MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

f. hoffmann-la roche ag

 

 

Registered Office :

Grenzacherstrasse 124 4070 Basel

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.06.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

270.3.000.406-0 / 81803

 

 

Legal Form :

Company Limited by Shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and sales of pharmaceutical and chemical products, vitamins and Diagnostika

 

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 :

CHF 15'000'000

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

Exists

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2010)

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

Switzerland

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Name and address

 

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

 

Operating address:

Grenzacherstrasse 124

4070 Basel

Switzerland/CH

 

Telephone:                    061 6881111

Fax:                             061 6919391

 

Web site:                      http://www.roche.ch

E-mail:                         basel.webmaster@roche.com

 

VAT-No.:                      CHE-105.815.381

 

 

Profile

 

Established:                  1896

History:                        1896:      Established from Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche

Line of Business:           Chemicals, Pharmaceutics

Industry Division:           Manufacturing

Industry-code (NACE):   2053       Manufacture of essential oils

                                    2014       Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

                                    2120       Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations

                                    2110       Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

Import/Export:               Export

Quality certification:       ISO 9001

                                    ISO 14001

Banks:                         UBS Ltd

                                    CS Credit Suisse

 

 

Operational Figures

 

Coverage:                     Company

Figures:                        estimated

Employees:                  7'775

Sales:                          CHF 7'800'000'000.--

 

 


Activity

 

The company comprises the manufacture and sales of pharmaceutical and chemical products, vitamins and Diagnostika.

 

 

Real Estate

 

Information on property ownership was not available.

 

 

Company Register

 

Company No:                270.3.000.406-0 / 81803

Legal form:                    Company limited by shares

Registration:                 01.06.1989

Legal status:                 active

Responsible Register:    Handelsregister des Kantons Basel-Stadt

Auditor:                        KPMG AG, Basel

History:                        Date of Incorporation Statutes: 31.05.1989

                                    Date of Statutes: 19.06.1997

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

active                           F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

active                           F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Name translated)

active                           F. Hoffmann-La Roche SA (Name translated)

 

Entry          Deleted      Legal domicile

active                           Basel, Switzerland

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

active                           Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4058 Basel/BS, Switzerland/CH

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital

active                           Share Capital CHF 150'000'000, paidup CHF 150'000'000

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital Structure

active                           150'000 Registered shares of CHF 1'000.--

 

Entry          Deleted      Activity (original Language)

24.07.1997                    Fabrikation und Vertrieb pharmazeutischer und chemischer Produkte aller Art. Die Gesellschaft kann Grundstücke und Immaterialgüterrechte erwerben und veräussern sowie sich an anderen Unternehmen beteiligen.

 


Entry          Deleted      Remarks (original Language)

active                           Publishing authority: SHAB.

active                           Merger: Aktiven und Passiven der "Priorin AG", in Münchenstein, nach Massgabe von Art. 748 OR. Da die übernehmende Gesellschaft Eigentümerin sämtlicher Aktien der übernommenen Gesellschaft ist, findet keine Kapitalerhöhung statt.

active                           Contribution in kind/Asset takeover: Betriebliche Aktiven und Passiven der "Roche Holding AG", in Basel, umfassend Aktiven von CHF 1'766'305'376.22 und Passiven von CHF 1'277'348'454.09, gemäss Bilanz per 01.01.1989 zum Preis von CHF 488'956'922.13, wovon CHF 149'998'000.- an das Aktienkapital angerechnet werden.

24.06.2008                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der Barimec Investment AG, in Basel (CH-270.3.012.671-0), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 05.05.2008 und Bilanz per 31.12.2007. Aktiven von CHF 74'902'500.-- und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 25'109'556.-- gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Da die übernehmende Gesellschaft sämtliche Aktien der übertragenden Gesellschaft hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

20.04.2007                    Note: Redaktionelle Korrekturen von Personalien zur Bereinigung der Handelsregistereintragungen.

