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Cartolab Cia. Ltda.

RUC 0190394999001 · Cuenca, Azuay

Registry data

RUC
0190394999001
Legal name
CARTOLAB CIA. LTDA.
Trade name
CARTOLAB
Size segment (SCVS)
Medium · 2025
Incorporation date
August 29, 2013
Start of activities (SRI)
October 16, 2013
Subscribed capital
$267,400
Economic activity
Processing of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and of other articles into secondary raw materials, usually through a mechanical or chemical transformation process; recovery of materials from waste streams: separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams (refuse); separating and sorting mixed recoverable materials into distinct categories, such as: paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals. Mechanical or chemical transformation processes include: mechanical crushing of metal waste such as used cars, used washing machines, used bicycles, etc., for subsequent sorting and separation; dismantling of automobiles, ships, computers, television sets and other equipment for material recovery; mechanical reduction of large volumes of metal, such as railway wagons; shredding of metal waste, end-of-life vehicles, etc.; other mechanical treatment methods, such as cutting and pressing, to reduce volume
ISIC code
E3830.01
Last year with filed statements
2025
Address
Av 25 de Marzo, Via Princial, la Dolorosa
Location
Cuenca, Azuay
Region
Sierra

Financial statements

Current ratio
0.73
Debt ratio
89.6%
Net margin
1.6%
Return on equity (ROE)
23.5%
Revenue vs 2024
+32.4%
Revenue by year
$0
$4.1 M
2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Net result by year
$0
−$4.7 k
$64.9 k
2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Employees by year 2019 → 2025 · ×3.2
9
29
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

The income statement · 2025

  • Revenue $4,071,181
  • Cost of sales $3,469,917
  • Expenses $457,055
  • Net result $64,917

Balance sheet structure · 2025

What it owns

  • Current assets $1,711,657 65%
  • Non-current assets $936,280 35%

How it is financed

  • Current liabilities $2,351,135 89%
  • Non-current liabilities $20,539 1%
  • Equity $276,263 10%

“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
2025 $4,071,181 $64,917 $2,647,937 $276,263 29
2024 $3,074,223 $57,436 $1,499,389 $213,489 21
2023 $2,476,140 $32,885 $936,839 $156,053 17
2022 $1,351,105 $39,851 $534,192 $123,168 14
2021 $636,021 $18,334 $304,298 $83,317 9
2020 $329,961 $2,249 $194,884 $64,982 10
2019 $333,322 $3,766 $152,423 $62,733 9
2018 $355,764 $8,083 $162,306 $84,967
2017 $319,179 $7,878 $135,714 $76,868
2016 $250,531 $239 $125,846 $68,990
2015 $176,744 $2,232 $90,522 $49,181
2014 $134,850 −$4,719 $21,374 −$724
2013 $0 $0 $400 $400

In 2025 it recorded revenue of $4,071,181 and a net result of $64,917, a margin of 1.6%.

Its 2025 revenue exceeds that of 94.7% of the 95,463 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Azuay, it exceeds 95.9% of the 5,838 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code E3830.01, 100 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 89.0%; the trade’s typical margin was 1.5%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 5, 2026
RUC status: Active
  • 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
Yes 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
October 16, 2013

Establishments · 1 registered, 1 open

  • HEAD OFFICE Azuay / Cuenca / Ricaurte / Veinte y Cinco de Marzo S/N Open

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.

Where it operates

It has 1 open establishment in Azuay.

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Cantons of the province. Each canton links to its listing. Boundaries: geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Cantons with a presence

  • Cuenca head office 1 location

Establishments declared to the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority), updated September 5, 2026. The location is the province and canton on record, not each site’s exact address.

Activity classification (ISIC)

  1. Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
  2. Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
  3. Materials recovery
  4. Materials recovery
  5. Processing of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and of other articles into secondary raw materials, usually through a mechanical or chemical transformation process; recovery of materials from waste streams: separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams (refuse); separating and sorting mixed recoverable materials into distinct categories, such as: paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals. Mechanical or chemical transformation processes include: mechanical crushing of metal waste such as used cars, used washing machines, used bicycles, etc., for subsequent sorting and separation; dismantling of automobiles, ships, computers, television sets and other equipment for material recovery; mechanical reduction of large volumes of metal, such as railway wagons; shredding of metal waste, end-of-life vehicles, etc.; other mechanical treatment methods, such as cutting and pressing, to reduce volume

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Cartolab Cia. Ltda.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of CARTOLAB CIA. LTDA. is 0190394999001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Cartolab Cia. Ltda. active?

Yes. Its legal status in the registry is Activa.

What trade name does Cartolab Cia. Ltda. use?

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

What does Cartolab Cia. Ltda. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC E3830.01) is: Processing of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and of other articles into secondary raw materials, usually through a mechanical or chemical transformation process; recovery of materials from waste streams: separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams (refuse); separating and sorting mixed recoverable materials into distinct categories, such as: paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals. Mechanical or chemical transformation processes include: mechanical crushing of metal waste such as used cars, used washing machines, used bicycles, etc., for subsequent sorting and separation; dismantling of automobiles, ships, computers, television sets and other equipment for material recovery; mechanical reduction of large volumes of metal, such as railway wagons; shredding of metal waste, end-of-life vehicles, etc.; other mechanical treatment methods, such as cutting and pressing, to reduce volume

Where is Cartolab Cia. Ltda. located?

Its registered address is in Cuenca, province of Azuay, Ecuador.

When was Cartolab Cia. Ltda. incorporated?

It was incorporated on August 29, 2013, as a limited liability company (cía. ltda.).

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