MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.06.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASFOUR CRYSTAL INTERNATIONAL SAE

 

 

Registered Office :

5 Asfour Crystal Street, End of Orabi Bridge, Industrial Zone, Shubra El-Kheima, PO Box: 1339, Kaliubeya 11511

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1961

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

20701

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of crystal ware.

 

 

No. of Employees :

22,500

 

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 :

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)

Egypt

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

EGYPT - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt''s economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo from 2004 to 2008 aggressively pursued economic reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate GDP growth. Despite the relatively high levels of economic growth in recent years, living conditions for the average Egyptian remained poor and contributed to public discontent. After unrest erupted in January 2011, the Egyptian Government backtracked on economic reforms, drastically increasing social spending to address public dissatisfaction, but political uncertainty at the same time caused economic growth to slow significantly, reducing the government''s revenues. Tourism, manufacturing, and construction were among the hardest hit sectors of the Egyptian economy, and economic growth is likely to remain slow during the next several years. The government drew down foreign exchange reserves by more than 50% in 2011 and 2012 to support the Egyptian pound and the dearth of foreign financial assistance - as a result of unsuccessful negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a multi-billion dollar loan agreement which have dragged on more than 20 months - could precipitate fiscal and balance of payments crises in 2013.

Source : CIA

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                    : ASFOUR CRYSTAL INTERNATIONAL SAE

Country of Origin                                   : Egypt

Legal Form                                           : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                  : 1961

Commercial Registration Number           : 20701

Issued Capital                                       : US$ 200,000,000

Paid up Capital                                     : US$ 200,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 22,500

Activities                                               : Manufacturers of crystal ware.

Financial Condition                                : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                    : Steady


COMPANY NAME

 

ASFOUR CRYSTAL INTERNATIONAL SAE

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Street               : 5 Asfour Crystal Street

Area                 : End of Orabi Bridge, Industrial Zone, Shubra El-Kheima

PO Box            : 1339

Town                : Kaliubeya 11511

Country             : Egypt

 

Telephone         : (20-2) 42201032 / 42202807 / 42204984 / 42201670 / 42206082

Facsimile          : (20-2) 42206082 / 42202561

Email                : asfour@asfourcrystal.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a suite of offices and a factory covering an area of more than 1.2 million square metres that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Kaliubeya.

 

Branch Offices

 

Location                                                                                               Description

 

60 Makrm Ebaid Street                                                                          Showroom premises

Nasr City

            Cairo

 

Mall of Arabia                                                                                       Showroom premises

6th of October City

 

Baroon Center                                                                                       Showroom premises

Maadi

Cairo

 

Senzo Mall                                                                                            Showroom premises

Airport Street

Hurghada

 

37 Hassan Radwan Street                                                                      Showroom premises

Tanta

 

Shokry Alkotly                                                                                       Showroom premises

Mahalla

 

152 Elshaheed Salah Mostafa Street                                                      Showroom premises

Talkha

 

256 Port Said Street                                                                              Showroom premises

Hammamat

 

70 Oraby & Mohamed Aly Street                                                                        Showroom premises

Hai Elarab

 

112 Mohy Eldeen Abo Elezz Street                                                         Showroom premises

Mohandessin

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

            Name                                                                                       Position

 

Walid Khamis Moussa Asfour                                                                Chairman

 

Omar Khamis Moussa Asfour                                                                Vice Chairman

 

Khaled Khamis Moussa Asfour                                                              Director

 

Mohamed Khamis Moussa Asfour                                                          Director

 

Ali Abd El Hamid                                                                                   Factory Manager

 

Ibrahim El Menyawy                                                                               Finance Manager

 

Khaled Farghaly                                                                                    Commercial Manager

 

Essam Helmy                                                                                        Import Manager

 

Magdy Hassanein                                                                                  Administration Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1961

 

Legal Form                  : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 20701

 

Issued Capital              : US$ 200,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : US$ 200,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                   Percentage

 

Walid Khamis Moussa Asfour                            18.17%

 

Omar Khamis Moussa Asfour                            18.17%

 

Khaled Khamis Moussa Asfour                          14.85%

 

Mohamed Khamis Moussa Asfour                      14.85%

 

Samih Abd El Rahman                                       11.67%

 

Fatma Khamis Moussa Asfour                             7.43%

 

Hanan Khamis Moussa Asfour                             7.43%

 

Hayam Khamis Moussa Asfour                            7.43%

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                     Engaged in the manufacture of crystal ware, including 3D laser gifts, figurines, crystal parts (trimmings), jewellery, spotlights and chandeliers.

 

Production Capacity: 100 tons of crystal per day

 

Export Countries:         Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, United States of America, Italy, Malaysia, Cyprus and Brazil.

 

Brand Names:              CRYSTAL ASFOUR

 

Operating Trend:          Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 22,500 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Egyptian Pounds (£E)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/11:              Year Ending 31/12/12:

 

Total Sales                                £E 1,516,162,910                       £E 1,594,040,671

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

The above financial figures are based on estimations by our local sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

Banque Misr

151 Mohamed Farid Street

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33912711 / 33912106

Fax: (20-2) 33919779

 

Citibank

PO Box: 188

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33551877 / 33551874

Fax: (20-2) 33558056

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Established in 1961, subject is involved in the manufacture of crystal ware, including 3D laser gifts, figurines, crystal parts (trimmings), jewellery, spotlights and chandeliers.

 

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.58.45

UK Pound

1

Rs.91.60

Euro

1

Rs.77.91

 

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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