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9 September 2011
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Analysts:
Samora Kariuki +254 020 288 8553
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Stella Karembu +254 020 288 8419
Email: [email protected]
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Equity Research| Energy and Oil
We initiate coverage of KenolKobil with a BUY recommendation for the 12 month
horizon at a target price of KES 25.63 from an intrinsic current value of KES 21.34.
The IMF in their June 2011, world Economic Outlook forecast a 5.5% growth
rate for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This growth rate will see increased demand
for fuel as more vehicles, bigger infrastructure projects and increasing trade
will boost fuel demand. We therefore see significant pent-up demand for fuel
and thus growth in KenolKobil turnover and profits.
Consequently the turnover in the first half of the year grew by 38%. Given the
current high inflationary environment and the Kenya shilling depreciation we
do not expect this growth to be sustained in the second half of the year or for
the full year. We therefore discount this growth by 25% and propose that turn-
over will grow by 29% for FY 2011.
The Company is currently trading at a historical P/E of 8.5 and a half year div-
idend yield of 5.1% . At the current price we anticipate the full year dividend
yield will jump to 7.2% with full year profit growing by at least 53% and divi-
dend payout remaining at 40% as the Company continues to reinvest the ma-
jority of its profit for growth and expansion.
The diversification by product and region has given KenolKobil a foothold
and competitive advantage in the markets it operates in. The Company has a
heavy presence with over 400 service stations in East and Central Africa as
well as Southern Africa.
Due to its economies of scale and their highly competitive pricing, the oil
marker is able to successfully apply and win tenders to supply Crude Oil to
both the Kenyan and regional markets, through the Kenya Government’s
Open Tender System (OTS) and through other Government and commercial
contracts.
The establishment of an additional trading desk in Zimbabwe has also al-
lowed KenolKobil tap into new markets. Owing to this and the above , Kenol-
Kobil has been able to increase its trading revenues which are expected to
surge in the coming years.
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
Sales Sales Equity Earnings EPS DPS BVPS P/E Earnings EPS P/BV ROE Dividend
Year KES ('000) Growth % KES ('000) KES ('000) KES KES KES (x) Growth % Growth % (x) (%) Yield (%)
2008A 117,047 10,916 882 0.59 0.35 7.42 17.3x 1.38x 8.1% 3.4%
2009A 96,693 (17.4%) 11,455 1,295 0.88 0.33 7.76 11.6x 46.7% 49.2% 1.31x 11.3% 3.2%
2010A 101,761 5.2% 12,706 1,777 1.21 0.52 8.61 8.4x 37.2% 37.5% 1.18x 14.0% 5.1%
2011P 130,839 28.6% 14,341 2,724 1.85 0.74 9.72 5.5x 53.3% 53.0% 1.05x 19.0% 7.2%
2012P 168,226 28.6% 16,561 3,696 2.51 1.00 11.22 4.1x 35.7% 35.7% 0.91x 22.3% 9.8%
2013P 216,297 28.6% 19,531 4,946 3.36 1.34 13.23 3.0x 33.8% 33.8% 0.77x 25.3% 13.2%
2014P 278,104 28.6% 23,466 6,554 4.45 1.78 15.90 2.3x 32.5% 32.5% 0.64x 27.9% 17.4%
2015P 357,572 28.6% 28,642 8,620 5.86 2.34 19.41 1.7x 31.5% 31.5% 0.53x 30.1% 22.9%
VALUATION SUMMARY
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Dividend Yield
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TO DEC FY10 FY11F
P/E (x) 8.4x 5.5x
P/B (x) 1.2x 1.0x
Div. yield (%) 5.1% 7.2%
VALUATION MULTIPLES
NSE Code KENO
Bloomberg Code KNOC KN
Reuters Code KENO.NR
NIC Bloomberg NICB KN
Current Price (KES) 10.20
Target Price (KES) 25.63
Expected Capital Gain (%)) 151.3%
Expected Dividend (KES/share) 1.21
Dividend Yield (%) 4.7%
Expected Total Return 156.0%
KEY STATISTICS (02-Sept-11)
Issued Shares ('Mn) 1,476
Market Cap (KES Bn) 15.05
EPS 1.20
DPS 0.52
Dividend Yield 5.10%
P/E 8.5
Sector P/E 9.2
BUY
2-Sep-11
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KenolKobil Equity Research
INVESTMENT CASE
We maintain a BUY recommendation on KenolKobil with a 12-month Target Price of KES 25.63,
based on our DCF Valuation , 151.3% above the current share price. .
Increased Storage Capacity: Kenol Kobil has vastly increased its group storage capacity over the
years with acquisitions of terminals in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, DRC and Uganda. The
growth in storage is reflected in the 60.36% CAGR of inventories since 2006. In addition, im-
proved storage works towards the company’s advantage when bidding for OTS tenders in Ken-
ya, ETE’s in Ethiopia and other government and commercial contracts within the Great Lakes
Region.
Focused Management: The company has a long tradition of acquiring, training and maintaining
its top talent. This is reflected in having employees like Mr. G. N. Mwangi who has been a senior
manager in the company for over 36 years. The 7 members of the Group Management team have
a combined tenure of 123 years with the company. Going forward, the management with a deep
knowledge and experience of the African downstream market and connections in the same will
grow business volumes and profits.
Geographical Diversification: Since the start of the previous decade, the company’s strategy
changed to focus on investing in other countries. To this end, the company has extended its
reach to Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe (primarily oil
trading). The geographical diversification has lowered the percentage of Kenyan sales volumes
to 81%, we expect this figure to further decline going forward. The geographical diversification
greatly reduces country specific political risk.
Product Diversification: The company is well diversified through its product line which con-
of its lubricants, LPG, Fuel Oil, Commercial, Retail, Re-seller, Trading, Non-Fuel and Bitumen
business lines. The Fuel Oil & Bitumen segment contributes towards 20% of Pre-tax Profits,
closely followed by its Aviation business which contributes 17% of Pre-tax Profits. The latter is
expected to grow due to growing Intra-Africa travel, though may face headwinds due to in-
creased competition in the segment. We expect LPG, a higher margin business to contribute
more towards profits going forward as the company invests in LPG storage facilities.
Wide Retail Network: The company has 400 retail outlets spread across East and Central Africa
as well as Southern Africa. In Kenya, the company has 156 outlets, this number is expected to
increase past the 160 mark by end 2012, effectively controlling over 25% of the retail outlets in
the country. The wide distribution network bodes well for the company as in essence, a Kenyan
has a 1 in 4 chance of fuelling at a Kenol Kobil retail outlet. In addition to the fuel factor, the
wide retail network greatly boosts the company’s ability to earn revenues from its non-fuel busi-
ness going forward further diversifying its income streams.
