MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.10.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EMPAQUES FLEXA SAS

 

 

Registered Office :

 

Calle 15 N 32-234 Acopi Yumbo Cali,  32-234

 

 

 

 

Country :

Colombia

 

 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

January 2012

 

 

 

 

Legal Form :

Sociedad Por Acciones Simplificada

 

 

 

 

Line of Business :

Packaging Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

No. of Employees :

300-350

 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

NB

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

--

Status :

New Business

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2011)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Colombia

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

COLOMBIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Colombia's consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to face external shocks. Real GDP grew 5.7% in 2011 and inflation ended 2011 at 3.7%, continuing almost a decade of strong economic performance. All three major ratings agencies have upgraded Colombia''s investment grade. Nevertheless, Colombia depends heavily on oil exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in oil prices. Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure, weakened further by recent flooding. Moreover, the unemployment rate of 10.8% in 2011 is still one of Latin America''s highest. The SANTOS Administration''s foreign policy has focused on bolstering Colombia''s commercial ties and boosting investment at home. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was ratified by the US Congress in October 2011 and is pending implementation in 2012. Columbia has signed or is negotiating FTAs with a number of other countries, including Canada, Chile, Mexico, Switzerland, the EU, Venezuela, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, and Israel. Foreign direct investment - notably in the oil sector - reached a record $10 billion in 2008 but dropped to $7.2 billion in 2009, before beginning to recover in 2010, and it appears to have reached a record high $13 billion in 2011. Colombia is the third largest Latin American exporter of oil to the US. Inequality, underemployment, and narcotrafficking remain significant challenges, and Colombia''s infrastructure requires major improvements to sustain economic expansion. In late 2010, Colombia experienced its most severe flooding in decades with damages estimated to exceed $6 billion. The rains resumed in 2011 causing further damages to crops and infrastructure as well as killing hundreds of Colombians and displacing millions.

Source : CIA


 

GEOPOLITICS – COLOMBIA

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Republic


Economic Risk: Low

Currency: 100.00 COP = 0.0546010 USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Comments on data supplied:

Please note that the phone number provided in the order (+572 6510550 ) currently belongs  to Carvajal tecnologia y servicios (Carvajal SA) The company’s current phone number is the one mentioned below.

Legal Name:

EMPAQUES FLEXA SAS

Legal Address

Calle 15 N 32-234 Acopi Yumbo Cali,  32-234 Colombia.

Operative Address

Calle 15 N 32-234 Acopi Yumbo Cali,  32-234 Colombia.

Telephone:

+57 2 6440110

NIT :

900483014 - 1

Fax:

NA

Legal Form:

SOCIEDAD POR ACCIONES SIMPLIFICADA

Email:

jorge.escandon@.eflexa.co

Registered in:

Colombia

Website:

www.eflexa.co

Date Created:

January 2012

Manager:

Jorge Escandon, General manager

Date Incorporated:

NA

Staff:

300-350

Stock:

NA

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Packaging manufacturer.

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

Bancolombia

BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The subject started as a non incorporated division of group Carvajal SA.

 

This company was finally created in January 2012.

 

As of June 15, 2012, Empaques Flexa S.A.S operates as a subsidiary of Alusa, S.A.

 

Press release:

Cali, Colombia, March 12th, 2012.

 

Alusa SA, a Chilean company a subsidiary of Madeco SA and owned by Grupo Luksic, together with the investment fund Nexus Capital Partners, a company related to the group of Peru Pastor Rodriguez, acquired 100% stake in the Colombian company Empaques Flexa SAS which used to belong to group Carvajal SA , a local group by USD 35 million.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

The company designs, processes and sells flexible packaging for consumer products.

Sales are:

 

Wholesale

Clients:

 

Food, household personal care, pharmaceutical and other non food industries, among others.

Operations area:

 

National, Local

The company imports from Worldwide

The company exports to South America, Central America and Caribbean Islands

The subject employs 300 to 350 employee(s)

Comments on staff:

 

The mentioned estimate was provided during the interview.

PAYMENTS

 

made on a 60 days basis - monitored over the last 12 months

 

 

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

This company is headquartered at Calle 15 N 32-234 Acopi Yumbo Cali,  32-234 Colombia.

Branches:

 

No additional branches were reported.

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

As mentioned before, the subject is partial subsidiary of ALUSA SA, a private Chilean company.

 

ALUSA SA

An. Pte Eduardo Frei M. 9160 Quilicura Santiago Chile

Phone; +56 2 679 32 00

www.alusa.cl

This information was confirmed with the staff.

Management:

 

Jorge Escandon, General manager

Carlos Galindo, Commercial manager

Ana Cristina Chavez, Marketing manager

Sofi Lorena Quijano, Management secretary

Related Companies:

 

The subject has the following sister companies:

 

-Peruplast, Peru

Jr. Felipe Santiago Salaverry 227, Urb. El Pino, San Luis, Lima 30 Perú

Phone: (511) 630 8800

www.peruplast.com.pe

 

-Aluflex SA

suipacha 1067 5to piso B Buenos Aires Argentina.

Phone: +5411 5789-0000

www.aluflex.com

info@aluflex.com

 

The mentioned information was confirmed with the staff.

 



Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

We have contacted Sofi Lorena Quijano, Management secretary who refused to provide us any financial data on grounds of confidentiality.

Comments on the financial data: There was no recent financial information provided or released to our sources.


Legal Filings

 The sources consulted record no detrimental legal or labor court information.



Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a low credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 

 Final Opinion

 

EMPAQUES FLEXA SAS is a young company operating less than a year ago.

 

The structure serves multiple consumer industries due to the nature of its business and it has a strong presence in South America and Central America.

 

There were no legal filings found against the company or its legal representatives.

 

Based on the general features, the support of its partial parent company, but considering the fact that the structure is very young still.

 

We recommend working with GUARANTEES.

 

Note:  In Absence of Financials we cannot provide any credit limit.

 

A review within three to six months is recommended to check if the subject would apply for a higher credit line.



SUMMARY


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

 

Profitability

N.A.

Public

NO

 

Indebtedness

N.A.

Payments

REGULAR

 

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Person Interviewed

 

Sofi Lorena Quijano, Management secretary

Position

 

Management Secretary

Comments

 

The person contacted provided us with the following data:

 

Estimate staff number

Length of payments to their suppliers

Countries where they export from

NIT Number

Year of creation

Management positions

Name of its sister companies

Name of actual parent company.

 

However, she refused to provide any banking and financial information on grounds of confidentiality.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.83

Euro

1

Rs.69.85

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

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

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

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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