MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

337912

Report Date :

25.08.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RAS AL KHAIMAH CERAMICS CO PJSC

 

 

Registered Office :

Ras Al Khaimah Dubai Highway, Km 20, P O Box: 4714, Ras Al Khaimah

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.03.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

8425, Ras Al Khaimah

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture of ceramic floor and wall tiles, Gres Porcellanato (porcelain / vitrified tiles) and sanitary ware products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

8,000

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

United Arab Emirates

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis of 2008, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-emirate government that was refinanced in March 2014. Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment.

 

Source : CIA


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                    : RAS AL KHAIMAH CERAMICS CO PJSC

Doing Business As                                : RAK CERAMICS

Country of Origin                                   : Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                           : Public Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                  : 26th March 1989

Commercial Registration Number           : 8425, Ras Al Khaimah

Trade Licence Number                           : 7

Chamber Membership Number   : 17705

Issued Capital                                       : UAE Dh 817,523,000

Paid up Capital                                     : UAE Dh 817,523,000

Total Workforce                         : 8,000

Activities                                               : Manufacturers of ceramic floor and wall tiles.

Financial Condition                                : Good

Payments                                             : Regular

Operating Trend                                    : Steady

 


COMPANY NAME

 

RAS AL KHAIMAH CERAMICS CO PJSC

 

 

DOING BUSINESS AS

 

RAK CERAMICS

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location           : Ras Al Khaimah Dubai Highway, Km 20

 

PO Box                        : 4714

 

Town                : Ras Al Khaimah

Country : United Arab Emirates

 

Telephone         : (971-7) 2445046 / 2467505

Facsimile          : (971-7) 2445270 / 2446157

Mobile              : (971-55) 1028912

Email                : rakceram@emirates.net.ae / mktgservices@rakceram.com

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a suite of offices, a factory, warehouse and a showroom, covering 1,500,000 square metres that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Ras Al Khaimah.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       Salahuddin Street                                                                             Rented showroom premises

Dubai

     Tel: (971-4) 2623569

     Fax: (971-4) 2683944

 

·       King Faisal Street                                                                             Rented showroom premises

Sharjah

     Tel: (971-6) 5338236

     Fax: (971-6) 5328675

 

·       Madinat Zayed                                                                                 Rented showroom premises

Abu Dhabi

Tel: (971-2) 6314893

Fax: (971-2) 6317454

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                               Position

 

·       Sheikh Mohammad Bin Saud Al Qassimi                                            Chairman

 

·       Shirish Saraf                                                                                    Vice Chairman

 

·       Sheikh Ahmad Bin Humaid Al Qassimi                                               Director

 

·       Sheikh Kayed Bin Omar Bin Saqr Al Qassimi                          Director

 

·       Ramesh Venkataraman                                                                      Director

 

·       Khaled Abdullah Yousef Abdulla Aal Abdulla                                     Director

 

·       Khalid Ali Saif Al Yahmadi                                                                Director

 

·       Abdallah Massaad                                                                            Chief Executive Officer

 

·       Pramod Kumar Chand                                                                       Chief Financial Officer

 

·       Shakti Arora                                                                                     Chief Procurement Officer

 

·       M P Nair                                                                                           Commercial Manager

 

·       M Manoj                                                                                           Finance Manger

 

·       Maher Al Safadi                                                                                Administration Manager

 

·       Luca Filipetta                                                                                    Human Resources Manager

 

·       Vincent Raj                                                                                       Accounts Manager

 

·       Fredric Diras                                                                                    Sales Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 26th March 1989

 

History                         : Subject was established in 1989 as a Limited Liability Company under the name of “Ras Al Khaimah Ceramics Ltd”. Production at subject’s manufacturing facilities began in June 1991.

 

                                      In 1998, subject was transformed into its current status of a Public Joint Stock Company.

