MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.02.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ADVANCED AGRICULTURE SOLUTION JOINT STOCK COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

743/32 Hong Bang Street - Ward 6, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City

 

 

Country :

Vietnam

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.09.2011

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0311122762

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint stock company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c

 

 

No. of Employees :

70

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Vietnam

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


vietnam - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Vietnam is a densely-populated developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war, the loss of financial support from the old Soviet Bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy. While Vietnam's economy remains dominated by state-owned enterprises, which still produce about 40% of GDP, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive export-driven industries. Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization in January 2007 following more than a decade-long negotiation process. Vietnam became an official negotiating partner in the developing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement in 2010. Agriculture's share of economic output has continued to shrink from about 25% in 2000 to about 22% in 2011, while industry's share increased from 36% to 40% in the same period. Deep poverty has declined significantly, and Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. The global recession has hurt Vietnam's export-oriented economy, with GDP in 2009-11 growing less than the 7% per annum average achieved during the last decade. In 2011, exports increased by more than 33%, year-on-year, and the trade deficit, while reduced from 2010, remained high, prompting the government to maintain administrative trade measures to limit the trade deficit. Vietnam's managed currency, the dong, continues to face downward pressure due to a persistent trade imbalance. Since 2008, the government devalued it in excess of 20% through a series of small devaluations. Foreign donors pledged nearly $8 billion in new development assistance for 2011. However, the government's strong growth-oriented economic policies have caused it to struggle to control one of the region's highest inflation rates, which reached as high as 23% in August 2011 and averaged 18% for the year. In February 2011, Vietnam shifted its focus away from economic growth to stabilizing its economy and tightened fiscal and monetary policies. In early 2012 Vietnam unveiled a broad "three pillar" economic reform program, proposing the restructuring of public investment, state-owned enterprises and the banking sector. Vietnam's economy continues to face challenges from low foreign exchange reserves, an undercapitalized banking sector, and high borrowing costs. The near-bankruptcy and subsequent default of the state-owned-enterprise Vinashin, a leading shipbuilder, led to a ratings downgrade of Vietnam's sovereign debt, exacerbating Vietnam's borrowing difficulties.

 

Source : CIA

 


SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION & LEGAL FORM

 

English Name

 

ADVANCED AGRICULTURE SOLUTION JOINT STOCK COMPANY

Vietnamese Name

 

CONG TY CO PHAN GIAI PHAP NONG NGHIEP TIEN TIEN

Trade name

 

ADVANCED AGRICULTURE SOLUTION JOINT STOCK COMPANY

Short name

 

AA

Type of Business

 

Joint stock company

Year Established

 

2011

Business Registration No.

 

0311122762

Date of Registration

 

05 Sep 2011

Place of Registration

 

Business Registration Office - Planning and Investment Department of Ho Chi Minh City

Chartered capital

 

VND 10,000,000,000

Tax code

 

0311122762

Total Employees

 

70

Note:  The 1st adjustment was on 28 Nov 2011

 

 

 

ADDRESSES

 

Head Office

Address

 

743/32 Hong Bang Street - Ward 6, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 3960 7943

Fax

 

(84-8) 39607941

Email

 

info@aasvn.com

Website

 

www.aasvn.com

 

Factory Address

Address

 

Lot 02, HC7 - HC8, Trans- Asia Industrial Park, My Hanh Bac Commune , Duc Hoa District, Long An Province, Vietnam

Occupied Area

 

1,600m2

Land-use Right

 

Leased

 

Branch in Nghe An

Address

 

No. 113 Pham Hong Thai Street, Group 6A, Cua Nam Ward , Vinh City, Nghe An Province, Vietnam

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

1. NAME

 

Mr. LAM VAN LOI

Position

 

Director

Date of Birth

 

29 Oct 1976

ID Number/Passport

 

023374651

ID Issue Date

 

29 Jun 2009

ID Issue Place

 

Police Station of Ho Chi Minh City

Resident

 

57 Dong Ho Street - Ward 4, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN XUAN TIEN

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

16 Sep 1956

ID Number/Passport

 

021276553

ID Issue Date

 

11 Jul 2002

ID Issue Place

 

Police Station of Hochiminh City

Resident

 

Nguyen Van Quy Str, Hamlet 1, Tan Thuan Dong Village, 7th District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Current resident

 

354/89/42 Phan Van Tri Street, Ward 11, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Qualification

 

Bachelor

 

3. NAME

 

Mr. HUYNH VAN HAI

Position

 

