MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.07.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BUSINESS PEOPLE UNLIMITED & CIA S.C.A

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle 109 Numero 15-17 Local 2, Bogota

 

 

Country :

Colombia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.02.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

632166

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Joint-Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the importation and distribution of glassworks, cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils.

 

 

No. of Employees :

20 (approximately)

 

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 – March, 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Colombia

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


 

COLOMBIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Colombia's consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to face external shocks. Real GDP has grown more than 4% per year for the past three years, continuing almost a decade of strong economic performance. All three major ratings agencies have upgraded Colombia's government debt to investment grade. Nevertheless, Colombia depends heavily on oil exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in oil prices. Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure, weakened further by recent flooding. Moreover, the unemployment rate of 10.3% in 2012 is still one of Latin America's highest. The SANTOS Administration''s foreign policy has focused on bolstering Colombia''s commercial ties and boosting investment at home. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was ratified by the US Congress in October 2011 and implemented in 2012. Colombia has signed or is negotiating FTAs with a number of other countries, including Canada, Chile, Mexico, Switzerland, the EU, Venezuela, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, China, Costa Rica, Panama, and Israel. Foreign direct investment - notably in the oil and gas sectors - reached a record $10 billion in 2008 but dropped to $7.2 billion in 2009, before beginning to recover in 2010, and reached a record high of nearly $16 billion in 2012. Colombia is the third largest Latin American exporter of oil to the United States, and the United States'' largest source of imported coal. Inequality, underemployment, and narcotrafficking remain significant challenges, and Colombia''s infrastructure requires major improvements to sustain economic expansion.

Source : CIA

 


REGISTERED NAME & COMPANY SUMMARY

 

IDENTIFICATION

COMPANY NAME

BUSINESS PEOPLE UNLIMITED & CIA S.C.A

TAX ID TYPE

NIT

TAX ID NUMBER

830000844-0

CURRENT STATUS

Active

MAIN ADDRESS

Calle 109 Numero 15-17 Local 2

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE

Bogota

PHONE NUMBER(S)

(57-1)214.3621/637.8023

FAX NUMBER

(57-1) 612.2817

E-MAIL

natalia.jaimes@bpu.com.co

WEB SITE

www.bpu.com.co

PAYMENT HISTORY

WITHOUT CREDIT EXPERIENCE

 

LEGAL ASPECTS

LEGAL STATUS

Limited Joint-Stock Company

INCORPORATION DATE

14/02/1995

REGISTERED IN

Bogota

DURATION

23/06/2054

REGISTRATION

Commercial Registration No.632166

COMMENTS ON LEGAL ASPECTS .-

The name of the Notary who attested the incorporation of the subject company was not directly provided by the same.

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVES-SHAREHOLDERS

NAME

JOB TITLE

% STAKE

ARISTIZABAL SALAZAR, HERNANDO DE JESUS

General Manager/Legal Rep.

 

JARAMILLO DE ARISTIZABAL, MAISSIE

Commercial Manager

 

ARISTIZABAL JARAMILLO, MARKOS

Marketing Manager

 

DIAZ, MARTIN

Tax Inspector

 

JAIMES SOTELO, JENNY NATALIA

Accountant

 

 

 

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

 

No negative information found.

 

 

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Ps$700,000,000.00 Pesos

NET WORTH

Ps$1,420,192,000.00 Pesos (as of 31/12/2012)

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

NO

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

IMPORTS

YEAR

2013 (January - June)

AMOUNT

US$ 71,176.40

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 544,493.78

YEAR

2011

AMOUNT

US$ 429,386.05

YEAR

2010

AMOUNT

US$ 406,861.84

YEAR

2009

AMOUNT

US$ 467,632.23

YEAR

2008

AMOUNT

US$ 284,928.54

EXPORTS

YEAR

2013 (January - June)

AMOUNT

US$ 12,828.24

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 5,490.78

YEAR

2011

AMOUNT

US$ 8,716.40

% CASH SALES/PAYMENT METHOD

50%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

50% (Terms at 30-60 days)

 

