MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.04.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GEOBRUGG AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Aachstrasse 11 8590 Romanshorn/TG

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.05.1991

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

440.3.005.222-8 / 264167

 

 

Legal Form :

Company limited by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs

 

 

No. of Employees :

120

 

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 :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2011)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Switzerland

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SWITZERLAND - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies. The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's, to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of all Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled export demand and put Switzerland in a recession. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) during this period effectively implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy as well as prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy recovered in 2010 with 2.7% growth. The sovereign debt crises currently unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries pose a significant risk to Switzerland's financial stability and are driving up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safehaven currency. The independent SNB has upheld its zero-interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell to 2.1% in 2011. Switzerland has also come under increasing pressure from individual neighboring countries, the EU, the US, and international institutions to reform its banking secrecy laws. Consequently, the government agreed to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The government has renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate the OECD standard, and in 2011 it reached deals with Germany and the UK to resolve outstanding issues, particularly the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners. These steps will have a lasting impact on Switzerland's long history of bank secrecy.

Source : CIA


Company name and address

 

Geobrugg AG

 

Operating address:

Aachstrasse 11

8590 Romanshorn/TG

Switzerland/CH

 

Telephone:                   071 4668155

Fax:                             071 4668150

 

Web site:                      http://www.geobrugg.com

E-mail:                         info@geobrugg.com

 

VAT-No.:                      CHE100826058

 

 

Profile

 

Established:                 1991

Line of Business:          Metal/steel

Industry Division:          Manufacturing

Industry-code (NACE):  2593       Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs

Import/Export:              Export

Banks:                          unknown

 

 

Operational Figures

 

Coverage:                    Company

Employees:                  120

 

 

Activity

 

The Company develops and produces netting and mesh made from high-tensile steel wire for technologically mature geohazard solutions, for ground support and open pit mining and security applications which are installed worldwide.

 

Geobrugg concentrates on the following two business areas:

Geobrugg Geohazard Solutions:

Systems with steel wire netting and mesh protecting from natural hazards, such as rockfall, unstable slopes, landslides, mudflow and snow avalanches.High-tensile steel wire mesh for rockfall protection and rock stabilization in open pit mines as well as ground support in underground mining.

 

Geobrugg Security Engineering:

Special steel wire net and mesh as escape and intrusion protection for penitentiaries, boat barriers for harbor as well as offshore oil and gas production facilities, protection fences for motorsports race circuits, rocket propelled grenades protection for armored vehicles and ships.Special architecture mesh for sports stadiums and parking garages as building facades, stairwells and fall protection. Ball catch fence for sports stadiums. Rollaway fence system for sports stadiums and major events.

 

 

Real Estate

 

Information on property ownership was not available.

 

 

Company Register

 

Company No:               440.3.005.222-8 / 264167

Legal form:                   Company limited by shares

Registration:                 24.05.1991

Legal status:                 active

Responsible Register:   Handelsregister des Kantons Thurgau

History:                        Date of Incorporation Statutes: 08.05.1991

                                    Date of Statutes: 17.10.2007

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

22.10.2007                    Geobrugg AG

                  22.10.2007  Sifa Romanshorn AG

 

Entry          Deleted      Legal domicile

active                           Romanshorn, Switzerland

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

23.06.2009                    Aachstrasse 11, 8590 Romanshorn/TG, Switzerland/CH

03.01.2008  23.06.2009  Hofstrasse 55, 8590 Romanshorn/TG, Switzerland/CH

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital

22.10.2007                    Share Capital CHF 1'000'000, paidup CHF 1'000'000

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital Structure

22.10.2007                    1'000 Registered shares of CHF 1'000.--

 

Entry          Deleted      Activity (original Language)

22.10.2007                    Entwicklung, Konstruktion und Herstellung von Schutzsystemen gegen Naturgefahren (Steinschlag-, Murgang-, Lawinenverbauungs- und Böschungsstabilisierungssystemen sowie verwandte Schutzsysteme), Entwicklung, Konstruktion und Herstellung von Seil-, Netz- und Geflechtsverbindungen (Membran-, Fassaden, Brückenbau, Architektur und Sicherheitsanwendungen sowie verwandte Applikationen), Handel mit Draht- und Seilprodukten (Drahtseile, Litzen, Spezialdrähte, Netze, Geflechte, Verbindungselemente, Zubehör sowie verwandten Erzeugnissen), Wahrung des Interesses der mit ihr im Konzern verbundenen Gesellschaften (Schwester- und Muttergesellschaften), auch ohne angemessene Gegenleistung. Die Gesellschaft kann Grundstücke, Lizenzen und Patente erwerben, sich an anderen Unternehmen beteiligen, Tochtergesellschaften und Zweigniederlassungen im In- und Ausland errichten und Darlehen oder Sicherheiten an die mit ihr im Konzern verbundenen Gesellschaften gewähren.

 

Entry          Deleted      Remarks (original Language)

active                           Publishing authority: SHAB.

