MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.02.2007

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AIR LIQUIDE WELDING FRANCE

 

 

Registered Office :

75 Quai D'orsay 75007 Paris (Paris)

 

 

Country :

France

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.01.1955

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55B03382

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of soldering machines

 

 

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 :

150 000 E

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


name

 

AIR LIQUIDE WELDING FRANCE

 

 

Address (Head office)

 

75 Quai d'Orsay 75007 PARIS  (PARIS)

Telephone :  01 40 62 55 55 - Fax : 01 34 21 31 30

 

 

summary

 

Legal form

5599 - Public limited company - board of directors

Registration date

01 january 1955

Share capital

10 988 thousand Euros

RC Number

55B03382

Activity

294D - Manufacture of soldering machines

Staff

640

Number of branches

17

Trading category

Direct owner-operator

Banks

CL AG ENTREPRISES 95 PONTOISE, BNP - SG - NATEXIS 75 PARIS

 

 

MAIN DIRECTORS

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

PONT Eugene 

 

born on 28/06/1950 in  CAUDERAN (33)

General manager

GAUDOUX Didier 

 

born on 04/02/1958 in  STRASBOURG (67)

General manager

PONT Eugene 

 

born on 28/06/1950 in  CAUDERAN (33)

Delegated General Manager

BUFFAT Bernard Louis

 

born on 30/12/1958 in  BERGERAC (24)

Administrator

MISSSIAEN Guy Eugene Cornil

 

born on 17/05/1952 in  MASTAING (59)

 

 

Auditorship

 

Substitute auditor

MAZARS & GUERARD 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS & STAKES

 

Registered shareholder(s)

1

 

420 046 088 - AIR LIQUIDE WELDING ALW SA   =>   100,00%

 

Registered stake(s)

6

 

431 969 187 - ASSISTANCE INSTALLATIONS SERVICE AIS   =>   100,00%

 

626 220 057 - SAFMATIC   =>   99,99%

 

300 774 361 - PITISI ELECTRIC MECA   =>   90,00%

 

 

REVIEW OF BODACC INCIDENTS

 

30/09/2006

modification of registered capital

27/08/2006

modification of the representatives

27/08/2006

modification of registered capital

27/08/2006

modification of the denomination

29/07/2005

modification of the representatives

 

 

FINANCIAL DETAILS

 

 

31/12/2003

31/12/2004

31/12/2005

 

over 12 months

over 12 months

over 12 months

 

KE

%

KE

%

KE

%

Turnover

122 065

-6,46

132 886

8,86

145 861

9,76

Export turnover

0

NC

52 506

NC

63 024

20,03

Earnings before tax

-10 917

NC

976

NC

-1 867

NC

Net income

-13 255

NC

360

NC

-4 936

NC

 

Equity

62 627

62 980

57 779

Total debts

86 339

100 064

120 155

Working capital

18 082

31 677

24 896

Supplier credit

21 502

10 785

30 069

Total purchase

106 212

115 945

135 371

 

 RATIOS

31/12/2003

31/12/2004

31/12/2005

Turnover growth (%)

-6,46

8,86

9,76

Total assets turnover (Number)

0,74

0,8

0,8

Net income (T.O. %)

-10,86

0,27

-3,38

Cash flow (T.O. %)

-0,05

-0,07

-0,86

Supplier credit (Purch. days excl. of tax)

60,94

28

66,86

Accounts receivables (T.O. days)

99,04

101,17

112,39

Interest expenses / EBIT (%)

-18,25

-13,93

-13,59

Wages (%)

29,03

27,26

23,41

 

 The 2005 turnover of 145 861 thousand Euros (over a period of 12 months) denotes an increase of 9,76 % compared to the previous financial year.

From it can be drawn a net income of -4 936 thousand Euros.

The total of the balance sheet of 183 424 thousand Euros is composed of up to 63,08 % of the fixed assets and up to 36,63 % of the circulating assets.

The turnover of 0,80 assets is neither rising nor falling relative to the financial year.

With financial independence of 31,50 % the company has global liabilities amounting to 120 155 thousand Euros, with financial debts representing 42,37 % of all liabilities.

They generate financial costs of up to -13,59 % of the EBITDA (Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortisation).

The self-financing capacity is of -1 257 thousand Euros, i.e. -0,86 % of the turnover.

 

 

 

 

Auditor's opinion

 

approved without reservations or observations for the financial year ending 31/12/2005

 

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None

 

 

DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL RISK

 

february 2007

Average risk

august 2006

Average risk

february 2006

Average risk

august 2005

Average risk

 

 

OPINION

 

SEREFAC guarantee

Yes

 

Financial structure

balanced

Cash

fragile

Profitability

nil

Commitments

respected

Payments

regular

Defaults

none

Subject history

normal

 

Credit limit

150 000 E

 

 


 

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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