MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PROVEEDORES QUIMICOS PROVEQUIM C.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Km 23 Via a Daule, Solar 6, Calle Alfa y Los Mangos, Cdla. Inmaconsa – Guayaquil,Guayas

 

 

Country :

Ecuador

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1991

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and Sale of Chemical Products.

 

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US $ 377.831

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

Name and Address


PROVEEDORES QUIMICOS PROVEQUIM C.A.
Km 23 Via a Daule, Solar 6, Calle Alfa y Los Mangos, Cdla. Inmaconsa - Guayaquil
Guayas
ECUADOR
Telephone         : 593-4-2100708
Fax                   : 593-4-2101382
E_Mail              : obrito@provequimca.com
Web Site           : www.provequimca.com


SUMMARY

Started                            : 1991.-
Total Employees              : 25
Payments                       : Prompt
Financial Sit.                   : Normal
Economic Sit.                  : Acceptable
Sales                              : US$   4.017.209.-
Net worth                        : US$    377.831.-
Current profit                    : US$    100.003.-
Subscribed social capital  : US$    800.-

Sic(s) : 5169

Line of Business: Import & sale of chemical products.


Credit Recommendation

 

                                                Dollars
Conservative value :                    200.000
Liberal value           :                  250.000

If additional information is received or present information is rectified, this recommendation may be modified.


Financial indicators

According to last financial statement, subject shows a normal financial
situation, as indicated in:

** Acceptable Working Capital
** Good Current Liquidity Ratio
** Acceptable Acid Test Ratio

Economic situation is acceptable, as reflected in:

** Acceptable Current Indebtness Ratio
** High Total Indebtness Ratio
** Good Solvency Ratio

TRADE REFERENCES

Trade references are supplied as follows:

Detail of References

Old                              : Since 2000
Last purchase                : 09-2007
Terms                          : 45 days
Payment                      : Prompt
Credit                           : (000's$) 5.000
Owes                            : Does not Register
Due                              : Does not Register
Paying Comments         : Good
Purchase Aver.              : (Monthly US$) 2.500

Old                               : 6 years
Last purchase                : 09-2007
Terms                           : 60 days
Payment                       : Prompt
Credit                            : (US$) 5.000
Owes                            : Does not Register
Due                              : Does not Register
Paying Comments         : Good

Detail of Former Trade References
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Last                                           Credit            Owes
Old        Purch. Payment.    Notes                     (000's$)        (000's$)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since 2001 05-07  Prompt      checks                       5.000               -
Since 2001 04-07  Prompt      checks                     150.000               -
4 years    05-07  Prompt      checks                      10.000               -
4 years    10-06  Prompt      checks                      10.000            None
2 years    01-07  Prompt      checks                       3.000            None
7 years    01-07  Prompt      checks                       5.000            None
6 years           Prompt      checks                       5.000               -
3 years           Prompt      checks                      10.000            None


This company takes part of the "White Listing"of the IRS indicating that tax obligations are promptly met.

Subject does not register credits in 2003 and 2004 at the National financial system.

Detail of Bank References

To expire           : US$ 7.683,96

Total debt up to September 2007 is US$ 7.683,96

Average

Maximum amount of indebtness registered by the subject -, in the National Financial System was US$ 21.238,00 in March, 2006

Minimum amount of indebtness registered by the subject -, in the National Financial System was US$ 3.594,56 in October, 2006

Average amount of indebtness registered by the subject, in the National Financial System:
During 2005 was US$ 12.115,80
During 2006 was US$ 13.341,83
During 2007 was US$ 7.693,50


FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 C O M P A R A T I V E  -  S U M M A R Y
                           ( Figures in US$ Dollars )

                                                                        31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003
CURRENT ASSETS                       877.162           711.455           777.135
CURRENT LIABILITIES                  593.429           461.774           550.150
WORKING CAPITAL                      283.733           249.681           226.985
FIXED ASSETS                          94.097            28.144            37.568
OTHER ASSETS                               1                 3                 0
LONG TERM LIABILITIES                      0                 0            55.881
NET WORTH                            377.831           277.828           208.672
OPERATING INCOMES                  4.017.209         3.158.871         2.422.469
CURRENT PROFIT(LOSS)                 100.003            69.156            75.632

 

