MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.04.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AUSTEM CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

462-1, Jangsan-ri, Susin-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 330-882

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.07.1990

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

312-81-07773

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicle Body

 

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

Company Name

AUSTEM CO., LTD.

Registered Address/Factory

462-1, Jangsan-ri, Susin-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

Zip Code

330-882

Tel

+82-41-559-2500

Fax

+82-41-559-2401

E-mail

austem@austem.co.kr

Website

www.austem.co.kr

Trading Address

462-1, Jangsan-ri, Susin-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-41-559-2500

Fax

+82-41-559-2401

(*)Other Address

173-299, Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, Korea

Tel

+82-32-570-9857

Fax

+82-32-570-9515

Type

Export

Industry

Manufacture of Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicle Body

  Main Business

Steel Wheel, Body Panel, Seat, Cross Member, Chassis, Module, Longitudinal Assembly, Longitudinal Assembly, Side panel LH/RH, Floor Panel, High Roof, Cross Member Assembly, Control Arm Assembly, Front Suspension Module, Rear Suspension Module, Manual Seat Recliner, Manual Seat Guide Rail, Powers Seat Mechanism assembly

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

03/07/1990

 

The Subject owns the premises of registered HQ address/Factory.

(*)Other Address(173-299, Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, Korea) is the factory of ACM CO., LTD.(120111-0362632) which is 100% subsidiary to the Subject Company.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Vehicle seating systems(25174600)

Sell

Automobile rims or wheels(25171901)

Sell

Automotive chassis(25181600)

Buy

Steel coil(30101904)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Kim Jung-Woo

Date of Birth

09/01/1948

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

13,000,000,000 KRW

Employees

519

Formation

Listed Company (KOSDAQ : 031510) as of 02/12/1997

Bank Details

Korea Development Bank-Cheonan Branch

Shinhan Bank

Kookmin Bank

Industrila Bank of Korea

Corporate Registered No.

161511-0006796

Business Registered No.

312-81-07773

Permit & Licenses

04/14/1995 ISO 9002

12/29/1997 Single PPM

12/12/1999 QS 9000

02/01/2001 ISO 14001

03/29/2003  ISO/TS16949:2002 certification

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

Kim Sung-Joong

3,699,134

14.23

Kim Jung-Woo

3,100,000

11.92

Morgan Stanley

1,608,360

6.19

Treasury Stock

468,702

1.80

Others

17,123,804

65.86

Total

26,000,000

100.00

 

Company History

 

05/2006 Acquired a subsidiary Company, SEATEK Co., Ltd

09/2006 Awarded GM Global Delta II project

03/29/2005 Changed company name to the present name

12/2005 Increase of capital 3.7 billion WON (Total capital amount 13 billion WON)

03/2003 Acquired ISO/TS16949:2002 certification.

08/2002 Registered GM company.

05/2002 Selected as the best company by the Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund.

03/2002 Won the prize as the corporation for devout tax payment from the Commissioner of National Tax Office.

10/2001 Selected as the best company in 2001 by the Export-Import Bank of Korea.

04/2001 Worn the prize for best technology in industrial platform technology development business (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy).

07/2001 Applied for patent for development technology of car parts and accessories(WHEEL part-smart wheel for cars).

06/2001 Made the contract to supply seat parts and accessories to Hanil Co., Ltd.

04/2001 Selected as the development company for Renault Samsung Motor.

01/2001 Issued corporate bond(3 Billion Won) Acquired ISO 14001 certification.

05/2000 Applied for patent for development technology of car parts and accessories (WHEEL part).

04/2000 Manufactured JCI SEAT MECHANISM of America.

04/2000 Selected as superior company in the venture company evaluation. 

01/2000 Applied for patent for development technology of car parts and accessories (SEAT part).

12/1999 Acquired QS 9000 certification Manufactured products by HYDRO-FORMING technique.

11/1999 Increased LONGI and SEAT production lines for V-200(Magnus) model of Daewoo Motor.

Increased CROSS MEMBER and SEAT production lines for U-100(Rezo) model of Daewoo Motor. 

07/1999 Manufactured 3,500TON TRANSFER PRESS.

10/1998 Acquired D-100PQ II Phase Certification of Daewoo Motor.

06/1998 Selected as venture company(Administrator of the Small and Medium Business Administration).

12/1997 Acquired 100PPM quality certification(Administrator of the Small and Medium Business Administration).

07/1997 Made the technological alliance with HDT in America (HYDRO-FORMING Molding Technology).

02/1997 Registered in KOSDAQ.

10/1996 Increased 2 press production lines Increased capital of 2.4Billion Won(Total Capital 9.3 Billion Won).

09/1996 Built new management building and moved to it.

