MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SOCIETE NATIONALE DE VEHICULES INDUSTRIELS SPA

 

 

Registered Office :

Route Nationale No 5, P. O. Box 153, Rouiba, Post Code 35300

 

 

Country :

Algeria

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

00B0013581

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited By Shares Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and exporters of industrial vehicles such as trucks, buses, trailers and other heavy equipment.

 

 

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 :

AD 200,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

SOCIETE NATIONALE DE VEHICULES INDUSTRIELS SPA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Route Nationale No 5

P.O. Box           :  153

Town                 :  Rouiba

Post Code         :  35300

Country             :  Algeria

Telephone         :  (213 21) 811 391 / 811 392 / 812 036 / 811 492

Fax                   :  (213 21) 811 489

E-Mail               :  snvi@algeriainfo.com

 

 

Shortform Name

 

SNVI

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. Moukhtar Chahboub               Managing Director

 

2. Toufik Larouati                       Financial Director

 

3. Abderhaman Sultani               Director

 

4. Mohammed Zarzour                Commercial Director

 

 

Total Employees

 

8,241

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

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

 

Subject is a state owned company operating since 1981. In 1999, 2000 and 2001 the company incurred undisclosed losses and returned to profitability in 2002.

 

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 Algerian importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : AD 200,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

NAME               : VALEO

Street               : 43 rue Bayen

Town                 : 75017 Paris

State                : Paris

Country             : France

Telephone         : (33 1) 4055 2020

Fax                   : (33 1) 4055 2171

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE

Branch              : Blvd Ernesto Che Guevara 8

Town                 : Algiers

Telephone         : (213 21) 714 748

Fax                   : (213 21) 712 424

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets have not been made available to our local sources. 

 

However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover   : AD 12,000,000,000 - 1993 - exact

                        : AD 10,000,000,000 - 1994 - exact

                        : AD 13,000,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : AD 15,000,000,000 - 1996 - exact

                        : AD  9,500,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : AD 11,000,000,000 - 1998 - exact

                        : AD 12,000,000,000 - 1999 - exact

                        : AD 10,000,000,000 - 2000 - approx

                        : AD 12,583,000,000 - 2001 - approx

                        : AD 12,582,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : AD 14,736,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : AD 19,130,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : AD 18,060,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : AD 25,000,000,000 - 2006 - approx

     

Loss                 : break-even        - 1997

                        : break-even        - 1998

                        : not given         - 1999 - 2001

Net Profit           : not given         - 2002 - 2003

                        : AD  3,300,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : AD  2,000,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : not given         - 2006

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 1975

 

History : The Company was formed in 1981 as part of a general re-structuring of Societe Nationale de Constructions Mecanique(SONACOME). Sonacome was established in August 1967 with a monopoly for the import of mechanical products.  It has nowbeen reorganised into eleven smaller entities of which SNVI is one, most of which are specialising in the manufacture or distribution of one of Sonacome's products.

 

C.R. No. : 00B0013581 (formerly 94B750273)

 

Paid up Capital : AD 4,300,000,000 (increased from AD 2,200,000,000)

 

Societe Par Actions (Limited By Shares Company) with the following sole shareholder :

 

Algerian state                    100 %

 

Subject is responsible to the Ministry of Participation et Reforme Economique.

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers and exporters of industrial vehicles such as trucks, buses, trailers and other heavy equipment.

 

Imports materials and components from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Turkey, South Korea, Japan and Austria.

 

Exports to Gabon, Libya, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and Middle East.

 

Principal overseas suppliers :

 

1.  Bexco, Spain

2.  Gamesa, Spain

3.  Valeo, France

4.  Renault, France

5.  Massiero, Italy

6.  Ital Cardeno, Italy

7.  Deutz, Germany

8.  BPW, Germany

9.  ZF, Germany

10. Cemmins, UK

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Administrative offices and production plant located at the heading address and four other production plants.

 

SNVI is based on a 250 hectare industrial complex constructed at Rouiba in 1974.

 

Several sales units and after-sales premises throughout the country.

 

 

BRANCH OFFICES

 

Production plants divided as following :

 

1. Complexe Vehicules industriels Rouiba

   (industrial vehicles assembly plant)

 

2. Centre Carrosserie Industrielle de Rouiba

   (car body production plant)

 

3. Centre Carrosserie Industrielle de Tiaret

   (car body production plant)

 

4. Centre Carrosserie et Equipements Speciaux de Hussein-Dey

   (car body and especial parts production plant)

 

5. Centre de Fonderie GS El-Hadjar

   (Foundries)

 

Principal after-sales outlets :

 

1. Khemgani Boudjemma Reseau Maintenance SNVI

   Rue de la Palestine

   3000 Ouargla

   Tel : 9 704 868

 

2. Khemgani Hachemi Reseau Maintenance SNVI

   Mekhedma

   3000 Ouargla

   Tel : 9 704 066

 

3. Herbal Larbi Reseau Maintenance SNVI

   Sokra

   3000 Ourgla

   Tel : 9 702 695

 

Some of the most important branches :          

 

1. ZI de Chetouane

   P.O.Box 576

   13000 Tlemcen

 

2. ZI Bechar

   P.O.Box 27

   08000 Bechar

 

3. ZI Ruote d'El Hadj

   P.O.Box 25

   23000 Annaba

 

4. ZI Cite Lamoriciere

   25000 Constantine

 

5. 156-160 Rue de Tripoli

   16040 Hussein Dey Alger

 

6. 115 Avenue Aspirant Haman Mokhtar

   P.O.Box 9064

   31000 Oran

 

7. ZI Setif

   P.O.Box 68

   Setif

 

8. ZI Oued Aissi

   P.O.Box 44

   15000 Tizi Ouzou

 

9. ZI Ouargla

   P.O.Box 52

   30000 Ouargla

 

10.Unite de Carrosserie Industrielle

   14110 Ain Bouchekif

 

11.Chemin de la Willaya No.33

   B.P. 38 

   Es-Senia

   Oran

 


 

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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