MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

354161

Report Date :

19.12.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

REITMANS (CANADA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

250 Sauve Street W., Montreal, Quebec H3L 1Z2

 

 

Country :

Canada

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2015 (Consolidated)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1926

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Company (TSX = RET)

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject operates as a ladies’ specialty apparel retailer in Canada. Its stores offer tops, pants, capris, spring coats, skirts, shorts and skorts, blazers and jackets, dresses, leggings, sports bras, and jeans; accessories, including jewelry, purses and bags, tights, scarves, belts, hats, sunglasses, and hair accessories; and gift cards.

 

 

No. of Employee :

3,600 + part time

 

 

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 :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Exist

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

Canada

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

CANADA ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian merchandise exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the early intervention by the Bank of Canada and the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-14 and plans to balance the budget by 2015 despite the recent drop in oil prices. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly expanding, because Alberta's oil sands significantly boosted Canada's proven oil reserves. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela and is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

 


Company name and summary

 

Company name:                        REITMANS (CANADA) LIMITEE (in French)

                                                REITMANS (CANADA) LIMITED (in English)

 

Address:                                    250 Sauve Street W., Montreal, Quebec H3L 1Z2 - Canada

 

Telephone:                                +1 514-384-1140

 

Fax:                                          +1 514-385-2723

 

Website:                                   www.reitmans.ca

 

 

Corporate ID#:                          3517098

 

State:                                       Federal

 

 

Judicial form:                            Public Company (TSX = RET)

 

Date incorporated:                    March 17, 1995

 

Date founded:                          1926

 

Stock:                                        As at December 17, 2015, the Corporation had 50,327,866

                                                shares outstanding.

 

Market cap.:                              CAD 200,304,907=

 

 

Name of manager:                     Jeremy H. REITMAN

 

 

ACTIVITIES & OPERATIONS

 

Business:

 

Reitmans (Canada) Limited operates as a ladies’ specialty apparel retailer in Canada. Its stores offer tops, pants, capris, spring coats, skirts, shorts and skorts, blazers and jackets, dresses, leggings, sports bras, and jeans; accessories, including jewelry, purses and bags, tights, scarves, belts, hats, sunglasses, and hair accessories; and gift cards. The company operates its stores under the Reitmans, Penningtons, Addition Elle, RW & CO., Thyme Maternity, and Smart Set banners primarily in malls and retail power centers. It also operates 21 Thyme Maternity shop-in-shop boutiques in Babies 'R' Us locations in Canada, as well as provides access to e-commerce Website shopping.

As of January 31, 2015, it operated 823 stores consisting of 341 Reitmans, 139 Penningtons, 105 Addition Elle, 76 RW & CO., 68 Thyme Maternity, and 94 Smart Set stores.

 

 

The company also operates an e-commerce Web site.

The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

 

 

Staff:                3,600 + part time

 

 

Operations & branches:

 

At above address, we find a large store, warehouse and office, owned.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS & MANAGERS

 

Shareholders:

 

1st shareholder:

SHERLEX INVESTMENTS INC.

3300 Highway 7, Ste 702, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 4M3 – Canada

 

2nd shareholder:

CDS & CO.

25 The Esplanade, Station A, Toronto Ontario M5W1G5 Canada

 

2nd shareholder:

DANAMIS INVESMENTS COMPANY

1959 Upper Water Street, Ste 900, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N2 – Canada

 

 

Management:

 

Jeremy H. REITMAN

Chairman and CEO

Mr. Jeremy H. Reitman serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Reitmans Canada Limited. Mr. Reitman serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shirmax Fashions Ltd. He served as the President of Reitmans

Canada Ltd. until June 2010. He has been the Chairman of Reitmans Canada Limited since June 2010. He serves as an Honorary Director at Bank of Montreal. He has been a Director of Reitmans Canada Ltd. since 1975. He serves as director of Shirmax Fashions Ltd. He serves as a Member of the Board of Governors of McGill University. He served as a Director of Bank of Montreal from January 19, 1987 to March 22, 2011.

Mr. Reitman is a lawyer by profession and holds an AB with a major in Economics from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and a B.C.L. from McGill University.

