MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BATIMAT SARL

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenue Delorme Carre 57, P. O. Box 03 BP 0071, Cotonou 03

 

 

Country :

Benin

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

7 December 1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

15.640 B

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, wholesalers and retailers of building, plumbing and electrical materials, sanitaryware, metals and house and office furniture.

 

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


COMPANY NAME

 

BATIMAT SARL

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Avenue Delorme Carre 57

P.O. Box           :  03 BP 0071

Town                 :  Cotonou 03

Country             :  Benin

Telephone         :  (229) 2131 4704 / 2131 4602

Fax                   :  (229) 2131 3892

E-Mail               :  corlett@intnet.bj

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Mohamed Fares                                 Chairman

 

2. Kassem Jouni                                    General Manager

 

 

Total Employees

 

48

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a member of the Fares Group of Senegal, headquartered in Dakar with members in the wider region.

 

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 Benin importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : CFA Fr 70,000,000 (associations inspire confidence for higher amounts if required)

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of EURO 50,000 :

 

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

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

NAME               : PORCHER

Street                           : Bat H, Parc des Reflets

            : Avenue du Bois de la Pie No. 165 - ZI Paris Nord 2

Town                 : 95920 Roissy CDG

Country             : France

Telephone         : (33 1) 4938 2800

Fax                   : (33 1) 4938 2828

 

NAME               : WIRQUIN

Street                           : Rue du Chateau de Bel Air No. 11

Town                 : 44482 Carquefou

Country             : France

Telephone         : (33 2) 4030 3125

Fax                   : (33 2) 4025 2338

E-mail               : marketing@wirquin.com

 

NAME               : LASSERE

Town                 : Paris

Country             : France

Telephone         : (33 1) 46 56 77 35

 

NAME               : FRANCE CERAMIQUE

Country             : France

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : ECOBANK BENIN SA

Branch              : Main branch

Street                           : Rue Gouverneur Bayol

PO Box             : 01 BP 1280

Town                 : Cotonou 01

Telephone         : (229) 2131 4023 / 2131 3069

Fax                   : (229) 2131 3385 / 2131 3718

 

Subject also has an account with the following banks :

 

1. Bank of Africa (BOA)

   Blvd de France

   08 BP 0879

   Cotonou 08

   Tel: (229) 2131 3228

   Fax: (229) 2131 3117

 

2. Societe Generale des Banques au Benin (SGBB)

   Ganhi, Avenue Clozel

   01 BP 585

   Cotonou

   Tel: (229) 2131 8300

   Fax: (229) 2131 8295

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover   : CFA Fr  2,000,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  2,700,000,000 - 1996 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  3,200,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  3,200,000,000 - 1998 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  3,500,000,000 - 1999 - exact

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

                        : CFA Fr  4,300,000,000 - 2001 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  4,500,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  5,000,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  5,200,000,000 - 2004 - approx

                        : CFA Fr  4,800,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  5,000,000,000 - 2006 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  5,500,000,000 - 2007 - projected

                                                    

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

                        : CFA Fr    300,000,000 - 1996 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    400,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    400,000,000 - 1998 - exact

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

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

                        : CFA Fr    500,000,000 - 2001 - approx

                        : CFA Fr    500,000,000 - 2002 - approx

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

                        : CFA Fr    500,000,000 - 2004 - approx

                        : CFA Fr    420,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    500,000,000 - 2006 - exact

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 7 December 1990

 

C.R. No.            : 15.640 B

 

Insae No           : 2446200262204

 

Authorised & Paid up Capital : CFA Fr 12,000,000

 

Societe A Responsabilite Limitee (Limited Liability Company) with the following shareholders :

 

                                                Percentage

 

1. Mohamed Fares                                 34 %

 

2. Mohirdaine Fares                               33 %

 

3. Hassan Fares                                    33 %

 

Affiliated companies of Batimat SARL :

 

Associates

 

1. Comptoir Commercial du Togo

   Togo

 

2. Batimat Dakar

   Rue Mousse Diop 55

   BP 7020

   Dakar

   Senegal

   Tel: (221) 229486 / 224814

   Fax: (221) 210224

   (Established on December 1986

   Capital : CFA Fr 22,000,000)

 

3. Delta Medical

   Rue Mousse Diop 57

   P.O. Box : 7020

   Dakar

   Senegal

   Telephone: (221) 223037

   Fax      : (221) 210224 / 211027

   (Established on 14 November 1991

   Capital : CFA FR 2,000,000)

 

4. Literie Senegalaise

   Rue Galandou Diouf, 61

   P.O. Box : 7020

   Dakar

   Senegal

   Tel: (221) 224814 / 229486

   Fax: (221) 210224

   Established in 1962

   (Importers of bedding, building materials and hardware)

 

5. Batimat Ghana Limited

   Africa Motors Building

   Ring Road Central

   Kwame Nkrumah Circle

   Private  Bag, Accra-North

   Accra

   Ghana

   Tel: (233 21) 232303 / (027) 556805 (cellular)

   Fax: (233 21) 228180

 

6. Najorelle

   Dakar

   Senegal

 

7. Comptoir Burkina Faso de Batiment

   Burkina Faso

   (Established in 1996)

  

8. SPIL

   Km 5.5, Bld de Centre de la Commune de Dakar

   BP 7020

   Dakar

   Senegal

   Tel: (221) 322246 / 322966 / 224814

   Fax: (221) 324595

   (Established in 1993,

   Estate agents specialising in "Time share")

 

 

9. Batiplus

   Blvd Valerie D'Estaing 5

   BP 980 

   Abidjan

   Ivory Coast Republic

   Tel: (225) 269 005 / 268 045

   Fax: (225) 263 017

 

10. Batiplus

    Libreville

    Gabon

 

11. Batimat

    Banjul

    Gambia

 

12. Batimat

    Pointe Noire

    People's Republic of Congo

 

13. Batimat

    Niger

 

14. Batimat

    Bamako

    Mali

 

15. Societe Industrielle Agro-Alimentaire

    T/A Kirene

    Rue Sandiniery No. 24

    BP 7020

    Dakar

    Tel: (221) 849 56 66

    Fax: (221) 849 56 65

    E-mail: kirene@kirene.sn

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Importers, wholesalers and retailers of building, plumbing and electrical materials, sanitaryware, metals and house and office furniture.

 

Imports mainly from Spain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal, China and India.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

1,500 square metre owned administrative offices and retail showroom and 4,000 square metre owned 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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