MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

340228

Report Date :

11.09.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

WOOLWORTH GMBH

 

 

Registered Office :

Formerstr. 6 D 59425 Unna

 

 

Country :

Germany

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.04.2014

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.11.1929

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited company

 

 

Line of Business :

  • Retail sale of miscellaneous goods (except food)

·         Other retail sale of food

  • Retail sale of textiles
  • Retail sale of household articles n.e.c.

 

 

No. of Employees :

4,569

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

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)

Germany

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 

 


 

GERMANY - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 5.2% in 2014. The new German government introduced a minimum wage of about $11.60 (8.50 euros) per hour to take effect in 2015. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. The budget was essentially in balance in 2014. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. The German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power with renewable energy, which accounted for 27.8% of gross electricity consumption in 2014, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Extremely low inflation, caused largely by low global energy prices and a weak euro, are expected to boost German GDP growth in 2015.

 

 

Source : CIA

 

 

Company name and address

 

Woolworth GmbH

 

Formerstr. 6

D 59425 Unna

Telephone:02303/5938100

Telefax:  02303/5938389

Homepage: www.woolworth.de

E-mail:   info@woolworth.de

 

 

VAT no.          

 

 DE271549856

 

 

Tax ID number      

 

316/5788/0679

 

 

Company Status    

 

Active

     

 

CONCLUSION

 

 Business relations are permissible.

 

 

Summery

 

 LEGAL FORM              Private limited company

 Date of foundation:      02.11.1926

 Shareholders'

 agreement:                   18.05.2010

 Registered on:             07.06.2010

 Commercial Register:   Local court 59065 Hamm

 under:                          HRB 6863

 

 Share capital:                          EUR         25,000,000.00

 Shareholder:

                      H. H. Lizenz GmbH

                      Edisonstr. 1

                      D 59199 Bönen

                      Legal form: Private limited company

                      Share capital:     EUR             26,000.00

                      Share:             EUR         13,416,666.00

                      Registered on: 26.01.2012

                      Reg. data: 59065 Hamm, HRB 7386

 Shareholder:

                      B. H. Holding GmbH

                      Edisonstr. 1

                      D 59199 Bönen

                      Legal form: Private limited company

                      Share capital:     EUR            125,000.00

                      Share:             EUR         11,583,334.00

                      Registered on: 02.02.2012

                      Reg. data: 59065 Hamm, HRB 7399

 Manager:

                      Gerald Finke

                      D 48143 Münster

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 23.06.1958

                      Profession: Businessman

                      Marital status: married

 Manager:

                      Dirk Landwehr

                      Feidiekstr. 10

                      D 48231 Warendorf

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 04.11.1967

                      Profession: Businessman

 Manager:

                      Mechthild Sabine Gottkehaskamp

                      D 48153 Münster

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 07.10.1963

                      Profession: Businessman

                      Marital status: unknown

 Manager:

                      Thomas Leege

                      Mirower Str. 209

                      D 12623 Berlin

                      born: 19.12.1973

 Manager:

                      Alexander Schmökel

                      D 48143 Münster

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 14.08.1965

 Manager:

                      Oliver Penner

                      D 42103 Wuppertal

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 15.07.1974

 Proxy:

                      Markus Wütig

                      D 59368 Werne

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 08.03.1968

 Proxy:

                      Maik Wilcke

                      D 42103 Wuppertal

                      authorized to jointly represent the company

                      born: 08.09.1969

 

 Further functions/participations of Gerald Finke (Manager)

 Shareholder:

                      H. H. Immobilienverwaltungs GmbH

                      Edisonstr. 1

                      D 59199 Bönen

                      Legal form: Private limited company

                      Share capital:     EUR          2,000,000.00

                      Share:             EUR             19,000.00

                      Registered

                      on:         26.06.2012

                      Reg. data:  59065 Hamm, HRB 7539

 

 Further functions/participations of Dirk Landwehr (Manager)

 Manager:

                      ERL Euro Retail Logistics GmbH

                      Formerstr. 6

                      D 59425 Unna

                      Legal form: Private limited company

                      Share capital:     EUR             25,000.00

                      Registered

                      on:         20.07.2010

                      Reg. data:  59065 Hamm, HRB 6901

 

 

 COMPANY HISTORY

 

