MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.05.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ELECTRODOS OERLIKON DE COLOMBIA LTDA.

 

 

Trade Name:

LINCOLN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

Calle 6 A No 33-23, Bogota DC

 

 

Country :

Colombia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.01.1960

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of electrodes for electric welding.

 

 

No. of Employees

100

 

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 :

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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

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately  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

 

 

 


REGISTERED NAME & COMPANY SUMMARY

 

IDENTIFICATION

COMPANY NAME

ELECTRODOS OERLIKON DE COLOMBIA LTDA.

TRADE NAME

LINCOLN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY

TAX ID TYPE

NIT

TAX ID NUMBER

8600003320

CURRENT STATUS

Active

MAIN ADDRESS

Calle 6 A No 33-23

CITY/PROVINCE/STATE

Bogota DC, Colombia

PHONE NUMBER(S)

(57-1) 2470585

E-MAIL

jenny.espinosa@lincolnelectric.com.co

WEB SITE

www.lincolnelectric.com.co

CR-RATING

LOW RISK

COMMENTS OF IDENTIFICATION.-

This report was requested with company name: LINCOLN SOLDADURAS DE COLOMBIA LTDA. Please be advised that the correct company name is the one above.

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVES

NAME

JOB TITLE

% STAKE

SHANNON MATTHEW, JAY

Director

 

VERMEJI CHAMY, PAUL

Director

 

EARL MCMILLIN, JR DANIEL

Director

 

BARONA FLAMENCO, JULIO CESAR

General Manager/Legal Rep.

 

VASQUEZ GARCIA, CARLOS ALFONSO

Under Manager/ Alternate Legal Representative

 

LOPEZ RINCON, LEIDY

Costs Manager

 

ACEVEDO, CAROLINA

Human Relations Co-ordinator

 

MARY PULIDO, JOHN

Public Accountant

 

ERNST Y YOUNG AUDIT LTDA.

Auditor

 

 

WHO IS WHO?

BARONA FLAMENCO, JULIO CESAR

C.I., 4.129.040, .

VASQUEZ GARCIA, CARLOS ALFONSO

C.I., 372.621, .

 

 

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

 

LITIGATIONS

It holds a lawsuit dated 13/02/2004 found filed against the subject at 31 Civil Court of Bogota. Plaintiff: COLVANES SAS.

 

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

PAID-UP CAPITAL

Ps$ 7,903,209,750.00 Pesos

 

SHAREHOLDERS

NAME

JOB TITLE

% STAKE

LINCOLN ELECTRONIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY

Shareholder

95%

LINCOLN ELECTRONIC HOLDINGS INC.

Shareholder

5%

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

EP. E: WITHOUT CREDIT EXPERIENCE

 

% CASH SALES/PAYMENT METHOD

30%

% CREDIT SALES/TERMS

70% (Terms: 30 days)

TERRITORY OF SALES

100% (Domestic market)

 

IMPORTS

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 9,682,178.00

 

EXPORTS

YEAR

2012

AMOUNT

US$ 3,747,009.00

 

PAYMENTS

TRADE REFERENCES

TYPE OF SUPPLIER

NATIONAL

SUPPLIER FROM

Since 2012

DEADLINES

Invoices at 30 days

RATING

PROMPT

 

TYPE OF SUPPLIER

NATIONAL

CREDIT FACILITIES

No current operations limit

SUPPLIER FROM

Since 1994

DEADLINES

Invoices at 30 days

RATING

PROMPT

 

TYPE OF SUPPLIER

NATIONAL

SUPPLIER FROM

Since 1997

DEADLINES

Promissory note at 30 days

RATING

PROMPT

 

CREDIT FILES

Other consulted suppliers just confirmed subject as client, without disclosing further details.

 

LOCAL SUPPLIERS

Name

Contact

Telephone

ATLAS COPCO COLOMBIA LTDA

 

(57-1) 4199200

COLTRANS SAS

 

(57-1) 4239300

EDITORIAL BOCHICA LTDA.

 

(57-1) 2885077

EMPACOR SA

 

(57-1) 2627799

EMPRESA COLOMBIANA DE MINERALES SAS

 

(57-1) 8400077

ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT LTDA.

 

(57-1) 4847000

LEGISLACION ECONOMICA SA

 

(57-1) 4255255

LOGISTICA Y CARGA LTDA

 

 

MULTI IMPACTO EDITORES LTDA.

