MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

21.10.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CASTROL BP PETCO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

7th Floor Central Plaza Office Building, 17 Le Duan Street – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City

 

 

Country :

Vietnam

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1991

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited liability company (Foreign Invested Company)

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and trading all kinds of lubricating oil, insulating oil and LPG.

 

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)

Viet Nam

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION & LEGAL FORM

 

Current legal status

Registered English Name

 

CASTROL BP PETCO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Registered Vietnamese Name

 

CONG TY TNHH CASTROL BP PETCO

Trade name

 

CASTROL BP PETCO CO., LTD

Type of Business

 

Limited liability company (Foreign Invested Company)

Year Established

 

1991

Investment Certificate No.

 

411022000138

Date of Registration

 

01 Nov 2007

Date of 04th adjustment

 

03 Jul 2010

Date of 05th adjustment

 

19 Mar 2011

Place of Registration

 

People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City

Registered Investment Capital

 

59,511,926 USD

Chartered capital

 

32,402,638 USD

Investment Duration

 

30 years

Tax code

 

0300695803

Total Employees

 

300

 

Historical Identification & Legal form

List

Changed Items

Date of changes

1

Subject has got former Investment Certificate No: 242/GP which was issued on 23 Sep 1991 by Ministry of Planning and Investment

Changed to: 411022000138

01 Nov 2007

 

 

ADDRESSES

 

Head Office

Address

 

7th Floor Central Plaza Office Building, 17 Le Duan Street – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3821 9596

Fax

 

(84-8) 3821 9601

Website

 

www.bp.com.vn

Note:

The given phone line is not contact line of the office; it is contact line of factory.

The given name (Ms. Tran Thi Bich Phung) is only a Purchasing Executive of this company

Factory Address

Address

 

Nha Be Grand Terminal Huynh Tan Phat Street – Nha Be District – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3873 8337

Fax

 

(84-8) 3873 8336

 

Representative Office in Ha Noi

Address

 

No. 49 Hai Ba Trung Street – Hoan Kiem District – Ha Noi City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-4) 3934 2238

Fax

 

(84-4) 3934 2239

Manager

 

Mr. MIKE JOHNSON

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

1. NAME

 

Mr. LE VAN DUNG

Position

 

General Director

Date of birth

 

12 Oct 1962

ID Number/Passport

 

B0036229

Issued on

 

21 May 2005

Current Resident

 

77 Nui Truc Street – Kim Ma Ward – Ba Dinh District – Ha Noi City – Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. TRAN KY HANH

Position

 

Deputy General Director

Current Resident

 

Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Qualification

 

Bachelor

 

3. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN VAN CHUONG

Position

 

Sales Manager

Current Resident

 

Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Qualification

 

Bachelor

 

4. NAME

 

Mr. LE QUOC VIET

Position

 

Head of Marketing Department

Current Resident

 

Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Email

 

Viet.le@castrol.com 

Qualification

 

Bachelor

 

5. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN NGOC KHOI

Position

 

Financial Manager

Current Resident

 

Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

 

BUSINESS NATURE AND ACTIVITIES

 

The subject registers and operates in the following lines of business: manufacturing and trading all kinds of lubricating oil, insulating oil and LPG.

 

 

IMPORT & EXPORT ACTIVITIES

 

IMPORT:

·         Types of products

 

Materials

·         Market

 

Britain, European countries, Malaysia and Asian countries

 

EXPORT:

·         Types of products

 

Products, grease

·         Market

 

China, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos

 

 

 


BANKERS

 

1. CITI BANK

Address

 

No. 115 Nguyen Hue Street, Ben Nghe Ward – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3824 2118

Fax

 

(84-8) 3824 2267

 

2. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANK CORPORATION (HSBC) – HO CHI MINH BRANCH

Address

 

6th Floor, No. 235 Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe ward – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3829 2288

SWIFT Code

 

HSBCVNVX

 

3. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Address

 

No.2 Ngo Duc Ke Street, Ben Nghe Ward – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3829 9226

Fax

 

(84-8) 3829 6465

SWIFT Code

 

SCBLVNVX

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

1. NAME

 

VIETNAM NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Business Registration

 

0106001024

Date of Registration

 

22 Oct 2008

Place of Registration

 

Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment

Registered Capital

 

1,432,775,000,000 VND

Tax code

 

0100107370

Address

 

No.1 Kham Thien Street – Dong Da District – Ha Noi City – Vietnam

Tel

 

(84-4) 38512603

Fax

 

(84-4) 38519203/ 38512902/ 38512410

Website

 

www.petrolimex.com.vn

Represented by

 

