stc 2022 profit rises 8% to SAR 12.2 bln; Q4 at SAR 2.8 bln

stc 2022 profit rises 8% to SAR 12.2 bln; Q4 at SAR 2.8 bln

20/02/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Telecom operator stc reported a net profit after Zakat and tax of SAR 12.2 billion for 2022, a rise of 8% from SAR 11.3 billion in 2021.



Financials (M)

Item 2021 2022 Change‬
Revenues 63,007.99 67,431.55 7.0 %
Gross Income 33,794.03 36,314.26 7.5 %
Operating Income 13,127.76 14,009.44 6.7 %
Net Income 11,311.34 12,170.54 7.6 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 2.26 2.43 7.6 %

The higher profit was driven by revenue, which grew by SAR 4.42 billion year-on-year (YoY), offset by a slight increase of SAR 824 million in the cost of revenue due to the reversal of contingent liability provision of SAR 1.07 billion. Accordingly, gross profit rose by SAR 3.59 billion.

 

On the other hand, operating expenses rose by SAR 1.63 billion, as general and administrative expenses increased by SAR 837 million, with selling and marketing expenses, as well as depreciation and amortization expenses rising by SAR 524 million and SAR 277 million, respectively.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2021 Q4 2022 Change‬
Revenues 15,678.37 17,374.48 10.8 %
Gross Income 8,515.85 9,028.66 6.0 %
Operating Income 3,204.15 2,968.52 (7.4 %)
Net Income 2,613.65 2,757.09 5.5 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.52 0.55 5.5 %

The fourth-quarter net profit after Zakat and tax grew 6% to SAR 2.8 billion, from SAR 2.6 billion in Q4 2021.

 

stc reported a 22.1% profit fall in Q4 2022 from SAR 3.54 billion in Q3 2022. 

 

