MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GENERAL METALS COMPANY SAE

 

 

Registered Office :

5, 26th July Street, P O Box 1898, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1937

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

26127, Cairo

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and export of non-ferrous alloys (aluminium, zinc, lead, copper, tin and precious metals) and silver ware used in motor vehicle spare parts and washing 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 :

US$ 1,500,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : GENERAL METALS COMPANY SAE

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                   : 1937

Commercial Registration Number            : 26127, Cairo

Issued Capital                                        : £E 70,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E 70,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 1,000

Line of Business                                    : Manufacture and export of non-ferrous alloys

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

GENERAL METALS COMPANY SAE

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : 5, 26th July Street

PO Box             : 1898

Town                 : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-2) 5903829 / 5910233 / 5916432 / 5919937 / 5902697

Facsimile          : (20-2) 5903829

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Cairo.

 

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                               Description

 

·       South Helwan, Tebbin                                                            Owned factory premises

     Helwan

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 5010421 / 5010420 / 5010419

     Fax: (20-2) 5010417 / 5906479

 

·       68 Mansouria Street                                                              Owned factory premises

     Darassa, El Azhar

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 5893233 / 5893545 / 5897312

     Fax: (20-2) 5893747

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Fawzy Abd El Hamid Hassan                                                 Chairman

 

·       Galal Hassanein                                                                    Director

 

·       Sayed Abdallah                                                                     Director

 

·       Ahmed Abd El Tawab                                                            Director

 

·       Abd El Azim Zaher Mohamed                                     Director

 

·       Medhat Mahmoud Zakaria                                                      Director

 

·       Sayed Abu El Salehin                                                            Finance Manager

 

·       Faten Mahmoud Saad                                                           Accounts Manager

 

·       Gamal Ahmed Abd El Rahman                                               Sales Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1937

 

Legal Form                  : Societe Anonyme Egyptienne – SAE (Egyptian Joint Stock Company)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 26127, Cairo

 

Authorised Capital       : £E 100,000,000

 

Issued Capital              : £E   70,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E   70,000,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)         Percentage

 

·       Metallurgical Industries Holding *                                                        100%

5 El Tolombat Street

Garden City

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 7944532

Fax: (20-2) 7957221

 

*    Metallurgical Industries Holding is wholly owned by the Ministry of Public Enterprises, which in turn is responsible to the government of Egypt.

 

Note to the Legal Form

 

The Egyptian Company Law provides that the capital of a Societe Anonyme Egyptienne - SAE – should not be less than £E 500,000 if shares are offered to the public and £E 250,000 if not. If shares are offered to the public they are freely transferable, if not, transfer may be restricted. Liability of shareholders is limited.

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the manufacture and export of non-ferrous alloys (aluminium, zinc, lead, copper, tin and precious metals) and silver ware used in motor vehicle spare parts and washing machines. Subject is also engaged in the manufacture of aluminium products, such as sheets, disks and rolls, as well as refrigerator components.

 

Import Countries : Italy, United Kingdom and India.

 

Export Countries : Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Ethiopia.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 1,000 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Companies registered in Egypt are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Bank of Alexandria

     Heliopolis Branch

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 6332958 / 6351980 / 2417294

     Fax: (20-2) 6381604

 

·       National Bank of Egypt

24, Sherif Street

     Cairo

     Tel : (20-2) 3924175

     Fax : (20-2) 3924143

 

·       Arab International Bank (AIB)

     60 Mohamed Hassan Helmi

Mohandessin

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 3029647

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 100,000:

 

General Metals Company SAE is a leading concern in the Egyptian metals industry with operations dating back 70 years.

 

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 within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 1,500,000


 

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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