MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AL WATANIA POULTRY

 

 

Registered Office :

Al Wasil Area, P O Box 1181 & 1679, Qassim 81999

 

 

Country :

Saudi Arabia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1131006319

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged as processors of chickens, eggs and producers of animal feeds.

 

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 :

US$ 2,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : AL WATANIA POULTRY

Country of Origin                                    : Saudi Arabia

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Partnership

Registration Date                                   : 1980

Commercial Registration Number            : 1131006319, Qassim

Membership Number                              : 1459

Issued Capital                                        : SR 100,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : SR 100,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 6,500

Line of Business                                    : Processors of chickens, eggs and producers of animal feeds.

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

AL WATANIA POULTRY

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Al Wasil Area

PO Box             : 1181 & 1679

Town                 : Qassim 81999

Country             : Saudi Arabia

Telephone         : (966-6) 3920230 / 3911574 / 3248193

Facsimile          : (966-6) 3911304

Email                : import@al-watania.com

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Qassim.

 

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                               Description

 

·       Buraidah Hail Road                                                                Poultry farm & Feed mill

Buraidah

Tel: (966-6) 3920050 / 3920403

Fax: (966-6) 3920111

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Sheikh Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi                                       Managing Partner

 

·       Sheikh Ahmed Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi                            Partner

 

·       Sheikh Ali Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi                                   Partner

 

·       Ibrahim Al Rajhi                                                                     General Manager

 

·       Amar Gamal                                                                         Export Manager

 

·       Hisham Hudith                                                                      Finance Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 11/11/1400 Hijri (corresponding to 1980)

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Partnership

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 1131006319, Qassim

 

Membership No.          : 1459

 

Issued Capital              : SR 100,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : SR 100,000,000

 

 

Name of Partner (s)

 

·       Sheikh Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi

 

·       Sheikh Ahmed Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi

 

·       Sheikh Ali Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi

 

·       Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Holding Co

 

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

 

·       Al Watania For Industries & Trade

     Al Rajhi Building

     Old Industrial Area

     PO Box: 4130

     Riyadh 11491

     Tel: (966-1) 4470088 / 4489178 / 4481364

     Fax: (966-1) 4489256 / 4481364

     Email: info@wataniaind.com

 

·       Al Rajhi Development Co Ltd

PO Box : 4301

Riyadh 11491

Tel : (966-1) 4761581 / 4769102 / 4777576

Fax : (966-1) 4769775

 

·       Gulf Packaging System

Industrial City

PO Box : 2143

Jeddah 21451

Tel : (966-2) 6380735 / 6380736

 

·       Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co Ltd

PO Box : 1029

Riyadh 11431

Tel : (966-1) 4658665

 

·       Amar Line Maritime Co Ltd

Madinah Road

PO Box : 1689

Jeddah 21441

Tel : (966-2) 6510773

 

·       Al Rajhi & Al Sedais Co

Madinah Road

PO Box : 1597

Jeddah 21441

Tel : (966-2) 6511173

 

·       Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation

Al Batha Street

PO Box : 242

Riyadh 11411

Tel : (966-1) 4032473 / 4054244

Fax : (966-1) 4035588

 

·       Saudi Ceramic Co

PO Box : 3893

Riyadh 11481

Tel : (966-1) 4770715 / 4880379

Fax : (966-1) 4782897

 

·       Arabian Gulf Manufacturers Limited (Gulfmaid)

     Makkah Road, Kilo-7

     Industrial City, Phase 5

     PO Box : 2143

     Jeddah 21451

     Tel : (966-2) 6377944 / 6801416

     Fax : (966-2) 6365445 / 6380540

 

·       Al Rajhi Commercial Foreign Exchange

Palestine Street

PO Box : 4514

Riyadh 21412

Tel : (966-1) 6700260

Fax : (966-1) 6716387

 

·       Al Rajhi Company for Industry & Trading

First Industrial Area

PO Box : 4130

Riyadh 11491

Tel : (966-1) 4470088

Fax : (966-1) 4489256

 

·       Al Rajhi Company for Agriculture Ltd

Prince Abdullah Street

Malaz

PO Box : 51764

Riyadh 11553

Tel : (966-1) 4763313 / 4768368

Fax : (966-1) 4768370

 

·       Gulf Packaging Industries Company Ltd

First Industrial City

PO Box : 8556

Dammam

Tel : (966-3) 8570044 / 8576063

Fax : (966-3) 8577345 / 8572903

 

·       Yanbu Cement Company

Madinah Road

PO Box : 5330

Jeddah 21422

Tel : (966-2) 6534588 / 6534584

 

·       International Spare Parts Trading & Manufacturing Co Ltd (Alaman)

Khorais Road

First Industrial City

PO Box : 51482

Riyadh

Tel : (966-1) 4486394 / 2318882

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations :  Engaged as processors of chickens, eggs and producers of animal feeds.

 

Al-Watania Poultry is one of the world's largest producers of poultry and related products - and the largest in the Middle East. It enjoys a 40 per cent market share in the GCC and produces 500,000 chickens and 1 million eggs a day. Al-Watania chickens are naturally fed and halal slaughtered according to Islamic Sharia'a laws.

 

The Al-Watania Poultry Project operates in an integrated complex of residential areas, production plants and telecommunications facilities covering 200 square kilometres; the complex was built at a cost of SR3 billion. Al-Watania Poultry was the first poultry company in Saudi Arabia to obtain ISO 9002 certification.

 

Subject facilities include 116 farms engaged in the growing and breeding of chickens, and 4 feed mill plants with a production capacity of 1,800 metric tonnes per day.

 

Al Watania Feed Mill

Various chicken feeding needs are ensured by 4 Feed Mill plants whose production capacity is 1800 M.T. per day. Utmost care is being ensured towards quality feed for Breeders, Boiler and Commercial Layers.

 

The company has introduced various value added  products such as chicken nuggets, chicken kufta, chicken  burger,  chicken shawarma, mortadella,  ground chicken and other products.

 

Import Countries : Europe and GCC countries.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 6,500 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Companies registered in Saudi Arabia are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation

Main Branch

Qassim

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                                 January 2006

Credit amount                                        49,000

Amount overdue                         0

Payment terms                                      30 days

Payment Method                                   Letters of Credit

Paying record                                        No Complaints

Currency                                               Pounds Sterling

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 400,000

 

Established in 1980, subject is involved in the processing of chickens, eggs and producers of animal feeds.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is deemed to be within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 2,000,000

 


 

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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