Umm Al-Qura Cement makes SAR 4M profit in 2023; Q4 loss at SAR 6.1M

Umm Al-Qura Cement makes SAR 4M profit in 2023; Q4 loss at SAR 6.1M

29/02/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. reported earnings of SAR 4 million for 2023, down from SAR 23 million a year earlier.



Financials (M)

Item 2022 2023 Change‬
Revenues 221.22 168.95 (23.6 %)
Gross Income 70.83 32.89 (53.6 %)
Operating Income 56.20 15.13 (73.1 %)
Net Income 22.99 3.95 (82.8 %)
Average Shares 55.00 55.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.42 0.07 (82.8 %)

The profit decline was attributed to lower quantity and value of sales, a higher cost of sales per ton, an increase in general and administrative expenses, as well as a rise in Zakat expenses.

 

However, selling and distribution expenses and financing costs declined, while other income increased.

 

The cement producer reported a net loss of SAR 6.1 million in Q4 2023 compared with SAR 6.3 million in the year-ago period.

 

Sequentially, the company turned to loss from a profit of SAR 1.45 million in Q3 2023.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2022 Q4 2023 Change‬
Revenues 41.92 50.44 20.3 %
Gross Income 13.84 4.16 (70.0 %)
Operating Income 10.46 (1.01) (109.6 %)
Net Income (6.31) (6.10) 3.4 %
Average Shares 55.00 55.00 -
EPS (Riyals) (0.11) (0.11) 3.4 %

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, rose to SAR 766.03 million as of Dec. 31, 2023, from SAR 762.14 million a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2014 - - - - (3.42) - (0.06)
Q2 2014 - - - - (11.74) - (0.21)
Q3 2014 - - - - (6.90) - (0.13)
Q4 2014 - - - - (3.72) - (0.07)
Q1 2015 - - - - (4.72) (37.8 %) (0.09)
Q2 2015 - - - - (7.62) 35.1 % (0.14)
Q3 2015 - - - - (1.73) 74.9 % (0.03)
Q4 2015 - - - - (10.00) (169.1 %) (0.18)
Q1 2016 - - - - (3.65) 22.5 % (0.07)
Q2 2016 - - - - (4.35) 42.9 % (0.08)
Q3 2016 0.43 - 0.26 - (4.28) (146.8 %) (0.08)
Q4 2016 39.62 - 11.68 - 1.85 118.5 % 0.03
Q1 2017 51.70 - 24.49 - 17.02 565.9 % 0.31
Q2 2017 38.91 - 16.55 - 8.46 294.5 % 0.15
Q3 2017 44.09 10176.9 % 14.30 5487.1 % 5.11 219.4 % 0.09
Q4 2017 58.54 47.8 % 16.54 41.5 % 35.11 1797.9 % 0.64
Q1 2018 56.54 9.4 % 20.28 (17.2 %) 10.17 (40.2 %) 0.18
Q2 2018 31.12 (20.0 %) 7.97 (51.9 %) 0.20 (97.6 %) 0.00
Q3 2018 33.71 (23.5 %) 6.06 (57.7 %) (3.94) (177.1 %) (0.07)
Q4 2018 43.07 (26.4 %) 14.33 (13.4 %) 3.69 (89.5 %) 0.07
Q1 2019 63.53 12.4 % 30.33 49.6 % 21.50 111.3 % 0.39
Q2 2019 46.42 49.2 % 21.55 170.5 % 12.29 6043.0 % 0.22
Q3 2019 63.96 89.8 % 28.14 364.5 % 18.94 581.2 % 0.34
Q4 2019 82.03 90.4 % 39.08 172.8 % 27.10 634.2 % 0.49
Q1 2020 96.45 51.8 % 48.14 58.7 % 38.51 79.2 % 0.70
Q2 2020 62.56 34.8 % 30.42 41.1 % 20.98 70.7 % 0.38
Q3 2020 87.61 37.0 % 41.62 47.9 % 31.91 68.5 % 0.58
Q4 2020 86.71 5.7 % 37.86 (3.1 %) 26.27 (3.1 %) 0.48
Q1 2021 90.41 (6.3 %) 40.86 (15.1 %) 31.04 (19.4 %) 0.56
Q2 2021 63.90 2.1 % 27.95 (8.1 %) 18.41 (12.2 %) 0.33
Q3 2021 56.96 (35.0 %) 22.40 (46.2 %) 12.47 (60.9 %) 0.23
Q4 2021 67.58 (22.1 %) 27.93 (26.2 %) 19.51 (25.7 %) 0.35
Q1 2022 65.60 (27.4 %) 23.80 (41.7 %) 14.51 (53.3 %) 0.26
Q2 2022 59.48 (6.9 %) 17.86 (36.1 %) 8.68 (52.9 %) 0.16
Q3 2022 54.22 (4.8 %) 15.32 (31.6 %) 6.12 (50.9 %) 0.11
Q4 2022 41.92 (38.0 %) 13.84 (50.4 %) (6.31) (132.4 %) (0.11)
Q1 2023 47.16 (28.1 %) 15.25 (35.9 %) 6.78 (53.3 %) 0.12
Q2 2023 37.83 (36.4 %) 10.99 (38.5 %) 1.83 (79.0 %) 0.03
Q3 2023 33.52 (38.2 %) 2.49 (83.7 %) 1.45 (76.4 %) 0.03
Q4 2023 50.44 20.3 % 4.16 (70.0 %) (6.10) 3.4 % (0.11)
2023 168.95 (23.6 %) 32.89 (53.6 %) 3.95 (82.8 %) 0.07

