MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.06.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

O W HOSPITALITY LTD

 

 

Formerly Known as:

Cambridge Weavers Ltd

 

 

Registered Office :

Cairo Ismaila Road, 10th Ramadan City

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Year of Establishments:

2003

 

 

Legal Form :

Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of woven axminister carpets

 

 

No. of Employees :

300

 

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                                     : O W HOSPITALITY LTD

Country of Origin                                    : United Kingdom

Legal Form                                            : Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

Registration Date                                   : 2003

Total Workforce                                     : 300

Activities                                               : Manufacture of woven axminister carpets

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Person Interviewed                                 : Eslam Ali, General Manager

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

O W HOSPITALITY LTD

 

 

Company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Location            : Cairo Ismaila Road

Town                 : 10th Ramadan City

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-15) 411137 / 411138

Facsimile          : (20-15) 411136

Mobile               : (20-100) 3418558

Email                : eali@owhospitality.com / mohdmoustafa@orientalweavers.com

 

Premises

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of 10th Ramadan City.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                          Description

 

·       8 Zakaria Khalil Street                                                                       Office premises

PO Box: 2489

Cairo 11361

Tel: (20-2) 22672121

Fax: (20-2) 22672241

 

·       Al Safa Tower                                                                                   Office premises

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Tel: (971-4) 3252921

Fax: (971-4) 3322151

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                              Position

·       Mohamed Farid Khamis                                                                     Managing Director

·       Eslam Ali                                                                                         General Manager

·       Matthew Jones                                                                                  Operations Manager

·       Ahmed Nour Eddine                                                                          Sales Manager

·       Mohamed Lamy                                                                                Commercial Manager

·       Mahmoud Jalal                                                                                  Marketing Manager

·       Islam El Gharabawi                                                                           Sales Manager

 

·       Mohamed Moustafa                                                                           Assistant Export Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 2003

 

History                         : Subject began in 2003 under the name “Cambridge Weavers Ltd”. However in 2010 it

  changed its name to “O W Hospitality Ltd”.

 

Legal Form                  : Subject is the Egyptian registered branch of O W Hospitality Ltd, a Limited Liability

  Company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

  O W Hospitality Ltd in Egypt, operates as a Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation with its registered office located at the following address:

 

  O W Hospitality Ltd

  70 Salisbury Road

  London NW6 6NU

  United Kingdom

  Tel: (44-207) 6045000

 

  A Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation is not a legal entity in its own right.  

  Responsibility for payments lays in the hands of the company where it is originally

  registered. It is basically an extension of an existing company abroad and does not   require a local partner or sponsor.

 

  Under these circumstances, we strongly advise that any international trade credit should

  only be written under the name of the main company where the subject holds its registered office, in this case the United Kingdom.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the manufacture of woven axminister carpets.

 

Import Countries: India

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 300 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Export Development Bank of Egypt

     1st District Centre

Sharkeya

10th of Ramadan City

Tel: (20-15) 367203

Fax: (20-15) 362638 / 362639

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Local sources report that payment obligations are met in a generally timely manner and the operating history is clear. As such the company is deemed a fair trade risk.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.35

UK Pound

1

Rs.92.11

Euro

1

Rs.78.59

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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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