MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.09.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DCA DIAMOND COMPANY ZAO

 

 

Registered Office :

Ayasi Street 114 Kilikia District  Yerevan 0082

 

 

Country :

Armenia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.10.1998

 

 

Legal Form :

Not Available

 

 

Line of Business :

Processors of diamonds and jewellery products.

 

 

No. of Employees

20 (administrative staff)

 

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 :

Unknown

 

 

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)

Armenia

B2

B2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

ARMENIA ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

After several years of double-digit economic growth, Armenia faced a severe economic recession with GDP declining more than 14% in 2009, despite large loans from multilateral institutions. Sharp declines in the construction sector and workers' remittances, particularly from Russia, led the downturn. The economy began to recover in 2010 with 2.1% growth, and has grown even faster in the three years since then. Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to the sharp deterioration in the global economy and the economic downturn in Russia. Since August 2011, Armenia has experienced a sharp currency depreciation. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support and most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector. The electricity distribution system was privatized in 2002 and bought by Russia's RAO-UES in 2005. Natural gas is primarily imported from Russia but construction of a pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Armenia was completed in December 2008, and gas deliveries expanded after the April 2010 completion of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. Armenia's severe trade imbalance has been offset somewhat by international aid, remittances from Armenians working abroad, and foreign direct investment. Armenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been ineffective and the economic downturn has led to a sharp drop in tax revenue and forced the government to accept large loan packages from Russia, the IMF, and other international financial institutions. Amendments to tax legislation, including the introduction of the first ever "luxury tax" in 2011, aim to increase the ratio of budget revenues to GDP, which still remains at low levels. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and to strengthen the rule of law in order to regain economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its nearest neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 


Company name

 

DCA DIAMOND COMPANY ZAO (CORRECT)

DCA DIAMOND COMPANY CJSC (REQUESTED)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street     : Ayasi Street 114

Area       : Kilikia District

Town       : Yerevan 0082

Country    : Armenia

 

Telephone  : (374 10) 589 993

Fax        :    (374 10) 543 916

E-Mail     :   dca@arminco.com / dca.alt@gmail.com

 

Shortform Name : DCA

Extended Name : DCA Diamond Company Zakrytoye Aktsyonernoye Obshchestvo 

English Translation : DCA Diamond Company CJSC

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                  Position

 

1. Vanush Barsegyan           Managing Director

 

2. Neila Arutunyan                 Executive Manager

 

3. Asmik Avetisyan                 Accountant

 

Total Employees : 20 (administrative staff)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for MEDIUM amounts, however in view of the lack of financial information we recommend international suppliers exercise a degree of caution.

 

Trade risk assessment: Above Average

 

It is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Armenian importers.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME     : KONVERS BANK

 

Branch   : Komitas Ave 49

Town     : Yerevan 0051

 

Telephone: (374 10) 235 301

Fax      : (374 10) 285 082     

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in Armenia are not required to publish or disclose balance sheets. Balance sheets are not available from other sources, and the subject interviewed declined to give any financial information, which the company regards as strictly confidential.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 21 October 1998

 

History : The subject company was established in Armenia on 21 October 1998.

 

C.R. No. : 290.120.02184

 

Tax Code: 01824173  

 

Capital : not given

 

Zakrytoye Aktsyonernoye Obshchestvo (closed joint stock company) with the following sole shareholder:

 

Gagik Abrahamyan                                  100%

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Processors of diamonds and jewellery products.

 

NACE Code: 3212

 

Imports from India, Belgium and Russia.

 

Exports to Belgium and Russia.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Premises comprising administrative offices, a processing unit and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

Ayasi Street 114

Kilikia District

Yerevan 0082

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

You enquired on: DCA DIAMOND COMPANY CJSC. Please note that this name applies to an English translation of the subject’s name. Subject’s correct registered name is as per heading.

 

Interviewed: Asmik Avetisyan (Accountant).

 


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.60.43

UK Pound

1

Rs.97.25

Euro

1

Rs.77.93

                

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

               

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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