MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.10.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BYTRADE TANZANIA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

P O Box 3491, Dar Es Salaam

 

 

Country :

Tanzania

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20/06/94

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

25758

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company, Limited by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, wholesalers & distributors of Agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, veterinary products, diagnostics equipment etc

 

 

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 :

USD 85,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

COMPANY REPORTED

 

BYTRADE TANZANIA LTD

 

 

Principal Address

 

P O Box 3491, Dar Es Salaam Tanzania

Telephone:        255-22-2151524/ 2150543/ 2151255

Fax:                  255- 22-2152086

Email:               bytrade@raha.com   or  info@bytrade.org

Internet:            www.bytrade.org

 

 

Established

 

20/06/94

 

 

Registration

 

25758 , Dar Es Salaam Tanzania

 

 

Legal Form

 

limited Liability company, Limited by shares

 

 

Stock Listing

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2006                                                                                         

40                                                                                             

 

 

Office & Factories  

 

Head offices      Plot No. 213, Maweni Street, Upanga Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Branches          None

 

 

Company Profile

 

Paid in Capital                               TSHS. 100,000,000

Subscribed Capital                         TSHS. 100,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                           Position                       No. of shares             Ratio

Mr. Harish Dhutia                           Director                         33,676                       44.73%

Dr. Salum Diwani                           Director                         33,676                       44.73%

Mrs. Farida Karimjee                      Director                         7,928                         10.53%

Total                                                                                 75,280                       100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 85,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

None

 

 

Management/ Directors    

 

President/ CEO (1)

 

Name

Mr. Harish Dhutia

Remarks

Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)

 

Name

Dr. Salum Diwani

Þ  Top decision maker is the person who has the ultimate authority or power to make important managerial decisions. He/She may or may not be officially registered as a president or an executive director.

 

 

Business Activities

 

Importers, wholesalers & distributors of Agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, veterinary products, diagnostics equipment etc

 

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                     30% in cash, 70% on credit

Selling terms                     80% in cash, 20% on credit

 

                                       

Suppliers

 

Bayer

 

 

Customers

 

Local agencies, stores, and outlets

                                       

 

Recent Sales

 

TZS. 1,900,000,000  (2006)

 

 

Exports

 

None

 

Export Ratio                      20.0%

Import Ratio                       30.0%

Domestic Market Share      40.0%

 

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                      National Bank Of Commerce,

 

 

Credit Check of Subject, President & CEO

(as of report date)

 

Payment Morale : In the documents at our disposal nothing adverse has been shown so far.

CREDIT RATING : Financial situation is average.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 85,000 outstanding at any one time.
 

 

 

 

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.

 

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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