MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

05.09.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NUTRER S.A. DE C.V.

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle 4 25-C, Fraccionamiento Industrial Alce Blanco, Naucalpán de Juárez/Estado de México CP 53370

 

 

Country :

Mexico

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.04.1998

 

 

Legal Form :

Stock Company of Variable Capital

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Trader of chemicals through division including Pharma Division and  Food Division

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US $ 550,000 Dollars

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME    : NUTRER S.A. DE C.V.

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION                  : RFC NUT-980420-3Y5  

OPERATING STATUS                           : Active

MAIN ADDRESS                                   : Calle 4 25-C, Fraccionamiento Industrial Alce Blanco

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE                        : Naucalpán de Juárez/Estado de México CP 53370

COUNTRY                                             : MEXICO

TELEPHONE                                         : (5255)2122.0400

FAX                                                      : (5255)2122.0410

E - MAIL                                               : cbusch@nutrer.com

WEB SITE                                            : www.nutrer.com.mx

 

 

SUMMARY                         

 

Incorporation               : 1998 

Operating Status          : Active

Last Capital                 : Ps$3,050,000.= Pesos

Shareholders' Equity : Ps$ 17,041,311.= Pesos (Al 31.12.2007)

Annual Sales               : 315,666,576.00 Pesos

Financial Situation      : FAIR

Employees                   : 75

Rating                          : Irregular

Payments                     : Little credit experience available

Business Trend            : Stable, unchanged

 

 

QUALIFICATION

 

RATING            : Irregular

PAYMENTS      : Little credit experience available

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS  

 

LEGAL STATUS                       : Stock Company of Variable Capital

 

DATE OF INCORPORATION   : 20APR1998

 

REGISTERED IN                       : Naucalpan de Juarez, State of Mexico

 

NOTARY OFFICE                      : Carlos Yfarraguerri Villarreal

 

DURATION                               : 99 years

 

INITIAL CAPITAL                      : Ps$50,000.= Pesos

 

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL     : Ps$3,050,000.= Pesos

 

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE       : No specified

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        : Ps$17,041,311.= Pesos (as of 31/12/2007)

 

TYPE OF SHARES                    : Face value

 

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE: No

 

SHARE VALUE                                     : Ps$1.= Peso

 

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE   : Ps$10.38 per USD1

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Subject is a member of the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism of

 

Naucalpan de Juarez, State of Mexico.

 

 

HISTORY

 

NUTRER S.A. DE C.V. started trading pharmaceutical excipients representing prestigious manufacturers worldwide.

  

In year 2000, the Company diversified itself through products for the food industry, distributing innovative products from prestigious manufacturers worldwide.

 

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME                      TITLE                                       OWNERSHIP %

BUSCH SINK, OLAF                                          Director General                      

PULIDO VELASCO, NORMA                              Admin & Finance Manager               

RODRIGUEZ GUTIERREZ, VICTOR MANUEL  Operations Manager                     

ESCOBEDO TAPIA, GERARDO                         General Accountant                    

DETLEF VON APPEN MBH-DVA                        Shareholder                               100%

 

 

RELATED COMPANY(IES)                     

 

Subject Company is part of DETLEFF VON APPEN, which also groups the firms below:

 

COMPANY NAME                                                          COUNTRY      TAX.REG.                                   RELATION   

DETLEF VON APPEN MBH-DVA                                    GERMANY                                            Related   

DETLEF VON APPEN MEXICANA S.A. DE C.V.              MEXICO            DAM-040319-9N2           Related   

DVA CHEMICAL LLC                                                     U.S.A.                                                              Related   

DVA DE COLOMBIA LIMITADA                                      COLOMBIA                                           Related    

DVA QUIMICA DO BRASIL LIMITADA                             BRAZIL                                                             Related   

 

 

BUSINESS       

 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Import and trade of chemicals through two divisions:

  

- Pharma Division (Diluents, cementing material for direct compression, substances of

controlled release, surfactants, super disintegrants, lubricants, liquid absorbents for

direct compression, vitamins for direct compression, coating substances for quick

disintegration)

  

- Food Division (Nutraceutic products, fats and oils, additives and raw materials,

vitamins, gums and hydrocolloids, sweeteners, preservers, colorings, enzymes).

 

IMPORT   : Yes India, China, Belgium, USA and Germany

EXPORT   : Yes Costa Rica

 

% CASH SALES/METHOD                     : 40%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS                     : 60% (30, 60 and 90 days)

% FOREIGN SALES(COUNTRIES)          : 3%

% DOMESTIC PURCHASES      : 10%

% FOREIGN PURCHASES                     : 90%

SELLING TERRITORY                            : Domestic and foreign markets

EMPLOYEES                                        : 75

 

 

FACILITIES

 

Premises                      : Rented            

Monthly Amount          :Ps$135,000

Area                             : 4,000 m2          

Floors                          : 1

Equipment                   : Appropriate for its operations

Condition                     : Good, concrete material, located at industrial area

Use : Headquarters

 

Remarks and other Premises .-

Subject Company has branches in Monterrey and Guadalajara.

