MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES & SHIPBUILDING CO KSC (HEISCO)

 

 

Registered Office :

Shuwaikh Port, Western Extension, Gate No.7, P O Box 21998, Safat 13080

 

 

Country :

Kuwait

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2nd April 1974

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

20735

 

 

Legal Form :

Kuwaiti Shareholding Company – KSC

 

 

Line of Business :

Engineering, procurement and construction contracting services.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 1,500,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : HEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES & SHIPBUILDING CO KSC

                                                              (HEISCO)

Country of Origin                                    : Kuwait

Legal Form                                            : Kuwaiti Shareholding Company - KSC

Registration Date                                   : 2nd April 1974

Commercial Registration Number            : 20735

Membership Number                              : 87899

Issued Capital                                        : KD 13,511,000

Paid up Capital                                      : KD 13,511,000

Total Workforce                                     : 750

Line of Business                                    : Engineering, procurement and construction contracting services.

Financial Condition                                 : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

HEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES & SHIPBUILDING CO KSC (HEISCO)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Shuwaikh Port, Western Extension, Gate No.7

PO Box             : 21998

Town                 : Safat 13080

Country             : Kuwait

Telephone         : (965) 4835488 / 4821496 / 4849923 / 4835838

Facsimile          : (965) 4830291 / 4830327

Email                : icd@heisco.com.kw

                          chairman@heisco.com

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices, workshop and shipyard facilities that are owned and located in Shuwaikh Port.

 

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                   Description

 

·       PO Box: 10155                                                         Workshop & warehousing

Shuaiba 65452

Tel: (965) 3262012/14/18/29

     Fax: (965) 3262142

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Johel Mohamed Johel                                                Chairman

 

·       Adnan Mosaeed Khalefa Al Korafe                              Vice Chairman

 

·       Imad Jasim Al Sagar                                                 Managing Director

 

·       Khalid Yousef Al Fulaij                                               Deputy Managing Director

 

·       Issam Abdul Mohsen Al Marzouq                               Director

 

·       Meshal Jasem Al Marzook                                         Director

 

·       Hussain Murad Behbehani                                         Director

 

·       Emad Habib Jouhar Hayat                                          Director

 

·       Bader Fahad Al Humaidi                                            Director

 

·       Abdulwahab Marzook Al Marzook                               Director

 

·       Bader Moosa Marafie                                     Director

 

·       Azzam Abdoulaziz Al Foleq                                       Director

 

·       Gaze Ahmad Almogren Alrome                                  Director

 

·       Sandip Kumar Gupta                                                 General Manager

 

·       Mohamed T. Jinadah                                     Commercial Manager

 

·       Basel Lotfy Afify                                                        Contracts Manager

 

·       Paschal Jerry Pereira                                                Sales Manager

 

·       S.N. Ramachandran                                                  Finance Manager

 

·       Abdullah M Al Saqer                                                  Administration Manager

 

·       Stephen Raj Anand                                                   Business Development Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 2nd April 1974

 

Legal Form                  : Sharikat Al Mouasahama Al Kuwaitia (Kuwaiti Shareholding Company - KSC)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 20735

 

Membership No.          : 87899

 

Issued Capital              : KD 13,511,000

 

Paid up Capital            : KD 13,511,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)         Percentage

 

·       Abdullah Hamad Al Saqar & Brothers Co                                             20.00%

 

·       Morad Yousef Behbehani                                                                   10.54%

 

·       Members of the public & private investors                                            69.46%

 

Note to the Legal Form  

 

Under the Commercial Companies Law a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company is required to have a minimum of 51 percent of its shares owned by Kuwaiti Nationals. Non-Kuwaiti ownership is allowed up to a maximum of 49 percent of the capital.

 

A KSC must have a minimum of 5 shareholders each responsible only for the liabilities of the company to the extent of their share participation in the capital of the company. Shares of KSC’s are freely transferable, subject to the requirement of Kuwait ownership of at least 51 percent.

 

The Commercial Companies Law provides that the capital of a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company should not be less than KD 7,500.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Gulf Dredging and General Contracting Company SAK (GDC)

PO Box: 24054

Safat 13101

Tel: (965) 4815080

Fax: (965) 4817272

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Subject’s activities are performed through the following divisions:

 

·       Industrial Contracts Division

 

HEISCO is one of the major engineering, procurement and construction contracting companies in Kuwait with a diversified range of business in oil and gas, petrochemicals, power, pressure equipment manufacture, shipbuilding and repair, maintenance and other industrial services.

