MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PESTRAI - PESCARIA E TRANSPORTES INHASSORO

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenida Samora Machel 2158, P. O. Box 694, Beira

 

 

Country :

Mozambique

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1972

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1278/86

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietorship

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject specializes in shrimp and also fishes for squid.

 

 

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 :

NEW METICAL 1,500,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

PESTRAI - PESCARIA E TRANSPORTES INHASSORO

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Avenida Samora Machel 2158

P.O. Box           :  694

Town                 :  Beira

Country             :  Mozambique

Telephone         :  (258 23) 324 841 / 324 841/3/4

Fax                   :  (258 23) 324842

E-Mail               :  pestrai@teledata.mz

 

 

Trading Styles

 

Pestrai

 

 

Also Known As

 

Fishing Industry Export & Import

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

Name                                        Position

 

Ganha Ah Komo                        General Manager & Owner

 

 

Total Employees

 

100

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a well established proprietorship business in operation since 1972.

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit : NEW METICAL 1,500,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANCO COMERCIAL DE INVESTIMENTO (BCI)

Branch              : Main Branch

Town                 : Maputo

Telephone         : (258 21) 307263

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in Mozambique are not required to publish or disclose balance sheets. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover  : US DLRS 2,500,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : US DLRS 2,500,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : US DLRS 3,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : US DLRS 3,100,000 - 2006 - exact

                        : US DLRS 3,100,000 - 2007 - projected

                   

Net Profit          : US DLRS 1,200,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : US DLRS 1,250,000 - 2006 - exact

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 1972

 

C.R. No. : 1278/86

 

Capital : US DLRS 10,000 (initially US DLRS 5,000)

 

Firma Individual (sole proprietorship) owned by Ganha Ah Komo.

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Subject is involved in the following activities :

 

Fishing company. Subject specializes in shrimp and also fishes for squid.

 

Average catch weight : 300 tones of shrimp per annum.

 

Imports equipment from Europe.

 

Exports seafood to Europe.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Subject has the following facilities :

 

Administrative offices and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

Subject owns a fleet of 4 fishing trawlers measuring 30 metres each.

 

Subject was previously located at Rua Jaime Ferreira 122, Beira.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

* On 1 July 2006 the Government of Mozambique redenominated its currency the METICAL. One NEW METICAL now equals 1,000 old Meticals.

 


 

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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