Riyad Bank posts 9% rise in Q1 net profit

Riyad Bank posts 9% rise in Q1 net profit

10/05/2018 Argaam Exclusive

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Riyad Bank reported a net profit of SAR 1.13 billion for Q1 2018, up 8.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) as total operating income increased, on higher net special commission income, trading gains, net and fee and commission income.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the Q1 net profit jumped 16.7 percent, thanks to lower operating expenses along with a decline in impairment charges for credit losses and other financial assets.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 1,425.31 1,523.19 6.9 %
Operating Income 2,007.29 2,129.55 6.1 %
Debt Provisions (217.11) (196.44) 9.5 %
Net Income 1,047.36 916.83 (12.5 %)
Average Shares 3,000.00 3,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.35 0.31 (12.5 %)
EPS Diluted (Riyal) 0.35 0.38 8.6 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 3m 2017 3m 2018 Change‬
Assets 216.32 213.67 (1.2 %)
Customer Deposits 154.19 151.92 (1.5 %)
Loan 140.92 141.22 0.2 %


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Special Commission Income Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change
Q1 2009 1,112.12 13.4 % 1,459.36 20.4 % (184.84) (254.4 %)
Q2 2009 1,147.72 16.5 % 1,524.41 5.4 % (95.51) (102.4 %)
Q3 2009 1,026.69 1.4 % 1,400.83 32.4 % (153.59) (819.6 %)
Q4 2009 1,060.65 9.5 % 1,575.51 2.9 % (184.60) 20.8 %
Q1 2010 1,012.44 (9.0 %) 1,469.41 0.7 % (278.99) (50.9 %)
Q2 2010 1,027.65 (10.5 %) 1,527.26 0.2 % (196.16) (105.4 %)
Q3 2010 1,059.71 3.2 % 1,498.16 6.9 % (299.78) (95.2 %)
Q4 2010 1,041.98 (1.8 %) 1,485.62 (5.7 %) (160.15) 13.2 %
Q1 2011 984.01 (2.8 %) 1,526.84 3.9 % (160.31) 42.5 %
Q2 2011 1,066.59 3.8 % 1,569.68 2.8 % (87.45) 55.4 %
Q3 2011 1,063.54 0.4 % 1,572.56 5.0 % (150.94) 49.6 %
Q4 2011 1,082.89 3.9 % 1,606.72 8.2 % (263.02) (64.2 %)
Q1 2012 1,068.47 8.6 % 1,643.89 7.7 % (152.87) 4.6 %
Q2 2012 1,095.22 2.7 % 1,804.29 14.9 % (386.55) (342.0 %)
Q3 2012 1,117.21 5.0 % 1,667.72 6.1 % (327.28) (116.8 %)
Q4 2012 1,100.58 1.6 % 1,670.38 4.0 % (312.95) (19.0 %)
Q1 2013 1,089.59 2.0 % 1,724.64 4.9 % (191.13) (25.0 %)
Q2 2013 1,166.34 6.5 % 1,815.48 0.6 % (197.21) 49.0 %
Q3 2013 1,214.55 8.7 % 1,738.69 4.3 % (139.62) 57.3 %
Q4 2013 1,226.52 11.4 % 1,795.22 7.5 % (99.46) 68.2 %
Q1 2014 1,229.64 12.9 % 1,932.04 12.0 % (203.77) (6.6 %)
Q2 2014 1,256.38 7.7 % 2,094.96 15.4 % (262.98) (33.3 %)
