MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.03.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COGEBI A.S.

 

 

Registered Office :

Vožická 2104 390 51 Tábor

 

 

Country :

Czech Republic

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.07.1990

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles

 

 

No. of Employees :

130 employees

 

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 :

CZK 1 750 000

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

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)

Czech Republic

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name and address

 

COGEBI a.s.

Vožická 2104
390 51 Tábor


telephone: 00420/ 381 493 111
telefax: 00420/ 381 281 567
e-mail: office@cogebi.com
Web: www.cogebi.cz

 

 

Summary

 

 

Company development

Stagnant business development

 

Order situation

Retrograde order situation

Terms of payment

mostly within agreed terms, but partly also delayed

 

Business connection

Business connections appear permissible

 

Credit limit

CZK 1 750 000,-
EUR 67 830,-

 

 

Legal form

Public limited company

 

 

Foundation

04/07/1990 - Public limited company

Comp. Register

08/03/1991, Krajský soud České Budějovice, RegNr.: B/69
Statistical number: 00659487
Tax number: CZ00659487

 

Share Capital

09/03/1991

CZK

68 700 000,-

 

 

687 pc of common nominative shares at nominal value
of CZK 100.000,--
- in documentary form

 

Main Shareholder

ELCIM Group B.V.
Claude Debussylaan 24, 1082 Amsterdam, Netherlands

%

100

 

Board of Directors

Igor Kuimov (03.07.1952)
Naro-Fominsk Dist. 7-54, 143322 Ateptsevo, Russia
chairman

 

 

Dipl.-Phys Tomáš Dolák (01.08.1969)
Nad Záhybem 350, 390 02 Tábor

 

Peter Landendinger (04.01.1956)
Lanfeld 17, 54426 Schoenberg, Germany

 

Supervisory Board

Luca Moretti (15.07.1975)
District,Rechnaya 7/ 54, 14322 Ateptsevo, Naro-Fominsk, Russia
chairman of supervisory board

 

RSDr. Svatopluk Černý (22.05.1948)
Moskevská 2716, Tábor

 

 

Jaroslav Kalenský (20.10.1954)
Lipová 492, 391 01 Sezimovo Ústí II

General Data

Manufacture of micaceous electric insulation
materials, of insulated conductors and laminates,
of heat resistant materials

 

 

Main activity:
Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles


(29.31)

 

Former name(s)
ELEKTROIZOLA a. s., ve zkratce EIT a. s.
Beginning of validity: 08.03.1991
End of validity: 26.11.1993

 

 

ELEKTROISOLA a. s., ve zkratce EIT a. s.
Beginning of validity: 26.11.1993
End of validity: 28.07.1999

 

Elektroisola a.s.
Beginning of validity: 28.07.1999
End of validity: 05.02.2004

 

 

EIT a. s.
Beginning of validity: 05.02.2004
End of validity: 17.03.2006

 

Trade name(s)
COGEBI a. s.
Beginning of validity: 17.03.2006

 

 

Export:
European Union

80%

 

Import:
European Union

 

 

 

 

 

Address:
Vožická 2104, 390 51 Tábor
telephone:
00420/ 381 493 111
telefax:
00420/ 381 281 567
e-mail:
office@cogebi.com
Web:
www.cogebi.cz

 

Staff

2006

136 employees

 

2008

155 employees

 

 

2010

138 employees

 

2012

130 employees

 

Annual Sales

2004

actual sales

CZK

225 374 000,-

 

 

2005

actual sales

CZK

218 696 000,-

 

 

 

2006

actual sales

CZK

300 348 000,-

 

 

2007

actual sales

CZK

294 109 000,-

 

 

 

2008

actual sales

CZK

291 211 000,-

 

 

2009

actual sales

CZK

262 830 000,-

 

 

 

2010

actual sales

CZK

236 938 000,-

 

Property

Property of the company: Business premises

CZ-390 02 Tábor , Vožická 2104

 

Balance sheets

The enclosed balance of 2010 company's own data, it is authenticated by the auditor. (31.12.2010 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed balance of 2009 from business register, -. (31.12.2009 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed balance of 2008 from business register, -. (31.12.2008 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed balance of 2007. (31.12.2007 - 1 CZK)

 

The enclosed profit/loss account of 2010 from business register, it is authenticated by the auditor. (31.12.2010 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed profit/loss account of 2009 from business register, it is authenticated by the auditor. (31.12.2009 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed profit/loss account of 2008 from business register, -. (31.12.2008 - 1 CZK)
The enclosed profit/loss account of 2007. (31.12.2007 - 1 CZK)

 

Auditor

Deloitte Audit s.r.o. (Statistical number: 49620592)
Karolinská 654/2, 186 00 Praha 8, Karlín

 

 

 

Remarks

The company is a holder of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates.

