MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

08.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INDUSTRIAS ELECTRO QUIMICAS S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Av.Elmer Faucett 1920 (Fte.Grupo Aviación Naval), Callao, Callao 1

 

 

Country :

Peru

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.08.1963

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint-Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Production and marketing of anodes, bobbins, discs, sheets, oxides, plates, all of zinc.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME     : INDUSTRIAS ELECTRO QUIMICAS S.A.

TRADE NAME                           : "IEQSA"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION       : RUC 20100003512  

OPERATING STATUS                : Active

MAIN ADDRESS                       : Av.Elmer Faucett 1920 (Fte.Grupo Aviación Naval), Callao

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE            : Callao 1

COUNTRY                                 : PERU

TELEPHONE                             : (511)572.4444

FAX                                          : (511)572.0118

E - MAIL                                   : ieqsa@ieqsa.com.pe

WEB SITE                                : www.ieqsa.com.pe

 

 

SUMMARY                         

 

Incorporation                  : 1963

Operating Status            : Active

Last Capital                   : S/.46,162,016.= Nuevos Soles

Shareholders' Equity      : S/.87,599,000.= Nuevos Soles (Al 31.12.2006)

Annual Sales                 : 457,959,000.00 Nuevos Soles

Employees                    : 380

 

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RATING : Excellent

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS  

 

LEGAL STATUS                                    : Joint-Stock Company

DATE OF INCORPORATION       : 09AUG1963

REGISTERED IN                       : Lima

NOTARY OFFICE                      : Daniel Céspedes Marín

DURATION                                : Perpetual

REGISTRATION            : Card 12255, Entry 1-B - Reg. Busin. Corporations

INITIAL CAPITAL                        : S/.1,000,000 Soles Oro (old currency)

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL      : S/.46,162,016.= Nuevos Soles

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE        : January 2004

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        : S/.87,599,000 Nuevos Soles (as of 31/12/2006)

TYPE OF SHARES                    : Common shares

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE: Yes

SHARE VALUE                                     : S/.1.= Nuevo Sol

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE     : S/.3.19 per USD1

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                      TITLE                            OWNERSHIP %

GLISKMAN LATOWICKA, CARLOS                    Chairman                              

GLISKMAN GOLDSTEIN, ALEX                          Director                               

HERVE MARTINELLI, FRANK JEAN                   Director                              

JURGEN PLEYER, ERNST                                Director                              

MUSSO VENTO, RAUL ALBERTO F.                  Gen. Manager/Leg.Rep.                  

RIVERA MINAYA, JOSE MANUEL                      Admi. & Finance Manager               

SCHWEIG JACHCEL, EDGARD                         Plant Manager                         

CORNEJO TORRES, JOSE LUIS                        General Accountant                     

PARMA HOLDINGS S.A.                                               Shareholder                               60%

UMICORE                                                         Shareholder                               40%

 

 

WHO IS WHO ?

 

GLISKMAN LATOWICKA, CARLOS

NATIONALITY    : Peruvian                                 BORN   : 21AUG1933

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 09343315                        TAX.REGIS.: RUC 10093433152

PROFESSION     : Industrialist

CIVIL STATUS   : Married

LABOR AND/OR BUSINESS BACKGROUNDS .-

In 1949 traveled to USA where he studied Business Administration at Oklahoma University and New York University.

  

Returned to Peru in 1952 and started a business with his father. President for Exporters Association for the period 1996-1997.

 

GLISKMAN GOLDSTEIN, ALEX

NATIONALITY    : Peruvian                        

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 10222722                    

 

MUSSO VENTO, RAUL ALBERTO F.

NATIONALITY    : Peruvian                        

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 08233204                     TAX.REGIS.: RUC 10082332044

 

RIVERA MINAYA, JOSE MANUEL

NATIONALITY    : Peruvian                        

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 25542887                    

 

 

RELATED COMPANY(IES)                     

 

Subject Company is part of the corporation GLIKSMAN, which groups the firms below:

 

COMPANY NAME                                 COUNTRY         TAX.REG.                     RELATION   

INMOB. AICA SA                                   PERU               20100471966                 Related   

INMOB. PILCAM S A                             PERU               20100393396                 Related   

PARMA HOLDINGS S.A.                                   PERU                                                               Parent Co.

UMICORE                                             PERU                                                               Related   

 

 

BUSINESS       

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Production and marketing of anodes, bobbins, discs, sheets, oxides, plates, all of zinc.

  

 

Trademark: "IEQSA"

 

IMPORT   : Yes (Titanium, lead, ammonium chloride from Ireland, Korea, Switzerland, Austria Luxembourg, Canada, Holland, Italy, Guatemala, UK, Sweden, Chile.

