diamonds in 2011 is estimated at 124 million carats. Major
producers are Botswana (21% of total), Democratic Republic of the Congo (21%), Russia (17%), Canada (10%), Angola and Australia (contribute 9% each), South Africa (8%) and Namibia (accounts for 2% of world production). Among the leading companies are: De Beers with 25% (85% of the company belongs to Anglo American) and Alrosa (26%). Rio Tinto holds 10%, BHP Billiton – around 2%.Market of diamonds is characterized majorly by decreasing or flat production and rising demand from the US (40%), China and India sides. There were no significant discoveries of the diamond fields for the last 10 years, the share of open-pit mining falls and the closed way is substantially more complicated and expensive. There are 30 major diamond mines globally, and of the annual $12 billion world diamond production, only 13 mines produced $300 million or more each.
Alrosa OAO – is a major diamond-mining Russian company. Core shareholders are - Federal Agency for the Administration of State Property (50.93%), Ministry of Property Relations of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia (32.00%), uluses of RoS-Yakutia own 8%. Treasury stocks of the company for the 1H 2011 have risen from 0.3% to 2%. The residual 7% make up a free float and are distributed between a group of investment companies (VTB Capital (>0.5%), Kit Finance, Vostok Nafta (0.5%), BCS, Metropol), high net worth individuals (for instance, Kerimov owns about 1%) and the Alrosa employees.
In 2010 Alrosa has increased its diamonds production by 5% compared to 2009, to the level of 34.3 million carats a year. The same year the company sold 5.2 million carats from its own stocks. In the 1H 2011 it was produced 10% more than in the 1H 2010. Average price of the carat sold has increased from $72 (2009) to $79 (2010) and now beats $113 (+43%). Alrosa has launched a brand new distribution system and has started to sign the long-run contracts tied to market prices. Average duration of such contracts exceeds 3 years and thus ensures the revenue flow.
In the 1H 2011 EBIT has increased by 22%, net income has risen x5.2 times, COGS decreased by 25%. EBITDA margin reached 54%. The debts are majorly long-run. Net Debt/EBITDA gradually falls from 5.9 (2009) to 2.9 (2010). We expect the further decrease to final 1.82 in 2011.
23.11.2011
Fleming Family and Partners Asset Management LLC
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