Mobily 9M 2023 profit jumps 41% to SAR 1.48 bln; Q3 at SAR 524 mln

Mobily 9M 2023 profit jumps 41% to SAR 1.48 bln; Q3 at SAR 524 mln

22/10/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) reported a net profit of SAR 1.48 billion for first nine months of 2023, an increase of 41% from SAR 1.05 billion in the prior-year period.



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2022 9m 2023 Change‬
Revenues 11,537.37 12,456.29 8.0 %
Gross Income 6,871.10 6,987.79 1.7 %
Operating Income 1,498.75 1,994.01 33.0 %
Net Income 1,051.05 1,486.07 41.4 %
Average Shares 770.00 770.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.37 1.93 41.4 %

The telco said its revenues for the period grew by 7.5% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 12.4 billion, supported by all segments, mainly the business segment, with a healthy growth in the overall subscriber base. Higher top line pushed gross profit up 3.4% YoY to SAR 7.1 billion. 

 

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 7.8% YoY to SAR 4.73 billion. EBITDA margin increased to 38.2% versus 38.1% in 9M 2022. Operating profit jumped 31.6% YoY to SAR 1.97 billion.

 

Meanwhile, reflecting the increase in interest rate, finance charges for the current period increased by 22% YoY to SAR 510 million, Mobily said. Zakat and income tax amounted to SAR 123 million compared to SAR 78 million for the similar period of the previous year.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2022 Q3 2023 Change‬
Revenues 3,827.61 4,118.10 7.6 %
Gross Income 2,300.40 2,319.24 0.8 %
Operating Income 524.85 692.30 31.9 %
Net Income 372.52 523.83 40.6 %
Average Shares 770.00 770.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.48 0.68 40.6 %

Q3 2023 net profit surged 40% YoY to SAR 524 million, as revenue rose 7.1% YoY and gross profit was up 2.7% YoY. EBITDA increased 8% YoY to SAR 1.59 billion, reflecting the growth in revenue in addition to the company’s efficiency in managing its operations.

 

Finance charges reached SAR 162 million in Q3 2023, up 8% YoY, due to the increase in interest rate. Zakat and income tax came in at SAR 48 million compared to SAR 22 million in Q3 2022.

 

