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MIRA
INFORM REPORT
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Report No. : |
498638 |
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Report Date : |
17.03.2018 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
KUBOTA CORPORATION |
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Registered Office : |
1-2-47 Shikitsu-Higashi Naniwaku Osaka 556-8601 |
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Country : |
Japan |
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Financials (as on) : |
31.12.2017 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
December, 1930 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
1200-01-037978 (Osaka-Naniwaku) |
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Legal Form : |
Limited Company
(Kabushiki Kaisha) |
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Line of Business : |
Subject is engaged in Manufactures farm equipment |
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No. of Employees : |
11,266 |
RATING & COMMENTS
(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd
January 2017)
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MIRA’s Rating : |
A+ |
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A+ |
Low Risk |
Business dealings permissible with low
risk of default |
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Status : |
Excellent |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Regular |
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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
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.09.2017) |
Current Rating (31.12.2017) |
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Japan |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low Risk |
A2 |
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Moderately Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderately High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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Very High Risk |
D |
JAPAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Over the past 70 years, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (slightly less than 1% of GDP) have helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-World War II 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 have significantly eroded under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change.
Measured on a purchasing power parity basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2017 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. For three postwar decades, overall real economic growth was impressive - a 10% average in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and the collapse of an asset price bubble in the late 1980s, which entailed considerable 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.
Japan enjoyed an 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. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making modest progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy. The government currently faces the quandary of balancing its efforts to stimulate growth and institute economic reforms with the necessity of addressing its sizable public debt, which stands at 235% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate. However, the first such increase, in April 2014, led to another recession, so Prime Minister ABE has twice postponed the next increase, now scheduled for October 2019. Structural reforms to unlock productivity are seen as central to strengthening the economy in the long-run.
Scarce in critical natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported energy and raw materials. After the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than before on imported fossil fuels. However, ABE’s government is seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards and is emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. In August 2015, Japan successfully restarted one nuclear reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, and several other reactors around the country have since resumed operations; however, opposition from local governments has delayed several more restarts that remain pending. Reforms of the electricity and gas sectors, including full liberalization of Japan’s energy market in April 2016 and gas market in April 2017, constitute an important part of Prime Minister Abe’s economic program.
In October 2015, Japan and 11 trading partners reached agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pact that had promised to open Japan's economy to increased foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses. Japan was the first country to ratify the TPP in December 2016; the United States signaled its withdrawal from the TPP in January 2017, and in November 2017 the remaining 11 countries agreed on the core elements of a modified agreement, which they renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Source
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Company name and address
KUBOTA CORPORATION
REGD NAME: KK Kubota
MAIN OFFICE: 1-2-47 Shikitsu-Higashi Naniwaku Osaka
556-8601 JAPAN
Tel: 06-6648-2111 Fax: 06-6648-3862
E-Mail address: (thru the URL)
ACTIVITIES: Mfg of farm & construction machinery,
cast-iron pipes
BRANCHES: Tokyo, Hyogo, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya,
Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Fukuoka (Tot 17)
OVERSEAS: China, Singapore, Malaysia, & Dubai
(Subsidiaries): USA,
Canada, France, Germany, UK, Spain, Australia, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, India
FACTORIES: Hyogo, Osaka, Chiba, Shiga, Ibaraki,
Tochigi (Tot 13)
CHIEF EXEC: MASATOSHI KIMATA, PRES & CEO
Yen Amount: In million Yen, unless otherwise stated
SUMMARY: FINANCES FAIR A/SALES Yen 1,751,536 M
PAYMENTS REGULAR CAPITAL Yen
84,100 M
TREND STEADY WORTH Yen 1,301,345 M
STARTED 1930 EMPLOYES 11,266
COMMENT: MFR SPECIALIZING IN FARM MACHINERY.
FINANCIAL SITUATION
CONSIDERED FAIR AND GOOD FOR ORDINARY CREDIT ENGAGEMENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
The subject company was
originally engaged in casting, and is the top player in Japan in casting-iron
pipes for water & agricultural machines, with mainstay being agricultural
machines such as tractors & cultivators and internal combustion engines including
industrial machine engines & construction machines. Also operates the industrial infrastructure
business supplying iron pipes for water, synthetic pipes, bulbs,
water/wastewater treatment facilities & environmental engineering. Sells mainly lawn mowers & small tractors
in US, all-purpose combines & rice planting machines in China, tractors in
Thailand & construction machinery in Europe. Expanding its farming machinery business,
with an eye to the large market of over 200 horsepower in the US.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The sales volume for
Dec/2017 fiscal term amounted to Yen 1,751,536 million, a 9.74% up from Yen
1,596,091 million in the previous term.
The recurring profit was posted at Yen 212,901 million and the net
profit at Yen 136,445 million, respectively, compared with Yen 196,971 million
recurring profit and Yen 132,485 million net profit, respectively, a year ago.
For the current term
ending Dec 2018 the recurring profit is projected at Yen 222.000 million and
the net profit at Yen 148,000 million, respectively, on a 2.77% rise in
turnover, to Yen 1,800,000 million.
