MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23rd November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EURL AVA ALGERIA

 

 

Registered Office :

Zone d'Activite No 2, 30500 Hassi Messaoud, P.O. Box:  561, Ouargla, Algeria

 

 

Country :

Algeria

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.09.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

122299B98

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Providers of drilling fluids services, waste recovery, water recycling and drilling fluids disposal.

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

AD 20,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

COmpany NAME

 

EURL AVA ALGERIA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Area                             :  Zone d'Activite No 2, 30500 Hassi Messaoud

P.O. Box           :  561

Town                 :  Ouargla

Country             :  Algeria

Telephone         :  (213 29) 732 717 / 732 718 / 732 719 / 6138 1166 (mobile)

Fax                   :  (213 29) 731 501

E-Mail               :  administration@ava.com.dz

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Paolo Piergiovanni                  Managing Director

 

2. Ahmed Benadel                      Financial Director

 

 

Total Employees : 250

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for MEDIUM amounts, although it is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Algerian importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit        : AD 20,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment               : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANQUE EXTERIEURE D'ALGERIE EPE (BEA)

Branch              : Place Emir Abdelkader

PO Box             : 108

Town                 : Hassi Messaoud

Telephone         : (29) 738 384 / 732 385

Account No       : 334761433 S

 

The company also has an account with:

 

Arab Banking Corporation

Route Nationle Mo 3

PO Box: 370

Hassi Messaoud

Tel        : (213 29) 734 565

Fax       : (213 29) 734 505

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets are not available. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover               : EURO 20,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                                    : EURO 21,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                                    : EURO 25,000,000 - 2006 - projected

 

Net Profit                       : EURO  3,000,000 - 2004 - approx

                                    : EURO  4,700,000 - 2005 - exact

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1 September 1998

 

History              : Subject compnay was established in 1993 under the name EURL Ava International. In

                          1998 the company changed its name to EURL Ava Algeria.

 

C.R. No.            : 122299B98

 

Capital              : AD 5,000,000 (will be increased to AD 35,000,000 by December 2006)

 

 

Entreprise Unipersonnelle a Responsabilite Limitee (single shareholder limited liability company) with the following sole shareholder :

 

Ava SPA

Via Salaria, 1313/c

Rome 00138

Italy

Tel: (39 68) 856 111

Fax: (39 68) 889 363

Email: ndiiorio@avaspa.it

 

Affiliated companies of EURL Ava Algeria :

 

Associates

 

1. AVA Romania 2000 SRL

   Street Sevastopol NR. 13-17

   Apt. 102, Parter Sector 1

   Bucharest

   Romania

   Telephone      : (40 21) 312 4423 / 312 2872

   Fax                : (40 21) 311 1814

   avarom@mailbox.ro

 

2. AVA Tunisie SARL

   1, Rue Salah Khemissi

   1002 Notre Dame

   Tunis

   Tunisia

   Telephone      : (216 71) 802 456

   Fax                : (216 71) 800 102

   avatunisie@ava.com.tn

 

3. AVA Malta Branch c/o Medserv Ltd

   Manoel Island

   PO Box 15

   Gzira GZR 03

   Malta

   Telephone      : (356 21) 314 666

   Fax                : (356 21) 339 511

   mmedserv@waldonet.net.mt

 

4. AVA Africa SARL

   PO Box 26

   Port of Zarzis

   CP 4170 Zarzis

   Tunisia

   Telephone      : (216 75) 690 465

   Fax                : (216 75) 693 736

 

5. AVA Libyan Branch

   P.O. Box 6069

   GSPLAJ

   Gargarish

   Tripoli

   Libya

   Telephone      : (218 21) 483 4384

   Fax                : (218 21) 483 4384

   avalibya@yahoo.com

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Providers of drilling fluids services, waste recovery, water recycling and drilling fluids disposal.

 

Imports from USA, UK, Italy and The Netherlands.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Administrative office and warehouse located at the heading address.

 

 

BRANCH OFFICES

 

AVA Algerie

06, Rue des Brigadiers de Venyse

Parc des Pins

El Biar

Alger 16000

Algerie

Phone   : (213 21) 920 301

Fax       : (213 21) 920 301

ava_alger@ava.com.dz


 

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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