MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.05.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

UNIQUE STAR PHARM U.S. PHARM S.A.

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle Isla Seymour N44-160 (Antes 160) ) y Guepi – Quito, Pichincha

 

 

Country :

Ecuador

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.07.2002

 

 

Legal Form :

Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Pharmaceuticals sale and distribution

 

 

No. of Employees

40

 

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 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

Ecuador

B2

B2

 

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

 

 

ECUADOR - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately two-fifths of public sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis, with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew an average of 4.3% per year, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008, buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA, who took office in January 2007, defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt, which, with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion, represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009, Ecuador bought back 91% of its "defaulted" bonds via an international reverse auction. Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example, an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties, including one with the United States - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9 billion in oil for cash and project loans as of December 2012

Source : CIA

 


Company name and address 

UNIQUE STAR PHARM U.S. PHARM S.A.

Calle  Isla Seymour N44-160 (Antes 160) ) y Guepi - Quito
Pichincha
ECUADOR

Telephone    : 593-2-2440583, 593-2-6014363

E_Mail       : contabilidad@uspharm.com.ec, erodas@uspharma.com.ec


SUMMARY

Started                                     : 2002
Total Employees                       : 40
Payments                                 : Prompt
Subscribed Capital                    : US$         20.000.-
Authorized Capital                     : US$         40.000.-

Sic(s) : 5122

Line of Business: Pharmaceuticals sale and distribution.

EVALUATION

Interpretation at the end of the report.

Credit Recommendation

                             Dollars
Conservative value :          120.000
Liberal value      :          150.000

If additional information is received or present information is rectified, this
recommendation may be modified.


Financial indicators


Financial statements could not be obtained, thus financial analysis can not be
carried out

According to the Superintendence of Companies the most important figures as of
December 31st, 2010 are:

Sales    US$ 1.574.741
Assets US$ 1.414.199
Liabilities US$   361.317

Equity   US$ 1.052.882

Profit    US$     1.220

 


COMMERCIAL INFORMATION

Commercial Bulletin      : As at 21/04/2014 subject does not register protested
                           checks in the national central of risk


TRADE REFERENCES

Suppliers' trade references are supplied as follows:

Detail of References

Old            : 1 year
Last purchase  : 03-2014
Terms          : 45 days
Payment        : Prompt
Notes          : checks
Credit         : Open
Owes           : Does not Register
Due            : Does not Register
Paying Comments: Good
Purchase Aver. : (Monthly US$) 5.000

Old            : 3 years
Last purchase  : 02-2014
Terms          : 60 days
Payment        : Prompt
Notes          : checks
Credit         : (US$) 40.000
Owes           : Does not Register
Due            : Does not Register
Paying Comments: Good
Last purchase value US$ 4.100

Detail of Former Trade References
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Last                                                                  Credit            Owes
Old        Purch. Payment.    Notes                     (US$)        (US$)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since 2005 11-11  Prompt      checks                      50.000            None
2 years    11-11  Prompt      checks                        Open            None

- Tax Status: Current obligations fulfilled

- This Subject DOES NOT have obligations at IESS (Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security) , to April, 2014

Detail of Bank References

Bank                     : Banco Bolivariano C.A.
Credit Card              : International Credit Card
To expire                : US$ 213,81

Total debt up to March 2014 is US$ 213,81

Unique Star Pharm U.S. Pharm S.A, does not have negative references at the National Financial System.

Average amount of indebtedness registered by the subject, in the National Financial System:
During 2014 was US$ 38.906,75

Income tax corresponding to the last years:
Year 2012: US$ 28.865
Year 2011: US$ 22.845
Year 2010: US$ 12.115
Year 2009: US$ 15.996


BANKS

The main bank is:

Banco Bolivariano C.A.
-  Banco De La Produccion S.A.
-  Banco Del Pacifico S.A.
Banco Pichincha C.A.




OPERATIONS


Line of Business : Pharmaceuticals sale and distribution

                   Registered line of business in the Ecuadorian Internal
                   Revenue Service (SRI) is:  PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINES
                   WHOLESALE.

                   Registered social purpose in the Ecuadorian
                   Superintendencia de Compañías  is: Production and
                   commercialization of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, vet
                   products, agricultural products, perfumes, cosmetics
                  

Classification according to commercial activity:

Sic: 5122-0000 Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries
         -0308 Pharmaceuticals


Sales

Sales are steady throughout the year

National sales territory


Customers

Main customers are: Private hospitals,  drugstores,  hospitals.

