solutions H1 2023 profit up 16% to SAR 643 mln; Q2 at SAR 340 mln

solutions H1 2023 profit up 16% to SAR 643 mln; Q2 at SAR 340 mln

30/07/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Arabian Internet and Communication Services Co. (solutions) posted a net profit of SAR 643 million for H1 2023, a rise of 16% from SAR 556 million a year earlier.



Financials (M)

Item 6m 2022 6m 2023 Change‬
Revenues 4,328.06 5,377.56 24.2 %
Gross Income 998.57 1,337.83 34.0 %
Operating Income 606.47 744.22 22.7 %
Net Income 556.00 643.50 15.7 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 4.63 5.36 15.7 %

The basic earnings per share (EPS) for the current period stood at SAR 5.41 per share, while EPS for the comparative period was SAR 4.68 per share, which is calculated by dividing the shareholders' net income by the weighted average number of shares after deducting treasury shares.

 

The profit growth was mainly due to an increase in gross profit of SAR 339 million, as a result of a rise in revenues of SAR 1.05 billion, which was offset by the cost of revenues that went up by SAR 710 million.

 

The higher revenues were mainly driven by a 22.7% year-on-year (YoY) increase in core ICT services. IT managed and operational services and digital services rose by 34.4% and 14.8% YoY, respectively.

 

Operating expenses, however, increased by SAR 202 million YoY on a rise of SAR 67 million in general and administrative expenses. Selling and marketing expenses also increased by SAR 134 million.

 

In addition, total other expenses and income fell by SAR 10 million, while Zakat and tax charges grew by SAR 39 million.

 

The company reported a net profit of SAR 340 million in Q2 2023, a 25% increase from SAR 273.09 million in Q2 2022.

 

On a sequential basis, Q2 2023 net profit rose 11.8% from SAR 304 million.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q2 2022 Q2 2023 Change‬
Revenues 2,085.15 2,701.29 29.5 %
Gross Income 505.04 731.67 44.9 %
Operating Income 293.52 387.25 31.9 %
Net Income 273.09 339.69 24.4 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 2.28 2.83 24.4 %

Total shareholders’ equity, excluding minority interest, reached SAR 2.78 billion by the end of the period, compared with SAR 2.36 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 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 %
Q1 2023 2,676.27 19.3 % 606.16 22.8 % 356.97 14.1 %
Q2 2023 2,701.29 29.5 % 731.67 44.9 % 387.25 31.9 %


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 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
Q1 2023 303.81 7.4 % 2.53 - 303.81 2.53
Q2 2023 339.69 24.4 % 2.83 - 339.69 2.83

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 %


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

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

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

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 322.15 339.69 5.44 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change
Riyad Capital 335.00 339.69 1.4 %
SNB Capital 335.00 339.69 1.4 %
Bank of America 349.00 339.69 (2.7) %
Goldman Sachs 354.00 339.69 (4.0) %
Al Rajhi Capital 321.00 339.69 5.8 %
Arqaam Capital 320.00 339.69 6.2 %
Citi Bank Group 317.00 339.69 7.2 %
Morgan Stanley International 311.00 339.69 9.2 %
United Securities Company 306.00 339.69 11.0 %
HSBC 300.00 339.69 13.2 %
U-Capital 295.60 339.69 14.9 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 31,944.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 29,929.25
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) 25.36
P/E (TTM) 22.31
Price/book 8.67
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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