MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

26.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EPI VALLEY CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

321, Gongdan 2-dong, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do - 730-906

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.26.1997

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semi-conductor Devices

 

 

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 :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Basic

 

Company Name

EPI VALLEY CO., LTD.

Registered Address

321, Gongdan 2-dong, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Zip Code

730-906

Tel

+82-54-467-2114

Fax

+82-54-467-2222

E-mail

info@sungiltel.com;sales@sungiltel.com

Website

www.sungiltel.com

Trading Address

321, Gongdan 2-dong, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Tel

+82-54-467-2114

Fax

+82-54-467-2222

Other Address- Telecom & IT Div. Sales Group

#511 Roadland EZ Tower 153, GuMi-Dong, BunDang-Gu, SungNam-City KyoungKi-Do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-714-9173

Fax

+82-31-714-9888

Type

Export

Industry

Manufacture of Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semi-conductor Devices

  Main Business

Epiwafer, LED Chip

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

03/26/1997

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Network routers(43222609)

Sell

Personal communication devices(43191500)

Sell

Modems(43222628)

Sell

Standalone telephone caller identification(43221505)

Sell

Network service equipment(43222600)

Sell

Computer accessories(43211600)

Sell

Semiconductor wafers(32131003)

Buy

Diodes(32111500)

Buy

Integrated circuits(32101600)

Buy

Bare printed circuit boards(32131010)

Buy

Bolts(31161600)

Buy

Magnetic coils(39121010)

Buy

Electrical cable and accessories(26121600)

Buy

Nuts(31161700)

Buy

Filters(40161500)

Buy

Resistors(32121600)

Buy

Transistors(32111600)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Cho Joo-Hwan

Date of Birth

10/13/1949

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

9,981,040,500 KRW

Employees

228

Formation

Listed Company (KOSDAQ: 068630) as of 10/27/2005

Venture Business,

Bank Details

Citi Bank, Korea-Gumi Branch

Woori Bank-Daemyung Dong Branch

Corporate Registered No.

176011-0014198

Business Registered No.

513-81-11787

Permit & Licenses

Certification

Venture Company [Daegu Kyungbuk Small & Medium Business Administration, 1998]  

Certificate of Superior Technology Company [Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund, 2000]  

Good Design Product [Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 2000]  

ISO9001 [Korea Quality Assurance, 2000] 

Company Institute Attached [Korea Industrial Technology Association, 2002]  

Prominent Exporting Company [Small & Medium Business Exporting Support Center, 2002]  

INNO-BIZ Company [Small & Medium Business Association, 2002]  

Bluetooth Protocol Stack [Bluetooth SIG, 2002]

Certificate of No Disaster Record [Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency, 2004]  

Certification of joining industry [Korea IT Technology Association, 2004]  

Samsung SDI Excellent Partner [Samsung SDI Cooperation Company Conference, 2004]  

CQIS (Samsung SDI Quality Assurance System) [Samsung SDI, 2004]

 

Award

Meritorious Service in Production of Mobile Phone [Samsung Electronics, 2000] 

Commendation of Taxpayer's Day [Gumi Tax Office, 2000] 

Commendation of Commerce and Industrial Day [Mayor of Gumi, 2000] 

Commendation of Small and Medium Enterprise [Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 2000]

Tech-innovation Competition of Small and Medium Enterprise [Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 2000]  

Commendation of Venture Company [Korean Prime Minister, 2000]  

Commendation of Provincial Government  [Kyungbuk Provincial Governor, 2001] 

Commendation of Taxpayer's Day [Daegu Tax Office, 2004]

Monument of 100million Export  [Korea International Trade Association, 2005]   

Venture 100,000million won club [Korea Venture Business Association, 2006]  

Designation Leading World SME [Kyungbuk Provincial Governor, 2006]

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

Treasury Stock

3,063,526

15.97

SINGIL I&T CO., LTD.

2,086,865

10.88

LUXELLENT CO., LTD.

1,043,432

5.44

Others

12,993,191

97.72

Total

19,187,014

100.00

Company History

03/1997 Company established 

03/1998 Contract with Samsung Electronics Co. for telephones OEM production

11/1998 Listed in [Certificate of ISO 9002]

12/1998 Appointed as The Venture Business from Korean Government  

03/1999 Contract with Samsung Electronics for Home Networks production 

12/01/1999 Changed company name to SUNGIL TELECOM CO., LTD., from SUNGIL TELECOMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

05/2000 Foundation of new factory / Awarded as [Prominent Company] from Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

09/2000 Awarded from Korean Prime Minister in Korean Best Venture Company Contest

10/2000 Listed in [Certificate of Superior Technology Company] from Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund  

09/2001 Contract with Samsung SDI for LCD Module production / Supplying ACR Phone for Amway Korea 

03/2002 Listed in [Certificate of Bluetooth Protocol Stack] from SIG / Exporting ADSL USB Modem for Yozan, Japan

