Saudi Fisheries widens 9M 2023 loss to SAR 39.3 mln; Q3 at SAR 34.4 mln

Saudi Fisheries widens 9M 2023 loss to SAR 39.3 mln; Q3 at SAR 34.4 mln

09/11/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Saudi Fisheries Co. slid into a deeper net loss of SAR 39.3 million in the first nine months of 2023 from SAR 33.8 million a year earlier.  



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2022 9m 2023 Change‬
Revenues 39.07 42.67 9.2 %
Gross Income (15.71) (9.12) 42.0 %
Operating Income (47.99) (49.39) (2.9 %)
Net Income (33.75) (47.11) (39.6 %)
Average Shares 40.00 40.00 -
EPS (Riyals) (0.84) (1.18) (39.6 %)

The company attributed the higher losses to an increase in farm production costs and ‎the loss arising from fair valuation of biological ‎assets.‎ 

 

‎The operating loss leapt by 17% year-on-year (YoY) during the nine-month period. This was due to ‎recognizing inventory provisions amounting to SAR 9.7 million.‎ 

 

‎The company recognized a Zakat provision of SAR 6 million for the assessments ‎‎from 2011-2016 and from 2017-2018.  



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2022 Q3 2023 Change‬
Revenues 9.81 15.11 54.1 %
Gross Income (12.28) (7.89) 35.8 %
Operating Income (23.06) (25.85) (12.1 %)
Net Income (26.38) (34.38) (30.3 %)
Average Shares 40.00 40.00 -
EPS (Riyals) (0.66) (0.86) (30.3 %)

In Q3 2023, net loss widened to SAR 34.4 million from SAR 26.4 million in Q3 2022 on higher shrimp and ‎fish production costs in the farms, along with the loss ‎arising from the fair valuation of biological ‎assets.‎ 

 

On a quarterly basis, net losses increased by 34.8% from SAR 25.5 million on increased shrimp and ‎fish production costs in the farms and a 30% sequential rise in operating losses.  

  

Total shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, dropped to SAR 188.84 million as of Sept. 30, 2023, up from SAR 257.55 million in the prior-year period. 

 

Accumulated losses amounted to SAR 211.54 million by the end of Sept. 30, 2023, representing 52.89% of the company’s capital. 