Q3 2014 1,315.71 8.3 % 1,990.25 14.5 % (217.40) (55.7 %)
Q4 2014 1,328.51 8.3 % 1,994.52 11.1 % (215.92) (117.1 %)
Q1 2015 1,281.74 4.2 % 2,047.81 6.0 % (127.80) 37.3 %
Q2 2015 1,293.48 3.0 % 1,901.43 (9.2 %) (315.33) (19.9 %)
Q3 2015 1,261.05 (4.2 %) 1,862.11 (6.4 %) (358.11) (64.7 %)
Q4 2015 1,343.51 1.1 % 1,888.02 (5.3 %) (229.49) (6.3 %)
Q1 2016 1,267.32 (1.1 %) 1,786.17 (12.8 %) (104.82) 18.0 %
Q2 2016 1,360.12 5.2 % 2,026.99 6.6 % (85.11) 73.0 %
Q3 2016 1,320.55 4.7 % 1,854.88 (0.4 %) (335.22) 6.4 %
Q4 2016 1,353.05 0.7 % 1,833.24 (2.9 %) (761.26) (231.7 %)
Q1 2017 1,425.31 12.5 % 2,007.29 12.4 % (217.11) (107.1 %)
Q2 2017 1,473.21 8.3 % 1,983.91 (2.1 %) (371.45) (336.4 %)
Q3 2017 1,538.68 16.5 % 2,076.13 11.9 % (288.12) 14.0 %
Q4 2017 1,497.87 10.7 % 2,057.89 12.3 % (350.80) 53.9 %
Q1 2018 1,523.19 6.9 % 2,129.55 6.1 % (196.44) 9.5 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2009 441.06 (36.1 %) 0.15 - 441.06 0.15
Q2 2009 918.00 1.3 % 0.31 - 918.00 0.31
Q3 2009 759.38 48.2 % 0.25 - 759.38 0.25
Q4 2009 912.04 72.4 % 0.30 - 912.04 0.30
Q1 2010 684.46 55.2 % 0.23 - 684.46 0.23
Q2 2010 765.80 (16.6 %) 0.26 - 765.80 0.26
Q3 2010 610.76 (19.6 %) 0.20 - 610.76 0.20
Q4 2010 763.60 (16.3 %) 0.25 - 763.60 0.25
Q1 2011 741.24 8.3 % 0.25 - 741.24 0.25
Q2 2011 835.99 9.2 % 0.28 - 835.99 0.28
Q3 2011 794.28 30.0 % 0.26 - 794.28 0.26
Q4 2011 777.85 1.9 % 0.26 - 777.85 0.26
Q1 2012 901.48 21.6 % 0.30 - 901.48 0.30
Q2 2012 914.40 9.4 % 0.30 - 914.40 0.30
Q3 2012 840.03 5.8 % 0.28 - 840.03 0.28
Q4 2012 810.13 4.2 % 0.27 - 810.13 0.27
Q1 2013 950.98 5.5 % 0.32 - 950.98 0.32
Q2 2013 967.91 5.9 % 0.32 - 967.91 0.32
Q3 2013 997.93 18.8 % 0.33 - 997.93 0.33
Q4 2013 1,030.29 27.2 % 0.34 - 1,030.29 0.34
Q1 2014 1,079.45 13.5 % 0.36 - 1,079.45 0.36
Q2 2014 1,136.26 17.4 % 0.38 - 1,136.26 0.38
Q3 2014 1,076.29 7.9 % 0.36 - 1,076.29 0.36
Q4 2014 1,060.41 2.9 % 0.35 - 1,060.41 0.35
Q1 2015 1,171.60 8.5 % 0.39 - 1,171.60 0.39
Q2 2015 1,128.23 (0.7 %) 0.38 266.60 861.63 0.29
Q3 2015 898.55 (16.5 %) 0.30 - 898.55 0.30
Q4 2015 851.10 (19.7 %) 0.28 - 851.10 0.28
Q1 2016 1,173.72 0.2 % 0.39 201.00 972.72 0.32
Q2 2016 1,145.98 1.6 % 0.38 - 1,145.98 0.38
Q3 2016 729.43 (18.8 %) 0.24 - 729.43 0.24
Q4 2016 293.37 (65.5 %) 0.10 - 293.37 0.10
Q1 2017 1,047.36 (10.8 %) 0.35 - 1,047.36 0.35
Q2 2017 847.92 (26.0 %) 0.28 - 847.92 0.28
Q3 2017 1,076.85 47.6 % 0.36 - 1,076.85 0.36
Q4 2017 973.88 232.0 % 0.32 - 973.88 0.32
Q1 2018 916.83 (12.5 %) 0.31 - 916.83 0.31

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Interest Income/Total Operating Income
Q1 2009 1.58 % 12.51 % 74.21 %
Q2 2009 1.52 % 9.17 % 76.09 %
Q3 2009 1.65 % 10.02 % 71.92 %
Q4 2009 1.80 % 11.24 % 72.94 %
Q1 2010 1.92 % 12.32 % 71.15 %
Q2 2010 1.82 % 11.30 % 69.10 %
Q3 2010 1.71 % 10.69 % 68.54 %
Q4 2010 1.61 % 9.83 % 69.26 %
Q1 2011 1.62 % 10.17 % 68.13 %
Q2 2011 1.70 % 10.14 % 68.29 %
Q3 2011 1.78 % 10.82 % 67.53 %
Q4 2011 1.78 % 10.61 % 66.88 %
Q1 2012 1.82 % 11.18 % 66.97 %
Q2 2012 1.89 % 11.16 % 65.03 %
Q3 2012 1.92 % 11.34 % 64.91 %
Q4 2012 1.87 % 11.16 % 64.56 %
Q1 2013 1.90 % 11.31 % 64.11 %
Q2 2013 1.92 % 11.40 % 65.04 %
Q3 2013 1.97 % 11.72 % 65.78 %
Q4 2013 2.00 % 11.99 % 66.40 %
Q1 2014 2.05 % 12.43 % 66.43 %
Q2 2014 2.09 % 12.97 % 65.17 %
Q3 2014 2.06 % 12.82 % 64.36 %
Q4 2014 2.07 % 12.54 % 64.03 %
Q1 2015 2.08 % 12.61 % 63.76 %
Q2 2015 2.03 % 12.61 % 65.79 %
Q3 2015 1.96 % 12.06 % 66.17 %
Q4 2015 1.85 % 11.24 % 67.28 %
Q1 2016 1.83 % 10.95 % 69.45 %
Q2 2016 1.81 % 11.00 % 69.18 %
Q3 2016 1.77 % 10.71 % 70.03 %
Q4 2016 1.52 % 9.09 % 70.67 %
Q1 2017 1.45 % 8.67 % 70.69 %
Q2 2017 1.31 % 7.88 % 72.56 %
Q3 2017 1.48 % 8.74 % 73.29 %
Q4 2017 1.82 % 10.44 % 73.05 %
Q1 2018 1.77 % 10.43 % 73.15 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Loan Change
Q1 2009 167.22 24.5 % 119.20 23.2 % 100.17 41.4 %
Q2 2009 172.77 19.9 % 122.07 38.0 % 104.58 27.1 %
Q3 2009 175.68 21.0 % 119.46 36.3 % 106.06 17.7 %
Q4 2009 176.40 10.5 % 125.28 19.2 % 106.51 10.5 %
Q1 2010 174.29 4.2 % 128.11 7.5 % 106.28 6.1 %
Q2 2010 169.34 (2.0 %) 124.10 1.7 % 104.74 0.2 %
Q3 2010 171.72 (2.3 %) 124.24 4.0 % 105.04 (1.0 %)
Q4 2010 173.56 (1.6 %) 126.95 1.3 % 106.03 (0.5 %)
Q1 2011 180.72 3.7 % 133.14 3.9 % 109.36 2.9 %
Q2 2011 177.53 4.8 % 132.40 6.7 % 110.58 5.6 %
Q3 2011 180.37 5.0 % 132.33 6.5 % 112.14 6.8 %
Q4 2011 180.89 4.2 % 139.82 10.1 % 112.97 6.5 %
Q1 2012 183.39 1.5 % 139.54 4.8 % 113.69 4.0 %
Q2 2012 180.64 1.7 % 137.06 3.5 % 115.09 4.1 %
Q3 2012 177.10 (1.8 %) 134.93 2.0 % 115.29 2.8 %
Q4 2012 190.18 5.1 % 146.21 4.6 % 117.47 4.0 %
Q1 2013 186.45 1.7 % 143.96 3.2 % 120.92 6.4 %
Q2 2013 191.63 6.1 % 147.88 7.9 % 126.19 9.6 %
Q3 2013 201.80 13.9 % 154.19 14.3 % 129.90 12.7 %
Q4 2013 205.25 7.9 % 153.20 4.8 % 131.19 11.7 %
Q1 2014 211.41 13.4 % 159.95 11.1 % 136.77 13.1 %
Q2 2014 213.99 11.7 % 160.10 8.3 % 140.77 11.6 %
Q3 2014 217.07 7.6 % 161.64 4.8 % 140.70 8.3 %
Q4 2014 214.59 4.6 % 164.08 7.1 % 133.49 1.8 %
Q1 2015 216.53 2.4 % 165.02 3.2 % 138.04 0.9 %
Q2 2015 222.48 4.0 % 167.07 4.4 % 137.10 (2.6 %)
Q3 2015 216.98 0.0 % 161.12 (0.3 %) 138.46 (1.6 %)
Q4 2015 223.32 4.1 % 167.85 2.3 % 145.07 8.7 %
Q1 2016 227.00 4.8 % 165.76 0.4 % 152.56 10.5 %
Q2 2016 227.78 2.4 % 164.04 (1.8 %) 154.67 12.8 %
Q3 2016 223.47 3.0 % 160.82 (0.2 %) 152.63 10.2 %
Q4 2016 217.62 (2.6 %) 156.68 (6.7 %) 142.91 (1.5 %)
Q1 2017 216.32 (4.7 %) 154.19 (7.0 %) 140.92 (7.6 %)
Q2 2017 218.99 (3.9 %) 156.98 (4.3 %) 141.18 (8.7 %)
Q3 2017 218.22 (2.3 %) 156.05 (3.0 %) 142.07 (6.9 %)
Q4 2017 216.28 (0.6 %) 154.37 (1.5 %) 138.84 (2.8 %)
Q1 2018 213.67 (1.2 %) 151.92 (1.5 %) 141.22 0.2 %

