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[AFR SJ] AFGRI :: 2H 2009 EPS up 22.6% YoY to ZAR0.483

[AFR SJ] AFGRI :: 2H 2009 EPS up 22.6% YoY to ZAR0.483

AFGRI’s 2H 2009 revenue fell by 9.6% YoY to ZAR3.866 mn from ZAR4.274 mn in 2H 2008. Operating profit margin declined slightly to 12.9% from 14.4% in 2H 2008. The Group’s net cash position improved by ZAR317 mn to ZAR58 mn at the end of 2H 2009 versus a negative ZAR259 mn cash position at [...]

February 25 2010 | Posted in COMPANIES, Consumer Goods, EMEA, Farming & Fishing, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, Food Producers, Food Products, South Africa, Specialty Finance, Stocks | Read More »

[SHUAA UH] Shuaa Capital :: 4Q 2009 Net Loss of AED154.3 mn

[SHUAA UH] Shuaa Capital :: 4Q 2009 Net Loss of AED154.3 mn

Shuaa Capital, a Dubai-based investment bank, disclosed a FY 2009 Net Loss of AED529.8 mn, including investment impairment charges of AED312.2 mn and provisions of AED210.5 mn, versus a FY 2008 NI of AED889.6 mn. FY 2009 Operating Loss was AED70.8 mn, versus FY 2008 Operating Loss of AED522.7 mn.
The 4Q 2009 Operating Loss was [...]

February 9 2010 | Posted in Asset Managers, COMPANIES, Financial Services, Financials, GCC, Investment Services, MENA, Stocks, United Arab Emirates | Read More »

[*IPO*] Huatai Securities :: seeking $2.30-2.53 bn in IPO

[*IPO*] Huatai Securities :: seeking $2.30-2.53 bn in IPO

Chinese brokerage firm Huatai Securities, based in Nanjing, has set an indicative price range of CNY20-22 ($2.93-3.22) per share for its IPO, which values the stock at 29.4-32.4 times 2009 earnings. The 784.6 mn A-share offering, representing 14% of Huatai’s enlarged share capital, stands to raise as much as CNY17.26 bn ($2.53 bn) for the [...]

February 8 2010 | Posted in Asia -ex, COMPANIES, China, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, IPOs & SPOs, Investment Services, Stocks | Read More »

[MASQ UH] Mashreqbank :: FY 2009 NI off 39% YoY to AED1 bn

[MASQ UH] Mashreqbank :: FY 2009 NI off 39% YoY to AED1 bn

UAE’s Mashreqbank’s FY 2009 NI fell by 39% YoY to AED1 bn from AED1.64 bn, on Operating Income of AED4.9 bn. OI growth was largely driven by 30% YoY growth in Fee, Commission and other income as well as robust growth in investment income. Mashreqbank’s 9M 2009 NI had fallen by 20% YoY to AED1.12 [...]

February 5 2010 | Posted in Asset Managers, Banks, Banks, Banks, COMPANIES, Consumer Finance, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, GCC, Investment Services, MENA, Mortgage Finance, Specialty Finance, Stocks, United Arab Emirates | Read More »

[AABAR UH] Aabar Investments :: FY 2009 NI rose by 133% YoY to AED1.679 bn

[AABAR UH] Aabar Investments :: FY 2009 NI rose by 133% YoY to AED1.679 bn

Aabar Investments’ FY 2009 NI rose by 133% YoY to reach AED1.679 bn ($457.4 mn), versus AED721.6 mn ($196.5 mn) in 2008. Its 9M 2009 NI was reported previously as AED1.547 bn, which implies 4Q 2009 NI of AED132.9 mn, an increase of 15.3% over 4Q 2008 NI of AED115.3 mn.
The company’s Total Assets increased [...]

February 2 2010 | Posted in Asset Managers, COMPANIES, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, GCC, MENA, Stocks, United Arab Emirates | Read More »

[AOFS OM] Al Omaniya Financial :: FY 2009e NI up 11.3% YoY to OMR 3.675 mn

[AOFS OM] Al Omaniya Financial :: FY 2009e NI up 11.3% YoY to OMR 3.675 mn

Al Omaniya Financial said that its preliminary unaudited estimates of FY 2009 NI is OMR3.675 mn, up by 11.3% YoY, on FY 2009e Sales of OMR12.472 mn. Total YE 2009e Assets are at OMR116.9 mn with Net Leased Assets of OMR114.5 mn.
A week earlier Moody’s assigned the company Ba3 long-term local and foreign currency issuer [...]

February 1 2010 | Posted in COMPANIES, Consumer Finance, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, Oman, Specialty Finance, Stocks | Read More »

[INL SJ] Investec :: April-December 2009 Net OI up by 1% YoY

[INL SJ] Investec :: April-December 2009 Net OI up by 1% YoY

South Africa’s Investec, a specialist banking group comprising banking and asset management businesses, said its net operating income after expenses and minorities but before impairments on loans and advances for the April-December 2009 period rose by 1% YoY.
In addition, the company reported the following:

Net operating income (after expenses and minorities but before impairments on loans [...]

January 29 2010 | Posted in Asset Managers, Banks, Banks, Banks, COMPANIES, EMEA, Financial Services, Financial Services, Financials, South Africa, Stocks | Read More »