MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.03.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ETHYPHARM

 

 

Registered Office :

194, Bureaux De La Colline Batiment D St Cloud, 92210

 

 

Country :

France

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.06.1978

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

311999833

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Subsidiary

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

 

 

No. of Employees :

579

 

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 :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

France

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

 

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

Ethypharm

                                                                                                                                              

 

194, Bureaux De La Colline

Batiment D

 

St Cloud, 92210

France

 

Tel:

+33 01 41 12 17 20

Fax:

+33 01 41 12 17 30

 

www.ethypharm.com

 

Employees:

579

Company Type:

Public Subsidiary

Corporate Family:

33 Companies

Ultimate Parent:

Astorg Partners

 

 

Incorporation Date:

15-Jan-1978

Financials in:

USD (mil)

 

 

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2010

Reporting Currency:

Euro

Annual Sales:

154.8

Total Assets:

189.7

                                      

Business Description       

 

Ethypharm S.A. (Ethypharm) is a private France-based pharma laboratory. The company is principally involved in developing and manufacturing medical products in the domain of controlled release systems (DDS). The company is focused in oral and modified release functions. It develops and manufactures medicines based on innovative technologies that are finely tuned to generate several benefits. The company formed an alliance with Astorg Partners, which is an independent capital investment company that allows the future stages of development in the way to regain Ethypharm's worlds leadership in the field of DDS. The company has wide spread network covering three major continents of the globe. Ethypharm S.A. is headquartered in Saint-Cloud, France.

          

Industry                                                                                                                                     

 

Industry

Biotechnology and Drugs

ANZSIC 2006:

1841 - Human Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing

NACE 2002:

2441 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

NAICS 2002:

32541 - Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

UK SIC 2003:

2441 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

US SIC 1987:

2834 - Pharmaceutical Preparations

                      

Key Executives           

   

 

Name

Title

Hugues Lecat

Chief Executive Officer Of the Management Board

Jean-Jacques Bancel

Chief Financial Officer

Jean Hugues Lecat

Secretary

Jean-Marie Largouet

EDP manager

Laurence Weber

Purchase manager

          

News    

 

Title

Date

Australia: Ethypharm Receives Patent for 'Gastroretentive formulations and manufacturing process thereof'
Australian Government (92 Words)

10-Nov-2011

Australia: Ethypharm Receives Patent for 'Sublingual coated tablet'
Australian Government (89 Words)

5-Oct-2011

Altran makes management changes
Datamonitor TechnologyWire (257 Words)

9-Sep-2011

Australia: Ethypharm Receives Patent for 'Gastro-protected stable omeprazole compositions in the form of microgranules and process for their...
Australian Government (115 Words)

31-Aug-2011

France Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2011 - In May, Sanofi-Aventis's Shareholders Have Approved a Proposal to Shorten the Company's Name...
Investment Weekly News (377 Words)

3-Aug-2011

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7550783
2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7454064


Corporate Overview

 

Location
194, Bureaux De La Colline
Batiment D
St Cloud, 92210
France

 

Tel:

+33 01 41 12 17 20

Fax:

+33 01 41 12 17 30

 

www.ethypharm.com

Sales EUR(mil):

116.9

Assets EUR(mil):

141.4

Employees:

579

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2010

 

Industry:

Biotechnology and Drugs

Incorporation Date:

15-Jan-1978

Company Type:

Public Subsidiary

Quoted Status:

Not Quoted

Registered No.(FRA):

311999833

 

Chief Executive Officer Of the Management Board:

Hugues Lecat

Contents

Industry Codes

Business Description

Financial Data

Subsidiaries

Key Corporate Relationships

 

 

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

1841

-

Human Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

2441

-

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

32541

-

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

 

US SIC 1987:

2834

-

Pharmaceutical Preparations

 

UK SIC 2003:

2441

-

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

 

 

Business Description

Ethypharm S.A. (Ethypharm) is a private France-based pharma laboratory. The company is principally involved in developing and manufacturing medical products in the domain of controlled release systems (DDS). The company is focused in oral and modified release functions. It develops and manufactures medicines based on innovative technologies that are finely tuned to generate several benefits. The company formed an alliance with Astorg Partners, which is an independent capital investment company that allows the future stages of development in the way to regain Ethypharm's worlds leadership in the field of DDS. The company has wide spread network covering three major continents of the globe. Ethypharm S.A. is headquartered in Saint-Cloud, France.

