MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.06.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GLOBAL BATTERY CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

708-8, Yeoksam 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, 6th Fl., Sebang Bldg., Zip Code 135-919

 

 

Country :

South Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.09.1952

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

220-81-00490

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Accumulators

 

 

No. of Employees :

770

 

 

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

 


 

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 – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

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

 

Company Name

GLOBAL BATTERY CO., LTD.

(Korean Company Name : “세방전지()”)

Registered Address

708-8, Yeoksam 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Building

6th Fl., Sebang Bldg.

Zip Code

135-919

Tel

+82-2-3451-6201

Fax

+82-2-3451-6301

E-mail

antony@gbattery.com;yhs@gbattery.com;hikaru@gbattery.com;donchoi@gbattery.com

Website

www.gbattery.com

Trading Address

6th Fl., Sebang Bldg., 708-8, Yeoksam 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-2-3451-6201

Fax

+82-2-3451-6301

Other Address-Gwangju Factory

500-4, Hanam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Korea

Tel

+82-62-601-6100

Fax

+82-62-951-4126

Other Address-Chang-won Factory

601-9, Namsan-dong, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-55-279-9700

Fax

+82-55-282-2658

Other Address-Daegu Branch

3rd Fl., KARICO Bldg., 123-1, Sincheon 3-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu, Korea

Tel

+82-53-746-9201~3

Fax

+82-53-746-9204

Other Address-Daejeon Branch

3rd Fl., Unam Bldg., 62-1, Ojeong-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, Korea

Tel

+82-42-632-8841

Other Address-Gwangju Branch

603-4, Gwangcheon-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, Korea

Tel

+82-62-365-9969

Other Address-Busan Branch

Rm. 301, Leaders Bldg., 313-3, Daecheong-ri, Jangyu-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-55-314-6515

Fax

+82-55-314-6514

Other Address-Gyoenggi Branch

827-6, Gwanyang 2-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-436-3200

Fax

+82-31-436-3353

Type

Export/Import

Industry

Manufacture of Accumulators

  Main Business

Automotive Batteries, Industrial Batteries, Motorcycle Batteries, Battery

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

09/10/1952

 

The Subject owns the premises of Gwangju Factory and Chang-won Factory.

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Vehicle batteries(26111703)

Sell

Batteries and cells and accessories(26111700)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Kim Sung-Kyu

Date of Birth

12/12/1958

Title

Vice Chairman & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital (KRW)

7,000,000,000

Employees

770

Formation

Listed Company (Korea Stock Exchange : 004490) as of 11/29/1987

Foreign Direct Investment Corporation

A Company of Sebang Group

Bank Details

Shinhan Bank-Tehran Ro Branch

Citibank Korea

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0202765

Business Registered No.

220-81-00490

Permit & Licenses

03/1967 KS Mark

12/1968 KS Mark

02/1970 Ks Mark

11/1974 KS Mark

11/1989 JIS

07/1993 ISO 9002 by DNS

04/1994 ISO 9001 by DNS

05/1994 ISO 9001 by DNS

10/1995 KS Mark

09/2004 ISO 14001

10/2007 KS Mark

 

Int’l Trade No.: 777027

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

SEBANG CO., LTD.(180111-0015932)

5,312,352

37.95

LEE SANG-HEE

123,550

0.88

OTHERS

8,564,098

61.17

TOTAL

14,000,000

100.00

Company History

09/1952 Founded as R&D center of the Korea Navy

01/1965 KS certified as the first in Korean battery industry

01/1965 Secured technical tie-up with GS Battery in Japan

04/1975 Capital invested from Yuasa Battery in Japan

11/1983 KS certified for entire line of products

07/1988 Secured technical tie-up with Hagen in Germany

11/1989 Opened KwangJu plant for automotive battery

10/1992 Secured technical tie-up with SAFT in France

01/1993 ISO 9002 certified as the first in Asian battery industry

04/1994 ChangWon plant and KwangJu plant ISO 9001 certified by DNV QA

11/1994 Opened the 2nd KwangJu plant

10/1997 KwangJu plant QS 9000 certified by DNV QA

11/2000 KwangJu plant ISO 14001 certified by DNV QA

12/2003 KwangJu Plant ISO/TS 16949 certified by KFQ

09/2005 New name to Sebang Global Battery Co., Ltd

08/2007 Awarded the new technology certification of nickel hydride battery (NET)

03/2008 Achieved the environment mark certification of nickel hydride battery

08/2008 Granted the KS certification of nickel hydride battery

12/2008 awarded US$300 Million Export Top Prize

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education/Career

Chairman

Mr.