Exit of Multi-National Companies: The group is expected to benefit with the continued divest-
ment of MNC’s from the SSA downstream sector. MNC’s site the lack of efficient scale as most
countries consume less than 100,000 barrels per day of petroleum. This lack of efficient scale
informs the under-investment in infrastructure and thus contributes to higher costs of doing
business. KenolKobil however, will benefit as they have a longer term outlook and the requisite
knowledge and experience of running a successful downstream operation in Africa. KenolKobil
greatly benefited from the exit of Shell in Ethiopia, acquiring what were formerly Agip’s assets.
Strong Balance Sheet: The company has a strong balance sheet, with assets worth over KES 46.0
billion, net current assets of KES 8.6 billion and cash equivalents of over KES 10.4 billion. This
financial strength is a significant asset that will assist in further Mergers and Acquisitions
(M&A) activities, ensuring easy financing for its working capital and winning government and
commercial tenders. In addition, the balance sheet enables the company to utilize the capital
markets for its financing requirements, whereas a number of its competitors cannot do the same.
Overall Scale Economies: This factor cannot be downplayed, scale economies going forward are
a crucial element of success in the downstream business. Given the relative homogeneity of the
bulk of its product lines, scale economies will enable it to lower overall unit costs and better
compete on margins. In an industry that relies on high volumes and low margins, scale is abso-
lutely crucial. We are actually of the opinion that scale will enable it to ride out the short term
issues stemming from the ‘Price Control’ regime as the company, going forward, will operate on
lower unit costs. The current Deal Poa promotion is a case in point.
Source: Company Reports
Retail14%
Commercial7%
Aviation17%
Export14%
Fuel oil & Bitumen
20%
Trading11%
LPG8%
Non-fuel5%
Lubricants4%
% Contribution to PBT by Product
Source: Company Reports
Product
% Contribution to
PBT
Retail 14%
Commercial 7%
Aviation 17%
Export 14%
Fuel oil & Bitumen 20%
Trading 11%
LPG 8%
Non-fuel 5%
Lubricants 4%
Source: Company Reports
Country
No of Service
Stations
Market
Share
Kenya 156 25%
Uganda 64 10%
Tanzania 27 11%
Zambia 25 11%
Rwanda 46 32%
Ethiopia 65 6%
Burundi 17 15%
Zimbabwe Trading N/A
Total Outlets 400
Retail Operations
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Global Oil Sector Overview
The global oil industry consists of the process of extraction, refining, trans-
portation and marketing of oil products. Growth over the years has been
on an upward trend. This has been driven by increased oil demand from
Asia and South America.
Going forward, the key factors that will shape global energy and oil dy-
namics in the future will be shaped by population growth and growth in
GDP per capita. These two factors are the primary determinants of energy
and oil demand as higher incomes and rising populations will require
energy for heating, transportation, industry and electrification. However,
global energy demand in the future, will according to the BP Energy Out-
look, be driven by non-OECD energy demands. In the report, BP suggest
that non-OECD demand will account for over 93% of the growth in energy
demand.
According to the United Nations World Population Projections, the world
will be populated by 8.3 billion inhabitants by 2030, growing by a CAGR
of 1.9%. This growth will be driven by a 4.33% CAGR of the Sub-Saharan
African population and a 1.57% CAGR of the Asian Population. By 2030,
Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia will account for 75% of the world’s popula-
tion.
In addition to the dramatic population dynamics, GDP per capita growth
is expected to be strong within Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa with subdued
growth in the OECD economies. According to the IMF, China is expected
to be the world’s largest economy, as measured by GDP by 2030. The se-
cond graph shows the GDP projections. In the next 20 years, if global
growth rates are the same as the rates experienced during the last twenty
years, then global per caput GDP is expected to stand at $20, 387.29 in
2030.
These two factors, population growth and per capita GDP will by and
large lead to significant increases in global energy demand. Nonetheless,
there are other factors that will come into play. They are;
Reduced OECD energy intensity levels.
Increased motorization and industrialization in non-OECD countries.
Global energy demand and supply dynamics.
1. Reduced OECD Energy Intensity Levels
It is expected that as a result of a lower rate of industrialization, motor
vehicle saturation as well as a focus on lowering carbon emissions; OECD
energy demand will reduce over time. In fact, according to the BP Statisti-
cal Review of World Energy, OECD energy demand, as measured by oil
consumption is said to have peaked in 2005 and will actually decline to
41.5 mbp/d by 2030.
The changing outlook for OECD fuel consumption will have a direct im-
pact on global fuel demand and supply dynamics and thus will directly
affect price.
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
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2. Increased Industrialisation and Motorisation in non-OECD Countries
As has been discussed, population growth as well as GDP growth in the fu-
ture will be driven by non-OECD states, primarily China. This in turn will
influence the levels of industrialization and motorization. As a pointer, over
the last twenty years, per capita electricity consumption measured as KWh
per capita has grown by a CAGR of 5.11% in Asia and 2.21% globally. Despite
the significant growth in Asian electricity consumption, OECD electricity con-
sumption is still larger than Asian electricity consumption by a factor of ap-
proximately 2.5. This points towards, higher pent-up demand for electrifica-
tion and thus energy.
In addition, higher incomes are leading to demand for motor vehicles. The
higher demand for motor vehicles has a direct impact on energy demand.
From the second graph to the left, it is clear that motorization within the non-
OECD states has been rising. Road sector gasoline consumption per capita has
shown a rising trend especially in Asia, while OECD and SSA gasoline con-
sumption has been flat. In fact, OECD gasoline consumption has declined by a
rate of 0.2% p.a. since 1988 vis-à-vis a positive 3.12% CAGR in Asia and a
0.06% CAGR in Sub-Saharan Africa.
3. Global Energy Demand and Supply Dynamics
With the aforementioned in mind, we estimate that global oil demand will
grow as result of non-OPEC industrialization and GDP growth, but will be
moderated by increased fuel efficiency within OPEC member states.
OPEC demand will fall by a CAGR of approximately 0.5% p.a. over
the next twenty years.
Global oil demand, driven by BRICS and SSA will grow to about
105mb/d a rate of approximately 1.3% p.a. with non-OECD growth
coming at around 2.2% p.a. This is according to the BP Energy Sector
Outlook 2010.
