MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INDUSTRIA QUIMICA DE PORTUGUESA S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Av. Los Pioneros, Edificio Inquiport, Salida a Guanare, Araure, Estado Portuguesa

 

 

Country :

Venezuela

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.10.1969

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint-Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufactures, produces and sells agrochemicals of all kind, specially herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers.

 

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME     : INDUSTRIA QUIMICA DE PORTUGUESA S.A.

TRADE NAME                           : "INQUIPORT"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION       : RIF J-08500299-5 

OPERATING STATUS                : Active

MAIN ADDRESS                       : Av. Los Pioneros, Edificio Inquiport, Salida a Guanare

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE            : Araure, Estado Portuguesa

COUNTRY                                 : VENEZUELA

TELEPHONE                             : (58255)621.2332/621.4924/622.4767

FAX                                          : (58255)621.2330

E - MAIL                                   : rpena@inquiport.com

WEB SITE                                : www.inqiport.com

 

COMMENTS   -

Notice the correct name is as shown above.

 

 

SUMMARY                         

 

Incorporation                  : 1969 

Operating Status            : Active

Last Capital                   : *

Shareholders' Equity      : 6,223,316,279.=

Annual Sales                 : 37,600,351,841.00 Bolívares

Employees                    : 80

 

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RATING : Satisfactory

PAYMENTS : Usually to terms/good

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS  

 

LEGAL STATUS                                                : Joint-Stock Company

DATE OF INCORPORATION                   : 29OCT1969

REGISTERED IN                                   : Acarigua, State of Portuguesa

DURATION                                            : 50 years

REGISTRATION                         : Entered under Number 163, Page 273 -280

INITIAL CAPITAL                                    : Bs.90,000.= Bolivares

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL                  : Bs.1,600,000,000.= Bolívares

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE                    : May 5th, 2004

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    : Bs.4,362,486,855.= Bolívares (as at 30/09/2006)

TYPE OF SHARES                                : Face value

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE : No

SHARE VALUE                                                 : Bs.1,000.= Bolivares

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE     : Bs.2,150.= per US$1

 

COMMENTS -

Latest capital stock increase was made by capitalization of amounts owed to shareholders.

  

Former capital stock amounted to Bs.800,000,000.= Bolívares.

 

The Board of Directors was appointed on April 21, 2003.

 

The 3.17% of the shares are controled by unknown minority shareholders.

 

 

HISTORY

 

FOUNDERS:  Montrochen Development Corp., Corporacion Productores Agricolas de Portuguesa, Asociacion Productores Rurales de Portuguesa, Asociacion Productores Rurales de Turen.

  

In June 2004, Montrochem International S.A. sold its shares to Antonio Giorgetti M and withdrew from the company.

  

Virgilio Lovera was the President of the Company. He passed away in 2004.

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                      TITLE                                        OWNERSHIP %

GIORGETTI SANCHEZ, ROBERTO                     Exe. V/President/Leg. Rep             

CAMARAN, JOSE ALBERTO                             Vice President                        

DUARTE, ENRIQUE                                           Vice President                        

GIORGETTI MACCAGNAN, ANTONIO                 Vice President//Fin.Adv.             9.78%

GALINDO DE SANCHEZ, LUISA                         Admin. & Finance Manager              

REMO, ALBERTO                                             Commercial Director                   

AGROQUIMICA SANTA TERESA CA                  Shareholder                               13.50%

AGROPECUARIA SANTA TERESA SA              Shareholder                               74%

 

 

WHO IS WHO ?

 

GIORGETTI SANCHEZ, ROBERTO

DOC. OF IDENT. : CI 6931004                      

 

CAMARAN, JOSE ALBERTO

NATIONALITY    : Venezuelan                      

DOC. OF IDENT. : CI 1361322                      

 

DUARTE, ENRIQUE

DOC. OF IDENT. : CI 81246202                     

 

GIORGETTI MACCAGNAN, ANTONIO

NATIONALITY    : Venezuelan                      

DOC. OF IDENT. : CI 5948332                      

 

 

RELATED COMPANY(IES)                     

 

COMPANY NAME                                             COUNTRY         TAX.REG.                     RELATION   

AGROPECUARIA R.G.S. C.A.                            VENEZUELA                                         Related   

AGROPECUARIA SANTA TERESA SA              VENEZUELA                                         Parent Co.

AGROQUIMICA SANTA TERESA CA                  VENEZUELA                                         Related   

INQUIPORT COLOMBIA LTDA                            COLOMBIA                                           Related   

INQUIPORT ECUADOR SA                                ECUADOR        1791403118001             Related   

 

 

BUSINESS       

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Subject Company manufactures, produces and sells agrochemicals of all kind, specially herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers.

  

Wholesalers 100%

  

Trademarks: INQUIPOR, AGRODIN, DRAGO, KASUMIN, INQUIRON, ATRAZIN, INQUIPOR, AMEFLOW, INQUIPOR KONATE.

