MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.04.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE GMBH

 

 

Registered Office :

Victor von Bruns-Strasse 17 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.03.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

290.4.015.747-4 / 866504

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

 

 

No. of Employees :

55

 

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

 

Albany International Europe GmbH

 

Operating address:

Victor von Bruns-Strasse 17

8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Switzerland/CH

 

Telephone:                    052 6741111

Fax:                             052 6741110

 

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

 

VAT-No.:                      CHE113509880

 

 

Profile

 

Established:                  2007

Line of Business:           Consumer goods wholesale

Industry Division:           Wholesale trade

Industry-code (NACE):   4669       Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Import/Export:               Import, Export

Banks:                         unknown

 

 

Operational Figures

 

Coverage:                     Company

Figures:                        estimated

Employees:                  55

Sales:                          CHF 20-40 Mio

 

 

Activity

 

The business activities includes sales of Paper Machine Clothing of the Albany group.

 

 

Real Estate

 

Information on property ownership was not available.

 

 

Company Register

 

Company No:                290.4.015.747-4 / 866504

Legal form:                    Limited Liability Company

Registration:                 16.03.2007

Legal status:                 active

Responsible Register:    Handelsregister des Kantons Schaffhausen

History:                        Date of Statutes: 27.03.2008

                                    Date of Statutes: 28.03.2007

                                    Date of Incorporation Statutes: 14.03.2007

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

16.03.2007                    Albany International Europe GmbH

16.03.2007                    Albany International Europe LLC (Name translated)

16.03.2007                    Albany International Europe Sàrl (Name translated)

 

Entry          Deleted      Legal domicile

16.03.2007                    Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

16.03.2007                    Victor von Bruns-Strasse 17, 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall/SH, Switzerland/CH

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital

01.04.2008                    LLC Capital CHF 1'000'000

16.03.2007  01.04.2008  LLC Capital CHF 20'000

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital Structure

01.04.2008                    10'000 Participation shares of CHF 100.--

 

Entry          Deleted      Activity (original Language)

16.03.2007                    Internationaler und insbesondere europäischer Vertrieb der von der Albany-Gruppe hergestellten Produkte sowie die Übernahme von administrativen Aufgaben der europäischen Gruppengesellschaften.

 

Entry          Deleted      Remarks (original Language)

01.04.2008                    Reports: Mitteilungen der Geschäftsführer an die Gesellschafter erfolgen per Brief, E-Mail oder Telefax an die im Anteilbuch verzeichneten Adressen.

16.03.2007                    Publishing authority: SHAB.

 

 

Management

 

Title                                           Name

General Manager                         Daniel Alphonse Halftermeyer, Origin: France, Residential address: 6300 Zug/ZG, Switzerland, single signature, Registered since: 16.03.2007

Member with signing authority       Christian Raymond Rietsch, Origin: France, Residential address: Schaffhausen, Switzerland, single signature, Registered since: 29.11.2011

 

 

External Positions

 

Title                                           Name

Auditor                                        PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Residential address: Zürich, Switzerland

 

 

Executive board

 

Title                                           Name

Chief Executive Officer                 Daniel Alphonse Halftermeyer

 

 

Financial Data Albany Group

 

Consolidation:               consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     31.12.2011        31.12.2010        31.12.2009        31.12.2008        31.12.2004

Number of months:                                       12                    12                    12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                mil. USD           mil. USD           mil. USD           mil. USD           mil. USD

 

Balance Sheet

Intangible fixed assets                                        76.5                120.0                125.2                125.0

Tangible fixed assets                                        439.5                488.0                514.4                536.5

Financial fixed assets                                          0.9                   2.0                   3.0                   3.9

other fixed assets                                            207.1                161.0                210.4                184.6

Fixed assets                                                   724.0                771.0                853.2                850.2

Stocks                                                            133.6                156.0                172.4                206.4

Trade accounts receivable                                 148.9                177.0                168.8                204.1

Liquid assets                                                   118.9                122.0                 97.4                106.5

other trade accounts                                        105.5                  52.0                 52.3                  37.6

Other current assets                                        224.4                174.0                149.8                144.2

Current assets                                                 506.9                507.0                491.1                554.8

Total assets                                                  1'230.9              1'278.0             1'344.3              1'405.0             1'155.8

 

Capital                                                            391.5                403.0                382.7                363.9                   0.3

Other shareholders funds                                    24.3                  23.0                 42.2                  68.9

Total shareholders equity                                  415.8                426.0                425.0                432.9                550.8

long term debt (financial debts)                          373.1                424.0                483.9                508.3