Supply will be driven by increased utilization of the current oil fields,
especially in Iraq and Saudi Arabia with the latter having the poten-
to raise production from the current 2.5 mbp/d to about 4 mbp/d. Uti-
lisation of Canadian Oil Sands, Brazilian Deep Sea reserves and high-
er African production will meet the rising demand.
Finally, we expect that global crude prices will decline in the near
term as double dip recession fears affect global oil demand. In the
medium term, oil is likely to pick up as Euro-area economies as well
as the USA recover from their deleveraging process. China is expected
to remain a strong player with regards to oil demand.
In the longer run however, we expect to see structural adjustments to
the oil prices as they reflect technological innovations that will reduce
per capita oil consumption levels. Despite the increase in Natural Gas
Liquids and Bio-fuels, these are likely to have an immaterial effect on
oil demand. The real change in oil demand is likely to be driven by
technological changes.
There still remain significant challenges with regards to political risk
within the Middle East, as reflected by the Libyan crisis. We expect
such short term fluctuations to remain and as such there remains an
aspect of volatility within the global oil industry.
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
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Sub-Sahara Africa Industry Review
Consumption
The Sub-Saharan Africa petroleum industry is beset by a number of challenges, but
yet blessed with a number of opportunities. In SSA, lack of sufficient oil demand
plagues the petroleum industry as most countries cannot meet sufficient economies
of scale. According to the World Bank, a country requires a consumption of 100,000
barrels per day to achieve efficient scale.
The above graph shows that although energy consumption has been growing, it still
remains below the recommended minimum efficient scale of 100,000 barrels per day.
Therefore, Sub-Saharan African energy consumers are made to pay a premium and
fuel costs are higher.
The graph on the left shows the pump prices for diesel as a percentage of GDP per
capita for some selected regions. It is clear that the capacity constraints affect the end
price for consumers. This then has an effect on petroleum marketers as they are una-
ble to enjoy scale economies when purchasing crude from oil producers.
Market Segmentation
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Source: World Bank Data & NIC Securities Estimates
Botswana 5 31% 93% 2,367 200
Burkina Faso 19 38% 71% 1,963 526
Ivory Coast 23 25% 75% 1,544 435
Kenya 25 22% 65% 1,228 417
Madagascar 4 34% 100% 2,675 2,500
Malawi 4 n.a 100% 2,800 2,500
Mali 53 15% 46% 915 189
Niger 18 48% 83% 2,959 556
Senegal 13 40% 84% 2,445 769
South Africa 9 25% 71% 1,699 1,111
Tanzania 25 16% 50% 1,107 400
Uganda 40 33% 69% 1,831 250
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As given by the preceding table, the market structure in most Sub-Saharan Africa nations is rather seg-
mented thereby lowering the ability of oil marketers to achieve scale and thus efficiency. Effective compe-
tition, resulting from having less market segmentation would also lead to easier regulation from industry
regulators.
Currently, the intense competition leads to some malpractice including fuel adulteration. For instance, in
Mali, there are 53 market players fighting for a share of only 750,000 cubic metres of annual oil demand.
The over-concentration has led some global oil marketers most notably Shell and Chevron, to exit from
the downstream petroleum business and concentrate on the more glamorous and lucrative extractive
business. This exit has opened the doors for local players such as Sasol in South Africa and Kenol Kobil in
Kenya to grow their market shares through consolidation.
Supply Bottlenecks
The preceding table shows some information on fuel infrastructure and logistics in some select SSA na-
tions. Supply bottlenecks, brought about by poor distribution systems plague the downstream petroleum
industry. For instance, from the above table, only 6 countries out of the 9 utilize a pipeline for their petro-
leum transport. Of these 6, only South Africa and Botswana transport over 80% of their petroleum
through the pipeline. In Kenya, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) pricing formula accounts for
80% of pipeline transport, with 20% being transported by road. The pipeline in addition often operates at
50% capacity.
Road transport costs are much higher than pipeline costs. Moreover, road transport is plagued by poor
road infrastructure, a lack of clear custom procedures leading to additional costs, risk factors arising from
theft and malpractice and other such issues. These then ensure that total costs are on the rise.
In addition to the transport infrastructure constraints, most oil markets are characterized by inadequate
port infrastructure. The poor port infrastructure ensures that petroleum marketers incur high demurrage
costs as tankers weight for discharge. Storage capacity is nonetheless adequate as there is often sufficient
storage capacity at the major ports. Dar es Salaam leads the way in this regard with more than 13 sepa-
rate storage installations with total storage capacity of almost 500,000m3.
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
Source: World Bank Data
Source: World Bank Study
Ivory Coast Senegal Botswana Kenya Madagascar Malawi S. Africa Tanzania Uganda
Product Imports as % of Total Cons 5% 60% 100% 51% 100% 100% 5% 100% 100%
Primary Ports for Imports Abidjan Dakar Durban Mombasa Tamatave Beira Durban Dar es Salaam Mombasa
Maximum Tanker Size (DWT) 30,000 50,000 45-50000 80,000 >50000 40,000 45-50000 45,000 80,000
Third party access to storage terminals N Y Quid pro Quo Y Vague Limited Quid pro Quo Y Y
Secondary port for imports None None None MSA, Shimanzi None Dar, Nacala None None Dar es Salaam
Primary transportation mode Rail and Road Road Pipeline to Gauteng Pipeline and Road 70% by road Road and Rail Pipeline Road Pipeline then Road
Third party access to storage depots N Y Quid pro Quo Quid pro Quo Y Y Quid pro Quo Y Limited
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Silver Lining
Despite these issues, the Sub-Saharan Africa petroleum sector faces a number of silver linings.
Growing populations, improved per capita incomes and increasing trade portend to the attain-
ment of minimum efficient scales within the SSA petroleum sector.
SSA per capita income is projected to grow by a CAGR of 4.02% to stand at $4100.00 by 2030.
This will lead to higher fuel demand and as such, volume growth for petroleum marketers.
Growing trade with China will also significantly contribute to the SSA growth. According to the
Chinese Ministry of Commerce, China had $9.3 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investment in
Africa, up from only $431 million in 2003. In addition, Chinese total trade volumes with Africa
stood at $110 billion in 2010.
Growing trade with China and the BRICS nations’ portend towards more fuel demand going
forward given that most projects undertaken are energy and fuel intensive,
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
Source: World Bank Data & NIC Securities Estimates
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Kenyan Petroleum Industry Analysis
Above is a schematic displaying a broad perspective of the process of getting fuel to the con-
sumer.
