MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

08.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LABORATORIOS PORTUGAL S.R.L

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle Miguel Grau 313-317, Urb. La Libertad, Cerro Colorado, Arequipa/Arequipa

 

 

Country :

Peru

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1958

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in manufacture and commercialization of galenical products; generis products, toiletries and specialized products

 

 

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 :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

IDENTIFICATION

  

   CORRECT COMPANY NAME               : LABORATORIOS PORTUGAL S.R.L.

  TRADE NAME                                      : "LABPORT SRL"

  TAXPAYER REGISTRATION    : RUC 20100204330     

  OPERATING STATUS                         : Active

  MAIN ADDRESS                                  : Calle Miguel Grau 313-317, Urb. La Libertad, Cerro Colorado

  CITY/PROVINCE/STATE                       : Arequipa/Arequipa

  COUNTRY                                            : PERU

  TELEPHONE                                        : (511)25.1292

  FAX                                                     : (511)25.1292

  E - MAIL                                              : labportugal@naturaperu.com.pe

  WEB SITE                                           : www.naturaperu.com

 

COMMENTS   .-

  

Additional e-mail: shuaman@naturaperu.com

 

 

SUMMARY                         

 

Incorporation               : 1985  Operating Status : Active

Last Capital                  : S/.6,318,752.= Nuevos Soles

Shareholders' Equity  : S/.9,179,020.= Nuevos Soles (31.12.2006)

Annual Sales                : 43,952,093.00 Nuevos Soles

Finantial Situation        : LIGHTLY FAIR

Employees                    : 250

Rating                          : Satisfactory

Payments                     : Usually to terms/good

                 

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RATING :     Satisfactory

PAYMENTS : Usually to terms/good

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS

 

LEGAL STATUS                                    : Limited Liability Partnership

DATE OF INCORPORATION   : 19AUG1988

REGISTERED IN                       : Arequipa

NOTARY OFFICE                      : Rosendo Fernández

DURATION                               : Indefinite

REGISTRATION                         : Page 242, Vol.42, Entry 1/License No.18716

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL    : S/.6,318,752.= Nuevos Soles

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY       : S/.9,179,020.= Nuevos Soles (As of 31.12.2006)

TYPE OF SHARES                   : Profit sharing

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE: No

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE   : S/.2.97 per US$1.= Dollar

 

 

 

 DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

 FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                                 TITLE                             OWNERSHIP %

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALONSO                       General Manager                  82.15%

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALEJANDRO                 Partner                                   7.44%

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS S.A.C.  Shareholder                        10.41%

 

 

 WHO IS WHO ?

 

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALONSO

NATIONALITY               : Peruvian

BORN                           : 16MAY1955

DOC. OF IDENT.           : DNI 30849722

HOME ADDRESS          : Ramón Castilla 441, Arequipa

Associated as per our database to :

Company                                                                          Tax. Reg.          Country

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS S.A.C.   20405976898        PERU

 

PORTUGAL RICKETTS, JOSE ALEJANDRO

NATIONALITY    : Peruvian

DOC. OF IDENT. : DNI 29237842

HOME ADDRESS   : Ramón Castilla 441, Arequipa                                   TLF : 253106

 

 

 RELATED COMPANY(IES)                     

  

COMPANY NAME                                                         COUNTRY      TAX.REG.           RELATION    

DISTRIBUIDORA DROGUERIA PHRYMA S.A.C.            PERU                                       Related   

LABORATORIOS NATURALES Y GENERICOS S.A.C.  PERU         20405976898        Related   

 

  

BUSINESS       

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Subject is engaged in manufacture and commercialization of galenical products; generis products, toiletries and specialized products, such as Paracetamol, panadol, uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) capsules, lettuce creams, nacar shell cream, sun blocks. Registered trademark: PORTUGAL, NATURGEN.

