MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

27.07.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

BENTRE PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY 

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 6A3 National Road No. 60 - Phu Tan Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province

 

 

Country :

Vietnam

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1976

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1300382591

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Import & trade in pharmaceutical raw materials, medicine products, medical equipments and manufacturing non beta-lactam products

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

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)

Vietnam

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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SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION & LEGAL FORM

 

Current legal status

Registered English Name

 

BENTRE PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY

Registered Vietnamese Name

 

CONG TY CO PHAN DUOC PHAM BEN TRE

Registered short name

 

BEPHARCO

Type of Business

 

Joint stock company

Year Established

 

1976

Establishment Decision

 

987/QD-UB

Date of Issuance

 

01 Dec 1992

Place of Issuance

 

People’s Committee of Ben Tre Province

Business Registration No.

 

1300382591

Date of Registration

 

21 Mar 2011

Place of Registration

 

Ben Tre Department of Planning and Investment

Current registered capital

 

30,000,000,000 VND

Status

 

Listed

Stock symbol

 

DBT

Stock Market

 

HNX

Outstanding stock

 

3,000,000

Tax code

 

1300382591

Total Employees

 

360

 

Historical Identification & Legal form

List

Changed Items

Date of changes

1

Subject has got former Type of Business: State Owned Enterprise Changed to: Joint Stock Company

05 Jul 2004

2

Subject has got former Registered English Name: BENTRE PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Changed to: BEN TRE PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY

05 Jul 2004

3

Subject has got former registered capital: 20,000,000,000 VND Changed to: 30,000,000,000 VND

Nov 2007

4

Subject has got former Business Registration No. 5503000017

Changed to: 1300382591

21 Mar 2011

 

 

 

company ADDRESSES

 

Head Office

Address

 

No. 6A3 National Road No. 60 - Phu Tan Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-75) 3822429/3813447/3829528/3827467

Fax

 

(84-75) 3824248/3827467

Email

 

bepharco@vnn.vn

Website

 

www.bepharco.com

Note

 

- The given address is not exact. The correct address is as above

-The given phone numbers and fax number are not correct. The correct phone and fax numbers are above.

-The given e-mail is belonged to Ho Chi Minh Branch

 

Branch in Ho Chi Minh

Address

 

436B/76 3-2 Str, Ward 12 - 10 District - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 38632146/38632117

Fax

 

(84-8) 8632115

Email

 

bepharcohcm@hcm.vnn.vn

 

Branch in Ha Noi

Address

 

No 9, Branch 12/2 Nguyen Phuc Lai Str, O Cho Dua Ward - Dong Da District - Ha Noi City - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-4) 35147604

Fax

 

(84-4) 5147605

Email

 

bepharcohn@fpt.vn

 

Branch in Da Nang

Address

 

No.408 Le Duan Str, Chinh Gian Ward - Thanh Khe District - Da Nang City - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-511) 3646548 / 3647289

Fax

 

(84-511) 3646548

Email

 

bepharcodng@vnn.vn

 

Branch in Can Tho

Address

 

No. 176B Tran Quang Dieu Str, An Thoi Ward - Binh Thuy District - Can Tho City - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-71) 3887859/3888392

Fax

 

(84-71) 3887859

 

Branch in Khanh Hoa

Address

 

No. 18A 2-4 Street - Nha Trang City - Khanh Hoa Province - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-58) 6251565

Fax

 

(84-58) 6251566

 

Branch in Ninh Binh

Address

 

No. 51 1B Street - Nam Thanh Ward - Ninh Binh City - Ninh Binh Province - Vietnam

 

 

SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES

 

1. SUBSIDIARIES - MEYER – BPC JOINT VENTURE COMPANY

Registered Capital

 

1,500,000 USD

Tax code

 

1300337479

Address

 

No. 6A3 National Road No. 60, Phu Khuong Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-75) 3 822 428/3 817 571/3 820 230

Fax

 

(84-75) 3 817 573

Note: MEYER – BPC JOINT VENTURE COMPANY is a joint venture between the subject and MEYER PHARMACEUTICALS LTD in Hong Kong. MEYER – BPC JOINT VENTURE COMPANY officially operated in 2005