Short History of Petroleum Industry
The Kenyan petroleum industry has grown in leaps and bounds since independence. In the
early years of our nation’s industry, the petroleum industry was in the hands of the multina-
tional oil firms such as Total Kenya, Shell/BP, Chevron, Agip, Esso and Kenyan firm Kenol
Kobil. The firms had set up their own physical infrastructure including depots, loading facilities
and retail outlets.
However, after the petroleum industry deregulation in October 27th, 1994, a number of smaller
players entered the industry. The rationale for the deregulation and liberalization was well
summed up by economist, Arthur D. Little who said ‚the petroleum end use prices would go
down in a competitive market environment free of exogenous factors as long as the country was
not going through an inflationary period‛.
Businesspeople entered into the oil industry by setting up their own retail outlets as they
sourced their inventory from the bigger players. The increased number of market players result-
ed in unattractive economic conditions for the multi-nationals as the smaller players would
compete on lower margins as well as undertake other underhand practices including fuel adul-
teration.
This then led to a period of consolidation and exiting amongst the multi-nationals. Agip and
Esso sold their assets to Shell/BP and Mobil respectively. Later on, Mobil sold their assets to Oil
Libya followed by Chevron who sold their assets to Total Kenya. Just recently, Shell agreed to
sell their African assets to a consortium composed of Swiss trading firm Vitol and Global Pri-
vate Equity (PE) firm Helios. The deal ensured that the Helios/Vitol consortium obtained Shell’s
depots and also the Kipevu Oil Terminal formerly owned by Triton.
“The petroleum end use prices would go
down in a competitive market environ-
ment free of exogenous factors as long as
the country was not going through an
inflationary period”.
Arthur D. Little
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Lately, global oil trading firms such as Addax, related to Sinopec and Glencore have slowly
entered the industry. In fact, Addax has slowly been growing its market share which as at
June 2011 stood at 1.3% from the 0.2% it controlled a year earlier.
Below is a table showing the main types of fuels sold in Kenya and the overall market vol-
umes in cubic meters.
Market Structure
The Kenyan petroleum industry is arguably an oligopolistic structure, this view is in-
formed by the fact that it has a C4 ratio of roughly 64.7% (as of June 2011 data).
There are a few players controlling over 60% of the market thus curtailing effective compe-
tition. Nonetheless, the C4 ratio has been on a downward trend both as a result of the
MNC’s divesting from the market as well as the smaller companies such as Galana, Hass,
NOCK and Gapco gaining some foothold within the industry.
The oligopolistic structure stems from the high infrastructural costs associated with setting
up retail outlets and maintaining them according to international standards. This then fa-
vours larger players who benefit from lower unit distribution costs due to their scale econ-
omies. Going forward, we expect increased rationalization to occur leading to a larger C4
ratio.
This will primarily be driven by the petroleum pricing regulations implemented by the
ERC as well as infrastructure investments by the healthy marketers. As per the table on
page 10, branded companies control most of the retail activities within the major provinces;
Central, Coast, Nairobi and Rift Valley.
Kenol Kobil Equity Research
Province Independent
Branded
Company
% Controlled by
Branded Co Total % of Total
Central 63 82 56.55% 145 13.78%
Coast 64 84 56.76% 148 14.07%
Eastern 64 58 47.54% 122 11.60%
Nairobi 74 217 74.57% 291 27.66%
Nyanza 24 37 60.66% 61 5.80%
Rift Valley 104 133 56.12% 237 22.53%
Western 25 23 47.92% 48 4.56%
Total 418 634 60.27% 1052 100.00%
Source: Petroleum Institute of East Africa
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Avgas 2,462 2,763 2,752 2,999 3,380 2,007 2,672 1,216
Jet A-1 675,930 710,670 751,927 808,363 705,705 740,211 747,841 400,777
Premium Gasoline 376,034 383,267 429,900 438,545 417,794 542,856 633,397 343,969
Regular Gasoline 86,453 81,258 79,056 73,241 61,033 55,158 56,953 25,007
Kerosene 305,825 389,607 364,234 329,853 285,003 374,945 323,441 162,681
Gas Oil 948,066 1,052,581 1,221,373 1,370,126 1,429,838 1,675,577 1,583,718 811,853
Industrial Diesel 30,787 29,623 45,292 47,007 30,344 23,897 26,570 15,995
Fuel Oils 472,107 586,661 713,702 674,809 600,999 590,944 570,232 343,109
LPG* 41,884 48,827 64,639 74,017 78,030 59,773 63,779 37,025
Bitumen* 8,262 11,650 14,634 16,677 17,733 12,405 7,761 6,889
Lubricants 36,508 30,965 39,336 33,074 32,675 26,514 30,970 20,715
Greases* 604 1,206 3,775 3,130 2,431 1,429 1,069 267
TOTAL 2,984,922 3,329,078 3,730,620 3,871,841 3,664,965 4,105,715 4,048,404 2,169,505
Source: Petroleum Institute of East Africa
Company 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 HY 2011
Kenol Kobil 18.10% 16.39% 21.67% 24.29% 27.09% 23.63% 26.12% 21.90% 19.40% 21.70%
Shell/BP/Agip 29.10% 21.47% 22.96% 21.31% 25.21% 25.33% 27.82% 17.20% 16.10% 13.30%
Total Kenya 14.20% 15.18% 25.14% 25.64% 19.86% 24.22% 20.44% 23.60% 27.50% 19.00%
Chevron 16.10% 15.06% 15.85% 18.79% 17.46% 15.40% 14.22%
Oil Libya/ Mobil 11.30% 13.90% 14.38% 9.97% 10.39% 11.42% 11.40% 9.90% 11.70% 10.70%
C4 Ratio 77.50% 68.10% 85.62% 90.03% 89.62% 88.58% 88.60% 72.60% 74.70% 64.70%
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ERC Pricing Formula & Effect on Market Structure
In December 2010, the government through the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) issued
the Energy (Petroleum Pricing) Regulations 2010. These regulations were implemented with a
view of instituting price controls in the retail oil market. The rationale behind this was that
historical pump price data displayed the fact that pump prices were sticky downwards, but
rather elastic upwards. Marketers were quick to pass higher crude prices to customers, but
were slow to pass on the benefits of lower crude prices. The major insight came in 2008-2009
when global crude prices fell by more than 200% from $137.35 to $41.20. Despite this signifi-
cant drop, petroleum pump prices fell by only 41%. The efficiency losses arising from this
price sticky-ness was deemed to have a non-trivial effect on economic output.
