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Starcomms PLC

Main Activities: Telecommunications - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

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Company Information

Full name
Starcomms PLC

Headquarters
52 Adetokunbo Ademola Street Victroia Island Lagos ; Lagos; Lagos
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Other non-liability limited
Operational Status: Operational
ISIN CODE : NGSTACO00002
ISIN CODE : NGSTARCOMMS4
Financial Auditors: KPMG (2009)
Total Employees: 827

Tel: +234-1-804-1234

Company Description

Starcomms plc is a Nigeria’s leading telecommunications operator and leading "triple-play" (mobile, fixed wireless voice, wireless broadband) provider, is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange having being listed on July 14, 2008. It is the first telecommunications operator in Nigeria to be listed on the domestic Exchange. Starcomms commenced operations in 1989 with a customer base of less than 2,000, at the end of Dec 2009, the network had crossed over 3 million subscribers; making it the 4th
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Company Analysis

According to the Consolidated - Audited financial statement for the Year of 2010, total net operating revenues decreased with -15.37%, from NGN 34,304,472 thousands to NGN 29,031,336 thousands. Operating result decreased from NGN -666,955 thousands to NGN -2,553,801 thousands which means -282.90% change. The results of the period increased 1.63% reaching NGN -7,660,137 thousands at the end of the period against NGN -7,787,180 thousands last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from -24.92% to -32.47%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from -10.58% to -12.61% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from -22.70% to -26.39% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 157.46% compared to 135.48% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 0.66 to 0.43 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

Maan Lababidi Chairman
Paul Edwards Non Executive Vice Chairman
Logan Pather Chief Executive Officer
Maher Qubain Chief Executive Officer
Logan Pather Managing Director
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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

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60,732,740

Current Assets

0

13,154,944

Total Liabilities

0

37,143,796

Shareholders Equity

0

23,588,944

Current Liabilities

0

30,797,792

* All the accounts are in NGN.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

20,162,548

29,031,336

Operational Profit (Loss)

-11,785,612

-2,553,801

Net Profit (Loss)

-17,564,416

-7,660,137

* All the accounts are in NGN.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

0%

-12.61%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

0%

-12.61%

Return on Equity (ROE)

0%

-32.47%

Annualised Return on Equity (ROE)

0%

-32.47%

Return on Sales (ROS)

-87.11%

-26.39%

Return on Capital

0%

-25.74%

Gross Profit Margin

66.21%

96.91%

Operating Profit Margin

-7.32%

11.62%

Efficiency Ratios

Inventory Turnover

-x

0.79x

Current asset turnover

-x

2.21x

Fixed-asset turnover

-x

0.61x

Asset Turnover

-x

0.48x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

-9,838,844

-6,227,315

EBITDA

-1,475,038

3,374,647

Enterprise value

3,439,239

26,266,137

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

-2.33

7.78

Bookvalue (BV)

0

36,432,714

Net Cash

0

-22,858,895

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

0%

42.71%

Quick ratio

0%

39.03%

Doom's day ratio

0%

25.78%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

0%

257.46%

Interest Coverage Ratio

-721%

-233.31%

Debt to equity

0%

157.46%

Debt to total assets

0%

61.16%

Long Term Debt to Capital

0%

64.85%

Debt / Enterprise Value

0%

92.51%

Market ratios

Market Capitalization/EBITDA

-2.33

2.94

Price/Book Ratio

-

0.26

Market Cap / Net cash

-

-0.43

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

69.45%

84.63%

Net Income Trend

229.3%

98.37%

Operating Income Trend

157.99%

933.69%