MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.08.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AXENS SA

 

 

Registered Office :

89 boulevard Franklin Roosevelt Rueil Malmaison, 92508

 

 

Country :

France

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.01.1959

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

599815073

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Subsidiary

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of basic chemicals

 

 

No. of Employees :

785

 

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 – March 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

France

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

FRANCE - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With at least 79 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of free markets on public health and welfare. France's real GDP contracted 2.6% in 2009, but recovered somewhat in 2010 and 2011, before stagnating in 2012. The unemployment rate increased from 7.4% in 2008 to 10.3% in 2012. Youth unemployment shot up to 24.2% during the third quarter of 2012 in metropolitan France. Lower-than-expected growth and high unemployment costs have strained France's public finances. The budget deficit rose sharply from 3.4% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 4.5% of GDP in 2012, while France's public debt rose from 68% of GDP to 89% over the same period. Under President SARKOZY, Paris implemented some austerity measures to bring the budget deficit under the 3% euro-zone ceiling by 2013 and to highlight France's commitment to fiscal discipline at a time of intense financial market scrutiny of euro-zone debt. Socialist Party candidate Francois HOLLANDE won the May 2012 presidential election, after advocating pro-growth economic policies, the separation of banks' traditional deposit taking and lending activities from more speculative businesses, increasing the top corporate and personal tax rates, and hiring an additional 60,000 teachers during his five-year term. The government's attempt to introduce a 75% wealth tax on income over one million euros for two years was struck down by the French Constitutional Council in December 2012 because it applied to individuals rather than households. France ratified the EU fiscal stability treaty in October 2012 and HOLLANDE's government has maintained France's commitment to meeting the budget deficit target of 3% of GDP during 2013 even amid signs that economic growth will be lower than the government's forecast of 0.8%. Despite stagnant growth and fiscal challenges, France's borrowing costs declined during the second half of 2012 to euro-era lows.

Source : CIA


Company name and address

Top of Form

Axens SA

                                                                                                                                               

 

89 boulevard Franklin Roosevelt

 

 

Rueil Malmaison, 92508

France

 

 

Tel:

+33 01 47 14 21 00

Fax:

+33 01 47 14 25 00

 

www.axens.net

 

Employees:

785

Company Type:

Public Subsidiary

Corporate Family:

8 Companies

Ultimate Parent:

IFP Energies Nouvelles

 

 

Incorporation Date:

06-Jan-1959

Financials in:

USD (mil) 

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2011

Reporting Currency:

Euro

Annual Sales:

536.4

Total Assets:

741.3

                                      

Business Description       

 

Provision of clean fuels solutions and services to the petrochemical and natural gas industries, including processes, catalysts, adsorbents and equipment

          

Industry                                                                                                                                      

 

Industry

Basic Chemical Manufacturing

ANZSIC 2006:

1813 - Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

ISIC Rev 4:

2011 - Manufacture of basic chemicals

NACE Rev 2:

2013 - Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

NAICS 2012:

325180 - Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

UK SIC 2007:

2013 - Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

US SIC 1987:

2819 - Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified

                        

Key Executives           

   

 

Name

Title

Jean-Luc Nocca

Chief Executive Officer of Axens North America Inc

Olivier Blatter

Finances and IT Manager

Charles Cameron

Marketing director

Thierry Boye

Director

Jean De Bonneville

Tech Service Manager

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7191895
2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.770327

 

Corporate Overview

 

Location
89 boulevard Franklin Roosevelt
Rueil Malmaison, 92508
France

 

Tel:

+33 01 47 14 21 00

Fax:

+33 01 47 14 25 00

 

www.axens.net

Sales EUR(mil):

385.8

Assets EUR(mil):

571.0

Employees:

785

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2011

 

Industry:

Chemical Manufacturing

Incorporation Date:

06-Jan-1959

Company Type:

Public Subsidiary

Quoted Status:

Not Quoted

Previous Name:

Procatalyse-Société Française de Produits pour Catalyse SA

Registered No.(FRA):

599815073

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:

Jean Sentenac

 

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

1813

-

Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

 

ISIC Rev 4 Codes:

2011

-

Manufacture of basic chemicals

 

NACE Rev 2 Codes:

2013

-

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

 

NAICS 2012 Codes:

325180

-

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

 

US SIC 1987:

2819

-

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified

 

UK SIC 2007:

2013

-

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

 

Business Description

Provision of clean fuels solutions and services to the petrochemical and natural gas industries, including processes, catalysts, adsorbents and equipment

 

More Business Descriptions

Axens is primarily engaged in manufacture of other organic basic chemicals: acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated; cyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated; acyclic and cyclic alcohols, including synthetic ethyl alcohol; mono- and polycarboxyclic acids including acetic acid; other oxygen-function compounds including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and dual or poly oxygen-function compounds; nitrogen-function organic compounds including amines; other organic compounds including wood distillation products, etc.; manufacture of charcoal; production of pitch and pitch coke; manufacture of synthetic aromatic products; and distillation of coal tar.

