MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

6th February, 2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NATIONAL PAPER COMPANY LTD (NAPCO)

 

 

Registered Office :

Street No. 404, Industrial Estate, Phase 4, PO Box: 30263, Jeddah 21477, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

Country :

Saudi Arabia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

4030051828, Jeddah

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in the production of baby nappies, napkins, toilet rolls, facial tissues, table napkins, tissue paper and cellulose wadding, printing, drawing and writing paper, paper and paper rolls for technical use, aluminium foils, disposable tissue items for hospital usage, flexible packaging and polyethylene products.

 

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

 

Company Name

 NATIONAL PAPER COMPANY LTD (NAPCO)

Country of Origin

 Saudi Arabia

Legal Form

Limited Liability Partnership

Registration Date

 1986

Commercial Registration Number

4030051828, Jeddah

Issued Capital

SR 28,000,000

Paid up Capital

SR 28,000,000

Total Workforce

250

Line of Business

Manufacture of a paper related products

Financial Condition

Good

Payments

Prompt

Operating Trend

Steady

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

NATIONAL PAPER COMPANY LTD (NAPCO)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Street               : Street No. 404

Area                 : Industrial Estate, Phase 4

PO Box             : 30263

Town                 : Jeddah 21477

Country             : Saudi Arabia

Telephone         : (966-2) 6370757

Facsimile          : (966-2) 6374886

Email                : napco@npcl.com

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices, a factory and storage facilities that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Jeddah.

 

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                               Description

 

·       Prince Salman Street (Street No. 305), Exit 17                        Rented distribution centre

Riyadh Industrial Area, Phase III

PO Box : 827

Riyadh 11421

Tel : (966-1) 2412087

Fax : (966-1) 2412098

Email : npcl@zajil.net

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Hussein Abdul Latif Mohamed Hussein Abdul Latif                   President

 

·       Fawzi Tansa Seif                                                                   Vice President

 

·       Antoun Machoul                                                                    General Manager

 

·       Ghassan Tawilah                                                                   Commercial Manager

 

·       Tony Makroul                                                                        Deputy General Manager

 

·       Edmond Karim                                                                      Plant Manager

 

·       Maroun Gosson                                                                    Finance Manager

 

·       Abdullatif Marwan                                                                  Production Manager

 

·       Emile B. Koyess                                                                   Sales Marketing Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1986

 

History                         : Subject was originally established in 1986 as a Limited Liability

  Partnership between the following partners :

 

                                      -  United Commercial Investment Co

                                      -  Al Moaibed Group

                                      -  Georges Nematallah Frem

                                      -  Fawzi Tansa Seif

                                      -  Yousuf Mawad

                                      -  Jamal Al Moaibed

 

                                      In December 1994, Fawzi Tansa Seif, Yousuf Mawad and Jamal Al

  Moaibed fully withdrew from the business after assigning all their

  shares (by sale) to two new Saudi partners, namely Abdul Muhsen

  Abdullah Al Mutlaq and Mutlaq Abdullah Al Mutlaq.

 

                                      Subsequently, subject was re-registered with the Jeddah Notary

  Public under the new ownership as a Limited Liability Partnership.

 

Legal Form                  : Sharikat Tadhamun Bill Asshum (Limited Liability Partnership)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 4030051828, Jeddah

 

Membership No.          : 24266

 

Issued Capital              : SR 28,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : SR 28,000,000

 

 

Name of Partner (s)       Percentage

 

·       Al Moaibed Group Ltd                                                                                    30 %

PO Box : 1040

     Dammam 31431

     Saudi Arabia

 

·       Georges Nematallah Frem                                                                             30 %

 

·       United Commercial Investments Company                                                       20 %

PO Box : 7170

Riyadh 11462

     Saudi Arabia

 

·       Abdul Muhsen Abdullah Al Mutlaq                                                                  10 %

 

·       Mutlaq Abdullah Al Mutlaq                                                                             10 %

 

