risk Analysis

 

Country risk
Country risk is minimal
Operation trend

Operational trend is in start-up phase
Management experience

Management is reasonably experienced
Financial performance

Financial performance is undetermined

Organisation structure
Organisational structure is undetermined
Detrimental

No detrimental found
Payment history

No payment delays noted

 

 

STATUTORY DETAILS

 

Registry Information

 

Date registered
15/05/2012
Legal form

Australian Proprietary Company, Limited by Shares
Registration number

Australia Company Number: 158352339
Registered authority

Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Tax / VAT number

Australia Business Number: 85158352339

 

Statutory status
Active
Previous name

None reported.
Change of legal form

None reported.
Other registration

BSKD is a business name owned by the Subject registered on 13/07/2012.

 

B & K DIAMONDS is a business name owned by the Subject registered on 8/08/2012.

 

 

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

 

Key Personnel

 

Name
Ronald Lawrence Kiven
Designation

Managing Director

Name

Dylan Saunders

Designation

General Manager

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Appointments

 

Name
Ronald Lawrence Kiven
Title

Director
Appointment date

15/05/12
Address

31 Lumeah Road
Caulfield North, VIC 3161
Australia

Biography

Born on 28-12-1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Name

Arnav Mehta
Title

Director
Appointment date

31/07/12
Address

10 Kamal Mahal
Carmichael Road, Cumballa Hill
Mumbai 400026
Maharashtra
India
Biography

Born on 02-01-1983 in India.

Staff employed
Not Available.

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Composition

 

Authorized capital
AUD 1,200.00
Number / Type of shares

1,200 Ordinary Shares
Share par value

AUD 1.00
Issued capital

AUD 1,200.00

Paid-up capital
AUD 1,200.00

 

 

 

OWNERSHIP / SHAREHOLDERS

 

Composition

 

Shareholder name
BLUE STAR DIAMONDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Address

C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
313 Glenferrie Road
Malvern, VIC 3144
Australia

Number / Type of shares

600 Ordinary Shares
Percentage (%) of shares

50%
Shareholder name

KIVEN DIAMONDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Address

C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
313 Glenferrie Road
Malvern, VIC 3144
Australia
Number / Type of shares

600 Ordinary Shares
Percentage (%) of shares

50%

 

 

 

CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND RELATED COMPANIES

 

Structure

 

Company name
BLUE STAR DIAMONDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Affiliation type

Shareholder
Country of business

C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
313 Glenferrie Road
Malvern, VIC 3144
Australia
Company name

KIVEN DIAMONDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Affiliation type

Shareholder
Country of business

C/o KNP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
313 Glenferrie Road
Malvern, VIC 3144
Australia
Company name

BLUE STAR DIAMONDS PVT. LTD.
Affiliation type

Associate
Country of business

CE 9010, 9th Floor,
Bharat Diamond Bourse, Tower 'C'
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East)
Mumbai 400 051
Maharashtra
India
Comments

Primary Activity: Design, manufacture and distribution of jewellery, rough and polished diamonds and precious stones.

Company name

AURO MANUFACTURING PVT. LTD.
Affiliation type

Associate
Country of business

F P No. 37 / F P No. 65/B/2
Umiya chowk, Ashwinikumar Road
Varachha, Surat 395 008
India
Comments

Primary Activity: Cutting and polishing of diamonds.

 

 

 

 

 

BANK AND MORTGAGES

 

Bank Details

 

Name of bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Address

Australia

 

Comments
It is generally not the policy of local banks to provide credit status information to non-related parties. However, interested parties are advised to first consult 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

 

Remarks

 

The representative contacted declined to provide any financial information.

 

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.

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Operational Details

 

Main activities

The Subject engages in import & distribution of jewellery, diamonds and precious stones.


The Subject is an Australian joint venture between Ronald Lawrence Kiven and leading global diamond company Blue Star Diamonds based in India.

Products and services

Jewellery
Diamonds
Precious stones

 

Purchases

 

Local
The Subject sources its product(s) / material(s) locally.

International
The Subject sources its product(s) / material(s) from countries such as India and Hong Kong.

 

Sales

 

Local
The Subject sells its product(s) locally.

International
None reported.

 

 

 

Key events

1 April, 2014

INTERVIEW WITH RON KIVEN


Ron Kiven has worked in the coloured diamond industry for many years, developing a wealth of experience, particularly when it comes to pink and yellow stones.


It’s no surprise then, that when it came to establishing his new business Blue Star & Kiven – an Australian joint venture with leading global diamond company Blue Star Diamonds – Kiven decided he would continue down the coloured path.


“The first time I ever saw a colored diamond was from Argyle production in the 80s,” Kiven says. “I've seen a whole spectrum of changes since coloured diamonds were first introduced into the market – the cutting, the improvement in light performance and the changes in marketing.”


While Kiven’s interest in pink and yellow diamonds has carried across into Blue Star & Kiven, the business specialises in cognac coloured stones as well. Majority of the supplier’s pink and cognac diamonds are sourced from Australia’s Argyle mine, while its yellow stones come from various locations around the world.


But the offering doesn’t stop there. In addition to coloured stones, Blue Star & Kiven has a wide selection of white diamonds, including fancy cut and brilliant cut.


The business also has a manufacturing division that offers “the whole gamut of finished jewellery”, including semi-mounts, wedders and studs.

So what are the hot jewellery trends right now? According to Kiven, “halo” designs are very popular for jewellery pieces that incorporate coloured diamonds.

“People are using the halo designs, with small diamonds arranged around a bigger stone,” Kiven explains. “With pinks and yellows – pinks especially – you also often see little three-stone rings. So you'll have a white centre with two pinks as shoulders.”

 

Business Facilities and 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) and Economic Overview

 

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

US$ 58.415 billion
Gross domestic product (GDP)

US$ 1.436 trillion
Purchasing power parity (GPP)

1.041 trillion of International dollars
GDP per capita (current prices)

US$ 61,137
GDP composition by sector

agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 27.4%
services: 68.7%
Inflation

2012: 1.8%
2013: 2.5%
2014: 2.3%
Unemployment rate

2012: 5.2%
2013: 5.7%
2014: 6.2%

Public debt (general Government gross debt as percentage (%) of GDP)
2012: 27.2%
2013: 28.8%
2014: 30.8%
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

 

 

Trade and Competitiveness Overview

 

Total exports
US$251.7 billion
Export commodities

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

US$245.8 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

11 out of 189 countries
Global competitiveness ranking

22 (ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)

Major export partners
China 29.5%, Japan 19.3%, South Korea 8%, India 4.9%
Major import partners

China 18.4%, US 11.7%, Japan 7.9%, Singapore 6%, Germany 4.6%, Thailand 4.2%, South Korea 4.1%
FDI inflows

2011: US$ 65,209 million
2012: US$ 55,518 million
2013: US$ 49,826 million
FDI outflows

2011: US$ 8,702 million
2012: US$ 6,212 million
2013: US$ 6,364 million

 

Country and Population Overview

 

Total population
23.485 million
Total area

7,741,220 sq km
Capital

Canberra

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

79%

 

 

PAYMENT OUTLOOK

 

Purchases Term

 

Local
Prepayment, Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 60-90 days

International
Telegraphic transfer, D/P, Credit 60-90 days

 

Sales Term

 

Local
Prepayment, Bank transfer, D/P, Credit 60-90 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.

 

 


DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            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.

-            Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

-            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.

-            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

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.41

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.06

Euro

1

Rs.76.67              

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN

 

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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