Saudi Steel Pipe profit up 5% to SAR 181M in 2024; Q4 at SAR 23M

Saudi Steel Pipe profit up 5% to SAR 181M in 2024; Q4 at SAR 23M

20/02/2025 Argaam Exclusive

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Saudi Steel Pipe Co. (SSP) reported a net profit after minority interest of SAR 181 million for 2024, a 5% rise year-on-year (YoY) from SAR 173 million.



Financials (M)

Item 2023 2024 Change‬
Revenues 1,334.71 1,630.00 22.1 %
Gross Income 283.35 399.00 40.8 %
Operating Income 225.00 307.00 36.4 %
Net Income 173.05 181.00 4.6 %
Average Shares 51.00 51.00 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items 2.79 3.55 27.1 %
EPS (Riyals) 3.39 3.55 4.6 %

The full-year net earnings before minority interest stood at SAR 250 million, compared to SAR 217 million in 2023.

 

SSP reported a 22.1% YoY increase in the full-year revenue to SAR 1.63 billion, thanks to improved sales volumes and the consolidation of Global Pipe Co. (GPC) for year 2024.

 

Gross profit jumped 40.8% YoY to SAR 399 million on higher sales volumes, better sales mix and cost efficiency.

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) hit SAR 386 million in 2024, up from SAR 282 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, SSP recorded a negative free cash flow (FCF) of SAR 5 million in 2024 against a positive FCF of SAR 308 million a year earlier, due to increased working capital.

 

The company’s net debt increased to SAR 363 million, from SAR 319 million in 2023.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2023 Q4 2024 Change‬
Revenues 488.97 261.89 (46.4 %)
Gross Income 103.37 69.03 (33.2 %)
Operating Income 91.44 49.71 (45.6 %)
Net Income 57.16 23.02 (59.7 %)
Average Shares 51.00 51.00 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items 1.12 0.45 (59.7 %)
EPS (Riyals) 1.12 0.45 (59.7 %)

The fourth-quarter net profit dipped 60% to SAR 23 million, from SAR 57.1 million in Q4 2023.

 

The pipe manufacturer’s Q4 net profit also fell by 54.1% from SAR 50.1 million in Q3 2024.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, excluding minority interest, came in at SAR 862 million as of Dec. 31, 2024, up from SAR 722 million a year earlier.

 

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Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items Earnings Per Share before unusual items
Q1 2015 11.41 183.3 % 0.22 - 11.41 0.22
Q2 2015 23.46 50.8 % 0.46 - 23.46 0.46
Q3 2015 8.02 21.6 % 0.16 (1.02) 9.04 0.18
Q4 2015 (1.30) (124.6 %) (0.03) - (1.30) (0.03)
Q1 2016 8.52 (25.4 %) 0.17 - 8.52 0.17
Q2 2016 3.04 (87.0 %) 0.06 - 3.04 0.06
Q3 2016 5.21 (35.0 %) 0.10 (2.00) 7.21 0.14
Q4 2016 (61.90) (4,650.5 %) (1.21) (43.03) (18.87) (0.37)
Q1 2017 10.21 19.8 % 0.20 - 10.21 0.20
Q2 2017 7.69 152.9 % 0.15 - 7.69 0.15
Q3 2017 (14.46) (377.4 %) (0.28) (23.62) 9.16 0.18
Q4 2017 15.65 125.3 % 0.31 - 15.65 0.31
Q1 2018 (5.04) (149.3 %) (0.10) - (5.04) (0.10)
Q2 2018 (36.83) (578.8 %) (0.72) (21.00) (15.83) (0.31)
Q3 2018 (24.15) (67.0 %) (0.47) - (24.15) (0.47)
Q4 2018 (102.65) (755.8 %) (2.01) (81.99) (20.66) (0.41)
Q1 2019 0.33 106.5 % 0.01 - 0.33 0.01
Q2 2019 (10.17) 72.4 % (0.20) - (10.17) (0.20)
Q3 2019 (14.12) 41.5 % (0.28) - (14.12) (0.28)
Q4 2019 (2.87) 97.2 % (0.06) - (2.87) (0.06)
Q1 2020 (17.77) (5567.7 %) (0.35) - (17.77) (0.35)
Q2 2020 (27.02) (165.8 %) (0.53) - (27.02) (0.53)
Q3 2020 9.58 167.8 % 0.19 - 9.58 0.19
Q4 2020 0.74 125.7 % 0.01 - 0.74 0.01
Q1 2021 (8.48) 52.3 % (0.17) - (8.48) (0.17)
Q2 2021 (8.08) 70.1 % (0.16) - (8.08) (0.16)
Q3 2021 15.92 66.2 % 0.31 19.64 (3.72) (0.07)
Q4 2021 1.57 112.6 % 0.03 - 1.57 0.03
Q1 2022 14.53 271.4 % 0.28 - 14.53 0.28
Q2 2022 11.74 245.4 % 0.23 - 11.74 0.23
Q3 2022 16.79 5.5 % 0.33 - 16.79 0.33
Q4 2022 11.14 609.9 % 0.22 - 11.14 0.22
Q1 2023 6.37 (56.1 %) 0.12 - 6.37 0.12
Q2 2023 84.56 620.1 % 1.66 30.66 53.91 1.06
Q3 2023 24.96 48.6 % 0.49 - 24.96 0.49
Q4 2023 57.16 413.2 % 1.12 - 57.16 1.12
Q1 2024 56.11 780.6 % 1.10 - 56.11 1.10
Q2 2024 51.76 (38.8 %) 1.01 - 51.76 1.01
Q3 2024 50.11 100.8 % 0.98 - 50.11 0.98
Q4 2024 23.02 (59.7 %) 0.45 - 23.02 0.45
2024 181.00 4.6 % 3.55 - 181.00 3.55


Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2015 248.49 10.6 % 29.24 35.0 % 14.61 61.3 %
Q2 2015 279.97 12.1 % 38.88 18.9 % 24.70 24.1 %
Q3 2015 179.88 (25.6 %) 21.52 (9.0 %) 8.34 (15.0 %)
Q4 2015 143.55 1.3 % 11.55 (40.4 %) (1.11) (115.8 %)
Q1 2016 194.34 (21.8 %) 28.94 (1.0 %) 13.57 (7.1 %)
Q2 2016 151.35 (45.9 %) 16.01 (58.8 %) 3.29 (86.7 %)
Q3 2016 122.61 (31.8 %) 10.46 (51.4 %) (0.23) (102.8 %)
Q4 2016 136.47 (4.9 %) (1.56) (113.5 %) (14.30) (1,191.7 %)
Q1 2017 128.01 (34.1 %) 18.12 (37.4 %) 7.78 (42.7 %)
Q2 2017 162.10 7.1 % 22.32 39.4 % 10.12 207.6 %
Q3 2017 194.56 58.7 % 24.07 130.1 % 14.23 6209.0 %
Q4 2017 211.75 55.2 % 28.94 1954.9 % 17.22 220.4 %
Q1 2018 177.14 38.4 % 16.80 (7.3 %) 5.62 (27.8 %)
Q2 2018 156.29 (3.6 %) (0.43) (101.9 %) (12.53) (223.9 %)
Q3 2018 126.48 (35.0 %) (11.82) (149.1 %) (23.55) (265.5 %)
Q4 2018 186.29 (12.0 %) (6.61) (122.9 %) (20.96) (221.7 %)
Q1 2019 195.31 10.3 % 12.53 (25.4 %) 2.33 (58.6 %)
Q2 2019 161.85 3.6 % 0.88 306.5 % (11.00) 12.2 %
Q3 2019 157.80 24.8 % 0.13 101.1 % (10.65) 54.8 %
Q4 2019 156.60 (15.9 %) (0.36) 94.6 % (15.50) 26.0 %
Q1 2020 122.34 (37.4 %) 4.49 (64.1 %) (18.03) (874.8 %)
Q2 2020 58.26 (64.0 %) (14.97) (1793.0 %) (29.08) (164.4 %)
Q3 2020 150.32 (4.7 %) 21.46 17071.2 % 12.61 218.4 %
Q4 2020 154.73 (1.2 %) 8.11 2360.2 % (0.01) 100.0 %
Q1 2021 92.08 (24.7 %) 2.35 (47.6 %) (6.15) 65.9 %
Q2 2021 88.48 51.9 % 4.83 132.2 % (5.12) 82.4 %
Q3 2021 83.32 (44.6 %) 7.58 (64.7 %) (1.41) (111.2 %)
Q4 2021 109.62 (29.2 %) 12.57 55.0 % 4.07 81580.0 %
Q1 2022 184.08 99.9 % 28.96 1130.6 % 19.12 411.1 %
Q2 2022 211.82 139.4 % 27.28 465.4 % 17.83 448.2 %
Q3 2022 204.78 145.8 % 30.36 300.4 % 20.33 1539.8 %
Q4 2022 146.94 34.1 % 20.57 63.6 % 9.55 134.5 %
Q1 2023 166.89 (9.3 %) 23.86 (17.6 %) 6.52 (65.9 %)
Q2 2023 361.38 70.6 % 92.58 239.4 % 74.94 320.2 %
Q3 2023 317.47 55.0 % 63.54 109.3 % 47.34 132.8 %
Q4 2023 488.97 232.8 % 103.37 402.6 % 91.44 857.1 %
Q1 2024 514.94 208.5 % 106.83 347.8 % 88.61 1258.2 %
Q2 2024 472.40 30.7 % 105.22 13.7 % 86.86 15.9 %
Q3 2024 380.77 19.9 % 117.92 85.6 % 79.97 68.9 %
Q4 2024 261.89 (46.4 %) 69.03 (33.2 %) 49.71 (45.6 %)
2024 1,630.00 22.1 % 399.00 40.8 % 307.00 36.4 %