08/1996 Participated in developing new car in Daewoo Motor. (LANOS, NUBIRA, LEGANZA)

08/1995 Manufactured the functional products of SEAT Increased capital of 0.5Billion Won(Total Capital 6.9 Billion Won).

08/1995 Won the prize from the director of the Industrial Advancement Administration.

08/1995 Won the prize from the director of the Industrial Advancement Administration.

01/1995 Won the prize from the director of the Industrial Advancement Administration.

05/1994 Increased capital of 0.8Billion Won(Total Capital 6.4 Billion Won).

12/1993 Established Employee Stock Ownership Association. Increased capital of 0.6Billion Won(Total Capital 5.6 Billion Won).

10/1992 Manufactured CHASSIS COMPONENTS Increased capital of 0.5Billion Won(Total Capital 5 Billion Won).

10/1992 Manufactured BODY PANEL.

01/1992 Manufactured DISC WHEEL.

05/1991 Moved the office (Ansan->Cheonan) Increased capital of 2.5Billion Won(Total Capital 4.5 Billion Won).

02/1991 Increased capital of 1Billion Won.

01/1991 Commenced the construction of WHEEL DISC plant.

09/1990 Commenced the construction of a plant Increased capital of 1.2Billion Won(Total Capital 2 Billion Won).

09/1990 Small and medium company establishment was approved.

05/1990 The technology introduction was approved by the Foreign Capital Inducement Law.

03/07/1990 Incorporated as Yun Young Co., Ltd.

 

The Subject Company specializes in the manufacturing of automobile parts and accessories. The Company's product portfolio consists of four main categories: steel wheels; body parts including longitudinal assemblies, frame assemblies, side panels, floor panels, and high roofs; chassis components and modules such as cross member assemblies, control arm assemblies, front suspension modules and rear suspension modules, and seat parts, including manual seat recliners, manual seat guide rails and manual/power seat mechanism assemblies. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had an annual production capacity of 21,310,000 parts and its actual output was 21,505,000 parts. With the operation of three domestic plants, it supplies to GM Daewoo Motors, Renault-Samsung Motors, Ssang Yong Motors, Johnson Controls Inc, Air International, and others.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Sex

Nationality

Date of Birth

President & CEO

Mr.

Kim Jung-Woo

Male

Korean

1948.09.01

Vice President

Mr.

Park Myung-Won

Male

Korean

1951.01.04

Director & CFO

Mr.

Kwon O-Bong

Male

Korean

1957.01.01

Outside Director

Mr.

Lee Dong-Lim

Male

Korean

1951.11.06

Auditor

Mr.

Kim Han-Kyung

Male

Korean

1965.12.24

 

 

Financials                                               

 Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2007

182,611,264,843

117,412,231,843

6,875,155,594

2006

141,463,972,752

115,919,805,540

2,452,923,068

2005

116,971,758,115

114,567,517,607

5,687,301,063

2004

177,890,117,244

79,952,047,023

3,485,512,029

2003

111,759,023,484

72,922,555,600

278,364,068

 

 

 

Financial Description  

                                                                                                                                            Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

50,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

13,000,000,000

Total Issues Shares

26,000,000

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Total Assets

117,412,231,843

115,919,805,540

114,567,517,607

Current Assets

44,993,357,667

46,448,223,284

50,616,325,051

-Quick Assets

40,631,041,849

41,560,443,848

46,540,306,081

-Inventories

4,362,315,818

4,887,779,436

4,076,018,970

Fixed Assets

72,418,874,176

69,471,582,256

63,951,192,556

-Investment

14,271,645,281

9,076,541,053

8,240,668,301

-Tangibles

53,815,942,791

54,785,441,115

49,147,121,227

-Intangibles

2,281,266,468

3,791,628,392

4,864,906,336

-Others

2,050,019,636

1,817,971,696

1,698,496,692

Total Liabilities

72,357,392,712

77,852,093,479

77,249,862,016

Current Liabilities

41,607,112,451

49,480,558,240

55,289,960,294

Fixed Liabilities

30,750,280,261

28,371,535,239

21,959,901,722

Capital Stock

13,000,000,000

13,000,000,000

13,000,000,000

Capital Surplus

9,979,666,417

9,542,853,852

9,542,853,852

Profit Surplus

22,642,374,203

16,402,780,209

14,774,801,739

Capital Adjustment

-567,201,489

-877,922,000

-

Total Equity

45,054,839,131

38,067,712,061

37,317,655,591

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

117,412,231,843

115,919,805,540

114,567,517,607

 

