Najran Cement 2023 profit falls 38% to SAR 69.4M; Q4 at SAR 19.1M

Najran Cement 2023 profit falls 38% to SAR 69.4M; Q4 at SAR 19.1M

05/05/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Najran Cement Co. reported a decline of 38% in net profit to SAR 69.4 million in Q1 2024, from SAR 112.8 million a year earlier.


Financials (M)

Item 2022 2023 Change‬
Revenues 535.69 485.65 (9.3 %)
Gross Income 170.77 142.43 (16.6 %)
Operating Income 127.44 97.73 (23.3 %)
Net Income 112.81 69.43 (38.4 %)
Average Shares 170.00 170.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.66 0.41 (38.4 %)

The profit decline was due to lower sales on a decline sales quantities and selling prices.

 

The company also posted lower sales, higher cost of production inputs and an increase in the finance cost.

 

The cement producer’s Q4 2023 net profit dropped 61% to SAR 19.1 million from SAR 48.39 million in the year-ago period.

 

Sequentially, Najran Cement’s Q4 net profit rose 36.1% from SAR 14.02 million in Q3 2023.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2022 Q4 2023 Change‬
Revenues 160.08 126.83 (20.8 %)
Gross Income 64.78 39.28 (39.4 %)
Operating Income 53.69 27.71 (48.4 %)
Net Income 48.39 19.07 (60.6 %)
Average Shares 170.00 170.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.28 0.11 (60.6 %)

