MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KONNOCO (ZAMBIA) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

P O Box 21048, Parklanda Kitwe Zambia 21 Mpenzi Avenue Parkland Kitwe

 

 

Country :

Zambia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

6.3.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

101448

 

 

Legal Form :

Company Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Mining & Exploration of copper, cobalt, gold, silver, selenium, tellurium and sulphur

 

 

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 :

100, 000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

KONNOCO (ZAMBIA) LTD

 

 

Principal Address:  

 

P O Box 21048 Parklands Kitwe Zambia

Telephone: +260- 230738/38/41

Fax:+260- 230745

Email: None

Internet: None

 

 

Established

 

6/3/1997

 

Registration: 

 

No. 101448

 

 

Legal Form:    

 

Company Limited BY Shares

 

Stock Listing:

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce:    

 

2006                                                                                                    

400                                                                                                      

 

 

Office & Factories  

 

Head offices

21 Mpenzi Avenue Parklands Kitwe Zambia

Branches                                                              

None

 

 

Company Profile:

 

Paid in Capital RS. 1,000,000

Subscribed Capital RS. 1,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                                                   Position       No. of shares               Ratio

Mr. Patrice Motsepe                                               Director                                 

Mr. Arne Lewis                                                       Director                                 

Mr. Hannes Meyer                                                  Director                                 

TEAL Exploration & Mining Inc                                Holding Company                              100.00%

Total                                                                                                                             100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our Proposed credit amount of USD 100,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies

                                                                                    

Company (1) MWAMBASHI HOLDINGS ZAMBIA LTD

Company (2) KONNOCO HOLDINGS ZAMBIA LTD

Company (3) MILLBERG HOLDINGS ZAMBIA LTD

Company (4) TEAL GROUP ZAMBIA LTD

Company (5) KATANGA HOLDINGS ZAMBIA LTD

Company (6) TEAL (ZAMBIA) LIMITED

Company (7) TEAL DEVELOPMENT (ZAMBIA) LIMITED

Company (8) TEAL VENTURE LIMITED

Company (9) TEAL EXPLORATION (ZAMBIA) LIMITED

 

 

Management/ Directors

                                                                                                

President/ CEO (1)            

Name                                Mr. Patrice Motsepe

Remarks                           Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)            

Name                                Mr. Arne Lewis

 

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

 

Mining & Exploration of copper, cobalt, gold, silver, selenium, tellurium and sulphur

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                        10% in cash, 90% on credit

Selling terms                        40% in cash, 60% on credit

 

                                                                              

Suppliers   

 

Various

 

 

Customers 

 

Industrial companies

 

                                           

Recent Sales

 

USD. 580,000,000  (2006)

 

 

Exports

 

South Africa, Europe etc

 

 

Export Ratio  

 

80.0%

 

 

Import Ratio  

 

60.0%

 

 

Domestic Market Share    

 

40.0%

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                      Standard Bank

 

 

 

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 100,000 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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