Principal Activities
Manages and operates GSM mobile and fixed telecommunication networks; provides Internet services.
Date of Establishment Year
2004 (December)
No of Employees
N/A (1,072 Company, N/A Group, N/A Headquarters) (As of Sep 05, 2011)
Note
Nawras commercially launched its service in March 2005
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Listing Date:
01Nov10
Size of Offering:
$474.643M
Equity Offering:
40%
Lead Managers:
BankMuscat, Morgan Stanley and Company International, Qatar National Bank
Acquistion
Status
In-Process
Acquirer
Target
Announcement Date
02 Feb 2010
Closing Date
02 Feb 2010
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The Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Nawras) manages and operates GSM mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, and provides Internet services, in Oman. Established by Qatar TelecomQatar Telecom and Omani partners, Nawras broke Oman Mobile’s telecom monopoly, in March 2005, when it launched its GSM services. The company underwent an IPO on the Muscat Stock Exchange, in October 2010, offering 40% of its shares for public subscription to raise OMR182 million (USD470.7 million); it listed its shares in November 2010. Nawras increased subscribers by 23% to 1.8 million, annually, in 2009. The company grew its annual revenues by 23%, to OMR171.6 million (USD444 million) and increased annual net profits by 112%, to OMR41.5 million (USD107.4 million).
Zawya Industry Benchmarks  |
Yr 2009 |
Yr 2010 |
Change (%) |
| No of Mobile Subscribers |
1,860,763 |
2,026,000 |
8.88 |
| Average Revenue Per User - ARPU (USD) |
22 |
- |
N/A |
| Country Market Share - Mobile |
49.8% |
- |
N/A |
| Penetration Rate - Mobile |
71% |
- |
N/A |
| % of Postpaid Subscribers |
7.87% |
8.34% |
N/A |
Direct Investments and Related Entities  |
| Management Company |
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| Qtel International Investment |
Qatar |
- |
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| Supervising Authority |
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Auditors
| Deloitte and Touche Middle East |
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Banks
| BankMuscat |
Oman Arab Bank |
| National Bank of Oman |
Ahli Bank - Oman |
| Financial Results |
31-Dec-09 |
31-Dec-10 |
Yr on Yr |
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OMR'000 |
OMR'000 |
change (%) |
Total revenues  |
171,623
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188,856
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10.04 |
Net profit  |
41,531
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49,980
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20.34 |
| Total assets |
207,578
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291,113
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40.24 |
| Paid-up capital |
65,094
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65,094
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0.00 |
| Shareholders' Equity |
91,720
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143,308
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56.25 |
| Shares outstanding |
65,094
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650,940
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900.00 |
| Market capitalization |
N/A
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517,497
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N/A |
| Note: Current shares outstanding is 650,944,230 |
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