Saudi Electricity widens Q1 2020 net losses to SAR 2.44 bln

Saudi Electricity widens Q1 2020 net losses to SAR 2.44 bln

03/05/2020 Argaam Exclusive

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Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC), the Kingdom's utility provider, widened net losses by 63.9% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.44 billion for Q1 2020, compared to SAR 1.5 billion in the same period last year.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Change‬
Revenues 11,395.24 11,397.72 0.0 %
Gross Income (636.38) (1192.35) (87.4 %)
Operating Income (943.00) (1413.80) (49.9 %)
Net Income (1489.23) (2441.46) (63.9 %)
Average Shares 4,166.59 4,166.59 -
EPS (Riyals) (0.36) (0.59) (63.9 %)

The company cited due to higher cost of purchased power and finance charges, and reversal of provisions.

 

When compared to the previous quarter, net losses increased four-fold due to seasonal sales, and increase of SAR 1.1 billion in other operating revenue on the back of account balancing for the electricity sector in FY2019.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2011 5,310.46 16.3 % (680.93) 6.8 % (773.69) 1.1 % (0.19)
Q2 2011 8,347.71 13.3 % 1,455.61 29.1 % 1,334.78 24.9 % 0.32
Q3 2011 9,944.76 5.3 % 2,387.02 (1.1 %) 2,174.54 (6.1 %) 0.52
Q4 2011 6,966.67 6.7 % (460.21) (110.8 %) (522.48) (61.4 %) (0.13)
Q1 2012 5,940.77 11.9 % (366.16) 46.2 % (583.35) 24.6 % (0.14)
Q2 2012 9,064.93 8.6 % 1,400.84 (3.8 %) 1,360.33 1.9 % 0.33
Q3 2012 10,890.00 9.5 % 3,038.32 27.3 % 2,875.39 32.2 % 0.69
Q4 2012 7,750.56 11.3 % (464.76) (1.0 %) (1091.30) (108.9 %) (0.26)
Q1 2013 6,423.27 8.1 % (576.52) (57.5 %) (657.36) (12.7 %) (0.16)
Q2 2013 9,307.42 2.7 % 799.56 (42.9 %) 1,502.27 10.4 % 0.36
Q3 2013 11,804.47 8.4 % 2,914.36 (4.1 %) 2,852.83 (0.8 %) 0.68
Q4 2013 8,136.98 5.0 % (495.98) (6.7 %) (661.88) 39.3 % (0.16)
Q1 2014 7,069.18 10.1 % (864.11) (49.9 %) (913.35) (38.9 %) (0.22)
Q2 2014 10,489.73 12.7 % 1,341.82 67.8 % 3,657.81 143.5 % 0.88
Q3 2014 12,472.87 5.7 % 2,813.69 (3.5 %) 2,668.33 (6.5 %) 0.64
Q4 2014 8,458.89 4.0 % (1255.35) (153.1 %) (1801.80) (172.2 %) (0.43)
Q1 2015 7,485.98 5.9 % (1246.39) (44.2 %) (1939.69) (112.4 %) (0.47)
Q2 2015 11,917.40 13.6 % 2,122.48 58.2 % 1,970.64 (46.1 %) 0.47
Q3 2015 13,176.21 5.6 % 3,023.16 7.4 % 2,921.06 9.5 % 0.70
Q4 2015 8,985.19 6.2 % (1344.46) (7.1 %) (1444.55) 19.8 % (0.35)
Q1 2016 8,894.70 18.8 % (342.01) 72.6 % (798.31) 58.8 % (0.19)
Q2 2016 13,194.13 10.7 % 2,790.68 31.5 % 2,242.00 13.8 % 0.54
Q3 2016 17,132.99 30.0 % 5,587.18 84.8 % 4,928.41 68.7 % 1.18
Q4 2016 10,639.18 18.4 % (1183.38) 12.0 % (1826.85) (26.5 %) (0.44)
Q1 2017 8,920.29 0.3 % (653.65) (91.1 %) 4,935.78 718.3 % 1.18
Q2 2017 13,301.83 0.8 % 2,691.06 (3.6 %) 2,231.59 (0.5 %) 0.54
Q3 2017 16,986.31 (0.9 %) 5,608.94 0.4 % 5,261.87 6.8 % 1.26
Q4 2017 11,476.56 7.9 % (956.35) 19.2 % (5521.23) (202.2 %) (1.33)
Q1 2018 11,401.27 27.8 % (623.99) 4.5 % (1214.05) (124.6 %) (0.29)
Q2 2018 17,701.15 33.1 % 2,938.85 9.2 % 1,846.55 (17.3 %) 0.44
Q3 2018 21,930.17 29.1 % 5,970.99 6.5 % 4,925.47 (6.4 %) 1.18
Q4 2018 13,031.05 13.5 % (2366.24) (147.4 %) (3800.84) 31.2 % (0.91)
Q1 2019 11,395.24 (0.1 %) (636.38) (2.0 %) (1489.23) (22.7 %) (0.36)
Q2 2019 16,520.27 (6.7 %) 1,820.66 (38.0 %) 788.77 (57.3 %) 0.19
Q3 2019 20,830.54 (5.0 %) 3,759.55 (37.0 %) 2,679.39 (45.6 %) 0.64
Q4 2019 16,293.95 25.0 % 1,180.29 149.9 % (591.37) 84.4 % (0.14)
Q1 2020 11,397.72 0.0 % (1192.35) (87.4 %) (2441.46) (63.9 %) (0.59)