On a sequential basis, Q3 earnings grew 5.4%.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, stood at SAR 16.91 billion by the end of 9M 2023, compared to SAR 15.70 billion in the year-earlier period.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2014 3,853.06 (31.1 %) 2,163.70 (19.7 %) 420.73 (68.3 %)
Q2 2014 3,568.53 (40.1 %) 1,901.79 (36.1 %) 53.47 (96.7 %)
Q3 2014 3,859.86 (21.0 %) 2,182.85 (33.7 %) 127.01 (92.4 %)
Q4 2014 2,722.09 (33.4 %) 530.71 (79.5 %) (665.86) (266.0 %)
Q1 2015 3,680.13 (4.5 %) 1,917.62 (11.4 %) 67.99 (83.8 %)
Q2 2015 3,556.26 (0.3 %) 1,881.45 (1.1 %) (35.00) (165.5 %)
Q3 2015 3,700.08 (4.1 %) 2,025.03 (7.2 %) (50.04) (139.4 %)
Q4 2015 3,487.65 28.1 % 2,133.98 302.1 % 161.14 124.2 %
Q1 2016 3,440.28 (6.5 %) 1,924.97 0.4 % 140.29 106.4 %
Q2 2016 3,288.88 (7.5 %) 2,087.68 11.0 % 147.90 522.6 %
Q3 2016 2,931.84 (20.8 %) 1,741.18 (14.0 %) (137.78) (175.3 %)
Q4 2016 2,908.40 (16.6 %) 1,671.45 (21.7 %) 85.05 (47.2 %)
Q1 2017 2,865.06 (16.7 %) 1,664.83 (13.5 %) 87.56 (37.6 %)
Q2 2017 2,853.83 (13.2 %) 1,633.29 (21.8 %) 40.68 (72.5 %)
Q3 2017 2,805.75 (4.3 %) 1,672.02 (4.0 %) 85.38 162.0 %
Q4 2017 2,826.66 (2.8 %) 1,560.17 (6.7 %) 6.35 (92.5 %)
Q1 2018 2,832.51 (1.1 %) 1,662.77 (0.1 %) 93.24 6.5 %
Q2 2018 2,894.72 1.4 % 1,774.90 8.7 % 150.19 269.2 %
Q3 2018 2,976.07 6.1 % 1,758.40 5.2 % 250.19 193.0 %
Q4 2018 3,161.62 11.9 % 1,386.14 (11.2 %) (279.57) (4503.4 %)
Q1 2019 3,200.96 13.0 % 1,838.71 10.6 % 270.32 189.9 %
Q2 2019 3,330.92 15.1 % 1,956.30 10.2 % 331.00 120.4 %
Q3 2019 3,403.71 14.4 % 2,015.36 14.6 % 317.67 27.0 %
Q4 2019 3,514.39 11.2 % 1,989.62 43.5 % 178.11 163.7 %
Q1 2020 3,599.62 12.5 % 2,065.40 12.3 % 339.05 25.4 %
Q2 2020 3,558.78 6.8 % 2,061.99 5.4 % 372.97 12.7 %
Q3 2020 3,355.01 (1.4 %) 2,055.93 2.0 % 361.06 13.7 %
Q4 2020 3,532.76 0.5 % 1,969.09 (1.0 %) 311.86 75.1 %
Q1 2021 3,602.68 0.1 % 2,071.56 0.3 % 361.55 6.6 %
Q2 2021 3,727.84 4.8 % 2,147.05 4.1 % 378.72 1.5 %
Q3 2021 3,606.12 7.5 % 2,186.11 6.3 % 427.23 18.3 %
Q4 2021 3,897.42 10.3 % 2,266.80 15.1 % 486.51 56.0 %
Q1 2022 3,811.01 5.8 % 2,237.58 8.0 % 460.90 27.5 %
Q2 2022 3,898.75 4.6 % 2,333.12 8.7 % 513.01 35.5 %
Q3 2022 3,827.61 6.1 % 2,300.40 5.2 % 524.85 22.8 %
Q4 2022 4,180.04 7.3 % 2,510.24 10.7 % 829.26 70.5 %
Q1 2023 4,069.64 6.8 % 2,269.95 1.4 % 635.74 37.9 %
Q2 2023 4,268.54 9.5 % 2,398.60 2.8 % 665.97 29.8 %
Q3 2023 4,118.10 7.6 % 2,319.24 0.8 % 692.30 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 310.69 (76.8 %) 0.40 - 310.69 0.40
Q2 2014 92.50 (94.3 %) 0.12 - 92.50 0.12
Q3 2014 129.46 (92.1 %) 0.17 - 129.46 0.17
Q4 2014 (2108.45) (571.1 %) (2.74) (1285.00) (823.45) (1.07)
Q1 2015 (44.52) (114.3 %) (0.06) (18.00) (26.52) (0.03)
Q2 2015 (900.91) (1074.0 %) (1.17) (782.00) (118.91) (0.15)
Q3 2015 (158.29) (222.3 %) (0.21) - (158.29) (0.21)
Q4 2015 10.59 100.5 % 0.01 (28.00) 38.59 0.05
Q1 2016 19.74 144.3 % 0.03 - 19.74 0.03
Q2 2016 3.18 100.4 % 0.00 - 3.18 0.00
Q3 2016 (166.33) (5.1 %) (0.22) 116.00 (282.33) (0.37)
Q4 2016 (70.22) (763.1 %) (0.09) - (70.22) (0.09)
Q1 2017 (163.10) (926.3 %) (0.21) (42.00) (121.10) (0.16)
Q2 2017 (189.66) (6069.6 %) (0.25) - (189.66) (0.25)
Q3 2017 (174.46) (4.9 %) (0.23) - (174.46) (0.23)
Q4 2017 (181.72) (158.8 %) (0.24) - (181.72) (0.24)
Q1 2018 (93.41) 42.7 % (0.12) - (93.41) (0.12)
Q2 2018 (78.63) 58.5 % (0.10) - (78.63) (0.10)
Q3 2018 (30.92) 82.3 % (0.04) (83.33) 52.41 0.07
Q4 2018 80.29 144.2 % 0.10 489.90 (409.61) (0.53)
Q1 2019 67.25 172.0 % 0.09 (27.00) 94.25 0.12
Q2 2019 37.77 148.0 % 0.05 (15.00) 52.77 0.07
Q3 2019 51.06 265.1 % 0.07 (21.00) 72.06 0.09
Q4 2019 (124.89) (255.6 %) (0.16) - (124.89) (0.16)
Q1 2020 130.28 93.7 % 0.17 - 130.28 0.17
Q2 2020 185.17 390.2 % 0.24 - 185.17 0.24
Q3 2020 221.87 334.6 % 0.29 - 221.87 0.29
Q4 2020 245.94 296.9 % 0.32 - 245.94 0.32
Q1 2021 225.87 73.4 % 0.29 - 225.87 0.29
Q2 2021 243.80 31.7 % 0.32 - 243.80 0.32
Q3 2021 281.05 26.7 % 0.37 - 281.05 0.37
Q4 2021 320.82 30.4 % 0.42 - 320.82 0.42
Q1 2022 319.03 41.2 % 0.41 - 319.03 0.41
Q2 2022 359.50 47.5 % 0.47 - 359.50 0.47
Q3 2022 372.52 32.5 % 0.48 - 372.52 0.48
Q4 2022 605.89 88.9 % 0.79 - 605.89 0.79
Q1 2023 464.92 45.7 % 0.60 - 464.92 0.60
Q2 2023 497.32 38.3 % 0.65 - 497.32 0.65
Q3 2023 523.83 40.6 % 0.68 - 523.83 0.68

