MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

348101

Report Date :

07.11.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LOTUS CAPITAL CORP

 

 

Registered Office :

Not Available

 

 

Country :

Malaysia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

Not Available

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

LL10164

 

 

Legal Form :

Others

 

 

Line of Business :

Offshore trading and administration services

 

 

No. of Employee :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

Credit not recommended

 

Status :

Offshore company  

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

--

 

 

Litigation :

--

 

 

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)

Malaysia

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

MALAYSIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in Islamic finance, high technology industries, biotechnology, and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program (ETP) is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity.

The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, palm oil and rubber - remain a significant driver of the economy. Gross exports of goods and services constitute more than 80% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 29% of government revenue in 2014. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has previously profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with sustained budget deficits, has forced Kuala Lumpur to begin to address fiscal shortfalls, through initial reductions in energy and sugar subsidies and the announcement of the 2015 implementation of a 6% goods and services tax. Falling global oil prices in the second half of 2014 have strained government finances, shrunk Malaysia’s current account surplus and put downward pressure on the ringgit. The government is trying to lessen its dependence on state oil producer Petronas.

Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. In order to attract increased investment, NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program (BEEP), policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays.

Malaysia is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations and, with the nine other ASEAN members, will form the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.

 

Source : CIA

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

 

REGISTRATION NO.

:

LL10164

COMPANY NAME

:

LOTUS CAPITAL CORP

FORMER NAME

:

N/A

INCORPORATION DATE

:

N/A

COMPANY STATUS

:

EXIST

LEGAL FORM

:

OTHERS

LISTED STATUS

:

NO

REGISTERED ADDRESS

:

N/A

BUSINESS ADDRESS

:

N/A

TEL.NO.

:

N/A

FAX.NO.

:

N/A

CONTACT PERSON

:

N/A

INDUSTRY CODE

:

82

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

:

OFFSHORE TRADING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

AUTHORISED CAPITAL

:

N/A

ISSUED AND PAID UP CAPITAL

:

N/A

SALES

:

N/A

NET WORTH

:

N/A

STAFF STRENGTH

:

N/A

LITIGATION

:

CLEAR

DEFAULTER CHECK

:

CLEAR

FINANCIAL CONDITION

:

N/A

PAYMENT

:

N/A

MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

:

N/A

COMMERCIAL RISK

:

N/A

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

:

N/A

GENERAL REPUTATION

:

N/A

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

:

AVERAGE GROWTH

 

 

HISTORY / BACKGROUND

 

The Subject is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) offshore trading and administration services.

The Subject is not listed on Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Stock Exchange).

CHARACTERISTICS OF OFFSHORE COMPANIES

To participate in the offshore activities and enjoy the special tax advantage provided under the Labuan Offshore Business Activity Tax Act 1990, an entity must be an offshore company.

An offshore company in Labuan shall have the following characteristics:

(a) It must be a company limited by shares (sec 14(3) of the Offshore Companies Act 1990);

(b) Any person may form an offshore company by subscribing to a memorandum;

(c) It is required to engage a trust company which is a company registered under the Labuan Trust Companies Act 1990 to discharge its statutory duties seince all documents required to be filed with the Labuan Financial Services Authority must be filed through a trust company;

(d) There is no minimum capital requirement;

(e) It can be alter its share capital by a special resolution (sec. 51(10 of the Offshore Companies Act 1990);

(f) It can reduce its share capita special resolution (sec.51(10 of the Offshore Companies Act 1990);

(g) It may purchase its own shares (sec. 48(2)(3) of the Offshore Companies Act 1990); and;

(h) There is no restriction in issuing share warrants.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITES

Offshore companies are prohibited from carrying on the following activities:

(a) the business of banking or insurance or any such similar business unless it is licensed so to do under the relevant laws currently in force in Malaysia;
(b) it must only carry on business in, from or through Labuan;
(c) it must not:

(1) except as permitted by the Offshore Banking Act 1990 or by the Labuan Financial Services Authority carry on business with a resident of Malaysia;

(2) except as permitted by the Offshore Banking Act 1990, carry on banking business;

(3) Except for defraying its administrative and statutory expenses and where Sec. 147 of the Offshore Companies Act 1990 applies, carry on business in Malaysian currency;

(4) Except as permitted by the Offshore Insurance Act 1990, carry on business as an insurance or a reinsurance company;

(5) Carry on shipping or petroleum operations in Malaysia; or

(6) Carry on any business of a trust company.