All the sources of negative data accessible to public (insolvency registers, databases of debtors of health insurance institutions, commercial bulletin, and others) are currently monitored.


The final accounts for the year 2011 are not available yet.

 

 

Business management:
Dipl.Phys. Tomáš Dolák – company directorředitel společnosti
Ing. Pavel Kvasnička – financial director, phone 00420/ 381 493 214

The original firm was founded in 1942 and occupied itself with splitting mica blocks. From 1956, manufacture of paper made of mica is in course, from 1997, non-calcinated mica paper is produced.
In 1991, joint-stock company ELEKTROIZOLA has taken its origin by transformation of the branch office of the enterprise Závody silnoproudé elektrotechniky ZSE Praha.

The company COGEBI a. s. is a part of then international group COGEBI.

Due to decision of the proprietor, there was restructuring of activities in the company COGEBI a.s. in the course of the year 2011. Some of the administration activities have been transferred to the firm COGEBI Admin s.r.o., founded in December 2010.

Bankers

Komerční banka, a.s.

Československá obchodní banka, a. s.

Raiffeisenbank, a. s.

(0100)

(0300)

(5500)

 

Copyright:

This information is addressed exclusively to the addressee. Contractor obligates to provide updated information. Although it is always put maximum effort to collect actual and exact information, it is not confirmed as delinquency if there are particular inaccurateness contained within the information, which are not considered as essential in terms of the objective for which the information is provided to the addressee. Contractor and recipient conform to the rules of the Name and Description Security Act, Nub.101/2000. According to the Name and Description Security Act, recipient has the right to process or to use forwarding data only for the purpose for which information has been sent to the recipient. Usage for other purpose is acceptable only in case referring to valid regulations of the above mentioned act.

 

Balance

31.12.2007 (CZK)

31.12.2008 (CZK)

31.12.2009 (CZK)

31.12.2010 (CZK)

r1

TOTAL ASSETS

186 674 000

187 860 000

173 315 000

165 999 000

r2

Receivables for subscriptions

0

0

0

0

r3

Fixed assets

82 064 000

80 026 000

65 383 000

56 152 000

r4

Intangible fixed assets

747 000

211 000

102 000

114 000

r5

Incorporation expenses

0

 

0

 

r6

Research and development

0

 

0

 

r7

Software

747 000

211 000

67 000

65 000

r8

Valuable rights

0

 

0

 

r9

Goodwill

0

 

0

 

r10

Other intangible fixed assets

0

 

0

 

r11

Intangible fixed assets under construction

0

 

35 000

49 000

r12

Advance payments for intangible fixed assets

0

 

0

 

r13

Tangible fixed assets

81 317 000

79 815 000

65 281 000

56 038 000

r14

Lands

2 285 000

2 285 000

2 284 000

2 284 000

r15

Constructions

27 229 000

27 734 000

27 675 000

26 552 000

r16

Equipment

47 857 000

49 796 000

34 667 000

26 107 000

r17

Perennial corps

0

 

0

 

r18

Breeding and draught animals

0

 

0

 

r19

Other tangible fixed assets

0

 

0

 

r20

Tangible fixed assets under construction

2 810 000

 

655 000

467 000

r21

Advance payments for tangible fixed assets

1 136 000

 

0

628 000

r22

Adjustment to acquired assets

0

 

0

 

r23

Long-term financial assets

0

0

0

0

r24

Shares in controlled and managed organizations

0

 

0

 

r25

Shares in accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r26

Other securities and shares

0

 

0

 

r27

Loans to controlled and managed organizations and to accounting unit with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r28

Other financial investments

0

 

0

 

r29

Financial investments acquired

0

 

0

 

r30

Advance payments for long-term financial assets

0

 

0

 

r31

Current assets

102 740 000

106 604 000

106 897 000

109 487 000

r32

Inventory

58 953 000

53 866 000

63 110 000

71 874 000

r33

Materials

28 751 000

26 373 000

26 747 000

32 642 000

r34

Work in progress and semi-products

12 934 000

11 024 000

26 878 000

23 854 000

r35

Finished products

13 996 000

14 205 000

7 260 000

13 543 000

r36

Animals

0

 

