MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.02.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

YOUSSEF ALLAM & COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

Obour Buildings, No. 6, 14 Salah Salem Road, Nasr City, P O Box 1605, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2013

 

 

Year of Establishments:

1948

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

79844, Cairo

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

importer and distributor of printing machines, photocopiers, photo films, chemicals for printing, paper converting machines, plastic manufacturing machines, scissors and resins.

 

 

No. of Employees

250

 

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 – december 01, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2013)

Current Rating

(01.12.2013)

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                                    : YOUSSEF ALLAM & COMPANY

Country of Origin                                   : Egypt

Legal Form                                           : Limited Liability Partnership

Registration Date                                  : 1948

Commercial Registration Number           : 79844, Cairo

Tax Card Number                                  : 100-330-371

Issued Capital                                       : £E 200,000,000

Paid up Capital                                     : £E 200,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 250

Activities                                               : Distributors of office machinery and stationery

Financial Condition                                : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                    : Steady


COMPANY NAME

 

YOUSSEF ALLAM & COMPANY

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Building            : Obour Buildings, No. 6

Street               : 14 Salah Salem Road

Area                 : Nasr City

PO Box            : 1605

Town                : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-2) 22639497 / 22639498 / 2612091 / 2611581 / 2618305 / 4014639 / 2612820

Facsimile          : (20-2) 22639499 / 2612092 / 2633170

Email                : info@yallam.com

 

Premises

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

 

Branch Offices

 

     Location                                                                              Description

 

·       22 Moustafa Kamel Street                                                     Rented showroom premises

Smouha

     Alexandria

     Tel: (20-3) 4276714 / 4277327 / 3420614

     Fax: (20-3) 4277327

 

·       75 Abu Dawoud El Zahry Street                                             Rented showroom premises

     Nasr City

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 2746102 / 2746036

     Fax: (20-2) 2705822

 

·       El Tarabaish Factory Street                                                   Rented showroom premises

Abbasseya

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 5926992 / 5908368

 

·       6 Desouk El Eina Street                                                        Rented showroom premises

Down Town

     Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 22593325 / 222705822

 

·       56 Abd El Khalek Tharwat Street                                            Rented showroom premises

Down Town

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 23915222 / 23914599

Fax: (20-2) 23930223

 

·       El Nadi Street                                                                       Rented showroom premises

7th District

Nasr City

Tel: (20-2) 25926992 / 25908368 / 25933250

 

·       10th of Ramadan City A2                                                       Rented showroom premises

Industrial Zone

Cairo / Ismailia Road

Tel: (20-15) 413126

Fax: (20-15) 412048

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                   Position

 

·       Adel Youseef Abd El Hady Ibrahim Allam                              Managing Partner

 

·       Magdy Dessouky                                                                 General Manager

 

·       Montasser El Ashry                                                              Finance Manager

 

·       Mahmoud Ali                                                                        IT Manager

 

·       Youssef Shahin                                                                    Sales Manager

 

·       Youssef Akram Allam                                                           Marketing Manager

 

·       Tarek Sokkar                                                                         Accounts Manager

 

·       Tony Dawoud                                                                       Purchase Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1948

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Partnership

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 79844, Cairo

 

Tax Card No.                : 100-330-371

 

Issued Capital              : £E 200,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 200,000,000

 

Name of Partner (s)                                                Percentage

 

·       Youssef Abd El Hady Allam Heirs                             78%

·       Adel Youseef Abd El Hady Ibrahim Allam                  22%

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Papyrus Company For Paper Converting

       14 Obour Buildings

Salah Salem Road

Nasr City

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 2612091 / 2612820 / 2611581 / 2618305

Fax: (20-2) 2612092 / 2633170 / 2612092 / 2611381

 

·       Allam Industry

14 Obour Buildings

Salah Salem Road

Nasr City

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 2612820 / 2611581

Fax: (20-2) 2612092

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of printing machines, photocopiers, photo films, chemicals for

                 printing, paper converting machines, plastic manufacturing machines, scissors and resins.

 

Import Countries: Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, Libya, Saudi Arabia, South Korea  and the United States of America

 

Agencies Held:

 

·         Risograph

·         Heidelberg

·         Hocest

·         Popost

·         Agfa Gevaert NV

·         Polar

·         Stahl

·         Sabic

·         Nessei

·         Well

 

Export Countries: Sudan and Libya

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 250 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Egyptian Pounds (£E)                                                                                   

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/12:               Year Ending 31/12/13:

 

Total Sales                                £E 146,000,000                         £E 166,000,000

 

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

 

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

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Arab Bank Plc

PO Box: 68

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33029069 / 33029070

Fax: (20-2) 33029068

 

·       Banque du Caire SAE

22 Adly Street

PO Box: 1495

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33904554

Fax: (20-2) 33908992

 

·       Misr International Bank (MIBANK)

14, Alfy Street

     PO Box: 631

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 25931002

     Fax: (20-2) 25912306

 

·       Egyptian American Bank

4 & 6 Hassan Sabri

Zamalek

PO Box: 1825

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33416150

Fax: (20-2) 33420265

 

·       Commercial International Bank (CIB)

Nile Tower Building

21-23 Giza Street

PO Box: 2430

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 25703043

     Fax: (20-2) 25703172 / 25072691

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

gENERAL COMMENTS

 

Local sources report that the subject’s operating history is clear with payment obligations met in a generally timely manner. The financial position is satisfactory and the company is deemed a fair trade risk.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.44

Euro

1

Rs.85.27

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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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