MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

01.11.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

OCTAL PETROCHEMICALS FZ LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Salalah Free Zone, Main Street, Auad Area, P O Box 383,

 

 

Country :

Oman

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.11.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1/00899/5

 

 

Legal Form :

Free zone Liability Company – FZ LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of PET resins.

 

 

No. of Employees :

250

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

 

 

 

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)

Oman

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC

Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

OMAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Oman is a middle-income economy that is heavily dependent on dwindling oil resources. Because of declining reserves and a rapidly growing labor force, Muscat has actively pursued a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP to 9% by 2020 and creating more jobs to employ the rising numbers of Omanis entering the workforce. Tourism and gas-based industries are key components of the government's diversification strategy. However, increases in social welfare benefits, particularly since the Arab Spring, will challenge the government's ability to effectively balance its budget if oil revenues decline. By using enhanced oil recovery techniques, Oman succeeded in increasing oil production, giving the country more time to diversify, and the increase in global oil prices through 2011 provided the government greater financial resources to invest in non-oil sectors. In 2012, continued surpluses resulting from sustained high oil prices and increased enhanced oil recovery allowed the government to maintain growth in social subsidies and public sector job creation. However, the Sultan made widely reported statements indicating this would not be sustainable, and called for expanded efforts to support SME development and entrepreneurship. Government agencies and large oligarchic group companies heeded his call, announcing new initiatives to spin off non-essential functions to entrepreneurs, incubate new businesses, train and mentor up and coming business people, and provide financing for start-ups. In response to fast growth in household indebtedness, the Central Bank reduced the ceiling on personal interest loans from 8 to 7%, lowered mortgage rates, capped the percentage of consumer loans at 50% of borrower's salaries for personal loans and 60% for housing loans, and limited maximum repayment terms to 10 and 25 years respectively. In 2012 the Central Bank also issued final regulations governing Islamic banking and two full-fledged Islamic banks held oversubscribed IPOs while four traditional banks opened sharia-compliant Islamic windows.

Source : CIA

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                    : OCTAL PETROCHEMICALS FZ LLC

Country of Origin                                   : Oman

Legal Form                                           : Free Zone Liability Company – FZ LLC

Registration Date                                  : 22nd November 2006

Commercial Registration Number           : 1/00899/5

Chamber Membership Number               : 475

Issued Capital                                       : RO 150,000

Paid up Capital                                     : RO 150,000

Total Workforce                                     : 250

Activities                                               : Manufacture of PET resins.

Financial Condition                                : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                    : Steady

Person Interviewed                                : Anod Figard, Finance Manager

COMPANY NAME

 

OCTAL PETROCHEMICALS FZ LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location           : Salalah Free Zone, Main Street, Auad Area

 

PO Box            : 383

 

Town                : Salalah 217

Country             : Oman

 

Telephone         : (968) 23217505 / 23219376

Facsimile          : (968) 23217506

Email                : info@octal.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are rented and located in the Salalah Free Zone.

 

Branch Offices

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       PO Box: 3786                                                                                   Office premises

Ruwi 112

Muscat

 

·       Jawharat Al Shati Complex                                                                Office premises

Qurum Area

Tel: (968) 24942500

Fax: (968) 24942599

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                               Position

 

·       Nicholas P Barakat                                                                           Chief Executive Officer

 

·       Morris Abu Zaid                                                                                Operations Manager

 

·       Anod Figard                                                                                     Finance Manager

 

·       Zayad Malgoot                                                                                 Purchasing Manager

 

·       Ron Kreamer                                                                                    Logistics Manager

 

·       Mehraz Mohamed Mehraz                                                                  Senior Finance Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 22nd November 2006

 

Legal Form                  : Free Zone Liability Company – FZ LLC

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 1/00899/5

 

Chamber Member No.  : 475

 

Issued Capital              : RO 150,000

 

Paid up Capital            : RO 150,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                              Percentage

 

·       Octal Holding & Co SAOG                                            99.9%

 

·       Rashid Saif Mohamed Al Saadi                                       0.1%

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the manufacture of PET resins.

 

OCTAL has completed a second phase of expansion in 2012, increasing capacity to 927,000 tons per annum, which will make it the world’s largest PET producer on one site.

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 250 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: United States Dollars (US$)

 

                        Year Ending 31/12/10:               Year Ending 31/12/11:               Year Ending 31/12/12:

 

Total Sales        US$ 450,000,000                       US$ 482,000,000                       US$ 500,000,000

 

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

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Bank Muscat SAOG

     Al Nadha Street

     PO Box: 18537

     Salalah

     Tel: (968) 23290244

     Fax: (968) 23292309

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

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.61.41

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.29

Euro

1

Rs.84.12

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

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

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

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%)

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.