MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

04.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INDUSTRIAL GAS AND WELDING ELECTRODE COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

INDUSTRIAL GAS AND WELDING ELECTRODE COMPANY

 

 

Country :

Vietnam

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

4104000419

 

 

Legal Form :

One Member Limited Liability Company 

 

 

Line of Business :

Production of welding electrodes

Production of the industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, acetylene, argon)

Business of chemicals, calcium carbide

 

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION & LEGAL FORM

 

Current English Name
 
INDUSTRIAL GAS AND WELDING ELECTRODE COMPANY LIMITED

Current Vietnamese Name

 

CONG TY TNHH MOT THANH VIEN HOI KY NGHE QUE HAN

Trade Name

 

INDUSTRIAL GAS AND WELDING ELECTRODE CO., LTD

Abbreviated Name

 

SOVIGAZ

Former English Name
 
INDUSTRIAL GAS AND WELDING ELECTRODE COMPANY

Former Vietnamese Name

 

CONG TY HOI KY NGHE QUE HAN

Current Type of Business

 

One Member Limited Liability Company

Former Type of Business

 

State Owned Enterprise

Founded

 

1993

Current Business Registration

 

No. 4104000419

Issuance on

 

January 23rd 2007

Issuance by

 

Planning and Investment Department of Hochiminh city

Former Business Registration

 

No. 102747

Issuance on

 

June 7th 1993

Issuance by

 

Economic Arbitration Board of Hochiminh city

Registered Capital

 

53,353,135,054 VND

Tax code

 

0300422482

Total Employees

 

600 employees

Notes:

+ The subject changed type of business from state owned enterprise into one member limited liability company in January 2007.

+ Business registration No. 4104000419 was adjusted 02 times. The latest was on May 8th 2008.

 

 

ADDRESSES

 

Head Office:

Address

 

No. 1-3 Nguyen Truong To str, Ward 12, Dist 4, Hochiminh city

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-8) 9400266 / 9401285 / 9430071 / 8260674 / 8267269

Fax

 

(84-8) 9400942

Email

 

sovigaz-co@vnn.vn / sovigaz@hcm.vnn.vn

 

 

 

Member Units:

1. Khanh Hoi Welding Electrode Enterprise:

Address

 

502 Nguyen Tat Thanh str, Ward 18, Dist 4, Hochiminh city

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-8) 9400321

Fax

 

(84-8) 9404290

 

2. Bien Hoa Industrial Gaz Enterprise:

Address

 

Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Zone, Dong Nai province

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-61) 836244 

Fax

 

(84-61) 833235

 

3. Nha Trang Industrial Gaz Enterprise:

Address

 

58A Street 2/4, Vinh Hai ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-58) 831187

Fax

 

(84-58) 837516

 

4. Can Tho Industrial Gaz Enterprise:

Address

 

Tra Noc Industrial Zone, Can Tho province

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-71) 841634

Fax

 

(84-71) 842113

 

5. Branch in Hai Phong:

Address

 

Km 9, Quan Toan ward, Hong Bang dist, Hai Phong city

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-31) 850132

Fax

 

(84-31) 749574

 

6. Binh Duong Industrial gaz and Welding Electrode Enterprise:

Address

 

Dong An Industrial Zone, Binh Duong province

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-650) 783380

Fax

 

(84-650) 783654

 

7. Trang Kenh Calcium Carbide and Chemical Enterprise:

Address

 

Minh Duc town, Thuy Nguyen dist, Hai Phong province

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-31) 875146

Fax

 

(84-31) 875494

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

1. NAME

 

Mr. TRINH ANH TUAN

Position

 

Director / Chairman

Date of Birth

 

November 24th 1952

ID No.

