MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22nd May 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ORIENTAL WEAVERS FOR CARPETS SAE

 

 

Registered Office :

Oriental Weavers Building

8 Zakaria Khalil Street, Heliopolis

Cairo, Egypt

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

44139, Cairo

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of tapestries, various carpets, rugs and mats.

 

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

 


 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name

ORIENTAL WEAVERS FOR CARPETS SAE

Country of Origin

Egypt

Legal Form

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date

1981

Commercial Registration Number

44139, Cairo

Authorised Capital

£E 200,000,000

Issued Capital

£E 135,000,000

Paid up Capital

£E 135,000,000

Total Workforce

1,150

Line of Business

Manufacture of tapestries, various carpets, rugs and mats.

Financial Condition

Good

Payments

Prompt

Operating Trend

Steady

 

 

 


 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

ORIENTAL WEAVERS FOR CARPETS SAE

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building      : Oriental Weavers Building

Street                   : 8 Zakaria Khalil Street

Area            : Heliopolis

Town           : Cairo

Country      : Egypt

Telephone   : (20-2) 2672121 / 2678226 / 2678225

Facsimile    : (20-2) 2672241 / 2678240

Email          : info@orientalweavers.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are owned and located in the Central Business Area of Cairo.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

Location                                                               Description

 

El Horreya Street                                                  Owned factory premises

Industrial Zone B1, Area No. VII

Sharkeya

PO Box : 128

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 366666

Fax : (20-15) 364498

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

Mohamed Faris Khamis                                       Chairman

 

Mahmoud Fawzi Khamis                                      Vice Chairman

 

Mohamed Chaaban Farag                                    Managing Director

 

Moustafa Hanafi                                                   Administration Manager

 

Mohamed Hosni Amer                                          Finance Manager

 

Mohamed Katary                                                  Financial Controller

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1981

 

Legal Form                    : Societe Anonyme Egyptienne – SAE (Egyptian Joint

                                        Stock Company)

 

Commercial Reg. No.    : 44139, Cairo

 

Authorised Capital        : £E 200,000,000

 

Issued Capital               : £E 135,000,000

 

Paid up Capital             : £E 135,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                             Percentage

 

Mohamed Faris Khamis                                 62.68%

 

Modern Carpet                                              19.18%

Industrial Zone B1, Block No. VII

Osman Ibn Afan Street

Sharkeya

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 366666

Fax : (20-15) 364498

 

Mahmoud Fawzi Khamis                                                         4.90%

 

Egyptian businessmen and private investors                           13.24%

 

Note to the Legal Form  The Egyptian Company Law provides that the capital of a Societe Anonyme Egyptienne - SAE – should not be less than £E 500,000 if shares are offered to the public and £E 250,000 if not. If shares are offered to the public they are freely transferable, if not, transfer may be restricted. Liability of shareholders is limited.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Subject is a member of the Oriental Weavers Group, which consists of the following concerns :

 

Misr American Carpets Mills (MAC)

28 Sherif Street

PO Box : 3163

Cairo

Tel : (20-2) 3928380 / 3938864

Fax : (20-2) 3931217

Email : intlmktg@maccarpet.com

 

Oriental Weavers Fibres

Osman Moharam Street

First Industrial Zone A1

Sharkeya

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 410167 / 410168 / 410169

Fax : (20-15) 410166

 

Oriental Weavers for Urban Development

Oriental Weavers Building

Airport Area, Heliopolis

Cairo

Tel : (20-2) 2671716 / 2671718 / 2675351

Fax : (20-2) 2672248

 

Safa Industries Group

Industrial Zone B1

El Horreya Street

Sharkeya

PO Box : 69, El Asher

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 361969

Fax : (20-15) 363069

 

Egyptian Fibres EFCO

1st Industrial Zone A1, Area No. IIA

Osman Moharam Street

Sharkeya

PO Box : 188, El Asher

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 362287 / 362288

Fax : (20-15) 362286

 

Tenth of Ramadan Spinning Industries SAE

Industrial Zone A1, Area No. 3/3

Sharkeya

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 363748

Fax : (20-15) 363746

 

Oriental International Trade

El Horreya Street

Industrial Zone B1, Area IXB

Sharkeya

Tenth of Ramadan City

Tel : (20-15) 364703

Fax : (20-15) 364703

 

Seta Egypt SAE

2 El Bustan Street

Square 1112, Heliopolis

Cairo

Tel : (20-2) 2679122 / 2679133

Fax : (20-2) 2679144

Email : hq@setaegypt.com

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the manufacture of tapestries, various carpets, rugs and mats.

 

Import Countries : Middle East and Europe.

 

Export Countries : Europe, the United States of America and the Far East.

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 1,150 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : Egyptian Pounds (£E)

 

                                      Year Ending 31/12/04:           Year Ending 31/12/05:

 

Total Revenue                £E 405,500,000                       £E 418,750,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

 

BANKERS

 

National Bank of Egypt

24, Sherif Street

Cairo

Tel : (20-2) 3924175

Fax : (20-2) 3924143

 

Suez Canal Bank

PO Box : 2620

Cairo

Tel : (20-2) 5769296

Fax : (20-2) 5322064

 

Export Development Bank of Egypt

108 Mohi El Din Abu El Ezz Street

Mohandessin

Cairo 11111

Tel : (20-2) 3619005 / 3385877

Fax : (20-2) 3385940 / 3385938

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Subject’s payment record is reported to be met in a generally prompt manner.

 

Date of transaction                            November 2002

Credit amount                                   11,000

Amount overdue                                0

Payment terms                                  60 days

Payment Method                               Letters of Credit

Paying record                                    No Complaints

Currency                                           Euros

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 100,000

 

Oriental Weavers For Carpets SAE is very well established in the local market with operations dating back to 1981.

 

Subject is a member of the Oriental Weavers Group, Egypt’s largest producer of machine woven carpets with an 80% share of the local market. It also has a 25% share of the US market, where it distributes through its subsidiary Oriental Weavers USA.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 750,000

 


 

 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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