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Recommendation
Hold*
Upside/Downside
9.4%
Target Price
s
E£262.71 Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
Current Price
E£240.05 Valuation Update: Bumps won’t break stride
Construction story intact for the long term…short term weakness to creep up
EPS FY11f
E£21.04 While government expenditure will be a key priority to kick-start the economy, we remain skeptical about the
resiliency the Egyptian government will show in tendering big ticket projects this year, amidst the instability.
Reuters Code
OCIC.CA Elsewhere in the MENA region, infrastructure plans remain strong for markets such as Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and
Bloomberg Code Saudi Arabia, which OCI have highlighted as its main target markets. While management is optimistic that
OCIC EY construction activity in 2011 will be strong, reinforcing both, revenue and backlog growth during FY2011, we
Market Cap are inclined to be less optimistic. In the absence of a strong year on the awards side, revenue growth will be
E£49.7 billion limited to OCI’s current US$5.6 billion, its lowest backlog in three years, and 15% lower than the US$6.7
US$8.9 billion billion recorded in December 2009. We expect construction’s EBITDA to decline by c.11% in FY2011, with
backlog awards falling by 5%. We do not believe construction growth will rebound before FY2013.
Enterprise Value
E£60.1 billion Excitement driven by fertilisers, EBITDA of US$1 billion by 2012
US$10.9 billion
Our optimism is derived from capacity additions at Sorfert, EFC, and a full year’s consolidation at DSM,
Number of Shares Outstanding coupled with continued y-o-y price improvements for fertilisers, on the back of stretched grains supply /
206.9 million shares
demand dynamics. We expect OCI’s fertiliser’s EBITDA to grow at a CAGR of 30% over the next three years.
Average Daily Turnover Through an increased contribution from the fertilisers’ portfolio, consolidated EBITDA margins are to reach
E£53.3 million 28% in FY2011, from the 22% achieved in FY2010. By FY2012, we expect OCI to command US$1 billion in
fertilisers’ EBITDA (with Sorfert contributing 25%), almost double the US$500 million achieved in FY2010.
52-Week high/ low
E£291.81/204.37 Lowering our FY2011 numbers, mainly due to construction
Shareholder Structure Our top line estimates of E£28.8 and E£28.5 billion for FY2011f and FY2012f, are 2% and 12%, respectively,
55%|Sawiris Family lower than our pre-crisis estimates, mainly due to the weak level of awards booked in FY2010, and because
45%|Free Float of the time lag of PPP infrastructure awards in Egypt. This has culminated into an EPS of E£21.04 (10%
higher than consensus) and E£24.47 (2% lower than consensus) for FY2011 and FY2012, 8% and 13%,
E£ OCI EGX30
315.0 respectively, lower than our pre-January 27th estimates.
295.0
275.0
Natural gas concessions to hold firm, in our view
255.0
“Water tight” agreements with the government over favourable natural gas concessions should withstand the
235.0
215.0 recent re-shuffle in government, in our opinion. Reneging on an agreement with an established private sector
195.0 employer of 80,000 people, would probably not be in the best interest of the government, looking to attract
175.0
FDI into Egypt. Assuming the scenario of an upward renegotiation of the agreement price in Egypt, to
US$3.00 (what other energy intensive producers pay) our DCF valuation is E£234, a drop of 9%.
We remain bullish on the OCI story, but see limited upside potential at current levels
* Refer to back cover for investment
The stock has recently rebounded strongly from its low of E£203, rising by 20% to E£244, which is 12%
rating
lower than the stock’s price of E£273 on January 24th. Our views on the company have not changed much
** Closing as of April 12h 2011 because of the turmoil in the MENA region, aside from a 200bps increase in the cost of equity used for
construction and Egyptian fertilisers operations. The company has recently announced an MOU to explore
fertiliser opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with bidding for BASF European fertiliser assets. We
recommend a ‘Hold’ for OCI, until we get more color on the upcoming expansion plans.
