stc posts 6% profit rise to SAR 3.28B in Q1 2024

stc posts 6% profit rise to SAR 3.28B in Q1 2024

08/05/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Tadawul’s sixth largest listed company stc reported a 6% rise in Q1 2024 net profit to SAR 3.28 billion, from SAR 3.10 billion in the year-earlier period.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Change‬
Revenues 18,179.32 19,100.02 5.1 %
Gross Income 9,233.82 9,386.18 1.6 %
Operating Income 3,730.98 3,856.21 3.4 %
Net Income 3,108.67 3,285.89 5.7 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.62 0.66 5.7 %

This annual profit growth was fueled by the SAR 921 million year-on-year (YoY) rise in the first-quarter revenues. The company’s gross profit increased by SAR 152 million, while Zakat charges and income tax decreased by SAR 131 million YoY. stc also reported a 13% YoY increase in subsidiaries’ revenues.

 

The telecom operator booked net other gains of SAR 52 million, compared to net other losses of SAR 118 million. It also reported a decline of SAR 97 million in the cost of early retirement program and an increase of SAR 82 million in finance income.

 

On the other hand, the cost of sales and operating expenses (OpEx) increased by SAR 768 million and SAR 27 million YoY, respectively.

 

Other expenses rose by SAR 60 million on incurring SAR 177 million in finance costs, and net other expenses of -SAR 132 million.

 

The telecom operator’s net profit jumped 44.5% from SAR 2.27 billion in Q4 2023, as revenues increased by SAR 1.37 billion quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). Similarly, gross profit grew by SAR 458 million, while OpEx decreased by SAR 547 million. Subsidiaries’ revenues also went up 22.4% QoQ.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, reached SAR 80.44 billion as of March 31, 2024, compared to SAR 74.63 billion a year earlier.

 

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Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
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 %)
Q1 2023 18,179.32 7.4 % 9,233.82 0.9 % 3,730.98 (2.4 %)
Q2 2023 18,326.98 8.9 % 9,015.43 (1.7 %) 3,280.50 (11.8 %)
Q3 2023 18,034.39 10.6 % 8,978.58 0.2 % 3,432.62 (1.9 %)
Q4 2023 17,724.31 2.0 % 8,845.26 (2.0 %) 2,768.24 (6.7 %)
Q1 2024 19,100.02 5.1 % 9,386.18 1.6 % 3,856.21 3.4 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
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
Q1 2023 3,108.67 2.4 % 0.62 - 3,108.67 0.62
Q2 2023 3,008.45 6.0 % 0.60 130.00 2,878.45 0.58
Q3 2023 4,904.02 38.5 % 0.98 1,940.00 2,964.02 0.59
Q4 2023 2,274.24 (17.5 %) 0.45 83.00 2,191.24 0.44
Q1 2024 3,285.89 5.7 % 0.66 - 3,285.89 0.66

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
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 %
Q1 2023 52.99 % 35.00 % 17.27 %
Q2 2023 51.63 % 33.71 % 16.54 %
Q3 2023 50.42 % 32.97 % 15.84 %
Q4 2023 49.92 % 32.79 % 15.42 %
Q1 2024 49.50 % 32.56 % 15.47 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
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
Q1 2023 5,000.00 2.45 2.37 14.93
Q2 2023 5,000.00 2.48 2.32 15.10
Q3 2023 5,000.00 2.76 2.28 15.77
Q4 2023 5,000.00 2.66 2.23 15.80
Q1 2024 5,000.00 2.69 2.26 16.09

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
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
Q1 2023 16.35 16.88 2.68
Q2 2023 17.52 18.74 2.88
Q3 2023 13.64 16.51 2.38
Q4 2023 15.19 18.13 2.56
Q1 2024 14.70 17.49 2.46

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 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) - - - -
Q1 2023 12,188.99 3,765.58 2,676.27 1,061.01 739.29 473.42 223.64 157.41 100.68 60.22 145.26 (3412.45) - - - -
Q2 2023 12,447.95 3,769.91 2,701.29 1,069.31 797.41 477.74 244.86 130.91 148.49 79.63 228.03 (3768.54) - - - -
Q3 2023 12,384.58 3,215.50 2,794.64 1,030.42 - 481.92 299.86 176.78 170.43 90.36 443.15 (3053.26) - - - -
Q4 2023 12,196.66 3,443.22 2,868.29 1,117.54 962.53 480.20 294.64 178.21 169.01 167.29 483.99 (4637.30) - - - -
Q1 2024 12,332.52 4,151.80 2,808.65 1,065.02 931.39 491.28 300.04 176.44 120.50 73.28 510.43 (3861.31) - - - -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change‬
Average 2,982.22 3,285.89 10.18 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change
JP Morgan 3,266.00 3,285.89 0.6 %
Al Rajhi Capital 3,226.00 3,285.89 1.9 %
Riyad Capital 3,141.00 3,285.89 4.6 %
U-Capital 3,092.80 3,285.89 6.2 %
Goldman Sachs 3,050.00 3,285.89 7.7 %
AlJazira Capital 2,998.00 3,285.89 9.6 %
SNB Capital 2,892.00 3,285.89 13.6 %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 2,873.76 3,285.89 14.3 %
Value Capital 2,830.86 3,285.89 16.1 %
Hermes 2,789.00 3,285.89 17.8 %
Sico 2,645.00 3,285.89 24.2 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 204,500.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 198,045.01
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) 16.88
P/E (TTM) 15.14
Price/book 2.58
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 8.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 17.1

Share Price

40.90
0.50 1.24 %

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC)


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