MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TS CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

6-14, Bukseongdong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea 400-201

 

 

Country :

South Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.07.1956

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

121-81-07309

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Sugar

 

 

No. of Employees :

595

 

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

 

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 – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

South Korea

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Basic

 

Company Name

TS CORPORATION

(Korean Company Name : “대한제당()”)

Registered Address

6-14, Bukseongdong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea

Zip Code

400-201

Tel

+82-32-770-1400

Fax

+82-32-770-1601

E-mail

admin@tsmall.co.kr

Website

www.ts.co.kr

Trading Address

7-23, Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea (P.O.BOX 331)

Tel

+82-2-410-6000

Fax

+82-2-410-6028

Other Address-Business Office

1229, U 2-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Korea

Tel

+82-51-746-1480

Other Address-Yangju Business Office

18-3, Ugo-ri, Gwangjeok-myeon, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-837-1300

Other Address-Hongseong Business Office

283-3, Sangha-ri, Hongbuk-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-41-634-8507

Other Address-Daegu Business Office

42-5, Ihyeon-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu, Korea

Tel

+82-53-555-2493

Other Address-Gangwon Business Office

503-1, Dangye-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, Korea

Tel

+82-33-731-8058

Other Address-Jinju Business Office

62-3, Cheongok-ri, Jinseong-myeon, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-55-752-0381

Fax

+82-55-752-0382

Other Address-Oksan Factory

359-1, Osan-ri, Oksan-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea

Tel

+82-43-269-4368

Fax

+82-43-269-3166

Other Address-Ulsan Factory

480, Yongjam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-257-4085

Fax

+82-52-257-4090

Type

Export/Import

Industry

Manufacture of Sugar

  Main Business

Sugar, Feed, Food Additives, Food Stuffs

  Sub Business

Manufacture of Prepared Animal Feeds

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

07/06/1956

The Subject owns the premises of registered HQ address(77,761.80), Seoul Office(5,964.84), Ulsan Factory (77,428.00) and Oksan Factory(44,606.00).

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Natural sugars or sweetening products(50161509)

Sell

Dipping sauces or condiments or spreads or marinades(50171830)

Sell

Edible vegetable and plant oils and fats(50151500)

Sell

Poultry food(10121604)

Sell

Livestock feed(10121500)

Sell

Wine(50202203)

Buy

Feed corn(10121503)

Buy

Organic fertilizers and plant nutrients(10171500)

Buy

Cocoa

Buy

SMP

Buy

Cheese

Buy

Corn for Animal Feed

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Lee Chu-Hun

Date of Birth

12/23/1951

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital (KRW)

20,392,490,000

Employees

595

Formation

Listed Company (Korea Stock Exchange : 001790) as of 12/27/1968

A Company of TS Corporation Business Group

Bank Details

Kookmin Bank

Citi Bank, Korea-Jamsil Branch

Korea Exchange Bank

Shinhan Bank-Jamsil Branch

Woori Bank

Korea Development Bank

Hana Bank-Jamsil Station Branch

Corporate Registered No.

120111-0018368

Business Registered No.

121-81-07309

Permit & Licenses

08/1999 ISO 9001

Acquired HACCP in all factories

 

Int’l Trade No.: 741682

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

SUL YOON-HO

1,739,992

21.33

PARK SUN-YOUNG

1,058,190

12.97

SUL HYE-JUNG

711,376

8.72

TRUSTON ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.(110111-1531519)

448,670

5.50

TREASURY STOCK

852,310

10.45

OTHERS

3,346,458

41.03

TOTAL

8,156,996

100.00

Company History

07/2006 50th Anniversary of TS Corporation

04/2005 Approval of IND (Clinical trial phase III for Aropotin)

09/2003 Received the Order of Industrial Service Merit (Gold Tower) from Korean Government

01/2002 ERP activated for Innovative Management and Global Standardization

09/2000 Unveiled company vision ‘Beyond Happiness’

08/1999 ISO 9001 certification granted

05/1998 Received the Industrial Service Award from Inchon Metropolitan City for peaceful labor management and practice

11/1998 Received the Order of Industrial Service Merit (Stone Tower) from Korean government

10/1997 Established Beijing Popeye’s Food Ltd.

