Zain KSA earns SAR 322M in 9M 2024, SAR 150M in Q3

Zain KSA earns SAR 322M in 9M 2024, SAR 150M in Q3

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Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) reported a net profit of SAR 322 million in the first nine months of 2024, a slump of 75.6% from SAR 1.3 billion in the prior-year period.



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2023 9m 2024 Change‬
Revenues 7,339.88 7,670.79 4.5 %
Gross Income 4,379.96 4,642.95 6.0 %
Operating Income 762.94 653.73 (14.3 %)
Net Income 1,321.07 321.98 (75.6 %)
Average Shares 898.73 898.73 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.47 0.36 (75.6 %)

The nine-month bottom line was hurt by year-on-year (YoY) increases of SAR 123 million and SAR 217 million in operating expenses (OpEx) and expected credit losses, respectively.

 

On the other hand, revenue grew by 4.5% YoY to SAR 331 million in the current period, backed by growth in B2B sales, 5G services, wholesale revenue, in addition to the growth in Tamam business.

 

The telecom operator reported a drop in Zakat from SAR 65 million in 9M 2023 to SAR 32 million in 9M 2024.

 

Operating profit rose to SAR 810 million.

 

Adjusting for the sale of tower infrastructure, Zain KSA’s net profit, would have reached SAR 300 million in the nine-month period of 2024 compared to SAR 226 million in the same period of 2023.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2023 Q3 2024 Change‬
Revenues 2,525.34 2,583.42 2.3 %
Gross Income 1,481.49 1,557.32 5.1 %
Operating Income 319.20 161.31 (49.5 %)
Net Income 69.66 150.27 115.7 %
Average Shares 898.73 898.73 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.08 0.17 115.7 %

The telecom operator’s net profit more than doubled from SAR 70 million in Q3 2023 to SAR 150 million in Q3 2024.

 