 


 

COMMENTS

 

Reportedly, NUTRER S.A. DE C.V. is a representative for:

  

   (Pharma Division)

   - Gotoku Chemical

   - Shin Etsu

   - Basf

   - Fuji Chemical

   - Merck

   - Holland Sweetener Company

   - JRS Pharma LP

   - DMV

  

   (Food Division)

   - Grupo Unipharm

   - Biocon

   - Daicel

   - Alimacarat

   - Kimica

   - Omnichem

   - Broste

   - Loders Crokaan

  

Subject Company fully wholesales.

 

Client portfolio amounts to 400 customers approximately.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

We talked to Gerardo Escobedo, General Accountant, who kindly supplied operating information, including main accounts of the Balance Sheet for the Fiscal Year ended as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, expressed in Pesos.

  

Projections at the end of the present year consider to increase operating results by 15%. For this purpose, sale prices have been increased and new products have been introduced.

 

 

BALANCE SHEET DATE        :             31DEC2007               31DEC2006

TYPE OF BALANCE SHEET     :                Annual                  Annual

   BALANCE SHEET OF       :             12 months               12 months

   CURRENCY               :                 Pesos                  Pesos

   EXCHANGE RATE PER US$  :                 10.83                   10.81

   ASSETS

      TOTAL CURRENT       :        202,435,495.00          107,431,410.00

      FIXED               :          5,417,048.00           48,301,010.00

   TOTAL ASSETS           :        207,852,543.00          155,732,420.00

   LIABILITIES

      TOTAL CURRENT       :        170,019,855.00          148,860,658.00

      LONG TERM           :         20,791,377.00

   TOTAL EQUITY           :         17,041,311.00            6,871,762.00

   TOTAL LIABILITIES      :        207,852,543.00          155,732,420.00

 

 

   SALES                  :        315,666,576.00          295,328,856.00

   PROFIT (LOSS)          :         17,349,209.00           13,118,995.00

 

 

LIQUIDITY RATIO     :               1.19 (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO:       10.02% (Shareholders'equity/Current Liabilities)

PROFITABILITY MARGIN:        5.50% (Profits/Sales)

WORKING CAPITAL     :           32,415,640.00 (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION  : FAIR

 

Financial standing is deemed to be Fair as liquidity ratio is very tight. Working capital is very moderate and debt exceeds the shareholders equity. Final results are slightly satisfactory.

 

 

INSURANCE 

 

Company                                                         Against              Amount               Validity _

ASEGURADORA ZURICH                       All risk             No specified         No specifi

 

 

PAYMENTS RECORD

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

 

Line of Credit    Monthly Average    Terms(days)) Performance?  Time   Products/Services            Supplier

 1      Open           No specified             30 days           Prompt            2000     Monopropylene, polyethyle Domestic

 

 

COMMENTS

 

MERCK S.A. DE C.V. confirmed to have dealt with Subject for several yeras. Favorable

opinion. Further details were not given because of confidentiality.

 

 

LIST OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                                                                   Telephone    

Agencia de Aduana Safe Mexicana S.A. de C.V.              5255 55708484 

Basf Corporation                                             

Basf de Mexico                                               

Biocou-Biopharmaceuticals & Euzymes                          

Borculo Domo Ingredients                                     

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltda                              

DMV International                                            

FCI Health Science Inc                                       

Holland Sweetener Company                                    

ICE Agencia Aduanal                            5255 57715878 

J. Rettenmaier & Shone GMBH CO KG                            

Merck SA de CV                                               

Romequim S.A. de C.V./Srta.María Eugenia Silva 5255 53824062 

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltda                                   

 

 

LIST OF FOREIGN SUPPLIERS

 

Suppliers listed Alphabetically.  There is not relationship as for the order above

Supplier                                                           Country                

Basf Corporation                                                        

Biocou-Biopharmaceuticals & Euzymes               INDIA                    

Borculo Domo Ingredients                                                

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltda                          JAPAN                    

DMV International                                                        

FCI Health Science Inc                                                  

Gotoku Chemical Company Ltda                         JAPAN                    

Holland Sweetener Company                                                

J. Rettenmaier & Shone GMBH CO KG              GERMANY                  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltda                               JAPAN                    

 

 

LAWSUITS ?

 

No legal actions or claims have been brought against this Company.

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION

 

BANKERS

 

Bank                           

GRUPO FINANCIERO SANTANDER SER

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.

Subject deals with the above banks. No more information could be obtained due to the

Bank Secrecy Act.

 


 

CREDIT OPINION               

 

Request for Maximum Credit :  

Subject Company may be granted a credit limit amounting to US$550,000 Dollars.

 

NOTE: The Opinion given is confidential, referential and without liability.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.26

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.19

Euro

1

Rs.64.42

 

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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