Selected Indicators
FY end December 2009a 2010a 2011f 2012f 2013f 2014f
Omar Taha Revenues (E£ mil.) 21,294 27,907 28,823 28,451 32,836 34,469
otaha@beltonefinancial.com
Tel: +20 (0) 3531 0316 EBITDA (E£ mil.) 4,276 6,177 7,152 8,098 9,054 8,892
EBITDA Margin (%) 20.1 22.1 24.8 28.5 27.6 25.8
Allen Sandeep
asandeep@beltonefinancial.com Net Income (E£ mil.) 2,476 3,370 4,354 5,062 5,982 5,954
Tel: +20 (0) 3531 0329 EPS after Approp. (E£) 11.97 16.29 21.04 24.47 28.91 28.77
P/E (x) 20.1 14.7 11.4 9.8 8.3 8.3
P/B (x) 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0
EV/EBITDA (x) 14.2 9.8 8.5 7.5 6.7 6.8
Net Debt/EBITDA (x) 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2
Please see the important disclosures Total Debt/Equity 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.3
contained on the last page of this
report. DPS (E£) 10.08 11.80 15.00 16.25 16.50 17.70
Dividend Yield (%) 4.2 4.9 6.2 6.8 6.9 7.4
Valuation
The stock is currently trading 12% lower than the price of E£273 on January 24th. Our views on the company We see limited upside
beyond the current price,
have not changed much because of the turmoil in the MENA region, aside from a 200bps increase in the cost and recommend a ‘Hold’
of equity used for construction and Egyptian fertilisers operations. We value OCI at E£262.71, assigning until we get more color on
the upcoming expansion
100% to our three-stage DCF valuation, and removing our peers multiples valuation, which stood at
plans
E£307.78.
The recent political turmoil in the MENA region does not change our bullish view on the construction space, in We retain our bullish view
on the MENA region
view of the protestors’ demands of improved standards of living and eradication of corruption, vying for construction story
increased government expenditure. With an excess of c.US$800 billion outlined in infrastructure expenditure
throughout the region, and budget surplus in the GCC economies, we believe OCI’s prospects as an
experienced contractor in the region, will allow the company to benefit from a vibrant sector.
Management is of the view that the company will be able to record revenue growth, alongside an increase in A lag is expected in Egypt
for infrastructure spending,
its backlog during FY2011; we view this with some skepticism. Public expenditure will undoubtedly be a
due to the nature of the
means for the Egyptian government to kick-start the economy, but we believe that the PPP tendering pipeline interim government
will be facing a c.12 – 16 months time lag, due to the nature of the current interim government. Elsewhere in
the MENA region, infrastructure plans remain strong for markets such as Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia,
which OCI have highlighted as its main target markets.
5.00
2.00
1.16 1.17 Abu Dhabi,
0.97 0.93
1.00 0.71 0.79 0.68 15.00%
0.60 0.55
0.45 0.36
Algeria, 13.80%
0.00
1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10
Qatar, 20.30%
Backlog New awards
OCI enters FY2011 with its lowest backlog value in three years, standing at US$5.62, with revenue outpacing We forecast a range of
new project awards in each of the last six quarters. The company has guided for construction revenue of US$3.0 – 3.2 billion, a drop
of 8%, y-o-y
US$3.6 – 4 billion, which would require the same number of new awards to at least maintain its level of
backlog. We forecast a range of US$3.0 – 3.2 billion for construction revenue, with our base case scenario
incorporating a 5% drop in new awards, from the US$2.6 billion booked in FY2010. We forecast OCI’s EBITDA
to drop by c.11% in FY2011, and another 9% decline in FY2012, stemming from a backlog of US$5.3 billion
by year – end 2011.
