Saudi healthcare firms’ combined profit rises 6% in H1-15

06/08/2015 Argaam - Exclusive

Healthcare providers Dallah Holding, Mouwasat Medical Services, National Medical Care Co. (Care), and Al Hammadi saw their combined H1-2015 net profit rise six percent year-on-year to SAR 343 million.

 

The growth was bolstered by a 13 percent year-on-year increase in combined revenue to SAR 1.74 billion, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Exceptional gains made by Al Hammadi and Care, which came as a result of the companies resolving debt, amounted to SAR 13 million and helped boost earnings during the period.

 

Excluding these gains, combined net profit would have declined two percent year-on-year in the first half.

 

Combined H1 Profit — Details

Change y-o-y (%)

H1 2015

H1 2014

Item

+13%

1,742.9

1,536.1

Sales

+11%

708.4

639.9

Gross income

(1%)

40.7%

41.7%

Profit margin

+14%

(349.4)

(305.2)

Operating expenses

+6%

343.6

325.5

Net income

 

The sector's gross profit margin (GPM) decreased to 40.7 percent in H1-2015, from 41.7 percent in the same period last year.

 

Operating expenses (OPEX) jumped 14 percent year-on-year to SAR 349 million, as Care and Mouwasat saw spending in this area increase by 34 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

 

Mouwasat outperformed its peers in a number of categories as it accounted for 31 percent and 33 percent of the sector's total revenue and profit, respectively.

 

Dallah, Mouwasat, and Al-Hammadi reported a GPM ranging between 41.8 percent and 49.5 percent. However, Care underperformed with 26.6 percent.

 

Breakdown by Company

Al-Hammadi

Care

Mouwasat

Dallah

Item

266.8

447.3

543.2

485.6

Sales

117.2

119.1

269.1

203.0

Gross income

43.9%

26.6%

49.5%

41.8%

Profit margin

(36.2)

(51.2)

(144.0)

(118.0)

Operating expenses

77.9

70.0

112.0

83.7

Net income

0.65

1.56

2.24

1.77

Earnings per share (EPS)

 
The hospital segment dominated 78 percent of revenue, and 82 percent of total gross income. 
 

H1 Operating Segments

Al-Hammadi*

Care

 Mouwasat

Dallah

Item

Sector

H1-2015

137.4

329.1

441.2

448.1

Revenue

Hospitals

62.2

89.2

241.6

188.8

Gross income

--

66.1

102.0

33.2

Revenue

Pharmacy

--

20.6

27.5

11.0

Gross income

--

52.1

--

10.6

Revenue

Others

--

9.2

--

3.2

Gross income

   

H1-2014

     

129.4

266.1

394.8

388.5

Revenue

Hospitals

62.2

80.3

222.2

166.8

Gross income

--

63.1

93.0

29.8

Revenue

Pharmacy

--

13.8

26.2

11.8

Gross income

--

32.3

--

10.5

Revenue

Others

--

5.2

--

2.8

Gross income

*Al-Hammadi details only cover hospital segment

 

" Argaam Reports "

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