MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NIHON SYNOPSYS CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

SuSumitomo Fudosan O’imachi-Ekimae Bldg 14F, 1-28-1 O’i Shinagawaku, Tokyo 14-00 0014

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.10.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

September 1986

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

 

 

Line of Business :

Development, Wholesale of Semiconductor Design/Mfg Software

 

 

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 :

YEN 221.6 Million

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name of the company

 

NIHON SYNOPSYS CO LTD

REGD NAME:   Nihon Synopsys KK

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

Sumitomo Fudosan O’imachi-Ekimae Bldg 14F, 1-28-1 O’i Shinagawaku

Tokyo 140-0014JAPAN

Tel: 03-5746-1500     Fax: 03-5746-1550

 

 

URL

 

http://www.synopsys.co.jp/

 

 

E-Mail address

 

info@synopsys.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Development, wholesale of semiconductor design/mfg software

 

 

BRANCHES

 

Osaka

 

 

OFFICER(S)

 

KIMIO FUJII, PRES

Brian E Cabrera, dir (v pres at the US parent, Synopsys Inc)

Geoffrey E Sloma, dir (from US parent)

 

 

Yen Amount

 

In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FINANCES        FAIR                             A/SALES          Yen 14,500 M

PAYMENTS      REGULAR                     CAPITAL           Yen 40 M

TREND             SLOW                          WORTH            Yen 113 M

STARTED         1986                             EMPLOYES      186

 

 

COMMENT

 

WHOLESALE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MFG SOFTWARE/TOOOLS,

WHOLLY OWNED BY SYNOPSYS INC, USA. 

FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

 

 

MAX CREDIT LIMIT

 

YEN 221.6 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

The subject company was established by Synopsys Inc, USA, as its marketing arm in Japan.  The subject firm specializes in wholesaling ASIC/System On Chip (System LSD) designing software and related products.  Software is also locally developed on licenses from the US parent.  Mfg is subcontracted.  Clients are major electronics mfrs nationwide.

 

Reported:  In Jan 2008, Matsushita Electric Ind employed the system “IC Compiler” of its Extended Physical Synthesis (XPS) technology to utilize it as wiring/power distribution solutions.

           

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Financials are only partially disclosed.

 

The sales volume for Oct/2006 fiscal term amounted to Yen 14,500 million, a 40% down from Yen 24,000 million in the previous term.  The business severely hurt by slowdown in semiconductor mfg business.  The operations incurred a deficit to register Yen 2 million net losses.

 

For the term ended Oct 2007 the net profit is reportedly posted at Yen 8 million, on a 31% rise in turnover, to Yen 19,000 million.  Semiconductor business revived.

           

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 113 million, on 30 days normal terms.

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:Sept 1986

Legal Status:     Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:        800 shares

Issued:              800 shares

Sum:                Yen 40 million

           

 

Major shareholders (%)

 

Synopsys Inc, USA (100)

           

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

 

 

OPERATION

 

Activities: Develops and wholesales semiconductor designing/mfg solutions software and the related products (--100%).

 

Handling Items:

Design Platforms: Galaxy Design Platform (Design for low power, design for test, design for yield, RTL synthesis, physical implementation, sign-off, liberty CCS, SDC, milkway;

 

Designware IP: datapath & infrastructure IP, verification IP, IP cores, star IP, foundry libraries, IP reuse tools;

 

Discovery Verification Platform: analysis & debug tools, low-power verification, system analysis, smart RTL verification, functional equivalence checking, mixed-signal, system level solutions, languages;

 

Design for Mfg: design-yield analysis, mask synthesis, mask data preparation, lithography verification, TCAD, mfg yield management.

 

           

Clients

 

[Electronics mfrs] Hitachi Ltd, Matsushita Electric Ind, Toshiba Corp, Mitsubishi

Electric Corp, Oki Electric Ind, other

 

 

No. of accounts

 

300

 

 

Domestic areas of activities

 

Nationwide

 

 

Suppliers

 

[Mfrs] Supplied wholly from Synopsys KFT (Synopsys Inc, USA) and group firms.

 

 

 

Payment record

 

Regular

 

 

Location

 

Business area in Tokyo.  Office premises at the caption address are leased and maintained satisfactorily.

 

 

Bank References

                       

SMBC (Shibuya-Ekimae)

Mizuho Bank (Shinagawa)

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCES: (In Million Yen)

 

Terms Ending:

 

31/10/2007

31/10/2006

31/10/2005

31/10/2004

Annual Sales

 

19,000

14,500

24,000

19,200

Recur. Profit

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit

 

8

-2

10

-4

Total Assets

 

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Net Worth

 

 

113

115

105

Capital, Paid-Up

 

 

40

40

40

Div.P.Share(¥)

 

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

<Analytical Data>

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

       S.Growth Rate

31.03

-39.58

25.00

-23.20

       Current Ratio

 

 

..

..

..

       N.Worth Ratio

 

..

..

..

       N.Profit/Sales

0.04

-0.01

0.04

-0.02

 

Notes: Financials are only partially disclosed.

Forecast (or estimated) figures for the 31/10/2007 fiscal term.

 

 

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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