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Egypt
USD
bonds
rise,
default
swaps
fall
on
US
aid
pledge
Juhayna
reports
EGP50
million
net
profit
in
1Q2011;
operationally
resilient
as
expected
Heliopolis
Housing
to
auction
30
residential
land
plots
in
New
Heliopolis
City
Vimpelcom
signs
transfer
agreements
for
OT’s
USD1.77
billion
debt
with
lenders
Banks
to
use
Ezz
Steel
Suez
plant
as
collateral
for
EGP1.8
billion
loan
Saudi
Arabia
Saudi
Arabia
to
give
Egypt
USD4
billion
in
economic
aid,
SPA
says
Sahara
and
Ma’aden
sign
EPC
contract
for
CS-EDC
project
Cristal
Global
increases
TiO2
prices
SHARACO
purchases
land
plot
of
c50,000
sqm
in
Riyahd
for
cSAR50.5
million
CSCCI
to
recommend
the
establishment
of
a
separate
real
estate
authority
in
the
Kingdom
EFG
Hermes
Research
Saudi
Telecom
Company
(STC)
-
Downgrade
Rating
to
Neutral
as
Weakness
Persists
-
Company
Note
-
19
May
2011
Agenda
Egypt
22-‐26
May
>>
Elsewedy
Electric
1Q2011
results
(expected)
Mon
23
May
>>
Orascom
Development
Holding
(OD
Holding)
AGM
Thu
26
May
>>
Oriental
Weavers
ex-‐dividend
for
EGP2.0/share
cash
dividend
Sun
29
May
>>
Maridive
ex-‐dividend
date
for
USD0.06
cash
DPS
Mon
30
May
>>
Sidpec
AGM
and
EGM
Wed
1
June
>>
Telecom
Egypt
(TE)
1Q2011
results
Wed
1
June
>>
Elsewedy
Electric
ex-‐dividend
date
for
EGP1.00/share
cash
dividend
Mon
6
June
>>
Orascom
Construction
Industries
(OCI)
AGM
Mon
6
June
>>
Mobinil
ex-‐date
for
EGP3.16
cash
DPS
Saudi
Arabia
Wed
1
June
>>
Alujain
AGM
Egypt
News
USD
bonds
rise,
default
swaps
fall
on
US
aid
pledge
Egypt’s
10-‐year
USD
bonds
rose,
pushing
yields
to
the
lowest
level
since
January
2011,
and
the
country’s
credit
risk
dropped
as
US
President
Barack
Obama
pledged
to
provide
debt
relief
of
as
much
as
USD1
billion.
The
yield
on
the
5.75%
debt
due
in
April
2020
tumbled
32
basis
points
(bps)
to
5.88%,
the
lowest
since
25
January
2011,
according
to
Bloomberg’s
composite
prices.
The
cost
of
protecting
government
debt
against
default
for
five
years
fell
30
bps
before
President
Obama’s
address
at
the
State
Department
in
Washington
to
322
bps,
according
to
CMA
prices
in
London.
President
Obama
announced
the
cancellation
of
up
to
USD1
billion
in
debt,
about
one-‐
third
of
what
Egypt
owes
the
US,
and
said
his
administration
will
be
working
to
create
enterprise
funds
for
the
most
populous
Arab
country.
(Bloomberg)
Juhayna
reports
EGP50
million
net
profit
in
1Q2011;
operationally
resilient
as
expected
Juhayna
Food
Industries
(Juhayna)
[[Link]]
reported
a
1Q2011
net
profit
of
EGP50
million,
down
17%
Y-‐o-‐Y.
Excluding
a
one-‐off
capital
gain
in
1Q2010,
net
profit
actually
grew,
driven
by
a
decline
in
net
interest
expense.
Operationally,
results
were
resilient,
as
expected.
Revenue
grew
by
6%
Y-‐o-‐Y
to
EGP428
million,
constrained
by
production
and
distribution
disruptions
at
the
end
of
January/February,
and
export
losses
(dairy
products)
to
Libya.
EBITDA
inched
down
4%
Y-‐o-‐Y
to
EGP98
million
(6%
above
our
estimate),
as
the
EBITDA
margin
narrowed
to
22.9%
from
25.1%
in
1Q2010
(which
was
the
highest
in
FY2010).
However,
the
margin
was
c100
bps
higher
than
in
4Q2010
and
above
our
expectation.
A
Q-‐o-‐Q
expansion
in
dairy
gross
margin,
on
rising
prices,
more
than
offset
a
decline
in
yogurt
and
juice
margins.
Net
interest
expense
fell
to
EGP7
million
from
EGP23
million
in
1Q2010,
driven
by
the
cash
injection
from
the
IPO
proceeds
in
2Q2010.
