| Company Identification |
| Company name |
Sample Holding Ltd |
| Address |
Rigistrasse 20 - 8002 Zürich - Switzerland (CH) |
| Telephone: |
02 7111111 |
| Fax: |
02 7222222 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.sample.com |
| E-Mail |
info@sample.com |
| Profile |
|
Established: |
1906 |
| Registered: |
25.08.1924 |
| Line of
Business: |
Tobacco and luxury goods |
| Industry Division: |
Wholesale trade |
| Nace-Codes: |
5135
Wholesale of tobacco products |
| |
5147
Wholesale of other household goods |
| |
5142
Wholesale of clothing and footwear |
| Import/Export: |
Import, Export |
| Export
sales: |
91.9% |
| Employees: |
1’000-2’000 |
| Sales: |
CHF
4-6 Bil. |
| Banks: |
UBS
Union Bank of Swizerland |
| |
Bank
J. Vontobel & Co AG |
| |
Darier,
Hentsch & Cie |
| Organization level: |
Ultimate Parent |
| Quoted: |
Yes (since 1906) |
| Stock
exchange: |
Zurich, London-Seaq, New York-OTC, Johannesburg |
Activity
The Sample group
exercises financial and operational control over companies operating
primarily in the fields of tobacco and luxury goods. In addition, it
holds investments in the electronic media and direct marketing
industries.
| Company Register |
|
Registered: |
25.08.1924 (Number: 123.456) |
| Legal
form: |
Limited company |
| Company
type: |
Headquarters location |
| Legal
domicile: |
Rigistrasse 20, 8002 Zürich |
| Nominal
capital: |
CHF
574'200'000.-- |
| Paid-up
capital: |
CHF
574'200'000.— |
| Auditor: |
Sample
& Company, Zürich |
| Activity (orig. Lang.): |
Beteiligung an anderen Gesellschaften. Finanzierung von
Konzerngesellschaften sowie Plazierung von Investitionen. |
| Board of directors |
| Title |
Name |
| Chairman |
Peter
Nordman |
| Vice-Chairman |
Jean-Paul Muller |
| Delegate |
Johann
van Brijnk |
| Member |
Jan
Holenweger |
| Member |
René Kanoui |
| Management |
| Title |
Name |
| Director |
Johann von Brijnk |
| Director |
Rolf
Gebert |
| Vice-Director |
Peter
Neumann |
| Vice-Director |
Manuela Heuerer |
| Vice-Director |
Hans-Peter Kaspar |
| Vice-Director |
John
Travesco |
| Executive board |
| Title |
Name |
| Chief
|
Johann
von Brijnk |
| Chief
|
Rolf
Gebert |
| Secretary |
Alan
Grove |
| Financial Data |
|
Currency: |
Swiss
Francs (CHF) |
| Denomination: |
millions |
| Consolidation: |
consolidated |
| Statement norm: |
Swiss
Accounting and Reporting Recommendations |
| |
International Accounting Standards |
| Industry: |
Trade |
| Fiscal year |
31.03.2008 31.03.2007 31.03.2006
31.03.2005 31.03.2004 |
| Number
|
12 12
12 12 12 |
| Balance Sheet |
|
Total Fixed
assets: |
2’876.3 |
3'207.6 |
2'855.8 |
1'325.3 |
985.4 |
|
Intangible: |
1’335.0 |
1'776.0 |
1'646.8 |
50.9 |
23.9 |
|
Tangible: |
812.1 |
717.7 |
680.7 |
591.8 |
614.9 |
|
Other: |
729.2 |
713.9 |
528.3 |
682.6 |
346.6 |
|
Total
Current assets: |
3'852.5 |
3'774.4 |
3'915.3 |
3'952.4 |
4'184.7 |
|
Stocks: |
1’800.2 |
1'554.9 |
1'509.3 |
1'291.8 |
1'146.6 |
|
Debtors: |
1’022.1 |
1'073.1 |
1'067.8 |
914.7 |
954.7 |
|
Other: |
1'030.2 |
1'146.4 |
1'338.2 |
1'745.9 |
2'083.4 |
|
Cash +
equi.(Memo): |
869.2 |
723.5 |
801.7 |
1'263.6 |
1'329.2 |
|
Total
assets: |
6'728.8 |
6'982.0 |
6'771.1 |
5'277.7 |
5'170.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder
Funds: |
3'239.2 |
3'335.0 |
2'917.8 |
2'539.8 |
2'074.2 |
|
Capital: |
223.2 |
223.2 |
223.2 |
223.2 |
223.2 |
|
Other: |
3.016.0 |
3'111.8 |
2'694.6 |
2'316.6 |
1'851.0 |
|
Non current
liabilities: |
1’653.3 |
1'683.8 |
1'695.2 |
665.5 |
702.8 |
|
Long term
debt: |
1’153.3 |
1'181.8 |
1'109.4 |
103.3 |
136.0 |
|
Other: |
500.0 |
502.0 |
585.8 |
562.2 |
566.8 |
|
Current
liabilities: |
1’836.3 |
1'963.2 |
2'158.1 |
2'072.4 |
2'393.1 |
|
Loans: |
408.3 |
414.1 |
519.2 |
473.5 |
1'014.5 |
|
Creditors: |
226.7 |
221.9 |
209.6 |
186.0 |
165.4 |
|
Other: |
1’201.3 |
1'327.2 |
1'429.3 |
1'412.9 |
1'213.2 |
|
Total funds
+ liabilities: |
6'728.8 |
6'982.0 |
6'771.1 |
5'277.7 |
5'170.1 |
| Profit and loss account |
|
Operating
revenue: |
5’021.3 |
4'755.8 |
4'306.9 |
3'852.1 |
3'665.1 |
|
Cost goods
sold: |
2'821.4 |
2'735.5 |
2'517.1 |
2'289.1 |
2'221.6 |
|
Gross
profit: |
2'199.9 |
2'020.3 |
1'789.8 |
1'563.0 |
1'443.5 |
|
Oth.
