MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TATA CHEMICALS MAGADI LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

L.R. No. 1026/R, Lake Magadi, P.O. Box 1 - 00205 Magadi

 

 

Country :

Kenya

 

 

Year of Establishment :

2011

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

CF/2011/54746

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Co -Foreign

 

 

Line of Business :

The subject deals in manufacture of soda ash which exports to foreign markets.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2011)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Kenya

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


BUSINESS PROFILE

 

Company Name

(legal name)

TATA CHEMICALS MAGADI LIMITED

Date of Incorporation

2011

Registered No.

CF/2011/54746

Registered Address

L.R. No. 1026/R, Lake Magadi, P.O. Box 1 - 00205 Magadi, Kenya

Legal Form (General)

Private Co -Foreign

Head Office Address

Capitol Hill Towers, 5th floor left wing, P.O. Box 63716 - 00619 Nairobi, Kenya

Tel No

+254 206999000

Fax No

+254 206999360

E-mail

info-magadi@tatachemicals.com/info@magadisoda.co.ke

Website

www.tatachemicals.com/magadi/

 

 

Activity:

The subject deals in manufacture of soda ash which exports to foreign markets.

 

 

Shareholding details

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

NAME

% SHAREHOLDING

NATIONALITY

Tata Chemicals Ltd,

100%

Indian

Bombay House 24, Homi Street Fort,

 

 

Mumbai 400 001 Bombay India

 

 

Total

100%

-

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

NAME

NATIONALITY

Ramakrishnan Mukundan

Indian

Prashat Ghose

Indian

Arup Basu

Indian

De Lyle Bloomquist

American

Titus Naikuni

Kenyan

Bernard Waruingi

Kenyan

Michael Odera

Kenyan

John Kerrigan

British

Victor Osewe

Kenyan

Ronald Ndegwa

Kenyan

 

 


Management profiles

 

MANAGEMENT

First name

Michael

Last Name

Odera

Nationality

Kenyan

Job Description

Managing Director

Other details

He is a co director of the subject.

 

 

First name

Ronald

Last Name

Ndegwa

Nationality

Kenyan

Job Description

Director, Supply Chain

Other details

He is also a director of the subject.

 

Financial comparatives

 

The financial statement of the subject could not be obtained due to refusal by the subject's principal to disclose information citing constraints by the company’s policy

 

 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

ROC Status

Undetermined

RecFin

 

 

Undetermined

Credit Amount

Undetermined

 

 

Bank details

 

Bank Name :

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd

Address :

P.O. Box 30001 -00100 Nairobi Kenya

 

 

Company secretary

 

Name :

Quadrant Secretaries,

Address :

P.O. Box 40111- 00100 Nairobi Kenya

 

 


Comments and observation

 

COMMENTS

 

Additional information (Public Information)

 

The subject is legally registered and domiciled in Kenya. According to the available at the Registrar of Companies, the subject was registered in 2011 as a foreign company.

 

The subject was formerly known as Magadi Soda Company is a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals which is a part of the global Tata group; one of the world's leading chemical companies with operations in US, the UK, Kenya and India.

 

 

Source

 

 

-Registrar of Companies

Source

-National directories

 

-Regulatory authorities

 

-Subject's principal


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.54

Euro

1

Rs.63.40

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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