The ERC then issued pricing guidelines based on;
The Free on Board (FOB) costs of crude oil delivered to the refinery.
Transportation costs from Mombasa to the nearest wholesale depot.
A wholesale margin of 6%.
Costs of petroleum yielded from the refinery (refinery fees).
Taxes and levies
Retail margin of 6%.
We are of the opinion that over the long run, bigger players will benefit from this pricing
schedule as they can better manipulate their unit costs through scale economies. In addition,
the wholesale margin doesn’t apply to marketers who obtain their inventories directly from
Kipevu. Smaller players, primarily resellers are charged the wholesale margin. Going for-
ward, we expect to see more consolidation and rationalization that will manifest itself in a
higher industry C4 ratio.
In addition, the pricing regulations could see marketers focus on other business lines such as
lubricants, LPG and Aviation products. Smaller outlets, primarily based in up country areas
could benefit as the price set in the formula is positively related to the distance from Momba-
sa thereby ensuring a homogeneity of retail margins.
Major Market Stakeholders
Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd
The refinery was initially set up by Shell/BP in 1960 to serve the East African region. In 1971,
the government acquired a 50% stake in the refinery. It was configured for; distillation, hy-
drotreating, catalytic reforming and bitumen production. The inability to conduct cracking
affects the refinery’s ability to refine some cheaper forms of crude oil. The company receives
crude through an oil jetty at Kipevu.
The refinery has a processing capacity of 4.0 million metric tons but currently only processes
approximately 1.6 million metric tons. In 2007, Essar, an Indian firm purchased the Shell/BP/
Chevron stake.
The company currently operates as a toll operator, refining crude on behalf of marketers, but
the company will convert into a merchant refinery in January. A merchant refinery buys its
own crude to sell to the marketers.
Industry players suggest that converting the refinery to a merchant refinery will lower pump
prices by around 10% as marketers will not have to pay processing fees.
The company suffers from some infrastructural constraints, but has recently signed a KES 1.2
billion loan agreement with Barclays for expansion and improvement of its facilities. Stand-
ard Chartered are organizing further financing.
Power outages ensure that the refinery is not fully utilized. It’s nominal capacity can easily
serve the Kenyan market but it operates at only 40% capacity. In addition, inability to crack
crude means that it provides too much fuel oil and not enough of the white products that the
market demands. The refinery plans to expand their power producing abilities so as to in-
crease output and has thus signed a KES 1.2 billion loan facility with Barclays.
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Source: Petroleum Institute of East Africa
Company Market Share (%)
Kenol Kobil 21.7%
Total Kenya 19.0%
Shell 13.3%
Oil Libya 10.7%
Gapco 5.5%
National Oil 4.5%
Gulf Energy 3.4%
Hass Petroleum 3.3%
Fossil 2.0%
Bakri International 1.7%
Galana Oil 1.4%
Hashi Energy 1.4%
Engen 1.4%
Addax 1.3%
Alba 1.1%
Banoda 0.9%
Royal 0.7%
Trojan International 0.6%
Oilcom 0.6%
MGS 0.5%
Rivapet 0.5%
Jade Petroleum 0.5%
Tosha Petroleum 0.4%
Others 3.6%
Total 100.0%
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Kenya Pipeline Company
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is fully owned by the Government of Kenya. The company
was registered in 1973 with the mandate of transporting petroleum products to the hinterland
from the coast. Below is a schematic showing the direction of the pipeline.
The pipeline consists of three main lines.
Mombasa to Nairobi is 14 inches wide and 450 km long, it has a flow rate of 880m3/hr.
Nairobi to Eldoret is 8 inches wide and 325km long with a flow rate of 220m3/hr. The company
has now commissioned a parallel pipeline that is 6 inches wider with a flow rate of 757m3/hr.
The Sinderet-Kisumu line is 6 inches wide and 121km long with a flow rate of approximately
160m3/hr.
The company faces losses due to power outages and thefts along the pipeline.
We expect that future energy demand will place further pressures on the pipeline as it is estimat-
ed that over 50% of the country’s petroleum is transported by road. This occurs despite the fact
that the costs of road transport are twice those of transporting through the pipeline. This infra-
structural constraint puts unnecessary pressure on fuel inflation.
Energy Regulation Commission (ERC)
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was established under the Energy Act (2006). This
was done with a view towards better regulatory oversight of the Energy Industry. The commis-
sion’s amongst other duties include;
Determines the monthly maximum pump prices.
Advises the Ministry of Energy about developments in the Energy Sector.
Develops policy specific to the Energy sector, &
Ensures that fair competition and good conduct are in place within the Energy sector.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
History
Kenol Kobil was founded in May 1959 by Mr. R.S Alexander. At the time the company focused on
wholesale distribution of Kerosene under the SAFI brand. The company was listed in the Nairobi Stock
Exchange in 1959 and later in that year begun acquiring service station outlets. The company expanded
into wholesale distribution of petroleum products such as fuel oils, gasoline and diesel.
This was done with a view of capturing the growing agricultural sector especially in Central Kenya,
where it had depots in Sagana and Thika, in addition to its depots in Nakuru and Mombasa.
In 1986, the company merged its operations with Kobil by signing a joint operations agreement. This
would include cost sharing and streamlining of management so as to reduce overall operating costs and
benefit from some scale economies. This strategy paid off as the company was able to import bulk petro-
leum for supply to industrial and large scale farming clients.
Kenol Kobil has a strong culture of innovation and this was reflected in the company being amongst the
first oil marketers to honour credit cards.
Acquisitions
Subsidiaries
As well as operating under the ‘KenolKobil’ umbrella in Kenya, KenolKobil owns and operates six sub-
sidiaries across Africa under the ‘Kobil’ brand as shown below.
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Uganda
Kobil
Tanzania
Kobil
Zambia
Kobil Petroleum
Rwanda SARL
Kobil
Ethiopia
Kobil
Burundi
Commencement of Operations Feb-1999 May-2001 Mar-2002 May-2002 May-2005 Oct-2009
KenolKobil's Shareholding 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
No. of Service Stations as at December 2009 61 25 28 46 64 14
Source: 2011 Commercial Paper Information Memorandum
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Market Share
The schematic on the left shows the growth in KenolKobil. In 2007, the company ac-
quired an 100% stake in Kobil petroleum by allotting shares in KenolKobil to the share-
holders of Kobil Petroleum.
The oil marketer has grown to have a market share of 21.7% as of June 2011. Going
forward, the company plans to be a leading Pan-African oil marketing company focus-
ing on the mid-stream and down-stream sectors. So far, they’re well on their way to
achieving this ambition.
