MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.10.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NEXANS SUISSE SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Rue de la Fabrique 2 2016 Cortaillod/NE Switzerland/CH

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.01.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

645.1.001.490-9 / 398217

 

 

Legal Form :

Company limited by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables

 

 

No. of Employees :

500

 

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

 

Nexans Suisse SA

 

 

Operating address

 

rue de la Fabrique 2                                                     Branch:

2016 Cortaillod/NE                                                       Stegackerstr.  6

Switzerland/CH                                                             8409 Winterthur/ZH

                                                                                   Switzerland/CH

 

Telephone:                   032 8435555                             052 3688090

Fax:                             032 8435443                             052 3688099

 

Web site:                      http://www.nexans.ch

E-mail:                         info.swiss@nexans.com

 

WIN Worldbox No.:       CH0000021835

VAT-No.:                      CHE105947539

 

 

Profile

 

Established:                 1879

History:                        1996:      Limited company

Line of Business:          Electro technology

Industry Division:          Manufacturing

Industry-code (NACE):  2732       Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables

Import/Export:              Export

Quality certification:      ISO 9001:2000

                                    ISO 14001:2004

                                    OHSAS 18001:1999

Banks:                         unknown

 

 

Operational Figures

 

Coverage:                    Company

Figures:                        estimated

Financial year:              2014

Employees:                  500

Sales:                          CHF 270,000,000.--

Branches:                     3

 

 

Activity

 

The company is a manufacturer and supplier of cables, such as power - cable networks, Telecom cable networks and industrial and Buildings cable in Switzerland. It maintains three cable produktion facility are, the cables, accessories and systems for terrestrial and undersea installations as well as for overhead lines.

 

Plant Cossonay

Ch. de l’Islettaz–Bâtiment C4–Cossonay-Gare

CH-1305 Penthalaz

TEL    +41(0)21 861 8111

FAX   +41(0)21 861 8313

 

Plant Breitenbach

Passwangstrasse 20

CH-4226 Breitenbach

TEL    +41(0)61 785 4210

FAX   +41(0)61 781 2240

 

 

Real Estate

 

Real Estate:                  It is understood that the company has extensive property holdings.

 

 

Company Register

 

Company No:               645.1.001.490-9 / 398217

Legal form:                   Company limited by shares

Registration:                 03.01.1996

Legal status:                 active

Responsible Register:   Registre du commerce du canton de Neuchâtel

History:                        Date of Incorporation Statutes: 28.04.1988

                                    Date of Incorporation Statutes: 13.12.1995

 

Entry          Deleted      Name

06.10.2000                    Nexans Suisse SA

06.10.2000                    Nexans Suisse AG (Name translated)

06.10.2000                    Nexans Suisse Ltd (Name translated)

10.04.1997  06.10.2000  Alcatel Cable Suisse SA

10.04.1997  06.10.2000  Alcatel Kabel Schweiz AG (Name translated)

10.04.1997  06.10.2000  Alcatel Cable Switzerland Ltd (Name translated)

10.04.1997  06.10.2000  Alcatel Cavi Svizzera SA (Name translated)

03.01.1996  10.04.1997  Cortaillod Cossonay Cable SA Cortaillod

 

 

Entry          Deleted      Legal domicile

03.01.1996                    Cortaillod, Switzerland

 

Entry          Deleted      Address

03.01.1996                    rue de la Fabrique 2, 2016 Cortaillod, Switzerland/CH

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital

10.04.1997                    Share Capital CHF 58,000,000, paidup CHF 58,000,000

 

Entry          Deleted      Capital Structure

10.04.1997                    58,000 Registered shares of CHF 1,000.--

 

 

Official Administration

 

Title                                           Name

President                                    Francis Willy Marcel  Krähenbühl , Origin: Trub, Switzerland, Residential address: Boudry, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 25.11.2009

Company Secretary                     Philippe Jacopin, Origin: Planchettes, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Residential address: Colombier/NE, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 03.01.1996

Director                                      Giuseppe Borrelli, Origin: Italy, Residential address: Paris, France, joint signature of two, Registered since: 31.01.2012

Director                                      Jean-Michel Trouvé, Origin: France, Residential address: Paris, France, joint signature of two, Registered since: 05.09.2013

 

 

Management

 

Title                                           Name

Director                                      Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge

Deputy Director                          Pascal Portevin

Vice-Director                               Christopher Guérin

Vice-Director                               Dirk Steinbrink

Member with signing authority      Patrick Aubry, Origin: La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Switzerland, Residential address: Cortaillod, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 03.01.1996

Member with signing authority      Markus Gasser , Origin: Nunningen, Switzerland, Residential address: 4234 Zullwil/SO, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 30.04.2010

Member with signing authority      René Jean-Marie Meljac, Origin: France, Residential address: 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains /VD, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 31.10.2008

Member with signing authority      Alain Percassi, Origin: Peseux, Switzerland, Residential address: Peseux, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 23.05.2005

Member with signing authority      Patrik Louis Wicht , Origin: Carouge GE, Switzerland, Residential address: Vufflens-la-Ville, Switzerland, joint signature of two, Registered since: 09.09.2014

 

 

External Positions

 

Title                                           Name

Auditor                                       PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Residential address: Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Registered since: 14.07.2006

