MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

Hansgrohe AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Auestr. 5-9, 77761 Schiltach, Post Box 1145

 

 

Country :

Germany

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.01.1901

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

HRB 481038

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Taps and Valves

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

EUR 250.000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name & address

 

Hansgrohe AG

Auestr. 5-9

77761 Schiltach

Post Box:  1145

Telephone:        07836/51-0

Telefax:             07836/51-1300

Homepage:        www.hansgrohe.com

E-Mail:              info@hansgrohe.com

 

 

CONCLUSION

 

The maximum credit is EUR 250.000,00.

 

Business relations are permissible.

 

 

LEGAL FORM 

 

Public limited company

 

 

Date of foundation

 

01.01.1901

 

 

Registered on

 

14.06.1905

 

 

Commercial Register

 

Local court 70190 STUTTGART 1

 

 

Under

 

HRB 481038

 

 

Share capital

 

EUR         61.156.320,00

 

 

Shareholder

 

MASCO Corp.

USA - Michigan

Legal form: Other legal form

 

 

Shareholder

 

Oliver Grohe

Gutleutweg 49

72275 Alpirsbach

born 08.04.1964

 

 

Shareholder

 

Matthias Grohe

Lenzhalde 83

70192 Stuttgart

born 28.10.1962

 

 

Shareholder

 

Dr. Heinz Mathauer Beteiligungs und

Vermietungs GmbH & Co.KG

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Ltd partnership with priv. ltd.

Company as General partner

 

 

Shareholder

 

Syngroh Beteiligungsgesell- schaft mbH & Co.KG

Auestr.

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Ltd partnership with priv. ltd. Company as General partner

Reg. Data:  13.08.1999

HRA 480833

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

 

Shareholder

 

Masco Germany Holding GmbH

Hinterm Haag 10

69207 Sandhausen

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR         10.000.000,00

Reg. Data:  01.07.2002

HRB 337167

68159 MANNHEIM

Employees : 2

 

 

President of the Board of Directors

 

Klaus Grohe

Auestr. 25

77761 Schiltach

having sole power of representation

born 03.04.1937

Marital status: married

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

Otto Schinle

Tannenstr. 17

77761 Schiltach

born 13.04.1949

Occupation: Businessman

Marital status: married

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

Karl-Heinz Hammann

Fichtenweg 6

77761 Schiltach

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

Siegfried Gänßlen

August-Lämmle-Str. 9

73630 Remshalden

Occupation: Management expert

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

Nicholas Matten Dr.-Ing.

77652 Offenburg

born 27.09.1961

 

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

Richard Grohe

F - Sessenheim

born 14.09.1965

Nation.: French

 

 

Vice-president of the Supervisory Board

 

Thomas Voss

GB London

Nation.: British

 

 

Member of the Supervisory Board

 

Alfred Chini

Wölperwiesenweg 10

72250 Freudenstadt

born 17.08.1924

Occupation: Constructional engineer

Marital status: married

 

 

Member of the Supervisory Board

 

Graham Balls

L Munsbach

 

 

Member of the Supervisory Board

 

Manfred Hübner

77761 Schiltach

born 15.11.1954

 

 

Proxy

 

Norbert Ritter

Hauptstr. 30

77761 Schiltach

 

 

Proxy

 

Horst Josef Flieger

Bickenmäuerle 33/2

77761 Schiltach

authorized to jointly represent the company

born 17.01.1954

Occupation: Businessman

Marital status: married

 

Proxy

 

Joachim Huber

78713 Schramberg

authorized to jointly represent the company

born 28.06.1958

 

 

Proxy

 

Ulrich Jäckle

78713 Schramberg

authorized to jointly represent the company

born 02.08.1963

 

 

Proxy

 

Karl Schmieder

77761 Schiltach

authorized to jointly represent the company

born 17.01.1952

 

 

Further functions/participations of

Klaus Grohe (President of the Board of

Directors)

 

Proprietor:

Klaus Grohe Domaine La Louviere

Auestr. 25

Post Box: 12 22

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Unregistered commercial enterprise

Employees : 2

 

 

Further functions/participations of Otto

Schinle (Member of the Board of

Directors)

 

Manager:

Hansgrohe International GmbH

Auestr. 9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR            520.000,00

Reg. Data:  13.01.1998

HRB 480945

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

Manager:

Pontos GmbH

Auestr. 5-9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR             75.000,00

Reg. Data:  21.06.2001

HRB 481145

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

Manager:

Hansgrohe Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH

Auestr. 5-9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR            100.000,00

Reg. Data:  06.11.2002

HRB 481204

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

Member of the Board of Directors:

ARGE Neue Medien der deutschen SHK-

Industrie e.V.