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Na

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONTENT.-

During this investigation, we interviewed Miss Natalia Jaimes (Accountant) who provided us with commercial information on the subject except for financial data since she was not authorized to do so. Therefore, this report has been also elaborated with the information provided by outside sources. And in accordance with such information, we herein include subject's General Balance Sheet as of 31/12/2012 (12 months) expressed in Pesos; which figures read as follows:

 

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET

Balance Date

31/12/2012

 

 

Currency

Peso

 

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

 

 

.Current Total

2,548,576,000.00

 

 

.Net Fixed

1,203,397,000.00

 

 

.Total Assets

3,751,973,000.00

 

 

.Total Current Liabilities

2,331,781,000.00

 

 

Total Liabilities

2,331,781,000.00

 

 

Total Equity

1,420,192,000.00

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

3,751,973,000.00

 

 

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

Balance Date

31/12/2012

 

 

Currency

Peso

 

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

 

 

Net Sales

4,766,738,000.00

 

 

Profit(loss)

600,119,000.00

 

 

 

RATIOS FINANCIAL

PERIOD

2,012.00

 

 

.NET WORKING CAPITAL

216,795,000.00

 

 

.CREDIT RATING

1.09

 

 

.CONTENTS OF THE ACID TEST

0.00

 

 

.INDEBTEDNESS

1.61

 

 

.LIABILITIES, CAPITAL

0.00

 

 

.TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

1.27

 

 

.RETURN ON EQUITY

0.00

 

 

.NET RETURN ON SALES

0.00

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS.-

COUNTRY CONTEXT - COLOMBIA: The below Country comments were obtained from a highly regarded public source that issues economic comments on all of World` s countries. Taxes: - Colombian income tax: 38.5% on the net profit-business:. - Tax agreements with the Andean Community and Spain which allow residents in this countries to have a special tax treatment. - Alphabetic currency code for every country, established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 4217: Colombian Peso (COP) Main economic indicators: - External debt: US $73.41 billion (31 December 2012 est.) - International reserves: US$34.74 billion (31 December 2012 est.) - Inflation rate forecasted: 3.2% (2012 est.) - GDP growth rate: 4.3% (2012 est.) - Annual GDP per capita: US$10,700 (2012 est.) - GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 6.8% industry: 38.1% services: 55.1% (2012 est.) - Labour force of 23.08 million people divided by: agriculture: 18% industry: 13% services: 68% - Unemployment rate: 10.3% (2012 est.) Productive sectors: - Agriculture - products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; shrimp; forest products - Industrial- products: textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds Foreign trade: - Exports: US$59.96 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 Exports - commodities: petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas, apparel Exports - partners: US 42%, Netherlands 4.7%, China 4.2% (2011) - Imports: US$55.49 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 Imports - commodities: industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity Imports - partners: US 29.2%, China 11.9%, Mexico 11.5%, Brazil 5.3% (2011) Final brief: Commercial Country Risk: MEDIUM Political Country Risk: LOW

INSURANCE.-

No insurance data was reported.

CREDIT FILES

Possible local suppliers did not provide information about their clients as per confidentiality policies.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

RATE OF EXCHANGE

US$1.00 = Ps$1892.50, as of report date

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

OPERATIONS

SECTOR

3.-TRADE ( WHOLESALE AND RETAIL)

ACTIVITY

DIVERSE PRODUCTS

ISIC CATEGORY

G-WHOLESALE AND/OR RETAIL SALE

MAIN ACTIVITY

Subject is engaged in the importation and distribution of glassworks, cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils.

TERRITORY OF SALES

99% (Local market)

% FOREIGN SALES

1%

% FOREIGN PURCHASING

100%

N. OF EMPLOYEES

20 (approximately)

 

 

LOCATION

 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES and WAREHOUSE: Located at the address shown in caption, in a commercial zone of the city with easy access routes. Rented large premise kept in good repair.

COMMENTS OF OPERATIONS.-

Subject imports from India, USA, Mexico, China, and Sri Lanka. Likewise, it exports to Ecuador.

 

 

BANKERS / REFERENCE

 

Bank Name

Account Number

Account Officer

Telephone

Country

BANCO DAVIVIENDA S

 

 

 

COLOMBIA

BANK COMENTS

Consulted banks did not provide any information on their clients as per bank secrecy.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.83

UK Pound

1

Rs.91.76

Euro

1

Rs.79.33

 

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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