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Marius Miginis

STC profit plunge shocks market; stock tumbles - Telecoms - News & Features - ITP.net - 0 views

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Saudi STC Mobily

shared by Marius Miginis on 23 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • In its home market, the kingdom's former monopoly is facing increased competition from Mobily and Zain Saudi and handed the reins to a new chief executive last year to renew its focus on domestic operations, which account for two thirds of the company's revenue.
  • Between 2006 and 2011 STC suffered a 40% drop in annual profit, after the market was opened to competitors Mobily (in 2005) and Zain (in 2008).
  • fixed-line offerings by packaging phone, TV and Internet services
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  • STC stock to a three-year high in January, but net income in the last quarter of 2012 was yesterday revealed to have fallen from SAR2.28bn a year earlier, to SAR468m.
  • STC's main competitor, Etisalat affiliate Mobily, on Saturday announced an 11% rise in quarterly profit in Q4 2012 to SAR1.9bn
  • Mobily's full-year profit increased by 18% in 2012, growth the operator attributed to an increase in data revenues, which rocketed by 41% year-on-year and accounted for 27% of total revenues
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Saudi_Arabia Mobily Zain STC

shared by Marius Miginis on 25 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • that the Kingdom’s strong macro outlook coupled with the government’s increasing expenditures will continue to support growth in the sector.
  • The broadband and corporate segments remain the primary growth drivers for the sector
  • Increasing competition and change in regulations are the main concerns while the impact of MVNOs is mixed
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  • Mobily over STC due to its stronger outlook and fewer concerns given its domestic focus versus international exposure
  • Mobily by 14.5 percent due to lowering our capex estimates for the period 2013-2017 by 8 percent following management’s guidance, as well as the expansion in the valuation multiples and increased longer term financials
  • NCB Capital continues to believe growth will be mainly driven by the data and corporate segments, supported by continued investments and increased low-cost smart phone penetration rates.
  • main concerns are increased price-led competition in growth segments (data and corporate), further changes in the CITC’s regulations and fragmentation of the market due to the entrance of MVNOs.
  • This growth is expected to be mainly driven by the data and corporate segments. We expect the increase in smart phone penetration rates to support the growth in data, while growth in the corporate segment would be led by the increasing focus on providing business solutions to corporations.
  • STC will still focus on its international business and possibly increase its exposure in this segment as it is actively looking for expansion opportunities in the Middle East region
  • believe growth will come from the data and corporate segments with both expected to record double digit growth in 2013 and contribute 30 percent and 12 percent to its total revenue for the year
  • STC’s domestic operations (68 percent to total revenues in 2012) will do well throughout our projection period, relative to its international operations
  • lowering total capex for the years 2013-2017 by 8 percent following management’s guidance which increased our PT by 3.1 percent and
  • Zain have increased by around 2 percent due to improved financials in 2012 which reflected positively on our projection
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    " fragmentation of the market due to the entrance of MVNOs"
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Saudi_Arabia Mobily Zain STC

shared by Marius Miginis on 14 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • On the other hand, increased sales coming from handset items and the corporate segment may pressure margins for Mobily.
  • For Zain, on the one hand its financial outlook has improved post its balance sheet restructuring due to lower interest payments.
  • remains significantly behind STC and Mobily in terms of market share and available products, and the top-line performance has been muted in the past several quarters, holding back the pace of its recovery.
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  • The sector’s main concern is price-led competition, with voice ARPUs under significant pressure. NCB Capital said the price-led competition is now also moving into the data segment with operators increasingly launching new offers and different packages to gain subscribers. The commencement of operations from Mobile Virtual Network Operators would be another source of pressure for existing operators.
  • Marius Miginis on 14 Mar 13
     
    Drivers and Restrains
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Saudi_Arabia STC Zain Mobily

shared by Marius Miginis on 03 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Of the nearly $90bn expected to be spent on ICT infrastructure in the Kingdom by 2012, $67b is projected to be spent on telecommunications.
  • Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has posted impressive numbers – both in subscribers and profits – and 2009 was no exception
  • Mobily’s services revenues rose 21 percent to reach SR13.06bn ($3.48bn) versus SR10.79bn ($2.88bn) the previous year.
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  • SR50.75bn ($13.53bn) in 2009 up 6.9 percent from SR47.47bn ($12.66bn) in 2008.
  • SR3bn ($800m) and net loss for the year amounted to SR3.10bn ($827m).
  • Marius Miginis on 03 Mar 13
     
    KSA telcos performance in 2009 2008
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Saudi_Arabia Mobily Zain STC

shared by Marius Miginis on 25 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • has been constantly changing with the young population actively joining the work force and desire to follow a modern lifestyle.
  • Zain has been clearly targeting users below 15 years old; this is reflected in its TV ads and campaigns.
  • ARPU of around SR96-100
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  • Mobily is far behind at SR65 below
  • ARPU of SR77.
  • Saudi mobile pricing is relatively high by the standards of developing markets
  • On the other hand, ARPU in various Gulf countries like UAE, Kuwait and Qatar stands at $30-55, which is substantially higher than that in Saudi Arabia.
  • Marius Miginis on 25 Mar 13
     
    ARPU of GCC
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