The Suez Cement Company (SCC) was first incorporated on March 01, 1977 as a joint stock company. SCC was the first privatized company in Egypt, and controlled 16% of the market in 1999. In January 2000, Suez Cement bought trough a bridge financing of 1.

25 billion pounds, 66.1% of Tora Portland Cement, which allowed it to increase its market share to 30%, and increase its production capacity to 8 million tonnes.In July 2000, Suez Cement sold its stake in ECC, and used the proceeds to repay part of the bridge financing, while the remaining portion was renegotiated with National Bank of Egypt, extending its maturity to 7 years at 12.

5% p.a.Another portion of the debt was repaid in Sep-2000 using Torah's dividends, the remaining debt should amount to 900 million pounds.In Feb 2001, the EGM accepted a capital increase through the incorporation of reserves and the increase of the par value to 10 pounds, which brought the capital up to 539 million pounds.

In May 2001, the EGM decided to increase the capital by 15.78% through the issue of 10.1 million new shares, dedicated to a strategic investor. In September 17, 2001 the EGM approve the selection of Ciments Français as the strategic investor, which was bidding for the 10.

1 million shares in addition to 5.9 million shares, increasing its stake to 25%. The paid up capital would then be 639 million pounds par value 10 pounds.

Individuals	N/A
Institutions	63%
Floating	N/A
Government	8%

Director	Alaa El-Din Monir Abdel Wahad
Director	El Saied Ahmad Mehasseb Zaid
Director	Hussein Kassem Aly Mogawer
Director	Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Moussa
Chairman	Mohammed Sayed Dessouky
Director	Moustafa Hassan Mahmoud
Director	Nabil Sayed El-Gabry
Director	Rodolfo Danielli
Director	Souhair Sayed Mahmoud
Director	Vittorio Ortolani
Director	Yasser Soliman Hesham El Mallawany
Director	Yves Rene Nanot

	2004	2003	2002
Total Assets	2,873,359	2,631,931	2,391,292
Shareholder's Equity	1,556,379	1,306,686	1,404,216
NIAT	335,079	188,474	44,350
Dividends	N/A	96,000	N/A

	2004	2003	2002
Assets Growth	9.17%	10.06%	-7.48%
Earning Growth	77.79%	324.97%	-70.51%
ROaA	12.17%	7.50%	1.78%
ROaE	23.41%	13.91%	3.10%
No. Of Shares	64,000,000	64,000,000	64,000,000
EPS	5.24	2.94	0.69
EPS Growth	77.79%	324.97%	-70.51%
Payout Ratio	N/A	50.936	N/A

	Trailing
PE
PB
DVPS
Div Yield
EV
EV/Equity

The information is this section is provided by SHUAA Capital PSC. The information contained in this section is not intended to be an offer, a recommendation, or a solicitation to buy or sell securities or investment products.

The information and opinions contained in this section have been compiled from, or arrived at in good faith, from sources believed to be reliable but no guarantee or warranty is made by SHUAA Capital or AME Info as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.

All opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice.

Replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AME Info FZ LLC.

© SHUAA Capital PSC. All rights reserved.