Operating expenses: |
1’053.2 |
1'066.1 |
990.9 |
875.0 |
834.8 |
|
Operating
P/L: |
1'146.7 |
954.2 |
798.9 |
688.0 |
608.7 |
|
Financial
revenue: |
77.8 |
77.5 |
98.0 |
135.4 |
171.1 |
|
Financial
expenses: |
110.3 |
116.9 |
101.2 |
82.6 |
117.3 |
|
Financial
P/L: |
-32.5 |
-39.4 |
-3.2 |
52.8 |
53.8 |
|
P/L before
taxation: |
1’114.2 |
914.8 |
795.7 |
740.8 |
662.5 |
|
Taxation: |
311.8 |
308.5 |
268.4 |
232.1 |
173.6 |
|
P/L after
taxation: |
802.4 |
606.3 |
527.3 |
508.7 |
488.9 |
|
Extraordinary revenue: |
115.0 |
291.5 |
160.3 |
72.7 |
0.0 |
|
Extraordinary expenses: |
99.1 |
111.0 |
66.6 |
5.6 |
186.5 |
|
Extraordinary P/L: |
15.9 |
180.5 |
93.7 |
67.1 |
-186.5 |
|
P/L for the
period: |
818.3 |
786.8 |
621.0 |
575.8 |
302.4 |
|
Minority
interests: |
276.4 |
273.4 |
204.6 |
296.2 |
187.4 |
|
P/L for the
group: |
541.9 |
513.4 |
416.4 |
279.6 |
115.0 |
| Notes |
|
Cost of
employees: |
801.6 |
800.3 |
773.7 |
702.9 |
692.4 |
|
Depreciation: |
131.1 |
124.7 |
118.1 |
124.5 |
118.1 |
|
Interest
paid: |
103.5 |
106.9 |
92.2 |
81.6 |
117.3 |
|
Working
capital: |
2'595.6 |
2'406.1 |
2'367.5 |
2'020.5 |
1'935.9 |
|
Cash flow
EBD: |
949.4 |
911.5 |
739.1 |
700.3 |
420.5 |
|
Cash flow
EBDIT: |
1'277.8 |
1'078.9 |
917.0 |
812.5 |
726.8 |
|
Added
value: |
2'166.3 |
2'127.2 |
1'873.4 |
1'716.9 |
1'403.8 |
|
Investments: |
285.4 |
215.2 |
141.8 |
129.6 |
99.5 |
|
Insured
Value Assets: |
2’815.3 |
2'702.9 |
2'559.0 |
2'226.0 |
2'213.0 |
|
Empl. end
of year: |
1770 |
1765 |
1755 |
1699 |
1680 |
|
Empl.
domestic: |
1300 |
1298 |
1283 |
1288 |
1295 |
|
Empl.
foreign: |
470 |
467 |
472 |
411 |
385 |
Properties
The company owns various
properties.Detailed information is not
available.
Legal Actions
Last control: 31. October 2008
In the period form March 2003 to March 2008 no legal actions were registered against
the company.
An updated legal
action check is only available against proof of interest. e.g. a
copy of an enquiry letter, and order or invoice relating to the
subject company.
| Owners |
|
Legal form: |
Limited
company, unquoted |
|
Class: |
50% |
|
Name: |
NewVenture
Investments Ltd |
|
City/Country: |
Zug,
Switzerland/CH |
|
Interest: |
50.0%
voting right, 9.1% capital interest |
|
Legal form: |
Limited
company, unquoted |
|
Class: |
10-19% |
|
Name: |
Sample
Securities AG |
|
City/Country: |
Zug,
Switzerland/CH |
|
Interest: |
18.4%
voting right, 33.5% capital interest |
| Subsidiaries |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
Management AG |
|
City/Country: |
Zürich,
Switzerland/CH |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(Switzerland) Ltd |
|
City/Country: |
Zug,
Switzerland/CH |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(UK) Ltd |
|
City/Country: |
London,
Great Britain/GB |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(Deutschland) GmbH |
|
City/Country: |
Frankfurt,
Germany/DE |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(France) SA |
|
City/Country: |
Paris,
France/FR |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(USA) Inc |
|
City/Country: |
Miami/Florida, America/US |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
(Japan) KK |
|
City/Country: |
Tokyo,
Japan/JP |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
|
Class: |
100% |
|
Name: |
Sample
Financial Services SA |
|
City/Country: |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg/LU |
|
Interest: |
100.0%
voting right, 100.0% capital interest |
| Credit Information |
|
Financial Situation: |
The financial situation on the basis of information
available is good. |
|
Payment
experiences: |
There are
no complaints about the mode of payment and business
conduct. |
|
Business development: |
The business development is increased compared to the
previous year. |
|
Credit
decision: |
Maximum credit amount CHF 10'000'000.- . |
*** End of
Report ***
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