MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.11.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PAKISTAN PETROLEUM LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

PIDC House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, P.O. Box 3942, Karachi 75530

 

 

Country :

Pakistan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1950

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0000378

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in exploration, prospecting, development and production of oil and natural gas resources

 

 

No of Employees :

2,685

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 


 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Pakistan

B2

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

PAKISTAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to expand a viable export base for other manufactures has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Official unemployment was 6.6% in 2013, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Over the past few years, low growth and high inflation, led by a spurt in food prices, have increased the amount of poverty. As a result of political and economic instability, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated more than 40% since 2007. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 in response to a balance of payments crisis. Although the economy has stabilized since the crisis, it has failed to recover. Foreign investment has not returned, due to investor concerns related to governance, energy, security, and a slow-down in the global economy. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging about $1 billion a month since March 2011, remain a bright spot for Pakistan. However, after a small current account surplus in fiscal year 2011 (July 2010/June 2011), Pakistan's current account turned to deficit in the following two years, spurred by higher prices for imported oil and lower prices for exported cotton. Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3.5% per year from 2008 to 2013. Pakistan must address long standing issues related to government revenues and energy production in order to spur the amount of economic growth that will be necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, more than half of which is under 22. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and reducing dependence on foreign donors.

 

Source : CIA


Company Name

                       

PAKISTAN PETROLEUM LIMITED

 

 

Full Address       

 

Registered Address

PIDC House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, P.O. Box 3942, Karachi 75530, Pakistan

                       

Tel #

92 (21) 111-568-568

Fax #

92 (21) 35680005, 35682125

Website

www.ppl.com.pk

 

 

Branches

 

Address

House No. 12, Street 72, F-8/3, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Tel #

92 (51) 2260770, 2250870

Fax #

92 (51) 2261466

 

 

Short Description Of Business

 

a.

Nature of Business      

Engaged in exploration, prospecting, development and production of oil and natural gas resources

b.

Year Established

1950

 c.

Registration #

0000378

 

 

Auditors

           

M/s Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder

(Chartered Accountants)

 

Legal Status

 

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1950. During the year the Government of Pakistan (GOP) disinvested its equity equivalent to 15% of the paid-up share capital of the Company through an initial public offering. The Company was listed on all the three stock exchanges of Pakistan.

Details of Chief Executive/Directors

 

Names

Designation

Mr. Waqar A. Malik

 

Mr. Arshad Mirza

 

 

Mr. Aftab Nabi

 

Mr. Asif Baigmohamed

 

Mr. Imtiaz Hussain Zaidi

 

Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Iqbal Baluch

 

Mr. Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi

 

Mr. Osman Khalid Waheed

 

Mr. Saeedullah Shah

 

Mr. Shahbaz Yasin Malik

Chairman

 

Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

Director

 

 

Shareholders               

 

Categories

    Percentage (%)

Directors, CEO and their spouse and minor children

 

Associated Companies, Undertakings and related parties

 

NIT & ICP

 

Banks, Development Financial Institutions, Non-Banking Financial Institutions

 

Insurance Companies

 

Modarabas & Mutual Funds

 

Government of Pakistan

 

Privatization Commission of Pakistan

 

General Public

 

Others

 

---

 

 

7.41

 

0.15

 

 

 

1.07

 

0.43

 

0.98

 

67.51

 

 

3.55

 

4.12

 

14.78

 

 

Subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Pakistan Petroleum Provident Fund Trust Company (Pvt) Limited, Pakistan.

 

 

Products

 

Engaged in exploration, prospecting, development and production of oil and natural gas resources

 

 

Number of Employees

 

2,685

 

 

Capacity And Production

 

Product                                                Unit                              Actual Production for the year 

                                                                                                (Group’s share)           

           

            Natural Gas                           MMCF                                      316,567   

            Crude Oil                                 BBL                                    3,824,743

            NGL / Condensate                    BBL                                       861,074

            LPG                                      M.Ton                                        27,343                         

 

 

Bankers

 

·         Allied Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         Askari Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         Bank Alfalah Limited, Pakistan.

·         Bank Al-Habib Limited, Pakistan.

·         Citibank N.A., Pakistan.

·         Deutsche Bank AG, Pakistan.

