MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14th November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EIN SHEMER RUBBER INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

M. P. (Mobile Post) Menashe, Ein Shemer 37845 Israel

 

 

Country :

Israel

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1967

 

 

Legal Form :

Agricultural Cooperative Society

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers marketers and exporters of rubber products such as: tyre-retread materials, cushion gum, strips, hoses, window and car profiles, blend products etc.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 500,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company name & Address

 

EIN SHEMER RUBBER INDUSTRIES

Correct Name:            

EIN SHEMER RUBBER INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.

Telephone         972 4 637 10 37

Fax       972 4 637 23 45

M. P. (Mobile Post) Menashe

EIN SHEMER    37845   ISRAEL

 

 

HISTORY

 

Originally established as an industrial unit of Kibbutz Ein Shemer in 1967.

Converted into a limited partnership and registered as such as per file No. 55-000196-0 on the 1.10.1072.

 

Originally registered under the name EIN SHEMER RUBBER PRODUCTS FACTORY, which changed to EIN SHEMER RUBBER INDUSTRIES on the 10.11.2000.

 

Converted into an Agricultural Cooperative Society (ACS) and registered under the present name as per file No. 57-003843-0 on the 1.1.2002.

 

 

OWNERSHIP

 

Subject is fully owned by Kibbutz Ein Shemer, a co-operative society, operating a communal agricultural settlement.

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Yehuda Ben Haim          - Chairman,

Natan Vilner                  - General Manager (since 1.9.06),

Oded Dagai,

Gideon magen,

Uri Hofi,

Yoav Tuvia,

Yoav Drori.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Manufacturers marketers and exporters of rubber products such as: tyre-retread materials, cushion gum, strips, hoses, window and car profiles, blend products etc. Subject is divided into 5 main divisions:

Compounds, retread materials, hoses, profiles and a laboratory.

 

38% of subject’s sales are for export, mainly to Europe.

Most of subject’s purchasing are imports, from Europe, Japan, and the U.S.A.

 

Among subject’s clients: ARKAL FILTRATION SYSTEMS, SCHIEFFER MAGAM INDUSTRIES, DURAM RUBBER RAMAT HAKOVESH, RAVIV ACS, etc.

 

Among local suppliers: POLYON BARKAI INDUSTRIES, NOMINOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, GADOT CHEMICALS etc.

 

Operating from a plant owned by Kibbutz Ein Shemer, on an area of 12,000 sq. meters in Kibbutz Ein Shemer.

 

Having 145 employees.

 

 

MEANS

 

Current stock is valued at NIS 8,000,000.

 

B/S to the 31.12.2005 totaled NIS 41,165,000.

 

Equity the 31.12.2005 valued NIS 8,750,000.

 

 

ANNUAL SALES

 

1998 sales claimed to be US$ 10,000,000, of which 50% were for export. 1999 sales claimed to be NIS 40,628,000, of which 40% were for export.

 

2000 sales claimed to be NIS 36,182,000 (of which 40% were for export), ending with a loss of NIS 1,700,000.

 

First half of 2001 sales claimed to be NIS 22,280,000. 2nd half of 2001 and 2002-2003 sales figures not forthcoming.

 

2004 sales claimed to be NIS 62,282,000 (of which 38% were for export).

 

2005 sales claimed to be NIS 63,743,000 (of which 38% were for export), ending with a profit.

 

First 10 months of 2006 sales claimed to be NIS 62,428,000 (of which 36% were for export).

 

 

OTHER COMPANIES

 

Other companies controlled by Kibbutz Ein Shemer:

MINIPLAST EIN-SHEMER (1976), a limited partnership, manufacturers, marketers and exporters of disposable plastic bio laboratory products, plastic injection molded.

MINIPLAST LTD.

EIN SHEMER-ALON HOLDINGS LTD.

EIN SHEMER ECONOMIC CO. LTD.

EIN SHEMER LANDS LTD.

COOKIE - MAN (ISRAEL) LTD., 33%, manufacturers of cookies.

AUTO BAKE (ISRAEL) LTD., owners of equipment used by COOKIE MAN (ISRAEL) LTD.

E-GLUE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD., software tools for customized solutions,

GUMAGNET INDUSTRIES - EIN SHEMER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, manufacturers of magnetic educational games,

EIN SHEMER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.

 

 

BANKERS

 

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd., Pardess Hanna Branch (No. 473), Pardess Hanna, account No. 190265.

The First International Bank of Israel Ltd., Hadera Branch (No. 027), Hadera, account No. 227560.

 

A check with the Central Banks' database did not reveal negative information on subject’s bank accounts.

 

 

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

 

Nothing unfavorable learnt.

 

Subject is ISO 9002 certified.

 

Kibbutz Ein Shemer, established 1927, has over 400 members.

 

The Kibbutz also cultivates a large area of agricultural land, including fruit plantation, operate dairy farming, poultry etc.

 

In recent years we received positive opinions on subject from its suppliers:

NOMINOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. told us that they have been working with subject for many years, supplying them with raw materials for the plastic industry. Credit (for up to NIS 100,000) is current + 90 days.

Dealings are estimated at NIS 20,000 per month.

Subject was described as an excellent client with no payment problem history.

 

POLYON BARKAI INDUSTRIES (1983) LTD. officials told us that they have been working with subject for several years, supplying them with raw materials.

Credit is current + 90 days. Dealings are estimated at NIS 50,000 per month.

Subject was described as a good client with no negative payment history.

 

In May 2001, it was reported that subject signed a deal to supply raw materials to a local subsidiary of the American concern WARNI.

The deal was estimated at NIS 8 million per year.

 

We are informed that September 2006 subject acquired the business activities of TECHNOGUM RUBBER MANUFACTURE LTD. The company, operated since 1948, manufactured rubber goods for various industries.

 

From the Plastic and Rubber Manufacturers Association in Israel analysis, the following figures were reported:

 

The branches sales in the first half of 2006 grew by 6% comparing to the parallel period in 2005, summing up at US$ 1.77 billion. Exports in this period witnessed a 6.9% rise (reaching US$ 925 million) and 4.9% rise in sales to the local market, which reached US$ 850 million.

 

Sales of the branch in 2005 reached US$ 3.35 billion, 4.3% increase from 2004. The increase included 8% increase in exports, which amounted to US$ 1.73 billion, and 0.5% increase in sales to the local market, which reached US$ 1.6 million.

 

Exports were to Europe (50%), North America (33%), South America (5%), Australia (5%), Africa (5%) and the Middle East (2%).

 

Following the growth in the branch, 200 new employees joined the industry in 2005, and the current number of employees in the branch is 21,000.

 

According to the Industrialists Association economic review, import of plastics increased in 2005 by 4% comparing to the previous year, summing up to US$ 1.5 billion.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Good for trade engagements.

 

Maximum unsecured credit recommended US$ 500,000.

 

 

 

 


 

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

NR

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

No Rating

 

 

 

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