MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22nd June 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ABIC BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES TEVA LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

P. O. Box 489 (99104)

Hayetzira Street

Western Industrial Zone

Beit Shemesh 99051 Israel

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31/03/2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.5.1972

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited company

 

 

Line of Business :

Developers, manufacturers, marketers and exporters of vaccines and compounds for animals (mainly poultry vaccines).

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Name & address

 

ABIC BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES TEVA LTD.

Telephone         972 2 990 69 06

Fax                   972 2 990 69 00

P. O. Box 489 (99104)

Hayetzira Street

Western Industrial Zone

BEIT SHEMESH 99051 ISRAEL

 

 

HISTORY

 

A private limited company registered as per file No. 51-060828-4 on the 23.5.1972, under the name BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS TEVA 1972 LTD., which changed to M. B. T. BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES TEVA LTD. on the 6.9.1978, which changed to the present name on the 7.9.2003.

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Authorized share capital NIS 2,000,000.00 divided into:-

100 voting shares of NIS 1.00 each, 1,999,900 ordinary shares of NIS 1.00 each, of which shares amounting to NIS 75,100.00 were issued.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

Subject is fully owned by TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (directly and through its fully owned subsidiary ABIC LTD.). TEVA is a public limited liability company whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv and Nasdaq Stock Exchanges.

 

 

DIRECTORS  

 

1.         Eliahu Hurwitz               - President and Chairman,

2.         Prof. Meir Heth,

3.         David Shamir,

4.         Leslie Dan,

5.         Max Reis,

6.         Mrs. Ruth Cheshin,

7.         Dov Shapir,

8.         Harold Schneider,

9.         Ms. Leora Maridor,

10.        Carlo Salvi,

11.        Moshe Mani,

12.        Abraham Cohen,

13.        Michael Sela,

14.        Ms. Gabriela Shalev,

15.       Dr. Phillip Frost.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

1.         Israel Makov, General Manager of TEVA

2.         Yaakov Lustegarten, General Manager of subject.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Developers, manufacturers, marketers and exporters of vaccines and compounds for animals (mainly poultry vaccines).

 

Operating from rented premises, on an area of 3,000 sq. meters, in Hayetzira Street, Western Industrial Zone, Beit Shemesh.

 

The TEVA headquarters are located in 5 Bazel Street, Petach Tikva.

 

Having 14,698 employees, serving the TEVA Group (4,314 in Israel).

 

 

                                                                                                           

MEANS

 

Financial data is included in the consolidated B/S of TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD., which shows:

 

US$ (millions)

31.03.2006    31.12.2005

ASSETS

Current assets

       Cash and cash equivalents           968.3       1,275.6

       Short term investments              339.0         935.5

       Accounts receivable: trade        2,156.0       1,768.7

       Other                               709.4         411.3

       Inventories                       1,689.3       1,114.2

                                         5,862.0       5,505.3

 

Investments and other assets               592.7         410.6

Property, plant and equipment (net)      2,062.8       1,360.9

Intangible assets (net)                  2,096.6         648.6

Goodwill      __                         7,748.5       2,462.0

                                        18,362.6     10,387.4

                                         ========      ========

 

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities                      3,681.5       2,260.1

Long term liabilities                    5,442.4       2,077.0

Minority interest                           21.1           8.0

Equity __                                9,217.6       6,042.3

                                        18,362.6     10,387.4

                                         ========      =======

 

TEVA current market value US$ 28.3 billion.

 

Subject and other companies in the TEVA Group are “Approved Enterprises” and as such enjoy tax benefits and state incentives.

 

In June 1998, the Investment Center Administration approved the expansion of subject’s plant, for a sum of US$ 1.5 million.

 

In April 2002, the Investment Center Administration approved the expansion of subject’s plant, for a sum of US$ 1.58 million.

 

There are no charges registered on the company’s assets.

 

 

ANNUAL SALES

 

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

Consolidated Statement of Income

US$ (millions)

Year ended 31.12

 

                                       2003          2004          2005  

Sales                             3,276.4       4,798.9       5,250.4      

 

Gross profit                      1,518.9       2,239.3       2,480.6      

 

Operating income                  877.4         577.8         1,312.9      

 

Income before income taxes    872.4       603.7       1,308.6

     

Net income                    691.0       331.8       1,072.3

                                                            ======            ======            ======           

 

TEVA Consolidated first quarter of 2006 sales US$ 1,672.5 million (28.1% increase compared to the parallel period in 2005), making a gross profit of US$ 723.4 million, an operating loss of US$ 945.8 million and a net loss of US$ 1,008.7 million.

