MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.09.2014              

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TOAGOSEI CO LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

1-14-1 Nishishimbashi Minatoku Tokyo 105-8419

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

March 1942

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0104-01-020186

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufactures industrial chemicals

 

 

No. of Employees :

2,483

 

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 :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

Regular 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 01, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Japan

A1

A1

 

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

 


 

JAPAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for Japan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstruction in the Tohoku region has been uneven. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his government's top priority; he has overturned his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing an economic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing, and structural reform. Japan joined the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations in 2013, a pact that would open Japan's economy to increased foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2013 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reining in Japan's huge government debt, which is exceeding 230% of GDP. To help raise government revenue and reduce public debt, Japan decided in 2013 to gradually increase the consumption tax to a total of 10% by the year 2015. Japan is making progress on ending deflation due to a weaker yen and higher energy costs, but reliance on exports to drive growth and an aging, shrinking population pose other major long-term challenges for the economy

Source : CIA

 

 

 


Company name and address

 

TOAGOSEI CO LTD

REGD NAME:    Toa Gosei KK

MAIN OFFICE:  1-14-1 Nishishimbashi Minatoku Tokyo 105-8419 JAPAN

Tel: 03-3597-7215     Fax: 03-3597-7217

 

URL:                 http://www.toagosei.co.jp/

E-Mail address: info@toagosei.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES  

 

Mfg of industrial chemicals

 

 

BRANCHES

 

Osaka, Nagoya, Toyama, Sakaide (Kagawa), Fukuoka

 

 

OVERSEAS   

 

USA (2), Korea, China (2), Hong Kong, Taiwan (2), Singapore (--subsidiaries)

 

 

FACTORIES  

 

Nagoya, Tokuyama, Takaoka, Sakaide, Kawasaki

 

 

CHIEF EXEC

 

FUTOSHI HASHIMOTO, PRES

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 


SUMMARY    

 

FINANCES        FAIR                 A/SALES          Yen 151,081 M

PAYMENTSREGULAR   CAPITAL           Yen 20,886 M

TREND UP                    WORTH            Yen 148,148 M

STARTED         1942                 EMPLOYES      2,483

 

 

COMMENT    

 

MFR OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS. 

FINANCIAL SITUATION COSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

 

                        Unit: Million Yen

Forecast (or estimated) figures for 31/12/2014 fiscal term

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

This is a medium-sized chemical mfr of Mitsui group.  Originally founded in 1933 as Yahagi Kogyo Co Ltd for mfg ammonium sulfate, sulfuric & nitric acid using surplus electricity from the then parent company, Mitsui Chemical Co Ltd.  In 1942, reorganized and established second Yahagi Kogyo Co Ltd.  In 1944, merged 3 soda companies and became general chemical maker, named Toagosei Chemical Industry Co Ltd, and later renamed as captioned.  Shifted mainstay items from electrolytic process chemicals to acrylic-based products.  Leads the industry in acrylic-related products.  Instant glue is another revenue source.  Known for end-product instant glue “Aron Alpha”.  Expectation on growth of LHC, purest in Japan, for use as cleaning agent for semiconductor wafers.  Belongs to Mitsui Group. 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The sales volume for Dec/2013 fiscal term amounted to Yen 151,081 million, a 1.9% up from Yen 148,203 million in the previous term.  Sales volume of acrylic acid was steady and market was firmer than anticipated.  The recurring profit was posted at Yen 15,346 million and the net profit at Yen 9,605 million, respectively, compared with Yen 15,250 million recurring profit and Yen 9,699 million net profit, respectively, a year ago. 

           

(Jan/Jun/2014 results): Sales Yen 74,954 million (up 1.8%), operating profit Yen 6,088 million (down 17.9%), recurring profit Yen 6,410 million (down 19.6%), net profit Yen 4,253 million (down 16.8%).  (% compared with the corresponding period a year ago). 

