MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

09.09.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NEXEN CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

262-14, An-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 621-914

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.10.1968

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

618-81-15827

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Tires and Tubes

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 Basic

 

Company Name

NEXEN CORPORATION

Registered Address/Factory

262-14, An-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Zip Code

621-914

Tel

+82-55-333-0771

Fax

+82-55-333-0778

E-mail

dwhuh77@nexencorp.co.kr

Website

www.nexencorp.co.kr

Trading Address-Seoul Branch

796-27, Bangbaebon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-2-595-9811

Fax

+82-2-595-0582

Other Address-Siheung Factory

Da-301, Sihwa Industrial Complex, 1245, Jeongwang-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-499-2751

Fax

+82-31-499-2750

Other Address-Daejeon Sales Office

46-2, Daehwa-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, Korea

Tel

+82-42-627-4860

Other Address-Busan Branch

300-2, Bugok 2-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, Korea

Tel

+82-55-320-7377

Fax

+82-55-333-0778

Type

Export

Industry

Manufacture of Tires and Tubes

  Main Business

Automotive Tire, Automotive Tire Inner Tube, Golf Ball

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

09/10/1968

The Subject owns the premises of registered HQ address/Factory, Siheung Factory and Daejeon Sales Office.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Golf balls(49211602)

Sell

Tires and tire tubes(25172500)

Sell

Mechanical wire(31151800)

Buy

Packaging films(24141514)

Buy

Steel(11101704)

Buy

Packaging boxes(24121503)

Buy

Processed and synthetic rubber(13101600)

Buy

Natural rubber(13101500)

Buy

Packaging tape(31201517)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Kang Byeong-Jung

Date of Birth

07/25/1939

Title

Chairman & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

Profiles

 

Capital

15,190,000,000 KRW

Employees

555

Formation

Listed Company (Korea Stock Exchange : 005720) as of 12/19/1987

Bank Details

Korea Exchange Bank

Kookmin Bank

Busan Bank

Corporate Registered No.

184611-0000583

Business Registered No.

618-81-15827

Permit & Licenses

06/30/1979 KS Mark

06/14/1982 KS Mark

05/20/1994 ISO 9002

05/20/1994 ISO 9001

 

Patent No : 4998733 (Golf Ball)

Registered : March 12, 1991

Certified by : Korea Intellectual Property Office

Characterized by the cone-shaped dimples and the Propellent Hexagonal Configuration (P.H.C), which symmetrically arranges dimples of different sizes and depths PHC dimple pattern P.H.C (Propellant Hexagon Configuration)

 

Patent No : 054262 (Golf Ball)

Registered : August 31, 1992

Certified by : Korea Intellectual Property Office

Description : Characterized by the cone-shaped dimples and the Propellent Hexagonal Configuration (P.H.C), which symmetrically arranges dimples of different sizes and depths PHC dimple pattern

P.H.C (Propellant Hexagon Configuration)

 

Int’l Trade No.: 781831

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

KANG BYEONG-JUNG

515,233

16.96

KIM YANG-JA

330,277

10.87

KANG HO-CHAN

305,026

10.04

KOREA VALUE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.(110111-3398959)

287,870

9.48

COSMO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.(110111-1715220)

243,040

8.00

DBLDN-PBR-PRSPECT

168,301

5.54

OTHERS

1,188,253

39.11

TOTAL

3,038,000

100.00

Company History

04/2007 Stopped Business of Recycled Tire Div.

11/2003 Established Qingdao Nexen Corporation in China

09/2003 Established ERP System

08/2002 Changed the company name from Heungah to Nexen Corporation

12/2001 Acquisition of Korea New Network Co,.(KNN)

03/2000 Established Nexen Engineering

06/1999 Acquisition Nexen Tires Corporation

06/1995 Established Qingdao Heungah Corporation in China

05/1994 certificate of ISO 9001 for tire inner tubes and envelopes and ISO 9002 for golf balls

02/1994 established Nexen Tech Corporation

06/1992 Awarded the Trade Promotion Prize

11/1989 Awarded the export prize over $50 MM

12/1987 Listed Stock at KSE Market

09/1968 Incorporated as Heung Ah Tire Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

The Subject Company is a manufacturer engaged in the provision of rubber products. The Company provides tire inner tubes for passenger cars, light trucks, buses, motorcycles, scooters and others; tire flaps, for trucks and buses, radial trucks and buses, light trucks, tractors, sand tires, off-the road tires and industrial tires; products for retreading tires, including curing envelopes, curing tubes and curing flaps, and solid tires. The Company provides its tube and tire products under the brand name NEXEN. It also provides golf balls under the brand names NEXEN and FARMAX.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Kang Byeong-Jung

Korean

1939.07.25

Dongah University

President & CEO

Mr.

