MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES PRODUITS CHIMIQUES SARL

 

 

Registered Office :

Zone Industrielle de Koumasi, Pres de Sotripa, P. O. Box 26 BP 1, Abidjan 26

 

 

Country :

Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

ABJ-2005-B439

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and distributors of chemical products, varnishes, glue and paints.  

 

 

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 :

CFA Fr 70,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES PRODUITS CHIMIQUES SARL

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Zone Industrielle de Koumasi

Area                :  Pres de Sotripa

P.O. Box           :  26 BP 1

Town                 :  Abidjan 26

Country             :  Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

Telephone         :  (225) 2175 4285 / 2175 4280

Fax                   :  (225) 2136 2445 / 2175 4280

 

 

Shortform Name

 

SNPC

 

 

Formerly Known As

 

Societe Hyjazi Samih Et Hassan Induschimie Sarl

 

 

Also Known As

 

Indus-Chimie

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

Name                            Position

 

Antoine Hyjazi                           Managing Director

 

 

Total Employees

 

130 (subject)

2,000 (group)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject incurred undisclosed losses in 2000, 2001 and 2002, which were mainly attributed to the political and economical crisis in the country. Subject returned to profitability in 2003.

 

In 2005 subject incurred a loss of CFA Fr 991,633,448 attributed to a fire damaged in the factory. Subject returned to profitability in 2006 financial year

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit : CFA Fr 70,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of EURO 100,000:

 

We consider the above figure to be within the company's financial capabilities.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANK OF AFRICA COTE D'IVOIRE

Branch              : Angle Av. Terrasson de Fougeres et Rue Gourgas

PO Box             : 4132

Town                 : Abidjan 01

Telephone         : (225) 0848 0602

Fax                   : (225) 2030 31401

SWIFT              : AFRICIAB

 

The company also has an account with the following banks:

 

1. Banque Internationale d'Afrique de l'Ouest (BIAO CI)

   01 BP 1274, Abidjan 01

   Cote d'Ivoire

   Tel: (225) 2020 0720

   Fax: (225) 2021 4466

 

2. Banque Internationale Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie De

   La Cote D'Ivoire - BICICI

   Avenue Franchet d'Esperey

   PO Box : 01 BP 1298

   Abdijan

   Tel: (225) 2020 1600

   Fax: (225) 2020 1700

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover   : CFA Fr 1,300,000,000 - 1989 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 2,400,000,000 - 1990 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 1,800,000,000 - 1991 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 2,500,000,000 - 1992 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 3,000,000,000 - 1993 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 3,500,000,000 - 1994 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,000,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,200,000,000 - 1996 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,300,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,300,000,000 - 1998 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,500,000,000 - 1999 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,500,000,000 - 2000 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,000,000,000 - 2001 - approx

                        : CFA Fr 3,000,000,000 - 2002 - approx

                        : CFA Fr 3,500,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 4,000,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 1,986,418,124 - 2005 - exact *

                        : CFA Fr 4,878,522,441 - 2006 - exact

 

Net Profit           : CFA Fr    65,000,000 - 1989 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   120,000,000 - 1990 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    90,000,000 - 1991 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   125,000,000 - 1992 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   150,000,000 - 1993 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   175,000,000 - 1994 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   200,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   210,000,000 - 1996 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   250,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   200,000,000 - 1998 - approx

                        : not given            - 1999

Loss                 : not given            - 2000/2002

Net Profit           : CFA Fr   100,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr   100,000,000 - 2004 - approx

Loss                 : CFA Fr  (991,633,448)- 2005 - exact

Net Profit           : CFA Fr    33,335,711 - 2006 - exact

 

Fixed assets     : CFA Fr     9,676,201 - 2006 - exact

 

Total Value of Stock Held : CFA Fr 1,770,463,431 - 2006

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

* decrease of the sales turnover and loss attributed to a fire damage in the factory.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1980

 

History              : The original trading style of the company was Indus-chimie which was changed to Hyjazi Samih

                          et Hassan Industrie de Produits Chimique in 1987. In early 1990 subject adopted the name

                          Societe Hyjazi Samih Et Hassan Induschimie Sarl.  In February 2006 the company was sold to

                          Drumor Ltd and was reregistered under the name Societe Nouvelle des Produits Chimiques

                          SARL.

 

C.R. No.            : ABJ-2005-B439 (formerly 106177)

 

Paid up Capital : CFA Fr 65,000,000 (decreased fromm CFA Fr 100,000,000 in 2006; increased from CFA Fr

                            65,000,000 in 2004)

 

Societe a Responsibilite Limitee (Limited Liability Company) with the following shareholders :

 

 

 

                                                                                                Percentage

    

 

1. Drumor Ltd                                                                            99 %

   (British Virgin Islands registered offshore company)

 

2. Sami Hyjazi                                                                           1 %

 

3. Hassan Hyjazi                                                                       1 %

 

Affiliated companies of Societe Nationale De Produits Chimiques SARL :

 

Associates

 

1. Drocolor SARL                

   Boulevard V.G. D'Estaing

   01 BP 372

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2124 0243 / 2124 0362 / 2124 1199

   Fax: (225) 2124 1199

   Importers, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and  distributors of automobile and building paints, refrigerating 

   gases, artificial resins, chemicals and fibre glass.

 

2. SNEM SARL

 

3. Toletoile SARL

 

4. Seritex SARL

 

5. Prima Center SARL

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers and distributors of chemical products, varnishes, glue and paints.  

 

Imorters and wholesalers of building materials.

 

Importers from UK, France, Spain, China, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Brazil.

 

Exports to Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin, Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Angola and Sierra Leone.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

6,000 square metre owned factory with an integrated warehouse and administrative offices located at the heading address.

 

Subject also has 10,000 square metre owned depot in the Vridi industrial area of Abidjan and owns 7 vehicles.

 

Subject company formerly used P.O. Box 1658.

 

Until February 2006 subject used the PO Box: 10 BP 1304 Abidjan 10.

 


 

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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