MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.06.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL

 

 

Registered Office :

Avenue Louise 523, 1050 Brussels

 

 

Country :

Belgium

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.05.1964

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

403062021       

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company (BL/LX)

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

 

 

No. of Employees :

80

 

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 :

Slow but correct

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 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

Belgium

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 

BELGIUM - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to volatility in world markets. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries, and Belgium has benefited most from its proximity to Germany. In 2011 Belgian GDP grew by 1.8%, the unemployment rate decreased slightly to 7.2% from 8.3% the previous year, and the government reduced the budget deficit from a peak of 6% of GDP in 2009 to 4.2% in 2011 and 3.3% in 2012. Fourth quarter GDP growth in 2012 was at -0.1%, the third consecutive quarter of negative growth. This brought economic growth for the whole of 2012 to negative 0.2%. It also left Belgium on the brink of a possible recession at the end of 2012. However, at year's end, the government appeared close to meeting its 2012 budget deficit goal of 3% of GDP. Despite the relative improvement in Belgium's budget deficit, public debt hovers around 100% of GDP, a factor that has contributed to investor perceptions that the country is increasingly vulnerable to spillover from the euro-zone crisis. Belgian banks were severely affected by the international financial crisis in 2008 with three major banks receiving capital injections from the government, and the nationalization of the Belgian retail arm of a Franco-Belgian bank.

Source : CIA

Company summary

 

Business number                     403062021

Company name                        ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL

Address                                   AVENUE LOUISE 523

1050 BRUSSELS

Number of staff                        80

Date of establishment               13/05/1964

Telephone number                   010481711

Fax number                              010481717

 

Operative Address

 

Parc Scientifique de LLN, Rue du Bosquet 9, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

 

 

Ultimate holding company

 

Company name                                    Company Number

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION                -

 

 

Commentary

 

The business was established over 50 years ago.

The business has 50 employees.

The business is part of a group.

The business has been at the address for over 15 years.

Pre-tax profits decreased by 64% compared to the previous trading period.

The business saw a decrease in their Cash Balance of 28% during the latest trading period.

 

Accounts

 

Date of latest accounts

Turnover

Profit Before Tax

Net worth

Working capital

31/12/2012

848,522,560

18,120,578

302,971,692

119,609,839

31/12/2011

780,453,911

50,976,398

286,200,930

120,127,318

31/12/2010

708,013,522

18,716,246

193,584,483

68,883,788

 

Accounts

 

Date of latest accounts

Balance Total

Number of Employees

Capital

Cashflow

31/12/2012

1,217,553,020

80

263,430,353

33,306,395

31/12/2011

1,211,778,268

83

263,430,353

68,364,045

31/12/2010

1,208,465,033

91

223,430,353

31,929,088

 

Payment expectations

 

Past payments                                                             Payment expectation days        25.46

Industry average payment

expectation days                                  61.97                Industry average day sales

outstanding                              90.03

Day sales outstanding              32.26

 

Court data summary

Bankruptcy details

Court action type                                  no

Protested bills

Bill amount                                          -

NSSO details

Date of summons                                

 

 

Company information

 

Business number         403062021                                Company name            ALBEMARLE EUROPE

SPRL

Fax number                  010481717                                Date founded                13/05/1964

Company status           active                                       Company type              Private Limited Company

(BL/LX)

Currency                      Euro (€)                                    Date of latest accounts 31/12/2012

Activity code                20130                                       Liable for VAT              yes

Activity description      Manufacture of other

inorganic basic chemicals

VAT Number                BE.0403.062.021 Check

VAT number

Belgian Bullettin of Acts

Publications                 moniteur belge

 

 

Social Balance Sheet Details

 

Social Balance Sheet                                                   Total

During the reporting year

ended 31-12-2012

Full-time Employees                                                    75

Part-time Employees                                                    5

Total Fte Employees                                                    79

 

Number of hours worked

Full-time Employees                                                    125,834

Part-time Employees                                                    5,813

Total                                                                            131,647

 

Personnel Charges

Full-time Employees                                                    13,270,691

Part-time Employees                                                    636,993

Total                                                                            13,907,684

Benefits In Addition To Wages                                     97,870

 

