MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RARE EARTHS & MINERALS

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenue Nouvelle 12, 1331 Rosieres Be

 

 

Country :

Belgium

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.12.1987

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

89498

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company Limited By Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale of metals and metal ores.

 

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 :

108500 EUR

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name

 

RARE EARTHS & MINERALS

 

 

address

 

AVENUE NOUVELLE 12

1331 ROSIERES BE

Tel. Number       +32-2-6521789

Fax number       +32-2-6520954

 

 

Business founded

30 December 1987

Business registered

15 February 1988 - Private company limited by shares

Business last updated

31 December 2005

Registration number,

89498, NIVELLES,

Alternative Trade Name(s),

SOGARE,

Value Added Tax number,

BE433087281,

Judicial form

Private company limited by shares

Activities

Wholesale of metals and metal ores

Payment experience

Payment regular

Credit opinion

High creditworthiness

 

Maximum credit limit 108500 EUR is advised

 

Cash situation (balance sheet analysis) : Very good 

 

Profitability (balance sheet analysis) : Very good 

 

Commitments (regarding contractual obligations) : Fulfilled („respectés“) 

 

Payment defaults : None 

Employees (Business)

 1

Total share capital31 December 2005

EUR 600000,00

Branch office(s)

AVENUE DES EAUX VIVES 4,1332 GENVAL   

Bank

ING   

Board-members

WILLEMART VINCENT JOSEPH ANTOINE OCTAVE MARIE Deputy boardmember

 

RAEMDONCK MARIE CHRISTINE    Boardmember

 

WILLEMART STEPHANE    Boardmember

Management

WILLEMART VINCENT JOSEPH ANTOINE OCTAVE MARIE    Partner

Auditor

ARCELIN GEORGES    Auditors´ president

 


 

 

The business owns or partly owns one or more pieces of land and buildings?  Yes(Property) 

 

PER, period regarding TUn, TRn, TXn, CPI or CPN: 00 0000 - 31 December 2005  in  EUR 6.967.000,00

 Not consolidated profit and loss turnover of the business: 

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated balance sheet.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2005  in  EUR 

Total assets incl. prepaid expenses and accrued income

3.768.000,-

Total fixed assets

1.005.000,-

Total intangible fixed assets

614.000,-

Concessions and industrial rights, goodwill

614.000,-

Total tangible fixed assets

370.000,-

Land and buildings

323.000,-

Total financial fixed assets

21.000,-

Investments (long-term)

21.000,-

Total Current assets

2.763.000,-

Inventories and work in progress (incl. prepayments)

788.000,-

Accounts receivable (trade)

1.284.000,-

Investments (short-term)

600.000,-

Cash in hand and at bank

81.000,-

Total accrued income and prepaid expenses

10.000,-

Total equity, provisions, liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

3.768.000,-

Total equity (Shareholders' funds)

2.316.000,-

Issued (subscribed) capital

600.000,-

Profit reserves

1.655.000,-

Legal reserves

60.000,-

Profit or loss carried forward

1.000,-

Total liabilities

1.452.000,-

Total current liabilities

1.443.000,-

Current accounts payable (trade)

1.020.000,-

Current liabilities to credit institutions

131.000,-

Income and social tax liabilities

50.000,-

Total accrued expenses and deferred income

9.000,-

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated profit and loss account.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2005  in  EUR 

Total operating income/revenue

6.968.000,-

Main revenue (sales/turnover)

6.967.000,-

Total operating expenses

-6.603.000,-

Cost of materials (type of expenditure format)

6.065.000,-

Cost of goods sold (operational format)

6.603.000,-

Gross profit or loss after cost of materials or after cost of goods sold

365.000,-

Personnel costs

86.000,-

Depreciation

261.000,-

Operating profit or loss

365.000,-

Financial income

29.000,-

Financial expenses

-61.000,-

Result of ordinary operations

333.000,-

Extraordinary income

16.000,-

Extraordinary result

349.000,-

Taxes

-117.000,-

Net profit or loss

232.000,-

Borrowing ratio

85,31 %

Current ratio

190,28 %

Profit margin.

8,61 %

Quick ratio

136,17 %

Return on assets

16,74 %

Return on equity.

