MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.11.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KANEMATSU CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

1-2-1 Shibaura Minatoku Tokyo 106-8006

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

March, 1918

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0104-01-007153 (Kobe-Chuoku)

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

 

 

Line of Business :

Import, export, wholesale of IT-related equipment, foods, machinery, energy

 

 

No. of Employees :

4,770

 

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 :

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)

Japan

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

 

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

JAPAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for Japan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstruction in the Tohoku region has been uneven. Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his government's top priority; he has pledged to reconsider his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing an economic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus and regulatory reform and has said he will press the Bank of Japan to loosen monetary policy. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2012 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reining in Japan's huge government debt, which exceeds 200% of GDP. Persistent deflation, reliance on exports to drive growth, and an aging and shrinking population are other major long-term challenges for the economy.

 

Source : CIA


 

Company Name

 

KANEMATSU CORPORATION

 

 

REGD NAME

 

Kanematsu KK

 

 

MAIN OFFICE

 

1-2-1 Shibaura Minatoku Tokyo 106-8006 JAPAN

Tel: 03-5440-8111     Fax: 03-5440-6500

 

*.. Registered at: 119 Itocho Chuoku Kobe

 

URL:                 http://www.kanematsu.co.jp/

E-Mail address:            pr@kanematsu.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Import, export, wholesale of IT-related equipment, foods, machinery, energy

 

 

BRANCHES

 

Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Sendai, Yokohama, Kobe, Fukuoka (Tot 7)

 

 

OVERSEAS

 

USA (9), Europe (7), Australia (3), Mid East/Africa (3), China (6), Taiwan (2), Vietnam (3), Korea, Singapore,  Indonesia, Philippines, other (Tot 41)

 

 

CHIEF EXEC

 

MASAYUKI SHIMOJIMA, PRES

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

SUMMARY

 

FINANCES        FAIR                                         A/SALES          Yen 1,019,232 M

PAYMENTS                  REGULAR         CAPITAL           Yen 27,781 M

TREND                         UP                    WORTH            Yen 75,912 M

STARTED                                 1918                 EMPLOYES      4,770

 

 

COMMENT

 

TRADING HOUSE FOCUSING ON IT-RELATED AND FOODS. 

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGGEMENTS.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

The subject company was established originally as a textile specialized trader and later has grown into one of the leading general trading houses of Japan.  Traditionally strong in textiles, but financial structure deteriorated, resulting in trimming down of operations.  Following debt forgiveness by the main bank, made a new start, focusing operations on 4 key sectors including food and IT-related areas under supervision of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG).  Sold majority of less-profitable textile subsidiaries’ shares.  It-related continuing growth led by solutions, including mobile communications equipment.  Foods and steel products plant expanding.  Cultivation of non-gene modified soybeans with Canadian farmers expanding; studying cultivation in other countries.  Plant division is striving to win new orders for geothermal power generation in Asia.  The company’s new medium-term plan is focusing on smartphone-related M&A, overseas expansion of the grains business, and increased sales of automobile parts.  The company will upgrade grains bases in S/E Asia and India, and also consider joint-venture.  Benefits will emerge in the March 2016 term, excluding smartphones. 

           

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Mar/2013 fiscal term amounted to Yen 1,019,232 million, a 1.3% up from Yen 1,006,365 million in the previous term.  The Japanese economy was generally subdued, primarily because of the effect of the weaker overseas economies in China & emerging Asian nations.  The recurring profit was posted at Yen 16,705 million and the net profit at Yen 9,564 million, respectively, compared with Yen 17,752 million recurring profit and Yen 6,110 million net profit, respectively, a year ago.

           

For the current term ending Mar 2014 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 17,000 million and the net profit at Yen 6,000 million, respectively, on a 3.0% rise in turnover, to Yen 1,050,000 million.  Smartphone sales will lead growth.  Sales of grains will recover, but upfront costs for the expansion of business scope will pose a pressure.

