MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HITRON SYSTEMS INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

HITRON B/D, 109-19, Majeon-Ri, Samjuk-Myeon, Ansung-Si, GYEONGGI-DO, 456-881

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11/10/1986

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Television and Radio Receivers, Sound or Video Recording or Reproducing Apparatuses, and Related Goods

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Basic

 

Company Name

HITRON SYSTEMS INC.

Registered Address

/Ansung Factory

109-19, Majeon-ri, Samjuk-myeon, Ansung-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Building

HITRON B/D

Zip Code

456-881

Tel

+82-31-670-9100

Fax

82-31-674-9900

E-mail

sales@hitron.co.kr

Website

www.hitron.co.kr

Trading Address

726-5, Suseo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-2-3410-9300

Fax

+82-2-445-9922

Type

Export

Industry

Manufacture of Television and Radio Receivers, Sound or Video Recording or Reproducing Apparatuses, and Related Goods

  Main Business

CCTV Systems, CCTV Monitor, Multiplexer, DVR

  Sub Business

Wholesale of Navigating and Telecommunication Equipment

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

11/10/1986

Ansung Factory

The Subject's local factory that is located in Ansung city is capable of producing a wide variety of products for about 300 customers all over the world. 46 Cell-lines and strict quality control allows Hitron to fully meet valuable customers demand. In addition, one of The Subject's core cohesiveness is to cover seamlessly full line of CCTV products, allowing you to do a ONE-STOP shopping at one site.   

 

Address : 109-19 Majeon-ri, Samjuk-myeon, Ansung-city, Kyungki-do, Korea.

Phone : 82- 031-670-9100

Main Products : CCTV Camera, Monitor, DVR, etc

Factory : 101,702m²

Building : 17,116m²

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Video monitors(46171612)

-Digital Video Recording System includes the recording function. Traditionally the security image is on VCR tape. But VDR is recording the image on GDD. It gives more good image quality and value added function to us(Compression, recording, searching, monitering and transmission functions are added)

Sell

Surveillance and detection equipment(46171600)

-Mux is multi camera input control system. This Mux system is designed for controlling the CCTV camera inputs upto 16 channels, also it controls for the image recording

Sell

Housings and cabinets(31261500)

Security Surveillance & Detection Equipment Closed Circuit Television System gives us more securitied life for the people. CCTV System including TV camera, Display Monitor and Controlling System

Sell

Security cameras(46171610)

Sell

Camera controllers(45121623)

Sell

Surveillance video or audio recorders(46171621)

Sell

Cathode ray tube CRT monitors(43211901)

Sell

Camera brackets(45121609)

Buy

Security cameras(46171610)

Buy

Consumer electronics(52160000

Buy

Integrated circuits(32101600)

Buy

Cathode ray tubes(32141001)

Buy

Switches and controls and relays and accessories(39121500)

Buy

Slide switches(39121508)

Buy

Hard disk drives(43201803)

Buy

Liquid crystal display LCD panels or monitors(43211902)

Buy

Motors(26101600)

Buy

Power cord(26121636)

Buy

Lugs connectors and terminals(39121400)

Buy

Power supply transformers(39121002)

Buy

Optical filters(31241800)

Buy

Electronic Components and Supplies(32000000)

Buy

Bare printed circuit boards(32131010)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Choi Young-Duk

Date of Birth

11/12/1948

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

13,826,837,500 KRW

Employees

302

Formation

Listed Company (KSE: 019490) as of 11/04/1998, Foreign Direct Investment Corporations

Bank Details

Hana Bank

Cheondam Dong Branch

Corporate Registered No.

124321-0017841

Business Registered No.