 

For the current term ending Dec 2014 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 14,400 million and the net profit at Yen 9,400 million, on a 1.9% rise in turnover, to Yen 154,000 million.  Sales of adhesives, the company’s forte, will rise steadily for general use and for smartphones, and plant integration will also make a contribution to earnings.  Sales of piping materials will also grow.

 

The financial situation is considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.           

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:      Mar 1942

Regd No.:                 0104-01-020186 (Tokyo-Minatoku)

Legal Status:     Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:        550 million shares

Issued:               263,992,598 shares

Sum:                  Yen 20,886 million

           

Major shareholders (%): Japan Trustee Services T (4.4), SMBC (4.4), Master Trust Bank of Japan T (3.3), Customers’ S/Holding Assn (2.9), Group Employees’ S/Holding Assn (2.3), MUFG (2.1), Chase London SL Omnibus Acct (1.5), Norin Chukin Bank (1.4), Mitsui Life Ins (1.3), Bank of New York Mellon SANV10 (1.3); foreign owners (24.9).

           

No. of shareholders: 13,750

 

Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo

 

Managements: Akihiko Yamadera, ch; Futoshi Hashimoto, pres; Katsutoshi Yamada, dir; Soichi Nomura, dir; Takeshi Ozeki, dir; Mikishi Takamura, dir; Kazuaki Nakagawa, dir; Shinichi Sugiura, dir; Nobuhiro Ishikawa, dir; Eiichi Takizawa, dir

           

Nothing detrimental is known as to the commercial morality of executives.

 

Related companies: Aron Kasei Co, Oita Chemical Co, MT Aqua Polymer Inc, Tsurumi                Soda Co, other.

Overseas Subsidiaries: Toagosei America (Ohio); TOA-DIC Zhangjiagang Chemical, Toagosei Hong Kong; Toagosei (Zhuhai) (--China); Taiwan Toagosei, TOA Jet Chemical (--Taiwan), Toagosei Singapore (Singapore); Toagosei Korea Co Ltd

 

 

OPERATION

           

Activities: Manufactures industrial chemicals:

 

(Sales breakdown by Divisions): (Cited from the firm’s website)

Basic Chemicals Div (30%):

Caustic soda: chemical fibers, pulp, dye, and pharmaceuticals;

Oxygen: combustion enhancing gas for welding & cutting, oxygen inhalation (and high pressure oxygen treatment) for medical use, oxygen aeration for wastewater treatment, oxygen-based pulp bleaching, and fermentation in biotechnology;

Sulfuric acid: fertilizers, synthetic fibers, and inorganic chemicals;

Trichloroethylene: metal degreasing & cleaning solvents, and raw materials

Acrylic Products Div (39%):

Acrylic esters: acrylic fibers, fiber processors, paints, pressure sensitive & other adhesives, leather processors, paper processors, & acrylic resin, detergent builders;

Acrylic acid: nonwoven cloth binders, flocculants, dispersants, paper processors, superabsorbent resin, & detergent builders;

Polymer flocculants: treatment of various kinds of wastewater & dehydration of sludges;

Construction materials: one-pack waterproof spray materials, decorative waterproof wall materials, permeable type water-absorption preventive agents, chemical grouts, & earth resistance reducing agents;

Specialty Chemicals Div (11%):

Cyanoacrylate instant adhesives: for bonding rubber, plastic, metal, & wood in industrial & consumer uses;

Heat-resistant adhesives: for bonding metal & ceramics used in high-temperature environments;

Hot melt adhesives: for bonding plastics, metals & textiles; for bonding difficult-to-bond plastics like PE, PP polyester, & nylon;

Special monomers & oligomers: raw materials for paints, printing inks, coatings, & adhesives;

Silver-based antimicrobial agents: For kitchen & bathroom equipment, building materials, & textiles;

Antifungal agents: For kitchen equipment, home appliances, & paints;

Plastics, other (20%):

Pipes & couplings: rigid PVC pipes;

Environmental products: trash receptacles;

Nursing care products: portable toilets, nursing care bath products.