           

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements. 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:                       Mar 1918

Regd No.:                                 0104-01-007153 (Kobe-Chuoku)

Legal Status:                Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:                   1,016,653,604 shares

Issued:                          422,501,010 shares

Sum:                            Yen 27,781 million

           

Major shareholders (%): Japan Trust Services T (3.3), MUFG (3.1), Norin Chukin Bank (2.9), Mitsui Sumitomo Ins (2.7), Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Ins (2.7), Master Trust Bank of Japan T (1.9), Daio Paper (1.0), State Street Bank & Trust (0.9), Japan Trustee Services T1 (0.9), Melon Bank Treaty Ci Omnibus (0.8); foreign owners (14.9)

 

No. of shareholders: 27,089

 

Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo

 

Managements: Toshihiro Kashizawa, ch; Masayuki Shimojima, pres; Tetsuro Murao, mgn dir; Hirokazu Tamura, dir; Takashi Gunji, dir; Morihiro Toida, dir; Hideo Kazusa, dir; Tetsuya Kaneko, dir. Yoshiya Miyabe, dir; Nobuyoshi Sakuyama, dir

 

Related companies: Kanematsu KGK, Kanematsu Communications, Kanematsu Electronics, other

 

 

OPERATION

 

Activities: Trading house for import, export and wholesale of:

 

(Sales breakdown by divisions)

IT Div (25%): electronics equipment, printers, information-related equipment, optical goods, aircraft & parts, semiconductor mfg equipment & devices;

Foodstuffs Div (29%): canned/bottled foods, coffee, cocoa, sugar, wines, dried fruits, livestock products, marine products, feeds, pet foods, barley, rice, other processed foods;

Life Science & Energy Div (27%): functional chemicals, feed materials, adhesive materials, solvents, health-care foods & supplements, pharmaceuticals intermediates, gasoline,            kerosene, jet fuel, lubricants, LPG, LNG, other;

Steel & Plant Div (10%): steel & iron products, coax, iron ore, seamless pipes, chemical plant machinery, ships, ship apparatus, cars, motorbikes, electric power equipment, machine tools, textile machinery, other industrial machinery, other.

Textiles Div, others (9%): textile materials, OEM business in casual products, uniforms, other;

Overseas sales ratio 25.0%:

 

 

Clients: [Governments, food processors, steel makers, IT-related firms] Food Agency, Defense Agency, Marudai Food, Idemitsu Kosan, Showa-Shell Sekiyu, LG Micron, Prima Meat Packers, Japan Energy, Guangzhou Showa Autoparts, Nippon Meat Packers, other.

No. of accounts: 1,000

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Honda Motors, Nippon Steel, Seiko Epson, IBM Japan, Kobe Steel, JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Heavy Ind, Kobe Steel, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Tokyo.  Office premises at the caption address are leased and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

                        MUFG (H/O)

                        Mizuho Corporate Bank (H/O)

                        Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCES

(In Million Yen)

 

FINANCES: (Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/03/2013

31/03/2012

INCOME STATEMENT

  Annual Sales

 

1,019,232

1,006,365

  Cost of Sales

939,210

925,464

      GROSS PROFIT

80,021

80,900

  Selling & Adm Costs

61,758

59,473

      OPERATING PROFIT

18,262

21,423

  Non-Operating P/L

-1,557

-3,671

      RECURRING PROFIT

16,705

17,752

 

      NET PROFIT

9,564

6,110

BALANCE SHEET

  Cash

 

60,421

70,835

  Receivables

165,378

163,782

  Inventory

65,246

57,113

  Securities, Marketable

16

 

  Other Current Assets

25,493

26,851

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

316,554

318,581

  Property & Equipment

26,990

27,028

  Intangibles

7,226

1,905

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

48,416

52,239

      TOTAL ASSETS

399,186

399,753

  Payables

104,372

108,956

  Short-Term Bank Loans

81,570

78,444

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

58,834

59,437

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

244,776

246,837

  Debentures

 

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

65,290

82,403

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

4,296

2,736

  Other Debts

 

8,911

11,784

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

323,273

343,760

      MINORITY INTERESTS

Common stock

27,781

27,781

Additional paid-in capital

27,526

27,597

Retained earnings

24,567

15,003

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

1,048

137

Others

(4,653)

(13,976)

Treasury stock, at cost

(357)

(550)

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

75,912

55,992

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

399,186

399,753

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

Terms ending:

31/03/2013

31/03/2012

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

1,355

15,822

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

1,466

1,291

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

-15,721

-13,411

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

60,032

70,594

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/03/2013

31/03/2012

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

75,912

55,992

Current Ratio (%)

129.32

129.07

Net Worth Ratio (%)

19.02

14.01

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

1.64

1.76

Net Profit Ratio (%)

0.94

0.61

Return On Equity (%)

12.60

10.91

 

 

           


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.63

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.06

Euro

1

Rs.84.56

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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