The 10 most important customers are:

Julpharma Del Ecuador S.A. Baselpharma S.A. Laboratorios Bago Del Ecuador S.A.
Pfizer Cia. Ltda. Farmavida S.A. Roddome Pharmaceutical S.A. Farmacias Y
Comisariatos De Medicinas S.A. Farcomed Salazar Moscoso Jorge Alexander Roche
Ecuador S.A. Medicamenta Ecuatoriana Sa

 

Purchases

Domestic and international purchases

Imports from Germany, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, United States.


Main suppliers

- Linexpress S.A.
- Quifatex S.A.

Employees: 40 employees approx.

According to the last report issued  in December, 2011, this company had 30
employees, at present, it hired 10 employees more

Location

-  Administrative offices are located at. Calle  Isla Seymour N44-160 (Antes
   160) ) y Guepi Quito Pichincha, Ecuador


Branches

 
Subject has

-  They have a warehouse at Av. Manuel Cordova Galarza.


RELATED COMPANIES


ubject is related to the following companies:

National

-  Genericos Nacionales, Gena S.A. T A X : 1791903595001 Quito Pichincha

International

Laboratorios Celsius S. A, Uruguay

insurances

 

Insurance Company:

-Seguros Equinoccial S. A.

-Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros Centro Seguros Censeg S.A.

 

Administration


President                : Efraim Lakierovich Pargman
Vice President           : Marcelo Birenbaum Soto
Accountant               : Rolando Rojas
Finances Manager         : Esteban Rodas

 

Curriculum


Efraim Lakierovich Pargman

Position            : President
Mercantile Register : Number 7143 of 22/05/2013
Curriculum          : They confirm that he also plays the role of General
                      Manager

Marcelo Birenbaum Soto

Position            : Vice President
Mercantile Register : Number 9471 of 28/06/2013

 

Legal information


Legal Structure       : Stock Company
Constitution date     :  05/07/2002
Authorization         : Resolution Nº 2287
Notary                : N° 14, Quito Pichincha
Term of duration      : 50 Year, ended on 05/07/2052
Legal Address         : Quito - Ecuador
Published in          : Official Gazette dated 28/06/2002

Current Subscribed Capital: US$ 20.000.-Divided to 20.000.- common shares unique
                            series amounting US$ 1.-
Authorized Current Capital: US$ 40.000.-
Subscribed & paid-in Initial Capital: US$ 800.-

Shareholders :

-  99,98% Laboratorios Celsius S.A.
-   0,01% Sergio Alejandro Birenbaum Soto
-   0,01% Marcelo Birenbaum Soto

Legal representation is held by President..

Legal changes

By Resolution Nº 2896 on 01/07/2004, notary N° 14, Quito Pichincha, published in
the Official Gazette dated 06/09/2004, last capital increase was performed by
USD 19,200,00 in National and Direct Foreign Investment

 

Information sources


On 24/04/2014 Mr. Esteban Rodas, Finances Manager,  declined financial
information as he is not authorized to provide it,  however, submitted general
information.

We have not obtained a response to our request of information despite the
insistence

-Other outside information sources.

 

Exchange rate


-Since September 9th, 2000, official currency in Ecuador
  is the US$ dollar
-Until then, the currency was the sucre.
  Exchange rate was s/. 25.000 X US$ 1.00

INTERPRETATION OF RISK LEVEL AND CREDIT RECOMMENDATION

RISK LEVEL

Credit risk assessment is ordered as follows: 1 Minimum Risk, 2 Low Risk, 3
Middle Risk, 4 Middle High Risk, 5 Significant Risk, 6 High Risk.

 

Credit recommendation


Credit recommendation amounts are assigned according to criteria usually used in
the commercial credit evaluation.
The amounts are based on the assignment of risk percentages to the following
indicators: Trade references, number of employees, legal structures, data base
of protested bills, operations, insurances, variation of net profit, net worth,
working capital and liquidity.

 

Interpretation of payment scoring


The Scoring is arranged as follows: 0 to 40 Delays, 41 to 60 Slow, 61 to 80
Moderate, 81 to 100 Prompt

 

Macroecnomic information

Interest Rate for the week of             06/04/2014 - 12/04/2014

Ref. Active Rate for Operations     ( % ) 8,17

Ref. Passive Rate for Operations    ( % ) 4,53

Basic Rate of Central Bank          ( % ) 0,20

Legal                               ( % ) 8,17

Maximum conventional                ( % ) 9,33

Inflation Ratio                          

Yearly Inflation                    ( % ) 3,11 Mar/2014

Monthly Inflation                   ( % ) 0,70 Mar/2014

Accumulated                         ( % ) 1,53 Mar/2014

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.20

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.67

Euro

1

Rs.83.55

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

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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