Chief Accountant

Current resident

 

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Tel/Mobile phone

 

+ 84 919 610 501

Qualification

 

Bachelor

 

 

BUSINESS NATURE AND ACTIVITIES

 

Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c
Short-term accommodation activities
Other land transport of passenger
Restaurants and mobile food service activities
Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores
Repair of consumer electronics
Service activities related to printing
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment n.e.c
Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
Retail sale of computer, computer peripheral equipment, software and telecommunication equipment in specialized stores
Other transportation support activities
Computer consultancy and system administration
Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Repair of electrical equipment
Wholesale of computer, computer peripheral equipment and software
Computer programming
Advertising

 

 

IMPORT & EXPORT ACTIVITIES

 

IMPORT:

Types of products

 

Material and pesticides

Market

 

China, India

 

EXPORT:

Types of products

 

drugs

Market

 

Laos, Cambodia

 

 

 

BANKERS

 

1. SAIGON THUONG TIN COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK SAI GON BRANCH

Address

 

No.211-213-215 Pham Ngu Lao Pham Ngu Lao ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 38360243

Fax

 

(84-8) 38368598

 

2. VIETNAM TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK 5 DISTRICT BRANCH

Address

 

No.107C Ngo Quyen str, No.11 ward,  District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 38539202 /03

Fax

 

(84-8) 38539204

 

3. DONG A COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK

Address

 

No. 130 Phan Dang Luu St, Ward 3, Phu Nhuan District,  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-8) 39951483

Fax

 

(84-8) 39951614

 

4. GLOBAL PETRO COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK

Address

 

No. 109 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi City, Vietnam

Telephone

 

(84-4) 3734 5345

Fax

 

(84-4) 3726 3999

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

1. NAME

 

Ms. CHU HOANG NGUYEN DIEM THUY

ID Number/Passport

 

022674334

Resident

 

225/12/2 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street – Ward 5, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

80,000

Value of shares

 

VND 800,000,000

Percentage

 

8%

 

2. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN XUAN TIEN

Position

 

Deputy Director

Date of Birth

 

16 Sep 1956

ID Number/Passport

 

021276553

Issued on

 

11 Jul 2002

Issued Place

 

Police Station of Hochiminh City

Resident

 

Nguyen Van Quy Str, Hamlet 1, Tan Thuan Dong Village, 7th District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Current Resident

 

354/89/42 Phan Van Tri Street, Ward 11, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

3. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN VAN TIEP

ID Number/Passport

 

300667730

Resident

 

134/15 Tran Hung Dao Street – Moc Hoa Town, Moc Hoa District, Long An Province, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

4. NAME

 

Mr. LA VAN LY

ID Number/Passport

 

011266527

Resident

 

263 Bach Dang Street – Chuong Duong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

30,000

Value of shares

 

VND 300,000,000

Percentage

 

3%

 

5. NAME

 

Ms. NGUYEN THU NGA

ID Number/Passport

 

020249569

Resident

 

128 Nguyen Trai Street – Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

100,000

Value of shares

 

VND 1,000,000,000

Percentage

 

10%

 

6. NAME

 

Ms. NGUYEN THI SON

ID Number/Passport

 

020617751

Resident

 

118/57 Tran Quang Dieu Street – Ward 14, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

7. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN VAN TAM

ID Number/Passport

 

022493440

Resident

 

108/9 Tran Quang Dieu Street – Ward 14, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

369,000

Value of shares

 

VND 3,690,000,000

Percentage

 

36.9%

 

8. NAME

 

Mr. LE TRUNG HUAN

ID Number/Passport

 

022079148

Resident

 

119B/68/75 Nguyen Thi Tan Street – Ward 2,  District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

70,000

Value of shares

 

VND 700,000,000

Percentage

 

7%

 

9. NAME

 

Mr. BUI QUY TU

ID Number/Passport

 

022244262

Resident

 

194/50/26D Bach Dang Street- Ward 24, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

10. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN TRONG TIN

ID Number/Passport

 

025167527

Resident

 

184/20 Phu Tho Hoa Street - Phu Tho Hoa Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

11. NAME

 

Ms. NGUYEN THI KIM BINH

ID Number/Passport

 

024541904

Resident

 

85/6B Thach Thi Thanh Street - Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

12. NAME

 

Mr. LY VU MINH

ID Number/Passport

 

301103200

Resident

 

49/13 Nguyen Du Street - Quarter 1 - Moc Hoa Town, Moc Hoa District, Long An Province, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

