stc’s H1 2022 net profit up 2% to SAR 5.872 bln; Q2 at SAR 2.837 bln

stc’s H1 2022 net profit up 2% to SAR 5.872 bln; Q2 at SAR 2.837 bln

03/08/2022 Argaam Exclusive

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stc reported a net profit after Zakat and tax of SAR 5.872 billion in the first six months of 2022, an increase of 2%, compared to SAR 5.773 billion a year earlier. 



Financials (M)

Item 6m 2021 6m 2022 Change‬
Revenues 31,594.27 33,749.32 6.8 %
Gross Income 16,909.30 18,324.48 8.4 %
Operating Income 6,731.89 7,543.43 12.1 %
Net Income 5,773.30 5,872.45 1.7 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.15 1.17 1.7 %

The earnings rise was driven by a SAR 2.336 billion jump in revenue, which in turn pushed gross profit and operating profit higher by SAR 1.415 billion and SAR 811 million, respectively.  

 

On the other hand, the higher profit was offset by an increase in the cost of revenue and operating expenses by SAR 921 million and SAR 604 million, respectively. 

 

During the six-month period, total other expenses rose by SAR 644 million, mainly due to booking SAR 512 million of impairment in associates and joint ventures.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q2 2021 Q2 2022 Change‬
Revenues 15,898.77 16,829.96 5.9 %
Gross Income 8,352.20 9,174.08 9.8 %
Operating Income 3,250.29 3,719.65 14.4 %
Net Income 2,821.21 2,837.35 0.6 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.56 0.57 0.6 %

In Q2 2022, net profit after Zakat and tax inched up 0.6% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.837 billion, from SAR 2.821 billion in the year-earlier period, on a SAR 1.040 billion increase in revenue, despite an increase in the cost of revenue and operating expenses. The telecom operator also reported higher gross and operating profit during the same period. 

 

On a sequential basis, net profit dropped 6.5% from SAR 3.035 billion in Q1 2022. 

 

Total shareholders’ equity, excluding minority interest, stood at SAR 71.786 billion by the end of H1 2022, compared to SAR 63.915 billion in a year-earlier period. 



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 %


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

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 %


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

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

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) - - - -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q2 2022 (e) Q2 2022 (a) Change‬
Average 3,056.24 2,837.35 (7.2 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q2 2022 (e) Q2 2022 (a) Change
Arqaam Capital 2,850.00 2,837.35 (0.4) %
UBS Saudi Arabia 2,706.65 2,837.35 4.8 %
Bank of America 3,025.00 2,837.35 (6.2) %
Sico 3,029.00 2,837.35 (6.3) %
Riyad Capital 3,030.00 2,837.35 (6.4) %
Al Rajhi Capital 3,069.00 2,837.35 (7.5) %
SNB Capital 3,098.00 2,837.35 (8.4) %
AlJazira Capital 3,111.00 2,837.35 (8.8) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 3,150.01 2,837.35 (9.9) %
Hermes 3,250.00 2,837.35 (12.7) %
Goldman Sachs 3,300.00 2,837.35 (14.0) %

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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