MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

299795

Report Date :

16.01.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TAKATA CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

Ark Hills South Tower 11F., 1-4-5, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.01.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0104-01-052766

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Auto Parts.

 

 

No. of Employee :

43,680 [As of March 31, 214, Consolidated]

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 45 Million

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

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 – September 30, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2014)

Current Rating

(30.09.2014)

Japan

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

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

 

TAKATA CORPORATION

 

 

OUTLINE

========

Country:                        Japan

Company name:            TAKATA CORPORATION

Name in local language: TAKATA K.K.

Office address:             Ark Hills South Tower 11F., 1-4-5, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Office tel:                     03-3582-3222

Office fax:                    03-5561-9745

Website:                       www.takata.com

Business type:              Manufacturer

Industry:                       Auto parts

Established:                  January 30, 2004

Capital:                         Jp. 41,862,008,250 yen

Employees:                  43,680 (as of March 31, 2014, consolidated)

Corporate formation:     Listed

Corporation No.:           0104-01-052766 (Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau)

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

=====================

As of March 31, 2014:

Paid in capital :                         Jp. 41,862,008,250 yen

Number of authorized shares :   325,473,600 shares

Shares issued :                         83,161,700 shares

Number of shareholder :                        7,755

 

Name of shareholders                   Number of thousand shares (%)

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TKJ Corporation                                                43,361(52.1)

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.(trust unit)        3,596 ( 4.3)

Mr. Shigehisa Takata, chairman                           2,400 ( 2.9)

RBC IST 15 PCT NON LENDING ACC(Canada)    2,023 ( 2.4)

Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.                         2,015 ( 2.4)

Ms. Akiko Takata                                                1,711 ( 2.1)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.                          1,300 ( 1.6)

S. T. Corporation                                                1,250 ( 1.5)

Mellon Bank Treaty Clients (USA)                       1,130 ( 1.4)

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.                                        1,000 ( 1.2)

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Total                                              59,788 (71.9)

 

Note: Mr. Shigehisa Takata, now the chairman & president appeared as No. 3 largest shareholder as of March 31, 2014.  He was not listed in such a high ranking in terms of major shareholders before that period.

 

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSFICATION & ACTIVITY

===========================================

Activity                         Product/Service Description

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Manufacturing               Seat belt

Manufacturing               Air bag

 

 

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

=======================

Chairman & President    Mr. Shigehisa Takada (*)

Nationality:                    Japan

 

 

Director                        Mr. Stefan Stocker

Nationality:                    Germany

 

Director                        Mr. Yoshiyasu Kikuchi

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Director                        Mr. Noriyuki Kosugi

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Director                        Mr. Hiroshi Nishikoka

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Auditor                         Mr. Mitsugu Hamamura

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Auditor                         Mr. Kazuo Morita

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Auditor                         Mr. Chihaya Takada

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Auditor                         Masanori Sato

Nationality:                    Japan

 

Note: The names of director(s) and auditor(s) are phonetically spelt.

      (*): Representative director

 

*Key Personnel*

==============

Mr. Shigehisa Takata

Director, chairman and president since December 24, 2014

Born on February 12, 1966

Business career:

Apr. 1988: Employed by the subject.

Jun. 1996: Director.

Jun. 2002: Representative director and senior managing director.

Jun. 2007: Representative director and president.

Jun. 2013: Representative director and chairman.

Dec. 24. 2014: Representative director, chairman and president in the wake of airbag trouble

             Former president, Mr. Stefan Stocker resigned.

Home address: 7-3-17, Oyama, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

 

 

FINANCIALS

===========

Currency: (local currency - Jp. yen)

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 Year |         Sales            |       Net Income    

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2009

385,499,000,000

loss 7,319,000,000

2010

350,914,000,000

6,942,000,000

2011

390,876,000,000

18,237,000,000

2012

382,737,000,000

11,937,000,000

2013

415,521,000,000

loss 21,122,000,000

2014

556,998,000,000

11,144,000,000

 

 

FINANCIAL DESCRIPTION

=====================

*Book Closing*

============

March 31st

 

*Financials*

==========

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

Unit: millions of JP yen

 

 

 

                          

