MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report Date : |
31.10.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
LAWTER CHEMICALS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
Room 3701-3702 Lippo Plaza, No. 222 Huaihai (M) Road, Luwan
District, Shanghai 200021 PR |
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Country : |
China |
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Financials (as on) : |
31.12.2013 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
01.12.2010 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
310115400264893 |
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Legal Form : |
Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise |
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Line of Business : |
Import and export, wholesale, commission agent of chemical products,
providing related supporting business; international trade, entrepot trade, regional
trade and trade between enterprises under processing finishing, trade
advisory services. |
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No of Employees : |
32 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
Moderate |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Slow but correct |
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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 1, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2014) |
Current Rating (01.06.2014) |
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China |
A2 |
A2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
CHINA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Since the late 1970s China has
moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one
that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest
exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and
expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal
decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the
private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and
opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a
gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for
state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to "economic
security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries.
After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, in July
2005 China moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of
currencies. From mid 2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi
against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained
virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis
until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation and
expanded the daily trading band within which the RMB is permitted to fluctuate.
The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have
contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a
purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China
in 2013 stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US, having
surpassed Japan in 2001. The dollar values of China's agricultural and
industrial output each exceed those of the US; China is second to the US in the
value of services it produces. Still, per capita income is below the world
average. The Chinese government faces numerous economic challenges, including:
(a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic
consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring
middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college
graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d)
containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's
rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal
provinces than in the interior, and by 2011 more than 250 million migrant
workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One
consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly
aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air
pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in
the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land
because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking
to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil,
focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. Several factors are
converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its
credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation
of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading
partners. The government's 12th Five-Year Plan, adopted in March 2011 and reiterated
at the Communist Party's "Third Plenum" meeting in November 2013,
emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase domestic
consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed
investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal
progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI
Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on
China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive
role in allocating resources.
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Source
: CIA |
Company
name & address
LAWTER CHEMICALS
(SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
ROOM 3701-3702 LIPPO PLAZA, NO. 222 HUAIHAI (M) ROAD, LUWAN DISTRICT
SHANGHAI 200021 PR CHINA
TEL: 86 (0) 21-23295260/23295240
FAX: 86 (0) 21-23295201
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Date of Registration : DECEMBER 1, 2010
REGISTRATION NO. : 310115400264893
LEGAL FORM : Wholly foreign-owned enterprise
REGISTERED CAPITAL : usd 5,000,000
staff :
32
BUSINESS CATEGORY : TRADING
Revenue :
CNY 138,774,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2013)
EQUITIES :
CNY 4,455,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2013)
WEBSITE : www.lawter.com
E-MAIL :
jane.li@lawter.com
PAYMENT :
AVERAGE
MARKET CONDITION : AVERAGE
FINANCIAL CONDITION : fair
OPERATIONAL TREND : FAIR
GENERAL REPUTATION : AVERAGE
EXCHANGE RATE :
CNY 6.13 = USD 1
Adopted
abbreviations (as follows)
SC - Subject Company (the company inquired by
you)
N/A – Not available
CNY – China Yuan Ren Min Bi
OPERATIONAL TREND & GENERAL REPUTATION
This section aims at indicating the relative positions of SC in respect
of its operational trend & general reputation
Operational Trend:- General
Reputation:-
Upward Excellent
Steady Good
Fairly Steady Fairly
Good
Ordinary Average
Fair Fair
Stagnant Detrimental
Downward Not
known
Not known Not
yet be determined
Not yet be determined
LEGAL
STATUS & HISTORY
SC was established
as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise of PRC with State Administration of
Industry & Commerce (SAIC) under registration No.: 310115400264893 on December
1, 2010.
SC’s Organization Code Certificate No.:
56482325-6
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SC’s Tax No.: 310141564823256
SC’s registered capital: usd 5,000,000
SC’s paid-in capital: usd 5,000,000
Registration Change Record:-
No significant changes of SC have been noted
in SAIC since its incorporation.
