MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

27th February, 2007

                                                         

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALTAYSIR TRADING PLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Kaliti, P.O. Box             :  20189, Addis Ababa 1000, Ethiopia

 

 

Country :

Ethiopia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

4936/97

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading as buyers and exporters of coffee.

 

 

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 :

BIRR 1,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

COMPANY NAME

 

ALTAYSIR TRADING PLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Area                             :  Kaliti

P.O. Box           :  20189

Town                 :  Addis Ababa

Post Code         :  1000

Country             :  Ethiopia

Telephone         :  (251 11) 439 3461

Fax                   :  (251 11) 439 4184

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. Mohamed Omar Bakhim                     Managing Director

 

2. Saleh Adam                                       General Manager

 

 

Total Employees :          12 (permanent)

                                    350 (casual)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit : BIRR 1,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 10,000 :

 

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

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

Branch              : Main Branch

Street                           : Unity Square

PO Box             : 255

Town                 : Addis Ababa

Telephone         : (251 11) 5515 000 / 5515 028 / 5515 004

Fax                   : (251 11) 5514 522 / 5517 866 / 5517 822  

 

The company also has an account with the following bank:

 

Wegagen Bank

Addis Ababa

P.O. Box: 1018

Ethiopia

Tel        : (251 11) 552 3800

Fax       : (251 11) 552 3520

Swift     : WEGAETAA

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover               : BIRR 70,000,000 - 2006 - exact

                    

Net Profit                       : BIRR  1,200,000 - 2006 - exact

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1995

 

History              : The company was incorporated in Ethiopia in 1995.

 

C.R. No.            : 4936/97

 

Paid up Capital : BIRR 1,794,000

 

 

Private Limited Liability Company with the following shareholders :

 

                                                                        Percentage

 

1. Nour Mohamed Said                                       60 %

 

2. Mohamed Rayid                                                         40 %

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Trading as buyers and exporters of coffee.

 

Imports from Middle East and Far East.

 

 

Exports to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan and Japan.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising offices as per heading, 4,000 sq.m.

warehouse in Addis Ababa as well as a 5,000 sq.m. warehouse at Nazareth and a store in Oumara.


 

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

 

 

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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