MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

12.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THYSSENKRUPP FORTINOX S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Avda. Córdoba 950, 10º piso (1054), Buenos Aires City

 

 

Country :

Argentina

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18.03.1991

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1348 Book 109

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import, commercialization and processing of stainless steel

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct 

 

 

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 – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

Argentina

b1

b1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


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Registered Name   

 

THYSSENKRUPP FORTINOX S.A.

(BEFORE FORTINOX S.A.)

CUIT No.: 30-64279958-0
 

Summary      

 

INCORPORATED IN 1991. BEGINNER OF ACTIVITIES, BALANCE  AS OF 30.09.2010. NO NEGATIVE ANTECEDENTS UNTIL THE PRESENT, FOR CREDITS PROCEED WITH MODERATION AND REQUEST OF GUARANTEES.

 

 

Operations       

 

STAINLESS STEEL
IMPORT
COMMERCIALIZATION
PROCESSING

 

 

Legal Structure   

 

Business type:       Limited Company
Incorporated:         18/03/1991
Registered:          27/03/1991
Register #:          1348 Book 109
Duration:             Until 26/03/2090
End of fiscal year:  September 30th

 

 

Contact       

 

Legal address: Avda.Córdoba 950, 10º piso (1054), Buenos Aires City, Argentine Republic.

Operative and Administrative address: Rivadavia s/n., Parque Industrial Garín (B1619ADQ), Garín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentine Republic.

Phone: (54-03327) 448000/448089
E-mail: info@fortinox.com.ar
Website: www.fortinox.com.ar

Partners     

 

President:      GEISEN PEDRO PABLO
Vice-president: GRAF HELMUT CRISTIAN

Director:       WEBER CLAUDE
Director:       LEONHARDT FEDERICO GUILLERMO TOMAS
Trustee:        CARENZO FEDERICO
Alternative:    GRAF CARIDE CYNTHIA INES

The first two mentioned ones, as Managers, are in charge of the management and administration of the company, with the use of the social signature.

 

 

Corporate Stock       

 

The company's corporate stock is established in $ 2.100.000 which has been totally subscribed and paid in. It is represented by the same quantity of common shares nominative, nonendorsable of par value $1,00 each.

Fits to highlight that 80% of this capital belongs to:

THYSSENKRUPP SERVICES AG
Hans-Gunther-Sohl-Strabe 1-(40235)
Dusseldorf - Germany.
Activity: Investments in companies.

 

 

Personal Information   

 

GEISEN PEDRO PABLO TEODORO:
Argentinian, married, born in 15/08/1951, L.E. 8.537.829 (CUIT. 20-08537829-6) with address in Los Algarrobos 1372, Bo.San Isidro Chico, San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province.

GRAF HELMUT CRISTIAN:
German, Argentinian naturalized, married, DNI. 93.473.457 (CUIT. 20-15215065-3) with address in Avda.Córdoba 950, 10 piso, Buenos Aires City.

He is registered in the following companies:

KONVEKTA S.A.                                   President
TRUMPLER ARGENTINA S.A.               President
PFISTERER S.A.                                  Alternate Director
EDITORIAL SUDAMERICANA S.A.        Alternate Director
GRIJALBO S.A.                                     Director
AGF ALLIANZ ARGENTINA S.A.            Alternate Director
LAMINAR S.A.                                      President
DYNAMIT NOBEL ARGENTINA S.A.       Alternate Director
EMPLAST S.A.                                     Alternate Director
EL INCA DE ALSINA S.A.                                  Power of Attorney
AGROBARI S.A.                                               President
INTERNATIONAL CATALOG SERVICES S.A.    Vice-president

LEONHARDT FEDERICO GUILLERMO TOMAS:
Argentinian, married, born on 25/02/1944, DNI. 11.955.431.

 

 

History   

 

According to our registered information, this company was incorporated as a result of the merger in 1991 between to big local companies: ACEROS FORTUNA S.A. and INOXMETAL S.A.

These companies were dedicated to the import and commercialization of stainless steel, highlighting that the first company belonged to GRUPO KRUPP A.G. of Germany and the second one to a local family group.

In the course of 1998 KRUPP of Alemania obtained most of the company's shareholding, opening later on a service center where it performs the import, commercialization and processing of stainless steel, being located in Garin, Buenos Aires Province.

