Back to the complete issue
Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Earnings Watch: Orascom Development, Eastern Company

EARNINGS WATCH- Orascom Development profits fall 50% in 1Q2020: Orascom Development Egypt (ODE) profits fell 51% year-on-year to EGP 92 mn in 1Q2020 as the disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic hurt its tourism operations, according to the company’s earnings statement (pdf). “Despite the disruptions caused by covid-19, ODE is confident in the underlying resilience of its businesses and operating model. ODE has a strong balance sheet and is confident that its liquidity needs will be well covered during these challenging times,” CEO Abdelhamid Abouyoussef said. The company is anticipating the restoration of international flights, reporting a recent surge in forward bookings to El Gouna hotels.

Eastern Company reported net profits of EGP 3.1 bn in 9M2019-2020, up 8% from the same period last year, according to the company’s earnings statement (pdf). Revenues rose 8.6% y-o-y to reach EGP 11.4 bn.

Enterprise is a daily publication of Enterprise Ventures LLC, an Egyptian limited liability company (commercial register 83594), and a subsidiary of Inktank Communications. Summaries are intended for guidance only and are provided on an as-is basis; kindly refer to the source article in its original language prior to undertaking any action. Neither Enterprise Ventures nor its staff assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, whether in the form of summaries or analysis. © 2022 Enterprise Ventures LLC.

Enterprise is available without charge thanks to the generous support of HSBC Egypt (tax ID: 204-901-715), the leading corporate and retail lender in Egypt; EFG Hermes (tax ID: 200-178-385), the leading financial services corporation in frontier emerging markets; SODIC (tax ID: 212-168-002), a leading Egyptian real estate developer; SomaBay (tax ID: 204-903-300), our Red Sea holiday partner; Infinity (tax ID: 474-939-359), the ultimate way to power cities, industries, and homes directly from nature right here in Egypt; CIRA (tax ID: 200-069-608), the leading providers of K-12 and higher level education in Egypt; Orascom Construction (tax ID: 229-988-806), the leading construction and engineering company building infrastructure in Egypt and abroad; Moharram & Partners (tax ID: 616-112-459), the leading public policy and government affairs partner; Palm Hills Developments (tax ID: 432-737-014), a leading developer of commercial and residential properties; Mashreq (tax ID: 204-898-862), the MENA region’s leading homegrown personal and digital bank; Industrial Development Group (IDG) (tax ID:266-965-253), the leading builder of industrial parks in Egypt; Hassan Allam Properties (tax ID:  553-096-567), one of Egypt’s most prominent and leading builders; and Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz (tax ID: 220-002-827), the leading audit, tax and accounting firm in Egypt.