MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIGMA-ALDRICH INTERNATIONAL GMBH

 

 

Registered Office :

Wassergasse 7, 9000 St. Gallen/SG, CH

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1950

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

320.4.047.326-2 / 501856

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The business activities includes sales of chemical and pharmaceutical products and laboratory equipment

 

 

No of Employees :

35

 

 

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 – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Switzerland

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

SWITZERLAND - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies. The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of all Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled export demand and put Switzerland in a recession. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) during this period effectively implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy as well as prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy began to recover in 2010. The sovereign debt crises currently unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries pose a significant risk to Switzerland's financial stability and are driving up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safe-haven currency. The independent SNB has upheld its zero-interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell below 2% per year during 2011-13. Switzerland has also come under increasing pressure from individual neighboring countries, the EU, the US, and international institutions to reform its banking secrecy laws. Consequently, the government agreed to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The government has renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate the OECD standard, and is considering the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners. These steps will have a lasting impact on Switzerland's long history of bank secrecy.

 

Source : CIA


Company name & address

 

SIGMA-ALDRICH INTERNATIONAL GMBH

 

Operating address:

Wassergasse 7

9000 St. Gallen/SG

Switzerland/CH

 

Telephone:                      071 2428000

Fax:                               071 2428080

 

Web site:                        http://www.sigmaaldrich.com

E-mail:                            stgallen@sial.com

VAT-No.:                        CHE105315977

 

 

Profile

 

Established:                  1950

Line of Business:          Consumer goods wholesale

Industry Division:          Wholesale trade

Industry-code (NACE):   4675     Wholesale of chemical products

Import/Export:               Import, Export

Quality certification:       ISO 9001:2008 (since 2012)

Banks:                          CS Credit Suisse

                                    UBS Ltd

 

 

Operational Figures

 

Coverage:         Company

Figures:            approximately

Financial year:   2014

Employees:      35

 

 

Activity

 

The business activities includes sales of chemical and pharmaceutical products and laboratory equipment of the Sigma Group.

 

 

Real Estate

 

Information on property ownership was not available.

 

 

Company Register

 

Company No:                320.4.047.326-2 / 501856

Legal form:                   Limited Liability Company

Registration:                 21.12.1999

Legal status:                 active

Responsible Register:   Handelsregister des Kantons St. Gallen

History:                         Date of Statutes: 11.02.2013

                                    Date of Statutes: 04.10.2012

                                    Date of Statutes: 13.12.2011

                                    Date of Statutes: 15.09.2010

                                    Date of Statutes: 16.06.2005

                                    Date of Statutes: 17.02.2000

                                    Date of Incorporation Statutes: 17.12.1999

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

28.12.2011                    Sigma-Aldrich International GmbH

28.12.2011                    Sigma-Aldrich International LLC (Name translated)

28.12.2011                    Sigma-Aldrich International Sàrl (Name translated)

22.06.2005  28.12.2011  Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH

22.06.2005  28.12.2011  Sigma-Aldrich Chimie Sàrl (Name translated)

22.06.2005  28.12.2011  Sigma-Aldrich Chemical LLC (Name translated)

21.12.1999  22.06.2005  Fluka Chemie GmbH

21.12.1999  22.06.2005  Fluka Chemie LLC (Name translated)

21.12.1999  22.06.2005  Fluka Chemie Sàrl (Name translated)

 

Entry          Deleted      Legal domicile

28.12.2011                    St. Gallen, Switzerland

21.12.1999  28.12.2011  Buchs (SG), Switzerland

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

28.12.2011                    Wassergasse 7, 9000 St. Gallen/SG, Switzerland/CH

21.12.1999  28.12.2011  Industriestrasse 25, 9470 Buchs/SG, Switzerland/CH

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital

21.02.2013                    LLC Capital CHF 2,259,200

21.12.1999  21.02.2013  LLC Capital CHF 2,000,000

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital Structure

21.02.2013                    22,592 Participation shares of CHF 100.--

08.10.2012  21.02.2013  20,000 Participation shares of CHF 100.--

22.06.2005  08.10.2012  1 Participation shares of CHF 2,000,000.--

 

