MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BAHWAN TRADING COMPANY LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Suhail Bahwan Building, Ruwi, P O Box 169 & 2, Muscat 113

 

 

Country :

Sultanate of Oman

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15th July 1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1/91857

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company – LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Provides technology and engineering services for the development of core sectors such as Telecoms and Broadcasting, Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Water, and Defense.

Distributor and retailer of branded air conditioning systems.

 

 

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$ 2,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : BAHWAN TRADING COMPANY LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Sultanate of Oman

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 15th July 1995

Commercial Registration Number            : 1/91857

Membership Number                              : 839

Issued Capital                                        : RO 1,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : RO 1,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 2,000

Line of Business                                    : Operations are performed through subject’s

                                      divisions (see below for details).

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

BAHWAN TRADING COMPANY LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building             : Suhail Bahwan Building

Area                 : Ruwi

PO Box             : 169 & 2

Town                 : Muscat 113

Country             : Sultanate of Oman

Telephone         : (968-24) 793750 / 24793741

Facsimile          : (968-24) 796158

Mobile               : (968-99) 505139

Email                : info@suhailbahwangroup.com

 

 

Premises

 

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

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Sheikh Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                   Managing Director

 

·       Sheikh Ahmed Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                        Director

 

·       Amal Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                      Director

 

·       Thoraya Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                  Director

 

·       Huda Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                          Director

 

·       Noura Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                         Director

 

·       Gayda Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                    Director

 

·       Zubaida Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                  Director

 

·       Fatima Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan                                   Director

 

·       Avid Alex Dsouza                                                                  General Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 15th July 1995

 

Legal Form                  : Sharikat Thet Massouliya Mahdoudeh (Limited Liability Company – LLC)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 1/91857

 

Membership No.          : 839

 

Issued Capital              : RO 1,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : RO 1,000,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       Sheikh Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Sheikh Ahmed Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Amal Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Thoraya Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Huda Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Noura Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Gayda Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Zubaida Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

·       Fatima Suhail Salem Abdullah Bahwan

 

Non Omani Participation

 

The participation of non-Omani nationals in a trade or business in Oman is governed by the Foreign Business Investment Law, which sets capital requirements and requires 35 % Omani participation in capital and profits.

 

Note to the Legal Form   The Limited Liability Company (LLC), or private company, is the form of business entity usually chosen by foreign investors. It may be formed by a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 30 natural or legal persons, whose liability is limited to their shares in the company’s capital. The minimum capital of a Limited Liability Company with foreign ownership should be RO 150,000, although this may be reduced to a minimum of RO 30,000 with the approval of the Minister of Commerce and Industry. For a company wholly owned by Omani nationals, the minimum capital is RO 10,000.

 

Contributions to capital may be made in cash of kind. Capital may not be increased by public subscription. The full amount of the share value must be paid in on subscription. Shares may not be assigned to a non-member, unless the other existing members are granted a pre-emptive right to purchase the shares.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Subject is a member of the well known Suhail & Saud Bahwan group of companies that comprises the following concerns:

 

·       Al Gaddag Engineering LLC

PO Box : 168

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 712470

 

·       Suhail & Saud Bahwan Building Materials LLC

PO Box : 169

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 797581

Fax : (968-24) 797169

 

·       Suhail & Saud Bahwan Building Materials LLC

Al Qurum District

PO Box: 3168 / 703, Ruwi 112

Muscat

Tel: (968-24) 700983 / 793741 / 561377

Fax: (968-24) 793755

 

·       Amiantit Oman SAO

PO Box : 1417

Seeb

Tel : (968-25 626600

 

·       Arab Merchants Co LLC

PO Box : 6228

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 701221

 

·       Arabian Car Marketing Co LLC

PO Box : 169

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 793741

Fax : (968-24) 796158

 

·       Arabian Caravans Furnishing & Trading Co LLC

PO Box : 169

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 797596

Fax : (968-24) 562089

 

·       Auto Parts Centre LLC

PO Box : 2619

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 564308

Fax: (968-24) 564309

 

·       Automobile Automotive Centre

PO Box : 6168

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 561377

Fax : (968-24) 561631

 

·       Bahwan Contracting Company LLC

PO Box : 4098

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 591092

Fax : (968-24) 591098

 

·       Bahwan Foods (Khalijana) Co LLC

PO Box : 3711

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 592492

 

·       Bahwan Travel Agencies LLC

PO Box : 282

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 740455

Fax : (968-24) 700483

 

·       Bahwan Engineering Co LLC (BEC)

Bahwan Centre

Sultan Qaboos Street

Al Ghoubra , Ruwi

PO Box : 703

Muscat 112

Tel : (968) 24597510

Fax : (968) 24597511

 