Mr. BUI NGOC BAO

Date of birth

 

19 Apr 1958

I.D

 

011430938

Issued on

 

03 Dec 2004

Place of Issue

 

Ha Noi- Vietnam

Resident

 

01 Kham thien Street- Dong Da district- Ha Noi city

Value of shares

 

11,338,279 USD

Percentage

 

35%

 

2. NAME

 

BP OIL VIETNAM LIMITED

Business Registration

 

567280

Date of Registration

 

08 Jun 1956

Address

 

Chertse Road – Sunbury on Thames, Sunbury, Middlesex TW16 7BP – United Kingdom

Represented by

 

Mr. KEITH COOPER HALES

Date of birth

 

20 Feb 1957

Passport

 

450166936

Issued on

 

30 Nov 2004

Place of Issue

 

Republic of South Africa

Resident

 

25 Claymore Road, #23-01 The Claymore, Singapore 229543

Value of shares

 

19,141,056 USD

Percentage

 

59%

 

3. NAME

 

CASTROL LIMITED

Business Registration

 

149435

Date of Registration

 

23 Jan 1918

Address

 

Wakefield House, Pipers Way, Swindon Wiltshire - England SN3 1RE

Represented by

 

Mr. KEITH COOPER HALES

Date of birth

 

20 Feb 1957

Passport

 

450166936

Issued on

 

30 Nov 2004

Place of Issue

 

Republic of South Africa

Resident

 

25 Claymore Road, #23-01 The Claymore, Singapore 229543

Value of shares

 

1,923,303 USD

Percentage

 

