MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

30.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KUWAIT DAIRY COMPANY SAK

 

 

Registered Office :

Sulaibiya District, P O Box 3240, Safat 13033

 

 

Country :

Kuwait

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1960

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

26776, Kuwait City

 

 

Legal Form :

Kuwaiti Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in the production and processing of a range of dairy products.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 1,000,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : KUWAIT DAIRY COMPANY SAK

Country of Origin                                    : Kuwait

Legal Form                                            : Kuwaiti Joint Stock Company

Start Date                                             : 1960

Registration Date                                   : 8th August 1978

Commercial Registration Number            : 26776, Kuwait City

Membership Number                              : 7331

Issued Capital                                        : KD 3,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : KD 3,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 490

Line of Business                                    : Production and processing of a range of dairy products.

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

KUWAIT DAIRY COMPANY SAK

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Sulaibiya District

PO Box             : 3240

Town                 : Safat 13033

Country             : Kuwait

Telephone         : (965) 4670088 / 4679748 / 4671632 / 4674632

Facsimile          : (965) 4676612

Email                : info@kdcow.com

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a suite of offices and production facilities covering an area of 10,000 square meters that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Safat.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Ahmed Shams Eldin                                                              Chairman

 

·       Ali Abdullah Al Nasib                                                             Managing Director

 

·       Jassim Al Qatami                                                                  Director

 

·       Adel H. Al Shaker                                                                 Director

 

·       Salah A. Al Ateeqi                                                                 General Manager

 

·       Mostafa Kamal                                                                      Sales Manager

 

·       Rakesh Kumar                                                                      Production Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : Subject’s operations date back to 1960, however it was registered on 8th August 1978.

 

Legal Form                  : Societe Anonyme Kuwaiti (Kuwaiti Joint Stock Company)

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 26776, Kuwait City

 

Membership No.          : 7331

 

Issued Capital              : KD 3,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : KD 3,000,000

 

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       Ahmed Shams Eldin

 

·       Ali Abdullah Al Nasib

 

·       Jassim Al Qatami

 

·       Adel H. Al Shaker

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged in the production and processing of a range of dairy products including fresh pasteurized milk, flavoured milk, laban, yoghurt, breakfast cream, labneh, cheese, butter, UHT long-life products and a wide range of Ice cream products made from 100% fresh milk, as well as fruit juices.

 

Production Capacity: 200,000 litres per day

 

Import Countries : Germany and the United Kingdom.

 

Brand Names : KD COW

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 490 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Kuwait Finance House (KFH)

Safat Square

Abdullah Al Mubarak Street

PO Box : 24989

Safat 13110

Tel : (965) 2445050

Fax : (965) 2455135

     A/c No. 3539-8

 

·       Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East KSC

Abdullah Al Salem Street

Darwaza Abdul Razzak

PO Box : 71

Safat 13001

Tel : (965) 2459771

Fax : (965) 2461430

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                     August 2002                              July 2005

Credit amount                            50,000                                      66,000

Amount overdue             0                                              0

Payment terms                          60 days                                     60 days

Payment Method                       Letters of Credit                         Letters of Credit

Paying record                            No Complaints                           No Complaints

Currency                                   Pounds Sterling                         Pounds Sterling

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000

 

Kuwait Dairy Company SAK has been in business for over 45 years and is a leading concern in the Kuwaiti dairy industry.

 

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$ 1,000,000

 


 

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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