On a sequential basis, net earnings jumped 42.6% from SAR 105 million in Q2 2024.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, rose to SAR 10.44 billion as of Sept. 30, 2024, from SAR 10.34 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2015 1,656.79 7.2 % 874.43 9.5 % (59.05) 53.6 %
Q2 2015 1,648.83 5.2 % 949.40 19.1 % 0.94 100.7 %
Q3 2015 1,763.73 13.6 % 1,062.18 31.0 % (0.89) 99.6 %
Q4 2015 1,672.03 7.4 % 1,065.09 30.5 % (82.42) 56.0 %
Q1 2016 1,764.88 6.5 % 1,085.55 24.1 % (32.03) 45.8 %
Q2 2016 1,727.40 4.8 % 1,112.80 17.2 % (108.29) (11620.3 %)
Q3 2016 1,633.76 (7.4 %) 1,060.63 (0.1 %) (1.97) (120.0 %)
Q4 2016 1,800.61 7.7 % 1,141.69 7.2 % 87.85 206.6 %
Q1 2017 1,919.05 8.7 % 1,290.99 18.9 % 272.70 951.5 %
Q2 2017 1,864.57 7.9 % 1,258.55 13.1 % 235.01 317.0 %
Q3 2017 1,806.56 10.6 % 1,230.87 16.1 % 228.95 11739.3 %
Q4 2017 1,715.65 (4.7 %) 1,132.61 (0.8 %) 166.58 89.6 %
Q1 2018 1,685.97 (12.1 %) 1,117.37 (13.4 %) 180.33 (33.9 %)
Q2 2018 1,846.43 (1.0 %) 1,161.96 (7.7 %) 211.14 (10.2 %)
Q3 2018 1,951.88 8.0 % 1,320.57 7.3 % 307.34 34.2 %
Q4 2018 2,046.24 19.3 % 1,824.66 61.1 % 674.60 305.0 %
Q1 2019 2,093.49 24.2 % 1,480.38 32.5 % 431.78 139.4 %
Q2 2019 2,056.76 11.4 % 1,523.73 31.1 % 446.05 111.3 %
Q3 2019 2,008.08 2.9 % 1,495.03 13.2 % 450.21 46.5 %
Q4 2019 2,227.90 8.9 % 1,469.37 (19.5 %) 430.27 (36.2 %)
Q1 2020 2,038.87 (2.6 %) 1,473.43 (0.5 %) 356.71 (17.4 %)
Q2 2020 1,889.22 (8.1 %) 1,354.69 (11.1 %) 296.67 (33.5 %)
Q3 2020 1,927.59 (4.0 %) 1,265.93 (15.3 %) 138.27 (69.3 %)
Q4 2020 2,060.88 (7.5 %) 1,350.59 (8.1 %) 210.32 (51.1 %)
Q1 2021 1,937.51 (5.0 %) 1,215.51 (17.5 %) 158.08 (55.7 %)
Q2 2021 1,895.86 0.4 % 1,258.86 (7.1 %) 159.35 (46.3 %)
Q3 2021 1,984.17 2.9 % 1,244.06 (1.7 %) 188.33 36.2 %
Q4 2021 2,083.10 1.1 % 1,166.17 (13.7 %) 192.98 (8.2 %)
Q1 2022 2,178.58 12.4 % 1,235.91 1.7 % 201.13 27.2 %
Q2 2022 2,206.10 16.4 % 1,250.81 (0.6 %) 238.65 49.8 %
Q3 2022 2,286.62 15.2 % 1,376.35 10.6 % 246.48 30.9 %
Q4 2022 2,403.87 15.4 % 1,452.31 24.5 % 379.43 96.6 %
Q1 2023 2,422.16 11.2 % 1,414.84 14.5 % 191.17 (5.0 %)
Q2 2023 2,392.38 8.4 % 1,483.64 18.6 % 252.58 5.8 %
Q3 2023 2,525.34 10.4 % 1,481.49 7.6 % 319.20 29.5 %
Q4 2023 2,542.77 5.8 % 1,477.29 1.7 % 108.00 (71.5 %)
Q1 2024 2,535.18 4.7 % 1,545.17 9.2 % 250.73 31.2 %
Q2 2024 2,552.20 6.7 % 1,540.46 3.8 % 241.69 (4.3 %)
Q3 2024 2,583.42 2.3 % 1,557.32 5.1 % 161.31 (49.5 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2015 (256.72) 19.4 % (0.45) - (256.72) (0.45)
Q2 2015 (201.16) 38.8 % (0.35) - (201.16) (0.35)
Q3 2015 (222.95) 29.4 % (0.39) - (222.95) (0.39)
Q4 2015 (291.11) 5.0 % (0.51) - (291.11) (0.51)
Q1 2016 (250.00) 2.6 % (0.44) - (250.00) (0.44)
Q2 2016 (328.30) (63.2 %) (0.57) - (328.30) (0.57)
Q3 2016 (266.11) (19.4 %) (0.46) - (266.11) (0.46)
Q4 2016 (134.13) 53.9 % (0.23) - (134.13) (0.23)
Q1 2017 45.47 118.2 % 0.08 - 45.47 0.08
Q2 2017 7.69 102.3 % 0.01 - 7.69 0.01
Q3 2017 3.41 101.3 % 0.01 - 3.41 0.01
Q4 2017 (45.02) 66.4 % (0.08) - (45.02) (0.08)
Q1 2018 (77.33) (270.1 %) (0.13) - (77.33) (0.13)
Q2 2018 (37.57) (588.4 %) (0.07) - (37.57) (0.07)
Q3 2018 48.01 1309.8 % 0.08 - 48.01 0.08
Q4 2018 399.26 986.8 % 0.70 - 399.26 0.70
Q1 2019 129.31 267.2 % 0.23 - 129.31 0.23
Q2 2019 130.20 446.5 % 0.23 - 130.20 0.23
Q3 2019 120.71 151.5 % 0.21 - 120.71 0.21
Q4 2019 104.96 (73.7 %) 0.18 - 104.96 0.18
Q1 2020 105.22 (18.6 %) 0.18 - 105.22 0.18
Q2 2020 58.61 (55.0 %) 0.10 - 58.61 0.10
Q3 2020 60.17 (50.2 %) 0.10 136.26 (76.09) (0.13)
Q4 2020 35.95 (65.8 %) 0.04 - 35.95 0.04
Q1 2021 40.87 (61.2 %) 0.05 - 40.87 0.05
Q2 2021 41.65 (28.9 %) 0.05 - 41.65 0.05
Q3 2021 60.39 0.4 % 0.07 - 60.39 0.07
Q4 2021 71.40 98.6 % 0.08 - 71.40 0.08
Q1 2022 80.52 97.0 % 0.09 - 80.52 0.09
Q2 2022 133.83 221.3 % 0.15 - 133.83 0.15
Q3 2022 85.15 41.0 % 0.09 - 85.15 0.09
Q4 2022 250.18 250.4 % 0.28 41.89 208.28 0.23
Q1 2023 1,137.22 1312.4 % 1.27 1,143.75 (6.53) (0.01)
Q2 2023 114.19 (14.7 %) 0.13 (0.62) 114.81 0.13
Q3 2023 69.66 (18.2 %) 0.08 (47.82) 117.48 0.13
Q4 2023 (54.00) (121.6 %) (0.06) 42.77 (96.77) (0.11)
Q1 2024 66.51 (94.2 %) 0.07 - 66.51 0.07
Q2 2024 105.20 (7.9 %) 0.12 52.26 52.94 0.06
Q3 2024 150.27 115.7 % 0.17 177.79 (27.52) (0.03)

