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Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.)

RUC 0190022196001 · Cuenca, Azuay

Registry data

RUC
0190022196001
Legal name
VIAUSTRO CIA. LTDA. ( VIAS DEL AUSTRO CIA. LTDA. )
Trade name
VIAS DEL AUSTRO · VIA DEL AUSTRO
Size segment (SCVS)
Medium · 2025
Incorporation date
November 15, 1974
Start of activities (SRI)
November 15, 1974
Subscribed capital
$2,480
Economic activity
Operational renting, without operators, of other machinery and operational equipment commonly used as capital goods by industry: engines and turbines, machine tools, mining and oil field equipment
ISIC code
N7730.11
Last year with filed statements
2025
Address
Panamericana Norte KM. 4 1/2, Octavio Chacon, el Vecino
Location
Cuenca, Azuay
Region
Sierra

Financial statements

Current ratio
0.62
Debt ratio
38.4%
Net margin
1.2%
Return on equity (ROE)
0.9%
Revenue vs 2024
+13.2%
Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×4.2
$569 k
$6.6 M
$2.4 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Net result by year 2000 → 2025 · −9.9%
$31.0 k
$767 k
−$241 k
$27.9 k
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Employees by year 2009 → 2025 · −53.7%
108
141
50
2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2025

The income statement · 2025

  • Revenue $2,367,844
  • Cost of sales $1,929,424
  • Expenses $436,505
  • Net result $27,935

Balance sheet structure · 2025

What it owns

  • Current assets $425,282 9%
  • Non-current assets $4,370,804 91%

How it is financed

  • Current liabilities $689,714 14%
  • Non-current liabilities $1,150,095 24%
  • Equity $2,956,278 62%

“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 $2,367,844 $27,935 $4,796,086 $2,956,278 50
2024 $2,092,498 −$241,178 $5,233,249 $3,002,681 51
2023 $3,264,212 $149,783 $5,394,905 $3,197,942 63
2022 $3,270,007 $257,394 $5,598,663 $2,981,598 67
2021 $2,769,572 $423,471 $5,230,802 $2,591,149 71
2020 $1,768,862 −$37,927 $4,849,844 $2,656,331 71
2019 $2,139,185 $19,425 $4,851,754 $3,733,167 59
2018 $2,622,045 −$89,913 $4,743,095 $3,739,286 64
2017 $3,185,855 −$235,537 $4,706,922 $3,786,948 84
2016 $3,494,132 −$192,175 $4,903,010 $4,009,865 98
2015 $5,762,020 $322,170 $5,410,892 $4,196,093 110
2014 $6,579,228 $78,455 $5,142,421 $3,814,601 121
2013 $6,357,672 $227,238 $5,419,840 $3,975,007 115
2012 $5,849,218 $433,792 $5,442,536 $3,719,848 112
2011 $5,741,658 $484,619 $4,072,901 $2,032,345 141
2010 $5,526,475 $766,576 $3,114,189 $1,733,110 113
2009 $5,280,367 $410,883 $3,185,185 $1,257,731 108
2008 $4,153,628 $196,924 $2,479,660 $846,847
2007 $4,263,443 $143,911 $2,287,585 $649,923
2006 $3,672,961 $146,032 $1,526,370 $506,012
2005 $2,769,419 $62,980 $1,064,629 $383,757
2004 $2,337,777 $48,946 $986,864 $318,765
2003 $2,002,866 $18,040 $1,006,065 $281,935
2002 $1,164,368 −$10,829 $856,150 $252,179
2001 $741,447 $30,641 $528,298 $274,029
2000 $569,134 $31,007 $353,968 $243,595

In 2025 it recorded revenue of $2,367,844 and a net result of $27,935, a margin of 1.2%.

Its 2025 revenue exceeds that of 91.9% of the 95,463 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Azuay, it exceeds 93.3% of the 5,838 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code N7730.11, 61 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 90.2%; the trade’s typical margin was 4.7%.

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
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
November 15, 1974

Establishments · 18 registered, 9 open

  • HEAD OFFICE Azuay / Cuenca / Hermano Miguel / Panamericana Norte S/N y Octavio Chacon Open
  • Zamora Chinchipe / Zamora / Guadalupe / Via a Guadalupe S/N Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Nulti / Via Chocarsi-huertas S/N Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Cumbe / Via a Loja S/N Open
  • Azuay / Paute / San Cristobal (Carlos Ordoñez Lazo) / Via el Descanso-gualaceo S/N Open
  • Morona Santiago / Limon - Indanza / Santa Susana de Chiviaza (Cab. en Chiviaza) / Via la Orquidea S/N Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Valle / Vía Baguanchi el Valle S/N y Vía Monay Baguanchi Open
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Monay / Circunvalacion Sur S/N y Guadalajara Open
  • Azuay / Gualaceo / Gualaceo / Via Cuenca Gualaceo SN y SN Open
  • Azuay / Paute / San Cristobal (Carlos Ordoñez Lazo) / Via a San Cristobal-malima S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Nabon / Nabon / Via Principal a Nabon S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Paute / San Cristobal (Carlos Ordoñez Lazo) / Via el Descanso-gualaceo S/N Closed
  • El Oro / Marcabeli / Marcabeli / Via el Salado S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Cumbe / Via a Quingeo S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Pucara / Pucara / S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Cuenca / Quingeo / Via a Cochapata-conferencia S/N Closed
  • Azuay / Pucara / Pucara / Via Tendales Pucara S/N Closed
  • Morona Santiago / Limon - Indanza / Indanza / 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.

Where it operates

It has 9 open establishments across 3 provinces, plus 9 closed.

Azuay: 7 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: 0 companies Esmeraldas: no data Galápagos: no data Guayas: no data Imbabura: no data Loja: no data Los Ríos: no data Manabí: no data Morona Santiago: 1 companies Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: no data Pichincha: no data Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no data Sucumbíos: no data Tungurahua: no data Zamora Chinchipe: 1 companies Galápagos

Azuay: 7 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: 0 companiesEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: no dataGuayas: no dataImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: no dataMorona Santiago: 1 companiesNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: no dataSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

1 7

Provinces with a presence

  • Azuay head office 7 locations
  • Morona Santiago 1 location
  • Zamora Chinchipe 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. Administrative and support service activities
  2. Rental and leasing activities
  3. Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
  4. Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
  5. Operational renting, without operators, of other machinery and operational equipment commonly used as capital goods by industry: engines and turbines, machine tools, mining and oil field equipment

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.)?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of VIAUSTRO CIA. LTDA. ( VIAS DEL AUSTRO CIA. LTDA. ) is 0190022196001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.) active?

Yes. Its legal status in the registry is Activa.

What trade name does Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.) use?

It operates under the trade name VIAS DEL AUSTRO and VIA DEL AUSTRO, according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.) do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC N7730.11) is: Operational renting, without operators, of other machinery and operational equipment commonly used as capital goods by industry: engines and turbines, machine tools, mining and oil field equipment

Where is Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.) located?

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

When was Viaustro Cia. Ltda. (Vias del Austro Cia. Ltda.) incorporated?

It was incorporated on November 15, 1974, as a limited liability company (cía. ltda.).

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Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from