MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.02.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KOREA ZINC COMPANY, LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

14th Fl., Youngpoong Bldg. 142, Nonhyeon 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-749

 

 

Country :

South Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.08.1974

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

211-81-11260

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of Smelting, Refining and Alloys of Lead, Zinc and Tin

 

 

No. of Employees :

1,018

 

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 – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

South Korea

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Basic Information

 

Company Name

KOREA ZINC COMPANY, LTD.

(Korean Company Name : “고려아연()”)

Registered Address

142, Nonhyeon 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Building

14th Fl., Youngpoong Bldg.

Zip Code

135-749

Tel

+82-2-519-3465

Fax

+82-2-549-8245

E-mail

hpyoo@koreazinc.co.kr;ronlee@koreazinc.co.kr

Website

 www.koreazinc.co.kr

Trading Address

14th Fl., Youngpoong Bldg., 142, Nonhyeon 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-2-519-3465

Fax

+82-2-549-8245

Other Address-Onsan Factory

505, Daejeong-ri, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-231-6021

Fax

+82-52-239-0131

Type

Export/Import

Industry

Manufacture of Smelting, Refining and Alloys of Lead, Zinc and Tin

  Main Business

Zinc Ingots, Lead Ingots, Electronic Sulfuric Acid, Sodium Sulfate Anhydride

  Sub Business

 

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

08/01/1974

The Subject owns the premises of Onsan Factory.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Bar(30101600)

Sell

Ingots(30103400)

Sell

Zinc Zn(12141750)

Sell

Lead(11101714)

Sell

Inorganic compounds(12352300)

Sell

Precious metal ingots(30103410)

Sell

Zinc ingots(30103404)

Sell

Inorganic acids(12352301)

Sell

Non ferrous alloy(11101711)

Sell

Copper ingots(30103408)

Sell

Magnesium hydroxide(51171503)

 


CEO’s

 

Name

Choi Chang-Keun

Date of Birth

12/14/1947

Title

Chairman & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital (KRW)

94,350,000,000

Employees

1,018

Formation

Listed Company (Korea Stock Exchange : 010130) as of 07/28/1990

A Company of YOUNG POONG GROUP

Bank Details

Shinhan Bank-Sales 2 Team

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0168404

Business Registered No.

211-81-11260

Permit & Licenses

09/2000 KT Mark

06/29/2001 ISO 9001 by LRQA

10/2002 KS Mark

12/18/2004 ISO 14001 by LRQA

 

Int’l Trade No.: 807117

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

YOUNG POONG CORPORATION(110111-0003824)

5,078,297

26.91

JANG HYUNG-JIN

850,829

4.51

YOUNG POONG PRECISION CORPORATION(110111-0342496)

295,110

1.56

JANG CHEOL-JIN

401,717

2.13

YOOMI DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.(110111-0235542)

170,205

0.90

CHOI CHANG-KYU

332,093

1.76

TREASURY STOCK

1,195,760

6.34

OTHERS

10,545,989

55.89

TOTAL

18,870,000

100.00

Company History

08/01/1974 Incorporated as the present name

11/2000 Awarded US$ 700 Million Export Top Prize

11/2005 Awarded US$ 800 Million Export Top Prize

12/2006 Awarded US$ 1 Billion Export Top Prize

 

 

 


Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

Honored Chairman

Mr.

Choi Chang-Gerl

Korean

1941.11.11

Seoul National University, Korea

Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Choi Chang-Keun

Korean

1947.12.14

Seoul National University, Korea

President & CEO

Mr.

Lee Eui-Ryoong

Korean

1946.04.10

Seoul National University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Lee Kyu-Yong

Korean

1955.12.23

Seoul National University, Korea

Outside Director/Auditor

Mr.

Kim Jong-Keun

Korean

1941.03.15

Kyunghee University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Kim Byung-Bae

Korean

1952.02.10

Yonsei University, Korea

Outside Director

Mr.

Song Jung-Ho

Korean

1942.07.16

Korea University, Korea

Outside Director/Auditor

Mr.

Park Cheong-Boo

Korean

1942.02.01

Seoul National University, Korea

 

 

Financials

 

Year / Unit : KRW

Sales

Assets

Net Income

(*)2011

4,857,562,193,000

3,901,068,008,000

676,786,476,000

(*)09/2011

3,723,581,180,441

3,786,471,978,959

508,649,569,964

2010

3,129,065,096,834

3,333,765,315,790

490,818,803,994

2009

2,575,311,864,940

2,671,653,719,015

413,690,953,859

2008

2,454,242,871,512

2,167,467,193,130

282,718,611,985

2007

2,570,809,730,725

2,479,845,028,282

421,705,786,790

2006

2,152,517,964,568

1,899,289,540,834

424,549,864,948

2005

1,375,888,685,686

1,429,069,049,801

70,965,816,805

(*)09/2011 ‘s figures are based on the K-IFRS Accounting System.

