Eastern Cement’s Q1 2020 net profit jumps 84.7%

Eastern Cement’s Q1 2020 net profit jumps 84.7%

29/04/2020 Argaam Exclusive

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Eastern Province Cement Co. reported a net profit of SAR 85 million for the first quarter of 2020, a jump by 84.7% year-on-year (YoY), compared to a net profit of SAR 46 million for the same period last year.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Change‬
Revenues 181.19 234.03 29.2 %
Gross Income 57.79 93.65 62.1 %
Operating Income 41.14 78.04 89.7 %
Net Income 45.97 85.24 85.4 %
Average Shares 86.00 86.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.53 0.99 85.4 %

The company attributed the rise in profits to higher sales value and volume due to improvement in local demand, lower general and administrative expenses (G&As) and selling and marketing costs, and increase in revenues from investments and shares in associates.

 

When compared to previous quarter, net profit rose 28.7% due to higher sales value and volume, lower G&As, and decrease in Zakat and other expenses.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2011 210.50 0.1 % 98.33 (7.2 %) 86.55 (9.6 %)
Q2 2011 214.92 (7.2 %) 109.21 2.6 % 99.28 2.3 %
Q3 2011 170.72 (0.4 %) 93.80 16.6 % 85.67 17.2 %
Q4 2011 216.43 4.9 % 117.35 23.6 % 105.80 25.0 %
Q1 2012 238.21 13.2 % 123.60 25.7 % 111.14 28.4 %
Q2 2012 212.79 (1.0 %) 108.86 (0.3 %) 99.79 0.5 %
Q3 2012 175.09 2.6 % 89.50 (4.6 %) 80.53 (6.0 %)
Q4 2012 228.79 5.7 % 98.73 (15.9 %) 82.99 (21.6 %)
Q1 2013 237.85 (0.2 %) 114.81 (7.1 %) 103.37 (7.0 %)
Q2 2013 203.39 (4.4 %) 80.49 (26.1 %) 68.59 (31.3 %)
Q3 2013 174.92 (0.1 %) 79.00 (11.7 %) 68.78 (14.6 %)
Q4 2013 212.57 (7.1 %) 74.04 (25.0 %) 57.12 (31.2 %)
Q1 2014 214.60 (9.8 %) 92.28 (19.6 %) 76.21 (26.3 %)
Q2 2014 217.73 7.1 % 94.15 17.0 % 80.60 17.5 %
Q3 2014 193.08 10.4 % 73.56 (6.9 %) 59.37 (13.7 %)
Q4 2014 219.70 3.4 % 92.72 25.2 % 78.20 36.9 %
Q1 2015 254.48 18.6 % 108.33 17.4 % 90.05 18.1 %
Q2 2015 254.15 16.7 % 108.12 14.8 % 91.80 13.9 %
Q3 2015 192.12 (0.5 %) 82.94 12.8 % 67.99 14.5 %
Q4 2015 239.22 8.9 % 94.51 1.9 % 80.36 2.8 %
Q1 2016 245.29 (3.6 %) 95.34 (12.0 %) 75.61 (16.0 %)
Q2 2016 207.53 (18.3 %) 66.52 (38.5 %) 50.47 (45.0 %)
Q3 2016 172.19 (10.4 %) 60.22 (27.4 %) 37.80 (44.4 %)
Q4 2016 231.59 (3.2 %) 68.47 (27.6 %) 54.28 (32.5 %)
Q1 2017 202.27 (17.5 %) 60.26 (36.8 %) 39.91 (47.2 %)
Q2 2017 159.38 (23.2 %) 41.24 (38.0 %) 28.12 (44.3 %)
Q3 2017 122.10 (29.1 %) 32.73 (45.7 %) 18.13 (52.0 %)
Q4 2017 156.87 (32.3 %) 31.06 (54.6 %) 13.15 (75.8 %)