Entry          Deleted      Branches

                  26.01.2012  Wassergasse 7, 9000 St. Gallen/SG, Switzerland/CH

 

 

Management

 

  Title                                           Name

General Manager                         Dr. Dieter Hofner, Origin: Dörflingen, Thayngen, Switzerland, Residential address: 9472 Grabs/SG, Switzerland, single signature

General Manager                         Lutz Schraishuhn, Origin: Germany, Residential address: St. Gallen, Switzerland, single signature, Registered since: 18.12.2013

Chairman of the management      Gerrit van den Dool, Origin: Netherlands, Residential address: St. Gallen, Switzerland, single signature, Registered since: 18.12.2013

 

 

External Positions

 

Title                                           Name

Auditor                                       KPMG AG, Residential address: St. Gallen, Switzerland, Id: CH-320.9.034.266-2, Registered since: 04.02.2010

 

 

Executive board

 

Title                                           Name

Chief Executive Officer               Gerrit van den Dool

Chief Business Segment Officer  Dr. Dieter Hofner

 

 

Financial Data Sigma-Aldrich Group

 

Consolidation:              consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     31.12.2013        31.12.2012        31.12.2011        31.12.2010        31.12.2009

Number of months:                                      12                    12                    12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                mil. USD           mil. USD          mil. USD           mil. USD          mil. USD

Statement norm:                                     US-GAAP

 

Balance Sheet

Intangible fixed assets                                     946.0                973.0                625.0                582.0                530.0

Tangible fixed assets                                      806.0                829.0                763.0                732.0                708.9

other fixed assets                                           132.0                  89.0                100.0                  98.0                 91.4

Fixed assets                                                1,884.0             1,891.0             1,488.0             1,412.0             1,330.3

 

Stocks                                                            699.0                722.0                668.0                607.0                609.0

Trade accounts receivable                               382.0                356.0                319.0                287.0                285.0

Liquid assets                                                  722.0                724.0                665.0                569.0                372.4

other trade accounts                                         96.0                  98.0                141.0                139.0                116.7

Accruals                                                           22.0                  29.0

Other current assets                                        840.0                851.0                806.0                708.0                489.1

Current assets                                             1,921.0             1,929.0             1,793.0             1,602.0             1,383.1

 

Total assets                                                 3,805.0             3,820.0             3,281.0             3,014.0             2,713.4

 

Capital                                                            524.0                478.0                427.0                396.0            -1,628.4

Other shareholders funds                              2,371.0             2,068.0             1,772.0             1,580.0             3,314.0

Total shareholders equity                            2,895.0             2,546.0             2,199.0             1,976.0             1,685.6

 

long term debt (financial debts)                        300.0                300.0                300.0                300.0                100.0

Provisions                                                        73.0

Other non current liabilities                               154.0                273.0                244.0                208.0                185.9

Non current liabilities                                       527.0                573.0                544.0                508.0                285.9

short term debt (financial debts)                        65.0                383.0                221.0                239.0                100.0

Trade accounts payable                                   152.0                160.0                143.0                121.0                112.4

Accruals                                                           63.0                  61.0

other accounts payable                                   103.0                  97.0                174.0                170.0                529.5

other current liabilities                                      166.0                158.0                174.0                170.0                529.5

Current liabilities                                           383.0                701.0                538.0                530.0                741.9

 

Shareh. equity, min. interests + liabilities   3,805.0             3,820.0             3,281.0             3,014.0             2,713.4

 

Profit and loss account

Sales                                                           2,704.0             2,623.0             2,505.0             2,271.0             2,147.6

Net sales                                                      2,704.0             2,623.0             2,505.0             2,271.0             2,147.6

Operating revenue                                       2,704.0             2,623.0             2,505.0             2,271.0             2,147.6

 

Cost of goods sold                                      1,343.0             1,276.0             1,181.0             1,075.0             1,057.7

Gross profit                                                 1,361.0             1,347.0             1,324.0             1,196.0             1,089.9

Other operating expenses                                700.0                688.0                677.0                645.0                590.3

Operating result                                             661.0                659.0                647.0                551.0                499.6

 

other financial revenues                                     51.0                  39.0

