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MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report No. : |
512758 |
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Report Date : |
01.06.2018 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
BENY SOFER INC. |
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Registered Office : |
30 West 47th St New York, New York, 10036, USA |
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Country : |
United States |
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Financials (as on) : |
2016 [Summarized] |
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Date of Incorporation : |
28.02.1980 |
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Legal Form : |
Corporation |
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Line of Business : |
Subject is dedicated to the wholesale of diamonds and jewelry. |
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No. of Employees : |
15 |
RATING & COMMENTS
(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd
January 2017)
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MIRA’s Rating : |
A |
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A |
Acceptable Risk |
Business dealings permissible with moderate
risk of default |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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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
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Country Name |
Previous
Rating (30.09.2017) |
Current Rating (31.12.2017) |
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United States |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low Risk |
A2 |
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Moderately Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderately High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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Very High Risk |
D |
UNITED STATES - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $59,500. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at purchasing power parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades.
In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets.
Long-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits.
The onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a "two-tier" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income.
Imported oil accounts for more than 50% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created.
The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the US into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009, Congress passed and former President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the Federal Government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries.
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have totaled more than $1.9 trillion, according to US Government figures.
In March 2010, former President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010.
In July 2010, the former president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight.
In December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short-term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. The Fed ended its purchases during the summer of 2014, after the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt fell below 74% of GDP. In December 2015, the Fed raised its target for the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since the recession began. With continued low growth, the Fed opted to raise rates several times since then, and in December 2017, the target rate stood at 1.5%.
In December 2017, Congress passed and President Donald TRUMP signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which, among its various provisions, reduces the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%; lowers the individual tax rate for those with the highest incomes from 39.6% to 37%, and by lesser percentages for those at lower income levels; changes many deductions and credits used to calculate taxable income; and eliminates in 2019 the penalty imposed on taxpayers who do not obtain the minimum amount of health insurance required under the ACA. The new taxes took effect on 1 January 2018; the tax cut for corporations are permanent, but those for individuals are scheduled to expire after 2025. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) under the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the new law will reduce tax revenues and increase the federal deficit by about $1.45 trillion over the 2018-2027 period. This amount would decline if economic growth were to exceed the JCT’s estimate.
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Source
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STATUTORY
INFORMATION
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Legal Name: |
BENY SOFER INC. |
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Trade Names: |
BENY SOFER INC. |
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ID: |
611526 |
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Date Created: |
1980 |
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Date Incorporated: |
FEBRUARY 28, 1980 |
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Legal Address: |
30 West 47th St New York, New York, 10036, USA |
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Operative Address: |
555 Fifth Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10017, USA |
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Telephone: |
212.575.0213 |
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Fax: |
212.944.9726 |
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Legal Form: |
Corporation |
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Email: |
info@benysofer.com |
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Registered in: |
NEW YORK |
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Website: |
www.benysofer.com/ |
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Contact: |
Lior Sofer – Vice President |
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Staff: |
15 |
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Activity: |
SIC Code 5094 Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones, and Precious Metals |
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Banks: |
BANK OF AMERICA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK LEO SCHACHTER DIAMONDS, LLC ALMA DIAMONDS INC. LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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History: |
The company was founded in 1980. |
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PRINCIPAL
ACTIVITY
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Beny Sofer Inc. is dedicated to the wholesale of diamonds and jewelry. |
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Products/Services description: |
The company offers certified and non-certified diamonds as well as a
line of diamond jewelry. |
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Brands: |
Beny Sofer |
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Sales are: |
Wholesale |
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Clients: |
Retailers and Jewelers |
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Suppliers: |
Salop Co Ltd Shenzhen Mydarb Industries Co. Dilux S.R.L. |
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Operations area: |
National |
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The company imports from |
CHINA ITALY |
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The subject employs |
15 employees |
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Payments: |
No Complaints |
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LOCATION
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Headquarters : |
555 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 301 NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA |
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Comments on Address: |
- |
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Branches: |
No other branches were found. |
