MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

24.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

2-1-40 Dojimahama Kitaku Osaka 530-8203

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

February  2009

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

(Osaka-Kitaku) 136159

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Holding company of 173 group firms, of which 161 as consolidated subs

 

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 :

Yen 20,777.0 Million

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

Litigation :

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NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

Japan

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Company name  

 

SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

REGD NAME

 

Suntory Holdings KK

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

2-1-40 Dojimahama Kitaku Osaka 530-8203 JAPAN

Tel: 06-6346-1131

 

URL:                             http://www.suntory.co.jp/

E-Mail address:                        (thru the URL)

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Holding company of 173 group firms, of which 161 as consolidated subs

 

 

BRANCHES

Sapporo, Sendai, Aomori, Akita, Fukushima, Saitama, other (Tot 32)

 

 

 

OVERSEAS   

 

USA (3), Europe (11), China (10), Hong Kong, Taiwan (2), Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Australia (2) (--subsidiaries)

 

 

FACTORIES

 

Yamanashi, Osaka, Shiga, Tokyo, Kyoto, Gunma, Hyogo, other (Tot 14)

 


 

OFFICERS

 

NOBUTADA SAJI, PRES                        Shingo Torii, v pres

Akinobu Kodaira, v pres              Shigehiro Aoyama, v pres

Tomohisa Sakai, s/mgn dir         Shun’ichi Naito, s/mgn dir

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY    

 

FINANCES                    FAIR                  A/SALES       Yen 1,742,373 M

PAYMENTS                  REGULAR          CAPITAL        Yen 70,000 M

TREND             STEADY            WORTH         Yen 446,978 M

STARTED                     2009                  EMPLOYES   25,854

                                   

           

COMMENT    

 

HOLDING COMPANY OF 173 GROUP FIRMS IN LINES OF MFG OF WHISKY, BEER, SOFT DRINKS, HEALTH FOODS, OTHER. 

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION COSIDERED FAIR TO EXCELLENT AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 20,777.0 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS

 

 

                        Forecast (or estimated) figures for 31/12/2011 fiscal term

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

The subject company was established originally in 1899 by Shinjiro Torii for mfg Japanese wines, on his account.  Incorporated in 1921 the firm has been succeeded by his descendants.  Specialized mfr of whisky in the main, beer, soft drinks, mineral water, other.  In 1931, exported whisky for the first time to overseas.  The firm has three intra-company systems: Beverage & Food Company, Spirits, Wine & Beer Company and Food Service & Business Development Company, each representing a separate business unit (See OPERATION for details).  In Europe, operates the Bowmore Distillery (Scotland), and Chateau Lagrange (Bordeaux region of France).  The firm switched to a pure holding company structure on April 2009.  Under the new structure, there are soft drink, health food, alcoholic beverage and wine operating companies, and beverage manufacturing company, liquor sales company and business support company, totaling 182 firms, all under the holding company.  The planned business tie-ups with Kirin Breweries (Kirin Holdings Inc) is reported fell apart.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Dec/2010 fiscal term amounted to Yen 1,742,373 million, a 12.4% up from Yen 1,550,719 million in the previous term.  Both sales & net profits soared helped by the sales of beer, non-alcoholic beer, whisky, other.  Also newly acquired consolidated subsidiaries contributed to the sales growth.  By Divisions, Foods up 20.8% to Yen 1,040,000 million; Beer/Whisky Div up 3.3% to Yen 576,000 million.  The recurring profit was posted at Yen 100,839 million and net profit at Yen 40,027 million, respectively, compared with Yen 81,822 million recurring profit and Yen 32,666 million net profit, respectively, a year ago.

 

For the current term ending Dec 2011 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 110,000 million and the net profit at Yen 48,000 million, respectively, on a 3.7% rise in turnover, to Yen 1,806,000 million.  The figures were projected before the North Japan Earthquake that occurred on Mar 11, and that the figures may be revised downward.  The firm does not yet announce the revised figures.

 

The financial situation is considered FAIR to EXCELLENT and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 20,777.0 million, on 30 days normal terms.

