MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TOTAL ZAMBIA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O Box 31724 Lusaka,

 

 

Country :

Zambia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1947

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1713 Zambia

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability company, Limited by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Marketing of petroleum products etc

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 300,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

TOTAL ZAMBIA LTD

 

ADDRESS

 

P.o Box 31724 Lusaka, Zambia

Telephone  : +260-211-242887/ 243002/ 227736-8

Fax             : +260-211-241118/ 223046

Email          : totalzambia@total.co.zm

Internet       : www. total.co.zm

 

 

Established

 

1947

 

 

Registration

 

No. 1713 Zambia

 

 

Legal Form

 

Limited Liability company, Limited by shares

 

 

Stock Listing

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2006                                                                                         

150                                                                                           

 

 

Office & Factories

                                                   

Head offices                                  

 

Plot 1708/09 Mungwi Road, Heavy Industrial Area, Lusaka, Zambia

 

Branches                                      

3 branches , around 70 service station countrywide

 

Company Profile 

 

Paid in Capital                               ZMK. 1,000,000,000

Subscribed Capital                         ZMK. 1,000,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                            Position              Amount               Ratio

Mr. Martin McCarthy                       CEO                                     

Mr. George Kagimu                        Director                                 

Total International                           Holding Co.                                100.00%

Total                                                                                              100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 300,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

Company (1)                                  AGIP ZAMBIA LIMITED

Relationship                                   The subject has 20% of shares on above stated company

 

 

Company (2)                                 

Company Name                             CALTEX ZAMBIA LIMITED

Relationship                                   The subject has 20% of shares on above stated company

 

 

Management/ Directors    

 

President/ CEO (1)                        

Name                                            Mr. Martin McCarthy

Remarks                                       Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)                        

Name                                            Mr. George Kagimu

 

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 

 

Marketing of petroleum products etc

                                                   

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                                 30% in cash, 70% on credit

Selling terms                                 80% in cash, 20% on credit

 

                                                   

Suppliers   

 

Petroleum refineries

 

 

Customers 

 

Petroleum companies and Stations

                                                   

 

Recent Sales  

 

USD 800,000,000  (2006)

 

 

Exports

 

Europe and Africa

 

 

Export Ratio  

 

40.0%

 

 

Import Ratio  

 

30.0%

 

 

Domestic Market Share    

 

25.0%

 

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                                   CTB Bank

                                                    Barclays Bank


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 Satisfactory.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 300,000 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.

 

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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