MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Ursino Street, Plot 54, P.O. Box             : 7094, Dar Es Salaam,

 

 

Country :

Tanzania

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2007 (Projected)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

206004

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and Distributors of Wines, Coffee and Milk

 

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           : Ursino Street, Plot 54

P.O. Box           : 7094

Town                 : Dar Es Salaam

Country             : Tanzania

Telephone         : (255 22) 270 0174 / (255 75) 487 4632 (mobile)

Fax                   : (255 22) 270 0797

E-Mail               : aleria@aleria.com / aleria@raha.com

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Eddy Verspeelt             Managing Director

 

2. Shakar Raddy               General Manager

 

 

Total Employees

 

35

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for SMALL amounts, although it is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Tanzanian importers

 

Opinion on maximum credit : TAN Shs 100,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of RANDS 800,000 / 60 days:

 

The above figure is higher than  normally seen in one amount, however could prove admissible if split into two transactions provided the total indebtedness is strictly monitored.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

 


NAME               : KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK (T) LTD

Branch              : Audit House

PO Box             : 804

Town                 : Dar Es Salaam

Telephone         : (255 22) 211 5358 / 211 5388-90

Fax                   : (255 22) 211 5391

 

Subject has also accounts with the following banks:

 

1. Kenya Commercial Bank  LTD (KCB)

   Audit House

   PO Box   : 804

   Dar Es Salaam

   Telephone      : (22) 211 5358 / 211 5388-90

   Fax                : (22) 211 5391

 

2. Barclays Bank Tanzania Limited

   Dar es Salaam

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets are not available. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover               : US DLRS 1,600,000 - 2003 - exact

                                    : US DLRS 2,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                                    : US DLRS 3,500,000 - 2005 - exact

                                    : US DLRS 3,500,000 - 2006 - exact

                                    : US DLRS 4,000,000 - 2007 - projected

 

 

Net Profit                       : US DLRS   112,000 - 2003 - exact

                                    : US DLRS   140,000 - 2004 - exact

                                    : US DLRS   250,000 - 2005 - exact

                                    : not given                  - 2006

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1994

 

History              : Subject was established in 1994. In Decembre 2006 Caroline Bedleen became shareholder with

                          Jisus Relas and Eddy Verspeelt.

 

C.R. No.            : 206004

 

VAT No.            : 10-005522-G

 

TIN No.             : 100-142-783

 

Capital              : US DLRS 500,000

 

 

Limited Liability Company with the following sole shareholder :

 

1. Jisus Relas            

 

2. Eddy Verspeelt      

 

3. Caroline Bedleen

 

 

Affiliated companies of Applied Technology Ltd :

 

Associates

 

Aleria Enterprises Ltd                  

Ursino Street, Plot 54

PO Box 7094

Dar Es Salaam

Tel: (255 22) 270 0174

Fax: (255 22) 270 0797

E-Mail: aleria@aleria.com

Main shareholder :

Eddy Verspeelt

Distributors of kitchen accessories and equipment

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Importers and distributors of wines, coffee and milk.

 

Brand names : Freixenet and Paul & Hugo De Villiers.

 

Imports from Spain, France, Italy, Chile, Kenya and South Africa.

 

Subject suppliers also include:

 

- landskroonwines

  (218) 631 039

  hugo@landskroonwines.com

 

- Westcorp International

  fanie.augustyn@westcorp.co.za

 

- Afrique Interlink Ltd

  sales@afrique-interlink.com

 

- KWB

  South Africa

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Rented premises comprising administrative offices and warehousing facilities located at the heading address.

 

 

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