MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13th February, 2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BANK EGHTESAD-E-NOVIN SSA

 

 

Formerly Known as:

NOVIN ECONOMIC BANK SSK (PJSC)

 

 

Registered Office :

EN Bank Building, 51, corner of Africa Avenue, Baradaran-e-Sharifi, Street, Nothern Gandi Avenue, P.O. Box:  19395-3796

 

 

Country :

Iran

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2001

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The bank provides the following services :

1. Corporate Banking

Working Capital Facilities, Structured Credit Facilities, Equipment Acquisition Facilities, Business Development

2. Consumer Banking

Mortgage Facilities, Car Purchase Facilities

 

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 :

RIAL 10,000,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


 COMPANY NAME

 

BANK EGHTESAD-E-NOVIN SSA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Building             :  EN Bank Building

Street                           :  51, corner of Africa Avenue, Baradaran-e-Sharifi

                        :  Street, Nothern Gandi Avenue

P.O. Box           :  19395-3796

Town                 :  Tehran 19699-54345

Country             :  Iran

Telephone         :  (98 21) 8878 8960

Fax                   :  (98 21) 8888 0166

 

Trading Styles               :  EN Bank

 

Formerly Known As        :  Novin Economic Bank SSK (PJSC)

 

Also Known As              :  Novin Economic Bank / SSA Bank Eghtesad-e-Novin / Modern Economic Bank

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. Mohammad Sadr Hasheminejad          Chairman

 

2. Dr. Jalal Rasoulof                               Manging Director Vice Chairman

 

3. Bahman Yazdkhasti                                       Director      

 

4. Dr. Alireza Nasseri                             Director

 

5. Dr. Ali Ma’navi-rad                              Director

 

 

Total Employees : 100 (administration)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject was the first private bank in the Islamic Republic to receive the operation permit by the Central Bank.

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit        : RIAL 10,000,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment               : Fairly low

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 150,000 D/A:

 

We consider the above figure to be within the company's financial capabilities.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Subject's financial statements as at 20 March show :

 

in RIAL million

 

                                            2005           2004

Cash                                      18,028         11,460 

Balances with the Central Bank of Iran    25,228          2,586 

Statutory deposits with

the Central Bank of Iran                 827,493         261,563 

Dues from banks                           620,161        138,604 

Investments - Bonds                       138,393        237,629 

Investments                               185,674         95,075 

Total Investments                       1,814,977        746,917 

Net loans                               4,766,989      1,859,355 

Fixed assets                              163,424         74,585 

Other assets                               34,309         28,295 

Total assets                            6,779,699      2,709,152 

Dues to banks                             843,584       0 95,148

Demand deposits                           472,717        447,629 

Term deposits                           4,547,495      1,835,558 

Other deposits                             10,518          1,547 

Advanced received                          15,232          5,376 

Dividend payable                          200,000         79,625

Other liabilities                         113,365         64,758 

Total                                   6,202,911      2,434,493 

Provision for termination pay               2,200            772 

Total Liabilities                       6,205,111      2,435,265

 

 

Paid-up capital                           500,000        250,000

Legal reserve                               61,146        22,941

Retained earnings                           13,442           946 

Total shareholders equity                  574,588       273,887

Total liabilities & shareholders equity  6,779,699     2,709,152 

Letters of guarantee                       111,310        59,954 

Letters of credit                          273,474             0 

Contingent liabilities                     384,784        59,954

 

Income statement

 

Interest on loans                          694,640        282,642

Interest on bonds                          100,116         48,596

Interest on deposits with banks              6,124          1,041

Interest on statutory deposits               5,373          1,665

Interest income                            806,253        333,944

Interest on deposits & borrowings          (584,704)    (214,378)

Net interest income                         221,549       119,566

Fees & commissions                           20,919         2,014

Income from investments                      95,611        32,820

Other income                                 23,235         6,572

Non interest income                          139,765       41,406

Total operating income                       361,314      160,972

Human resource expenses                      (22,611)    (10,559)

