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The Tadawul-listed company \u2014 formally known as United Electronics Company and one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the region \u2014 will establish a subsidiary in Egypt under plans approved by the board last week, as it looks to tap the biggest consumer market in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra is targeting a 10% market share in Egypt <\/strong>over the next decade, CEO Muhammad Jalal told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbcarabia.com\/news\/view\/92234\">CNBC Arabia<\/a>, adding that the local Egyptian market is worth around SAR 25 bn (c.USD 6.7 bn).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The company will finance the expansion with a mixture of equity and debt:<\/strong> Extra (which writes its name as eXtra) will fund the initial investment through a mixture of self-financing and borrowing, according to the disclosure, which said to expect further announcements on the details as they develop. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbcarabia.com\/news\/view\/92234\">CNBC Arabia<\/a> yesterday reported Jalal as having said the Egyptian subsidiary would be wholly self-financed with company equity, while adding that additional financing could be made available if necessary. He said the company generally targets a 1:1 debt-to-equity ratio in its investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>eXtra\u2019s footprint:<\/strong> The company currently has 42 stores across Saudi, a store in Bahrain, and another in Oman, and will also be adding four stores in Saudi Arabia and Oman. It\u2019s also investing in a new distribution center for its e-commerce business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The decision to invest in Egypt comes on the back of solid earnings in 2021<\/strong>, with the company <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/bf6a50fc-ed9e-4151-8994-e4b3a2805a7c\/\">reporting (pdf)<\/a> a 52% y-o-y increase in net income during the first nine months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi electronics retailer Extra plans to spend EGP 1 bn to launch in Egypt, marking the company\u2019s first expansion outside the GCC region, Extra said in a Saudi regulatory filing. 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