MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALLENBERG COTTON COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

7255 Goodlett Farms Parkway, Cordova, TN  38016

 

 

Country :

United States

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.03.1986

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesales Raw Material and Cotton

 

 

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 :

USD 2,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRED CREDIT

 

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

 

MAXIMUM

 

 

2,000,000 USD

 

 

GEOPOLITICS

 

 

POLITICAL DATA

 

 

ECONOMIC DATA

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

 

ECONOMIC RISK

Federal

 


None

 

CURRENCY

 

BRANCH SITUATION

 

USD

 

Satisfying

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

 

Company Name:

 

 ALLENBERG COTTON COMPANY

   

  

 

Address:

 

 

7255 Goodlett Farms Parkway,

Cordova, TN  38016,

USA

 

 

Phone:

 

Facsimile:

 

ID:

 

State:

 

Managers:

 

+ 1 (901) 383-5000

 

+ 1 (901) 383-5010

 

0174650

 

Delaware

 

Anthony Tancredi, President

 

 

Date founded:

 

 

07/03/1986


 

Corporation for Profit

 

N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

300 employees

 

Legal form:

 

Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Staff:

Business: 

Wholesales raw material and cotton

 

 

BANKS

 

Wells Fargo

BUSINESS

 

Business & Operations:

 

Allenberg Cotton is a private company located in Cordova, Tennessee. Allenberg Cotton's line of business is wholesaler of farm products and raw materials.

 

Allenberg Cotton Co., based outside Memphis in Cordova, Tennessee, has almost 300 employees in the United States, all engaged in some aspect of pricing, buying, classing, warehousing or shipping cotton.

 

The company maintains cotton originating and sales offices across the United States in areas where cotton is grown and near its customers. The Louis Dreyfus cotton group of companies maintains offices and agencies in major cities around the world, including Antwerp, Beijing, Hong Kong, Osaka, Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Geneva, New Delhi and Buenos Aires.

 

 Allenberg handles several million bales of cotton annually, with nearly 75 percent going for export. Along with its overseas affiliates, the combined shipments of US and foreign growths topped 7.0 million bales in 2007.

 

Now a wholly owned division of Louis Dreyfus, Allenberg Cotton Co. is led by Joseph Nicosia, Chief Executive Officer, who started in Louis Dreyfus' grain division in 1980; Thomas Malone, Chief Operating Officer and a 40 year veteran of Allenberg; and Anthony Tancredi, President and head of worldwide cotton merchandising. Today, Allenberg Cotton Co. ranks as one of the largest cotton merchandising organizations in the world.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS SUBSIDIARIES – MANAGERS

 

The director of the company is:

 

Anthony Tancredi, President.

 

The parent company is Louis Dreyfus Corporation.

 

Louis Dreyfus Corporation

87 avenue de la Grande Armée

F-75782 Paris Cedex 16,

France

 

 

FINANCIALS – COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

Allenberg Cotton Company does not publish any financial statement.

 

However our financial sources could provide us with the following information:

 

Fiscal Year

In USD

 

12/31/2007

Turnover

843,100,000

 

 

LEGALS

 

0 Suits

 

0 Judgments

 

0 Liens

 

0 Collection Claims Reported

 

0 NSF Cheques Reported

 

0 UCC Filings

 

 

RATING

 

Local credit bureau gave a correct credit rate.

 

The Company is in “good standing”.

This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

Payments are made on a regular basis (monitored during the past 12 months).

 

The cash is correct.

 

Our final opinion:

 

This is a medium company working worldwide.

 

A credit line may be considered.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

 

DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

PROFITABILITY

 

INDEBTNESS

 

CASH

 

Correct

 

Controlled

 

Correct

 

PUBLIC

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

See above

 

Regular

 

 

ADVISED CREDIT

 

2,000,000 USD

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.13

Euro

1

Rs.68.72

 

 

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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