MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report Date :

15.01.2013

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	AGROQUIMICA INDUSTRIAL RIMAC S.A.
Registered Office :	De La Plaza de Deportes de La Lima 300 Mts. Oeste y 100 Mts. Norte Cartago
Country :	Costa Rica
Financials (as on) :	30.09.2011
Date of Incorporation :	06.05.1975
Legal Form :	Joint-Stock Company
Line of Business :	Subject is engaged to the formulation, distribution and marketing of agrochemicals, such as: Herbicides, insecticides, nematicides.
No. of Employees :	109

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 30^th, 2012

Country Name	Previous Rating (31.03.2011)	Current Rating (30.06.2012)
Costa Rica	B1	B1

Risk Category	ECGC Classification
Insignificant	A1
Low	A2
Moderate	B1
High	B2
Very High	C1
Restricted	C2
Off-credit	D

COSTA RICA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

Prior to the global economic crisis, Costa Rica enjoyed stable economic growth. The economy contracted 1.3% in 2009 but resumed growth at about 4% per year in 2010-11. While the traditional agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are still the backbone of commodity export trade, a variety of industrial and specialized agricultural products have broadened export trade in recent years. High value added goods and services, including microchips, have further bolstered exports. Tourism continues to bring in foreign exchange, as Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ecotourism. Foreign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; and Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. However, many business impediments remain such as high levels of bureaucracy, legal uncertainty due to overlapping and at times conflicting responsibilities between agencies, difficulty of enforcing contracts, and weak investor protection. Poverty has remained around 15-20% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures. Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances as they only represent about 2% of GDP. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The estimated 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans in Costa Rica legally and illegally are an important source of mostly unskilled labor but also place heavy demands on the social welfare system. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on 1 January 2009 after significant delays within the Costa Rican legislature. CAFTA-DR has increased foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including the insurance and telecommunications sectors recently opened to private investors. President CHINCHILLA was not able to gain legislative approval for fiscal reform, her top priority. She has indicated she will continue to pursue fiscal reform in 2012. President CHINCHILLA and the PLN were successful in passing a tax on corporations to fund an increase for security services.

Source : CIA

IDENTIFICATION

CORRECT COMPANY NAME

AGROQUIMICA INDUSTRIAL RIMAC S.A.

TAXPAYER REGISTRATION

CJ 310102820429

MAIN ADDRESS

De La Plaza de Deportes de La Lima 300 Mts. Oeste y 100 Mts. Norte

PROVINCE / DEPARTAMENT

Cartago

STATE / REGION

Cartago

COUNTRY

COSTA RICA

TELEPHONE

(506) 25737751

E-MAIL

mmendez@rimacsa.com

COMMENTS

 
In Costa Rica all the addresses are informal. They are based on variable reference points, that is to say, there is not a formal or official scheme about the address of a place, in the city or in the field.
 
Therefore one address can have two different reference points.
 
In some cities of the country, there are names of streets and avenues but they are not very often used by people or few understand this scheme.
 
The address supplied in your order, is equivalent to the one placed in heading of report.

SUMMARY
Date of foundation	1975
Capital stock	C/.371,573,999.= Colones
Shareholders' equity	2,163,716,282.00 Colones (30SEP2011)
Annual revenues	US$ 18,224,540.72 Colones (30SEP2011)
Profits (loss)	308,091,723.00 Colones (30SEP2011)
permanent employees	109
Chief Executive	ALVARADO TORRES, FERNANDO
Disposition	Only general information without figures.
Payments policy	Usually to terms/good

LEGAL BACKGROUNDS
LEGAL STATUS	Joint-Stock Company
DATE OF INCORPORATION	06MAY1975
PLACE OF REGISTRY	Cartago
DURATION	99 years
REGISTRATION	Volume 150, page 235, Entry 197
CURRENT PAID-IN CAPITAL	C/.371,573,999.= Colones
LAST CAPITAL INCREASE	09/2000
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY	2,163,716,282.00 Colones (30SEP2011)
CLASS OF SHARES	Registered.
LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE	No
CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE (US$)	C/.504.25 per 1 USD
COMMENTS	The remaining 7.82% of shares are held by other minority shareholders not specified.

DIRECTORS - EXECUTIVES – SHAREHOLDERS

FULL NAMES / COMPANY NAME	TITLE	%PART.	SINCE
MACAYA ORTIZ, ERNESTO	President	15.21%
MACAYA HAYES, ROMAN	Vice President	10.00%
ALVARADO TORRES, FERNANDO	General Manager
MACAYA ORTIZ, CARLOS	Treasurer	36.97%
RIVERA PORRAS, EDUARDO	Secretary
HERRERA, RONALD	General Accountant
ALVARADO ZAMORA, CHRISTIAN	Operations Manager
MACAYA HAYES, ANASTASIA	Shareholder	10.00%
MACAYA HAYES, MARGARITA	Shareholder	10.00%
MACAYA HAYES, ALEXANDRA	Shareholder	10.00%

WHO IS WHO?

MACAYA ORTIZ, ERNESTO

NATIONALITY

Costa Rican

D.O.B.

1973

CIVIL STATUS

Married

PROFESSION

Bachelor's degree

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Majority shareholder of Subject. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology.

MACAYA ORTIZ, CARLOS

NATIONALITY

Costa Rican

D.O.B.