Other non current liabilities                               271.3                263.0                250.4                253.5

Non current liabilities                                        644.4                687.0                734.4                761.9

short term debt (financial debts)                            1.7                   1.0                 15.3                  12.6

Trade accounts payable                                     33.7                  44.0                 52.6                  74.0

Accruals                                                         105.6                110.0                113.3                116.3

other accounts payable                                      29.7                  10.0                   3.6                   7.2

other current liabilities                                      135.3                120.0                117.0                123.6

Current liabilities                                              170.7                165.0                184.9                210.2

Shareh. equity, min. interests + liabilities         1'230.9              1'278.0             1'344.3              1'405.0

 

Profit and loss account

Net sales                                                        814.7                914.0                871.0              1'086.5

Operating revenue                                            814.7                914.0                871.0              1'086.5                919.8

Cost of goods sold                                           485.7                569.0                577.1                724.4

Gross profit                                                     329.0                345.0                293.9                362.0

Other operating expenses                                 245.9                264.0                330.2                428.9

Operating result                                                 83.1                  81.0                -36.3                 -66.9                 40.5

Interest revenues                                                 2.0                   1.0                   0.7                   1.8

other financial revenues                                        0.1                   4.0                 50.1                   0.1

Financial income                                                 2.1                   5.0                 50.9                   2.0

Interest expenses                                              20.1                  18.0                 21.3                  25.3

other financial expenses                                       2.7                   4.0                   0.0                   0.3

Financial expenses                                            22.8                  22.0                 21.4                  25.6

Financial result                                                 -20.7                 -17.0                 29.5                 -23.6

Result before extraordinary items                        62.4                  64.0                  -6.8                 -90.5

Extraordinary income                                           8.4                380.0                   0.0                   6.4

Extraordinary expenses                                       0.0                  14.0                 10.0                   0.0

Extraordinary Result                                            8.4                366.0                -10.0                   6.5

Result before taxes                                            70.8                430.0                -16.8                 -84.0

Taxes                                                               35.8                  27.0                 15.5                  -5.6

Result before minority interests                           35.0                403.0                -32.4                 -78.3                 10.4

Result for the financial year                                 35.0                403.0                -32.4                 -78.3

 

Cash flow

Depreciation                                                      57.5                  54.0                 60.2                  59.9                 55.2

Cash flow                                                          92.5                457.0                 27.9                 -18.3

Cash flow from operating activities                     105.3                  99.0                 13.9                  84.0

Investments in tangible fixed assets                    25.0                  27.0                 38.2                129.5

Cash flow from investing activities                       -25.8                  28.0                -43.6                 -87.5

Cash flow from financing activities                      -65.9                 -93.0                 22.0                  51.8

Others                                                             -12.6                  -9.0                  -1.5                 -14.9

Change in liquidity                                               1.0                  25.0                  -9.1                  33.3

Liquidity at beginning of the year                       117.9                  97.0                106.5                  73.3

Liquidity at end ot the year                                118.9                122.0                 97.5                106.6

 

Notes

Research and Development                                31.1                  31.0

Added value                                                     148.4                502.0                 64.7                   1.4

Working Capital                                               248.8                289.0                288.6                336.5

Sales per Employee                                            0.2                                           0.2

Market capitalisation                                                                                                                                    1'104.4

Gross cost land and buildings                           275.4                287.0

Gross cost other tangible fixed assets               907.6                922.0

Gross cost total                                             1'183.0              1'209.0                   0.0                   0.0

 

Employees  at year end                                    4'300                                        4'700                                        5'700

 

Offices abroad                                                                               0

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company

 

Name:                          Albany International Corporation

City/Country:                 Albany, United States of America/US

 

 

Owner/-s

 

No. of Owner/-s:            1

Owner:                         The company is foreign owned.

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Albany International Holding (Switzerland) AG

City/Country:                 Baar, Switzerland/CH

Capital share:                CHF 1'000'000.--

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest (since 16.03.2007)

 

 

Investments

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          AI (Switzerland) GmbH

City/Country:                 Baar, Switzerland/CH

Interest:                        100.00% voting right, 100.00% capital interest (since 14.07.2008)

 

 

Legal Actions

 

Control date       Year                       No.             Amount CHF     Status

27.08.2007          2007                           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.

 

 

Remarks

 

Debt collection case:

DEC 2011: CHF 421.00, paid.

 

 


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 in order.

 

Payment experiences:   There are no objections regarding the payment of financial obligations.

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.29

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.88

Euro

1

Rs.70.67

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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