 

 

More Business Descriptions

Ethypharm is primarily engaged in production of medicinally active substances to be used for their pharmacological properties in the manufacture of medicaments; and processing of blood. This class also includes: manufacture of chemically pure sugars; and processing of glands and manufacture of extracts of glands, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data

 

Financials in:

EUR(mil)

 

Revenue:

116.9

Assets:

141.4

Current Assets:

60.0

 

Total Liabilities:

141.4

 

Issued Capital:

1.3

 

Net Worth:

90.2

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

31-Dec-2010

 

1 Year Growth

9.8%

NA

 

 

Subsidiaries

Company

Percentage Owned

Country

Ethypharm Inc

 

Canada

Ethypharm Sa

 

Spain

Ethypharm Do Brasil ServiΓ§os Farmaceuticos Ltda

 

Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

Key Corporate Relationships

Bank:

Banque Regionale De L Ouest, Natixis Banque Populaire, Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Strategic Initiatives

 

Product

Hugues Lecat, chairman and CEO of the management board of Ethypharm, said, β€œWe are delighted to see NP PHARM joint the COLORCON group. This new shareholder will permit NP Pharm to reinforce its development and growth projects. This cession will enable us to go on investing in the growth of Ethypharm : in conformity with our strategy, the Group will continue to invest in its R&D sites, notably that of Grand Quevilly, European state of the art development pole in which we have invested over 15 million Euros over the last two years.”Apr 19, 2010Ethypharm Moves Research And Development Activities From Canada To FranceEthypharm, a French pharmaceutical company, has announced the cession of its research and development center in Laval (Montreal), Canada. The research and development center of Laval, certified by both Canadian and American Health Authorities, was dedicated to the development of oral modified release form medicines and employed 31 people.The pharmaceutical company, specialized in drug delivery, will concentrate all its development activities in France, in its new research and development centers of Grand Quevilly and Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, at the closest to its production capabilities.

 

The research and development center of Laval, certified by both Canadian and American Health Authorities, was dedicated to the development of oral modified release form medicines and employed 31 people.The pharmaceutical company, specialized in drug delivery, will concentrate all its development activities in France, in its new research and development centers of Grand Quevilly and Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, at the closest to its production capabilities. The site of Grand Quevilly (near Rouen) received about EUR15 million investment over the past two years. Ethypharm’s new convergence strategy aims at making its plant of Grand Quevilly a hub of multidisciplinary specialists, in the fields of galenic, biotech, and industrial scale-up. It should thus encourage transfer of training between research and development and industrial teams, the company said. Hugues Lecat, chairman and CEO of the management board of Ethypharm, said: "Our ambition is to carry on investing in new technologies and innovative forms, on our two French sites.
 

Sales and Distribution

 

Feb 28, 2011Ethypharm Sells Indian Subsidiary To Athena PharmEthypharm, a French pharmaceutical company, sold its Indian operations to Athena Pharm in order to refocus its activities on Europe, the US, China and Japan; different markets where Ethypharm’s know-how and its competence in the development and registration sectors are renowned.Present in India since 1997, Ethypharm employed 80 people in production, formulation, development and marketing. Athena Pharm will respect all contracts, and previous technical and commercial commitments of Ethypharm former Indian subsidiary and continue to provide best in class and seamless service to its clients. Hugues Lecat, chairman and CEO of the management board of Ethypharm, said, "The sale of our Indian subsidiary is part of the Ethypharm’s strategy to continue its growth by focusing our resources on our most profitable markets.”Feb 07, 2011Ethypharm Appoints Bruno Delie As Executive Vice President Of Business DevelopmentEthypharm, a French pharmaceutical company, has appointed Bruno Delie as executive vice president of business development. Delie is also a member of the management board and he reports to Hugues Lecat, chairman and CEO of the management board.Delie began his career in Germany and Europe, where he held various strategic positions within Parke Davis, Roquette and Prographarm Group. In 2000, he decided to join Ethypharm as business development director Europe, and became vice president sales and marketing in 2004.

