Thursday, July 03, 2008

SJM's (#880) Offer Oversubscribed

Stanley HO's SJM (stock code #880) HKD5.1 billion IPO was oversubscribed although the institutional portion (85% of the issue) was only 2x covered. The pricing is expected to be at the low end of the HKD3.08 to HKD4.08 indicative range. The stock will be traded on Monday, 10 July 2008.

The timing seems to be right for those willing to take a chance on this IPO as the Macau Government just announced that in the month of June 2008, Macau's casino revenues increased 69.7% year-on-year to Patacas 9.7 billion, the 3rd best month ever.

In the first 6 months of 2008, total casino revenues increased 54% to Patacas 58.5 billion. SJM with 27% is the leader, followed by Venetian at 22%, Wynn 17%, Melco 16%, Galaxy 10%, and MGM 8%. Although the headline numbers look good, the casinos have been locked in a price war over commission rebates to junket operators.

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