MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PROQUIMSA S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Km 16.5 Via a Daule, Av. Rosavín (S/N) y Calle Cobre, en el  Parque Industrial
Ecuatoriano. – Guayaquil, Guayas

 

 

Country :

Ecuador

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1978

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import & sale of chemical raw materials.

 

 

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

 


name & addresss

 

PROQUIMSA S.A.
Km 16.5 Via a Daule, Av. Rosavín (S/N) y Calle Cobre, en el  Parque Industrial
Ecuatoriano. - Guayaquil
Guayas
ECUADOR
Telephone         : 593-4-2893220
Fax                   : 593-4-2894942
E_Mail              : ealvarado@proquimsa.ec.com
Web Site           : www.proquimsaec.com
Postal Code      : 10909

 

TAX

 

0990344760001

 

 

SUMMARY


Started                                      : 1978.-
Total Employees                        : 204
Payments                                             : Prompt
Financial Sit.                             : Good
Economic Sit.                                        : Acceptable
Sales                                        : US$     27.459.793.-
Net worth                                  : US$      4.117.966.-
Current profit                              : US$      1.809.843.-
Subscribed social capital            : US$      2.250.000.-

Sic(s) : 5169

Line of Business: Import & sale of chemical raw materials.

 

Credit Recommendation


                                                Dollars
Conservative value          :       2.160.000
Liberal value                  :       2.376.000

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 good financial situation, as indicated in:

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

Economic situation is acceptable, as reflected in:

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

This company is part of the 500 largest tax payers of 2006.

Dec 2006, balance of some accounts are:

Total incomes   US$ 28.260.078
Assets             US$ 19.725.128
Profits               US$  1.491.296
Income tax                    US$    263.234

 

TRADE REFERENCES


Trade references are supplied as follows:

Detail of References

Old                   : 6 years
Last purchase    : 10-2007
Terms               : 45 days
Payment           : Prompt
Notes                :
Credit                : (USD.) 130.000
Owes                : Does not Register
Due                  : Does not Register
Paying Comments: Excellent
Purchase Aver. : (Monthly USD.) 70.000
Last purchase US$30.616

Old                   : Since 2000
Last purchase    : 10-2007
Terms               : 45 days
Payment           : Prompt
Notes                :
Credit                : Open
Owes                : Does not Register
Due                  : Does not Register
Paying Comments: Excellent
Purchase Aver. : (Monthly USD.) 120.000
Last purchase US$30.000

Old                   : 5 years
Last purchase    : 10-2007
Terms               : 45 days
Payment           : Prompt
Notes                :
Credit                : (USD.) 100.000
Owes                : -
Due                  : Does not Register
Paying Comments: Excellent
Purchase Aver. : (Monthly USD.) 100.000
Last purchase US$27.000

Detail of Former Trade References
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Last                                           Credit            Owes
Old        Purch. Payment.    Notes                     (000's$)        (000's$)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 years    08-06  Prompt      bank transfer               15.000            None
6 years    10-06  Prompt      checks                        Open          51.000
7 years    10-06  Prompt      checks                      40.000            None

This company takes part of the "White Listing" of the Internal Revenue Service., indicating that tax obligations are promptly met.

 

Detail of Bank References


Bank                : Banco Bolivariano C A.
Calification        : A
To expire           : US$ 716.666,65

Bank                : Banco De La Produccion S.A.
Calification        : A
To expire           : US$ 659.022,23

Bank                : Banco Pichincha C.A.
Calification        : A
To expire           : US$ 500.000,00 expire 28/11/2007
Calification        : A
To expire           : US$ 300.000,00

 

Average


Maximum amount of indebtness registered by the subject -, in the National Financial System was US$ 5.852.771,24 in February, 2005

Minimum amount of indebtness registered by the subject -, in the National Financial System was US$ 1.555.155,28 in February, 2004

Average amount of indebtness registered by the subject, in the National Financial System:


During 2002 was US$ 2.561.378,29
During 2003 was US$ 2.380.795,82
During 2004 was US$ 3.334.406,92
During 2005 was US$ 4.609.785,24
During 2006 was US$ 2.819.921,34
During 2007 was US$ 2.551.215,65