 

 

Corporate Structure News

 

Ethypharm
Total Corporate Family Members: 33

 

 

Company Name

Company Type

Location

Country

Industry

Sales
(USD mil)

Employees

Astorg Partners

Parent

Paris

France

Miscellaneous Financial Services

25.6

14

Ogf

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Personal Services

668.2

5,661

Lorganisation Funeraire

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Personal Services

3.5

34

Groupement Funeraire Francilien - G2F

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Personal Services

2.3

 

Pulse Electronics GmbH

Subsidiary

Herrenberg, Baden-WΓΌrttemberg

Germany

Business Services

206.1

1,010

Cerba

Subsidiary

St Ouen L Aumone

France

Healthcare Facilities

 

749

Biolille Selarl

Subsidiary

Lille

France

Healthcare Facilities

23.4

149

Ethypharm

Subsidiary

St Cloud

France

Biotechnology and Drugs

154.8

579

Metalor Technologies France

Subsidiary

Courville Sur Eure

France

Metal Mining

323.9

389

Comptage Immobilier Services

Subsidiary

Massy

France

Rental and Leasing

83.9

374

Soc Eaux Du Centre Et Du Bassin Du Rhone

Subsidiary

Massy

France

Rental and Leasing

14.0

 

Sebia

Subsidiary

Lisses

France

Biotechnology and Drugs

50.0

191

Sebia Italia SRL

Subsidiary

Bagno A Ripoli, Firenze

Italy

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

33.1

55

Sebia Labordiagnostische Systeme GmbH

Subsidiary

Fulda, Hessen

Germany

Personal and Household Products

 

29

Pulse Finland Oy

Subsidiary

Kempele

Finland

Electronic Instruments and Controls

19.4

50

Metalor Technologies (Deutschland) GmbH

Subsidiary

Redwitz A.D.Rodach, Bayern

Germany

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

 

35

Onduline

Subsidiary

Levallois Perret

France

Commercial Banks

331.9

34

Onduline Avrasya Insaat Malzemeleri San Ve Tic AS

Subsidiary

Kozyatagi-Kadikoy, Istanbul

Turkey

Construction Services

30.0

200

Onduline France

Subsidiary

Yainville

France

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

60.7

105

Onduclair

Subsidiary

Comines

France

Fabricated Plastic and Rubber

25.0

80

Onduline GmbH

Subsidiary

Wiesbaden, Hessen

Germany

Construction - Raw Materials

 

35

Onduline Belgique

Subsidiary

Petit-Rechain

Belgium

Beverages (Alcoholic)

7.8

7

Onduline Stroitelni Materiali Ltd

Subsidiary

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

 

 

Webhelp

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Business Services

147.8

34

Webhelp France

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Advertising

15.7

7

Onduline - Materiais De ConstruΓ§Γ£o, S.A.

Subsidiary

Canelas Vng

Portugal

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

6.2

14

Metalor Technologies Italia SRL

Subsidiary

Peschiera Borromeo, Milano

Italy

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

57.3

9

Pulse Sarl

Subsidiary

Oyonnax

France

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

1.6

7

Honorine

Subsidiary

St Ouen L Aumone

France

Commercial Banks

 

4

Staci

Subsidiary

St Ouen L Aumone

France

Business Services

115.6

344

Pulse Italy SRL

Subsidiary

Milano, Milano

Italy

Electronic Instruments and Controls

0.2

1

Financiere Du Jasmin

Subsidiary

Velizy Villacoublay

France

Commercial Banks

 

 

Pino Elysees

Subsidiary

Paris

France

Restaurants

50.3

374

 


 

 

 

Competitors Report

 

CompanyName

Location

Employees

Ownership

B M D Biomedical Diagnostics S.A.

Croissy Beaubourg, France

77

Public

Fako Ilaclari A.S.

Istanbul, Turkey

 

Private

Les Trois Chenes SA

Villecheneve, France

78

Public

 

 

 

 

Executives Report

 

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

Gilles Brisson

 

President of the conseil de surveillance

Chairman

Hugues Lecat

 

Chief Executive Officer Of the Management Board

Chairman

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

Hugues Lecat

 

Chief Executive Officer Of the Management Board

Chief Executive Officer

Daniella Kopczuk

 

Director

Administration Executive

Jean Hugues Lecat

 

Secretary

Company Secretary

Jean-Jacques Bancel

 

Chief Financial Officer

Finance Executive

Jean-Marie Largouet

 

EDP manager

Information Executive

Pascal Oury

 

Executive Vice President Of Scientific & Pharmaceutical Affairs

Research & Development Executive

Bruno Delie

 

Commercial director

Commercial Executive

Laurence Weber

 

Purchase manager

Purchasing Executive

GΓ©rard Leduc

 

Co-Founder

Other

RΓ©gis Roussel

 

Executive Vice President Of Industrial Affairs

Other

 

 

 

Annual Profit & Loss

 

