Good day all, longest time no see!!!
I believe most, if not all of us have amassed a bit of wealth in the year 2007. The market went up and later exprienced a bit of lull in the third quarter of the year due to profit-taking and portfolio realignment of big time fund managers. As the year draws the curtains, I believe the index should close high within the 55,000 points range form 33,000 last year (up by about 60%). Other windows of opportunities abound in some public offers currently on like Bank PHB, Afribank (gat reservations about its high forcast PER for 2008 which is about 30 times its 2008 earnings @ offer price!), will ok Afribank for investors with a two year horozon, Zenith will also be a killer as returned funds from 1st bank's offer goes straight to Zenith. Below is s brief report on offers and placements you shouldnt miss this year;
1. DIAMOND BANK PLC
Diamond Bank Plc: Offer for subscription (only within the Federal Republic of Nigeria but listed on the London Stock Exchange) US$ 400,000,000 Offering of Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) on the basis of 1GDR per 100 Diamond Bank shares. At a Reference price Per GDR of US$13.75 (Nigerian Investors can access the Foreign Exchange through the official window in order to subscribe to the offer). The offer price per GDR to be determined on Tuesday, 04 December 2007 may close below or above the reference price.
Application List Opens: Tuesday, 20th November, 2007
Application List Closes: Tuesday, 4th December, 2007
Minimum Applications of 50 GDRs & Multiples of 50 GDRs & Multiples of 50 GDRs thereafter.
Offer Hotlines are 08020567536, 08073359587, and 07039568204.
It may interest investors that should the final offer price closes below the reference price of US$13.75 per GDR, the value of the local shares may subsequently nose-dive (GTB shareholders may testify to this). The reference price of US$13.75 per GDR translates to N16.29 per local Diamond share. The price of Diamond Bank currently trades at N18.50 (as at 27th Novemebr, 2007)
BULL POINT
Increased capital base should increase earnings and ultimately improve bottom lines.
BEAR POINT
Weakening dollar against the naira may increase exchange rate risk.
2. MAGNUS CONSULTING LIMITED
Application List Opens: Tuesday, 20th November, 2007
Application List Closes: Tuesday, 4th December, 2007
10. Method of offering: Offer for Subscription by Private Placement
11. Units of Sale A minimum of 500,000 units and multiples of 10,000 thereafter
12. Offer Price N1.95 kobo per share
13. Payment In full on application
Financial Summary
For The Year Ended June 30
DESCRIPTION Audited
2,005 Audited
2,006 Un-Audited
2,007
Business Consulting 8,004,334 21,153,000 22,568,223
Business Technology 609,500 1,130,000 1,539,500
Business training 228,000 834,960 470,500
Other Income 3,801,909 747,000 284,193
TOTAL REVENUE 12,643,743 23,864,960 24,862,416
Net Profit / (Loss) (4,187,969) 3,908,062 2,504,305
Dividend Payable (500,0000) (500,000)
Transfer to Reserve 2,074,515 2,004,305
Share Capital 100,000 500,000 500,000
Shareholders funds 26,927,810 47,961,807 50,021,800
EPS - 390k 250k
Dividend Per Share - 50k 50k
Forecast Offer Statistics (Extract from the Reporting Accountants Report): 2008 2009 2010 2011
Revenue 386,530,000 537,479,000 723,128,200 987,867,035
Profit Before Tax 219,142,100 342,193,830 495,399,434 721,290,866
Profit After Tax 149,016,628 232,691,804 336,871,615 490,477,789
Dividends 59,606,651 93,076,722 168,435,808 245,238,894
Earnings Per Share 51 kobo 80 kobo 116 kobo 169 kobo
Dividend per share 21 kobo 32 kobo 58 kobo 85 kobo
P/E Ratio 3.79 2.43 1.68 1.15
Dividend yield at offer price 11% 16% 30% 43%
BULL POINT:
• Projected Price expected to hit N3.04 with the 12 month quotation period. The offer price represents 156% discount to the expected market price after listing. Placement Memorandum can be obtained by clicking here
http://www.magnusconsulting-ng.com/PrivatePlacement.htm • High quality Management and Board
• Should rank as the first company to gain quotation status in its industry.
BEAR POINT: Overdrafts amounting to N5 million but fully secured.
3. MTN
Offer summary available in the attached document
Offer Opens: December 7, 2007
BULL POINTS: Africa’s and Middle East’s largest telecoms giant and unarguably the most profitable
telecommunications Company in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Minimum requirement has been reduced from US$ 5 million to US$100 K via the Scheme
BEAR POINT: Listing date is unknown
NOTE: The minimum investment of $5 million for individual clients is obtainable if 50 clients gather US$100,000.00 each.
4. NIGERIAN BAG MANUAFACTURING COMPANY PLC (BAGCO)
IPO of 1,865,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each @ N3.90 per share.
Opened: November 7, 2007.
Closes: December 14, 2007.
The company is seeking to raise N7 billion through an IPO of 1,865,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N3.90 per share. The company presently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.
BULL POINTS: On the financial health of the company, turnover has risen to N11.00 billion in 2007, from N9.9 billion in 2006 and N6.29 billion in 2005. The company is projecting a turnover of N12.45 billion in 2008, N15.45 billion in 2009 and N17.15 billion in 2010. Also, dividend payout for 2008 is pegged at N0.26 billion, N1.07 billion in 2009 and N1.12 billion for 2010.
The company is said to be the largest woven polypropylene sack manufacturing company in Africa and the largest single plant in the world, with installed capacity of 200 million sacks per annum.
The minimum units that can be bought by an investor is 1000shares and in multiples of 100 thereafter.
BEAR POINT: Overdrafts amounting to N8.9 billion with the offer expected to raise N7.3 billion
Watch out for an overview on Stocks that could make you rich in 2008!
God bless you all!!!