Total shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, reached SAR 73.50 billion as of Dec. 31, 2022, compared to SAR 69.27 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2013 11,473.88 3.7 % 6,494.46 2.6 % 2,717.94 1.6 %
Q2 2013 11,433.47 3.8 % 6,733.78 6.0 % 3,195.05 22.1 %
Q3 2013 11,426.85 0.0 % 7,193.36 11.4 % 3,377.39 36.7 %
Q4 2013 11,270.43 0.3 % 6,991.64 14.2 % 2,801.88 28.9 %
Q1 2014 10,782.89 (6.0 %) 6,211.34 (4.4 %) 2,665.78 (1.9 %)
Q2 2014 11,722.00 2.5 % 7,023.53 4.3 % 2,961.46 (7.3 %)
Q3 2014 11,754.61 2.9 % 7,620.88 5.9 % 3,540.12 4.8 %
Q4 2014 11,848.40 5.1 % 7,300.50 4.4 % 2,782.99 (0.7 %)
Q1 2015 12,473.48 15.7 % 7,543.92 21.5 % 3,379.74 26.8 %
Q2 2015 12,222.15 4.3 % 7,164.16 2.0 % 2,963.44 0.1 %
Q3 2015 12,894.71 9.7 % 7,624.10 0.0 % 3,038.06 (14.2 %)
Q4 2015 13,246.19 11.8 % 8,010.86 9.7 % 2,554.39 (8.2 %)
Q1 2016 13,228.62 6.1 % 7,076.10 (6.2 %) 2,856.43 (15.5 %)
Q2 2016 13,412.97 9.7 % 7,470.82 4.3 % 2,863.30 (3.4 %)
Q3 2016 14,025.79 8.8 % 7,117.39 (6.6 %) 2,402.82 (20.9 %)
Q4 2016 13,010.95 (1.8 %) 7,023.48 (12.3 %) 1,828.54 (28.4 %)
Q1 2017 12,524.11 (5.3 %) 6,923.88 (2.2 %) 2,615.07 (8.4 %)
Q2 2017 13,041.18 (2.8 %) 6,911.04 (7.5 %) 2,583.68 (9.8 %)
Q3 2017 12,621.35 (10.0 %) 7,400.59 4.0 % 2,906.90 21.0 %
Q4 2017 12,502.72 (3.9 %) 7,347.91 4.6 % 2,880.37 57.5 %
Q1 2018 12,349.08 (1.4 %) 6,934.85 0.2 % 2,632.35 0.7 %
Q2 2018 13,079.39 0.3 % 7,167.18 3.7 % 2,900.92 12.3 %
Q3 2018 13,319.89 5.5 % 7,850.74 6.1 % 3,235.52 11.3 %
Q4 2018 13,214.89 5.7 % 8,520.31 16.0 % 3,476.44 20.7 %
Q1 2019 13,385.75 8.4 % 7,903.48 14.0 % 3,275.20 24.4 %
Q2 2019 13,603.56 4.0 % 8,207.29 14.5 % 3,477.32 19.9 %
Q3 2019 14,113.63 6.0 % 7,920.82 0.9 % 3,328.05 2.9 %
Q4 2019 13,264.59 0.4 % 8,359.64 (1.9 %) 2,399.82 (31.0 %)
Q1 2020 13,934.85 4.1 % 8,195.88 3.7 % 3,004.03 (8.3 %)
Q2 2020 14,920.23 9.7 % 8,340.99 1.6 % 3,062.17 (11.9 %)
Q3 2020 14,881.43 5.4 % 8,970.96 13.3 % 3,459.60 4.0 %
Q4 2020 15,216.80 14.7 % 8,446.57 1.0 % 3,205.33 33.6 %
Q1 2021 15,695.50 12.6 % 8,557.10 4.4 % 3,481.61 15.9 %
Q2 2021 15,898.77 6.6 % 8,352.20 0.1 % 3,250.29 6.1 %
Q3 2021 15,735.35 5.7 % 8,368.88 (6.7 %) 3,191.71 (7.7 %)
Q4 2021 15,678.37 3.0 % 8,515.85 0.8 % 3,204.15 0.0 %
Q1 2022 16,919.37 7.8 % 9,150.40 6.9 % 3,823.77 9.8 %
Q2 2022 16,829.96 5.9 % 9,174.08 9.8 % 3,719.65 14.4 %
Q3 2022 16,307.74 3.6 % 8,961.11 7.1 % 3,497.49 9.6 %
Q4 2022 17,374.48 10.8 % 9,028.66 6.0 % 2,968.52 (7.4 %)
2022 67,431.55 7.0 % 36,314.26 7.5 % 14,009.44 6.7 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2013 1,549.96 (38.5 %) 0.31 (226.53) 1,776.50 0.36
Q2 2013 1,428.95 (40.6 %) 0.29 (1146.75) 2,575.70 0.52
Q3 2013 3,385.59 73.3 % 0.68 39.29 3,346.30 0.67
Q4 2013 3,532.57 797.9 % 0.71 487.51 3,045.06 0.61
Q1 2014 2,390.94 54.3 % 0.48 0.64 2,390.29 0.48
Q2 2014 2,803.35 96.2 % 0.56 (50.57) 2,853.92 0.57
Q3 2014 3,371.75 (0.4 %) 0.67 2.86 3,368.89 0.67
Q4 2014 2,442.39 (30.9 %) 0.49 157.79 2,284.60 0.46
Q1 2015 2,503.58 4.7 % 0.50 (45.68) 2,549.25 0.51
Q2 2015 2,558.33 (8.7 %) 0.51 (55.28) 2,613.61 0.52
Q3 2015 2,322.15 (31.1 %) 0.46 (88.53) 2,410.68 0.48
Q4 2015 1,950.49 (20.1 %) 0.39 98.04 1,852.45 0.37
Q1 2016 2,396.58 (4.3 %) 0.48 (79.24) 2,475.82 0.50
Q2 2016 2,202.19 (13.9 %) 0.44 6.48 2,195.70 0.44
Q3 2016 2,216.94 (4.5 %) 0.44 (40.79) 2,257.72 0.45
Q4 2016 2,083.16 6.8 % 0.42 103.34 1,979.82 0.40
Q1 2017 2,534.75 5.8 % 0.51 - 2,534.75 0.51
Q2 2017 2,356.48 7.0 % 0.47 - 2,356.48 0.47
Q3 2017 2,569.37 15.9 % 0.51 - 2,569.37 0.51
Q4 2017 2,554.98 22.6 % 0.51 - 2,554.98 0.51
Q1 2018 2,587.53 2.1 % 0.52 - 2,587.53 0.52
Q2 2018 2,444.05 3.7 % 0.49 - 2,444.05 0.49
Q3 2018 2,642.62 2.9 % 0.53 - 2,642.62 0.53
Q4 2018 3,105.58 21.5 % 0.62 411.00 2,694.58 0.54
Q1 2019 2,749.74 6.3 % 0.55 - 2,749.74 0.55
Q2 2019 2,848.02 16.5 % 0.57 - 2,848.02 0.57
Q3 2019 2,746.20 3.9 % 0.55 - 2,746.20 0.55
Q4 2019 2,320.71 (25.3 %) 0.46 287.48 2,033.23 0.41
Q1 2020 2,912.75 5.9 % 0.58 496.00 2,416.75 0.48
Q2 2020 2,724.22 (4.3 %) 0.54 152.00 2,572.22 0.51
Q3 2020 2,765.54 0.7 % 0.55 - 2,765.54 0.55
Q4 2020 2,592.38 11.7 % 0.52 - 2,592.38 0.52
Q1 2021 2,952.09 1.4 % 0.59 - 2,952.09 0.59
Q2 2021 2,821.21 3.6 % 0.56 - 2,821.21 0.56
Q3 2021 2,924.39 5.7 % 0.58 180.00 2,744.39 0.55
Q4 2021 2,613.65 0.8 % 0.52 83.21 2,530.44 0.51
Q1 2022 3,035.10 2.8 % 0.61 (239.00) 3,274.10 0.65
Q2 2022 2,837.35 0.6 % 0.57 (298.00) 3,135.35 0.63
Q3 2022 3,541.00 21.1 % 0.71 357.00 3,184.00 0.64
Q4 2022 2,757.09 5.5 % 0.55 318.96 2,438.14 0.49
2022 12,170.54 7.6 % 2.43 138.96 12,031.58 2.41

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2013 56.32 % 36.28 % 14.97 %
Q2 2013 56.63 % 37.08 % 15.19 %
Q3 2013 58.25 % 39.08 % 18.18 %
Q4 2013 60.11 % 40.50 % 23.56 %
Q1 2014 60.41 % 41.03 % 25.29 %
Q2 2014 60.66 % 40.71 % 25.74 %
Q3 2014 61.16 % 41.37 % 25.61 %
Q4 2014 61.07 % 41.16 % 23.64 %
Q1 2015 61.69 % 41.53 % 23.13 %
Q2 2015 61.35 % 41.33 % 22.39 %
Q3 2015 59.94 % 39.46 % 19.94 %
Q4 2015 59.69 % 38.10 % 18.54 %
Q1 2016 57.91 % 36.88 % 18.13 %
Q2 2016 57.18 % 36.19 % 16.93 %
Q3 2016 55.04 % 34.38 % 16.29 %
Q4 2016 53.44 % 33.59 % 16.60 %
Q1 2017 53.87 % 33.53 % 16.93 %
Q2 2017 53.18 % 32.69 % 17.35 %
Q3 2017 55.20 % 34.28 % 18.44 %
Q4 2017 56.39 % 37.24 % 19.76 %
Q1 2018 56.61 % 37.32 % 19.93 %
Q2 2018 57.07 % 38.25 % 20.09 %
Q3 2018 57.17 % 38.48 % 19.96 %
Q4 2018 58.64 % 38.17 % 19.95 %
Q1 2019 59.32 % 39.05 % 19.87 %
Q2 2019 60.69 % 40.28 % 20.43 %
Q3 2019 59.93 % 39.89 % 20.32 %
Q4 2019 59.58 % 39.11 % 19.09 %
Q1 2020 59.51 % 38.62 % 18.29 %
Q2 2020 58.36 % 37.16 % 17.37 %
Q3 2020 59.42 % 37.62 % 17.17 %
Q4 2020 57.60 % 37.47 % 17.55 %
Q1 2021 56.52 % 37.23 % 17.92 %
Q2 2021 55.64 % 37.10 % 18.04 %
Q3 2021 53.92 % 36.30 % 17.76 %
Q4 2021 53.63 % 36.25 % 17.53 %
Q1 2022 53.54 % 36.27 % 17.70 %
Q2 2022 54.03 % 36.64 % 17.93 %
Q3 2022 54.46 % 36.91 % 18.44 %
Q4 2022 53.85 % 35.59 % 17.84 %
2022 53.85 % 35.59 % 17.84 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2013 5,000.00 1.26 1.35 10.34
Q2 2013 5,000.00 1.07 1.38 10.39
Q3 2013 5,000.00 1.35 1.66 10.81
Q4 2013 5,000.00 1.98 2.15 11.25
Q1 2014 5,000.00 2.15 2.27 11.40
Q2 2014 5,000.00 2.42 2.33 11.74
Q3 2014 5,000.00 2.42 2.33 12.04
Q4 2014 5,000.00 2.20 2.18 12.08
Q1 2015 5,000.00 2.22 2.21 12.06
Q2 2015 5,000.00 2.18 2.16 12.13
Q3 2015 5,000.00 1.97 1.97 12.07
Q4 2015 5,000.00 1.87 1.89 12.11
Q1 2016 5,000.00 1.85 1.87 11.94
Q2 2016 5,000.00 1.77 1.79 11.88
Q3 2016 5,000.00 1.75 1.76 11.90
Q4 2016 5,000.00 1.78 1.78 11.99
Q1 2017 5,000.00 1.81 1.79 12.11
Q2 2017 5,000.00 1.84 1.83 12.21
Q3 2017 5,000.00 1.91 1.89 12.33
Q4 2017 5,000.00 2.00 2.00 12.57
Q1 2018 5,000.00 2.01 2.01 12.69
Q2 2018 5,000.00 2.03 2.03 12.76
Q3 2018 5,000.00 2.05 2.05 12.87
Q4 2018 5,000.00 2.16 2.07 13.10
Q1 2019 5,000.00 2.19 2.11 13.67
Q2 2019 5,000.00 2.27 2.19 12.51
Q3 2019 5,000.00 2.29 2.21 12.24
Q4 2019 5,000.00 2.13 2.08 12.35
Q1 2020 5,000.00 2.17 2.01 12.57
Q2 2020 5,000.00 2.14 1.95 12.58
Q3 2020 5,000.00 2.14 1.96 12.73
Q4 2020 5,000.00 2.20 2.07 12.79
Q1 2021 5,000.00 2.21 2.18 13.01
Q2 2021 5,000.00 2.23 2.23 12.78
Q3 2021 5,000.00 2.26 2.22 13.70
Q4 2021 5,000.00 2.26 2.21 13.85
Q1 2022 5,000.00 2.28 2.27 14.07
Q2 2022 5,000.00 2.28 2.34 14.36
Q3 2022 5,000.00 2.41 2.42 14.67
Q4 2022 5,000.00 2.43 2.41 14.70

