solutions net profit jumps 27% to SAR 1.05 bln in 2022; Q4 at SAR 198.1 mln

solutions net profit jumps 27% to SAR 1.05 bln in 2022; Q4 at SAR 198.1 mln

16/02/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. (solutions) reported a 27% rise in net profit after Zakat and tax to SAR 1.05 billion in 2022, compared to SAR 833 million a year earlier.  



Financials (M)

Item 2021 2022 Change‬
Revenues 7,208.34 8,805.09 22.2 %
Gross Income 1,707.97 2,011.25 17.8 %
Operating Income 899.10 1,160.23 29.0 %
Net Income 832.92 1,052.87 26.4 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 6.94 8.77 26.4 %

The company cited an increase in gross profit by SAR 303 million as revenue grew by SAR 1.59 billion year-on-year (YoY). This was offset by an increase of SAR 1.29 billion in the cost of revenues.

 

Revenue mainly improved due to a 30% YoY increase in core ICT services. Revenue from IT managed and operational services and digital services rose 19.4% and 7.4% YoY, respectively.

 

On the other hand, operating expenses rose by SAR 42 million YoY as general and administrative expenses increased by SAR 143 million. Zakat and tax expenses saw an increase of SAR 47 million.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2021 Q4 2022 Change‬
Revenues 1,452.88 2,437.88 67.8 %
Gross Income 423.73 513.71 21.2 %
Operating Income 127.78 240.38 88.1 %
Net Income 114.43 196.98 72.1 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.95 1.64 72.1 %

In Q4 2022, net profit after Zakat and tax leapt by 73% to SAR 198.1 million, from SAR 114.43 million in Q4 2021.

 

solutions’ net profit dropped 33.9% from SAR 299.89 million in Q3 2022.

 

Shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, grew to SAR 2.79 billion as of Dec. 31, 2022, from SAR 2.27 billion in 2021.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2013 - - - - - -
Q2 2013 - - - - - -
Q3 2013 - - - - - -
Q4 2013 - - - - - -
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 1,518.85 - 279.97 - 146.14 -
Q2 2020 1,680.17 - 396.23 - 274.63 -
Q3 2020 1,942.35 - 434.16 - 254.35 -
Q4 2020 1,750.05 - 311.61 - 81.90 -
Q1 2021 1,866.79 22.9 % 389.38 39.1 % 224.29 53.5 %
Q2 2021 1,937.20 15.3 % 432.10 9.1 % 270.60 (1.5 %)
Q3 2021 1,951.46 0.5 % 462.77 6.6 % 276.44 8.7 %
Q4 2021 1,452.88 (17.0 %) 423.73 36.0 % 127.78 56.0 %
Q1 2022 2,242.90 20.1 % 493.53 26.7 % 312.95 39.5 %
Q2 2022 2,085.15 7.6 % 505.04 16.9 % 293.52 8.5 %
Q3 2022 2,039.15 4.5 % 498.97 7.8 % 313.38 13.4 %
Q4 2022 2,437.88 67.8 % 513.71 21.2 % 240.38 88.1 %
2022 8,805.09 22.2 % 2,011.25 17.8 % 1,160.23 29.0 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2013 - - - - - -
Q2 2013 - - - - - -
Q3 2013 - - - - - -
Q4 2013 - - - - - -
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 133.78 - 1.11 - 133.78 1.11
Q2 2020 254.35 - 2.12 - 254.35 2.12
Q3 2020 240.11 - 2.00 - 240.11 2.00
Q4 2020 73.56 - 0.61 - 73.56 0.61
Q1 2021 205.20 53.4 % 1.71 - 205.20 1.71
Q2 2021 256.12 0.7 % 2.13 - 256.12 2.13
Q3 2021 257.17 7.1 % 2.14 - 257.17 2.14
Q4 2021 114.43 55.6 % 0.95 - 114.43 0.95
Q1 2022 282.91 37.9 % 2.36 - 282.91 2.36
Q2 2022 273.09 6.6 % 2.28 - 273.09 2.28
Q3 2022 299.89 16.6 % 2.50 - 299.89 2.50
Q4 2022 196.98 72.1 % 1.64 (27.14) 224.11 1.87
2022 1,052.87 26.4 % 8.77 (27.14) 1,080.00 9.00

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2013 - - -
Q2 2013 - - -
Q3 2013 - - -
Q4 2013 - - -
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 20.63 % 11.86 % 10.18 %
Q1 2021 21.15 % 12.81 % 10.68 %
Q2 2021 20.91 % 12.90 % 10.34 %
Q3 2021 21.26 % 13.82 % 10.55 %
Q4 2021 23.69 % 15.37 % 11.55 %
Q1 2022 23.89 % 16.08 % 12.01 %
Q2 2022 24.38 % 16.23 % 12.00 %
Q3 2022 24.57 % 16.24 % 12.41 %
Q4 2022 22.84 % 15.96 % 12.27 %
2022 22.84 % 15.81 % 12.27 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2013 - - - -
Q2 2013 - - - -
Q3 2013 - - - -
Q4 2013 - - - -
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 120.00 - - -
Q2 2020 120.00 - - -
Q3 2020 120.00 - - -
Q4 2020 120.00 5.85 5.85 16.03
Q1 2021 120.00 6.44 6.44 15.07
Q2 2021 120.00 6.46 6.46 17.21
Q3 2021 120.00 6.60 6.60 17.84
Q4 2021 120.00 6.94 6.94 18.92
Q1 2022 120.00 7.59 7.59 21.12
Q2 2022 120.00 7.73 7.73 19.72
Q3 2022 120.00 8.09 8.09 22.32
Q4 2022 120.00 8.77 9.00 23.42

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2013 - - -
Q2 2013 - - -
Q3 2013 - - -
Q4 2013 - - -
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 29.73 29.73 11.00
Q4 2021 26.84 26.84 9.95
Q1 2022 27.80 27.80 9.99
Q2 2022 25.59 25.59 10.03
Q3 2022 29.43 29.43 10.66
Q4 2022 27.44 26.75 10.37

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Core ICT Services IT Managed and Operational Services Digital Services
Q1 2020 851.92 347.70 319.23
Q2 2020 925.56 406.53 348.08
Q3 2020 1,007.75 449.88 484.72
Q4 2020 958.35 425.91 365.79
Q1 2021 1,008.89 466.80 391.10
Q2 2021 1,019.85 481.38 435.97
Q3 2021 1,076.17 494.45 380.84
Q4 2021 565.33 509.16 378.39
Q1 2022 1,324.08 529.20 389.63
Q2 2022 1,068.27 586.29 430.59
Q3 2022 1,013.88 585.84 439.44
Q4 2022 1,365.34 628.35 444.19

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2022 (e) Q4 2022 (a) Change‬
Average 240.20 196.98 (18.0 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2022 (e) Q4 2022 (a) Change
Al Rajhi Capital 174.00 196.98 13.2 %
SNB Capital 253.00 196.98 (22.1) %
Goldman Sachs 153.60 196.98 28.2 %
Bank of America 274.71 196.98 (28.3) %
U-Capital 279.90 196.98 (29.6) %
Riyad Capital 306.00 196.98 (35.6) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 32,136.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 30,121.25
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 120.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 11.93
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 30.69
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 25.52
P/E (TTM) 22.45
Price/book 8.73
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 13.1
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 41.7

Share Price

Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. (SOLUTIONS)


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