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, climbed to SAR 2 billion as of Dec. 31, 2023, from SAR 1.97 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2014 168.68 (22.1 %) 75.07 (27.0 %) 61.76 (34.7 %)
Q2 2014 233.02 31.8 % 119.64 46.0 % 93.48 24.4 %
Q3 2014 173.59 55.2 % 80.01 118.4 % 50.51 85.4 %
Q4 2014 252.60 99.9 % 124.14 228.8 % 74.49 157.1 %
Q1 2015 304.23 80.4 % 159.97 113.1 % 104.98 70.0 %
Q2 2015 294.19 26.2 % 151.06 26.3 % 91.32 (2.3 %)
Q3 2015 211.89 22.1 % 91.15 13.9 % 45.23 (10.5 %)
Q4 2015 276.35 9.4 % 119.42 (3.8 %) 67.73 (9.1 %)
Q1 2016 224.43 (26.2 %) 84.99 (46.9 %) 72.29 (31.1 %)
Q2 2016 162.24 (44.9 %) 58.07 (61.6 %) 44.94 (50.8 %)
Q3 2016 119.69 (43.5 %) 29.62 (67.5 %) 20.94 (53.7 %)
Q4 2016 124.84 (54.8 %) 32.71 (72.6 %) 21.95 (67.6 %)
Q1 2017 111.39 (50.4 %) 27.57 (67.6 %) 17.41 (75.9 %)
Q2 2017 78.00 (51.9 %) 13.31 (77.1 %) 3.89 (91.3 %)
Q3 2017 59.11 (50.6 %) (0.78) (102.6 %) (9.57) (145.7 %)
Q4 2017 97.74 (21.7 %) 6.82 (79.1 %) (3.84) (117.5 %)
Q1 2018 97.03 (12.9 %) 9.70 (64.8 %) (0.68) (103.9 %)
Q2 2018 55.31 (29.1 %) (13.48) (201.3 %) (22.91) (688.4 %)
Q3 2018 53.85 (8.9 %) (6.64) (746.3 %) (15.02) (56.9 %)
Q4 2018 72.23 (26.1 %) (3.54) (151.9 %) (10.61) (176.3 %)
Q1 2019 106.50 9.8 % 22.61 133.1 % 14.04 2161.5 %
Q2 2019 76.26 37.9 % 14.28 205.9 % 5.61 124.5 %
Q3 2019 97.23 80.6 % 29.92 550.9 % 21.96 246.2 %
Q4 2019 136.41 88.9 % 52.41 1580.0 % 43.71 512.1 %
Q1 2020 156.38 46.8 % 56.43 149.5 % 46.06 228.1 %
Q2 2020 121.45 59.3 % 50.33 252.5 % 40.40 620.3 %
Q3 2020 158.95 63.5 % 62.02 107.3 % 51.57 134.8 %
Q4 2020 186.41 36.7 % 81.14 54.8 % 67.26 53.9 %
Q1 2021 184.43 17.9 % 75.39 33.6 % 63.46 37.8 %
Q2 2021 131.58 8.3 % 46.66 (7.3 %) 35.05 (13.2 %)
Q3 2021 125.89 (20.8 %) 49.30 (20.5 %) 38.82 (24.7 %)
Q4 2021 139.66 (25.1 %) 58.97 (27.3 %) 43.22 (35.7 %)
Q1 2022 139.87 (24.2 %) 38.31 (49.2 %) 26.13 (58.8 %)
Q2 2022 108.05 (17.9 %) 30.80 (34.0 %) 16.71 (52.3 %)
Q3 2022 127.69 1.4 % 41.37 (16.1 %) 30.92 (20.4 %)
Q4 2022 160.08 14.6 % 64.78 9.9 % 53.69 24.2 %
Q1 2023 143.68 2.7 % 45.32 18.3 % 35.22 34.8 %
Q2 2023 101.30 (6.2 %) 25.46 (17.3 %) 13.92 (16.7 %)
Q3 2023 113.84 (10.8 %) 32.37 (21.8 %) 20.89 (32.4 %)
Q4 2023 126.83 (20.8 %) 39.28 (39.4 %) 27.71 (48.4 %)
2023 485.65 (9.3 %) 142.43 (16.6 %) 97.73 (23.3 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2014 53.69 (38.7 %) 0.32 - 53.69 0.32
Q2 2014 84.39 32.6 % 0.50 - 84.39 0.50
Q3 2014 41.16 55.0 % 0.24 - 41.16 0.24
Q4 2014 63.96 213.8 % 0.38 - 63.96 0.38
Q1 2015 92.00 71.3 % 0.54 - 92.00 0.54
Q2 2015 77.83 (7.8 %) 0.46 - 77.83 0.46
Q3 2015 32.07 (22.1 %) 0.19 - 32.07 0.19
Q4 2015 53.73 (16.0 %) 0.32 - 53.73 0.32
Q1 2016 61.34 (33.3 %) 0.36 - 61.34 0.36
Q2 2016 33.87 (56.5 %) 0.20 - 33.87 0.20
Q3 2016 15.62 (51.3 %) 0.09 - 15.62 0.09
Q4 2016 14.91 (72.2 %) 0.09 - 14.91 0.09
Q1 2017 11.22 (81.7 %) 0.07 - 11.22 0.07
Q2 2017 (4.22) (112.5 %) (0.02) - (4.22) (0.02)
Q3 2017 (17.06) (209.2 %) (0.10) - (17.06) (0.10)
Q4 2017 (11.79) (179.1 %) (0.07) - (11.79) (0.07)
Q1 2018 (10.18) (190.7 %) (0.06) - (10.18) (0.06)
Q2 2018 (31.73) (651.2 %) (0.19) - (31.73) (0.19)
Q3 2018 (23.73) (39.1 %) (0.14) - (23.73) (0.14)
Q4 2018 (17.87) (51.5 %) (0.11) - (17.87) (0.11)
Q1 2019 6.06 159.5 % 0.04 - 6.06 0.04
Q2 2019 (2.59) 91.8 % (0.02) - (2.59) (0.02)
Q3 2019 14.13 159.6 % 0.08 - 14.13 0.08
Q4 2019 35.92 301.0 % 0.21 - 35.92 0.21
Q1 2020 40.12 562.4 % 0.24 - 40.12 0.24
Q2 2020 32.96 1371.6 % 0.19 - 32.96 0.19
Q3 2020 47.41 235.4 % 0.28 - 47.41 0.28
Q4 2020 80.45 124.0 % 0.47 18.05 62.40 0.37
Q1 2021 60.34 50.4 % 0.35 - 60.34 0.35
Q2 2021 32.71 (0.8 %) 0.19 - 32.71 0.19
Q3 2021 36.07 (23.9 %) 0.21 - 36.07 0.21
Q4 2021 36.03 (55.2 %) 0.21 (4.04) 40.07 0.24
Q1 2022 23.29 (61.4 %) 0.14 - 23.29 0.14
Q2 2022 13.26 (59.5 %) 0.08 - 13.26 0.08
Q3 2022 27.88 (22.7 %) 0.16 - 27.88 0.16
Q4 2022 48.39 34.3 % 0.28 - 48.39 0.28
Q1 2023 28.98 24.5 % 0.17 - 28.98 0.17
Q2 2023 7.36 (44.5 %) 0.04 - 7.36 0.04
Q3 2023 14.02 (49.7 %) 0.08 - 14.02 0.08
Q4 2023 19.07 (60.6 %) 0.11 - 19.07 0.11
2023 69.43 (38.4 %) 0.41 - 69.43 0.41