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2014 22.74 8.3 % (0.01) (100.2 %) (8.59) (6.4 %)
Q2 2014 18.43 (0.2 %) (4.11) (2.9 %) (13.04) (10.1 %)
Q3 2014 17.31 (1.7 %) 0.95 140.2 % (8.55) 4.2 %
Q4 2014 21.43 4.8 % 0.37 (86.1 %) (11.78) 17.3 %
Q1 2015 24.43 7.5 % 0.32 4075.0 % (9.02) (5.0 %)
Q2 2015 21.00 13.9 % 0.78 118.9 % (8.03) 38.4 %
Q3 2015 18.69 7.9 % (6.53) (789.7 %) (14.96) (75.0 %)
Q4 2015 19.26 (10.1 %) (2.08) (667.6 %) (11.49) 2.4 %
Q1 2016 19.48 (20.3 %) 0.34 6.0 % (8.44) 6.4 %
Q2 2016 16.88 (19.6 %) 0.68 (12.5 %) (8.17) (1.7 %)
Q3 2016 12.73 (31.9 %) (0.15) 97.7 % (8.94) 40.3 %
Q4 2016 11.17 (42.0 %) (2.21) (6.1 %) (11.61) (1.0 %)
Q1 2017 10.97 (43.7 %) 0.04 (88.1 %) (7.59) 10.1 %
Q2 2017 7.74 (54.2 %) (0.75) (209.2 %) (8.16) 0.1 %
Q3 2017 7.69 (39.6 %) (0.68) (350.7 %) (7.92) 11.4 %
Q4 2017 9.16 (18.0 %) (1.00) 54.9 % (9.70) 16.4 %
Q1 2018 7.37 (32.8 %) (0.17) (527.5 %) (6.16) 18.8 %
Q2 2018 4.72 (38.9 %) 0.80 207.8 % (6.79) 16.9 %
Q3 2018 3.76 (51.1 %) 0.84 223.7 % (7.50) 5.2 %
Q4 2018 5.57 (39.2 %) 1.97 297.9 % (12.37) (27.5 %)
Q1 2019 5.31 (28.0 %) 0.78 557.9 % (8.78) (42.5 %)
Q2 2019 4.47 (5.3 %) 1.30 61.3 % (8.66) (27.6 %)
Q3 2019 6.18 64.5 % 1.72 106.1 % (8.70) (15.9 %)
Q4 2019 9.37 68.3 % 2.57 30.0 % (6.08) 50.8 %
Q1 2020 10.24 92.9 % 3.42 336.4 % (9.74) (10.9 %)
Q2 2020 10.22 128.4 % 4.26 228.7 % (7.50) 13.4 %
Q3 2020 9.64 55.9 % 5.04 192.3 % (6.39) 26.5 %
Q4 2020 10.85 15.9 % (10.36) (503.8 %) (13.09) (115.3 %)
Q1 2021 12.01 17.3 % 0.41 (88.1 %) (10.01) (2.8 %)
Q2 2021 9.80 (4.1 %) 1.96 (54.0 %) (9.01) (20.2 %)
Q3 2021 11.97 24.2 % (5.28) (204.9 %) (18.48) (189.2 %)
Q4 2021 13.80 27.2 % 7.69 174.2 % (8.21) 37.3 %
Q1 2022 16.98 41.3 % (9.61) (2472.1 %) (20.63) (106.2 %)
Q2 2022 12.28 25.3 % 6.18 215.2 % (4.30) 52.3 %
Q3 2022 9.81 (18.1 %) (12.28) (132.3 %) (23.06) (24.8 %)
Q4 2022 9.75 (29.4 %) (1.96) (125.6 %) (12.43) (51.5 %)
Q1 2023 11.60 (31.7 %) 0.30 103.1 % (10.89) 47.2 %
Q2 2023 15.96 30.0 % (1.53) (124.8 %) (12.65) (194.5 %)
Q3 2023 15.11 54.1 % (7.89) 35.8 % (25.85) (12.1 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2014 (10.32) (18.2 %) (0.48) - (10.32) (0.48)
Q2 2014 (13.77) 1.9 % (0.64) - (13.77) (0.64)
Q3 2014 (10.62) (8.5 %) (0.49) - (10.62) (0.49)
Q4 2014 (11.72) 28.6 % (0.54) - (11.72) (0.54)
Q1 2015 (10.99) (6.5 %) (0.51) - (10.99) (0.51)
Q2 2015 (9.82) 28.7 % (0.46) - (9.82) (0.46)
Q3 2015 (16.88) (58.9 %) (0.78) - (16.88) (0.78)
Q4 2015 (13.56) (15.7 %) (0.63) - (13.56) (0.63)
Q1 2016 (10.22) 7.0 % (0.47) - (10.22) (0.47)
Q2 2016 (9.66) 1.6 % (0.45) - (9.66) (0.45)
Q3 2016 (9.89) 41.4 % (0.46) - (9.89) (0.46)
Q4 2016 (12.32) 9.2 % (0.57) - (12.32) (0.57)
Q1 2017 (9.23) 9.8 % (0.43) - (9.23) (0.43)
Q2 2017 (9.28) 3.9 % (0.43) - (9.28) (0.43)
Q3 2017 (7.99) 19.2 % (0.37) - (7.99) (0.37)
Q4 2017 (14.35) (16.5 %) (0.67) (4.91) (9.45) (0.44)
Q1 2018 (5.99) 35.1 % (0.28) - (5.99) (0.28)
Q2 2018 (6.77) 27.0 % (0.31) - (6.77) (0.31)
Q3 2018 (8.73) (9.2 %) (0.41) - (8.73) (0.41)
Q4 2018 (15.77) (9.8 %) (0.73) - (15.77) (0.73)
Q1 2019 (9.25) (54.3 %) (0.43) - (9.25) (0.43)
Q2 2019 (10.19) (50.6 %) (0.47) - (10.19) (0.47)
Q3 2019 (10.13) (16.1 %) (0.47) - (10.13) (0.47)
Q4 2019 (3.46) 78.1 % (0.16) - (3.46) (0.16)
Q1 2020 (11.02) (19.1 %) (0.51) - (11.02) (0.51)
Q2 2020 (8.93) 12.4 % (0.22) - (8.93) (0.22)
Q3 2020 (6.17) 39.1 % (0.15) - (6.17) (0.15)
Q4 2020 (14.54) (320.4 %) (0.36) 0.50 (15.04) (0.38)
Q1 2021 (9.75) 11.5 % (0.24) - (9.75) (0.24)
Q2 2021 (9.63) (7.9 %) (0.24) - (9.63) (0.24)
Q3 2021 (18.46) (199.4 %) (0.46) - (18.46) (0.46)
Q4 2021 3.66 125.2 % 0.09 - 3.66 0.09
Q1 2022 (0.39) 96.0 % (0.01) - (0.39) (0.01)
Q2 2022 (6.98) 27.5 % (0.17) - (6.98) (0.17)
Q3 2022 (26.38) (42.9 %) (0.66) - (26.38) (0.66)
Q4 2022 (29.64) (909.2 %) (0.74) (4.84) (24.80) (0.62)
Q1 2023 0.02 105.2 % 0.00 8.97 (8.95) (0.22)
Q2 2023 (12.74) (82.5 %) (0.32) (6.00) (6.74) (0.17)
Q3 2023 (34.38) (30.3 %) (0.86) - (34.38) (0.86)