During the previous reporting year

Average number employees in Fte                               85

Actual working hours                                                   142,994

Personnel Charges                                                       15,905,700

Benefits In Addition To Wages                                     81,284

 

Type of Contract                       Full-Time                     Part-Time                     Total Fte

Unlimited Duration

Contracts                                 75                                 5                                  79

Limited Duration

Contracts                                 1                                  -                                   1

Contracts For Specific

Work                                        -                                   -                                  -

Contracts Regarding

Substitution                             -                                   -                                   -

 

Gender and Education

Level

Men                                          Full-Time                     Part-Time                     Total Fte

Primary education                    1                                  -                                   1

Secondairy education              2                                 -                                   2

Higher education (non

university)                                11                                 -                                   11

Higher education

(university)                               34                                 -                                   34

 

Women                                    Full-Time                     Part-Time                     Total Fte

Primary education                    -                                   -                                   -

Secondairy education              -                                  -                                  -

Higher education (non

university)                                14                                 3                                  16

Higher education

(university)                               14                                 2                                  16

 

Working Category                    Full-Time                     Part-Time                     Total Fte

Management                            -                                   -                                   -

White collar worker                  76                                 5                                  80

Blue collar worker                    -                                  -                                   -

Other                                        -                                  -                                   -

 

Temporary personnel                                       Total

Average number of temporary staff                  1

Actual working hours                                       1,014

Cost of temporary staff                                     51,410

 

New staff and leavers               Full-Time                     Part-Time                     Total Fte

New Starters                             8                                  1                                 9

Leavers                                    11                                 1                                  12

 

 

Personnel (NSSO classification)

 

Code                -

Description      FROM 50 TO 99 EMPLOYEES

 

 

Joint Industrial Committee (JIC)

 

JIC Code          207

Description      Joint committee for the employees off he chemical industry

category

 

 

Significant Events

 

Event Date                    05/04/2013

Event Description         authority appointed

Event Details                Commentaire 05-04-2013: DĂ©cision de confĂ©rer aux Silvio Ghyoot et Isabelle

Francheteau des pouvoirs spéciaux. Le retrait de pouvoirs de Tim Peeters.

 

Event Date                    04/09/2012

Event Description         authority appointed

Event Details                Commentaire 07-04-2010: Retrait de la qualitĂ© de mandataire spĂ©cial de Madelaine

Delvaux.

 

Event Date                    16/02/2011

Event Description         authority appointed

Event Details                Commentaire 16-02-2011: DĂ©lĂ©gation de pouvoirs

 

Event Date                    22/03/2011

Event Description

Event Details                Rectifiication-acte du 16/12/09: Le capital est fixĂ© Ă 223430352.72 euros (et non

294854188.72 euros).

 


Profit & loss

 

Annual accounts

31-12-2012

%

31-12-2011

%

31-12-2010

Industry

average 2012

%

Weeks

52

 

52

 

52

 

 

Currency

EUR

 

EUR

 

EUR

 

 

Turnover

848,522,560

8.72

780,453,911

10.23

708,013,522

396,813,051

113

Total operating expenses

791,695,952

11.07

712,760,454

8.41

657,464,576

374,965,586

111

Operating result

56,826,608

-16.05

67,693,457

33.92

50,548,946

6,179,041

819

Total financial income

30,414,337

-47.42

57,844,932

23.39

46,879,753

2,912,222

944

Total financial expenses

69,120,368

-7.30

74,561,991

-5.27

78,712,453

4,945,880

1297

Results on ordinary operations before taxation

18,120,578

-64.45

50,976,398

172

18,716,246

3,679,312

392

Taxation

645

-99

209,831

-79.65

1,031,087

2,825,013

-99

Results on ordinary operations after taxation

18,119,932

-64.31

50,766,567

187

17,685,159

1,884,598

861

Extraordinary items

-2,409,402

-215

2,092,239

66.94

1,253,315

4,225,399

-157

Other appropriations

0.00

-

0

-

0

-

-

Net result

15,710,530

-70.28

52,858,806

179

18,938,474

4,582,043

242

other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Operating Margin

-

-

-

-

-

145,814

-

Dividends

-

-

-

-

-

6,990,333

-

Director remuneration

-

-

-

-

-

302,204

-

Employee costs

13,907,684

-12.56

15,905,700

4.93

15,158,267

13,260,028

4.88

Wages and salary

8,757,188

-16.93

10,542,091

9.37

9,638,881

9,134,026

-4.13

Employee pension costs

-

-

-

-

-

439,484

-

Social security contributions

3,120,228

-5.90

3,315,804

6.03

3,127,187

2,987,259

4.45

Other employee costs

2,030,267

-0.86

2,047,805

-14.40

2,392,199

662,971

206

Amortization and depreciation

17,595,865

13.48

15,505,239

19.36

12,990,614

4,185,071

320

 

