Company profile

Historical

American Books Amebooks S.A.

RUC 0992504382001 · Guayas

This company is no longer in the current registry of the Superintendencia de Compañías. Its file is kept here as historical record, with the financial statements it filed through 2009.

Registry data

RUC: 0992504382001
Legal name: AMERICAN BOOKS ''AMEBOOKS'' S.A.
Trade name: AMEBOOKS S.A.
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Start of activities (SRI): March 15, 2007
Economic activity: Wholesale of stationery, books, magazines and newspapers
ISIC code: G4649.93
Last year with filed statements: 2009
Location: Guayas

Financial statements

Current ratio: 1.00
Debt ratio: 99.3%
Net margin: 0.5%
Return on equity (ROE): 55.2%
Revenue vs 2008: −38.7%

Revenue by year 2007 → 2009 · ×3.9

$163 k

$1.0 M

$640 k

2007 2008 2009

Net result by year 2007 → 2009 · −54.6%

$7.4 k

$11.8 k

$3.4 k

2007 2008 2009

Employees by year 2008 → 2009 · +0.0%

2008 2009

The income statement · 2009

Revenue $639,874
Cost of sales $579,243
Expenses $55,357
Net result $3,359

Balance sheet structure · 2009

What it owns

Current assets $830,698 100%
Non-current assets $3,674 0%

How it is financed

Current liabilities $828,290 99%
Non-current liabilities $0 0%
Equity $6,082 1%

“Current” means within one year: what can be turned into cash, or what has to be paid, in that span.

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, year by year
Year	Revenue	Net result	Assets	Equity	Employees
2009	$639,874	$3,359	$834,372	$6,082	3
2008	$1,044,405	$11,831	$975,162	$13,371	3
2007	$162,910	$7,398	$209,458	$8,198	—

In 2009 it recorded revenue of $639,874 and a net result of $3,359, a margin of 0.5%.

Its 2009 revenue exceeds that of 74.8% of the 35,263 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 77.1% of the 15,153 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code G4649.93, 128 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 71.1%; the trade’s typical margin was 1.6%.

Values in US dollars, as filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, Ecuador’s corporate regulator.

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 5, 2026

RUC status: Suspended · Depuracion

Phantom taxpayer: No
Nonexistent transactions: No

Tax regime: General regime The set of rules under which it files its taxes
Required to keep accounting books: Yes
Withholding agent: No When paying third parties, it withholds taxes and remits them to the SRI
Special taxpayer: No Designated by the SRI for its size, with additional filing obligations
Start of activities: March 15, 2007
Cessation of activities: August 31, 2011

Establishments · 1 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Tercera Oeste Solar 1 y Calle F - Av. San Jorge Closed

Tax status according to the public records of the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority). The risk designations are the SRI’s, not a rating by this site: phantom taxpayer means the SRI considers the company to have no real activity at its declared address, and nonexistent transactions means it invoiced operations the SRI determined never took place.

Activity classification (ISIC)

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of American Books Amebooks S.A.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of AMERICAN BOOKS ''AMEBOOKS'' S.A. is 0992504382001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is American Books Amebooks S.A. active?

No. Its legal status in the registry is Fuera del Registro Vigente.

What trade name does American Books Amebooks S.A. use?

It operates under the trade name AMEBOOKS S.A., according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does American Books Amebooks S.A. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC G4649.93) is: Wholesale of stationery, books, magazines and newspapers

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Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from