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2013 12.44 11.60 1.52
Q2 2013 14.98 11.53 1.54
Q3 2013 12.78 10.43 1.60
Q4 2013 10.81 9.96 1.90
Q1 2014 12.29 11.62 2.32
Q2 2014 11.02 11.47 2.27
Q3 2014 12.29 12.76 2.47
Q4 2014 11.94 12.06 2.18
Q1 2015 11.29 11.35 2.08
Q2 2015 12.41 12.48 2.23
Q3 2015 12.47 12.43 2.03
Q4 2015 14.66 14.52 2.26
Q1 2016 13.92 13.74 2.15
Q2 2016 14.52 14.41 2.17
Q3 2016 12.69 12.67 1.87
Q4 2016 16.31 16.29 2.42
Q1 2017 14.80 14.91 2.21
Q2 2017 16.76 16.88 2.52
Q3 2017 14.83 14.99 2.30
Q4 2017 13.70 13.70 2.18
Q1 2018 16.46 16.46 2.61
Q2 2018 17.66 17.66 2.81
Q3 2018 16.72 16.72 2.66
Q4 2018 17.03 17.71 2.80
Q1 2019 19.67 20.43 3.15
Q2 2019 18.30 18.98 3.32
Q3 2019 19.01 19.71 3.55
Q4 2019 19.09 19.62 3.30
Q1 2020 16.16 17.42 2.78
Q2 2020 18.50 20.27 3.15
Q3 2020 18.73 20.52 3.15
Q4 2020 19.28 20.49 3.32
Q1 2021 22.98 23.30 3.90
Q2 2021 23.65 23.65 4.12
Q3 2021 22.50 22.86 3.71
Q4 2021 19.87 20.35 3.25
Q1 2022 18.92 18.96 3.06
Q2 2022 17.02 16.62 2.71
Q3 2022 16.36 16.23 2.68
Q4 2022 15.04 15.21 2.49

