MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AJINOMOTO HEARTLAND LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

2711 Centerville Road Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle, De, 19808

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.10.1984

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

3642549

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Production of amino acid

 

 

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 300,000.

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

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 – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.09.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

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:

Ajinomoto Heartland LLC

Address in the order:

8430 West Bryn nAWR aVK, suite 650, Chicago, IL 60631 342

Legal Name:

AJINOMOTO HEARTLAND LLC

Legal Address

2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400, WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE, DE, 19808, USA

Operative Address

8430 W, Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60631-3421, USA

Telephone:

+ 1 (773)-380-70 00

Registration Number :

3642549

Fax:

+ 1 (773)-380-70 06

Legal Form:

Limited Liability Company

Email:

NA

Registered in:

Delaware

Website:

www.lysine.com

Date Created:

October 1st , 1984

Manager:

Tommy Teshima, President

Date Incorporated:

April 1st, 2003

Staff:

180 employees

Stock:

N.A.

 

 

Value:

N.A.

Activity:

Production of amino acid.

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

FIRST BANK

 

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

AJINOMOTO HEARTLAND LLC is a private company created in 1984.

Production started at the Eddyville Plant in August 1986.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company is engaged in the production of Amino Acid.

 

The main product is Feed grade Lysine.

 

Sales agents:

 

- Bill Barr & Company Inc

- The Buffalo Company Inc

- Kindstrom-Schmoll Inc

- Specialty Ingredients Company

- Halchemix Canada Inc

Products/Services description:

 

The company offers also a huge portfolio of mono acid products.

Sales are:

 

Wholesale

Clients:

 

Healthcare companies

Operations area:

 

National, International

The company does not import

The company export to Worlwide

Trade References:

 

Despite our searches we were not able to find any company's trade references.

The subject employs 180 employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

Regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

It is headquartered and does business in Illinois.

Comments on location:

 

The company is incorporated in Delaware for tax purposes.

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

NO

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

The company is working as subsidiary of Ajinomoto Co Inc headquartered in Japan.

Management:

 

Tommy Teshima, President

James Usry, Ph. D, Director of Technical Services

Related Companies:

 

- Ajinomoto Interamericana Industria e Comercio Ltda.

- Ajinomoto Biolatina Industria e Comercio Ltda. Ajinomoto del Peru S.A.

- Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.

- AJINOMOTO EUROPE S.A.S

- AJINOMOTO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION

- Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd

 

 


Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

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

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

 

Those figures are estimates provided by confidential banking and financial institutions working with the company.

 

Currency

DATE

USD

2009

Turnover

47,500,000

The cash flow is

Normal



Currency

DATE

USD

2008

Turnover

46,700,000

The cash flow is

Normal

 

Legal Fillings

There are no UCC files listed with the Secretary of State of Illinois.

 

There are no legal filings listed with the District Court.

 

For information:

 

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 debtor’s 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 medium credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 Final Opinion

 

The company has 25 years experience in the business.

 

It is a medium sized company part of a large group.

 

The profitability is correct and the payment trend remains regular.

 

A credit line may be considered for a maximum of USD 300,000.

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Person Interviewed

 

James Usry

Position

 

Director of Technical Services

Comments

 

He was able to confirm us all the information included in the report.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.12

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.43

Euro

1

Rs.62.32

 

 

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

 

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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