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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :            

13.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LABORATORIOS STEIN S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

1 Km Sobre Carretera Interamericana Cártago Del Cruce De Taras, Cártago

 

 

Country :

Costa Rica

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.09.1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

Volume 0155, Folio 281, Entry 00251

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products for human consumption

 

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 :

US$615,000

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)

Costra Rica

b1

b1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

IDENTIFICATION                                                                                                                                 

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME

:

LABORATORIOS STEIN S.A.

TRADE NAME

:

"LABORATORIOS STEIN"

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION

:

CJ 31010289601

MAIN ADDRESS

:

1 Km sobre Carretera Interamericana Cártago del Cruce de Taras

CITY

:

Cártago

DEPARTMENT/STATE

:

Cártago

COUNTRY

:

COSTA RICA

TELEPHONE

:

25506565

FAX

:

25506536

WEB SITE

:

www.labstein.com

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FOUNDATION               : 1975

LAST CAPITAL : C/.2,282,000,000.= Colones

SHAREHOLDERS '

EQUITY                        : C/.3,437,030,418.= Colones (As of 31.12.2005)

SALES                         : 16,472,495,499.00

EMPLOYEES               : 417

PAYMENTS                  : Usually to terms/good

CHIEF EXECUTIVE       : WASERSTEIN RUBINSTEIN, MICHEL

DISPOSITION               : TOTAL (Full information and figures).

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS                                                                                                                                 

 

LEGAL ESTATUS

:

Joint-Stock Company

DATE OF INCORPORATION

:

26SEP1975

START OF OPERATIONS

:

N/A

REGISTERED IN

:

Cartago

NOTARY OFFICE

:

N/A

DURATION

:

100 years

REGISTRATION

:

Volume 0155, Folio 281, Entry 00251

INITIAL CAPITAL

:

C/.100,000.= Colones

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL

:

C/.2,282,000,000.= Colones

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE

:

N/A

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

:

C/.3,437,030,418.= Colones (As of 31.12.2005)

TYPE OF SHARES

:

Registered

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

:

No

SHARE VALUE

:

N/A

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE

:

C/. 499.98 per US$1.= Dollar

MEMBERSHIP

:

N/A

 

DIRECTORS / EXECUTIVES / SHAREHOLDERS                                                                                                                                  

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME

TITLE

OWNERSHIP %

WASERSTEIN GOLDWASSER, KOUPIEKT ISAAC

President

34%

RUBINSTEIN WINNER DE WASERSTEIN, JEANNETTE

Secretary

33%

WASERSTEIN RUBINSTEIN, MICHEL

General Manager

33%

MORENO, JUAN CARLOS

Production Manager

 

CALDERON AGUILAR, GERALD

Finance Manager

 

 

 

WHO IS WHO?                                                                                                                                  

 

WASERSTEIN GOLDWASSER, KOUPIEKT ISAAC

NATIONALITY                          : Costa Rican

BORN                                       : In 1951

DOC OF IDENT.                        : CI 1035279

PROFESSION                           : Doctor

CIVIL STATUS                          : Married to Jeannete Rubistein Winner

BACKGROUND INFORMATION .-

Individual of Jewish origin.

 

RUBINSTEIN WINNER DE WASERSTEIN, JEANNETTE

CIVIL STATUS                          : Married to Koupier Isaac Waserstein Goldwasser

 

 

RELATED COMPANIES TO SUBJECT COMPANY OR TO MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER                                                                                                                                  

 

BUSINESS                                                                                                                                 

MAIN ACTIVITY .-

Preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products for human consumption.

Products sold: Drugs, creams, shampoos, among others.

Brands sold: "ACTIVITON", "CALCIONIL"

 

IMPORT           : Yes

                        Raw material from India, China, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, USA.

EXPORT           : Yes

                        Pharmaceutical products and toiletries, to Ecuador, Dominican Republic,

                        Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama.

 

% CASH SALES/METHOD

:

N/A

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

:

100% (Terms up to 60 days)

% FOREIGN SALES (COUNTRIES)

:

40%

% DOMESTIC PURCHASES

:

35%

% FOREIGN PURCHASES

:

N/A

SELLING TERRITORY

:

Domestic and international market

EMPLOYEES

:

417

 

LOCATION .-

Premises

:

Own

Monthly Amount

:

N/A

Time Occupied

:

N/A

Area

:

13,000 sqm.

Floors

:

2

 

Remarks and other Premises .-

Head office:  1 Km sobre Carretera Interamericana Cártago del Cruce de Taras, Cártago, Cártago, Costa Rica. Tel: (506) 25506565

 

Subject occupies a built area of 10,000 m2. Plant of 5,000 m2.

 

No other operational sites were found.

 

COMMENTS .-

Subject works in three 8-hour work shifts.

 

It operates at 100% of its installed capacity.

Production:

90% solids : tablets and capsules.

10% semisolids: syrups, powders, suppositories, ovules.