22.02.2007                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der "RoNexus Services AG", in Basel (CH-270.3.012.997-3) gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 12.02.2007 und Bilanz per 31.12.2006. Aktiven von CHF 8'648'840.02 und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 10'256'683.19, d.h. ein Passivenüberschuss von CHF 1'607843.17, gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Die übernehmende Gesellschaft weist gemäss Bestätigung des besonders befähigten Revisors frei verwendbares Eigenkapital im Umfang des Kapitalverlustes und der Überschuldung auf. Da die übernehmende Gesellschaft sämtliche Aktien der übertragenden Gesellschaft hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

04.11.2005                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der 'Pharmexbio AG', in Zug (CH-170.3.007.638-5), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 20.10.2005 und Bilanz per 31.08.2005. Aktiven von CHF 1'500'000.-- und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 115'336'000.--, d.h. ein Passivenüberschuss von CHF 113'836'000.--, gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Gemäss Bestätigung des besonders befähigten Revisors liegt ein Rangrücktritt im Umfang des Kapitalverlustes und der Überschuldung vor. Da dieselbe Aktionärin sämtliche Aktien der an der Fusion beteiligten Gesellschaften hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

06.12.2004                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der "NP Investments AG", in Glarus (CH-160.3.001.126-7), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 29.11.2004 und Bilanz per 30.06.2004. Aktiven von CHF 3'022'859.22 und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 8'004'000.--, d.h. ein Passivenüberschuss von CHF 4'981'140.78, gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Gemäss Bestätigung des besonders befähigten Revisors liegen teils Rangrücktritte im Umfang des Kapitalverlustes und der Überschuldung vor und teils verfügt die übernehmende Gesellschaft über frei verwendbare Eigenmittel im erforderlichen Umfang. Da dieselbe Aktionärin sämtliche Aktien der an der Fusion beteiligten Gesellschaften hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

06.12.2004                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der "Valorfides AG", in Chur (CH-350.3.004.123-9), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 29.11.2004 und Bilanz per 30.06.2004. Aktiven von CHF 540'786'072.56 und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 349'172'234.61 gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Da dieselbe Aktionärin sämtliche Aktien der an der Fusion beteiligten Gesellschaften hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

06.12.2004                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der "Roche Consumer Health Trading AG", in Basel (CH-160.3.000.337-5), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 29.11.2004 und Bilanz per 30.06.2004. Aktiven von CHF 2'155.770.01 und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 49'022.80 gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Da dieselbe Aktionärin sämtliche Aktien der an der Fusion beteiligten Gesellschaften hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

06.12.2004                    Merger: Übernahme der Aktiven und Passiven der "Roche Consumer Health Holding AG", in Basel (CH-270.3.003.183-2), gemäss Fusionsvertrag vom 29.11.2004 und Bilanz per 30.06.2004. Aktiven von CHF 1'527'395.08 und Passiven (Fremdkapital) von CHF 15'000.-- gehen auf die übernehmende Gesellschaft über. Da dieselbe Aktionärin sämtliche Aktien der an der Fusion beteiligten Gesellschaften hält, findet weder eine Kapitalerhöhung noch eine Aktienzuteilung statt.

12.05.2003                    Merger: Die Gesellschaft übernimmt Aktiven von CHF 116'070.-- und Passiven von CHF 3'300.-- der "Roche Center for Medical Genomics, Ltd", in Basel, nach Massgabe von Art. 748 OR. Da die übernehmende Gesellschaft Eigentümerin sämtlicher Aktien der zu übernehmenden Gesellschaft ist, findet keine Kapitalerhöhung statt.

24.07.1997                    Reports: Mitteilungen an die Aktionäre: Briefe.

17.12.1996                    Board of directors: Nicht eingetragene Prokuren Carol E. Horswil Harris und Donald L. Kryzer erloschen. Streichung der statutarisch festgesetzten Anzahl der Verwaltungsratsmitglieder, da nicht zur Eintragung gehörend.

 

 

Official Administration

 

Title                                           Name

President                                    Dr. Franz B. Humer, Origin: Küssnacht SZ, Switzerland, Address: 8703 Erlenbach/ZH, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Chief Executive                            Dr. Severin Schwan, Origin: Austria, Address: 4125 Riehen/BS, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Executive Director                        Dr. Gottlieb Keller, Origin: Dörflingen, Switzerland, Address: 8001 Zürich/ZH, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Executive Director                        Dr. Erich Hunziker, Origin: Moosleerau, Switzerland, Address: 8001 Zürich/ZH, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Executive Director                        Urs Lauffer, Origin: Uster, Switzerland, Address: 8001 Zürich/ZH, Switzerland, without signature

 

 

Management

 

Title                                           Name

Vice-Director                               Dr. Lutz Müller, Origin: Germany, Address: Binzen, Germany, joint signature of two

 

 

Executive board

 

Title                                           Name

Chief Executive Officer                 Dr. Severin Schwan

 

 

Financial Data Roche Group

 

Consolidation:               consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     31.12.2010        31.12.2009        31.12.2008        31.12.2007        31.12.2006