Current Liabilities

41,607,112,451

49,480,558,240

55,289,960,294

Trade Payables

10,910,577,225

8,554,464,841

3,813,805,993

Short-Term Borrowings

17,333,328,000

28,613,471,254

24,586,904,000

Account Payables

6,316,547,560

6,723,385,251

15,288,927,407

Advance Receipts

466,400,892

793,000,000

2,811,000,000

Withholdings

721,218,428

201,572,258

277,762,996

Accrued Expenses

162,835,087

164,107,230

129,387,421

Accrued Income Tax

1,150,958,429

39,084,647

1,430,414,265

Deferred Income Tax

35,076,262

29,971,089

790,404

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

4,126,649,599

3,977,980,701

6,750,967,808

Provision for Sales Guarantee

183,520,969

183,520,969

-

Leasehold Deposit Received

200,000,000

200,000,000

200,000,000

Fixed Liabilities

30,750,280,261

28,371,535,239

21,959,901,722

Debentures

12,083,333,338

10,000,000,000

-

Long-Term Borrowings

11,906,536,774

12,233,494,187

16,123,707,994

Provision for Severance & Retirement

6,273,144,951

6,068,798,393

5,682,941,879

Long-Term Account Payables

1,076,220,000

687,420,000

730,734,000

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Sales

182,611,264,843

141,463,972,752

116,971,758,115

Cost of Sold Goods

153,361,729,428

119,653,403,160

94,740,525,125

Gross Profit

29,249,535,415

21,810,569,592

22,231,232,990

Selling & Admin. Expenses

18,048,812,372

16,056,793,729

13,001,274,183

Operating Income

11,200,723,043

5,753,775,863

9,229,958,807

Non-Operating Income

3,326,000,111

2,088,474,528

3,093,845,443

Non-Operating expenses

6,638,322,573

5,010,844,414

4,957,339,232

Ordinary Income

7,888,400,581

2,831,405,977

7,366,465,018

Special Income

- 

- 

- 

Income Before Taxes

7,888,400,581

2,831,405,977

7,366,465,018

Income Taxes Expenses

1,013,244,987

378,482,909

1,679,163,955

Net Income

6,875,155,594

2,452,923,068

5,687,301,063

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Cash Flows from Operating

24,233,009,847

11,453,997,346

114,586,806

-Net Income

6,875,155,594

2,452,923,068

5,687,301,063

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

15,431,198,813

13,391,515,764

12,723,341,184

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)2,330,238,330

(-)612,663,480

(-)1,295,266,672

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

4,256,893,770

(-)3,777,778,006

(-)17,000,788,769

Cash Flows from Investing

(-)12,786,310,214

(-)17,096,420,329

(-)21,323,688,052

-Cash Inflow from Investing

1,079,608,926

5,211,516,733

5,142,783,259

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)13,865,919,140

(-)22,307,937,062

(-)26,466,471,311

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)9,011,145,205

5,772,413,610

20,814,637,338

-Cash Inflows from Financing

10,499,812,945

16,916,703,254

29,479,088,904

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)19,510,958,150

(-)11,144,289,644

(-)8,664,451,566

Increase/Decrease in Cash

2,435,554,428

129,990,627

(-)394,463,908

Cash at the Beginning of Year

1,821,392,183

1,691,401,556

2,085,865,464

Cash at the End of Year

4,256,946,611

1,821,392,183

1,691,401,556

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

- Steel Wheels

- Body Parts (Longitudinal Member, etc)

- Chassis Parts (Cross Member, etc)

- Seat Parts (Track, Recliner, etc)

-Front Cradle Assembly

-Rear Axle

Annual Production Capacity (Unit: 1000 EA)

Item

2007

2006

2005

Steel Wheel

4,376

4,376

4,376

Chassis Parts

7,434

6,434

6,434

Seat Mechanism

11,500

10,500

10,160

Total

21,310

21,310

20,970

 

 

Trade Partners

 

Suppliers

ACM CO., LTD.(120111-0362632)

SEATEK CO.,LTD(130111-0011005)

Customers

GM DAEWOO AUTO & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (120111-0294124 )

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY(110111-0085450)

SSANGYONG MOTOR CO.,LTD(110111-0035132)

RENAULT SAMSUNG MOTORS CO., LTD.(180111-0330380)

KORYO

JOHNSON CONTROLS LNC.

HANYIL

AIR INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Joint Venture

POS-AUSTEM SUZHOU AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.(POSCO:19.9%, THE SUBJECT:80.1%)

Subsidiary

ACM CO., LTD.(120111-0362632)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SEATEK CO.,LTD(130111-0011005)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Mil KRW

2007

2006

2005

Export

123,700

91,834

83,369

Domestic

58,911

49,630

33,603

Total

182,611

141,464

116,972

The Subject imports from China.

 

 

Court Action

 

No.

 

 

News Clipping

 

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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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