10,01 %

Solidity or equity ratio

61,46 %

 

PER, period regarding TUn, TRn, TXn, CPI or CPN: 00 0000 - 31 December 2004  in  EUR 6.139.000,00

 Not consolidated profit and loss turnover of the business: 

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated balance sheet.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2004  in  EUR 

Total assets incl. prepaid expenses and accrued income

5.135.000,-

Total fixed assets

1.237.000,-

Total intangible fixed assets

825.000,-

Concessions and industrial rights, goodwill

825.000,-

Total tangible fixed assets

403.000,-

Land and buildings

346.000,-

Total financial fixed assets

9.000,-

Investments (long-term)

9.000,-

Total Current assets

3.898.000,-

Inventories and work in progress (incl. prepayments)

826.000,-

Accounts receivable (trade)

1.108.000,-

Investments (short-term)

1.846.000,-

Cash in hand and at bank

115.000,-

Total accrued income and prepaid expenses

3.000,-

Total equity, provisions, liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

5.134.000,-

Total equity (Shareholders' funds)

2.084.000,-

Issued (subscribed) capital

600.000,-

Profit reserves

1.424.000,-

Legal reserves

60.000,-

Total liabilities

3.050.000,-

Total current liabilities

3.041.000,-

Current accounts payable (trade)

1.207.000,-

Current liabilities to credit institutions

761.000,-

Income and social tax liabilities

43.000,-

Total accrued expenses and deferred income

9.000,-

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated profit and loss account.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2004  in  EUR 

Total operating income/revenue

6.140.000,-

Main revenue (sales/turnover)

6.139.000,-

Total operating expenses

-5.856.000,-

Cost of materials (type of expenditure format)

5.290.000,-

Cost of goods sold (operational format)

5.856.000,-

Gross profit or loss after cost of materials or after cost of goods sold

284.000,-

Personnel costs

81.000,-

Depreciation

254.000,-

Operating profit or loss

284.000,-

Financial income

163.000,-

Financial expenses

-68.000,-

Result of ordinary operations

379.000,-

Extraordinary income

1.000,-

Extraordinary result

380.000,-

Taxes

-134.000,-

Net profit or loss

246.000,-

Borrowing ratio

242,26 %

Current ratio

127,80 %

Profit margin.

8,66 %

Quick ratio

100,92 %

Return on assets

13,12 %

Return on equity.

11,80 %

Solidity or equity ratio

40,59 %

 

PER, period regarding TUn, TRn, TXn, CPI or CPN: 00 0000 - 31 December 2003  in  EUR 5.250.000,00

 Not consolidated profit and loss turnover of the business: 

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated balance sheet.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2003  in  EUR 

Total assets incl. prepaid expenses and accrued income

4.302.000,-

Total fixed assets

1.450.000,-

Total intangible fixed assets

1.036.000,-

Concessions and industrial rights, goodwill

1.036.000,-

Total tangible fixed assets

408.000,-

Land and buildings

368.000,-

Total financial fixed assets

6.000,-

Investments (long-term)

6.000,-

Total Current assets

2.852.000,-

Inventories and work in progress (incl. prepayments)

1.054.000,-

Accounts receivable (trade)

712.000,-

Investments (short-term)

974.000,-

Cash in hand and at bank

101.000,-

Total accrued income and prepaid expenses

11.000,-

Total equity, provisions, liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

4.302.000,-

Total equity (Shareholders' funds)

2.541.000,-

Issued (subscribed) capital

585.000,-

Share premium account (capital reserve)

451.000,-

Profit reserves

1.424.000,-

Legal reserves

59.000,-

Profit or loss carried forward

22.000,-

Total liabilities

1.761.000,-

Total current liabilities

1.752.000,-

Current accounts payable (trade)

717.000,-

Current liabilities to credit institutions

394.000,-

Income and social tax liabilities

48.000,-

Total accrued expenses and deferred income

9.000,-

 

PER, period that the financial account covers for not consolidated profit and loss account.: 00 0000 - 31 December 2003  in  EUR 

Total operating income/revenue

5.251.000,-

Main revenue (sales/turnover)

5.250.000,-

Total operating expenses

-5.132.000,-

Cost of materials (type of expenditure format)

4.721.000,-

Cost of goods sold (operational format)

5.132.000,-

Gross profit or loss after cost of materials or after cost of goods sold

119.000,-

Personnel costs

68.000,-

Depreciation

252.000,-

Operating profit or loss

119.000,-

Financial income

188.000,-

Financial expenses

-64.000,-

Result of ordinary operations

243.000,-

Extraordinary income

1.000,-

Extraordinary result

244.000,-

Taxes

-78.000,-

Net profit or loss

166.000,-

Borrowing ratio

117,01 %

Current ratio

161,95 %

Profit margin.

5,69 %

Quick ratio

101,99 %

Return on assets

11,18 %

Return on equity.

6,53 %

Solidity or equity ratio

59,06 %

 


 

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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