The financial situation is
considered FAIR and good for ORDINARY business engagements.
REGISTRATION
Date Registered: Dec 1930
Regd No.: 1200-01-037978 (Osaka-Naniwaku)
Legal Status:
Limited Company (Kabushiki Kaisha)
Authorized:
1,874,700,000 shares
Issued:
1,241,119,180 shares
Sum: Yen 84,100 million
Major shareholders (%): Master Trust
Bank of Japan (8.6), Nippon Life Ins (5.0), Meiji Yasuda Life Ins (4.8), Japan
Trustee Services T (4.0), SMBC (3.6), Mizuho Bank (2.9), Moxley & Co (1.5),
Japan Trustee Services T7 (1.4), MUFG (1.4); foreign owners (40.4)
No. of shareholders: 33,010
Listed on the S/Exchange (s) of: Tokyo
Managements:
Masatoshi Kimata, pres; Toshihiro Kubo, v pres; Shigeru Kimura, s/mgn dir;
Kenshiro Ogawa, s/mgn dir; Yuichi Kitao, s/mgn dir; Masahito Yoshikawa, s/mgn
dir; Satoshi Iida, dir; Yuzuru Matsuda, dir; Koichi Ina, dir
Nothing detrimental is
known as to the commercial morality of executives.
Related companies: Kubota Kensetsu, Kubota Credit, Kubota Kankyo Service, other
OPERATION
Activities:
Manufactures farm equipment:
(Sales breakdown by divisions):
Farm & Industrial Machinery (80%): tractors, combine & rice transplanters, ductile
iron pipes, steel pipes, valves, pumps, other;
Water & Environment Systems (18%): electric-equipped machinery & equipment, vending
machines, waste water treatment tanks,
Others (2%);
Overseas Sales Ratio (65%)
Clients:
[Wholesalers, farm coop] Marubeni USA, Marubeni Corp, Zen-Noh, Kubota
Macchinen, Kubota Engine America, Kubota Europe, other
No. of accounts: 2,000
Domestic areas of activities: Nationwide
Suppliers:
[Mfrs, wholesalers] Denso, Bridgestone Tire Japan, Kubota Air Conditioning,
KYB, Maruyama Mfg Ind, Michinoku Kubota, other.
Payment record:
Regular
Location: Business area in
Osaka. Office premises at the caption
address are owned and maintained satisfactorily.
Bank References
SMBC (Osaka)
Mizuho Bank (Osaka)
Relations: Satisfactory
FINANCES
(In Million Yen)
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Terms Ending: |
31/12/2018 |
31/12/2017 |
31/12/2016 |
31/12/2015 |
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Annual Sales |
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1,800,000 |
1,751,536 |
1,596,091 |
1,244,775 |
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Recur. Profit |
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222,000 |
212,901 |
196,971 |
169,504 |
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Net Profit |
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148,000 |
136,445 |
132,485 |
110,107 |
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Total Assets |
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2,853,930 |
2,670,582 |
1,533,002 |
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Current Assets |
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1,615,524 |
1,563,074 |
1,490,846 |
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Current Liabs |
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919,072 |
836,613 |
807,901 |
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Net Worth |
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1,301,345 |
1,198,761 |
1,140,310 |
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Capital, Paid-Up |
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84,100 |
84,100 |
84,100 |
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Div.P.Share(¥) |
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32.00 |
30.00 |
28.00 |
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<Analytical Data> |
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S.Growth Rate |
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2.77 |
9.74 |
28.22 |
-21.56 |
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Current Ratio |
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175.78 |
186.83 |
184.53 |
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N.Worth Ratio |
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45.60 |
44.89 |
74.38 |
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R.Profit/Sales |
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12.33 |
12.16 |
12.34 |
13.62 |
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N.Profit/Sales |
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8.22 |
7.79 |
8.30 |
8.85 |
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Return On Equity |
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10.48 |
11.05 |
9.66 |
Notes: Forecast (or
estimated) figures for the 31/12/2018 fiscal term.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
INR 64.87 |
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1 |
INR 90.48 |
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Euro |
1 |
INR 79.48 |
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JPY |
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INR 0.61 |
Note :
Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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PRA |
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Report Prepared
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DNS |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A++ |
Minimum Risk |
Business dealings permissible with minimum
risk of default |
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A+ |
Low Risk |
Business dealings permissible with low
risk of default |
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A |
Acceptable Risk |
Business dealings permissible with
moderate risk of default |
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B |
Medium Risk |
Business dealings permissible on a regular
monitoring basis |
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C |
Medium High Risk |
Business dealings permissible preferably
on secured basis |
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D |
High Risk |
Business dealing not recommended or on
secured terms only |
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NB |
New Business |
No recommendation can be done due to
business in infancy stage |
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NT |
No Trace |
No recommendation can be done as the
business is not traceable |
NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.
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 are as follows:
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Financial
condition covering various ratios
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Company
background and operations size
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Promoters
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Payment
record
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Litigation
against the subject
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Industry
scenario / competitor analysis
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Supplier
/ Customer / Banker review (wherever available)
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