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 58.67 % 37.38 % 21.30 %
Q2 2014 60.68 % 35.19 % 15.15 %
Q3 2014 57.50 % 28.75 % 6.38 %
Q4 2014 48.41 % 24.77 % (2.08 %)
Q1 2015 47.24 % 23.57 % (4.54 %)
Q2 2015 47.13 % 22.22 % (6.07 %)
Q3 2015 46.53 % 21.11 % (8.25 %)
Q4 2015 55.17 % 26.13 % (1.84 %)
Q1 2016 56.16 % 27.77 % (1.54 %)
Q2 2016 58.72 % 30.28 % (0.70 %)
Q3 2016 59.99 % 31.97 % (1.68 %)
Q4 2016 59.07 % 31.96 % (2.62 %)
Q1 2017 59.74 % 32.37 % (3.92 %)
Q2 2017 58.06 % 30.55 % (5.74 %)
Q3 2017 58.09 % 33.90 % (4.86 %)
Q4 2017 57.53 % 33.88 % (5.88 %)
Q1 2018 57.68 % 34.38 % (5.65 %)
Q2 2018 58.72 % 35.42 % (4.65 %)
Q3 2018 58.60 % 36.33 % (2.61 %)
Q4 2018 55.48 % 33.91 % (4.46 %)
Q1 2019 55.24 % 34.61 % (2.79 %)
Q2 2019 54.77 % 36.27 % (1.66 %)
Q3 2019 54.95 % 35.01 % (1.45 %)
Q4 2019 57.99 % 37.28 % 0.70 %
Q1 2020 57.96 % 36.85 % 0.94 %
Q2 2020 57.77 % 36.85 % 1.87 %
Q3 2020 58.26 % 37.28 % 2.94 %
Q4 2020 58.04 % 38.12 % 5.58 %
Q1 2021 58.07 % 38.32 % 6.26 %
Q2 2021 57.98 % 37.72 % 6.59 %
Q3 2021 57.87 % 37.34 % 6.89 %
Q4 2021 58.46 % 37.62 % 7.22 %
Q1 2022 58.75 % 37.64 % 7.74 %
Q2 2022 59.31 % 38.12 % 8.42 %
Q3 2022 59.20 % 38.12 % 8.89 %
Q4 2022 59.69 % 39.31 % 10.54 %
Q1 2023 58.92 % 39.45 % 11.28 %
Q2 2023 57.99 % 39.29 % 11.87 %
Q3 2023 57.09 % 39.33 % 12.57 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 770.00 5.20 5.20 26.58
Q2 2014 770.00 3.22 3.22 25.45
Q3 2014 770.00 1.27 1.27 24.36
Q4 2014 770.00 (2.05) (0.38) 21.63
Q1 2015 770.00 (2.51) (0.82) 21.57
Q2 2015 770.00 (3.80) (1.09) 20.40
Q3 2015 770.00 (4.17) (1.46) 20.19
Q4 2015 770.00 (1.42) (0.34) 20.21
Q1 2016 770.00 (1.34) (0.28) 19.73
Q2 2016 770.00 (0.16) (0.13) 19.73
Q3 2016 770.00 (0.17) (0.29) 19.52
Q4 2016 770.00 (0.28) (0.43) 19.42
Q1 2017 770.00 (0.51) (0.61) 19.22
Q2 2017 770.00 (0.77) (0.86) 18.97
Q3 2017 770.00 (0.78) (0.72) 18.75
Q4 2017 770.00 (0.92) (0.87) 18.51
Q1 2018 770.00 (0.83) (0.83) 18.11
Q2 2018 770.00 (0.69) (0.69) 17.98
Q3 2018 770.00 (0.50) (0.39) 17.93
Q4 2018 770.00 (0.16) (0.69) 18.01
Q1 2019 770.00 0.05 (0.44) 17.94
Q2 2019 770.00 0.20 (0.27) 17.97
Q3 2019 770.00 0.31 (0.25) 18.02
Q4 2019 770.00 0.04 0.12 17.86
Q1 2020 770.00 0.12 0.17 18.00
Q2 2020 770.00 0.31 0.34 18.21
Q3 2020 770.00 0.54 0.54 18.52
Q4 2020 770.00 1.02 1.02 18.76
Q1 2021 770.00 1.14 1.14 19.06
Q2 2021 770.00 1.22 1.22 18.89
Q3 2021 770.00 1.29 1.29 19.25
Q4 2021 770.00 1.39 1.39 19.74
Q1 2022 770.00 1.51 1.51 20.26
Q2 2022 770.00 1.66 1.66 19.87
Q3 2022 770.00 1.78 1.78 20.40
Q4 2022 770.00 2.15 2.15 21.24
Q1 2023 770.00 2.34 2.34 21.83
Q2 2023 770.00 2.52 2.52 21.31
Q3 2023 770.00 2.72 2.72 21.96