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

1. NAME

 

Mr. DINH VAN BICH

Position

 

Chairman

Date of Birth

 

20 Dec 1949

ID Number/Passport

 

320001481

ID Issue Date

 

03 Aug 2004

ID Issue Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Public Security

Resident

 

No. 200A/4 Quarter 3 - Phu Khuong Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Tel/Mobil phone

 

(84-75) 3813447

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN VIET SON

Position

 

Director

Date of Birth

 

10 Feb 2005

ID Number/Passport

 

320044041

ID Issue Date

 

19 Nov 2002

ID Issue Place

 

Hanoi Department of Police

Registered resident

 

No. 09 29/3 Street - Ba Tri Town - Ba Tri District - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Current resident

 

No. 179 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street - Ward 2 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

3. NAME

 

Mr. DUONG THANH DONG

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

22 Nov 1953

ID Number/Passport

 

321321574

ID Issue Date

 

18 Jul 2004

ID Issue Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Police

Resident

 

No.25 Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 1 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

4. NAME

 

Mr. LE PHUOC LE

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

24 May 1964

ID Number/Passport

 

32049346

ID Issue Date

 

25 Dec 2003

ID Issue Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Police

Resident

 

No.83B, Truong Dinh Street, Ward 6 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

5. NAME

 

Ms. TRAN THI THANH PHUONG

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

04 Aug 1964

ID Number/Passport

 

320494399

ID Issue Date

 

04 Apr 2002

ID Issue Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Police

Resident

 

No. 275 A4 - Quarter 3 Phu Khuong - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

 

 

BUSINESS NATURE AND ACTIVITIES

 

Import & trade in pharmaceutical raw materials, medicine products, medical equipments and manufacturing non beta-lactam products

 

 

 

IMPORT & EXPORT ACTIVITIES

 

IMPORT:

·         Types of products

 

Medicine

·         Market

 

Hungary, India, France, Korea, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Germany, Thailand, China, Singapore…

 

EXPORT:

·         Market

 

N.A

 

 

 

BANKERS

 

1. VIET NAM JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR INDUSTRY AND TRADE BEN TRE BRANCH

Address

 

No.142A Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-75) 3824960

Note

 

Incombank is the former short name of Vietinbank.  Since 2008, this bank has changed its English and short name as above.

 

2. BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM BEN TRE BRANCH

Address

 

No.21 Dong Khoi Boulevard, Ward 3 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-75) 3826084

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

This is the list of foundation shareholders:

1. NAME

 

STATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Business Registration

 

0101992921

Date of Registration

 

09 Jul 2010

Place of Registration

 

Ha Noi Planning and Investment Department

Representative

 

Mr. DINH VAN BICH

Registered Capital

 

19,000,000,000,000 VND

Tax code

 

0101992921

Address

 

No. 15A Tran Khanh Du Str., - Hoan Kiem District - Ha Noi City - Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-4) 62780126

Fax

 

(84-4) 62780136

Number of shares

 

1,020,000

Percentage

 

34%

Representative

 

Mr. DINH VAN BICH

Position

 

Chairman

Date of Birth

 

20 Dec 1949

ID Number/Passport

 

320001481

Issued on

 

03 Aug 2004

Issued Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Public Security

Resident

 

No. 200A/4 Quarter 3 - Phu Khuong Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Work phone

 

(84-75) 3813447

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. DINH VAN BICH

Position

 

Chairman

Date of Birth

 

20 Dec 1949

ID Number/Passport

 

320001481

Issued on

 

03 Aug 2004

Issued Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Public Security

Resident

 

No. 200A/4 Quarter 3 - Phu Khuong Ward - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Work phone

 

(84-75) 3813447

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Number of Shares

 

25,410

Percentage

 

0.847%

 

3. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN VAN NEN

Date of Birth

 

21 Oct 1954

Resident

 

No. 91A Road No. 30/4, Ward 3 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Number of Shares

 

20,220

Percentage

 

0.674%

 

4. NAME

 

Mr. LE PHUOC LE

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

24 May 1964

ID Number/Passport

 

32049346

Issued on

 

25 Dec 2003

Issued Place

 

Ben Tre Department of Police

Resident

 

