MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.04.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ACEROS MAPA SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Carrera 42 N° 32-10 Autopista Sur, Itagui, Antioquia

 

 

Country :

Colombia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.11.1966

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

351382

 

 

Legal Form :

Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the importation, purchasing, distribution and commercialization of ferrous and non-ferrous products for the commerce and industry in general.

 

 

No of Employees :

90 Approximately

 

 

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 – december 01, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2013)

Current Rating

(01.12.2013)

Colombia

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

COLOMBIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Colombia's consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to face external shocks. Real GDP has grown more than 4% per year for the past three years, continuing almost a decade of strong economic performance. All three major ratings agencies have upgraded Colombia's government debt to investment grade. Nevertheless, Colombia depends heavily on energy and mining exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices. Colombia is the world's fourth largest coal exporter and Latin America’s fourth largest oil producer. Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure and an uncertain security situation. Moreover, the unemployment rate of 9.7% in 2013 is still one of Latin America's highest. The SANTOS Administration's foreign policy has focused on bolstering Colombia's commercial ties and boosting investment at home. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was ratified by the US Congress in October 2011 and implemented in 2012. Colombia has signed or is negotiating FTAs with a number of other countries, including Canada, Chile, Mexico, Switzerland, the EU, Venezuela, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, China, Costa Rica, Panama, and Israel. Colombia is also a founding member of the Pacific Alliance—a group formed in 2012 among Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to promote regional trade and integration. In 2013, Colombia began its ascension process to the OECD. The annual level of foreign direct investment - notably in the oil and gas sectors - reached $10 billion in 2008 but dropped to $7.2 billion in 2009, before beginning to recover in 2010, and reached a record high of nearly $16 billion in 2012. Inequality, poverty, and narcotrafficking remain significant challenges, and Colombia's infrastructure requires major improvements to sustain economic expansion.

 

Source : CIA

 


REGISTERED NAME & COMPANY SUMMARY

 

IDENTIFICATION

COMPANY NAME

ACEROS MAPA SA

TRADE NAME

ACEROS MAPA

TAX ID TYPE

NIT

TAX ID NUMBER

890904459-6

CURRENT STATUS

Active

MAIN ADDRESS

Carrera 42 N° 32-10 Autopista Sur

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE

Itagui, Antioquia

PHONE NUMBER(S)

(57-4) 374.1313

FAX NUMBER

(57-4) 373.1600

E-MAIL

importaciones@acerosmapa.com.co

WEB SITE

www.acerosmapa.com.co

E-MAIL

a.guerra@acerosmapa.co

COMMENTS OF IDENTIFICATION.-

Other e-mail addresses: gilberto@acerosmapa.com.co; contacto@acerosmapa.com.co

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVES-SHAREHOLDERS

NAME

JOB TITLE

% STAKE

PIEDRAHITA, CARLOS ALBERTO

General Manager/Legal Representative/President

 

JIMENEZ J., ZULLY TRINIDAD

Alternate Legal Representative

 

PIEDRAHITA, GILBERTO

Administrative Manager

 

GUERRA SALDARRIAGA, LIGIA ADRIANA

Accountant

 

RUEDA, CATALINA

Secretary General

 

BETANCUR RESTREPO, BEATRIZ

Commercial Adviser

 

 

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

 

No negative information found.

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

INITIAL CAPITAL

Ps$21,373,555,000.00 Colombian Pesos

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE

November 2011 (Last increase)

NET WORTH

Ps$28,802,680,000.00 Colombian Pesos (as of 31/12/2012)

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

EP. E: WITHOUT CREDIT EXPERIENCE

 

% CASH SALES/PAYMENT METHOD

40%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

60% (Drafts at 30, 60 days)

TERRITORY OF SALES

100% (National Market)

 

IMPORTS

YEAR

2013

AMOUNT

US$ 9,410,442.47

COUNTRIES

China, Mexico, Spain, Japan, India, Turkey, UK, Switzerland, Ukraine, Peru

 

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 9,485,002.30

COUNTRIES

China, Mexico, India, Ukraine, Turkey, Peru, Germany, Spain, UK, Belgium

 

YEAR

2011

AMOUNT

US$ 8,911,728.10

COUNTRIES

China, Mexico, India, Peru, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Hong Kong, Germany, Ukraine

 

YEAR

2010

AMOUNT

US$ 4,978,223.06

COUNTRIES

China, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, Peru, South Korea

 

FOREIGN SUPPLIERS

Name

Contact

Telephone/fax

Country

YUAN CHERNG INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

 

 

TAIWAN

ACEROS CORSA S.A. DE C.V.

 

 

MEXICO

YEUN CHYANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

 

 

TAIWAN

GALLARDO SECTIONS S.L.

 

 

SPAIN

CORUS U.K. LTD.

 

 

UNITED KINDOM

ULDRY STEEL S.A.

 

 

SWITZERLAND

STEEL RESOURCES LLC.

 

 

U.S.A.

SIMEC USA CORP.

 

 

U.S.A.

M Y S HINDUSTAN INOX LTDA.