Key Products
The company focuses on the following key products;
Lubricants - sale of motor vehicle and industrial lubricants. This is done mainly
through the Castrol brand, but recently Kenol has introduced its own brand of
lubricants.
Commercial - This consists of selling petroleum products to industrial and com-
mercial clients in wholesale quantities.
Aviation - KenolKobil supplies carriers with jet-fuel. This is a rather lucrative
business given that Nairobi is one of the main transport hubs in Africa.
Export - This segment focuses on bulk exports to land-locked countries in East and
Central Africa.
Trading - The trading segment is involved in developing new markets especially
for land-locked countries which don’t have refineries. The desk also applies for
Tenders for the OTS system. So far, the company has won over 50% of the OTS
tenders. The trading desk is buoyed by the company’s vast storage facilities in
Kenya, Tanzania and now Mozambique.
Fuel Oil & Bitumen - The company sells fuel oil and bitumen sourced from KPRL
for sale to industrial clients and contractors. Bitumen is a vital input in road con-
struction. The firm’s fuel oil and bitumen segments are expected to grow with
increased infrastructure investment in SSA.
LPG - The company markets Liquefied Petroleum Gas through its K-gas brand.
The brand has significant market shares in the retail and commercial segments.
The company continues to invest in LPG filling plants and storage facilities to
maximize the vast potential of its LPG business in its main markets.
Non-fuel - The company, due to it’s vast retail network focuses on non-fuel busi-
ness line such as convenience stores, drug stores and ATM points. It has signed up
a number of restaurants including Kula Korner, Kenchic, Java and Innscor in its
outlets. It collects rents and other fees from these outlets. We expect this business
segment to grow in absolute terms as it signs up more outlets into its vast retail
network.
Retail - The company is the country’s leading petroleum retail marketer with ap-
proximately 412 outlets scattered throughout Eastern and Southern Africa with
over 160 in Kenya. The retail business is well known due to its K-card promotion
as well as the recent ‚Deal Poa‛ promotion through which clients obtain a dis-
count on the pump prices..
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Source: Company Reports
Retail14%
Commercial7%
Aviation17%
Export14%
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Trading11%
LPG8%
Non-fuel5%
Lubricants4%
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Network
KenolKobil operates a vast network of stations in Kenya and its subsidiaries across the
continent. As at end December 2010, KenolKobil had 156 service stations in Kenya and
another 244 service stations outside Kenya as highlighted in the table below.
Strategy:
Going forward, the group’s strategy is focused on the following areas;
Continuing with the overall group vision’s expansion plans through M&A’s as well as organic
growth. The company to this end has a ‚move-south‛ expansion plan aiming at acquiring
petroleum businesses in the Great Lakes Region as well as Southern Africa, including South
Africa. The overall strategy is to be an “African Player in Africa for the African People”.
Developing the mid-stream segment through setting up the African Trading Desk. This is a
brilliant strategy as being an African player, with the local expertise and connections, they can
take advantage of the African growth story. A story, which we believe in due to growing glob-
al trade and improving macro-economic climates in most SSA economies.
Growing the retail and other profitable business lines within its operating markets. To this
end, the company will focus on growing the high margin LPG, Fuel Oils, Exports and Lubes
business.
A continued investment in storage. In 2010, the company acquired storage facilities in Tanza-
nia, Bujumbura, Jinja and is looking towards acquiring or developing more facilities in Lu-
bumbashi, Lusaka and Bujumbura. Lubumbashi and Lusaka offer immense opportunities due
to the vibrant mining sectors. In addition, going forward we expect that the oil business will
be a low margin, high volume business. With this in mind, storage facilities will be a crucial
competitive edge. In our view, this is one of the prime factors that will lead to Kenol Kobil’s
success in Africa.
Developing the non-fuel business line encompassing property development and real estate.
To this end, the company has Mr. Per. N. Jakobsson in its board. Mr. Jakobsson has immense
experience in the European real estate industry and offers valuable insights to the team. In
addition, the company has significant land holdings as a result of its investments in retail out-
lets and storage terminals. We expect to see significant increases in the ‚other income‛ catego-
ries of the P&L statement.
Developing alliances with MNC’s. This strategy will assist in improving the deal pipeline for
its M&A activities. We expect this to be a significant strategy going forward as MNC divest-
ment from the SSA downstream sector offers great opportunities for African players such as
KenolKobil.
Internal Training and Capacity building. The group so far has set an immaculate example to
Kenyan companies with regards to talent acquisition, training and retention. This is best illus-
trated in the over 123 years of combined service by the 7 members of the Group Management
team. This rich HR base in itself is a significant source of competitive advantage in the African
downstream oil sector, especially as MNC’s divest.
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Source: 2011 Commercial Paper Information Memorandum
Network
Region 1991 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Kenya 41 48 73 82 65 68 69 64 69 160 155 156
Uganda - - 26 42 52 52 58 60 61 61 61 64
Tanzania - - - 11 15 15 15 18 18 19 23 27
Zambia - - - 11 14 15 16 20 20 24 28 28
Rwanda - - - 1 1 1 18 38 38 43 46 46
Ethiopia - - - 0 - - 1 1 50 59 64 65
Burundi - - - - - - - - - - 4 14
Total 41 48 99 147 147 151 177 201 256 366 381 400
Number of Stations
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Management & Board Of Directors:
Board of Directors
The Board of directors has a rich mix of experience, expertise and business acumen. Mr. Segman, the
group chairman and MD, joined the company in 1990 and has risen the ranks to lead the company.
He is an experienced oil man with over 29 years of industry experience. His sharp focus and busi-
ness savvy has lead the company to grow its market share over the years.
Ms. Pat Lai joined the company in 2006 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of South African de-
scent, she has heavy industry experience in finance and financial management. The other directors
have significant experience in sectors such as real estate, banking, auditing, law and manufacturing.
Senior Management (Group Management)
Mr. J. Segman - Chairman and Group MD (Israeli)
Ms. P. Lai - Group Finance Director (South African)
Mr. G.N. Mwangi - Group Export & Regional Supply Manager (Kenyan)
Mr. P. Kondo - Group M& A and Regional Support Manager (Kenyan)
Mr. S. W. Muthuma - Group Trading & Supply Optimisation Manager (Kenyan)
Mr. K. Mugenda - Group Internal Audit Manager (Kenyan)
Mr. J.J. Kariuki - International Finance Manager (Kenyan)
The group management team is a pointer to the company’s dedicated management and growth. The
aforementioned group has worked for an average of 18 years for the company. This shows that the
group has experience and an in-depth knowledge of the company.
