MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CAROLINAS COTTON GROWERS COOPERATIVE INC

 

 

Registered Office :

101 Sigma Drive Garner Nc 27529

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.02.1922

 

 

Legal Form :

Cooperative

 

 

Line of Business :

Cooperative Marketing Association

 

 

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 1.000.000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (01.04.2010)                  

Current Rating

(30.06.2010)

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:

Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative

Address in the order:

101, Sigma Drive, Garner, North Carolina 27529

 

 

Legal Name:

CAROLINAS COTTON GROWERS COOPERATIVE INC

 

 

Legal Address

101 SIGMA DRIVE GARNER NC 27529

 

 

Telephone:

(919) 773-2120

ID :

0022200

Fax:

(919) 773-4495

Legal Form:

Cooperative

Email:

mquinn@carolinascotton.com

Registered in:

North Carolina

Website:

http://www.carolinascotton.com

Date Created:

1922

Manager:

J. Michael Quinn, President

Date Incorporated:

February 8th 1922

Staff:

23

Stock:

50.000

 

 

Value:

No par value

Activity:

Cooperative marketing association

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

WACHOVIA BANK

                                                                                                                                       

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative, Inc. (the Cooperative) is a cooperative marketing association formed in 1922.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The Cooperative is domiciled in NC, SC, VA and GA and is governed by a twelve member board, each board member being an active member-producer representing a geographic district within those four states. The Cooperatives corporate headquarters is located at 101 Sigma Drive in Garner, NC.

 

The Cooperative owns two wholly owned subsidiaries, Cotton Growers Warehouses, Inc. (CGW) formed in 1934 and Southeast Futures Management, Inc. (SFM) formed in 2004. CGW is engaged in cotton storage and shares the Cooperative’s corporate headquarters in Garner, NC. CGW owns three cotton warehouse facilities located in Chocowinity, NC; Lumberton, NC and Bishopville, SC. SFM also shares the corporate headquarters in Garner and is engaged in executing futures and options trading for the Cooperative and its members.

PAYMENTS

 

made on a 50 days basis - monitored over the last 12 months

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The Cooperatives corporate headquarters is located at 101 Sigma Drive in Garner, NC.

 

 

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

The Cooperative is governed by 12 producers from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia serving as the Board of Directors and is 100% owned by the members and producers of the area.

Management:

 

President - J. Michael Quinn

 

Vice President Finance - Matthew C. Williams

 

Vice President Operations - Donald A. Robinson

 

Vice President Marketing - Keith T. Lucas

 

Vice President Brokerage - L. Wayne Boseman

 

Administrative Assistant - Lori Talarico

Finance - Benita Eubanks | Michele Santarsiero

Marketing - Cathy Kramer | Sharon Tucker

Shipping - John Griffin | Sharon Smith | AJ Jones

Export Logistics/Information Services - Sheila Curl

 

 

DIRECTORS

Lance V. Everett

Douglas Boyd

Randy Hyman

Edgar Edens

Fenton Towe Eure, Jr. (Chairman)

Tommy Flythe

W. Ken Page

Rick H. Morgan

Glenn Sperling

Kent Smith

Jack Horton, Jr.

Dale W. Player (Vice Chairman)

W. Player (Vice Chairman)

 

 

 

Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

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

We have contacted the finance department who refused to provide us any financial data without knowing the name of the inquiring party.

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data (estimates):

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2009

Turnover

182,873,346

The cash flow is

Normal

 




Legal Fillings

 There are 25 UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of North Carolina.

 

There are no legal filings listed with the District Court.

 

PC, PLLC, LP and Non-Profit entities are not required to file annual reports

 

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 debtors 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 small US cooperative, with 23 employees and 88 years of experience.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 1.000.000

 




SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 







FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.70.64

Euro

1

Rs.58.68

 

 

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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