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 (4.69 %) (41.36 %) (63.79 %)
Q2 2014 (4.84 %) (43.80 %) (63.49 %)
Q3 2014 (0.67 %) (43.80 %) (64.78 %)
Q4 2014 (3.51 %) (40.45 %) (58.11 %)
Q1 2015 (3.04 %) (40.58 %) (57.73 %)
Q2 2015 2.86 % (33.65 %) (51.27 %)
Q3 2015 (5.92 %) (40.68 %) (57.76 %)
Q4 2015 (9.01 %) (41.39 %) (61.46 %)
Q1 2016 (9.55 %) (43.18 %) (64.36 %)
Q2 2016 (10.21 %) (45.79 %) (67.72 %)
Q3 2016 (1.78 %) (41.15 %) (63.40 %)
Q4 2016 (2.23 %) (45.46 %) (69.85 %)
Q1 2017 (3.17 %) (51.49 %) (79.40 %)
Q2 2017 (7.20 %) (62.73 %) (95.56 %)
Q3 2017 (9.56 %) (68.06 %) (103.33 %)
Q4 2017 (6.69 %) (69.12 %) (101.11 %)
Q1 2018 (8.10 %) (73.17 %) (102.36 %)
Q2 2018 (3.60 %) (77.72 %) (104.34 %)
Q3 2018 1.88 % (85.41 %) (123.67 %)
Q4 2018 16.06 % (112.95 %) (173.91 %)
Q1 2019 22.70 % (134.87 %) (209.26 %)
Q2 2019 25.58 % (141.58 %) (229.92 %)
Q3 2019 26.82 % (135.01 %) (210.56 %)
Q4 2019 25.13 % (87.15 %) (130.39 %)
Q1 2020 29.74 % (74.76 %) (114.98 %)
Q2 2020 33.22 % (58.39 %) (93.12 %)
Q3 2020 38.71 % (47.74 %) (74.92 %)
Q4 2020 5.75 % (63.17 %) (100.50 %)
Q1 2021 (1.54 %) (60.54 %) (93.36 %)
Q2 2021 (6.99 %) (64.00 %) (95.96 %)
Q3 2021 (29.75 %) (83.84 %) (118.50 %)
Q4 2021 10.02 % (73.56 %) (71.84 %)
Q1 2022 (9.98 %) (88.16 %) (47.23 %)
Q2 2022 (1.87 %) (76.38 %) (40.29 %)
Q3 2022 (15.17 %) (89.57 %) (56.91 %)
Q4 2022 (36.20 %) (100.14 %) (119.93 %)
Q1 2023 (17.88 %) (89.37 %) (154.51 %)
Q2 2023 (32.84 %) (100.12 %) (141.93 %)
Q3 2023 (21.14 %) (96.02 %) (142.84 %)


