Cement Dispatches for September 2016 - Aljazira Capital

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Cement Dispatches for September 2016 October 2016 Saudi Cement Sector | Monthly Report | September 2016

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Thousand Tonne

Cement Dispatches decline 22.9%MoM, 21.7%YoY; Clinker inventory Dispatches Growth reaches unprecedented levels. According to the data released by Yamamah 6,000 Cement Co, Cement dispatches for the month of September-2016 stood at 5,000 3.4mn tons, as compared to 4.3mn tons in September-2015, depicting a 4,000 decline of 21.7%YoY, 22.9%MoM.

60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0%

3,000

On MoM basis, all cement companies showed a decline in dispatches. AlSafwa cement showed the worst decline by 36.2%MoM followed by Arabian cement with a decline of 31.9%MoM. Whereas, Aljouf cement and Qassim cement companies showed the least decline of 8.9%MoM and 13.6%MoM respectively. On YoY basis, only Aljouf and Tabuk cement companies showed growth in dispatches at 16.1%YoY and 4.9%YoY respectively. Najran cement and Northern cement witnessed a fall of 46.3%YoY and 44.7%YoY respectively.

Sep-16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Jun-16

Apr-16

May-16

Mar-16

Jan-16

Feb-16

Dec-15

Oct-15

Nov-15

Sep-15

Overview: the MoM decline is attributed to the impact of Hajj season that -20.0% 2,000 resulted in slowdown in construction. For 9M-2016, cement sales declined from 1,000 -40.0% 45.1mn tons in 2015 to 42.7mn tons in 2016 depicting a decline of 5.4%YoY, primarily driven by decrease in dispatches during month of June and third Source : Yamama Cement Company, AlJazira Research quarter. Nevertheless, despite challenges, we expect cement sector demand Share in Dispatches by Regions to show signs of recovery in Q4-2016 due to seasonal impact in 3Q-2016. Share in Dispatches Share in Inventory Regions Sep-15 Sep-16 9M-2015 Sep-15 Sep-16

Central Region Western Region Southern Region Eastern Region Northern Region

28.04% 30.89% 28.97% 29.51% 28.54% 21.41% 19.27% 21.80% 18.12% 17.42% 21.24% 19.77% 19.25% 17.19% 15.00% 17.63% 17.74% 17.88% 22.02% 23.94% 11.68% 12.33% 12.10% 13.17% 15.10%

Source : Yamama Cement Company, AlJazira Research

Key Performance: Data/Ratios Market Cap(bn) P/E (TTM) P/B Dividend Yield: YTD (%) ROA ROE

43.7 7.8x 1.4x 11.4% 28.5% 12.5% 16.4%

Clinker inventory to record a new high: Clinker inventory continued to increase reaching new historical high of 26.6mn ton depicting an increase of 13.9%YoY due to weak demand and higher production to sales ratio. AlSafwa cement showed a significant increase of 41.2%MoM in clinker inventory , followed by Arabian cement which showed increase of 19.0%MoM. In addition, Aljouf and Tabuk cement companies’ clinker inventory witnessed a Inventories Level 30,000 Clinker Inventories decrease of 2.0%MoM and 0.6%MoM respectively.

14%

Change %

12%

25,000

10%

20,000

8% 6%

15,000

4%

10,000

2% 0%

5,000

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr-16

Mar-16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Oct-15

-2%

Nov-15

0

Sep-15

Market Share: Aljouf cement showed an improvement in its market share as it increased from 2.9% in September-2015 to 4.2% in September-2016. Moreover, Tabuk cement increased its market share from 1.9% to 2.5%. On the other hand, Najran cement company market share declined to 4.9% in September-2016 as compared to 7.2% in September-2015, followed by Northern cement as it declined from 3.9% in September 2015 to 2.8% in September 2016.