 

 

INDIA

HEBEI YINGKAIMO METAL NET CO LTD

 

 

CHINA

CUMIC STEEL LTD

 

 

HONG KONG

JYOTI STEEL INDUSTRIES

 

 

INDIA

ARSEN INTERNATIONAL HONG KONG LTD

 

 

HONG KONG

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

N/a

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONTENT.-

During our investigation, we interviewed Ms. Adriana Guerra (Accountant) who declined to provide information regarding the subject since she required the inquirer's name. Through external sources of consultation, we obtained the subject's General Balance Sheet as of 31/12/2012 and 31/12/2011 (12 months each one), expressed in Colombian Pesos as follows:

 

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET

Balance Date

31/12/2012

31/12/2011

 

Currency

Peso

Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

1,941.50

 

.Current Total

33,904,252,000.00

35,265,978,000.00

-3.86

.Net Fixed

9,878,026,000.00

13,902,058,000.00

-28.95

.Total Assets

43,782,278,000.00

49,168,036,000.00

-10.95

.Total Current Liabilities

14,979,598,000.00

19,793,718,000.00

-24.32

Total Liabilities

14,979,598,000.00

19,793,718,000.00

-24.32

Total Equity

28,802,680,000.00

29,374,318,000.00

-1.95

Total Liabilities and Equity

43,782,278,000.00

49,168,036,000.00

-10.95

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

Balance Date

31/12/2012

31/12/2011

 

Currency

Peso

Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

1,941.50

 

Net Sales

61,351,252,000.00

63,878,635,000.00

-3.96

Net Income(Net Loss)

688,936,000.00

529,463,000.00

30.12

 

RATIOS FINANCIAL

PERIOD

2,012.00

2,011.00

0.00

.NET WORKING CAPITAL

18,924,654,000.00

15,472,260,000.00

0.22

.LIQUIDITY RATIO

2.26

1.78

0.27

.CONTENTS OF THE ACID TEST

0.00

0.00

 

.INDEBTEDNESS

2.92

2.48

0.18

.LIABILITIES, CAPITAL

0.00

0.00

 

.TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

1.40

1.30

0.08

.RETURN ON EQUITY

0.00

0.00

 

.NET RETURN ON SALES

0.00

0.00

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS.-

The subject is a trading company with 47 years in the market which seems to be operating without any inconveniences. COUNTRY CONTEXT - COLOMBIA: The below Country comments were obtained from a highly regarded public source that issues economic comments on all of World` s countries. Taxes: · Colombian income tax: 38.5% on the net profit-business:. · Tax agreements with the Andean Community and Spain which allow residents in this countries to have a special tax treatment. · Alphabetic currency code for every country, established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 4217: Colombian Peso (COP) Main economic indicators: · External debt: US$85.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.) · International reserves: US$43.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.) · Inflation rate : 2.2% (2013 est.) · GDP growth rate: 4.2% (2013 est.) · Annual GDP per capita: US$11,100 (2013 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 6.6% industry: 37.8% services: 55.6% (2013 est.) · Labour force of 23.08 million people (2013 est.) divided by: agriculture: 17% industry: 21% services: 62% Unemployment rate: 9.7% (2013 est.) Productive sectors: Agriculture - products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; shrimp; forest products Industries: textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds Foreign trade: Exports: $58.7 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 $59.85 billion (2012 est.) Exports - commodities: petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas, apparel Exports - partners: US 36.6%, China 5.5%, Spain 4.8%, Panama 4.7%, Venezuela 4.4%, Netherlands 4.1% Imports: $53.5 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 $54.64 billion (2012 est.) Imports - commodities: industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity Imports - partners: US 24.2%, China 16.3%, Mexico 10.9%, Brazil 4.8% Country risks: Commercial Country Risk: MEDIUM Political Country Risk: LOW

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

RATE OF EXCHANGE

US$1.00 = Ps$1919.50 as of report date

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

LEGAL ASPECTS

LEGAL STATUS

Stock Company

INCORPORATION DATE

14/11/1966

REGISTERED IN

Barranquilla

DURATION

Until 17/12/2063

REGISTRATION

Mercantile Registration 351382

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

NO

BACKGROUND (HISTORY).-

The subject operated as FERRETERIA MAPA SA until 2012 approximately when it changed it to current company name ACEROS MAPA SA.

COMMENTS ON LEGAL ASPECTS .-

Since 23/05/2003, the subject is member of the Chamber of Commerce of Barranquilla with Mercantile Registration Number 351382. The subject's check digit (DV) is 6.

 

OPERATIONS

SECTOR

3.-TRADE ( WHOLESALE AND RETAIL)

ACTIVITY

METAL PRODUCTS

ISIC CATEGORY

G-WHOLESALE AND/OR RETAIL SALE

MAIN ACTIVITY

The subject is engaged in the importation, purchasing, distribution and commercialization of ferrous and non-ferrous products for the commerce and industry in general.

N. OF EMPLOYEES

90 approximately

 

LOCATION

HEAD OFFICES, WAREHOUSE, COMMERCIAL PREMISE: Located at the address shown in caption. A spacious 2-story premise situated in a zone of easy access and kept in good repair. Furthermore, it has sale points at: - Dosquebradas: Carrea 7 N° 8-49 (La Badea). Phone: (57-6) 330.0155 / FAX: (57-6) 330.0157 - Medellin: Carrera 51 N° 40-50 (Av. Bolivar). Phone: (57-4) 232.3411 / FAX: (57-4) 232.7782 - Pereira: Calle 19 N° 16-20. Telefax: (57-6) 335.2642 - Cali: Calle 34 N° 7-109 B/ Industrial. Phone: (57-2) 524.5155 / FAX: (57-2) 448.0531 - Bogota: Calle 18 N° 23-49 Paloquemao. Phone: (57-1) 237.9008 / FAX: (57-1) 375.4395

COMMENTS OF OPERATIONS.-

The subject sells 100% directly (Wholesale and retail). Business Schedule: Monday to Friday From 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Saturday from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. The subject does not import.

 

BANK COMENTS

Consulted banks do not reveal any information on their clients due to bank secrecy.

 

 

NOTES & COMMENTS

 

COMMENTS: We consider the subject is suitable to assume a credit of US$250,000.00 Dollars. For higher amounts, we recommend to deal under fully secured terms.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 60.26

UK Pound

1

Rs. 101.09

Euro

1

Rs. 83.73

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

Report Prepared by :

DPT

 

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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