Oman Telecom Sector - Shurooq Securities
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Oman Telecom Sector - Shurooq Securities
SHUROOQ RESEARCH Omantel Stock Rating BUY Target Price: RO 1.753 Industry View Upside: 16.87% Attractive Nawras Target Price: RO 0.655 Upside: 9.2% Data growth to continue, ARPU dilution unlikely Initiating Coverage Oman Telecommunication Sector Dhruwa Mittal Head of Research +968 24726711 April 09, 2014 Oman Telecom Report Table of Contents INVESTMENT RATIONALE ............................................................................................................................. 3 Favourable demographics to aid the growth of internet usage both fixed and mobile broad band: ..... 3 ARPUs likely to remain at current levels with an upward bias:................................................................ 3 High dividend yield with a consistent dividend payout history: .............................................................. 3 Strong cash flow generating capabilities and low debt: ............................................................................ 3 Profitability margins and return ratios better than most GCC peers ....................................................... 4 OmanTel’s divestment to bring greater depth in the scrip ....................................................................... 4 Valuation........................................................................................................................................................ 4 OMAN TELECOM SECTOR OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 4 Favourable demographics to aid in the growth of broadband subscribers and data usage: .................. 7 ARPUs to support revenue growth .............................................................................................................. 9 Data service to be the main revenue growth driver ................................................................................ 12 Strong cash flows, healthy financials and low multiples ......................................................................... 14 GCC FINANCIAL KEY RATIOS..................................................................................................................... 15 INDUSTRY RISK .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Population growth expected to slow down .............................................................................................. 21 Regulatory risk ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Unexpected events ...................................................................................................................................... 21 COMPANY SPECIFIC RISKS ........................................................................................................................ 22 World call’s poor performance continuing ............................................................................................... 22 Nawras’ capital expenditure to sales to remain high ............................................................................... 22 Nawras rebranding expected in 2014 ....................................................................................................... 22 OMANTEL FINANCIALS................................................................................................................................. 23 NAWRAS FINANCIALS .................................................................................................................................. 26 VALUATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 Shurooq Securities Research Page |2 Oman Telecom Report INVESTMENT RATIONALE Omantel Market Data Bloomberg Code MSM30 Index Weight (%) OTEL:OM 10.1% CMP (April 09, 2014) 1.50 Target Price (RO) 1.75 Favorable demographics to aid the growth of internet usage both fixed and mobile broad band: In the past 4 years from 2009-2013 mobile broad band connections in 16.67 Oman have grown from 4% to 29% of total mobile connections growing 750 at a CAGR of 78%. Internet penetration in the Sultanate has grown from 75 ~25% in 2009 to ~60% in 2012. Despite the impressive growth in the Market Cap (RO mn) 1,110 internet users the internet penetration in Oman is still the second lowest Market Cap (USD mn) 2,864 in the GCC. With the country’s demographics favoring the sector with EPS FY'14 (RO) 0.172 24% of the population below the age of 15 year old and a median age of 8.63 25 years the sector ought to witness a strong growth in data usage per Potential Upside (%) Share outstanding (mn) Share Capital (RO mn) P/E FY'14 Book Value Per Share FY '14 RO 0.772 P/BV FY '14 1.92 Dividend Yield (%) 7.8% subscriber and a significant rise in internet users. ARPUs likely to remain at current levels with an upward bias: ARPUs of both companies have stabilized since the last 4 quarters for Price Performance 52 Weeks High (RO): 1.720 Low (RO): 1.400 50 Day Average Volume: 353,927 NWRS:OM MSM30 Index Weight (%) 6.4% CMP (April 09, 2014) 0.600 Target Price (RO) 0.655 Potential Upside (%) 9.2 Share outstanding (mn) 651 Share Capital (RO mn) Market Cap (RO mn) postpaid have maintained almost the same level since the past 4 quarters. Increased data usage and increase in the internet users have supported the ARPUs which were declining due to the reduction in call rates in the past few years. According to ITU mobile data traffic globally Nawras Market Data Bloomberg Code both companies. ARPUs for fixed internet, mobile prepaid and mobile 65 is expected to increase 13-fold between 2012 and 2017, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 66% from 2012 to 2017. Oman’s data traffic grew 400% from 2009 to 2011 and much of the explosive growth in mobile telephony has happened post 2011 creating a greater demand for mobile bandwidth and spectrum resources. High dividend yield with a consistent dividend payout history: 391 Omani telecom companies have among the highest dividend yields in Market Cap (USD mn) 1,008 comparison to GCC and Global telecom companies. Omantel and EPS FY'14 (RO) 0.055 Nawras have a dividend payout ratio of 72% and 75% and paying P/E FY'14 10.92 consistent dividend of 100bz-115bz and 0.038 baize respectively. Book Value Per Share FY '14 0.307 Dividend yield for Omantel is around 7.6% and for Nawras 6% which is P/BV FY '14 1.96 Dividend Yield (%) 6.3% higher