12/1996 Received the Industrial Service Award from Korean government

10/1996 Completed livestock feed plant in Tian Jin, China

02/1995 Established Tian Jin Rainbow Feed Corp. in China

03/1995 Received the Order of Industrial Service Merit (Silver Tower) for its faithful tax payment

04/1995 Changed company name to TS Corporation

04/1994 Established the branch office in Tokyo

03/1992 Established Taihan Sugar Ltd. In Hong kong

02/1991 Established the branch office in New York

02/1991 Completed sugar premix plant in Oksan

10/1991 Constructed new head office building in Chamsil, Seoul

04/1989 Completed specialized feed plant in Kwangju

12/1989 Completed chemical plant in Ulsan

07/1988 Completed livestock feed plant in Ulsan

02/1986 Established Research and Development Center

12/1981 Awarded the Order of Industrial Merit Trophy for achieving annual export sales of US $100Millions

12/1981 Received the Order of Industrial Service Merit (Bronze Tower) from Korean Government

12/1980 Received the Order of Industrial Award from Korean Government

08/1979 Completed sugar refinery in Inchon

05/1979 Completed livestock feed plant in Inchon

08/1969 Changed the company name to Taihan Sugar Industrial Co., Ltd.

07/1956 Incorporated as Daedong Sugar Co., Ltd. with capitals of 2.5 Million won

 

 


Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

Advisor

Mr.

Lee Chae-Soo

Korean

1949.04.14

Seoul National University, Korea

Vice Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Sul Yoon-Ho

Korean

1975.02.22

Claremont Graduate University

Vice Chairman

Mr.

Baik Kyung-Mok

Korean

1950.08.19

Yonsei University, Korea

President & CEO

Mr.

Lee Chu-Hun

Korean

1951.12.23

Yonsei University, Korea

President & CEO

Mr.

Lee Myung-Sik

Korean

1953.11. 9

Yonsei University, Korea

Vice President

Mr.

Ko Duck-Hee

Korean

1954.12.31

Kunkook University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Park Dong-Hyuck

Korean

1942.10.12

Yonsei University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Kim Jin-Kyung

Korean

1947.05.26

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Lee Sang-Wook

Korean

1951.11.01

Yonsei University, Korea

Auditor

Mr.

Shin Dong-Hwa

Korean

1944.03.14

Yonsei University, Korea

 

 

Financials

 

Year / Unit : KRW

Sales

Assets

Net Income

(*)09/2011

915,542,960,000

983,810,622,000

1,026,627,000

2010

1,167,232,641,000

941,123,709,000

13,302,514,000

2009

1,111,543,571,000

910,820,699,000

21,470,994,000

2008

1,178,605,850,290

899,205,171,444

4,706,800,000

2007

1,008,092,654,634

589,009,177,898

12,270,699,473

2006

940,941,328,334

556,300,698,069

14,236,474,292

2005

847,895,804,924

522,509,085,613

14,153,462,161

2004

803,433,566,973

511,530,013,450

13,973,350,400

2003

725,731,448,759

512,325,759,187

6,028,372,517

(*)09/2011’s figures are based on the K-IFRS Accounting System.

