MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

QUINCAILLERIE SAHA

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenue Yennanga, P. O. Box 05 BP 6261, Ouagadougou 05

 

 

Country :

Burkina Faso

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

BFOIA2002A195

 

 

Legal Form :

Proprietorship

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and retailers of hardware and building materials.

 

 

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 5,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

QUINCAILLERIE SAHA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Avenue Yennanga

P.O. Box           :  05 BP 6261

Town                 :  Ouagadougou 05

Country             :  Burkina Faso

Telephone         :  (226 50) 312 766 / 308 109 / 380 105 (residence) / (226 70) 203 990 (mobile)

Fax                   :  (226 50) 315 470

E-Mail               :  sahaquin@casonet.bf

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. Mohamed Sanfo                     General Manager / Owner

 

2. Saidou Sanfo                         Assistant General Manager

 

3. Alassar Sanfo                        Commercial Manager

 

 

Total Employees

 

15

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a well established proprietorship business operating since 1975.

 

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 Burkina Faso importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : CFA Fr 5,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE, L'INDUSTRIE ET L'AGRICULTURE DU

                          BURKINA SA (BICIA-B)

 

Branch              : 479 Av. Dr. Kwame N'Krumah

PO Box             : 08

Town                 : Ouagadougou

Telephone         : (226 50) 306 226 / 306 233

Fax                   : (229 50) 311 955

 

The company also has an account with the following banks:

 

1. Ecobank Burkina

   633, rue Maurice Bishop

   PO Box 145

   Ouagadougou 01

   Telephone: (226 50) 318 975 / 318 980

   Fax      : (226 50) 318 981

 

2. BACB Burkina

   2 Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser

   Secteur 3

   01 BP 1644

   Ouagadougou  

   Tel: (226 50) 333 333

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover   : CFA Fr 350,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 400,000,000 - 1998 - exact

                                    : CFA Fr 300,000,000 - 1999 - approx

                        : CFA Fr 320,000,000 - 2000 - approx

                        : CFA Fr 320,000,000 - 2001 - approx

                        : CFA Fr 350,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 400,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 470,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 284,582,772 - 2005 - exact *

                        : CFA Fr 187,012,600 - 2006 - exact *

 

Net Profit           : not given but stated to be 18 %

 

* Decrease of the turnover attributed to a strong competition.

 

Subject project an increase of its turnover for 2007 due to the construction of an administrative zone around the shop.

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1975

 

C.R. No.            : BFOIA2002A195 (formerly 559)

 

Capital              : not applicable

 

 

Affaire Personnelle (Proprietorship) owned by Mohamed Sanfo.

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Importers and retailers of hardware and building materials.

 

Imports from France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Ivory Coast and Asia.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned administrative offices and retail outlet located at the heading address.

 

Subject also has 2 other retail outlets located in Ouagadougou.

 


 

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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