(Juhayna
Financials,
Wafaa
Baddour)
Juhayna:
EGP5.44,
Rating:
Neutral,
FV:
EGP5.60,
MCap:
USD644
million,
JUFO
EY
/
[Link]
Heliopolis
Housing
to
auction
30
residential
land
plots
in
New
Heliopolis
City
Heliopolis
Housing
and
Development
Company
(Heliopolis
Housing)
[[Link]]
will
auction
30
residential
land
plots
in
New
Heliopolis
City
on
29
May
2011.
The
land
plots
range
in
size
from
c820
square
metres
(sqm)
to
c1,430
sqm.
(Al
Ahram)
Heliopolis
Housing:
EGP19.75,
Rating:
Buy,
FV:
EGP38.00,
MCap:
USD369
million,
HELI
EY
/
[Link]
Vimpelcom
signs
transfer
agreements
for
OT’s
USD1.77
billion
debt
with
lenders
Vimpelcom
has
signed
last
Monday
agreements
with
42
of
Orascom
Telecom’s
(OT)
[[Link]]
local
and
global
lenders
to
transfer
USD1.77
billion
in
debts
from
OT
to
Vimpelcom,
according
to
Al
Mal.
Vimpelcom
has
made
an
early
repayment
of
facilities
maturing
in
2013,
as
stipulated
by
the
financing
agreement
between
OT
and
its
lenders,
which
states
that
OT
should
repay
debts
ahead
of
maturity
in
the
event
of
a
change
of
ownership
of
the
company.
(Al
Mal)
OT:
EGP4.36/USD3.66,
MCap:
USD3,840
million,
ORTE
EY
/
[Link]
Banks
to
use
Ezz
Steel
Suez
plant
as
collateral
for
EGP1.8
billion
loan
According
to
Al
Alam
Al
Youm,
Bank
Misr
and
the
National
Bank
of
Egypt,
the
leaders
of
the
syndicated
loan
to
Ezz
Steel
([Link])
will
use
the
Suez
DRI
plant
(currently
under
construction)
as
collateral
for
the
EGP1.8
billion
loan
for
the
construction
of
the
same
plant.
The
banks
have
taken
these
steps
to
guarantee
the
loan
after
recent
developments,
including
the
resignation
of
Ahmed
Ezz,
Ezz
Steel’s
Chairman,
according
to
the
article.
The
banks
have
already
paid
out
40%
of
the
loan
and
have
taken
the
DRI
plant
as
collateral
for
the
remaining
60%,
according
to
Al
Alam
Al
Youm.
The
plant,
which
is
expected
to
cost
USD400
million,
was
originally
slated
to
start
production
in
3Q2011,
but
has
since
been
delayed
due
to
the
current
events
in
Egypt
as
well
as
the
investigation
facing
Ahmed
Ezz.
(Al
Alam
Al
Youm)
Ezz
Steel:
EGP10.29,
Rating:
Buy,
FV:
EGP12.1,
MCap:
USD940
million,
ESRS
EY
/
[Link]
Saudi
Arabia
News
Saudi
Arabia
to
give
Egypt
USD4
billion
in
economic
aid,
SPA
says
Saudi
Arabia
will
provide
USD4
billion
to
support
Egypt’s
economy,
the
state-‐run
Saudi
Press
Agency
(SPA)
said
on
21
May
2011.
The
assistance
will
be
granted
in
“soft
loans,
deposits
and
grants,”
it
said,
citing
a
statement
issued
by
Egyptian
Field
Marshal
Mohamed
Hussein
Tantawi,
who
heads
the
ruling
military
council.
(Bloomberg)
Sahara
and
Ma’aden
sign
EPC
contract
for
CS-EDC
project
The
Sahara
Petrochemical
Company
(Sahara)
[[Link]]
and
the
Saudi
Arabian
Mining
Company
(Ma’aden)
[[Link]]
have
signed
an
engineering,
procurement
and
construction
(EPC)
contract
with
Daelim
for
the
construction
of
the
USD750
million
caustic
soda
and
ethylene
dichloride
(CS-‐EDC)
plant
in
Jubail
Industrial
City.
The
project,
which
is
a
50:50
joint
venture
between
Sahara
and
Ma’aden,
will
produce
250,000
tonnes
per
year
(tpy)
of
caustic
soda
and
300,000
tpy
of
EDC
and
is
expected
to
become
operational
by
4Q2012.
(Tadawul)
Cristal
Global
increases
TiO2
prices
Cristal
global,
a
66%
owned
subsidiary
of
the
National
Industrialization
Company
(Tasnee)
[[Link]],
will
increase
its
price
of
titanium
dioxide
(TiO2)
in
North
America
by
USD220/tonne
starting
on
1
June
[Link]
is
the
third
TiO2
price
increase
in
North
America
in
2011
and
the
seventh
price
increase
since
2010,
indicative
of
the
high
TiO2
demand
and
the
tight
global
market
supply.
