MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TELESCAN TELECOMUNICACQOES E SISTEM

 

 

Registered Office :

P.o Box 2512 Bairro Central Maputo

 

 

Country :

Mozambique

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

8.6.1999

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company, Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Providers of telecommunications and meteorological systems

 

 

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 200,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY REPORTED  

 

TELESCAN TELECOMUNICACQOES E SISTEM

 

 

REGISTERED NAME   

 

TELESCAN (TELECOMUNICACQOES E SISTEMAS LDA)

 

 

Principal Address   

 

P.o Box 2512 Bairro Central Maputo, Mozambique

Telephone:  +258-21309076

Fax: +258-21320765

Email: telescan@telescan.co.mz

Internet: www.telescan.co.mz

 

 

Established

 

8/6/1999

 

 

Legal Form

 

Limited Liability Company, Limited by shares

 

 

Stock Listing 

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2007                                                                   

400                                                                                           

 

 

Office & Factories  

 

Head offices                                   489,r/c Av Karl Marx, Maputo, Mozambique

Branches                                       Major Towns of Mozambique

 

 

Company Profile 

 

Paid in Capital                               MZM. 100,000,000

Subscribed Capital                         MZM. 100,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                           Position                          Amount                         Ratio

Mr. Henrique Costa                        President                                                      

Mr. Carlos Costa                            Director                                                         

Anabela Dourado                            Director                                                         

Nuno Pombeiro                              Director                                                         

Telecomunicacqoes e sistemas lda Portugal                        Holding Co.                100.00%

Total                                                                                                                  100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 200,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

Management/ Directors      

 

President/ CEO (1)            

Name                                Mr. Henrique Costa

E-mail                               henrique.costa@telescan.pt

Remarks                           Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)            

Name                                Anabela Dourado

 

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 

 

Providers of telecommunications and meteorological systems

 

 

Terms of payment

 

Buying terms                     30% in cash, 70% on credit

Selling terms                     50% in cash, 50% on credit

                                       

 

Suppliers   

Siemens.

 

 

Customers 

 

Public

                                       

 

Recent Sales  

 

MZM. 58,000,000,000  (2007)

 

 

Exports

 

None

 

 

Export Ratio  

 

0.0%

 

 

Import Ratio  

 

70.0%

 

 

Domestic Market Share    

 

30.0%

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                      MCBC Bank

 

 

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 Satisfactory.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 200,000 outstanding at any one time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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