 

 

Financial Description

 

Authorized Capital(KRW)

30,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital(KRW)

20,392,490,000

Total Issues Shares

8,156,996 (Common: 7,508,720/ Preferable: 648,276)

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~09/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Total Assets

983,810,622,000

934,415,046,000

 

Current Assets

422,090,609,000

393,069,492,000

 

Cash & Cash Equivalents

101,333,734,000

83,408,785,000

 

Inventories

174,647,859,000

142,552,638,000

 

Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

120,866,994,000

110,176,059,000

 

Current Financial Instruments

25,242,022,000

56,932,010,000

 

Non-Current Assets

561,720,013,000

541,345,554,000

 

Long-Term Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

1,974,194,000

2,651,074,000

 

Tangibles

196,097,708,000

189,832,154,000

 

Investment_Real Estates

111,855,912,000

111,785,785,000

 

Intangibles

6,941,314,000

6,853,339,000

 

Investment_Subsidiaries

220,958,914,000

217,958,914,000

 

Non-Current Financial Instruments

23,762,871,000

12,135,188,000

 

Non-Current Non-Financial Instruments

129,100,000

129,100,000

 

Total Liabilities

575,750,297,000

519,669,069,000

 

Current Liabilities

324,795,361,000

313,975,775,000

 

Trade Payables & Other Payables

82,256,665,000

85,254,595,000

 

Short-Term Borrowings

172,546,673,000

143,628,852,000

 

Current Portion of Long-Term Borrowings

67,919,335,000

81,086,308,000

 

Accrued Income Tax

625,895,000

1,376,660,000

 

Other Current Financial Debts

1,446,793,000

2,629,360,000

 

Non-Current Liabilities

250,954,936,000

205,693,294,000

 

Long-Term Trade Payables & Other Payables

6,466,947,000

6,472,818,000

 

Long-Term Borrowings

193,768,616,000

148,443,896,000

 

Provision for Severance & Retirement

11,276,163,000

9,539,667,000

 

Deferred Income Tax Credit

37,859,291,000

39,394,533,000

 

Other Non-Current Financial Debts

1,583,919,000

1,842,380,000

 

Capital Stock

20,392,490,000

20,392,490,000

 

Capital Surplus

14,707,540,000

14,714,100,000

 

Profit Surplus

194,942,890,000

197,568,557,000

 

Others

178,017,405,000

182,070,830,000

 

Total Equity

408,060,325,000

414,745,977,000

 

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

983,810,622,000

934,415,046,000

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Total Assets

941,123,709,000

910,820,699,000

899,205,171,000

Current Assets

394,457,035,000

414,118,937,000

406,545,927,000

-Quick Assets

251,904,398,000

275,514,917,000

265,101,559,000

-Inventories

142,552,637,000

138,604,020,000

141,444,368,000

Fixed Assets

546,666,674,000

496,701,762,000

492,659,244,000

-Investment

233,560,531,000

181,799,482,000

162,019,153,000

-Tangibles

301,617,939,000

303,981,569,000

309,202,579,000

-Intangibles

1,626,369,000

1,400,937,000

1,499,018,000

-Others

9,861,835,000

9,519,774,000

19,938,494,000

Total Liabilities

515,316,017,000

489,555,791,000

493,798,165,000

Current Liabilities

311,346,417,000

306,533,568,000

299,026,775,000

Fixed Liabilities

203,969,600,000

183,022,223,000

194,771,390,000

Capital Stock

20,392,490,000

17,200,000,000

17,200,000,000

Capital Surplus

111,705,017,000

120,898,494,000

120,976,511,000

Profit Surplus

139,384,918,000

129,922,688,000

109,951,959,000

Capital Adjustment

154,325,267,000

153,243,726,000

157,278,536,000

Total Equity

425,807,692,000

421,264,908,000

405,407,006,000

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

941,123,709,000

910,820,699,000

899,205,171,000

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~09/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Sales

915,542,960,000

 

 

Cost of Sold Goods

833,594,555,000

 

 

Gross Profit

81,948,405,000

 

 

Selling & Admin. Expenses

65,473,273,000

 

 

Operating Income

16,475,132,000

 

 

Other Income

20,196,030,000

 

 

Other Loss

26,034,927,000

 

 

Finance Income

4,432,244,000

 

 

