MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.01.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LONZA GUANGZHOU NANSHA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

NO. 68 Huangge Road, Nansha District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 511455 PR

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.04.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

440101400010983

 

 

Legal Form :

Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Processing Nicotinic Acid Amide and Related Products

 

 

No. of Employees :

493

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 5,000,000

Status :

Satisfactory

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)

China

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

Company and address

 

LONZA GUANGZHOU NANSHA LTD.

NO. 68 HUANGGE ROAD, NANSHA DISTRICT, GUANGZHOU CITY

GUANGDONG PROVINCE 511455 PR CHINA

TEL: 86 (0) 20-84338998

FAX: 86 (0) 20-84331998-1257

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Date of Registration          : APRIL 16, 2003

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 440101400010983

LEGAL FORM                           : WHOLLY FOREIGN-OWNED ENTERPRISE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                        : GERARDUS BOOT (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE)

REGISTERED CAPITAL             : USD 135,500,000

staff                                      : 493

BUSINESS CATEGORY                : manufacturing

Revenue                                : CNY 860,270,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2010)

EQUITIES                                 : CNY 887,410,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2010)

WEBSITE                                 : N/A

E-MAIL                                     : polly.liu@lonza.com

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

Recommended Credit Limit: UP TO USD 5,000,000 (PERIODICAL REVIEW)

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : FAIRly stable

OPERATIONAL TREND              : fairly STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : CNY 6.32 = USD 1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations (as follows)

 

SC - Subject Company (the company inquired by you)

N/A – Not available

CNY – China Yuan Ren Min Bi

 

 


 

OPERATIONAL TREND & GENERAL REPUTATION

 

This section aims at indicating the relative positions of SC in respect of its operational trend & general reputation

 

Operational Trend:-                                             General Reputation:-

Upward                                                             Excellent

Steady                                                              Good

Fairly Steady                                                     Fairly Good

Ordinary                                                            Average

Fair                                                                   Fair

Stagnant                                                           Detrimental

Downward                                                         Not known

Not known                                                         Not yet be determined

Not yet be determined

 

 

LEGAL STATUS & HISTORY

 

SC was established as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise of PRC with State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC) under registration No.: 440101400010983 on April 16, 2003.

 

SC’s Organization Code Certificate No.: 74757354-4

 

 

SC’s registered capital: USD 135,500,000

 

SC’s paid-in capital: USD 135,500,000

 

Registration Change Record:

Date

Change of Contents

Before the change

After the change

2011

Legal Representative

Lukas Utiger

Gerardus Boot

Registered Capital

USD 80,500,000

USD 135,500,000

 

Current Co search indicates SC’s shareholders & chief executives are as follows:-

Name of Shareholder (s)

% of Shareholding

Lonza (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Switzerland)

100

 

SC’s Chief Executives:-

Position

Name

Legal Representative, Chairman, and General Manager

Gerardus Boot

 

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENT

 

SC has past the certificate of ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:2004, OHSAS18001:2007.

 

 

SHAREHOLDER CHART & BACKGROUND

 

Name                                                                                       % of Shareholding

 

Lonza (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Switzerland)

                                                                                                            100

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Website: www.lonza.com.cn

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Gerardus Boot, Legal Representative, Chairman, and General Manager

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Ø         Gender: M

Ø         Qualification: University

Ø         Working experience (s):

 

From 2011 to present, working in SC as legal representative, chairman, and general manager

BUSINESS OPERATION

 

SC’s registered business scope includes manufacturing and processing nicotinic acid amide and related products, active pharmaceutical ingredient and related products, domestic patent and administrative protection bulk drugs, chemical materials, amino acids, new technology analgesic-antipyretics, new type anti-cancer drugs and cardio- and cerebro-vascular drugs, efficient contraceptives, adjuvants, veterinary antibacterial drugs, anthelmintics, insecticides, anticoccidial drugs, chemical intermediates and other related products; producing and processing L-carnitine and related products used in food additives and feeds; selling its products and providing related technical services and consultation services.

 

SC is mainly engaged in manufacturing and selling nicotinic acid amide.

SC’s products mainly include: nicotinic acid amide and APIs.