 

balance sheet

 

Annual accounts

31-12-2012

%

31-12-2011

%

31-12-2010

average 2012

%

Weeks

52

 

52

 

52

 

 

Currency

EUR

 

EUR

 

EUR

 

 

Intangible fixed assets

44,701,561

-

45,761,792

-

45,537,772

1,596,284

2700

Tangible fixed assets

5,275,462

-1.89

5,377,016

31.91

4,076,397

12,411,944

-57.50

Land & building

1,551,244

-34.45

2,366,366

-17.36

2,863,513

4,250,470

-63.50

Plant & machinery

970,762

17.59

825,548

0.43

821,987

10,777,934

-90.99

Furniture & Vehicles

1,023,642

-2.29

1,047,676

571

156,012

203,785 9,742

402

Leasing & Other Similar

 

 

 

 

 

5,692,725

 

Rights

 

 

 

 

 

84,294

 

Other tangible assets

1,729,813

52.08

1,137,426

384

234,885

1,768,196

-2.17

Financial fixed assets

955,355,688

5.71

903,719,389

4.61

863,919,149

344,567,568

177

Total fixed assets

1,005,332,710

5.29

954,858,197

4.52

913,533,318

241,334,784

316

Inventories

88,505,122

-4.02

92,216,422

0.35

91,890,219

15,449,199

472

Raw materials & consumables

83,531

-1.58

84,872

-30.18

121,558

21,107,492

-99

Work in progress

0

-

0

-

0

297,501

-100

Finished goods

88,421,590

-4.03

92,131,550

0.40

91,768,661

5,596,049

1480

Other stocks

0

-

0

-

0

99,146

-100

Trade debtors

74,991,828

58.93

47,186,412

18.30

39,887,941

16,152,527

364

Cash

20,292,073

-28.22

28,269,693

-38.57

46,018,928

1,622,494

1150

other amounts receivable

28,370,534

-68.19

89,178,415

-23.84

117,089,988

34,940,592

-18.80

Miscellaneous current assets

60,754

-12.11

69,129

54.86

44,639

267,458

-77.28

Total current assets

212,220,310

-17.40

256,920,071

-12.89

294,931,715

61,573,707

244

Total Assets

1,217,553,020

0.48

1,211,778,268 0.27

1,208,465,033

257,672,981 362,244

372

current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade creditors

55,225,646

-49.77

109,938,759

-7.90

119,370,373

15,880,081

247

Short term group loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Financial debts

-

-

-

-

79,811,558

137,093,470

37,800

-

Current portion of long term

Debt

-

-

-

-

-

1,541,999

50,420

-

Amounts Payable for Taxes, Remuneration & Social Security

2,945,407

-12.96

3,383,985

-16.97

4,075,779

17,679 -

61.33

Miscellaneous current liabilities

34,439,419

46.74

23,470,009

2.98

22,790,217

779

--

Total current liabilities

92,610,471

-32.30

136,792,753

-39.49

226,047,927

71,888,300

28.83

Long term debts and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term group loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other long term loans

776,362,935

4.52

742,761,773

0.01

742,692,468

265

--

Deffered taxes

47,766

0.00

47,766

0

47,766

17,484,009

33,706

-99

Provisions for Liabilities &

Charges

858,596

302

213,253

-61.55

554,617

4,243,238 0

-79.77

Other long term liabilities

0

-100

1

-

0

83,855

-100

Total long term debts

777,269,296

4.61

743,022,793

-0.04

743,294,851

93,382,328

732

shareholders equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued share capital