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                                                         COMPARATIVE  -  SUMMARY

                                                              ( Figures in US$ Dollars )

                                  31/12/2005        31/12/2004        31/12/2003
CURRENT ASSETS                    12.603.204        12.013.807         9.084.558
CURRENT LIABILITIES                7.597.277        11.907.646         9.327.337
WORKING CAPITAL                    5.005.927           106.161          -242.779
FIXED ASSETS                       6.270.061         6.820.390         5.664.506
OTHER ASSETS                           5.456             5.456           617.485
LONG TERM LIABILITIES              7.163.478         4.572.366         3.736.811
NET WORTH                          4.117.966         2.359.641         2.302.401
OPERATING INCOMES                 27.459.793        24.181.751        20.864.270
CURRENT PROFIT(LOSS)               1.809.843            57.240          -646.517

                                      BALANCE  SHEET
                        INDIVIDUAL FISCAL YEAR SUMMARIZED

ASSETS                                              31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Cash                                                   652.123           135.833
Sundry Debtors                                       5.589.241         4.895.341
Inventory                                            4.959.794         5.278.768
Other Current Assets                                 1.402.046         1.703.865
CURRENT ASSETS                                      12.603.204        12.013.807

Net Fixed Asset                                      6.270.061         6.820.390
FIXED ASSETS                                         6.270.061         6.820.390

Other                                                    5.456             5.456
OTHER ASSETS                                             5.456             5.456

TOTAL ASSETS                                        18.878.721        18.839.653

LIABILITIES                                         31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Accounts Payable                                     2.650.796         3.980.171
Notes Payable                                        4.278.305         7.244.138
Other Current Liabilities                              668.176           683.337
CURRENT LIABILITIES                                  7.597.277        11.907.646

Notes Payable                                        7.163.478         4.572.366
LONG TERM LIABILITIES                                7.163.478         4.572.366

Paid Capital                                           313.080           313.080
Other Reserves                                       3.150.047         3.144.325
Accummulated Losses                                 -1.155.004        -1.155.004
Current Profit (Losses)                              1.809.843            57.240
NET WORTH                                            4.117.966         2.359.641

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                   18.878.721        18.839.653

STATEMENTS OF RESULTS                               31/12/2005        31/12/2004
Operating  Incomes                                  27.459.793        24.181.751
Operating Cost                                               0       -21.611.603
OPERATING MARGIN                                    27.459.793         2.570.148

Administration & Sales Expenses                    -25.346.946        -2.505.665
OPERATING RESULT                                     2.112.847            64.483

Other non Operating Incomes                             37.612            16.071
NON OPERATING RESULT                                    37.612            16.071

Result Before Income Tax                             2.150.459            80.554
Taxes and Employees Participation                     -340.616           -23.314
NET PROFIT(LOSS)                                     1.809.843            57.240

CURRENT PROFIT(LOSS)                                 1.809.843            57.240

                           ECONOMIC - FINANCIAL RATIOS

                                        31/12/2005     31/12/2004        Average

Working Capital             ( US$ )      5.005.927        106.161      2.556.044
Current Liquidity           (Times)           1,66           1,01           1,34
Acid Test                   (Times)           1,01           0,57           0,79
Collection Period Days      ( Days)          73,28          72,88          73,08
Accounts Receivable Turnover(Times)           4,91           4,94           4,93
Inventory Turnover          (Times)                          4,09
Current Indebtness          (Times)           1,84           5,05           3,45
Total Indebtness            (Times)           3,58           6,98           5,28
Solvency                    (Times)           1,28           1,14           1,21
Assets Tying Up             (  %  )          33,21          36,20          34,71
Profitability Over Sales    (  %  )           6,59           0,24           3,42
Profitability Over Assets   (  %  )           9,59           0,30           4,95
Profitability Over Net Worth(  %  )          78,41           2,49          40,45

 

BANKS


Main banks are:

-  Banco Bolivariano C A.
-  Banco De La Produccion S.A.
-  Banco Pichincha C.A.