Financial income                                               51.0                  39.0                   0.0                   0.0                   0.0

Interest expenses                                                4.0                   4.0                   7.0                   7.0                 10.0

Financial expenses                                             4.0                   4.0                   7.0                   7.0                 10.0

Financial result                                                  47.0                  35.0                  -7.0                  -7.0                -10.0

Result before extraordinary items                   708.0                694.0                640.0                544.0                489.6

 

Extraordinary Result                                            0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   0.0                   0.0

Result before taxes                                         708.0                694.0                640.0                544.0                489.6

 

Taxes                                                             166.0                195.0                183.0                160.0                142.9

Result before minority interests                        542.0                499.0                457.0                384.0                346.7

Result for the financial year                            542.0                499.0                457.0                384.0                346.7

 

Cash flow

Depreciation                                                   138.0                136.0                106.0                  93.0                 92.4

Cash flow                                                       680.0                635.0                563.0                477.0                439.1

Cash flow from operating activities                  641.0                567.0                495.0                523.0                515.7

Investments in tangible fixed assets                 100.0                114.0                104.0                  99.0               -119.9

Cash flow from investing activities                  -108.0               -511.0               -191.0               -182.0               -159.5

Cash flow from financing activities                  -533.0                  -6.0               -200.0               -161.0               -250.3

Others                                                               -2.0                   9.0                  -8.0                  16.0                 14.8

Change in liquidity                                             -2.0                  59.0                 96.0                196.0                120.7

Liquidity at beginning of the year                     724.0                665.0                569.0                373.0                251.8

Liquidity at end ot the year                               722.0                724.0                665.0                569.0                372.5

 

Notes

Research and Development                               66.0                  69.0                 72.0                  66.0                 63.0

Added value                                                   850.0                834.0                753.0                644.0                592.0

Working Capital                                               929.0                918.0                844.0                773.0                781.6

Sales per Employee                                            0.3                   0.3                   0.3                   0.3                   0.3

Gross cost land and buildings                         910.0                961.0                935.0                804.0                851.6

Gross cost other tangible fixed assets          1,188.0             1,050.0                888.0                934.0                800.2

Gross cost total                                           2,098.0             2,011.0             1,823.0             1,738.0             1,651.8

 

Employees  at year end                                   9,000                9,000                8,300                7,890                7,740

Employees inland                                            4,400                                                               4,070

Employees abroad                                          4,600                                                               3,820

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company

 

Name:                            Sigma Aldrich Corporation

City/Country:                   St. Louis/Missouri, United States of America/US

 

 

Owner/-s

 

No. of Owner/-s:           1

Owner:                         The company is foreign owned.

 

Class:                          100%

Type:                           indirect, Group-Level 1

Name:                          Sigma Aldrich Corporation

City/Country:                St. Louis/Missouri, United States of America/US

Interest:                        100,00% voting right, 100,00% capital interest (since 21.12.1999)

 

Class:                          100%

Type:                           direct

Name:                          Sigma-Aldrich (Switzerland) Holding AG

City/Country:                Buchs/SG, Switzerland/CH

Capital share:               CHF 2,259,200.--

Interest:                        100,00% voting right, 100,00% capital interest (since 21.12.1999)

 

 

Investments

 

Class:                          100%

Name:                          Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH

City/Country:                Buchs/SG, Switzerland/CH

Interest:                        100,00% voting right, 100,00% capital interest (since 20.06.2012)

 

 

Legal Actions

 

Control date       Year                       No.             Amount CHF     Status

21.06.2013          2013                           0

21.06.2013          2012                           0

21.06.2013          2011                           0

21.06.2013          2010                           0

 

An updated legal action check is only available against proof of interest. e.g. a copy of an enquiry letter, and order or invoice relating to the subject company.

 

 

Credit Information

 

Financial Statements:    The company does not disclose any financial statements. Third parties are not permitted any insight into the financial affairs. It is therefore difficult to make a proper assessment of the actual situation.

 

Financial Situation:        The financial situation is considered to be very good.

 

Payment experiences:   Payment habits are considered good.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.56

UK Pound

1

Rs.97.10

Euro

1

Rs.76.61                    

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

RAS

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SMN

 

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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