 07.06.2010 - 19.08.2010  WOWO Handelsgesellschaft mbH

                          Siemensstr. 21

                          D 59199 Bönen

                          Private limited company

 

 

 RESIGNED ACTING PERSONS AND SHAREHOLDERS

 

 20.10.2010 - 08.10.2014  Manager

                          Hans-Dieter Schindel

                          D 59494 Soest

 

 

 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

 

 Main industrial sector

 47191   Retail sale of miscellaneous goods (except food)

4729    Other retail sale of food

4751    Retail sale of textiles

47599   Retail sale of household articles n.e.c.

 

 

BRANCHES AND FACTORIES

 

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Kuhtorstr.

                      D 23758 Oldenburg

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Holstenstr. 37

                      D 24103 Kiel

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Breite Str. 39-43

                      D 23552 Lübeck

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Westring 1-3

                      D 59065 Hamm

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Paul-Junius-Str. 70

                      D 10369 Berlin

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 80331 München

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 44623 Herne

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 48527 Nordhorn

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 01968 Senftenberg

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 59423 Unna

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 76131 Karlsruhe

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 07545 Gera

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 01776 Hermsdorf

 Works:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      Rathausstr. 25

                      D 66333 Völklingen

 Branch:

                      Woolworth GmbH

                      D 59199 Bönen

 

 

 PARTICIPATIONS

 

 Shareholder:

                      ERL Euro Retail Logistics GmbH

                      Formerstr. 6

                      D 59425 Unna

                      Legal form: Private limited company

                      Company Status: active

                      Share capital:     EUR             25,000.00

                      Share:                EUR             25,000.00

                      Reg. data:  20.07.2010

                                  Local court 59065 Hamm

                                  HRB 6901

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 Payment experience:  Slow but correct

 

 Negative information: We have no negative information at hand.

 

 Balance sheet year:  2013/2014

REAL ESTATE

 

 Type of ownership:       Tenant

 Address                       Formerstr. 6

                                     D 59425 Unna

 

 Real Estate of:             B. H. Holding GmbH

 Type of ownership:       Tenant

 Address                       Edisonstr. 1

                                    D 59199 Bönen

 

 Land register documents were not available.

 

 

 BANKERS

 

 SPARKASSE BERGKAMEN-BÖNEN, 59199 BÖNEN

 Sort. code: 41051845

 BIC: WELADED1BGK

 VOLKSBANK BÖNEN, 59194 BÖNEN

 Sort. code: 41062215

 BIC: GENODEM1BO1

 

 

 FINANCIAL FIGURES

 

 Turnover:            2012/2013          EUR        282,751,008.00

                      2013/2014          EUR        293,279,586.00

 Expected turnover:                      EUR        300,000,000.00

 Profit:              2012/2013          EUR           -399,348.00

                      2013/2014          EUR         -1,591,379.00

 further business figures:

 Equipment:                              EUR          4,384,908.00

 Ac/ts receivable:                       EUR          5,246,213.00

 Liabilities:                            EUR         44,312,555.00

 Total numbers of vehicles:                                     25

 Employees:                                                  4,569

 - thereof permanent staff:                                    668

 - Trainees:                                                   258

 - Temporary workers:                                        3,643

 

 

 BALANCE SHEETS

 

 Balance sheet ratios 01.05.2013 - 30.04.2014

 Equity ratio [%]:                       23.01

 Liquidity ratio:                          0.10

 Return on total capital [%]:        -2.33

 

 Balance sheet ratios 01.05.2012 - 30.04.2013

 Equity ratio [%]:                       26.42

 Liquidity ratio:                          0.11

 Return on total capital [%]:        -0.67

 

 Equity ratio

 The equity ratio indicates the portion of the equity as compared

 to the total capital. The higher the equity ratio, the better the

 economic stability (solvency) and thus the financial autonomy of

 a company.

 

 Liquidity ratio

 The liquidity ratio shows the proportion between adjusted

 receivables and net liabilities. The higher the ratio, the lower

 the company's financial dependancy from external creditors.

 

 Return on total capital

 The return on total capital shows the efficiency and return on

 the total capital employed in the company. The higher the return

 on total capital, the more economically does the company work

 with the invested capital.

