MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASSARAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Rex Road, P O Box 1475, Ruwi 112

 

 

Country :

Sultanate of Oman

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

5th March 2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1683144

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company – LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject offers networking solutions, supply and installation of SDH, DSL equipments and digital microwave radios, fiber optic cables & accessories, copper cables and accessories, Voice / Data / Structured / LAN cabling installations, access control & security systems, key telephone systems and various other telecom / datacom related products and services.

 

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 :

US$ 250,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : ASSARAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Sultanate of Oman

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 5th March 2002

Commercial Registration Number            : 1683144

Trade Licence Number                            : 4160

Issued Capital                                        : RO 200,000

Paid up Capital                                      : RO 200,000

Total Workforce                                     : 25

Line of Business                                    : Telecom and datacom related products and services.

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

ASSARAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Rex Road

PO Box             : 1475

Town                 : Ruwi 112

Country             : Sultanate of Oman

Telephone         : (968) 24789931

Facsimile          : (968) 24789930

Email                : astelcom@omantel.net.om

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a medium sized suite of offices and a showroom that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Ruwi.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi                                                       Managing Director

 

·       Salem Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi                                             Director

 

·       Abdulaziz Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi                                        Director

 

·       Ibrahim Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi                                            Director

 

·       N C Shivaprakash                                                                  General Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 5th March 2002

 

Legal Form                  : Sharikat Thet Massouliya Mahdoudeh (Limited Liability Company – LLC)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 1683144

 

Membership No.          : 4160

 

Issued Capital              : RO 200,000

 

Paid up Capital            : RO 200,000

 

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi

 

·       Salem Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi

 

·       Abdulaziz Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi

 

·       Ibrahim Saeed Salem Al Wahaibi

 

Non Omani Participation

 

The participation of non-Omani nationals in a trade or business in Oman is governed by the Foreign Business Investment Law, which sets capital requirements and requires 35 % Omani participation in capital and profits.

 

Note to the Legal Form  

 

The Limited Liability Company (LLC), or private company, is the form of business entity usually chosen by foreign investors. It may be formed by a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 30 natural or legal persons, whose liability is limited to their shares in the company’s capital. The minimum capital of a Limited Liability Company with foreign ownership should be RO 150,000, although this may be reduced to a minimum of RO 30,000 with the approval of the Minister of Commerce and Industry. For a company wholly owned by Omani nationals, the minimum capital is RO 10,000.

 

Contributions to capital may be made in cash of kind. Capital may not be increased by public subscription. The full amount of the share value must be paid in on subscription. Shares may not be assigned to a non-member, unless the other existing members are granted a pre-emptive right to purchase the shares.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Subject is a member of the Assarain Group that was founded in 1976. The Group’s roots lie in the construction industry and its earliest forays were into related areas such as architectural projects, furnishing, property, concrete products and commercial services. Today, as a multi-million dollar international group, its diverse interests span construction, oil and gas, national infrastructure projects, consumer products, food distribution, travel and insurance, and health care.

 

The Assarain Group of Companies consists of the following concerns:

 

·       Assarain Food Products LLC

Assarain House

Madinat Al Qaboos, Al Khuwair

PO Box: 1475

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 24698162 / 24603166 / 24565505

Fax: (968) 24607194 / 24564296

Email: aefoods@omantel.net.om

 

·       Assarain Enterprise LLC

Assarain Building, 4th Floor

Al Khuwair

PO Box: 1475

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 604811

Fax: (968) 604837

Email: assarain@assarain.com

 

·       Assarain Furnishing LLC

PO Box: 1475

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 592151

Fax: (968) 593124

 

·       Wadi Adai Auto Service Centre LLC

PO Box: 1475

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 563396 / 561955

Fax: (968) 562671

 

·       Blue Falcon Travels

PO Box: 1414

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 604568

Fax: (968) 604586

 

·       Assarain Concrete Products LLC

PO Box: 971

Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos 111

Tel: (968) 605986

Fax: (968) 695957

 

·       Assarain Garden Centre LLC

PO Box: 4475

Muscat

Tel: (968) 561132

 

·       Drake & Scull Assarain LLC

Medina Qaboos

PO Box: 3146

Muscat

Tel: (968) 602843

 

·       Assarain Textiles LLC

       PO Box: 1475

Ruwi 112

Tel: (968) 700149

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Subject offers networking solutions, supply and installation of SDH, DSL equipments and digital microwave radios, fiber optic cables & accessories, copper cables and accessories, Voice / Data / Structured / LAN cabling installations, access control & security systems, key telephone systems and various other telecom / datacom related products and services.

 

Import Countries : Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada and India.

 

International Suppliers :

 

·       Krone GmbH             Germany

·       Corning GmbH                      Germany

·       Alcatel                                 France

·       APW Electronics Ltd             United Kingdom

·       3Com                                   United States of America

·       Kantech Systems Inc            Canada

·       AKSH Optifiber Ltd                India

·       Uniflex Cables Ltd                 India

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of 25 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : Riyal Omani (RO)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/05:                Year Ending 31/12/06:

 

Total Revenue                            RO 1,100,000                            RO 1,290,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Fair.

 

Legal Reserve Requirement        

 

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is required each year to set aside 10% of its net profits as a legal reserve until the reserve reaches one-third of the company’s capital. This legal reserve is not available for distribution.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Bank Muscat SAOG

Ruwi Main Branch

     PO Box: 6326

     Muscat

     Tel: (968) 24561399 / 24708543

     Fax: (968) 24561036

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000:

 

Assarain Telecommunications LLC was registered in 2002 and specialises in telecom and datacom related products and services.

 

The company is run in a professional manner and is a member of the Assarain Group that has interests in many diversified ventures throughout Oman.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is admissible.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 250,000

 


 

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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