BALANCE  SHEET


INDIVIDUAL FISCAL YEAR SUMMARIZED

ASSETS                                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Cash                                                    43.216            32.822
Sundry Debtors                                         244.435           285.899
Inventory                                              498.433           356.998
Other Current Assets                                    91.078            35.736
CURRENT ASSETS                                         877.162           711.455

Net Fixed Asset                                         94.097            28.144
FIXED ASSETS                                            94.097            28.144

Other                                                        1                 3
OTHER ASSETS                                                 1                 3

TOTAL ASSETS                                           971.260           739.602

LIABILITIES                                         31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Accounts Payable                                       535.604           408.933
Other Current Liabilities                               57.825            52.841
CURRENT LIABILITIES                                    593.429           461.774

Capital & Reserves                                         800               800
Other Reserves                                           8.281             8.281
Accummulated Profits                                   268.747           199.591
Current Profit (Losses)                                100.003            69.156
NET WORTH                                              377.831           277.828

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                      971.260           739.602

STATEMENTS OF RESULTS                               31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Operating  Incomes                                   4.017.209         3.158.871
Operating Cost                                               0        -2.867.461
OPERATING MARGIN                                     4.017.209           291.410

Administration & Sales Expenses                     -3.860.342          -189.307
OPERATING RESULT                                       156.867           102.103

Other non Operating Incomes                                  0             6.377
NON OPERATING RESULT                                         0             6.377

Result Before Income Tax                               156.867           108.480
Taxes and Employees Participation                      -56.864           -39.324
NET PROFIT(LOSS)                                       100.003            69.156

CURRENT PROFIT(LOSS)                                   100.003            69.156


 ECONOMIC - FINANCIAL RATIOS

                                                                                    31/12/2005     31/12/2004        Average
Working Capital             ( US$ )        283.733        249.681        266.707
Current Liquidity           (Times)           1,48           1,54           1,51
Acid Test                   (Times)           0,64           0,77           0,71
Collection Period Days      ( Days)          21,90          32,58          27,24
Accounts Receivable Turnover(Times)          16,43          11,05          13,74
Inventory Turnover          (Times)                          8,03
Current Indebtness          (Times)           1,57           1,66           1,62
Total Indebtness            (Times)           1,57           1,66           1,62
Solvency                    (Times)           1,64           1,60           1,62
Assets Tying Up             (  %  )           9,69           3,81           6,75
Profitability Over Sales    (  %  )           2,49           2,19           2,34
Profitability Over Assets   (  %  )          10,30           9,35           9,83
Profitability Over Net Worth(  %  )          35,99          33,14          34,57


BANKS

Main banks are:

-  Banco De La Produccion S.A. ACCT # 1006019534
-  Banco Del Pacifico S.A.
-  Banco Pichincha C.A.


OPERATIONS

Line of Business : Import & sale of chemical products.

Registered economic activity at the IRS is the wholesale of chemical products.


Social objective registered at the Superintendency of companies is the import, export, sale and manufacture of toys of any kind.

Classification according to commercial activity:

Sic: 5169-0000 Chemicals and allied products
         -9907 Industrial chemicals


Sales

Sales are steady throughout the year

National sales territory


Customers

Main customers are: Line of business' distributors,  chemical industry.

The 2 most important customers are:

Trecx Cia. Ltda.,  Acromax Laboratorio Quimico Farmaceutico S.A.. 


Purchases

Purchases are both national & international

Imports from United States, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, China, Korea,
South Africa.


National suppliers

- Basf Ecuatoriana S.A.
- Brenntag Ecuador S.A.
- Ecuatoriana De Solventes S. A. Solvesa
- Resiquim S. A.

Foreign suppliers

- Alicorp (Peru)
- Atlas Chemicals (United States)
- Chemcentral (United States)
- Chempharminc (Germany)
- Dupont Mexico S.A. (Mexico)
- E.I. Dupont the Nemours A.G. (United States)
- Globe Chemicals (Germany)
- HCI Chemicals Nederlands (Netherlands)
- Helm A.G. (Germany)
- Sulfato de Cobre (Peru)


Employees: 25 employees

 

Location

-  Administration located at Km 23 Via a Daule, Solar 6, Calle Alfa y Los
   Mangos, Cdla. Inmaconsa Guayaquil Guayas, Ecuador


Branches

Subject has

-  2 branches: one in Quito and one in Zaruma.


