Editorial Castro Castro Edcas Cia. Ltda.

RUC 1191741354001 · Loja

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: 1191741354001
Legal name: EDITORIAL CASTRO CASTRO EDCAS CIA. LTDA.
Trade name: MERCURIO
Company type: Limited liability company (Cía. Ltda.)
Size segment (SCVS): Microenterprise · 2011
Start of activities (SRI): July 28, 2011
Economic activity: Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet
ISIC code: J5813.01
Last year with filed statements: 2011
Location: Loja

Financial statements

Current ratio: 0.91
Debt ratio: 61.2%
Net margin: −2.7%
Return on equity (ROE): −11.3%

The income statement · 2011

Revenue $49,769
Expenses $51,114
Net result −$1,345

Balance sheet structure · 2011

What it owns

Current assets $17,033 56%
Non-current assets $13,578 44%

How it is financed

Current liabilities $18,726 61%
Non-current liabilities $0 0%
Equity $11,885 39%

“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	$49,769	−$1,345	$30,611	$11,885	5

In 2011 it recorded revenue of $49,769 and a net result of −$1,345, a margin of −2.7%.

Its 2011 revenue exceeds that of 30.3% of the 41,205 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Loja, it exceeds 41.8% of the 474 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code J5813, 45 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 6.7%; the trade’s typical margin was 2.5%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 3, 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: July 28, 2011
Cessation of activities: November 20, 2017

Establishments · 1 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Loja / Loja / el Sagrario / Miguel Riofrio 14-35 y Simon Bolivar 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 Editorial Castro Castro Edcas Cia. Ltda.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of EDITORIAL CASTRO CASTRO EDCAS CIA. LTDA. is 1191741354001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Editorial Castro Castro Edcas Cia. Ltda. active?

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

What trade name does Editorial Castro Castro Edcas Cia. Ltda. use?

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

What does Editorial Castro Castro Edcas Cia. Ltda. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC J5813.01) is: Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet

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