 

Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data

Financials in:

EUR(mil)

 

Revenue:

385.8

Assets:

571.0

Current Assets:

311.2

 

Total Liabilities:

571.0

 

Issued Capital:

28.9

 

Net Worth:

226.8

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

31-Dec-2011

 

1 Year Growth

16.3%

NA

 

Subsidiaries

Company

Percentage Owned

Country

Aksens Vostok Ooo

 

Russian Federation

Axens North America, Inc

 

United States of America

Axens Canada Specialty Aluminas Inc

 

Canada

Axens Middle East SPC

100%

BAHRAIN

Axens India Private Ltd

100%

INDIA

Axens (Beijing) Trading Co Ltd

100%

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Axens North America Inc

100%

USA

Axens Far East KK

100%

JAPAN

Axens Vostok

100%

RUSSIA

 

 

 

 

Key Corporate Relationships

Bank:

Lcl Le Credit Lyonnais, Bnp Paribas, Societe Generale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Structure News

 

Axens SA
Total Corporate Family Members: 8

 

 

Company Name

Company Type

Location

Country

Industry

Sales
(USD mil)

Employees

IFP Energies Nouvelles

Parent

Rueil Malmaison

France

Research and Development Services

45.3

1,686

IFP Lyon

Subsidiary

Lyon, Solaize

France

Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction

 

2,000

Axens SA

Subsidiary

Rueil Malmaison

France

Basic Chemical Manufacturing

536.4

785

D2T

Subsidiary

Trappes

France

Miscellaneous Professional Services

39.7

336

Beicip-Franlab

Subsidiary

Rueil Malmaison

France

Miscellaneous Professional Services

91.8

224

Rsi

Subsidiary

Montbonnot St Martin

France

Research and Development Services

9.4

41

IFP Pau

Subsidiary

Pau

France

Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction

 

10

Cofip

Subsidiary

Rueil Malmaison

France

Property Managers

9.0

7

 



 

Executives Report

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

Jean Sentenac

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chairman

Isabelle Barrois

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Pascal Barthelemy

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Yves Boscher

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Jean-Pierre Burzynski

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Jacques Deyirmendjian

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Georges Picard

 

Director

Director/Board Member

Jean-Marie Pierrot Deseilligny

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

Jean-Luc Nocca

 

Chief Executive Officer of Axens North America Inc

Chief Executive Officer

 

Jean Sentenac

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

 

Francis Nativel

 

Performance Programs Managing Director

Managing Director

 

Thierry Boye

 

Director

Administration Executive

 

Gérard Catillon

 

Manager of Axens Middle East

Administration Executive

 

Sami Chatila

 

Director

Administration Executive

 

Benoît Chedal-Anglay

 

Manager of Axens Sea

Administration Executive

 

Jean-Christophe Dolignier

 

Manager of Axens Beijing

Administration Executive

 

Jack Flanagan

 

Manager of Axens Canada Specialty Aluminas

Administration Executive

 

Jean-Paul Gouzard

 

Executive Vice President Process Licensing

Administration Executive

 

Henri Gruhier

 

Director

Administration Executive

 

Jean-Paul Margotin

 

Manager of Axens India

Administration Executive

 

Taiji Oishi

 

Manager of Axens Far East KK

Administration Executive

 

Alexandre Pochitaloff

 

Manager of Axens Vostok

Administration Executive

 

Christian Vaute

 

Executive Vice President Catalysts and Adsorbents

Administration Executive

 

Olivier Blatter

 

Finances and IT Manager

Finance Executive

 

Stéphanie Parisse-Faux

 

Vice President Human Resources

Human Resources Executive

 

Jean-Claude Plumail

 

Process Licensing Business Unit Sales Manager

Sales Executive

 

Eric Benazzi

 

Marketing Manager

Marketing Executive

 

Michel Bloch

 

Business Development Director

Marketing Executive

 

Charles Cameron

 

Marketing director

Marketing Executive

 

Christian Dupraz

 

Executive Vice President Marketing and Technology

Marketing Executive

 

Jean De Bonneville

 

Tech Service Manager

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

Jean-Hervé Le-Gal

 

Process Licensing Business Unit Engineering Manager

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

Jean-Pierre Smith

 