Shareholder profile
Source: 2011 Commercial Paper Information Memorandum
Name of Shareholder No. of Shares % Shareholding
Wells Petroleum Holdings Ltd 366,614,280 24.91%
Petroholdings Ltd 255,211,080 17.34%
Highfield Ltd 183,350,000 12.46%
Chery Holding Ltd 128,204,000 8.71%
Energy Resources Capital Ltd 88,185,720 5.99%
CFC Stanbic Nominees Ltd 28,866,200 1.96%
Standard Chartered Nominees Non Res A/C 9867 23,132,700 1.57%
J. Segman and Field Marsham representing ESOP 9,000,000 0.61%
KCB Nominees Ltd A/C 769G 8,603,610 0.58%
CFC Stanbic Nominees A/C R48703 8,362,700 0.57%
Others 372,230,910 25.29%
Total 1,471,761,200 100.00%
Mr. J. Segman Chairman and Group Managing Director
Mr. D. Oyatsi Non-exec Director
Mr. P.N. Jakobsson Non-exec Director
Mr. J. Mathenge Non-exec Director
Mr. T. Davidson Non-exec Director
Ms. P. Lai Group CFO
Mr. D. Ndonye Non-exec Director
Board of Directors
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The company has outperformed the market over the last 8-years growing by a CAGR of 23.38% vis-à
-vis the 11.87% annualized growth rate of the overall market represented by the NSE-20 Share In-
dex. This analysis excludes dividends.
A look at their latest HY 2011 results reveals that the KenolKobil posted an impressive 83% jump in
half-year after tax profits from KES 1.18 billion in June 2010 to 2.16 billion in June 2011.
The company’s turnover increased from KES 60.3 billion to KES 83.3 billion representing a 38% in-
crease. This was mainly due to volumes growth brought about by the company’s presence in East-
ern and Central Africa. The company now has 400 retail outlets in Africa and this number is ex-
pected to grow both organically and through acquisitions.
Distribution costs actually fell by 3% due to improved efficiencies. We are of the opinion that
the company now clearly benefits from its economies of scale and this is expected to continue
due to the increase in its storage terminals. The storage terminals to a great extent reduce the
unit costs of distribution.
Administrative expenses increased by 33%. Management attributed this increase to an increase
in debt provisions made for a doubtful commercial client. Finance costs showed a dramatic in-
crease from KES 721 million to KES 1.3 billion, an 85% increase. This was ascribed to the weak
shilling that has impacted on their unrealized exchange losses. The oil marketer nonetheless is
confident that it can overcome this through both hedging and its geographical diversification.
KenolKobil posted a profit from the sale of one of its properties which is reflected in the ‚other
income‛ entry. Going forward, management is of the opinion that it could benefit from the
property market due to its extensive asset base in both Kenya and its other operating markets.
On the balance sheet, there was a 69% increase in inventories, a marked increase. This, the MD
argued, is a strategic plan going forward. We are of the opinion that its focus on the trading
business will necessitate increased inventories. This in turn, has informed their decision to ex-
pand their storage capacity throughout its operating markets as is evidenced by their recent
acquisition of the World Oil complex in Dar-es Salaam and two other terminals in Bujumbura
and Jinja.
The company recorded a 53% increase in EPS to KES 1.47 and a 9.6% increase in DPS to KES
0.57. This represents an earnings yield of approximately 13% and a half year dividend yield of
approximately 5%. Going forward, management has committed itself to a 40-45% dividend
payout.
Overall, management forecasts that the full year 2011 profits will be much higher than 2010
profits. Going by their half year results, their profit forecasts have turned out to be true. A fo-
on expanding its distribution and supply channels will see increased revenues.
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VALUATION SUMMARY
We arrive at our 12-month target price (TP) of KES. 25.63 based on the
FCFF method. We get our TP from growing the fair (intrinsic ) value of
KES. 21.34 by the Cost of Equity (20.1%) at a perpetual growth rate of
4.0%. The period used for our DCF model was 5 years ending in 2015.
METHODOLOGY
Valuation Date Sep-11
Next Year End Dec-11
LONG TERM GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS
Risk Free Rate (5yr Bond) 13.5% Long-term GDP growth (%) 4.0%
Equity Risk Premium 6.0% Long-term Inflation 7.0%
Beta 110.0%
Cost of Equity 20.1%
Cost of Debt 14.5%
Tax Rate 30.0%
After-Tax Cost of Debt 10.1%
WACC 14.9%
2011F 2012F 2013F 2014F 2015F
EBIT 4,861 6,250 8,036 10,332 13,284
Taxes on EBIT (1,458) (1,875) (2,411) (3,100) (3,985)
Changes in deferred taxes - - - - -
NOPLAT 3,403 4,375 5,625 7,232 9,299
Depreciation 894 1,149 1,478 1,900 2,443
Free Cash Flow 4,297 5,524 7,103 9,133 11,742
Increase in Working Capital 4,596 (4,153) (5,339) (6,865) (8,827)
(Increase)/Decrease in CAPEX (548) (704) (905) (1,164) (1,497)
Gross Investment 4,049 (4,857) (6,245) (8,029) (10,324)
Unlevered Free Cash Flow 8,345 667 858 1,103 1,418
Terminal equity value - - - - 70,250
Cash Flows to be Discounted 8,345 667 858 1,103 71,668
Discount Factor @ WACC 0.87 0.76 0.66 0.57 0.50
Discounted Cash Flows 7,263 505 565 633 35,777
Value of Operations (NPV) 44,744
Less: debt, minority int. (13,773)
Add: Cash & Cash equivalent 527
Implied equity value 31,498
Diluted shares Outstanding (Mn) 1,476
Implied equity value per share 21.34
12 month Target Price (KES) 25.63
DCF Valuation
DISCOUNTED FREE CASH FLOW TO THE FIRM (DCFF)
WACC COMPUTATION
TOTAL RETURN
Target Price (KES/share) 25.63
Current Price 10.20 26 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0%
Expected Capital Gain (%)) 151.3% 11.9% 37.15 39.48 42.39 46.15 51.18
12.9% 31.82 33.47 35.49 38.02 41.28
Dividend (KES/share) 1.21 14.9% 23.79 24.63 25.63 26.84 28.31
Dividend Yield (%) 4.7% 16.9% 18.08 18.50 19.00 19.57 20.26
18.9% 13.84 14.04 14.26 14.52 14.82
Expected Total Return 156.0%
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS - TARGET PRICE
Long Term Growth (%)
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INCOME STATEMENT
Year to Dec (KES 'Millions) 2008 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F 2014F 2015F
Turnover 117,047 96,693 101,761 130,839 168,226 216,297 278,104 357,572
EBITDA 3,772 3,062 4,363 5,755 7,399 9,514 12,232 15,727
D&A 744 674 695 894 1,149 1,478 1,900 2,443