 

IMPORT   : Yes Japan, Germany, Italy, England, Brazil, India, Ecuador; bank transfers

 

EXPORT   : No

 

% CASH SALES/METHOD                     : 25% - against delivery

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS                     : 75% - with terms of 30, 60 and 90 days

% FOREIGN SALES(COUNTRIES)         : 22%

% DOMESTIC PURCHASES                  : 20%

% FOREIGN PURCHASES                    : 80%

SELLING TERRITORY                            : 78% - Nationwide

 

EMPLOYEES : 80

 

FACILITIES –

 

Area          : 1,400 m2          

Condition   : Good; modern construction

Use           : Administration and sale offices, warehouse

 

Remarks and other Premises -

INDUSTRIAL PLANT: Parque Industrial Llaves Occidentales, Km. 2, Via Guanare. Real estate size: 2 hectares, of which one is roofed.

  

BRANCH: Located at Multicentro Empresarial Macaracuay, Piso 2, Ofic. 9, Caracas.

  

SELLING OFFICES: In the cities of Calabozo, El Vigia, Palo Negro, Urachiche.

  

WAREHOUSES: In the City of Maturin.

 

COMMENTS -

Foreign suppliers have granted credit facilities within 180 days; payments are made via bank transfers.

  

Sales of this Company are specially oriented to the agricultural regions of the country, in the states of Portuguesa, Barinas, Cojedes, Guarico, Lara, Yaracuy and Carabobo.

  

Production:

Operating capacity : 100,000 kilograms

Used capacity        : 75,000 kilograms

  

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

We talked to Luisa Galindo de Sánchez, Administrative & Finance Manager, who provided with the information contained in this report, including Balance Sheet for the Fiscal Year closed on September 30, 2006, expressed in Bolívares.

  

On the other side, found out in March 2005, CADIVI approved import request for Subject for the sum of US$10,847,890 Dollars.

 

   BALANCE SHEET DATE     :             30SEP2006 

   TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET  :                Annual

   BALANCE SHEET OF       :             12 months

   CURRENCY               :             Bolívares

   EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :              2,150.00

   ASSETS

      TOTAL CURRENT       :     22,494,944,500.00

      FIXED               :      3,092,983,308.00

   TOTAL ASSETS           :     25,587,927,808.00    

   LIABILITIES

      TOTAL CURRENT       :     18,279,517,616.00

      LONG TERM           :      1,085,093,913.00

   TOTAL EQUITY           :      6,223,316,279.00

   TOTAL LIABILITIES      :     25,587,927,808.00   

 

 

   SALES                  :     37,600,351,841.00

   PROFIT (LOSS)          :      1,258,466,214.00

 

  

LIQUIDITY RATIO     :                 1.23 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO:          34.05% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

PROFITABILITY MARGIN:          3.35% (Profits/Sales)

WORKING CAPITAL     :            4,215,426,884.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION  :

 

PROPERTIES OF THE COMPANY –

 

- Parcels of land, contructions in progress.

- Vehicles: 1 Ford truck 350, year 1994

- Machineries and equipment: Storage tanks of solvents (with capacity of 30,000 liters each one)

 

INSURANCE –

 

Company                                              Against             

SEGUROS MERCANTIL            All risk            

SEGUROS CATATUMBO          All risk            

 

 

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

 

   Line of Credit     Monthly Average     Terms(days))    Performance? Time      Products/Services   Supplier

 1 US$       50,000 Bs.               60,000 Check/30 day  Prompt             8 years  Mulsogen                Domestic

 2 Bs.  40,000,000 Bs.        42,000,000 Check/30 day  Prompt            10 years Chemicals               Domestic

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS –

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

 

Supplier                                                            Telephone    

ADUANEX                                                      

ALFA AGRO LTD.                                               

BASFAG                                                       

BAYER                                                         

CASA BERNARDO                                                

CLARIANT DE VENEZUELA                   58243 5503044 

DEGUSSA                                                      

HUIK WANG CHEMICAL LTD.                                       

HULS AG.                                                     

INDOFIL                                                      

MITSUBISHI                                                   

MITSUI                                                        

OMEX AGROFLUI LTD.                                           

OXON                                                         

QUIBARCA                                           58244 3958029 

SANACHEM                                                     

 

LIST OF FOREIGN SUPPLIERS –

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

 

Supplier                                                            Country                

ALFA AGRO LTD.                                 ENGLAND                   

BASFAG                                               GERMANY                  

BAYER                                                 GERMANY                  

CASA BERNARDO                                            BRAZIL                   

DEGUSSA                                            GERMANY                  

HUIK WANG CHEMICAL LTD.                JAPAN                    

HULS AG.                                             GERMANY                  

INDOFIL                                                INDIA                     

MITSUBISHI                                          JAPAN                    

MITSUI                                                  JAPAN                    

OMEX AGROFLUI LTD.                         ENGLAND                  

OXON                                                   ITALY                    

SANACHEM                                          ARGENTINA                

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION

 

BANKERS

 

Bank                                                     Account #      

BANCO PROVINCIAL                            640-03114-G    

BANCO DE VENEZUELA                       330-001444-9   

BANCO DEL CARIBE                            320-0-059467   

BANCO NACIONAL DE CREDITO                     

 

No information could be obtained from the above banks concernign Subject accounts due to internal policies.


 

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%)

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions