MEPCO’s net profit plunges 51% to SAR 55 mln in FY15

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) has reported a net profit of SAR 55.12 million for the 2015 fiscal year (FY); a sharp decline of 21 percent year-on-year (YOY) due to lower sales prices, a decline in sales and higher freight costs.

Financials (M)

Item	2014	2015	Change‬
Revenues	826.43	681.17	(17.6 %)
Gross Income	234.71	172.86	(26.4 %)
Operating Income	141.99	81.87	(42.3 %)
Net Income	111.34	55.12	(50.5 %)
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	1.67	0.83	(50.5 %)

The company’s net profit in Q4-2015 plunged 88 percent YOY to SAR 2.77. Profit for the quarter also fell by 71 percent when compared to Q3-2015.

Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The

Item	Q4 2014	Q4 2015	Change‬
Revenues	202.50	139.50	(31.1 %)
Gross Income	53.41	35.70	(33.2 %)
Operating Income	31.88	10.55	(66.9 %)
Net Income	22.91	2.77	(87.9 %)
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	0.34	0.04	(87.9 %)

Item	Q3 2015	Q4 2015	Change‬
Revenues	172.83	139.50	(19.3 %)
Gross Income	41.85	35.70	(14.7 %)
Operating Income	16.89	10.55	(37.5 %)
Net Income	9.58	2.77	(71.1 %)
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	0.14	0.04	(71.1 %)

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Share Price

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO)

	Current
Market Cap (M Riyal)	3,280.46
Enterprise Value (EV) (M)	3,269.02
Shares Outstanding ((M))	86.67
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM)	(0.80)
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal)	19.07
Par Value ( Riyal)	10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12)	Neg
P/E (TTM)	NEG
Price/book	1.99
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM)	(3.04 )
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM)	(5.01 )

Period	Revenues	Change	Gross Income	Change	Operating Income	Change
Q1 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	471.06	-	149.00	-	96.72	-
Q1 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	650.84	38.2 %	174.94	17.4 %	110.85	14.6 %
Q1 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	653.58	0.4 %	144.11	(17.6 %)	62.10	(44.0 %)
Q1 2013	175.85	-	41.28	-	20.60	-
Q2 2013	195.47	-	50.61	-	29.56	-
Q3 2013	200.50	-	61.21	-	41.72	-
Q4 2013	188.35	-	50.81	-	32.76	-
2013	760.17	16.3 %	203.91	41.5 %	124.63	100.7 %
Q1 2014	200.96	14.3 %	52.97	28.3 %	29.65	44.0 %
Q2 2014	203.05	3.9 %	59.04	16.7 %	36.78	24.4 %
Q3 2014	219.60	9.5 %	68.98	12.7 %	43.91	5.3 %
Q4 2014	202.50	7.5 %	53.41	5.1 %	31.88	(2.7 %)
2014	826.43	8.7 %	234.71	15.1 %	141.99	13.9 %
Q1 2015	184.71	(8.1 %)	47.14	(11.0 %)	28.15	(5.1 %)
Q2 2015	184.14	(9.3 %)	48.17	(18.4 %)	26.28	(28.5 %)
Q3 2015	172.83	(21.3 %)	41.85	(39.3 %)	16.89	(61.5 %)
Q4 2015	139.50	(31.1 %)	35.70	(33.2 %)	10.55	(66.9 %)
2015	681.17	(17.6 %)	172.86	(26.4 %)	81.87	(42.3 %)

Period	Revenues	Change	Gross Income	Change	Operating Income	Change
2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	471.06	-	149.00	-	96.72	-
2011	650.84	38.2 %	174.94	17.4 %	110.85	14.6 %
2012	653.58	0.4 %	144.11	(17.6 %)	62.10	(44.0 %)
2013	760.17	16.3 %	203.91	41.5 %	124.63	100.7 %
2014	826.43	8.7 %	234.71	15.1 %	141.99	13.9 %
2015	681.17	(17.6 %)	172.86	(26.4 %)	81.87	(42.3 %)

Profit Performance (Million)

Period	Net Income	Change	EPS(Riyal)	Extraordinary Income/Expense	Net Profit Before Unusual Items	EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	80.64	-	1.21	-	80.64	1.21
Q1 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	85.75	6.3 %	1.29	0.37	85.38	1.28
Q1 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	37.83	(55.9 %)	0.57	-	37.83	0.57
Q1 2013	11.26	-	0.17	-	11.26	0.17
Q2 2013	22.76	-	0.34	-	22.76	0.34
Q3 2013	31.50	-	0.47	-	31.50	0.47
Q4 2013	22.56	-	0.34	-	22.56	0.34
2013	88.08	132.8 %	1.32	-	88.08	1.32
Q1 2014	22.83	102.7 %	0.34	-	22.83	0.34
Q2 2014	29.26	28.6 %	0.44	-	29.26	0.44
Q3 2014	36.35	15.4 %	0.55	-	36.35	0.55
Q4 2014	22.91	1.5 %	0.34	-	22.91	0.34
2014	111.34	26.4 %	1.67	-	111.34	1.67
Q1 2015	23.20	1.6 %	0.35	-	23.20	0.35
Q2 2015	19.57	(33.1 %)	0.29	-	19.57	0.29
Q3 2015	9.58	(73.6 %)	0.14	-	9.58	0.14
Q4 2015	2.77	(87.9 %)	0.04	-	2.77	0.04
2015	55.12	(50.5 %)	0.83	-	55.12	0.83

Period	Net Income	Change	EPS(Riyal)	Extraordinary Income/Expense	Net Profit Before Unusual Items	EPS Before XO Items
2006	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	80.64	-	1.21	-	80.64	1.21
2011	85.75	6.3 %	1.29	0.37	85.38	1.28
2012	37.83	(55.9 %)	0.57	-	37.83	0.57
2013	88.08	132.8 %	1.32	-	88.08	1.32
2014	111.34	26.4 %	1.67	-	111.34	1.67
2015	55.12	(50.5 %)	0.83	-	55.12	0.83

Profitability

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2006	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-
2010	31.63 %	28.89 %	17.12 %
Q1 2011	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-
2011	26.88 %	25.75 %	13.12 %
Q1 2012	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-
2012	22.05 %	20.10 %	5.79 %
Q1 2013	-	-	-
Q2 2013	-	-	-
Q3 2013	-	-	-
Q4 2013	26.82 %	26.56 %	11.59 %
2013	26.82 %	26.56 %	11.59 %
Q1 2014	27.46 %	27.05 %	12.69 %
Q2 2014	28.26 %	28.06 %	13.39 %
Q3 2014	28.55 %	28.01 %	13.67 %
Q4 2014	28.37 %	27.86 %	13.48 %
2014	28.40 %	27.82 %	13.47 %
Q1 2015	28.22 %	28.65 %	13.79 %
Q2 2015	27.52 %	28.28 %	12.90 %
Q3 2015	25.61 %	26.90 %	10.11 %
Q4 2015	25.38 %	26.78 %	8.09 %
2015	25.38 %	26.78 %	8.09 %

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
2006	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
2010	31.63 %	28.89 %	17.12 %
2011	26.88 %	25.75 %	13.12 %
2012	22.05 %	20.10 %	5.79 %
2013	26.82 %	26.56 %	11.59 %
2014	28.40 %	27.82 %	13.47 %
2015	25.38 %	26.78 %	8.09 %

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2006	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-
Q1 2011	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-
Q1 2012	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-
Q1 2013	23.47 %	22.52 %	6.40 %
Q2 2013	25.89 %	24.97 %	11.64 %
Q3 2013	30.53 %	30.42 %	15.71 %
Q4 2013	26.98 %	27.88 %	11.98 %
Q1 2014	26.36 %	24.92 %	11.36 %
Q2 2014	29.08 %	28.99 %	14.41 %
Q3 2014	31.41 %	30.06 %	16.55 %
Q4 2014	26.38 %	27.25 %	11.31 %
Q1 2015	25.52 %	28.12 %	12.56 %
Q2 2015	26.16 %	27.47 %	10.63 %
Q3 2015	24.21 %	24.58 %	5.54 %
Q4 2015	25.59 %	26.81 %	1.99 %

Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The

Period	Shares Outstanding (M)	EPS (Riyal)	Adjusted EPS (Riyal)	Book Value (BV)
Q1 2006	-	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-	-
Q4 2010	66.67	-	-	5.15
Q1 2011	-	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-	-
Q4 2011	66.67	-	-	6.47
Q1 2012	-	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-	-
Q4 2012	66.67	-	-	7.04
Q1 2013	66.67	-	-	7.21
Q2 2013	66.67	-	-	7.55
Q3 2013	66.67	-	-	8.02
Q4 2013	66.67	1.32	1.32	7.99
Q1 2014	66.67	1.49	1.49	8.33
Q2 2014	66.67	1.59	1.59	8.15
Q3 2014	66.67	1.66	1.66	8.70
Q4 2014	66.67	1.67	1.67	9.04
Q1 2015	66.67	1.68	1.68	9.39
Q2 2015	66.67	1.53	1.53	9.68
Q3 2015	66.67	1.13	1.13	9.83
Q4 2015	66.67	0.83	0.83	9.87

Period	Shares Outstanding (M)	EPS (Riyal)	Adjusted EPS (Riyal)	Book Value (BV)
2006	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-
2010	66.67	1.21	1.21	5.15
2011	66.67	1.29	1.28	6.47
2012	66.67	0.57	0.57	7.04
2013	66.67	1.32	1.32	7.99
2014	66.67	1.67	1.67	9.04
2015	66.67	0.83	0.83	9.87

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The

Period	P/E	Adjusted P/E	Price/book
Q1 2006	-	-	-
Q2 2006	-	-	-
Q3 2006	-	-	-
Q4 2006	-	-	-
Q1 2007	-	-	-
Q2 2007	-	-	-
Q3 2007	-	-	-
Q4 2007	-	-	-
Q1 2008	-	-	-
Q2 2008	-	-	-
Q3 2008	-	-	-
Q4 2008	-	-	-
Q1 2009	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-
Q1 2011	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-
Q1 2012	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-
Q1 2013	-	-	-
Q2 2013	-	-	-
Q3 2013	-	-	-
Q4 2013	-	-	-
Q1 2014	-	-	-
Q2 2014	-	-	-
Q3 2014	-	-	-
Q4 2014	-	-	-
Q1 2015	-	-	-
Q2 2015	26.14	26.14	4.13
Q3 2015	25.29	25.29	2.90
Q4 2015	30.07	30.07	2.52

Period	P/E	Adjusted P/E	Price/book
2006	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-
2011	-	-	-
2012	-	-	-
2013	-	-	-
2014	-	-	-
2015	30.07	30.07	2.52

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The

Period	The industrial sector	The commercial sector	Disposals
Q1 2013	158.35	71.46	(53.97)
Q2 2013	178.71	81.47	(64.72)
Q3 2013	185.64	77.94	(63.08)
Q4 2013	178.20	71.61	(61.46)
Q1 2014	189.39	64.27	(52.69)
Q2 2014	186.73	82.23	(65.90)
Q3 2014	204.13	83.05	(67.58)
Q4 2014	190.08	90.98	(78.55)
Q1 2015	149.78	73.94	(39.01)
Q2 2015	170.79	72.52	(59.17)
Q3 2015	171.60	59.18	(57.94)
Q4 2015	142.39	54.31	(57.21)

Period	The industrial sector	The commercial sector	Disposals
2010	436.11	187.36	(152.41)
2011	594.94	275.56	(219.67)
2012	605.97	258.03	(210.42)
2013	700.91	302.48	(243.22)
2014	770.32	320.84	(264.73)
2015	634.56	259.95	(213.34)

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