In the same year, KRUPP A.G. got merged with another big company in Germany, THYSSEN A.G., incorporating as a result THYSSENKRUPP A.G.

The parent company of the Subject Coompany is THYSSENKRUPP SERVICES A.G., whhich is the Division-Segment of:

THYSSENKRUPP A.G.
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Activity: trading, warehouses, commercialization and construction of service centres with the objective of giving added value to different steels which are produced in the world.

On 01/10/2002 the subject company got merged with THYSSEN ACEROS ARGENTINA S.A., starting in this way to perform the commercialization of special steels for the construction of toolds and sheets used in the mining and agricultural mining, highlighting that these products are supplied by "EWk" EDELSTAHL WITTEN-KREFELD GMBH and THYSSENKRUPP STAHL AG.

Fits to highlight that on 18/04/2006 the company changed its name to the current one of THYSSENKRUPP FORTINOX S.A.

 

 

Economic-Financial Position   

 

BALANCE SHEET AS 30/10/2010.
EXPRESSED IN PESOS ARGENTINOS.



GENERAL STRUCTURE:
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ASSETS CURRENT             $ 196.077.575
ASSETS NON-CURRENT         $  70.363.482
TOTAL ASSETS               $ 266.441.057

LIABILITIES CURRENT        $ 108.056.897
LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT    $ 108.630.433
TOTAL LIABILITIES          $ 216.687.330

NET WORTH                  $  49.753.727

NET SALES                  $ 211.217.794
COST OF SALES          -   $ 181.759.020

FINAL UTILITY              $     377.671

 

 

Balance Sheet       

 

Balance Sheet/s 30/09/2010                      30/09/2009                      30/09/2008

Total Assets       $ 261.218.851,00             $ 261.218.851,00             $ 274.180.799,17

Current Assets    $ 191.667.023,00             $ 191.667.023,00             $ 228.570.768,72

Banks                $ 5.750.001,00                $ 20.718.380,00               $ 4.770.989,62

Accounts Receivables                               $ 29.708.388,00               $ 36.958.286,00        $ 35.078.206,29

Inventory             $ 191.667.023,00             $ 119.110.258,00             $ 174.160.937,67

Fixed Assets      $ 41.731.096,00              $ 32.970.207,00               $ 26.701.270,94

Non-Current Assets                                  $ 69.551.828,00               $ 69.551.828,00        $ 45.610.030,45

Investments        $ 0,00                             $ 0,00                             $ 0,00

Total Liabilities    $ 211.842.795,00             $ 211.842.795,00             $ 183.684.845,78

Current Liabilities                                      $ 96.799.286,00               $ 96.799.286,00        $ 87.555.824,20

Non-Current Liabilities                               $ 115.043.509,00             $ 115.043.509,00      $ 96.129.021,58

StockHolders Equity                                 $ 49.376.056,00               $ 49.376.056,00        $ 90.495.953,39

Net Sales           $ 151.760.090,00             $ 151.760.090,00             $ 191.705.402,17

Cost of Good Sold                                    $ 132.291.637,00             $ 132.291.637,00      $ 147.712.494,05

Gross Result      $ 19.468.453,00              $ 19.468.453,00               $ 43.992.908,12

Administrative Expenses                           $ 9.509.103,00                $ 0,00          $ 10.301.380,14

Selling Expenses                                      $ 17.062.791,00               $ 0,00          $ 17.418.773,76

Financial Income $ 0,00                             $ 0,00                             $ 0,00

Other Expenses  $ -34.016.456,00             $ -60.588.350,00              $ -276.258,32

Final Result        $ -41.119.897,00             $ -41.119.897,00              $ 15.996.495,90

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Analysis      

 

Indexes              30/09/2010                      30/09/2009                      30/09/2008

Current Ratio       198,00 %                        198,00 %                        261,06 %

Quick Ratio         0,00 %                            74,96 %                          62,14 %

Short Term Indebtedness                           196,04 %                        196,04 %     96,75 %

Debt to Equity Ratio                                  429,04 %                        429,04 %     202,98 %

Long Term Assets to Total Assets              26,63 %                          26,63 %      16,64 %

Fixed Assets to Equity                              84,52 %                          66,77 %      29,51 %

Total Assets to Total Liabilities                   123,31 %                        123,31 %     149,27 %

