MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

Tema Oil Refinery Limited

 

 

Registered Office :

Tema Industrial Area Tema. P. O.  Box co 599, Tema Accra

 

 

Country :

Ghana

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1960

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

C1219

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importation of Crude Oil and Refining 

 

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Name

 

Tema Oil Refinery Limited

 

 

Address

 

Tema  Industrial Area Tema. P. O  Box co 599, Tema Accra

Telephone:        233-22-302881-3/022304095-7

Fax:                  233-22-302884/2332230

Website:           www.torghana.com

Email:               tor@tor.com.gh,tor@torghana.com

 

 

Date of Incorporation

 

1960. as indicated in the Registar General, Accra-Ghana

 

 

Rc No

 

C1219

 

 

Share Capital

 

cedi 117,600,000

 

 

Legal  Form

 

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Managing Director

 

Mr  Kofi  Sarpong

 

 

Line of Business

 

Crude Oil Importation and Refining in Ghana

 

 

Products

 

Liquified  Petroleum Gas,

Kerosine
Aviation Turbine Kerosine

Automobile  Gas Oil

Diesel

Premix Fuel

Premium  Gasoline

Residual  Fuel Oil

 

 

Number of Employee

 

Two  Hundred

 

 

Business Risks

 

Subjects Business Environment

 

Presently, Ghanaian economy is improving with the higher capacity utilization in industries and low inflationary trends and there are influx of foreign investors into the country.

 

 

Nature of subject Business

 

Tema Oil Refinery Limited has been in the business of Importation of Crude OiL and Refining   in Accra, Ghana since 1960.

 

 

Subject and its industry

 

Subject is the only company within the industry. It is owned by Ghanaian Government

 

 

Cash Flow and Profitability

 

Despite our visit to subject office Financial Business information was not provided

 

 

Market Coverage

 

Tema Oil Refining Limited Products covers the entire Ghana

 

 

Management 

 

Dr Sarpong-Managing  Director

Mr Hornsby-General Manager, Production

Mr  Appau-General  Manager- Engineering

Mr Larbi-General  Manager- Legal  and Administration

Mr  Adjei-General Manager- Internal Audit

 

 

Directors

 

Mr  Ernest  Gyamfi-Chairman    

Hon. Abraham  Aiddo-Director

Hon.  Joseph  Mensah-Director

Mr   Francis  Tuyee-Director

Mr  Haruna  Atta-Director

Mr  George  Boateng—Director

Mrs  Cecilia  Kwofie-Director

Mr    Kofi  Sarpong-Managing  Director

 

comment: shares allotted was not stated at the register General in Accra

 

 

Economic Trend           2007

 

Foreign  Exchange  Rate to US Dollar CEDI                     9,400

Interest Rate ( Lending )                                                 14.5 percent

 

 

Financial  Information

 

Financial Information was not provided despite our visit to subject office

 

 

Banker

 

Ghana Commercial Bank

 

 

Stock Market share Movement

 

Subject is a private Limited Liability Company, its shares are not quoted on the floor of Ghana Stock Exchange

 

 

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

 

Tema Oil Refinery Limited was incorporated in Ghana as a private Limited liability company. It is empowered by the Ghana Government as the sole Importation and refining of Crude Oil in Ghana and it is owned by the Ghana Government. it is a going concern business.

 

We recommend for normal business relationship.  

 


 

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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