MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

9th November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ELEKTA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

LINAC HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, RH10 9RR.

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30/04/2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.09.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

03244454

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited

 

 

Line of Business :

The manufacture and sale of medical capital equipment and associated

software for the treatment of cancer.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aaa

 

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 Company Identification Details

 

Subject Reported on       ELEKTA LIMITED

Address                        LINAC HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, RH10 9RR.

Telephone                     01293 544 422

Web Address                www.elekta.com

 

 

Creditline Recommendations

 

GBP 20m-49m financial strength rating based on net worth plus net current assets/liabilities

Monthly Credit Guide            GBP 475,000

Risk Category                       LOW RISK

 

 

Official Company Data

 

 

Legal Form                           Private Limited

Registration Number             03244454

Date of Incorporation            02/09/1996

Registered Office                  LINAC HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, RH10

                                             9RR.

History                                  21/10/2003 : The Registered Office address changed from LINAC HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSE.

                                             22/07/2003 : Change of name from ELEKTA ONCOLOGY SYSTEMS

                                             LTD.

                                             8/04/1997 : The Registered Office address changed from 1 FLEET

                                             PLACE, LONDON, EC4M 7WS.

                                             30/01/1997 : Change of name from REFAL 496 LIMITED.

Date of Last Annual

Return to Registry                 02/09/2006

Accounts                               The last filed accounts at Companies House are those to 30/04/2005

Accounting Reference

Date                                      30/04

 

 

Operations

 

 

Activities                               The manufacture and sale of medical capital equipment and associated software for the treatment of cancer.

Nace Code                            3310

Premises                               Rented,Offices,Factory

Staff Employed                      419

Import Countries                   No Import Activity

Export Countries                   No Export Activity

Bankers                                 HSBC BANK PLC

Address                                  9 THE BOULEVARD, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, RH10 1UT.

Sort Code                               401822

Auditors                                 Deloitte & Touche LLP

Associated Companies          ELEKTA INSTRUMENTS LTD

 

 

                                                           

Public Record Information

 

 

Summary of CCJ's/Scottish Decrees

 

No CCJs/Scottish Decrees are recorded in our file.

 

 

Summary of Mortgages, Charges and Satisfactions

 

 

Total Number of Mortgages/Charges Registered                                             1

Number Outstanding                                                                                        0

Number Partially Satisfied                                                                               0

Number Satisfied                                                                                             1

                                                                                                                         

Date of Latest Mortgage Created                                                                     10/05/2000

Date of Latest Satisfaction                                                                               19/03/2001

 

 

Details of most recent Mortgages, Charges and Satisfactions

 

Date Fully
Satisfied

Date
Registered

Date
Created

Charge
Description

Form Type

Lender

19/03/2001

12/05/2000

10/05/2000

Mortgage

395

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

 

 

 

It should be noted that there is no legal requirement to file satisfaction details of mortgages/charges at Companies House.

 

 

Other Filings and Notices

 

 

Date               Source                                  Description

 

12/10/2006       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

14/11/2005       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

14/06/2003       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

11/11/2002       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

07/03/2002      Companies House Gazette      Resolutions which give, vary, revoke or renew an authority

                                                                                                                                                      for the purposes of section 80

07/03/2002       Companies House Gazette      Alteration in memorandum or articles of association

05/11/2001       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

15/02/2001       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

03/01/2001       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

18/08/1999       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

06/08/1999       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

25/02/1999       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

24/12/1998       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

30/05/1998       Companies House Gazette      Alteration in memorandum or articles of association

30/05/1998       Companies House Gazette      Resolutions which give, vary, revoke or renew an authority

                                                                    for the purposes of section 80

03/06/1997       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

07/05/1997       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

04/04/1997       Companies House Gazette      Change among the directors of a company

 

 

Company Secretary

 

 

Secretary                              JEFFREY ROBERT BOYMAN

Address                                  64 SURREY GROVE, SUTTON, SURREY, SM1 3PN.

