MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.02.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

Suez Safety Outfitters (SSO)

 

 

Registered Office :

Building No. 4, Street 216, Deglaa, Maadi, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2004

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of safety footwear and garments using natural leather.

 

 

No. of Employees :

450

 

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)

Egypt

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

 

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

Egypt - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo from 2004 to 2008 aggressively pursued economic reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate GDP growth. Despite the relatively high levels of economic growth in recent years, living conditions for the average Egyptian remained poor and contributed to public discontent. After unrest erupted in January 2011, the Egyptian Government drastically increased social spending to address public dissatisfaction, but political uncertainty at the same time caused economic growth to slow significantly, reducing the government's revenues. Tourism, manufacturing, and construction are among the hardest hit sectors of the Egyptian economy, and economic growth is likely to remain slow at least through 2012. The government is utilizing foreign exchange reserves to support the Egyptian pound and Egypt may seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : SUEZ SAFETY OUTFITTERS (SSO)

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                   : 2004

Issued Capital                                        : £E 43,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E 43,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 450

Activities                                               : Manufacturers of safety footwear and garments using natural leather.

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                     : Steady

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

SUEZ SAFETY OUTFITTERS (SSO)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building             : Building No. 4

Street               : Street 216

Area                 : Deglaa, Maadi

 

Town                 : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

 

Telephone         : (20-2) 27362431 / 27362437 / 27362439 / 25214140

Facsimile          : (20-2) 27369603 / 25214138

Mobile               : (20-122) 1944396

Email                : fouad@ssoegypt.com / info@ssoegypt.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Cairo.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       9th Industrial Zone                                                                              Factory premises

North West of Suez Gulf

Ataka

Tel: (20-62) 3420700

Fax: (20-62) 3420702

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                              Position

 

·       Moustafa Kamal                                                                                Chairman

 

·       Omar Hanafi El Deriny                                                                       Vice Chairman

 

·       Ayman Abd El Hafez                                                                         Managing Director

 

·       Hamed Moharram                                                                              Director

 

·       Sami Talaat                                                                                      Director

 

·       El Sayed Talaat Abd El Wahed                                                          Director

 

·       Youssry El Mekadawy                                                                       Director

 

·       Ahmed Rady                                                                         Director

 

·       Moustafa Hassan                                                                              Financial Manager

 

·       Moustafa Hamdy                                                                               Marketing Manager

 

·       Adel Hatata                                                                                      Purchase Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 2004

 

Legal Form                  : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

Issued Capital              : £E 43,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 43,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                                                                            Percentage

 

·       Middle East Operation and Maintenance for Hydrocarbon Industries (MIDOM)                 15.0%

 

·       Petroment                                                                                                                14.2%

 

·       Petrojet                                                                                                                    14.2%

 

·       Enppi                                                                                                                       14.2%

 

·       Gasco                                                                                                                      14.2%

 

·       San Misr                                                                                                                  14.2%

 

·       PMS                                                                                                                                    14.0%

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                     Engaged in the manufacture of safety footwear and garments using natural leather.

 

Production Capacity: 300,000 garments a year

           100,000 pairs of shoes a year

 

Import Countries:         Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Russia.

 

Brand Names:              SSO

 

Operating Trend:         Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 450 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Egyptian Pounds (£E)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/11:                Year Ending 31/12/12:

 

Total Sales                                £E 40,000,000                           £E 60,000,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Fair.

 

The above financial figures are based on estimations by our local sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Commercial International Bank (CIB)

Nile Tower Building

21-23 Giza Street

PO Box: 2430

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 25703043

Fax: (20-2) 25703172 / 25072691

 

·       National Bank of Egypt

24 Sherif Street

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 33924175

     Fax: (20-2) 33924143

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Local sources report that the subject’s operating history is clear with payment obligations met in a generally timely manner. The financial position is satisfactory and the company is deemed a fair trade risk.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.57

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.25

Euro

1

Rs.71.79

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

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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