RELATED COMPANIES

Subject is related with the following companies:

-  Suministros Del Litoral Ecuatoriano, Sumliec S.A. T A X : 0991404236001
   Guayaquil Guayas . Sales as at 31/12/2004 US$ 333.780
-  Crecicorp S.A. T A X : 0991521917001 Guayaquil Guayas . Sales as at
   31/12/2005 US$ 746.971
-  Materias Quimicas Materquim C.A. T A X : 0992105739001 Guayaquil Guayas .
   Sales as at 31/12/2005 US$ 600.524
-  Mivecorp S.A. T A X : 0992128941001
-  Lanecuatoriana S.A. T A X : 0992271574001


INSURANCES

Insurance Company:

-Bolivar Compañia de Seguros del Ecuador S.A.

Risks             : Total cover.
Objetive         : Assets in general.


ADMINISTRATION

President                      : Marisol Ballesteros Sevilla TAX:715077
General Manager          : Oscar Humberto Brito Guillen TAX:1200748711001
Assistant General          : Elena Yolanda Pulley Ottati TAX:0906652797
Manager
Imports'supervisor          : Nely Ortiz


CURRICULUM

Marisol Ballesteros Sevilla

T A X                           : 715077
Birth place                     : Ecuador
Position                                    : President
Mercantile Register        : Number 2634 of 09/02/1996

Oscar Humberto Brito Guillen

T A X                            : 1200748711001
Birth place                     : Ecuador
Position                                    : General Manager
Mercantile Register        : Number 20575 of 18/10/2006
Simultaneously              : No commercial name. Administrative position at Suministros
                                        del Litoral Ecuatoriano, Sumliec S.A.Legally registered at
                                         the IRS to carry out businesses since Apr 11, 2002.

                                         Economic activity registered is the retail of books,
                                          journals, magazines and paper articles.


LEGAL INFORMATION

Legal Structure              : Stock Company
Constitution date            : 23/04/1991
Authorization                 : Resolution Nº 1015
Notary                                       : N° 21, Guayaquil Guayas
Term of duration             : 50 Year, ended on 23/04/2041
Legal Address               : Guayaquil - Ecuador
Published in                  : Official Gazette dated 29/04/1991

Current Subscribed social Capital            : US$ 800.-
Paid-in social Initial Capital                     : US$ 20.-
Subscribed social Initial Capital               : US$ 80.-

Owner :

- 1200748711001 Oscar Humberto Brito Guillen

Legal representation in charge of: General Manager, President.

Legal changes

By Resolution Nº 3102 on 18/06/1998, notary N° 21, Guayaquil Guayas, published
in the Official Gazette dated 11/03/1999, social capital was increased:

Initial capital in Sucres was S/2.000.000

Registered name PROVEEDORES QUIMICOS PROVEQUIM.

This company is head of a group controlled by Oscar Brito Guillén.   These
companies share facilities and employees, are managed by only one company.


INFORMATION SOURCES

Miss. Elena Yolanda Pulley Ottati, Assistant General Manager,  who
indicated that can not supply all kind of information.

Refused to supply present financial information.

-Other outside information sources.


Exchange rate

-Since September 9th, 2000, official currency in Ecuador
  is the US$ dollar
-Until then, the currency was the sucre.
  Exchange rate was s/. 25.000 X US$ 1.00

INTERPRETATION OF RISK LEVEL AND CREDIT RECOMMENDATION


CREDIT RECOMMENDATION

Credit recommendation amounts are assigned according to criteria usually used in the commercial credit evaluation.

The amounts are based on the assignment of risk percentages to the following indicators: Trade references, number of employees, legal structures, data base of protested bills, operations, insurances, variation of net profit, net worth,  working capital and liquidity.


INTERPRETATION OF PAYMENT SCORING

The Scoring is arranged as follows: 1 to 40 Delays, 41 to 60 Slow, 61 to 80 Moderate, 81 to 100 Prompt


Macroeconomic Information


International Reserve

of Free Availability       (millions USD) 3.257,00


Interest Rate for the week of       02/09/2007 - 29/09/2007

Ref. Active Rate for Operations     ( % ) 10,82

Ref. Passive Rate for Operations    ( % ) 5,61

Basic Rate of Central Bank          ( % ) 5,61

Legal                               ( % ) 10,82

Maximum conventional                ( % )


Inflation Ratio                     107,81 Jul/2007

Yearly Inflation                    ( % ) 2,44

Monthly Inflation                   ( % ) 0,07 Aug/2007

Accumulated                         ( % ) 1,37

 


 

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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