MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

09.09.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MODERN STEEL MILLS LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Modern Street, Road No 17, Rusayl Industrial Estate, P.O. Box  174 Rusayl 124, Muscat

 

 

Country :

Indonesia

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.08.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1605062

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, processors and distributors of scrap metal to billet steel

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

RO 500,000

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct 

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)

Oman

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


company NAME

 

MODERN STEEL MILLS LLC

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Street               Modern Street, Road No 17

Area                 Rusayl Industrial Estate

P.O. Box           174 Rusayl 124

Town                 Muscat

Country Oman, Sultanate of

Telephone         (968) 2444 9039

Fax                   (968) 2444 9064 / 2444 9083

E-Mail               msm2001@omantel.net.com

 

Shortform Name : MSM

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                Position

 

1. H.E. Hammad Hamed Al Ghafri           Managing Director

 

2. Mohammed Al Ghafri                          Personnel Manager

 

3. Arabinda Ganguly                               Chief Technical Officer

 

4. Taleb Al Balouchi                               Public Relations Officer / Administrator

 

5. Nilesh Sheth                                      Financial Manager

 

6. Giss Varghese                                   Senior Accounts Officer

 

Total Employees :   230 (subject)

                  3,500 (Assarain Group)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

Subject is a member of the Assarain Group of Companies with

3,500 employees, multi-million dollar international group. Its

diverse interests span construction, oil and gas, national

infrastructure projects, consumer products, food distribution, travel

and insurance, and health care.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for LARGE amounts.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : RO 500,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 1,500,000 :

 

The above figure is higher than normally seen in one amount, however could prove admissible if split into two transactions provided the total indebtedness is strictly monitored.

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME     : BANK MUSCAT (SOAG)            

Branch   : Main Branch

Street   : Al Burj Street, Muttrah Commercial District 1073

PO Box   : 134 Ruwi 112

Town     : Muscat

 

Telephone: (968) 2470 3044 / 2478 8638 / 2470 8653

Fax      : (968) 2478 9886 / 2478 8638

 

The Company also has an account with:

 

National Bank of Oman (SAOG)

Main branch

PO Box 751 Ruwi 112

Muscat

Telephone: (968) 2470 8894

Fax      : (968) 2470 3972

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in Oman are not required to publish or disclose balance sheets. However, the subject interviewed offered

the following information :

 

Sales Turnover               RO 22,000,000 - 2009 - approx

                                    RO 29,000,000 – 2010 - approx

 

Net Profit                       not given

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 21 August 2001

 

History : Subject was founded by a group of Omani investors under the

chairmanship of the former government minister, H.E. Hammad Hamed Al Ghafri.

 

C.R. No. : 1605062 (expiry date: 1 November 2013)

 

Chamber of Commerce Membership No.: 1057 (issued on: 25 October 2010, expiry date: 4 November 2012)

 

Authorised Capital : RO 1,200,000

 

Paid-Up Capital : RO 1,200,000

 

Limited Liability Company with the following shareholders :

 

1. H.E. Hammad Hamed Al Ghafri

  (Omani national)

 

2. H.E. Abdul Alim Mustahil Naseeb Rakhiyoot

  (Omani national)

 

3. Ashwin Dharamsey Nensey

  (Oman national)

 

4. Assarain Enterprises LLC         

   Assarain House

   Al Kuwair

   PO Box 1475 / 4475 Ruwi 112

   Muscat

   Telephone: (968) 2460 4811 (

   Fax      : (968) 2460 4837

   E-Mail   : assarain@assarain.com

 

5. Oman International Development and Industrial Co. SAOG

   Omnivest Building, 4th Floor

   Bank Al Markazi Street

   Muttrah Business District

   PO Box 3886 Ruwi 112

   Muscat

   Telephone: (968) 2476 9500

   Fax      : (968) 2470 7519

   Email    : ominvest@omantel.net.om

   Website  : www.ominvest.net

 

6. Other 8 undisclosed investors.

 

The exact shareholding structure and percentage was not disclosed.

 

Affiliated companies of Modern Steel Mills LLC:

 

Associates

 

Subject is a member of the Assarain Group of Companies, which also includes the following companies :

 

1.  Assarain Furnishing LLC

    Jabir Bin Zaid Street

    Mutrah

    Telephone: (968) 2477 3295 / 2477 3160

    Fax      : (968) 2470 4464

    Activities: Furniture dealers and interior designers.