 

IMPORT   : Yes (Chemical inputs from Romania, United Kingdom, Thailand, Argentina, Colombia,

USA, Italy, Taiwan, France, India, China, Korea, Germany)

 

Annual Imports in US $(CIF) :

 

Year           Amount

2004       380,440.00

2005     1,677,593.00

2006     2,446,163.00

2007     3,863,952.00

 

EXPORT   : Yes (Pharmaceutical produts to Dominican Republic, Lebanon, France, Japan, Taiwan,

Ecuador, Brazil, Belgium, Costa Rica, USA, Bolivia)

 

 

Annual Exports in US $(FOB) :

 

Year           Amount

2004       293,872.00

2005       591,860.00

2006       801,525.00

2007       772,408.00

 

   % CASH SALES/METHOD                  : 40% (Invoice at 30 days)

   % CREDIT SALES/TERMS                  : 60% (Drafts at 60, 85 days)

   % FOREIGN SALES(COUNTRIES)      : 10%

   % DOMESTIC PURCHASES                : 20%

   % FOREIGN PURCHASES                   : 80%

   SELLING TERRITORY                         : 50% - Lima; 40% - rest of the country

 

   EMPLOYEES                                     : 250

 

   FACILITIES .-

 

Area                 : 2,000 m2

Floors              : 2

Condition          : Good; concrete material

Use                   : Registered office, administrative offices, warehouses, and main plant

 

Remarks and other Premises .-

Facilities are owned by the partners. Formerly, they were located at Peral 427 - Arequipa

  

There are other premises at Calle Miguel Grau 314,  Urb.La Libertad, CerroColorado-Arequipa. Rented facilities.

 

Subject said it has a second production plant located at Mza. A, Lotes 2 y 3,  Distrit of Cerro Colorado Zona Industrial de Río Seco. Land area of 4,500 m2. It was inaugurated from the second quarter 2006. Plot of land is of approximately 4,500 m2 and is owned by the partners.

 

There are branches in Chiclayo, Huancayo and Lima.

 

COMMENTS .-

 

Its main clients and distributors are:

- Fármacos del Norte Trujillo SRL

- Dimexa SA (Arequipa)

- Albis SA

- Norfarma SA (Chiclayo)

- Boticas Arcángel

- Essalud

- Distribuidora Droguería Phryma S.A. (related company)

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

At this opportunity, Mr. Saul Huaman Delgado (Accountant/Representative) updated information and provided main accounts of the last Balance Sheet as of 31.12.2006 (12monts), expressed in Nuevos Soles, in comparison with those of the previous fiscal year.

 

As continuing our investigations, we found additional information included in this report.

 

 

 

 

  BALANCE SHEET DATE     :              31DEC2006      31DEC2005      31DEC2004

   TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET  :           Annual              Annual              Annual

   BALANCE SHEET OF       :                12 months         12 months      12 months

   CURRENCY               :                       Nuevos Soles   Nuevos Soles   Nuevos Soles

                                                            (thousands)       (thousands)    (thousands)

   EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :            3.20                      3.44           3.30

   ASSETS

      TOTAL CURRENT       :                   21,721                  14,170          9,696

      FIXED               :                             4,610                     3,183          2,759

   TOTAL ASSETS           :                    26,331                  17,352         12,455

 

   LIABILITIES

      TOTAL CURRENT       :                   16,752               10,310          6,041

      LONG TERM           :                       401                     538              

   TOTAL EQUITY           :                                  9,179               6,505          5,569

   TOTAL LIABILITIES      :                     26,331           17,352         12,455

 

 

   SALES                  :                           43,952           29,438         20,000

   PROFIT (LOSS)          :                                   2,674            1,830          1,601

 

   

      LIQUIDITY RATIO    :  1.30 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

      DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO     :  54.80% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

      PROFITABILITY MARGIN     :  6.08% (Profits/Sales)

      WORKING CAPITAL            : 4,969,403.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

   FINANCIAL SITUATION  : LIGHTLY FAIR

 

   INSURANCE .-

    Company                                                                      Against              Amount               Validity _

    EL PACIFICO PERUANO SUIZA CIA.DE SEGUROS  Not specified        Not specified        Unknown  

 

  

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

   TRADE REFERENCES .-

Line of Credit    Monthly Average    _ Terms(days)) Performance?  _ Time   _ Products/Services   Supplier

 1 US$             Open US$   6,000-10,000.= Draft/60,90  Prompt             +12 yrs. Glass containers          Domestic

 2 US$             Open US$          4,000.=      Draft/30,45  Prompt              4 years  Printed tapes                Domestic

 3 US$             Open US$          2,500.=      Draft/45,60  Prompt            15 years Chemical products         Domestic

  

COMMENTS .-

 

Other contacted suppliers have not attended to our request for references.

