MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

Colasit AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Faulenbachweg 63 3700 Spiez/BE

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04-01-1945

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The company is involved in the manufacture of products and plants made of corrosion-resitant plastics.

 

 

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 :

EUR 150.000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 


Detail assessment:

Payments:

 

There are no complaints about the mode of payment and business conduct.

 

 

Individual credit limit*:

EUR 150.000.--

 

 

Name

 

Colasit AG

 

 

Line of Business

 

Kunststoffverarbeitung

 

 

Legal domicile

 

Faulenbachweg 63

3700 Spiez/BE

Switzerland

Telephone:        033 6556161

Fax:                  033 6558161

Homepage:        www.colasit.ch

E-Mail:             info@colasit.ch

 

 

CREDIT ADVICE

 

Credit opinion : A maximum credit of EUR 150.000 is considered in order.

 

This credit advice is based on information available at the time of conducting the research, being the above indicated date.

 

All amounts in this report are given in Swiss Francs (CHF) unless otherwise stated.

 

 

GENERAL COMPANY DATA

 

OFFICIAL DATA:

Legal form:                    Joint stock company

First Publication:            04-01-1945

Last Publication:            25-05-2007

                                    Year founded: 1944

 

History:

Since 1994 the company has been certified ISO 9001.

 

Share capital:     1.900.000

Paid up:              1.900.000

Divided into:       3.800 Registered shares of 500

 

Direct Parent com.:   Colasit Holding BV, s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/NL with a share of 100%.

 

Company Management:   Daniel Hadorn

 

ACTIVITY:

Line of business:  Plastic fans and apparatus

Sector:                 Manufacture

 

Activity:

The company is involved in the manufacture of products and plants made of corrosion-resitant plastics. The product range includes, inter alia:

 

- Plastic ventilating fans

- Plastic apparatus

- Environmental technology

- Plants for liquids

- Customized moulds

 

The customer base includes the industry.

 

Trading area:  Switzerland, Worldwide

 

Import/Export: The company is active in Import, but not in Export.

 

Export: 60% of total turnover

 

Import: Europe

 

EMPLOYEES:

Number of employees:  85

 

The group employs a total of 130 persons.

 

 

PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

 

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:   No legal actions, distraints or loss certificates registered.

 

                         Report from 03-04-2002, in 3752 Wimmis.

 

                         Report from 24-02-1999, in 3752 Wimmis.

 

A current check of the legal actions requires a document of justification with a legitimate signature.

 

There are no complaints about the mode of payment and business conduct.

 

FINANCIAL DATA:

 

Financial position:   The financial affairs are considered to be in order.

 

Financial Statements: The company does not disclose detailed financial statements.

 

 

Key figures (in CHF 1.000):

Colasit AG

 

                        31.12.2003  31.12.2002  31.12.2001

                         12 Months   12 Months   12 Months

Sales                     14'500.0    15'400.0    18'200.0

Employees                                   85         100         100

 

In 2006 the company generated sales between CHF 15 and 16 million. More detailed figures are not released.

 

Banker(-s):  UBS Ltd, 3000 Bern

                   Credit Suisse (CS), 3600 Thun

 

Auditors: SF Treuhand- und Revisions AG, Thun

 

Real estate property: Real estate is owned.

 

Property:  Location: Faulenbachweg 63, Spiez

                 Object:   Business premises

 

The current value and the scale of the mortgage are ot known.

 

 

COMPANY AND PERSON RELATIONS

 

COMPANY CONNECTIONS:

 

Direct Parent com.:   Colasit Holding BV, s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/NL with a share of 100%.

 

Direct Investments:

Central Fan-Colasit Ltd, Redditch Worcestershire, United Kingdom/GB (10.0%).

Colasit Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore/SG (100.0%).

 

Associated companies: Colasit Deutschland GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany/DE

                                      Colasit Scandinavia AB, Skara, Sweden/SE

                                      Colasit Holland B.V., Hertogenbosch, Netherlands/NL

 

The associated companies are also wholly owned by Colasit Holding BV and are sister companies of the requested firm.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Dr. Michel J. Hopf-Graf, from Binningen, in Binningen/BL/Switzerland,

President, collective signature.

Pieter Couvee, from Netherlands, in Vught/Netherlands,

Managing Director, collective signature.

Alois K. Osterwalder, from Gaiserwald, Waldkirch, in Winterthur/ZH/Switzerland,

Member, collective signature.

 

MANAGEMENT:

Alexander Schenkel, from Diemerswil, in Steffisburg/BE/Switzerland,

Director, collective signature.

Konrad Zobrist, from Brienz, in Thun/BE/Switzerland,

Authorised signatory, collective signing authority.

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION:

Michael Hopf lives at the address Multenweg 69 in 4102 Binningen. He serves within the law office Dr. Advokat Buero Joerin Hopf in Basel.

 

In addition he was partner of Scomestables GmbH in Riehen. The latter was declared bankrupt on 25.01.2005. The bankruptcy proceedings were suspended on 09.05.2005 due to insufficient assets.

 

FURTHER MANDATES:

Dr. Michel J. Hopf-Graf:

- Bertan Immobilien AG, Basel

- Green Fairy AG, Basel

 

 

 


 

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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