Number of months:                                       12                    12                    12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                mil. CHF           mil. CHF           mil. CHF           mil. CHF           mil. CHF

Statement norm:                                          IAS                   IAS                  IAS                   IAS                  IAS

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Intangible fixed assets                                  12'855.0            14'266.0            15'474.0            13'181.0            11'383.0

Land and buildings                                       10'051.0              8'564.0             9'010.0              8'127.0             7'515.0

Other tangible fixed assets                             6'678.0              9'133.0             9'180.0              9'705.0             8'902.0

Tangible fixed assets                                    16'729.0            17'697.0            18'190.0            17'832.0            16'417.0

Financial fixed assets                                       428.0                481.0                940.0              1'333.0             2'159.0

other fixed assets                                          3'396.0              3'642.0             2'881.0              3'185.0             3'560.0

Fixed assets                                               33'408.0            36'086.0            37'485.0            35'531.0            33'519.0

Stocks                                                          4'972.0              5'648.0             5'830.0              6'113.0             5'592.0

Trade accounts receivable                              9'403.0            10'461.0             9'755.0              9'804.0             8'960.0

Liquid assets                                                 1'841.0              2'442.0             4'915.0              3'755.0             3'210.0

Securities                                                     9'060.0            16'107.0            15'856.0            20'447.0            21'121.0

other trade accounts                                      1'821.0              3'318.0             2'248.0              2'715.0             2'012.0

Accruals                                                         515.0                503.0

other current assets                                     13'237.0            22'370.0            23'019.0            26'917.0            26'343.0

Current assets                                             27'612.0            38'479.0            38'604.0            42'834.0            40'895.0

Total assets                                                61'020.0            74'565.0            76'089.0            78'365.0            74'414.0

 

Capital                                                            160.0                160.0                160.0                160.0                160.0

Other shareholders funds                                9'309.0              7'206.0            44'319.0            45'323.0            39'284.0

Total shareholders equity                                9'469.0              7'366.0            44'479.0            45'483.0            39'444.0

Minority interests                                           2'193.0              2'048.0             9'343.0              7'960.0             7'370.0

long term debt (financial debts)                      27'857.0            36'143.0             2'972.0              3'834.0             6'199.0

Provisions                                                       934.0                700.0                654.0                688.0             1'593.0

Other non current liabilities                             5'589.0              6'241.0             6'537.0              5'946.0             7'116.0

Non current liabilities                                    34'380.0            43'084.0            10'163.0            10'468.0            14'908.0

short term debt (financial debts)                      2'201.0              6'273.0             1'117.0              3'032.0             2'044.0

Trade accounts payable                                 2'068.0              1'299.0             1'053.0              1'188.0             2'213.0

Provisions                                                     2'146.0              1'618.0                804.0              1'517.0                756.0

Accruals                                                       4'938.0              7'917.0             5'684.0              5'645.0             3'834.0

other accounts payable                                  3'625.0              4'960.0             3'446.0              3'072.0             3'845.0

other current liabilities                                  10'709.0            14'495.0             9'934.0            10'234.0             8'435.0

Current liabilities                                          14'978.0            22'067.0            12'104.0            14'454.0            12'692.0

Shareh. equity, min. interests + liabilities       61'020.0            74'565.0            76'089.0            78'365.0            74'414.0

 

Profit and loss account

 

Net sales                                                    47'473.0            49'051.0            45'617.0            46'113.0            43'507.0

Other operating revenue                                  1'694.0              2'100.0             2'287.0                   0.0                   0.0

Operating revenue                                        49'167.0            51'151.0            47'904.0            46'113.0            43'507.0

Cost of goods sold                                       13'293.0            14'615.0            13'661.0            13'743.0            10'616.0

Gross profit                                                 35'874.0            36'536.0            34'243.0            32'370.0            32'891.0

Other operating expenses                             22'388.0            24'259.0            20'319.0            17'902.0            21'161.0

Operating result                                           13'486.0            12'277.0            13'924.0            14'468.0            11'730.0

Interest revenues                                               64.0                179.0                698.0              1'072.0                788.0

other financial revenues                                    656.0                613.0                426.0                733.0                470.0

Financial income                                              720.0                792.0             1'124.0              1'805.0             1'258.0

Interest expenses                                          2'506.0              1'733.0                214.0                281.0                315.0

other financial expenses                                   489.0              1'104.0                673.0                690.0                 88.0

Financial expenses                                        2'995.0              2'837.0                887.0                971.0                403.0

Financial result                                             -2'275.0             -2'045.0                237.0                834.0                855.0