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Loans and advances/Total assets Loans and advances/Customers Deposits
Q1 2009 71.29 % 59.91 % 84.04 %
Q2 2009 70.66 % 60.53 % 85.67 %
Q3 2009 68.00 % 60.37 % 88.78 %
Q4 2009 71.02 % 60.38 % 85.02 %
Q1 2010 73.50 % 60.98 % 82.96 %
Q2 2010 73.29 % 61.86 % 84.40 %
Q3 2010 72.35 % 61.17 % 84.55 %
Q4 2010 73.14 % 61.10 % 83.53 %
Q1 2011 73.67 % 60.51 % 82.14 %
Q2 2011 74.58 % 62.28 % 83.51 %
Q3 2011 73.37 % 62.17 % 84.74 %
Q4 2011 77.30 % 62.45 % 80.80 %
Q1 2012 76.09 % 62.00 % 81.48 %
Q2 2012 75.87 % 63.71 % 83.97 %
Q3 2012 76.19 % 65.10 % 85.44 %
Q4 2012 76.88 % 61.77 % 80.34 %
Q1 2013 77.21 % 64.85 % 83.99 %
Q2 2013 77.17 % 65.85 % 85.33 %
Q3 2013 76.41 % 64.37 % 84.25 %
Q4 2013 74.64 % 63.92 % 85.63 %
Q1 2014 75.66 % 64.70 % 85.51 %
Q2 2014 74.82 % 65.78 % 87.93 %
Q3 2014 74.47 % 64.82 % 87.05 %
Q4 2014 76.46 % 62.21 % 81.36 %
Q1 2015 76.21 % 63.75 % 83.65 %
Q2 2015 75.10 % 61.62 % 82.06 %
Q3 2015 74.26 % 63.82 % 85.94 %
Q4 2015 75.16 % 64.96 % 86.42 %
Q1 2016 73.02 % 67.21 % 92.04 %
Q2 2016 72.02 % 67.90 % 94.28 %
Q3 2016 71.96 % 68.30 % 94.91 %
Q4 2016 72.00 % 65.67 % 91.21 %
Q1 2017 71.28 % 65.14 % 91.39 %
Q2 2017 71.68 % 64.47 % 89.94 %
Q3 2017 71.51 % 65.10 % 91.04 %
Q4 2017 71.37 % 64.19 % 89.94 %
Q1 2018 71.10 % 66.09 % 92.96 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) EPS Diluted (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2009 3,000.00 0.80 0.80 - 8.45
Q2 2009 3,000.00 0.80 0.80 - 8.92
Q3 2009 3,000.00 0.88 0.88 - 9.05
Q4 2009 3,000.00 1.01 1.01 - 9.41
Q1 2010 3,000.00 1.09 1.09 - 9.27
Q2 2010 3,000.00 1.04 1.04 - 9.50
Q3 2010 3,000.00 0.99 0.99 - 9.49
Q4 2010 3,000.00 0.94 0.94 - 9.74
Q1 2011 3,000.00 0.96 0.96 - 9.62
Q2 2011 3,000.00 0.98 0.98 - 9.91
Q3 2011 3,000.00 1.05 1.05 - 9.84
Q4 2011 3,000.00 1.05 1.05 - 10.05
Q1 2012 3,000.00 1.10 1.10 - 10.11
Q2 2012 3,000.00 1.13 1.13 - 10.32
Q3 2012 3,000.00 1.14 1.14 - 10.35
Q4 2012 3,000.00 1.16 1.16 - 10.65
Q1 2013 3,000.00 1.17 1.17 - 10.61
Q2 2013 3,000.00 1.19 1.19 - 10.54
Q3 2013 3,000.00 1.24 1.24 - 10.85
Q4 2013 3,000.00 1.32 1.32 - 11.29
Q1 2014 3,000.00 1.36 1.36 - 11.25
Q2 2014 3,000.00 1.41 1.41 - 11.27
Q3 2014 3,000.00 1.44 1.44 - 11.62
Q4 2014 3,000.00 1.45 1.45 1.45 11.85
Q1 2015 3,000.00 1.48 1.48 1.48 12.25
Q2 2015 3,000.00 1.48 1.39 1.48 12.19
Q3 2015 3,000.00 1.42 1.33 1.42 11.92
Q4 2015 3,000.00 1.35 1.26 1.35 12.18
Q1 2016 3,000.00 1.35 1.19 1.35 12.42
Q2 2016 3,000.00 1.36 1.29 1.35 12.47
Q3 2016 3,000.00 1.30 1.23 1.29 12.35
Q4 2016 3,000.00 1.11 1.05 1.10 12.32
Q1 2017 3,000.00 1.07 1.07 1.06 12.32
Q2 2017 3,000.00 0.97 0.97 0.96 12.21
Q3 2017 3,000.00 1.09 1.09 1.08 12.56
Q4 2017 3,000.00 1.32 1.32 1.32 12.87
Q1 2018 3,000.00 1.27 1.27 1.35 12.06

