MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16th February, 2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CAJA COSTARRICENSE DEL SEGURO SOCIAL

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenida 2da calle 5. Edificio Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica

 

 

Country :

Costa Rica

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.11.1941

 

 

Legal Form :

Self-governing Institute of the State

 

 

Line of Business :

Self-governing State Entity in charge of the Social Security System, intended to satisfy needs in the health-care sector under its 3 regimens: disease and maternity, dissability, old age and death, and the non-contribution regimen.

 

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 :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME    : CAJA COSTARRICENSE DEL SEGURO SOCIAL

TRADE NAME                                       : "CAJA DEL SEGURO CCSS"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION                  : CJ 4000042147       OPERATING STATUS: Active

MAIN ADDRESS                                   : Avenida 2da calle 5. Edificio Caja Costarricense del Seguro

  Social

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE                        : San José

COUNTRY                                             : COSTA RICA

TELEPHONE                                         : (506)295.2586/295.2000/295.2095

FAX                                                      : (506)256.5006/295.2188

COMMENTS   .-

self-governing State Entity, founded in 1941.

It is considered to be one of the most solid government companies with a labor force of 30,000 people on average.

Financial figures as of December 31, 2005 show a stable economic situation; good liquidity ratio and solvency. Revenues equivalent to US$1,1763,504,058.= Dollars. Final results were not available. Local suppliers reported payments made on time.

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS

 

LEGAL STATUS                                   : Self-governing Institute of the State

DATE OF INCORPORATION                  : 01NOV1941

REGISTERED IN                                   : San José

REGISTRATION                                    : Created under Executive Order 17

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    : C/.1,316,277,354.= Colones (31/12/2005)

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE            : No

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE     : C/.517.93 per USD1

COMMENTS .-

The Board of Directors of CAJA COSTARRICENCE DEL SEGURO SOCIAL is the Governing Body, made up of nine (09) members, appointed by the Executive for a period of 4 years. Managements are divided by areas.

 

 

HISTORY

 

CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL "CCSS" (COSTA RICAN SOCIAL SECURITY FUND) was created pursuant to the provisions of Act 17, dated November 1, 1941, as a semiautonomous state entity during Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia's administration.

 

However, on October 22, 1943, the Act of the creation of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund was reformed, with the CCSS passing to operate as a fully autonomous state entity, oriented to attend to working population sector and under a tripartite funding system.

 

The D.O.D. insurance (insurance of dissability, oldness and death) was created in 1947, but it included only civil servants, employees in autonomous and semiautonomous state entities and in the Municipalities. In July of that same year workers of the private company, particularly those of the administrative sector were embodied into the system as well.

 

It was not until 1960 that the D.O.D. insurance extended its coverage to employees of the commerce sector, private schools, professionals. In 1962, this type of insurance also included construction workers, workers in public works, railroads and by 1971 it already covered all workers of the country.

 

On May 12, 1961, pursuant to Act 2738, the CCSS was authorized for the universalization of the social security service. In 1973, public hospital service was transferred to the CCSS in accordance with Act 5349, process that took only three years and a half, until becoming a system of 29 hospitals today.

 

In 1975, insurance of dissability, oldness and death included workers of the agriculture field as well, and the CCSS takes over pensions of the noncontributing regimen, with purpose of giving protection to people of lowest income.

 

Given its duties nature or main goal, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund is backed by the State, employers and workers, that with their social security taxes constitute the basic economic foundation on which all Subject's activities are sustained.

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                                  TITLE

GARRON, DORIAN                                                        Executive President

SOLANO CUERDAS, CLAUDIO                                      Vice President

ZUÑIGA, EMMA                                                            Secretary of the Board

LEON, EMILIA                                                               Director

BURBON, RODOLFO                                                     Director

IRIAS MORA, EDUARDO                                               Director

ESNA ARCE, MAURICIO                                               Director

ARIAS PORRES, JOSE MANUEL                                   Director

ALVARADO, LUIS RENATO                                           Director

REGIDOR BELTRAN, HARYS                                        Director

UGARTE BRENEL, MANUEL                                         Finance Manager

MURILLO JENKINS, GABRIELA                                     Operation Manager

MARTIN, ROSA                                                             Manager, Medical Div.

