MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EQUATORIAL BUSINESS GROUP PLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Debre Zeit Road, Akaki Kaliti Sub-City Addis Ababa

 

 

Country :

Ethiopia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.04.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

No. 10671 Addis, Ethiopia

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company, Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Retailers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical 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 :

USD 100000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

COMPANY REPORTED

           

EQUATORIAL BUSINESS GROUP PLC

 

 

Principal Address   

 

Debre Zeit Road, Akaki Kaliti Sub-City Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone                  : +251-11-4424955/ 4400103/4407492

Fax                             : +251-11-4422148

Email                          :  ebg@ethionet.et

Internet                       :  www.ebg-ethiopia.com

 

 

Established    

 

5/4/1993

 

 

Registration  

 

No. 10671 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

 

Legal Form

 

Limited Liability company, Limited by shares

 

 

Stock Listing 

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2006                                                                                         

350

 

                                                                                                

Office & Factories

                                                   

Head offices                                   P.O Box 8964, A.A Ethiopia

Branches                                       6 branches

 

 

 

 

Company Profile

                                                   

Paid in Capital                               ETB. 60,000,000

Subscribed Capital                         ETB. 60,000,000

 

 

Shareholders

                                                   

Name                                           Position                          Amount                         Ratio

Mr. Tadelle Teferra                          MD                                                               

Mr. Astawesegn Tefer                     Finance Director                                            

Mr. Mekuria Ayele                          Assistant MD                                                

Mr. Girma Daffa                              Director                                                         

Mr. Ato Yonas Hailemiriam             Director                                                         

Mr. Daniel Seyoum                         Director                                                         

Sheik Mohammed Al-Amoudi          Shareholder                                                    80.00%

Others                                           Shareholder                                                    20.00%

Total                                                                                                                  100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 100,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Division of the Company

 

Division (1)                       Automotive Engineering DIVISION

Division (2)                       Energy DIVISION

Division (3)                       Pharmaceuticals, MEDICAL and Veterinary Supplies DIVISION

Division (4)                       Telecommunication & IT DIVISION

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

Several Companies

 

 

Management/ Directors    

 

President/ CEO (1)

 

Name

Mr. Tadelle Teferra

Remarks

Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)

 

Name

Mr. Astawesegn Tefer

Þ  Top decision maker is the person who has the ultimate authority or power to make important managerial decisions. He/She may or may not be officially registered as a president or an executive director.

 

 

Business Activities 

 

Retailers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical products, assembly of automotive and construction equipment, energy products and electrical systems, energy products and systems and Telecom, equipment sales, installation, and after sales services.

                                       

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                     30% in cash, 70% on credit

Selling terms                     80% in cash, 20% on credit

 

                                       

Suppliers   

 

Volvo, Mazda, Cummins, Otis elevators, GE, Glaxo SB, Astra Zeneca, Cadila etc

 

 

Customers 

 

Companies and public in general

 

                                       

Recent Sales  

 

ETB. 218,000,000 (2006)

 

 

Exports

 

Sudan and Chad

 

 

Export Ratio  

 

20.0%

 

 

Import Ratio  

 

60.0%

 

 

Domestic Market Share    

 

40.0%

 

Banking relationship

                                       

Main Banks                      Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

 

 

Credit Check of Subject, President & CEO (as of report date)

 

Payment Morale              :  In the documents at our disposal nothing adverse has been shown so far.

CREDIT RATING             :  Financial situation is average.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 100,000 outstanding at any one time.

 

 


 

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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