Elm’s H1 2023 profit up 56% to SAR 695.2 mln; Q2 at SAR 372.8 mln

Elm’s H1 2023 profit up 56% to SAR 695.2 mln; Q2 at SAR 372.8 mln

06/08/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Elm Co. reported a 56% rise in H1 2023 net profit to SAR 695.2 million, compared to SAR 444.5 million in H1 2022.



Financials (M)

Item 6m 2022 6m 2023 Change‬
Revenues 2,130.78 2,691.99 26.3 %
Gross Income 852.40 1,146.45 34.5 %
Operating Income 508.66 697.53 37.1 %
Net Income 444.50 695.17 56.4 %
Average Shares 80.00 80.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 5.56 8.69 56.4 %

The profit growth was buoyed by an increase of 26.33% year-on-year (YoY) in revenue, pushing gross profit higher by 34.51% YoY. The revenue growth stemmed from an increase in the digital business segment’s revenue by 45.10% YoY. This was offset by a decrease in the professional services segment’s revenue by 13.48%, and a drop of 6.53% YoY in the business process outsourcing revenue.

 

Impairment in intangible assets decreased by SAR 27 million, while income from Murabaha deposits increased by SAR 51 million YoY.

 

On the other hand, operating expenses (OpEx) and Zakat charges increased by SAR 78 million and SAR 16 million YoY, respectively.

 

In Q2 2023, the company’s net profit surged 91% to SAR 372.77 million from SAR 238.86 million in the prior-year period, as revenue jumped 35.13% YoY, leading gross profit to rise by 45.76% YoY.

 

Impairment in intangible assets decreased by SAR 27 million, while income from Murabaha deposits increased by SAR 22 million YoY. On the other hand, OpEx increased by 11.94% on an annual basis.

 

The net earnings also jumped by 15.6% from SAR 322.4 million in Q1 2023, thanks to a 9.01% rise in revenue.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q2 2022 Q2 2023 Change‬
Revenues 1,038.77 1,403.83 35.1 %
Gross Income 412.86 601.99 45.8 %
Operating Income 238.86 377.22 57.9 %
Net Income 194.85 372.77 91.3 %
Average Shares 80.00 80.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 2.44 4.66 91.3 %

Shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, reached SAR 3.52 billion by the end of the six-month period, compared to SAR 2.72 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2014 - - - - - -
Q2 2014 - - - - - -
Q3 2014 - - - - - -
Q4 2014 - - - - - -
Q1 2015 - - - - - -
Q2 2015 - - - - - -
Q3 2015 - - - - - -
Q4 2015 - - - - - -
Q1 2016 - - - - - -
Q2 2016 - - - - - -
Q3 2016 - - - - - -
Q4 2016 - - - - - -
Q1 2017 - - - - - -
Q2 2017 - - - - - -
Q3 2017 - - - - - -
Q4 2017 - - - - - -
Q1 2018 - - - - - -
Q2 2018 - - - - - -
Q3 2018 - - - - - -
Q4 2018 - - - - - -
Q1 2019 - - - - - -
Q2 2019 - - - - - -
Q3 2019 - - - - - -
Q4 2019 - - - - - -
Q1 2020 509.41 - 127.92 - 25.56 -
Q2 2020 422.32 - 87.12 - (5.92) -
Q3 2020 615.92 - 246.93 - 144.14 -
Q4 2020 918.42 - 375.03 - 191.93 -
Q1 2021 773.63 51.9 % 275.46 115.3 % 168.53 559.3 %
Q2 2021 1,017.79 141.0 % 305.93 251.2 % 134.39 2369.8 %
Q3 2021 966.78 57.0 % 327.32 32.6 % 196.31 36.2 %
Q4 2021 1,069.45 16.4 % 414.21 10.4 % 115.37 (39.9 %)
Q1 2022 1,092.01 41.2 % 439.54 59.6 % 269.81 60.1 %
Q2 2022 1,038.77 2.1 % 412.86 35.0 % 238.86 77.7 %
Q3 2022 1,167.42 20.8 % 485.81 48.4 % 272.88 39.0 %
Q4 2022 1,307.91 22.3 % 547.65 32.2 % 227.31 97.0 %
Q1 2023 1,288.16 18.0 % 544.46 23.9 % 320.32 18.7 %
Q2 2023 1,403.83 35.1 % 601.99 45.8 % 377.22 57.9 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2014 - - - - - -
Q2 2014 - - - - - -
Q3 2014 - - - - - -
Q4 2014 - - - - - -
Q1 2015 - - - - - -
Q2 2015 - - - - - -
Q3 2015 - - - - - -
Q4 2015 - - - - - -
Q1 2016 - - - - - -
Q2 2016 - - - - - -
Q3 2016 - - - - - -
Q4 2016 - - - - - -
Q1 2017 - - - - - -
Q2 2017 - - - - - -
Q3 2017 - - - - - -
Q4 2017 - - - - - -
Q1 2018 - - - - - -
Q2 2018 - - - - - -
Q3 2018 - - - - - -
Q4 2018 - - - - - -
Q1 2019 - - - - - -
Q2 2019 - - - - - -
Q3 2019 - - - - - -
Q4 2019 - - - - - -
Q1 2020 28.79 - 0.36 - 28.79 0.36
Q2 2020 (2.14) - (0.03) - (2.14) (0.03)
Q3 2020 147.99 - 1.85 - 147.99 1.85
Q4 2020 132.04 - 1.65 - 132.04 1.65
Q1 2021 168.87 486.5 % 2.11 20.53 148.34 1.85
Q2 2021 110.15 5252.0 % 1.38 - 110.15 1.38
Q3 2021 177.60 20.0 % 2.22 0.33 177.28 2.22
Q4 2021 110.27 (16.5 %) 1.38 3.84 106.43 1.33
Q1 2022 249.64 47.8 % 3.12 - 249.64 3.12
Q2 2022 194.85 76.9 % 2.44 (27.08) 221.93 2.77
Q3 2022 273.36 53.9 % 3.42 (1.05) 274.41 3.43
Q4 2022 212.33 92.6 % 2.65 (8.33) 221.07 2.76
Q1 2023 322.40 29.1 % 4.03 - 322.40 4.03
Q2 2023 372.77 91.3 % 4.66 - 372.77 4.66