 

Legal Form                  : Public Joint Stock Company

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 8425, Ras Al Khaimah

 

Trade Licence No.        : 7

 

Chamber Member No.  : 17705

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 817,523,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 817,523,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                                          Percentage

 

·       Sheikh Mohammad Bin Saud Al Qassimi                                   20.00%

 

·       Emirates Rocks & Marble Co                                        20.00%

 

·       Government of Ras Al Khaimah                                                 4.97%

 

·       Ras Al Khaimah Poultry & Feeding Co                                   ]

PO Box: 184                                                                        ]

Ras Al Khaimah                                                                    ]

Tel: (971-7) 2462222                                                  ]  55.03%

                                                                                                ]

·       Members of the general public and private investors  ]

numbering approximately 400 in total.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

     Name                                                                                                  Percentage Held

 

·       Al Jazeera Utility Services LLC                                                                      100%

United Arab Emirates

 

·       RAK Ceramics                                                                                              100%

Abu Dhabi

 

·       RAK (Gao Yao) Ceramics Co Ltd                                                                   100%

China

 

·       Ceramic Ras Al Khaimah  Sudanese Investment Co Ltd                                  100%

Sudan

 

·       Elegance Ceramics LLC                                                                                100%

United Arab Emirates

 

·       RAK Bathware Pty Limited                                                                            100%

Australia

 

·       Acacia Hotels LLC                                                                                        100%

United Arab Emirates

 

·       RAK Ceramics Holding LLC                                                                           100%

United Arab Emirates

 

·       Ceramin FZC LLC                                                                                         100%

United Arab Emirates

 

·       Prestige Tiles Pty Limited                                                                              95.00%

Australia

 

·       RAK Ceramics India Private Limited                                                               90.00%

India

 

·       RAK Ceramics PJSC Limited                                                             80.00%

Iran

 

·       RAK Ceramics Bangladesh Limited                                                                72.41%

Bangladesh

 

·       Electro RAK LLC                                                                                          51.04%

United Arab Emirates

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the manufacture of ceramic floor and wall tiles, Gres Porcellanato (porcelain / vitrified tiles) and sanitary ware products.

 

RAK Ceramics started its operations with one production line in June 1991 with an output of 8,500 square metres per day. It presently has 18 production lines, 14 kilns and 16 large presses engaged in the production of 200,000 square metres per day of ceramic and gres porcellanato tiles.

 

The sanitary wares factory produces 5,000 pieces of quality products per day, including complete bathroom sets with water closets, washbasins, bidets, bathtubs, shower trays, and all related accessories in a wide range of colours and designs. The factory is equipped with 5 kilns, including one kiln dedicated exclusively for decoration. The company has also added the Robot Spraying Machine to give the pieces an even finish.

 

Subject has started its new plant that is exclusively dedicated to the production of Gres Porcellanato. The company has installed the world’s largest hydraulic press – PH 7200 to produce gres porcellanato tiles, of all sizes including slabs of up to 120 x 180 cm with 15-20 mm thickness. The plant is equipped with 2 spray dryers, computerised granulation plant, moveable silos, and double feeding system on presses, to produce any type of gres porcellanato tiles. All the production lines are fully equipped with the latest rotomatrix colour decoration machines to give the tiles a fine and natural print. The plant has six polishing and smoothing lines and is able to process 80% of the company’s output.

 

Subject is in the process of commissioning a new ceramic plant in Bangladesh and has started construction on new headquarters that will be located at the current plant. It will include a large showroom and ultramodern offices. The new premises will cover office space of over 1,000 square metres, plus showroom space of over 1,500 square metres incorporating three conference rooms.

 

In mid January 2002, RAK Ceramics' 7th tile factory was commissioned, which will produce 10 x 10 cm (glued tiles), 15 x 15 and 20 x 20 cm high tech granite tiles at a capacity of 2000 m2 per day, making the total production capacity to 112,000 m2 per day.

 

In December 2002, subject commissioned its 8th tile factory. The new plant has a capacity of 30,000 sq.m. ceramic wall and floor tiles per in sizes 20x30 ,25x33,33x33,40x40 and 50x50 cm sizes. It has 4 presses' & 2 kilns, and a host of cutting edge ceramic technologies.

 

One of RAK Ceramics' more recent projects is the plan to install a US$100 million power station with a view to covering its electrical power needs. The station's capacity will be 120MW. This follows conclusion of an agreement between Ras Al Khaimah Gas Organization and Dolphin Power under which Dolphin will sell supplies of natural gas to the Emirate as of March 2005.

 

Subject was accredited with the ISO 9001 certification by CICS (Ceramic Industry Certification Scheme), UK in 1997.

 

The company also received the Arabian Business Company 2004 Award and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award for Industry in 2005.

 

Subject has produced tiles for the Askabat Mosque in Turkmenistan, Wonderland Amusement Park & Resort in Nigeria and Siam Paragon Shopping Centre in Thailand.

 

Import Countries: Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Spain.