6%

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

BALANCE SHEET

Unit: One VND

Balance sheet date

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

31/12/2008

Number of weeks

52

52

52

ASSETS

A – CURRENT ASSETS

1,015,652,144,496

782,418,000,000

586,203,000,000

I. Cash and cash equivalents

609,993,335,064

363,107,000,000

142,885,000,000

1. Cash

267,993,335,064

52,107,000,000

101,885,000,000

2. Cash equivalents

342,000,000,000

311,000,000,000

41,000,000,000

II. Short-term investments

0

0

0

1. Short-term investments

0

0

0

2. Provisions for devaluation of short-term investments

0

0

0

III. Accounts receivable

120,684,633,293

86,564,000,000

90,416,000,000

1. Receivable from customers

81,632,125,073

72,657,000,000

78,053,000,000

2. Prepayments to suppliers

0

0

385,000,000

3. Inter-company receivable

0

0

0

4. Receivable according to the progress of construction

0

0

0

5. Other receivable

39,695,515,464

14,339,000,000

17,954,000,000

6. Provisions for bad debts

-643,007,244

-432,000,000

-5,976,000,000

IV. Inventories

277,925,863,372

325,642,000,000

327,130,000,000

1. Inventories

278,723,261,007

328,159,000,000

328,458,000,000

2. Provisions for devaluation of inventories

-797,397,635

-2,517,000,000

-1,328,000,000

V. Other Current Assets

7,048,312,767

7,105,000,000

25,772,000,000

1. Short-term prepaid expenses

2,073,310,957

1,845,000,000

5,955,000,000

2. VAT to be deducted

4,975,001,810

5,260,000,000

18,568,000,000

3. Taxes and other accounts receivable from the State

0

0

0

4. Other current assets

0

0

1,249,000,000

B. LONG-TERM ASSETS

174,632,186,185

195,198,000,000

245,146,000,000

I. Long term account receivable

0

0

0

1. Long term account receivable from customers

0

0

0

2. Working capital in affiliates

0

0

0

3. Long-term inter-company receivable

0

0

0

4. Other long-term receivable

0

0

0

5. Provisions for bad debts from customers

0

0

0

II. Fixed assets

146,974,855,919

168,780,000,000

216,079,000,000

1. Tangible assets

114,909,088,922

135,860,000,000

161,337,000,000

- Historical costs

367,974,345,537

376,755,000,000

478,657,000,000

- Accumulated depreciation

-253,065,256,615

-240,895,000,000

-317,320,000,000

2. Financial leasehold assets

0

0

0

- Historical costs

0

0

0

- Accumulated depreciation

0

0

0

3. Intangible assets

30,046,647,712

31,740,000,000

42,327,000,000

- Initial costs

71,843,766,364

70,471,000,000

76,915,000,000

- Accumulated amortization

-41,797,118,652

-38,731,000,000

-34,588,000,000

4. Construction-in-progress

2,019,119,285

1,180,000,000

12,415,000,000

III. Investment property

0

0

0

Historical costs

0

0

0

Accumulated depreciation

0

0

0

IV. Long-term investments

0

0

0

1. Investments in affiliates

0

0

0

2. Investments in business concerns and joint ventures

0

0

0

3. Other long-term investments

0

0

0

4. Provisions for devaluation of long-term investments

0

0

0

V. Other long-term assets

27,657,330,266

26,418,000,000

29,067,000,000

1. Long-term prepaid expenses

15,383,303,102

13,415,000,000

13,321,000,000

2. Deferred income tax assets

12,274,027,164

13,003,000,000

15,746,000,000

3. Other long-term assets

0

0

0

TOTAL ASSETS

1,190,284,330,681

977,616,000,000

831,349,000,000

 

LIABILITIES

A- LIABILITIES

459,662,840,428

340,760,000,000

218,658,000,000

I. Current liabilities

428,854,425,527

312,018,000,000

144,539,000,000

1. Short-term debts and loans

0

0

0

2. Payable to suppliers

205,835,794,439

105,399,000,000

43,850,000,000

3. Advances from customers

53,312,863,937

7,028,000,000

5,408,000,000

4. Taxes and other obligations to the State Budget

84,167,516,410

98,185,000,000

14,916,000,000

5. Payable to employees

11,952,473,343

10,194,000,000

6,611,000,000

6. Accrued expenses

54,413,733,654

58,851,000,000

45,255,000,000

7. Inter-company payable

0

0

0

8. Payable according to the progress of construction contracts

0

0

0

9. Other payable

19,172,043,744

32,361,000,000

28,499,000,000

10. Provisions for short-term accounts payable

0

0

0

II. Long-Term Liabilities

30,808,414,901

28,742,000,000

74,119,000,000

1. Long-term accounts payable to suppliers

0

0

0

2. Long-term inter-company payable

0

0

0

3. Other long-term payable

0

3,770,000,000

54,969,000,000

4. Long-term debts and loans

0

0

0

5. Deferred income tax payable

0

0

0

6. Provisions for unemployment allowances

30,808,414,901

24,972,000,000

19,150,000,000

7. Provisions for long-term accounts payable

0

0

0

B- OWNER’S EQUITY

730,621,490,253

636,856,000,000

612,691,000,000

I. OWNER’S EQUITY

730,621,490,253

636,856,000,000

612,691,000,000

1. Capital

521,321,484,064

521,321,000,000

521,321,000,000

2. Share premiums

0

0

0

3. Other sources of capital

0

0

0

4. Treasury stocks

0

0

0

5. Differences on asset revaluation

0

0

0

6. Foreign exchange differences

-55,935,799,977

-55,936,000,000

-55,936,000,000

7. Business promotion fund

0

0

0

8. Financial reserved fund

0

0

0

9. Other funds

0

0

0

10. Retained earnings

265,235,806,166

171,471,000,000

147,306,000,000

11. Construction investment fund

0

0

0

II. Other sources and funds

0

0

0

1. Bonus and welfare funds

0

0

0

2. Sources of expenditure

0

0

0

3. Fund to form fixed assets

0

0

0

MINORITY’S INTEREST

0

0

0

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUITY

1,190,284,330,681

977,616,000,000

831,349,000,000

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT

 

Description

FY2010

FY2009

FY2008

1. Total Sale

3,362,391,118,104

2,646,966,000,000

2,258,686,000,000

2. Deduction item

58,548,824,611

47,376,000,000

37,101,000,000

3. Net revenue

3,303,842,293,493

2,599,590,000,000

2,221,585,000,000

4. Costs of goods sold

2,065,676,858,101

1,538,783,000,000

1,700,246,000,000

5. Gross profit

1,238,165,435,392

1,060,807,000,000

521,339,000,000

6. Financial income

56,409,912,827

39,596,000,000

32,273,000,000

7. Financial expenses

10,806,100,883

9,212,000,000

26,865,000,000

- In which: Loan interest expenses

32,932,857

 

 

8. Selling expenses

350,908,518,366

332,806,000,000

264,765,000,000

9. Administrative overheads

52,799,847,336

52,400,000,000

36,766,000,000

10. Net operating profit

880,060,881,634

705,985,000,000

225,216,000,000

11. Other income

14,354,517,136

68,559,000,000

11,671,000,000

12. Other expenses

1,222,030,412

51,964,000,000

1,717,000,000

13. Other profit /(loss)

13,132,486,724

16,595,000,000

9,954,000,000

14. Total accounting profit before tax

893,193,368,358

722,580,000,000

235,170,000,000

15. Current corporate income tax

164,193,730,415

87,738,000,000

46,044,000,000

16. Deferred corporate income tax

-728,611,675

-2,744,000,000

-247,000,000

17. Interest from subsidiaries/related companies

0

0

0

18. Profit after tax

728,271,026,268

632,098,000,000

188,879,000,000

 