 

OPERATIONS


Line of Business : Import & sale of chemical raw materials for different industries and also the manufacture of some components.

Economic activity registered at Internal Revenue Service is the Wholesale of industrial basic chemical substances.

Social objective registered at the Superintendency of companies is the import, purchase, sale of raw materials for the industry & agriculture.

Classification according to commercial activity:

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

Commercializes:

- Sello Rojo

 

Sales


Sales are steady throughout the year

National sales territory

Products are sold

National

Sales conditions: 100%

According to the company, informed that monthly average of sale was US$2.000.000.-

 

Customers


Main customers are: Chemical industry,  industry in general.

 

Purchases


Purchases are both national & international

Imports from Venezuela, United States, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South Africa.

 

National suppliers


- Codana S.A.
- Lubricantes Y Tambores Del Ecuador Ca
- Producargo S.A. Productora De Alcoholes
- Soderal Sociedad De Destilacion De Alcoholes S.A.

Foreign suppliers

- Copequim (Venezuela)
- Dao Chemical (Brazil)
- Exxo (Brazil)
- Peroxido do Brasil (Brazil)
- Prayon Rupel (Belgium)
- Union Caribe (United States)

Employees: 204 employees

 

Location


-  Administrative offices and head house: Km 16.5 Via a Daule, Av. Rosavín (S/N)
   y Calle Cobre, en el  Parque Industrial Ecuatoriano. Guayaquil Guayas, Ecuador

 

Branches


-  Panamercana Sur Km 14 sector Guajalo Quito Pichincha Ecuador
-  Panamericana Sur Km Siete y Medio Quimiac S/N y Teniente Hugo Ortiz Quito Pichincha Ecuador
-  Av. Pedro Menendez , Urbanización Santa Leonor solares 20 y 21 a 300 metros del Terminal Terrestre. Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador

-  SULFATO DE ALUMINIO Y DE CLORO-SODA is located in Km 16,5 de la Vía a Daule corresponding to legal address and administration.
-  The other plant of SULFATO DE ALUMINIO is in Quito, area La Victoria Baja-Calle H Diagonal to Novacero., km 7,5 Panamericana Sur.
-  Avda Benjamín Rosales, Uranización Santa Leonor Solares 20 & 21, 300 meters from Terminal Terrestre.

  
Located in an area of 500 M2, for sales room. (This address was its legal address)

 

RELATED COMPANIES


Subject is related with the following companies:

-  Comercial Ginatta S.A. T A X : 0990003831001 Guayaquil Guayas . Sales as at 31/12/2005 US$ 846.122
-  La Llave Sociedad Anonima De Comercio T A X : 0990015295001 Guayaquil Guayas
   . Sales as at 31/12/2005 US$ 18.621.000
-  Ecuabarnices Sa T A X : 0990292582001
-  Abequimica S.A. T A X : 0990381038001
-  Fabrica De Envases S.A. Fadesa T A X : 0990551405001 Guayaquil Guayas . Sales as at 31/12/2006 US$

   66.891.696
-  Calamaris S.A. T A X : 0990642664001
-  Gambalit Sa T A X : 0990654328001
-  Biolit S.A. T A X : 0990684871001
-  Managuas Sa T A X : 0990687439001
-  Diversey Wyandotte Del Ecuador Sa T A X : 0990744793001
-  Latienvases S.A. T A X : 0990813159001 Guayaquil Guayas . Sales as at  31/12/2005 US$ 7.981.041
-  Diserinsa Disenos Servicios E Ingenieria S. A. T A X : 0990870845001
-  Taensa S.A. T A X : 0991354387001
-  Avicola Del Sur S.A. Avisusa T A X : 0991367845001
-  Meinforte S.A. T A X : 0991473262001 Guayaquil Guayas .
Sales as at 31/12/2005 US$ 282.882
-  Anguilit S.A. T A X : 0992176261001
-  Disanec S.A. T A X : 0992208767001
-  Fermagri S.A. T A X : 1791401344001 Quito Pichincha . Sales as at 31/12/2006 US$ 5.718.796
-  La Estancia Sa T A X : 0190053865001 etc.

