MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.01.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TUNISIAN INDIAN FERTILIZERS SA

 

 

Registered Office :

8 Rue de Niger Tunis 1002

 

 

Country :

Tunisia

 

 

Year of Incorporation :

2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

B 2451662006

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals

 

 

No. of Employees :

350

 

 

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)

Tunisia

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

TUNISIA- ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Tunisia has a diverse, market-oriented economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors but faces an array of challenges. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia successfully focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% going to the European Union. Tunisia achieved four decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth. As the presidency wore on, cronyism and corruption under former President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (1987-2011) stymied economic performance and unemployment rose among the university's graduates. In January 2011 BEN ALI was overthrown, sending Tunisia's economy into a tailspin. The country's newly elected government faces immediate challenges stabilizing the economy. It must reassure businesses and investors, bring budget and current account deficits under control, shore up the country's financial system, bring down high unemployment, and reduce economic disparities between the more developed coastal region and impoverished interior.

Source : CIA


Company name

 

TUNISIAN INDIAN FERTILIZERS SA

 

 

Rating Briefing

 

 

      Definition:                                        FAIR CREDIT QUALITY

 

      Payment Record:                              NO COMPLAINTS

 

  This rating is based on available data. In the event of additional information a possibility for a different rating applies.

 

 

Registration Briefing

 

      Registration Number:                       B 2451662006

 

      Registration Date:                             2006

 

      Legal Form:                                      PUBLIC LIMITED CO

 

      Latest Financials:                             N/A

 

Financial Briefing

 

      Nominal Capital:                              225,000 Tunisian Dinar

 

      Issued Capital:                                 N/A

 

      Turnover:                                         N/A

 

      Net Profit:                                         N/A

 

      Net Worth:

 

 

Company Details

 

      Company Name:                                   TUNISIAN INDIAN FERTILIZERS SA

      Company acronym:                               TIFERT

      Headquarter Address:                            8 Rue de Niger,

                                                                  Tunis 1002,

                                                                  Tunisia

 

      Telephone:                                            +21671 908072

                                                                  +21671 908073

                                                                  +21671 908074

                                                                  +21674 667089

                                                                  +21674 667091

 

      Fax:                                                      +21671 667090

                                                                  +21671 908107

 

 

        Company was originally started on 2006

 

 

 

Registration & Legal Details

 

      Current Legal Form:                             PUBLIC LIMITED CO

      Additional Information:                        Deposit Number: D 2413352006

 

 

      Registration Address:                          8 Rue de Niger,

                                                                Tunis 1002

      Registration Number:                           B 2451662006

      Registration Date:                               2006

      Year/Date Company Established:         2006

      Registration Town:                               Tunis

      Tax Registration Number:                     975908 G/A/M000

 

 

Capital

 

      Currency:                                                                Tunisian Dinar

      Authorized Capital:                                                           225,000

      Paid Up Capital:                                                               225,000

 

Shareholders / Owners

 

        Shareholders:

 

          Name/Other Information                                         Shares Held           % of Voting/Non‑Voting capital

          COMPAGNIE DES PHOSPHATES DE                                                                   35.00% (VOTING)

          GAFSA,

          Tunisia

          GROUPE CHIMIQUE TUNISIEN,                                                                            35.00% (VOTING)

          Tunisia

          COROMANDEL FERTILIZERS,                                                                              15.00% (VOTING)

          India

          GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS AND                                                                   15.00% (VOTING)

          CHEMICALS,

          India

 

 

Principals

 

        Name:                                               Mr Tahar Khouaja

        Position within the company:             President and managing director

        Country of Birth:                                Tunisia

        Nationality:                                        Tunisian

        Can fluently speak:                            French/English

 

        Name:                                               Mr Hedi Fakhfakh

        Position within the company:             General manager

        Country of Birth:                                Tunisia

        Nationality:                                        Tunisian

        Can fluently speak:                            French/English

 

        Name:                                               Ms Houda Majdoubi

        Position within the company:             Assistant to General manager

        Country of Birth:                                Tunisia

        Nationality:                                        Tunisian

        Can fluently speak:                            French/English

 

 

Company Activities

 

        NACE Codes: 0891           Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals

                              2059           Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

 

        The subject is involved in manufacturing of phosphoric acid and intermediate products.

        These goods are totally sold to the indian market.

 

        Local Reporters consider the investigated company to be MEDIUM in their field of concern.

 

 

Operations

 

         Employees                                      Company Employs: 350

 

         HQ Premises                                   Operates from:    Rented Office

                                                                Location:            Central Business Area

 

         Branches                                        Zone Industrielle Skhira,

                                                                Sfax,

                                                                Tunisia

                                                                Description of branch: Factory

 

                                                                7 Rue de l'Arabie Saoudite,

                                                                Tunis 1002,

                                                                Tunisia

                                                                Description of branch: Office

                                                                These premises operate as: The company's head office

 

         Exports

 

                                                              Export % and type of product:   100%

                                                              Exports To:                               India

                                                              Exporting Terms:                       special agreements

 

 

          Trading & Selling

 

                                                               Territory:                                  100% International

                                                              Type of Customer:                    indian industrial companies

 

 

Related Companies

 

         Subsidiaries

         Affiliates

                                  Information on Related Companies is not available/applicable

 

 

Bankers

 

        BANQUE DE L'HABITAT,

        Branch: Main

        Tunis,

        Tunisia

        Relationship with Bank:                        is reported to be good

        Additional Information:                        Date Account Opened:2006

 

 

Payments

 

       Subject's payments reported to be: NO COMPLAINTS

 

 

 

 

Interview & Reporter Comments

 

            Name/Title:        Houda Majdoubi Assistant to General manager

            Comment:         Subject has confirmed the general details provided in the report but has declined to

            provide any Financial Data.

 

 

 

Reporter Comment:       All legal forms in Tunisia are obliged by law to be registered with the Registry office (a dept. of the Court) which is not publicly available.

 

            Some of the companies can also be found listed in the Tunisian Official Gazette which is

            publicly available. Subject was found registered and information obtained is as follows:

            Registered name/ registration date/  deposit number/ registered address/ legal form/ VAT

            number/   activities/ capital.

 

            According to the Tunisian Commercial Law, only the listed companies in the Tunisian Stock

            Exchange are obliged to publish their financial accounts. Financial information on other legal

            forms can only be obtained from the Companies directly.

            Any other data stated in the report was obtained directly from the Subject Company and/ or

            other publicly available information. Therefore it should be used as a point of reference as it is

            not possible to verify such data with official sources.

 

            In the interview conducted with  Ms.Houda Majdoubi, she confirmed details shown in this report

            and reported that the General direction has refused to provide the financial information,they

            prefer that the applicant contact them directly to get such information without our

            intermediation.

 

            As per Tunisian Commercial law companies, except the quoted public limited ones, are not

            required to file their financials and are under no obligation to provide such details to third parties,

            representatives and or correspondents representing international and or local clientele.

 

 

Conclusions

 

Local Reputation:          The company being investigated is considered by local reporters to be a Fair / Normal

            Trade Risk.

 

            General Conclusion:      Local informants consider granting of credit to be a fair trade risk.

 

            Age of Business:          The company has been established for under 5 years.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.77

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.13

Euro

1

Rs.71.57

 

 

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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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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