0

 

r37

Merchandise

3 271 000

2 264 000

2 225 000

1 835 000

r38

Advance payments for inventory

1 000

 

0

 

r39

Long-term receivables

35 000

35 000

35 000

681 000

r40

Trade receivables

0

 

35 000

 

r41

Receivables from controlled and managed organizations

0

 

0

 

r42

Receivables from accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r43

Receivables from partners, cooperative members and association members

0

 

0

 

r44

Long-term deposits given

35 000

35 000

0

35 000

r45

Estimated receivable

0

 

0

 

r46

Other receivables

0

 

0

 

r47

Deferred tax receivable

0

 

0

646 000

r48

Short-term receivables

34 393 000

49 913 000

29 708 000

30 073 000

r49

Trade receivables

32 099 000

44 746 000

28 059 000

19 684 000

r50

Receivables from controlled and managed organizations

0

 

0

 

r51

Receivables from accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r52

Receivables from partners, cooperative members and association members

0

 

0

 

r53

Receivables from social security and health insurance

0

 

0

 

r54

Due from state - tax receivable

1 738 000

5 027 000

1 018 000

4 843 000

r55

Short-term deposits given

406 000

40 000

44 000

3 149 000

r56

Estimated receivable

141 000

90 000

586 000

2 397 000

r57

Other receivables

9 000

10 000

1 000

 

r58

Short-term financial assets

9 359 000

2 790 000

14 044 000

6 859 000

r59

Cash

73 000

109 000

97 000

88 000

r60

Bank accounts

9 286 000

2 681 000

13 947 000

6 771 000

r61

Short-term securities and ownership interests

0

 

0

 

r62

Short-term financial assets acquired

0

 

0

 

r63

Accruals

1 870 000

1 230 000

1 035 000

360 000

r64

Deferred expenses

1 864 000

1 229 000

1 034 000

359 000

r65

Complex deferred costs

0

 

0

 

r66

Deferred income

6 000

1 000

1 000

1 000

r67

TOTAL LIABILITIES

186 674 000

187 860 000

173 315 000

165 999 000

r68

Equity

125 582 000

109 743 000

120 964 000

103 775 000

r69

Registered capital

68 700 000

68 700 000

68 700 000

68 700 000

r70

Registered capital

68 700 000

68 700 000

68 700 000

68 700 000

r71

Company’s own shares and ownership interests (-)

0

 

0

 

r72

Changes of registered capital ( +/- )

0

 

0

 

r73

Capital funds

0

0

0

0

r74

Share premium

0

 

0

 

r75

Other capital funds

0

 

0

 

r76

Differences from revaluation of assets and liabilities ( +/- )

0

 

0

 

r77

Differences from revaluation in transformation ( +/- )

0

 

0

 

r78

Reserve funds, statutory reserve account for cooperatives, and other retained earnings

13 740 000

13 740 000

13 740 000

13 740 000

r79

Legal reserve fund / indivisible fund

13 740 000

13 740 000

13 740 000

13 740 000

r80

Statutory and other funds

0

 

0

 

r81

Profit / loss - previous years

22 909 000

24 823 000

25 070 000

26 424 000

r82

Retained earnings from previous years

22 909 000

24 823 000

25 070 000

26 424 000

r83

Accumulated losses from previous years

0

 

0

 

r84

Profit / loss - current year (+/-)

20 233 000

2 480 000

13 454 000

-5 089 000

r85

Other sources

60 654 000

77 931 000

52 179 000

62 080 000

r86

Reserves

11 934 000

14 983 000

14 640 000

2 996 000

r87

Reserves under special statutory regulations

8 730 000

11 640 000

11 640 000

 

r88

Reserves for pension and similar payables

0

 

0

 

r89

Income tax reserves

0

 

0

 

r90

Other reserves

3 204 000

3 343 000

3 000 000

2 996 000

r91

Long-term payables

1 877 000

515 000

291 000

0

r92

Trade payables

0

 

0

 

r93

Payables to controlled and managed organizations

0

 

0

 

r94

Payables to accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r95

Payables from partners, cooperative members and association members

0

 

0

 

r96

Long-term advances received

0

 

0

 

r97

Issues bonds

0

 

0

 

r98

Long-term notes payables

0

 

