MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

OLYMPUS NDT CANADA INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

505 Boulevard Du Parc Technologique, Quebec City, PQ, G1T 4S9                  

 

 

Country :

Canada                                      

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1989

 

 

Legal Form :

Provincially Chartered Corporation – Private

 

 

Line of Business :

The Company designs and manufactures eddy current and ultrasound test systems for manual and automated inspections in nondestructive testing(NDT).

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


IDENTIFICATION & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

 

Company Name:                        OLYMPUS NDT CANADA INC.

Trade Name:                             R/D TECH

Address:                                    505 Boulevard du Parc Technologique          

City:                                           QUEBEC CITY                                           

State/Province:                          PQ                                                                                                                

Zip Code:                                   G1T 4S9                                                                                                 

Country:                                     CANADA                                                   

Telephone:                                418 872-1155                                                                                          

Facsimile:                                  418 872-5431                                                                                          

URL                                           www.rd-tech.com                                                                                            

Legal Form:                               Provincially Chartered Corporation – Private

Founded (D/M/Y):                       1989                                                                                                      

Sales / Revenue:                       -                                                                                                            

Net Income:                                                                                                                                            

Total Equity:                             

Number of Employees:              300

Shareholder:                                                                                                                                                  

Business Activity:                     The Company designs and manufactures eddy current and ultrasound test

                                                  systems for manual and automated inspections in nondestructive testing(NDT).   

 

 

 

NOTE TO CLIENT

 

 

Person Attempted Contact: Ms. Valerie Lavoie, Controller. Several attempts were made to reach Ms. Lavoie over several days, however, we were unable to speak with her at the time of this report. We were unable to reach any other officers at the time of this report. A fax was sent to Ms. Lavoie to verify information for this report. If we receive a response, we will amend the report accordingly.

  

No information in this report could be confirmed by management.

 

 

 

LEGAL

 

 

Legal Form:                                     Provincially Chartered Corporation - Private

Incorporation State                           QC

Status:                                           ACTIVE

Previous Legal Form:                       Unknown

Since (D/M/Y):                                07/03/2005

 

 

The company is NOT required to publish an annual financial report.

 

The Company is provincially chartered in Quebec under the following registration.                                                        

Incorporation Number: 1162829320                                      

Legal Name: OLYMPUS NDT CANADA INC.

Incorporation Date: 3/7/2005                                          

Last Annual Report: 1/31/2007                                         

Location: Quebec                                                      

Address: 505, BOULEVARD DU PARC TECHNOLOGIQUE                         

             QUEBEC (QUEBEC) G1P 4S9

Registered Agent: OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT SENCRL/S.R.L.              

R/A Address: 1000, RUE DE LA GAUCHETIÈRE OUEST BUREAU 2100            

                MONTREAL (QUEBEC) H3B 4W5

 

 

 

MANAGERS / KEY PERSONNEL

 

 

Mr. Fabrice Cancre                          President & Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Valerie Lavoie                           Controller

 

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

 

The following is a sample of affiliates of the Subject:

  

Olympus America de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mexico, Mexico

Olympus Asian Pacific Limited, Hong Kong

Olympus Australia Pty. Ltd., Mount Waverley, Australia

Olympus Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria

Olympus C&S Spol. s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic

Olympus Danmark A/S, Albertslund, Denmark

Olympus d.o.o. za trgovinu, Zagreb, Croatia

Olympus Endoterapia Sp. z.o.o., Warsaw, Poland

Olympus Europa GmbH , Hamburg, Germany

Olympus Finland Oy, antaa, Finland

Olympus France S.A.S., Rungis, France

 

 

 

Parent Companies

 

 

Parent Company:               OLYMPUS NDT CORPORATION

Address:                          

City:                                 

State/Province:                  MA

Zip Code:                          

Country:                            UNITED STATES

Telephone:                         81-3-33402111

 

Ultimate Parent Company:  OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Address:                           Shinjuku Monolith 2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku

City:                                  Tokyo

State/Province:                 

Zip Code:                          

Country:                            JAPAN

Telephone:                         81-3-33402111

 

The following are selected stock price and financial statement information for the ultimate parent company, OLYMPUS CORPORATION, which trades on the Tokyo stock exchange under the symbol 7733.                                           

As of 11/30 in Japanese Yen

Stock Price:               4,540                                                   

52 Week High:           5,320                                                   

52 Week Low:            3,560                                                   

                                                                                    


Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2006 in Millions of Japanese Yen:

                                                                                    

Net Sales:                     978,127                                           

Net Income:                    28,564                                           

Total Assets:                 976,132                                           

Total Liabilities:             685,476

Total Equity:                  290,656

   

 

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

The Company has no known subsidiaries.

 

 

BANKS

 

 

HSBC BANK CANADA                                                  

Address:                                      2795 BOUL. LAURIER

City:                                            SAINTE-FOY             

State/Province:                             PQ                            

Country:                                      CANADA                   

Telephone:                                   418 656-6941             

Facsimile:                                    418 656-1874             

 

Account Manager:                                                                  Bank rating:                                 R1

Account Number:                                                                   Open Since (D/M/Y):                    2000

Credit Facility:                              Low 7 Figures                      Overdraft Limit:                             -

Outstanding Amount:                    25%                                    Bank Loans:                                -

Returned Checks:                         0                                                                                          

 

Average Account Balance:            Fluctuates w/line of credit                                                        

 

 

Bank information was obtained on 10/25/2007                                                                    

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

 