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 17.85 17.85 3.49
Q2 2014 25.37 25.37 3.21
Q3 2014 70.85 70.85 3.70
Q4 2014 NEG NEG 2.03
Q1 2015 NEG NEG 1.77
Q2 2015 NEG NEG 1.66
Q3 2015 NEG NEG 1.38
Q4 2015 NEG NEG 1.40
Q1 2016 NEG NEG 1.49
Q2 2016 NEG NEG 1.39
Q3 2016 NEG NEG 0.96
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 1.24
Q1 2017 NEG NEG 1.17
Q2 2017 NEG NEG 1.08
Q3 2017 NEG NEG 0.93
Q4 2017 NEG NEG 0.80
Q1 2018 NEG NEG 0.84
Q2 2018 NEG NEG 1.09
Q3 2018 NEG NEG 1.07
Q4 2018 NEG NEG 0.92
Q1 2019 More than 100 NEG 1.21
Q2 2019 More than 100 NEG 1.36
Q3 2019 78.64 NEG 1.34
Q4 2019 More than 100 More than 100 1.40
Q1 2020 More than 100 More than 100 1.20
Q2 2020 84.77 77.99 1.46
Q3 2020 53.30 53.30 1.54
Q4 2020 28.17 28.17 1.53
Q1 2021 25.89 25.89 1.55
Q2 2021 27.23 27.23 1.76
Q3 2021 24.10 24.10 1.62
Q4 2021 22.38 22.38 1.58
Q1 2022 27.44 27.44 2.05
Q2 2022 21.05 21.05 1.76
Q3 2022 19.98 19.98 1.75
Q4 2022 16.15 16.15 1.64
Q1 2023 17.62 17.62 1.89
Q2 2023 19.01 19.01 2.25
Q3 2023 16.40 16.40 2.03