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2015 52.08 % 15.99 % (21.21 %)
Q2 2015 53.79 % 18.43 % (18.95 %)
Q3 2015 55.88 % 21.85 % (15.66 %)
Q4 2015 58.61 % 24.16 % (14.42 %)
Q1 2016 60.77 % 25.19 % (14.09 %)
Q2 2016 62.44 % 24.01 % (15.77 %)
Q3 2016 63.61 % 25.15 % (16.70 %)
Q4 2016 63.53 % 25.92 % (14.13 %)
Q1 2017 65.05 % 28.46 % (9.65 %)
Q2 2017 65.83 % 31.52 % (4.81 %)
Q3 2017 66.60 % 32.71 % (1.05 %)
Q4 2017 67.25 % 34.45 % 0.16 %
Q1 2018 67.01 % 34.79 % (1.57 %)
Q2 2018 65.81 % 35.09 % (2.22 %)
Q3 2018 65.73 % 36.27 % (1.55 %)
Q4 2018 72.03 % 42.01 % 4.41 %
Q1 2019 72.91 % 44.85 % 6.79 %
Q2 2019 75.47 % 48.22 % 8.67 %
Q3 2019 77.08 % 51.02 % 9.50 %
Q4 2019 71.17 % 48.53 % 5.79 %
Q1 2020 71.55 % 48.06 % 5.53 %
Q2 2020 70.95 % 47.63 % 4.77 %
Q3 2020 68.82 % 44.93 % 2.38 %
Q4 2020 68.78 % 43.47 % 1.56 %
Q1 2021 66.37 % 41.43 % 0.76 %
Q2 2021 65.09 % 39.66 % 0.54 %
Q3 2021 64.34 % 39.87 % 2.27 %
Q4 2021 61.83 % 39.60 % 2.71 %
Q1 2022 60.25 % 38.27 % 3.12 %
Q2 2022 57.94 % 36.88 % 4.10 %
Q3 2022 57.45 % 34.97 % 4.24 %
Q4 2022 58.57 % 34.76 % 5.60 %
Q1 2023 58.96 % 33.60 % 4.51 %
Q2 2023 60.25 % 33.23 % 4.23 %
Q3 2023 59.86 % 33.23 % 4.45 %
Q4 2023 59.27 % 30.13 % 1.31 %
Q1 2024 59.90 % 30.53 % 2.02 %
Q2 2024 59.52 % 29.91 % 1.38 %
Q3 2024 59.92 % 28.48 % (0.05 %)


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2015 573.22 (2.11) (2.34) 9.04
Q2 2015 573.22 (1.88) (2.12) 8.71
Q3 2015 573.22 (1.72) (1.81) 8.31
Q4 2015 573.22 (1.70) (1.70) 7.94
Q1 2016 573.22 (1.68) (1.68) 7.45
Q2 2016 573.22 (1.91) (1.91) 6.88
Q3 2016 573.22 (1.98) (1.98) 6.42
Q4 2016 573.22 (1.71) (1.71) 6.21
Q1 2017 573.22 (1.19) (1.19) 6.28
Q2 2017 573.22 (0.61) (0.61) 6.29
Q3 2017 573.22 (0.14) (0.14) 6.30
Q4 2017 573.22 0.02 0.02 6.22
Q1 2018 573.22 (0.19) (0.19) 6.31
Q2 2018 573.22 (0.27) (0.27) 6.22
Q3 2018 573.22 (0.20) (0.20) 6.33
Q4 2018 573.22 0.58 0.58 7.00
Q1 2019 573.22 0.94 0.94 6.60
Q2 2019 573.22 1.23 1.23 6.75
Q3 2019 573.22 1.36 1.36 6.92
Q4 2019 573.22 0.85 0.85 7.16
Q1 2020 573.22 0.80 0.80 7.22
Q2 2020 573.22 0.68 0.68 7.31
Q3 2020 573.22 0.57 0.34 7.40
Q4 2020 898.73 0.29 0.14 9.71
Q1 2021 898.73 0.22 0.07 9.79
Q2 2021 898.73 0.20 0.05 9.83
Q3 2021 898.73 0.20 0.20 9.93
Q4 2021 898.73 0.24 0.24 10.06
Q1 2022 898.73 0.28 0.28 10.28
Q2 2022 898.73 0.39 0.39 10.48
Q3 2022 898.73 0.41 0.41 10.63
Q4 2022 898.73 0.61 0.56 10.91
Q1 2023 898.73 1.79 0.47 12.17
Q2 2023 898.73 1.77 0.45 11.81
Q3 2023 898.73 1.75 0.48 11.51
Q4 2023 898.73 1.41 0.14 11.78
Q1 2024 898.73 0.22 0.22 11.86
Q2 2024 898.73 0.21 0.16 11.48
Q3 2024 898.73 0.30 (0.01) 11.62