During the results call, Mr. Nassef Sawiris, OCI’s CEO, assured investors that the infrastructure portion of the
backlog, (60% of the value as of 4Q10), does not expose the receivables on the company’s balance sheet to a
default from sovereign clients, as the value of the contract is usually locked up in a fund until the project is
complete. Nevertheless, we would not rule out a minor stretch in the working capital for FY2011, on the back
of the increasing presence of sovereign entities in the company’s client list. However, this does not raise much
concern.
We do not rule out the possibility of the governments taking extraordinary measures to provide an impetus
for economic activity in 2011. Infrastructure projects tendering would be at the forefront of such measures,
aiming to provide jobs and fulfill the protestors’ demands of better standards of living. We examine two
scenarios for OCI, in terms of new project awards, over the coming three years.
We expect fertiliser prices to continue growing in 2011, albeit at a slower pace than 2010. We forecast an …and 11% increases for
ammonia and urea
11% increase for both ammonia and urea in 2011, averaging US$367 and US$347, respectively. We do not prices
expect grain supply / demand dynamics to improve much during the year, as weather conditions continue to
constrain the harvesting season, against the ever-growing demand for food. Oil prices have increased by
c.25% since September 2010, on the back of instability in the MENA region, which will provide for an upswing
in fertiliser demand, increasing the use of agricultural produce to obtain biofuels. The seasonal upswing
witnessed in fertiliser prices over the last two months was expected, as farmers and traders re-stocked their
inventories prior to the spring application season.
The inclusion of the 51% owned Sorfert, with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tonnes of urea and 0.8 million
Sorfert to account for
tonnes of ammonia, is the major driver we foresee for the stock. Gradually ramping up capacity at the plant, 24% of fertilisers’
we expect Sorfert to account for 24% of OCI’s consolidated fertiliser EBITDA by FY2012f, operating at a EBITDA by FY2012f
c.75% EBITDA margin. For FY2011f we expect Sorfert to operate at 25% utilisation. Ramp-up at the plant
should take c.18 months, as demonstrated by the recent experience at EBIC. Clear benefits to Sonatrach,
owning 49% of the plant and entitled to an extra 13.5% of the dividends above a certain level of urea pricing
(which management has indicated is currently implementable), reassures us that OCI will be able to continue
managing the plant with little hassle from the Algerian authorities. For an added measure of scrutiny, we have
We only include 37.5%
only added 37.5% (post the extra dividend payment) of the plant’s valuation to OCI’s fair value. Operational of Sorfert’s valuation to
uncertainties that might arise from the plant are mainly geared toward any possible repatriation of dividends OCI
issues, or any extraordinary tax, but in reality:
− The company has not experienced any problems yet with the Algerian government, with respect to
repatriating dividends
− Substituting for the tax holiday, a 19% of net income re-investment clause, to be spent over four
years time, is currently in place
The subsidiary recorded an annualised EBITDA of US$184 million for FY2010, against an acquisition cost of OCI Nitrogen realises an
US$400 million. At the time of the deal, we argued in favour of the deal because of the cheapness of the acquisition multiple of
2.2x EV/EBITDA
acquired assets, diversification into nitrates fertilisers, potential synergies with OCI’s plants in North Africa,
and the proximity to European markets, allowing the company to better distribute its products. We expect
OCI Nitrogen to continue reaping benefits, going forward, as the company moves away from its fixed gas
contracts towards a spot rate, as the oversupply in the Natural Gas market continues to weaken spot prices.