PERMITTED ACTIVIES

An offshore company may do the following:

(a) Make or maintain deposits with a person carrying on business within Malaysia;

(b) Make or maintain professional contacts with any counsel and attorney, accountant, book-keeper, trust company, domestic company wholly owned by a trust company made available by the trust company to act or be appointed as a resident director or a resident secretary of an offshore company;

(c) Prepare or maintain books and record with Malaysia;

(d) Hold, within Malaysia, meetings of its directors or members;

(e) Acquire or hold any lease of any property for the purpose of its operation or as accommodation for its offices or employees; or

(f) Hold shares, debt obligations or other securities for the purposes of a transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the lending of money.

No shareholders was found in our databank at the time of investigation



DIRECTOR


No director found in our databank.

 

MANAGEMENT


No data found in our databank.

 

AUDITOR


No Auditor found in our databank

 

COMPANY SECRETARIES


No company secretary was found in our databank.

 

BANKING


No Banker found in our databank.

 

ENCUMBRANCE (S)


No encumbrance was found in our databank at the time of investigation.

 

 

LITIGATION CHECK AGAINST SUBJECT


* A check has been conducted in our databank againt the Subject whether the Subject has been involved in any litigation. Our databank consists of 99% of the wound up companies in Malaysia.

No legal action was found in our databank.

No winding up petition was found in our databank.

 

DEFAULTER CHECK AGAINST SUBJECT


* We have checked through the Subject in our defaulters' database which comprised of debtors that have been blacklisted by our customers and debtors that have been placed or assigned to us for collection.

No blacklisted record & debt collection case was found in our defaulters' databank.

 

PAYMENT RECORD

 

 

SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS:

Local

:

N/A

Overseas

:

N/A


The Subject is a service provider.

 

 

CLIENTELE

 

Local

:

N/A

Overseas

:

N/A


The staff from the registered office refused to disclose the Subject's clientele.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Services

:

OFFSHORE TRADING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

 

Branch

:

NO

Other Information:


The Subject is principally engaged in the (as a / as an) offshore trading and administration services.

The staff from the registered office refused to disclose the Subject's operation.


CURRENT INVESTIGATION

 

Latest fresh investigations carried out on the Subject indicated that :

Telephone Number Provided By Client

:

N/A

Current Telephone Number

:

N/A

Match

:

N/A

Address Provided by Client

:

FIANNCIAL PARK LABUAN UNIT 12 (E2) MAIN OFFICE TOWER

Current Address

:

N/A

Match

:

N/A

Latest Financial Accounts

:

NO


We have contacted the Subject's Accountant and its Company Secretary for the latest financial accounts. However they have rejected our request in view of the confidentiality of the documents.

 

Other Investigations


We were unable to contact the Subject and its Directors.

We contacted the Subject's registered company IFS TRUST LABUAN LIMITED and she only provided limited information.

She refused to verify the address provided.

She also refused to disclose the incorporation date.


FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

 

 

No latest financial accounts are available at the Registry Office, thus we are not able to comment on the Subject's financial performance.

Overall financial condition of the Subject : N/A

MALAYSIA ECONOMIC / INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

 

Major Economic Indicators:

2011

2012

2013

2014*

2015**

Population ( Million)

28.7

29.3

29.8

30.3

30.5

Gross Domestic Products ( % )

5.1

5.6

5.3

6.0

6.0

Domestic Demand ( % )

8.2

9.4

5.6

6.4

6.2

Private Expenditure ( % )

8.2

8.0

8.6

7.9

6.9

Consumption ( % )

7.1

1.0

5.7

6.5

5.6

Investment ( % )

12.2

11.7

13.3

12.0

10.7

Public Expenditure ( % )

8.4

13.3

4.4

2.3

4.2

Consumption ( % )

16.1

11.3

(1.2)

2.1

3.8

Investment ( % )

(0.3)

15.9

4.2

2.6

4.7

Balance of Trade ( MYR Million )

116,058

106,300

71,298

52,314

-

Government Finance ( MYR Million )

(45,511)

(42,297)

(39,993)

(37,291)

-

Government Finance to GDP / Fiscal Deficit ( % )

(5.4)

(4.5)

(4.0)

(3.5)

(3.0)

Inflation ( % Change in Composite CPI)

3.1

1.6

2.5

3.2

4.0

Unemployment Rate

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

Net International Reserves ( MYR Billion )

415

427

-

417

-

Average Risk-Weighted Capital Adequacy Ratio ( % )