 

FINANCIAL RATIOS AND AVERAGE INDUSTRY RATIOS

 

Description

FY2010

FY2009

FY2008

Average Industry

Current liquidity ratio

2.37

2.51

4.06

1.48

Quick liquidity ratio

1.72

1.46

1.79

0.86

Inventory circle

7.43

4.71

5.20

6.84

Average receive period

13.33

12.15

14.86

57.12

Utilizing asset performance

2.78

2.66

2.67

1.40

Liability by total asset

38.62

34.86

26.30

53.27

Liability by owner equity

62.91

53.51

35.69

165.07

Ebit / Total asset (ROA)

75.04

73.91

28.29

9.44

Ebit / Owner's equity (ROE)

122.26

113.46

38.38

22.99

Ebit / Total revenue (NPM)

26.57

27.30

10.41

6.94

Gross profit / Total revenue (GPM)

36.82

40.08

23.08

16.18

Note: The Average Industry was calculated by Vietnam Credit based on our owned statistical data

 

PAYMENT HISTORY & PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality

 

Normal

Liquidity

 

High

Payment status

 

Above Average

Financial Situation

 

Strong

Development trend

 

Uptrend

Litigation data

 

No

Bankruptcy

 

No

Payment Methods

 

L/C, T/T

Sale Methods

 

Retailer and Wholesaler

 

 

 

INTERPRETATION ON THE SCORES

 

Subject was established in 1991 and specializing in manufacturing of all kinds of lubricating oil, insulating oil... and manufacturing containing lubricants cans for the its needs.

CASTROL VIETNAM was a joint venture between BP GROUP and PETRO SAIGON (Petro Saigon is a subsidiary of PETROLIMEX). Since the end of 2007, Castrol Vietnam has been merged into BP PETCO CO., LTD (BP Petco Co., Ltd was another joint venture in Vietnam of BP Group). Recently, BP PETCO CO., LTD has been re-named into CASTROL BP PETCO CO., LTD.

Head office of the subject is located at 7th Floor - Central Plaza office building- 17 Le Duan Street - Dist 1 - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam. CASTROL BP PETCO CO., LTD is specializing in lubricants, grease & LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) - marketing, producing and trading Castrol and BP, the two leading brands in Vietnam automotive lubricants market for industrials and consumers. BP and Castrol are the brands name of lubricant for engine means of transport of Castrol BP Petco Co., Ltd in Vietnam market.

Subject is regarded as one of the market leader in the lubricants market in Vietnam. Its factory has capacity of 50,000 tons per year. The subject business is expanding rapidly. CASTROL BP PETCO CO., LTD accounts for approximately 26% per cent of the market share.

According to financial statement, financial situation of the subject is good. Revenue and profit in recent years are stable and they have grown up well each year. The subject does not have short-term debts and loans amount; so, its liquidity ratios is satisfactory. Payment capability of the subject is positive. Its liability ratios is acceptable, so latent risk of the subject is not high.

In overview, facilities and premise of the subject are fair standard. Management capacity and competition are good. No caution needed with normal transactions of the subject.

 

 

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INDUSTRY DATA

 

Industry code

Growth speed (%)

Total employees 2009 (Thousand)

Total enterprises

Annual average capital of enterprises

Predict 2010

2009

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

2.8

3.0

24,788.5

2,399

50,530

Trade and Services

7.5

11

10,517.9

79,181

1,754,973

Construction

7

11.3

2,692.8

17,783

248,268

Manufacturing

12

7.6

7,591.2

30,786

967,068

 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

 

 

2010 

2009 

2008 

Population (Million person)

86.93

86.02

86.1

Gross Domestic Products (US$ billion)

102.2

91

84.9

GDP Growth (%)

6.78

5.32

6.2

GDP Per Capita (US$)

1,160

1,080

1,040

Inflation (% Change in Composite CPI)

11.75

6.88

24.4

 

SERVICE TRADE PERFORMANCE

 

Billion USD 

2010 

2009 

2008 

Exports

71.6

56.6

62.9

Imports

84

68.8

76.6

Trade Balance

-12.4

-12.2

-14.6

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.71

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.08

Euro

1

Rs.68.05

 

 

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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