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Consumer revenues Business revenues Wholesale revenues Outsourcing revenues
Q1 2016 2,905.06 326.39 193.99 14.83
Q2 2016 2,692.57 401.74 177.26 17.32
Q3 2016 2,420.53 327.20 168.43 15.67
Q4 2016 2,431.57 302.17 156.88 17.78
Q1 2017 2,393.89 305.26 147.21 18.70
Q2 2017 2,352.58 306.60 170.72 23.93
Q3 2017 2,301.05 291.18 190.42 23.10
Q4 2017 2,412.37 221.58 168.63 24.08
Q1 2018 2,327.43 311.53 167.46 26.10
Q2 2018 2,349.18 322.29 194.02 29.23
Q3 2018 2,360.77 340.77 240.49 34.04
Q4 2018 2,546.71 363.69 214.29 36.90
Q1 2019 2,526.02 367.74 266.72 40.49
Q2 2019 2,625.28 402.33 258.98 44.32
Q3 2019 2,614.08 454.71 289.17 45.76
Q4 2019 2,793.93 382.45 288.16 49.85
Q1 2020 2,756.69 472.95 318.35 51.63
Q2 2020 2,631.35 569.61 307.57 50.24
Q3 2020 2,515.82 473.22 314.99 50.97
Q4 2020 2,697.24 505.84 279.47 50.22
Q1 2021 2,694.80 577.46 276.56 53.86
Q2 2021 2,721.06 661.14 291.64 54.01
Q3 2021 2,590.94 629.31 323.69 62.19
Q4 2021 2,769.49 712.71 350.86 64.36
Q1 2022 2,741.92 627.89 367.11 74.09
Q2 2022 2,741.65 699.84 375.38 81.88
Q3 2022 2,674.17 671.52 393.76 88.16
Q4 2022 2,737.83 986.04 357.41 98.76
Q1 2023 2,769.71 821.61 367.09 111.24
Q2 2023 2,785.59 933.26 435.60 114.09
Q3 2023 2,677.51 919.07 435.57 85.96

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q3 2023 (e) Q3 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 514.11 523.83 1.89 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q3 2023 (e) Q3 2023 (a) Change
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 538.30 523.83 (2.7) %
U-Capital 509.00 523.83 2.9 %
UBS Saudi Arabia 508.20 523.83 3.1 %
Goldman Sachs 508.20 523.83 3.1 %
Hermes 507.00 523.83 3.3 %
Arqaam Capital 500.00 523.83 4.8 %
Al Rajhi Capital 499.00 523.83 5.0 %
AlJazira Capital 492.00 523.83 6.5 %
Riyad Capital 584.00 523.83 (10.3) %
Sico 473.00 523.83 10.7 %
Value Capital 596.63 523.83 (12.2) %
SNB Capital 454.00 523.83 15.4 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 41,272.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 44,806.68
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 770.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 3.73
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 23.24
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 14.77
P/E (TTM) 14.36
Price/book 2.31
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 7.4
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 16.5

Share Price

53.60
(0.40) (0.74 %)

Etihad Etisalat Co. (ETIHAD ETISALAT)


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