MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.02.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MARUZEN CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

4-13-14 Higashi-Shinagawa Shinagawaku Tokyo 140-0002

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.01.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

March 1880

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0107-01-026217 (Tokyo-Chuoku)

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale, retail of books, magazines, educational books, other

 

 

No. of Employees :

606

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

Yen 785.8 Million

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

--

 

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)

Japan

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Company name and address

 

MARUZEN CO LTD

REGD NAME:    Maruzen KK

MAIN OFFICE:  4-13-14 Higashi-Shinagawa Shinagawaku Tokyo 140-0002 JAPAN

Tel: 03-6367-6014     

Fax: 03-6367-6185

 

*.. Registered at: 2-3-10 Nihombashi Chuoku Tokyo

                                               

URL:                 http://www.maruze.co.jp

E-Mail address: (thru the URL)

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Wholesale, retail of books, magazines, educational books, other

 

BRANCHES

 

22 Branches & Shops nationwide

 

FACTORIES

 

(publishing is done by subsidiaries)

 

 

OFFICERS

 

HIROYUKI HIJIKATA, PRES       Akira Ishii, ch

Mitsui Nitta, v ch                        Masaki Takenaka, mgn dir

Eisuke Matsuo, dir                     Tatsuo Komaki, dir                                

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY    

 

FINANCES                    FAIR                             A/SALES          Yen 61,525 M

PAYMENTS                  NO COMPLAINTS          CAPITAL           Yen 5,821 M

TREND             SLOW                          WORTH            Yen 10,038 M

STARTED                     1880                             EMPLOYES      606

 

COMMENT

 

BOOK STORE OPERATOR.

FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

MAX CREDIT LIMIT: YEN 785.8 MILLION, 30 DAYS NORMAL TERMS

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

            The subject company was established by Yuteki Hayashi, disciple of educator Yukichi Fukuzawa, in order to publish educational books & magazines.  In Feb 2011, separated the publishing business to a subsidiary company.  The firm now manages book stores, operated by a subsidiary, and supervises overall business operations.  Clients include government agencies, universities, schools, business firms, other nationwide.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

           

            The sales volume for Jan/2011 fiscal term amounted to Yen 61,525 million, a 31% down from Yen 88,975 million in the previous term.  This is referred to the said transfer of publishing operations to a subsidiary.  The operations continued in the deficit to post Yen 2,880 million recurring loss and Yen 1,613 million net losses, respectively, compared with Yen 538 million recurring loss and Yen 723 million net loss, respectively, a year ago.

 

            For the term that ended Jan 2012 the operations were projected to come back to profitability to post Yen 200 million recurring profit and Yen 200 million net profit, respectively, on a 2% rise in turnover, to Yen 62,500 million.  Final results are yet to be released. 

 

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.  Max credit limit is estimated at Yen 785.8 million, on 30 days normal terms.

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:  Mar 1880

Regd No.:         0107-01-026217 (Tokyo-Chuoku)

Legal Status:      Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:         700 million shares

Issued:                176,060,000 shares

Sum:                   Yen 5,821 million

Major shareholders (%): Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd* (100)

 

*.. Holding company, founded 2010, listed Tokyo S/E’s, capital Yen 3,000 million, sales

Yen 115,270 million, operating loss Yen 1,255 million, recurring loss Yen 1,100 million, net loss Yen 1,273 million, total assets Yen 122,173 million, net worth Yen 30,720 million, employees 1,465, pres Takehiko Ogi

 

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

OPERATION

           

Activities: Import of books, journals, electronic content, online products, etc, and sales of imported and Japanese products for university and educational markets and libraries in Japan; international sales of Japanese books and journals; in-store sales of books, journals, stationery and apparel; publishing; education-related business consulting services; library operations outsourcing services; consulting on installation of university facilities and libraries, other (--100%)

 

Clients: Consumers, universities, government agencies, libraries, other

No. of accounts: 1,000

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesales] TOHAN Co, Sumitomo 3M, Okamura Corp, Nippan Co, other

 

Payment record: No Complaints

 

Location: Business area in Tokyo.  Office premises at the caption address are leased and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

SMBC (Kyobashi)

Mizuho Bank (Yaesuguchi)

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCES

(In Million Yen)

 

       Terms Ending:

31/01/2012

31/01/2011

31/01/2010

31/01/2009

Annual Sales

 

62,500

61,525

88,975

95,854

Recur. Profit

 

200

-2,880

-538

311

Net Profit

 

200

-1,613

-723

-509

Total Assets

 

 

51,898

67,660

66,476

Current Assets

 

 

37,506

35,591

 

Current Liabs

 

 

36,975

33,119

 

Net Worth

 

 

10,038

11,936

13,033

Capital, Paid-Up

 

 

5,821

5,821

5,821

Div.P.Share(₯)

 

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

<Analytical Data>

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

    S.Growth Rate

1.58

-30.85

-7.18

-5.67

    Current Ratio

 

..

101.44

107.46

..

    N.Worth Ratio

..

19.34

17.64

19.61

    R.Profit/Sales

 

0.32

-4.68

-0.60

0.32

    N.Profit/Sales

0.32

-2.62

-0.81

-0.53

    Return On Equity

..

-16.07

-6.06

-3.91

 

Notes: Forecast (or estimated) figures for the 31/01/2012 fiscal term.

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.86

Euro

1

Rs.66.06

 

 

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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