9/2002 Completion of developing 900MHz RF Module

12/2002 Appointed as [INNO-BIZ Company] / Completion of VoIP Phone, 900MHz wireless phone, Bluetooth headset  

01/2003 Visited by No Mu-Hyeon, the president of Korea

11/2003 Contract with Samsung Electronics for VoIP Phone OEM Production

12/2003 Export of WiFi Phone to Hitachi Cable in Japan / Capital Increase without consideration (Capital after funding : USD 2,750,000) 

02/2004 Absorption of Xession Telecom

03/2004 Appointed as SSP (Samsung SDI Partner’s Association)

09/2004 Foundation of TianJin SUNGIL TELECOM in China

12/2004 Certification of Single PPM (Small & Medium Business Association) 

03/2005 Listed in [Certificate of ISO 14001]

05/2005 Awarded from Korean Prime Minister in Single PPM Q-Innovation / Certified as No Disaster Goal Attainment from Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency

07/2005 Awarded from Korean Prime Minister in prevention of industrial disaster

08/2005 Approval for listing stocks on KOSDAQ

10/2005 Listing Stocks on KOSDAQ

11/2005 Awarded as [Monument of 100 million Export] / Conclusion of Supply Agreement for WLL Terminal (Tata Teleservice, India)  

04/2006 Appointed as Venture 100,000million won club (Korea Venture Business Association)

06/2006 Undertaking [K-Mobile] a CDMA mobile handset developing company (Recognizeed as interrelated enterprises)

06/2006 Certificate of Designation Leading World SME (Kyungbuk Provincial Governor)

11/2006 Awarded US$200 Million Export Top Prize

08/16/2007 Changed company name to the present name

09/01/2007 Merged with the Subject and UTU INC.(110111-2801044)

 

The Subject Company, formerly Sungil Telecom Co., Ltd., is a Korea-based manufacturer specialized in the provision of liquid crystal display (LCD) module parts. The Company operates its business under two main segments: display, home automation and wireless local loop (WLL) segments. Its display business segment manufactures parts applied to LCD and organic light-emitting device (OLED) modules and supplies under original equipment manufacturer (OEM) brand to Samsung SDI. Its WLL business provides fixed wireless phones and terminals, wireless pay phones and other related products. In addition, the Company provides wireless fidelity (WiFi) phones, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phones, radio frequency (RF) modules and others. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the display and WLL business accounted for approximately 49% and 47% of total sales, respectively. As of September 11, 2007, the Company merged with EPIVALLEY CO., LTD. and UTU Inc.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

President & CEO

Mr.

Cho Joo-Hwan

Korean

49.10.13

Daegu Commercial High

Vice President

Mr.

Lee Sang-Kil

Korean

49.05.03

-

Director

Mr.

Kim Chul-Kyu

Korean

63.07.02

Youngnam University

Director

Mr.

Oh Zeung-Geun

Korean

49.02.24

Seoul National University

Director

Mr.

Park Doo-Jin

Korean

52.01.10

Seoul National University

Director

Mr.

Chang Seok-Joo

Korean

63.12.05

Kookmin University

Auditor

Mr.

Hong Yong-Kwon

Korean

49.05.17

Daegu Commercial High

 

 

Financials                                                

 

Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2006

178,421,870,890

72,120,409,557

8,535,410,122

2005

154,999,214,174

67,393,708,820

4,500,643,518

2004

119,833,587,253

51,179,634,319

3,020,219,632

2003

64,642,394,594

27,652,537,287

885,634,278

 

 

Financial Description    

 

Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

25,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

9,981,040,500

Total Issues Shares

19,187,014

 

Balance Sheet

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~09/30/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Total Assets

144,770,957,008

72,120,409,557

67,393,708,820

Current Assets

54,414,542,464

33,752,896,444

33,423,571,169

-Quick Assets

34,349,119,657

15,736,462,578

15,039,887,850

-Inventories

20,065,422,807

18,016,433,866

18,383,683,319

Fixed Assets

90,356,414,544

38,367,513,113

33,970,137,651

-Investment

8,916,157,371

6,830,761,942

2,827,200,864

-Tangibles

51,976,747,797

22,934,409,711

22,709,171,020

-Intangibles

24,534,445,721

8,530,054,842

8,369,898,327

-Others

4,929,063,655

72,286,618

63,867,440

Total Liabilities

89,008,775,795

32,490,632,510

39,739,610,044

Current Liabilities

70,297,858,962

21,209,685,950

27,510,036,714

Fixed Liabilities

18,710,916,833

11,280,946,560

12,229,573,330

Capital Stock

9,981,040,500

6,187,267,000

5,633,767,000

Capital Surplus

55,501,092,111

18,354,162,356

12,135,268,755

Profit Surplus

7,618,439,213

14,555,319,435

9,041,710,943

Capital Adjustment

-17,338,390,611

533,028,256

843,352,078

Total Equity

55,762,181,213

39,629,777,047

27,654,098,776

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

144,770,957,008

72,120,409,557

67,393,708,820

 

