MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

21.09.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AMADA CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

200 Ishida Isehara City Kanagawa-Pref 259-1196

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

May 1948

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of metal working machinery

 

 

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 :

Yen 9333.5 millions

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 


name

 

AMADA CO LTD

 

 

REGD NAME

 

KK Amada

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

200 Ishida Isehara City Kanagawa-Pref 259-1196 JAPAN

Tel        : 0463-96-1111

Fax       : 0463-96-3281

URL      : http://www.amada.co.jp/

E-Mail address: info@amada.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Mfg of metal working machinery

 

 

BRANCHES

 

46 (domestic), 200 affiliates overseas

 

 

FACTORY(IES)

 

Fujinomiya, Odawara, Ono, Isehara

 

 

CHIEF EXEC

 

MITSUO OKAMOTO, PRES & CEO

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FINANCES        FAIR                             A/SALES          Yen 262,239 M

PAYMENTS      REGULAR                     CAPITAL           Yen 54,768 M

TREND             STEADY                       WORTH            Yen 418,969 M

STARTED         1948                             EMPLOYES      5,516

 

 

COMMENT

 

MFR OF METAL WORKING MACHINERY. FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 9,333.5 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS.

                       

                        Forecast (or estimated) figures for 31/03/2008 fiscal term

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

This is a leading and comprehensive metalworking machinery company.  Core of Amada     group firms focusing on marketing with mfg division spun off as subsidiaries.  Emphasizing software related areas following merger of Amada Metecs in Apr 2000.  Owns sales & development sites in         major cities around the world, with production sites in US, France, Australia and China.  Established US software subsidiary in 1996 as part of efforts in software development.  In Oct 2003, took over           Amada Mechanics, a subsidiary mfr of machine tools, as part of group restructuring.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Mar/2007 fiscal term amounted to Yen 262,239 million, an 18.2% up from Yen 221,780 million in the previous term.  Sales of mainstay steel metal fabrication expanded, led by products for N America and Asia.  Sales in Europe stool at high level.  Domestic sales also grew steadily.  The recurring profit was posted at Yen 44,491 million and the net profit at Yen 27,506 million, respectively, compared with Yen 33,259 million recurring profit and Yen 22,297 million net profit, respectively, a year ago.

           

For the current term ending Mar 2008the recurring profit is projected at Yen 51,300 million and the net profit at Yen 29,700 million, on a 10.6 % rise in turnover, to Yen 290,000 million.         Sales/service base in Chicago will start operation in Sept/2007 to bolster sales efforts in Central East region in N America.  Setting up new branch in Germany during 2008.

           

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 9,333.5 million, on 30 days normal terms.

 

 

REGISTRATION

           

Date Registered:            May 1948

Legal Status:                 Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:                    550 million shares

Issued:                          406,434,117 shares

Sum:                            Yen 54,768 million

Major shareholders (%): Japan Trustee Services Bank (10.9), Master Trust Bank of Japan T (5.2), Trust &

                                    Custody Services Bank (Mizuho Bank) (4.6), Company’s Treasury Stock (3.5), Nippon

                                    Life Ins (2.9, Trust & Custody Services, Trust (2.6), Sumitomo Trust Bank (2.9), Amada

                                    Foundation (2.4); foreign owners (39.2)

No. of shareholders:       16,698

Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo, Osaka

Managements:               Mitsuo Okamoto, pres & CEO; Toshio Takagi, mgn dir; Kojiro Hirosawa, dir; Yoshihiro

                                    Yamashita, dir; Naoki Orita, dir; Yuji Fujita, dir; Hideaki Takahashi, dir; Tsutomu Isobe, dir

           

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

 

Related companies

 

Amada America, Techno Wasino, Amada Prestech, other (Tot 49 as of Mar/06)

           

 

OPERATION

 

Activities: Metalworking machine company:

           

(Breakdown of sales):

           

Sheet metal fabrication machines (50%), Software FA (3%), maintenance, repairing, other services (4%), consumable products (15%), metal sheet cutting (13%), forging presses (5%), machine tools (8%), real estate leasing, others (2%).

           

Overseas sales ratio 48.2%: N America 12.0%; Europe 20.8%, Asia 13.8%, other 1.7%

           

Clients: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Mitsui & Co, Toshiba Corp, Nissan Motors, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu Ltd, Nippon Steel, other.

 

No. of accounts: 1,000

 

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Hitachi Metals, Fanuc ltd, Metal One, Amada Soft Services, THK, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Isehara City, Kanagawa-Pref.  Office premises at the caption address are owned and maintained satisfactorily.

 

 

Bank References

 

Mizuho Bank (Shinjuku-Nishiguchi)

SMBC (Tokyo-Chuo)

 

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCES

 

(Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/03/2007

31/03/2006

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

  Annual Sales

 

262,239

221,780

 

  Cost of Sales

145,820

125,133

 

      GROSS PROFIT

116,419

96,646

 

  Selling & Adm Costs

77,371

68,326

 

      OPERATING PROFIT

39,088

28,320

 

  Non-Operating P/L

5,403

4,939

 

      RECURRING PROFIT

44,491

33,259

 

      NET PROFIT

27,506

22,297

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

  Cash

 

77,784

74,118

 

  Receivables

 

141,777

132,484

 

  Inventory

 

59,660

50,099

 

  Securities, Marketable

30,364

33,719

 

  Other Current Assets

10,114

7,509

 

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

319,699

297,929

 

  Property & Equipment

110,330

100,309

 

  Intangibles

 

6,987

5,927

 

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

108,457

107,083

 

      TOTAL ASSETS

545,473

511,248

 

  Payables

 

27,499

25,728

 

  Short-Term Bank Loans

9,630

7,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

58,923

46,879

 

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

96,052

79,895

 

  Debentures

 

 

 

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

828

310

 

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

15,926

17,303

 

  Other Debts

 

13,698

15,696

 

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

126,504

113,204

 

      MINORITY INTERESTS

 

3,353

 

Common stock

54,768

54,768

 

Additional paid-in capital

163,657

163,376

 

Retained earnings

197,110

179,716

 

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

6,715

9,151

 

Others

 

1,418

(7,705)

 

Treasury stock, at cost

(4,699)

(4,615)

 

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

418,969

394,691

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

545,473

511,248

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

Terms ending:

31/03/2007

31/03/2006

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

20,975

36,045

 

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

-15,963

-8,649

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

-6,946

-5,882

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

95,532

95,567

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/03/2007

31/03/2006

 

 

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

418,969

394,691

 

 

Current Ratio (%)

332.84

372.90

 

 

Net Worth Ratio (%)

76.81

77.20

 

 

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

16.97

15.00

 

 

Net Profit Ratio (%)

10.49

10.05

 

 

Return On Equity (%)

6.57

5.65

 


 

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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