Lee Eui-Soon

Korean

1923.06.12

Foreign Language University in Japan

Vice Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Lee Sang-Woong

Korean

1958.12.12

Seogang University, Korea

President & CEO

Mr.

Kim Sung-Kyu

Korean

1951.01.07

Korea University, Korea

Director

Mr.

Yoda Makoto

Japanese

1950.01.24

Present President of GS Yuasa Power Supply

Outside Director/ Auditor

Mr.

Kim Jae-Sun

Korean

1948.11

Yonsei University, Korea

Outside Director/ Auditor

Mr.

Kim Joo-Sun

Korean

1967.10.14

KAIST, Korea

Auditor

Mr.

Seo Young-Kil

Korean

1945.03

Korea University, Korea

 

 

Financials

 

Year / Unit : KRW

Sales

Assets

Net Income

(*)03/2012

213,408,720,383

726,190,448,533

27,271,426,537

(*)2011

953,871,594,678

712,634,498,379

105,374,945,854

(*)2010

790,200,173,691

593,934,630,277

85,826,884,296

2009

627,174,255,866

428,991,487,635

70,289,574,494

2008

624,588,851,164

358,862,223,342

75,368,845,987

2007

496,287,206,324

316,751,081,071

18,808,672,221

2006

319,529,859,554

262,981,942,994

11,903,121,305

2005

290,142,246,871

250,195,482,138

13,893,753,311

 

 

Financial Description

 

Authorized Capital(KRW)

19,600,000,000

Paid-Up Capital(KRW)