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2009 12.87 12.87 1.21
Q2 2009 15.35 15.35 1.38
Q3 2009 16.94 16.94 1.65
Q4 2009 13.31 13.31 1.43
Q1 2010 13.97 13.97 1.65
Q2 2010 13.50 13.50 1.48
Q3 2010 14.28 14.28 1.49
Q4 2010 14.13 14.13 1.36
Q1 2011 13.74 13.74 1.37
Q2 2011 12.02 12.02 1.19
Q3 2011 11.32 11.32 1.20
Q4 2011 11.10 11.10 1.16
Q1 2012 11.69 11.69 1.28
Q2 2012 10.18 10.18 1.11
Q3 2012 9.92 9.92 1.10
Q4 2012 9.95 9.95 1.08
Q1 2013 9.77 9.77 1.08
Q2 2013 10.46 10.46 1.18
Q3 2013 10.59 10.59 1.21
Q4 2013 11.10 11.10 1.29
Q1 2014 12.84 12.84 1.55
Q2 2014 12.69 12.69 1.59
Q3 2014 14.65 14.65 1.82
Q4 2014 11.72 11.72 1.43
Q1 2015 11.36 11.36 1.37
Q2 2015 11.26 11.98 1.37
Q3 2015 9.87 10.53 1.18
Q4 2015 9.20 9.85 1.02
Q1 2016 8.33 9.42 0.91
Q2 2016 8.10 8.52 0.88
Q3 2016 7.76 8.18 0.81
Q4 2016 10.50 11.17 0.94
Q1 2017 9.94 9.94 0.86
Q2 2017 11.40 11.40 0.90
Q3 2017 10.88 10.88 0.94
Q4 2017 9.47 9.47 0.97
Q1 2018 10.27 10.27 1.15

