solutions reports 16% net profit growth to SAR 353M in Q1 2024

solutions reports 16% net profit growth to SAR 353M in Q1 2024

05/05/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. (solutions) reported a net profit of SAR 353 million in Q1 2024, up 16% from SAR 304 million in the year-earlier period.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Change‬
Revenues 2,676.27 2,808.65 4.9 %
Gross Income 606.16 619.46 2.2 %
Operating Income 356.97 370.20 3.7 %
Net Income 303.81 353.34 16.3 %
Average Shares 120.00 120.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 2.53 2.94 16.3 %

This was buoyed by a SAR 13 million increase in the first-quarter gross profit on higher revenue, which was offset by a SAR 120 million hike in the cost of revenue.

 

On the other hand, operating expenses (opex) slightly increased year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 2024 as a result of a SAR 9.3 million rise in general and administration (G&A) expenses. Additionally, Zakat and tax expenses decreased YoY by SAR 48 million during the three-month period.

 

On a quarterly basis, the first-quarter net earnings more than doubled from SAR 162.01 million, as opex shed SAR 10 million sequentially given the SAR 36 million slump in G&A expenses. This came despite revenues falling 2.1% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), especially after managed IT and operational services softened QoQ by 10.2% in Q1 2024.

 

Shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, advanced to SAR 3.52 billion by March 31, 2024, compared to SAR 3.01 billion in the prior-year period.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
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
Q1 2024 2,808.65 4.9 % 619.46 2.2 % 353.34 16.3 % 2.94

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
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 %
Q1 2024 23.37 % 15.13 % 10.84 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
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
Q1 2024 120.00 10.35 10.09 29.37

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
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
Q1 2024 36.72 37.66 12.94

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
Q1 2024 1,584.25 778.02 446.38

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change‬
Average 345.01 353.34 2.41 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change
AlJazira Capital 353.50 353.34 0.0 %
SNB Capital 350.00 353.34 1.0 %
U-Capital 349.80 353.34 1.0 %
Al Rajhi Capital 337.00 353.34 4.8 %
United Securities Company 336.00 353.34 5.2 %
Riyad Capital 333.00 353.34 6.1 %
Goldman Sachs 406.80 353.34 (13.1) %
Sico 294.00 353.34 20.2 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 33,960.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 32,881.44
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) 28.05
P/E (TTM) 27.35
Price/book 9.63
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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