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 21.54 (2.35) (2.35) 13.52
Q2 2014 21.54 (2.34) (2.34) 12.88
Q3 2014 21.54 (2.37) (2.37) 12.39
Q4 2014 21.54 (2.16) (2.16) 11.85
Q1 2015 21.54 (2.19) (2.19) 11.34
Q2 2015 21.54 (2.00) (2.00) 10.88
Q3 2015 21.54 (2.29) (2.29) 10.10
Q4 2015 21.54 (2.38) (2.38) 9.47
Q1 2016 21.54 (2.34) (2.34) 8.99
Q2 2016 21.54 (2.34) (2.34) 8.54
Q3 2016 21.54 (2.01) (2.01) 8.09
Q4 2016 21.54 (1.95) (1.95) 7.42
Q1 2017 21.54 (1.91) (1.91) 7.00
Q2 2017 21.54 (1.89) (1.89) 6.57
Q3 2017 21.54 (1.80) (1.80) 6.19
Q4 2017 21.54 (1.90) (1.67) 5.69
Q1 2018 21.54 (1.75) (1.52) 5.41
Q2 2018 21.54 (1.63) (1.40) 5.09
Q3 2018 21.54 (1.66) (1.44) 4.69
Q4 2018 21.54 (1.73) (1.73) 3.98
Q1 2019 21.54 (1.88) (1.88) 3.52
Q2 2019 21.54 (2.04) (2.04) 3.04
Q3 2019 21.54 (2.10) (2.10) 2.57
Q4 2019 21.54 (1.53) (1.53) 2.39
Q1 2020 21.54 (1.62) (1.62) 1.88
Q2 2020 40.00 (0.84) (0.84) 8.16
Q3 2020 40.00 (0.74) (0.74) 8.00
Q4 2020 40.00 (1.02) (1.03) 7.63
Q1 2021 40.00 (0.98) (1.00) 7.38
Q2 2021 40.00 (1.00) (1.01) 7.14
Q3 2021 40.00 (1.31) (1.32) 6.68
Q4 2021 40.00 (0.85) (0.85) 6.78
Q1 2022 40.00 (0.62) (0.62) 6.39
Q2 2022 40.00 (0.55) (0.55) 7.10
Q3 2022 40.00 (0.75) (0.75) 6.44
Q4 2022 40.00 (1.58) (1.46) 5.90
Q1 2023 40.00 (1.57) (1.68) 5.90
Q2 2023 40.00 (1.72) (1.67) 5.58
Q3 2023 40.00 (1.92) (1.87) 4.72