General administrative expenses              15,666)      (8,259)

Depreciation/Amortization                    (3,995)      (8,307)

Total operating expenses                    (42,272)     (27,125)

Operating income                             319,042      133,847

Bad & doubtful debts                         (48,663)    (29,948)

Net income before tax                        270,379      103,899

Taxes                                        (15,678)    (11,033)

Net income                                   254,701       92,866

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 2001

 

History : EN Bank was established in 2001 under the newly revised licensing and supervisory functions of the Central Bank of Iran aimed at modernizing Iran’s banking sector on the basis of increasingly unregulated and competitive markets. The capital was partly raised through the public offering which was staged by Behshahr Industries Development and Iran Construction and Investment in July 2001 in order to raise initial capital required by the Central Bank (RIAL 200 billion). Subject received an operating licence from Bank Markazi on 25 August 2001 (and thus became the first privately owned bank after the revolution). Upon the Bank's establishment its Board members included Ali Salehi Amiri, Mojtaba Zavar and Mohsen Moalemian. Its managing director was Farid Zia Maleki while Hussein Abd-e Tabrizi was chairman of the board of directors. He was said to be the driving force behind the Bank and was often locally (press and market place sources) accused directly or indirectly of being affiliated to the government. Through the connections he had established during his tenure as manager of the Construction Investments Company, he gathered together the investors of the bank. After being appointed as the secretary general of the Tehran Stock Exchange, he resigned from his post as a member of the board of directors of the bank. The managing director of the bank, too, was changed.

 

Subject was listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2004.

 

Authorised Capital                      : RIAL 2,500,000,000

 

Authorised & Paid up Capital      : RIAL 500,000,000

 

 

Sherkat Sahami Khass (private joint stock company) with the following directors and shareholders :

 

Shareholders

 

1. Tehran Renovation and Construction Company

 

2. Youth Housing Company

 

3. Iran Construction Investment Company

 

4. Salahshouran Housing Company 

 

5. Kargaran (Workers) Housing Company 

 

6. Iran Development and Housing Company

 

7. Iran and Kish Developers’ Recreational Tourist Complexes Company

 

8. Novin Construction Investment Company 

 

9. Stratus International Contractor Company 

 

10. Behshahr Industrial Group Construction Company 

 

11. Industry Group

 

12. Behpak Industrial Company

 

13. Behpakhsh Company

 

14. Iran Behshahr Industrial Group Investment Company 

 

15. Behshahr Industrial Development Company

 

16. Paxan Company

 

17. Iran Carbon Company 

 

18. Samaneh Gostar Novin Investment Company 

 

19. State Pension Fund Investment Company 

 

20. State Pension Fund

 

21. Banks’ Employees Pension and Deposit Fund’s Investment Company;

 

22. Other nvestors and the Members of the Public

 

Affiliated companies of Bank Eghtesad-e-Novin SSA :

 

Associates

 

1. Novin Insurance Company 

 

2. Novin Support Services Company 

 

3. Eghtesad Novin Brokerage Company

 

4. Eghtesad Novin Leasing Company

 

5. Eghtesad Novin Investment Company

 

6. Eghtesad Novin Money Changing and Foreign Exchange Services Company

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Subject is involved in the following activities :

 

The bank provides the following services :

 

1. Corporate Banking

 

-  Working Capital Facilities

 

-  Structured Credit Facilities

 

-  Equipment Acquisition Facilities

 

-  Business Development

 

2. Consumer Banking

 

-  Mortgage Facilities

 

-  Car Purchase Facilities

 

The following are currently being developed :

 

-  International banking services, including Letters of Credit and Letters of Guarantee

 

-  Trade Finance

 

-  Leasing of equipment & machinery

 

-  Leasing of cars

 

-  Credit/Charge Cards in foreign currency

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Subject has the following facilities :

 

Office premises at the heading address and 20 branches throughout the country.


 

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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