Current Co search indicates SC’s shareholders & chief executives are
as follows:-
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Name of Shareholder (s) |
% of Shareholding |
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Lawter Chengdu Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) |
100 |
SC’s Chief Executives:-
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Position |
Name |
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Legal Representative and Chairman |
Richard Scott
Tuttle |
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General Manager |
Li Hao |
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Director |
Hideo Takahira |
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Maurits Johannes
Van den Berg |
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Supervisor |
Ge Yiying |
RECENT
DEVELOPMENT
No recent development was found during our checks at present.
SHAREHOLDER
CHART & BACKGROUND
Name %
of Shareholding
Lawter Chengdu Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) 100
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Date of Registration: March 20, 2008
Registration No.: 1219581
Legal Form: Private
Status: Live
MANAGEMENT
Richard Scott
Tuttle, Legal Representative and
Chairman
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Gender: M
Ø Qualification:
University
Ø Working experience
(s):
At present, working in SC as legal
representative and chairman
Li Hao,
General Manager
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Ø
Gender: M
Ø Qualification:
University
Ø Working experience
(s):
At present, working in SC as general manager
Director
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Hideo Takahira
Maurits Johannes Van den Berg
Supervisor
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Ge Yiying
BUSINESS
OPERATION
SC’s registered business scope includes import and
export, wholesale, commission agent of chemical products, providing related supporting
business; international trade, entrepot trade, regional trade and trade between
enterprises under processing finishing, trade advisory services.
SC is mainly
engaged in selling chemical products.
SC’s products
mainly include: polyamide resin
SC sources its products 100% from domestic market, mainly Shanghai. SC sells 80% of its products in domestic market, and 20% to overseas market, mainly U.S.A., etc.
The buying terms
of SC include Check, T/T and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC
include T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days.
*Major Customer*
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Lawter Inc.
Staff & Office:
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SC is known
to have approx. 32 staff at
present.
SC rents an area
as its operating office, but the detailed information is unknown.
RELATED
COMPANY
SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.
PAYMENT
Overall payment appraisal:
( ) Excellent ( ) Good (X) Average ( ) Fair ( ) Poor ( ) Not yet be determined
The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and
ability to pay. It is based on the 3
weighed factors: Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's
suppliers), our delinquent payment and our debt collection record concerning
SC.
Trade payment experience: SC did not
provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to
conduct the enquiry at present.
Delinquent payment record: None in our
database.
Debt collection record: No overdue amount
owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.
BANKING
The bank
information of SC is not filed in SAIC.
FINANCIALS
Financial Summary
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Unit: CNY’000 |
As
of Dec. 31, 2013 |
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Current assets |
79,017 |
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Long term investment |
0 |
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Fixed assets |
714 |
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Intangible
assets |
0 |
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Total assets |
79,731 |
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Current
liabilities |
62,437 |
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Long term liabilities |
12,839 |
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Total
liabilities |
75,276 |
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Equities |
4,455 |
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Revenue |
138,774 |
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Cost of sales |
133,966 |
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Profit before
tax |
-8,402 |
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Less: profit tax |
0 |
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Profits |
-8,402 |
Important Ratios
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As
of Dec. 31, 2013 |
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*Current ratio |
1.27 |
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*Liabilities
to assets |
0.94 |
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*Net profit
margin (%) |
-6.05 |
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*Return on
total assets (%) |
-10.54 |
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*Revenue /
Total assets |
1.74 |
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*Cost of sales
/ Revenue |
0.97 |
FINANCIAL
COMMENTS
PROFITABILITY:
FAIR
l The revenue of SC
appears fairly good in its line.
l SC’s net profit
margin is fair.
l SC’s return on
total assets is poor.
l
SC’s cost of sales is fairly high, comparing with
its revenue.
LIQUIDITY: AVERAGE
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The current ratio of SC is maintained in a normal
level.
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SC’s revenue is in an average level, comparing with
the size of its total assets.
LEVERAGE: FAIR
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The debt ratio of SC is fairly high.
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The risk for SC to go bankrupt is above average.
Overall financial
condition of the SC: Fair.
CONCLUSIONS
SC is considered medium-sized in its line with fair financial
conditions.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.61.46 |
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1 |
Rs.98.21 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.77.45 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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SUM |
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Report Prepared
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SMN |
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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risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL)
or its officials.