MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

09.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AL KHALEEJ SUGAR CO LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Building, Al Rigga Street, Al Bateen, PO Box 14415 & 15988, Dubai

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

53836, Dubai

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Refining and Marketing of Sugar

 

 

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 :

US$ 500,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : AL KHALEEJ SUGAR CO LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Start Date                                             : 1992

Registration Date                                   : 8th February 2000

Commercial Registration Number            : 53836, Dubai

Trade Licence Number                            : 515821

Chamber Membership Number    : 57897

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 300,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 300,000

Total Workforce                         : 315

Activities                                               : Refining and marketing of sugar

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Recommended Credit Limit                     : US$ 500,000

 

 

 


 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

AL KHALEEJ SUGAR CO LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building : Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Building

Street               : Al Rigga Street

Area                 : Al Bateen

PO Box             : 14415 & 15988

Town                 : Dubai

Country : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-4) 2957777

Facsimile          : (971-4) 2956677

Email                : info@aksugar.ae

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.

 

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       Jebel Ali Free Zone                                                                            Sugar Refinery

PO Box: 17077

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 8817057 / 8818705

Fax: (971-4) 8815935

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                           Nationality                     Position

 

·       Jamal Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                         Emirati                        Managing Director

 

·       Majid Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                            Emirati                        Director

 

·       Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                                     Emirati                        Director

 

·       Abdullah Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                     Emirati                        Director

 

·       Ali Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                              Emirati                        Director

 

·       Hamed Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                        Emirati                        Director

 

·       Mohamed Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                      Emirati                        Director

 

·       Omar Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                          Emirati                        Director

 

·       Taleb Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                          Emirati                        Director

 

·       Cyrus Raja                                                          -                            General Manager

 

·       Fazalur Rahman                                                   -                            Finance Manager

 

·       Javeed Ahmed                                                     -                            Administration Manager

 

·       Sabri Aweira                                                        -                            Refinery Manager

 

·       Shabbir Bahrenwala                                              -                            Commercial Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : Subject’s operations date back to 1992, however it was registered on 8th February 2000

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 53836, Dubai

 

Trade Licence No.       : 515821 (Expires 19/12/2009)

 

Chamber Member No. : 57897

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                              Percentage

 

·       Jamal Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                        60%

 

·       Majid Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                                           11%

 

·       Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                                                    11%

 

·       Abdullah Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                      3%

 

·       Ali Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                               3%

 

·       Hamed Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                         3%

 

·       Mohamed Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair                                       3%

 

·       Omar Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                           3%

 

·       Taleb Majid Ahmad Al Ghurair                                           3%

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Subject is a member of the Al Ghurair Group, which has a turnover over in excess of UAE Dh 3 billion (US$ 850 million). The group has a diversified range of interests spanning real estate, finance and industry, with specialist operations in banking, trading and shipping.

 

Some of the very successful industries it operates today in the United Arab Emirates, include the National Flour Mills Co Ltd, National Cement Company, Gulf Extrusions at Jebel Ali, Masafi Mineral Water Co LLC, National Mosaic Tiles, Arabian Packaging Co and Al Ghurair Publishing and Printing. In the banking sector, the Ghurairs are owners of the UAE’s largest private bank, the Dubai-based Mashreq Bank, which is one of the Group’s most successful ventures and operates from branches both within and outside the UAE.

 

The Al Ghurair Group is active in London, New York, Cairo, Khartoum, Istanbul, Bombay, Doha, Colombo, Karachi and Lahore.

 

The Al Ghurair Group comprises the following concerns :

 

·       Al Ghurair Holdings (Private) Ltd

 

·       Gulf Extrusions Ltd

 

·       Arabian Aluminium Company

 

·       Al Ghurair Publishing & Printing House

 

·       Union Mosaic & Marble Company

 

·       Emirates Trading Agency LLC (ETA)

 

·       Arabian Mix

 

·       National Cement Company Ltd

 

·       Arabian Packing Company

 

·       Gulf Utensils

 

·       Gulf Import & Export Co

 

·       House of Perfume

 

·       Computer Intelligence and Communications Ltd

 

·       Gulf Confectionery & Biscuit Company

 

·       Oman Insurance Co Limited

 

·       Mashreq Bank

 

·       Al Ghurair Enterprises

 

·       Al Ghurair Exchange

 

·       National Flour Mills Company Ltd

 

·       National Concrete Company Ltd

 

·       Masafi Mineral Water Co LLC

 

·       Associated Construction & Investment Co LLC (ASCON)

 

·       Al Ghurair Fieness Perry & Partners

 

·       Pak Arab Traders

 

·       Al Ghurair Real Estate

 

·       Al Ghurair Centre LLC

 

·       Central Electric Equipment Co LLC (CEEC)

 

·       National Oman Marble Company

 

·       Rawda Quarries Ltd

 

·       Ghurair Tarmac

 

·       Oman Finance Company

 

·       Ghurair Crown (Engineering) Ltd

 

·       Al Ghurair Industries (Pvt) Ltd

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the refining and marketing of sugar in the UAE and throughout the Gulf Region.

 

                 In January 1998 subject received ISO 9002 accreditation and ISO9001:2000 in April 2004.

 

Production Capacity: 2,500,000 tonnes of refined sugar per annum

 

Import Countries: Australia, Thailand, and South Africa

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 315 employees.

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Companies registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Mashreq Bank Plc

Deira Branch

PO Box : 1250

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 2229131 / 2221134

Fax : (971-4) 2233784

 

·       Dubai Islamic Bank

PO Box : 1080

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 2953000

Fax : (971-4) 2954111

 

·       Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Al Rigga Road

PO Box : 5550

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 2958888 / 3228141

Fax : (971-4) 2959310 / 3279632

 

·       Commercial Bank of Dubai

Mankhool Street

PO Box : 2668

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 3523355

Fax : (971-4) 3527655 / 2524796

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

This is a well established company, part of the Al Ghurair Group which is deemed trustworthy for respecting its financial trade commitments. Payment obligations are reportedly met in a prompt and timely manner and local sources advise that subject is a sound trade risk. As such the above credit figure is deemed admissible.

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.13

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.02

Euro

1

Rs.67.77

 

 

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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