MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PUMP SPARES AND VALVES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

10 Mulilanson Road, Riverside, P. O. Box 22948, Kitwe

 

 

Country :

Zambia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

March 2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

49563

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and distributors of pumps and valves for the mining industry.

 

 

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 200,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

PUMP SPARES AND VALVES LIMITED

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  10 Mulilanson Road

Area                             :  Riverside

P.O. Box           :  22948

Town                 :  Kitwe

Country             :  Zambia

Telephone         :  (260 2) 224 137

Fax                   :  (260 2) 224 136

E-Mail               :  psv@zamnet.zm

 

 

Trading Styles

 

PSV Zambia

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Marcus Smidt                        Managing Director

 

2. Cosmos Chilese                     Financial Manager

 

3. Jackson Dakea                      Sales Consultant

 

 

Total Employees

 

30

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Company is a member of PSV Holdings Ltd in South Africa.

 

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 Zambian importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : KWACHA 200,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of R 500,000 / 30 days :

 

We consider the above figure to be within the company's financial capabilities.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (ZAMBIA) LTD

Branch              : Main branch

Town                 : Chingola

Telephone         : (2) 312 088

Fax                   : (2) 312 636

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover  : KWACHA  7,500,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : KWACHA  8,000,000,000 - 2006 - exact

 

Net Profit          : not given but stated to be profitable

 

Financial year ends 31 March.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : March 2001

 

C.R. No. : 49563

 

Authorised & Paid up Capital : KWACHA 5,000,000

 

Private Limited Liability Company with the following sole shareholder :

 

Marcus Smidt                      100%

 

Affiliated companies of Pump Spares and Valves Limited :

 

Associates

 

1. PSV Holdings Ltd

   Physical Address:

   251 Albert Amon Road

   Millenium Park

   Meadowdale

 

   Postal Address:

   Postnet Suite # 229

   Private Bag X19

   Gardenview

   2047

 

   Telephone: 011 454 6212

   Fax: 011 454 6243

   Sharecall Line: 0860 778 778 / 011 454 6212

 

   C.R. No. : 1998/004365/06

 

2.Jap Medical Supplies Ltd

(address as per heading)

 

3.PSV Services

 

4. Umzantsi

 

5. OmniRapid

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Importers and distributors of pumps and valves for the mining industry.

 

Imports from South Africa.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Office premises and storage 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%)

 

 

 

 

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