OCI’s favourable natural gas concessions, a major contributor to the company’s competitive advantage in the Natural Gas concessions
to hold firm, in our
fertilisers industry, representing c.65% of cash costs for the plants in Egypt, will continue to be a risk the view…
market factors in. We are of the belief that the Egyptian government will not want to renege on a contract
with a strong private sector participant such as OCI, employing over 80,000 people, especially in view of the
government’s plan to attract FDI back into Egypt. In the case of the government requesting to renegotiate
the current contracts, international arbitration is a possible route for the company, as its strong contractual In the scenario of a
renegotiated price with
agreements are “water-tight”, and are backed up by strong international and local law firms. Examining the the government
scenario of an upward renegotiation of the agreement price in Egypt, to US$3.00 (what other energy (US$3.00), our DCF
valuation comes to
intensive producers pay), our DCF valuation comes to E£234, 5% lower than the current market price. E£234
EBIC (Egypt)
Ammonia (000 tonnes) 385 630 665 672 679 679
Revenues (US$ million) 97 209 247 262 275 269
EBITDA (US$ million) 61 148 181 195 207 202
Sorfert (Algeria) at proportionate consolidation
Urea (000 tonnes) 0 0 153 490 563 581
Ammonia (000 tonnes) 0 0 102 326 408 408
Revenues (US$ million) 0 0 91 306 377 376
EBITDA (US$ million) 0 0 71 238 295 291
OCI Nitrogen *
Ammonia ('000 tonnes) 0 296 462 397 397 397
CAN ('000 tonnes) 0 906 1,167 1,410 1,410 1,410
UAN ('000 tonnes) 0 133 100 0 0 0
Melamine ('000 tonnes) 0 147 168 169 169 169
Total Revenues (US$ million) 0 870 917 920 940 920
Total EBITDA (US$ million) 0 145 193 186 199 177 OCI fertilisers EBITDA
to grow at a CAGR of
OCI Revenues (US$ million) 444 1,168 1,764 2,054 2,180 2,148 29% between 2011 -
OCI EBITDA (US$ million) 269 507 796 1,015 1,117 1,052 2013
Source: OCI and Beltone Financial estimates
* FY2010 figures are for the last three quarters only
1Q2011 estimates
We expect a strong set of results from OCI, as fertiliser prices continued their strong seasonal upswing during 1Q2011 to show strong
growth, on the back of
the quarter. Ammonia prices rose by 15%, while CAN prices strengthened by 14%, while urea (consumed less seasonal upswing in
during a wet season), remained flat. We do not expect much repercussion on construction from the recent fertiliser prices
events in Egypt, with only c.10 days of idle activity.
Income Statement
FY End December (E₤ million) 2009a 2010a 2011f 2012f 2013f 2014f
Construction Revenues 18,733 18,967 18,416 16,335 19,975 21,796
Fertilisers Revenues 2,561 6,893 10,407 12,116 12,862 12,673
Total Revenues 21,294 27,907 28,823 28,451 32,836 34,469
Construction Costs (14,594) (15,401) (15,101) (13,477) (16,579) (18,091)
Fertilisers Costs (903) (3,534) (5,129) (5,454) (5,562) (5,762)
Gross Profit 5,797 8,301 8,593 9,521 10,695 10,616
Selling and General Administrative Expenses (1,283) (1,646) (1,441) (1,423) (1,642) (1,723)
Depreciation (1,015) (1,475) (1,218) (1,320) (1,302) (1,258)
EBITDA 4,276 6,177 7,152 8,098 9,054 8,892
EBIT 3,449 4,702 5,934 6,778 7,752 7,635
Net Financing Cost (450) (613) (556) (516) (354) (283)
EBT 3,093 4,524 5,614 6,498 7,633 7,587
Income Tax (479) (846) (954) (1,105) (1,298) (1,290)
Net Income from continuing
operations 2,614 3,678 4,660 5,393 6,336 6,298
Gain on sale of discountinued operations 1,445 - - - - -
Net Profit for the period 5,444 2,614 3,678 4,660 5,393 6,336
Investment Income 2 93 434 236 236 236
Minority Interest (77) (138) (308) (306) (331) (353)
Net Income 2,476 3,370 4,354 5,062 5,982 5,954
Source: OCI and Beltone Financial estimates
Balance Sheet
FY End December (E₤ million) 2009a 2010a 2011f 2012f 2013f 2014f
Total Liabilities & Equity 46,858 54,099 55,364 54,293 58,511 55,036
Source: OCI and Beltone Financial estimates
Key Ratios
2009a 2010a 2011f 2012f 2013f 2014f
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