 

 

REGISTRATION

           

Date Registered: Feb 2009

Regd No.:                     (Osaka-Kitaku) 136159

Legal Status:      Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:         1,305.6 million shares

Issued:                687,136,196 shares

Sum:                   Yen 70,000 million

 

Major shareholders (%): Kotobuki Fudosan (89.3), Employees’ S/Holding Assn (4.4), MUFG (1.0), SMBC (1.0), Mitsui Trust Bank (1.0), Nippon Life Ins (1.0)

           

No. of shareholders: 53

 

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

Related companies: Suntory Foods, Dynac Corp, Haagen-Dazs Japan Inc, Suntory Allied, Monte Bussan, Tipness Ltd, other.

           

 


OPERATION

           

Activities: Holding company of 173 group firms in the line of mfg, brewery, processing liquor, wine, beer, whisky, soft drinks, health foods, mineral water, other; offering formulation & promotion of groupwide management strategies & corporate functions:

 

(Sales breakdown by Intra-Companies):

 

Beverage & Food Company (60%): beverage, health foods, health beverage,

Haagen-Dazs, other;

 

Spirits, Wine & Beer Company (32%): beer, happoshu (and new category beer),

cocktails, whisky, liqueurs & spirits, shochu, wine, other

 

Food Service & Business Development Company (8%): restaurant management, consulting, flowers, fitness club, others;

 

Overseas Sales Ratio (20.3%): Asia/Oceania 8.4%, Europe 7.8%, USA 4.1%

 

Clients: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Mitsui & Co, Kokubu Ltd, Ryoshoku Liquor, Itochu Foods, Mitsui Foods, Asahi Foods, Kyushu Ryoshoku Liquor, Ismic Co, Nihon Shurui Hambai, Meidi-Ya Shoji, other (all of group firms)

 

No. of accounts: 1,000 – 2,000

 

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Toyo Seikan, Rengo Co, Daiwa Can, Yoshino Kogyosho, Universal Can Corp, other. (all of group firms)

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Osaka.  Office premises at the caption address are owned and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

MUFG (Osaka)

SMBC (Osaka)

Relations: Satisfactory

 


FINANCES

(In Million Yen)

 

FINANCES: (Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

  Annual Sales

 

1,742,373

1,550,719

 

  Cost of Sales

874,794

807,418

 

      GROSS PROFIT

867,579

743,301

 

  Selling & Adm Costs

760,851

659,757

 

      OPERATING PROFIT

106,727

83,544

 

  Non-Operating P/L

-5,888

-1,722

 

      RECURRING PROFIT

100,839

81,822

 

      NET PROFIT

40,027

32,666

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

  Cash

 

133,822

142,725

 

  Receivables

 

240,015

220,614

 

  Inventory

 

157,587

161,740

 

  Securities, Marketable

 

 

 

  Other Current Assets

86,368

60,502

 

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

617,792

585,581

 

  Property & Equipment

379,225

388,708

 

  Intangibles

 

384,288

456,399

 

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

186,991

197,592

 

      TOTAL ASSETS

1,568,296

1,628,280

 

  Payables

 

82,418

127,444

 

  Short-Term Bank Loans

101,907

101,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

354,612

325,842

 

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

538,937

554,750

 

  Debentures

 

209,750

178,327

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

262,679

326,572

 

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

10,469

10,192

 

  Other Debts

 

99,482

102,800

 

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,121,317

1,172,641

 

      MINORITY INTERESTS

 

 

 

Common stock

70,000

70,000

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

Retained earnings

392,936

357,718

 

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

10,158

11,368

 

Others

 

(26,116)

16,552

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

 

 

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

446,978

455,638

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

1,568,296

1,628,280

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

Terms ending:

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

139,449

102,738

 

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

-28,200

-388,903

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

-60,661

243,629

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

159,044

112,656

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

 

 

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

446,978

455,638

 

 

Current Ratio (%)

114.63

105.56

 

 

Net Worth Ratio (%)

28.50

27.98

 

 

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

5.79

5.28

 

 

Net Profit Ratio (%)

2.30

2.11

 

 

Return On Equity (%)

8.96

7.17

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.28

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.30

Euro

1

Rs.63.61

 

 

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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