Hwang Kyung-Soo

Korean

1952.06.26

Seoul National University

Vice President

Mr.

Kang Ho-Chan

Korean

1971.10.30

Yonsei University

Outside Director

Mr.

Kim Ok-Jo

Korean

1940.08.16

Sungkyunkwan University

Auditor

Mr.

Song Tae-Myung

Korean

1949.10.30

Seoul National University

 

 

Financials                                                

Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2007

139,927,008,243

257,373,987,098

11,906,490,784

2006

126,462,071,840

244,705,643,914

-5,375,452,000

2005

144,949,571,794

252,257,171,948

11,651,258,960

2004

158,314,308,680

247,085,143,668

16,908,976,839

2003

144,940,325,573

231,925,900,717

14,883,844,229

 

 

Financial Description                                       

Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

40,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

15,190,000,000

Total Issues Shares

3,038,000

 


 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~06/30/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Total Assets

287,063,277,242

257,373,987,098

244,705,643,914

Current Assets

86,070,419,417

59,260,011,048

54,685,123,126

-Quick Assets

58,614,941,879

40,099,705,371

33,902,179,591

-Inventories

27,455,477,538

19,160,305,677

20,782,943,535

Fixed Assets

200,992,857,825

198,113,976,050

190,020,520,788

-Investment

126,121,041,651

122,637,594,840

112,222,887,243

-Tangibles

72,494,407,821

72,895,059,070

75,723,933,393

-Intangibles

878,872,430

942,876,485

1,025,138,401

-Others

1,498,535,923

1,638,445,655

1,048,561,751

Total Liabilities

90,560,385,205

74,964,487,221

74,700,420,862

Current Liabilities

57,260,626,149

42,446,831,497

27,384,643,085

Fixed Liabilities

33,299,759,056

32,517,655,724

47,315,777,777

Capital Stock

15,190,000,000

15,190,000,000

15,190,000,000

Capital Surplus

42,672,083,240

42,672,083,240

41,140,888,867

Profit Surplus

137,038,286,943

124,511,401,510

113,162,573,094

Capital Adjustment

1,602,521,854

36,015,127

511,761,091

Total Equity

196,502,892,037

182,409,499,877

170,005,223,052

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

287,063,277,242

257,373,987,098

244,705,643,914

 

Current Liabilities

57,260,626,149

42,446,831,497

27,384,643,085

Trade Payables

6,052,468,191

7,759,328,036

7,380,477,099

Short-Term Borrowings

36,714,261,787

24,021,568,450

15,305,408,000

Account Payables

213,128,146

116,962,409

89,123,718

Advance Receipts

2,824,102,914

1,705,228,662

1,135,269,114

Withholdings

184,627,894

262,346,872

183,493,635

Accrued Expenses

3,219,666,246

3,176,564,818

3,242,270,731

Accrued Income tax

4,923,464,346

2,353,971,090

- 

Accrued Dividends

- 

- 

- 

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

3,029,032,200

3,027,510,750

24,534,000

Unearned Income

99,874,425

14,191,780

19,335,615

Derivatives

- 

- 

4,731,173

Deferred Income Tax

- 

9,158,630

- 

Fixed Liabilities

33,299,759,056

32,517,655,724

47,315,777,777

Long-Term Borrowings

372,573,900

387,472,950

18,410,252,527

Provision for Severance & Retirement

5,818,787,262

5,449,657,015

6,225,604,220

Deferred Income Tax

21,597,816,820

21,650,994,262

18,380,020,909

Others

8,502,144,000

8,463,025,000

8,447,846,000

 


 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~06/30/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Sales