 

Stephen F. REITMAN

President and COO

Mr. Stephen F. Reitman has been the President of Reitmans Canada Ltd., since June 2010. Mr. Reitman serves as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Shirmax Fashions Ltd. He served as the Chief

Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Reitmans Canada Ltd. from 1984 to June 2010. From 1971 to 1984, he held various management positions with Reitmans.

He served as an Executive Vice President of Reitmans Canada Ltd. until June 2010. He has been an Independent Director of Global Brands Acquisition Corp. since October 2007. He has been a Director of Reitmans Canada Ltd., since 1984 and Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. since December 2011.

 

 

He serves as a Director of Celio International S.A and Shirmax Fashions Ltd. He serves as a Director of Simone Perele Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Simone Perele S.A.

Mr. Reitman received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.

 

Eric WILLIAMS, CFO

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

On December 3, 2015, Reitmans Canada Ltd. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 31, 2015.

 

For the quarter, the company reported sales of CAD 240,270,000 compared to CAD 238,295,000 for the same period of last year. Results from operating activities were CAD 2,997,000 compared to CAD 14,076,000 for the same period of last year. Earnings before income taxes were CAD 22,000 compared to CAD 16,228,000 for the same period of last year. net loss was CAD 269,000 compared to net earnings of CAD 12,866,000 for the same period of last year. Basic and diluted earnings per share were CAD 0.00 compared to CAD 0.20 a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was CAD 15.3 million compared to CAD 31.1 million for the same period of last year. Net cash used in operating activities were CAD 5,784,000 compared to net cash flows from operating activities of CAD 17,392,000 for the same period of last year. Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets were CAD 8,293,000 compared to CAD 9,412,000 for the same period of last year.

 

For the nine months, the company reported sales of CAD 694,999,000 compared to CAD 703,099,000 for the same period of last year. Loss from operating activities were CAD 4,484,000 compared to results from operating activities of CAD 8,353,000 for the same period of last year. Loss before income taxes were CAD 9,386,000 compared to earnings before income taxes of CAD 11,291,000 for the same period of last year. net loss was CAD 8,162,000 compared to net income of CAD 9,008,000 for the same period of last year. Basic and diluted loss per share were CAD 0.13 compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of CAD 0.14 for the same period of last year. Adjusted EBITDA was CAD 34.9 million compared to CAD 50.7 million for the same period of last year. Net cash used in operating activities were CAD 1,808,000 compared to net cash flows from operating activities of CAD 22,734,000 for the same period of last year. Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets were CAD 27,519,000 compared to CAD 22,191,000 for the same period of last year. The net loss was primarily attributable to reduced gross margins and a $10.7 million loss (on a pre-tax basis) due to a change in the fair value of marketable securities.

 

On attachments:

- 10K 2015 (fiscal year ending 01-31-2015)

- 3rd 10Q 2015

 

 

Banks:  Bank of Canada

                        Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

LEGAL FILINGS

 

Legal filings & complaints:

 

As of today date, there are several filing pending involving the Company as plaintiff of defendant.

 

 

Secured debts summary:   Several

 

 

COMPANY CREDIT HISTORY

 

Trade references:

 

Date reported:               November 2015

High credit:                   CAD 100,000+

Now owing:                   0

Past due:                      0

Last purchase:              October 2015

Line of business:           Office supply

Paying status:               On terms

 

Date reported:               November 2015

High credit:                   CAD 10,000,000+

Now owing:                   0

Past due:                      0

Last purchase:              October 2015

Line of business:           Payroll

Paying status:               As agreed

 

Date reported:               November 2015

High credit:                   CAD 20,000+

Now owing:                   0

Past due:                      0

Last purchase:              October 2015

Line of business:           Telecommunications

Paying status:               On terms

 

 

Domestic credit history:

 

National Credit Bureaus gave a satisfying credit rating.

 

 

International credit history:

 

Payments of imports are currently made on terms.

 

 

Other comments:

 

The Company maintains its business.

 

The Company is in good standing.

This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

Last annual meeting was held on June 5, 2015.

 

The risk is low.

 

 

Our opinion:

 

A business connection may be conducted.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.66.42

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.17

Euro

1

Rs.72.14

USD

1

Rs.66.31

Note : Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

AMT

 

 

Report Prepared by :

ANK

 


 

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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