MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.05.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SKIPPER ELECTRICALS (NIGERIA) LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as:

SKIPPER ELECTRICALS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

7, Randle Crescent, Apapa, Lagos State

 

 

Country :

Nigeria

 

 

Year of Establishments:

1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

RC: 525986

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject has ventured into the field of Power Generation and is working on Thermal, Hydro and Gas power generation plants

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 20

 

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:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Nigeria

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

D

 

NIGERIA ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Oil-rich Nigeria has been hobbled by political instability, corruption, inadequate infrastructure, and poor macroeconomic management, but in 2008 began pursuing economic reforms. Nigeria's former military rulers failed to diversify the economy away from its overdependence on the capital-intensive oil sector, which provides 95% of foreign exchange earnings and about 80% of budgetary revenues. Following the signing of an IMF stand-by agreement in August 2000, Nigeria received a debt-restructuring deal from the Paris Club and a $1 billion credit from the IMF, both contingent on economic reforms. Nigeria pulled out of its IMF program in April 2002, after failing to meet spending and exchange rate targets, making it ineligible for additional debt forgiveness from the Paris Club. In November 2005, Abuja won Paris Club approval for a debt-relief deal that eliminated $18 billion of debt in exchange for $12 billion in payments - a total package worth $30 billion of Nigeria's total $37 billion external debt. Since 2008 the government has begun to show the political will to implement the market-oriented reforms urged by the IMF, such as modernizing the banking system, removing subsidies, and resolving regional disputes over the distribution of earnings from the oil industry. GDP rose strongly in 2007-12 because of growth in non-oil sectors and robust global crude oil prices. President JONATHAN has established an economic team that includes experienced and reputable members and has announced plans to increase transparency, diversify economic growth, and improve fiscal management. Lack of infrastructure and slow implementation of reforms are key impediments to growth. The government is working toward developing stronger public-private partnerships for roads, agriculture, and power. Nigeria's financial sector was hurt by the global financial and economic crises, but the Central Bank governor has taken measures to restructure and strengthen the sector to include imposing mandatory higher minimum capital requirements.

 

Source : CIA

Company name

 

SKIPPER ELECTRICALS (NIGERIA) LIMITED

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

The company has ventured into the field of Power Generation and is working on Thermal, Hydro and Gas power generation plants

 

 

COMPANY LOCATION

 

The company is located at Ebute Igbogbo Road, Abel Abu Point, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

COMPANY NAME:                                 SKIPPER ELECTRICALS (NIGERIA) LIMITED

REGISTERED NAME:                            SKIPPER (NIGERIA) LIMITED

PREVIOUS NAME:                                SKIPPER ELECTRICALS LIMITED

REGISTERED ADDRESS:                      7, Randle Crescent, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria

HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS:                     Ebute Igbogbo Road, Abel Abu Point, Ikorodu, Lagos State,

Nigeria

MOBILE:                                               234-702-098-8420, 810-071-8558, 813-195-2801

EMAIL:                                                 info@skipperseil.com , sales_ng@skippersseil.com

WEBSITE:                                            www.skipperseil.com

Currency: All monetary quoted in this report are in Nigerian Naira, the local currency or unless otherwise stated. The exchange rate is N155 to 1 US $.

 

SUMMARY

 

NATURE OF PREMISES:                       Leased office space approximately 1,000 square meters

DATE INCORPORATED:                        4th March, 2004

YEAR BEGAN OPERATIONS:                1986

LEGAL FORM:                                      Private Limited Company

REGISTRATION NO:                             RC: 525986

SHARE CAPITAL:                                 10,000,000.00

ISSUED CAPITAL:                                100,000.00

PAID-UP CAPITAL:                               100,000.00

UNALLOTTED SHARE CAPITAL:           900,000.00

STAFF STRENGHT:                              About 20

 

 

OWNERSHIP/SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE

 

Names                                                                                                                                     %Held

  1. Jitender K. Sachdeva                                                                                          90%                 

C.20D, Gangotri Enclave, Alaknanda, New Delhi, 19, Delhi, India

 

  1. Sukhdev Kumar                                                                                                 10%

7, Randle Crescent, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria

 

DIRECTORS                                             

 

  1. Jitender K. Sachdeva
  2. Sukhdev Kumar

 

 

MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

S/N

Name

Position

1.

Mr. Rajesh Banerjee

Vice President (Nigeria)

2.

Mr. J S Krishnan

DGM Finance & Accounts (Nigeria)

 

MANAGEMENT PROFILE

 

MR. RAJESH BANERJEE                                   -           VICE PRESIDENT (NIGERIA)

A Professional with over nineteen years of domain experience in power transmission, distribution & automation, he has been involved in General Management with extensive focus on marketing, sales, key accounts & customer relationship management. Furthermore, he has hands-on-experience in Project monitoring & deliverables including profit & control of receivables.