(*) The financials (2011) are released by the subject company as tentative figures as of 02/09/2012. It can be changeable by the Auditors confirmation.

 

 

Financial Description

 

Authorized Capital(KRW)

230,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital(KRW)

94,350,000,000

Total Issues Shares

18,870,000

 


 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~09/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Total Assets

3,786,471,978,959

3,354,926,539,358

 

Current Assets

1,885,814,108,040

1,585,747,227,495

 

Cash & Cash Equivalents

228,459,046,751

151,505,104,912

 

Current Financial Instruments

10,152,018,183

11,200,018,183

 

Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

343,019,381,645

166,007,043,149

 

Short-Term Investment Assets

440,954,521,852

462,986,755,923

 

Derivatives

309,626,102

3,480,254,169

 

Other Current Assets

3,127,300,252

2,878,477,696

 

Inventories

859,792,213,255

787,689,573,463

 

Non-Current Assets

1,900,657,870,919

1,769,179,311,863

 

Non-Current Financial Instruments

414,000,000

414,000,000

 

Long-Term Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

29,096,702,957

656,075,910

 

Long-Term Investment Assets

138,499,616,621

150,965,056,505

 

Tangibles

1,093,263,173,468

993,500,688,777

 

Investment_Real Estates

11,728,337,951

12,051,902,180

 

Intangibles

10,843,806,391

10,838,696,391

 

Investment_Related Companies

48,242,480,991

44,137,191,711

 

Investment_Subsidiaries

568,569,752,540

556,615,700,389

 

Total Liabilities

659,101,863,042

686,487,794,528

 

Current Liabilities

420,035,619,580

465,639,257,700

 

Trade Payables & Other Payables

196,966,245,112

212,888,048,890

 

Short-Term Borrowings

107,154,173,968

148,961,150,326

 

Current Portion of Long-Term Borrowings

11,571,086,180

9,398,718,354

 

Deferred Income Tax Credit

96,340,900,071

85,948,367,350

 

Derivatives

6,040,457,894

5,662,298,860

 

Other Current Liabilities

1,962,756,355

2,780,673,920

 

Non-Current Liabilities

239,066,243,462

220,848,536,828

 

Long-Term Borrowings

53,977,763,085

57,741,009,652

 

Debentures

117,618,441,327

113,446,417,173

 

Confirmed Salaries

23,354,469,890

18,638,339,377

 

Deferred Income Tax Credit

44,115,569,160

31,022,770,626

 

Capital Stock

94,350,000,000

94,350,000,000

 

Capital Surplus

54,599,469,714

54,599,469,714

 

Capital Adjustment

-38,478,851,840

-38,478,851,840

 

Others

-1,776,553,107

3,756,045,770

 

Profit Surplus

3,018,676,051,150

2,554,212,081,186

 

Total Equity

3,127,370,115,917

2,668,438,744,830

 

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

3,786,471,978,959

3,354,926,539,358

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Total Assets

3,333,765,315,790

2,671,653,719,015

2,167,467,193,130

Current Assets

1,564,251,781,045

1,275,857,589,237

1,009,751,121,167

-Quick Assets

776,562,207,582

554,307,482,633

696,114,387,162

-Inventories

787,689,573,463

721,550,106,604

313,636,734,005

Fixed Assets

1,769,513,534,745

1,395,796,129,778

1,157,716,071,963

-Investment

840,354,114,625

627,873,601,065

517,372,675,720

-Tangibles

917,664,647,819

757,257,736,578

631,077,537,410

-Intangibles

4,000

4,000

656,248,347

-Others

11,494,768,301

10,664,788,135

8,609,610,486

Total Liabilities

679,421,985,811

497,727,945,411

377,182,608,929

Current Liabilities

444,993,897,896

393,176,996,741

279,305,044,707

Fixed Liabilities

234,428,087,915

104,550,948,670

97,877,564,222

Capital Stock

94,350,000,000

94,350,000,000

94,350,000,000

Capital Surplus

297,107,469,284

295,618,141,262

295,618,141,262

Profit Surplus

2,268,320,408,246

1,816,384,932,252

1,438,042,458,393

Capital Adjustment

-5,434,547,551

-32,427,299,910

-37,726,015,454

Total Equity

2,654,343,329,979

2,173,925,773,604

1,790,284,584,201

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

3,333,765,315,790

2,671,653,719,015

2,167,467,193,130

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~09/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Sales

