MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RIKAKEN CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

2-107 Motogo Moriyamaku Nagoya 463-0025

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

Jul 1977

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

 

 

Line of Business :

Import, wholesale of reagents, lab & clinical test equipment

 

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 :

Yen 232.3 millions

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular


name

 

RIKAKEN CO LTD

 

 

REGD NAME

 

Rikaken KK

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

2-107 Motogo Moriyamaku Nagoya 463-0025 JAPAN

Tel        : 052-798-6151

Fax       : 052-798-6157

URL      : http://www.rikaken.co.jp

E-mail   : honsha@rikaken.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Import, wholesale of reagents, lab & clinical test equipment

 

 

BRANCHES

 

Gifu, Mie, Yokkaichi, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Tsukuba, Kashiwa, Yokohama, Tsurumi

 

 

OFFICERS

 

YOSHIO MORIKAWA, PRES                 Yuji Nishikawa, s/mgn dir

Katsumi Yokochi, mgn dir                       Hideshige Kawahara, mgn dir

Toshikazu Awaya, mgn dir

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FINANCES        FAIR                             A/SALES          Yen 15,200 M

PAYMENTS      REGULAR                     CAPITAL           Yen 30 M

TREND             STEADY                       WORTH            Yen 1,794 M

STARTED         1977                             EMPLOYES      201

 

 

COMMENT

 

IMPORTER & WHOLESALER SPECIALIZING IN REAGENTS & LAB EQUIPMENT.  FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 232.3 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS. 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

The subject company was established by Yoshio Morikawa in order to make most of his experience in the subject line of business.  This is a trading firm specializing in import and wholesale of general chemical reagents, clinical test medicines, lab & clinical test equipment, other.  Also handles DNA customer synthesis.  Clients are universities, laboratories, clinical institutions, other nationwide.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

           

The firm does not disclose full financials and only partially for Sept/2006 term in digest form.

 

The sales volume for Sept/2006 fiscal term amounted to Yen 15,200 million, a 5% down from Yen 15,923 million in the previous term.  The net profit was posted at Yen 170 million, down from Yen 173 million a year ago.

 

For the term ended Sept 2007 the net profit is believed posted at Yen 171 million, on a slight rise in turnover, to Yen 15,300 million.  Final results are yet to be released. 

 

The financial situation is considered maintained FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 232.3 million, on 30 days normal terms. 

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:            Jul 1977

Legal Status:                 Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Regd No:                       1899-01-033403

Authorized:                    240,000 shares

Issued:                          60,000 shares

Sum:                            Yen 30 million

Major shareholders (%): Yoshio Morikawa (35), Saburo Hattori (13), Yoko Morikawa (12)

No. of shareholders:       7

           

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

 

OPERATION

 

Activities: Imports and wholesales general chemical reagents, clinical test medicines, lab equipment, clinical test equipment; DNA customer synthesis undertaken by Rikaken Laboratory Station (--100%).

 

Clients: [Universities, laboratories] Nagoya Univ, Nagoya City College, Univ of Tokyo, Fujita Health Univ, National Institute of Nature Science, other. 

No. of accounts: 300

 

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Wako Pure Chemical Ind, GE Healthcare Bioscience, Hitachi High Technologies, M&S Instruments Inc, Takara Bio Inc, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Nagoya.  Office premises at the caption address are leased and maintained satisfactorily.

 

 

Bank References

 

Mie Bank (Imaike)

SMBC (Motoyama)

 

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCES

 

(In Million Yen)

       Terms Ending:

30/09/2007

30/09/2006

30/09/2005

30/09/2004

Annual Sales

 

15,300

15,200

15,923

16,800

Recur. Profit

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit

 

171

170

173

299

Total Assets

 

 

6,892

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

5,083

 

 

Current Liabs

 

 

4,809

 

 

Net Worth

 

 

1,794

 

 

Capital, Paid-Up

 

 

30

30

30

Div.P.Share(¥)

 

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

<Analytical Data>

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

       S.Growth Rate

0.66

-4.54

-5.22

4.00

       Current Ratio

 

..

105.70

..

..

       N.Worth Ratio

..

26.03

..

..

       R.Profit/Sales

 

..

..

..

..

       N.Profit/Sales

1.12

1.12

1.09

1.78

       Return On Equity

..

9.48

..

..

 

Notes: Financials are only partially disclosed, except for the 30/09/2006 fiscal term.

 

Forecast (or estimated) for the 30/09/2007 fiscal term.

 


 

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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