MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.12.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LCY CHEMICAL CORP.

 

 

Registered Office :

4F., No.83, Sec.4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.11.1965

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

39054405

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture and sales of Petrochemical raw materials

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 1,738 employees

 

 

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:

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 – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Taiwan

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


Taiwan - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance of investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large, state-owned banks and industrial firms have been privatized. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. In 2009, Taiwan's GDP contracted 1.9%, due primarily to a 20% year-on-year decline in exports. In 2010 GDP grew 10.9%, as exports returned to the level of previous years, and in 2011, grew 5.2%. However, 2012 growth will likely be less, according to most forecasters, because of softening global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are major long-term challenges. Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years, but so far Taiwan has been excluded from this greater economic integration largely because of its diplomatic status with the exception of the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010. The MA administration has said that the ECFA will serve as a stepping stone toward trade pacts with other regional partners, and negotiations on a deal with Singapore began this year. Follow-on components of ECFA, including deals on trade in goods, services, and investment, have yet to be completed. Taiwan's Total Fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 accounting for 10.9% of the island's total population as of 2011. The island runs a large trade surplus, and its foreign reserves are the world's fourth largest, behind China, Japan, and Russia. Since 2005 China has overtaken the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Three financial memorandums of understanding, covering banking, securities, and insurance, took effect in mid-January 2010, opening the island to greater investments from the mainland's financial firms and institutional investors, and providing new opportunities for Taiwan financial firms to operate in China. Closer economic links with the mainland bring greater opportunities for the Taiwan economy, but also poses new challenges as the island becomes more economically dependent on China while political differences remain unresolved.

 

Source : CIA

 

 


Contact Points

 

Company Name:

LCY Chemical Corp.

Supplied Name:

LCY Chemical Corp

Trading Address:

4F., No.83, Sec.4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Supplied Address:

3F, nO. 83 Sec 4, Bade Road, Taipei

Telephone Number:

+886-2-2763-1611

Fax Number:

+886-2-2764-5749

E-mail:

lcy@lcygroup.com

Notes: Subject’s exact name and address are as above and subject did not introduce the supplied address.

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

LCY Chemical Corp.

Registered Address:

4F., No.83, Sec.4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Date of Foundation:

1965-11-6

Registration Number:

39054405

Registry:

Department of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

Registered Capital:

NTD 10,000,000,000 (USD 334,000,000)

(As of 2012.06, 1 NTD = 0.0334 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

NTD 8,032,423,680 (USD 271,495,920)

Legal Representatives:

Mouwei Li

Legal Form:

Joint Stock Company

Principal Activities:

Manufacture and sales of Petrochemical raw materials

Staff:

About 1,738 employees (as of 2012-3-31)

Listed at Stock Exchange:

Yes Stock Symbol: 1704

Date of Last Annual Return:

2012-5-11

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1965-11-6 with registered number 39054405 as Joint Stock Company in Taiwan.

Subject was listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange on 1977-12-17

 

Change of Name

Former English Name

Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corporation

Current English Name

Lcy Chemical Corp.

 

Awards

Year

Awards

2008

Blue chip importer and exporter

2009

Blue chip importer and exporter

2010

Blue chip importer and exporter

 

Standard of Blue chip importer and exporter

Unit: USD

Year

Amount

2008

19,000,000

2009

15,000,000

2010

20,000,000

 

 

 

Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares

Mouwei Li

64,796,756       

 

Fu Ju Co., Ltd (Literal Translation)

 

3,228,939

 

Li Cheng Enterprises Co., Ltd (Literal Translation)

79,724,431

 

The information above is that of subject’s major shareholders.

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Branch

Registered Number

53016522  

Name

Nanzi Branch

Manager Name

Congxian Shi

Address

No. 16, Zhonglin Road, Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Date of Last Annual Return:

2011-8-19  

 

Group Companies (factories)

Zhenjiang LCY General Chemical Co., Ltd.
Zhenjiang LCY Warehousing & Storage Co., Ltd.
LCY Elastomers LP
Huizhou LCY Elastomers Corp.
Qatar Fuel Additives Co., Ltd.
CY Technology Co.
CY Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Polysilicon Corp.

 

It is introduced that subject has factories in Kaohsiung, Siaogang, Linyuan and Ta-She, Taiwan, but the detailed address are not disclosed.