No.83B, Truong Dinh Street, Ward 6 - Ben Tre City - Ben Tre Province - Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Number of Shares

 

4,899

Percentage

 

0.1633%

 

 


FINANCIAL DATA

 

BALANCE SHEET

Unit: One VND

Balance sheet date

31/03/2011

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

Number of weeks

-

52

52

ASSETS

A – CURRENT ASSETS

202,902,396,796

212,651,869,678

225,746,111,153

I. Cash and cash equivalents

6,838,344,427

10,276,789,023

6,165,040,644

1. Cash

6,838,344,427

10,276,789,023

6,165,040,644

2. Cash equivalents

0

0

0

II. Short-term investments

975,099,913

1,104,691,073

1,589,629,997

1. Short-term investments

1,585,195,618

1,554,518,827

1,804,752,673

2. Provisions for devaluation of short-term investments

-610,095,705

-449,827,754

-215,122,676

III. Accounts receivable

82,079,738,582

83,362,773,230

70,815,566,877

1. Receivable from customers

78,829,846,795

78,047,847,201

69,106,918,166

2. Prepayments to suppliers

2,722,980,046

3,678,787,026

2,042,626,046

3. Inter-company receivable

0

0

0

4. Receivable according to the progress of construction

0

0

0

5. Other receivable

880,437,992

1,989,665,254

-333,977,335

6. Provisions for bad debts

-353,526,251

-353,526,251

0

IV. Inventories

102,900,139,781

110,005,527,347

137,788,669,471

1. Inventories

104,228,714,348

111,334,101,914

138,299,230,171

2. Provisions for devaluation of inventories

-1,328,574,567

-1,328,574,567

-510,560,700

V. Other Current Assets

10,109,074,093

7,902,089,005

9,387,204,164

1. Short-term prepaid expenses

109,518,243

13,153,133

601,849,019

2. VAT to be deducted

1,208,422,746

1,771,316,533

3,334,280,598

3. Taxes and other accounts receivable from the State

0

0

924,772

4. Other current assets

8,791,133,104

6,117,619,339

5,450,149,775

B. LONG-TERM ASSETS

43,311,573,502

43,688,775,483

39,130,084,802

I. Long term account receivable

0

0

0

1. Long term account receivable from customers

0

0

0

2. Working capital in affiliates

0

0

0

3. Long-term inter-company receivable

0

0

0

4. Other long-term receivable

0

0

0

5. Provisions for bad debts from customers

0

0

0

II. Fixed assets

38,643,268,819

38,762,512,524

34,632,766,961

1. Tangible assets

30,413,403,385

31,486,113,789

30,169,733,702

- Historical costs

54,130,518,198

54,621,061,046

49,337,876,978

- Accumulated depreciation

-23,717,114,813

-23,134,947,257

-19,168,143,276

2. Financial leasehold assets

0

0

0

- Historical costs

0

0

0

- Accumulated depreciation

0

0

0

3. Intangible assets

5,684,882,555

5,441,393,718

3,749,775,070

- Initial costs

5,932,192,959

5,659,160,559

3,909,160,559

- Accumulated amortization

-247,310,404

-217,766,841

-159,385,489

4. Construction-in-progress

2,544,982,879

1,835,005,017

713,258,189

III. Investment property

26,140,017

29,156,172

41,220,792

Historical costs

125,214,090

125,214,090

125,214,090

Accumulated depreciation

-99,074,073

-96,057,918

-83,993,298

IV. Long-term investments

1,109,222,481

216,710,000

286,910,000

1. Investments in affiliates

0

0

0

2. Investments in business concerns and joint ventures

0

0

0

3. Other long-term investments

1,109,222,481

216,710,000

286,910,000

4. Provisions for devaluation of long-term investments

0

0

0

V. Other long-term assets

3,532,942,185

4,680,396,787

4,169,187,049

1. Long-term prepaid expenses

3,528,396,731

3,553,420,823

4,157,823,413

2. Deferred income tax assets

4,545,454

234,463,483

11,363,636

3. Other long-term assets

0

892,512,481

0

VI. Goodwill

0

0

0

1. Goodwill

0

0

0

TOTAL ASSETS

246,213,970,298

256,340,645,161

264,876,195,955

LIABILITIES

A- LIABILITIES

161,501,273,284

172,253,780,783

186,144,312,571

