MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SKY PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Causeway, Corner Nottingham and Darwin Roads, Workington, P. O. Box CY 3065, Harare

 

 

Country :

Zimbabwe

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

February 2001

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, wholesalers and distributors of pharmaceutical products.

 

 

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 :

ZIM DLRS 15,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

SKY PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Causeway, Corner Nottingham and Darwin Roads

Area                             :  Workington

P.O. Box           :  CY 3065

Town                 :  Harare

Country             :  Zimbabwe

Telephone         :  (263 4) 620 871

Fax                   :  (263 4) 620 875

E-Mail               :  k.ralston@aventis.co.zw / sales@sky-pharma.com

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                         Position

 

1. K. Ralston                             Managing Director

 

2. Robert Stuart                         Financial Director

 

 

Total Employees

 

21

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit        : ZIM DLRS 15,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment               : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 1,500,000 :

 

We consider the above figure to be beyond the Company's financial capabilities and recommend dealing on fully secured terms.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BARCLAYS BANK OF ZIMBABWE LIMITED

Branch              : First Street Branch

PO Box             : 790

Town                 : Harare

Telephone         : (263 4) 758 324

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover   : ZIM DLRS 1,301,363,349 - 2006 - exact

                        : ZIM DLRS 1,500,000,000 - 2007 - projected

 

Net Profit          : ZIM DLRS   129,436,210 - 2006 - exact

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : February 2001

 

History              : The company was incorporated in Zimbabwe in February 2001.

 

Capital              : not given

 

Limited Liability Company with the following shareholders :

 

                                                            Percentage

 

1. K. Ralston                                            45%

 

2. Adventures (Pvt) Ltd                           )

   Bahamas registered                            )

   Offshore company                               )

                                                            )  55%

3. Robert Stuart                                     )

                                                            )

4. Several subject's directors                   )

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Importers, wholesalers and distributors of pharmaceutical products.

 

Imports from France, Germany, India and South Africa.

 

 

 


FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising administrative offices, wholesale outlet and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 


 

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

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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