312-81-06094

Permit & Licenses

02/12/1996 ISO 9001

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

Choi Young-Duk

812,631

14.69

Kil Dae-Ho

490,435

8.87

Hur Chang-Heng

12,219

0.22

Han Byung-Wan

5,504

0.10

Others

4,209,946

76.12

Total

5,530,735

100.00

Company History

2004. Nov. Attained US$ 100 million Export Prize 

2002. March. attained the Chairman's Prize for 'the 29th Commerce & Industry day' ceremony 

2001. Oct. Attained the Grand Prize for Corporate Management 

2000. Nov. Attained US$ 70 million Export Prize 

2000. Nov. Attained the TQM Grand prize

1999. Nov. Attained the IE Grand prize of the International Production Innovative Competition. 

1998. Dec. Attained the Best Venture Entrepreneurship 

1998. Nov. Listed on KSE market. 

1998. Aug. Established An-Sung Headquarter and Plant. 

1997. Dec. Attained the best promising company prize

1996. Nov. Attained US$ 50 million Export Prize

1996. Apr. Attained Multimedia prize

1996. Feb. Attained ISO-9001 certificate 

1995. May Established Seoul Office Building 

1994. Dec. Attained BABT Quality Certificate from England

1994. Jun. IPO on the KOSDAQ Market 

1992. Nov. Attained US$ 10 million Export Prize 

1991. Aug. Established the Research Center 

1990. Nov. Attained US$ 5 million Export Prize  

1989. Jun. Hitron formed a firm stand of growth as a promising medium company.

1989. Jan. Established Chun An Headquarter and Plant

1986. Nov. Founded Hitron Systems Inc.

The Subject is a manufacturer engaged in the provision of network systems and security. The Company operates two main divisions: Security division, which provides observation systems, monitors, cameras, controllers, time-lapse videocassette recorders (VCRs) and digital video recorder systems, and Security INC division, which offers specialized solutions from fundamental multimedia technology to system integration and Internet business. During the year ended December 31, 2005, Security division accounted for approximately 95% of total sales. The Company's headquarters and factory are located in Gyeonggi Province, Korea.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Sex

Nationality

Date of Birth

President & CEO

Mr.

Choi Young-Duk

Male

Korean

'48.11.12

Chairman

Mr.

Kil Dae-Ho

Male

Korean

'50.09.27

Director

Mr.

Hur Chang-Heng

Male

Korean

'58.07.01

Auditor

Mr.

Eo Soo-Jin

Male

Korean

'50.09.15

 

 

Financials                                                

 

Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2005

134,853,771,799

106,939,398,545

(-)2,779,876,499

2004

143,913,642,317

111,670,982,036

343,220,471

2003

130,050,709,842

114,129,342,260

(-)4,870,700,744

 

 

Financial Description   

 

 Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

50,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

13,826,837,500

Total Issues Shares

5,530,735

 

Balance Sheet

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Total Assets

106,939,398,545

 111,670,982,036

114,129,342,260

Current Assets

69,963,101,840

 71,069,050,541

73,885,776,937

-Quick Assets

47,593,106,999

 47,325,829,491

 49,104,988,621

-Inventories

22,369,994,841

 23,743,221,050

 24,780,788,316

Fixed Assets

36,976,296,705

 40,601,931,495

40,243,565,323

-Investment

4,046,990,205

 6,662,351,552

4,834,382,969

-Tangibles

29,698,153,600

 29,934,864,971

 30,966,578,268

-Intangibles

3,231,152,900

 4,004,714,972

 4,442,604,086

Total Liabilities

49,591,627,219

 52,169,076,130

 54,990,913,106

Current Liabilities

32,785,390,473

 49,510,524,252

 52,349,979,297

Fixed Liabilities

16,806,236,746

 2,658,551,878

 2,640,933,809

Capital Stock

13,826,837,500

 13,826,837,500

 13,826,837,500

Capital Surplus

34,676,561,082

 34,676,561,082

 34,676,561,082

Profit Surplus

24,473,568,910

 27,253,445,409

26,910,224,938

Capital Adjustment

(-)15,629,196,166

 (-)16,254,938,085

(-)16,275,194,366

Total Equity

57,347,771,326

 59,501,905,906

59,138,429,154

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

106,939,398,545

 111,670,982,036

114,129,342,260

 

Income Statement

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Sales

134,853,771,799

143,913,642,317

130,050,709,842

Cost of Sold Goods

122,579,588,428

128,364,349,486

 116,813,574,286

Gross Profit

12,274,183,371

15,549,292,831

 13,237,135,556

Selling & Admin. Expenses

11,069,737,717

13,080,779,186

 12,185,435,328

Operating Income

1,204,445,654

2,468,513,645

 1,051,700,228

Non-Operating Income

5,742,949,723

3,946,926,505

 6,349,197,883

Non-Operating expenses

9,727,271,876

6,072,219,679

12,271,598,855

Ordinary Income

(-)2,779,876,499

343,220,471

(-)4,870,700,744

Special Income

 

-

-

Income Before Taxes

(-)2,779,876,499

343,220,471

(-)4,870,700,744

Income Taxes Expenses

-

-

-

Net Income

(-)2,779,876,499

343,220,471

(-)4,870,700,744

 

Cash Flows

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

As of 12/31/2004

Cash Flows from Operating

5,767,286,359

7,248,791,356

12,385,474,091

-Net Income

(-)2,779,876,499

343,220,471

(-)4,870,700,744

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

7,889,846,972

6,700,827,497

11,065,551,548

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)1,578,255,248

(-)777,618,586

(-)2,206,007,440

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

2,235,571,134

982,361,974

8,396,630,727

Cash Flows from Investing

1,384,162,750

(-)3,074,342,556

(-)3,106,356,898

-Cash Inflow from Investing

7,329,509,254

7,470,873,629

11,749,804,276

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)5,945,346,504

(-)10,545,216,185

(-)14,856,161,174

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)2,675,573,117

(-)4,461,925,408

(-)12,794,529,004

-Cash Inflows from Financing

87,068,281,044

94,944,991,587

104,570,113,156

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)89,743,854,161

(-)99,406,916,995

(-)117,364,642,160

Increase/Decrease in Cash

4,475,875,992

(-)287,476,608

(-)3,515,411,811

Cash at the Beginning of Year

3,236,914,792

3,524,391,400

7,039,803,211

Cash at the End of Year

7,712,790,784

3,236,914,792

3,524,391,400

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services

Description

 

