MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

339305

Report Date :

07.09.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

P. ASSUDAMAL (H.K.) LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

14/F., Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central

 

 

Country :

Hongkong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.09.2009

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

51162964

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Consumer electronics, electric appliances, resins, power products, general merchandise.

 

 

No. of Employees :

6

 

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

Hongkong

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


 

HONGKONG - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 12.5% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2014. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2014 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 50% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 60.1% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4.4% in 2014. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.

 

Source : CIA

 

Company name and address

 

P. ASSUDAMAL (H.K.) LTD.

 

ADDRESS:                   14/F., Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:                        852-3124 2400

 

FAX:                             852-2801 4848

 

E-MAIL:                        kumar@pahkltd.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:        Mr. Kishin Assudamal Vaswani

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            14th September, 2009.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$30,000,000.00

 

Business Category:       Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Group Turnover:             US$100 – 120 million.

 

Employees:                  6.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:          Good.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

14/F., Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong.

 

Associated Companies:-

Caz Neon (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

Radiant Plastics Industries Pvt. Ltd., India.

Sameer Enterprises (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

Vas (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

 

Affiliated Companies:-

A & P Foods (Nig) Ltd., Africa.

Assudamal & Sons (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Assudamal Holdings Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Ceekay (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Deekay & Sons (Nig) Ltd., Africa.

Haano Industries Ltd., Nigeria.

Haansbro (Nig) Ltd., Africa.

Haansbro Edu-Toys, Africa.

Haansbro Private Ltd., Zimbabwe.

Jovicoop Trading Ltd., Hong Kong.

Map Leaf Press Ltd., Nigeria.

Nexus For Life Ltd., Nigeria.

Roc Media Ltd., United Kingdom.

RocSearch India Pvt. Ltd., India.

RocSearch Ltd., United Kingdom.

Shouson Development Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

Supersonic Distribution & Services Pvt. Ltd., India.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

51162964

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1372634

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Kishin Assudamal Vaswani

 

 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

 

HK$30,000,000.00

 

 


SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 14-09-2014)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Kishin Assudamal VASWANI

 

1,500,000

Manisha Kishin VASWANI

 

750,000

Anusha Kishin VASWANI

 

750,000

 

 

––––––––

 

Total:

3,000,000

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DIRECTORS

(As per registry dated 14-09-2014)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Jagdish Assudamal VASWANI

Room A, 6/F., Woodland Heights, 2 Wongneichung Gap Road, Hong Kong.

 

Manisha Kishin VASWANI

Room A, 6/F., Woodland Heights, 2 Wongneichung Gap Road, Hong Kong.

 

Anusha Kishin VASWANI

Room A, 6/F., Woodland Heights, 2 Wongneichung Gap Road, Hong Kong.

 

Kishin Assudamal VASWANI

Room A, 6/F., Woodland Heights, 2 Wongneichung Gap Road, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 14-09-2014)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

Harris Secretaries Ltd.

8/F., Hong Kong Trade Centre, 161-167 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

0031138

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 14th September, 2009 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 


OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           Consumer electronics, electric appliances, resins, power products, general merchandise.

 

Employees:                  6.

 

Commodities Imported: China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Markets:                        Africa, Eastern Europe, etc.

 

Annual Turnover:           US$100 – 120 million.

 

Terms/Sales:                 As per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               Various terms.

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

The Indian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$30,000,000.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:     (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:               Making a profit every year.

 

Condition:                     Keeping in an active manner.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Good.

 


GENERAL

 

P.Assudamal (H.K.) Ltd. is a business of the Vaswani family.  The largest shareholder is Mr. Kishin Assudamal Vaswani who is holding 50% stake.  The other 50% is equally held by Mr. Manisha Kishin Vswani and Mr. Anusha Kishin Vaswani [A K Vaswani].  The three shareholders are also directors of the subject.

 

All of them are Hong Kong ID holders and have got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.

 

The subject belongs to Vas Group.  Besides the subject, the following companies also belong to the Group:-

·         Caz Neon (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

·         Radiant Plastics Industries Pvt. Ltd. [Radiant], India.

·         Sameer Enterprises (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

·         Vas (Nig) Ltd., Nigeria.