Country of Origin                   UNITED KINGDOM

Date of Birth                           22/09/1948

Appointment Date                  15/08/2002

Other Directorships                ELEKTA HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

Directors

 

 

Director                                 JOSEPH K JACHINOWSKI

Address                                  760 DOLORES STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94110.

Country of Origin                   USA

Date of Birth                           16/07/1955

Appointment Date                  24/09/2006


Chief Executive                    
JOHAN AXEL EDVIN ALFRED SEDIHN

Address                                  14 ANESTADSGATHN, LINKOPING, 5872 3.

Country of Origin                   SWEDEN

Date of Birth                           14/05/1965

Appointment Date                  01/11/2005


Director                                
NILS CHRISER SVERKER GLANS

Address                                  AVSTYCKNINGSVAGEN 18, JARFALLA SE-175-50.

Country of Origin                   SWEDEN

Date of Birth                           21/10/1944

Appointment Date                  19/03/2003


Financial Controller             
  JEFFREY ROBERT BOYMAN

Address                                  64 SURREY GROVE, SUTTON, SURREY, SM1 3PN.

Country of Origin                   UNITED KINGDOM

Date of Birth                           22/09/1948

Appointment Date                  15/08/2002

Other Directorships                ELEKTA HOLDINGS LIMITED


Director                                
PER HAKAN BERGSTROM

Address                                  TRYFFELSTIGEN 2, NYKOPING, S-611 63.

Country of Origin                   SWEDEN

Date of Birth                           17/01/1956

Appointment Date                  01/10/2001

Other Directorships                ELEKTA HOLDINGS LIMITED


Director                                
VOLKER STEIBER

Address                                  195 PINE CREEK ROAD, WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94598.

Country of Origin                   GERMANY

Date of Birth                           02/04/1943

Appointment Date                  07/02/1997

Other Directorships                ELEKTA HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

Share Capital

 

 

Shares                                    Ordinary GBP 1.00

Issued Number                       22,201,001

Principal Shareholder            22,201,001 Elekta Holdings Ltd

 

 

The above reflects the principle shareholder(s) by number of shares held, irrespective of share classification type.

 

 

Holding Company                   ELEKTA HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

Ultimate Parent                      ELEKTA AB (PUBL), a company incorporated in SWEDEN

 

 

Payment Analysis

 

 

Aged Debtor Analysis

 

The Aged Debtor Analysis represents the current exposure position of the subject company. The summary shows the total amounts current and outstanding to all contributing trade suppliers.

 

Aged Debtor Analysis Summary

 

                  

 

Outstanding Balance Past Terms

Trade Suppliers

Avg Terms (Days)

Avg Credit Limit

Outst Balance

Current

+1 Month

+2 Months

+3 Months

>3 Months

2

22

64000

9848

9848

0

0

0

0

 

 

Invoice Experience

 

 

The data below represents how the subject has been trading with its suppliers, at an invoice level, over the last 12 months. Any invoice in the tables below that is currently open/outstanding will also be included in the aged debt analysis.

 

Experiences Last 4 Quarters

 

                                                                                                        Past due in days (%)

Amount                                Number     Within Terms               <30            <60            <90     >90

Over 25,000 GBP                   0                0                                  0                0                0                0

20,000 to 24,999 GBP            0                0                                  0                0                0                0

15,000 to 19,999 GBP            0                0                                  0                0                0                0

10,000 to 14,999 GBP            0                0                                  0                0                0                0

5,000 to 9,999 GBP               0                0                                  0                0                0                0

Less than 5,000 GBP             2       100.000                                 0                0                0                0

 

Invoice Experience

 

 

The following 2 tables represent invoices to show trends in payment performance. The first show invoices in percent by quarter and the second represents the Graydon Payment score compared to industry for the last 6 months.