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 NEG NEG 11.13
Q2 2014 NEG NEG 13.82
Q3 2014 NEG NEG 15.24
Q4 2014 NEG NEG 10.76
Q1 2015 NEG NEG 10.89
Q2 2015 NEG NEG 9.14
Q3 2015 NEG NEG 7.77
Q4 2015 NEG NEG 7.90
Q1 2016 NEG NEG 6.55
Q2 2016 NEG NEG 7.07
Q3 2016 NEG NEG 5.60
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 8.68
Q1 2017 NEG NEG 7.39
Q2 2017 NEG NEG 6.71
Q3 2017 NEG NEG 8.68
Q4 2017 NEG NEG 9.11
Q1 2018 NEG NEG 9.43
Q2 2018 NEG NEG 8.91
Q3 2018 NEG NEG 6.34
Q4 2018 NEG NEG 17.15
Q1 2019 NEG NEG 15.94
Q2 2019 NEG NEG 15.61
Q3 2019 NEG NEG 15.34
Q4 2019 NEG NEG 18.14
Q1 2020 NEG NEG 16.33
Q2 2020 NEG NEG 2.66
Q3 2020 NEG NEG 6.71
Q4 2020 NEG NEG 7.19
Q1 2021 NEG NEG 7.33
Q2 2021 NEG NEG 8.58
Q3 2021 NEG NEG 8.44
Q4 2021 NEG NEG 6.71
Q1 2022 NEG NEG 6.94
Q2 2022 NEG NEG 4.78
Q3 2022 NEG NEG 5.13
Q4 2022 NEG NEG 4.56
Q1 2023 NEG NEG 4.60
Q2 2023 NEG NEG 5.49
Q3 2023 NEG NEG 5.48

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Farm Retail Sales Wholesale Other Sales Fishes Shrimp Shrimp Farm Others
Q1 2014 - - - - 15.94 5.04 - 1.75
Q2 2014 - - - - 14.68 2.09 - 1.66
Q3 2014 - - - - 13.78 2.05 - 1.49
Q4 2014 - - - - 14.87 4.85 - 1.71
Q1 2015 - - - - 16.78 1.84 4.21 1.60
Q2 2015 - - - - 14.94 4.60 - 1.46
Q3 2015 - - - - 13.99 3.31 - 1.38
Q4 2015 - - - - 13.31 4.33 - 1.62
Q1 2016 - - - - 12.28 2.41 3.27 1.53
Q2 2016 - - - - 10.14 8.76 (3.27) 1.25
Q3 2016 - - - - 8.37 2.99 - 1.36
Q4 2016 - - - - 8.12 2.02 - 1.03
Q1 2017 - - - - 7.89 2.15 - 0.92
Q2 2017 - - - - 5.63 1.30 - 0.81
Q3 2017 - - - - 5.55 1.41 - 0.73
Q4 2017 - - - - 6.79 1.34 - 1.03
Q1 2018 - - - - 5.64 0.96 - 0.77
Q2 2018 - - - - 3.56 0.64 - 0.53
Q3 2018 - - - - 2.90 0.47 - 0.39
Q4 2018 - - - - 4.20 0.70 - 0.67
Q1 2019 - - - - 4.13 0.63 - 0.55
Q2 2019 - - - - 3.67 0.66 - 0.14
Q3 2019 - - - - 4.32 1.06 - 0.81
Q4 2019 - - - - 5.72 1.94 - 1.70
Q1 2020 - - - - 3.54 0.74 - 5.96
Q2 2020 - - - - 4.05 0.87 - 5.29
Q3 2020 - - - - 4.02 0.84 - 4.78
Q1 2021 - 8.97 1.54 1.51 - - - -
Q2 2021 - 7.03 2.73 0.04 - - - -
Q3 2021 - 7.38 3.73 0.87 - - - -
Q1 2022 - 7.85 9.13 - - - - -
Q2 2022 - 5.16 7.11 - - - - -
Q4 2022 3.45 5.04 1.26 - - - - -
Q1 2023 3.47 3.96 4.17 - - - - -
Q2 2023 3.61 3.28 9.07 - - - - -
Q3 2023 7.23 2.83 5.05 - - - - -

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 945.60
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 954.02
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 40.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) (2.34)
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 1.70
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) Neg
P/E (TTM) NEG
Price/book 13.95
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) (37.60 )
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) (73.00 )

Share Price

23.64
(0.14) (0.59 %)

Saudi Fisheries Co. (SFICO)


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