Sinopec lubricants agent MTS Energy now on Unlisted platform
The importer and distributor of automotive lubricants brings the number of companies on the platform to 16.
The importer and distributor of automotive lubricants brings the number of companies on the platform to 16.
BUSINESSDESK: MTS Energy, an importer and distributor of automotive lubricants, has listed its shares on Unlisted, bringing total companies on the platform to 16.
The Auckland-based company has about 38.4 million fully paid shares on Unlisted, representing capital of $1.9 million, out of a total 74.8 million shares. The remaining 36 million need to be paid at 5 cents apiece. The stock did not trade today.
MTS has not indicated it wants to raise more capital. It has 31 shareholders, predominantly Chinese.
The company began as a BP service station in the Katikati area and has been developing the market for lubricants since 2009, it says in a statement. It acquired the lubricants business of ITrust Investment this year for $2.2 million, including $500,000 of goodwill.
MTS is the New Zealand distributor for Chinese oil giant Sinopec China, it says.
In the year ended March 31, it recorded a profit of $17,094 on sales of $583,395. It had a $449,000 term loan with Westpac for 54 months and a 12-month loan from ITrust Investment of $587,279, its accounts show.