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period STC (Saudi arabia) STC channels Company Solutions Kuwait Telecommunication Company "STC Kuwait" Telecommunications Towers Company ( TAWAL ) stc Bahrain BSC stc Bank Gulf Digital Media Model Company (GDMM) (Intigral) Advanced Technology and Cybersecurity Company ( sirar ) Public Telecommunications Company (Specialized) Other operating segments Consolidation adjustments & eliminations GSM Landline DATA Un-allocated
Q1 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,912.96 3,401.35 2,121.21 38.36
Q2 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,276.02 3,413.90 1,645.45 98.11
Q3 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,947.77 3,195.58 2,156.72 126.77
Q4 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,048.69 3,174.74 2,296.23 (249.24)
Q1 2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,038.19 3,013.96 1,728.00 2.75
Q2 2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,352.36 3,157.29 2,215.10 (2.75)
Q3 2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,159.92 2,950.32 2,639.42 4.95
Q4 2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,070.61 3,035.10 2,471.11 (10.68)
Q1 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,440.66 3,066.91 967.15 (1.23)
Q2 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,996.74 3,171.23 1,057.86 (3.68)
Q3 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,401.59 2,981.61 1,511.66 (0.15)
Q4 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,640.52 3,050.16 1,273.82 95.77
Q1 2016 11,140.70 864.25 - - - - - - - - 1,976.63 (752.96) - - - -
Q2 2016 11,759.92 814.10 - - - - - - - - 2,092.28 (1253.32) - - - -
Q3 2016 11,578.66 694.60 - - - - - - - - 2,148.24 (395.70) - - - -
Q4 2016 11,718.75 655.71 - - - - - - - - 1,988.92 (2357.10) - - - -
Q1 2017 10,797.74 666.17 - - - - - - - - 1,613.10 (552.90) - - - -
Q2 2017 11,131.56 742.11 - - - - - - - - 2,239.26 (1071.76) - - - -
Q3 2017 9,839.32 467.79 - - - - - - - - 2,071.73 242.50 - - - -
Q4 2017 9,676.60 1,179.03 - - - - - - - - 2,425.11 (806.03) - - - -
Q1 2018 9,698.95 1,252.37 - - - - - - - - 2,042.44 (644.69) - - - -
Q2 2018 9,897.49 1,647.03 - - - - - - - - 2,430.66 (895.78) - - - -
Q3 2018 10,197.06 1,110.89 - - - - - - - - 2,416.37 (404.43) - - - -
Q4 2018 9,562.79 12,872.44 - - - - - - - - 2,613.09 (11833.44) - - - -
Q1 2019 9,512.20 2,322.58 - - - - - - - - 2,531.06 (980.09) - - - -
Q2 2019 10,340.08 6,278.51 - - - - - - - - 3,051.22 (6066.25) - - - -
Q3 2019 10,294.47 4,341.27 - - - - - - - - 3,354.69 (3876.80) - - - -
Q4 2019 10,112.36 4,467.44 - - - - - - - - 3,691.23 (5006.43) - - - -
Q1 2020 10,333.04 4,295.21 - - - - - - - - 3,610.19 (4303.59) - - - -
Q2 2020 10,283.06 4,966.19 - - - - - - - - 3,779.31 (4108.33) - - - -
Q3 2020 11,041.84 3,706.50 - - - - - - - - 4,215.33 (4082.24) - - - -
Q4 2020 11,240.89 4,559.90 - - - - - - - - 4,129.05 (4713.03) - - - -
Q1 2021 11,258.37 4,929.84 1,866.79 - - - - - - - 2,254.30 (4613.80) - - - -
Q2 2021 11,223.51 5,327.80 1,937.20 - - - - - - - 2,352.57 (4942.31) - - - -
Q3 2021 11,469.19 4,745.07 1,951.46 - - - - - - - 2,473.09 (4903.46) - - - -
Q4 2021 11,494.77 5,626.77 1,452.88 - - - - - - - 2,867.06 (5763.11) - - - -
Q1 2022 12,299.31 3,078.37 2,242.90 950.30 673.83 419.14 235.36 125.23 54.81 69.58 4.78 (3234.24) - - - -
Q2 2022 12,220.50 2,770.27 2,085.15 934.00 698.86 427.20 249.65 130.68 148.33 75.09 5.23 (2915.01) - - - -
Q3 2022 12,370.96 2,596.56 2,039.16 947.92 717.35 448.35 262.45 109.97 111.80 76.24 17.97 (3390.98) - - - -
Q4 2022 11,885.63 3,006.07 2,437.88 1,281.29 778.13 495.45 293.32 172.18 115.35 140.86 33.22 (3264.91) - - - -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2022 (e) Q4 2022 (a) Change‬
Average 3,036.50 2,757.09 (9.2 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2022 (e) Q4 2022 (a) Change
Al Rajhi Capital 2,718.00 2,757.09 1.4 %
Riyad Capital 2,804.00 2,757.09 (1.7) %
AlJazira Capital 2,923.90 2,757.09 (5.7) %
FAB Securities 2,974.00 2,757.09 (7.3) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 2,979.50 2,757.09 (7.5) %
SNB Capital 3,073.00 2,757.09 (10.3) %
U-Capital 3,136.60 2,757.09 (12.1) %
Bank of America 3,146.00 2,757.09 (12.4) %
Hermes 3,297.00 2,757.09 (16.4) %
Sico 3,313.00 2,757.09 (16.8) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 198,500.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 192,045.01
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 5,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.70
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 15.86
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 16.39
P/E (TTM) 14.70
Price/book 2.50
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 8.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 17.1

Share Price

39.70
(0.15) (0.38 %)

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC)


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