Value Creation Case Studies
Orkim Sdn Bhd (Orkim)
Background
- Orkim is one of Malaysia’s leading Clean Petroleum Product (CPP) tanker companies which was founded in 2004 initially as a ship broker business
- Strong track record of growth and with 17 vessels under ownership and management
- Transports CPP from refineries to various oil storage terminals throughout the country and currently has 40% leading market share.
Transaction Details
- Investment type
- Buy out of non-core assets of GLC/PLC
- Acquisition Date
- December 2014
- Ownership
- 95.5%
Investment Rationale
- A market leader with strong outlet presence in peninsular Malaysia
- Margin improvement opportunity via business process optimisation and investment in technology
Key Value Creation Metrics
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Contract Renegotiation
- Ekuinas Portfolio Monitoring and Management team identified a gap in respect of the cost computation of the
respective vessels.
- The discovery prompted a renegotiation of the relevant terms in the contract which resulted in a positive impact of RM2 million to Orkim’s bottomline.
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Fleet Expansion
- Increased market share in the Malaysian CPP market by growing vessel fleet via vessel acquisitions
- Invested in four additional CPP vessels between FY2015 to FY2018 which increased dead weight tonnage (DWT) capacity by 37% to boost growth in revenue and profits by increasing fleet size and yield
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Diversification of Product
- Ventured into LPG market and invested in two LPG tankers in 2015 – 2016 to serve the regional LPG transportation market
- The delivery of the LPG tankers made Orkim the first local LPG tanker operator in Malaysia
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Strong Revenue & EBITDA Growth
- Gross revenue growth* of 22.4%; net revenue growth of 19.7%
- EBITDA growth* of 15.4%