-4%

Source : Yamama Cement Company, AlJazira Research

Key Data Dispatches Region Central Region

Western Region Eastern Region Southern Region

Northern Region

Companies Yamamah Cement City Cement Qassim Cement Riyadh Cement Total Yanbu Cement Arabian Cement AlSafwa Cement Total Saudi Cement Eastern Cement Total Najran Cement Southern Cement Total Northern Cement AlJouf Cement Tabuk Cement Hail Cement Total Total

1

Sep-15

Sep-16

"M/M %

% change Y/Y

9M-15

448 250 316 322 1,336 472 323 138 933 582 178 760 238 637 875 116 158 112 119 505 4,409

446 194 322 255 1,217 481 336 112 929 539 226 765 311 611 922 170 124 82 131 507 4,340

355 175 273 247 1,050 347 220 88 655 461 142 603 167 505 672 94 144 86 95 419 3,399

-20.8% -30.0% -13.6% -23.3% -21.4% -26.5% -31.9% -36.2% -29.8% -20.8% -20.2% -20.7% -29.8% -20.7% -23.2% -19.0% -8.9% -23.2% -20.2% -17.0% -22.9%

-20.4% -9.8% -15.2% -3.1% -13.7% -27.9% -34.5% -21.4% -29.5% -14.5% -37.2% -21.2% -46.3% -17.3% -27.1% -44.7% 16.1% 4.9% -27.5% -17.4% -21.7%

4,274 1,886 3,218 2,438 11816 5,140 3,966 1,384 10489 5,751 2,282 8033 3,325 6,259 9584 1,698 1,237 973 1,280 5,188 45,109

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Clinker Inventory Levels

Aug-16

Waleed Al-jubayr

% Change Aug-16 4,154 -2.8% 3,784 2,355 24.9% 1,017 3,081 -4.3% 866 2,772 13.7% 1,604 12,362 4.6% 7,271 4,443 -13.6% 3,528 3,492 -11.9% 558 1,367 -1.2% 221 9,302 -11.3% 4,307 5,669 -1.4% 4,282 1,963 -14.0% 1,775 7,632 -5.0% 6,057 2,313 -30.4% 2,620 5,904 -5.7% 1,152 8,217 -14.3% 3,772 1,542 -9.2% 576 1,464 18.3% 1,225 1,037 6.6% 934 1,122 -12.3% 1,162 5,165 -0.4% 3,897 42,678 -5.4% 25,304

9M-16

Sep-15

Sep-16

3,356 780 955 1,811 6902 3,358 788 93 4239 3,801 1,349 5150 2,667 1,354 4021 867 652 746 815 3,080 23,392

3,981 1,091 919 1,610 7,601 3,664 664 312 4,640 4,508 1,868 6,376 2,751 1,244 3,995 662 1,201 928 1,230 4,021 26,633

YoY % MoM % Change Change 18.6% 5.2% 39.9% 7.3% -3.8% 6.1% -11.1% 0.4% 10.1% 4.5% 9.1% 3.9% -15.7% 19.0% 235.5% 41.2% 9.5% 7.7% 18.6% 5.3% 38.5% 5.2% 23.8% 5.3% 3.1% 5.0% -8.1% 8.0% -0.6% 5.9% -23.6% 14.9% 84.2% -2.0% 24.4% -0.6% 50.9% 5.9% 30.6% 3.2% 13.9% 5.3%

Source: Yamamah Cement Company, AlJazira Capital

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Company News & Events Date of Company Name Announcement

Corporate Event & Announcement

Tabuk Cement

29-09-2016

Tabuk Cement Co. will begin commercial operations at its second production line in Q2-2017. Production, which was set to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, has been delayed due to certain shortfalls in design.

Qassim Cement

06-10-2016

Qassim Cement Co.’s board of directors has recommended distributing a 10% cash dividend of SAR 1 per share for Q3-2016.

Qassim cement

09-10-2016

Qassim Cement Co. reported a net profit of SAR 321.1mn for the first nine months of 2016; a 28% drop compared to the same period last year on lower sales volume and value, driven by lower demand on cement. The company reported a Q3 net profit of SAR 70.4 million; 38.8% YoY decline. The profit for the period was 39% lower than in the previous quarter.

Arabian Cement

18-07-2016

Arabian Cement Company’s board of directors has recommended the distribution of a 20% cash dividend (SAR 2 per share) for the first half of 2016.

Umm Al-Qura

18-09-2016

Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. started commercial operations at its new Portland cement production line. The cement producer added that it would be difficult to measure the financial impact at this stage due to supply and demand factors.

City Cement

26-07-2016

City Cement Co.’s board of directors has recommended the distribution of a 7.5% cash dividend at the rate of SAR 0.75 per share for the first half of 2016.

