MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27th May 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LABORATORIOS PORTUGAL SRL

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle Miguel Grau 313-317, Urb. La Libertad, Cerro Colorado

Arequipa/Arequipa, Peru

 

 

Country :

Peru

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19th August  1988

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and traders of medical products; toiletries and specialties

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

                            


 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME     : LABORATORIOS PORTUGAL SRL

TRADE NAME                           : "LABPORT SRL"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION       : RUC 20100204330    

OPERATING STATUS                : Active

MAIN ADDRESS                       : Calle Miguel Grau 313-317, Urb. La Libertad, Cerro Colorado

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE            : Arequipa/Arequipa

COUNTRY                                 : PERU

TELEPHONE                             : (511)25.1292

FAX                                          : (511)25.1292

E - MAIL                                   : labportugal@naturaperu.com.pe

WEB SITE                                : www.naturaperu.com

COMMENTS   .-

Other e-mail: shuaman@naturaperu.com

 

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RATING                                    : ELIGIBLE FOR MODERATE CREDITS

PAYMENTS                              : PAYMENTS USUALLY PROMPT

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS

 

LEGAL STATUS                                    : Limited Liability Partnership

DATE OF INCORPORATION       : 19AUG1988

REGISTERED IN                       : Arequipa

NOTARY OFFICE                      : Rosendo Fernández

DURATION                                : Indefinite

REGISTRATION            : Page 242, Vol.42, Entry 1/License 18716

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL      : S/.4,674,731.= Nuevos Soles

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        : S/.6,504,877.= Nuevos Soles (31/12/2005)

TYPE OF SHARES                    : Partners profit sharing

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE: No

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE   : S/.3.26 per USD1

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                                  TITLE                            OWNERSHIP %

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALONSO                         General Manager                       74%

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALEJANDRO                   Partner                                      16%

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS SAC     Shareholder                                 10%

 

 

WHO IS WHO ?

 

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALONSO

NATIONALITY                       : Peruvian                        

BORN                                    : 16MAY1955

DOC. OF IDENT.                  : DNI 30849722                    

TAX.REGIS.                           : RUC 10292378420

HOME ADDRESS                : Ramón Castilla 441, Arequipa

Associated as per our database to :

Company                                                                                               Tax. Reg.                              Country

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS SAC                   20405976898                      PERU

 

 

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALEJANDRO

 

NATIONALITY                       : Peruvian

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 29237842

HOME ADDRESS                : Ramón Castilla 441, Arequipa                                 

 TLF                                        : 253106

 

 

 

RELATED COMPANY(IES)

 

COMPANY NAME                                                         COUNTRY         TAX.REG.           RELATION

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS SAC     PERU                 20405976898      Related

 

 

BUSINESS

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Subject manufactures and trades medical products; toiletries and specialties:

Paracetamol, panadol, uncaria tomentosa (uña de gato) capsules, lettuce creams, nacar shell cream, sun blocks, among other.

 

Trademark: PORTUGAL, NATURGEN.

 

IMPORT   : Yes (Chemical inputs from Brazil, Thailand, Colombia, USA, Spain, India, China

Chile, Germany)

Annual Imports in US $(CIF) :

Year                                  Amount

2006                       334,349.00

2005                  1,677,593.00

2004                       380,440.00

EXPORT   : Yes (Pharmaceuticals to Ecuador, Brazil, Belgium, Venezuela)

Annual Exports in US $(FOB) :

Year                                  Amount

2006                         72,165.00

2005                       591,860.00

2004                       293,872.00

 

% CASH SALES/METHOD                     : 50%  - invoice at 30 days

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS                     : 50%  - Drafts at 60 and 75 days

% FOREIGN SALES(COUNTRIES)         : 10%

% DOMESTIC PURCHASES                  : 20%

% FOREIGN PURCHASES                    : 80%

SELLING TERRITORY                            : 50% - Lima; 40% - rest of the country

 

EMPLOYEES                 : 180

 

FACILITIES .-

Area                 : 2,000 m2          

Floors               : 2

Condition           : Good; concrete material

Use : Legal address, administration offices, warehouses and lab.

Remarks and other Premises .-

Facilities are owned by the partners.

Formerly, they were located at Peral 427 - Arequipa

 

There are other premises at Calle Miguel Grau 314,  Urb.La Libertad, Cerro Colorado-Arequipa. Rented facilities.

 

We found out Subject is implementing another production plant in the district of Cerro Colorado Zona Industrial de Río Seco. This area covers 4,500 m2, and will be opened as from the second quarter 2006. Plot of land is owned by the partners.

 

There are branches in Chiclayo, Huancayo and Lima.

 

COMMENTS .-

Major clients and distributors:

 

- Fármacos del Norte Trujillo SRL

- Dimexa SA (Arequipa)

- Albis SA

- Norfarma SA (Chiclayo)

- Boticas Arcángel

- Essalud.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Saúl Huamán Delgado (Accountant/Legal Representative) provided updated operating data

as well as the main accounts of the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005, expressed in

Nuevos Soles.