Overseas Sales Ratios (16%)

 

Clients: [Mfrs, wholesalers] TG Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical, Nagase Corp, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Corp, Nippon Soda, OG Chemical, Konishi Co, MT Aquapolymer Inc, Saiden Chemical Ind, Jusco, Konishi Co, Akros Trading Co, KISCO, Inagaki Yakuhin Co, Toko Shoji Co, other.

No. of accounts: 1,000

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Mitsubishi Chemical, Showa Denko, Shikoku Electric

Power, Chubu Electric Power, Mitsubishi Corp, Sumitomo Corp, Mitsui & Co, Itochu Corp,

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Nippon Shokubai, Oita Chemical, Kaneka Corp, Komatsuya Co, other.

 

Payment record: Regular

 

Location: Business area in Tokyo.  Office premises at the caption address are leased and maintained satisfactorily.

 

Bank References:

SMBC (H/O)

MUFG (Tokyo)

Relations: Satisfactory

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

(in Million Yen)

FINANCES: (Consolidated in million yen)

 

 

 

Terms Ending:

31/12/2013

31/12/2012

INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

  Annual Sales

 

151,081

148,203

 

  Cost of Sales

112,204

108,246

 

      GROSS PROFIT

38,877

39,956

 

  Selling & Adm Costs

14,501

14,583

 

      OPERATING PROFIT

24,376

25,372

 

  Non-Operating P/L

-9,030

-10,122

 

      RECURRING PROFIT

15,346

15,250

 

      NET PROFIT

9,605

9,699

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

  Cash

 

17,029

17,096

 

  Receivables

 

43,028

43,434

 

  Inventory

 

14,795

15,989

 

  Securities, Marketable

23,000

14,000

 

  Other Current Assets

3,922

2,765

 

      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

101,774

93,284

 

  Property & Equipment

65,901

66,065

 

  Intangibles

 

815

902

 

  Investments, Other Fixed Assets

24,596

21,200

 

      TOTAL ASSETS

193,086

181,451

 

  Payables

 

15,735

14,878

 

  Short-Term Bank Loans

7,238

6,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Other Current Liabs

11,354

12,677

 

      TOTAL CURRENT LIABS

34,327

33,789

 

  Debentures

 

 

 

 

  Long-Term Bank Loans

5,861

5,986

 

  Reserve for Retirement Allw

313

454

 

  Other Debts

 

4,437

4,982

 

      TOTAL LIABILITIES

44,938

45,211

 

      MINORITY INTERESTS

 

 

 

Common stock

20,886

20,886

 

Additional paid-in capital

16,798

16,796

 

Retained earnings

100,790

93,821

 

Evaluation p/l on investments/securities

4,424

1,412

 

Others

 

5,428

3,445

 

Treasury stock, at cost

(178)

(120)

 

      TOTAL S/HOLDERS` EQUITY

148,148

136,240

 

      TOTAL EQUITIES

193,086

181,451

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

Terms ending:

31/12/2013

31/12/2012

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

18,023

23,293

 

Cash Flows from Investment Activities

-6,852

-15,041

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

-2,094

-3,377

 

Cash, Bank Deposits at the Term End

 

39,798

29,529

ANALYTICAL RATIOS            Terms ending:

31/12/2013

31/12/2012

 

 

Net Worth (S/Holders' Equity)

148,148

136,240

 

 

Current Ratio (%)

296.48

276.08

 

 

Net Worth Ratio (%)

76.73

75.08

 

 

Recurring Profit Ratio (%)

10.16

10.29

 

 

Net Profit Ratio (%)

6.36

6.54

 

 

Return On Equity (%)

6.48

7.12

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.45

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.45

Euro

1

Rs.79.46

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

SUB

 

 

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

 

--

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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