MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

02.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PACKAGES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

4th Floor, The Forum, Suite No. 416-422, G-20, Block 9, Khayaban-e-Jami, Clifton, Karachi

 

 

Country :

Pakistan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1956

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0000792

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

manufacture & sale of paper, paperboard, packaging materials and tissue products

 

 

No. of Employees :

3,015

 

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

Pakistan

b2

b2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Business Name

 

PACKAGES LIMITED

 

 

Full Address       

 

Registered Address

4th Floor, The Forum, Suite No. 416-422, G-20, Block 9, Khayaban-e-Jami, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan

                       

Tel #

92 (21) 35874047, 35874048, 35874049

Fax #

92 (21) 35860251

Website

www.packages.com.pk

 

 

Head Office

Address

Shahrah-e-Roomi P.O. Amer Sidhu, Lahore, Pakistan.

Tel #

92 (42) 35811541, 46, 35811191, 94

Fax #

92 (42) 35811195, 35820147

 

Factory Location

Address

Plot No. 6 & 6/1, Sector 28, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi, Pakistan

Tel #

92 (21) 35045320, 35045310

Fax #

92 (21) 35045330

 

 

Short Description Of Business

 

a.

Nature of Business           

Engaged in the manufacture & sale of paper, paperboard, packaging materials and tissue products.

b.

Year Established

1956

c.

Registration #

0000792

 

 

Auditors

 

A.F. Ferguson & Co.

(Chartered Accountants)

 

 

 

Legal Status

 

The Company is a limited liability company incorporated in Pakistan and is listed on Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad Stock Exchanges of Pakistan

 

 

Details of Management

 

Names

Designation

Mr. Towfiq Habib Chinoy

 

Mr. Syed Hyder Ali

 

Mr. Khalid Yacob

 

Mr. Matti Ilmari Naakka

 

Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb

 

Mr. Shahid Aziz Siddiqui

 

Mr. Shamim Ahmad Khan

 

Mr. Syed Aslam Mehdi

 

Mr. Syed Shahid Ali

 

Mr. Wazir Ali Khoja

 

Mr. Ali Aslam

Chairman

 

Chief Executive & Managing Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

 

Categories of Share Holders                

 

Categories

    Percentage (%)

Associated Companies, Undertakings and Related Parties

 

NIT & ICP

 

Directors, CEO and their Spouses

 

Executives

 

Public Sector Companies and Corporations

 

Banks, Development Finance Institutions, Non-Banking Finance Institutions, Insurance Companies, Modaraba and Mutual Funds

 

Others

 

Individuals

32.45

 

 

5.43

 

3.97

 

5.96

 

5.63

 

 

19.34

 

 

 

 

12.47

 

14.75

 

 

Associates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

A.                  Subsidiary

 

(1) Coates Lorilleux Pakistan Limited, Pakistan.

(2) Packages Lanka (Private) Limited, Pakistan.

                                                         

           

B.         Associated Companies

 

(1) International General Insurance Co. of Pakistan Limited, Pakistan.

(2) Treet Corporation Limited, Pakistan.

(3) Loads limited, Pakistan.

(4) Treet Packages Limited, Pakistan.

(5) Orient Match Company Limited, Pakistan.

 

 

Products

 

Principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of paper, paperboard, packaging materials and tissue products.

 

 

Number of Employees

 

3,015

 

 

Capacity & Production - Tons

 

 

Capacity                      Actual Production

                                                               ------------------------                 ----------------------------           

                                                                2010    2009          2010                     2009    

 

Paper and paperboard produced           288,250    290,360    176,950                   174,008

Paper and paperboard converted          146,834          128,000    119,480               99,436

Plastics all sorts converted                     19,500    19,500      13,084                  12,299

             

 

Note:

The variance of actual production from capacity is on account of the product mix.

 

 

Annual Sales Volume

 

Year

In Pak Rupees

2009

2010

15,775,713,000/-

20,598,198,000/-

 

 

Bankers

 

(1) The Royal Bank of Scotland, Pakistan.

(2) Askari Commercial Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(3) Bank Al-Habib Limited, Pakistan.

(4) CitiBank N.A., Pakistan.

(5) Crescent Commercial Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(6) Faysal Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(7) Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(8) Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(9) MCB Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(10) NIB Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(11) Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan.

(12) United Bank Limited, Pakistan.

(13) Allied Bank Limited, Pakistan, Pakistan.

 

 

Financial Position   

 

Sound.

 

 

Foreign Exchange Rates

 

Currency         

 

Unit

Pakistani Rupees

US Dollar

1

           Rs. 90.50

UK Pound

1

           Rs. 144.00

Euro

1

           Rs. 120.30

 

 

Comments

 

Subject Company is well known and directors are resourceful and experienced businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair.  Payments to creditors etc are reported as normal. Company can be considered for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.72

Euro

1

Rs.68.34

 

 

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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