Main Products & Services

-Multi-Channel Observation System(Color 14")

No picture rolling when switching between cameras

4-channel full skip automatic camera selector(adjustable from 1 to 60 seconds)

4-camera expansion unit support by conncting a max. of 4 cameras on the expansion unit; can view 8camera locations on the monitor

2-way audio / multi-alarm processing / looping out / stand-by function

 

-Multi-Channel Observation System(B/W 10", 12")

No picture rolling when switching between cameras

4-channel full skip automatic camera selector(adjustable from 1 to 60 seconds)

4-camera expansion unit support by conncting a max. of 4 cameras on the expansion unit; can view 8camera locations on the monitor

2-way audio / multi-alarm processing / looping out / stand-by function

 

-Quad Built-in Monitor System(B/W 12", 14", 17")

Still picture display in quad mode

Auto freeze when video loss in quad mode

Automatic skip upon video loss

Four looping video output capability for external video device

Variable dwell time (0-60 seconds)

Four alarm inputs

Variable alarm hold time (4-60 seconds)

Optional on-screen display

 

-Combi Station (Multimedia Personal Workstation)

Supper Computing Power

Intel Pentium Processor

32-128 Mbyte Memory

256/512 Kbyte Cache

PCI local bus (3 slots) and LISA expansion bus (4 slots)

PCI graphic board supporting 1280 1024, 256 colors

Windows-NT3.5 operating system

 

Multimedia Multi-Processing Hardware

ISA bus Audio/Video multiboard

Data compression method : JPEG/MPEG/H.261

Video overlay supporting 4 windows simultaneously

 

Convenient Multimedia-Supporting Environment

Providing environment for video conference and group work

Providing of programming environment for multimedia production

Real tine processing of multimedia data stream

 

Intelligent User Interface

User interface by writing and voice recognition

Schedule management, communication service, E-mail by an agent

User interface next generation

 

-ENlighten[DSM]

ENlighten for Unix/Distributed Systems Manager [DSM] is a full featured, scalable, standards-based applecation suite of event monitoring and systems administration capabilities that offers true cross-platform functionality and a more significant ROI than any other solution available today.

Production Capacity

(Unit: Million KRW)

Products

2005

2004

CCTV-CAMERA

35,364

33,029

CCTV-MONITOR

38,831

37,814

CCTV-SYSTEM

-

3,125

CRT TERMINAL

1,867

1,792

CONTROLLER

2,497

5,731

RECORDER

2,797

2,656

 

 

Trade Partners

 

Suppliers

Gongshin Techno Sonic, Cysys, Wonchang Industry, Samsung SDI, Eunpa LCD, Daewoon, Prima Tech, Kumil Industry, Multiwave Korea, CPT

Customers

HITRON SYSTEMS (SOZHOU) CO., LTD.

Matrix Networks, Inc.

Q20/20.Inc

Mitos

 

Sales Channel

Export: Master L/C base directly, Local L/C base indirectly

Domestic: Direct Sales, Indirect Sales through wholesalers

 

Payment Condition

Export: Cash in advance, COD, L/C

Domestic: Cash & Credit

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-

Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

MATRIX NETWORKS, INC.

Q20/20.Inc

Mitos

Numesa, Inc.

Overseas Office

HITRON SYSTEMS (SOZHOU) CO., LTD.

In October 2003, The Subject has opened 'China factory' in Soju to penetrate into a emerging China market and to reduce manufacturing cost while increasing productivity.

Furthermore, The Subject expanded the facility in July, 2005 by newly setting up a buildings to be used as a strategic base for the production and procurement.

 

Address : No.19 MUQIAO JIE JINFENG RU, SUZHOU XINQU JIANG SU, CHINA

Phone : 86-512-6269-7001~4

Main Products : CCTV AF Camera, B/W·Color Monitor, etc

Factory : 20,130m²

Building : 7,757m²

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Mil KRW

2005

2004

2003

Export

135,089

117,199

106,869

Domestic

8,825

12,852

22,609

Total

143,914

130,051

129,478

The Subject imports the high Qualified Sensor from Japan’s major semi-conductor manufacturers. And exports by ODM to over 60 countries and its exporting portion from the total sales is about 90%.

 

 

Court Action

 

Case No.

Court

Plaintiff(s)/ Creditor(s)/ Applicant(s)

Defendant(s)/ Debtor(s)/ Respondent(s)

Cause

Amount (KRW)

Status

 

Supreme Court

The Subject

KCGF

Guarantee on Receivables

100,000,000

Proceeding

 


 

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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