Southern Cement

25-07-2016

Southern Province Cement Co. has recommended the distribution of a 25% cash dividend (SAR 2.5 per share) for the first half of 2016.

Northern Cement

10-08-2016

The board of directors of Northern Region Cement Co. approved the distribution of a 4.5% cash dividend at the rate of SAR 0.45 per share for first half of 2016.

Yamama Cement

21-07-2016

Yamama Cement Co.’s board of directors has recommended paying shareholders a 2.5% cash dividend (SAR 0.25 per share) for Q2-2016

28-08-2016

Southern Province Cement Co. has started trial operations of the second production line at its Bisha plant on August 25, which will continue until it reaches its capacity of 5,000 tons of clinker a day. The company said that it doesn’t expect any financial impact at this stage, adding that it will announce further developments in due course.

Southern Cement

Source: The Saudi Stock Exchange - Tadawul

Market Share in Saudi Cement Sector (%)

1.0%-

Share in dispatches- September 2015

2

-10.0% -30.0%

Hail

10%

10.0% 7.4% -

-

-

1.0%

City

8%

0.3%

29.4%

-

-

Riyadh

7%

3.0%

Tabuk

Others

15.2% -

Arabian

10%

5%

Eastern Cement

30.0%

23.7% 31.4%

Southern

Najran cement

4%

16.4%

19.8%

5.0%

Yamama

Qassim Cement

8.3%

Eastern

Arabian Cement

50.0%

33.9%

7.0%

Saudi

14%

Yamama Cement

48.3%

AlSafwa

9.0%

Yanbu

27%

Yanbu Cement

90.0% 70.0%

7.9%

11.0% 1.6%

Qassim

Saudi Cement

% Change in Share in Dispatches

AlJouf

13.0%

15%

Southern Cement

5.5%

9.2%

Northern

15.0%

Najran

Market Share for the month of September 2016

-50.0%

Share in dispatches- September 2016

Source: Yamamah Cement Company, AlJazira Capital

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Dispatches & Inventory Changes

Yamama Cement

4,000

Qassim Cement

Sep -16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Jun-16

Apr -16

May-16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

2%

3,000 2,500

0%

2,000

-2%

1,500

-4%

1,000

-6%

0

Sep -16

500

Jul-16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

-30%

Nov-15

0

Oct-15

-20%

Sep-15

100

8% 4%

3,500

Aug-16

-10%

200

Change %

-6%

6%

Jun-16

300

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

4,500

Apr -16

0%

-4%

500

20%

400

-2%

1,000

5,000

10%

0%

1,500

30%

500

2%

2,000

May-16

600

4%

2,500

Mar -16

% Change

6%

3,000

0

10% 8%

Feb-16

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

700

Change %

3,500

Jan-16

800

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

4,000

Dec-15

Saudi Cement

4,500

Nov-15

Sep-16

-60%

Aug-16

0

Jul-16

-40%

Jun-16

100

May-16

-20%

Apr -16

200

Mar -16

0%

Feb-16

300

Jan-16

20%

Dec-15

400

Nov-15

40%

Oct-15

500

Sep-15

60%

Oct-15

80%

Oct-15

% Change

Sep-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

600

Sep-15

700

-8%

50%

1,200

400

30%

1,000

300

20% 10% 0%

800

5%

600

0%

400

-5%

-30%

200

-10%

-50%

0

-15%

Southern Cement

20%

1,000

30% 10% 0%

-10% -20%

200

-30%

100

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep -16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

0%

800

-10%

600 400

-20%

200

-30%

-50%

0

-40%

60%

4,000

-40%

Sep-15

10%

Hail Cement

Sep -16

300

20%

1,200

Aug-16

400

Change % 30%

Jul-16

500

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

1,400

Jun-16

600

0

1,600

May-16

700

15%

Souhtern Cement

60% 50% 40%

Apr -16

800

% Change

Feb-16

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Mar -16

900

Jan-16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

0

Jan-16

-40%

Jan-16

50

Dec-15

-20%

100

Dec-15

150

Nov-15

-10%

200

Change %

10%

Nov-15

250

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

Oct-15

350

40%

Oct-15

% Change

Sep-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

450

Sep-15

500

Yanbu Cement 600

40%

500

20%

-6%

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

Sep -16

-4%

0

-60%

0

Aug-16

-2%

500

Jul-16

0%

1,000

Jun-16

1,500

May-16

2%

-20%

Apr -16

2,000

Mar -16

4%

0%

-40%

100

3

6%

2,500

Feb-16

200

10% 8%

Jan-16

300

Change %

3,000

Dec-15

400

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

3,500

Nov-15

% Change

Oct-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Sep-15

700

Source: Yamamah Cement Company, AlJazira Research

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Dispatches & Inventory Changes