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

  Supplier's Name/Industry  Terms Amount/Pay Habits/Comments                      

   Rptd  Open    Credit  Credit    High    Total  Current   Past Due/Pay Period   

   Date  Date    Limit  Limit Dt. Credit   Owing     $       1st     2nd     3rd  

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

  Wholesale-Elec Equip:                                                           

  *Nov                0           27,919  27,919  22,209   5,710       0       0  

  Printer-Commercial:                                                             

  *Nov          10,000M            1,174   1,174   1,174       0       0       0  

  Trucking:

  *Nov                0              851     851     851       0       0       0  

  DE LAGE LANDEN FIN:    905-465-3160                                             

  *Nov                0           13,741     270     270       0       0       0  

  Wholesale-Elec Equip:                                                           

  *Nov                0               91      91      91       0       0       0

  Mfr-Pump & Pumping E:                                                           

  *Oct                0              302     302     302       0       0       0  

  Mfr-Bolt,Screw,Rivet:                                                           

  *Oct                0              628     628     239     389       0       0  

  Services-Computer:

  *Oct                0            7,793   7,793   5,637   2,156       0       0  

  Arrg Transp of Freig:                                                           

  *Oct                0           25,000  11,462  10,804     658       0       0  

  Transportation Serv:                                                            

  *Oct                0             105K    105K  87,027  18,467     187     180

  ACKLAND GRAINGER CAN:  905-764-8989                                             

  *Oct                0            5,000     223      80     143       0       0  

  Wholesale-Chemicals:                                                            

  *Oct                0              150     150     150       0       0       0  

  FINANCIAL LINX:        416-753-4000 DLA-2007/09/01 490                       #

  *Oct Nov/2006       0 Oct/2007  33,225  29,654  29,654       0       0       0  

  Whlsl-Electronic Pts:                                                           

  *Sep                0           25,170  25,170  20,474   4,696       0       0  

  Services-Employment:                                                            

  *Sep                0            3,929   3,929   3,334       0       0     595

  Mfr-Sheet Metal:                                                                

  *Sep                0            8,808   8,808   6,658   2,150       0       0  

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

  P.I. =   6           90 Days      259K    224K    188K  34,369     187     775  

                       Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

                                                                                  

  Transportation Serv:                                                            

  *Jul                0            1,758   1,758      63     130      55   1,510  

  Transportation Serv:                                                            

  *Jul                0               94      94      94       0       0       0

  Business Services:                                                              

  *May                0            1,000     714       0     714       0       0  

  Air Transport:                                                                  

  *Apr                0               47      47       0      47       0       0  

  Whlsl-Ind Mach Sppls:

  *Apr                0            2,572   2,572   1,016   1,556       0       0  

  Wholesale-Chemicals:                                                            

  *Apr                0              235     235     235       0       0       0  

  Mfr-Fabricated Struc:                                                           

  *Mar                0              521     521     521       0       0       0

  Personal Services:                                                              

  *Mar                0              135     135       0       0       0     135  

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

  P.I. =   7           Total        266K    230K    190K  36,816     242   2,420  

                       Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

                                                                                  

  PAYMENT TRENDS                                                                  

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

            Payment  C.I.  Number of  Total   Current             Overdue         

  Quarters   Index  Score  Suppliers  Owing      $         1st      2nd      3rd

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

  3 Qtr/2007   8       0        15  105,854    92,704   10,990       55    2,105  

  2 Qtr/2007   8       4        19  173,468   146,599   23,230      958    2,681  

  1 Qtr/2007  15       0        18   80,893    59,499   20,298      872      224  

  4 Qtr/2006  13       6        14  161,865   127,278   22,566    9,597    2,424

  3 Qtr/2006  23       4        15  161,742    86,430   38,119   33,981    3,212  

  2 Qtr/2006  10       0        19  120,094    92,006   25,498      296    2,294  

  1 Qtr/2006   7       0        13   46,491    40,630    4,677    1,113       71  

  4 Qtr/2005  20       3        17  129,292    87,983   23,538    7,957    9,814  

  3 Qtr/2005  10       3        19  188,562   148,602   28,789    9,706    1,465

   

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Due to our inability to reach an officer at the Company, we could not obtain financial statement information at this time. If we receive a response to our fax request, we will amend the report accordingly.

  

Outside sources report net sales to be in excess of CAD 50 Million, however, this could not be confirmed by management.

 

 

CURRENT OPERATIONS

 

 

SIC Code:              3823

NAICS Code:         334513                                                                                                                                

                             Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Dis                                        

 

Number of Employees:   300

 

Business Activity:

 

The Company designs and manufactures eddy current and ultrasound test systems for manual and automated inspections in nondestructive testing (NDT).

 

 

These systems are used in the analysis of defects caused by welding, extrusion, and casting, as well as wear and corrosion.

  

The Subject's field of activity includes hydroelectric and thermonuclear power plants, oil refineries, pipelines, aerospace and automobile industries, and all companies that produce homogeneous and composite metal structures.

  

The Company exports worldwide through its international offices.

 

 

The headquarters, also a manufacturing facility, is at the above-noted address.

  

The Company has independent sales representatives located in several countries including: Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, Japan, Korea, Slovakia, Sewden, Taiwan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

 

 

PUBLIC RECORD

 

A search of public  revealed no derogatory information, bankruptcy petitions or Uniform Commercial Code.

 

 

 

COMMENTS

 

 

The Subject founded in Quebec in 1989, is engaged as a manufacturer of ultrasound test systems.  The payment record is generally satisfactory and the operating history is clear.  No derogatory information or bankruptcy 

petitions were reported or noted.  The Company is responsible for normal business transactions.

 

 

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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