MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

25.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

ORASCOM TELECOM (BANGLADESH) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Banglalink, Tigers’ Den, Plot4, SW (H) Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212

 

 

Country :

Bangladesh

 

 

Financials (as on) :

2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.06.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

C-28679

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Company With Limited Liability

 

 

Line of Business :

GSM Mobile Phone Service provider

 

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 :

US$ 100,000.00

Status :

Good

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)

Bangladesh

b1

b1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


COMPANY DETAILS

 

Name

Orascom Telecom (Bangladesh) Limited

Former Name

Sheba Telecom Pvt. Ltd

Date of Change

2004

Address

Banglalink, Tigers’ Den, Plot-4, SW (H) Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212,

Country

Bangladesh

Telephone No

880-191310900

Fax No

880-2-8827265

E-Mail

info@banglalinkgsm.com

Website

www.banglalinkgsm.com

Established

1995

Commercial Operation From

June 1996

Company Registration No

C-28679

Registration date

25th June 1996

Legal Status

Public Company With Limited Liability

Issuing Authority

The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies & Firms, Dhaka

Business Type

GSM Mobile Phone Service

Status

Satisfactory

Payment Behavior

No complaints have been heard regarding payments 

from banks.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Head Office

Banglalink, Tigers’ Den, Plot4, SW (H) Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

Telephone No

880-191310900

Fax No

880-2-8827265

E-Mail

info@banglalinkgsm.com

Website

www.banglalinkgsm.com

Branch

4 Sylhet

4 Chittagong

4 Khulna

4 Rajshahi

4 Bogra

4 Barishal

4 Rangpur

Factory

NIL

Factory Telephone No

NIL

Factory Fax No

NIL

Warehouse

NIL

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name

Mr. Naguib Sawiris

Designation

Chairman

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Ahmed Abou Doma

Designation

Managing Director

Nationality

Egyptian 

 

 

Name

Mr. Ragy Soliman

Designation

Director

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Zouhair Abdul Khaliq

Designation

Director

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Khaled Galal Bishara

Designation

Director

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

 

Name

Orascom Telecom Ventures Limited

Share Percent

99.99998%

Country

Egypt 

 

 

Name

Mr. Naguib Sawiris

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Afzal Husain Choudhury

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Bangladeshi

 

 

Name

Mr. Ragy Soliman

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Zouhair A Khaliq

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

Name

Mr. Rashid Khan

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Bangladeshi

 

 

Name

Mr. Ezzeldin M Heikal

Share Percent

0.000004%

Nationality

Egyptian

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business

GSM Mobile Phone Service

Items Dealing In

Mobile Phone Services

Terms of Purchase

N/A

Terms of Sale

Local: Cash or Credit

 




BANKERS

 

Name

Standard Chartered Bank

Branch

Dilkusha Branch

Address

Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh

SWIFT

N/A

 

 

Name

Citi Bank NA

Branch

Gulshan Branch

Address

Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

SWIFT

N/A

 

 

Name

HSBC

Branch

Gulshan Branch

Address

Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

SWIFT

N/A

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance Sheet

As At 2009

Currency: BDT (In Thousand)

 

 

2009

Assets:

Property, Plant and

Equipment (at cost less dep)

52,174,418

Project under construction

6,504,859

Intangible assets

2,442,193

Inter company receivables

2,092

Other non current assets

69,604

Current assets

6,332,680

Total Assets

67,525,846

Equity & Liabilities:

 

Share Capital

24,764,881

Share money deposit

18,186,352

Retained earnings/(loss)

(26,103,403)

Long term loan

19,740,356

Inter company payable

2,309,948

Other non current liabilities

3,407,734

Current liabilities

25,219,978

Total equity & liabilities

67,525,846

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorized Capital

Tk.1 billion

Paid Up Capital

Tk.30 million

Each Share Value

Tk.100.00

 

 

EXCHANGE RATE

 

Currency

Unit

Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)

 

Great Britain Pound

1

118.2387

U.S Dollar

1

73.3400

European Euro

1

103.0574

 

 

ADVERSE DATA MONITORING

 

Dishonored Checks

No Found

Debt

No Records Found

Litigation

No Records Found

Performance Defaults

No Records Found

Adverse Press Coverage

No Records Found

Money Laundering

No Records Found

 

 

MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED CREDIT

 

Amount

Based On

US$ 100,000.00

90 days

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Employees

850

Office Area (Sq. Ft)

5,800 sq.ft (rented)

Factory Area (Sq. Ft)

N/A

Warehouse Area (Sq. Ft)

4,000 sq.ft. (rented)

Range of Services

4 Normal mobile phones

4 Internet

4 Data & WAP

4 Fax

4 Voice Tex Mail Services

4 Pre-Paid

4 Post-Paid

4 Banglalink Phonebackup 

4 Blood Bank 8008 

4 Golpo Chora Gaan 

4 Vehicle Tracking: NTrack 

4 Friend Finder 

4 Amar Tune

4 Stock Info

4 Banglalink Jigyasha

4 Banglalink Messenger

4 Call Block

4 Banglalink Internet

4 Healthlink

4 Song Dedication

4 Music Station 5858

4 Voice Portal 4848

4 Missed Call Alert

Name of Brand              

BANGLALINK

Net Coverage Area      

Entire Bangladesh

Networking By

4 Ericsson

4 Motorola

Present Subscribers      

4 14.22 million (As of march 2010)

Certifications

NIL

Group Name

NIL

Subsidiaries / Affiliates

4 Ring Distribution (Pvt.) Limited

Member

4 Foreign Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Dhaka

4 Asia Pacific GSM Provider Association, Dhaka

4 Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Dhaka

 

 

 

COMMENTS

 

The subject is a limited liability public company engaged as GSM Mobile Phone Service provider.

 

The subject is a 100% owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E., Egypt, ("OTH") in Bangladesh. It was acquired by OTH in 2004, and after a complete overhaul and the deployment of a new GSM network, its telecommunication services were re-launched under the brand name BANGLALINK. When BANGLALINK began operations in Bangladesh in February 2005, its impact was felt immediately: overnight mobile telephony became an affordable option for customers across a wide range of market segments.

 

BANGLALINK attained 1 million subscribers by December 2005 and 3 million subscribers in October 2006. in less than two years which is by December 2007, BANGLALINK overtook AKTEL to become the second largest operator in Bangladesh with more than 7.1 million customers. BANGLALINK currently has 14.22 million subscribers as of march 2010, representing a market share of 26%.

 

The directors are experienced businessmen of good reputation who are reported to be financially solvent and fair in their trade terms.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.25

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.82

Euro

1

Rs.63.58

 

 

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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