Egypt Infrastructure Corporation

CFBANQUE Investment confirms the AAA rating assigned to Egypt Infrastructure Corporation (MIN1014.CA), an operator in the Infrastructure sector based in Egypt. This credit opinion reflects a superior credit quality, reflecting a very strong capacity to honour its financial obligations even under an adverse macroeconomic environment.

From a fundamental standpoint, the issuer posts an EBITDA margin of 44.7% which sits at the upper end of the sector range and evidences robust pricing power and exhibits a net leverage of 2.15x EBITDA, deemed consistent with the issuer's recurring cash flow generation. With revenues of $8.91B and a market capitalisation of $2.61B, Egypt Infrastructure Corporation commands an established economic footprint within its domestic market.

Our proprietary models assign a Debt Capacity score of 743/1000, an Investment score of 706/1000 and an ESG & Governance score of 440/1000, reflecting a solid debt coverage, an attractive investment potential and governance workstreams that need to be deepened.

The Positive outlook reflects our expectation of a gradual improvement in the credit profile over a 12 to 18 month horizon, subject to the execution of the strategic plan communicated by the issuer. This analysis stems from the combined review of our quantitative models and the qualitative judgement of the CFBANQUE Investment rating committee, and may be updated in line with the evolution of fundamentals or the regional macroeconomic environment.