 

Export Countries : The company’s products are being exported to more than 150 countries across 5

      continents. The sales breakdown by area for 2000 was as follows:

 

      -  GCC                      33%

      -  UAE                      27%

      -  Europe                15%

      -  Asia                     11%

      -  America                 6%

      -  Africa                    6%

      -  Australia                2%

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 8,000 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh 000’s)

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet                                                      31/12/2014                   31/12/2013

 

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment                                                   1,180,605                      1,117,412

Capital work in progress                                                            73,268                          51,568

Goodwill                                                                                   50,356                          50,356

Intangible assets                                                                       19,391                          20,459

Investment properties                                                                1,113,879                      222,164

Investments in equity accounted investees                                 151,276                         214,329

Long term receivables from related parties                                 -                                   205,162

Deferred tax asset                                                                     268                               2,678

2,589,043                      1,884,128

 

Current assets

Inventories                                                                                1,139,391                      1,115,693

Trade and other receivables                                                       1,170,055                      1,110,656

Contract work-in-progress                                                          28,598                          82,304

Due from related parties                                                            292,797                         965,420

Derivative financial instruments                                                  29                                 1,265

Cash in hand and at bank                                                           448,346                         499,518

Assets held for sale                                                                  331,616                         20,312

3,410,832                      3,795,168

Total assets                                                                              5,999,875                      5,679,296

 

Equity and liabilities

Equity

Share capital                                                                             817,523                         743,202

Reserves                                                                                  1,990,785                      1,730,260

Equity attributable to owners of the Company                             2,808,308                      2,473,462

Non-controlling interests                                                            226,505                         165,973

Total equity                                                                               3,034,813                      2,639,435

Non-current liabilities

Long-term bank loans                                                                770,388                         914,791

Provision for employees’ end of service benefits                                    78,864                          77,939

Deferred tax liabilities                                                                8,755                            7,440

858,007                         1,000,170

Current liabilities

Short-term bank borrowings                                                       1,099,182                      909,342

Trade and other payables                                                          806,915                         980,150

Billings in excess of valuation                                                    3,316                            2,330

Provision for taxation                                                                103,135                         87,260

Due to related parties                                                                63,697                          59,109

Liabilities held for sale                                                               30,810                          1,500

2,107,055                      2,039,691

Total liabilities                                                                           2,965,062                      3,039,861

Total equity and liabilities                                                           5,999,875                      5,679,296

 

Consolidated Income Statement

 

Revenue                                                                                   3,124,527                      3,348,838

Cost of sales                                                                            (2,315,490)                    (2,449,972)

Gross profit                                                                              809,037                         898,866

Administrative and general expenses                                          (242,400)                       (250,881)

Selling and distribution expenses                                               (326,708)                       (371,126)

Other income                                                                            69,022                          59,857

Profit /(loss) on net monetary position                                        10,524                          (659)

Results from operating activities                                                319,475                         336,057

Finance expense                                                                       (87,190)                        (92,682)

Finance income                                                                         17,250                          26,130

Share in profit of equity accounted investees                             38,008                          30,619

Gain on disposal of subsidiary                                                  11,093                          -

Loss on disposal of equity accounted investees                                     (6,812)                          -

Gain on settlement of related party balances                              59,082                          -

Profit before tax from continuing operations                               350,906                         300,124

Tax expense                                                                             (23,381)                        (19,336)

Profit from continuing operations                                               327,525                         280,788

Discontinued operations

Loss from discontinued operations                                            (45,826)                        (8,504)

Profit for the year                                                                      281,699                         272,284

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Mashreq Bank Plc

Al Nakheel Branch

Ras Al Khaimah

Tel: (971-7) 2221695

Fax: (971-7) 2221880

 

·       National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah

NBRAK Building

PO Box: 5300

Ras Al Khaimah

Tel: (971-7) 2221127

Fax: (971-7) 2224202

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

Regular

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Ras Al Khaimah Ceramics Co PSC was incorporated in 1989 and has fast established itself as one of the world’s leading producers of high quality ceramic wall & floor tiles, gres porcellanato, and sanitaryware. It has a product range that covers 4,000 models and exports its products to over 125 countries around the world.

 

Local correspondents found no detrimental payment history and the subject refused to divulge any information concerning their payments to suppliers.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.66.51

UK Pound

1

Rs.104.01

Euro

1

Rs.76.27

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

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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