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS .-

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                     _             Telephone     _

Carlos Koch Prattes S.A.                          (511) 4740832

Cuzi S.A.

Empresa Importadora Continental SA      (511) 4240381

Fasoglass SCRL                                       (511) 4851606

Ferro

Global Pack SRL                                       (5154) 235549

Industrias Químicas S.A.                       (571) 4307339

    Pharamlink                                                    

    Plastifom SRL                                      (511) 5342881 

 

   CREDIT RISK CENTRAL .-

 

   It was found under subject's name on 5 protested drafts in the following years:

   2007: (04) Drafts amounted to US$38,223.=

   2005: (01) Draft amounted to US$988.27

   2003: (02) Drafts amounted to US$2,221.=

  

   It was knonw that three of those documents have been paid off.

  

   On the other hand, it was found subject has some payments in arrears before the

   following entities:

   SUNAT, a debt for S/.97,987.=, for 2 overdue periods (15.08.2007 and 17.10.2007).

   PROFUTURO AFP, a debt for S/.793.=, for 2 overdue periods (01.05.2006 and 01.07.2007)

   in judicial collection.

 

   CREDIT HISTORY .-

 

   Its trade references as of May 2006 showed also good payment performance.

 

 

 BANKING INFORMATION

 

 BANKERS

  

 Bank                                                   Contact              

BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERU      Ricardo Bernedo     

SCOTIABANK PERU SAA                                 

BBVA BANCO CONTINENTAL          Jaime Zegarra       

BANCO INTERNACIONAL DEL PERU                       

  

Subject carries out its operations through the above-mentioned banks, which did not provide references under bank secrecy.

  

However, it was known from third parties that subject makes use of several bank credit facilities.

 

SUPERINTENDENCY OF BANK & INSURANCE - SBS .-

The SBS reported the following debts before the Financial System as at 31OCT2007 (Last Report)

Obligations                                             DC(S/.)              FC(US$)

Advance in current account cont            15,455.00                 0.00

Credit cards-contract                                2,086.00             8,537.00

Overdrafts-current account                     44,023.00           16,103.00

Discounts-drafts                                 8,800,031.00                 0.00

Loans                                                  1,184,308.00          442,513.00

Financial Leasing                                               0.00           82,858.00

Letters of indemnity                                5,286,848.00         14,316.00

   Letters of credit                                                0.00            28,177.00

   Others Other discounts,credits          1,130,266.00            27,932.00

    overdue                      

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

                Total Indebtedness S/.     16,463,017.00 US$       620,436.00

                        Guarantees S/.                         0.00 US$                  0.00

 

 

 The SBS ranks Subject Company's indebtedness before the Financial System as follows :

     RATING                %   RATING DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE SBS                                       

 X  NORMAL                                100 Debtor meets payments on time                                                 

 

 

PROBLEM POTENTIAL               Debtor reveals certain deficiencies not corrected appropriately     

         

    DEFICIENT                              Debtor presents worsening of category with commercial problem                 

    DOUBTFUL                            Debtor that reveals high risk characteristics implying doubtful debt recovery 

    LOSS                                      Debtor whose credits are estimated uncollectible                              

 

 

 Debt structure for Bank (domestic currency)

    Bank                                                     Amount (S/.)

    B. CONTINENTAL                                 7,465,999.00

    B. WIESE SUDAMERIS                        4,263,614.00

    B. DE CREDITO                                     3,990,839.00

    BCO. INTERBANK                                  2,602,591.00

    B. COMERCIO                                                  37.00

  

Banco Wiese Sudameris SAA is now Scotiabank Perú SAA.

 

                                                                               


 

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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