3/31/2012

3/31/2013

3/31/2014

Current Assets  

221,995 

263,299 

309,860

 Cash & deposits      

69,600 

88,217 

103,099

 Account receivables   

75,454 

86,763 

109,684

 Securities marketable

4,546

5,494

5,106

 Inventories          

47,152 

57,724 

59,216

 Others

33,592

25,099

32,755

Fixed assets           

107,723 

122,472 

136,885

 Tangible assets      

75,323 

87,822 

93,583

 Intangible assets    

4,594 

5,753 

5,515

 Investments & others  

27,805 

28,896 

37,786

Total Assets       

329,718 

385,772 

446,745

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities     

105,064 

152,740 

171,991

 Account payables  

28,817 

34,194 

55,112

 Short term loans    

15,517 

22,608 

15,701

 Commercial paper

2,000

2,000

2,000

 Long term loans due   

15,045 

11,538 

7,783

 

 

Outstanding expenses  

12,877 

15,160 

19,387

 Outstanding taxes    

1,905 

3,227 

5,984

 Allowance for quality assurance

14,607

46,909

46,253

 Others

14,293

17,101

19,771

Fixed liabilities      

63,468 

78,946 

97,865

 Bonds

20,000

20,000

30,000

 Long term loans     

23,687 

32,132 

35,477

 Retirement benefits    

8,581 

11,009 

13,211

 Others

11,198

15,803

19,177

Shareholders' equity    

197,470 

173,853 

182,502

 Paid up capital      

41,862 

41,862 

41,862

 Capital reserves      

42,328 

42,328 

42,328

 Retained earnings    

113,280 

89,663 

98,313

Valuation & adjustment 

-37,401 

-21,493 

-7,138

Minority Interest    

1,117 

1,725 

1,524

Total Net Assets       

161,186 

154,085 

176,888

Total Liabilities & Net Assets     

329,718 

385,772 

446,745

 

 

Consolidated Income Statement

 

 

 

Unit : millions of JP yen

 

 

 

                          

3/31/2012

3/31/2013

3/31/2014

Sales          

382,737 

415,521 

556,998

Cost of goods sold      

318,466 

345,169 

466,552

Gross profit(loss)    

64,270 

70,351 

90,445

Sales/administrative expenses  

50,652 

55,858 

64,169

Operating profit(loss)    

13,618 

14,493 

26,275

Non operating income        

2,622 

4,264 

3,350

Non operating expenses       

2,740 

1,708 

3,970

Ordinary profit(loss)      

13,499 

17,050 

25,656

Special profits                

0 

0 

0

Special losses              

0 

30,178 

8,282

Pretax profit                

13,499 

-13,128 

17,374

Taxes & adjustment           

1,835 

7,947 

6,455

Minority interest   

-273 

46 

-225

Net profit      

11,937 

-21,122 

11,144

 

Out of JPY 30,178 million of special losses for Mar. 2013, JPY 29,975 million was counted as allowance for quality assurance.

 

*Latest Financials *

================

On November 6, 2014, the subject released the following business results and forecast:

As of September 30, 2014 (2Q Mar. 2015 term):

Unit: millions of JPY

Year term           

Sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit

Net profit(loss)

2Q 2014           

262,988

13,197

11,718

769

2Q 2015           

302,021

14,725

18,177

loss(35,244)

FY 2015(F)

600,000

28,000

31,500

loss(25,000)

 

Note: Due to further development of the airbag issue, it is hard for any analysts to believe the above forecast since it was released on November 6, 2014.

 

Current assets;                          316,596

Fixed assets;                            144,752

Total assets;                             461,348

Current liabilities;                       221,580

Fixed liabilities;                         95,635

Shareholders’ equity;                 146,010

  Retained earnings;                   61,821

Total net assets;                                    144,132

Total liabilities and net assets;   461,348

 

 

*Bank Details*

============

Bank Name :     Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

Branch :            Hibiya

 

Bank Name :     Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Branch :            Head office

 

Bank Name :     Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Branch :            Tokyo business banking department

 

 

*Credit Opinion*

=============

Our best suggestion is “Wait and See” for the time being.

Many analysts warn that the things are getting worse and it would take longer time than many people predicted. One of the reasons is wrong and incomplete initial action to cope with this issue.

 

Subject is the second largest manufacturer of car safety parts in the world.

A global operations had been successfully conducted thanks to well-balanced customer network worldwide until last fall.