than the GCC telecom company’s average of 5.8%. Strong cash flow generating capabilities and low debt: Price Performance 52 Weeks High (RO): 0.652 Being in an industry which enjoys a negative cash conversion cycle both Low (RO): 0.475 Companies have a strong cash flow generation at operation levels along 50 Day Average Volume: Shurooq Securities Research 352,768 Page |3 Oman Telecom Report with a history of healthy free cash flows. Despite the companies spending heavily on capital expenditures and maintaining a high dividend payout, Omantel specifically has managed to fund most of its expansion through internal accruals. The debt to equity for Omantel stands at a low 7.4%. Nawras is on the path of being able to rely on its own infrastructure. It has had a higher debt to equity ratio historically and through regular debt repayments in the past four years it has reduced its D/E from 65% to 20% much lower than the GCC average 37.1%. We anticipate the company may need to raise debt to fund some of its expansions in the coming 3 years. We expect the debt to equity ratio to rise to 29% by 2016 post which it should decline. Profitability margins and return ratios better than most GCC peers Omantel’s and Nawras’s EBITDA margin at 43.6% and 46% are higher than the GCC average of 37.5%. Net Profit margin for the companies are 26% and 16% respectively while the GCC average is 14.5%. Return on equity (23% and 16%) and the return on assets (18% and 10%) for the two companies are at higher level than the GCC average of (15.4% and 8.1%). We expect the margins to continue to remain in the current levels in the future while we may witness a slight decline in the return ratios for the next 3-4 years owing to the high capital expenditure. OmanTel’s divestment to bring greater depth in the scrip Oman Telecommunication Company’s divestment plan of 142,500,000 shares (19% stake) to Omani individuals and institutional investors will increase the free float by 63.11% from the current level thus bringing greater depth in the scrip shaping it favorable for the investors. Valuation We have chosen to apply the discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology and the relative valuation method to value the two companies. Omantel trades at an EV/EBITDA of 5.4 and a P/E of 9.8x compared to the industry average of EV/EBITDA 9x and P/E 11.7x. Nawras trades at an EV/Ebitda is at 4.8x and P/E at 12.5x. We believe the telecom sector in Oman is geared to grow backed by the increased data usage and growth in fixed and mobile broadband subscribers. Among the two companies Omantel is well positioned with superior financials like better margins, profitability ratios, ARPUs and lower multiples while Nawras is expected to witness a higher sales growth of ~3.8% than Omantel’s 2.5% over the next 5 years. We arrive at a target price of RO 1.75 for Omantel with an expected upside of 16.67% and a target price of 0.655 for Nawras with an expected upside of 9.2% OMAN TELECOM SECTOR OVERVIEW Oman has majorly two telecom companies – Omantel and Nawras. In the past couple of years mobile telephony has seen a significant transformation. The role of a mobile phone is beginning to play a much larger role, with use extending far more than just a communication device. It is unlike almost any other technology with an ability to transform the way people communicate and share information among each other impacting societies and Shurooq Securities Research Page |4 Oman Telecom Report economies positively. This transition mulls in favor for the telecom service providers as data demand is expected to rise substantially. The broadband has been recognized as a service of improving the general economic interest and various other social and economic variables and realizing these significance governments have set ambitious targets for deployment. Subscribers for mobile and fixed broadband have grown at a quick stride with a CAGR of 78% and 40% respectively in the past four years. Robust increase in the usage of internet has provided the ARPUs the required support. Omantel is the pioneer in providing communications solutions in Oman since 1980 with 70% of the telecom revenues in the Kingdom. The government of Oman holds 70% ownership as on date with an intention to further divest 19% by the end of April 2014. Nawras incorporated in 2004 is the Sultanate’s first privately owned Telecommunications Company owned by the Qtel Group. It has a 41% market share of mobile subscribers and 40% of the fixed internet subscribers. While the subscriber growth in the industry being impressive in the past few years and driving mobile penetration levels to 145%, average revenue per user (ARPUs) have softened. Growth in data subscribers, both fixed line and mobile has been robust and are going to be the key drivers in the coming years. We expect the sector revenue to grow at 3% over the forecasted period. We see the sector growth trends to make a gradual shift to new age highspeed data technology like 4G LTE coupled with increasing fixed line internet subscription. As per the World Bank, internet penetration in the Sultanate has tripled in the past five years with the highest cumulative average growth rate of 25% in the GCC. Presently the internet penetration is around 60%, among the lowest in the GCC. GCC Internet User Penetration rate 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2008 Saudi Arabia Shurooq Securities Research 2009 Oman 2010 UAE Page |5 Qatar 2011 Kuwait 2012 Bahrain Oman Telecom Report There are various positive impacts of mobile telephony on the socio economic environment of a country which has led the government to take various initiatives to increase the reach and penetration of the telephonic services. A doubling of a data usage leads to an increase of 0.6% percentage points in GDP per capita. In comparison to the region, data penetration remains low and Oman has articulated a vision to invest and expand its broadband capacity consequently improving internet penetration. The national broadband strategy which was recently approved by the Council of Ministers aims at strengthening the capabilities of networks and ensuring broadband for all with basic speeds of the 4G technology before end of this decade. The new strategy is to improve the telecom infrastructure and expected to cost 500 million rials over 10 years. Telecom Revenue Breakup - Oman 67% 70% 69% 70% 75% 