JPMorgan to Expand in South Africa - Analyst Blog
August 19 2011 - 8:00AM
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In a telephonic interview with the Bloomberg, the
managing director of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(JPM) in Johannesburg stated that the company is planning to offer
lending as well as treasury and foreign exchange services to its
corporate clients in South Africa.
JPMorgan already has its presence in South Africa since 1998,
when it started providing advice on mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) as well as on debt and stock offerings to the
institutional clients.
The plan to expand further in South Africa is a part of
JPMorgan’s long-term strategy to increase its foot-hold outside the
U.S. and Europe, where growth has almost stalled. The company seeks
to tap resources in the faster growing economies. According to the
South African central bank, the country’s economy is expected to
grow at the rate of 3.7% this year.
JPMorgan, once the top-ranked advisor on equity offering in
South Africa, fell to the ninth position in 2010 and did not figure
on the stock offerings list this year. Since the company’s market
share for stock offerings is declining in the country, the company
is trying to add more clients to its kitty.
JPMorgan’s main competitors for equity offerings in South Africa
include BNP Paribas (BNP) and Citigroup
Inc. (C), which are at present the two top-ranked stock
underwriters in that country.
According to the data collected by the Bloomberg, to
date about nine companies have held share offering this year with
the combined value of $1.4 billion in South Africa. Furthermore,
South African companies have proposed 156 acquisitions worth 81.8
billion rand till date.
Hence, JPMorgan expects that with almost all the sectors
(including mining, banks and retailer) expanding in that country,
the company will be able to improve its market share by working
more closely and understanding the financial needs of the local
companies.
Currently, JPMorgan retains a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold
rating). Also, considering the fundamentals, we hold a long-term
Neutral recommendation on the stock.
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