MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.06.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COMPAŅIA GENERAL DE ACEROS SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Av. 68 No.37B-51 Sur Bogota, Cundinamarca

 

 

Country :

Colombia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.02.1979

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

119316

 

 

Legal Form :

Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale and Retail Sale of Diverse Industrial Products

 

 

No. of Employees

620

 

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 – March 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

Colombia

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

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 weather 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. Colombia has signed or is negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with more than a dozen countries; the US-Colombia FTA went into force on May 2012. Colombia is also a founding member of the Pacific Alliance - a regional grouping formed in 2012 by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to promote regional trade and economic 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 a record high of $16.8 billion in 2013, an increase of 7% over 2012. Inequality, poverty, and narcotrafficking remain significant challenges, and Colombia's infrastructure requires major improvements to sustain economic expansion

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 


Company name and address

 

IDENTIFICATION

COMPANY NAME

COMPAŅIA GENERAL DE ACEROS SA

TRADE NAME

CGA SA

TAX ID TYPE

NIT

TAX ID NUMBER

860069182-1

CURRENT STATUS

Active

MAIN ADDRESS

Av. 68 No.37B-51 Sur

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE

Bogota, Cundinamarca

PHONE NUMBER(S)

(57-1)770.0560

FAX NUMBER

(57-1)770.0530/770.0550

E-MAIL

luz.romero@cga.com.co

WEB SITE

www.cga.com.co

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVES-SHAREHOLDERS

NAME

JOB TITLE

% STAKE

MARTINEZ AVILA, ELMERS

President

 

RIVERA ARBELAEZ, OSCAR

General Manager

 

MARTINEZ AVILA, EDILBERTO

Director

 

MARTINEZ AVILA, JUAN DAVID

Director

 

MARTINEZ AVILA, WILLIAM LESTER

Director

 

MARTINEZ AREVALO, JUAN PASCUAL

Director

 

FERNANDEZ MORA SANCHEZ, DIEGO

Capital Director

 

LEON, LUIS FERNANDO

Commercial Manager

 

ROMERO, LILIANA

Finance Manager

 

ROMERO JARA, LUZ ESPERANZA

General Accountant

 

MARTINEZ MENDEZ, YEIMI

Tax Inspector

 

VIGOYA SARMIENTO, JULIETH ANDREA

Substitute Tax Inspector

 

 

 

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

 

No negative information found.

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Ps$5,334,320,000.00 Colombian Pesos

LAST CAPITAL INCREASE

June 2010 (last known)

NET WORTH

Ps$78,013,615,000.00 Colombian Pesos (as of 31/12/2012)

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

EP. E: WITHOUT CREDIT EXPERIENCE

 

% CASH SALES/PAYMENT METHOD

80%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

20% (terms at 30 days)

TERRITORY OF SALES

70% (Domestic market)

% FOREIGN SALES

30%

% LOCAL PURCHASING

50%

% FOREIGN PURCHASING

50%

 

IMPORTS

YEAR

2013

AMOUNT

US$ 15,115,632.05

COUNTRIES

Korea, USA, Ukraine, Taiwan, China, Finland, Sweden, Germany, South Africa, Brazil

 

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 14,223,258.88

COUNTRIES

China, The Netherlands, Taiwan, South Africa, Italy, USA, Belgium, Ukraine, Brazil, Japan, Peru

 

YEAR

2011

AMOUNT

US$ 17,435,239.73

COUNTRIES

China, South Africa, Italy, Brazil, Belgium, Sweeden, Taiwan, Germany, Ukraine

 

YEAR

2010

AMOUNT

US$ 13,331,645.74

COUNTRIES

Sweden, The Netherlands, USA, Brazil, Spain, Taiwan

 

EXPORTS

YEAR

2013

AMOUNT

US$ 1,070,768.50

COUNTRIES

Ecuador, Venezuela, Dominican Republic

 

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 1,083,477.44

COUNTRIES

Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, Panama, Venezuela

 

YEAR

2011

AMOUNT

US$ 239,704.84

COUNTRIES

Ecuador, The Dominican Republic

 

YEAR

2010

AMOUNT

US$ 212,416.12

COUNTRIES

Ecuador, Guatemala

 

LOCAL SUPPLIERS

Name

Contact

Telephone

FERRASAS SAS

Diana Gutierrez

(57-1)401.2525

ACERIAS PAZ DEL RIO SA

 

(57-1)651.7300

CODIMET LTDA

 

(57-1) 780.7990

 

FOREIGN SUPPLIERS

Name

Contact

Telephone/fax

Country

LODEC METTAL - HADEL GMBH

 

+49 421 3462027

GERMANY

CALIBRADOS PRADERA SA

 

+(34) 946480211

SPAIN

ALERINOX SA

 

(+34) 913985100

SPAIN

 

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

N/a

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONTENT.-

In our investigation, we interviewed Miss Luz Romero (Accountant) who supplied commercial data of subject, except for financial figures since she was not authorized by the management to do so. As interest data, we obtained the subject's Balance Sheets as of 31/12/2012 and 31/12/2011 (12 months each), expressed in Colombian Pesos, as follows:

 

 

 

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET

 

Balance Date

31/12/2012

31/12/2011

 

Currency

Colombian Peso

Colombian Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

1,941.50

 