 

SC sources its materials 90% from domestic market and 10% from the overseas market. SC sells 30% of its products to overseas market and 70% in domestic market.

 

The buying terms of SC include Check, L/C, T/T and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC include Check, T/T, L/C, and Credit of 30-60 days.

 

Staff & Office:

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SC is known to have approx. 493 staff at present.

 

SC rents an area as its operating office and factory, but the detailed information is unknown.

 

 

RELATED COMPANY

 

SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

PAYMENT

 

Overall payment appraisal:

( ) Excellent      ( ) Good      (X) Average      ( ) Fair      ( ) Poor      ( ) Not yet be determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors: Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience: SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record: None in our database.

 

Debt collection record: No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

 

BANKING

 

Basic Bank:

 

China CITIC Bank

 

AC#: N/A

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

Balance Sheet

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2009

As of Dec. 31, 2010

Cash

10,460

28,430

Accounts receivable

219,369

110,970

Advances to suppliers

520

0

Other receivable

4,438

2,550

Inventory

125,615

130,590

Prepaid expenses

143

0

Non-current assets within one year

0

0

Other current assets

0

17,590

 

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Current assets

360,545

290,130

Fixed assets

879,992

873,120

Construction in progress

216,064

342,530

Intangible assets

0

0

Long-term prepaid expenses

0

0

Deferred income tax assets

0

0

Other non-current assets

28,510

29,680

 

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Total assets

1,485,111

1,535,460

 

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Short-term loans

253,884

258,850

Notes payable

0

0

Accounts payable

104,332

79,590

Accrued payroll

7,724

9.410

Tax payable

7,681

6,080

Advances from clients

0

2,690

Other payable

2,028

150

Other current liabilities

27,670

84,121

 

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Current liabilities

403,319

431,490

Non-current liabilities

250,229

216,560

 

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Total liabilities

653,548

648,050

Equities

831,563

887,410

 

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Total liabilities & equities

1,485,111

1,535,460

 

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Income Statement

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2009

As of Dec. 31, 2010

Revenue

748,710

860,270

Cost of sales

546,206

703,410

    Sales expense

29,132

35,860

    Management expense

59,553

61,720

    Finance expense

26,967

8,260

Profit before tax

85,502

55,400

Less: profit tax

5,628

6,480

Profits

79,874

48,920

 

Important Ratios

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As of Dec. 31, 2009

As of Dec. 31, 2010

*Current ratio

0.89

0.67

*Quick ratio

0.58

0.37

*Liabilities to assets

0.44

0.42

*Net profit margin (%)

10.67

5.69

*Return on total assets (%)

5.38

3.19

*Inventory / Revenue ×365

62 days

56 days

*Accounts receivable/ Revenue ×365

107 days

48 days

* Revenue/Total assets

0.50

0.56

* Cost of sales / Revenue

0.73

0.82

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

PROFITABILITY: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The revenue of SC appears fairly good in its line, and it increased in 2010.

l         SC’s net profit margin is fairly good in both years.

l         SC’s return on total assets is fairly good in both years.

l         SC’s cost of goods sold is average, comparing with its revenue.

 

LIQUIDITY: FAIR

l         The current ratio of SC is maintained in a fair level in both years.

l         SC’s quick ratio is maintained in a fair level in both years.

l         The inventory of SC is maintained in an average level.

l         The accounts receivable of SC is maintained in an average level in 2010.

l         SC’s short-term loans are in an average level.

l         SC’s revenue is in a fair level, comparing with the size of its total assets.

 

LEVERAGE: FAIRLY GOOD

l         The debt ratio of SC is low.

l         The risk for SC to go bankrupt is low.

 

Overall financial condition of the SC: Fairly Stable.

 

 

 

CONCLUSIONS

 

Credit Opinion: USD 1,500,000

 

SC is considered medium-sized in its line with fairly stable financial conditions. We consider higher credit amount appears to be within SC’s capacities comparing with the above given one, and USD 5,000,000 is recommended upon a periodical review basis.

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.50

UK Pound

1

Rs.77.73

Euro

1

Rs.65.18

 

 

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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