I. Current liabilities

157,188,313,639

167,611,636,055

182,457,893,198

1. Short-term debts and loans

107,513,747,162

99,545,467,194

114,366,101,398

2. Payable to suppliers

42,192,836,030

59,231,671,961

61,348,347,220

3. Advances from customers

1,668,951,762

1,595,143,566

1,686,698,442

4. Taxes and other obligations to the State Budget

1,533,503,912

4,177,485,973

3,407,717,396

5. Payable to employees

2,308,242,556

1,448,847,370

819,545,783

6. Accrued expenses

385,000,000

0

0

7. Inter-company payable

0

0

0

8. Payable according to the progress of construction contracts

0

0

0

9. Other payable

1,586,032,217

1,613,019,991

829,482,959

10. Provisions for short-term accounts payable

0

0

0

II. Long-Term Liabilities

4,312,959,645

4,642,144,728

3,686,419,373

1. Long-term accounts payable to suppliers

0

0

0

2. Long-term inter-company payable

0

0

0

3. Other long-term payable

232,754,261

262,754,261

0

4. Long-term debts and loans

4,034,306,273

4,302,556,273

3,519,226,592

5. Deferred income tax payable

0

0

0

6. Provisions for unemployment allowances

45,899,111

76,834,194

167,192,781

7. Provisions for long-term accounts payable

0

0

0

B- OWNER’S EQUITY

75,586,699,893

74,319,021,988

69,671,096,958

I. OWNER’S EQUITY

75,192,961,689

74,200,017,882

69,571,271,197

1. Capital

30,000,000,000

30,000,000,000

30,000,000,000

2. Share premiums

26,493,488,000

26,493,488,000

26,493,488,000

3. Other sources of capital

0

0

0

4. Treasury stocks

-1,264,443,840

-1,264,443,840

0

5. Differences on asset revaluation

0

0

0

6. Foreign exchange differences

328,034,379

0

55,114

7. Business promotion fund

3,907,323,020

3,907,323,020

3,907,323,020

8. Financial reserved fund

1,746,914,407

1,746,914,407

1,746,914,407

9. Other funds

1,518,242,922

1,518,242,922

1,213,457,204

10. Retained earnings

12,763,402,801

11,798,493,373

6,210,033,452

11. Construction investment fund

0

0

0

II. Other sources and funds

93,738,204

119,004,106

99,825,761

1. Bonus and welfare funds

43,738,204

69,004,106

49,825,761

2. Sources of expenditure

50,000,000

50,000,000

50,000,000

3. Fund to form fixed assets

0

0

0

MINORITY’S INTEREST

9,125,997,121

9,767,842,390

9,060,786,426

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUITY

246,213,970,298

256,340,645,161

264,876,195,955

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT

 

Description

The first 3 months of 2011

FY2010

FY2009

1. Total Sale

114,963,669,348

491,736,275,170

424,841,103,018

2. Deduction item

145,473,770

1,210,494,370

1,504,314,492

3. Net sale

114,818,195,578

490,525,780,800

423,336,788,526

4. Costs of goods sold

88,402,967,026

386,405,748,889

337,575,574,648

5. Gross profit

26,415,228,552

104,120,031,911

85,761,213,878

6. Financial income

641,079,061

4,133,638,012

9,389,460,889

7. Financial expenses

9,091,300,712

21,047,500,185

27,139,517,184

- In which: Loan interest expenses

 

16,193,614,508

10,224,326,436

8. Selling expenses

12,547,869,372

60,182,185,412

51,726,555,240

9. Administrative overheads

3,801,655,410

20,891,560,285

14,520,857,276

10. Net operating profit

1,615,482,119

6,132,424,041

1,763,745,067

11. Other income

6,360,481,532

21,180,090,386

25,395,888,784

12. Other expenses

4,548,445,545

10,054,617,506

18,950,985,034

13. Other profit /(loss)

1,812,035,987

11,125,472,880

6,444,903,750

14. Total accounting profit before tax

3,427,518,106

17,257,896,921

8,208,648,817

15. Current corporate income tax

779,897,840

4,490,141,425

1,007,873,006

16. Deferred corporate income tax

0

185,492,108

-22,002,753

17. Interest from subsidiaries/related companies

0

0

0

18. Profit after tax

2,647,620,266

12,582,263,388

7,178,773,058

 

