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Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda

RUC 1790170497001 · Quito, Pichincha

Registry data

RUC
1790170497001
Legal name
LIBRERIA ESPANOLA CIA LTDA
Size segment (SCVS)
Medium · 2025
Incorporation date
November 27, 1974
Start of activities (SRI)
November 27, 1974
Subscribed capital
$200,000
Economic activity
Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores
ISIC code
G4761.01
Last year with filed statements
2025
Address
Av. 10 de Agosto N17-267, Asuncion, el Ejido
Location
Quito, Pichincha
Region
Sierra

Financial statements

Current ratio
1.22
Debt ratio
89.4%
Net margin
0.4%
Return on equity (ROE)
4.8%
Revenue vs 2024
−2.0%
Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×6.4
$689 k
$5.0 M
$4.4 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Net result by year 2000 → 2025 · +50.8%
$10.3 k
$44.3 k
−$40.7 k
$15.5 k
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Employees by year 2009 → 2025 · −16.9%
89
11
74
2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2025

The income statement · 2025

  • Revenue $4,416,374
  • Cost of sales $2,026,928
  • Expenses $2,374,026
  • Net result $15,541

Balance sheet structure · 2025

What it owns

  • Current assets $2,592,387 85%
  • Non-current assets $459,099 15%

How it is financed

  • Current liabilities $2,118,499 69%
  • Non-current liabilities $610,917 20%
  • Equity $322,070 11%

“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 $4,416,374 $15,541 $3,051,486 $322,070 74
2024 $4,505,001 $20,480 $2,997,786 $341,066 77
2023 $4,628,673 $17,263 $2,914,723 $313,058 75
2022 $3,793,772 $7,662 $2,725,041 $294,198 71
2021 $3,017,940 $11,159 $2,259,031 $286,536 11
2020 $2,254,259 −$40,699 $2,198,087 $275,377 72
2019 $3,577,876 $37,601 $2,886,901 $329,051 17
2018 $3,617,230 $44,298 $2,353,598 $339,714 74
2017 $3,379,336 $11,621 $2,377,153 $275,432 64
2016 $2,833,833 $8,226 $2,117,071 $256,071 49
2015 $3,125,261 $9,100 $1,943,609 $239,780 48
2014 $3,227,165 $9,898 $2,081,725 $225,860 54
2013 $3,497,605 $9,679 $2,039,408 $223,647 59
2012 $3,388,058 $6,626 $2,049,954 $247,632 56
2011 $3,709,059 −$331 $2,260,061 $241,703 64
2010 $3,575,458 −$1,675 $2,188,122 $304,934 72
2009 $3,544,484 −$4,627 $2,298,676 $481,609 89
2008 $3,631,930 $10,587 $2,255,216 $763,882
2007 $3,263,642 $2,154 $1,918,589 $880,893
2006 $4,967,641 $3,292 $2,602,319 $218,801
2005 $1,645,413 $15,988 $1,390,824 $215,509
2004 $1,322,308 $13,821 $766,306 $199,521
2003 $1,136,913 $11,670 $628,526 $192,335
2002 $1,150,224 $13,736 $600,408 $181,840
2001 $807,320 $10,051 $570,871 $163,957
2000 $688,613 $10,308 $320,601 $148,191

In 2025 it recorded revenue of $4,416,374 and a net result of $15,541, a margin of 0.4%.

Its 2025 revenue exceeds that of 95.0% of the 95,463 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Pichincha, it exceeds 95.0% of the 32,639 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code G4761.01, 38 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 92.1%; the trade’s typical margin was 0.7%.

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
No When paying third parties, it withholds taxes and remits them to the SRI
Special taxpayer
Yes Designated by the SRI for its size, with additional filing obligations
Start of activities
November 27, 1974