3.50

2.20

-

4.00

-

Average 3 Months of Non-performing Loans ( % )

14.80

14.70

-

-

-

Average Base Lending Rate ( % )

6.60

6.53

6.53

6.85

-

Business Loans Disbursed( % )

15.3

32.2

-

56.0

-

Foreign Investment ( MYR Million )

23,546.1

26,230.4

38,238.0

43,486.6

-

Consumer Loans ( % )

-

-

-

-

-

Registration of New Companies ( No. )

45,455

45,441

46,321

49,144

-

Registration of New Companies ( % )

3.0

(0.0)

1.9

6.1

-

Liquidation of Companies ( No. )

132,485

17,092

26,430

21,753

-

Liquidation of Companies ( % )

417.8

(87.1)

54.6

(17.7)

-

Registration of New Business ( No. )

284,598

324,761

329,895

332,723

-

Registration of New Business ( % )

5.0

14.0

2.0

1.0

-

Business Dissolved ( No. )

20,121

20,380

18,161

21,436

-

Business Dissolved ( % )

1.9

1.3

(10.9)

18.0

-

Sales of New Passenger Cars (' 000 Unit )

535.1

552.2

576.7

598.4

610.3

Cellular Phone Subscribers ( Million )

35.3

38.5

43.0

43.8

-

Tourist Arrival ( Million Persons )

24.7

25.0

25.7

28.0

-

Hotel Occupancy Rate ( % )

60.6

62.4

62.6

63.2

-

Credit Cards Spending ( % )

15.6

12.6

-

13.5

-

Bad Cheque Offenders (No.)

32,627

26,982

28,876

-

-

Individual Bankruptcy ( No.)

19,167

19,575

21,984

-

-

Individual Bankruptcy ( % )

5.8

2.1

12.3

-

-



INDUSTRIES ( % of Growth ):

2011

2012

2013

2014*

2015**

Agriculture

5.8

1.0

2.1

3.8

3.1

Palm Oil

10.8

(0.3)

2.6

6.7

-

Rubber

6.1

(7.9)

(10.1)

(10.4)

-

Forestry & Logging

(7.6)

(4.5)

(7.8)

(4.2)

-

Fishing

2.1

4.3

1.6

2.7

-

Other Agriculture

7.1

6.4

8.2

6.2

-

Industry Non-Performing Loans ( MYR Million )

634.1

-

-

-

-

% of Industry Non-Performing Loans

3.2

-

-

-

-

Mining

(5.4)

1.4

0.9

(0.8)

2.8

Oil & Gas

(1.7)

-

-

3.0

-

Other Mining

-

-

-

46.6

-

Industry Non-performing Loans ( MYR Million )

46.5

-

-

-

-

% of Industry Non-performing Loans

0.1

-

-

-

-

Manufacturing #

4.7

4.8

3.4

6.4

5.5

Exported-oriented Industries

4.1

6.5

3.3

5.6

-

Electrical & Electronics

(4.0)

12.7

6.9

13.3

-

Rubber Products

20.7

3.0

11.7

(0.3)

-

Wood Products

(5.1)

8.7

(2.7)

5.1

-

Textiles & Apparel

13.2

(7.1)

(2.6)

11.5

-

Domestic-oriented Industries

10.7

1.7

6.8

9.4

-

Food, Beverages & Tobacco

4.80

2.70

3.60

6.13

6.13

Chemical & Chemical Products

10.0

10.8

5.6

1.4

-

Plastic Products

3.8

-

-

2.7

-

Iron & Steel

2.2

(6.6)

5.0

0.1

-

Fabricated Metal Products

21.8

13.8

9.9

2.9

-

Non-metallic Mineral

12.1

2.9

(2.0)

5.4

-

Transport Equipment

12.0

3.4

13.8

22.9

-

Paper & Paper Products

9.5

3.1

1.8

4.7

-

Crude Oil Refineries

9.3

-

-

13.0

-

Industry Non-Performing Loans ( MYR Million )

6,537.2

-

-

-

-

% of Industry Non-Performing Loans

25.7

-

-

-

-

Construction

4.7

18.6

10.9

12.7

10.7

Industry Non-Performing Loans ( MYR Million )

3,856.9

-

-

-

-

% of Industry Non-Performing Loans

10.2

-

-

-

-

Services

7.1

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.6

Electric, Gas & Water

3.5

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.9

Transport, Storage & Communication

6.50

7.10

7.30

7.50

7.15

Wholesale, Retail, Hotel & Restaurant

5.2

4.7

5.9

6.9

6.5

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

6.90

9.70

3.70

4.65

4.25

Government Services

12.4

9.4

8.3

6.1

5.6

Other Services

5.1

3.9

5.1

4.8

4.5

Industry Non-Performing Loans ( MYR Million )