 

A Bachelor of Engineering from University of Calcutta & a post graduate in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, has worked for various Global MNCs in the Indian subcontinent.

 

Currently based at Abuja, Nigeria, he has worked as VP with Skipper Group (Nigeria Operation) & registered with COREN, Nigerian Association of Technologist in Engineering.

 

 

MR. J.S. KRISHNAN                             -           DGM FINANCE & ACCOUNTS (NIGERIA)

A professional with over twelve years of Hard core experience in Accounts, Finance, Costing and Treasury operations, predominantly in Manufacturing sector and also in Trading sector. He has been involved with extensive focus on setting up of Internal Controls in Accounting, Management, Reporting and Treasury operations.

 

A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant from India, has worked for various Global MNCs in Indian Subcontinent.

 

Currently based at Abuja, Nigeria, works as DGM-Finance & Accountant with Skipper Group, Nigeria.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Skipper Electricals (Nigeria) Limited was incorporated on 4th March, 2004 with Registration Number (RC: 505986) with N100,000.00 Share Capital. The company’s address is located at Ebute Igbogbo Road, Abel Abu Point, opposite Ikorodu WAEC Office, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is a bungalow building in a big compound, there is a warehouse inside the compound painted cream.

 

Skipper Nigeria Limited has successfully executed EPC projects in the field of Transmission lines and Substation erection up to 132 KV for power utilities such as Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) and Private Industrial sector.

 

Skipper Nigeria Limited has ventured into the field of Power Generation and is working on Thermal, Hydro and Gas power generation plants. With more than 10 years of on-ground presence in Nigeria, Skipper Nigeria Ltd is well versed with local operating conditions and is ideally suited to execute high value projects and manage Distribution Company.

 

Skipper Nigeria Limited is managed by professionals, advised by renowned Consultants, driven by skilled work-force and run under state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities, the company is today known for its excellent quality and service support. A strategic combination of design, innovation, quality and dedicated customer service has made Skipper a reliable and established name in the Nigerian Power Sector.

 

Skipper Nigeria Limited has, since its inception, contributed positively and immensely to the Power sector as seen below:

 

 

During our visit on 16th May, 2013, we spoke with the security man on duty who took our document to the Purchasing Manager; the Purchasing Manager upon acknowledgment confirmed the company’s line of business but promised to get back to us in due course but we are yet to receive any response at the time of compiling this report. While at the premises, we sighted some Transformers at the front of the warehouse and some other equipment.

 

Note: The Company increased its share capital from 100,000.00 to 9,900,000.00 and later to 10,000,000.00 in 2005. It also changed its name from SKIPPER ELECTRICALS LIMITED TO SKIPPER NIGERIA LIMITED in 2011 and has also paid its Statutory Annual Returns till 2010.

 

Conclusion: Based on our visit and brief discussion held with the Purchasing Manager and some Transformers sighted in the compound, we are of the opinion that the company is a legal entity. As such, any business relationship with the company should be mutually beneficial.

 

PROJECT DIVISION

·         Substation Projects

·         Transmission Lines

·         Rural Electrification

·         Solar Power & Water Projects

·         BOP of Power Plants

 

SUBSIDIARY

GTA Engineering Nigeria Limited

Ebute Igbogbo Road, Abel Abu Point, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria


 

PRODUCTS DESCRIPTION

·         Power Transformers

·         Distribution Transformers

·         Special Application Transformers

·         Unitized Sub Sta

·         Oil Filled CT & VT

·         Epoxy Resin Cast CTs & VTs

·         12kV Indoor Vacuum Circuit Breaker

·         Outdoor PCVCB

·         Isolating Switches

·         Expulsion Drop Out Fuses

·         Mobile Capacitor Banks

·         HV Mobile Substation

·         Power Control

·         Smart Metering

·         Process Control Products

·         Industrial Control

·         LV MCC, PCC Capacitor  Panels

·         Draw Out Motor Control Centre

·         Feeder Pillar

·         Automatic Power Factor Correction Panels

·         Sub Main Distribution Switchboards

 

PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED

·         Power Transformer up to 100MCA 161 KV

·         Distribution Transformer up to 4MVA 33 KV

·         Induction/Arc Furnace Rectifier Transformers

·         Current & Voltage Transformer up to 220 KV

·         SCADA, Automation & Instrumentation Panels

·         Vacuum Circuit Breakers up to 36VKV

·         Compact Package Substation 11VKV

·         Indoor & Outdoor Metering Units up to 36VKV

·         Off Load Isolators up to 400VKV

·         Drop Out Fuses and Element up to 36 KV

 

CLIENTS

·         ABB India Ltd.

