MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.01.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SUDANESE SUGAR CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

El Gamaa Street, Hai Elshatti, Square No. 7 PO Box 511 Khartoum

 

 

Country :

Sudan

 

 

Year of Incorporation :

1962

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Producers and refiners of sugar and molasses

 

 

No. of Employees :

10,500

 

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 :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

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)

Sudan

C1

C1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SUDAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Sudan is an extremely poor country that has had to deal with social conflict, civil war, and the July 2011 secession of South Sudan - the region of the country that had been responsible for about three-fourths of the former Sudan's total oil production. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since it began exporting oil in 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of increases in oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Following South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to maintain economic stability, because oil earnings now provide a far lower share of the country's need for hard currency and for budget revenues. Sudan is attempting to generate new sources of revenues, such as from gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. Services and utilities have played an increasingly important role in the economy. Agricultural production continues to employ 80% of the work force and contributes a third of GDP. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction and shortages of foreign exchange continue. Sudan also faces rising inflation, which has led to a number of small scale protests in Khartoum in recent months. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture ensure that much of the population will remain at or below the poverty line for years to come.

Source : CIA


 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : SUDANESE SUGAR CO LTD

Country of Origin                                    : Sudan

Legal Form                                            : Public Limited Company

Registration Date                                   : 1962

Issued Capital                                        : SD 7,022,000

Paid up Capital                                      : SD 7,022,000

Total Workforce                                     : 10,500

Activities                                               : Producers and refiners of sugar and molasses

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Person Interviewed                                 : Seham Siddiq, Assistant Procurement Manager

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

SUDANESE SUGAR CO LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : El Gamaa Street, Hai Elshatti, Square No. 7

 

PO Box             : 511

 

Town                 : Khartoum

Country             : Sudan

 

Telephone         : (249-183) 778439 / 774773 / 778647 / 779350 / 778439

Facsimile          : (249-183) 778271

Email                : info@ssc.sd / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it sukar@sudanmail.net / procurement@ssc.sd

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Suburban Business Area of Khartoum.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       Halfa City                                                                                         Owned factory premises

 

·       Sennar City                                                                                      Owned factory premises

 

·       Al Guneid                                                                                         Owned factory premises

 

·       Assalaya City                                                                                   Owned factory premises

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                               Position

 

·         Abdul Wahab Othman                                                                      Minister of Industry

 

·         Baker Mahgoob Mohamed Ali                                                           Chairman

 

·       Jad Al Rab Khalid                                                                              Financial Manager

 

·       Othman Zayan                                                                                  Technical Section Manager

 

·       Farha Mohiddine                                                                               Procurement Manager

 

·       Seham Siddiq                                                                                   Assistant Procurement Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1962

 

Legal Form                  : Public Limited Company

 

Issued Capital              : SD 7,022,000

 

Paid up Capital            : SD 7,022,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                    

 

·       Government of Sudan

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       SSC Khartoum Central Foundry

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the production, refining and marketing of sugar and molasses. The company has a production capacity of approximately 310,000 tonnes per annum.

 

Along with Kenana Sugar Company Ltd the subject produces 100% of the sugar cane grown in Sudan.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 10,500 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Companies registered in Sudan are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Bank of Sudan

Al Gamhuria Street

     Khartoum

     Tel: (249-183) 780268 / 780123

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.64

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.45

Euro

1

Rs.72.65

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

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

 

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