MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.09.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BIDVEST PAPERPLUS PTY LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

20 Georgian Crescent, Lithotech House, Hampton Park, 2152 Bryanston East, Gauteng

 

 

Country :

South Africa

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.10.1969

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of paper and paperboard

 

 

No. of Employees :

4,000

 

 

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 :

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)

 South Africa

                       A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors and a stock exchange that is the 15th largest in the world. Even though the country possesses modern infrastructure that support a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, some components retard growth. The economy began to slow in the second half of 2007 due to an electricity crisis. State power supplier Eskom encountered problems with aging plants and meeting electricity demand necessitating "load-shedding" cuts in 2007 and 2008 to residents and businesses in the major cities. Subsequently, the global financial crisis reduced commodity prices and world demand. GDP fell nearly 2% in 2009 but has recovered since then. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality remain a challenge, with official unemployment at nearly 25% of the work force. Eskom has built two new power stations and installed new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation, however, the country has had significant budget deficits that restrict its ability to deal with pressing economic problems. The current government faces growing pressure from special interest groups to use state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

REGISTERED NAME & COMPANY SUMMARY

 

BIDVEST PAPERPLUS PTY LTD

 

 

ADDRESSES:

Main Address:                               20 Georgian Crescent, Lithotech House, Hampton Park

Zip code/City:                               2152 Bryanston East, Gauteng, South Africa

Telephone:                                    +27 11 706 6751

Fax:                                              +27 11 463 7175

 

Postal address:                             Private Bag X92

Zip code/City:                               2021 Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa

 

Web site:                                      http://www.bidpaperplus.co.za/

WIN Worldbox No.:                       ZA0000069131

 

 

Profile

Established:                                  1969

Line of Business:                          Paper/cardboard

Industry Division:                          Manufacturing

Industry-code (NACE):                   1712 Manufacture of paper and paperboard

Banks:                                          The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

                                                  Nedbank Limited

                                                  ABSA Bank

Employees:                                  4,000

 

CNPJ:                                           -

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

Public information:

-

 

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

State Register:                            1971/002971

Legal form:                                 Limited Liability Company

Incorporation date:                      27.10.1969

Balance sheet filing date:            -

Tax Contributor Number (CNPJ):  -

Legal status:                               active

Responsible Register:                 State Register of South Africa

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

active                           Bidvest paperplus PTY Ltd

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

active                           18 Crescent Drive, 2nd Floor Bidvest House, 2076 Melrose Arch, South Africa/ZA

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Import and Export:

-

 

 

Payment history:

No complaints on record.

 

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

Owners/-s:

Class:                                         100%

Name:                                        The Bidvest Group Limited

City/Country:                               Johannesburg, South Africa/ZA

Interest:                                      100,00% voting right, 100,00% capital interest

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Financial Data The Bidvest Group Limited

Consolidation:              consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     30.06.2013        30.06.2012        30.06.2011

Number of months:                                      12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                 th. ZAR             th. ZAR            th. ZAR

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Intangible fixed assets                            9,879,741.0       8,310,954.0       7,026,930.0

Tangible fixed assets                            13,872,872.0     12,445,541.0     11,603,183.0

Financial fixed assets                             3,707,785.0       2,978,999.0       1,749,577.0

other fixed assets                                  1,360,159.0       1,021,046.0       1,480,546.0

Fixed assets                                        28,820,557.0     24,756,540.0     21,860,236.0

Stocks                                                 11,839,302.0     10,248,120.0       8,750,609.0

Trade accounts receivable                     15,926,124.0     13,535,245.0     11,564,155.0

Liquid assets                                         8,452,559.0       5,871,306.0       4,437,268.0

other trade accounts                               1,639,877.0       1,483,935.0       1,217,650.0

Other current assets                              10,092,436.0       7,355,241.0       5,654,918.0

Current assets                                      37,857,862.0     31,138,606.0     25,969,682.0

Total assets                                         66,678,419.0     55,895,146.0     47,829,918.0

 

Capital                                                       16,387.0           16,387.0

Other shareholders funds                      26,357,205.0     21,613,767.0

Total shareholders equity                      26,373,592.0     21,630,154.0     17,669,264.0

Minority interests                                    1,177,127.0          969,299.0         787,728.0

long term debt (financial debts)               7,469,635.0       4,039,858.0       4,391,429.0

Provisions                                                371,353.0          340,289.0         272,400.0

Other non currentliabilities                       1,096,331.0       1,118,059.0       1,105,282.0

Non currentliabilities                               8,937,319.0       5,498,206.0       5,769,111.0

short term debt (financial debts)              7,554,532.0       7,128,561.0       6,352,005.0

Trade accounts payable                        21,858,775.0     20,001,100.0     16,812,487.0

