Hanoi (VNA) -The closed-end VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) has spent 45 millionUSD to purchase shares of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR)and PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) at their initial public offerings(IPO).
The investment fund said, in its latest report published on February 13 beforethe Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, that its winning price for BSR “was adiscount of 4 percent, compared to the average winning price of 23,000 VND pershare for the equitisation.”
Thus, VOF was able to purchase about 10 percent of the available shares offeredat the BSR IPO on January 17 for nearly 25 million USD. BSR sold 242 millionshares at the IPO, earning some 244.5 million USD for the State.
Meanwhile, VOF spent 20 million USD to purchase PV Power shares at thecompany’s IPO, which was held on January 31. The IPO brought in revenues ofsome 311 million USD for the State, after PV Power offloaded its entire 468million shares.
According to the VOF report, the two sales were quite attractive.
“BSR is the only operating oil refinery in Vietnam, controlling 33 percent ofthe market share, with the remaining 67 percent of refined products imported,”it said.
The report noted, “The refinery business tends to be less affected by oil pricevolatility than other segments of the oil and gas sector.”
Meanwhile, PV Power remains the second-largest power producer in the country,providing 4.2 gigawatts (GW), or 10 per cent of the country’s electricity. Thepower company is valued at 1.5 billion USD.
The PV Power deal was described as “an attractive investment, with an estimatedprice-to-earnings per share ratio (P/E) of 11.5x, at the starting price of 14,400VND,” VOF said.
BSR and PV Power, both subsidiaries of the National Oil and Gas Group(PetroVietnam), are forecast to achieve better business results in 2017,compared to the previous year, according to VOF.
“We had ample cash to invest in all five of the IPOs scheduled for January, andwe were very selective and only took part in two: BSR and PV Power. We believethe combination of a reasonable valuation and significant medium-term growthpotential of these two companies offer a substantial upside to the starting IPOprice.”-VNA
The investment fund said, in its latest report published on February 13 beforethe Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, that its winning price for BSR “was adiscount of 4 percent, compared to the average winning price of 23,000 VND pershare for the equitisation.”
Thus, VOF was able to purchase about 10 percent of the available shares offeredat the BSR IPO on January 17 for nearly 25 million USD. BSR sold 242 millionshares at the IPO, earning some 244.5 million USD for the State.
Meanwhile, VOF spent 20 million USD to purchase PV Power shares at thecompany’s IPO, which was held on January 31. The IPO brought in revenues ofsome 311 million USD for the State, after PV Power offloaded its entire 468million shares.
According to the VOF report, the two sales were quite attractive.
“BSR is the only operating oil refinery in Vietnam, controlling 33 percent ofthe market share, with the remaining 67 percent of refined products imported,”it said.
The report noted, “The refinery business tends to be less affected by oil pricevolatility than other segments of the oil and gas sector.”
Meanwhile, PV Power remains the second-largest power producer in the country,providing 4.2 gigawatts (GW), or 10 per cent of the country’s electricity. Thepower company is valued at 1.5 billion USD.
The PV Power deal was described as “an attractive investment, with an estimatedprice-to-earnings per share ratio (P/E) of 11.5x, at the starting price of 14,400VND,” VOF said.
BSR and PV Power, both subsidiaries of the National Oil and Gas Group(PetroVietnam), are forecast to achieve better business results in 2017,compared to the previous year, according to VOF.
“We had ample cash to invest in all five of the IPOs scheduled for January, andwe were very selective and only took part in two: BSR and PV Power. We believethe combination of a reasonable valuation and significant medium-term growthpotential of these two companies offer a substantial upside to the starting IPOprice.”-VNA
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