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - -
Q3 2014 - - -
Q4 2014 - - -
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 - - -
Q3 2015 - - -
Q4 2015 - - -
Q1 2016 - - -
Q2 2016 - - -
Q3 2016 - - -
Q4 2016 - - -
Q1 2017 - - -
Q2 2017 - - -
Q3 2017 - - -
Q4 2017 - - -
Q1 2018 - - -
Q2 2018 - - -
Q3 2018 - - -
Q4 2018 - - -
Q1 2019 - - -
Q2 2019 - - -
Q3 2019 - - -
Q4 2019 - - -
Q1 2020 - - -
Q2 2020 - - -
Q3 2020 - - -
Q4 2020 33.94 % 18.95 % 12.44 %
Q1 2021 36.06 % 22.33 % 15.61 %
Q2 2021 36.18 % 22.56 % 16.19 %
Q3 2021 34.92 % 21.90 % 15.44 %
Q4 2021 34.56 % 19.08 % 14.17 %
Q1 2022 35.87 % 20.07 % 15.52 %
Q2 2022 38.25 % 22.49 % 18.13 %
Q3 2022 40.12 % 23.22 % 19.52 %
Q4 2022 40.94 % 24.51 % 20.99 %
Q1 2023 41.46 % 24.72 % 21.65 %
Q2 2023 42.19 % 25.73 % 23.04 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 - - - -
Q2 2014 - - - -
Q3 2014 - - - -
Q4 2014 - - - -
Q1 2015 - - - -
Q2 2015 - - - -
Q3 2015 - - - -
Q4 2015 - - - -
Q1 2016 - - - -
Q2 2016 - - - -
Q3 2016 - - - -
Q4 2016 - - - -
Q1 2017 - - - -
Q2 2017 - - - -
Q3 2017 - - - -
Q4 2017 - - - -
Q1 2018 - - - -
Q2 2018 - - - -
Q3 2018 - - - -
Q4 2018 - - - -
Q1 2019 - - - -
Q2 2019 - - - -
Q3 2019 - - - -
Q4 2019 - - - -
Q1 2020 80.00 - - 24.44
Q2 2020 80.00 - - -
Q3 2020 80.00 - - -
Q4 2020 80.00 3.83 3.83 27.92
Q1 2021 80.00 5.58 5.33 30.04
Q2 2021 80.00 6.99 6.73 31.41
Q3 2021 80.00 7.36 7.10 33.63
Q4 2021 80.00 7.09 6.78 35.12
Q1 2022 80.00 8.10 8.04 34.40
Q2 2022 80.00 9.15 9.44 34.01
Q3 2022 80.00 10.35 10.66 35.56
Q4 2022 80.00 11.63 12.09 38.09
Q1 2023 80.00 12.54 13.00 39.31
Q2 2023 80.00 14.76 14.88 44.03

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - -
Q3 2014 - - -
Q4 2014 - - -
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 - - -
Q3 2015 - - -
Q4 2015 - - -
Q1 2016 - - -
Q2 2016 - - -
Q3 2016 - - -
Q4 2016 - - -
Q1 2017 - - -
Q2 2017 - - -
Q3 2017 - - -
Q4 2017 - - -
Q1 2018 - - -
Q2 2018 - - -
Q3 2018 - - -
Q4 2018 - - -
Q1 2019 - - -
Q2 2019 - - -
Q3 2019 - - -
Q4 2019 - - -
Q1 2020 - - -
Q2 2020 - - -
Q3 2020 - - -
Q4 2020 - - -
Q1 2021 - - -
Q2 2021 - - -
Q3 2021 - - -
Q4 2021 - - -
Q1 2022 26.53 26.70 6.24
Q2 2022 27.02 26.20 7.50
Q3 2022 30.60 29.73 8.91
Q4 2022 27.73 26.67 8.72
Q1 2023 35.24 33.99 11.24
Q2 2023 38.29 37.98 13.22

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Digital Business Business process outsourcing Digital Services
Q1 2020 392.23 90.27 26.91
Q2 2020 309.90 86.72 25.70
Q3 2020 398.54 202.79 14.59
Q4 2020 626.42 272.71 19.29
Q1 2021 460.17 290.17 23.30
Q2 2021 596.01 396.36 25.41
Q3 2021 475.69 467.59 23.50
Q4 2021 570.50 481.06 17.88
Q1 2022 657.15 387.14 47.72
Q2 2022 710.15 287.24 41.38
Q3 2022 797.04 342.12 28.26
Q4 2022 987.45 284.87 35.58
Q1 2023 970.82 279.64 37.70
Q2 2023 1,012.18 356.36 35.30

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 310.33 372.77 20.12 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change
Arqaam Capital 335.00 372.77 11.3 %
Bank of America 311.00 372.77 19.9 %
Riyad Capital 285.00 372.77 30.8 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 90,240.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 87,501.53
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 80.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 20.70
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 59.79
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) More than 100
P/E (TTM) More than 100
Price/book 18.87
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 20.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 39.4

Share Price

1,128.00
(4.40) (0.39 %)

Elm Co. (ELM)


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