 

Personnel Information

Core Management

 

Directors

1

Name

Mouwei Li

Position

Board Chairman & Manager

Date of Appointment s

1990-4-1

2

Name

Kunzhi Li

Position

Director

3

Name

Saifen Yang

Position

Director

4

Name

Minggong Li

Position

Director

5

Name

Zhengcheng Wei

Position

Director

6

Name

Xianjin Wu

Position

Director

7

Name

Congxian Shi

Position

Director

8

Name

Xunjia Zhuang

Position

Supervisor

9

Name

Kuncan Wang

Position

Supervisor

 

Personnel Structure

 

Total Employees

About 1,738 employees (as of 2012-3-31)

 

Operation Information

Offices & Factories

 

 

Headquarters

Add

4F., No.83, Sec.4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

 

Production Information

 

l         Subject is a manufacturer of polypropylene (PP), solvents and other chemical products and it has Four factories in Taiwan and four factories (related Companies) in China and also a manufacturing site in USA, while the details are not disclosed.

l         It is introduced that all of subject’s plants have been ISO 14001 certified

 

Purchase Information

 

l         The registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

C801020

Manufacture of petrochemical materials

C801100

Manufacture of Synthetic Resin and Plastics

C801060

Manufacture of synthetic rubber

G801010

Warehousing industry

C801010

Basic chemical industry

C802120

Manufacture of industrial additives

C802200

Manufacture of coating, paint, dyestuff and pigment

F107990

Wholesales of other chemical products

F207990

Details of other chemical products

D201040

Packing industry of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

C803011

Oil refining industry

I601010

Leasing industry

F112040

Wholesales of petroleum products

F212050

Retails of petroleum products

F401041

Manufacturing and exporting industry

F112011 

Wholesales of gasoline and diesel oil

F107200 

Wholesales of chemical raw materials

F207200 

Retails of chemical raw materials

ZZ99999 

Besides licensed business, all other business items those are not banned or restricted.

l         Subject purchases raw materials both at home and abroad.

 

Sales Information

l         Subject is engaged in distribution of polypropylene (PP), solvents and other chemical products. And it provides methanol products, including methanol, formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde and dimethyl ether, among others; solvents, including ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and methyl isobutyl ketone, as well as electronic chemical products, PP related products, thermoplastic rubber and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

l         Subject’s products are applied in the manufacture of resins, agricultural pesticides, catalysts, medicines, paintings, inks, artificial leather products, shoes, industrial products, electronic components, toys and electrical appliances, among others.

l         Subject’s products are both sold in domestic and overseas market

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

Settlements

 

Purchase

 

Domestic Purchase

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Raw materials, etc

COD, Credit Sales, etc

100%

 

Foreign Purchase

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Raw materials, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

Sales

Domestic Markets

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Petrochemical raw materials, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

Export

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Petrochemical raw materials, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

Balance Sheet

Unit: NTD/000

 

2012-3-31

2011-3-31

Assets

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

494,895.00

1,073,683.00

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - current

88,492.00

30,763.00

Available-for-sale financial assets - current

104,890.00

336,453.00

Financial assets carried at cost - current

0.00

19,617.00

Notes receivable - net

129,407.00

91,312.00

Accounts receivable - net

1,271,303.00

1,385,092.00

Accounts receivable - related parties - net

36,180.00

24,312.00

Other receivables

248,330.00

172,676.00

Other receivables - related parties

27,502.00

42,840.00

Inventories

3,324,263.00

2,992,141.00

Prepaid expenses

18,513.00

14,168.00

Other prepayments

177,003.00

172,903.00

Other current assets

121,885.00

118,750.00

Current assets

6,042,663.00

6,474,710.00

Funds and Investments

 

 

Financial assets carried at cost - non current

284,171.00

364,072.00

Equity investments under equity method

19,875,674.00

16,530,210.00

Investments

19,875,674.00

16,530,210.00

Funds and long-term investments

20,159,845.00

16,894,282.00

Fixed Assets

 

 

Cost

 

 

Land

2,635,181.00

1,931,382.00

Buildings and structures

684,223.00

583,682.00

Machinery and equipment

8,672,342.00

7,465,500.00

Transportation equipment

78,358.00

74,943.00

Other facilities

1,142,289.00

904,399.00

Revaluation increment

1,993,463.00

1,290,490.00

Cost and revaluation increment

15,205,856.00

12,250,396.00

Accumulated depreciation

-7,469,618.00

-6,984,405.00

Construction in process and prepayment for equipments

990,233.00

1,658,627.00

Fixed assets

8,726,471.00

6,924,618.00

Intangible Assets

 

 

Patents

4,794.00

5,700.00

Computer software cost

6,001.00

11,242.00

Other intangible assets

66,939.00

138,161.00

Intangible assets

77,734.00

155,103.00

OtherAssets

 

 

Idled assets

664,611.00

474,175.00

Guarantee deposits paid

15,453.00

17,378.00

Deferred charges

39,043.00

64,227.00

Long-term notes and accounts receivable - related parties

10,033.00

19,992.00

Other assets - other

26,226.00

675.00

Other assets

755,366.00

576,447.00

Assets

35,762,079.00

31,025,160.00

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

Short-term borrowings

5,458,984.00

2,407,844.00

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss - current

1,334.00

1,843.00

Notes payable

5,027.00

3,585.00

Accounts payable

2,163,977.00

2,010,844.00

Accounts payable - related parties

6,356.00

8,922.00

Income tax payable

125,445.00

322,998.00

Accrued expenses

398,265.00

495,944.00

Other payables

192,307.00

174,022.00

Advance receipts

128,074.00

122,675.00

Long-term liabilities - current portion

714,286.00

1,503,571.00

Other current liabilities

996.00

22,838.00

Current liabilities

9,195,051.00

7,075,086.00

Long term Liabilities

 

