MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALEXANDRIA COMPANY FOR INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES SAE (ACIP)

 

 

Registered Office :

4th Industrial Zone - Sector 4 Block 21, Borg El Arab El Guedidah, Alexandria

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2001

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and export of plastic closures for plastic and glass containers for the packaging of chemicals, insecticides, petroleum & juices products. It is also engaged in the pre-processing of transparent bottles (mineral water & juice bottles).

 

 

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                         : ALEXANDRIA COMPANY FOR INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES SAE (ACIP)

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                   : 2001

Industrial Registration Number                 : 293300

Issued Capital                                        : £E 10,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E 10,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 150

Line of Business                                    : Manufacture and export of plastic closures for

                                                              plastic and glass containers

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

ALEXANDRIA COMPANY FOR INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES SAE (ACIP)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : 4th Industrial Zone - Sector 4 Block 21

Area                 : Borg El Arab El Guedidah

Town                 : Alexandria

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-3) 4595841 / 4595260

Facsimile          : (20-3) 4596059

Email                : info@acipegypt.com

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a medium sized suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Alexandria.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Mahmoud Ahmed Ali Awad                                                    Chairman

 

·       Awad Mohamed Awad                                                           Director

 

·       Youssry Nour                                                                        General Manager

 

·       Shahinaz Hassan                                                                  Finance Manager

 

·       Mervat Moustafa Abd El Wahab                                              Administration Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 2001

 

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

 

Industrial Reg. No.       : 293300

 

Issued Capital              : £E 10,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 10,000,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       Mahmoud Ahmed Ali Awad

 

·       Awad Mohamed Awad

 

·       Egyptian businessmen & private investors

 

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.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       ABCO United

 

·       Alexandria Detergents & Chemicals Co

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the manufacture and export of plastic closures for plastic and glass containers for the packaging of chemicals, insecticides, petroleum & juices products. It is also engaged in the pre-processing of transparent bottles (mineral water & juice bottles).

 

Clients include Exxon Mobil, Total, Co-Op, Shell, Quest, Greif, Fuchs, Castrol, Abd El-Karim Group(Syria), general plastics(Syria), Metal Plast(Tunisia), Nefrtary(Egypt), Petnomin(Saudi Arabia), Siclam(Egypt), Palestinian co. for mineral oils.

 

Production Capacity: 20 million tonnes per annum

 

Import Countries : United States of America and Europe

 

Export Countries : Subject exports throughout Africa and the Middle East.

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 150 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : Egyptian Pounds (£E)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/05:                Year Ending 31/12/06:

 

Total Revenue                            £E 37,800,000                           £E 41,000,000

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Export Development Bank of Egypt

     16 Syria Street

Roushdy

Alexandria

Tel : (20-3) 5450018 / 5440428

Fax : (20-3) 5450009

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 100,000

 

Established in 2001, Alexandria Company For Industrial Packages SAE (ACIP) has made excellent progress in the local market and deals with many prestigious clients.

 

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%)

 

 

 

 

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