·       Delta Ltd

PO Box : 4537

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 708483

 

·       Ebin Rushed Pharmacy Co LLC

PO Box : 169

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 701557

Fax : (968-24) 701547

 

·       International Equipment & Contracting Co LLC

PO Box : 169

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 714482

Fax : (968-24) 793755

 

·       National Crushers

PO Box : 961

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 591461

 

·       Rent-A-Car LLC

PO Box : 282

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 561427

Fax : (968-24) 700483

 

·       Utmost Building Materials Co LLC

Al Burj Building, 1st Floor

Deira

PO Box : 55014

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Tel : (971-4) 3553883

Fax : (971-4) 3553776

 

·       Gulf Mercantile Trading

Al Burj Building, 1st Floor

Deira

PO Box : 55014

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Tel : (971-4) 3553883

Fax : (971-4) 3553776

 

·       Mercantile Information & Telecommunication Technology Est (MITTE)

Sheikha Aisha Building

Al Salam Street

PO Box : 41175

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Tel : (971-2) 6458909

Fax : (971-2) 6458907

 

·       Al Mutawah Trading Co LLC

Al Mutawah Building

Sultan Qaboos Street

Al Ghobra

PO Box : 17, Muttrah 114

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 591871 / 591872 / 591521

Fax : (968-24) 592370

 

·       Al Omaniya Automobile Marketing LLC

PO Box : 2619

Seeb

Tel : (968-25) 560925

Fax : (968-25) 564309

 

·       Arabian Engineering Services LLC

PO Box : 6000

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 561377

Fax : (968-24) 561631

 

·       Bilad (Oman) LLC

PO Box : 42006

Rusayl

Tel : (968-24) 626001

Fax : (968-24) 591098

 

·       Electronics Company LLC

PO Box : 8111

Muttrah

Tel : (968-24) 793741

Fax : (968-24) 796158

 

·       Inma Company Oman LLC

PO Box : 3760

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 562100

Fax : (968-24) 562039

 

·       Port Services Corp SAOG

PO Box : 133

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 714001

Fax : (968-24) 714007

 

·       Qurum Contractors LLC

PO Box : 7003

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 562720

 

·       Sogex Oman LLC

PO Box : 4739

Muscat

Tel : (968-24) 563055

Fax : (968-24) 564608

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

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

 

·       Bahwan Projects & Telecoms

 

Bahwan Projects & Telecoms provides technology and engineering services for the development of core sectors such as Telecoms and Broadcasting, Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Water, and Defence.

 

The division’s primary function is the promotion of infrastructure and industrial projects in Oman, association with international companies to execute them and coordination of in-house expertise in project implementation. In addition, as a result of wide experience gained over the years, Bahwan Projects & Telecoms is now executing turn key projects involving Telecommunications, Broadcast, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Power, Desalination, Chemical Process Equipment, Oil and Gas, and Security and Defence. The Division enjoys strong links with both the Private and Public Sectors.

 

·       Bahwan Electronics

 

Bahwan Electronics is a major distributor and retailer of branded air conditioning systems (splits, window and central air conditioning) for light commercial and domestic application, as well as a wide range of electronic products and household appliances, including Laptop computers, Mobile telephones, Calculators, Cash registers, Homeware, Cameras, Watches and clocks, Electronic music instruments, Luggage, and Attendance recording systems.

 

Import Countries : Japan, Asia, Europe and the United States of America.

 

Brand Names : TOSHIBA, IGNIS, TEMPSTAR, COOLINE, DOLPHIN, TITAN, DOMETIC, SEIKO, SONY ERICSSON, NAPRO, CORNING, AUSONIA, BENQ, CORBY, CASIO, CARRIER, and DAEWOO.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Oman Arab Bank

     Head Office

     Muttrah Business District

     PO Box : 2010, Ruwi 112

     Muscat

     Tel: (968) 24700161 / 24706265 / 24706267

     Fax: (968) 24797736

 

·       Oman International Bank

Al Jaame Street

     PO Box : 4216

     Muscat

     Tel : (968) 703614 / 707328 / 793450

 

·       HSBC Bank Middle East

Muttrah Business District

PO Box : 240, Ruwi 112

Muscat

Tel : (968) 24700810 / 24799920 / 24799927

Fax : (968) 24704241

 

·       Bank Dhofar Al Omani Al Fransi

Al Burj Street

PO Box : 4507, Ruwi

Muscat

Tel : (968) 24798012 / 798013

Fax : (968) 24798015

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000

 

Bahwan Trading Company LLC is a leading concern in Oman and a member of the Suhail & Saud Bahwan group of companies, which is a major player in the Omani economy with over 30 diversified concerns.

 

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 deemed to be within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 2,000,000

 


 

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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