0

 

r99

Estimated payables

0

 

0

 

r100

Other payables

0

 

0

 

r101

Deferred tax liability

1 877 000

515 000

291 000

 

r102

Short-term payables

25 163 000

26 147 000

19 858 000

35 615 000

r103

Trade payables

10 405 000

14 329 000

11 491 000

23 787 000

r104

Payables to controlled and managed organizations

0

 

0

 

r105

Payables to accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

r106

Payables from partners, cooperative members and association members

0

 

0

 

r107

Payroll

2 218 000

2 845 000

2 372 000

2 402 000

r108

Payables to social securities and health insurance

1 139 000

1 422 000

1 184 000

1 180 000

r109

Due from state - tax liabilities and subsidies

2 654 000

303 000

229 000

262 000

r110

Short-term deposits received

1 518 000

989 000

1 319 000

1 268 000

r111

Issues bonds

0

 

0

 

r112

Estimated payables

5 848 000

6 166 000

3 174 000

6 634 000

r113

Other payables

1 381 000

93 000

89 000

82 000

r114

Bank loans and financial accommodations

21 680 000

36 286 000

17 390 000

23 469 000

r115

Long-term bank loans

8 846 000

6 011 000

12 447 000

8 629 000

r116

Short-term bank loans

12 834 000

30 275 000

4 943 000

14 840 000

r117

Short-term accommodations

0

0

0

0

r118

Accruals

438 000

186 000

172 000

144 000

r119

Accrued expenses

158 000

186 000

172 000

144 000

r120

Deferred revenues

280 000

 

0

 

 

 

profit/loss account

31.12.2007 (CZK)

31.12.2008 (CZK)

31.12.2009 (CZK)

31.12.2010 (CZK)

a1

Turnover

294 109 000

291 211 000

262 830 000

236 938 000

a2

Revenues from sold goods

22 311 000

20 068 000

13 587 000

11 719 000

a3

Expenses on sold goods

13 015 000

10 531 000

7 706 000

7 967 000

a4

Sale margin

9 296 000

9 537 000

5 881 000

3 752 000

a5

Production

278 775 000

273 476 000

256 546 000

228 061 000

a6

Revenues from own products and services

271 798 000

271 143 000

249 243 000

225 219 000

a7

Change in inventory of own products

6 414 000

1 308 000

6 767 000

2 666 000

a8

Capitalization

563 000

1 025 000

536 000

176 000

a9

Production consumption

186 516 000

192 891 000

170 216 000

186 712 000

a10

Consumption of material and energy

149 562 000

154 139 000

140 171 000

150 283 000

a11

Services

36 954 000

38 752 000

30 045 000

36 429 000

a12

Added value

101 555 000

90 122 000

92 211 000

45 101 000

a13

Personnel expenses

51 422 000

56 472 000

50 462 000

48 000 000

a14

Wages and salaries

36 269 000

40 138 000

36 352 000

34 286 000

a15

Renumeration of board members

804 000

804 000

804 000

804 000

a16

Social security expenses and health insurance

12 694 000

13 782 000

11 608 000

11 431 000

a17

Other social expenses

1 655 000

1 748 000

1 698 000

1 479 000

a18

Taxes and fees

354 000

208 000

489 000

584 000

a19

Depreciations of intangible and tangible assets

17 705 000

20 593 000

21 538 000

12 397 000

a20

Revenues from disposals of fixed assets and materials

3 463 000

1 750 000

1 584 000

6 912 000

a21

Revenues from disposals of fixed assets

245 000

98 000

38 000

2 923 000

a22

Revenues from disposals of materials

3 218 000

1 652 000

1 546 000

3 989 000

a23

Net book value of disposed fixed assets and materials

2 429 000

1 333 000

1 092 000

6 064 000

a24

Net book value of sold fixed assets

0

1 333 000

1 000

2 874 000

a25

Net book value of sold material

2 429 000

 

1 091 000

3 190 000

a26

Change in operating reserves and adjustments and complex deferred costs ( + / - )

2 527 000

6 672 000

-1 683 000

-12 870 000

a27

Other operating revenues

4 863 000

2 809 000

3 268 000

5 340 000

a28

Other operating expenses

7 012 000

4 030 000

4 769 000

6 572 000

a29

Transfer of operating revenues

0

 

0

 

a30

Transfer of operating expenses

0

 