 

 

 Type of balance

 sheet:               Company balance sheet

 Origin of the present

 balance sheet:       electronic German Federal Gazette

 

 Financial year:      01.05.2013 - 30.04.2014

 

 ASSETS                                  EUR         70,808,924.10

  Fixed assets                           EUR         12,256,459.00

   Intangible assets                     EUR            863,133.00

    Concessions, licences, rights        EUR            863,133.00

   Tangible assets                       EUR         11,368,326.00

    Other tangible assets / fixtures and

    fittings                             EUR         11,368,326.00

   Financial assets                      EUR             25,000.00

    Shares in participations /

    subsidiaries and the like            EUR             25,000.00

     Shares in related companies         EUR             25,000.00

  Current assets                         EUR         55,472,132.13

   Stocks                                EUR         48,129,191.23

    Finished goods / work in progress    EUR         48,129,191.23

   Accounts receivable                   EUR          3,894,158.24

    Trade debtors                        EUR             64,817.44

    Amounts due from related companies   EUR            364,500.03

    Other debtors and assets             EUR          3,464,840.77

   Liquid means                          EUR          3,448,782.66

  Remaining other assets                 EUR          3,080,332.97

   Accruals (assets)                     EUR            590,732.97

   Deferred taxes (assets)               EUR          2,489,600.00

 

 LIABILITIES                             EUR         70,808,924.10

  Shareholders' equity                   EUR         13,210,609.89

   Capital                               EUR         25,000,000.00

    Subscribed capital (share capital)   EUR         25,000,000.00

   Balance sheet profit/loss (+/-)       EUR        -11,789,390.11

    Profit / loss brought forward        EUR        -10,198,010.76

    Annual surplus / annual deficit      EUR         -1,591,379.35

  Provisions                             EUR          9,770,178.25

   Provisions for taxes                  EUR            510,110.39

   Other / unspecified provisions        EUR          9,260,067.86

  Liabilities                            EUR         47,611,852.46

   Financial debts                       EUR         12,243,868.77

    Liabilities due to banks             EUR         12,243,868.77

   Other liabilities                     EUR         35,367,983.69

    Trade creditors (for IAS incl. bills

    of exchange)                         EUR         29,264,154.17

    Liabilities due to shareholders      EUR          5,000,000.00

    Unspecified other liabilities        EUR          1,103,829.52

     thereof liabilities from tax /

     financial authorities               EUR            893,831.75

     thereof liabilities from social

     security                            EUR                  0.00

  Other liabilities                      EUR            216,283.50

   Deferrals (liabilities)               EUR            216,283.50

 

 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT (cost-summary method) according to Comm.

 Code (HGB)

  Sales                                  EUR        293,279,586.73

  Other operating income                 EUR          4,901,142.42

  Cost of materials                      EUR        134,266,125.96

   Raw materials and supplies, purchased

   goods                                 EUR        134,266,125.96

  Gross result (+/-)                     EUR        163,914,603.19

  Staff expenses                         EUR         60,202,490.98

   Wages and salaries                    EUR         49,583,756.25

   Social security contributions and

   expenses for pension plans and

   benefits                              EUR         10,618,734.73

  Total depreciation                     EUR          2,816,474.87

   Depreciation on tangible / intangible

   asssets (incl. start-up and exp. of

   bus.                                  EUR          2,816,474.87

  Other operating expenses               EUR        100,216,839.38

  Operating result from continuing

  operations                             EUR            678,797.96

  Result from participating interests

  (+/-)                                  EUR            221,691.09

   Expenses / income from participations EUR            221,691.09

    Income from related companies        EUR            221,691.09

  Interest result (+/-)                  EUR           -560,925.08

   Interest and similar income           EUR             55,127.77

    thereof from related companies       EUR              1,795.89

   Interest and similar expenses         EUR            616,052.85

  Financial result (+/-)                 EUR           -339,233.99

  Result from ordinary operations (+/-)  EUR            339,563.97

  Income tax / refund of income tax (+/-)EUR         -1,918,085.32

  Other taxes / refund of taxes          EUR            -12,858.00

  Tax (+/-)                              EUR         -1,930,943.32

  Annual surplus / annual deficit        EUR         -1,591,379.35

 

 Type of balance

 sheet:               Company balance sheet

 Origin of the present

 balance sheet:       electronic German Federal Gazette

 