13. NAME

 

Mr. NGUYEN XUAN CHIEN

ID Number/Passport

 

011927105

Resident

 

Room 502 - D7 House - 8/3 Weave Tenement Quynh Mai Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Ha Noi City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

14. NAME

 

Mr. LAM VAN LOI

Position

 

Director

Date of Birth

 

29 Oct 1976

ID Number/Passport

 

023374651

Issued on

 

29 Jun 2009

Issued Place

 

Police Station Of Ho Chi Minh City

Resident

 

57 Dong Ho Street - Ward 4, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality

 

Vietnamese

Shares

 

39,000

Value of shares

 

VND 390,000,000

Percentage

 

3.9%

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

BALANCE SHEET

Unit: One VND

Balance sheet date

31/12/2011

Number of weeks

N/A

ASSETS

A – CURRENT ASSETS

14,749,000,000

I. Cash and cash equivalents

478,000,000

1. Cash

478,000,000

2. Cash equivalents

0

II. Short-term investments

1,800,000,000

1. Short-term investments

1,800,000,000

2. Provisions for devaluation of short-term investments

0

III. Accounts receivable

1,355,000,000

1. Receivable from customers

950,000,000

2. Prepayments to suppliers

405,000,000

3. Inter-company receivable

0

4. Receivable according to the progress of construction

0

5. Other receivable

0

6. Provisions for bad debts

0

IV. Inventories

8,340,000,000

1. Inventories

8,340,000,000

2. Provisions for devaluation of inventories

0

V. Other Current Assets

2,776,000,000

1. Short-term prepaid expenses

459,000,000

2. VAT to be deducted

1,223,000,000

3. Taxes and other accounts receivable from the State

1,000,000

4. Other current assets

1,093,000,000

B. LONG-TERM ASSETS

6,876,000,000

I. Long term accounts receivable

0

1. Long term account receivable from customers

0

2. Working capital in affiliates

0

3. Long-term inter-company receivable

0

4. Other long-term receivable

0

5. Provisions for bad debts from customers

0

II. Fixed assets

6,681,000,000

1. Tangible assets

6,094,000,000

- Historical costs

6,130,000,000

- Accumulated depreciation

-36,000,000

2. Financial leasehold assets

0

- Historical costs

0

- Accumulated depreciation

0

3. Intangible assets

0

- Initial costs

0

- Accumulated amortization

0

4. Construction-in-progress

587,000,000

III. Investment property

0

Historical costs

0

Accumulated depreciation

0

IV. Long-term investments

0

1. Investments in affiliates

0

2. Investments in business concerns and joint ventures

0

3. Other long-term investments

0

4. Provisions for devaluation of long-term investments

0

V. Other long-term assets

195,000,000

1. Long-term prepaid expenses

195,000,000

2. Deferred income tax assets

0

3. Other long-term assets

0

VI. Goodwill

0

1. Goodwill

0

TOTAL ASSETS

21,625,000,000

 

LIABILITIES

A- LIABILITIES

13,589,000,000

I. Current liabilities

13,589,000,000

1. Short-term debts and loans

720,000,000

2. Payable to suppliers

11,805,000,000

3. Advances from customers

0

4. Taxes and other obligations to the State Budget

12,000,000

5. Payable to employees

280,000,000

6. Accrued expenses

0

7. Inter-company payable

0

8. Payable according to the progress of construction contracts

0

9. Other payable

772,000,000

10. Provisions for short-term accounts payable

0

11. Bonus and welfare funds

0

II. Long-Term Liabilities

0

1. Long-term accounts payable to suppliers

0

2. Long-term inter-company payable

0

3. Other long-term payable

0

4. Long-term debts and loans

0

5. Deferred income tax payable

0

6. Provisions for unemployment allowances

0

7. Provisions for long-term accounts payable

 

8. Unearned Revenue

 

9. Science and technology development fund

 

B- OWNER’S EQUITY

8,036,000,000

I. OWNER’S EQUITY

8,036,000,000

1. Capital

9,612,000,000

2. Share premiums

0

3. Other sources of capital

0

4. Treasury stocks

0

5. Differences on asset revaluation

0

6. Foreign exchange differences

0

7. Business promotion fund

0

8. Financial reserved fund

0

9. Other funds

0

10. Retained earnings

-1,576,000,000

11. Construction investment fund

0

12. Business arrangement supporting fund

0

II. Other sources and funds

0

1. Bonus and welfare funds (Elder form)

0

2. Sources of expenditure

0

3. Fund to form fixed assets

0

MINORITY’S INTEREST

0

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUITY

21,625,000,000

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT

 

