MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.02.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ECOTOPIA TEAK INCORPORATED S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Edificio Plaza Paitilla, Local 38, Punta Paitilla, Apartado 0831-01350

 

 

Country :

Panama

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.02.2005

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0831-01350

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint-Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Management of teak plantations and sale of teak logs.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

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)

Panama

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 

panama - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism. Economic growth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and is scheduled to be completed by 2014 at a cost of $5.3 billion - about 10% of current GDP. The expansion project will more than double the Canal''s capacity, enabling it to accommodate ships that are too large to traverse the existing canal. The United States and China are the top users of the Canal. Panama also plans to construct a metro system in Panama City, valued at $1.2 billion and scheduled to be completed by 2014. Panama''s booming transportation and logistics services sectors, along with aggressive infrastructure development projects, have lead the economy to continued growth in 2011. Strong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second worst income distribution in Latin America. About 30% of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2010 poverty was reduced by 10 percentage points, while unemployment dropped from 12% to less than 3% of the labor force in 2011. A US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement was approved by Congress and signed into law in October 2011. Seeking removal from the Organization of Economic Development''s gray-list of tax havens, Panama has also recently signed various double taxation treaties with other nations.

 

Source : CIA

 

 


IDENTIFICATION

 

CORRECT COMPANY NAME

ECOTOPIA TEAK INCORPORATED S.A.

TRADE NAME

ECOTOPIA TEAK INC. S.A.

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION

RUC 7397091477573

MAIN ADDRESS

Edificio Plaza Paitilla, Local 38, Punta Paitilla, Apartado 0831-01350

POSTAL CODE

0831-01350

PROVINCE / DEPARTAMENT

Panama

COUNTRY

PANAMA

TELEPHONE

(507) 3902130

E-MAIL

info@ecotopiateak.com

WEB

www.ecotopia.com

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Date of foundation

2005

Capital stock

US$2,900,500.00 Dollars.

Chief Executive

JOHANSSON, PER ALF

Disposition

C Poor. Very few information was given. Politely.

Payments policy

Without rating (No payment experience traced)

Credit (**)

Indeterminate, Information is insufficient. With no Experience.

 

 

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS

 

LEGAL STATUS

Joint-Stock Company

DATE OF INCORPORATION

21FEB2005

PLACE OF REGISTRY

Panama.

NOTARY OFFICE

43, Tenth of Circuit.

DURATION

Perpetual

REGISTRATION

Index Card 477573, Volume 2005, Entry 25195

CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL

US$2,900,500.00 Dollars.

CLASS OF SHARES

Registered.

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

No

SHARE VALUE

US$1.= Dollar

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE (US$)

B/.1.= Balboa per 1.= USADollar

COMMENTS

No information was found about company's shareholders but third parties refer they would be Swedish investors.

 

Resident Agent:  REYNA Y ASOCIADOS.

 

DIRECTORS - EXECUTIVES – SHAREHOLDERS

 

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME

TITLE

%PART.

SINCE

JOHANSSON, PER ALF

President

 

 

MORAN, BIANCA FRIEDA

Treasurer

 

 

JOHANSSON, ALF MARTIN HERMAN

Secretary

 

 

 

 

WHO IS WHO?

 

JOHANSSON, PER ALF

 

 

ASSOCIATED AS PER OUR DATABASE TO

COMPANY

TITLE

TAX REG

COUNTRY

ECOTOPIA NATURE PARK INCORPORATE

 

 

PANAMA

 

 

BUSINESS HISTORY

 

Company was established on 21/02/2005 in compliance with Deed 2474.

According to the company's charter signed the articles of incorporation: GERVACIA SANTOS and LANNA BERMUDEZ ROMERO.

 

Founded in 2005 as a  "green" vision of a group of Swedish investors, which led to the creation of  ECOTOPIA TEAK INCORPORATED S.A.,  a private company based in Panama but controlled by foreign capital.

The main objective of this company is based on the interest of maintaining and managing plantations acquired with certain development and to expand the area planted into neighboring properties, all under the principle of integrated resource management.

 

 

BUSINESS

 

SIC Classification
0 8 - FORESTRY.WOOD (Timber tracts, Forest nurseries, seed Gathering, Forestry Services)

Main activity

Management of teak plantations and sale of teak logs.

LOCATION

OTHER PREMISES

Heading address  corresponds to registered office, administrative and commercial offices of the investigated company.

Comments

Manage 650 hectares of teak plantations, some of the oldest in Panama. Of the total 400 hectares belong to the shareholders and 250 hectares which they manage from other investors.

 

They also sell some production of teak through the Swedish company AB Boxhult, which perfects teak for wood products, sawn and planed, and sells to multiple customers.

 

The company has the forest management certification issued by SGS entity (Nº SGS-FM/COC-002838, 10/10/2011, due 10/09/2016), Scope: Management of forest plantations by ECOTOPIA TEAK INCORPORATED S.A.  in the Provinces of Chiriqui, Darién and Panama East of Panama for timber production of Tectona grandis (teak).

Location: Cañita, Cañazas, Wacuco (Panama East), Santa Fe (Darién) and David (Chiriqui).

 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Disposition

C Poor. Very few information was given. Politely.

Information provided

Despite every effort spent it was virtually impossible to interview the persons responsible for the company.

 

Thus this report was produced with information gathered from outside sources and official, but it was not possible to find the financial statements of company or any financial indicator at any source researched.

 

 

SALES

US$ 0.00 ()

FINANCIAL SITUATION

NN: UNDETERMINED

The financial situation of the company is considered undetermined, not having financial statements that allow an accurate analysis of its results in its latest fiscal year. Trade references are very few, if any, which prevents us from establishing its payment habits. There is little information available about the Owners creditworthiness. The reluctance in their statements, derived from confidential policies, makes us lack more leads or evaluation sources. Public and private sources of information do not report further details. Company lacks transparency therefore we recommend caution.

Insurance Comments

No information was obtained concerning insurance.

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES, CREDIT BUREAU, LAWSUITS, BANKS


(Confidential Information)

TRADE REFERENCES

CREDIT HISTORY

It was not possible to learn the names of the suppliers or financial institutions with which this company has dealings.

 

The consultation in local sources did not reveal any credit or financing granted to the investigated company, thus it is not possible to determine its payment history.

 

LAWSUITS

Local records do not show financial restraints, bank account disqualification,  delinquencies, litigation, suit, bankruptcy or judgement filed against this company.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

REPUTATION

 

NOTHING AGAINST COMPANY

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.28

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.09

Euro

1

Rs.72.44

 

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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