MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report Date : |
28.05.2012 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
DUBAI CABLE CO (PVT) LTD (DUCAB) |
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Registered Office : |
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Country : |
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Financials (as on) : |
31.12.2011 |
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Year of Establishment : |
1979 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
18111, |
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Legal Form : |
Private Joint Stock Company |
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Line of Business : |
Manufacturers of electrical cables and wiring |
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No. of Employees
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500 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
A |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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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 |
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Status : |
Good |
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Payment
Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2011) |
Current Rating (31.03.2012) |
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a2 |
a2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
Company Name : DUBAI CABLE CO (PVT) LTD (DUCAB)
Country of Origin :
Legal Form : Private Joint Stock Company
Start Date : 1979
Registration Date : 12th August 1989
Commercial Registration Number : 18111,
Trade Licence Number : 220211
Chamber Membership Number : 6428
Issued Capital : UAE Dh 25,000,000
Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 25,000,000
Total Workforce : 500
Activities : Manufacturers of electrical cables and wiring
Financial Condition : Good
Payments : Nothing detrimental uncovered
Operating Trend : Steady
DUBAI CABLE CO (PVT) LTD (DUCAB)
Registered &
Physical Address
Street :
Area : Jebel Ali Free Zone
PO Box : 11529
Town :
Country :
Telephone : (971-4) 8158888 / 8082500
Facsimile : (971-4) 8082511
Email : ducab@ducab.ae
Premises
Subject operates
from a suite of offices and a factory on a site covering 683,000 square metres
that is leased and located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone.
Branch Office
(s)
Location Description
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Port Saeed
PO Box: 683
Tel: (971-4) 2667400
Fax: (971-4) 2668955
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PO Box:
33131 Office
premises
Tel: (971-2) 6444432
Fax: (971-2) 6443338
Email: ducababd@emirates.net.ae
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PO Box:
3542 Office
premises
Ruwi 112
Tel: (968) 565177
Fax: (968) 564302
Email: ducabomn@omantel.net.om
Name Nationality Position
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Ahmed
Bin Hassan Al Shaikh - Chairman
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Andrew
Shaw British Managing Director
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Jonathan
Vail - Technical
Manager
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Arif
Choksy - Finance
Manager
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Graham
Cheetam - Manufacturing
Manager
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Farid
Mohamed Ahmed - Sales
Manager
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Syed
Ahmed - Marketing
Manager
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Harold
Molyneaux - Export
Manager
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Yasser
Hussein - Business
Development Manager
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Pijush
Bhattacherjee - Commercial
Manager
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Rashad
Al Ghadan - Public
Relations Manager
Date of Establishment : 1979, however
subject was registered on 12th August 1989.
History : Ducab was set up in 1979 as a joint venture with the
Dubai Government holding
60% and BICC
Cables of the
agreement was
signed in
acquired a 35
per cent stake.
and BICC's to
30 per cent. BICC was subsequently taken over by Balfour
Beatty.
In August
2001, Balfour Beatty withdrew completely after assigning its stake in
the company
to the remaining shareholders, namely the
Governments.
Legal Form :
Private Joint Stock Company
Commercial Reg. No. : 18111,
Trade Licence No. : 220211
Chamber Member No. : 6428
Issued Capital : UAE Dh 25,000,000
Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 25,000,000
Name of Shareholder
(s) Percentage
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Government
of
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Government of
Activities: Engaged in the manufacture of low and
medium voltage copper cables, as well as electrical circuit
protection cables, cables and
accessories, and electrical fittings. The company supplies such well
known clients as the Ministry
of Electricity & Water in the UAE, Kuwait Oil Co and Bahrain Petroleum
Company.
In April 2002, Dubai Cable Company Pvt Ltd. (Ducab), announced that it has been awarded a contract worth UAE Dh 16 million by the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA). The contract entails the supply of 300km of 33kV cables to FEWA.
In October 2004, Ducab was awarded an annual supply contract for the year 2005 with the UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA), worth AED 36 million. The contract calls for supplying the Authority with 33 kV single core cables for its expanding power grid network in the Northern Emirates. The contract will see Ducab supply 450 kilometres of single core copper, 500 square millimetre cables within 2005.
In March 2005, subject inaugurated a new production plant
located in
Subject added a high quality copper rod to its production line in 2008.
Subject has provided the cable solutions for the following projects, Bahrain F1 International Circuit, Burj Dubai, Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, Dubai International Airport, Abu Dhabi Emirates Palace Hotel, Bahrain City Centre, Bahrain Financial Towers, Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Metro.
In June 2009 subject was voted as a UAE “Superbrand” for branding excellence.
Subject
has entered a UAE Dh 500 million joint venture project with DEWA and ADWEA as
25% partners. The project is nearing completion and will be a major addition to
the product range; with Extra High Voltage
cable systems up to 400kV produced in a world class facility in the UAE.
Subject was ISO
9001 accredited in 2000.
Production
Capacity: 110,000 metal
tonnes per year.
Import
Countries: Europe, the Far
East and the
International
Suppliers:
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ABB
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Siemens
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Bahrain
Petroleum Company
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National
Iranian Oil Company
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Saudi
Aramco
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Abu
Dhabi Distribution Company
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Saudi
Electric Company
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Hyundai
Engineering
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Chiyoda
Technip
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Toshiba
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Bechtel
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Snamprogetti
Spa
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Dodsal
Brand Names: DUCAB and POWERPLUS.
Export
Countries: Singapore, Hong
Kong, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, Iran, India,
Jordan and Tanzania.
Operating Trend: Steady
Subject has a
workforce of approximately 500 employees.
Financial
highlights provided by local sources are given below:
Currency: United
Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)
Year Ending
31/12/09: Year Ending
31/12/10: Year Ending
31/12/11:
Total Sales UAE Dh 2,400,000,000 UAE Dh 3,600,000,000 UAE Dh 4,900,000,000
Local sources
consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.
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Commercial
Bank of
PO Box: 1709
Deira
Tel: (971-4) 2227121 / 2253222
Fax:
(971-4) 2220943 / 2254565
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HSBC
Bank
Deira Souk Branch
PO Box: 66
Tel: (971-4) 2535000
No complaints
regarding subject’s payments have been reported.
Dubai Cable Co
(Pvt) Ltd (Ducab) is jointly owned by the Dubai and Abu Dhabi governments and
specialises in the manufacture of electrical cables and wiring. The company
enjoys an excellent reputation for the quality of its products and is a leading
concern in its field.
Local sources
report that payment obligations are met in a generally timely manner and the
operating history is clear. As such the company is deemed a fair trade risk.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.55.73 |
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UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.87.26 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.69.89 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
by : |
MNL |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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