MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NORDSON CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

50 Broad St Ste 1800, Columbus Oh 43215

 

 

Country :

United States

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.10.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.10.1935

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Equipment manufacturing

 

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 3,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory 

 

 

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)

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

 

Comments on data supplied:

Please note that the address provided is similar to a branch location of the company. The headquarters address is listed below.

Legal Name:

Nordson Corporation

 

 

Legal Address

50 BROAD ST STE 1800, COLUMBUS OH 43215, USA (incorporators)

Operative Address

28601 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio, USA (headquarters)

Telephone:

(440) 892-1580

ID :

164495

Fax:

(440) 892-9507

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

info@nordson.com

Registered in:

Ohio

Website:

http://www.nordson.com/

Date Created:

1935

Manager:

Mr. Michael F. Hilton, Chief Executive Officer, President

Date Incorporated:

October 17th, 1935

Staff:

3,680

Stock:

33,979,349

 

 

Value:

No par value

Activity:

Equipment manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

MICHIGAN HERITAGE BANK

Location                                   

28300 ORCHARD LAKE RD STE 200 FARMINGTN HLS  MI   48334- 3704

 

Name of the Bank

THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

Location                                   

105 E FOURT ST SUITE 120 CINCINNATI  OH   45202

 

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The company was created in 1935.

 

The company has presence worldwide.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company manufactures equipment used for precision material dispensing, testing and inspection, surface preparation, and curing.

Products/Services description:

 

Equipment ranges from manual, stand-alone units for low-volume operations to microprocessor-based automated systems for high-speed, and high-volume production lines.

 

It manufactures and distributes its products through the following segments:

 

Adhesive Dispensing Systems

Nonwovens Equipment

Packaging

Paper and Paperboard Converting

Product Assembly

Web Coating

 

Among others.

Brands:

 

Nordson, Asymtek, ColorMax, Control Coat, Dage, EFD and Saturn, among many others.

Clients:

 

The company serves various markets, including the appliance, automotive, bookbinding, container, converting, electronics, food and beverage, furniture, life sciences and medical, light emitting diodes (LED), metal finishing, nonwoven, packaging, semiconductor, and solar energy industries.

Operations area:

 

National, International

The company export to worldwide

The subject employs 3,680 employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

The legal address of the company is that of the registrant officer: 50 Broad St Ste 1800, Columbus OH 43215, USA

 

The company is headquartered at: 28601 Clemens Road Westlake, Ohio, USA

Surface area:

 

23,000 square feet.

Branches:

 

The company has branches in:

 

Rhode Island

Georgia

California

New Jersey

Ohio

 

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

 

YES

Capital:

 

Breakdown

 

% of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: 16%

% of Shares Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 72%

% of Float Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 86%

Number of Institutions Holding Shares: 197

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

Major Direct Holders

 

IGNAT DAVID W 1,473,297 Shares

CAMPBELL EDWARD P 339,450 Shares

HARDIS STEPHEN R 54,298 Shares

MADAR WILLIAM P       42,480 Shares

KEANE JOHN J 21,738 Shares

 

Top Institutional Holders

 

COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 7.11%

NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP, LLC 5.70%

VANGUARD GROUP, INC. (THE) 4.70%

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 3.58%

BlackRock Fund Advisors 3.54%

STATE STREET CORPORATION 3.28%

PRICE (T.ROWE) ASSOCIATES INC 3.19%

ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC 3.02%

SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. 2.73%

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC 2.66%

 

Top Mutual Fund Holders

 

COLUMBIA ACORN FD 4.40%

NEUBERGER & BERMAN GENESIS FUND 4.15%

FIDELITY CONTRAFUND INC 3.15%

BARON SMALL CAP FUND 1.91%

PRICE (T.ROWE) SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND 1.63%

ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FD 1.39%

PENNSYLVANIA MUTUAL FUND INC 1.38%

VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND 1.33%

COLUMBIA ACORN USA FD 1.10%

ROYCE TOTAL RETURN FUND 1.07%

Management:

 

Board of Directors:

 

Joseph P. Keithley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Keithley Instruments, Inc.

Lee C. Banks, Vice President and Operating Officer

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Randolph W. Carson, Retired Executive Officer, Electrical Business Unit Eaton Corporation

Michael F. Hilton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nordson Corporation

David W. Ignat, Consulting Physicist

William P. Madar, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nordson Corporation

Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Operating Advisor

Resilience Capital Partners

Mary J. Puma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Victor L. Richey, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ESCO Technologies, Inc.

William L. Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of the District of Columbia's

David A. Clarke School of Law

Benedict R. Rosen, Retired Chairman, AVX Corporation

 

Executive Officers:

 

Michael F. Hilton, President and Chief  Executive Officer   

Gregory A. Thaxton, Vice President, Chief Financial  Officer

John J. Keane, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology Systems

Peter G. Lambert, Senior Vice President, Adhesive Dispensing Systems

Douglas C. Bloomfield, Vice President, Industrial Coating Systems    

Gregory P. Merk, Vice President, Pacific South

Shelly M. Peet, Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Human Resources

Robert E. Veillette, Vice President, General  Counsel & Secretary

Related Companies:

 

Subsidiaries

 

Asymptotic Technologies, Inc.

March Plasma Systems, Inc.

H.P. Solutions, Inc.

Dage Precision Industries, Inc.

YESTech, Inc.

Nordson U.S. Trading Company

Nordson EFD LLC.

EFD, International, Inc.

MLT Systems Holdings (Pty.) Limited (South Africa)

Nordson Korea (South Korea)

 

Among others

 




Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

The subject is a public company traded at the NasdaqGS stock exchange under the symbol "NDSN". Please find enclosed the financial statements.

Legal Fillings

 There are several UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of Ohio.

 

The company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. Although the outcome of these other claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations

 

The last annual report was filed on 12/17/2010.

 

 

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 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 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 big sized American company. It employs 3,680 people and has been in business for 75 years.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD 3,000,000

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

 

Profitability

GOOD

Public Records

YES

 

 

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

 

 

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.19

Euro

1

Rs.63.59

 

 

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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