 

 

Executive board

 

Title                                           Name

Chief Executive Officer               Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge

Deputy Chief Executive Officer    Pascal Portevin

Chief Financial Officer                 Nicolas  Badré

Chief Human Resources Officer   Anne-Marie Cambourieu

Chief Business Segment Officer  Christopher Guérin

Chief Business Segment Officer  Dirk Steinbrink

 

 

Financial Data Nexans SA

 

Consolidation:              consolidated

Industry:                       Trade/Industry

 

Fiscal year end:                                     31.12.2012        31.12.2011        31.12.2010        31.12.2009        31.12.2008

Number of months:                                      12                    12                    12                    12                    12

Currency:                                                mil. EUR           mil. EUR           mil. EUR           mil. EUR           mil. EUR

Remarks:                                               preliminary

 

Balance Sheet

Intangible fixed assets                                     747.0                570.0                571.0                524.0                482.0

Other tangible fixed assets                                                                                                  1,117.0             1,040.0

Tangible fixed assets                                    1,256.0             1,160.0             1,170.0             1,117.0             1,040.0

Financial fixed assets                                        63.0                  51.0                 51.0                107.0                131.0

other fixed assets                                           144.0                134.0                105.0                   2.0                   4.0

Fixed assets                                                2,210.0             1,915.0             1,897.0             1,750.0             1,657.0

Stocks                                                         1,125.0             1,051.0             1,059.0                803.0                922.0

Trade accounts receivable                                                                                                    1,170.0             1,305.0

Liquid assets                                                  847.0                859.0                795.0                817.0                398.0

Securities                                                                                                                               177.0                346.0

other trade accounts                                                                                                                98.0                 85.0

Other current assets                                                                                                             1,092.0                829.0

Current assets                                              3,644.0             3,629.0             3,616.0             3,065.0             3,056.0

Total assets                                                 5,854.0             5,544.0             5,513.0             4,815.0             4,713.0

 

Capital                                                                                                                                     28.0                 28.0

Other shareholders funds                                                                                                     1,848.0             1,551.0

Total shareholders equity                              1,793.0             1,885.0             2,164.0             1,876.0             1,579.0

Minority interests                                               50.0                  35.0                 43.0                  42.0                 39.0

long term debt (financial debts)                        595.0                356.0                354.0                818.0                660.0

Provisions                                                      251.0                545.0                382.0                109.0                 70.0

Other non current liabilities                               991.0                601.0                609.0                370.0                373.0

Non current liabilities                                     1,837.0             1,502.0             1,345.0             1,297.0             1,103.0

short term debt (financial debts)                                                                                              236.0                650.0

Trade accounts payable                                                                                                          845.0                908.0

Provisions                                                                                                                             120.0                 65.0

other accounts payable                                                                                                          399.0                369.0

other current liabilities                                                                                                             519.0                434.0

Current liabilities                                           2,174.0             2,122.0             1,961.0             1,600.0             1,992.0

Shareh. equity, min. interests + liabilities        5,854.0             5,544.0             5,513.0             4,815.0             4,713.0

 

Profit and loss account

Sales                                                                                                                                  5,045.0             6,499.0

Net sales                                                      4,872.0             6,920.0             6,179.0             5,045.0             6,499.0

Operating revenue                                                                                                               5,045.0             6,499.0

Cost of goods sold                                                                                                             4,293.0             5,846.0

Gross profit                                                                                                                           752.0                653.0

Other operating expenses                                                                                                       599.0                443.0

Operating result                                               163.0                 -40.0                198.0                153.0                210.0

Financial income                                                                                                                        5.0                 18.0

Financial expenses                                                                                                                 107.0                 97.0

Financial result                                                                                                                      -102.0                -79.0

Result before extraordinary items                                                                                              51.0                131.0

Result before taxes                                                                                                                  51.0                131.0

Taxes                                                                                                                                      39.0                 45.0

Result before minority interests                                                                                                 12.0                 86.0

minority interests                                                                                                                       4.0                   2.0

Result for the financial year                               27.0               -178.0                 82.0                   8.0                 84.0

 

 

Ultimate Parent Company

 

Name:                          NEXANS SA

City/Country:                PARIS, France/FR

 


 

Owner/-s

 

No. of Owner/-s:           1

Owner:                         The company is foreign owned.

 

Class:                          100%

Type:                           direct, Group-Level 1

Name:                          NEXANS SA

City/Country:                PARIS, France/FR

Interest:                        100,00% voting right, 100,00% capital interest (since 2001)

 

 

Sisters

 

Name:                          Nexans Inc.

City/Country:                New Holland/Pennsylvania, United States of America/US

 

 

Investments

 

It is believed that the company has no investments.

 

 

Legal Actions

 

Control date       Year                       No.             Amount CHF     Status

24.09.2014          2014                           0

24.09.2014          2013                           0

24.09.2014          2012                           0

31.12.2011          2011                           0

31.12.2011          2010                           0

31.12.2011          2009                           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.

 

 

Remarks

 

Debt collection case:

FEB 2013: CHF   377.00.

MAI 2014: CHF 1 264.00, paid.

 

 

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 appears to be good.

 

Payment experiences:   Payment habits are considered good.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.24

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.67

Euro

1

Rs.77.97

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

SUB

 

 

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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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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