MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

343236

Report Date :

10.10.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TOPLINE DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

121 Malacca Road, Redhill, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, 4051

 

 

Country :

South Africa

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.09.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

2006/030520/07

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company (Pty) Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in importing and distribution of hand tools and automotive accessories

 

 

No. of Employee :

27

 

 

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 :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

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)

South Africa

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world.

Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to just 1.5% in 2014. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 25% of the work force, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Load shedding and resulting rolling blackouts gripped many parts of South Africa in late 2014 and early 2015 because of electricity supply constraints that resulted from technical problems at some generation units, unavoidable planned maintenance, and an accident at a power station in Mpumalanga province. The rolling black outs were the worst the country faced since 2008. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa will continue to operate on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until electrical supply problems are resolved.

South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The current government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth.

 

 

Source : CIA

 

 

Company name

 

TOPLINE DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD

 

 

COMPANY INFORMATION

 

OVERVIEW

 

History

TOPLINE DISYTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD was established in September 2006 when the assets and operations of a company named TOPLINE DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD (Registration Certificate Number: 1987/005955/07 were taken over and incorpoarted into a shelf company styled BASFOUR 3507 (PTY) LTD. In January 2007, the name was changed to the current.

Major Operations or Business Sectors

The subject imports hand tools and automotive accessories from the Far East(Hong Kong, China, Taiwan) and deals locally with suppliers.

Industry

Import

SIC Code(s)

65(Import)

 

 

STATUTORY INFORMATION

 

Registered Name

TOPLINE DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD

Registration Number

2006/030520/07

Type of Company

Private Company (Pty) Ltd

Registration Date

29/09/2006

Date Commenced Trading

29/09/2006

Commercial Status

In Business

 

 

CONTACT DETAILS

                                 

Contact Number

+27 31 569 6116

Email Address

topline@toplinetools.co.za

Fax Number

+27 31 569 6120

Website

www.toplinetools.co.za

Social Media Presence

 

 

 

Trading Physical Address

121 Malacca Road
REDHILL
Durban
Kwazulu Natal
4051

Postal Address

P O Box 40968
REDHILL
4051

 

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

Income Tax Number

9972691142

VAT Number

4520233950

 

 

AUDITORS INFORMATION

 

Name

MCCOLL AND COMPANY

 

 

INSURANCE BROKER INFORMATION

 

Insurance Broker Name                        COLIN COOPER & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE BROKERS

 

 

OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

 

Shareholders/Members

Share/Interest (%)

D J BROUGHTON

65

P D VAN DER SCHYFF

25

W D BROUGHTON

10

 

 

PRINCIPAL INFORMATION

 

PRINCIPAL DETAILS

 

Full Name

ID No.

Designation

Status

Date of Appoint-

ment

Active Interests

Prev.

Interests

Judg-ments

Fraud Listing

Broughton, Derek James

5108135138006

Director

Active

01/12/2006

0

0

0

0

Van Der Schyff, Peter David

6711265070082

Director

Active

01/12/2006

0

0

0

0

Broughton, Warren Derek

7411175086083

Director

Active

01/12/2006

0

0

0

0

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Comments

The BEE certificate was not made available.

 

 

BANK ACCOUNT VERIFICATION

 

Verified

Yes

Bank Name

ABSA BANK

Account Holder

TOPLINE MAIN WAREHOUSE

Account Number

Undisclosed

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

MAJOR OPERATIONS

 

Major Business Activities

The importing and distribution of hand tools (e.g. spanners ) and automotive accessories (e.g. wheel caps .)

Foreign Trade Activities

The subject imports hand tools and automotive accessories from the Far East(Hong Kong, China, Taiwan) and exports to neighbouring countries.

Major Customers

Wholesalers, retailers and the general industry e.g.Massmart

Major Brands

TOPLINE
HAPPY CLOUD
RAPID
RED
ROLSON
TERRAX

 

 

BRANCH INFORMATION

 

Area of Distribution

South Africa and regionally

 

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Salaried Employees

27

 

 

FINANCING TERMS

 

Sales Terms

Cash,COD,30 days,

Overdraft

The subject operates with an overdraft facility of R5000 000.00 which is regularly utilised.

Sureties

The directors have signed surety with the bank.

Debtors Ceded

The debtors have been ceded to the bank.

Debtors Factored

The debtors are not factored.

Bonds

The is bond/property registere against the company.

Year End

February

 

 

FINANCIAL FIGURES

 

Actual numbers, 000' or mio

Actual Numbers

 

 

Comment

The financial statements were not made available.

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

TRADE REFERENCE ANALYTICS

 

# of Trade Refs in the last 3 years

Overall Trade Score

Average Usage of Terms

Average Monthly Purchase

Average Usage of Credit Limit

4

25%

125%

119,500.00 ZAR

60%

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

Trade Ref #

Date

Trade Score

2 = best

0 = worst

Terms

Given (Taken)

in days

Monthly Limit

Given (Taken)

Account Opened

years

Payment Trend

(prev. 3 years)

Acc. Insured

Notes

Ref 1

07/10/2015

1

30 (30)

250,000 ZAR
(214,000 ZAR)

10

1

-

-

Yes

Good account, payments are made on due date.

Ref 2

07/10/2015

N/A

see notes (see notes)


()

 

-

-

-

Unknown

It is company policy not to give trade references.

Ref 3

07/10/2015

0

30 (45)

150,000 ZAR
(25,000 ZAR)

+ 5

0

-

-

No

Average account, takes extensions.

Ref 4

07/10/2015

N/A

see notes (see notes)


()

 

-

-

-

Unknown

It is company policy not to give trade references.

 

 

ADMIN DETAILS

 

INTERVIEWER

 

Researcher

Inoxico

Contact Tel No.

+27 10 001 0540

Email

research@inoxico.com

 

 

INTERVIEWEE

 

Contact Person

Chris Nadar

Position

Financial Manager

Company Tel No.

+27 31 569 6116

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.64.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.54

Euro

1

Rs.73.08

 

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

 

--

 

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%)

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.