Provisions                                                363,136.0          308,261.0         237,471.0

other accounts payable                             413,938.0          359,565.0         201,852.0

other current liabilities                                777,074.0          667,826.0         439,323.0

Current liabilities                                   30,190,381.0     27,797,487.0     23,603,815.0

Shareh. equity, min. interests + liabilities 66,678,419.0     55,895,146.0     47,829,918.0

 

 

Profit and loss account

 

Sales                                                 153,404,532.0   133,533,633.0

Net sales                                            153,404,532.0   133,533,633.0   118,482,736.0

Other operating revenue                            800,817.0       1,045,158.0         451,623.0

Operating revenue                               154,205,349.0   134,578,791.0   118,934,359.0

Cost of goods sold                            123,039,972.0   106,241,730.0     93,930,778.0

Gross profit                                         31,165,377.0     28,337,061.0     25,003,581.0

Other operating expenses                     23,606,807.0     21,075,238.0     19,155,670.0

Operating result                                      7,558,570.0       7,261,823.0       5,847,911.0

other financial revenues                          2,040,517.0       1,225,856.0         168,322.0

Financial income                                    2,040,517.0       1,225,856.0         168,322.0

other financial expenses                            893,502.0          906,190.0         713,915.0

Financial expenses                                    893,502.0          906,190.0         713,915.0

Financial result                                       1,147,015.0          319,666.0        -545,593.0

Result before extraordinary items            8,705,585.0       7,581,489.0       5,302,318.0

Result before taxes                                8,705,585.0       7,581,489.0       5,302,318.0

Taxes                                                    1,783,782.0       1,695,458.0       1,528,169.0

Result before minority interests               6,921,803.0       5,886,031.0       3,774,149.0

minority interests                                       300,343.0          305,201.0         235,401.0

Result for the financial year                     6,621,460.0       5,580,830.0       3,538,748.0

 

 

 

Cash flow

 

Depreciation                                          2,097,264.0       2,001,864.0       1,811,698.0

Cash flow                                              9,019,067.0       7,887,895.0       5,585,847.0

Cash flow from operating activities         2,666,069.0       4,577,878.0       4,466,468.0

Investments in tangible fixed assets        2,201,338.0       1,812,785.0       2,325,231.0

Cash flow from investing activities         -3,168,357.0      -3,151,751.0      -3,853,284.0

Cash flow from financing activities          2,459,971.0          165,521.0        -735,423.0

Others                                                      519,014.0          214,767.0           25,829.0

Change in liquidity                                  2,476,697.0       1,806,415.0          -96,410.0

Liquidity at beginning of the year            4,615,458.0       2,809,043.0       2,905,453.0

Liquidity at end ot the year                      7,092,155.0       4,615,458.0       2,809,043.0

 

Notes

Material costs                                     123,039,972.0   106,241,730.0

Added value                                         10,802,849.0       9,583,353.0       7,114,016.0

Working Capital                                      5,906,651.0       3,782,265.0       3,502,277.0

Gross cost total                                                  0.0                   0.0

 

 

Financial information:

There are no accounts available. For completeness sake we include the group figures of the parent company, in which the figures of subject matter are fully consolidated.

 

Some key figures of subject matter itself:

Turnover:

2011/2012: ZAR 3.858.146.000,-

2012/2013: ZAR 4.031.330.000,-

 

Trading result:

2011/2012: ZAR 281.292.000,-

2012/2013: ZAR 328.140.000,-

 

As per this annual report:

General print contraction continued necessitating further rationalisation. Lithotech exports put in a strong final quarter performance benefitting from project work. LithotechAfric Mail and Email Connection were combined into a new sub-division, Bidvest Data to offer customers a multi-channel service. Packaging and labels were separated into distinct sub-divisions to enable greater management focus. Lufil had a good year. Masterpack, a folding carton producer, was acquired and will give critical mass to Sprint Manufacturing. Labels disappointed, impacted by retail market contraction. Silveray Stationery Company’s sales and trading margins declined. Kolok performed strongly as management traded aggressively in a competitive market.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Exchange rate:

US$ 1,00  =  ZAR 9,98169              -  Official rate on 11.09.2013

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Main Activities:

The company is engaged in the manufacture, supply and distribution of printed products, personalized communications, labels and packaging products.

The company is divided into four sub-divisions, being Print & Related Services, Customer Communications, Packaging& Label Products and Scholastic & Office products.

 

Operations & branches:

At the Lithotech House, Hampton Park, 20 Georgian Crescent, Bryanston East 2152 Gauteng we find the headquarters.

At the 2nd Floor Bidvest House, 18 Crescent Drive, Melrose Arch 2076 the statutory seat.

At the Bofors Circle, Epping 2, 7460 Cape Town a branch.

 

Staff:

4,000

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.48

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.66

Euro

1

Rs.83.49

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NLM

 

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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