 

2.  The Blue Falcon Travel and Commercial Company

    Next to Bank Of Baroda, Ruwi

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone : (968) 2481 2953 / 2470 1021 / 2470 5234 968

    Activities: IATA approved travel agency.

 

3.  Assarain Insurance Services LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2469 2146 / 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2469 5657 / 2460 4837

    E-Mail   : aeinsure@omantel.net.om

    Website  : www.assarain.com

    Was established in June 1988 to look after the insurance

    requirements of the Assarain Group and organise its coverage of

    relevant risks.

 

4.  National Marketing & Trading Co LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2460 4837

    Activities: Traders of beauty and skin care products. Operators

    of five Body Shop outlets in Oman: Muscat City Centre, Seeb,

    Capital Commercial Centre and Sabco Centre in Qurm, Zakher

    Shopping Mall - Al Khuwair and Al Haq Department Store in

    Salalah.

 

5.  Hatat Polyclinic LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2460 4837

    Activities: Offers expert medical attention in a variety of

    disciplines: dental surgery, ophthalmology, obstetrics and

    gynecology, radiology & sonography, dermatology, pediatrics,

    physiotherapy, psychiatry and family medicine.

 

6.  Raymond Shop (Assarain Textiles) LLC, The

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2483 0149 / 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2483 4317 / 2460 4837

    E-Mail   : raymonds@omantel.net.om 

    Activities: Franchisee of Raymond Limited, Assarain Textiles

    brings Oman a complete range of men’s clothing, from  formals to

    casuals.

 

7.  Wadi Adai Auto Service Centre LLC

    Next to Wadi Adai Roundabout

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2470 4955

    Activities: Owners and operators of fuel stations, auto car

    wash and service bay services.

 

8.  Assarain Telecommunications LLC

    Jabir Bin Zaid Street, Mutrah

    Telephone: (968) 2477 3295 / 2477 3617

    Activities: Importers, and distributors of telecommunication

    and communication equipment.

    Agents for Krone Gmbh, Germany; Kablemetal Electro,

    Germany; Ringmaster, Norway; CGCT, France; Mobina,

    Finland; and A&T Telelvision, Germany.

 

9.  Assarain Garden Centre LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Location: Besides Wadi Adai Service Station

    Activities: Dealers in indoor and outdoor plants, fresh and dry

    flowers, gardening, landscaping and irrigation.

 

10. Kalhat Services & Trading LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2460 4837

    Activities: Oman's cleaning and pest control company.

 

11. Al Haq General Trading & Contracting Company LLC

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2460 4811

    Fax      : (968) 2460 4837

    Email    : alhaq@omantel.net.om

    Activities: Traders in agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, seeds

    and veterinary products and all kinds of frozen and dry food

    items, groceries and non-food items as well. Al Haq is registered

    with Salalah Port Services and the Ministry of Commerce and

    Industry as ship chandlers. This means that they are qualified to

    supply provisions, equipment and whatever else is needed,

    fulfilling the needs of all ships calling at Salalah Port and

    Mina Qaboos Port, Muscat.

 

12. Assarain Concrete Products LLC

    Zabir Bim Zaid Street

    Mutrah

    Telephone: (968) 2477 3160 / 2477 3295

    Fax      : (968) 2477 3296

 

13. Shamal Plastic Products LLC

    Road No. 8

    Sohar Industrial Estate

    PO Box 31 PC 327

    Sohar

    Telephone:  (968) 2675 1174 / 2675 1175 / 2675 1193

    Fax      :  (968) 2685 1762

 

14. Assarain International Construction Co LLC

    Location: Jabir BinZaid Street, Mutrah

    Telephone: (968) 2477 3295 (3 lines) / 773 202

    Activities: Building contractors for villas, and large

    commercial complexes.

 

15. Assarain Frozen Foods.

    Location: Medinat Qaboos Industrial Area

    Telephone: (968) 2460 3166

    Activities: Importers and retailers of dry and frozen foods.

    Distributors for Emntorg, Denmark; Hellaby, New

    Zealand; Tweed Valley, UK; Jones, USA; and Watties,

    New Zealand.