 

Subject has been granted the ISO 9000 Certification.

 

Main customers:

- Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Security Institute)

- Caja Panameña de Seguro Social (Panamanian Social Security Agency)

- Laboratorio Suizo Difare

- Tecnofarma.

- Grupo Condefa S.A.

- Droguería Americana S.A.

- Astor.

- Droguerçia Comercial Salvadoreña.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                  

 

Interviewee(s)

:

Gerald Caladerón

Position(s)

:

Finance Manager

Cooperation

:

TOTAL (Full information and figures).

Information Provided

:

The interviewed person kindly verified general information and sent  key figures of the Balance Sheet of this company at 31/12/2010, year-end, expressed in Colones. Financial data of this company of year 2009 was not publicly accessible. As reference we include in this report figures of this company of year 2008.  We also resorted to research on third-party sources, and our own files, whereby we collected additional information contained in this report.

 

BALANCE SHEET

 BALANCE SHEET DATE

31DEC2010

31DEC2008

 PERIOD

12 months

12 months

 EXCHANGE RATE PER US$

512.97

555.47

 CURRENCY

Colones

Colones

 ASSETS

 

 

  TOTAL CURRENT

12,059,521,809.00

11,209,292,350.00

  FIXED

2,986,188,742.00

2,360,564,596.00

  TOTAL ASSETS

15,045,710,551.00

13,569,856,946.00

 LIABILITIES

 

 

  TOTAL CURRENT

9,520,430,365.00

6,859,354,749.00

  LONG TERM

1,240,771,905.00

1,926,314,521.00

 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY

4,284,508,281.00

4,784,187,676.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES

15,045,710,551.00

13,569,856,946.00

 SALES

16,472,495,499.00

15,080,854,565.00

 PROFIT(LOSS)

166,672,362.00

514,709,546.00

 

RATIO

 LIQUIDITY RATIO

1.27

(Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

 DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO

45.00

(Shareholders's equity/Current Liabilities %)

 PROFITABILITY MARGIN

1.01

(Profits/Sales %)

 WORKING CAPITAL

2,539,091,444.00

(Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION                        :           LIGHTLY FAIR

According to the latest financial statements submitted (31/12/2010) we estimate the Company's financial situation as Fair, on the grounds that the liquidity ratio is slightly acceptable. Its Working Capital maintains a slightly satisfactory margin.  Stockholders' equity  moderately covers its liabilities. Its results are slightly satisfactory.

 

INSURANCE .-

Company

Againts

Amount

Expiration

INC Instituto Nacional de Seguros

Fully comprehensive

N/A

N/A

 

 

PAYMENTS RECORD                                                                                                                                  

 

TRADE REFERENCES .-

Supplier

Country

Tel.

Line of Credit

Monthly Average

Terms(days)

Perfomance?

Time

Products/Services

Corrugados del Guarco S.A.

COSTA RICA

506 25738606

 Open

C/. 500,000.=

invoice 30 days

Prompt

2001

Corrugated cardboard boxes.

DHL Costa Rica

COSTA RICA

506 22096000

 Open

C/. 2,500,000.=

invoice 30 days

Prompt

1987

Courier service

 

NOTE: Other Suppliers did not provide information or could not be consulted.

Supplier

Country

Tel.

Industrias Hergar Ltda.

COSTA RICA

506 22723559

Traducciones Tlacuil

COSTA RICA

505 22442387

Maimba SAIC

ARGENTINA

5411 47803262

Envases Comerciales SA

COSTA RICA

N/A

Moravia SA

COSTA RICA

N/A

Americhem

U.S.A.

N/A

BAselux

SWITZERLAND

N/A

Roberto Lopatin & Asociados

ARGENTINA

5411 47803262

Aphifarma

SWITZERLAND

N/A

Cipla

INDIA

N/A

Envasa S.A.

COSTA RICA

506 22393944

 

 

CREDIT HISTORY .-

Local obligations are met promptly. Thus the company enjoys a good credit rating. Established customer. No protest notes and/or defaulted payment traced.

 

 

LAWSUITS .-

 

There are not reports of any delinquency, restraints, lawsuits, summons, bankruptcy, auctions, disabled

accounts, etc. against this company.

 

 

BANKING INFORMATION                                                                                                                                  

 

BANKERS .-

Bank

Contact

Telephone

Account #

DC (S/.)

FC (US$)

BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BANCO BCT

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BANCO HSBC

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

CITIBANK

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Subject carries out its financial operations through the above-mentioned entities which did not provide information on handling of its accounts, under the bank secrecy act.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                  

 

REPUTATION .-

NOTHING  AGAINST COMPANY

 

 

 

CREDIT OPINION                                                                                                                                  

 

Consulted Credit Amount :       Maximum

We estimate this company is eligible to be granted a maximum credit amount of US$615,000.= Dollars.

 

NOTE: The Opinion given is confidential referential and with out liability

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.22

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.26

Euro

1

Rs.63.90

 

 

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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