 

FINANCIAL RATIOS AND AVERAGE INDUSTRY RATIOS

 

Description

The first 3 months of 2011

FY2010

FY2009

Average Industry

Current liquidity ratio

1.29

1.27

1.24

2.19

Quick liquidity ratio

0.64

0.61

0.48

1.41

Inventory circle

0.83

3.51

2.45

4.67

Average receive period

260.93

62.03

61.06

79.16

Utilizing asset performance

0.47

1.91

1.60

1.91

Liability by total asset

65.59

67.20

70.28

56.82

Liability by owner equity

213.66

231.78

267.18

486.78

Ebit / Total asset (ROA)

1.39

13.05

6.96

10.47

Ebit / Owner's equity (ROE)

4.53

45.01

26.46

34.50

Ebit / Total sale (NPM)

2.98

6.80

4.34

6.80

Gross profit / Total sale (GPM)

22.98

21.17

20.19

20.29

Note: The Average Industry was calculated by Vietnam Credit based on our owned statistical data

 

 

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(Indirect method)

Items

The first 3 months of 2011

FY2010

I. Cash flows from operating activities

1. Profit before tax

3,368,407,862

17,257,896,921

2. Adjustments

 

 

- Depreciation and amortization

1,132,642,122

4,141,547,799

- Provisions

132,797,249

1,391,961,556

- Unrealized foreign exchange difference

328,034,379

850,612,980

- Gain/loss from investing activities

-96,777,726

-605,270,143

- Interest expense

4,197,809,421

16,193,614,508

3. Operating profit before movements in working capital

9,062,913,307

39,230,363,621

- (Increase)/Decrease in receivables

7,739,015,265

-1,522,215,772

- (Increase)/Decrease in inventories

8,173,537,132

29,148,138,584

- Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable

-24,795,156,204

-11,766,699,004

- (Increase)/Decrease in prepaid expenses

175,024,092

1,140,237,230

- Interest paid

-4,197,809,421

-16,048,901,267

- Corporate income tax paid

-3,227,835,406

-3,428,493,857

- Other cash inflows

-581,653,274

635,188,414

- Other cash outflows

375,594,481

-2,594,439,838

Net cash from (used in) operating activities

-7,276,370,028

34,793,178,111

II. Cash flows from investing activities

1. Acquisition of fixed assets and other long - term assets

-1,010,382,262

-8,634,480,073

2. Proceeds from fixed assets and long - term assets disposal

0

0

3. Cash outflow for lending, buying debt instruments of other companies

0

-3,283,334,965

4. Cash recovered from lending, selling debt instruments of other companies

0

3,270,046,156

5. Investment in other entities

0

0

6. Cash recovered from investments in other entities

0

0

7. Interest income, dividend and profit paid

96,777,726

452,805,020

Net cash from (used in) investing activities

-913,604,536

-8,194,963,862

III. Cash flows from financing activities

1. Proceeds from issuing stocks, receiving capital from owners

0

0

2. Capital withdrawal, buying back issued stocks

0

-1,264,443,840

3. Proceeds from borrowings

106,959,826,277

354,212,924,622

4. Repayment of borrowings

-99,259,796,309

-368,637,235,511

5. Repayment of obligations under finance leased

0

-199,584,684

6. Dividends paid

-2,948,500,000

-6,998,790,000

Net cash from (used in) financing activities

4,751,529,968

-22,887,129,413

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-3,438,444,596

3,711,084,836

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

10,276,789,023

6,165,040,644

Effect from changing foreign exchange rate

0

400,663,543

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

6,838,344,427

10,276,789,023

 

 

 

pAYMENT HISTORY & PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality

 

Good

Liquidity

 

Medium

Payment status

 

Above Average

Financial Situation

 

Above Average

Development trend

 

Positive

Litigation data

 

No Record

Bankruptcy

 

No Record

Payment Methods

 

LC,TT, DP, DA

Sale Methods

 

Wholesaler

 

 

CREDIT INQUIRY: 125,000 USD against DA in terms.

