MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.02.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHARLES TENNANT & COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

34 Clayson Road, Weston

 

 

Country :

Canada

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1797

 

 

Legal Form :

Federally Chartered Corp. - Private

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Distributor of a Variety of Chemicals

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

 

                                       Company Name:         CHARLES TENNANT & COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED

                                       Trade Name:   PROSPEC CHEMICALS T.R.T.A. CHARLES TENNANT

                                       Address:                                               34 CLAYSON ROAD  

                                       City:                                                     WESTON                        

Founded (D/M/Y):             1797                                                    

                                       State/Province:                                      ON                                                               

                                       Zip Code:                                              M9M 2G8                        

Sales / Revenue:               -                                                          

                                       Country:                                                CANADA                         

Net Income:                                                                                 

                                       Telephone:                                            416 741-9264                   

Total Equity:                                                                                

                                       Facsimile:                                             416 741-6642                   

Number of Employees:      50                                                        

                                       URL                                       www.ctc.ca/www.prospecchemicals.com                                                                    

                                       Legal Form:                                                                                  Federally Chartered Corp. - Private                                                                                                                                

                                       Shareholder:                                                                                                              

                                       Business Activity:                                                                                                       The Firm is a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of chemicals.                                                                                          

 

 

NOTE TO CLIENT

 

 

Person contacted: Mr. Marcelo Yalot, Chief Financial Officer.

  

NOTE: The provided name; PROSPEC CHEMICALS is a division of the Firm  known as CHARLES TENNANT & COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED.

NOTE: The name; SASOL SOLVENTS was released to the Firm.

 

 

 

LEGAL

 

 

Legal Form:                                           Federally Chartered Corp. - Private

Status:                                                  ACTIVE

Since (D/M/Y):                                       24/03/1995

 

The company is NOT required to publish an annual financial report.

 

Corporate Access Number:                     216492413                                    

Legal Entity Name:                                CHARLES TENNANT & COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED         

French Equivalent Name:                        CHARLES TENNANT & COMPAGNIE (CANADA) LIMITEE  

Legal Entity Status:                               Active                                           

Extra-Provincial Type:                             Federal Corporation

Registration Date:                                  1995/03/24 YYYY/MM/DD                              

Date of Last Status Change:                   2005/06/21 YYYY/MM/DD                     

Date Of Formation in Home Jurisdiction: 1995/03/24 YYYY/MM/DD         

Home Jurisdiction:                                 CANADA                                             

Home Jurisdiction CAN:              PRE-CORES

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The following fictitious names are registered by the Subject:         

Trade Partner Name Registration Number                                

PROSPEC CHEMICALS TN6480594

T.R.T.A.        TN6480495

 

 

MANAGERS / KEY PERSONNEL

 

 

   Mr. W. P. Alexander                     Director

   Mr. Andrew Gingell                       Director

   Mr. Robert S. MacPhail                 President & CEO

   Mr. Marcelo Yalot                         Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Parent Companies

 

 

    Parent Company:           Tennant Consolidated Limited

    Address:                       

    City:                             

    State/Province:              

    Zip Code:                      

    Country:                        UNITED KINGDOM

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

                                        TC USA, Inc.

State/Province:                  MI

Country:                            UNITED STATES

 

                                        TC China, Ltd.

Country:                            CHINA

 

                                        Charles Tennant & Company S.A.

Country:                            CHILE

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA                                      

 

Address:                                      7000 PINE VALLEY DRIVE     

City:                                            WOODBRIDGE          

State/Province:                             ON                            

Zip Code:                                     L4L 4Y8                     

Country:                                      CANADA                   

Telephone:                                   905 850-6444             

Facsimile:                                    905 850-6425             

 

The bank requires account numbers and signatures which could not be obtained from management at this time.       

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

 

 

 

Supplier's Name/Industry  Terms Amount/Pay Habits/Comments                      

 

 Rptd  Open    Credit  Credit    High    Total  Current   Past Due/Pay Period   

 

 Date  Date    Limit  Limit Dt. Credit   Owing     $       1st     2nd     3rd  

 

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GENERAL MOTORS CORP:   DLA-2007/12/20 629, Net 30 Days                       #

 

*Feb Sep/2007       0           22,869  17,831  17,831       0       0       0  

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT:      905-595-3330                                             

 

*Jan                0              738     738     738       0       0       0  

 

Trucking:                                                                       

 

*Jan                0              564     564       0     564       0       0

 

DE LAGE LANDEN FIN:    905-465-3160                                             

 

*Jan                0           15,171     351     351       0       0       0  

 

Transportation Serv:                                                            

 

*Dec                0              582     582     465       0       0     117  

 

Retail-Establishment:

 

*Dec                0              891     891     891       0       0       0  

 

Wholesale-Chemicals:                                                            