(Argaam)
SHARACO
purchases
land
plot
of
c50,000
sqm
in
Riyahd
for
cSAR50.5
million
Saudi
Hotels
and
Resort
Areas
Company
(SHARACO)
[[Link]]
announced
that
it
has
acquired
a
land
plot
of
49,680
square
metres
(sqm)
in
Riyadh
for
cSAR50.5
million,
the
company
said
in
a
statement
to
the
Tadawul.
(Tadawul,
Zawya
Dow
Jones)
CSCCI
to
recommend
the
establishment
of
a
separate
real
estate
authority
in
the
Kingdom
The
Council
of
Saudi
Chambers
of
Commerce
and
Industry
(CSCCI)
will
recommend
the
establishment
of
a
separate
authority
for
real
estate
in
the
Kingdom,
Zawya
Dow
Jones
reported.
The
CSCCI
is
currently
drafting
a
detailed
study
for
this
proposal
and
the
final
report
will
be
completed
within
“two
months,”
Zawya
Dow
Jones
quoted
the
Real
Estate
Committee
Chairman,
Hamad
Al-‐Shuweir,
as
saying.
He
added
that
the
report
would
be
forwarded
to
the
Shoura
Council.
The
role
of
the
authority
would
be
determined
by
a
consultancy
firm,
but
Al-‐
Shuweir
suggested
that
this
authority
could
frame
regulations
for
the
real
estate
sector.
(Zawya
Dow
Jones)
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Saudi
Telecom
Company
(STC)
-
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to
Neutral
as
Weakness
Persists
-
Company
Note
-
19
May
2011
Reduce
Fair
Value
by
25%;
Downgrade
to
Neutral:
We
revise
downwards
our
estimated
equity
value
for
the
group
to
SAR83
billion
(USD22
billion)
using
a
sum-‐of-‐the-‐parts
(SOTP)
approach
based
on
a
DCF
valuation
for
each
of
STC’s
operations.
This
translates
into
a
fair
value
(FV)
of
SAR41.4/share,
implying
15%
upside
potential
and
a
Neutral
rating
(versus
Buy
previously).
The
local
operation
still
contributes
the
bulk
of
the
valuation
(c79%).
The
company
is
currently
trading
at
9.9x
estimated
2011
P/E
versus
8.0x
for
Mobily
(Price:
SAR52.50,
FV:
SAR65.90,
Rating:
Buy),
an
unmerited
premium,
in
our
view.
Our
FV
for
Mobily
offers
26%
upside
potential.
Estimated
2011
Dividend
Yield
Drops
to
5.6%:
An
uninspiring
operational
performance
in
the
past
couple
of
quarters,
coupled
with
the
reduction
in
1Q2011’s
DPS
to
SAR0.50/share,
underscores
our
FV
and
rating
cut.
Furthermore,
while
STC
has
not
been
amongst
our
top
MENA
telecom
stock
picks
over
the
past
year,
we
had
been
flagging
it
as
a
good
dividend
play.
However,
with
an
estimated
2011
dividend
yield
of
5.6%
is
not
much
of
an
edge
over
Mobily’s
4.8%,
in
our
view.
We
do
not
see
any
immediate
catalysts
that
could
create
a
rally
in
the
stock.
Reducing
Revenue
Forecasts
for
the
Saudi
Operation:
We
update
our
forecasts
for
the
company’s
operations,
which
results
in
an
increase
in
our
consolidated
revenue
forecasts
by
3-‐5%
on
the
back
of
full
consolidation
of
STC’s
Indonesian
subsidiary
starting
in
2Q2011,
as
well
as
increased
revenue
forecasts
for
Turk
Telekom.
We
cut
our
revenue
forecasts
for
the
Saudi
local
operation
in
both
the
fixed-‐line
and
mobile
segments.
Our
adjusted
forecasts
also
lead
to
lower
consolidated
EBITDA
margin
forecasts,
mainly
on
lower
margins
at
the
Turk
Telekom
level.
(Nadine
Ghobrial,
Marise
Ananian)
[Note
–
EFG
Hermes
is
not
responsible
for
the
accuracy
of
news
items
taken
from
other
media.]
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our
investment
recommendations
take
into
account
both
risk
and
expected
return.
We
base
our
fair
value
estimate
on
a
fundamental
analysis
of
the
company’s
future
prospects,
after
having
taken
perceived
risk
into
consideration.
We
have
conducted
extensive
research
to
arrive
at
our
investment
recommendations
and
fair
value
estimates
for
the
company
or
companies
mentioned
in
this
report.
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in
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report
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and
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regarding
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be
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and
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as
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