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Merlui S.A.

RUC 0992198702001 · Guayas

Caution: the two sources disagree. The corporate registry lists it as Fuera del Registro Vigente, but the SRI has its RUC as Active . Verify the situation before doing business with this company. What each status means

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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 2010.

Registry data

RUC: 0992198702001
Legal name: MERLUI S.A.
Trade name: MERLUI
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Size segment (SCVS): Small · 2010
Start of activities (SRI): February 9, 2001
Economic activity: All freight transport activities by road, including in pickup trucks, of: logs, livestock, refrigerated freight, heavy freight, bulk freight, including transport in tanker trucks, automobiles, refuse and waste materials, without collection or disposal
ISIC code: H4923.01
Last year with filed statements: 2010
Location: Guayas

Financial statements

Current ratio: 0.28
Debt ratio: 104.1%
Net margin: −2.1%
Revenue vs 2009: −56.4%

Revenue by year 2001 → 2010 · +72.8%

$169 k

$920 k

$292 k

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Net result by year

$4.4 k

$28.2 k

−$6.1 k

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Employees by year 2008 → 2010 · ×8.0

2008 2009 2010

The income statement · 2010

Revenue $292,198
Cost of sales $132,515
Expenses $165,807
Net result −$6,124

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, year by year
Year	Revenue	Net result	Assets	Equity	Employees
2010	$292,198	−$6,124	$103,323	−$4,245	16
2009	$670,650	$20,710	$326,250	$22,588	2
2008	$691,982	$20,926	$279,355	$239,623	2
2007	$834,518	$28,237	$175,392	$30,115	—
2006	$589,233	$14,368	$101,393	$16,247	—
2005	$593,854	$12,987	$188,031	$14,866	—
2004	$823,707	$26,767	$288,496	$28,646	—
2003	$919,966	$27,457	$417,987	$43,207	—
2002	$840,133	$26,593	$453,878	$49,360	—
2001	$169,136	$4,363	$224,965	$7,644	—

In 2010 it recorded revenue of $292,198 and a net result of −$6,124, a margin of −2.1%.

Its 2010 revenue exceeds that of 60.8% of the 37,879 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 63.8% of the 16,106 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code H4923.01, 1,373 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 71.6%; the trade’s typical margin was 2.7%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 3, 2026

RUC status: Active

This status does not match the corporate registry, which lists the company as Fuera del Registro Vigente.

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: February 9, 2001

Establishments · 1 registered, 1 open

HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Naranjal / Naranjal / Av. Panamericana 213 y Segundo Rodriguez 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 Guayas.

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

Cantons with a presence

Naranjal head office 1 location

Establishments declared to the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority), updated September 3, 2026. The location is the province and canton on record, not each site’s exact address.

Activity classification (ISIC)

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Merlui S.A.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of MERLUI S.A. is 0992198702001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Merlui S.A. active?

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

What trade name does Merlui S.A. use?

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

What does Merlui S.A. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC H4923.01) is: All freight transport activities by road, including in pickup trucks, of: logs, livestock, refrigerated freight, heavy freight, bulk freight, including transport in tanker trucks, automobiles, refuse and waste materials, without collection or disposal

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