 

Long-term borrowings

500,000.00

714,286.00

Long-term deferred revenues

64,396.00

76,563.00

Long-term liabilities

564,396.00

790,849.00

Reserves

 

 

Reserve for land revaluation increment tax

994,802.00

571,013.00

Reserves

994,802.00

571,013.00

Other Liabilities

 

 

Guarantee deposits received

4,966.00

3,396.00

Deferred income tax liabilities

2,051,402.00

1,672,856.00

Other liabilities - other

8,629.00

4,114.00

Other liabilities

2,064,997.00

1,680,366.00

Liabilities

12,819,246.00

10,117,314.00

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Capital

 

 

Common stock

8,032,424.00

7,505,344.00

Capital Surplus

 

 

Capital surplus - additional paid-in capital

3,991,145.00

2,481,556.00

Capital surplus - treasury stock transactions

274,124.00

92,308.00

Capital surplus - donated assets received

9,401.00

9,401.00

Capital surplus - long-term equity investments

65,894.00

192,109.00

Capital surplus - premium from merger

3,600,616.00

3,635,942.00

Capital surplus - employee stock option

0.00

32,080.00

Capital surplus

7,941,180.00

6,443,396.00

Retained Earnings

 

 

Legal reserve

1,909,553.00

1,594,832.00

Special reserve

15,473.00

15,473.00

Unappropriated retained earnings

3,962,525.00

5,178,629.00

Retained earnings

5,887,551.00

6,788,934.00

Stockholders' Equity and Other adjustmen

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustments

-501,876.00

-664,906.00

Unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments

37,100.00

79,967.00

Unrealized Revaluation Increment

1,546,454.00

1,076,834.00

 

0.00

-321,723.00

Equity adjustments

1,081,678.00

170,172.00

Stockholdersˉ equity

22,942,833.00

(USD 766,290,622)

20,907,846.00

(USD 698,322,056)

Number of treasury stock acquired by the company and subsidiaries (unit: share)

0.00

13,100,000.00

 

0.00

0.00

(As of 2012.06, 1 NTD = 0.0334 USD)

 

Profit and Loss Account

Unit: NTD/000

 

 

2012-1-1

~2012-3-31

2011-1-1

~2011-3-31

Sales

7,116,683.00

(USD 237,697,212)

7,775,793.00

(USD 259,711,486)

Sales returns

5,803.00

6,931.00

Sales discounts and allowances

1,641.00

1,044.00

Sales

7,109,239.00

7,767,818.00

Rental revenue

38,810.00

32,065.00

Operating income

7,148,049.00

7,799,883.00

Cost of sales

6,395,200.00

6,925,466.00

Cost of rental

16,160.00

15,461.00

Operating costs

6,411,360.00

6,940,927.00

Gross profit (loss) from operations

736,689.00

858,956.00

Unrealized gains on intercompany transactions

2,231.00

1,459.00

Realized gains on intercompany transactions

0.00

3,362.00

Selling expense

244,478.00

264,407.00

General and administrative expenses

72,837.00

95,809.00

Research and development expenses

35,639.00

43,764.00

Operating expenses

352,954.00

403,980.00

Operating income (loss)

381,504.00

456,879.00

Non-Operating Income

 

 

Interest income

710.00

254.00

Inome from long-term equity investments under the equity method

243,451.00

837,654.00

Dividends

0.00

14,245.00

Investment income

243,451.00

851,899.00

Gains on sale of investments

0.00

26,587.00

Foreign exchange gains

31,236.00

24,177.00

Revaluation gain on financial assets

0.00

3,776.00

Miscellaneous income

41,340.00

24,931.00

Non-operating revenues and gains

316,737.00

931,624.00

Non-Operating Expenses

 

 

Interest expense

28,139.00

14,430.00

Loss on sale of investments

22,103.00

0.00

Impairment loss on assets

0.00

3,771.00

Revaluation loss on financial assets

53,668.00

0.00

Miscellaneous disbursements

1,611.00

2,888.00

Non-operating expenses and losses

105,521.00

21,089.00

Income from continuing operations before income tax

592,720.00

1,367,414.00

Income tax expense (benefit)

187,277.00

216,734.00

Income from continuing operations

405,443.00

1,150,680.00

Net income (loss)

405,443.00

(USD 13,541,796)

1,150,680.00

(USD 38,432,712)

Primary Earnings per Share

 

 

Primary earnings per share

0.74

1.90

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

0.74

1.90

As of 2012.06, 1 NTD = 0.0334 USD)

 

Bankers

 

Subject did not introduce its bank details; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

Up to date of reporting, no existing or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

 

 

Interview Details

 

Department

Sales department

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.53

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.48

Euro

1

Rs.70.89

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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

----

NB

New Business

----

 

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%)

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.