99,766,663,555

139,927,008,243

126,462,071,840

Cost of Sold Goods

76,634,812,714

114,599,148,197

108,940,896,629

Gross Profit

23,131,850,841

25,327,860,046

17,521,175,211

Selling & Admin. Expenses

9,554,516,846

16,470,862,462

14,233,133,379

Operating Income

13,577,333,995

8,856,997,584

3,288,041,832

Non-Operating Income

10,466,530,175

19,009,915,439

11,288,351,215

Non-Operating expenses

5,686,012,134

9,327,794,742

12,056,770,042

Ordinary Income

18,357,852,036

18,539,118,281

2,519,623,005

Special Income

- 

- 

- 

Income Before Taxes

18,357,852,036

18,539,118,281

2,519,623,005

Income Taxes Expenses

5,156,521,872

6,150,810,986

7,504,088,306

Net Income

13,201,330,164

11,906,490,784

(-)5,375,452,000

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~06/30/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Cash Flows from Operating

(-)4,563,640,849

13,760,832,212

8,350,254,480

-Net Income

13,201,330,164

11,906,490,784

(-)5,375,452,000

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

4,701,196,256

10,944,489,591

12,961,371,032

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)5,920,924,706

(-)14,201,276,997

(-)4,515,654,669

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

(-)16,545,242,563

5,111,128,834

5,279,990,117

Cash Flows from Investing

3,196,860,740

(-)3,541,538,420

(-)4,608,353,662

-Cash Inflow from Investing

14,361,797,629

68,902,724,513

34,773,373,126

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)11,164,936,889

(-)72,444,262,933

(-)39,381,726,788

Cash Flows from Financing

10,246,231,776

(-)7,249,510,661

(-)7,160,445,283

-Cash Inflows from Financing

56,054,787,597

70,266,021,641

175,974,254,614

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)45,808,555,821

(-)77,515,532,302

(-)183,134,699,897

Increase/Decrease in Cash

8,879,451,667

2,969,783,131

(-)3,418,544,465

Cash at the Beginning of Year

7,381,319,980

4,411,536,849

7,830,081,314

Cash at the End of Year

16,260,771,647

7,381,319,980

4,411,536,849

 


 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

Automotive Tire, Automotive Tire Inner Tube, Golf Ball

 

Brand Name : NEXEN, FARMAX

Annual Production Capacity (Unit: Mil. KRW)

Item

2007

2006

TUBE

44,146

55,863

TIRE

16,164

25,229

Others

19,211

25,172

 

 

Trade Partners

 

Suppliers

QINGDAO HEUNGAH YUNTAE CO., LTD.-CHINA

Customers

NEXEN TIRE CORPORATION(110111-0014219)

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

NEXEN TECH CORPORATION(180111-0152057)

(34.64% held by the subject company)

 

NEXEN TIRE CORPORATION(110111-0014219)

(29.58% held by the subject company)

 

NEXEN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.(184611-0038104)

(49.74% held by the subject company)

 

KOREA NEW NETWORK CORPORATION(180111-0162585)

(6.85% held by the subject company)

Overseas Office

NEXEN AMERICA CORPORATION

14241 EAST FIRESTONE BLVD., SUITE 230, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 USA

TEL:+1-909-923-4441 FAX : +1-909-923-448

 

QINGDAO NEXEN CORPORATION

JIANGSHAN TOWN, BUSAN INDUSTRIAL PARK, LAJXI CITY, QINGDAO, CHINA

TEL: +86-532-8646-0535 FAX: +86-532-8646-0539

Subsidiary

NEXEN SERVICE CO., LTD.

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

QINGDAO NEXEN SANKYO CO., LTD-CHINA

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

QINGDAO HEUNGAH YUNTAE CO., LTD.-CHINA

(100.0% held by the subject company)

Cooperative Enterprise

-Insured Company

LIG INSURANCE CO., LTD(110111-0017859)

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Mil KRW

2007

2006

2005

Export

103,602

90,794

104,038

Domestic

36,325

35,668

40,912

Total

139927

126,462

144,950

The Subject exports to Iran, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Europe, North America, Middle & South America and South & East Asia.

 

 

Court Action

 

No.

 

News Clipping

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.26

UK Pound

1

Rs.79.00

Euro

1

Rs.63.53

 

 

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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