Company profile

In dissolution

Bestcommunications S.A.

RUC 0992547103001 · Guayaquil, Guayas

Registry data

RUC: 0992547103001
Legal name: BESTCOMMUNICATIONS S.A.
Trade name: RIOCELL
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Size segment (SCVS): Small · 2018
Incorporation date: January 23, 2008
Start of activities (SRI): January 23, 2008
Subscribed capital: $35,800
Economic activity: Telecommunications resale activities (provision of telephone and Internet services in facilities open to the public: telephone booths and Internet cafés)
ISIC code: J6190.04
Last year with filed statements: 2018
Address: Avda Francisco Boloña 516, Calle 4Ta y Calle 5Ta
Location: Guayaquil, Guayas
Region: Costa
Phone: 046003793

Financial statements

Current ratio: 1.25
Debt ratio: 76.2%
Net margin: 0.7%
Return on equity (ROE): 4.1%
Revenue vs 2017: −67.2%

Revenue by year 2008 → 2018 · −69.1%

$454 k

$1.1 M

$140 k

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Net result by year 2008 → 2018 · −90.5%

$11.1 k

$77.3 k

−$41.7 k

$1.1 k

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Employees by year 2008 → 2018 · −89.7%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

The income statement · 2018

Revenue $140,446
Expenses $139,090
Net result $1,050

Balance sheet structure · 2018

What it owns

Current assets $101,180 95%
Non-current assets $5,016 5%

How it is financed

Current liabilities $80,885 76%
Non-current liabilities $0 0%
Equity $25,312 24%

“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
2018	$140,446	$1,050	$106,196	$25,312	4
2017	$427,664	−$3,181	$309,925	$21,683	3
2016	$762,472	$420	$289,605	$22,972	42
2015	$569,151	$106	$177,051	$20,659	71
2014	$333,363	$9,225	$115,293	$13,297	58
2013	$493,829	−$4,171	$83,562	$4,072	43
2012	$442,119	$33	$94,485	$8,243	21
2011	$612,863	−$41,704	$109,904	$12,275	20
2010	$1,109,989	$77,339	$395,036	$58,977	22
2009	$941,077	$18,913	$312,333	$24,065	23
2008	$453,940	$11,063	$248,095	$21,863	39

In 2018 it recorded revenue of $140,446 and a net result of $1,050, a margin of 0.7%.

Its 2018 revenue exceeds that of 51.8% of the 59,460 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 52.0% of the 23,418 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code J6190.04, 65 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 44.6%; the trade’s typical margin was 1.8%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 2, 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: January 23, 2008
Cessation of activities: March 15, 2020

Establishments · 9 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Francisco Boloña 516 y Calle Cuarta - Quinta Closed
Los Rios / Quevedo / Quevedo / 7 de Octubre 7 y 14 Ava. Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. Segunda S/N y 21 Ava. - 22 Ava. Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. Septima S/N y Guayaquil Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. Octava S/N y 23 Ava. Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. Diagonal S/N y 21 Ava. Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. 14 Ava. S/N y 16 Ava. Closed
Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. Quinta S/N y 20 Ava. Closed
Los Rios / Babahoyo / Babahoyo / General Barhona 917 y Flores - Martinez Icaza 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 Bestcommunications S.A.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of BESTCOMMUNICATIONS S.A. is 0992547103001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Bestcommunications S.A. active?

No. Its legal status in the registry is Disolución y Liquidación Oficio Inscrita en RM.

What trade name does Bestcommunications S.A. use?

It operates under the trade name RIOCELL, according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does Bestcommunications S.A. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC J6190.04) is: Telecommunications resale activities (provision of telephone and Internet services in facilities open to the public: telephone booths and Internet cafés)

Where is Bestcommunications S.A. located?

Its registered address is in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, Ecuador.

When was Bestcommunications S.A. incorporated?

It was incorporated on January 23, 2008, as a stock corporation (s.a.).

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