60% 45% Fixedline and Mobile Investments 100% 80% 77% 64% 61% 64% 60% 33% 30% 31% 30% 30% 39% 40% 15% 36% 36% 23% 20% 0% Fixedline Revenue % 2009 2010 0% Mobile Boradband Revenue % 2011 2012 Mobile communications 2009 2010 Fixed telephone and internet 2011 2012 Capital Expenditure in Oman's Telecom Sector (RO mn) 120 100 80 60 40 20 Omantel 2009 2010 Shurooq Securities Research 2011 Nawras 2012 2013 2014 Page |6 2015 2016 2017 2018 Oman Telecom Report Favorable demographics to aid in the growth of broadband subscribers and data usage: Oman has a well disposed demographic profile and macroeconomic environment with 67% below the age of 25 years and 87% of the population under the age of 44. Moreover this part of the world has one of the largest population growths backed by the high influx of expatriates. Rising income levels coupled with a growing population and a robust increase in the number of smart phones supports the sectors’ growth. Internet data usage and the time spent per person online per day are on the rise. Internet users in the GCC have grown 20 times since 2000 with Arabic being the fastest growing language online. Time spent on watching online video content is expected to surpass the time spent on watching TV and support from advanced bandwidths will help in catering to the growing demand and narrowing the gap further. Smartphone penetration in the GCC is among the highest in the world and Oman is among the fastest growing markets in the region with a penetration of around 60%. With single users holding multiple devices there is every reason for usage and internet penetration to move up. GCC Age Demographic 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Below 15 31% 18% 24% 26% 14% 20% Below 25 51% 59% 67% 33% 35% 44% 65+ 3% 1% 2% 3% 1% 2% Shurooq Securities Research Page |7 Oman Telecom Report GCC Smartphone, mobile and FBB Penetration penetration level % 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 13% 7% 4% 12% 8% 2% 0% SmartPhone Oman UAE Mobile phone 10% 1 0% 1000 50% 800 40% 600 30% 400 20% 200 10% Households '000 2 2018 20% 2017 3 2016 30% 2015 4 2014 40% 2013 5 2012 50% 2011 6 2010 60% % of subscribers using MBB Oman Fixed broad band penetration 7 2009 Subscribers '000 Kuwait Fixed Broad band Oman Mobile broadband penetration 0 0% Total households Total Mobile Subscribers % of households with fixed internet Mobile broad band penetration Shurooq Securities Research Qatar Page |8 % of subscribers using FBB Saudi Arabia 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Bahrain Oman Telecom Report Oman mobile prepaid subscriber forecast 6000 Total subscribers 5000 4000 3000 1,714 1,857 1,760 2000 1000 1,658 1,893 2,019 2009 2010 2011 2,332 2,401 2,146 2,265 2,473 2,200 2,413 2,501 2,575 2,652 2,730 2,812 2,268 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1,970 0 Omantel Mobile Pre-paid Subscribers Nawras Mobile Pre-paid Subscribers Oman mobile postpaid subscriber forecast 700 Total subscribers 600 216 222 187 210 229 204 309 318 327 337 347 357 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 500 400 300 200 100 147 169 173 179 212 240 259 285 2009 2010 2011 2012 0 Omantel mobile Post-paid Subscribers Nawras mobile Post-paid Subscribers ARPUs to support revenue growth There has been a sharp rise in the mobile subscribers in Oman, however a similar growth has not reflected in its revenues owing mainly to the falling ARPUs (average revenue per user). ARPUs are expected to continue to trend at the current levels with an upward bias as data usage is expected to grow substantially helping ARPUs to maintain the current levels. Shurooq Securities Research Page |9 Oman Telecom Report Fixed Internet ARPU 8.0 50.0 7.0 40.0 RO per month RO per month Mobile Prepaid ARPU 6.0 5.0 4.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 Omantel Mobile Prepaid Omantel Fixed Internet Nawras Mobile Prepaid Nawras Fixed Internet Mobile Postpaid ARPU Moble Blended ARPU RO per month RO per month 28.0 26.0 24.0 22.0 20.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 Omantel Mobile Postpaid Omantel Mobile Blended Nawras Mobile Postpaid Nawras Mobile Blended Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 10 Oman Telecom Report 34 39 36 27 35 34 29 26 23 26 Source: Company annual reports and presentations Vodafone Qatar Nawras Bahrain Telecom Omantel National Mobile Company DU Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo 18 Etisalat 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Saudi Telecom USD per month GCC Avg Revenue Per User/month ARPU Moderate competition will exist in the market as resellers would push for market share but we don’t expect ARPUs to be affected by it. ARPUs are expected to stabilize with no major rate correction anticipated in the near future. On the other hand with the growing role of mobile phones we are witnessing a swift transition from traditional mobile phones to smart phones resulting in the growing number of mobile broadband subscribers and a surge in data consumption. This transition will prevent dilution and provide ARPU the required support keeping them at healthy levels. In the last 4 quarters the ARPU for both companies in all its segments - fixed internet, mobile prepaid and mobile post paid has stabilized in contrast to the decline the sector was witnessing since the past few years. Omantel owing to its high valued customers and strong penetration in Government organizations enjoys higher ARPU than Nawras. Nawras on the other hand has a strong connect with the youth. They have developed products and services targeting this segment of the population, with a particular focus on music access and social media through mobile phones which has supported the ARPUs to a certain extent. Supported by the growth in internet subscribers we expect the ARPUs to hold on to the current levels with an upward bias though the spread in the ARPU between the two companies however will remain. Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 11 Oman Telecom Report CISCO MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC FORECAST 2013-2018 - Global mobile data traffic will increase nearly 11-fold between 2013 and 2018. - By 2018, 4G will be 15 percent of connections, but 51 percent of total traffic. By 2018, a 4G connection will generate 6 times more traffic on average than a non-4G connection. - Over two-thirds of the world’s mobile data traffic will be video by 2018. Mobile video will increase 14-fold between 2013 and 2018, accounting for 69 percent of total mobile data traffic by the end of the forecast period. - The average smartphone will generate 2.7 GB of traffic per month by 2018, a 5-fold increase over the 2013 average of 529 MB per month. By 2018, aggregate smartphone traffic will be 11 times greater than it is today, with a CAGR of 63 percent. - By 2018, more than half of all traffic from mobile-connected devices (almost 17 exabytes) will be offloaded to the fixed network by means of Wi-Fi devices and femtocells each month. - The Middle East and Africa will have the strongest mobile data traffic growth of any region at 70 percent CAGR. This region will be followed by Central & Eastern Europe at 68 percent and Asia Pacific at 67 percent. Data service to be the main revenue growth driver The smart phone and tablet has changed the way people connect online and interact with content. Omani telecoms have built strong infrastructure to accommodate greater connectivity and data, both online and over mobile. Fixed and mobile broad band subscriber base is growing at a robust rate for both companies. In the past 4 years Fixed and mobile broad band subscribers in Oman have witnessed a 40% and 78% cumulative average growth. We expect mobile broad band users to grow at a CAGR of 15% in the next 5 years with 72% of the population to be using mobile brand band services by 2018 from the current 42%. Similarly we expect the fixed broadband subscribers to grow at a CAGR of 15% with 40% of the households with fixed internet connections by 2018. In absolute numbers both companies are almost adding equal number of subscribers. Mobile broad band subscribers grew 48% in the previous year, doubled in the past two years and grown eleven times in 4 years. Even with this robust growth only 24% of all mobile subscribers of Omantel are subscribed to broadband services. We expect this figure to rise to 40% by 2018 though according to CISCOs estimates 54% of the mobile Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 12 Oman Telecom Report devices by 2018 will be smart devices. As the internet becoming an important part of basic infrastructure in modern societies and the huge socio economic benefits attached, the government is pushing hard on setting up broadband networks and improving the current ones. The national broadband strategy has laid out infrastructure plans worth 500 million Omani rial in the next 10 years to improve the network and data speeds across the country. Oman fixed internet subscriber forecast 400 Total subscribers 350 129 300 250 77 200 111 64 150 100 44 27 50 0 94 71 41 45 52 2009 2010 2011 112 95 2012 2013 Omantel FixedBB subscribers 2014 129 2015 149 147 2016 167 2017 187 2018 Nawras Fixed broadband Oman mobile broadband subscriber forecast 4000 Total subscribers 3500 1722 1538 3000 1364 2500 2000 1043 894 1199 1500 633 1000 343 500 190 0 201 330 527 2010 2011 2012 2009 1305 1499 780 1120 1704 946 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Omantel MBB Shurooq Securities Research Nawras MBB P a g e | 13 Oman Telecom Report 73% 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 80% 69% 70% 59% 54% 60% 47% 50% 40% 30% Growth % Petabytes per month World Data Traffic 20% 10% 0% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source: CISCO VNI Mobile 2014 Strong cash flows, healthy financials and low multiples Among the total mobile subscribers in Oman 90% are prepaid subscribers which results the companies to have a negative cash collection cycle. Both companies have a history of strong cash flow generation capabilities despite investing aggressively on infrastructure. Oman's Total Mobile Subscriber Constituents '000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2009 Mobile Pre-paid Subscribers 2010 2011 2012 Mobile Post-paid Subscribers 2013 Mobile Resellers With the need to upgrade technology on a regular basis both companies have invested heavily on infrastructure and yet managed to keep debt levels low. Omantel’s capital expenditure budget each year is in the range of 18% - 23% of revenues (RO 80-90 mn) which it meets mostly through its internal accruals. Nawras’ capital expenditure has varied in the range of RO 30-76 mn (18% - 38% of revenue) with a debt to equity of 20%. Even though it has a higher debt to equity ratio than Omantel it is still amongst the lowest in the GCC. Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 14 Oman Telecom Report Both companies have among the highest margins, return on equity, dividend yields and capex to sales ratios. Their price multiple ratios are among the lowest which could be attributed to the low ARPUs and the limited size of the market. GCC FINANCIAL KEY RATIOS Saudi Telecom Co Net Mkt EBITD Debt CAPE Rev ( Profit EV/EB Div Cap A /Equi X TO ROE ROA P/E P/FCF P/BV P/S ARPU YTD % $Bn) Margi ITDA Yield ($Bn) Margi ty Sales n n 33.2 12.2 40% 22% 15% 16% 19% 10% 6.4 13.5 11.3 2.4 3.0 4.2% 27 26.2% Etisalat 26.5 10.2 Ooredoo 13.2 Etihad Etisalat COMPANY NAME 33% 19% 14% 12% 16% 9% 7.8 13.2 14.0 2.4 2.5 6.0% 34 3.0% 9.4 43% 3% 5.4 16.8 19.4 1.7 1.3 2.9% 36 1.3% 18.9 6.7 36% 27% 45% 15% 30% 16% 8.7 10.7 49.0 3.0 2.8 5.5% 26 10.0% Zain Kuwait 9.8 4.4 43% 17% 43% 14% 13% 7% 6.2 12.0 10.1 1.8 2.1 7.2% 39 6.5% Emirates Tel (DU) 7.6 2.9 39% 18% 56% 12% 27% 13% 6.3 14.1 11.1 3.9 2.5 2.9% 29 -8.9% National Mobile Co 3.3 2.6 36% 9% 21% 19% 9% 5% 3.7 11.6 14.2 1.1 1.1 7.1% 35 6.1% Bahrain Telecom 1.4 1.0 33% 12% 41% 12% 9% 5% 5.2 12.0 6.8 1.0 1.0 6.7% 26 18.9% Vodafone Qatar 2.8 0.5 19% -15% 18% 24% 8% 130% 22% 10% -5% -4% 39.