MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.09.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FOBERD CONGO SARL

 

 

Registered Office :

98, Avenue Pemosso, Quartier Marche Central Cite Africaine

 

 

Country :

Congo

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1999

 

 

Legal Form :

Societe Anonyme Responsibilitee Limitee (Anonymous Responsibilitee limited company)

 

 

Line of Business :

Registered to operate as dealers in building and construction materials and related facilities

 

 

No. of Employees :

30

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate  

 

 

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)

Congo

B2

B2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

CONGO - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The economy is a mixture of subsistence hunting and agriculture, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, that may enter production as early as late 2013 may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including recently concluded Article IV consultations. Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, who returned to power when the war ended in October 1997, publicly expressed interest in moving forward on economic reforms and privatization and in renewing cooperation with international financial institutions. Economic progress was badly hurt by slumping oil prices and the resumption of armed conflict in December 1998, which worsened the republic's budget deficit. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The drop in oil prices during the global crisis reduced oil revenue by about 30%, but the subsequent recovery of oil prices boosted the economy's GDP from 2009-12. In March 2006, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) treatment for Congo, which received $1.9 billion in debt relief under the program in 2010. Congo also restructured old defaulted London Club debt in 2007, which effectively cancelled 80% of its private debt. Contracts with China have increased Congo's publicly held debt. Officially the country became a net external creditor as of 2011, with external debt representing less than 22% of GDP and debt servicing less than 3% of government revenue

Source : CIA


SUBJECT'S NAME

 

Registered Name:

FOBERD CONGO SARL

Requested Name:

FOBERD CONGO BRAZZA

Other Names:

None

 

 

ADDRESS AND TELECOMMUNICATION

 

Physical Address:

98, Avenue Pemosso, Quartier Marche Central Cite Africaine

Postal Address:

BP 15160

 

Brazzaville,

Country:

Congo

Phone:

242-222811710/222812706/811710

Fax:

242-222811710/812714

Email:

fokou_yves@yahoo.com

Website:

www.fokou.com

 

 

CREDIT OPINION

                                                                    

Financial Index as of December 2012 shows subject firm with a medium risk of credit.

 

LEGAL

                                                                    

Legal Form:

Societe Anonyme Responsibilitee Limitee 

Date Incorporated:

1999

Reg. Number:

Congo

Nominal Capital

CFA. 1,000,000

Subscribed Capital

CFA. 1,000,000

Subscribed Capital is Subscribed in the following form:

 

Position

Shares

Mr. Bernard Fokou

Chairman

 

Mr. Yves Fokou

CEO

 

Mr. Geoffrey Fokou

Director

 

Mr. Elie Nganda

Director

 

Mr. P. Laurent

Director

 

Mr. Maurice Djontu

Admin

 

Groupe Fokou

Holding Co.

100%

 

 


RELATED COMPANIES

                                                                    

None

Parent company.

None

Subsidiary company.

In Chad, Central African Republic and Gabon

Affiliated company.

None

Shareholder of subject firm.

BP 4230 Pointe Noire, Congo

Branches of the firm

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Registered to operate as dealers in building and construction materials and related facilities

Imports:

Asia, Middle East

Exports:

None

Trademarks:

None

Terms of sale:

Cash (40%) and 25-90 days (60%), invoices.

 

 

Main Customers:

firms and organizations  

Employees:

30 employees.

Vehicles:

Several motor vehicles.

Territory of sales:

Congo

Location:

Owned premises, 2,500 square feet,

 

 

AUDITORS AND INSURANCE

                                                                    

Auditors:

Information not available.

Insurance Brokers:

Information not available.

 

 

FINANCE

                                                                    

Currency Reported:

West African Franc (CFA.)

Approx. Ex. Rate:

1 US Dollar = 497.16 West African Franc

Fiscal Year End:

December 31, 2012

Inflation:

According to information given by independent sources, the inflation at December 31st, 2012 was of 13%.

 

Financial Information not Submitted

 

 

 

 

 

Profit and Loss (expressed in CFA.)

 

 

2012

Sales

 

320,000,000

 

 

BANK

                                                                    

Bank Name:

CITIBANK

Branch:

Congo

Comments:

None

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

                                                                    

Experiences:

Good

 

 

 

NOTARIAL BONDS

None

 

 

COMMENTS / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION    

 

This information was obtained from outside sources other than the subject company itself and confirmed the above subject.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.63.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.48

Euro

1

Rs.84.36

 

 

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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