solutions 2023 profit grows 13% to SAR 1.19B; Q4 at SAR 162M

solutions 2023 profit grows 13% to SAR 1.19B; Q4 at SAR 162M

15/02/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Arabian Internet and Communication Services Co. (solutions) posted a 13% rise in net profit to SAR 1.19 billion in 2023, compared to SAR 1.05 million a year earlier.



Financials (M)

Item 2022 2023 Change‬
Revenues 8,805.09 11,040.49 25.4 %
Gross Income 2,011.25 2,597.62 29.2 %
Operating Income 1,160.23 1,386.89 19.5 %
Net Income 1,052.87 1,192.15 13.2 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 8.77 9.93 13.2 %

The profit increase was mainly due to the SAR 587 million uptick in gross profit, as revenues grew year-on-year (YoY) by 25.4%. This was offset by the YoY rise in the cost of sales of SAR 1.64 million.

 

On the other hand, operating expenses climbed YoY by SAR 360 million in 2023. This came as both general and administration expenses soared YoY by SAR 110 million, with selling and distribution expenses also up YoY by SAR 250 million for the same year.

 

Zakat and tax expenses also increased YoY by SAR 92 million last year.

 

In Q4 2023, net profit fell 17.8% to SAR 162 million from SAR 197 million in Q4 2022.

 

On a sequential basis, solutions’ bottom line retreated 58.1% from SAR 386.65 million in Q3 2023.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2022 Q4 2023 Change‬
Revenues 2,437.88 2,868.29 17.7 %
Gross Income 513.71 464.10 (9.7 %)
Operating Income 240.38 204.23 (15.0 %)
Net Income 196.98 162.01 (17.8 %)
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.64 1.35 (17.8 %)

Shareholders’ equity, before minority interest, came in at SAR 3.32 billion as of Dec. 31, 2023, up from SAR 2.81 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
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 - 133.78 - 1.11
Q2 2020 1,680.17 - 396.23 - 254.35 - 2.12
Q3 2020 1,942.35 - 434.16 - 240.11 - 2.00
Q4 2020 1,750.05 - 311.61 - 73.56 - 0.61
Q1 2021 1,866.79 22.9 % 389.38 39.1 % 205.20 53.4 % 1.71
Q2 2021 1,937.20 15.3 % 432.10 9.1 % 256.12 0.7 % 2.13
Q3 2021 1,951.46 0.5 % 462.77 6.6 % 257.17 7.1 % 2.14
Q4 2021 1,452.88 (17.0 %) 423.73 36.0 % 114.43 55.6 % 0.95
Q1 2022 2,242.90 20.1 % 493.53 26.7 % 282.91 37.9 % 2.36
Q2 2022 2,085.15 7.6 % 505.04 16.9 % 273.09 6.6 % 2.28
Q3 2022 2,039.15 4.5 % 498.97 7.8 % 299.89 16.6 % 2.50
Q4 2022 2,437.88 67.8 % 513.71 21.2 % 196.98 72.1 % 1.64
Q1 2023 2,676.27 19.3 % 606.16 22.8 % 303.81 7.4 % 2.53
Q2 2023 2,701.29 29.5 % 731.67 44.9 % 339.69 24.4 % 2.83
Q3 2023 2,794.64 37.0 % 795.69 59.5 % 386.65 28.9 % 3.22
Q4 2023 2,868.29 17.7 % 464.10 (9.7 %) 162.01 (17.8 %) 1.35
2023 11,040.49 25.4 % 2,597.62 29.2 % 1,192.15 13.2 % 9.93

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 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 %
Q1 2023 22.99 % 15.76 % 11.92 %
Q2 2023 23.85 % 15.85 % 11.85 %
Q3 2023 24.95 % 16.12 % 11.82 %
Q4 2023 23.53 % 15.12 % 10.80 %
2023 23.53 % 15.12 % 10.80 %


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 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
Q1 2023 120.00 8.95 9.17 25.13
Q2 2023 120.00 9.50 9.73 23.23
Q3 2023 120.00 10.23 10.45 26.46
Q4 2023 120.00 9.93 9.93 27.70

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 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
Q1 2023 27.80 27.12 9.90
Q2 2023 33.95 33.16 13.89
Q3 2023 31.25 30.58 12.08
Q4 2023 34.92 34.92 12.63

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
Q1 2023 1,558.93 674.42 442.92
Q2 2023 1,377.28 825.27 498.74
Q3 2023 1,474.47 896.60 423.57
Q4 2023 1,583.49 866.06 418.74

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 250.62 162.01 (35.4 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change
SNB Capital 197.00 162.01 (17.8) %
Al Rajhi Capital 201.00 162.01 (19.4) %
United Securities Company 224.00 162.01 (27.7) %
YAQEEN 249.00 162.01 (34.9) %
Riyad Capital 251.00 162.01 (35.5) %
AlJazira Capital 269.10 162.01 (39.8) %
Goldman Sachs 274.80 162.01 (41.0) %
Sico 290.00 162.01 (44.1) %
U-Capital 299.70 162.01 (45.9) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 33,912.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 32,833.44
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 120.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 10.35
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 29.37
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 28.01
P/E (TTM) 27.31
Price/book 9.62
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 11.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 38.0

Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. (SOLUTIONS)


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