7,000,000,000

Total Issues Shares

14,000,000

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2012~03/31/2012

As of 12/31/2011

As of 12/31/2010

Total Assets

726,190,448,533

712,634,498,379

593,934,630,277

Current Assets

533,684,545,111

524,580,637,244

457,506,374,167

Cash & Cash Equivalents

111,215,961,960

112,735,857,399

118,522,058,636

Current Financial Instruments

135,000,000,000

95,000,000,000

63,000,000,000

Marketable Financial Instruments

22,730,322

17,742,515

3,232,752

Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

175,126,547,096

191,906,818,486

174,587,203,067

Inventories

105,870,262,116

115,014,828,643

92,356,528,544

Other Current Assets

6,449,043,617

9,905,390,201

9,037,351,168

Non-Current Assets

192,505,903,422

188,053,861,135

136,428,256,110

Long-Term Trade Receivables

0

0

62,192,930

Non-Current Marketable Financial Instruments

6,857,394,615

6,851,195,552

6,742,365,298

Non-Current Held-to-Maturity Financial Assets

2,500,000,000

2,500,000,000

2,500,000,000

Tangibles

175,985,040,795

171,362,128,892

118,488,955,983

Intangibles

3,405,445,938

3,505,377,917

3,866,514,949

Investment_Real Estates

2,279,179,000

2,279,179,000

2,718,356,909

Other Non-Current Assets

1,440,218,126

1,517,354,126

2,011,244,126

Other Non-Current Assets to be Sold

38,624,948

38,625,648

38,625,915

Total Liabilities

211,783,357,203

222,215,306,307

201,526,482,010

Current Liabilities

196,845,273,654

207,608,451,041

180,842,372,991

Trade Payables & Other Payables

83,460,580,109

82,116,295,347

72,268,168,710

Short-Term Borrowings

75,680,127,424

93,267,901,666

78,886,921,822

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

104,471,100

102,321,000

93,888,900

Provision for Sales Guarantee

102,727,044

163,059,206

481,777,019

Other Current Liabilities

37,497,367,977

31,958,873,822

29,111,616,540

Non-Current Liabilities

14,938,083,549

14,606,855,266

20,684,109,019

Long-Term Trade Payables & Other Payables

1,225,992,626

1,171,229,260

1,120,068,576

Long-Term Borrowings

569,871,000

596,799,900

699,120,900

Provision for Severance & Retirement

5,797,915,672

5,517,755,643

10,959,670,928

Deferred Income Tax Credit

7,344,304,251

7,321,070,463

7,905,248,615

Capital Stock

7,000,000,000

7,000,000,000

7,000,000,000

Capital Surplus

58,944,253,239

58,944,253,239

58,944,253,239

Others

1,348,517,099

1,353,647,341

1,319,408,546

Profit Surplus

447,114,320,992

423,121,291,492

325,144,486,482

Total Equity

514,407,091,330

490,419,192,072

392,408,148,267

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

726,190,448,533

712,634,498,379

593,934,630,277

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2012~03/31/2012

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Sales

213,408,720,383

953,871,594,678

790,200,173,691

Cost of Sold Goods

161,523,189,141

752,482,468,522

614,523,150,613

Gross Profit

51,885,531,242

201,389,126,156

175,677,023,078

Selling & Admin. Expenses

16,768,377,933

70,167,378,087

63,314,922,261

Other Operating Income

2,401,669,168

9,087,824,586

5,365,809,932

Other Operating Expenses

2,261,414,411

9,627,650,281

8,907,730,674

Operating Income

35,257,408,066

130,681,922,374

108,820,180,075

Finance Income

2,195,291,608

8,432,752,160

6,072,500,944

Finance Expenses

509,572,979

2,090,080,043

2,165,321,156

Income Before Taxes

36,943,126,695

137,024,594,491

112,727,359,863

Income Taxes Expenses

9,671,700,158

31,649,648,637

26,900,475,567

Income from Continuous Business

27,271,426,537

105,374,945,854

85,826,884,296

Income from Stopped Business

0

0

0

Net Income

27,271,426,537

105,374,945,854

85,826,884,296

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2012~03/31/2012

As of 12/31/2010

As of 12/31/2009

Operating Activities Cash Flows

69,724,415,933

82,962,268,938

111,986,956,238

Net Income

27,271,426,537

105,374,945,854

85,826,884,296

Adjustment

50,701,518,089

-2,028,889,924

47,615,057,156

Interests Received

1,947,581,213

6,697,507,737

4,970,952,632

Dividends Received

70,000,000

70,000,000

70,000,000

Interests Paid

-507,906,979

-2,093,058,043

-2,265,291,627

Income Taxes

-9,758,202,927

-25,058,236,686

-24,230,646,219

Cash Flows from Investing

-48,723,970,032

-97,892,021,845

-24,122,032,832

Cash Flows from Financing

-22,939,642,567

8,689,270,035

-5,581,308,949

Increase/Decrease in Cash

-1,883,985,317

-6,236,709,111

82,191,827,334

Cash at the Beginning of Year

113,326,923,970

119,563,633,081

37,371,805,747

Cash at the End of Year

111,442,938,653

113,326,923,970

119,563,633,081

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

Automotive Batteries, Industrial Batteries, Motorcycle Batteries, Battery

 

Brand Name : Rocket

 

 

Trade Partners & Competitors

 

Suppliers

KOREA ZINC INC.(110111-0168404)

GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.(134111-0002612)

Customers

HYUNDAI MOTOR CO(110111-0085450)

KIA MOTORS CORPORATION(110111-0037998)

SSANGYONG MOTOR CO., LTD.(110111-0035132)

GM DAEWOO AUTO & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY(120111-0294124)

Competitors

HYUNDAI ENERCELL CO.,LTD.(131111-0003043)

ATLAS BX CO.,LTD.(160111-0003486)

DELKOR CORPORATION(110111-0409030)

 

 

Related Parties

(Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

SEBANG CO., LTD.(180111-0015932)

SEBANG HI-TECH CO., LTD.(110111-1392060)

HANKOOK SHIPPING CO., LTD.(110111-0029838)

OJU SHIPPING CO., LTD.(11011100131823)

WOOJU SHIPPING CO., LTD.(110111-0198708)

OVERSEAS AIR FREIGHT CO., LTD.(110111-0107139)

BUSAN INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL CO., LTD.(180111-0525858)

KWANGYANG INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL CO., LTD.(204611-0022029)

GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.(134111-0002612)

GLOBAL EXPRESS CO., LTD.(110111-0007602)

SEBANG NEW PORT LOGISTICS CO., LTD.(180111-0602515)

SEBANG KWANGYANG INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CO., LTD.(204611-0025974)

MOKPO DAEBUL PORT OPERATION CO., LTD.(205411-0014376)

Cooperative Enterprise

-Insured Company

LIG INSURANCE CO., LTD(110111-0017859)

 

-Technology Support from

EN-CONSULTING

M&G ECO-BATTERY

 

 

Sales by Region

(Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Mil KRW

03/2012

2011

2010

Export

113,701

569,410

490,034

Domestic

99,708

384,462

300,166

Total

213,409

953,872

790,200

 

The Subject deals with the companies in China, Japan and USA.

 

 

Court Action

 

No.

 

 

News Clipping

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.56.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.88.97

Euro

1

Rs.71.57

 

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

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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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