·         Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

·         BSES Rajdhani

·         BSES Yamuna

·         Crompton Greaves Ltd.

·         Ceylon Electricity Board

·         Delhi Transco Ltd.

·         Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd.

·         Electrotherm India Ltd.

·         Gail India Limited

·         Hero Moto Corp.

·         Inductotherm Group

·         Jindal Stainless

·         Steel Authority of India Limited

·         Mohan Steel Limited

·         Engineers India Ltd.

·         Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

·         Plot Enterprises, Ghana

·         Global Health

·         National Thermal Power Corporation

·         Monnet Group

·         Nepal Electricity Authority

·         National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.

·         Punjab State Electricity Board

·         Nepal Hydro & Electric Limited

·         North Delhi Power Ltd.

·         Power Grid Corporation Ltd.

·         Saftronics

·         Ranbaxy

·         WPIL Limited

·         GRD Minproc

·         Voltas Limited

·         Transmission company of Nigeria

·         SONABEL- Ministry of Energy, Burkina Faso

·         Power Holding company of Nigeria

·         Renacs Engineering

·         Jharkhand State Electricity Board

·         Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd.

·         Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

·         Greaves Cotton

·         Nigelec

 

AFFILIATE ADDRESSES

Skipper Electricals (India) Limited

Works

F-667 / 668, RIICO Industrial Area,
Phase - II, Bhiwadi-301019,
Distt. Alwar (Raj.) India.
E-mail: info@skipperseil.com
Tel: +91-1493-641184, 641185, 641191
Fax: +91-1493-220296

 

Sales

Gurgaon (Haryana), India.
Tel: +91-124-4399999, 4375241, 42, 43
Fax : +91-124-4375240
Email: sales_ggn@skipperseil.com

 

Branch Office

Mumbai (Maharashtra), India.
Tel: +91-22-65250173, 32684547
Fax : +91-22-28786505
Email: sales_mum@skipperseil.com

 

Skipper Electricals (Middle East) FZE

Office & Works P.O Box: 9205, B-3/ 14 & 16 Saif Zone, Sharjah , U.A.E
E-mail: sales_me@skipperseil.com

 

UAE Branch 

Tel: +971-6-5574340
Fax : +971-6-5574341

 

Skipper Nigeria Limited

Works

4th Floor, Plot 388, Coscharis, Constitution, Road, CBD, Abuja
E-mail: sales_ng@skipperseil.com

 

Abuja Branch 

Tel: +234 1 2126084,
Fax: +234 1 4600371

 

Lagos Branch

Tel : +234-1-4600372/7623988
Fax : +234-1-4600371

 

Skipper Ghana Limited

A514/4 Blorgodo Road, Nyaneba Estate, OSU Accra-Ghana
E-mail: ghana@skipperseil.com

 

Ghana Branch 

Tel: +233-21787288/541898441
Fax: +233-21-7872

 

 

MISSION

To deliver high quality energy efficient products and world class services to satisfy all its stakeholders through its diverse work force.

 

VISION

To be an international power and infrastructure enterprise most admired for its people performance and partnership

 

TYPES OF CUSTOMERS

·        General Public

·        Group of Companies

·        Corporate Organisations

 

 

PERFORMANCE RANKING

* Quality of Management:          GOOD

* Ethics & Integrity:                     GOOD

* Ownership Structure:               GOOD

 

 

FINANCES 

 

The company’s Audited Accounts was not available as at the time of compiling this report. However, we advise that the maximum credit limit to be accorded to the company could be put at 350million US dollars ($350m USD). This opinion is as a result of the company’s performance in the industry it belongs to in Nigeria.

 

 

INDUSTRIAL OVERVIEW

/ OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

 

Subject is operating in an industry with very great potentials. This sector in Nigeria has a lot to explore when it comes to the need for expansion, improvement of product quality, work force development and general technical expertise. Mainly, private individuals dominate this sector. Despite the huge capital required for setting up this investment, it has grown in its leaps and bounds over the decades in the nation, although, the efforts of the Federal Government cannot be ruled out. The government has put in place different policies that support private individuals to secure loans/ mortgages from banks and other financial institutions. However, to record a groundbreaking in this sector, foreign investors are inevitable.

 

This sector of the economy has great potentials for intending investors.

 

CMT REPORT

(Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism)

Public Notice from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, Nigerian Prison Service, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), National Agency for Food & Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) Etc.

 

No negative information on subject from the above agencies.

 

OFFICIAL REMARKS

 

Having carried out all necessary verifications on the company, our investigations revealed that Skipper Electricals (Nigeria) Limited is duly registered in Nigeria with a registered address located at 7, Randle Crescent, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria, while its operational address is located at Ebute Igbogbo Road, Abel Abu Point, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.55.04

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.95

Euro

1

Rs.70.93

 

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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