.Current Total

50,674,047,000.00

53,465,944,000.00

-5.22

.Net Fixed

61,212,716,000.00

42,567,660,000.00

43.80

.Total Assets

111,886,763,000.00

96,033,604,000.00

16.51

.Total Current Liabilities

28,149,491,000.00

30,414,915,000.00

-7.45

.Long Term Accounts

5,723,657,000.00

5,506,700,000.00

3.94

Total Liabilities

33,873,148,000.00

35,921,615,000.00

-5.70

Total Equity

78,013,615,000.00

60,111,989,000.00

29.78

Total Liabilities and Equity

111,886,763,000.00

96,033,604,000.00

16.51

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

Balance Date

31/12/2012

31/12/2011

 

Currency

Colombian Peso

Colombian Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,774.50

1,941.50

 

Net Sales

91,066,350,000.00

90,680,939,000.00

0.43

Net Income(Net Loss)

4,899,252,000.00

10,752,492,000.00

-54.44

 

RATIOS FINANCIAL

PERIOD

2,012.00

2,011.00

0.00

.NET WORKING CAPITAL

22,524,556,000.00

23,051,029,000.00

-0.02

.LIQUIDITY RATIO

1.80

1.76

0.02

.CONTENTS OF THE ACID TEST

0.00

0.00

 

.INDEBTEDNESS

3.30

2.67

0.24

.LIABILITIES, CAPITAL

0.00

0.00

 

.TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

0.81

0.94

-0.14

.RETURN ON EQUITY

0.00

0.00

 

.NET RETURN ON SALES

0.00

0.00

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS.-

The Subject is a company incorporated in 1979 which displays a normal tendency in its operations. 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

DETAILS OF FIXED ASSETS.-

- Horizontal and vertical band-saws - knife sharpeners - Lathes - Punches - Cutting shears - Bending machines - Cold/Hot cutting equipment - Compressors - 1 fleet of vehicles among vans and trunks - Office equipment and furniture among others

INSURANCE.-

The Subject holds an insurance policy with MAPFRE SEGUROS GENERALES DE COLOMBIA SA and ACE SEGUROS SA, through its broker COLAMSEG LTDA. Coverage amounts and maturity dates were not provided.

CREDIT FILES

One of the consulted suppliers only confirmed the subject as a client since 2000, with credits settled on time, it reports debts. Rated as an excellent client. No further details were supplied. Other suppliers did not provide information on their clients due to confidentiality policies.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

RATE OF EXCHANGE

US$1.00 = Ps$1889.1

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

LEGAL ASPECTS

LEGAL STATUS

Stock Company

INCORPORATION DATE

13/02/1979

REGISTERED IN

Bogota

DURATION

30/06/2048

REGISTRATION

Certificate No.119316, File No.24091

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

NO

COMMENTS ON LEGAL ASPECTS .-

The Subject is subscribed to the Unique Business Registration (RUE) since 1979. On 13/02/1979, the subject was registered at the Superintendency of Companies of Bogota, under Certificate No.119316, File No.24091. On 30/05/1979, the subject was affiliated to the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. On 29/06/2011, the subject was registered at the Bogota Proponent Chamber of Commerce, under Proponent Registry No.11201. The firms that sign contracts with national entities are registered in this Chamber.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

SECTOR

2.-TRADE (WHOLESALE)

ACTIVITY

METALS

ISIC CATEGORY

G-WHOLESALE AND/OR RETAIL SALE

ISIC CLASS

5190-Wholesale and Retail Sale of Diverse Industrial Products (Not specified)

MAIN ACTIVITY

Trade and distribution of steel. It has two divisions: - Commercial division - Industrial division House brands: - "MAX DUR" (wear-resistant line) - "INOXTECT" (stainless line)

N. OF EMPLOYEES

620 (approximately)

 

 

LOCATION

 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES and STORAGE: Located at captioned address, in industrial zone of the city. BRANCHES: - Cali: Carrera 31 A No.15-59 Acopi, Yumbo. Phone: (57-2)691.8585, Fax: (57-2)665.8593 - Medellin: Calle 32 No.41-139 Itagui. Phone: (57-4)372.4500, Fax: (57-4)277.6088 - Barranquilla: Via 40 No.51-444. Phone: (57-5)371.7600, Fax: (57-5)372.0220/344.3328 - Bucaramanga: Carrera 14 No.23-02. Phone: (57-6)633.7708/633.8323, Fax (57-6)663.2779 - Cartagena: Diagonal 30 No. 54 - 206, C.C. Mamonal plaza Local 19, Tel: (57-5) 667.3940 - Inoxtec: Diagonal 5H No. 47-01, Bogota, Colombia. Phone (57-1420.6800, Fax: (57-1))420.7153.

COMMENTS OF OPERATIONS.-

The subject was granted the certification ISO 9001:2000 in February 2000. It is exclusive representative of the German firm Edelstahlwerke Witte-Kreffeld A.G. The Subject performs operations throughout Colombia, being its main sectors of sale: - Plastics - Papers - Tool manufacture for automotive industry use. - Sugar - Metal- mechanical, Mining, among others. Main products - Mould-carrier bases. - Die-carrier bases. - Industrial knives. - Accessories for dies. - Metallic components, among others. The Subject has more than 100 foreign suppliers and a portfolio with over 6,000 active clients.

 

BANKERS / REFERENCE

Bank Name

Account Number

Account Officer

Telephone

Country

BANCOLOMBIA SA

 

 

 

COLOMBIA

BANCO DE OCCIDENTE SA

 

 

 

COLOMBIA

BBVA COLOMBIA SA

 

 

 

COLOMBIA

BANK COMENTS

Banks consulted did not provide information about clients on the grounds of confidentiality.

 


 

NOTES & COMMENTS

 

CREDIT OPINION

It is a commercial company with 35 years in market which seems to be operating normally.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.33

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.42

Euro

1

Rs.80.32

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

               

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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