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Corporate and Institutional Banking Retail Trade and other business Investment Banking and Brokerage Others
Q1 2009 543.46 404.68 112.81 45.18 353.24
Q2 2009 661.63 442.30 53.16 64.67 302.65
Q3 2009 655.93 389.83 (0.25) 46.33 309.00
Q4 2009 657.71 428.86 (31.26) 82.33 437.87
Q1 2010 645.79 396.76 152.93 52.71 221.22
Q2 2010 596.25 441.75 214.00 70.11 205.15
Q3 2010 592.32 442.06 261.22 48.11 154.46
Q4 2010 614.60 375.11 223.17 58.55 214.19
Q1 2011 666.58 454.30 64.92 70.63 270.42
Q2 2011 741.78 516.95 468.40 80.77 (238.22)
Q3 2011 724.26 444.10 274.09 69.30 60.80
Q4 2011 723.67 506.07 262.36 76.83 37.80
Q1 2012 679.04 509.01 230.75 109.10 115.98
Q2 2012 762.63 531.61 415.54 91.62 2.90
Q3 2012 775.24 448.93 263.35 78.57 101.61
Q4 2012 726.82 517.09 240.89 74.23 111.34
Q1 2013 742.94 526.07 318.13 86.74 50.77
Q2 2013 832.84 629.02 258.35 88.54 6.73
Q3 2013 791.26 604.78 255.57 84.63 2.45
Q4 2013 845.08 613.48 209.64 92.89 34.14
Q1 2014 923.48 587.96 269.14 92.29 59.18
Q2 2014 889.64 681.85 334.94 113.23 75.32
Q3 2014 858.09 615.03 349.86 102.37 64.91
Q4 2014 950.36 617.23 242.76 100.75 83.42
Q1 2015 939.86 652.58 326.35 92.89 36.12
Q2 2015 886.75 658.54 251.82 103.87 267.05
Q3 2015 783.54 635.58 374.95 73.52 (5.48)
Q4 2015 758.45 785.92 177.09 92.85 73.72
Q1 2016 784.82 646.82 173.87 71.64 310.02
Q2 2016 689.06 645.57 418.92 81.80 191.64
Q3 2016 678.28 541.65 360.81 60.72 213.42
Q4 2016 711.12 487.81 281.76 68.43 284.12
Q1 2017 841.43 651.85 446.76 67.25 -
Q2 2017 888.49 648.55 366.37 80.51 -
Q3 2017 895.84 679.78 423.44 77.07 -
Q4 2017 845.40 694.78 439.93 77.78 -
Q1 2018 820.77 714.54 505.55 88.69 -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2018 (e) Q1 2018 (a) Change‬
Average 1,020.10 916.83 (10.1 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2018 (e) Q1 2018 (a) Change
Sico 992.00 916.83 (7.6) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 1,016.30 916.83 (9.8) %
SNB Capital 1,052.00 916.83 (12.8) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 80,100.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 3,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 3.01
EPS Diluted ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.91
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 18.86
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 8.88
P/E (TTM) 8.88
Price/book 1.42
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.2
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 16.8

Share Price

26.70
(0.05) (0.19 %)

Riyad Bank (RIBL)


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