MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE PEINTURES SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Route des Brasseries, P. O. Box  6378, Dakar

 

 

Country :

Senegal

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1999

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

99B194

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and distributors of paints and varnishes.

 

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 :

CFA Fr 10,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE PEINTURES SA (Correct)

COGEP (Requested)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Route des Brasseries

P.O. Box           :  6378

Town                 :  Dakar

Country             :  Senegal

Telephone         :  (221) 832 1039 / 832 1945

Fax                   :  (221) 832 1153

E-Mail               :  la-cogep@sentoo.sn

 

 

Shortform Name

 

Cogep

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Olivier Franzen Bourgi             Managing Director

 

2. Jean Ruk                               Technical Director

 

3. Malick Gueye                        Chief Accountant

 

 

Total Employees

 

25

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for SMALL amounts, although it is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Senegal importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : CFA Fr 10,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : CREDIT LYONNAIS

Branch              : Bd. Pinet Laprade

Town                 : Dakar

Telephone         : (221) 823 1008 / 832 0424

Fax                   : (221) 823 1008

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets are not available. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover               : CFA Fr 300,000,000 - 2006 - exact

                                    : CFA Fr 350,000,000 - 2007 - projected

 

Net Propfit                    : not given

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1999

 

C.R. No.            : 99B194

 

Ninea                :  03308372C3

 

Capital              : CFA Fr 60,000,000

 

Societe Anonyme (joint stock company) with the following shareholders :

 

1. Olivier Franzen Bourgi

 

2. Undisclosed shareholders

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers and distributors of paints and varnishes.

 

Imports from European countries.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Offices, factory and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 


 

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

 

 

 

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