Result before extraordinary items                  11'211.0            10'232.0            14'161.0            15'302.0            12'585.0

Extraordinary income                                           0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   2.0                 22.0

Extraordinary expenses                                       0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   0.0

Extraordinary Result                                            0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   2.0                 22.0

Result before taxes                                      11'211.0            10'232.0            14'161.0            15'304.0            12'607.0

Taxes                                                           2'320.0              1'722.0             3'317.0              3'867.0             3'436.0

Result before minority interests                       8'891.0              8'510.0            10'844.0            11'437.0             9'171.0

minority interests                                             225.0                726.0             1'875.0              1'676.0             1'291.0

Result for the financial year                             8'666.0              7'784.0             8'969.0              9'761.0             7'880.0

 

 

Cash flow

 

Depreciation                                                  1'933.0              1'981.0             2'645.0              2'536.0             2'542.0

Cash flow                                                    10'824.0            10'491.0            13'489.0            13'973.0            11'713.0

Cash flow from operating activities                 14'342.0            16'877.0            12'177.0            11'728.0            10'329.0

Investments in tangible fixed assets                2'671.0              2'984.0             3'139.0              3'519.0             3'561.0

Cash flow from investing activities                    3'534.0             -2'909.0            -1'722.0             -5'788.0            -7'450.0

Cash flow from financing activities                 -18'434.0           -14'768.0            -9'442.0             -5'270.0            -3'715.0

Others                                                             -43.0             -1'673.0                147.0               -125.0               -182.0

Change in liquidity                                           -601.0             -2'473.0             1'160.0                545.0            -1'018.0

Liquidity at beginning of the year                     2'442.0              4'915.0             3'755.0              3'210.0             4'228.0

Liquidity at end ot the year                             1'841.0              2'442.0             4'915.0              3'755.0             3'210.0

 

 

Notes

 

Cost of employees                                       11'934.0            12'080.0            11'129.0            10'767.0            10'116.0

Research and Development                            9'050.0              9'874.0             8'845.0              8'385.0             6'589.0

Added value                                                 27'584.0            26'026.0            28'149.0            28'888.0            25'580.0

Working Capital                                           12'307.0            14'810.0            14'532.0            14'729.0            12'339.0

Sales per Employee                                            0.6                   0.6                   0.6                   0.6                   0.6

Market capitalisation                                  117'563.0          151'296.0          140'678.0          171'060.0          191'575.0

Gross cost land and buildings                       14'731.0            13'076.0            12'483.0            11'299.0            10'545.0

Gross cost other tangible fixed assets           16'257.0            18'844.0            17'656.0            18'105.0            16'854.0

Gross cost total                                           30'988.0            31'920.0            30'139.0            29'404.0            27'399.0

 

Full time units at year end                               80'653               81'507              80'080               78'604              74'372

Employees inland                                             7'700                7'700                7'650                7'500                7'900

Employees abroad                                          72'953               73'807              72'430               71'104              66'472

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company

 

Name:                          Roche Holding AG

City/Country:                 Basel, Switzerland/CH

 

 

Owner/-s

 

No. of Owner/-s:            1

Owner:                         The company is domestic owned.

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Roche Holding AG

City/Country:                 Basel, Switzerland/CH

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest

 

 

Investments

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Piramed Limited

City/Country:                 Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom/GB

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest (since 23.05.2008)

 

Class:                          0-9%

Name:                          BEC AG

City/Country:                 Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland/CH

Interest:                        5.00% voting right, 5.00% capital interest

 

 

Legal Actions

 

Control date       Year                       No.             Amount CHF     Status

02.12.2009          2009                           0

02.12.2009          2008                           1                           9'945.-- Legal actions

02.12.2009          2008                           1                           8'216.-- Opposition filed

02.12.2009          2007                           1                           2'500'000.-- Opposition filed

02.12.2009          2006                           1                           2'500'000.-- Opposition filed

 

An updated legal action check is only available against proof of interest. e.g. a copy of an enquiry letter, and order or invoice relating to the subject company.

 

 

Credit Information

 

Financial Statements:    The company does not disclose any financial statements. Third parties are not permitted any insight into the financial affairs. It is therefore difficult to make a proper assessment of the actual situation.

 

Financial Situation:        The financial situation is very good.

 

Payment experiences:   Payment habits are considered good.

 

Business development:  The business trend is considered as lightly improving.

 

Maximum Credit:           CHF 15'000'000.--

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.11

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.91

Euro

1

Rs.62.56

 

 

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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