MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

YONAS WORKINEH (NF)

 

 

Registered Office :

Meberalsaill Road, P. O. Box 4277, Addis Ababa

 

 

Country :

Ethiopia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

December 2005

 

 

Legal Form :

Proprietorship

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and distributors of sportswear and T-Shirt wear.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Status :

New Concern

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


COmpany NAME

 

YONAS WORKINEH (NF)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Meberalsaill Road

P.O. Box           :  4277

Town                 :  Addis Ababa

Country             :  Ethiopia

Telephone         :  (251 11) 646 3767

Fax                   :  (251 11) 646 3776

E-Mail               :  garmentevolution@telecom.net.et

 

 

Trading Styles

 

Garment Evolution

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

Name                                        Position

 

Yonas Workineh                        General Manager / Owner

 

 

Total Employees

 

100

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

Current trade experience of payments has not been traced.

 

Subject is a newly established proprietorship business (December 2005) which started production in July 2006.

 

Subject incurred undisclosed losses in 2006 (July-December), which the subject attributed to the start-up costs and investing into the business. Subject projects a return to profitability in 2008 financial year.

 

Opinion on maximum credit        : As the company has recently started trading and has no financial record, we

                                                  recommend  dealing on fully secured terms.

 

Trade risk assessment               : No classification

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 100,000 DA Terms :

 

See above comments.

 

It is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Ethiopian importers.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : UNITED BANK SC

Branch              : Mekwor Plaza

Street                           : Debre Zeit Road, Woreda 20, Kebele 40

P.O. Box           : 19963, Addis Ababa

Town                 : Addis Ababa

Telephone         : (251 11) 156 6222 / 165 5272

Fax                   : (251 11) 165 5243 / 165 5245

E-Mail               : hibretbank@telecom.net.et

 

Subject also has an account with the following bank :

 

Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE)

P.O. Box 1900

Addis Ababa

Tel: (251 11) 151 1188

Fax: (251 11) 151 1606

E-mail:dbe@telecom.net.et

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

Sales Turnover  : US DLRS 200,000 - 2006 - exact *

                        : US DLRS 500,000 - 2007 - projected

 

Loss                : not given

 

Financial year ends 30 June.

 

* 6 month period (July-December)

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : December 2005

 

History : The company was incorporated in Ethiopia in December 2005 and commenced production in July 2006.

 

Capital : not applicable

 

Proprietorship owned by Yonas Workineh.

 

 


ACTIVITIES

 

The Subject is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers and distributors of sportswear and T-Shirt wear.

 

Imports from China and UAE (Dubai).

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Subject has the following facilities :

 

Administrative offices, factory and storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

The telephone and fax number you provided 'Tel: 2516463767 and Fax: 2516463776' are incomplete. Please note the correct telephone and fax numbers are as per heading.

 

 


 

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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