0

 

a31

Operating profit / loss

28 432 000

5 373 000

20 396 000

-3 394 000

a32

Revenues from sales of securities and ownership interests

0

 

0

 

a33

Sold securities and ownership interests

0

 

0

 

a34

Revenues from long-term financial assets

0

 

0

 

a35

Revenues from shares in controlled and managed organizations and in accounting units with substantial influence

0

 

0

 

a36

Revenues from others securities and ownership interests

0

 

0

 

a37

Revenues from other long-term financial assets

0

 

0

 

a38

Revenues from short-term financial assets

0

 

0

 

a39

Expenses associated with financial assets

0

 

0

 

a40

Revenues from revaluation of securities and derivatives

0

 

0

 

a41

Cost of revaluation of securities and derivatives

0

 

0

 

a42

Change in financial reserves and adjustments ( + / - )

0

 

0

 

a43

Interest revenues

49 000

33 000

6 000

24 000

a44

Interest expenses

653 000

1 381 000

960 000

561 000

a45

Other financial revenues

6 688 000

11 520 000

11 648 000

2 442 000

a46

Other financial expenses

8 465 000

12 269 000

13 528 000

4 820 000

a47

Transfer of financial revenues

0

 

0

 

a48

Transfer of financial expenses

0

 

0

 

a49

Profit / loss from financial operations ( transactions )

-2 381 000

-2 097 000

-2 834 000

-2 915 000

a50

Income tax on ordinary income

5 818 000

796 000

4 108 000

-1 220 000

a51

Due tax

6 724 000

2 159 000

4 331 000

-283 000

a52

Tax deferred

-906 000

-1 363 000

-223 000

-937 000

a53

Operating profit / loss ordinary activity

20 233 000

2 480 000

13 454 000

-5 089 000

a54

Extraordinary revenues

0

 

0

 

a55

Extraordinary expenses

0

 

0

 

a56

Income tax on extraordinary income

0

 

0

 

a57

Due tax

0

 

0

 

a58

Tax deferred

0

 

0

 

a59

Operating profit / loss extraordinary activity

0

0

0

0

a60

Transfer profit ( loss ) to partners (+/-)

0

 

0

 

a61

Profit / loss of current accounting period (+/-)

20 233 000

2 480 000

13 454 000

-5 089 000

a62

Profit / loss before tax (+/-)

26 051 000

3 276 000

17 562 000

-6 309 000

 

Operating cash flow

33 281 000

14 711 000

 

1 955 000

 

Investment cash flow

-19 226 000

-17 568 000

 

-3 119 000

 

Financial cash flow

-13 735 000

-3 712 000

 

-6 021 000

 

Receivables after due date total

 

26 458 000

15 416 000

9 039 000

 

Liabilities after due date total

 

4 263 000

577 000

9 532 000

Balance indices

 

31.12.2007

31.12.2008

31.12.2009

31.12.2010

Return on total assets ROA (in %)

a62/r1 * 100

13,96

1,74

10,13

-3,80

Return on equity ROE (in %)

a62/r68 * 100

20,74

2,99

14,52

-6,08

Return on sales ROS (in %)

a62/a1 * 100

8,86

1,12

6,68

-2,66

Turnover of receivables (in days)

r49/a1 * 365

39,84

56,08

38,97

30,32

Turnover of liabilities (in days)

r103/a1 * 365

12,91

17,96

15,96

36,64

Turnover of inventories (days)

r32/a1 * 365

73,16

67,51

87,64

110,72

Net working capital (in ths. CZK)

r31 - r102 - r116 - r117

64 743,00

50 182,00

82 096,00

59 032,00

Ratio of accounts payable to accounts receivable (in %)

(r39+r48) / (r91+r102) * 100

127,32

187,34

147,62

86,35

Ratio of profit/loss to tangible assets (in%)

r3 / a1 * 100

27,90

27,48

24,88

23,70

Current ratio

r31 / (r102+r116+r117)

2,70

1,89

4,31

2,17

Quick ratio

(r58+r48) / (r102+r116+r117)

1,15

0,93

1,76

0,73

Cash ratio

r58 / (r102+r116+r117)

0,25

0,05

0,57

0,14

Debt ratio I (in %)

(1-r68/r67) * 100

32,73

41,58

30,21

37,48

Debt ratio II (in %)

r85/r67 * 100

32,49

41,48

30,11

37,40

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.50.90

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.77

Euro

1

Rs.67.40

 

 

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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