Current Liabilities

70,297,858,962

21,209,685,950

27,510,036,714

Trade Payables

6,777,455,587

6,218,054,290

8,017,268,300

Short-Term Borrowings

40,270,300,436

8,000,000,000

14,600,000,000

Account Payables

11,933,089,781

3,815,241,215

2,823,005,485

Advance Receipts

1,478,629,704

171,006,300

186,487,917

Withholdings

187,301,966

53,692,124

124,148,766

Accrued Expenses

1,100,637,488

609,943,351

596,486,865

Accrued Income Tax

95,025,935

1,296,154,517

907,839,381

Finance Lease Liabilities

813,057,133

-

-

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

3,183,590,000

895,530,000

254,800,000

Bond with Warrant(BW)

2,762,100,000

-

-

Unearned Income

32,357,003

-

-

Derivatives

282,563,811

150,064,153

-

Others

1,426,093,949

-

-

Fixed Liabilities

18,710,916,833

11,280,946,560

12,229,573,330

Long-Term Borrowings

15,663,980,000

8,749,810,000

6,778,700,000

Leasehold Deposit Received

28,000,000

28,000,000

26,000,000

Provision for Severance & Retirement

2,312,309,237

1,880,815,612

1,406,014,985

Long-Term Account Payables

187,559,856

-

4,558,500,000

Finance Lease Liabilities

1,378,246,965

-

-

Deferred Income Tax Credit

- 

1,773,762,728

311,049,533

 

Income Statement

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~09/30/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Sales

62,782,936,556

178,421,870,890

154,999,214,174

Cost of Sold Goods

62,491,049,362

159,989,266,798

141,566,890,022

Gross Profit

291,887,194

18,432,604,092

13,432,324,152

Selling & Admin. Expenses

5,884,995,652

5,897,281,793

4,611,198,738

Operating Income

(-)5,593,108,458

12,535,322,299

8,821,125,414

Non-Operating Income

2,648,198,335

3,395,408,914

1,686,977,181

Non-Operating expenses

4,926,185,237

4,444,343,361

4,070,005,272

Ordinary Income

(-)7,871,095,360

11,486,387,852

6,438,097,323

Special Income

- 

- 

- 

Income Before Taxes

(-)7,871,095,360

11,486,387,852

6,438,097,323

Income Taxes Expenses

(-)2,094,161,838

2,950,977,730

1,937,453,805

Net Income

(-)5,776,933,522

8,535,410,122

4,500,643,518

 

Cash Flows

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~09/30/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Cash Flows from Operating

(-)928,469,281

16,976,229,254

(-)14,149,576,323

-Net Income

(-)5,776,933,522

8,535,410,122

4,500,643,518

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

9,212,010,997

8,156,247,165

7,956,382,197

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)4,016,927,864

(-)1,175,533,651

(-)378,351,884

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

(-)346,618,892

1,460,105,618

(-)26,228,250,154

Cash Flows from Investing

(-)23,578,640,424

(-)14,665,082,214

(-)7,903,832,885

-Cash Inflow from Investing

21,587,461,012

977,156,386

143,792,096

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)45,166,101,436

(-)15,642,238,600

(-)8,047,624,981

Cash Flows from Financing

24,709,933,094

(-)2,431,001,405

22,272,192,437

-Cash Inflows from Financing

39,180,216,936

13,269,418,000

26,878,752,437

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)14,470,283,842

(-)15,700,419,405

(-)4,606,560,000

Increase/Decrease in Cash

202,823,389

(-)119,854,365

218,783,229

Cash at the Beginning of Year

183,697,137

303,551,502

84,768,273

Cash at the End of Year

386,520,526

183,697,137

303,551,502

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services

Description

 

Main Products & Services

WLL(Wireless Local Loop) Phone, Terminal and Payphone 

LCD/OLED Module for mobile Phone

WiFi Phone

Other telecommunication terminal

Brand Name: PBA, CPBA, SXP

 

 

Trade Partners

 

Customers

SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD(110111-0394174)

HITACHI-JAPAN

TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED-INDIA

Competitors

SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. (110111-0522436)

SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD (130111-0001626)

LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.(110111-0192180)

ZTE(CHINA)

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-

Venture & Affiliates)

 

Subsidiary

ROXIA CO., LTD. (50.06% held by the subject company)

TIANJIN SUNGIL TELECOM CO., LTD. (100.00% held by the subject company)

#10 5TH STREET SAIDA XIQING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA TIANJIN, CHINA

Cooperative Enterprise

Qualcomm

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Thousand KRW

2006

2005

2004

Export

166,913,932

127,969,872

71,834,826

Domestic

11,507,939

27,029,343

47,998,762

Total

178,421,871

154,999,214

119,833,588

 

The Subject exports to Taiwan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.

 

 

Court Action

 

No.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.23

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.88

Euro

1

Rs.66.41

 

 

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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