MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

07.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ETHIOPIA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION(EEPCO)

 

 

Registered Office :

P.O Box 1233 Addis Ababa

 

 

Country :

Ethiopia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

4.9.1955

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1515 Ethiopia

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company, Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Generation and Distribution of Electric Power

 

 

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 150,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

COMPANY REPORTED  

 

ETHIOPIA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION(EEPCO)

 

 

Principal Address   

 

P.o Box 1233 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone:  +251-01-550822

Fax: +251-01-560042

Email: eelpa@telecom.net.et

Internet: www.eepco.gov.et

 

 

Established    

 

4/9/1955

 

 

Registration  

 

No. 1515 Ethiopia

 

 

Legal Form     

 

Limited Liability Company, Limited by shares

 

 

Stock Listing

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2007                                                                                         

1050                                                                                         

 

Office & Factories  

 

Head offices                                   Degualle Aquare, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Branches                                       none

 

 

Company Profile

 

Paid in Capital                               ETB. 100,000,000

Subscribed Capital                         ETB. 100,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                           Position                          Amount                         Ratio

Mr.Ato Miheret Debebe                   CEO                                                             

Mr.Ato Abdul Hakim Mohammed     Director                                                         

Mr.Ato Abebe Tesfaye                    Director                                                         

Mr.Ato Girma Tegenge                    Director                                                         

Mr.Ato Melaku Mamo                     Director                                                         

Mr. Ato Shiferaw Telila                    Director                                                         

Mr. W/ro Beletu Befirdu                  Director                                                         

Mr.Ato Tegengework Yirga              Director                                                         

Government of Ethiopia                   Holding Co.                                                    100.00%

Total                                                                                                                  100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 150,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

None

 

 

Management/ Directors    

 

President/ CEO (1)            

Name                                Mr.Ato Miheret Debebe

Remarks                           Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)            

Name                                Mr.Ato Abdul Hakim Mohammed

 

Þ  Top decision maker is the person who has the ultimate authority or power to make important managerial decisions. He/She may or may not be officially registered as a president or an executive director.

 

Business Activities 

 

Generation and distribution of electric power

 

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                     30% in cash, 70% on LC, TT

Selling terms                     80% in cash, 20% on credit

                                       

 

Suppliers   

 

None

 

 

Customers 

 

Public in General

                                       

 

Recent Sales  

 

BIRR. 300,000,000  (2007)

 

 

Exports

 

None

 

 

Export Ratio  

 

0.0%

 

 

Import Ratio  

20.0%

 

 

Domestic Market Share    

 

90.0%

 

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                      NATIONAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

 

 

Credit Check of Subject, President & CEO (as of report date)

 

Payment Morale: In the documents at our disposal nothing adverse has been shown so far.

CREDIT RATING: Financial situation is average.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 150,000 outstanding at any one time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.37

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.51

Euro

1

Rs.68.08

 

 

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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