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2015 11.90 % 9.69 % 4.41 %
Q2 2015 12.19 % 10.10 % 5.13 %
Q3 2015 12.82 % 10.81 % 5.79 %
Q4 2015 11.88 % 10.12 % 5.00 %
Q1 2016 12.65 % 10.74 % 4.98 %
Q2 2016 11.66 % 9.63 % 2.88 %
Q3 2016 10.94 % 9.23 % 2.85 %
Q4 2016 8.90 % 7.52 % (0.02 %)
Q1 2017 7.99 % 7.20 % 0.29 %
Q2 2017 8.98 % 8.23 % 1.14 %
Q3 2017 10.13 % 9.54 % 1.32 %
Q4 2017 13.42 % 13.14 % 6.13 %
Q1 2018 12.36 % 12.33 % 3.68 %
Q2 2018 9.38 % 9.68 % 0.53 %
Q3 2018 4.98 % 5.28 % (4.37 %)
Q4 2018 (0.32 %) (0.60 %) (10.16 %)
Q1 2019 (0.95 %) (1.21 %) (9.08 %)
Q2 2019 (0.75 %) (1.12 %) (8.16 %)
Q3 2019 0.99 % 0.71 % (6.36 %)
Q4 2019 1.96 % 1.48 % (3.99 %)
Q1 2020 0.86 % (1.76 %) (7.50 %)
Q2 2020 (2.16 %) (5.78 %) (12.48 %)
Q3 2020 2.18 % (1.06 %) (7.81 %)
Q4 2020 3.93 % 2.15 % (7.10 %)
Q1 2021 3.73 % 4.92 % (5.53 %)
Q2 2021 7.57 % 9.59 % (1.29 %)
Q3 2021 5.46 % 7.78 % (4.67 %)
Q4 2021 7.32 % 9.87 % (5.01 %)
Q1 2022 11.59 % 13.24 % 0.92 %
Q2 2022 12.97 % 14.24 % 4.10 %
Q3 2022 13.96 % 14.80 % 6.28 %
Q4 2022 14.33 % 14.63 % 7.25 %
Q1 2023 13.97 % 13.19 % 6.30 %
Q2 2023 19.02 % 17.69 % 10.02 %
Q3 2023 20.20 % 19.00 % 9.71 %
Q4 2023 21.23 % 20.72 % 10.67 %
Q1 2024 21.77 % 21.66 % 11.42 %
Q2 2024 21.13 % 21.24 % 10.59 %
Q3 2024 23.33 % 22.45 % 11.59 %
Q4 2024 24.48 % - 11.10 %
2024 24.48 % - 11.10 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2015 51.00 0.76 0.76 15.93
Q2 2015 51.00 0.92 0.92 15.82
Q3 2015 51.00 0.94 0.96 15.44
Q4 2015 51.00 0.82 0.84 15.23
Q1 2016 51.00 0.76 0.78 15.38
Q2 2016 51.00 0.36 0.38 15.47
Q3 2016 51.00 0.30 0.34 15.56
Q4 2016 51.00 (0.88) 0.00 13.95
Q1 2017 51.00 (0.85) 0.03 14.16
Q2 2017 51.00 (0.76) 0.12 14.31
Q3 2017 51.00 (1.15) 0.16 14.02
Q4 2017 51.00 0.37 0.84 14.31
Q1 2018 51.00 0.08 0.54 14.20
Q2 2018 51.00 (0.80) 0.08 13.48
Q3 2018 51.00 (0.99) (0.58) 13.01
Q4 2018 51.00 (3.31) (1.29) 10.97
Q1 2019 51.00 (3.20) (1.18) 10.98
Q2 2019 51.00 (2.68) (1.07) 10.78
Q3 2019 51.00 (2.48) (0.87) 10.50
Q4 2019 51.00 (0.53) (0.53) 10.35
Q1 2020 51.00 (0.88) (0.88) 10.01
Q2 2020 51.00 (1.21) (1.21) 9.48
Q3 2020 51.00 (0.75) (0.75) 9.69
Q4 2020 51.00 (0.68) (0.68) 9.67
Q1 2021 51.00 (0.49) (0.49) 9.50
Q2 2021 51.00 (0.12) (0.12) 9.35
Q3 2021 51.00 0.00 (0.38) 9.66
Q4 2021 51.00 0.02 (0.37) 9.71
Q1 2022 51.00 0.47 0.08 9.99
Q2 2022 51.00 0.86 0.47 10.23
Q3 2022 51.00 0.88 0.88 10.55
Q4 2022 51.00 1.06 1.06 10.79
Q1 2023 51.00 0.90 0.90 10.92
Q2 2023 51.00 2.33 1.73 12.58
Q3 2023 51.00 2.49 1.89 13.07
Q4 2023 51.00 3.39 2.79 14.15
Q1 2024 51.00 4.37 3.77 15.25
Q2 2024 51.00 3.73 3.73 15.53
Q3 2024 51.00 4.22 4.22 16.52
Q4 2024 51.00 3.55 3.55 16.90

