MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

349196

Report Date :

06.11.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LIXIL CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

2-1-1 Ojima, Koto-Ku, Tokyo 136-8535

 

 

Country :

Japan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2015

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

Oct., 2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0106-01-028126 (Tokyo-Kotoku)

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Building Materials, Housing Equipment.

 

 

No. of Employees :

14,382

 

 

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 :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

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 an 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. Scarce in many natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported raw materials. Since the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors after the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than it was previously on imported fossil 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 impressive - 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 aftereffects 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 four times since 2008. 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 of that year disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the four years since the disaster, although reconstruction in the affected Tohoku region has lagged, in part due to a shortage of labor in the construction sector. Japan enjoyed a sharp uptick in growth in 2013 on the basis of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Three Arrows” economic revitalization agenda - dubbed “Abenomics” - of monetary easing, “flexible” fiscal policy, and structural reform. Abe’s government has replaced the preceding administration’s plan to phase out nuclear power with a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards, and emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. Japan joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 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 2014 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. While seeking to stimulate and reform the economy, the government must also devise a strategy for reining in Japan's huge government debt, which amounts to more than 230% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate to 10% by 2015, beginning with a hike from 5% to 8% implemented in April 2014. That increase had a contractionary effect on GDP, however, so PM Abe in late 2014 decided to postpone the final phase of the increase until April 2017 to give the economy more time to recover. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making progress in ending deflation, but demographics - low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population - pose major long-term challenges for the economy.

 

Source : CIA

 

Company Name and Address

 

LIXIL CORPORATION

 

REGD NAME:               KK LIXIL

 

MAIN OFFICE:              Kasumigaseki Bldg 36F, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki Chiyodaku Tokyo 100-6036 JAPAN

                                                Tel: 03-6273-3601          Fax: 03-6273-3759     

 

                                                *.. Registered at: 2-1-1 Ojima Kotoku Tokyo, as given

 

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

E-Mail address:                        promotion@lixil.co.jp

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Mfg of building materials, housing equipment

 

 

BRANCHES

 

Nationwide: 400 (offices/group firms, other)

 

 

OVERSEAS

 

China (8), Taiwan (2), Korea (2), Thailand (2), Singapore, Vietnam (2), Malaysia, USA, UK, Italy, other

 

 

FACTORIES

 

40 factories nationwide

 

 

OVERSEAS

 

China, Vietnam, Thailand, & Korea (--factories)

 

 


OFFICERS

 

YOSHIAKI FUJIMORI, PRES      Sachio Matsumoto, rep dir

Toshimasa Iue, dir                     Yosuke Yagi, dir

Haruo Shirai, dir                                                                       

 

Yen Amount:     In million Yen, unless otherwise stated

 

 

SUMMARY

 

FINANCES        FAIR                             A/SALES                      Yen 908,560 M

PAYMENTSSLOW BUT CORRECTCAPITAL                    Yen 34,600 M

TREND SLOW                           WORTH                        Yen 496,547 M

STARTED         2001                             EMPLOYES                  14,382

 

 

COMMENT

 

MFR OF HOUSING MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT.

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS.

                       

 

HIGHLIGHTS

           

The subject company was established by merger of five operating companies under the JS Group Corp and launched LIXIL Group Corporation.  This is a specialized mfr of building materials and hosing equipment (See OPERATION).  With the integration of the well-established networks of the five former companies, the new corporation is able to supply a full range of building materials and housing equipment while offering an extensive line-up of its own products.  In Dec 2011 the firm acquired a curtain wall maker in Italy.  China production is strengthening.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

           

The sales volume for Mar/2015 fiscal term amounted to Yen 908,560 million, a 5% down from Yen 954,806 million in the previous term. The newbuilding order was sluggish. The recurring profit was posted at Yen 30,998 million and the net profit at Yen 9,436 million, respectively, compared with Yen 40,050 million recurring profit and Yen 24,047 million net profit, respectively, a year ago.  

 

For the current term ending Mar 2016 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 40,000 million and the net profit at Yen 24,000 million, respectively, on a 5% rise in turnover, to Yen 954,000 million.  Reforming of old buildings is being active.

 

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

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Date Registered:        Oct 2001

Regd No.:                         0106-01-028126 (Tokyo-Kotoku)

Legal Status:       Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)

Authorized:         692,000 shares

Issued:                692,000 shares

Sum:                   Yen 34,600 million

Major shareholders (%): LIXIL Group Corp* (100)

 

*.. Holding Company

 

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

 

 

OPERATION

           

Activities: Manufactures housing materials, building equipment, others (--100%).

 

(Mfg Items): bathroom units, sanitary fixtures, kitchens, curtail walls, interior furnishing materials, shutters, windows, entrance doors, exteriors, tiles, steel doors, walls, tiles, roofs, fire protection units, other related products

 

Clients: House building, construction firms, other

No. of accounts: 1,000 (approx)

Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide

 

Suppliers: [Mfrs, wholesalers] Sun Wave Ind, Tostem Tai, other

Imports from subsidiary mfrs: Thailand, China, other

 

Payment record: Slow but correct

 

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

 

Bank References:

            MUFG (H/O)

            SMBC (Tokyo-Chuo)

            Relations: Satisfactory


FINANCES

(In Million Yen)

 

       Terms Ending:

31/03/2016

31/03/2015

31/03/2014

31/03/2013

Annual Sales

 

954,000

908,560

954,806

880,878

Recur. Profit

 

40,000

30,998

40,050

40,615

Net Profit

 

24,000

9,436

24,047

2,895

Total Assets

 

 

1,067,343

1,099,910

963,998

Current Assets

 

 

384,297

425,604

415,711

Current Liabs

 

 

385,301

396,910

408,139

Net Worth

 

 

496,547

527,706

512,777

Capital, Paid-Up

 

 

34,600

34,600

34,600

Div.Ttl in Million (¥)

 

 

8,518

25,871

9,350

<Analytical Data>

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

    S.Growth Rate

 

5.00

-4.84

8.39

0.77

    Current Ratio

 

..

99.74

107.23

101.86

    N.Worth Ratio

 

..

46.52

47.98

53.19

    R.Profit/Sales

 

4.19

3.41

4.19

4.61

    N.Profit/Sales

 

2.52

1.04

2.52

0.33

    Return On Equity

 

..

1.90

4.56

0.56

 

Notes: Forecast (or estimated) figures for the 31/03/2016 fiscal term.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.65.68

UK Pound

1

Rs.101.02

Euro

1

Rs.71.35

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

AMR

 

 

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

 

--

NB

New Business

--

 

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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