 

HEISCO is involved in EPC construction of storage tanks (API 650,620 & AWWA) and associated interconnecting piping works, EPC construction of pipelines, engineering, manufacturing & supply of major pressure vessels, columns, boilers and process equipment in strict conformance with stringent international codes & standards. The company also undertakes engineering, manufacturing and supply of shell & tube type heat exchangers.

 

HEISCO is the only company in Kuwait approved by Kuwait Oil Company for EPC construction of Storage Tanks upto a capacity of 500,000 Bbls.

 

·       Marine Division

 

The division operates a floating drydock of 190 meters long, 32 meters wide, and catering for vessels up to 35,000 dwt. A Synchrolift accommodates vessels up to 5.000 dwt. with 7 repair bays, ranging in length from 90 to 135 meters. 5 Berths, ranging from 90 meters to 230 meters in length are serviced along their entire length by luffing cranes. 6 Cranes, with lifting capacities from 10 to 30 tons, cover the yard open areas and there are 10 to 20 tons overhead travelling cranes in the workshops and stores.

 

The division has a modern engineering workshop ensuring efficient and reliable mechanical servicing. New building modules and large steel repairs are prefabricated in the 7,800 square meters construction area, of which 3,500 square meters is under cover.

 

·       Trading Division

 

Engaged in the procurement and distribution of equipment, spares and general engineering items, including welding equipment and consumables, blasting and painting equipment, blasting abrasives, oilfield products, pipeline accessories, protective coatings and marine paint, industrial and marine equipment and spares.

 

Import Countries : Belgium, India and South Korea.

 

International Suppliers :

 

·       Sigma Coatings                    Belgium

·       Graco                                   Belgium

·       Ador Welding                        India

·       City Cat International Ltd        India

·       Chosun Steel Wire Co Ltd      South Korea

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 750 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Currency : Kuwaiti Dinars (KD’000)

 

BALANCE SHEET

31/12/2005

31/12/2006

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Current Assets

32.866

37.159

Investments

5.799

6.319

Fixed Assets

15.130

13.322

Other Assets

2.705

2.752

Total Assets

56.500

59.551

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Current Liabilities

27.594

41.354

Long Term Liabilities

2.214

2.209

Total Liabilities

29.808

43.564

 

 

 

Minority Interest

0

0

 

 

 

Shareholder's Equity

 

 

Paid-Up Capital

13.511

13.511

Proposed Stock Dividends

0

0

Proposed Cash Dividends

3.378

0

Reserves

5.906

5.906

Cumulative Changes in Fair Values

-54

-111

TREASURY STOCKS

3.951

-3.318

Retained Earnings ( Losses )

0

0

Total Shareholder's Equity

26.692

15.988

Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity

56.500

59.551

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

Operating Revenues

55.588

63.775

Gross Operating Profit

3.960

761

Income from Investments

155

186

Unrealised gain (loss) on Investments

321

362

Other Income

90

140

Total Income

56.154

64.464

Net Profit ( Loss )

5.012

-7.270

Profits Available for Appropriation

8.364

-3.318

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       National Bank of Kuwait

Shuwaikh

Tel : (965) 4813266 / 4818350

Fax : (965) 4844126

 

·       Commercial Bank of Kuwait

     Shuwaikh

     Tel : (965) 4814643

     Fax : (965) 4837952

 

·       Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East KSC

Abdullah Al Salem Street

Darwaza Abdul Razzak

PO Box : 71

Safat 13001

Tel : (965) 2459771

Fax : (965) 2461430

 

·       The Gulf Bank KSC

Mubarak Al Kabir Street

PO Box : 3200

Safat 13033

Tel : (965) 2449501

Fax : (965) 2445212

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                     March 2005                               March 2007

Credit amount                            34,000                                      20,000

Amount overdue             0                                              0

Payment terms                          60 days                                     60 days

Payment Method                       Letters of Credit                         Letters of Credit

Paying record                            No Complaints                           No Complaints

Currency                                   Pounds Sterling                         Pounds Sterling

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000

 

Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co KSC (HEISCO) is a leading Kuwaiti company engaged in engineering, procurement and construction contracting services.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding the manner in which payment obligations are fulfilled. The operating history is clear and the financial situation is satisfactory. As such we are of the opinion that the subject is a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 1,500,000

 


 

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

 

 

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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