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2011 9.22 % 36.95 % 7.98 %
Q2 2011 10.02 % 38.06 % 8.62 %
Q3 2011 9.77 % 37.76 % 8.00 %
Q4 2011 8.84 % 38.83 % 7.65 %
Q1 2012 9.67 % 40.17 % 8.27 %
Q2 2012 9.28 % 40.05 % 8.25 %
Q3 2012 10.99 % 41.40 % 10.21 %
Q4 2012 10.72 % 40.82 % 9.50 %
Q1 2013 9.96 % 40.18 % 9.00 %
Q2 2013 8.14 % 38.70 % 7.14 %
Q3 2013 7.57 % 38.21 % 6.83 %
Q4 2013 7.40 % 38.44 % 6.47 %
Q1 2014 6.48 % 37.80 % 5.65 %
Q2 2014 7.72 % 39.12 % 6.92 %
Q3 2014 7.32 % 39.38 % 6.32 %
Q4 2014 5.29 % 38.10 % 3.94 %
Q1 2015 4.25 % 38.05 % 1.26 %
Q2 2015 6.04 % 39.41 % 2.83 %
Q3 2015 6.44 % 39.94 % 3.40 %
Q4 2015 6.15 % 39.64 % 3.14 %
Q1 2016 8.05 % 39.45 % 5.69 %
Q2 2016 9.33 % 38.66 % 6.14 %
Q3 2016 13.88 % 39.88 % 9.80 %
Q4 2016 13.74 % 38.65 % 9.34 %
Q1 2017 13.11 % 38.91 % 8.56 %
Q2 2017 12.88 % 39.68 % 8.52 %
Q3 2017 12.97 % 41.21 % 9.21 %
Q4 2017 13.20 % 41.47 % 6.68 %
Q1 2018 12.64 % 40.23 % 6.31 %
Q2 2018 12.10 % 38.46 % 5.16 %
Q3 2018 11.73 % 36.01 % 4.21 %
Q4 2018 9.24 % 33.58 % 2.74 %
Q1 2019 9.22 % 34.44 % 2.31 %
Q2 2019 7.62 % 33.97 % 0.67 %
Q3 2019 4.17 % 31.96 % (2.95 %)
Q4 2019 9.42 % 36.28 % 2.13 %
Q1 2020 8.56 % 35.60 % 1.04 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2011 4,166.59 0.55 0.55 11.88
Q2 2011 4,166.59 0.61 0.61 12.05
Q3 2011 4,166.59 0.58 0.58 12.55
Q4 2011 4,166.59 0.53 0.56 12.45
Q1 2012 4,166.59 0.58 0.62 12.30
Q2 2012 4,166.59 0.58 0.63 12.54
Q3 2012 4,166.59 0.75 0.81 13.20
Q4 2012 4,166.59 0.61 0.77 12.83
Q1 2013 4,166.59 0.60 0.74 12.67
Q2 2013 4,166.59 0.63 0.59 12.91
Q3 2013 4,166.59 0.63 0.58 13.60
Q4 2013 4,166.59 0.73 0.55 13.51
Q1 2014 4,166.59 0.67 0.49 13.32
Q2 2014 4,166.59 1.18 0.62 14.08
Q3 2014 4,166.59 1.14 0.58 14.72
Q4 2014 4,166.59 0.87 0.36 14.22
Q1 2015 4,166.59 0.62 0.12 13.75
Q2 2015 4,166.59 0.22 0.27 14.10
Q3 2015 4,166.59 0.28 0.33 14.79
Q4 2015 4,166.59 0.36 0.31 14.48
Q1 2016 4,166.59 0.64 0.59 14.16
Q2 2016 4,166.59 0.70 0.65 14.38
Q3 2016 4,166.59 1.18 1.13 15.43
Q4 2016 4,166.59 1.09 1.12 15.74
Q1 2017 4,166.59 2.47 1.02 16.93
Q2 2017 4,166.59 2.46 1.02 17.33
Q3 2017 4,166.59 2.54 1.10 18.59
Q4 2017 4,166.59 1.66 0.81 17.35
Q1 2018 4,166.59 0.18 0.81 16.97
Q2 2018 4,166.59 0.09 0.71 17.29
Q3 2018 4,166.59 0.01 0.63 18.50
Q4 2018 4,166.59 0.42 0.42 17.68
Q1 2019 4,166.59 0.36 0.36 17.29
Q2 2019 4,166.59 0.10 0.10 17.25
Q3 2019 4,166.59 (0.44) (0.44) 17.88
Q4 2019 4,166.59 0.33 0.33 17.66
Q1 2020 4,166.59 0.10 0.16 16.96

