MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE (LUSAKA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Luanshya Road, Plot 195, East End (Off Great Northern Road), P. O. Box 31189, Lusaka, 10101

 

 

Country :

Zambia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1964

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

4694

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, importers and wholesalers of electrical appliances such as hot-plates, electric stoves, lighting fittings and motor control centres.

 

 

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 :

KWACHA 500,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE (LUSAKA) LIMITED

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Luanshya Road, Plot 195

Area                             :  East End (Off Great Northern Road)

P.O. Box           :  31189

Town                 :  Lusaka

Post Code         :  10101

Country             :  Zambia

Telephone         :  (260 1) 227824 / 227825 / 227826 / 227827 / 227828 / 235366 / 2353670

Fax                   :  (260 1) 226551 / 237014

E-Mail               :  mail@eml-eis.com    ceo@eml-eis.com

 

 

Shortform Name

 

EML

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. George Narder                                   Managing Director

 

2. Serafina Nives Narder (Mrs)                 General Manager

 

3. Kiran Naik                                         Commercial Manager

 

4. Pirira Modjat                                      Financial Manager

 

 

Total Employees

 

600

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a well known manufacturer of electrical appliances in the country, operating since 1964.

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit : KWACHA 500,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of RAND 1,500,000:

 

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.

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

NAME               :  MK ELECTRIC LTD

Street               :  Shrubbery Road

Town                 :  London N9

Country             :  UK

Telephone         :  (44 20) 8803 3355 

Fax                   :  (44 20) 8807 5733

Contact             :  Peter Wood

 

NAME               :  SIEMENS AG

Street               :  Hofmannstrasse 51

P.O. Box           :  700077

Town                 :  8000 Munich 70

Country             :  Germany

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (Z) LTD

Branch              : North End

P.O. Box           : 31353

Town                 : Lusaka

Telephone         : (260 1) 228 514

Fax                   : (260 1) 221 857

 

The Company also has an account with Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover  : KWACHA 10,600,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : KWACHA 16,500,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : KWACHA 18,000,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : KWACHA 19,000,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : KWACHA 26,000,000,000 - 2006 - exact

 

Net Profit          : KWACHA    814,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : KWACHA  1,485,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : KWACHA  1,600,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : KWACHA  1,500,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : KWACHA  1,560,000,000 - 2006 - exact

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 1964

 

History : The subject was established in 1964 and registered on 9 January 1968. This is a family-owned business and George Narder, Italian by birth, is an engineer himself.

 

C.R. No. : 4694

 

Paid up Capital : KWACHA 350,000,000 (increased from KWACHA 42,000,000 in 2001; increased from

                          KWACHA 40,000,000 in 1995)

 

Private Limited Liability Company with the following shareholders :

 

                                                            Percentage

                      

1. George Narder                                   95 %

   DRT 8 Twinpalm Road

   Kabulonga

   Lusaka 

   Tel : (1) 261096

 

2. Serafina Nives Narder             5 %

   (wife of the above)

 

Affiliated companies of Electrical Maintenance (Lusaka) Ltd :

 

Associates

 

1. Electrical Instrumentation Services Ltd

   Kitwe

   Tel: (2) 228077 / 228442 / 228843

   Fax: (2) 52580

   (assemblers of hospital equipment)

 

2. Watergreen Farms Ltd

   address as per heading

   Tel: (1) 223887 / 223888 / 230878

   (suppliers of Shoprite stores since March 2003)

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers, importers and wholesalers of electrical appliances such as hot-plates, electric stoves, lighting fittings and motor control centres.

 

Imports from  UK, Germany, France, Japan, USA, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

 

Principal Agencies Held :

 

- Siemens AG, Teleprinter machines

- Osram AG, Lighting fittings

- Volex UK, Electrical switches

- Custom Tooling Equipment, South Africa

- CBI, South Africa

- Telemechanique, France

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising manufacturing plant, storage facilities and offices located at the heading address.

 

Subject previously operated from Lumumba Rd, Plot 5124, Light Industrial Area, Lusaka 10101.

 

 


 

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