Company profile

Historical

Distribuidora la Esperanza S.a

RUC 1791816501001 · Pichincha

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 2011.

Registry data

RUC: 1791816501001
Legal name: DISTRIBUIDORA LA ESPERANZA S.A
Trade name: LA ESPERANZA
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Size segment (SCVS): Small · 2010
Start of activities (SRI): January 14, 2002
Economic activity: Retail sale of hardware articles: hammers, saws, screwdrivers and small tools in general, prefabricated equipment and materials for home assembly (do-it-yourself equipment); electrical wires and cables, locks, fittings and ornaments, fire extinguishers, lawn mowers of any type, etc., in specialized stores
ISIC code: G4752.01
Last year with filed statements: 2011
Location: Pichincha

Financial statements

Current ratio: 1.07
Debt ratio: 83.2%
Net margin: 3.4%
Return on equity (ROE): 61.4%
Revenue vs 2010: +28.4%

Revenue by year 2002 → 2011 · −2.5%

$239 k

$758 k

$233 k

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Net result by year 2002 → 2011 · ×10.3

$768

−$12.0 k

$7.9 k

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Employees by year

2009 2010 2011

The income statement · 2011

Revenue $233,382
Cost of sales $225,467
Net result $7,915

Balance sheet structure · 2011

What it owns

Current assets $55,941 73%
Non-current assets $21,069 27%

How it is financed

Current liabilities $52,149 68%
Non-current liabilities $11,960 16%
Equity $12,901 17%

“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
2011	$233,382	$7,915	$77,010	$12,901	—
2010	$181,706	$1,656	$70,243	$24,425	14
2009	$208,391	−$12,016	$69,566	$51,730	13
2008	$464,199	$2,921	$111,274	$27,413	—
2007	$499,361	$791	$149,750	$17,216	—
2006	$472,662	$1,013	$213,683	$25,042	—
2005	$471,119	$4,572	$121,529	$33,658	—
2004	$758,202	$7,498	$137,657	$29,324	—
2003	$459,077	$5,600	$66,497	$49,197	—
2002	$239,308	$768	$130,494	$91,142	—

In 2011 it recorded revenue of $233,382 and a net result of $7,915, a margin of 3.4%.

Its 2011 revenue exceeds that of 55.7% of the 41,205 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Pichincha, it exceeds 50.7% of the 14,482 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code G4752.01, 183 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 34.4%; the trade’s typical margin was 2.0%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 3, 2026

RUC status: Deregistered · Extincion

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 14, 2002
Cessation of activities: October 9, 2019

Establishments · 1 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Pichincha / Quito / el Quinche / Panamericana Norte S/N 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 Distribuidora la Esperanza S.a?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of DISTRIBUIDORA LA ESPERANZA S.A is 1791816501001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Distribuidora la Esperanza S.a active?

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

What trade name does Distribuidora la Esperanza S.a use?

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

What does Distribuidora la Esperanza S.a do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC G4752.01) is: Retail sale of hardware articles: hammers, saws, screwdrivers and small tools in general, prefabricated equipment and materials for home assembly (do-it-yourself equipment); electrical wires and cables, locks, fittings and ornaments, fire extinguishers, lawn mowers of any type, etc., in specialized stores

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