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - -
Q3 2014 - - -
Q4 2014 - - -
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 - - -
Q3 2015 - - -
Q4 2015 - - -
Q1 2016 - - -
Q2 2016 - - -
Q3 2016 59.67 % (3587.65 %) (5194.17 %)
Q4 2016 29.82 % 27.15 % (16.43 %)
Q1 2017 39.70 % 53.18 % 15.37 %
Q2 2017 40.55 % 60.88 % 20.59 %
Q3 2017 38.45 % 60.77 % 20.82 %
Q4 2017 37.19 % 58.90 % 19.46 %
Q1 2018 34.16 % 54.92 % 15.52 %
Q2 2018 31.05 % 52.58 % 11.82 %
Q3 2018 28.26 % 50.21 % 7.47 %
Q4 2018 29.57 % 53.04 % 6.16 %
Q1 2019 34.23 % 57.65 % 12.51 %
Q2 2019 38.70 % 60.21 % 17.96 %
Q3 2019 43.48 % 63.28 % 26.00 %
Q4 2019 46.54 % 62.63 % 31.19 %
Q1 2020 47.40 % 61.52 % 33.53 %
Q2 2020 47.79 % 61.24 % 34.60 %
Q3 2020 48.46 % 60.92 % 36.06 %
Q4 2020 47.41 % 59.52 % 35.30 %
Q1 2021 46.06 % 58.38 % 33.67 %
Q2 2021 45.12 % 57.22 % 32.75 %
Q3 2021 43.32 % 56.60 % 29.60 %
Q4 2021 42.73 % 57.22 % 29.21 %
Q1 2022 40.19 % 55.97 % 25.55 %
Q2 2022 36.86 % 52.69 % 22.10 %
Q3 2022 34.40 % 50.11 % 19.77 %
Q4 2022 32.02 % 49.67 % 15.78 %
Q1 2023 30.71 % 49.85 % 13.41 %
Q2 2023 30.59 % 52.20 % 11.23 %
Q3 2023 26.54 % 50.01 % 4.30 %
Q4 2023 19.47 % 40.49 % (2.85 %)
2023 19.47 % 40.49 % (2.85 %)


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 55.00 - - -
Q2 2014 55.00 - - 9.59
Q3 2014 55.00 - - 9.47
Q4 2014 55.00 (0.47) (0.31) 9.49
Q1 2015 55.00 (0.49) (0.34) 9.41
Q2 2015 55.00 (0.42) (0.42) 9.27
Q3 2015 55.00 (0.32) (0.32) 9.24
Q4 2015 55.00 (0.44) (0.44) 9.14
Q1 2016 55.00 (0.42) (0.42) 9.08
Q2 2016 55.00 (0.36) (0.36) 9.00
Q3 2016 55.00 (0.41) (0.41) 8.92
Q4 2016 55.00 (0.19) (0.12) 8.95
Q1 2017 55.00 0.19 0.26 9.26
Q2 2017 55.00 0.42 0.49 9.41
Q3 2017 55.00 0.59 0.66 9.51
Q4 2017 55.00 1.19 0.68 10.15
Q1 2018 55.00 1.07 0.56 10.33
Q2 2018 55.00 0.92 0.41 10.33
Q3 2018 55.00 0.76 0.24 10.26
Q4 2018 55.00 0.18 0.18 10.33
Q1 2019 55.00 0.39 0.39 10.71
Q2 2019 55.00 0.61 0.61 10.94
Q3 2019 55.00 1.03 1.03 11.03
Q4 2019 55.00 1.45 1.45 11.52
Q1 2020 55.00 1.76 1.76 12.22
Q2 2020 55.00 1.92 1.92 12.34
Q3 2020 55.00 2.15 2.15 12.62
Q4 2020 55.00 2.14 2.14 13.10
Q1 2021 55.00 2.00 2.00 13.66
Q2 2021 55.00 1.96 1.96 13.59
Q3 2021 55.00 1.60 1.60 13.33
Q4 2021 55.00 1.48 1.48 13.68
Q1 2022 55.00 1.18 1.18 13.95
Q2 2022 55.00 1.00 1.00 13.87
Q3 2022 55.00 0.89 0.89 13.99
Q4 2022 55.00 0.42 0.63 13.86
Q1 2023 55.00 0.28 0.49 13.98
Q2 2023 55.00 0.15 0.37 14.01
Q3 2023 55.00 0.07 0.13 14.04
Q4 2023 55.00 0.07 (0.09) 13.93

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - 3.56
Q3 2014 - - 4.89
Q4 2014 NEG NEG 3.85
Q1 2015 NEG NEG 4.44
Q2 2015 NEG NEG 4.26
Q3 2015 NEG NEG 3.36
Q4 2015 NEG NEG 2.97
Q1 2016 NEG NEG 2.76
Q2 2016 NEG NEG 2.65
Q3 2016 NEG NEG 1.80
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 2.00
Q1 2017 More than 100 74.48 2.06
Q2 2017 43.72 37.47 1.95
Q3 2017 28.50 25.48 1.77
Q4 2017 14.07 24.59 1.66
Q1 2018 14.92 28.55 1.54
Q2 2018 15.46 34.78 1.38
Q3 2018 15.33 47.38 1.13
Q4 2018 62.01 62.01 1.11
Q1 2019 30.77 30.77 1.12
Q2 2019 24.47 24.47 1.36
Q3 2019 16.83 16.83 1.57
Q4 2019 15.23 15.23 1.92
Q1 2020 10.22 10.22 1.47
Q2 2020 11.57 11.57 1.80
Q3 2020 12.65 12.65 2.16
Q4 2020 14.65 14.65 2.39
Q1 2021 15.17 15.17 2.23
Q2 2021 17.22 17.22 2.48
Q3 2021 17.65 17.65 2.12
Q4 2021 15.91 15.91 1.72
Q1 2022 23.13 23.13 1.96
Q2 2022 21.73 21.73 1.57
Q3 2022 23.26 23.26 1.48
Q4 2022 39.95 26.31 1.21
Q1 2023 57.95 32.53 1.15
Q2 2023 More than 100 52.14 1.38
Q3 2023 More than 100 More than 100 1.18
Q4 2023 More than 100 NEG 1.22

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 12.20 (6.10) (150.0 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change
Sico 18.00 (6.10) (133.9) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 6.40 (6.10) (195.3) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 895.40
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 1,152.41
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 55.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.21
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 14.19
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) More than 100
P/E (TTM) More than 100
Price/book 1.15
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 1.0
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 1.5

Share Price

16.28
(0.14) (0.85 %)

Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. (UACC)


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