Establishments · 47 registered, 22 open

  • HEAD OFFICE Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av. 10 de Agosto N17-267 y Asuncion Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Rumipamba / Av del Parque S/N y Alonso de Torres Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av 10 de Agosto N17-267 y Asuncion Open
  • Tungurahua / Ambato / Huachi Chico / Avda Manuela Saenz SN y Pio Baroja Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Iñaquito / Av. Rio Amazonas N36-152 y Av. Naciones Unidas Open
  • Guayas / Samborondon / la Puntilla (Satelite) / Av. Samborondon S/N y Av. Rios Esmeraldas Open
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. el Bombero S/N y Via la Costa Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av. 10 de Agosto N 17-267 y Santiago Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Guamaní / Av. Pedro Vicente Maldonado S10-194 y Calvas Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av 10 de Agosto N17-267 y Asuncion Open
  • Guayas / Daule / los Lojas (Enrique Baquerizo Moreno) / Via la Aurora S/N y SN Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av. 10 de Agosto N17-267 y Asuncion Open
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. del Bombero S/N y Via a la Costa Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Tumbaco / Av Interoceanica S/N y Calle 0E7 Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av 10 de Agosto N 17-267 y Asuncion Open
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Av. Fco de Orellana S/N y Av. Guillermo Pareja Rolando Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Jipijapa / Av. 6 de Diciembre S/N y Tomas de Berlanga Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Jipijapa / Av. 6 de Diciembre S/N y Tomas de Berlanga Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Tumbaco / Av Interoceanica S/N y Calle 0E7 Open
  • Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas / Santo Domingo / Bomboli / Av Chone S/N y Pasaje a Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Turi / Autopista Circunvalacion Sur S/N y Camino a Turi Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Iñaquito / la Pradera S/N y Av. Republica Open
  • Pichincha / Quito / Quito Distrito Metropolitano / Murgeon Oe3-10 y Antonio Ulloa Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Iñaquito / Av. Naciones Unidas S/N y Seis de Diciembre Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Centro Histórico / Mejia 455 y Garcia Moreno Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / la Magdalena / Av. Rodrigo de Chavez Oe12-28 y Francisco Gomez Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Belisario Quevedo / Av. Cristobal Colon E5-15 y Juan Leon Mera Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Santa Prisca 120 y Av. 10 de Agosto Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Chimbacalle / Av. Maldonado 366 y Av. Napo Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Yanuncay / Av. Felipe Segundo S/N y Primero de Mayo Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Gil Ramirez Davalos / Benigno Malo S/N y Sangurima Closed
  • El Oro / Machala / Machala / Av. 9 de Octubre S/N y Santa Rosa Closed
  • Manabi / Portoviejo / Portoviejo / Olmedo S/N y 10 de Agosto Closed
  • Pichincha / Rumiñahui / San Rafael / Isla Española S/N y Av. Ilalo Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / la Pradera S/N y Panamericana Sur Closed
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Aguirre 721 y Garcia Aviles Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Mariscal Sucre / Av. Amazonas N20-39 y 18 de Septiembre Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Cotocollao / Av. de la Prensa 3555 y Carlos V Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / la Magdalena / Rodrigo de Chavez S/N y Av. Mariscal Sucre Closed
  • Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Aguirre 725 y Boyaca Closed
  • Imbabura / Ibarra / San Francisco / Olmedo 11-54 y Av. Perez Guerrero Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / el Sagrario / Mariscal Lamar 4-45 y Mariano Cueva Closed
  • Chimborazo / Riobamba / Lizarzaburu / Av. Daniel Leon Borja 4510 y Eplicachima Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Cumbaya / Pasaje a SN y Via Interoceanica Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / Cumbaya / Pampite SN y Chimborazo Closed
  • Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Av. 10 de Agosto N17-267 y Santiago Closed
  • Pichincha / Rumiñahui / San Rafael / Isla Española S/N y Av. Ilalo 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 22 open establishments across 5 provinces, plus 25 closed.

Its locations trade under names such as LIBRERIA ESPAÑOLA · FOOD LEE · BODEGA ESPAÑOLA SUR · FERIAS QUITO.

Azuay: 1 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: 0 companies Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: 0 companies Esmeraldas: no data Galápagos: no data Guayas: 5 companies Imbabura: 0 companies Loja: no data Los Ríos: no data Manabí: 0 companies Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: no data Pichincha: 14 companies Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: 1 companies Sucumbíos: no data Tungurahua: 1 companies Zamora Chinchipe: no data Galápagos

Azuay: 1 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: 0 companiesCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: 0 companiesEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: no dataGuayas: 5 companiesImbabura: 0 companiesLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: 0 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: 14 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: 1 companiesSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: 1 companiesZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

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Provinces with a presence

  • Pichincha head office 14 locations
  • Guayas 5 locations
  • Azuay 1 location
  • Tungurahua 1 location
  • Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 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. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  2. Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  3. Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores
  4. Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationary in specialized stores
  5. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of LIBRERIA ESPANOLA CIA LTDA is 1790170497001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda active?

Yes. Its legal status in the registry is Activa.

What does Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC G4761.01) is: Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores

Where is Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda located?

Its registered address is in Quito, province of Pichincha, Ecuador.

When was Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda incorporated?

It was incorporated on November 27, 1974, as a limited liability company (cía. ltda.).

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