Description

FY2011

1. Total Sales

1,246,000,000

2. Deduction item

26,000,000

3. Net revenue

1,220,000,000

4. Costs of goods sold

1,129,000,000

5. Gross profit

91,000,000

6. Financial income

39,000,000

7. Financial expenses

11,000,000

- In which: Loan interest expenses

11,000,000

8. Selling expenses

3,000,000

9. Administrative overheads

1,682,000,000

10. Net operating profit

-1,566,000,000

11. Other income

0

12. Other expenses

0

13. Other profit /(loss)

0

14. Total accounting profit before tax

-1,566,000,000

15. Current corporate income tax

0

16. Deferred corporate income tax

0

17. Interest from subsidiaries/related companies

0

18. Profit after tax

-1,566,000,000

 

 

 

FINANCIAL RATIOS AND AVERAGE INDUSTRY RATIOS

 

Description

FY2011

Average Industry

Current liquidity ratio

1.09

1.72

Quick liquidity ratio

0.47

1.06

Inventory circle

0.14

13.62

Average receive period

405.39

78.59

Utilizing asset performance

0.06

1.55

Liability by total assets

62.84

52.62

Liability by owner's equity

169.10

163.63

Ebit / Total assets (ROA)

-7.19

13.16

Ebit / Owner's equity (ROE)

-19.35

29.85

Ebit / Total revenue (NPM)

-124.80

7.13

Gross profit / Total revenue (GPM)

7.30

19.87

Note: The Average Industry was calculated by VietnamCredit based on our own statistical data

 

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY & PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality

 

Normal

Liquidity

 

Low/Medium

Payment status

 

Normal

Financial Situation

 

Below Average

Development trend

 

N/A

Litigation data

 

No Record

Bankruptcy

 

No Record

Payment Methods

 

Through the banks

Sale Methods

 

Retailer and Wholesaler

 

 

 

INTERPRETATION ON THE SCORES

 

The subject - ADVANCED AGRICULTURE SOLUTION JOINT STOCK COMPANY was established in September 2011. It is operating under Business Registration No. 0311122762 issued by Business Registration Office – Planning Investment Department of Ho Chi Minh City with a chartered capital VND 10 billion

The subject specializes in manufacturing and trading plant protection drugs. The subject is a new established company so the position in industry of the subject is small. Currently, it mainly imports material from China and India. The subject’s products export to Laos and Cambodia. Premises and facilities of the subject are standard. Head office of the subject is located at 743/32 Hong Bang Street - Ward 6 - District 6 - Ho Chi Minh City. The subject has factory at Trans –Asia Industrial Park in Long An province with total area about 1,600m2. And this factory started manufacturing and trading in Dec 2011. Besides, the subject has a representative office in Laos.

Currently, business situation of the subject is now busy.  Up to now, total employees of the subject is 70  (in Feb 2012 was 40). Management capacity is average. Basing on financial statements in 2011, revenue of the subject was low and profit was negative.

The subject is a small young company in this field so its position is  limited. In 2013, the subject has  new strategies to stabilize market share. In general, the subject has capacity to meet small financial commitments only. Caution is needed for  big transactions.

 

INDUSTRY DATA

 

Industry code

Growth speed by price compared with 1994 (%)

Total enterprises 2010

Total employees 2011

(Thous.pers.)

Annual average capital of enterprises 2010

(billion dongs)

2011

2010

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

4.00

2.78

8,887

24,362.9

95,227

Industry and Construction

5.53

7.70

95,217

10,718.9

3,641,376

Trade and Services

6.69

7.52

187,195

15,270.2

6,957,082

 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

 

 

2011 

2010 

2009 

Population (Million person)

87.84

86.93

86.02

Gross Domestic Products (USD billion)

119

102.2

91

GDP Growth (%)

5.89

6.78

5.32

GDP Per Capita (USD/person/year)

1,300

1,160

1,080

Inflation (% Change in Composite CPI)

18.58

11.75

6.88

State Budget Deficit compared with GDP (%)

4.9

5.8

6.9

 

SERVICE TRADE PERFORMANCE

 

Billion USD 

2011 

2010 

2009 

Exports

96.3

72.2

57.1

Imports

105.8

84.8

69.9

Trade Balance

-9.5

-12.6

-12.8

Source: General Statistics Office

 

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.08

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.11

Euro

1

Rs.72.01

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

 

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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