Operating Profit 3,028 2,387 3,667 4,861 6,250 8,036 10,332 13,284
Profit Before Tax 1,446 1,933 2,698 3,891 5,280 7,066 9,362 12,315
Tax (564) (639) (921) (1,167) (1,584) (2,120) (2,809) (3,694)
Net Income 882 1,295 1,777 2,724 3,696 4,946 6,554 8,620
Dividends (515) (478) (765) (1,088) (1,477) (1,976) (2,618) (3,444)
Retained Earnings 367 816 1,011 1,636 2,219 2,970 3,935 5,176
Weighted Shares in Issue (Millions) 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,472
EPS 0.59 0.88 1.21 1.85 2.51 3.36 4.45 5.86
DPS 0.35 0.33 0.52 0.74 1.00 1.34 1.78 2.34
Payout Ratio 59.3% 36.9% 43.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0%
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FORECASTS
Year to Dec (KES 'Millions) 2008 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F 2014F 2015F
Total Current Assets 21,111 25,171 26,062 35,372 41,486 49,464 59,837 73,292
Total Assets 27,709 31,289 32,217 41,180 46,849 54,255 63,893 76,401
Total Non-Current Liabilities 491 541 632 632 632 632 632 632
Total Current Liabilities 16,302 19,293 18,879 26,207 29,657 34,092 39,795 47,127
Equity
Share capital 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Share premium 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,166
Other reserves 582 317 244 244 244 244 244 244
Retained earnings 4,579 5,420 6,456 8,091 10,311 13,281 17,216 22,392
Proposed dividend 515 478 765 765 765 765 765 765
Total Shareholders Equity 10,916 11,455 12,706 14,341 16,561 19,531 23,466 28,642
Total Equity and Liabilities 27,709 31,289 32,217 41,180 46,849 54,255 63,893 76,401
BALANCE SHEET
Year to Dec 2008 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F 2014F 2015F
Margins
EBITDA Margin (%) 3.22 3.17 4.29 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40
D&A Margin 0.64 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
EBIT Margin (%) 2.59 2.47 3.60 3.72 3.72 3.72 3.72 3.72
Profit Margin (%) 0.75 1.34 1.75 2.08 2.20 2.29 2.36 2.41
Return on Equity
ROA (%) 3.2 4.1 5.5 6.6 7.9 9.1 10.3 11.3
Equity Multiplier 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7
ROE (%) 8.1 11.3 14.0 19.0 22.3 25.3 27.9 30.1
ROCE (%) 3.2 4.1 5.5 6.6 7.9 9.1 10.3 11.3
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover (x) 4.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.7
Fixed Asset Turnover (x) 17.7 15.8 16.5 22.5 31.4 45.1 68.6 115.0
Inventory Turnover (x) 10.2 7.6 7.3 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Receivables Turnover (x) 14.9 12.2 10.6 11.7 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0
Payables Turnover (x) 11.7 7.5 9.6 14.4 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3
Gearing
Debt to Equity (%) 60.4 37.4 108.4 96.0 83.2 70.5 58.7 48.1
Debt to Total Assets (%) 23.8 13.7 42.8 33.4 29.4 25.4 21.6 18.0
MARGINS AND RATIOS
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Downside Risks
Wild swings in global crude prices occasioned by Middle East unrest and global supply-
demand imbalances.. These changing international crude prices present significant risk to Ke-
nolKobil.
Increased Competition: Fuel adulteration has led to unfair competitive advantage in the in-
dustry. The market has also become increasingly competitive especially due to the entry of
independent dealers who are now engaged in both the trading and the retailing of oil prod-
ucts.
A decline in standards as Multinationals exit the industry.
Exchange rate volatility occasioned by a worsening trade balance and weak capital flows.
Piracy off the coast leading to losses and higher prices due to higher insurance premiums.
However the above risks are mitigated by the following
In light of the fluctuating international oil prices, KenolKobil continually strive to competitive-
ly source for produces and thereby carefully manage its inventory and sales. If this well execut-
ed, the oil marketer can draw benefits from relatively lower priced products.
The oil marketer has also vamped up its storage capacity over the years allowing it to bid for
tenders under the OTS and other Government and commercial contracts.
To combat the presence of increased adulterated fuel, KenolKobil actively engages the public
and the regulatory bodies to create awareness on the dangers of adulterated products.
KenolKobil has recently revamped its discount fuel card, K-Card in an effort to attract and
maintain consumers as well as offering special discounts on its retail pump prices, dubbed the
‘Deal Poa’ promotion. Such incentives are among the many competitive pricing strategies the
oil marketer is applying to beat its competition.
Growing population ensuring higher fuel demand.
Uganda oil production expected early next year that will potentially reduce fuel prices.
A growing economy that will raise per capita GDP levels and as such strengthen fuel demand.
Industry consolidation going forward that is expected to improve regulatory oversight and
efficiency.
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Bn Billions
BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa
BVPS Book value per Share
C4 Ratio Sum of the Market Shares of the Top 4 Companies
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
DPS Dividends per Share
D&A Depreciation & Amortisation
DY or Div Yield Dividend Yield
EPS Earnings per Share
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Tax
ERC Energy Regulatory Commission
ETE Electronic Tendering Engine
f Forecast
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FY Financial Year
GDP Gross Domestic Product
HHI Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (Measure of the size of firms in relation to the industry)
KES Kenya Shilling
KPC Kenya Pipeline Company
KWh Kilowatt Hour
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
M&A Mergers & Acquisitions
Mn Millions
MNC Multi National Countries
mpb/d Million Barrels Per Day
NOCK National Oil Co-operation of Kenya
NOPLAT Net Operating Profit Less Adjusted Taxes
NPV Net Present Value
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OTS Open Tender System
P/E Price to Earnings
P/B or P/BV Price to Book Value
PAT Profit after Tax
PBT Profit before Tax
Per Caput GDP Per Capita GDP
ROA Return on Assets
ROE Return on Equity
ROCE Return on Capital Employed
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
USD United States Dollar
WACC Weighted average cost of Capital
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