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.0% MEAN 36% 13% 42% 16% 14% 7% 9.9 11.5 15.1 2.1 2.0 31.7 MEDIAN 36% 17% 41% 15% 13% 7% 6.3 12.0 11.3 1.8 2.1 33.7 34 13.9% Omantel 3.1 1.2 43% 26% 7% 19% 23% 16% 5.4 9.4 10.8 2.1 2.1 7.6% 23 4.8% Nawras 1.1 0.5 46% 16% 20% 38% 18% 10% 4.8 11.8 22.6 2.1 2.1 6.3% 18 7.0% Source: Bloomberg (USD) Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 15 -7% -14% -21% 0% Shurooq Securities Research Net Profit Margin % 7% P a g e | 16 Nawras Omantel MEDIAN EBITDA Margin % Nawras 14% EBITDA Margin % 49% 42% 35% 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% Net Profit Margin % 28% 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% Nawras Omantel Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co Nawras Omantel Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom Billions (USD) 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 - Omantel 21% MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… National… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom… Market Cap (USD bn) MEDIAN 35% MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat 49% 42% 35% 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 - Saudi Telecom Co Billions (USD) Oman Telecom Report Revenue (USD bn) -5% 0% Shurooq Securities Research 10% ROA % 14% 5% 7% 0% P a g e | 17 Nawras 15% Nawras 21% Omantel ROA % Omantel ROE % MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Nawras Omantel MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Debt/Equity % MEDIAN 20% MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% Saudi Telecom Co Oman Telecom Report Debt/Equity % 49% 42% 35% 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% ROE % 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Shurooq Securities Research P/E 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 P a g e | 18 Nawras P/E Nawras EV/EBITDA Nawras Omantel 35% Omantel 20% Omantel 42% MEDIAN 25% MEDIAN CAPEX TO Sales % MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… 5% MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 15% MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 0% Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co Oman Telecom Report CAPEX TO Sales % 10% 28% 21% 14% 7% 0% EV/EBITDA 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Shurooq Securities Research P/S P a g e | 19 Nawras Nawras 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 Omantel P/S Omantel P/FCF MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Nawras Omantel MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co P/BV MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co Oman Telecom Report P/BV 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 P/FCF 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 - 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Shurooq Securities Research ARPU P a g e | 20 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 - Nawras 35.0 Nawras 40.0 Omantel ARPU Omantel MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Dividend Yield % MEDIAN MEAN Vodafone Qatar Bahrain Telecom National Mobile… Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co 8.0% 7.0% 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% Emirates… Zain Kuwait Etihad Etisalat Ooredoo Etisalat Saudi Telecom Co Oman Telecom Report Dividend Yield % 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Oman Telecom Report INDUSTRY RISK Population growth expected to slow down Oman’s population has witnessed a growth of 30% in the past 4 years and industry’s mobile subscriber base has risen by ~45%. The growth was majorly contributed by the expat population which had been growing in double digits. With increased government spending we may see a rise in the blue collared jobs but with the government’s initiative to increase Omanization levels in most industries and a latest move by the Ministry of Manpower of reducing Oman’s expat workforce number in the private sector by 100,000, going forward we expect the population growth to come down to 1-2%. This will have an impact on the subscriber growth of the telecommunication companies. Total Population 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Population Source: NCSI and Shurooq forecast Regulatory risk Telecommunication is a heavily regulated and closely monitored industry. Investments may need to be made in regions which may not always be viable. The companies can also be refrained from offering some products and services for security and other reasons. Due to the industry constantly evolving the companies run a risk of heavy investments into segments and geographies which may have never been tested before. Unexpected events Our sales have been forecasted keeping a fair competitive environment in mind between the two major players and the resellers however any disordered price war may affect the forecasted sales numbers. Oman is to witness a healthy economic environment and is a politically stable country however slower or weaker economic environment or any kind of political risks is likely to impact our financial forecasts. Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 21 Oman Telecom Report COMPANY SPECIFIC RISKS World call’s poor performance continuing World Telecom Limited is Omantel’s subsidiary with holding of 56.8% which was acquired in 2008 for $193 mn. Though 90% of its revenues are contributed by domestic operations, World telecom limited has been performing poorly year on year. The sales of WorldCall have declined 60% in 2013 and losses have increased by 40% which bites into the major chunk of the profit growth of the company. The company has incurred an accumulated loss of RO 22mn since its acquisition. Though the company is confident its performance would reverse in the coming years the performance of WorldCall has made investors uneasy. Nawras’ capital expenditure to sales to remain high Capital expenditure for Nawras has been high compared to its revenue in the past and expected to spill to next year as well. Its investment in building its own infrastructure and towards other network modernization, expansion and improvement program is expected to continue thus resulting in lower free cash flows in the coming years. The company is developing its infrastructure in the recently discovered regions rich in oil & gas where substantial production activities are to commence soon. Any delay or unexpected turnaround of events in these projects could affect the performance of the company. Nawras rebranding expected in 2014 Qatar Telecom is changing all its businesses worldwide to a single brand, ‘Ooredoo’. Nawras which is a subsidiary of Qatar telecom would be also rebranded under the same umbrella. Though the strategy could work well for the parent, there is a risk on how the customers in Oman welcome the change. Over the past ten years a substantial amount of effort and resources have been spent in creating a successful ‘Nawras’ brand which has blended and connected well with the Omani youth and culture. Casting aside a decade year old brand which has grown with the industry poses a short term risk to the company’s business as it would take a while to build the similar level of affinity the customers share with the current brand ‘Nawras’. Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 22 Oman Telecom Report OMANTEL FINANCIALS OMANTEL INC STATEMENT Total Revenue 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014F 2015F 2016F 2017F 2018F 412,297 416,597 452,606 458,881 462,900 473,510 484,646 496,332 508,592 521,452 Growth% 8.6% 1.0% 8.6% 1.4% 0.9% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% Cost of Goods sold (35,372) (38,915) (39,242) (39,001) (26,600) (38,673) (39,134) (40,078) (41,068) (42,107) Gross Profit 376,925 377,682 413,364 419,880 436,300 434,837 445,512 456,254 467,524 479,346 Selling Gen & Admn Exp (77,414) (80,242) (84,547) (99,377) (114,664) (105,050) (106,067) (108,624) (111,307) (114,122) Other Operating Exp/Inc (88,442) (98,936) (123,259) (115,330) (119,945) (115,310) (118,022) (120,868) (123,854) (126,985) EBITDA 211,069 198,504 205,558 205,173 201,691 214,477 221,423 226,762 232,363 238,238 Deprec. & Amort. (67,064) (78,828) (89,398) (81,231) (80,161) (80,677) (82,366) (84,112) (85,922) (87,801) EBIT 144,005 119,676 116,160 123,942 121,530 133,800 139,056 142,649 146,441 150,437 Interest Expense 144,005 119,676 116,160 123,942 121,530 133,800 139,056 142,649 146,441 150,437 Other Income (4,984) (5,633) (3,663) (5,374) (2,849) (2,849) (2,849) (2,849) (2,849) (2,849) Income Tax (17,400) (11,915) (14,427) (11,733) (12,445) (13,993) (14,519) (14,878) (15,257) (15,657) Net Income 125,154 112,217 111,609 116,222 119,284 128,687 133,048 135,492 137,387 138,229 2016F 2017F 2018F Source: Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates RO '000 OMANTEL BALANCE SHEET Cash And Equivalents Other Current Assets 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 32,042 28,016 26,817 42,945 71,680 2014F 2015F 108,049 143,511 181,985 223,528 257,038 153,635 148,121 184,673 187,618 180,000 178,332 179,969 181,797 183,716 185,728 Net Property, Plant & Equipment 379,427 394,755 390,422 387,954 396,400 405,362 414,589 424,121 433,994 444,245 Long-term Investments Other Long-Term Assets Total Assets 69,749 47,741 37,553 44,417 40,690 40,690 40,690 40,690 40,690 40,690 58,768 67,780 70,115 66,503 67,000 57,857 48,654 39,386 30,051 20,646 693,621 686,413 709,580 729,437 755,770 790,291 827,413 867,980 911,979 948,347 Short-term Borrowings 53,444 31,482 9,726 20,499 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 7,190 Accounts Payable 9,803 13,273 18,483 16,739 22,120 16,952 17,155 17,568 18,002 18,458 Other Current Liabilities 142,690 148,295 127,283 147,125 146,950 146,950 146,950 146,950 146,950 146,950 Long-Term Debt 35,000 9,872 29,129 18,897 29,090 29,090 29,090 29,090 29,090 29,090 Other Non-Current Liabilities 13,924 8,494 16,637 12,998 11,040 11,040 11,040 11,040 11,040 11,040 Total Liabilities Additional Paid In Capital Retained Earnings and Others Minority Interest Total Common Equity Total Liabilities And Equity 254,861 211,416 201,258 216,258 216,390 211,222 211,425 211,838 212,272 212,728 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 345,520 383,959 418,589 427,334 458,260 500,697 539,994 581,737 625,373 658,602 18,240 16,038 14,733 10,845 6,120 3,372 994 -595 -666 2,017 438,760 474,997 508,322 513,179 539,380 579,069 615,988 656,141 699,707 735,619 693,621 686,413 709,580 729,437 755,770 790,291 827,413 867,980 911,979 948,347 Source: Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates RO '000 Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 23 Oman Telecom Report OMANTEL CASHFLOW 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014F 2015F 2016F 2017F 2018F 125,153 112,004 111,612 116,222 119,280 125,939 130,669 133,903 137,316 140,912 Depreciation & Amort., Total 68,569 78,675 86,448 77,719 78,050 71,535 73,163 74,845 76,587 78,396 Other Non-Cash Adj (3,296) 2,015 7,026 (10,890) (6,056) 3,485 420 Net Income Changes in Non-Cash Capital 369 9,143 9,204 9,268 9,335 9,405 (3,500) (1,434) (1,415) (1,484) (1,557) 5,862 9,588 Cash from Ops. 196,288 200,636 194,019 204,452 186,860 203,116 211,601 216,601 221,754 227,157 Capital Expenditure (96,161) (89,735) (84,932) (77,491) (85,630) (80,497) (82,390) (84,376) (86,461) (88,647) 14,818 (19,315) (4,444) 18,480 (74,917) (104,247) (81,935) (67,150) Other Investing Activities Cash from Investing (57,125) (153,286) Debt Issued 5,805 Debt Repaid (20,790) Total Dividends Paid Other Financing Activities 910 18,656 4,584 (48,669) (21,067) (2,299) (9,680) (75,632) (75,588) (75,613) (105,000) (86,250) (5,185) (6,979) Cash from Financing (95,802) (130,326) NET CHANGE IN CASH (52,800) (4,607) (12,878) (3,674) (90,902) (106,389) (1,130) 16,128 0 5,710 0 (82,390) 0 (84,376) 0 (88,647) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (86,250) 0 (93,750) 0 (93,750) 0 (86,250) (93,750) (93,750) 29,490 36,369 35,462 38,474 P a g e | 24 0 (86,461) 0 (90,220) Source: Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates RO '000 Shurooq Securities Research 0 (80,497) (93,750) (105,000) 0 0 (93,750) (105,000) 41,543 33,510 Oman Telecom Report OMANTEL KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014F 2015F 2016F 2017F 2018F Gross margin % 91.4% 90.7% 91.3% 91.5% 94.3% 91.8% 91.9% 91.9% 91.9% 91.9% EBITDA margin % 51.2% 47.6% 45.4% 44.7% 43.6% 45.3% 45.7% 45.7% 45.7% 45.7% EBIT margin % 34.9% 28.7% 25.7% 27.0% 26.3% 28.3% 28.7% 28.7% 28.8% 28.8% Net margin % 30.4% 26.9% 24.7% 25.3% 25.8% 27.2% 27.5% 27.3% 27.0% 26.5% RoA % 18.0% 16.3% 15.7% 15.9% 15.8% 16.3% 16.1% 15.6% 15.1% 14.6% RoE % 28.5% 23.6% 22.0% 22.6% 22.1% 22.2% 21.6% 20.6% 19.6% 18.8% Debt-to-Equity % 11.2% 3.9% 9.0% 6.2% 7.4% 6.9% 6.5% 6.1% 5.7% 5.5% Dividend yield % 7.7% 7.8% 7.6% 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 60 40 88 88 149 88 88 88 88 88 Profitability ratios Inventory days Days receivable 50 50 49 49 51 50 50 50 50 50 (101) (124) (172) (157) (304) (160) (160) (160) (160) (160) (35) (35) (19) (104) (22) (22) (22) (22) (22) 30.4% 26.9% 24.7% 25.3% 25.8% 27.2% 27.5% 27.3% 27.0% 26.5% 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 158.1% 144.5% 139.6% 142.1% 140.1% 28.5% 23.6% 22.0% 22.6% 22.1% 22.2% 21.6% 20.6% 19.6% 18.8% EPS 0.167 0.150 0.149 0.155 0.159 0.172 0.177 0.181 0.183 0.184 Sales per share 0.550 0.555 0.603 0.612 0.617 0.631 0.646 0.662 0.678 0.695 DPS 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.115 0.115 0.115 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.140 