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2015 NEG NEG 1.90
Q2 2015 NEG NEG 2.09
Q3 2015 NEG NEG 1.75
Q4 2015 NEG NEG 1.68
Q1 2016 NEG NEG 1.87
Q2 2016 NEG NEG 1.82
Q3 2016 NEG NEG 1.67
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 2.13
Q1 2017 NEG NEG 2.25
Q2 2017 NEG NEG 2.34
Q3 2017 NEG NEG 2.22
Q4 2017 More than 100 More than 100 1.88
Q1 2018 NEG NEG 1.81
Q2 2018 NEG NEG 1.71
Q3 2018 NEG NEG 1.57
Q4 2018 22.77 22.77 1.89
Q1 2019 18.68 18.68 2.66
Q2 2019 16.19 16.19 2.96
Q3 2019 14.07 14.07 2.76
Q4 2019 22.14 22.14 2.62
Q1 2020 18.84 18.84 2.10
Q2 2020 26.64 26.64 2.48
Q3 2020 37.72 64.40 2.92
Q4 2020 47.02 98.82 1.40
Q1 2021 68.93 More than 100 1.53
Q2 2021 73.15 More than 100 1.48
Q3 2021 70.35 70.35 1.41
Q4 2021 50.49 50.49 1.20
Q1 2022 47.14 47.14 1.30
Q2 2022 29.18 29.18 1.07
Q3 2022 27.77 27.77 1.08
Q4 2022 16.45 17.81 0.92
Q1 2023 7.27 27.77 1.07
Q2 2023 8.02 31.68 1.20
Q3 2023 7.53 27.25 1.14
Q4 2023 9.99 98.10 1.19
Q1 2024 57.76 56.14 1.06
Q2 2024 56.60 75.67 1.03
Q3 2024 36.76 NEG 0.94

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Mobile Telecommunications Company Zain Sales Zain Payments Zain Drones Eliminations
Q1 2018 1,685.97 - - - -
Q2 2018 1,846.43 - - - -
Q3 2018 1,951.89 - - - -
Q4 2018 2,046.24 - - - -
Q1 2019 2,016.32 679.91 - - (602.74)
Q2 2019 1,978.29 670.22 - - (591.75)
Q3 2019 1,923.51 682.16 - - (597.59)
Q4 2019 2,166.58 842.50 0.02 - (781.19)
Q1 2020 1,949.70 599.58 0.02 - (510.44)
Q2 2020 1,848.49 520.83 0.08 - (480.18)
Q3 2020 1,857.34 627.02 0.12 - (556.90)
Q4 2020 1,985.05 612.51 0.51 - (537.19)
Q1 2021 1,898.99 483.70 1.99 - (447.17)
Q2 2021 1,861.58 409.30 2.15 - (377.17)
Q3 2021 1,946.62 510.56 4.34 - (477.34)
Q4 2021 2,050.20 452.99 7.13 1.25 (428.47)
Q1 2022 2,134.13 394.10 10.43 - (360.07)
Q2 2022 2,140.45 494.49 23.33 - (452.17)
Q3 2022 2,211.37 351.65 39.93 - (316.33)
Q4 2022 2,311.89 385.36 53.21 1.12 (347.71)
Q1 2023 2,318.24 349.84 67.42 0.03 (313.37)
Q2 2023 2,289.60 323.79 72.33 (0.28) (293.06)
Q3 2023 2,423.20 285.66 74.95 0.11 (258.58)
Q4 2023 2,456.96 311.92 68.88 0.02 (295.02)
Q1 2024 2,430.90 228.32 82.48 - (206.52)
Q2 2024 2,437.39 237.93 87.72 - (210.85)
Q3 2024 2,459.98 270.60 95.22 0.15 (242.53)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q3 2024 (e) Q3 2024 (a) Change‬
Average 85.20 150.27 76.37 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q3 2024 (e) Q3 2024 (a) Change
Goldman Sachs 116.83 150.27 28.6 %
United Securities Company 97.00 150.27 54.9 %
Al Rajhi Capital 84.00 150.27 78.9 %
Hermes 78.00 150.27 92.7 %
AlJazira Capital 75.00 150.27 100.4 %
Riyad Capital 73.00 150.27 105.9 %
SNB Capital 72.60 150.27 107.0 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 9,364.77
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 16,691.90
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 898.73
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.30
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 11.62
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) Neg
P/E (TTM) 34.95
Price/book 0.90
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 1.0
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 2.6

Share Price

Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (ZAIN KSA)


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