3,723,581,180,441

 

 

Cost of Sold Goods

3,019,759,554,060

 

 

Gross Profit

703,821,626,381

 

 

Selling & Admin. Expenses

45,198,500,479

 

 

Other Operating Income

44,603,344,609

 

 

Other Operating Expenses

-34,357,960,940

 

 

Operating Income

668,868,509,571

 

 

Finance Income

41,893,572,643

 

 

Finance Expenses

-44,655,446,258

 

 

Income Before Taxes

666,106,635,956

 

 

Income Taxes Expenses

157,457,065,992

 

 

Net Income

508,649,569,964

 

 

 


Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Sales

3,129,065,096,834

2,575,311,864,940

2,454,242,871,512

Cost of Sold Goods

2,568,126,447,972

2,137,645,076,134

1,904,083,572,930

Gross Profit

560,938,648,862

437,666,788,806

550,159,298,582

Selling & Admin. Expenses

56,582,891,253

51,815,528,251

57,444,151,319

Operating Income

504,355,757,609

385,851,260,555

492,715,147,263

Non-Operating Income

183,719,140,527

196,141,710,123

258,890,227,840

Non-Operating Expenses

72,767,511,567

71,565,312,608

386,558,962,383

Income Before Taxes

615,307,386,569

510,427,658,070

365,046,412,720

Income Taxes Expenses

124,488,582,575

96,736,704,211

82,327,800,735

Net Income

490,818,803,994

413,690,953,859

282,718,611,985

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2011~09/30/2011

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Operating Activities Cash Flows

351,158,354,697

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating

472,589,796,953

 

 

Net Income

508,649,569,964

 

 

Adjustment

230,564,157,450

 

 

Changes in Asset/ & Liability

-266,623,930,461

 

 

Interests Received

13,979,289,770

 

 

Interests Paid

-5,239,815,308

 

 

Dividends Received

2,289,746,450

 

 

Income Taxes

-132,460,663,168

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing

-177,292,909,351

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing

-97,025,927,025

 

 

Increase/Decrease in Cash

76,839,518,321

 

 

Cash at the Beginning of Year

151,505,104,912

 

 

Cash at the End of Year

228,459,046,751

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

Cash Flows from Operating

543,899,157,010

173,922,456,867

573,889,228,419

-Net Income

490,818,803,994

413,690,953,859

282,718,611,985

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

175,887,206,571

134,446,909,561

296,687,616,356

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

-91,506,878,643

-91,884,526,247

-45,929,834,277

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

-31,299,974,912

-282,330,880,306

40,412,834,355

Cash Flows from Investing

-567,277,025,456

-272,745,009,680

48,371,195,769

-Cash Inflow from Investing

685,357,392,556

507,373,505,891

1,238,832,062,945

-Cash Outflows for Investing

-1,252,634,418,012

-780,118,515,571

-1,190,460,867,176

Cash Flows from Financing

81,267,978,611

-49,908,650,162

-489,628,101,466

-Cash Inflows from Financing

356,186,873,001

141,756,081,841

749,261,602,622

-Cash Outflows from Financing

-274,918,894,390

-191,664,732,003

-1,238,889,704,088

Increase/Decrease in Cash

57,890,110,165

-148,731,202,975

132,632,322,722

Cash at the Beginning of Year

93,614,994,747

242,346,197,722

109,713,875,000

Cash at the End of Year

151,505,104,912

93,614,994,747

242,346,197,722

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

Zinc Ingots, Lead Ingots, Electronic Sulfuric Acid, Sodium Sulfate Anhydride

Performed Production (Unit : MT)

Item

09/2010

2009

2008

Zinc

355,353

441,565

445,232

Lead

156,510

221,953

198,407

Gold

2.23

2.75

1.72

Silver

976

1,293

1,003

Electronic Sulfuric Acid

827,049

1,012,002

988,682

Technologies Acquired

 

 

 

Trade Partners & Competitors

 

Suppliers

TRAFIGURA, GLENCORE, LOUIS DREYFUS

BHP BILLITON, GLENCORE SUMMIT

Customers

STANDARD BANK PLC(JAPAN)

SOJITZ CORPORATION(JAPAN)

MITSUBISHI CORPORATION(JAPAN)

SUMITOMO CORPORATION(JAPAN)

Competitors

POONG JEON NONFERROUS METAL CO., LTD.