 

 

 

 

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.755078

0.719047

0.683679

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Total income

172.2

161.9

216.7

Net sales

154.8

148.0

198.2

Unfinished work in progress

4.4

-

2.7

Own work capitalised

7.8

11.4

11.8

Subsidies for operating costs

0.0

0.1

0.0

Supplementary operating income

5.2

2.6

3.8

Other operating income

0.0

-

0.2

Other external charges

47.4

55.9

53.3

Cost of goods sold

39.0

30.7

47.6

Taxes and social security costs

3.3

5.1

5.6

Social charges

14.6

14.4

16.4

Total payroll costs

34.4

29.5

30.7

Cost of stock depreciation and amortisation

1.6

1.8

1.2

Fixed asset depreciation and amortisation

13.3

13.2

12.2

Other operating costs

1.0

0.7

0.6

Total operating costs

152.0

150.2

166.9

Net operating income

20.2

11.8

49.8

Total financial income

16.4

14.0

17.6

Interest payable on loans

0.8

2.1

2.3

Other expenses

9.0

18.1

19.8

Total expenses

9.9

20.2

22.1

Profit before tax

26.8

5.5

45.2

Extraordinary income

11.4

2.1

1.4

Extraordinary expenses

15.7

7.9

7.9

Total taxation

-

-

1.0

Profit distributed to employees

1.4

-

2.5

Net profit

22.4

0.1

35.3

 

 

 

 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

 

 

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.745406

0.696986

0.719399

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Issued capital

1.8

1.9

1.8

Share premium account

6.2

6.6

6.4

Legal reserves

0.8

0.7

0.5

Other reserves

0.2

0.2

0.2

Total reserves

28.3

30.3

29.3

Profits for the year

22.7

0.1

33.5

Profit brought forward from previous year(s)

61.1

65.2

46.2

Total stockholders equity

121.1

105.0

118.0

Provisions and allowances

8.2

12.3

11.1

Trade creditors

19.2

17.9

17.7

Advances received

0.4

0.1

0.1

Bank loans and overdrafts

15.0

21.4

24.2

Current bank debts

0.0

1.4

0.0

Other loans

6.4

6.8

6.0

Other liabilities

0.2

1.1

0.4

Debts on fixed assets

2.4

2.2

1.9

Income stated in advance

3.5

4.6

8.6

Taxation and social security

13.1

11.2

12.4

Total current liabilities

45.2

44.2

48.1

Total debts

60.3

65.5

71.5

Regularisation account

0.1

0.1

0.3

Total liabilities (including net worth)

189.7

182.9

200.9

Patents

2.9

2.9

3.7

Goodwill

38.8

41.5

40.2

Other intangibles

17.4

19.7

15.6

Land

0.1

0.1

0.2

Buildings

14.8

12.0

6.3

Other fixed assets

19.6

21.2

17.0

Long-term investments

1.4

5.3

4.2

Other financial assets

10.7

12.0

15.5

Total non-current assets

105.7

114.7

102.7

Prepayments

0.4

2.1

0.7

Net stocks and work in progress

21.9

16.8

15.7

Trade debtors

24.2

30.7

36.7

Other receivables

4.6

4.4

8.1

Prepaid expenses

0.8

0.9

0.6

Cash and liquid assets

16.6

7.1

24.0

Marketable securities

12.1

-

4.2

Total current assets

80.5

62.0

90.1

Prepaid expenses and deferred costs

3.5

6.1

8.1

Total assets

189.7

182.9

200.9

 

 

 

Annual Ratios

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

 

 

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.745406

0.696986

0.719399

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Current ratio

1.80

1.40

1.90

Quick ratio

1.30

1.00

1.50

Total liabilities to net worth

1.03%

1.88%

1.42%

Net worth to total assets

0.31%

0.19%

0.25%

Collection period

46.80

61.10

59.10

Stock turnover rate

7.20

9.10

12.00

Asset turnover

0.83%

0.84%

0.94%

Profit margin

0.17%

0.04%

0.23%

Return on assets

0.14%

0.03%

0.21%

Shareholders' return

0.46%

0.16%

0.85%

Sales per employee

1,260.99

1,226.76

1,535.13

Profit per employee

218.17

45.63

350.23

Average wage per employee

280.06

244.28

237.57

Net worth

121.1

105.0

118.0

Number of employees

608

569

579

Bottom of Form

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.50.59

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.34

Euro

1

Rs.67.14

 

 

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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