 

INSURANCES


Insurance Company:

-Atlas Compañia de Seguros S.A.

 

ADMINISTRATION


General Manager          : Arturo Jose Orrantia Santos TAX:0902507805001
President                      : Attilio Augusto Castano Aguirre TAX:0900707308
Vice President               : Julio Marcos Jurado Andrade TAX:0900087362001
Administration Manager : Marcos Ruiz
Commercial Manager     : Antonio Jaramillo
Plant Manager               : Medardo Perez
Production supervisor     : Halin Sadaka Gómez
Finances Manager                     : Edison Alvarado
Accountant                    : Elizabeth Lara
Imports'supervisor          : Xavier Pazmiño

 

CURRICULUM


Arturo Jose Orrantia Santos

T A X                            : 0902507805001
Birth place                     : Ecuador
Position                                    : General Manager
Mercantile Register        : Number 9945 of 21/05/2007
Simultaneously              : Legally registered at the Internal Revenue Service to carry out businesses since Jul 24,

                                      2003.

Economic activity is Wholesale of furniture (except for offices).   Commercial name MUEBLYPLAST.

Attilio Augusto Castano Aguirre

T A X                            : 0900707308
Birth place                     : Ecuador
Position                                    : President
Mercantile Register        : Number 1115 of 18/01/2007

Julio Marcos Jurado Andrade

T A X                            : 0900087362001
Civil status                                : Widower
Birth place                     : Ecuador
Position                                    : Vice President
Mercantile Register        : Number 1070 of 18/01/2007
Simultaneously              : Legally registered at the IRS to carry out businesses by his own account since Apr 5,

                                      2000.

Economic Activity registered is: Management and advisories.

Jorge Abel Oviedo Fierro

T A X                            : 0600348825
Birth place                     : Ecuador

Carlos Alberto Andrade Gonzalez

T A X                            : 0903410876001
Civil status                                : Married
Birth place                     : Ecuador

 

 

LEGAL INFORMATION


Legal Structure              : Stock Company
Constitution date            : 25/04/1978
Authorization                 : Resolution Nº 8332
Notary                                       : N° 16, Guayaquil Guayas
Term of duration             : 50 Year, ended on 25/04/2028
Legal Address               : Guayaquil - Guayas
Published in                  : Official Gazette dated 29/04/1978

Current Subscribed social Capital: US$ 2.250.000.-Divided to 2.250.000.- common shares unique series amounting US$ 1.-
Paid-in social Initial Capital: US$ 10.-
Subscribed social Initial Capital: US$ 40.-

Shareholders : 5

- 0990594945001 Inmobiliaria Cholbita C Ltda
- 0990271364001 Inversiones Andinas Inversa Ca
- 0600348825 Jorge Abel Oviedo Fierro
- Tottori Enterprises Limited (Virgin Islands British)
- 0903410876001 Carlos Alberto Andrade Gonzalez

Legal representation in charge of: General Manager, President.

Legal changes

By Resolution Nº 8705 on 21/11/2002, notary N° 17, Guayaquil Guayas, published in the Official Gazette dated 21/11/2002, social capital was increased: US$292.000 national investment

By Resolution Nº 6073 on 11/11/2004, notary N° 17, Guayaquil Guayas, published in the Official Gazette dated 11/11/2004, corporate name was modified: former name PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS Y ANEXOS (PROQUIMSA) S.A., changed to PROQUIMSA S.A.

By Resolution Nº 4435 on 30/05/2007, notary N° 31, Guayaquil Guayas, published in the Official Gazette dated 03/08/2007, last social capital increase was: US$1.150.000,00 of direct national & international investment .

Initial capital in Sucres was S/1.000.000

Subject is part of an important and well known group of companies called FADESA, controlled by members of family Villaseca.

Group FADESA is established by companies, divided as follows: Packing, agroindustrial, chemical, industrial supplies and services.

 

INFORMATION SOURCES


Mr. Edison Alvarado, Finances Manager, confirmed general information.

Promised to send updated financial information, however, nothing has been received for the moment.

-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

 

 

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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