8B-4L, 680-3, GYEONGSEO-DONG, SEO-GU, INCHEON, KOREA

TEL:+82-32-561-9111  FAX:+82-32-561-9118

 

SANGSHIN METALLIC CO., LTD.

4MA-402-2, SIHWA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 701-3, SEONGGOK-DONG, DANWON-GU, ANSAN-SI, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

TEL:+82-31-499-4011  FAX:+82-31-499-4016

 

PJ ALTEK CO., LTD.

1B-4L, INCHEON WEST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 682-3, GYEONGSEO-DONG, SEO-GU, INCHEON, KOREA

TEL:+82-32-561-0787  FAX:+82-32-561-0789

 

 


Related Parties

 (Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates-Domestic

YOUNG POONG CORPORATION(110111-0003824)

KOREA ZINC INC.(110111-0168404)

KOREA CIRCUIT CO., LTD.(130111-0026749)

INTERFLEX CO., LTD.(135011-0042924)

YOUNG POONG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.(135011-0032106)

YOUNG POONG BOOK STORE CO., LTD.(110111-0855530)

SIGNETICS CORP.(110111-0070815)

KG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION(110111-4252807)

YOUNGPOONG CORPORATION(110111-0003824)

YOUNG POONG PRECISION CORPORATION(110111-0342496)

SEWON TEXTILE CO., LTD.(110111-0318760)

TERRANIX CO., LTD.(135011-0042950)

YOUNG POONG DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.(110111-0612914)

YOOMI DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.(110111-0235542)

SORIN INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION(110111-0074544)

XMETECH CO., LTD.(131111-0238400)

STI CORP.(115611-0019652)

 

KOREA NICKEL CORP.(110111-0529482)

(19.00% held by the subject company)

 

SORIN I & T CO., LTD.(110111-1260077)

(33.34% held by the subject company)

 

KG GREENTECH CO.,LTD.(230111-0164077)

(60.00% held by the subject company)

 

CLEAN KOREA CO., LTD.(134711-0004996)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SORIN CORPORATION(110111-0365068)

(50.67% held by the subject company)

 

KORYO HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.(181211-0020558)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

KG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.(110111-2102153)

(90.00% held by the subject company)

 

ALANTUM CORPORATION(131111-0215078)

(35.98% held by the subject company)

Affiliates-Overseas

KZ - PRANDA CO., LTD.(THAILAND)

(40.0% held by the subject company)

 

KZ MINERALS BOLIVIA S.A.(BOLIVIA)

(99.9% held by the subject company)

 

KZ MINERALS HOLDINGS PTE.LTD.(SINGAPORE)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

MINOCQUA METALS CORP.(AUSTRALIA)

(50.0% held by the subject company)

 

PAN PACIFIC METAL MINING CORP.(CANADA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

COLWELL KENNEDY AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SUN METALS HOLDING PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

YP JAPAN CORP.(JAPAN)

CHINA CIRCUIT(TIANJIN) CO., LTD.(CHINA)

SUN METALS CORP., PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

ALANTUM EUROPE GMBH(GERMANY)

IATM(DALIAN) CO., LTD.(CHINA)

IATM(SHENYANG) CO., LTD.(CHINA)

Subsidiary

SORIN CORPORATION(110111-0365068)

(50.67% held by the subject company)

 

CLEAN KOREA CO., LTD.(134711-0004996)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

KORYO HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.(181211-0020558)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SORIN I & T CO., LTD.(110111-1260077)

(33.34% held by the subject company)

 

KG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.(110111-2102153)

(90.00% held by the subject company)

 

ALANTUM CORPORATION(131111-0215078)

(35.98% held by the subject company)

 

PAN PACIFIC METAL MINING CORP.(CANADA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

COLWELL KENNEDY AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SUN METALS HOLDING PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

SUN METALS CORP., PTY., LTD.(AUSTRALIA)

Cooperative Enterprise

-Insured Company

LIG INSURANCE CO., LTD.(110111-0017859)

 

 

Sales by Region

(Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit : Million KRW

09/2011

2010

2009

Export

2,963,274

2,305,665

1,928,080

Domestic

760,307

823,400

647,232

Total

3,723,581

3,129,065

2,575,312

The Subject deals with the companies in Australia.

 

Court Action

 

No.

 

News Clipping

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.33

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.41

Euro

1

Rs.64.84

 

 

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%)

 

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.