 

Annual Imports in US $(CIF) :

 

Year           Amount

2005     1,216,761.00

2006     1,338,005.00

2007        682,284.00

 

EXPORT   : Yes Sweden, Estonia, Romania, Ivory Coast, Portugal, Irlelnd, Nicaragua, Israel, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, El Salvador, Poland, Greece

 

Annual Exports in US $(FOB) :

 

Year           Amount

2005     57,124,206.00

2006   132,248,574.00

2007     73,743,440.00

 

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS                     : 100% (invoices up to 30 days/ Drafts at 30 days)

% FOREIGN SALES(COUNTRIES)         : 98%

SELLING TERRITORY                            : Domestic market and abroad

 

EMPLOYEES  : 380

 

FACILITIES -

 

Premises          : Own               

Area                 : 32,000 m2         

Equipment         : Suitable for its operations

Condition           : Good; premises situated in an industrial area

Use                  : Registered offices and plant

 

Remarks and other Premises -

Facilities are shared with the companies of GLIKSMAN group.

 

COMMENTS .-

Subject started operating on August 20, 1963.

  

The raw material used in the production process includes electrolytic zinc, lead, copper, titanium, ammonium chloride, etc.

  

Subject also imports from Belgium, France, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, USA.

 

On the other hand, it exports to Hong Kong, Sudan, Chile, Ecuador, Taiwan, Argentina, Senegal, Italy, Brazil,  Cameroon, USA, Costa Rica, Thailand, the Netherlands, Mali, India, Korea, Germany, France, UK, Pakistan, Morocco, Madagascar, Spain, Guatemala, Nigeria, Bolivia, Belgium, Japan, Colombia, Venezuela.

  

Located near the seaport area of Lima, the Capital of Peru, Industrias Electro Químicas (IEQSA) is the largest industrial complex dedicated to zinc transformation in Peru, and South America.

  

Its operations include the production of metallurgical zinc derivatives such as alloys, rolled zinc (plates, sheets and coils), calots for the manufacture of zinc-carbon batteries, powders for alkaline batteries, zinc strips for electrochemical applications, letterpress plates, anodes for electroplating, etc., and chemical products such as zinc oxide. IEQSA's exports reach satisfied clients throughout the world.

  

Major domestic clients include:

- Cia. Good Year del Peru SA

- Lima Caucho SA

- Corporación Cerámica SA

- Cerámica Lima

- Industrias Vencedor SA

  

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The information contained in this report has been gathered from outside sources and official.

  

The following are the Interim Balance Sheet for the Period ending as of June 30, 2007 (6 months) and Balance Sheets for the Fiscal Years closed on December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, all of them expressed in Nuevos Soles.

  

INDUSTRIAS ELECTRO QUIMICAS S.A.

INTERIM BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 2007

  

      DATE OF BALANCE SHEET  :       30.06.2007

      TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET  :       Interim

      PERIOD                 :       6 monthss

      CURRENCY               :       Nuevos Soles

      EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :       3.20

  

      ASSETS

 

         CASH/BANK           :          4,861,000

         RECEIVABLES         :         89,556,000

         INVENTORY           :         55,684,000

         OTHER               :          3,362,000

         TOTAL CURRENT       :        153,463,000

         FIXED               :         83,183,000

         OTHER               :          7,779,000

      TOTAL ASSETS           :        244,433,000

  

      LIABILITIES

         BANKS/SUPPLIERS     :        126,648,000

         OTHERS              :          3,648,000

         TOTAL CURRENT       :        130,296,000

         LONG-TERM           :          7,896,000

         OTHER               :         13,186,000

      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

         CAPITAL             :         50,147,000

         RESERVES            :          2,583,000

         PROFITS (LOSS)      :         25,595,000

         OTHER               :         14,730,000

      TOTAL SHAREH.'S EQUITY :         93,055,000

      TOTAL LIAB/SHARE'EQUITY:         244,433,000

  

      SALES                  :

      PROFIT (LOSS)          :

  

   RATIOS

         LIQUIDITY           :             1.18 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

         DEBT-TO-EQUITY      :            71.42%(Shareh.'s Equity/Cur.Liabilities %)

         PROFITS             :            2.16% (Profits/Sales %)

         WORKING CAPITAL     :    23,167,000.00 (Current Assets-Current Liabilities)

  

   INDUSTRIAS ELECTRO QUIMICAS S.A.

   BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 31.12.2006/31.12.2005/31.12.2004/31.12.2003

 

   BALANCE SHEET DATE     :       31DEC2006      31DEC2005      31DEC2004      31DEC2003

   TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET  :          Annual         Annual         Annual         Annual

   BALANCE SHEET OF       :       12 months      12 months      12 months      12 months

   CURRENCY               :    Nuevos Soles   Nuevos Soles   Nuevos Soles   Nuevos Soles

                                (thousands)    (thousands)    (thousands)    (thousands)

   EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :            3.20           3.23           3.28           3.47

   ASSETS

      CASH/BANKS          :             653                             

      RECEIVABLES         :         115,380                             

      INVENTORY           :          66,186                             

      OTHERS              :           2,312                             

      TOTAL CURRENT       :         184,531         55,605         55,605         55,605

      FIXED               :          87,321        104,992        111,977        110,414

      OTHERS              :           7,787          9,368          9,368          9,368

   TOTAL ASSETS           :         279,639        202,319        195,404        175,387

 

      LIABILITIES

      BANKS/SUPPLIERS     :         166,315                             

      OTHERS              :           4,047                             

      TOTAL CURRENT       :         170,362                        53,239         53,239

      LONG TERM           :           7,874         35,179         35,179         35,179

      OTHERS              :          13,804         21,125         21,125         21,125

   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   :

      CAPITAL             :          50,147                             

      RESERVES            :           1,571                             

      PROFITS (LOSS)      :          21,151                             

      OTHERS              :          14,730                             

   TOTAL EQUITY           :          87,599         77,479         75,927         65,844

   TOTAL LIABILITIES      :         279,639        124,840        119,477        175,387

 

 

   SALES                  :         457,959        198,698        194,483        126,122

   PROFIT (LOSS)          :          10,120          1,552          6,857          6,957

 

  

LIQUIDITY RATIO     :                 1.08 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO:          51.42% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

PROFITABILITY MARGIN:          2.21% (Profits/Sales)

WORKING CAPITAL     :            14,169,000.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

INSURANCE .-

Subject is covered against all-risk by EL PACIFICO PERUANO SUIZA CIA. DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS SA.

  

 

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

TRADE REFERENCES –

 

COMMENTS .-

The cited usual suppliers reported to deal with Subject for several years. Favorable opinion in general.

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS -

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.

Supplier                                    

ACEROS BOEHLER DEL PERU S.A.                  

AG.AD. RAPIADUANAS S.A.                       

AGA S.A.                                       

CIA. AGA DEL PERU S.A.                        

DOE RUN PERU                                  

LIMA GAS                                      

REFINERIA CAJAMARQUILLA                       

REFINERIA DE ZINC DE CAJAMARQUILLA            

 

CREDIT RISK CENTRAL -

Found no records of protested drafts, promissory notes neither NSF checks or other financial restrictions.

 

CREDIT HISTORY -

No delinquent balances, written-down portfolio, cancelled credits due to bad management were traced.

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION

 

BANKERS

 

Bank                          

SCOTIABANK PERU S.A.A.        

BANCO DE CREDITO              

BANCO CONTINENTAL             

HSBC BANK PERU S.A.           

BANCO INTERBANK               

B.I.F.                         

 

Subject is a client of the above banks. Further information was not available under internal policies.

 

SUPERINTENDENCY OF BANK & INSURANCE - SBS .-

 

The SBS reported the following debts before the Financial System as at 30JUN2007 (Last Report)

 

   Obligations                                  DC(S/.)              FC(US$)

   Credit cards-contract                       2,753.00             2,468.00

   Loans                                           0.00           375,000.00

   Financial Leasing                               0.00            73,923.00

   Foreign trade credit                            0.00        26,761,397.00

   Letters of indemnity                            0.00         4,000,000.00

   Others                                          0.00               393.00

                                   -------------------- --------------------

                Total Indebtedness S/.         2,753.00 US$    31,213,181.00

                        Guarantees S/.             0.00 US$    10,711,057.00

 

   The SBS ranks Subject Company's indebtedness before the Financial System as follows :

 

    RATING                                %         RATING DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE SBS                                       

X  NORMAL                               100%    Debtors meet payments on time                                                 

    PROBLEM POTENTIAL                      Debtors reveal certain deficiencies not corrected appropriately               

    DEFICIENT                                        Debtors present worsening of category with commercial problem                 

    DOUBTFUL                                       Debtors that reveal high risk characteristics implying doubtful debt

                                                            recovery 

    LOSS                                               Debtors whose credits are estimated uncollectible                              

 

Debt structure for Bank (domestic currency)

    Bank                                      Amount (S/.)

    Banco Continental                        48,583,899.00

    Banco de Crédito                         24,859,638.00

    B.I.F.                                   16,971,996.00

    HSBC Bank Perú                            5,433,401.00

    Citibank                                  2,799,244.00

    Credileasing                                234,188.00

    Scotiabank Perú SAA                           3,739.00

 


 

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.

 

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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