Debt Ratio          81,10 %                          81,10 %                          66,99 %

Equity Ratio        18,90 %                          18,90 %                          33,01 %

Investments to Assets Ratio                       73,37 %                          45,60 %      63,52 %

Current Investment                                     73,37 %                          73,37 %      83,36 %

Stocks Aging Days                                    528,82 días                     328,63 días  430,35 días

Day Sales           71,45 días                       88,89 días                       66,79 días

Trade Debtors To Assets                            11,37 %                          14,15 %      12,79 %

Total Assets Turnover                                58,10 %                          58,10 %      69,92 %

Net Worth Aging  307,36 %                        307,36 %                        211,84 %

Fixed Assets Aging                                   363,66 %                        460,29 %     717,96 %

Gross Profit        87,17 %                          87,17 %                          77,05 %

Financial Expenses on Sales Ratio             0,00 %                            0,00 %        0,00 %

Commercial Exp. on Sales Ratio                11,24 %                          0,00 %        9,09 %

Administrative Exp. on Sales Ratio             6,27 %                            0,00 %        5,37 %

 

 

Assets     

 

Net amount $ 32.970.207, INTEGRATED WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

LAND 3,155,949
BUILDINGS 7,803,174
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 67,953
FACILITIES 719,560
CARRIAGES 243,549
MAQ.HERRAMIENTAS 19,356
EQ.COMPUTACION 120,331
Production machines. 20,237,893
SYSTEMS 254,091
WORKS IN PROGRESS 348,351

A society is given possession of all properties that have affected its business.

 

 


Parent/Related Companies      

 

> THYSSENKRUPP USA INC.
> THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
> THYSSENKRUPP STEEL A.G.
> THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS FRANCE SAS
> THYSSENKRUPP MAGNETTECHNIK GMBH
> THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS IBERICA A.G.
> THYSSENKRUPP MEXINOX D.S. DE C.V.
> THYSSEN DURO METALL GMBH
> OTTO WOLFF HANDELGESSELSCHAFT MBH
> TB TK MATERIAL LOGISTICS & SERVICES

 

 

Evolution and Results       

 

The company is engaged in the bargain and sale, import, export, representation, consigment, division and distribution of steels, operating nowadays in the previously exposed addresses.

It is an important company on its sector which has an appropriate infrastructure, mainly represented by its establishment, which has modern and large facilities, as well as all those implements and elements needed to the normal performance of its operations.

FOREIGN TRADE:
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In the last twelve months it has carried out imports for a total value of U$S  1.535.663, as follows:

> BELGIUM       U$S   577.985
> TAIWAN        U$S   455.914
> CHINE         U$S   216.921
> OTHERS        U$S   284.843


THE IMPORTED PRODUCTS WERE LAMINATED PLANES OF STEEL AND IRON, STICKS, AND BORDERS OF THE SAME MATERIALS AND SIMILARS.

* 100 EMPLOYEES

 

 

Payment Record and Credit Risk      

 

BANKS:
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BANCO DE LA NACION ARGENTINA                 Branch: Gral.Pacheco
BANCO SANTANDER RIO                                 Branch: Gral.Pacheco
STANDARD BANK                                                        Principal Office
BANCO PATAGONIA SUDAMERIS S.A.             Principal Office

CREDIT RISK:
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JUNE 2011

SANTANDER RIO   06/11 1  $ 853,400
AMEX            06/11 1     10,200


Situation 1: Normal Fulfillment

INSURANCE:
LIBERTY S.A.
WITH SEVERAL LOCAL COMPANIES FOR GENERAL RISKS

 

 

Concept       

 

UNTIL THE PRESENT IT DOES NOT REGISTER ANY NEGATIVE ANTECEDENTS THAT COULD AFFECT ITS CONCEPT AND CANCELS IN REASONABLE FORM ITS GENERAL ASSUMED COMMITMENTS.

* COMPLIANCE:   NOT OBJECTED.

 

Final Opinion    

 

Upon considering the present review, it is possible the credit relation with the  firm in review, by means of  granting  facilities of moderate importance and with defenses of practice.  

* ELIGIBLE FOR MODERATE CREDITS WITH GUARANTEES.  


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.27

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.34

Euro

1

Rs.64.58

 

 

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

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NB

New Business

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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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