·         Faysal Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         MCB Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         National Bank of Pakistan.

·         NIB Bank Limited, Pakistan.

·         Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan.

·         United Bank Limited, Pakistan.

 

 

Financial Position

 

Extremely Sound

 

 

Overall Performance

 

The Company’s exploration and development activities continued during the year with vigour and dedication. The Company remained aligned with its aggressive exploration programme, in line with its strategy to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration in order to meet the country’s growing energy needs. Company achieved impressive financial results during 2013-14, with profit after tax increasing to Rs 51.4 billion, up by 22.5 percent over last year, translating into an EPS of Rs 26.08. The increase in profits is largely due to combined effect of net increase in oil sales volumes and depreciation of Pakistani Rupee against US Dollar. The Company has clearly come far over the past few years and in the process developed a strong capital and asset base that adequately supports its exploration and development initiatives. The Company’s recent exploration efforts resulted in gas / condensate discovery from Sharf X-1 well in PPL operated Gambat South Block and a tight gas discovery from Naushahro Firoz X-1 well in PPL operated Naushahro Firoz Block. An oil discovery was also made from Ghauri X-1 well, in partner operated Ghauri Block. Presently PPL’s share in the country’s total natural gas production stands at around 21%. PPL continues to strive for enhancing its hydrocarbon reserves and optimising production in order to maintain its position as the premier exploration and production Company of the country. During the year, 11 new exploration blocks were granted to PPL in which fast track exploration activities are already underway. With extensive increase in the size of its exploration and production portfolio, the operating environment in the Company has become increasingly demanding with added emphasis on safe operating procedures. The Company recognizes safety as the key component of operational excellence and gives utmost importance to training of employees and contractors to enhance safety awareness by actively incorporating industry best practices in the overall operating setup.

 

 

Financial Results

 

The sales revenue of Rs 119.8 billion for the year was higher by 17% compared to Rs 102.3 billion of previous year, resulting in increased profitability of Rs 51.4 billion for the year as compared to Rs 41.9 billion during the previous year. Sales revenue during the current year has  increased due to the combined effect of net increase in oil sales volumes, decrease in gas sales volumes and depreciation of Pakistani Rupee against US Dollar. Increase in gas sales volumes from Adhi, Hala, Tal, Nashpa and Latif fields, oil sales volumes from Hala, Tal and Nashpa fields, and commencement of production from Kirthar, Sukhpur and Ghauri fields, were partially offset by decrease in gas sales volumes from Sui, Kandhkot, Sawan and Gambat fields, and decrease in oil sales from Adhi field. The Earnings per Share of the Company for the year stood at Rs 26.08 against EPS of Rs 21.28 for 2012-13 Field expenditures during the year increased by 7% as compared to the previous year mainly due to 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition cost in Gambat South, Zamzama South, Kotri, Malir, Nashpa and Jati blocks and increase in depreciation and amortisation charges due to capitalisation of new wells during the current year. Other operating income of Rs 6.4 billion was earned mainly due to mark-up on placements of term deposits with Banks, Treasury Bills and profits on investments in PIBs and Mutual Funds.

 

 

Future Outlook

 

The Company operates in a challenging environment with a degree of uncertainty inherent in the E&P business which may adversely affect its operations and profitability. The Company has tailored its business strategies accordingly to effectively address the risks and has taken concrete steps for identification of potential risks, their evaluation and prioritisation so that timely and appropriate actions can be taken to keep the risk level within tolerable limits. The Company is also committed for implementing Enterprise Risk Management best practices in line with the framework proposed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In compliance with Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules 2013, a separate Board Risk Management Committee has been setup to advise the Board on Company’s overall risk appetite, tolerance and strategy and oversee current risk exposures of the Company and future risk strategy. The Committee shall also review risk assessment processes and Company’s ability to identify and manage new risk types.

 

 

Foreign Exchange Rates

 

Currency

 

Unit

Pakistani Rupee

US Dollar

1

          Rs. 103.20

UK Pound

1

          Rs. 166.25

Euro

1

          Rs. 131.15

 

 

Comments

 

Subject Company is well known and directors are resourceful and experienced businessmen. Payments to creditors are reported as normal. Company can be considered for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.41

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.06

Euro

1

Rs.77.19

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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