Finance Expenses

13,122,184,000

 

 

Income Before Taxes

1,946,295,000

 

 

Income Taxes Expenses

919,668,000

 

 

Net Income

1,026,627,000

 

 

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Sales

1,167,232,641,000

1,111,543,571,000

1,178,605,850,000

Cost of Sold Goods

1,062,804,380,000

980,165,942,000

1,050,669,630,000

Gross Profit

104,428,261,000

131,377,629,000

127,936,220,000

Selling & Admin. Expenses

89,852,627,000

91,992,178,000

89,100,738,000

Operating Income

14,575,634,000

39,385,451,000

38,835,482,000

Non-Operating Income

42,400,082,000

54,361,641,000

62,331,417,000

Non-Operating Expenses

39,832,177,000

64,527,006,000

94,444,210,000

Ordinary Income

17,143,539,000

29,220,086,000

6,722,689,000

Special Income

-

-

-

Income Before Taxes

17,143,539,000

29,220,086,000

6,722,689,000

Income Taxes Expenses

3,841,025,000

7,749,092,000

2,015,889,000

Net Income

13,302,514,000

21,470,994,000

4,706,800,000

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~06/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Operating Activities Cash Flows

-24,996,280,000

 

 

Net Income

1,026,627,000

 

 

Adjustment

-13,787,389,000

 

 

Dividends Received

1,055,350,000

 

 

Interests Paid

-13,430,214,000

 

 

Interests Received

3,604,568,000

 

 

Income Taxes

-3,465,222,000

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing

3,791,891,000

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing

38,717,573,000

 

 

Increase/Decrease in Cash

17,924,949,000

 

 

Cash at the Beginning of Year

83,408,785,000

 

 

Cash at the End of Year

101,333,734,000

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Cash Flows from Operating

23,481,861,000

65,866,105,000

-37,416,990,000

-Net Income

13,302,514,000

21,470,994,000

4,706,800,000

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

19,396,500,000

28,861,258,000

47,103,512,000

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

-18,080,071,000

-20,606,261,000

-30,962,492,000

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

8,862,918,000

36,140,114,000

-58,264,810,000

Cash Flows from Investing

-91,302,614,000

-14,359,691,000

8,020,644,000

-Cash Inflow from Investing

14,352,104,000

12,030,469,000

28,959,601,000

-Cash Outflows for Investing

-105,654,718,000

-26,390,160,000

-20,938,957,000

Cash Flows from Financing

13,617,971,000

-22,607,838,000

95,422,591,000

-Cash Inflows from Financing

152,795,297,000

65,227,747,000

155,152,507,000

-Cash Outflows from Financing

-139,177,326,000

-87,835,585,000

-59,729,916,000

Increase/Decrease in Cash

-54,202,782,000

28,898,576,000

66,026,245,000

Cash at the Beginning of Year

137,611,567,000

108,712,991,000

42,686,746,000

Cash at the End of Year

83,408,785,000

137,611,567,000

108,712,991,000

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

Sugar & Foodstuffs

Animal Feed

Chemicals

Bio Business

 

Brand Name: Foodream, Rainbow Animal Feed

 

 

Trade Partners & Competitors

 

Customers

HANYEADEU CO. LTD (134511-0031259)

Competitors

CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION(110111-3748253)

500, NAMDAEMUNNO 5-GA, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-726-8114 FAX:+82-2-726-8319

 

SAMYANG CORPORATION(110111-0026181)

263, YEONJI-DONG, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-740-7114  FAX:+82-2-743-7720

 

DAESANG CORPORATION(110111-0327125)

DAESANG BLDG., 96-48, SINSEOL-DONG, DONGDAEMUN-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-2220-9500  FAX:+82-2-2232-3719

 

 

Related Parties

(Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

GYEONGIN TV CO., LTD.(121111-0149021)

(16.86% held by the subject company)

 

TS DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD(110111-0178057)

