MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

22.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

SOCIETE DEMCO KNITWEAR SARL

 

 

Registered Office :

Zone Industrielle Moknine, Monastir 5050

 

 

Country :

Tunisia

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

B 1562332006

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of underwear

 

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 :

148,900 EUR

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)

Tunisia

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


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Company name

 

SOCIETE DEMCO KNITWEAR SARL

 

 

Rating Briefing

 

Current Recommended Credit:              148,900 EUR

 

Payment Record:                                   NO COMPLAINTS

 

 

Registration Briefing

 

Registration Number:                             B 1562332006

 

Registration Date:                                  1997

 

Legal Form:                                           PRIVATE LIMITED CO

 

Latest Financials:                                  N/A

 

 

Financial Briefing

 

Nominal Capital:                                    100,000 Tunisian Dinar

 

Issued Capital:                                       N/A

 

Turnover:                                               12,359,000 Tunisian Dinar

 

Net Profit:                                               692,383 Tunisian Dinar

 

Net Worth:                                              7,078,794 Tunisian Dinar

 

 

Original Investigation Details

 

Investigation Number:                                   139040

Company Name:                                          Demco Knitwear

Country:                                                      TU

Street Name:                                               Z Industrielle DE Moknine Shasongaon Fatullah

City Code:

Phone Number:                                            00216 23406307

 

 

Company Details

 

Company Name:                                          SOCIETE DEMCO KNITWEAR SARL

Headquarter Address:                                   Zone Industrielle Moknine,

Moknine,

Monastir 5050,

Tunisia

Telephone:                                                  +21673 416100

                                                                  +21673 416200

Fax:                                                            +21673 416310

E‑Mail:                                                        adel@demcointer.com

 

 

Company History

 

Former Addresses                                                                                         Date of Change

 

Route de sousse,                                                                                             1/08/2008

Teboulba,

Monastir 5080

 

Company was originally started on 28/12/2006

 

 

Registration & Legal Details

 

Current Legal Form:                                   PRIVATE LIMITED CO

Additional Information:                                Customs ID 824665 G

Registration Address:                                 Zone Industrielle Moknine,

Monastir 5050

Registration Number:                                  B 1562332006

Registration Date:                                      1997

Year/Date Company Established:                28/12/2006

Registration Town:                                     Monastir

Tax Registration Number:                           982045 A

 

 

Capital

 

Currency:                                                                      Tunisian Dinar

Authorized Capital:                                                                 100,000

Paid Up Capital:                                                                     100,000

 

 

Shareholders

 

Shareholders:

 

Name/Other Information                                                    Shares Held                              % of Voting/Non‑Voting capital

SOCIETE J&S.COM                                                                                                        90.00% (VOTING)

SOCIETE DEMCOTEX                                                                                                     10.00% (VOTING)

 

 

Principals

 

Name:                                                       Mr John De Meirsman

Position within the company:                      General manager

Country of Birth:                                         Belgium

Nationality:                                                Belgian

Can fluently speak:                                    French/english

 

Name:                                                       Mr Johan Maeulebroeck

Position within the company:                      Manager

Country of Birth:                                         Belgium

Nationality:                                                Belgian

Can fluently speak:                                    French/english

 

Name:                                                       Mr Adel Belguith

Position within the company:                      Chief of Accountant

Country of Birth:                                         Tunisia

Nationality:                                                Tunisian

Can fluently speak:                                    French/English

 

 

Company Activities

 

NACE Codes:          1414           Manufacture of underwear

 

The Company is involved in the manufacturing of men’s and women’s underwear’s as T‑shirts, underpants, shorts, jogging outfits, made from imported and local purchased raw materials then sold totally on a wholesale basis to the foreign clients.

 

Local Reporters consider the investigated company to be LARGE in their field of concern.

 

 


Operations

 

Employees                                               Company Employs: 540

Group employs: 3600 staff

 

HQ Premises                                            Operates from:     Rented Offices , Factory, Warehouse

Premises Size:                                          715 square meters

Location:                                                   Suburban Business Area, Side Road

 

 

Imports

 

Import % and type of product:                   90% Raw Materials

Imports From:                                          Belgium, France, Netherlands, USA, Italy

Importing Terms:                                      60 days credit, letters of credit

Additional Information:                              The other payment method is bank transfer.

 

Subject's Suppliers:                                   Company Name:  SPORTSWEAR

Address:                                                   Spain

 

Company Name:                                        TT LIMITED

Address:                                                   India

 

Company Name:                                        EDOR

Address:                                                   Portugal

 

Company Name:                                        ENGELVAART

Address:                                                   Netherlands

 

Agencies:

LENS      USA

DIOR      France

TOMMY  USA

CHAMPION                                                       France

 

 

Exports

 

Export % and type of product:                   100%

Exports To:                                              France, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Italy

Exporting Terms:                                      90 days credit, bank transfer

Additional Information:                              The subject export : Sweat shirts 42%, T‑shirt 45%

, Underwear 13%

 

Trading & Selling

 

Territory:                                                  100% International

Additional Information:                               The subject buys 10% raw materials locally.

Type of Customer:                                    European clothes wholesalers and retailers

 

Vehicles:                                                  Total number of vehicles: 15

7 cars

 

 

Related Companies

 

Subsidiaries

Affiliates

Societe Demcotex

Zone Industrielle Moknine,

Moknine,

Tunisia

Start Date: 1990

Operates as: A manufacture of under garments.