 

Payment Analysis in Percent per Quarter

 

                                            

Quarter

Payments Made                    1/2006                 2/2006                 3/2006                 4/2006

According to terms                  0                         0                         100                     0

Up to 30 days late                   0                         0                         0                         0

30 to 60 days late                   0                         0                         0                         0

60 to 90 days late                   0                         0                         0                         0

Over 90 days late                    0                         0                         0                         0

 

 

Payment Scores Last 6 Months-Compared to Industry

 

 

Month                                   5/2006        6/2006        7/2006        8/2006        9/2006        10/2006

Company                               0                0                0                0                8.0             0

Lower Quartile                        7.0             6.4             7.0             7.0             8.0             N/A

Median                                  8.0             7.0             7.5             7.5             8.0             N/A

Upper Quartile                        8.0             7.9             8.0             8.0             8.0             N/A

 

Graydon Payment scores range between 1.0 and 8.0. An 8.0 is a perfect score achieved through payment of all invoices according to terms. This information should be used in conjunction with other aspects of this report. A 0 score indicates no payment experiences recorded for that month.

 

 

Financial Data

 

 

Profit and Loss

 

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                       52                      52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                            30/04/2005         30/04/2004         30/04/2003         30/04/2002

Currency                                    GBP                  GBP                  GBP                  GBP

SALES                                        106755               96104                84463                76852

Cost of goods sold                        65770                59708                52686                50409

GROSS PROFIT                          40985                36396                31777                26443

Wages and Salaries                     14793                13187                11835                10500

Directors Emoluments                  154                    163                    175                    179

Auditors Fees                              108                    80                     92                     82

Trading Profit                                9481                  7618                  10368                7811

Depreciation                                 1048                  705                    947                    1020

OPERATING PROFIT                   8433                  6913                  9421                  6791

Non Trading Income                      80                      (678)                  (664)                  (640)

Interest Payable                           865                    960                    1225                  1447

PRE TAX PROFIT                        7648                  5275                  7532                  4704

Taxation                                      2040                  1644                  2094                  2518

PROFIT AFTER TAX                    5608                  3631                  5438                  2186

RETAINED PROFITS                   5608                  3631                  5438                  2186


 

Balance Sheet

 

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                       52                      52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                            30/04/2005         30/04/2004         30/04/2003         30/04/2002

Currency                                    GBP                  GBP                  GBP                  GBP

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS               17220                17323                17611                19289

Tangible Assets                           8885                  8273                  7847                  8811

Fixed Assets                               5574                  4067                  2259                  2326

Intermediate assets                      3006                  3901                  5146                  6180

Due From Group                           305                    305                    442                    305

Intangible Assets                          8335                  9050                  9764                  10478

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS          69948                55790                49229                52161

Trade debtors                               9480                  6525                  7775                  8443

Stocks                                        16443                14450                12236                11639

Other Current Assets                    44025                34815                29218                32079

Misc Current Assets                     2369                  996                    982                    1278

Due From Group                           32319                26163                23884                25911

Cash                                           9337                  7656                  4352                  4890

TOTAL ASSETS                          87168                73113                66840                71450

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES    48992                41694                39360                48635

Trade creditors                             10966                9069                  9113                  9244

Short Term Loans                         28591                23200                20723                27875

Other Finance                              15                      128                    249                    420

Due To Group                               28576                23072                20474                27455

Other Liabilities                            9435                  9425                  9524                  11516

WORKING CAPITAL                    20956                14096                9869                  3526

TOTAL LONG TERM LIABS         11736                10587                10279                11052

Long Term Loans                          8542                  8500                  8589                  9663

Other Finance                              42                                               89                     1163

Due To Group                               8500                  8500                  8500                  8500

Other Liabilities                            3194                  2087                  1690                  1389

NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)         26440                20832                17201                11763

SHARE CAPITAL + RESERVES   26440                20832                17201                11763

Share Cap + Sundry Res              22201                22201                22201                22201

Issued Share Capital                     22201                22201                22201                22201

Profit and Loss account                4239                  (1369)                (5000)                (10438)

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS            26440                20832                17201                11763

CAPITAL EMPLOYED                  38176                31419                27480                22815

 


 

Financial Comparison

 

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks                       52                      52                     52                     52

Accounts Date                            30/04/2005         30/04/2004         30/04/2003         30/04/2002

Currency                                    GBP                  GBP                  GBP                  GBP