263,430,353

0.00

263,430,353

17.90

223,430,353

33,252,842

692

Share premium account

-

-

-

-

-

23,181,077

-

Reserves

84,242,900

22.92

68,532,369

336

15,691,902

55,418,395

52.01

Revaluation reserve

-

-

-

-

-

450

-

Total shareholders equity

347,673,252

4.73

331,962,722

38.83

239,122,255

89,370,906

289

Working capital

119,609,839

-0.43

120,127,318

74.39

68,883,788

-10,314,593

1159

Cashflow

33,306,395

-51.28

68,364,045

114

31,929,088

7,733,155

330

Net worth

302,971,692

5.86

286,200,930

47.84

193,584,483

87,774,622

245

 

 

ratio analysis

 

Annual accounts

31-12-2012

change(%)

31-12-2011

change(%)

31-12-2010

Industry average 2012

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit Before Tax

2.14

-67.23

6.53

147

2.64

8,00

-73.25

Return on capital employed

1.61

-66.03

4.74

148

1.91

-39,00

4.13

Return on total assets employed

1.49

-64.61

4.21

171

1.55

-25,00

5.96

Return on net assets employed

5.21

-66.08

15.36

96.17

7.83

114,00

-95.43

Sales / net working capital

7.09

9.08

6.50

-36.77

10.28

16,00

0.00

Stock turnover ratio

10.43

-11.76

11.82

-8.94

12.98

12,00

-13.08

Debtor days

32.26

46.17

22.07

7.34

20.56

62,00

-47.97

Creditor days

25.46

-54.78

56.30

-15.04

66.27

72,00

-64.64

 

 

short term stability

 

 

 

Current ratio

2.29

21.81

1.88

44.62

1.30

8,00

-80.92

Liquidity ratio / acid ratio

1.34

11.67

1.20

33.33

0.90

6,00

-77.67

Current debt ratio

0.27

-34.15

0.41

-56.84

0.95

12,00

-97.75

Liquidity ratio reprocessed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

long term stability

 

 

 

 

Gearing

223.30

-0.20

223.75

-34.95

343.97

578,00

-61.37

Equity in percentage

29.64

4.11

28.47

38.47

20.56

-3.436,00

0.86

Total debt ratio

2.50

-5.66

2.65

-34.57

4.05

14,00

-82.14

 

 

Payment Information Summary

 

Total number of Invoices available                                                                                                         3

Total number of Invoices paid within or up to 30 days after the due date                                               1

Total number of Invoices paid more than 30 days after the due date                                                      0

Total number of Invoices currently outstanding where the due date has not yet been reached               0

Total number of Invoices currently outstanding beyond the due date                                                     2

 

Suspension of payments / moratorium history

Amount             -

Details              -

 

Payment expectations

Payment expectation days                    25.46

Day sales outstanding              32.26

 

Industry comparison

Activity code                                        20130

Activity description                              Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

Industry average payment

expectation days                                  61.97

Industry average day sales

Outstanding                                         90.03

 

Industry quartile analysis

Payment expectations

Company result                                    25.46

Lower                                                   92.75

Median                                                 68.35

Upper                                                   41.59

 

Day sales outstanding

Company result                                    32.26

Lower                                                   78.82

Median                                                 42.10

Upper                                                   23.60

 


Summary

Group - Number of Companies             4

Linkages - Number of Companies        66

Number of Countries                            27

 

 

Group Structure

 

Company name                                                                        Number            Latest financials          

- ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

- - ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL                                               403062021        31-12-2012                   

- - - ALBEMARLE GLOBAL FINANCE COMPANY SCA                889712011        31-12-2012

- - - ALBEMARLE CHEMICALS LTD SOC.ETR. E.P.B.

 

Minority Shareholders

No minority shareholders found

 

Minority Interests

 

Business number

Company name

%

Date of accounts

34208118

Albemarle Netherlands C.V.

6.25

-

 

NSSO details

Business number                     403062021

Name of defendant                   -

Legal form of defendant           -

Date of summons                     -

Labour court                           

 

Bankruptcy details

There is no bankruptcy data against this company

 

 

Bankruptcy Data

 

court data

there is no data for this company

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.21

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.17

Euro

1

Rs.80.56

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NNA

 

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

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

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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