Theoretically our standard suggestion would be up to US$ 45 million on terms of 90 days if we use the latest available figures. However, it no longer makes sense for rating the subject.

 

Needless to say, American consumers and governments are tough enough to pursue the issue, which may cause some class actions, let alone a possible total recall. Such moves could adversely affect the other countries worldwide.

The only hope might be that the Mar. 2016 term may not be seriously affected unless the safety of its airbags are completely denied by the authorities.

 

 

LOCAL BRANCHES & MANAGEMENT

================================

Branch name:                Nagoya business office

Branch address:            Anjo city, Aichi pref.

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Branch name:                Hiroshima business office

Branch address:            Higashi-ku, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima pref.

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Branch name:                Hamamatsu business office

Branch address:            Naka-ku, Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka pref.

 

Two other domestic business offices are located in Utsunomiya and Isehara cities.

 

 

PRODUCT, TECHNOLOGY, SERVICE DESCRIPTION

========================================

*Main Products & Services*

======================

Manufacture of the following auto parts:

 

For Mar. 2014:

Seat belt (32%)

Air bag (39%)

Other auto parts (29%) such as steering wheel, trim, child seat etc.

 

Overseas business accounts for 87 percent.

 

FACTORY FACILITIES & MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

===============================================

A total of 56 plants in 20 countries.

Major domestic plants are;

Hikone facility: Hikone city, Shiga pref.

Nagahama facility: Nagahama city, Shiga pref.

Echigawa facility: Echi-gun, Shiga pref.

Aisho facility: ditto

Suzuka facility: Suzuka city, Mie pref.

 

 

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

======================

*Address*

=========

Registered address : 2-12-31, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

 

Operational address: Ark Hills South Tower 11F., 1-4-5, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

 

*Company History*

================

Date                 Development

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

November 1956             Founded “Takata Kojo(Plant) K.K.” in Hikone city, Shiga pref.

December 1960             Started manufacturing seat belt.

November 1969             Relocated the head office to Tokyo.

December 1983             Renamed as “Takata Corporation.”

June 1984                     Founded the first operation in the U.S.

September 1987            Started manufacturing air bag module.

March 1988                   Acquired the business assets of industrial materials from

                                    Burlington Inc., N.C., U.S.A.(now Highland Industries, Inc.)

October 1988                Invested into European Components Co., Ltd. in the U.K.(later

                                    KECC Ltd.)

March 1989                   Acquired Gateway Industrial, Inc.(USA)

May 1989                      Acquired Irvin Industries Inc.(USA)

January 30, 2004           The current company was incorporated through a method of

                                    company split., and the former Takata Corporation was renamed

                                    as “TKJ Corporation,” the largest shareholder of the subject.

February 17, 2014          Relocated the head office to the current address in Tokyo.

November 2014             The accumulated number of recall of the airbags topped 17 million

pieces, of which initial recall began in November 2008.

 

 

November 27, 2014       The subject announced “No Dividends” for the upcoming end of the

fiscal year.

December 24, 2014       The subject announced the following decision:

To give up reward to be paid to the board members by up to 50% for four months.

Mr. Stefan Stocker resigned as the representative director, president and COO on this day.

Mr. Shigehisa Takata came back as the chairman and president to take best actions for this issues.

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

===================

*Suppliers*

==========

Taito Industries Co., Ltd.

San Oh Industries Co., Ltd.

Higuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Katsuyama Fine Tech Co., Ltd.

Shimamoto Die-cast Co., Ltd.

 

*Customers*

==========

Toyota Motor Corp.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Mazda Corp.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

 

 

MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT-VENTURES & AFFILIATES

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Company name:            Takata Kyushu Co., Ltd.

Country:                        Japan

Status:                          Subsidiary 

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Company name:            Takata AG

Country:                        Germany

Status:                          Subsidiary   

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Company name:            TK Holdings Inc.

Country:                        U.S.A.

Status:                          Subsidiary   

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RELATED PARTIES DESCRIPTION

===========================

*Subsidiaries & Affiliates*

=====================

As of March 31, 2014 the subject owns and controls a total of 63 subsidiaries at home and abroad.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.76

UK Pound

1

Rs.94.02

Euro

1

Rs.72.63

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 


 

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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