MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.11.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AGP CORPORATION (AGP)

 

 

Registered Office :

MR 6/14-15, Virgee Street Jodia Bazar, Karachi-74000

 

 

Country :

Pakistan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2001

 

 

Legal Form :

Proprietorship 

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading (Importer) of Spices

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate 

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown 

 

 

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)

Pakistan

B2

B2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

PAKISTAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to expand a viable export base for other manufactures has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Official unemployment is under 6%, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Over the past few years, low growth and high inflation, led by a spurt in food prices, have increased the amount of poverty - the UN Human Development Report estimated poverty in 2011 at almost 50% of the population. Inflation has worsened the situation, climbing from 7.7% in 2007 to almost 12% for 2011, before declining to 10% in 2012. As a result of political and economic instability, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated more than 40% since 2007. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 in response to a balance of payments crisis. Although the economy has stabilized since the crisis, it has failed to recover. Foreign investment has not returned, due to investor concerns related to governance, energy, security, and a slow-down in the global economy. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging about $1 billion a month since March 2011, remain a bright spot for Pakistan. However, after a small current account surplus in fiscal year 2011 (July 2010/June 2011), Pakistan's current account turned to deficit in fiscal year 2012, spurred by higher prices for imported oil and lower prices for exported cotton. Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3% per year from 2008 to 2012. Pakistan must address long standing issues related to government revenues and energy production in order to spur the amount of economic growth that will be necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, more than half of which is under 22. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and reducing dependence on foreign donors

Source : CIA

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Business Name

AGP Corporation (AGP)

Address

MR 6/14-15, Virgee Street Jodia Bazar, Karachi-74000.

Telephone

(+92) (21) 32442035

Fax

(+92) (21) 32430983

Email

None

Website

None

Business activities

Trader of Spice items

 

 

Registry Details

 

AC is a PROPRIETORSHIP Firm, registration with any regulatory authority is not mandatory.

 

CRO Registration Number

N/A

Date of Registration

N/A

 

Other registry details:

Current Legal Form

Proprietorship  

National Tax Registration Number

Not Disclosed

Date of Registration

Not Disclosed

GST Registration Number

Not Disclosed

Date of Registration

Not Disclosed

 

 

Capital

 

Type

No. of Shares

Par Value

Total Value

Authorized

N/A

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-Up

 

 

History

 

Who started

Not Disclosed 

When started

2001

Change in management

No change

Year of change

No change

Change in legal status

No change

Year of change

No change

Change in business address

No change

Year of change

No change

 

 

PRINCIPALS (SPONSORS)

 

Name

Nationality

Not Disclosed  

 

 

 

KEY MANAGEMENT

 

Name

 

Position in organization

Qualification

Years in employment

Abid

Manager

Not Disclosed

Not Disclosed 

 

Statutory offices

Name of service provider

Statutory Auditors

None

Legal Advisory Services

None

 

 

BANKERS

 

Bank name

Approved financing limits

Not disclosed

 

 

DETAILS OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

 

The core business focus of AGP is Trading (Importer) of Spices

 

 

Purchases (Incl. Imports)

 

Imports from

Not Disclosed

Importing terms

Not Disclosed

Local

Not Disclosed

Local buying terms

Not Disclosed

 

 

Sales (Incl. Exports)

 

Exports to

Not Disclosed

Exporting terms

Not Disclosed

Local (100%)

Not Disclosed

Local selling terms

Not Disclosed

 

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

 

The contact person declined to share the number of employees.

 

 

BUSINESS FACILITIES

 

Head office Address

Owned / Rented

Area (approx)

MR 6/14-15, Virgee Street Jodia Bazar, Karachi-74000.

Undetermined

Not disclosed

 

           

MARKET REPUTATION

 

Various local market players / neighboring business were contacted to get a feedback about AGP, its products and sponsors. All the feedback was found Satisfactory and no disputes or untoward events including complaints about quality of products were reported/ identified during inquiry.

 

 

DETAILS OF RELATED BUSINESSES

 

Business Name

City

Line of Business

Percentile of Shareholding

None reported by the contact person or identified during investigation.

 

 

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

 

Business performance could not be analyzed as the contact person declined to share financial information.

 

 

INTERVIEW & REPORTER COMMENTS

 

Contact person

Mr. Abid

Position

Manager

Contact Person Comments

Mr. Abid confirmed business operations however; he declined to share business information/ financial information.

Analyst’s Observations/ comments

i)                     The office was comprised of two air-conditioned rooms, with a computer and average furniture.

ii)                   Four to five employees were present in the office.

iii)                  No samples of spices or products dealt-in were observed at site.

iv)                  Couple of neighbors’ recognized AGP as traders of concrete additives.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.65

Euro

1

Rs.83.41

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PDT

 

 

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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