Notes to the legal Form

A Limited Liability Partnership is a private entity formed by two or more partners who are liable for company debts to the extent of their contributed capital. A maximum of 50 partners are allowed in such a company. The total share capital must be SR 500,000 or more, divided into non-negotiable shares of equal value. The company may not include in its objects the conduct of banking, insurance or savings.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Sanita Paper & Plastic Products Sarl (Sanita)

Halat Main Street

Halat

PO Box : 112354

Beirut

Lebanon

Tel   : (961-9) 947148 / 957002 / 940337 / 947149

Fax : (961-1) 880602

 

·       Unipak Sal

       Halat Main Street

Halat

PO Box : 226308

Beirut

Lebanon

Tel   : (961-9) 957001 / 880701 / 947114

Fax : (961-1) 914922

 

·       Napco Consumer Products Co

First Industrial City

PO Box : 214

Dammam 31411

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-3) 8571222

Fax : (966-3) 8571918

 

·       Badypak Limited

Dammam – Al Khobar Highway

Industrial Area

Dammam 31411

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-3) 8573256

C.R.No. 2050009725

 

·       United Packaging Company Ltd

       First Industrial City

PO Box : 4711

Dammam 31412

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-3) 8575275

C.R.No. 2050007318

 

·       Safaripak Ltd

Jeddah Industrial Zone

PO Box : 4270

Jeddah 21482

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-2) 6362087

C.R.No. 4030007391

 

·       National Paper Products Co

Dammam Old Industrial Estate

PO Box : 538

Dammam 31421

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-3) 8578685

C.R.No. 2050000435

 

·       Carlton Al Moaibed Hotel

Dammam – Al Khobar Highway

PO Box : 1235

Dammam 31452

Saudi Arabia

Tel   : (966-3) 8575455

C.R.No. 2050004543

 

·       Napco Modern Plastics Products Company

     First Industrial City

     PO Box : 206

     Dammam 31411

     Saudi Arabia

     Tel   : (966-3) 8578685 / 8576688 / 8579276 / 8571222

     Fax : (966-3) 8574620 / 8571918

 

·       Eastern Company for Carton Industry

Dammam

     Saudi Arabia

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the production of baby nappies, napkins, toilet rolls, facial tissues, table napkins, tissue paper and cellulose wadding, printing, drawing and writing paper, paper and paper rolls for technical use, aluminium foils, disposable tissue items for hospital usage, flexible packaging and polyethylene products.

 

Import Countries : The United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy.

 

Brand Names : FAM                 CLUB                PAPITA             TENDREY

                        SANITA WOW               SOFTEX            NAPCO

                        DREAMS          FAIR                 FAMILY

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 250 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : Saudi Riyals (SR)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/04:                Year Ending 31/12/05:

 

Total Revenue                            SR 153,750,000             SR 158,920,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Al Bank Al Saudi Al Fransi

Al Sharafiya Branch

Medina Road

PO Box : 7888

Jeddah 21472

Tel : (966-2) 6605863

 

·       National Commercial Bank

King Abdul Aziz Street

PO Box : 3555

Jeddah 21481

Tel : (966-2) 6446644

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Subject’s payment record is reported to be met in a generally prompt manner.

 

Date of transaction                  March 2001                              February 2002

Credit amount                            250,000                         200,000

Amount overdue             0                                              0

Payment terms                          90 days                                     60 days

Payment Method                       Letters of Credit                         Letters of Credit

Paying record                            Prompt                                      Prompt

Currency                                   Deutsch Marks                          Euros

 

 

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

National Paper Company Ltd (NAPCO) has been in business for 20 years and is engaged in the manufacture of a wide range of paper related products. It has gained an enviable reputation for the quality of its products and deals with several well known international suppliers.

 

According to local sources subject’s financial position is described as healthy and profitable with nothing detrimental reported regarding the manner in which payment obligations are fulfilled. As such the business is considered to be a fair trade risk.


 

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/normal.

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

 

 

 

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