BVPS 0.585 0.633 0.678 0.684 0.719 0.772 0.821 0.875 0.933 0.981 Days payable Cash conversion cycle 8 Dupont Analysis Net margin Asset Turnover Financial leverage RoE 136.5% 134.3% 132.3% 130.3% 128.9% Per share Ratios Valuation Ratios Market Price (as on 31/12/YY) Fwd Fwd Fwd Fwd Fwd 1.297 1.28 1.309 1.471 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 EV/EBITDA 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 P/E x 7.8 8.6 8.8 9.5 9.3 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 P/S x 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 P/BV x 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 P/FCFF x 9.4 9.0 9.7 9.2 10.4 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.3 Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 25 Oman Telecom Report NAWRAS FINANCIALS NAWRAS INC STATEMENT Total Revenue 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014F 2015F 2016F 2017F 2018F 171,623 188,856 196,865 193,500 201,956 209,295 217,378 225,864 234,771 244,118 Growth % 10.0% 4.2% -1.7% 4.4% 3.6% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 4.0% Cost of Goods sold (40,310) (27,667) (29,784) (33,699) (30,251) (31,394) (32,607) (33,880) (35,216) (36,618) Gross Profit 131,313 161,189 167,081 159,801 171,705 177,900 184,771 191,985 199,555 207,500 Operating Expense (48,932) (64,619) (69,533) (70,691) (78,879) (81,625) (84,777) (88,087) (91,561) (95,206) EBITDA Depreciation & Amort. 82,381 96,570 97,548 89,110 92,826 96,275 99,994 103,897 107,995 112,294 (20,549) (24,247) (28,040) (32,769) (39,510) (46,946) (50,417) (52,212) (52,462) (51,953) EBIT 61,832 72,323 69,508 56,341 53,316 49,329 49,577 51,685 55,532 60,341 Interest Expense (5,104) (3,977) (3,278) (1,554) (2,160) (2,746) (3,326) (3,906) (3,906) (3,906) Other Non-Operating Inc (Exp) (9,798) (11,443) (12,241) (12,648) (13,646) (14,651) (15,216) (15,810) (16,434) (17,088) Earning before tax (EBT) 46,930 56,903 53,989 42,139 37,510 31,933 31,035 31,969 35,193 39,347 Income Tax Expense (5,399) (6,923) (6,477) (5,163) (4,380) 3,832 3,724 3,836 4,223 4,722 41,531 49,980 47,512 36,976 33,140 35,765 34,759 35,805 39,416 44,069 Net Income Source: ( Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates) RO '000 NAWRAS BALANCE SHEET 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014F 2015F Cash And Equivalents 20,520 49,343 44,462 24,738 15,320 4,128 2,288 11,756 24,301 46,134 Accounts & Notes Receivable 17,669 23,180 21,477 20,251 23,880 24,083 25,013 25,990 27,015 28,090 593 382 670 1,025 470 774 804 835 868 903 6,751 6,468 8,225 9,804 8,820 8,820 8,820 8,820 8,820 8,820 Inventories Other Current Assets 2016F 2017F 2018F Net Property, Plant & Equipment112,171 165,621 182,138 214,136 255,800 288,385 309,703 320,733 322,268 319,139 Other Long-Term Assets TOTAL ASSETS 49,874 46,119 42,425 39,087 35,580 35,590 35,590 35,590 35,590 35,590 207,578 291,113 299,397 309,041 339,870 361,780 382,219 403,724 418,862 438,675 Short-term Borrowings 11,264 15,885 33,215 6,701 9,940 9,940 9,940 9,940 9,940 9,940 Accounts Payable 13,538 9,147 13,431 26,457 9,880 10,751 11,167 11,603 12,060 12,540 Other Current Liabilities 38,439 61,768 58,250 70,489 97,710 97,710 97,710 97,710 97,710 97,710 Long-Term Debt 48,551 55,050 21,940 20,939 27,400 37,400 47,400 57,400 57,400 57,400 4,066 5,955 5,042 4,406 6,400 6,400 6,400 6,400 6,400 6,400 Other Non-Current Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES 115,858 147,805 131,878 128,992 151,320 162,201 172,617 183,053 183,510 183,990 Paid In Capital 65,094 65,094 Retained Earnings & Other 26,626 78,214 102,425 114,955 123,460 134,489 144,512 155,582 170,262 189,595 Total Equity 91,720 143,308 167,519 180,049 188,550 199,579 209,602 220,672 235,352 254,685 Total Liabilities And Equity 65,094 65,094 65,090 65,090 65,090 65,090 65,090 65,090 207,578 291,113 299,397 309,041 339,870 361,780 382,219 403,724 418,862 438,675 Source: ( Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates) RO '000 Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 26 Oman Telecom Report NAWRAS CASHFLOW 2009 2010 2011 2012 Net Income 41,531 49,980 47,512 36,976 33,140 35,765 34,759 35,805 39,416 44,069 Depreciation & Amort., Total 20,549 24,247 28,040 32,769 39,510 46,946 50,417 52,212 52,462 51,953 6,002 4,613 38 (1,991) 2,250 0 0 0 0 0 (17,275) 12,194 616 (879) 7,460 364 50,807 91,034 76,206 82,360 83,075 Other Non-Cash Adj Changes in Non-Cash Capital Cash from Ops. Capital Expenditure Cash from Investing 3 (21,218) (229) Long-Term Debt Issued 0 Cash from Financing NET CHANGE IN CASH (545) 84,631 2017F (572) 87,446 2018F (600) 91,278 (630) 95,392 67 8 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 32 77 (24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,106 0 56,514 43,040 10,000 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (10,117) (11,986) (15,780) (84,029) (33,340) Total Dividends Paid Other Financing Activities 2016F (51,887) (73,331) (40,571) (34,348) (76,740) (79,532) (71,735) (63,242) (53,997) (48,824) Net Short Term Debt Issued/Repaid Long-Term Debt Repaid 2015F (30,672) (73,430) (40,656) (34,324) (76,790) (79,532) (71,735) (63,242) (53,997) (48,824) Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment Other Investing Activities 66,875 2013 2014F 0 0 11,553 0 1,207 11,120 127 28,823 (24,736) (24,736) (24,740) (24,736) (24,736) (24,736) (24,736) (24,736) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (40,516) (52,251) (15,040) (14,736) (14,736) (14,736) (24,736) (24,736) (4,881) (19,724) (9,420) (11,192) Source: ( Company Reports & Shurooq Estimates) RO '000 Shurooq Securities Research 0 P a g e | 27 (1,839) 9,468 12,545 21,833 Oman Telecom Report NAWRAS KEY RATIOS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 F 2015 F 2016 F 2017 F 2018 F Profitability ratios Gross margin % 76.5% 85.4% 84.9% 82.6% 85.0% 85.0% 85.0% 85.0% 85.0% 85.0% EBITDA margin % 48.0% 51.1% 49.6% 46.1% 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% EBIT margin % 36.0% 38.3% 35.3% 29.1% 26.4% 23.6% 22.8% 22.9% 23.7% 24.7% Net margin % 24.2% 26.5% 24.1% 19.1% 16.4% 17.1% 16.0% 15.9% 16.8% 18.1% RoA % 20.0% 17.2% 15.9% 12.0% 9.8% 9.9% 9.1% 8.9% 9.4% 10.0% RoE % 45.3% 34.9% 28.4% 20.5% 17.6% 17.9% 16.6% 16.2% 16.7% 17.3% Total Debt-to-Equity % 65.2% 49.5% 32.9% 15.4% 19.8% 23.7% 27.4% 30.5% 28.6% 26.4% 4.8% 5.8% 8.2% 6.3% 6.3% 5.0 8.2 11.1 5.