-40%

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Feb-16

Mar -16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Oct-15

Nov-15

Sep-15

0

-50% -60%

400

0%

20%

300

-20%

200

-40%

100

0

-60%

Sep -16

100

-30%

40%

500

Jul-16

-10% -20%

600

Aug-16

200

60%

700

Jun-16

0%

300

80%

Apr -16

400

100%

Change %

800

May-16

20% 10%

Mar -16

30%

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

900

Feb-16

40%

Arabian Cement 1,000

Jan-16

500

50%

Dec-15

% Change

Nov-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Oct-15

600

Sep-15

Arabian Cement

Eastern Cement

300

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

% Change

250

10%

200

0%

150

-10%

100

-20%

50

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Feb-16

Mar -16

Jan-16

Dec-15

-40%

AlJouf Cement 40% 30%

Sep -16

Aug -16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Sep -16

Aug-16

30%

600

20%

500

10%

400

0%

300 200

-10%

0

-30%

-20%

100

800

150%

600

100%

400

50%

200

0%

Sep -16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Jun-16

Apr -16

May-16

Mar -16

Feb-16

0

Jan-16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Feb-16

Mar -16

300%

-10%

-50%

Jan-16

Change %

0%

-40%

Dec-15

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

200%

-30%

0

1,400

250%

-20%

50

50% 40%

700

Dec-15

100

60%

1,000

10%

150

-6%

1,200

20%

Oct-15

Change %

800

Nov-15

% Change

200

Nov-15

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

900

Oct-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Sep-15

1,000

Al Jouf Cement

250

4

-4%

Sep-15

Oct-15

Nov-15

-30%

Sep-15

0

30% 20%

-2%

Sep-15

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Feb-16

Mar -16

0

Jan-16

-60%

Dec-15

0

Oct-15

500

Nov-15

-40%

Sep-15

50

Northern Cement

0%

1,000

Sep -16

-20%

100

Jul-16

150

2%

Jul-16

0%

4%

1,500

Aug-16

200

6%

2,000

Jun-16

250

20%

10% 8%

May-16

300

Change %

2,500

Jun-16

40%

Apr -16

350

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

May-16

60%

-2%

Najran Cement 3,000

Mar -16

80%

Apr -16

400

% Change

Mar -16

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

-1%

Feb-16

Najran Cement 450

0

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Feb-16

Mar -16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Oct-15

Nov-15

Sep-15

-40%

Feb-16

0

0%

200

Jan-16

-30%

400

Jan-16

50

1%

600

Jan-16

-20%

2%

800

Dec-15

100

3%

1,000

Dec-15

-10%

4%

1,200

Nov-15

0%

150

5%

Nov-15

200

6%

1,400

Dec-15

10%

7%

Change %

1,600

Nov-15

250

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

1,800

Oct-15

20%

2,000

Oct-15

300

40% 30%

Oct-15

% Change

Sep-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Sep-15

350

-50%

Source: Yamamah Cement Company, AlJazira Research

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Tabuk Cement

Tabuk Cement

40%

800

80

0%

60

-20%

300

Sep -16

Jul-16

Aug-16

Jun-16

0

May-16

-60%

50% 0% -50%

100

Apr -16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Jan-16

Feb-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

0

200

Mar -16

-40%

20

400

Jan-16

40

100%

600 500

200% 150%

Feb-16

20%

100

Change %

700

Dec-15

120

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

900

Nov-15

% Change

1,000

Oct-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

140

60%

Sep-15

160

-100%

City Cement 60%

1,200

40%

1,000

250

20%

800

200

0%

600

-20%

400

Hail Cement

40% 30% 20%

300

10% 0%

250 200

-10%

150

-20%

100

-30%

50

-40% -50%

Safwa Cement

Sep -16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

0%

1,000

-2%

800 600

-4%

400

-6%

200

-8%

-50%

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

Apr -16

May-16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

-20%

0

-40%

Sep -16

0

-40%

0%

50

Aug-16

-30%

20%

100

Jul-16

50

-20%

40%

Jun-16

-10%

60%

150

May-16

100

120% 80%

200

Apr -16

0%

140% 100%

Mar -16

10%

Change %

250

Feb-16

150

20%

Jan-16

30%