1950

ASSOCIATED AS PER OUR DATABASE TO

COMPANY	TITLE	TAX REG	COUNTRY
RAFAEL PINTO Y COMPAÑIA S.A.		310100311001	COSTA RICA
PRODUCTOS LUBRICANTES S.A.	Shareholder	3101029473	COSTA RICA

RIVERA PORRAS, EDUARDO

NATIONALITY

Costa Rican

D.O.B.

1937

PROFESSION

Chemical Engineer (Trohim University-Norway)

RELATED COMPANIES TO SUBJECT COMPANY OR TO MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER

COMPANY NAME	COUNTRY	TAX REG.	RELATION %
INDUSTRIAS CARNEL S.A.	COSTA RICA	3101199722	Related

BUSINESS

Main activity

 
Company is engaged to the formulation, distribution and marketing of agrochemicals, such as : Herbicides, insecticides, nematicides.

Import

Yes

Country

Taiwan, USA, India and Europe

Export

Yes

COUNTRY

Central America, except for Dominican Republic and Guatemala

% CASH SALES / METHOD

10%

% Credit SALES / Terms

90% (terms: 30,45,60, 120 days)

% Ventas exterior (Paises)

60%

SELLING TerritorY

40% Nationally

EMPLOYEES

109

LOCATION
PREMISES	Own
AREA	1,200 sqm.
OTHER PREMISES	Heading address belongs to the headquarters and production site. Previously were located at: 250 metros Oeste, 50 metros Norte de la Lima de Cártago, Cartago.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Interviewee(s)

Ronald Herrera

Position(s)

Accountant

Disposition

Only general information without figures.

Information provided

The person interviewed co-operated by providing operational data except financial figures for new company policy.
 
From previous research we have available key figures of their latest balance sheet available for the Fiscal Year ended on 30/09/2011 (12 months), which we show below:

BALANCE SHEET
Balance sheet date	30SEP2011
Type of balance sheet	Annual
Period	12 months
Currency	Colones
Exchange rate per US$	507.7
A S S E T S
Current Assetsd	7,164,443,137.00
Fixed	471,945,473.00
Total Assets	7,636,388,610.00
L I A B I L I T I E S
Current liabilities	5,392,919,269.00
Long term	79,753,059.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES	5,472,672,328.00
S H A R E H O L D E R S'  E Q U I T Y
Total shareholders equity	2,163,716,282.00
Total Liab. / Sh. equity	7,636,388,610.00
Sales	9,252,599,326.00
Profit (Loss)	308,091,723.00

RATIO
Liquidity ratio	1.33	Current assets / Current liabilities
Debt-to-equity ratio	40.12 %	(Shareholders' equity / Current liabilities %)
Profitability margin	3.33 %	(Profits / Sales %)
Working capital	1,771,523,868.00	(Current assets - Current liabilities)

FINANCIAL SITUATION

A-: SATISFACTORY
According to the latest Financial Statement presented to us and / or general business conditions observed, we estimate the financial situation of this company is Satisfactory, because:
 - Liquidity Ratio is slightly acceptable.
 - Working Capital is slightly satisfactory.
 - Equity covers moderately liabilities.
 - The results are moderate

INSURANCE

COMPANY	AGAINST	EXPIRATION	AMOUNT
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGUROS S.A.	All risk		Not specified

TRADE REFERENCES, CREDIT BUREAU, LAWSUITS, BANKS

(Confidential Information)

TRADE REFERENCES

Supplier: LT COMERCIAL	Tel.: (506) 22933232	Country: COSTA RICA
Goods/Services? : Plastic containers
Highest credit? : DC 3,500,000
Client since? : 2004	Terms? : 60 days	Performance? : Prompt
Supplier: ABC DISTRIBUCIONES	Tel.: (506) 22570317	Country: COSTA RICA
Goods/Services? : Agrochemicals and plastic containers
Highest credit? : US$ 55,000.=
Client since? : 2007	Terms? : 60 days	Performance? : Prompt
Supplier: SIGMA ENVASES	Tel.: (506) 22348800	Country: COSTA RICA
Highest credit? : n/a
Comments : Worked with subject until year 2010
Supplier: EMPAQUES SANTA ANA	Tel.: (506) 22820888	Country: COSTA RICA
Highest credit? : n/a
Comments : Worked with subject until year 2009.

Note : Other suppliers did not provide information or could not be consulted

Supplier	Country	Comment
WEST WACO	U.S.A.
WITCO	U.S.A.
BIETTFIELD	U.S.A.
AIR PRODUCTS	U.S.A.

LAWSUITS

As of report date we have not found any litigation, suit, or judgement filed against this company.

BANKERS

Subject carries out its financial operations through the above-mentioned entities which don't provide further information pursuant to Bank Confidentiality. 
It is important to mention that in Costa Rica, the only way to obtain information from banks is through the investigated company itself, or if it authorizes the banks for that purpose. Otherwise penalties will be imposed. It must be understood the Costa Rican bank system is subject to the bank secrecy principle under which the information concerning the clients is not allowed to be displayed.

GENERAL INFORMATION

REPUTATION

NOTHING AGAINST COMPANY

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Currency	Unit	Indian Rupees
US Dollar	1	Rs.54.63
UK Pound	1	Rs.88.17
Euro	1	Rs.73.13

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
--	NB	New Business	--

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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