 Financial year:      01.05.2012 - 30.04.2013

 

 ASSETS                                  EUR         63,529,436.83

  Fixed assets                           EUR          9,139,872.00

   Intangible assets                     EUR            918,953.00

    Concessions, licences, rights        EUR            918,953.00

   Tangible assets                       EUR          8,195,919.00

    Other tangible assets / fixtures and

    fittings                             EUR          8,195,919.00

   Financial assets                      EUR             25,000.00

    Shares in participations /

    subsidiaries and the like            EUR             25,000.00

     Shares in related companies         EUR             25,000.00

  Current assets                         EUR         49,708,721.81

   Stocks                                EUR         42,620,836.00

    Finished goods / work in progress    EUR         42,620,836.00

   Accounts receivable                   EUR          3,050,371.84

    Trade debtors                        EUR             43,292.86

    Amounts due from related companies   EUR            407,281.82

    Other debtors and assets             EUR          2,599,797.16

   Liquid means                          EUR          4,037,513.97

  Remaining other assets                 EUR          4,680,843.02

   Accruals (assets)                     EUR            469,143.02

   Deferred taxes (assets)               EUR          4,211,700.00

 

 LIABILITIES                             EUR         63,529,436.83

  Shareholders' equity                   EUR          4,801,989.24

   Capital                               EUR         15,000,000.00

    Subscribed capital (share capital)   EUR         15,000,000.00

   Balance sheet profit/loss (+/-)       EUR        -10,198,010.76

    Profit / loss brought forward        EUR         -9,798,662.74

    Annual surplus / annual deficit      EUR           -399,348.02

  Items between shareholders' equity and

  debt capital                           EUR         10,000,000.00

   Mezzanine financing                   EUR         10,000,000.00

    Contributions for capital increase   EUR         10,000,000.00

  Provisions                             EUR         11,688,223.49

   Provisions for taxes                  EUR          2,452,561.00

   Other / unspecified provisions        EUR          9,235,662.49

  Liabilities                            EUR         37,038,593.16

   Financial debts                       EUR          4,546,390.55

    Liabilities due to banks             EUR          4,546,390.55

   Other liabilities                     EUR         32,492,202.61

    Trade creditors (for IAS incl. bills

    of exchange)                         EUR         24,896,845.21

    Liabilities due to shareholders      EUR          5,082,556.25

    Unspecified other liabilities        EUR          2,512,801.15

  Other liabilities                      EUR                630.94

   Deferrals (liabilities)               EUR                630.94

 

 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT (cost-summary method) according to Comm.

 Code (HGB)

  Sales                                  EUR        282,751,007.60

  Other operating income                 EUR          7,162,170.18

  Cost of materials                      EUR        140,805,305.26

   Purchased services                    EUR        140,805,305.26

  Gross result (+/-)                     EUR        149,107,872.52

  Staff expenses                         EUR         54,447,773.54

   Wages and salaries                    EUR         44,186,035.83

   Social security contributions and

   expenses for pension plans and

   benefits                              EUR         10,261,737.71

  Total depreciation                     EUR          2,226,765.72

   Depreciation on tangible / intangible

   asssets (incl. start-up and exp. of

   bus.                                  EUR          2,226,765.72

  Other operating expenses               EUR         94,423,134.26

  Operating result from continuing

  operations                             EUR         -1,989,801.00

  Result from participating interests

  (+/-)                                  EUR            195,818.46

   Expenses / income from participations EUR            195,818.46

    Income from related companies        EUR            195,818.46

  Interest result (+/-)                  EUR           -824,146.19

   Interest and similar income           EUR            101,961.03

    thereof from related companies       EUR              2,012.00

   Interest and similar expenses         EUR            926,107.22

  Financial result (+/-)                 EUR           -628,327.73

  Result from ordinary operations (+/-)  EUR         -2,618,128.73

  Extraordinary result (+/-)             EUR          3,000,000.00

  Income tax / refund of income tax (+/-)EUR           -769,902.29

  Other taxes / refund of taxes          EUR            -11,317.00

  Tax (+/-)                              EUR           -781,219.29

  Annual surplus / annual deficit        EUR           -399,348.02

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.66.58

UK Pound

1

Rs.102.29

Euro

1

Rs.74.71

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KIN

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TRU

 

               

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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