ESCALANTE GONZALEZ, RENE                                    Mgr., Administrative Divi

ACUÑA OLATE, JOSE                                                   Manager, Pensions Divisio

HERNANDEZ CASTAÑEDA, JORGE ARTURO                Auditor

 

 

RELATED COMPANY(IES)

 

COMPANY NAME                               COUNTRY      TAX.REG.           RELATION

COMISION NACIONAL DE PREVENCION DE RIESGOS COSTA RICA                      Related

CRUZ ROJA COSTARRICENSE                    COSTA RICA                      Related

CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL  COSTA RICA                      Related

FUERZA PUBLICA                             COSTA RICA                      Related

INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD    COSTA RICA   400004214703       Related

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA MUJER             COSTA RICA                      Related

ORGANISMO DE INVESTIGACION JUDICIAL        COSTA RICA                      Related

PATRONATO NACIONAL DE LA INFANCIA          COSTA RICA                      Related

POLICIA DE TRANSITO                        COSTA RICA                      Related

SISTEMAS DE EMERGENCIA 911                 COSTA RICA   3007213928         Related

 

 

BUSINESS

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Self-governing State Entity in charge of the Social Security System, intended to satisfy needs in the health-care sector under its 3 regimens: disease and maternity, dissability, old age and death, and the non-contribution regimen.

 

SELLING TERRITORY               : 100% nationwide

 

EMPLOYEES                            : 30,000

 

FACILITIES .-

 

Premises          : Own

Floors              : 13

Use                  : Headquarters

Remarks and other Premises .-

Premises are located in a urban area of the city. Moreover, Subject is present all over the country in hospital and clinics.

 

COMMENTS .-

Subject operates through health systems and hospitals.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Alexandra Guzman from the Accounting Department, was instructed to give general information, including figures of the Balance Sheet for the Fiscal Year ended as of December 31, 2005. Final results were not revealed. Figures for the previous period 2004 are also included. Both expressed in Thousand Colones.

 

BALANCE SHEET DATE     :          31DEC2005             31DEC2004

TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET  :              Annual                Annual

BALANCE SHEET OF       :           12 months             12 months

CURRENCY               :    Thousand Colones      Thousand Colones

EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :              497.71                458.06

ASSETS

TOTAL CURRENT       :      835,744,972.00        338,086,353.00

FIXED               :      627,317,890.00        273,961,791.00

TOTAL ASSETS           :    1,463,062,862.00        612,048,144.00

LIABILITIES

TOTAL CURRENT       :      113,239,415.00         80,856,281.00

LONG TERM           :       33,546,093.00         29,027,579.00

TOTAL EQUITY           :    1,316,277,354.00        502,164,284.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES      :    1,463,062,862.00        612,048,144.00

 

 

SALES                  :      877,713,605.00        520,701,948.00

PROFIT (LOSS)          :                0.00         86,545,413.00

 

 

LIQUIDITY RATIO                       : 7.38 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO           : 1,162.38% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

WORKING CAPITAL                  : 722,505,557.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION  : SATISFACTORY

Based on the last Financial Statement, Subject's Financial Position is considered satisfactory. Liquidity ratio is adequate and is over average.  Working capital is good and allows company to meet payments promptly. Relation between shareholders' equity and obligations is acceptable. Economic results have been satisfactory.

 

INSURANCE .-

Company                                                                     Against

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGUROS                            All risk

 

 

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

 

Line of Credit    

Monthly Average   

Terms

(days)

Performance?

Time

Products/

Services

Supplier

 

C/.   Open

C/.     50,000,000

30 days

Prompt

20 years

Construction material

Domestic

 

C/.    Open

C/.        500,000

30 days

Prompt

40 years

Medical equipment

Domestic

 

 

 

COMMENTS .-

Other contacted suppliers refused to give any information.

 

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS .-

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                                           Telephone   

Abonos Agro SA                                                (502) 2125300

Abott Laboratorios de Costa Rica                        (506) 2223789

Audrain Jímenez Ltda                                         (506) 2272547

Capris SA                                                         (506) 2900102

Fide Ltda

Glaxo Smith Kline SA                                        (506) 2066000

Laboratorios Cefa SA

 

LIST OF FOREIGN SUPPLIERS .-

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                                           Country                

Amsino International Inc.                        U.S.A.

Bioteque Corp.                                       CHINA


 

BANKING INFORMATION

 

BANKERS

Bank

BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

BANCO DE COSTA RICA

BANCO DE CREDITO COSTA RICA

The Company deals with the above named banks. No more details provided.

 


 

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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