MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KAHIRA PHARMACEUTICALS & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO SAE

 

 

Registered Office :

4 Abdel El Hamid El Deeb Street, Victoria Square, Shubra, P O Box – 793, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1962

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

117247, Cairo

 

 

Legal Form :

Societe Anonyme Egyptienne – SAE (Egyptian Joint Stock Company)

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and export of pharmaceutical and chemical products

 

 

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$ 800,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : KAHIRA PHARMACEUTICALS & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO SAE

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                   : 1962

Commercial Registration Number            : 117247, Cairo

Authorised Capital                                  : £E 100,000,000

Issued Capital                                        : £E   53,100,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E   53,100,000

Total Workforce                                     : 2,500

Line of Business                                    : Manufacture and export of pharmaceutical and chemical products

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


 

COMPANY NAME

 

KAHIRA PHARMACEUTICALS & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO SAE

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Street               : 4 Abd El Hamid El Deeb Street

Area                 : Victoria Square, Shubra

PO Box             : 793

Town                 : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-2) 2021431 / 2026931 / 2028596 / 2022783 / 2022744

Facsimile          : (20-2) 2025477

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are owned and located in the Suburban Business Area of Cairo.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                               Description

 

·       Badr Industrial City                                                                Owned factory premises

     Cairo

 

·       5 El Hadika Street                                                                 Rented sales office

     Garden City

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 7956578 / 7956579

 

·       79 El Horreya Road                                                               Rented sales office

Alexandria

     Tel: (20-3) 5718733

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Dr. Mohamed Ossama Ziada                                                  Chairman

 

·       Dr. Mohamed Abd El Azim                                                     Managing Director

 

·       Mohsen El Ayouty                                                                 Director

 

·       Dr. Moustafa El Awadi                                                           Director

 

·       Dr. Mohamed Fathallah                                                          Director

 

·       Mohamed Sedik Saber Refaat                                                Director

 

·       Aref Mohamed Kamal                                                            Director

 

·       Essmat Attia                                                                                    General Manager

 

·       Talaat El Nahass                                                                   Finance Manager

 

·       Dr. Farid Diab                                                                       Sales Manager

 

·       Dr. Ahmed Arafa                                                                   Marketing Manager

 

·       Fatma Dawoud                                                                      Production Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1962

 

Legal Form                  : Societe Anonyme Egyptienne – SAE (Egyptian Joint Stock Company)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 117247, Cairo

 

Authorised Capital       : £E 100,000,000

 

Issued Capital              : £E   53,100,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E   53,100,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)         Percentage

 

·       Holding Co for Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals & Medical Appliances             60%

 

·       Employee Shareholders Association                                                        10%

 

·       Egyptian businessmen & private investors                                                30%

 

 

Note to the Legal Form   The Egyptian Company Law provides that the capital of a Societe Anonyme Egyptienne - SAE – should not be less than £E 500,000 if shares are offered to the public and £E 250,000 if not. If shares are offered to the public they are freely transferable, if not, transfer may be restricted. Liability of shareholders is limited.

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the manufacture and export of pharmaceutical and chemical products.

 

Subject exports more than 30 registered products with licenses from international companies such as Abbott, Zeneca, MSD, SKF and Searle. Products include human and veterinary drugs, cosmetics, chemical products and pesticides.

 

Import Countries : United States of America, Italy and India.

 

Export Countries : Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Iraq, Libya and Romania

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 2,500 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Banque du Caire SAE

     19 Adly Street

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 3926915

     Fax: (20-2) 3951713

 

·       National Bank of Egypt

24, Sherif Street

     Cairo

     Tel : (20-2) 3924175

     Fax : (20-2) 3924143

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 100,000

 

Kahira Pharmaceuticals & Chemical Industries Co SAE is well established in the Egyptian market with operations dating back 45 years. The company specialises in the manufacture and export of human and veterinary drugs, cosmetics, chemical products and pesticides.

 

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 within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 800,000

 

 


 

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%)

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions