MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

20.12.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AL GHURAIR IRON & STEEL LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Musaffah Industrial Area, Plot No. 11, 12, FR6, 13 F2, P O Box 106065, Abu Dhabi

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates 

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.05.2006

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Operators of a cold rolling and galvanised steel plant

 

 

No. of Employees :

350 persons

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 5,000,000          

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

United Arab Emirates 

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : AL GHURAIR IRON & STEEL LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 13th May 2006

Trade Licence Number                            : 94995

Chamber Membership Number                : 150372

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 300,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 300,000

Total Workforce                                     : 350

Activities                                               : Operators of a cold rolling and galvanised steel plant.

Financial Condition                                 : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                     : Steady

Recommended Credit Limit                     : US$ 5,000,000

 

COMPANY NAME

 

AL GHURAIR IRON & STEEL LLC

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Location            : Musaffah Industrial Area, Plot No. 11, 12, FR6, 13 F2

PO Box             : 106065

Town                 : Abu Dhabi

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-2) 5500929 / 5502611 / 6593400

Facsimile          : (971-2) 5500949 / 5522949

Email                : mail@agis.ae

 

Premises

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Abu Dhabi.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                          Description

 

·       Salah Udddine Road                                                                          Rented office premises

PO Box: 1

Dubai

     Tel: (971-4) 2623377

     Fax: (971-4) 2623388

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                          Nationality                   Position

 

·       Majid Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair                            Emirati                        Managing Director

 

·       Habib Ahmed Mubarak                                    Belgian                       Director

 

·       Ahmed Husain Lafir                                         Indian                          Director

 

·       Abu Backer Hussain                                             -                            General Manager

 

·       Sanjeev Tyagi                                                      -                            Plant Manager

 

·       B S Shetty                                                          -                            Commercial Manager

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 13th May 2006

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Company - LLC

 

Trade Licence No.       : 94995

 

Chamber Member No. : 150372

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 300,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                              Percentage

 

·       Majid Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair                                           51%

 

·       Ahmed Husain Lafir                                                        25%

 

·       Habib Ahmed Mubarak                                                   24%

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Trade Link LLC

Dubai

     United Arab Emirates

     Tel: (971-4) 2219086

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Operators of a UAE Dh 300 Million cold rolling and galvanised steel plant. It is the first such facility in the UAE and is designed to produce 350,000 tonnes of hot rolled and pickled and oiled steel products. 50,000 tonnes of production would be saleable cold rolled full hard steel and 200,000 tonnes galvanised material and the balance 1000,000 as HRPO.

 

Production capacity is expected to double by 2013 by adding another galvanising line in the same complex.

 

Import Countries: Japan, Korea, Australia, Austria and India

 

International Suppliers:

 

·       Andritz AG               Austria

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 350 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/03/10:                Year Ending 31/03/11:

 

Total Sales                                UAE Dh 718,000,000                  UAE Dh 750,000,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

The above financial figures are based on estimations by our local sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Khalifa Street

PO Box: 4

Abu Dhabi

Tel: (971-2) 6345777 / 6327113 / 6335262

Fax: (971-2) 6336078

 

·       HSBC Bank Middle East

PO Box: 242

Abu Dhabi

Tel: (971-2) 8004440 / 6147259

Fax: (971-2) 6331564

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                              June 2006

Credit amount                                        150,000

Amount overdue                         0

Payment terms                                      60 days

Payment Method                                   Letters of Credit

Paying record                                        No Complaints

Currency                                               US Dollars

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.96

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.04

Euro

1

Rs.68.91

 

 

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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