Bahnhofstr. 1

33102 Paderborn

Legal form: Registered association

Reg. Data:  01.01.1988

VR 330

59174 KAMEN

 

 

Further functions/participations of

Siegfried Gänßlen (Member of the Board of

Directors)

 

Manager:

Hansgrohe International GmbH

Auestr. 9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR            520.000,00

Reg. Data:  13.01.1998

HRB 480945

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

 

Further functions/participations of

Richard Grohe (Member of the Board of

Directors)

 

Manager:

Syngroh Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs-GmbH

Auestr. 25

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR             25.000,00

Reg. Data:  13.08.1999

HRB 481031

70190 STUTTGART 1

 

 

BUSINESS HISTORY

 

14.06.1905

Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG

Auestr. 5 - 9

77761 Schiltach

Ltd partnership with priv. ltd. Company as General partner

 

10.09.1999

Hansgrohe AG

Auestr. 5 - 9

77761 Schiltach

Public limited company

 

04.02.2002

Hansgrohe AG

Auestr. 5 - 9

77761 Schiltach

Public limited company

 

 

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

 

29130

MANUFACTURE OF TAPS AND VALVES

 

 

BRANCHES AND FACTORIES

 

Branch:

Hansgrohe AG - Abteilung Messebau -

Schramberger Str. 57

77761 Schiltach

 

Branch:

Brausenfabrik

USA Atlanta

 

Branch:

Hansgrohe AG -Niederlassung Berlin-

Paradiesstr. 206 b

12526 Berlin

 

Branch:

Hansgrohe AG Abteilung Messebau

Robert-Koch-Str. 2

72275 Alpirsbach

 

Branch:

Hansgrohe AG

Kreuzwegstr. 51

77656 Offenburg

 

 

PARTICIPATION

 

Shareholder:

Hansgrohe International GmbH

Auestr. 9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR            520.000,00

Share:                EUR             520.000,00

Reg. Data:  13.01.1998

HRB 480945

70190 STUTTGART 1

Profit transfer agreement

 

Shareholder:

Hansgrohe Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH

Auestr. 5-9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR            100.000,00

Share:                EUR             100.000,00

Reg. Data:  06.11.2002

HRB 481204

70190 STUTTGART 1

Turnover:          EUR        108.000.000,00

Employees:                               100

Profit transfer agreement

 

Shareholder:

Pontos GmbH

Auestr. 5-9

77761 Schiltach

Legal form: Private limited company

Share capital:     EUR             75.000,00

Share:                EUR             75.000,00

Reg. Data:  21.06.2001

HRB 481145

70190 STUTTGART 1

Turnover:          EUR            700.000,00

Employees:                                13

Profit transfer agreement

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Payment experience:     within agreed terms

Trend of business:          positive

Order position:               very good

Market position:             significant

 

 

REAL ESTATE

 

Type of ownership:         proprietor

Share:                           100,00 %

Address                        Auestr. 5 - 9

                                    77761 Schiltach

 

Type of ownership:         proprietor

Share:                           100,00 %

Address                        Kreuzwegstr. 41

                                    77656 Offenburg

 

Land register documents were not available.

 

 

BANKERS

 

SPARKASSE WOLFACH, WOLFACH

Sort. code: 66452776

 

BADEN-WÜRTTEMB.BANK/LANDESBANK BADEN-WÜRTTEMB., VILLINGEN-

SCHWENNINGEN

Sort. code: 64450288

 

DRESDNER BANK, FREIBURG IM BREISGAU

Sort. code: 68080030

 

BADEN-WÜRTTEMB.BANK/LANDESBANK BADEN-WÜRTTEMB., ROTTWEIL

Sort. code: 60050101

 

DEUTSCHE BANK, OFFENBURG

Sort. code: 66470035

 

COMMERZBANK, ROTTWEIL

Sort. code: 64240071

 

VOLKSBANK KINZIGTAL, WOLFACH

Sort. code: 66492700

 

 

FIGURES

 

Financial year:               01.01. - 31.12.

Turnover:                       2005     EUR        318.524.348,00

                                    2006     EUR        340.000.000,00

Profit:                            2005     EUR          29.429.892,00

Share capital:                            EUR          61.156.320,00

Value of stocks:                        EUR          35.294.287,00

Equipment:                                EUR          28.638.641,00

Ac/ts receivable:                       EUR          10.676.355,00

Liabilities:                                  EUR            9.476.606,00

Real estate of the firm:                           EUR          33.379.197,00

Employees:                               1.693

Branch number:             29130

 

Approximate figures are given.


 

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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