 

(57-1) 2741430

 

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

RELATED COMPANIES

NAME

TAX ID. NUMBER

COUNTRY

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC.

 

U.S.A.

LINCOLN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY

 

U.S.A.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONTENT.-

The data herein has been totally obtained from outside sources in view that main executives declined to collaborate with us. Through outside sources, we obtained the balance sheets as of 31/12/2013 and 31/12/2012 (12 months) in Colombian Pesos, as follows:

 

GENERAL BALANCE SHEET

Balance Date

31/12/2013

31/12/2012

 

Currency

Colombian Peso

Colombian Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,926.83

1,771.54

 

.Current Total

26,846,374,000.00

21,944,222,000.00

22.34

.Net Fixed

5,638,422,000.00

5,993,193,000.00

-5.92

.Other Assets

6,001,698,000.00

1,957,842,000.00

206.55

.Total Assets

38,486,494,000.00

29,895,257,000.00

28.74

.Total Current Liabilities

11,293,804,000.00

6,475,746,000.00

74.40

.Long Term Accounts

13,236,172,000.00

12,332,195,000.00

7.33

Total Liabilities

24,529,976,000.00

18,807,941,000.00

30.42

Total Equity

13,956,518,000.00

11,087,316,000.00

25.88

Total Liabilities and Equity

38,486,494,000.00

29,895,257,000.00

28.74

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

Balance Date

31/12/2013

31/12/2012

 

Currency

Colombian Peso

Colombian Peso

 

Exchange Rate

1,926.83

1,771.54

 

Net Sales

35,145,705,000.00

45,356,874,000.00

-22.51

Net Income(Net Loss)

525,480,000.00

1,086,911,000.00

-51.65

 

RATIOS FINANCIAL

PERIOD

2,013.00

2,012.00

0.00

.NET WORKING CAPITAL

15,552,570,000.00

15,468,476,000.00

0.01

.LIQUIDITY RATIO

2.38

3.39

-0.30

.CONTENTS OF THE ACID TEST

0.00

0.00

 

.INDEBTEDNESS

1.57

1.59

-0.01

.LIABILITIES, CAPITAL

0.00

0.00

 

.TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

0.91

1.52

-0.40

.RETURN ON EQUITY

0.00

0.00

 

.NET RETURN ON SALES

0.00

0.00

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS.-

The subject is a trading firm in business since 1960 which has been operating normally. 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

INSURANCE.-

An all-risk insurance policy is held with SEGUROS GENERALES SURAMERICANA SA. (Unspecified coverage amount and maturity date).

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

RATE OF EXCHANGE

US$1.00 = Ps$1,919.00 as of report date

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

LEGAL ASPECTS

LEGAL STATUS

Limited Liability Company

INCORPORATION DATE

15/01/1960

REGISTERED IN

Mercantile Registry

DURATION

31/12/2060

NOTARY OFFICE

5th Notary of Bogota

REGISTRATION

Certificate No. 0003748

NET WORTH

13,956,518.00 Pesos (31/12/2013)

LISTED AT STOCK EXCHANGE

NO

BACKGROUND (HISTORY).-

It was originally established as ELECTRODOS OERLIKON DE COLOMBIA LTDA on 15/01/1960 by Public Deed No. 104. On 11/04/2006, by Public Deed No. 489 the company changed its company name to LINCOLN SOLDADURAS DE COLOMBIA LTDA.

COMMENTS ON LEGAL ASPECTS .-

NBC 10033242

 

OPERATIONS

SECTOR

1.-INDUSTRY

ACTIVITY

ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS

ISIC CATEGORY

D-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (ELABORATION, MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, PUBLISHING, CASTING, CONSTRUCTION)

ISIC CLASS

2922-Manufacture of machine-tools

MAIN ACTIVITY

Manufacture of electrodes for electric welding.

N. OF EMPLOYEES

100 employees

 

LOCATION

HEAD OFFICE: at heading address in a business zone of the city. In good repair. It has branches in Bogota, Bodega, Barranquilla.

COMMENTS OF OPERATIONS.-

Imports are made from USA, China, Brazil, Poland, Mexico and Canada. Wholesaler 100%. It was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification by the ICONTEC.

 

BANK COMENTS

The consulted banks do not disclose any data on clients on the grounds of confidentiality.

 

 

NOTES

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.58.77

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.01

Euro

1

Rs.80.56

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

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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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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