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    Centro has 845 milliom shares on issue.(#1)

    Centro is currently paying interest on borrowed
    monies

    $3.9 billion dollars needs to be refinanced
    before Feb 15 (#2)

    An additional $3.4 billion dollars needs to be
    refinanced by the end of this year. (#2)

    Projected profit this year 40c/share = $338m
    (includes provision of 2.7c/share = $22.8m for
    extra interest payments) (#2)

    (Centro has forecast a $40m bill for sorting out the
    company but this is more than offset by the withholding
    of dividend payments for this year)

    Suppose

    a) Someone will lend money at 1% more than Centro
    is currently borrowing at:

    then extra interest bill is 1% of $7.3b = $73m-$22.8m
    =$50.2m

    b) as for a) but at 2% higher. Extra interest is then
    $146m-$22.8m = $123.2m

    c) as for a) but at 3% higher. Extra interest is then
    $219m-$22.8m = $196.2m

    Projected 2008 profits would then become

    a) (1% extra) $338m-$50.2m= $287.8m (34.05c/share)
    b) (2% extra) $338m-$123.2m = $214.8m (25.42c/share)
    c) (3% extra) $338m-$196.2m = $141.8m (16.78c/share)

    With the shareprice currently at ~53c and with even a 3%
    rise in interest rates the return (16.78c/53c*100
    = 31.66%)looks like really excellent value. If my
    analysis is correct then I ask myself why aren't the
    shares being snapped up by some big cashed up insto who
    would also be prepared to provide the finance and also
    make a healthy profit in providing this finance

    What Am I missing or what have I got wrong???

    P.S. I am not an economist nor a financial advisor so
    don t rely on the above information when making your
    investment decisions

    References
    (#1) Etrade CNP printable report
    (#2) Centro ASX Release Presentation - Centro Earnings
    Revision Refinancing Update 17Dec 2007
 
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