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Etisalat
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The total amount of Etisalat's cash dividends in the past five years, which equal AED 14.9
billion, is the highest amount compared to total cash dividends for each company in the
sample. Furthermore, it's equivalent to 60% of the summation of all cash dividends for other
companies in the sample.
Table shows Dividend value for the ten largest national companies in UAE market over the past five years
Total
Year (w/o
(values in
billion) Etisalat ENBD TAQA NBAD ADCB ALDAR EMAAR FGB MASQ AABAR Etisalat)
2005 1.815 0.967 0.000 0.377 0.000 0.075 2.312 0.250 1.732 0.000 5.713
2006 2.269 1.218 0.208 0.490 1.210 0.138 1.215 0.875 0.000 0.045 5.399
2007 2.995 1.538 0.415 0.636 0.400 0.222 1.218 0.250 0.000 0.090 4.769
2008 3.594 1.010 0.934 0.593 0.481 0.322 0.000 0.481 0.146 0.000 3.967
2009 4.312 1.111 0.623 0.217 0.000 0.129 0.000 0.688 2.415 0.000 5.183
Total 14.985 5.845 2.179 2.313 2.091 0.886 4.745 2.544 4.293 0.135 25.031
Cash divide nds for the te n largest national companie s in the UAE marke t
over the past five years
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Etisalat ENBD TAQA NBAD ADCB ALDAR EMAAR FGB MASQ AABAR
Capital structure
Etisalat has historically depended mainly on its internal resources (equity) to finance its
operations and asset growth, along with a relatively small portion of debt. The total amount of
invested funds (total capital) of the institution by the end of last year equaled AED 45.07
billion ; including equity worth AED 36.39 billion (representing 81% of total capital) , and
loans worth AED 4.7 billion (representing 10% of the total capital) and minority interest
worth AED 4 billion. Etisalat bank's loans by the end of 2009 reached AED 2.92 billion, with
weighted average interest rate paid of 8.99%. Loans from other parties reached a total value of
AED 1.59 billion and weighted average interest rate paid of 4.13%. The total profit before
interest and taxes (EBIT) last year amounted toAED 16.97 billion, which was equivalent to
14.23 times company’s interest expenses.
As of today, Etisalat has a long term debt rating of AA- by Standard & Poor’s, Aa3 by
Moody’s, and A+ by Fitch. The company was downgraded from AA- to A+ by Fitch in the
4th quarter of 2009 and from Aa2 to Aa3 by Moody’s in first quarter of 2010. Both
downgrades were a result of a revised review of the UAE sovereign ratings. In spite of this,
S&P has recently upgraded Etisalat’s rating to AA- and the company remains among the
highest rated telecom companies globally.
Profitability analysis
Despite the the prevailing economic environment and the saturation of the local mobile market
state, with the number of participants surpassed 10 million and penetration rate exceeding
215%, Etisalat adopted an international expansion strategy over the past five years to continue
its positive revenue trend. The company's international mobile operations in India, Egypt,
Pakistan, and Nigeria are the company’s main drivers for growth and expansion. Revenues
rose in 2009 by 5% to AED 30.83b, with more than 85% contributed by UAE operations. The
flagship operation saw its revenues decline slighty by 0.7% due to intensified competition
with du and slowing economic activity. Alternately, Etisalat’s international revenues grew by
a solid 65%.
Net profit reached AED 8.84b, an increase of 2% compared with AED 8.51 billionin Y2008.
We would like to point out that the profits in 2008 included an exceptional gain resulting from
the sale of an equity interest in "Mobily" worth AED 1.78b. After excluding this exceptional
profit, the growth in net profit would effectively be 16%.
Income statement for "Etisalat" over the past five years
Values in billion 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Revenues 30.831 29.36 21.340 16.290 12.866
Operating expenses )13.862 ( )14.615 ( (7.434) (4.835) )4.634 (
Royalty fees )8.836 ( )8.664 ( )7.297 ( )5.860 ( )4.256 (
Operating profit 8.133 6.081 6.610 5.596 3.976
Finance cost )0.571 ( )0.564 ( )0.503 ( )0.262 ( -
Non-operating income 1.265 2.672 0.736 0.476 0.281
EBT 8.827 8.189 6.843 5.81 4.257
Taxes )0.244 ( )0.187 ( )0.122 ( - -
Minority interest 0.254 0.510 0.576 0.05 -
Shareholders' profit 8.836 8.511 7.297 5.860 4.257
EPS 1.23 1.18 0.94 0.82 0.59
Stock dividends:
Etisalat was established in 1976 with a capital of AED 100 million and its capital increased to
AED 3 Billion 2003 as a result of bonus shares distribution and capital increase. From 2004
onwards, Etisalat has made annual issues of bonus stock that have increased its capital today
to AED 7.906 billion. The following chart shows the percentage of bonus shares distributed
for each fiscal year and the capital after the distribution
Stock Dividends of "Etisalat"over Cash Dividends of "Etisalat"over
the past five years the past five years
4.31
3.59
7.91
7.19 3.00
5.99 2.72
4.99
4.54 1.82
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
DPS (AED)
stock dividend % cash dividends (in billions)
capital after divd. (in billions)
The second initiative complements Etisalat’s achievements in the community. Etisalat will
introduce “Etisalat Foundation”, through which Etisalat will funnel its support of community
activities and events.
Omran also announced that 2010 is to be considered the year of Excellence in Customer
Service. This initiative aims to achieve significant growth in customer service and
satisfaction, through increasing quality and technical support for the different services
provided by Etisalat. The initiative also aims to launch new services and packages to provide
added value for Etisalat customers.
International Expansion
Since the start of its international expansion Etisalat maintained careful approach in
international strategy and evaluated investment opportunities in vigilant manner. Etisalat
exceeded its role as a big investor in Telecom to be an ambassador of a strong UAE economy.
It is currently operating in 18 countries of high growth markets with low penetration and large
population. Expanding its global footprint, Etisalat has joined the league of major telecom
providers in the world.
Saudi Arabia:
Mobily is the official brand name of Etihad Etisalat, the second mobile service provider in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established in accordance with a 2004 royal decree, the ownership
of the company is two-fold: a Saudi ownership, comprising public investors holding 40% of
the company’s shareholding, while private investors own a 33.75% stake. The balance of
27.24% is owned by Etisalat .
Mobily launched service in 2005 in 32 cities (license requirement only seven), bringing
coverage to 79.2 percent of the population and attracting first million subscribers in less than
90 days. Mobily introduced 3.5G services into Saudi Arabia in June 2006 to cover 19 cities in
the kingdom. By the end of 2006, Mobily had more than 500,000 active subscribers in the 3G
and 3.5G, and remains the largest 3G/3.5G service. By the end of 2006 company’s subscriber-
base grew to just over 6 million representing more than 30 percent market share.
Etisalat contributions to the ICT fund have exceeded AED 692 million by end of 2009 in
addition to its support to sports sector where its contributions since 2005 to UAE Football
Association exceeded AED 300 million. Etisalat was one the main supporters of Dubai Cares
the Emirates Foundation, with AED 50 million that comes to sponsorship
Etisalat is still committed to be a key contributor to CSR activities and always seek to create
strategic partnerships with different social organizations to help them develop. Etisalat will
maintain its role in social activities, and will continue to an example for other organizations to
emulate.
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