MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

349083

Report Date :

16.11.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AL AHLEIA SWITCHGEAR CO KSCC

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 109, Block 3 Street No. 92Sabhan Industrial Area 25876 Safat 13119

 

 

Country :

Kuwait

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

14.09.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

33118, Safat

 

 

Legal Form :

Kuwaiti Shareholding Company Closed – KSCC

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in the manufacture of switchgear, ring main units, starter panels, current transformers, earth switches, isolators and package substations.

 

 

No. of Employee :

2,000

 

 

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 :

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)

Kuwait

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

KUWAIT ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Kuwaiti officials plan to increase oil production to 4 million barrels per day by 2020. Petroleum accounts for over half of GDP, 94% of export revenues, and 89% of government income. For the last decade, high oil prices have generated budget surpluses despite increasing budget expenditures, particularly on wage hikes for public sector employees. Despite Kuwait’s dependence on oil, the government has cushioned itself against the impact of lower oil prices by continuous saving of at least 10% of government revenue in the Fund for Future Generations. Kuwait has done little to diversify its economy, in part, due to a poor business climate and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. In 2010, Kuwait passed its first long-term economic development plan in almost twenty-five years. While the government planned to spend up $104 billion over four years to diversify the economy away from oil, attract more investment, and boost private sector participation in the economy, many of the projects did not materialize because of the uncertain political situation.

 

Source : CIA

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                    : AL AHLEIA SWITCHGEAR CO KSCC

Country of Origin                                   : Kuwait

Legal Form                                           : Kuwaiti Shareholding Company Closed – KSCC

Registration Date                                  : 14th September 1982

Commercial Registration Number           : 33118, Safat

Trade Licence Number                           : 10614

Chamber Membership Number               : 12486

Issued Capital                                       : KD 20,000,000

Paid up Capital                                     : KD 20,000,000

Total Workforce                         : 2,000

Activities                                               : Manufacture of switchgear, ring main units, starter panels, current

                                                              transformers, earth switches, isolators and package substations.

Financial Condition                                : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                    : Steady

Person Interviewed                                : Bilal Al Soussi, Accounts Manager

 

COMPANY NAME

 

AL AHLEIA SWITCHGEAR CO KSCC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location           : Plot No. 109, Block 3

Street               : Street No. 92

Area                 : Sabhan Industrial Area

 

PO Box            : 25876

 

Town                : Safat 13119

Country : Kuwait

 

Telephone         : (965) 24762330 / 24762331 / 24742821 / 24765853 / 24742340 / 1822600

Facsimile          : (965) 24761963 / 24767341 / 66619661

Email                : ahleia@ahleiasg.com

 

Please note that subject’s previous address was, Plot No. 119, Block 3, Street No. 101, Sabhan Industrial Area, Safat.

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a factory that are owned and located in the Industrial Area of Safat.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       Sabhan Industrial Area, Block 3                                                         Factory premises

Street 101, Plot 119

Safat

 

·       Sabhan Industrial Area, Block 6                                                         Factory premises

Street 62, Plot 81/82

       Safat

 

·       Sabhan Industrial Area, Block 9                                                         Factory premises

Street 92, Plot 148

Safat

 

·       Sabhan Industrial Area, Block 8                                                         Factory premises

Street 84, Plot 181, 182 & 184

       Safat

 

·       Amghara Area, Block 3                                                                     Factory premises

Plot No. 63, 65 & 67

       Safat

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

 

     Name                                                                                               Position

 

·       Abdul Jalil Qassim Hassan Boland                                                    Managing Director

 

·       Masood Ellahi Rana                                                                          General Manager

 

·       G E M Pillai                                                                                      Assistant General Manager

 

·       Mamoum Mohamed Marbook                                                            Finance Manager

 

·       D P Rao                                                                                           Production Manager

 

·       Salah A Marafi                                                                                  Sales Manager

 

·       S W Cho                                                                                          Business Development Manager

 

·       Bilal Al Soussi                                                                                  Accounts Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

 

Date of Establishment  : 14th September 1982

 

Legal Form                  : Kuwaiti Shareholding Company Closed – KSCC

 

Commercial Reg. No.   : 33118, Safat

 

Trade Licence No.        : 10614

 

Chamber Member No.  : 12486

 

Issued Capital              : KD 20,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : KD 20,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       Fouad Sayed Hameed Behbahani

 

·       Nasserallah Sayed Hameed Behbahani

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

 

Activities: Engaged in the manufacture of switchgear, ring main units, starter panels, current transformers, earth

     switches, isolators and package substations.

 

Subject also provides contracting services specialising in the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of sub-stations and the refurbishment of electrical equipment and-systems.

 

The company is currently involved in projects for the Kuwait National Petroleum Co, Kuwait Oil Company and the Ministry of Electricity & Water.

 

                 Subject was awarded the ISO 9001 certificate for the quality of its products in 1995.

 

Company certified for ISO/TS 29001:2010 Quality Management System standard for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries.

     Company certified for ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System standards.

     Company certified for OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety assessment series.

 

Import Countries: Europe, the Far East and the United States of America

 

International Suppliers:

 

·       Stromwandler                       Germany

·       EDMO Distributors Inc          United States of America

 

Clients:

 

·       Ministry Of Electricity & Water

·       Ministry of Defence

·       Ministry of Health

·       Ministry of Information

·       Ministry of Public Work

·       Kuwait Port Authority

·       Director General of Civil Aviation

·       Public Authority of Housing Welfare

·       Kuwait University

·       Kuwait Oil Company

·       Kuwait National Petroleum Company

·       Petrochemical Industries Co

·       Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company

·       Chevron

·       Kuwait Oil Tanker Co

·       Fluor

·       Amec

·       Worley Parsons

·       Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation

·       Omar Zawawi Establishment

·       Hyundai Heavy Industries

·       Daelim

·       Snamprogetti / Saipem SpA

·       Petrofac

·       Tecnicas Reunidas SA

·       Technip

·       Mitsubishi

·       Siemens

·       ABB

 

Brand Names: AL AHLEIA

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Kuwaiti Dinars (KD)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/13:               Year Ending 31/12/14:

 

Total Sales                                KD 93,350,000                          KD 55,000,000

 

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

 

The above figures were provided by Mr Bilal Al Soussi, Accounts Manager

 

 

BANKERS

 

 

·       Commercial Bank of Kuwait SAK

     Mubarak Al Kabir Street

     PO Box: 2861

     Safat 13029

     Tel: (965) 22411001

     Fax: (965) 22450150

 

·       National Bank of Kuwait SAK

Ali Awadi Tower

Ahmed Al Jaber Street

PO Box: 95

Safat 13001

Tel: (965) 23981188 / 23981189

     Fax: (965) 23985643

 

·       Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSC

Mubarak Al Kabir Street

PO Box: 1387

Safat 13033

Tel: (965) 22411101 / 22411102

 

·       The Gulf Bank KSC

Mubarak Al Kabir Street

PO Box: 3200

Safat 13033

Tel: (965) 22449501

Fax: (965) 22445212

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

 

Established in 1982, subject is involved in the manufacture of switchgear, ring main units, starter panels, current transformers, earth switches, isolators and package substations.

 

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.66.14

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.55

Euro

1

Rs.71.26

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KIN

 

 

Report Prepared by :

ANK

 


 

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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