MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.11.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CARGILL AGRICOLA SA

 

 

Registered Office :

The Temple Financial Centre, Po Box 228, Providenciales, Tirks And Caicos Islands

 

 

Country :

Turks and Caicos Islands

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1965

 

 

Legal Form :

International Business Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Finance and Investment

 

 

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 :

800,000 USD

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

REQUIRED CREDIT

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

MAXIMUM

 

800,000 USD

 

 

GEOPOLITICS

 

 

POLITICAL DATA

 

ECONOMIC DATA

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

 

ECONOMIC RISK

Commonwealth Realm

 


None

 

CURRENCY

 

BRANCH SITUATION

 

USD

 

Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

 

Company Name:

 

 

CARGILL AGRICOLA SA

Address:

 

THE TEMPLE FINANCIAL CENTRE, PO BOX 228

PROVIDENCIALES

TIRKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

 

Phone:

Fax:

 

ID:

 

State:

 

Managers:

 

(649) 946-5740

(649) 946-5739

 

N.A.

 

TURKS AND CAICOS

 

N.A.

 

 

Date founded:

 

 

1965

 

International Business Company

 

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

Nil

Legal form:

Stock:

 

Value:

 

Staff:

 

Business: 

Finance and Investment

 

 

BANKS

 

BARCLAYS BANK

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Cargill Agricola SA is an International Business Company / Offshore Company incorporated in Turks and Caicos for tax purposes.

 

However the company does not carry any operation in the Islands of Turks and Caicos.

 

It is not registered with the Turks and Caicos Chamber of Commerce as being an active business.

 

It is not listed with the Turks and Caicos yellow pages.

 

It is not listed with the major local credit bureaus.

 

The Address provided by the client is that of the registered agent:

 

Temple Trust Company Limited

The Temple Financial Centre, P.O. Box 228, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

Ph: 649 946 5740

Fax: 649 946 5739

 

The agent declined to give any information on the subject, who is protected by the law of non disclosure.

 

The company does not have any employee in Turks and Caicos. It uses the registered agent staff.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS SUBSIDIARIES – MANAGERS

 

The company is owned by foreign shareholders.

 

It is locally managed by the registered agent mentioned above.

 

Through outside sources we could obtain the following information:

 

Cargill Agricola SA in Turks and Caicos is a subsidiary of CARGILL AGRICOLA SA in Brazil, itself a subsidiary of CARGILL, INC in the USA.

 

Cargill, Incorporated is an international provider of agricultural, food/food processing, industrial, trading and financial products and services.

 

Cargill has been in Brazil with Cargill Agricola SA since 1965. The roots are in the agribusiness sector, but Cargill Agricola SA is also one of the largest food companies in the country. Headquartered in São Paulo, it has approximately 23,000 employees in 180 towns throughout Brazil.

 

Direct parent company of the subject company:

Cargill Agrícola S.A.

Av. Morumbi, 8234 – Brooklin

04703-002 – São Paulo / SP – Brazil

Tel: +55-11-5099-3311

 

End parent company:

Cargill, Inc.

P.O. Box 9300

Minneapolis, MN  55440

USA

 

 

FINANCIALS – COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND

FORECAST

 

As an offshore company, Cargill Agricola SA does not publish any financials.

 

However our financial sources could provide us with the following information:

 

Fiscal Year                                12/31/2006

Turnover in USD                           0

Net income in USD                      7,000,000

Net Worth in USD                        35,000,000

 

We found no subsequent public filling under the name of the company during the elaboration of this report.

 

 

RATING

 

Local credit did not rate this company.

 

The cash is good.

 

Payments are made on a cash basis.

 

Our Final opinion:

 

The subject is an offshore company incorporated in Turks and Caicos but doing business abroad.

 

It is part of a large international and well established group.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 800,000.

 

We suggest making a report on the parent company:

 

Cargill Agrícola S.A.

Av. Morumbi, 8234 – Brooklin

04703-002 – São Paulo / SP – Brazil

Tel: +55-11-5099-3311

 

 

SUMMARY

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

 

DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

PROFITABILITY

 

INDEBTNESS

 

CASH

 

GOOD

 

CONTROLLED

 

GOOD

PUBLIC

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

 NO

 

CASH

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

800,000 USD

 

 

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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