MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.10.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TEXBANK LTD.

 

 

Formerly Known As :

UNITEDTEX LTD                                 

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 1308-1310, 13/F., COL Tower, Wharf T&T Square, 123 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon,

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.02.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

10171502

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of men’s, women’s and children’s wear.

 

 

No. of Employees :

20

 

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 and address

 

TEXBANK  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS:       Unit 1308-1310, 13/F., COL Tower, Wharf T&T Square, 123 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-2757 3992

 

FAX:                 852-2305 1186

 

E-MAIL:            sonia-law@texbank.com.hk

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Lu Jingtao

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            21st February, 1986.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:HK$1,000,000.00

Issued: HK$1,000,000.00

 

Business Category:       Textile Product Trader.

 

Annual Turnover:           HK$250-280 million.  (Including associates)

 

Employees:                  20.  (Including associates in Hong Kong)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:          Good.


 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Unit 1501-1506, 15/F., Tins Enterprises Centre, 777 Lai Chi Kok Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Affiliated Companies:-

Suzhou Unitedtex Apparel Co. Ltd., China.

Suzhou Unitedtex Enterprise Ltd., China.

Suzhou Zhenxiong Silk Co. Ltd., China.

Texplus Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

Unitedtex (Huai’an) Garment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China.

Unitedtex Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

Xuzhou Unitedtex Apparel Co. Ltd., China.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

10171502

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0165547

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Lu Jingtao

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00 (Divided into 100 shares of HK$10,000.00 each)

Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00

 

SHAREHOLDERS:        (As per registry dated 21-02-2014)

Name

 

No. of shares

LU Jingtao

 

55

KIM Sang Pyo

 

10

Trade Master Co. Ltd.

Room 51, 5/F., Britannia House, Jalan Cator Bandar Seri Begawan BS 8811, Negara Brunei, Darussalam.

 

25

[to be continued]

[continued]

Source Master Co. Ltd.

Room 51, 5/F., Britannia House, Jalan Cator Bandar Seri Begawan BS 8811, Negara Brunei, Darussalam.

 

10

 

 

–––

 

Total:

100

===

 

DIRECTORS:    (As per registry dated 21-02-2014)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

KIM Sang Pyo

Flat B, 11/F., Begonia Mansion, 8 Taikoo Wan Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong.

 

WONG Yim Kan

House 4, Greenary Villas, 2/10 Ma Ying Path, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

LU Jingtao

House 4, Greenary Villas, 2/10 Ma Ying Path, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

SECRETARY:   WONG Yim Kan (As per registry dated 21-02-2014)

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 21st February, 1986 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of Hongkong Yuet Chau Textile Silk Co. Ltd., name changed to Unitedtex Ltd. on 3rd June, 2002 and further changed to the present style on 12th April, 2011.

Formerly the subject was located at Unit 1002, 10/F., Tins Enterprises Centre, 777 Lai Chi Kok Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to Unit 1501-1506, 15/F. of the same building in July 2007.

The subject moved to the present address in June 2012.

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

 


OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of men’s, women’s and children’s wear.

 

Employees:                   20.  (Including associates in Hong Kong)

3,000.  (China)

 

Materials/Commodities: Imports raw materials from European countries, some Asian countries and finished products from China.

 

Markets:                       South Korea, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, etc.

 

Annual Turnover:           HK$250-280 million.  (Including associates)

 

Terms/Sales:                  L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:               Various terms.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00 (Divided into 100 shares of HK$10,000.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000,000.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:  (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:               Making a small profit every year.

 

Condition:                     Keeping in an active state.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      So far so good.

 

Commercial Morality:     Good.

 

Bankers:-

Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch.

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong

 

Standing:                      Good.


 

GENERAL

 

Having issued 100 ordinary shares of HK$10,000.00 each, Unitedtex Ltd. is jointly owned by two merchants and two Hong Kong-registered firms.  The largest shareholder is Mr. Lu Jingtao who is holding 55% interest.  He was a China merchant but now is a Hong Kong ID holder.

The subject is trading in garments and piecegoods.

Currently, the subject is manufacturing the following commodities and offering clients with the following services:-

 

Product/Service

Product/Service Remarks

Yarns, Piecegoods and Textiles

 

Piecegoods – Synthetic

Synthetic and mixed from China and Korea (Exporter)

Synthetic and mixed from China and Korea (Importer)

Synthetic and mixed, OEM (Manufacturer)

Piecegoods – Silk

Silk and mixed from China and Korea (Exporter)

Silk and mixed from China and Korea (Importer)

Silk and mixed, OEM (Manufacturer)

Garments (Men’s, Women’s and Children’s)

 

Dresses and Skirts

Woven (Importer)

Woven (Exporter)

Woven, OEM (Manufacturer)

Blouses

Woven (Importer)

Woven (Exporter)

Woven, OEM (Manufacturer)

Suits and Jackets – Women’s

 

Jacket – Ladies (Excluding Ski-Jacket)

Woven (Exporter)

Woven (Importer)

Woven, OEM (Manufacturer)

Knitwear

 

Tee and Sweat Shirts

Woven (Importer)

Woven (Exporter)

Woven, OEM (Manufacturer)

 

The subject has got an associated factory in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China known as Suzhou Unitedtex Apparel Co. Ltd. [Suzhou Unitedtex].  In recent years the subject has set up two more factories in China:

Suzhou Zhenxiong Silk Co. Ltd.

Xuzhou Unitedtex Apparel Co. Ltd.

 

Employing about 3,000 persons, the China factories are engaged in manufacturing the above-mentioned products.  Annual production capacity is about 1.8 million units of garments.  Prime markets are South Korea, Europe and the United States.  Suzhou Unitedtex is chiefly administered by Mr. Qin Xiaoyang who is a China merchant.

The annual sales turnover of the subject and affiliates ranges from HK$250 to 280 million.  Business is rather active.  Making a small profit every year.  History in Hong Kong is over twenty-eight years.

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

 

 

MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

25-08-2004

Instrument:        Deposit Deed

Property:

By way of a first fixed charge and as a continuing security for the Obligations, the Company charges all the Company’s rights, title to and interest in all the Company’s accounts

Mortgagee:        Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch.

All moneys now or at any time in the future owing by Unitedtex Ltd., Texbank Ltd. and Texplus Ltd.

01-11-2010

Instrument:        Deposit Deed

Property:

By way of a first fixed charge and as a continuing security for the Obligations, the Company charges all the Company’s rights, title to and interest in all the Company’s accounts

Mortgagee:        Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch.

All moneys now or at any time in the future owing by Unitedtex Ltd., Texbank Ltd. and Texplus Ltd.

13-10-2011

Instrument:        Deed of Indemnity, Charge Over Deposit and Set-Off

Property:

All the Company’s estate, right, title, benefit and interest to and in the Deposit and all interest from time to time payable thereon and together with all title deeds or documents

Deposit No.: 012-878-5-025971-0

Amount: CNY5,000,000

Mortgagee:        Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

All moneys in respect of general banking facilities granted to Texbank Ltd.

13-10-2011

Instrument:        Deed of Indemnity, Charge Over Deposit and Set-Off

Property:

All the Company’s estate, right, title, benefit and interest to and in the Deposit and all interest from time to time payable thereon and together with all title deeds or documents

Deposit No.: 012-878-5-025971-0

Amount: CNY5,000,000

Mortgagee:        Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

All moneys in respect of general banking facilities granted to Unitedtex Ltd.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.48

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.24

Euro

1

Rs.78.66

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

SUM

 

 

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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