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 39.65 % 50.02 % 28.15 %
Q2 2014 42.05 % 50.08 % 28.91 %
Q3 2014 44.53 % 50.30 % 28.45 %
Q4 2014 48.18 % 48.71 % 29.38 %
Q1 2015 50.21 % 46.69 % 29.22 %
Q2 2015 50.28 % 44.06 % 26.83 %
Q3 2015 49.52 % 42.01 % 25.01 %
Q4 2015 48.00 % 40.30 % 23.52 %
Q1 2016 44.36 % 40.03 % 22.34 %
Q2 2016 40.42 % 40.10 % 20.69 %
Q3 2016 37.32 % 41.46 % 21.02 %
Q4 2016 32.54 % 44.00 % 19.92 %
Q1 2017 28.56 % 42.68 % 14.59 %
Q2 2017 23.78 % 41.18 % 8.65 %
Q3 2017 19.50 % 39.32 % 1.30 %
Q4 2017 13.55 % 34.16 % (6.31 %)
Q1 2018 8.75 % 29.79 % (13.03 %)
Q2 2018 0.73 % 22.88 % (22.89 %)
Q3 2018 (1.18 %) 18.82 % (25.48 %)
Q4 2018 (5.01 %) 15.70 % (29.99 %)
Q1 2019 (0.36 %) 17.80 % (23.37 %)
Q2 2019 8.65 % 23.50 % (12.35 %)
Q3 2019 17.96 % 30.95 % (0.08 %)
Q4 2019 28.63 % 39.07 % 12.85 %
Q1 2020 32.82 % 41.76 % 18.78 %
Q2 2020 36.97 % 44.82 % 24.07 %
Q3 2020 38.59 % 45.16 % 27.29 %
Q4 2020 40.10 % 45.17 % 29.35 %
Q1 2021 41.29 % 45.75 % 31.19 %
Q2 2021 40.10 % 44.15 % 30.67 %
Q3 2021 40.19 % 44.43 % 30.48 %
Q4 2021 39.60 % 43.75 % 29.09 %
Q1 2022 35.99 % 40.46 % 24.61 %
Q2 2022 34.55 % 38.78 % 21.94 %
Q3 2022 32.89 % 37.02 % 20.28 %
Q4 2022 32.72 % 37.78 % 21.06 %
Q1 2023 33.78 % 39.27 % 21.97 %
Q2 2023 33.21 % 39.39 % 21.14 %
Q3 2023 32.36 % 38.94 % 19.03 %
Q4 2023 29.33 % 36.84 % 14.30 %
2023 29.33 % 36.84 % 14.30 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 170.00 0.97 0.97 11.02
Q2 2014 170.00 1.09 1.09 11.52
Q3 2014 170.00 1.17 1.17 11.76
Q4 2014 170.00 1.43 1.43 12.13
Q1 2015 170.00 1.66 1.66 12.07
Q2 2015 170.00 1.62 1.62 12.53
Q3 2015 170.00 1.56 1.56 12.22
Q4 2015 170.00 1.50 1.50 12.52
Q1 2016 170.00 1.32 1.32 12.35
Q2 2016 170.00 1.06 1.06 11.95
Q3 2016 170.00 0.97 0.97 12.04
Q4 2016 170.00 0.74 0.74 12.10
Q1 2017 170.00 0.44 0.44 12.19
Q2 2017 170.00 0.22 0.22 12.16
Q3 2017 170.00 0.03 0.03 12.06
Q4 2017 170.00 (0.13) (0.13) 11.93
Q1 2018 170.00 (0.25) (0.25) 11.81
Q2 2018 170.00 (0.42) (0.42) 11.63
Q3 2018 170.00 (0.46) (0.46) 11.49
Q4 2018 170.00 (0.49) (0.49) 11.37
Q1 2019 170.00 (0.40) (0.40) 11.41
Q2 2019 170.00 (0.22) (0.22) 11.39
Q3 2019 170.00 0.00 0.00 11.48
Q4 2019 170.00 0.31 0.31 11.67
Q1 2020 170.00 0.52 0.52 11.90
Q2 2020 170.00 0.72 0.72 12.10
Q3 2020 170.00 0.92 0.92 12.38
Q4 2020 170.00 1.18 1.08 12.09
Q1 2021 170.00 1.30 1.19 11.70
Q2 2021 170.00 1.30 1.19 11.89
Q3 2021 170.00 1.23 1.13 11.36
Q4 2021 170.00 0.97 1.00 11.56
Q1 2022 170.00 0.75 0.78 11.45
Q2 2022 170.00 0.64 0.66 11.53
Q3 2022 170.00 0.59 0.61 11.68
Q4 2022 170.00 0.66 0.66 11.62
Q1 2023 170.00 0.70 0.70 11.90
Q2 2023 170.00 0.66 0.66 11.59
Q3 2023 170.00 0.58 0.58 11.75
Q4 2023 170.00 0.41 0.41 11.78

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 25.77 25.77 2.26
Q2 2014 27.68 27.68 2.61
Q3 2014 32.40 32.40 3.23
Q4 2014 18.48 18.48 2.18
Q1 2015 15.62 15.62 2.14
Q2 2015 16.13 16.13 2.08
Q3 2015 11.73 11.73 1.50
Q4 2015 9.71 9.71 1.17
Q1 2016 9.95 9.95 1.07
Q2 2016 12.45 12.45 1.11
Q3 2016 10.81 10.81 0.87
Q4 2016 16.12 16.12 0.99
Q1 2017 24.44 24.44 0.89
Q2 2017 45.30 45.30 0.82
Q3 2017 More than 100 More than 100 0.76
Q4 2017 NEG NEG 0.87
Q1 2018 NEG NEG 0.78
Q2 2018 NEG NEG 0.81
Q3 2018 NEG NEG 0.70
Q4 2018 NEG NEG 0.74
Q1 2019 NEG NEG 0.74
Q2 2019 NEG NEG 0.73
Q3 2019 NEG NEG 0.88
Q4 2019 37.99 37.99 1.03
Q1 2020 17.70 17.70 0.77
Q2 2020 14.91 14.91 0.89
Q3 2020 19.30 19.30 1.43
Q4 2020 15.43 16.95 1.51
Q1 2021 17.66 19.23 1.96
Q2 2021 18.59 20.25 2.03
Q3 2021 18.27 19.99 1.98
Q4 2021 18.59 18.15 1.56
Q1 2022 26.01 25.22 1.71
Q2 2022 23.10 22.27 1.28
Q3 2022 21.49 20.66 1.09
Q4 2022 18.17 18.17 1.04
Q1 2023 18.59 18.59 1.09
Q2 2023 21.35 21.35 1.22
Q3 2023 21.07 21.07 1.04
Q4 2023 27.96 27.96 0.97

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 24.53 19.07 (22.2 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change
United Securities Company 16.00 19.07 19.2 %
Sico 27.00 19.07 (29.4) %
Al Rajhi Capital 13.00 19.07 46.7 %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 42.12 19.07 (54.7) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 1,569.10
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 1,885.69
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 170.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.39
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 12.05
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 23.76
P/E (TTM) 23.76
Price/book 0.77
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.6
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 3.3

Share Price

9.23
(0.01) (0.11 %)

Najran Cement Co. (NAJRAN CEMENT)


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