MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STE DE GALVANISATION DE TOLES EN COTE D'IVOIRE SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Rue De Textile, Zone Industrielle de Vridi, P. O. Box 15 BP 155, Abidjan 15

 

 

Country :

Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1969

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

CI-ABJ-1969-B6647

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of aluminium, galvanized metal sheets, alusing, paints and glue.

 

 

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 :

CFA Fr 300,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

STE DE GALVANISATION DE TOLES EN COTE D'IVOIRE SA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Rue De Textile

Area                             :  Zone Industrielle de Vridi

P.O. Box           :  15 BP 155

Town                 :  Abidjan 15

Country             :  Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

Telephone         :  (225) 2121 4200 / 2127 0433 / 2121 4200

Fax                   :  (225) 2127 4324

E-Mail               :  nazim.vissandjee@ivoiral.ci

 

 

Shortform Name

 

Toles Ivoire

 

 

Formerly Known As

 

Ste De Tales Et De Galvanisation De Profilage SA

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Marc Flis                               Chairman

 

2. Nazim Vissandjee                  Managing Director

 

3. Ravi Kannan                          Financial Director

 

4. Pierre Marie Awagwa              Commercial Manager 

 

5. Ravi Cannam                         Account Manager

 

6. Mrs Kra                                 Assistant Managing Director

 

7. Mrs Lokonsou                        Secretary

 

 

Total Employees

 

224

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a well establish company operating since 1996.

 

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

 

Opinion on maximum credit : CFA Fr 300,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE DE

               LA COTE D'IVOIRE - BICICI

Branch              : Avenue Franchet d'Esperey

PO Box             : 01 BP 1298

Town                 : Abdijan

Telephone         : (225) 2020 1600

Fax                   : (225) 2020 1700

 

The company also has an account with the following banks:

 

1. Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoiere SA

   5-7 Avenue Joseph ANoma

   PO Box 01 Bp 1355

   Abidjan 01

   Telephone: (225) 2020 1234 / 2020 1111

   Fax      : (225) 2020 0090 / 2020 1486

   SWIFT    : SGCI CI AB

 

2. Bank of Africa Cote D'Ivoire

   Residence Nabil, Ave de General de Gaulle

   PO Box 4132

   Abidjan

   Telephone: (225) 2033 1536

   Fax      : (225) 2033 2398

 

3. Banque Internationale Pour l'Afrique Occidentale en C.I. SA (BIAO)

   8-10 Avenue Joseph Anoma

   PO Box 01 Bp 1274

   Abidjan 01

   Telephone: (225) 2020 0720

   Fax      : (225) 2020 0700

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover  : CFA Fr  4,500,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  4,560,980,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  4,900,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 15,479,000,000 - 2005 - exact *

                        : CFA Fr 15,178,558,000 - 2006 - exact *

 

Net Profit          : CFA Fr    619,505,519 - 2002 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  1,606,362,005 - 2003 - exact

                        : not given             - 2004

                        : CFA Fr    442,919,000 - 2005 - exact *

                        : CFA Fr    659,542,000 - 2006 - exact *

 

* a sharp increase of the sales turnover is attributed to the expansion of activities due to the amalgamations of affiliated companies

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 1969

 

History : The subject company was established in 1969 as a Joint Stock Company with the following shareholders: Industrial Promotion Services Company and Metal One Company. In January 2005 subject has amalgamated "Sadofoss sa" and the shareholders changed to the present.

 

C.R. No. : CI-ABJ-1969-B6647

 

Fiscal ID No.: 6106547X

 

Authorised Capital : CFA Fr 12,000,000,000

 

Paid up Capital : CFA Fr 2,090,000,000 (increased from CFA Fr 1,250,000,000)

 

Societe Anonyme (Joint Stock Company) with the following shareholders :

 

                                                            Percentage

 

1. Clovis Participations                           }

   UK                                                     }

                                                            }    88%

2. France Participation (Franpart)            }

   Jersey                                                }

   UK                                                     }

                                          

3. Soge Finance                           

   Abidjan

 

3. Metal One Company                                 12%

   Japon

 

Parent Company

 

IPS SA is a holding company with interests in over 30 companies in West Africa and is involved in the industrial economic development of third world countries. It was set up in 1965 by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) in partnership with the State of Ivory Coast.

 

 

 

Affiliated companies of Ste De Galvanisation De Toles En Cote D'Ivoire SA :

 

Associates

 

1. Compagnie Senegalaise de Transformation de Metaux (C.S.T.M.)

   Rue 6

   Zone Industrielle

   P.O. Box : 3235

   Dakar

   Senegal

   Tel : (221) 322725

   Telefax  : (221) 320026

 

2. Toles Mali

 

3. Compagnie Burkinaise de Transformation de Metaux (C.B.T.M.)

   Burkina Faso

 

4. Toles Niger

   Niger

 

5. Metal Guinee

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers of aluminium, galvanized metal sheets, alusing, paints and glue.

 

Total production capacity: 40,000,000 tonnes/year.

 

Exports to Mali, Senegal and Burkina Fasso.

 

Imports from Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, South Africa, Japan and Germany.

 

Principals suppliers:   Catisa (Switzerland)

                      Maksteel (SA)

                                 Fujiden (Taiwan)

                                 Visciano (France)

                                 Salzgitter (Germany)

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

25,000 sq. m. owned building comprising offices, factory and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

Subject also has a branch office in Bamako, Mali.

 


 

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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