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Related Companies: |
No related companies were found. |
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GROUP
STRUCTURE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
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Listed at the stock exchange: |
NO |
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Capital: |
NA |
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Shareholders: |
The company does not disclose information on shareholders. The
following information has been provided by private sources and could not be confirmed: The major holder of this company is: Benjamin Sofer |
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Management: |
Lior Sofer – Vice President Oren Sofer – Partner Mira Sofer – President Alla Rybak - Bookkeeper |
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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The company does not make its financial
statements public. The following information has been provided by private
sources: |
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USD 2016 |
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Sales |
3.650.000 |
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Cash flow |
Normal |
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LEGAL
FILINGS
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CASES |
Centrifugal Force, Inc v. Softnet Communication, Inc et al Plaintiff: Centrifugal Force, Inc Defendant: Softnet Communication, Inc, ISM Software, Michael Mardkha,
Beny Sofer, Inc and Beny Sofer Case Number: 1:2008cv05463 Filed: June 17, 2008 Court: New York Southern District Court Office: Copyright Office County: NewYork Presiding Judge: Colleen McMahon Nature of Suit: Plaintiff Cause of Action: Federal Question Jury Demanded By: 17:101 Copyright Infringement |
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TRADEMARKS |
SOFER JEWELRY Jewelry Owned by: Beny Sofer, Inc. Serial Number: 77048358 THE ONLY NAME YOU NEED FOR DIAMONDS. Polished Diamonds, Jewelry Owned by: Beny Sofer, Inc. Serial Number: 78468354 |
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RENEWAL HISTORY |
Filing Date Name Type Entity Name FEB 28, 1980 Actual BENY SOFER INC. |
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UCC |
Debtor Names: BENY SOFER INC. 580 5TH AVE # 1600, NEW YORK, NY 10036-4729, USA Secured Party Names: JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK P. O. BOX 2558 16-HCB-205, HOUSTON, TX 77252-2558, USA File no. File Date Lapse Date Filing Type 200411175965487 11/17/2004 11/17/2009 Financing Statement 200906155552502 06/15/2009 11/17/2014 Continuation 201011056092815 11/05/2010 11/17/2014 Termination 201405280288778 05/28/2014 11/17/2019 Continuation Debtor Names: BENY SOFER INC. 587 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA Secured Party Names: LEO
SCHACHTER DIAMONDS, LLC 579 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA LEO SCHACHTER DIAMONDS, LLC 529 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA File no. File Date Lapse Date Filing Type 200603240264197 03/24/2006 03/24/2011 Financing Statement 200912220724257 12/22/2009 03/24/2011 Financing Statement Amendment Debtor Names: BENY SOFER, INC. 587 FIFTH AVE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA Secured Party Names: ALMA
DIAMONDS INC. 579 FIFTH AVE, SUITE # 600, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA File no. File Date Lapse Date Filing Type 200905048152639 05/04/2009 05/04/2014 Financing Statement Debtor Names: BENY SOFER INC. 587 5TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA Secured Party Names: LAZARE
KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC 19 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10036, USA File no. File Date Lapse Date Filing Type 201001075019546 01/07/2010 01/07/2015 Financing Statement Debtor Names: BENY SOFER INC. 587 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA Secured Party Names: HSBC BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ONE HSBC CENTER - 29TH FL, BUFFALO, NY 14203, USA File no. File Date Lapse Date Filing Type 201011056092803 11/05/2010 11/05/2015 Financing Statement 201406195652060 06/19/2014 11/05/2015 Termination |
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OFAC Sanctions List Search |
The company is not listed in the OFAC list. |
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SUMMARY
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Founded in 1980, Beny Sofer Inc. is an organization in the Jewelry,
Watches, Precious Stones, and Precious Metals Industry headquartered in New
York, NY. The company has 15 regular employees and generates an estimated $3.6
million USD in annual revenue. It operates nationally, mainly importing from China and Italy. It is
ACTIVE in business with no negative. |
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RISK
INFORMATION
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DEBTS |
Controlled |
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PAYMENTS |
No Complaints |
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CASH FLOW |
Normal |
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STATUS |
Active |
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INTERVIEW
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NAME |
Lissette |
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POSITION |
Receptionist |
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COMMENTS |
She confirmed the name of the company, the address of the headquarters
and location, the date of creation of the company, the number of employees
and the name of the Vice President. |
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
INR 67.45 |
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1 |
INR 89.79 |
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Euro |
1 |
INR 78.79 |
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US Dollar |
1 |
INR 67.15 |
Note :
Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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NIS |
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Report Prepared
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TPT |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A++ |
Minimum Risk |
Business dealings permissible with minimum
risk of default |
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A+ |
Low Risk |
Business dealings permissible with low
risk of default |
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A |
Acceptable Risk |
Business dealings permissible with moderate
risk of default |
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B |
Medium Risk |
Business dealings permissible on a regular
monitoring basis |
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C |
Medium High Risk |
Business dealings permissible preferably
on secured basis |
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D |
High Risk |
Business dealing not recommended or on secured
terms only |
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NB |
New Business |
No recommendation can be done due to
business in infancy stage |
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NT |
No Trace |
No recommendation can be done as the
business is not traceable |
NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.
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 are as follows:
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Financial
condition covering various ratios
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Company
background and operations size
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Promoters
/ Management background
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Payment
record
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Litigation
against the subject
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Industry
scenario / competitor analysis
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Supplier
/ Customer / Banker review (wherever available)
This report is issued at
your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM
PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.