 

OTHER COMPANIES

Parent company also controls:

(all 100% stake unless otherwise stated)

PLANTEX U.S.A. INC., active pharmaceutical ingredients,

ABIC LTD.,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS EUROPE B.V.

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A. INC.,

TEVA PHARMA ITALIA S.R.L.,

PHARMACHEMIE GROUP,

NOVOPHARM LTD., acquisition of the second largest generic drug company in Canada

TEVA NEUROSCIENCE INC. (United States),

PROSINTEX INDUSTRIE CHIMICHE ITALIANE (S.r.l.) (Italy),

TEVA CLASSICS S. A. (France),

TEVA SANTE SAS (France),

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINE CHEMICALS s. r. l. (Italy),

ABIC VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD.,

PLANTEX LTD.,

SICOR INC.,

SICOR PHARMACEUTICALS SALES INC.,

SICOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

RAKEPOLL HOLDING B.V., the Netherlands,

SICOR BIOTECH UAB, Lithuania,

SICOR EUROPE S.A., Switzerland,

SICOR SOCIETA CORTIOSTEROIDI S.p.A., Italy,

TIANJIN HUALIDA BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY LTD., 45%, China,

LEMERY S.A. DE D.V., Mexico,

SICOR DE MEXICO DE C.V., Mexico,

SICOR LATINOAMERICA DE C.V., Mexico.

HUMANTRADE KFT., 97.4%, Hungary

TEVA HUNGARY PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING CO. LTD., 98%,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS CO. LTD., 98%, Hungary,

DOROM SRL, Italy,

ORPHAHELL B.V., the Netherlands,

TEVA UK LTD.

TEVA MEDICAL LTD.

SALOMON LEVIN & ELSTEIN LTD.,

GENCHEM PHARMA LTD., 100%, USA,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS GERMANY GmbH,

HUMANTRADE PHARMACEUTICAL WHOLESALE COMPANY LTD., Hungary,

MEDICA AG, Switzerland,

ASSIA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

 

BANKERS

 

Bank data not forthcoming.

 

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learnt.

 

Subject’s parent, TEVA, was named 8th in Israel’s leading exporters in the last decade. It is ranked 1st in the list of leading Israeli industrial companies in terms of market value and 4th in terms of sales (the first privately owned). In the local market TEVA has a 25% market share.

 

TEVA is Israel’s 2002 leading exporter after its 2002 exports amounted to over US$ 1 billion.

 

TEVA American Market Share is estimated to be between 12-15%.

 

In June 2002, TEVA completed its latest acquisition of HPFC (HONEYWELL PHARMACEUTICAL FINE CHEMICALS), the raw material for medicines division of HONEYWELL in Italy, in consideration of US$ 90 million.

 

In November 2003, TEVA announced that it signed a deal to acquire full ownership in SICOR, developers of API products and generic pharmaceuticals, for a sum of US$ 3.4 billion, US$ 2 billion in cash and US$ 1.4 billion in shares. The deal will be financed by Bank Leumi LeIsrael B.M. and Bank Hapoalim Ltd.

SICOR 2003 sales are expected to reach US$ 550 million.

 

In January 2004, TEVA, in order to finance the SICOR deal, completed a US$ 1 billion capital raise by issuing convertible bonds on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

 

In August 2004, TEVA signed a deal to acquire DOROM of Italy, of the PFIZER Group, for an estimated sum of EUR 70 million.

 

In July 2005, TEVA announced it signed a deal to acquire IVAX, its main competitor in the generic drugs field, for a sum of US$ 7 billion in cash and shares. The deal was finalized in January 2006.

 

The local pharmaceutical industry employs 5,700 employees directly and an additional 20,000 indirectly.

The manufacturers in this field invest US$ 175 million per year, of which

US$ 125 million are for R&D.

 

According to the Industrials Association sales of the pharmaceutical sector reached  US$ 1.83 billion in 2003, a 19% increase from 2002 (excluding sales of Israeli companies whose manufacturing sites are abroad, which amounted to US$ 1.5 billion in 2003).

 

Out of the pharmaceutical products sold, export increased in 2003 by 26%, reaching US$ 1.4 million.

 

Import of pharmaceutical products in 2003 reached US$ 729 million, a 10% increase from 2002. A total of 73% of medicines in the local market are imports, compared to a global average of 40%.

 

The pharmaceutical market is considered stable and payment morality is good.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements.

 

 

NOTE

 

1. Please note subject’s correct registration number.

2. P.O Box 3190, Petach Tikva, belongs to TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

 


 

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

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

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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