 

*Nov                0           18,889  18,889  18,889       0       0       0  

 

                               ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------  

 

P.I. =   2           90 Days    59,704  39,846  39,165     564       0     117

 

                     Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------  

 

                                                                                

 

Utility Systems:                                                                

 

*Oct                0            1,929   1,929   1,929       0       0       0  

 

Mfr - Chemical Produ:

 

*Oct                0             176K    176K  87,564       0       0  88,617  

 

Services-Advertising:                                                           

 

*Sep                0              150     150       0       0       0     150  

 

Wholesale-Chemicals:                                                            

 

*Sep                0              670     530     530       0       0       0

 

Transportation Serv:                                                            

 

*Aug                0            4,022   4,022   2,790       0       0   1,232  

 

Transportation Serv:   Merged accts                                             

 

*Jul                0              593     593     514      79       0       0  

 

Transportation Serv:

 

*Jun                0              132     132       0     132       0       0  

 

Mfr-Inorganic Chemcl:                                                           

 

*Jan                0           10,240  10,240  10,240       0       0       0  

 

                               ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------  

 

P.I. =  42           Total        253K    233K    142K     775       0  90,116

 

                     Reported  ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------  

 

PAYMENT TRENDS                                                                  

 

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          Payment  C.I.  Number of  Total   Current             Overdue         

 

Quarters   Index  Score  Suppliers  Owing      $         1st      2nd      3rd

 

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4 Qtr/2007  44      16         8  200,163   111,429        0        0   88,734  

 

3 Qtr/2007  17       9         9    9,088     7,483       79      144    1,382  

 

2 Qtr/2007  19      13         8  129,737    54,255   75,482        0        0  

 

1 Qtr/2007  47      12         6  190,149   101,238      221        0   88,690

 

4 Qtr/2006   0       5         5    3,533     3,533        0        0        0  

 

3 Qtr/2006   1       5         6  211,446   203,800    7,646        0        0  

 

2 Qtr/2006   1       3         7    8,360     8,244       30       86        0  

 

1 Qtr/2006   3      11         6   46,788    42,716    4,072        0        0  

 

4 Qtr/2005  24       9         6  140,819    41,461   99,358        0        0

 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Mr. Yalot stated that the Firm has sales in the CAD$ 50-60 million range. He stated due to the current business season he would be unable to send further financials at this time. He accepted a written request for further details and if he responds the report will be updated.

 

 

HISTORY

 

 

The Tennant name came into prominence in the Chemical Industry in 1788 when  Charles Tennant developed the first controlled bleaching process for fabrics. In 1797, Charles Tennant & Company Ltd. was established.

 

Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd. was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1932. Charles Tennant Canada is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD) and an active participant in several industry  focused professional associations - SCC, PSG, CIFST and TOSCOT to name a few.

  

In 1984, Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd. entered into the chemical manufacturing industry with the inception of Prospec Chemicals in Fort  Saskatchewan, Alberta. Prospec Chemicals manufactures xanthates and xanthogen formates for the Mining Industry worldwide. The operations of the business were  further enhanced in 1994 with the opening of our applied research and  development division, TRTA in Edmonton, Alberta.

 

 

 

CURRENT OPERATIONS

 

 

SIC Code:             

NAICS Code:                            325                                                                                                                 

                                                 Chemical Manufacturing                                                                                   

Number of Employees:   50

Business Activity:

 

The Firm is a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of chemicals.

 

The Firm is a process manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals,  ingredients and commodities. The Subject presently manufactures 7000 MT of  Xanthates annually as well as a growing number of Specialty Collectors at the heading address under the division; Prospec Chemicals. They also produce Thionocarbamates and Xanthogen Formates, however they out source these as required.

  

The Company serves the coatings, food, industrial & institutional, mining,  personal care/cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and water treatment industries  throughout the world.

 

 

 

The heading address is the corporate headquarters for the Company. They have  other locations:

 

605 ave Lépine

Dorval, QC

CANADA H9P 2R2

Tel: (514) 631-8580

Fax: (514) 631-5007

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176 Sturgeon Dr

176 Sturgeon Drive, 55202 SH825

Sturgeon County, Alberta T8L 2N9

Tel: (780) 992-1522

Fax: (780) 992-1302

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2865 Wildwood Drive

Langley, BC

CANADA V2Y 1G2

Tel: (604) 532-3096

Fax: (604) 532-3097

 

 

PUBLIC RECORD

 

 

 

No judgements, tax liens or bankruptcy petitions were traced to the Firm.

 

 

 

COMMENTS

 

 

The Subject was incorporated in 1995 and has a history dating back to 1797. The 

payment history of the Company is satisfactory and operating record clear. No   

derogatory information was reported or noted. The Subject is considered         

responsible for normal business transactions.

 

 

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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