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

300

Dec-15

200

350

Nov-15

40%

Oct-15

% Change

50%

Sep-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Nov-15

1,200

AlSafwa Cement

250

Oct-15

6%

2%

1,400

0

-10%

4%

1,600

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

May-16

Apr -16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

0

Change %

Sep -16

20%

1,800

Aug-16

30%

350

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

2,000

Jul-16

40%

Jun-16

50%

May-16

% Change

Apr -16

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

0

Mar -16

Riyadh Cement

-50%

Feb-16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

Apr -16

May-16

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

0

-5%

200

Feb-16

-40%

Sep-15

Sep -16

0%

400

-30%

20

5

Aug-16

600

-20%

Jan-16

40

400

Jul-16

5%

-10%

60

450

Jun-16

800

Jan-16

80

10% 0%

Dec-15

100

15% 10%

1,000

Dec-15

120

Change %

1,200

Nov-15

140

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

1,400

Nov-15

160

50%

Oct-15

% Change

Oct-15

180

-10%

Hail Cement

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

Sep-15

200

-5%

May-16

-60%

0

Apr -16

Sep-16

Aug-16

Jul-16

Jun-16

Apr -16

May-16

Hail Cement

Mar -16

Feb-16

Jan-16

Dec-15

Nov-15

Oct-15

Sep-15

0

0%

200

Feb-16

-40%

5%

Mar -16

50

10%

Jan-16

100

25%

15%

Dec-15

150

Change %

20%

Nov-15

300

Clinker Inventories(1000 Ton)

Oct-15

% Change

Sep-15

Dispatches(1000 Ton)

350

Sep-15

400

-60%

Source: Yamamah Cement Company, AlJazira Research

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Analyst

Jassim Al-Jubran +966 11 2256248 [email protected]

Waleed Al-jubayr +966 11 2256146 [email protected]

BROKERAGE AND INVESTMENT CENTERS DIVISION RESEARCH DIVISION

Sultan Al Kadi

Analyst

General Manager – Brokerage Services &

AGM-Head of international and institutional

AGM- Head of Western and Southern Region Investment Centers & ADC

sales

brokerage

Brokerage

Alaa Al-Yousef

Luay Jawad Al-Motawa

Mansour Hamad Al-shuaibi

+966 11 2256060 [email protected]

+966 11 2256277 [email protected]

+966 12 6618443 [email protected]

AGM-Head of Sales And Investment Centers

AGM-Head of Qassim & Eastern Province

Central Region

Abdullah Al-Rahit

Sultan Ibrahim AL-Mutawa

+966 16 3617547 [email protected]

+966 11 2256364 [email protected]

AlJazira Capital, the investment arm of Bank AlJazira, is a Shariaa Compliant Saudi Closed Joint Stock company and operating under the regulatory supervision of the Capital Market Authority. AlJazira Capital is licensed to conduct securities business in all securities business as authorized by CMA, including dealing, managing, arranging, advisory, and custody. AlJazira Capital is the continuation of a long success story in the Saudi Tadawul market, having occupied the market leadership position for several years. With an objective to maintain its market leadership position, AlJazira Capital is expanding its brokerage capabilities to offer further value-added services, brokerage across MENA and International markets, as well as offering a full suite of securities business. 1.

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Overweight: This rating implies that the stock is currently trading at a discount to its 12 months price target. Stocks rated “Overweight” will typically provide an upside potential of over 10% from the current price levels over next twelve months. Underweight: This rating implies that the stock is currently trading at a premium to its 12 months price target. Stocks rated “Underweight” would typically decline by over 10% from the current price levels over next twelve months. Neutral: The rating implies that the stock is trading in the proximate range of its 12 months price target. Stocks rated “Neutral” is expected to stagnate within +/- 10% range from the current price levels over next twelve months. Suspension of rating or rating on hold (SR/RH): This basically implies suspension of a rating pending further analysis of a material change in the fundamentals of the company.

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