(39.54% held by the subject company)

 

ART JAIM BIOTEC CO., LTD.     (110111-1899652)

(35.00% held by the subject company)

Overseas Office

LA OFFICE

970W 190TH ST. SUITE 490, TORRANCE CA 90502, USA

TEL :+1-310-329-6468 FAX :+1-310-329-0614

 

TOKYO OFFICE

7TH FLOOR, UCHIKANDA TK BLDG,

5-13 UCHIKANDA 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN

TEL :+81-3-5217-3434 FAX :+81-3-3233-1120

 

TS(HONG KONG) CO., LTD.

1104 & 5, TESBURY CENTRE 24-32, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST WANCHAI, HONG KONG

TEL :+852-2865-4266 FAX :+852-2865-3766

Subsidiary

SAMSUNG MUTUAL SAVINGS & FINANCE CO., LTD.(110111-0113475)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

TS HAIMARROW CO., LTD(110111-0801492)

(79.53% held by the subject company)

 

GONGJU DEVELOPMENT.CO.LTD(110111-0717590)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

TS WOOIN CO., LTD.(110111-0169999)

(92.06% held by the subject company)

 

TS DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.(150111-0025490)

(50.96% held by the subject company)

 

TS C&I CO., LTD.(110111-1458789)

(99.67% held by the subject company)

 

IC-GEN CORP.(110111-2317562)

(69.99% held by the subject company)

 

TIANJIN RAINBOW FEED CO., LTD

(80.00% held by the subject company)

 

TS(HONG KONG) CO., LTD.

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

NAMKYUNG CHAEHONG ANIMAL FEED CO., LTD.(CHINA)

(52.38% held by the subject company)

Cooperative Enterprise

-Technical Support

BOCM PAULS-UK

 


Sales by Region

(Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Thousand KRW

09/2011

2010

2009

Export

207,294,125

249,805,474

224,068,082

Domestic

708,248,835

917,695,883

887,475,489

Total

915,542,960

1,167,501,357

1,111,543,571

The subject imports Cocoa and other raw materials from Thailand, South Africa, Guatemala and Australia, and exports to Asian Countries including Japan, Hong Kong and China.

 

 

Court Action

 

Case No.

Court

Plaintiff(s)/ Creditor(s)/ Applicant(s)

Defendant(s)/ Debtor(s)/ Respondent(s)

Cause

Amount (Million KRW)

Status

2008GADAN2487

 

The Subject Company

Cho Jong-Jin

Claim for Guaranteed Debts

59,294

Proceeding

2008GAHAP211

 

The Subject Company

Kwon Jae-Hyun & Others

Claim for Receivables

306,396

Proceeding

2008GADAN14981

 

The Subject Company

Seo Yoon-Ja & Others

Claim for Receivables

42,157

Proceeding

2008GASO233986

 

The Subject Company

Chungjungkei Co., Ltd.(111511-0052343)

Claim for Receivables

15,298

Proceeding

2008GASO4519

 

The Subject Company

Lee Byung-Soon

Claim for Receivables

4,151

Proceeding

2008GADAN1650

 

Choi In-Kyu

The Subject Company

Claim for Deleting the right

31,870

Proceeding

2008GADAN1934

 

Park Soo-Yong

The Subject Company

Conformation on not existing the debts

20,102

Proceeding

2007GAHAP2816

 

Purina Korea, Inc.

The Subject Company

-

284,038

Proceeding

2008GADAN3162

 

Milim Eggland Co., Ltd.

The Subject Company

Conformation on not existing the debts

72,559

Proceeding

2008KADAN1319

 

Lee Byung-Soon

The Subject Company

Cancellation on imposed the provisional seizure

-

Proceeding

2008GADAN67423

 

Jung Man-Young

The Subject Company

Refund on Profit

60,671

Proceeding

 

 

News Clipping

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.17

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.64

Euro

1

Rs.69.43

 

 

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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