03.10.2008                    Business address: Casella postale 239, 6595 Riazzino.

22.10.2007                    Shares: Die Übertragbarkeit der Namenaktien ist nach Massgabe der Statuten beschränkt.

22.10.2007                    Reports: Die Mitteilungen an die Aktionäre erfolgen durch Brief oder Telefax an die im Aktienbuch verzeichneten Adressen.

 

 

Official Administration

 

Title                                           Name

President                                    Otto H. Suhner, Origin: Urnäsch, Switzerland, Residential address: 5224 Unterbözberg, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Vice-President                            Reto Wartmann, Origin: Bauma, Switzerland, Residential address: 6023 Rothenburg, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Director                                      Dr. François Carrard, Origin: Poliez-Pittet, Switzerland, Residential address: 1096 Cully, Switzerland, without signature

Director                                      Dr. Kurt Fischer, Origin: Dottikon, Switzerland, Residential address: 5605 Dottikon, Switzerland, without signature

Director                                      Rudolf Hug, Origin: Muolen, Niederbüren, Switzerland, Residential address: 5452 Oberrohrdorf, Switzerland, without signature

Director                                      Jürg Suhner, Origin: Urnäsch, Switzerland, Residential address: Baden, Switzerland, without signature, Registered since: 24.05.2012

Director                                      Roland Widmer, Origin: Lengnau, Switzerland, Residential address: Lengnau, without signature

 

 

Management

 

Title                                           Name

General Manager                         Bernhard Eicher, Origin: Goldingen, Switzerland, Residential address: Winden (Egnach), joint signature of two

Member with signing authority      Urs Schnell, Origin: Maienfeld, Switzerland, Residential address: 5242 Lupfig, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Member with signing authority      Ronald Schönenberger, Origin: Kirchberg SG, Switzerland, Residential address: 8593 Kesswil, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Member with signing authority      Stephan Wartmann, Origin: Bauma, Brugg, Switzerland, Residential address: 8592 Uttwil, Switzerland, joint signature of two

Member with signing authority      Markus Zürcher, Origin: Horgen, Switzerland, Residential address: 9325 Roggwil/TG, Switzerland, joint signature of two

 

 

External Positions

 

Title                                           Name

Auditor                                       PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Residential address: St. Gallen, Switzerland

 

 

Financial Data Brugg Group

 

Consolidation:              consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     31.12.2011        31.12.2010        31.12.2009        31.12.2008        31.12.2007

Number of months:                                      12                    12                    12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                 th. CHF             th. CHF            th. CHF             th. CHF            th. CHF

 

Operating revenue                                     651'915.0          701'296.0          696'805.0          753'181.0          641'356.0

Operating result                                            4'057.0            24'488.0           12'615.0            33'603.0           21'721.0

Capital                                                         6'000.0             6'000.0             6'000.0             6'000.0             6'000.0

Depreciation                                               22'240.0            30'220.0           30'216.0            24'399.0           17'113.0

Cash flow                                                   26'297.0            54'708.0           42'831.0            58'002.0           38'834.0

Investments in tangible fixed assets             33'340.0            28'678.0           56'361.0            59'587.0           21'617.0

Orders received                                         674'937.0          706'294.0          684'666.0          727'442.0          701'522.0

Sales per Employee                                        325.0                358.0                379.0                391.3                381.1

 

Employees  at year end                                   2'005                1'959                1'840                1'925                1'683

Employees inland                                            1'225                1'200                1'145                1'159                1'109

Employees abroad                                             780                   759                  695                   766                  574

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company

 

Name:                          Kabelwerke Brugg AG Holding

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

 

 

Owner/-s

 

No. of Owner/-s:           1

Owner:                         The company is domestic owned.

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Kabelwerke Brugg AG Holding

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest

 

 

Sisters

 

Name:                          Brugg (Asia) Pte Ltd

City/Country:                Singapore, Singapore/SG

 

Name:                          BRUGG Immobilien AG

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

 

Name:                          Brugg Kabel AG

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

 

Name:                          Brugg Rohr AG Holding

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

 

Name:                          Brugg Seiltechnik Holding AG

City/Country:                Brugg/AG, Switzerland/CH

 

Name:                          Rittmeyer AG

City/Country:                Baar/ZG, Switzerland/CH

 

 

Investments

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Geobrugg Austria GmbH

City/Country:                Salzburg, Austria/AT

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest

 

 

Legal Actions

 

Control date       Year                       No.             Amount CHF     Status

21.09.2011          2011                           0

21.09.2011          2010                           0

21.09.2011          2009                           0

21.09.2011          2008                           0

 

An updated legal action check is only available against proof of interest. e.g. a copy of an enquiry letter, and order or invoice relating to the subject company.

 

 

Credit Information

 

Financial Statements:    The company does not disclose any financial statements. Third parties are not permitted any insight into the financial affairs. It is therefore difficult to make a proper assessment of the actual situation.

 

 

Financial Situation:        The financial situation is considered to be good.

 

Payment experiences:   Financial obligations are met as appropriate.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.53

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.59

Euro

1

Rs.71.33

 

 

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

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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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