 

The origin of the group dates back to 1929 when Utoomal & Assudamal Co. was one of the few trading companies in Hong Kong.  The late Assudamal Vaswani founded this company.  In 1959 his sons C. A. Vaswani and K. A.Vaswani founded their own company, which operated as a partnership firm, and in 1971 Assudamal & Sons (HK) Limited was incorporated as a limited liability company.  Realizing the potential of the African market, the company ventured into setting up its own operations in Nigeria in 1972 which today accounts for a major share of the group’s business.  The business has been growing substantially during the last few years and as the members of the founding families also have been growing, it was felt that it would be expedient for both C.A Vaswani and K.A Vaswani to separate amicably their businesses for more effective control.  With that in view Mr. K.A Vaswani incorporated the subject in September 2009 with full-fledged operations starting 1st April, 2010 after its formal separation from Assudamal & Sons (HK) Ltd on 31st March, 2010.

 

Now, the subject is chiefly trading in consumer electronics, electric appliances, resins, power products, household sundry products, general merchandise, etc.  Commodities are chiefly sourced from China, India, other Asian countries, etc.  Prime market is Nigeria of Africa.  Other markets are Eastern Europe, etc.

 

The subject has had a main associated company in India known as Radiant Plastics Industries Pvt. Ltd. [Radiant] which is one of the members of the Vas Group.  Set up in 1973, Vas Group is trading in the following commodities: Tyres, PVC Carpets, Engines, Water Dispensers, Cookers, Plastic Raw Materials, White Cement, White Goods, Rice, Canned Foodstuffs, etc.

 

Radiant is trading in plastic materials.

 

The annual sales turnover of the Group is over US$100 million.  Business is active and profitable.

 

The subject’s business is owned and operated by the Vaswani family in Hong Kong.  History is about six years in Hong Kong.

 

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 

 


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

18-11-2009

Instrument:        Mortgage

Property:

12,754/334,499th parts or shares of Inland Lot No. 146, Inland Lot No. 4076 and Inland Lot No. 4096 (14/F. and Carpark No. C19 on 4/F. of Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong)

Mortgagee:        The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

All sums in respect of general banking facilities

28-04-2010

Instrument:        Security Over Deposits

Property:

A deposit with chargee in the amount for US$1,900,000 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies under Deposit Account No. 808-692487

Mortgagee:        The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Amount Secured – (i) all monies in any currency; (ii) interest on such monies; and (iii) all expenses of the chargee in perfecting or enforcing the charge

28-04-2010

Instrument:        Deed of Charge and Assignment Over Assets – Own Liabilities

Property:

The Company, as beneficial owner, charges, assigns, mortgages, pledges and agrees to charge, assign, mortgage and pledge to the Bank by way of first fixed charge or mortgage and releases to the Bank all the present and future rights, title and interest of the Company

The Company, beneficial owner and/or with full title guarantee, assigns absolutely and agrees to assign absolutely to the Bank all the present and future rights, title and interest of the Company

The Company as beneficial owner charges and agrees to charge in favour of the Bank by way of first floating charge, all its rights, title and interest whatsoever, both present and future, in and to the Charged Assets

Negative Pledge

Mortgagee:        BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch.

To secure the payment and discharge of (i) all present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities; (ii) interest on such moneys; (iii) any expense of the Bank making payment in respect of Charged Assets and (iv) all expenses of the Bank in enforcing the Deed on a full indemnity basis

15-04-2011

Instrument:        Security Agreement over Bank Account (All moneys)

Property:

By way of first fixed charge all of the Chargor’s rights in respect of any amount standing to the credit of the Account from time to time and the debt represented by it.

Mortgagee:        Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

To secure the payment and satisfaction of all present and future obligations and liabilities

05-10-2012

Instrument:        Security Agreemnt over Securities (All moneys)

Property:

By way of first fixed charge;

By way of assignment, all the Chargor’s rights, title and interest, present and future, in and to any Specified Securities and any Related Rights

Mortgagee:        Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

To secure the payment and satisfaction of all present and future obligations and liabilities


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.66.40

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.19

Euro

1

Rs.73.89

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

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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