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 Dividend yield % Inventory days 5.4 Days receivable Days payable Cash conversion cycle 37.6 44.8 39.8 38.2 43.2 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 (122.6) (120.7) (164.6) (286.6) (119.2) (125.0) (125.0) (125.0) (125.0) (125.0) (79.6) (70.8) (116.6) (237.3) (70.4) (74.0) (74.0) (74.0) (74.0) (74.0) 24.2% 26.5% 24.1% 19.1% 16.4% 17.1% 16.0% 15.9% 16.8% 18.1% 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Dupont Analysis Net margin Asset Turnover Financial leverage RoE 226.3% 203.1% 178.7% 171.6% 180.3% 181.3% 182.4% 183.0% 178.0% 172.2% 45.3% 34.9% 28.4% 20.5% 17.6% 17.9% 16.6% 16.2% 16.7% 17.3% EPS 0.077 0.073 0.057 0.051 0.055 0.053 0.055 0.061 0.068 Sales per share 0.290 0.302 0.297 0.310 0.322 0.334 0.347 0.361 0.375 DPS 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 BVPS 0.220 0.257 0.277 0.290 0.307 0.322 0.339 0.362 0.391 Per share Ratios Valuation Ratios (Price as on) CMP CMP CMP CMP CMP Market Price as on 0.795 0.650 0.461 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 P/E x 10.4 8.9 8.1 11.8 10.9 11.2 10.9 9.9 8.9 P/S x 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 P/BV x 3.6 2.5 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 P/FCFF x 19.5 22.6 34.9 17.9 11.5 Shurooq Securities Research 8.6 6.4 P a g e | 28 8.4 7.0 Oman Telecom Report VALUATION To derive our target price for the two telecommunication companies we have followed the discounted free cash flow methodology and the relative valuation approach in the level of importance of 80:20. To value Omantel using the DCF approach we arrived at a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 10.9% and a terminal growth rate of 1.5% for Omantel. In the calculation of required rate of return of equity we have considered a beta of 1.0, a country risk premium of 1.05%, expected market return of 10.09% and a risk free rate of 3.61%. With the DCF method of calculating the intrinsic value of the share we arrive at a price of RO 1.753 for Omantel. OMANTEL VALUATION Period EBITDA x (1-Tax rate) Add: Depreciation x Tax rate Add: Change in WC Add: Net Capex Free cash flow to the firm Discount factor Terminal Value Present Value Firm Value Market Value of debt Equity Value = Firm Value - MV of Debt Fair Value per share 2013 182,029 7,814 420 (85,390) 104,874 1,432,371 875,357 1,351,386 (36,280) 2014 F 0.75 193,029 8,068 (3,500) (80,497) 117,100 0.9252 2015 F 1.75 199,280 8,237 (1,434) (82,390) 123,693 0.8341 2016 F 2.75 204,086 8,411 (1,415) (84,376) 126,706 0.7519 2017 F 3.75 209,127 8,592 (1,484) (86,461) 129,774 0.6779 2018 F 4.75 214,415 8,780 (1,557) (88,647) 132,991 0.6111 108,340 103,169 95,274 87,972 81,274 1,315,106 1.753 Assuming various scenarios with a terminal growth rate in the range of 0.5% and 2.5% and WACC of 8.9% and 12.9% the price of the stock would deduce as given in the table WACC Shurooq Securities Research 8.9% 9.9% 10.9% 11.9% 12.9% 0.5% 2.03 1.81 1.63 1.49 1.36 OMANTEL SCENARIO ANALYSIS Terminal Growth Rate 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.12 2.23 2.36 1.88 1.96 2.06 1.69 1.75 1.82 1.53 1.58 1.64 1.40 1.44 1.49 P a g e | 29 2.5% 2.50 2.16 1.90 1.70 1.54 Oman Telecom Report To value Nawras using the DCF approach we arrived at a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital of 11.7% and a terminal growth rate of 1.5%. In the calculation of required rate of return of equity we have considered a beta of 1.03, a country risk premium of 1.05%, business risk premium of 1.5%, expected market return of 10.0% and a risk free rate of 3.61%. With the DCF method of calculating the intrinsic value of the share we arrive at a price of RO 0.66 for Nawras. NAWRAS VALUATION Period 2013 EBITDA x (1-Tax) Add: Depreciation x Tax Add: Change in Working Capital Add: Net Capex 81,987 4,614 7,460 (76,790) 17,270 Free cash flow to the firm Discount factor Terminal Value Present Value of FCFF Firm Value Market Value of debt Equity Value No. of shares ('000) 2014 F 553,224 327,063 444,018 (17,460) 426,558 650,940 0.66 Fair Value of Equity Share 2015 F 2016 F 2017 F 2018 F 0.75 84,722 5,634 364 (79,532) 11,188 0.9204 1.75 87,995 6,050 (545) (71,735) 21,765 0.8240 2.75 91,430 6,265 (572) (63,242) 33,881 0.7376 3.75 95,035 6,295 (600) (53,997) 46,733 0.6604 4.75 98,819 6,234 (630) (48,824) 55,600 0.5912 10,297 17,933 24,992 30,861 32,870 Assuming various scenarios with a terminal growth rate in the range of 0.5% and 2.5% and WACC of 9.7% and 13.7% the price of the stock would deduce as given in the table below NAWRAS SCENARIO ANALYSIS Terminal Growth Rate WACC Shurooq Securities Research 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 0.84 0.89 0.95 9.7% 0.76 0.80 10.7% 0.68 0.71 0.74 0.78 0.82 11.7% 0.61 0.63 0.66 0.68 0.72 12.7% 0.55 0.57 0.59 0.61 0.63 13.7% 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.55 0.57 P a g e | 30 Oman Telecom Report To derive our value through the relative valuation approach we have mainly taken the following three multiples: (EV/EBITDA), price to free cash flow to the firm (P/FCFF) and price to sales (P/SALES). Each has been matched with the median ratios of the GCC telecom companies. A final multiple price has been arrived by applying a weighted average of 3:2:1 on the fair price arrived by each of the multiples. The fair price arrived by the relative valuation method for the Omantel and Nawras are RO 1.739 and RO 0.645. RELATIVE VALUATION PARTICULARS EV/EBITDA Median Multiple COMPANY P/FCFF 6.3 P/SALES 11.3 FV USING EV/EBITDA WTD. MEAN 2.1 FV USING P/FCFF FV USING P/SALES WTD. MEAN FV Omantel 1.860 1.760 1.332 1.739 Nawras 0.934 0.194 0.678 0.645 We arrive at our target price for the two telecommunication companies following the discounted free cash flow methodology and the relative valuation approach in the level of importance of 80:20. The target price for Omantel is RO 1.753 with an expected upside of 16.87% and the target price for Nawras is RO 0.655 with an expected upside of 9.2%. Weight FV Omantel OMANTEL NAWRAS DCF Method 80% 1.753 0.655 1.403 0.524 RV Method 20% 1.751 0.65 0.350 0.131 1.753 0.655 Valuation Method FV Nawras TARGET PRICE Shurooq Securities Research P a g e | 31 Oman Telecom Report CONTACT DETAILS: Shurooq Securities Co. LLC Building # 1287; Way # 3516; Block # 135; Office # 61 & 62 MBD Area (Near Ministry of Manpower/Next to Bait al Ahlam Khimji) P.O. 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