6,825.2

-

-

-

-

% of Industry Non-Performing Loans

23.4

-

-

-

-

* Estimate / Preliminary

** Forecast

# Based On Manufacturing Production Index



INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

 

MSIC CODE

82 : OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE, OFFICE SUPPORT AND OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRY :

BUSINESS SERVICES

The services sector is expected to continue playing an important role in driving the Malaysia economy as it will be a major contributor to Malaysia's GDP with accounting for 55.4% share of GDP in 2015. It is also the biggest contributor to total employment which is 59.4% in the first half of 2014.

In 2014, the services sector is expected to grow by 5.9% and accounting for 55.3% of GDP, with wholesale trade, transport and storage benefiting from higher trade-related activities. Meanwhile, activities in retail-trade, accommodation and restaurants as well as communication are expected to increase amid sustained household spending. Nonetheless, higher tourist arrivals, in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2014, will provide support to growth. In 2015, the services sector will spearhead growth by 5.6% with all subsectors recording expansion. Growth will be driven by production-related activities such as wholesale trade, transport and storage and reinforced by an improving external sector.

The wholesale and retail trade as well as accommodation and restaurant subsectors are expected to grow by 7.1% and 5.9% in 2015 (7.7% and 6.1% in 2014) due to strong domestic consumption and higher tourist arrivals following the Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015. Besides, the finance and insurance subsector is expected to sustain growth at 1.4% in 2015 (1.8% in 2014). The finance segment rose only 1.4% during the first half of 2014 due to the slower growth in net interest and fee-based incomes. Furthermore, the insurance segment moderated to 1.8% during the first six months of 2014 following the slower performance of life insurance business.

Moreover, the real estate and business services as well as the transport and storage subsectors is expected to grow by 7.1% and 4.7% in 2015 (7.5% and 5.0% in 2014). The real estate and business services subsectors expanded 8% during the first six months of 2014. During the period, the business services segment recorded 8.9% growth mainly driven by higher demand for professional services, particularly engineering services in the construction sector as well as computer services.

Likewise, during the first half of 2014, the communication subsector grew 10% with the continued increase in the number of cellular phone subscribers as well as higher use of data services. Growth of the subsector is expected to sustain at 9.6% in 2015 (10% in 2014) supported by strong demand for cellular and broadband services, amid attractive promotions by the telecommunication industry players as well as the launch of new smartphones and media tablets.

However, the utilities subsector is expected to grow at a slower pace of 3.6% in 2014 on account of lower electricity consumption in the residential segment following the increase in electricity tariffs in January 2014. The subsector is expected to grow by 3.9% in 2015. Moreover, the other services subsector is expected to grow 4.5% in 2015 (4.8% in 2014) mainly driven by high-quality and affordable healthcare as well as an increase in foreign Muslim patients seeking halal health treatment in Malaysia. Meanwhile, the government services subsector is estimated to grow 5.6% in 2015 (6.1% in 2014) due to the moderate increase in emoluments as well as supplies and services.

Other than that, the implementation of Business Services NKEA (National Key Economic Areas) plays a major role in nurturing innovation and broadening the country's knowledge and skills base by expanding the country's areas of specialization into new, untapped sectors. It is expected to drive the service sector as well as Malaysia's economy to grow. As identified under NKEA, the Entry Point Projects (EPPs) cover maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, shared services and outsourcing, data centers, green technology, pure-play engineering services, and shipbuilding and ship repair. Through six Entry Point Projects categorized under two key themes of accelerating the growth of differentiated sectors and developing future segments, the NKEA is projected to grow the Business Services sector’s contribution to GNI to RM78.7 billion by 2020 and expected to create 245,000 additional jobs by 2020.

OVERALL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK : Average Growth



CREDIT RISK EVALUATION & RECOMMENDATION

 

 

During our investigation, we were unable to contact the Subject as well as its Directors. In view of this, the Subject's existence in the market is in doubt. Based on the above condition, the Subject is not qualified for credit assessment.

 

 

FINANCIAL ACCOUNT


No latest financial accounts are available at the Registry Office.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.65.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.95

Euro

1

Rs.71.55

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

ASH

 

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

--

NB

                                       New Business

 

--

 

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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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