Some details were obtained from external sources.

 

Subject enyoys a good reputation as bank and trade circles commented. However, some

payment defaults before public and private entities have been reported.

 

BALANCE SHEET DATE         :          31DEC2005             31DEC2004

TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET      :              Annual                Annual

BALANCE SHEET OF           :           12 months             12 months

CURRENCY                   :        Nuevos Soles          Nuevos Soles

EXCHANGE RATE PER US$      :                3.44                  3.30

ASSETS

TOTAL CURRENT       :       14,169,781.00          9,695,666.00

FIXED               :        3,182,713.00          2,759,041.00

TOTAL ASSETS               :       17,352,494.00         12,454,707.00

LIABILITIES

TOTAL CURRENT       :       10,309,575.00          6,040,580.00

LONG TERM           :          538,042.00

OTHERS              :                0.00            844,921.00

TOTAL EQUITY               :        6,504,877.00          5,569,206.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES          :       17,352,494.00         12,454,707.00

 

 

SALES                      :       29,438,338.00         20,000,000.00

PROFIT (LOSS)              :        1,830,147.00          1,601,298.00

 

  

LIQUIDITY RATIO     :                1.37 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO:        63.10% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

PROFITABILITY MARGIN:        6.22% (Profits/Sales)

WORKING CAPITAL     :            3,860,206.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION  : LIGHTLY FAIR

According to the last Financial Statement, Subject's Financial Position is considered

slightly Extended, as Liquidity Ratio is lightly acceptable. Working Capital is lightly

satisfactory. Liabilities are moderately supported by shareholder's equity. Results are

acceptable.

 

INSURANCE .-

Company

EL PACIFICO PERUANO SUIZA CIA.DE SEGUROS

 

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

Line of Credit     _ Monthly Average    _ Terms(days)) Performance?  _ Time   _ Products/Services        Supplier

1 US$          8,000.=         No specified Draft 90 day Prompt          6 years  Plastic containers        Domestic

2                 Open                      Draft, 30 45 Prompt          Sv. year Glass containers          Domestic

3                 Open         No specified 30 days      Prompt          Sv. yrs. Steel strap               Domestic

 

COMMENTS .-

Second reference commented last purchase was made four months ago.

 

 

Other suppliers contacted have not responded to our reference request or were unwilling

to give information under privacy policy.

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS .-

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                     _        Telephone     _

Carlos Kochgrattes                                (511) 4740832

Empresa Importadora Continental SA     (511) 4240381

Fasoglass SCRL                                    (511) 4851606

Global Pack SRL                                   (5154) 235549

Plastifom SRL                                       (511) 5342881

 

CREDIT RISK CENTRAL .-

On the other hand, some payments in arrears have been traced before the entities below:

 

ESSALUD, a debt for S/.437.=, corresponding to one overdue period

ONP, a debt for S/.125.=,  corresponding to one overdue period

SUNAT, a debt for S/.48,387.=,  corresponding to three overdue periods

AFP INTEGRA, a debt for S/.1,611.=,  corresponding to two overdue periods

 

CREDIT HISTORY .-

Trade backgrounds for the previous periods reflected a good obligation performance.

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION

BANKERS

Bank                                                    Contact

BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERU           Ricardo Bernedo

BANCO WIESE SUDAMERIS SAA         Luis Armando Rivera

BBVA BANCO CONTINENTAL                Jaime Zegarra

BANCO INTERNACIONAL DEL PERU

Bank transactions are performed in said banks. One of them reported current accounts

both in Dollars and Nuevos Soles, opened since 1982. No more particulars were obtained

in this regard.

 

SUPERINTENDENCY OF BANK & INSURANCE - SBS .-

The SBS reported the following debts before the Financial System as at 31MAR2006 (Last Report)

Obligations                                           DC(S/.)              FC(US$)

Credit cards-contract                       1,010.00               561.00

Discounts-drafts                       6,113,272.00                   0.00

Loans                                       200,000.00           90,000.00

Letters of indemnity                    345,358.00             5,000.00

Letters of credit                               0.00                  30,000.00

-------------------- --------------------

Total Indebtedness S/.           6,659,640.00 US$       125,561.00

Guarantees S/.                          191,000.00 US$     2,261,161.00

 

The SBS ranks Subject Company's indebtedness before the Financial System as follows :

RATING                                                 %   RATING DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE SBS

X  NORMAL                                          100 Debtors meet payments on time

PROBLEM POTENTIAL                          Debtors reveal certain deficiencies not corrected appropriately

DEFICIENT                                            Debtors present worsening of category with commercial problem

DOUBTFUL                                           Debtors that reveal high risk characteristics implying doubtful debt recovery

LOSS                                                    Debtors whose credits are estimated uncollectible

 

Debt structure for Bank (domestic currency)

Bank                                                    Amount (S/.)

B. CONTINENTAL                                3,389,081.00

B. WIESE SUDAMERIS                        2,235,565.00

B. DE CREDITO                                    835,994.00

BCO. INTERBANK                                  677,052.00

 

 


 

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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