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- The World’s Biggest IPO: Saudi Aramco
- World’s largest company
- World’s biggest state-owned oil and gas companies
- World’s cheapest oil producer
- A leader in oil production
- Second-largest proven crude oil reserves
- Saudi Arabia’s status as the heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds.
- Becoming a global investment powerhouse.
- Transforming the country’s strategic location into a global hub connecting Asia, Europe and Africa.
- 5% will go individual investors who will have until November 28 to sign up for the IPO
- 1% to institutional investors who will have until December 4 to subscribe.
- A glut in global supply
- A lacklustre demand
News & analysisNews & analysisWhat do we know about the state-owned oil giant – Saudi Aramco?
All of the above would probably make this upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) one of the most hyped IPOs of all time. In 86-year of history, Saudi Arabia has officially stated its plan to float the company on the Riyadh stock exchange. After first being announced in 2016, the Saudi Aramco officially confirmed the IPO on November 3.
However, the size and scope of the IPO were unknown so far. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s officials have officially launched the IPO and confirmed that the domestic listing will take place in December.
Vision 2030
The primary purpose of the IPO is to diversify Saudi’s economy and its reliance on the oil industry. After the fall in the oil prices in 2015, Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman’s introduced the Vision 2030 which encompasses the desire to reinforce and diversify the capabilities of Saudi’s economy. The Prince has designed its vision on three main pillars:
Hence, transforming Aramco from an oil-producing company into a global industrial conglomerate is a key step in raising funds for the Vision 2030.
Lacklustre International Response
Even though the national oil company do have a high degree of independence, the Crown Prince has taken a more active role in the company over the years. As the purpose of the IPO is to raise funds to follow the plans to diversify the economy, the money will not be going to the company, unlike standard IPOs
It is, therefore. a distinct consideration for the Aramco investor
Bankers were unable to convince many international money managers of the merits of the deal which prompted Aramco to keep the IPO local. Shares will not be marketed in the US, Canada and Japan as originally expected.
The Domestic IPO
On Sunday, Aramco finally provided details on what could be the world’s biggest IPO. Currently, the Chinese online retail giant, Alibaba holds the record with an IPO of $25 billion.
Valuation
Aramco valued the company between the $1.6 trillion to $1.7 trillion which was below their Crown Prince’s valuation of $2 trillion. The new valuation implies that the investors will yield a dividend lesser than those from other leading oil and gas companies.
A Smaller Stake
Aramco decided to sell only 1.5% of its company on Riyadh’s Tadawul exchange which amounts about half of the amount that had been considered at an indicative price range of 30 Saudi riyals ($8.00) to 32 Saudi riyals per share.
At the top of the range, the company could raise as much as $25.60 billion beating Alibaba’s capital raise in 2014. The IPO will be split into two tranches:
Despite the lower valuation, a smaller stake and an IPO limited to local investors, Saudi Aramco is confident that they will have sufficient Middle Eastern institutional investors and local demand for a successful IPO.
Setbacks in the Oil Market
Oil Demand
Oil prices have slumped in the last few years and have more than halved since mid-2014 mainly because of:
The dramatic fall in prices has forced OPEC members to cut back production to help stabilise supply and cushion the fall in prices. US shale producers, geopolitical risks, tensions in the Middle East, trade tensions, and slowing global growth are key factors affecting the supply and demand dynamics in the oil market.
Oil and Gas Divestment – Climate Activism
Another crucial factor that has caused a shift in the oil market is the growing movement towards climate change which are subsequently pushing investors away from the oil and gas sector. The industry has faced intense pressure from activists and we might see the pressure intensifying as such high-scale IPO will undermine their fight against the climate crisis.
Saudi Aramco is among the top carbon dioxide and methane emitters. Those concerns are forcing portfolio managers to divest from oil and gas companies to embrace more sustainable investment.
Drone Attacks
The crippling attacks have caused major damage to Saudi Aramco’s facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. Even though the company recovered quickly and resumed production, investors are taking note of the nation’s vulnerabilities to attacks. As of writing, it was also reported that Yemen’s Houthi rebels has seized Saudi ship carrying oil rig.
At a time where Saudi Arabia wishes to diversify and entice foreign investors, keeping the IPO as a local affair has undermined the efforts to open its economy to the world. The much-muted details of the IPO, setbacks in the oil markets and the gruesome killing of Jamal Khashoggi have trigger hesitations from international investors to buy Saudi Aramco at full price.
Saudi Aramco is a leader in the industry and will probably be able to cope with the current challenges of the industry until the industry is faced with the situation of peak oil demand.
Oil Prices and the IPO
The upcoming IPO will be one of the key determinants of the immediate price action of oil.
The public offering and the OPEC meeting are intertwined and oil traders should monitor these events carefully. OPEC’s de facto leader is Saudi Arabia and it is reported that the Saudis are set to push OPEC countries to make deeper oil cuts to keep oil prices higher.
On the trade front, even though there are some conflicting trade headlines, there is much optimism on the trade front to keep oil prices from falling to September lows.
All-in-all, those two main events provide some upward room for oil prices.
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