 

020461825

Qualification

 

Management

Resident

 

448/9B Nguyen Tat Thanh street, Ward 18, Dist 4, Hochiminh city

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. TRINH VAN XUYEN

Position

 

Deputy Director

Qualification

 

Management

Resident

 

Hochiminh city

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

3. NAME

 

Ms. DO THI LIEN

Position

 

Sales Manager

Qualification

 

Bachelor

Resident

 

Hochiminh city

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Cell Phone

 

++ 84 913 809 390

 

 

BUSINESS NATURE AND ACTIVITIES

 

The subject registers and operates in the following business activities:

-          Production of welding electrodes

-          Production of the industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, acetylene, argon)

-          Business of chemicals, calcium carbide

-          Service on:

                        + Designing and installing gases guiding systems

                        + Controlling reliability of containers for compressed gases

 

 

IMPORT & EXPORT ACTIVITIES

 

IMPORT: The subject imports machinery, equipments from Japan, India, EU

EXPORT: N/A

 

 

BANKERS

 

1. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF VIETNAM (INCOMBANK) – Branch No. 1

Address

 

No. 93 - 95 Ham Nghi Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, Hochiminh city

Country

 

Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-8) 8215388 - 8210089

Fax

 

(84-8) 8290696

Swift

 

ICBVVNVX902

 

 

SHAREHOLDER(S)

 
The subject is a One Member Limited Liability Company. Following is its parent:

1. NAME

 

VIETNAM NATIONAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Vietnamese Name

 

TONG CONG TY HOA CHAT VIET NAM

Abbreviated Name 

 

VINACHEM

Address 

 

1A Trang Tien str, Hoan Kiem dist, Hanoi city

Country 

 

Vietnam

Tel 

 

(84-4) 8240551

Fax

 

(84-4) 8252995

Email

 

vinachem@hn.vnn.vn

Website

 

www.vinachem.com.vn

Share

 

100 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

BALANCE SHEET

Unit: 1,000,000 VND  

Description

2006

2005

2004    

 

Current assets & Short-term investment

 

 

 

80,980

51,619

30,150

 

Fixed assets & Long-term investment

144,680

155,785

132,103

Total assets

225,660

207,404

162,253

Payable

165,212

179,574

140,758

Owner’s Equity

60,448

27,830

21,495

Total Liability and Equity

225,660

207,404

162,253

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSE STATEMENT

Description

FY 2006

FY 2005

FY 2004

Total revenue

166,677

124,339

86,729

Deduction Items

10

11

1

Net revenue

166,667

124,328

86,728

Net income from business activities

13,525

37

4,586

Net income from financial operation

- 11,301

55

2,875

Irregular Profit

213

409

130

Total pre-tax profit

2,437

501

1,841

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality

 

Fairly Good

Liquidity

 

Average

Payment status

 

Average

Financial Situation

 

Fairly Good

Development trend

 

Average

Litigation data

 

No Recorded

Bankruptcy

 

No Recorded

Payment Methods

 

Direct payment or through its corresponding bank

Sale Methods

 

Directly to clients

 

 

 

 

INTERPRETATION ON THE SCORES

 

Industrial Gas and Welding Electrode Co., Ltd - SOVIGAZ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vietnam National Chemical Corporation – VINACHEM. Originally, the subject was a state owned enterprise established in 1993. In January 2007, it has changed type of business into one member state limited liability company.

The subject specializes in production of welding electrodes, industrial gases and business of chemicals. Besides, the subject also supplies services on designing and installing gases guiding systems, controlling reliability of containers for compressed gases. Main products of the subject are gaseous oxygen, liquid oxygen, gaseous nitrogen, liquid nitrogen and liquid argon, welding electrode, calcium carbide, super precipitated calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, coated calcium carbonate, calcium carbonate compound and black carbon.

The subject is one of biggest companies in production of welding electrodes and industrial gases in Vietnam. It has many supports from Government and parent company. The subject has large market share and high position in industry.

The premise and facilities of the subject of the subject are standard. At this time, the subject has 7 member units located in big industrial cities and provinces of Vietnam such as Hochiminh city, Hai Phong city, Dong Nai province, Can Tho province, Binh Duong province. These factories are equipped modern production lines with high capacity imported from USA and EU. At this time, the subject is investing a line of liquid oxygen and nitrogen with capacity 3,000Nm3/hour (total investment value is over 208 billions VND) and a production line of welding electrodes (capacity 3,600tons/year) with total value of 9.5 billion VND) in Binh Duong Industrial gaz and Welding Electrode Enterprise. 

In short, the subject is a fairly strong enterprise in this field. Its operation is fairly effective. Its revenue and profit are remarkable. Financial situation of the subject is fairly good. The subject has capacity to meet all normal financial commitments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.21

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.72

Euro

1

Rs.67.92

 

 

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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