MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.10.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SAIF INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Marouf Building, Suite 74, 33-B Ramsis Street, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1980

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Distributors of general foodstuff products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

15

 

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

B1

B1

 

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                                    : SAIF INTERNATIONAL LTD

Country of Origin                                   : Egypt

Legal Form                                           : Limited Liability Partnership

Registration Date                                  : 1980

Issued Capital                                       : £E 1,000,000

Paid up Capital                                     : £E 1,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 15

Activities                                               : Distributors of general foodstuff products.

Financial Condition                                : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                    : Steady

Person Interviewed                                : Amir Ajwath, Administration Executive

 

COMPANY NAME

 

SAIF INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building            : Marouf Building, Suite 74

Street               : 33-B Ramsis Street

Town                : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

 

Telephone         : (20-2) 25799781 / 25799782 / 25799783

Facsimile          : (20-2) 25799784 / 25799785

Email                : saif@mufaddal.com / info@muffadal.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a small suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Cairo.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

Name                                                                                                   Position

 

Saif Uddine Abid Ali                                                                              Managing Partner

 

Hamza Saif Uddine                                                                                Partner

 

Kutub Saif Uddine Abid Ali                                                                    Administration Manager

 

Amir Ajwath                                                                                           Administration Executive

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1980

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Partnership

 

Issued Capital              : £E 1,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 1,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

Mufaddal Traders

279 Sir Ratnajothi Saravanamuthu

Colombo 13

Sri Lanka

Tel: (94-11) 2433138

Fax: (94-11) 2433099

 

Saif Uddine Abid Ali

 

Hamza Saif Uddine

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Wahaba for Food Industries

Marouf Building, Suite 74

33-B Ramsis Street

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 25799781 / 25799782 / 25799783

Fax: (20-2) 25799784 / 25799785

 

Mufaddal for Food Industries

Marouf Building, Suite 74

33-B Ramsis Street

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 25799781 / 25799782 / 25799783

Fax: (20-2) 25799784 / 25799785

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of general foodstuff products, including seeds, cereal, spices, herbs, sugar and dried fruits.

 

Import Countries: Europe and the Far East.

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of 15 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Egyptian Pounds (£E)

 

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

 

Total Sales                                £E 10,220,000                           £E 10,600,000

 

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

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

Arab International Bank

2 El Horreya Road

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 24829873

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Please note that subject is registered in the United Kingdom and the office in Egypt is a liaison office.

 

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.61.92

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.45

Euro

1

Rs.83.92

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

 

 

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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