Related through: common principals and shareholders

 

D.E.S

Zone Industrielle Moknine,

Monastir,

Tunisia

Start Date: 2006

Operates as: A manufacture operating in Finishing treatments for clothing items (dyeing, fading, and

silk screening).

Related through: common principals and shareholders

 

DEMCO

Zone Iindustrielle  Moknine,

Monastir,

Tunisia

Start Date: 1991

Operates as: a manufacturer of outwears.

Related through: common principals and shareholders

 

J & S.COM

Zone Industrielle Moknine,

Monastir,

Tunisia

Start Date: 2004

Operates as: a manufacturer of outwears.

Related through: common principals and shareholders

 

AMYCO

AMIRAT EL HOJJAJ, Moknine,

Monastir,

Tunisia

Start Date: 1999

Operates as: a manufacturer of outwears.

Related through: common principals and shareholders

Bankers

 

Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie,

Branch: Teblouba

262 Avenue Habib Bourguiba,

Monsatir 5080,

Tunisia

Account Number:                                         125100089 8

Currency:                                                    Euros

Relationship with Bank:                                is reported to be good

 

Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie,

Branch: Teboulba

262 Avenue Habib Bourguiba,

Monastir 5080,

Tunisia

Account Number:                                         125000124 6

Currency:                                                    Tunisian Dinar

Relationship with Bank:                                is reported to be good

 

ING BANK,

Branch: Alost

Belgium

Account Number:                                         393‑0062579‑06

 

 

Financial Information

 

Source:                                                     Adel Belguith Chief of Accountant

Figures are:                                               Official Figures

Currency:                                                  Tunisian Dinar

 

Months   Sales Figures                             Sales                                   Gross Profit/Loss            Net Profit/Loss

12           31/12/2010    12,359,000             692,383

12           31/12/2009    11,600,000             1,343,283

12           31/12/2008    12,642,000             107,304

 

 

 

Brief Financials Data

 

Date Obtained:                              18/08/2011

Date of Figures:                             31/12/2010

Figures are:                                   Financial Estimates

Currency:                                      Tunisian Dinar

 

Issued Capital                                                           100,000

Retained Earnings                                                  2,625,993

Net Worth                                                              7,078,794

Long Term Liabilities                                               3,418,376

Trade Creditors                                                       3,067,689

Bank Overdraft                                                          592,729

Total Current Liabilities                                            3,660,418

Total Liabilities                                                       3,660,418

 

Fixed Assets                                                          2,035,311

Stock    1,599,346

Trade Debtors                                                         2,674,475

Cash     125,594

Total Current Assets                                               5,043,483

Total Assets                                                           7,078,794

 

 

Payments

 

Subject's payments reported to be:        NO COMPLAINTS

 

 

Interview & Reporter Comments

 

Name/Title:                                                Adel Belgith Chief of Accountant

 

Comment:                                                 Subject has confirmed the general details shown in the report.

 

Reporter Comment Date:                            18/08/2011

 

Reporter Comment:                                    In the interview conducted with Mr.Adel Belguith,he confirmed details

                                                                shown in this report and declined to provide full financial details stating

                                                                the grounds of the company’s confidentiality.

 

As per Tunisian Commercial law companies, except the quoted public limited ones, are not required to file their financials and are under no obligation to provide such details to third parties, representatives and or correspondents representing international and or local clientele.

 

STATISTICAL DATA OF THE UNDERWAERS CLOTHES (August 2011)

‑ 217 Registered industrial companies with more than 10 employees.

‑ 188 are totally exporting companies

  29 are partially exporting companies


* TOTALLY EXPORTING COMPANY :

 

‑ Whose at least 80 % of its production is entirely destined for export

‑ Whose services are rendered abroad or in Tunisia for their use abroad ‑ That works exclusively with the enterprises aforementioned or in the free zones or with non resident financial establishments

‑ Wholly exporting enterprises are subject to the free zone system.

 

* BENEFIT :

 

‑ Full exoneration of income and profits from the tax base during the first ten years of activity and a 50% deduction thereafter.

‑ Extension of the period for the total deduction of income and profit from export operations, the appropriate law article :

 

Article 29 of the finance law for the year 2003

Remaining in application is the total deduction of income and profit from export operations for exporting companies within the framework of current fiscal legalization and for which the duration of the total deduction of their income and profit resulting from export operations expires before 2007, and for income and profit realized through to December 31, 2007.

 

‑ Tax relief on profits or income reinvested in the initial capital or increase in capitalization subject to the minimum tax base.

‑ Tax relief on profits reinvested back into the company subject to the minimum tax base.

‑ The liberty to import free of customs duties and taxes the equipment necessary for production

‑ Total exoneration from registration fees, stamp duty and value added taxes on the activities of the enterprise.

‑ Opportunity to sell on the domestic market  20% of turnover ‑ Possibility to recruit up to 4 foreign management employees.

 

 

Conclusions

 

Local Reputation:                                       The company being investigated is well known and trusted in the local

                                                                market and is considered to be a sound trading partner with low trade

                                                                risk associated.

 

General Conclusion:                                   Local informants consider granting of credit to be a fair trade risk.

 

Financial Results Trend:                             Financial Information indicates that the business activities of the

                                                                company are showing an upward turn.

 

Age of Business:                                       The company is long established in the local market.

 

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.61

UK Pound

1

Rs.75.32

Euro

1

Rs.65.68

 

 

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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