 

16. Assarain Hydraulic Engineering

    Location: Jabir Bin Zaid Street, Mutrah

    Telephone: (968) 2477 3160

    Activities: Agents for Reliable Inc, UK; Fenwel Corp., USA;

    Holden & Brooke, and D.P. Facilities of USA.

 

17. Strabag Oman LLC

    Bldg No 700, Way No 5007, Ghala

    PO Box 444 PC 100

    Telephone: (968) 2452 6900

    Fax      : (968) 2452 6902

    E-Mail   : strabag@omantel.net.om

 

18. Hay Al Rahbah Trading & Contracting LLC

    Assarain Group Of Companies Bldg, Ground Floor

    Dohat Al Adab Street

    PO Box 1031 PC 131

    Telephone: (968) 2469 3877 / 2469 4088

    Fax      : (968) 2469 6466

    E-Mail   : hartc@omantel.net.om

    Website  : www.assarain.com

 

19. Modern Concrete Products LLC

    Falaj Al Qubail

    PO Box 486 PC 322

    Telephone: (968) 2443 7636 / 2443 7356

    E-Mail   : mepsohar@gmail.com

 

20. Cluttons & Partners LLC

    Telephone: (968) 2456 4250 / 2456 4251

    E-Mail   : cluttons@omantel.net.om

 

21. Gulf Acrylic Industries LLC

    Road No 9, Sohar Industrial Estate

    PO Box 31 PC 327

    Telephone: (968) 2675 1193

    Fax      : (968) 2675 1762

    E-Mail   : works@shamalplastics.com

 

22. Assarian Enterprise (UK) Limited

    5th Floor, 15 Whitehall, London

    SW1 A2DD

    Telephone : (44 171) 930 1405

 

23. Assarian-O'Gara Enterprise Limited

    2525 Thorn Place, Fullerton,

    CA 92635, USA

    Telephone : (1 818) 706 191

 

24. Assarain Food Products LLC

    Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos

    PO Box 1475

    Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2469 8162

    Fax      : (968) 2460 7194

    E-Mail   : aefoods@omantel.net.om

    Website  : www.assarain.com

                   

25. Al Khuwair Gas Plant

    PO Box 4475, Ruwi.

    Activities: Domestic cooking gas suppliers.

 

26. Al Hima Contracting & Trading

    PO Box 485 PC 117

    Telephone: (968) 2470 3833

    Fax      : (968) 2478 6867

 

27. Drake and Scull Assarain LLC

    PO Box 3146

    Medina Qaboos

    Activities: Electrical and mechanical contractors.

 

28. Oman International Trade & Exhibitions LLC

    Suite No 106,1st Floor, Hatat House,Ruwi

    PO Box 268 Ruwi 112

    Telephone: (968) 2456 4303 / 2456 4268

    Fax      : (968) 2456 5165

    E-Mail   : oitex@omantel.net.com

    Website  : www.oite.com 

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers, processors and distributors of scrap metal to billet steel.

 

Subject also manufactures various types of mild steel and alloy steel billets. Steel billets are an essential raw material to the building industry. The billets are used to manufacture rebar, wire rods, angle, channels, girders, etc. for the construction industry.

 

NACE Code: 2410

 

Production Capacity: 84,000 MT per annum.

 

Subject operates a 20-tonne electric arc furnace, a 20-tonne ladle

furnace and a two-strand billet caster capable of producing 80-150mm

sq billet. All the equipment for the steel plant was of Indian

origin, supplied by 21st Century Engineering Services, from India.

 

The company was commissioned in November 2001 with an 80,000 t/y

billet capacity, is producing presently about 7,000 t/m of 100mm

square billet in 5-6 metre lengths, its billet to local rerollers

such as Sharq Sohar in Oman, Al Rostamani Eurogulf in Dubai, Gulf

Steel Industries in Abu Dhabi, and UGS in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

 

Imports from UAE.

 

Exports to GCC countries, mainly UAE, India, Pakistan and Srilanka.

 

 


FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising administrative offices and a factory with integrated storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

The telephone and fax numbers which you provided: 968 24629039 and 968 24629064 are incorrect. Please note that subject's correct telephone and fax numbers are as per heading.

 

Interviewed: Giss Varghese (Senior Accounts Officer)

 


 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.46.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.65

Euro

1

Rs.64.95

 

 

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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