The company can meet this commitment.

 

 

INTERPRETATION ON THE SCORES

 

BENTRE PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY formerly was a 100% State owned company. It has a quite long
history of developing. In 1983, Ben Tre Pharmaceutical Conjugate Enterprise was founded following the merging of Ben Tre Pharmaceutical Company (founded in 1976) and Ben Tre Pharmaceutical Enterprise (founded in 1978). In 1992, Ben Tre Pharmaceutical Conjugate Enterprise was changed its name to Bentre Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Company following the decision No. 987/QD-UB issued by Ben Tre People's Committee. At that time, the company had former registered capital of 5.59 billion VND. In 2004, Bentre Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Company was capitalized following the decision No. 1541/QD-UB and the subject also was changed the name to BENTRE PHARMACEUTICAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. When it capitalized, the company had registered capital of 20 billion VND following the business registration No. 5503000017. In 2007, the subject issued 1,000,000 extra shares to raise its registered capital to 30 billion VND. Currently, the company is operating under the business registration No. 1300382591 which also is the company's tax code. Until now, the company still remains registered capital of 30 billion VND in which state shareholder takes 34%. Currently, its stock is listed on Hanoi Stock Exchange with stock code of DBT.

 The company has its head office located at No. 6A3, National Road 60, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre City, Ben Tre Province, Viet Nam. Besides, the subject also has 6 branches in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi City, Da Nang City, Can Tho City, Khanh Hoa Province, Ninh Binh Province, etc.

The company currently focuses on commercial field. The subject specializes in trading and importing pharmaceutical products. The subject trades many kinds of medicine including normal medicine and cure. Its suppliers include both foreign and domestic manufacturers.

The subject is operating as a distributor for Egis, Helm, AG, Cipla, Raptakos, Meyer, Gedeon Ruchter, Lactose, etc. The subject also imports medicines from Hungary, India, France, Korea, etc. But Mr. Bich said the main import markets of the subject are Hungary and India. The company now does not have manufacturing activities. But in the interview with Ms. Tien in Administration Department, she said: the subject is building its own factory in No. 6A3 National Road 60, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre City – the head office address.

The financial situation of the subject is above average. In 2010, the subject’s total asset was 256.3 billion VND, decreased slightly compared with year 2009. The main reason was the decrease of inventories. In 2010, the value of inventories was 110 billion VND decreased nearly 27.8 billion VND. It made its inventory circle went up from 2.45 to 3.51. Although the total asset went down but its total sale and profit after tax has opposite changes. In 2010, the company total sales reached to 491.7 billion VND, increased 66.9 billion VND compared to 2009. As a result, its profit after tax increased from 7.2 billion VND to 12.6 billion VND. It made its profitable ratios was quite good and higher than average industry. ROA in 2010 was 13.05% while average industry was 10.47%. Especially, the company’s ROE in 2010 reached to 45.01%. The company used owner equity effectively.

In general, this is a large-size company in this industry. Its future prospect seems bright. It can meet small and medium financial transactions.


APPENDIXES

 

INDUSTRY DATA

 

Industry code

Growth speed (%)

Total employees 2009 (Thousand)

Total enterprises

Annual average capital of enterprises

Predict 2010

2009

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

2.8

3.0

24,788.5

2,399

50,530

Trade and Services

7.5

11

10,517.9

79,181

1,754,973

Construction

7

11.3

2,692.8

17,783

248,268

Manufacturing

12

7.6

7,591.2

30,786

967,068

 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

 

 

2010 

2009 

2008 

Population (Million person)

86.93

86.02

86.1

Gross Domestic Products (US$ billion)

102.2

91

84.9

GDP Growth (%)

6.78

5.32

6.2

GDP Per Capita (US$)

1,160

1,080

1,040

Inflation (% Change in Composite CPI)

11.75

6.88

24.4

 

SERVICE TRADE PERFORMANCE

 

Billion USD 

2010 

2009 

2008 

Exports

71.6

56.6

62.9

Imports

84

68.8

76.6

Trade Balance

-12.4

-12.2

-14.6

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.29

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.37

Euro

1

Rs.64.17

 

 

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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