Directors Remuneration             154                    163                    175                    179

Auditors Remuneration              108                    80                     92                     82

Liquid Assets                              18817                14181                12127                13333

Net Working Capital                   20956                14096                9869                  3526

Long Term Debt(>12 Months)     8542                  8500                  8589                  9663

Other Deferred Liabs                  3194                  2087                  1690                  1389

Tangible Net Worth(T.N.W)        18105                11782                7437                  1285

Equity                                         26440                20832                17201                11763

Number of Years Trading           9                       8                       7                       6

Number of Employees                419                    384                    352                    325

Profit per Employee                   18253                13737                21397.7             14473.8

Sales per Employee                   254785.2            250270.8            239951.7            236467.7

 

 

Key Credit Ratios

 

 

The following figures are shown as Ratios or Percentages

 

Accounts Date                            30/04/2005         30/04/2004         30/04/2003         30/04/2002

Current Ratio                              1.4                     1.3                    1.3                    1.1

Long Term Debt/T.N.W               0.5                     0.7                    1.2                    7.5

Pre Tax Profit Margin%              7.2                     5.5                    8.9                    6.1

Gross Profit%                              38.4                   37.9                   37.6                   34.4

Debtors Days (D.S.O)                  32                      25                     34                     40

Creditors Days (D.P.O)                37                      34                     39                     44

Quick Ratio                                1.1                     1                       0.9                    0.8

W.I.P/Inventory Days                  91.3                   88.3                   84.8                   84.3

Return on Investment%              12.8                   11.4                   18.2                   12.1

Return on Assets%                      8.8                     7.2                    11.3                   6.6

T.N.W/Total Assets%                   20.8                   16.1                   11.1                   1.8

Return on Capital%                    20                      16.8                   27.4                   20.6

Rtn on Shareholders Funds%     28.9                   25.3                   43.8                   40

Working Capital/Sales%             19.6                   14.7                   11.7                   4.6

Borrowing Ratio%                      205.1                 269.1                 394.1                 2921.2

Equity Gearing%                         43.5                   39.8                   34.7                   19.7

Stock Turnover                           6.5                     6.7                    6.9                    6.6

Days Purchases Outstanding      60.9                   55.4                   63.1                   66.9

 


 

 

Key Industry Sector Trends

 

 

Year                                               2006                 2005                 2004                 2003

Sample Size                                  83                     641                   752                   733

Pre-Tax Profit Margin                    4.7                    0.8                    (2.8)                  (10.4)

Current Ratio                                 1.9                    1.8                    1.7                    1.7

Borrowing Ratio                            53.6                  14.3                  (7.1)                   

Return on Capital                          20.7                  18.5                  17.6                  17.2

Creditors Days                               34                     48                     88                     127

 

Above figures relate to companies in 1992 Standard Industry Classification (Nace) sector : Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances

 

 

Financial Summary

 

 

Auditors Qualification

The Auditors have expressed a clean opinion (i.e. unqualified with no referrals) on the accounts for the period ended 30/04/2005.

 

Turnover

Turnover has increased by 11 %, a growth of GBP 10,651,000 in the period.

 

Operating Profit

Totalled GBP 8,433,000. In the year prior a Profit of GBP 6,913,000 was achieved.

 

Pre Tax Profit

The subject's profit increased by 44 % in the year.

 

Working Capital

The company's working capital has increased by 49 % in the period.

 

Net Worth

Net worth has increased by 27 % and now stands at GBP 26,440,000.

 

Fixed Assets

The subject's fixed assets reduced during the year by GBP 103,000 to GBP 17,220,000 and are now 19 % of total assets compared with 23 % in the previous year.

 

Long Term Liabilities

The company's long term liabilities increased during the period by 10% and are now 44 % of net worth compared with 51 % in the previous period.

 

Long Term Liabilities

Long term liabilities are now 13 % of total liabilities compared with 14 % in the previous period.

 

Long Term Liabilities

Long term liabilities are 31 % of capital employed, a decrease of 3 % over the previous period.


 

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

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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