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2015 37.18 37.18 1.78
Q2 2015 31.20 31.20 1.81
Q3 2015 22.33 21.87 1.37
Q4 2015 26.67 26.03 1.43
Q1 2016 23.24 22.64 1.15
Q2 2016 50.51 47.84 1.17
Q3 2016 44.18 39.13 0.86
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 1.37
Q1 2017 NEG More than 100 1.19
Q2 2017 NEG More than 100 1.08
Q3 2017 NEG More than 100 1.21
Q4 2017 42.98 19.21 1.12
Q1 2018 More than 100 40.66 1.54
Q2 2018 NEG More than 100 1.47
Q3 2018 NEG NEG 1.68
Q4 2018 NEG NEG 1.65
Q1 2019 NEG NEG 2.17
Q2 2019 NEG NEG 2.04
Q3 2019 NEG NEG 2.02
Q4 2019 NEG NEG 2.00
Q1 2020 NEG NEG 1.45
Q2 2020 NEG NEG 1.76
Q3 2020 NEG NEG 2.40
Q4 2020 NEG NEG 2.88
Q1 2021 NEG NEG 3.18
Q2 2021 NEG NEG 3.47
Q3 2021 More than 100 NEG 3.06
Q4 2021 More than 100 NEG 2.60
Q1 2022 53.79 More than 100 2.53
Q2 2022 23.68 42.97 1.99
Q3 2022 23.77 23.77 1.97
Q4 2022 16.84 16.84 1.66
Q1 2023 23.37 23.37 1.93
Q2 2023 11.48 15.47 2.13
Q3 2023 14.15 18.65 2.70
Q4 2023 10.70 13.00 2.56
Q1 2024 15.64 18.13 4.48
Q2 2024 17.50 17.50 4.20
Q3 2024 16.95 16.95 4.33
Q4 2024 18.34 18.34 3.85

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Steele Pipes Process equipment
Q1 2016 189.38 4.96
Q2 2016 142.38 8.96
Q3 2016 108.37 14.24
Q4 2016 117.56 18.91
Q1 2017 112.31 15.70
Q2 2017 147.84 14.26
Q3 2017 166.54 28.03
Q4 2017 190.06 21.69
Q1 2018 164.97 12.17
Q2 2018 143.73 12.56
Q3 2018 112.50 13.98
Q4 2018 166.54 19.76
Q1 2019 176.76 18.56
Q2 2019 138.74 23.10
Q3 2019 127.23 30.57
Q4 2019 139.82 16.77
Q1 2020 111.60 10.74
Q2 2020 58.26 14.37
Q3 2020 150.31 6.23
Q4 2020 154.73 2.26
Q1 2021 92.08 2.62

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2024 (e) Q4 2024 (a) Change‬
Average 63.50 23.02 (63.8 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2024 (e) Q4 2024 (a) Change
SNB Capital 63.50 23.02 (175.9) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 3,417.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 4,006.53
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 51.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 3.55
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 16.90
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 18.88
P/E (TTM) 18.88
Price/book 3.96
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 9.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 12.5

Share Price

67.00
1.50 2.29 %

Saudi Steel Pipe Co. (SSP)


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