Legal Affairs and Quality Director

Legal Executive

 

 

Annual Profit & Loss

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.71919

0.755078

0.719047

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Total income

640.4

518.9

527.5

Net sales

536.4

439.4

431.8

Change in stock

-2.9

-18.8

13.7

Unfinished work in progress

1.1

-3.2

-0.9

Own work capitalised

23.9

8.8

7.9

Subsidies for operating costs

0.0

0.1

0.1

Supplementary operating income

13.2

7.4

18.9

Other operating income

65.8

66.5

69.7

Other external charges

177.8

136.5

132.9

Cost of goods sold

170.5

170.7

142.1

Taxes and social security costs

11.4

11.3

12.5

Social charges

31.4

27.5

27.6

Total payroll costs

64.1

55.4

57.0

Cost of stock depreciation and amortisation

18.4

13.8

11.1

Fixed asset depreciation and amortisation

43.6

23.9

25.0

Other operating costs

35.0

35.7

38.2

Total operating costs

549.2

456.0

460.1

Net operating income

91.3

62.9

67.4

Total financial income

6.6

11.9

4.6

Interest payable on loans

0.5

0.0

0.0

Other expenses

5.1

6.1

4.7

Total expenses

5.6

6.1

4.7

Profit before tax

92.3

68.7

67.2

Extraordinary income

8.9

6.0

4.4

Extraordinary expenses

3.1

4.1

6.3

Extraordinary result

5.8

2.0

-1.9

Total taxation

31.9

4.9

17.4

Profit distributed to employees

6.3

16.2

4.8

Net profit

59.8

49.5

43.1

 




 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.770327

0.745406

0.696986

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Issued capital

37.5

38.8

41.5

Share premium account

18.2

18.8

20.1

Legal reserves

20.3

26.4

30.5

Other reserves

0.0

-

-

Total reserves

6.8

7.0

7.5

Profits for the year

55.9

50.2

44.5

Profit brought forward from previous year(s)

154.6

133.4

130.8

Capital subsidies and grants

1.2

1.0

0.6

Total stockholders equity

294.4

275.5

275.4

Provisions and allowances

22.9

24.9

23.4

Trade creditors

86.4

87.9

72.7

Advances received

8.0

11.6

12.2

Bank loans and overdrafts

16.0

5.1

0.0

Current bank debts

0.0

5.1

0.0

Other liabilities

3.5

4.1

3.6

Debts on fixed assets

245.2

11.8

29.9

Income stated in advance

14.4

12.7

7.7

Taxation and social security

46.4

30.1

29.5

Total current liabilities

201.0

151.1

142.5

Total debts

419.9

163.3

155.5

Regularisation account

4.1

0.6

1.3

Total liabilities (including net worth)

741.3

464.3

455.6

Patents

189.1

4.9

19.7

Other intangibles

6.3

6.7

5.2

Land

0.6

0.6

0.6

Buildings

16.6

17.4

17.3

Other fixed assets

65.8

53.3

57.1

Long-term investments

26.7

27.4

20.0

Other financial assets

29.8

9.8

2.1

Total non-current assets

335.0

120.1

122.0

Prepayments

0.1

8.8

3.8

Net stocks and work in progress

107.4

107.9

99.0

Trade debtors

165.5

141.4

146.3

Other receivables

52.9

24.8

32.1

Prepaid expenses

3.7

1.0

3.1

Cash and liquid assets

32.4

10.5

1.1

Marketable securities

42.1

49.5

47.7

Total current assets

404.0

343.7

333.1

Prepaid expenses and deferred costs

2.3

0.4

0.5

Total assets

741.3

464.3

455.6

 




 

Annual Ratios

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.770327

0.745406

0.696986

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

Current ratio

2.00

2.30

2.30

Quick ratio

1.50

1.60

1.60

Total liabilities to net worth

4.35%

0.62%

0.62%

Net worth to total assets

0.13%

0.57%

0.55%

Collection period

100.30

96.40

99.70

Stock turnover rate

4.70

4.10

4.50

Asset turnover

0.68%

0.96%

0.98%

Profit margin

0.17%

0.16%

0.16%

Return on assets

0.12%

0.15%

0.15%

Shareholders' return

0.89%

0.26%

0.28%

Sales per employee

3,223.60

2,808.44

2,821.03

Profit per employee

554.50

439.03

439.20

Average wage per employee

385.13

353.83

372.08

Net worth

294.4

275.5

275.4

Number of employees

785

775

722

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.80

UK Pound

1

Rs.91.95

Euro

1

Rs.80.36

 

 

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

 

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