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2011 25.23 25.23 1.17
Q2 2011 22.43 22.43 1.14
Q3 2011 22.98 22.98 1.06
Q4 2011 4.91 4.65 1.12
Q1 2012 27.74 25.84 1.30
Q2 2012 22.13 20.42 1.03
Q3 2012 17.44 16.27 0.99
Q4 2012 4.09 3.28 1.04
Q1 2013 23.71 19.20 1.12
Q2 2013 20.44 21.89 1.00
Q3 2013 21.26 22.98 0.98
Q4 2013 3.75 4.93 1.08
Q1 2014 23.61 32.00 1.18
Q2 2014 13.30 25.27 1.12
Q3 2014 15.13 29.80 1.17
Q4 2014 3.22 7.68 1.05
Q1 2015 28.16 More than 100 1.27
Q2 2015 79.95 62.81 1.22
Q3 2015 59.41 48.98 1.11
Q4 2015 8.14 9.40 1.08
Q1 2016 25.10 27.17 1.13
Q2 2016 27.89 29.96 1.36
Q3 2016 14.26 14.86 1.09
Q4 2016 3.88 3.79 1.43
Q1 2017 9.40 22.62 1.37
Q2 2017 10.35 24.94 1.47
Q3 2017 9.39 21.68 1.29
Q4 2017 2.38 4.86 1.21
Q1 2018 More than 100 25.75 1.22
Q2 2018 More than 100 29.20 1.20
Q3 2018 More than 100 25.34 0.87
Q4 2018 9.22 9.22 0.86
Q1 2019 46.39 46.39 0.95
Q2 2019 More than 100 More than 100 1.08
Q3 2019 NEG NEG 1.19
Q4 2019 15.60 15.60 1.15
Q1 2020 More than 100 98.16 0.94

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Saudi Electricity Company National Electricity Transmission Company Other Subsidiaries Joint Operations Inter-Company Balances
Q3 2015 13,172.85 1,794.16 3.36 - (1794.16)
Q4 2015 8,955.63 1,866.48 3.51 - (1866.48)
Q1 2016 8,896.92 2,081.14 3.28 507.42 (2594.05)
Q2 2016 13,166.62 1,986.21 38.35 731.67 (2728.71)
Q3 2016 17,136.40 2,107.11 7.36 518.16 (2636.04)
Q4 2016 10,642.80 2,246.18 7.61 749.94 (3006.85)
Q1 2017 8,920.29 2,545.37 7.35 579.63 (3132.34)
Q2 2017 13,302.13 2,541.86 7.08 366.33 (2915.56)
Q3 2017 16,993.46 2,541.86 7.08 822.01 (3378.17)
Q4 2017 11,480.20 3,134.98 7.08 345.88 (3491.59)
Q1 2018 11,291.67 2,895.23 5.77 321.15 (3112.54)
Q2 2018 17,811.57 2,673.67 15.18 227.47 (3026.74)
Q3 2018 21,929.27 2,784.44 (2.30) 430.78 (3212.01)
Q4 2018 14,071.90 2,992.92 16.31 301.44 (4351.52)
Q1 2019 11,382.20 3,241.44 26.98 312.00 (3567.37)
Q2 2019 16,517.76 3,241.42 16.44 285.46 (3540.81)
Q3 2019 20,835.32 3,322.69 9.15 349.52 (3686.14)
Q4 2019 16,261.72 3,421.45 46.44 324.02 (3759.68)
Q1 2020 11,389.39 3,496.10 22.27 323.10 (3833.13)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2020 (e) Q1 2020 (a) Change‬
Average (706.50) (2441.46) (245.6 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2020 (e) Q1 2020 (a) Change
SNB Capital (1333.00) (2441.46) (83.2) %
Riyad Capital (80.00) (2441.46) (2951.8) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 67,665.42
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 179,442.93
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 4,166.59
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.65
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 21.50
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 19.05
P/E (TTM) 24.98
Price/book 0.76
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 0.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 3.0

Share Price

16.24
0.02 0.12 %

Saudi Electricity Co. (SAUDI ELECTRICITY)


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