MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

02.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TEXAS PIPE AND SUPPLY COMPANY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

2330 Holmes Rd Houston, Tx 77051

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

31.12.2002

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Steel Distributor

 

 

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 2,000,000

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

Clear

 


 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.09.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

United States 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Stexas Pipe & Supply Co

Address in the order:

2330 Holmes Road, Houston, Texas-1098

Comments on data supplied:

Please note that the correct company`s name is "TEXAS PIPE AND SUPPLY COMPANY LTD"

Legal Name:

TEXAS PIPE AND SUPPLY COMPANY LTD

 

 

Legal Address

2330 HOLMES RD HOUSTON, TX 77051, USA

 

 

Telephone:

(713) 799-9235

ID :

0800156727

Fax:

(713) 799-8701

Legal Form:

Limited Company

Email:

customerservice@texaspipe.com

Registered in:

Texas

Website:

http://www.texaspipe.com/

Date Created:

1918

Manager:

Art Shelton, President

Date Incorporated:

December 31st, 2002

Staff:

215

Stock:

NA

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Steel Distributor

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

Location                                   

712 MAIN ST HOUSTON  TX   77002- 3201

 


BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The company was created in 1918.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company distributes steel.

Products/Services description:

 

The company distributes carbon pipes, stainless pipes, and stainless fittings and flanges.

Sales are:

 

Wholesale

Operations area:

 

National, International

The subject employs 215 employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The company is headquartered at: 2330 HOLMES RD HOUSTON, TX 77051, USA

Surface area:

 

120 acres

Branches:

 

The company has stocking facilities in 8 states.



Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

The company is privately held.

 

The Rubenstein family appears to be the major shareholder. However, this information was not verified by the company.

Management:

 

Maury Rubenstein, CEO

Art Shelton, President

Jason Rubenstein, Executive Vice President

 



Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

We have contacted the company and left a voice mail which kept unanswered.

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

 

Those figures are estimates provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company.

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2009

Turnover

384,155,000

The cash flow is

normal

 

Legal Fillings

 There are 9 UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of Texas.

 

There are no legal filings listed with the District Court.

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT LISTED ON THE OFAC LIST.*

 

For information:

 

* The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List is a publication of OFAC which lists individuals and organizations with whom United States citizens and permanent residents are prohibited from doing business.

 

** The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America. 

 

The UCC deals primarily with transactions involving personal property (movable property), not real property (immovable property).

 

It allows a creditor to notify other creditors about a debtor’s assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

 

The Uniform Commercial Code Bureau files and maintains on financial obligations (including IRS liens) incurred by individuals (in business as a sole proprietor), business entities and corporations.



Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a correct credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 

 Final Opinion

 

This is a medium sized American company. It employs 215 people and has been in business for 92 years.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 


SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 



APPENDIX

 

Person Interviewed

 

Voice mail.

Comments

 

We called the company several times and were always transferred to a voice mail. We left a message but as of today nobody has returned our calls.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.65

UK Pound

1

Rs.71.93

Euro

1

Rs.63.24

 

 

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

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

 

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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