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Costecua Express Cia. Ltda.

RUC 0190152928001 · Cuenca, Azuay

Registry data

RUC
0190152928001
Legal name
COSTECUA EXPRESS CIA. LTDA.
Trade name
COSTAMAR EXPRESS · COSTECUA EXPRESS
Size segment (SCVS)
Small · 2025
Incorporation date
April 21, 1995
Start of activities (SRI)
April 21, 1995
Subscribed capital
$1,000
Economic activity
Collection, sorting, transport and delivery services (domestic or international) for ordinary correspondence and parcels (meeting certain specifications) by firms not subject to the universal service obligation. The activity may be carried out with one or several modes of own transport (private transport) or public transport. Includes distribution and delivery of correspondence and parcels and home delivery
ISIC code
H5320.00
Last year with filed statements
2025
Address
Mariscal Sucre 7-60, Antonio Borrero, el Sagrario
Location
Cuenca, Azuay
Region
Sierra

Financial statements

Current ratio
1.11
Debt ratio
63.6%
Net margin
−4.4%
Return on equity (ROE)
−38.7%
Revenue vs 2024
−28.5%
Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×32.4
$22.6 k
$1.4 M
$731 k
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Net result by year
$1.1 k
$36.0 k
−$32.2 k
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Employees by year 2008 → 2025 · −77.8%
9
1
22
2
2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

The income statement · 2025

  • Revenue $730,646
  • Other income $518,193
  • Expenses $1,280,999
  • Net result −$32,159

Balance sheet structure · 2025

What it owns

  • Current assets $160,458 70%
  • Non-current assets $67,519 30%

How it is financed

  • Current liabilities $144,906 64%
  • Non-current liabilities $0 0%
  • Equity $83,071 36%

“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 $730,646 −$32,159 $227,977 $83,071 2
2024 $1,022,228 $3,993 $308,240 $115,231 22
2023 $1,427,979 $1,917 $215,723 $110,794 4
2022 $1,268,793 $1,529 $249,488 $108,664 4
2021 $842,706 $959 $260,856 $106,965 20
2020 $532,586 $820 $205,506 $105,900 17
2019 $556,180 $7,592 $220,393 $104,988 16
2018 $612,514 $7,035 $141,620 $96,553 18
2017 $488,358 $3,395 $139,363 $88,736 14
2016 $383,151 $5,594 $115,549 $84,964 2
2015 $290,422 $35,955 $93,514 $79,370 1
2014 $416,059 $7,486 $63,911 $43,415 2
2013 $306,065 $7,862 $59,196 $35,929 2
2012 $376,610 $6,406 $71,829 $27,109 2
2011 $287,325 $2,565 $61,269 $21,049 3
2010 $150,278 $1,296 $50,278 $18,674 8
2009 $151,585 $361 $44,970 $17,573 9
2008 $289,891 $683 $56,438 $17,336 9
2007 $190,871 $2,137 $65,083 $16,653
2006 $136,779 −$497 $71,522 $14,516
2005 $126,905 $3,164 $96,565 $11,764
2004 $138,547 $3,129 $100,413 $10,432
2003 $183,367 $12,548 $95,265 $25,208
2002 $180,344 $7,261 $86,414 $17,806
2001 $156,571 $2,349 $78,174 $7,847
2000 $22,565 $1,089 $144,162 $4,405

In 2025 it recorded revenue of $730,646 and a net result of −$32,159, a margin of −4.4%.

Its 2025 revenue exceeds that of 81.7% of the 95,463 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Azuay, it exceeds 83.4% of the 5,838 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code H5320.00, 252 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 90.1%; the trade’s typical margin was 0.3%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 4, 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
April 21, 1995

Establishments · 12 registered, 7 open

  • HEAD OFFICE Azuay / Cuenca / el Sagrario / Calle Larga 4-24 y Crnel. Vargas Machuca Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / el Sagrario / Mariscal Sucre 7-50 Open
  • Cañar / Azogues / Azogues / Fray Vicente Solano 4-15 y Luis Cordero Rivera Open
  • Azuay / Gualaceo / Gualaceo / Tres de Noviembre 2-72 y Jaime Roldos Open
  • Cañar / Cañar / Cañar / Av. 3 de Noviembre 3-16 y Colon Open
  • Cañar / el Tambo / el Tambo / Panamericana S/N Open
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Primera 126 y Calle Segunda Open
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Guayaquil / Hurtado 3-14 y Garcia Moreno Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Mariscal Sucre / Av. Cristobal Colon E6-68 y Reyna Victoria Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Cañaribamba / Guapondelig S/N y Eloy Alfaro Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Baños / Av. Ricardo Duran S/N Closed
  • Cañar / Biblian / Biblian / Mariscal Sucre S/N y Benjamin Ochoa 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.

Where it operates

It has 7 open establishments across 3 provinces, plus 5 closed.

Azuay: 3 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: 3 companies Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: no data Esmeraldas: no data Galápagos: no data Guayas: 1 companies Imbabura: no data Loja: no data Los Ríos: no data Manabí: no data Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: no data Pichincha: 0 companies Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no data Sucumbíos: no data Tungurahua: no data Zamora Chinchipe: no data Galápagos

Azuay: 3 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: 3 companiesChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: no dataEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: no dataGuayas: 1 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: no dataMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: 0 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

1 3

Provinces with a presence

  • Azuay head office 3 locations
  • Cañar 3 locations
  • Guayas 1 location

Establishments declared to the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority), updated September 4, 2026. The location is the province and canton on record, not each site’s exact address.

Activity classification (ISIC)

  1. Transportation and storage
  2. Postal and courier activities
  3. Courier activities
  4. Courier activities
  5. Collection, sorting, transport and delivery services (domestic or international) for ordinary correspondence and parcels (meeting certain specifications) by firms not subject to the universal service obligation. The activity may be carried out with one or several modes of own transport (private transport) or public transport. Includes distribution and delivery of correspondence and parcels and home delivery

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Costecua Express Cia. Ltda.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of COSTECUA EXPRESS CIA. LTDA. is 0190152928001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Costecua Express Cia. Ltda. active?

Yes. Its legal status in the registry is Activa.

What trade name does Costecua Express Cia. Ltda. use?

It operates under the trade name COSTAMAR EXPRESS and COSTECUA EXPRESS, according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does Costecua Express Cia. Ltda. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC H5320.00) is: Collection, sorting, transport and delivery services (domestic or international) for ordinary correspondence and parcels (meeting certain specifications) by firms not subject to the universal service obligation. The activity may be carried out with one or several modes of own transport (private transport) or public transport. Includes distribution and delivery of correspondence and parcels and home delivery

Where is Costecua Express Cia. Ltda. located?

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

When was Costecua Express Cia. Ltda. incorporated?

It was incorporated on April 21, 1995, as a limited liability company (cía. ltda.).

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