Q1 2018 138.65 (31.5 %) 32.45 (46.2 %) 17.14 (57.0 %)
Q2 2018 151.62 (4.9 %) 37.73 (8.5 %) 20.69 (26.4 %)
Q3 2018 122.03 (0.1 %) 21.27 (35.0 %) 7.01 (61.3 %)
Q4 2018 153.44 (2.2 %) 39.71 27.8 % 24.01 82.5 %
Q1 2019 181.19 30.7 % 57.79 78.1 % 41.14 140.0 %
Q2 2019 158.76 4.7 % 39.50 4.7 % 23.59 14.0 %
Q3 2019 173.84 42.5 % 50.72 138.5 % 37.35 432.6 %
Q4 2019 215.00 40.1 % 69.95 76.1 % 59.39 147.4 %
Q1 2020 234.03 29.2 % 93.65 62.1 % 78.04 89.7 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2011 82.55 (10.5 %) 0.96 - 82.55 0.96
Q2 2011 101.05 (3.1 %) 1.17 - 101.05 1.17
Q3 2011 74.71 17.5 % 0.87 - 74.71 0.87
Q4 2011 105.64 27.4 % 1.23 - 105.64 1.23
Q1 2012 104.06 26.1 % 1.21 - 104.06 1.21
Q2 2012 103.18 2.1 % 1.20 - 103.18 1.20
Q3 2012 83.78 12.1 % 0.97 - 83.78 0.97
Q4 2012 95.64 (9.5 %) 1.11 (3.93) 99.57 1.16
Q1 2013 109.45 5.2 % 1.27 - 109.45 1.27
Q2 2013 77.42 (25.0 %) 0.90 - 77.42 0.90
Q3 2013 67.65 (19.2 %) 0.79 - 67.65 0.79
Q4 2013 54.63 (42.9 %) 0.64 - 54.63 0.64
Q1 2014 156.73 43.2 % 1.82 80.70 76.03 0.88
Q2 2014 81.64 5.4 % 0.95 0.00 81.63 0.95
Q3 2014 55.94 (17.3 %) 0.65 - 55.94 0.65
Q4 2014 79.25 45.0 % 0.92 - 79.25 0.92
Q1 2015 84.94 (45.8 %) 0.99 - 84.94 0.99
Q2 2015 92.77 13.6 % 1.08 - 92.77 1.08
Q3 2015 66.73 19.3 % 0.78 - 66.73 0.78
Q4 2015 87.86 10.9 % 1.02 1.83 86.03 1.00
Q1 2016 86.18 1.5 % 1.00 - 86.18 1.00
Q2 2016 47.33 (49.0 %) 0.55 - 47.33 0.55
Q3 2016 42.03 (37.0 %) 0.49 - 42.03 0.49
Q4 2016 51.66 (41.2 %) 0.60 - 51.66 0.60
Q1 2017 50.40 (41.5 %) 0.59 - 50.40 0.59
Q2 2017 35.11 (25.8 %) 0.41 - 35.11 0.41
Q3 2017 13.88 (67.0 %) 0.16 - 13.88 0.16
Q4 2017 7.75 (85.0 %) 0.09 - 7.75 0.09
Q1 2018 16.51 (67.2 %) 0.19 - 16.51 0.19
Q2 2018 18.80 (46.5 %) 0.22 - 18.80 0.22
Q3 2018 8.87 (36.1 %) 0.10 - 8.87 0.10
Q4 2018 25.56 229.7 % 0.30 - 25.56 0.30
Q1 2019 45.97 178.4 % 0.53 - 45.97 0.53
Q2 2019 31.79 69.1 % 0.37 - 31.79 0.37
Q3 2019 36.45 310.8 % 0.42 - 36.45 0.42
Q4 2019 66.49 160.1 % 0.77 - 66.49 0.77
Q1 2020 85.24 85.4 % 0.99 - 85.24 0.99

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2011 46.36 % 53.20 % 40.66 %
Q2 2011 47.68 % 55.18 % 41.10 %
Q3 2011 49.38 % 57.07 % 42.53 %
Q4 2011 51.53 % 58.79 % 44.79 %
Q1 2012 52.83 % 59.64 % 45.87 %
Q2 2012 52.93 % 59.02 % 46.25 %
Q3 2012 52.14 % 57.68 % 47.08 %
Q4 2012 49.21 % 54.65 % 45.69 %
Q1 2013 48.20 % 53.88 % 46.34 %
Q2 2013 45.38 % 50.46 % 43.81 %
Q3 2013 44.15 % 49.61 % 41.91 %
Q4 2013 42.03 % 47.15 % 37.31 %
Q1 2014 40.45 % 45.79 % 34.23 %
Q2 2014 41.41 % 48.07 % 34.15 %
Q3 2014 39.86 % 46.57 % 32.01 %
Q4 2014 41.73 % 50.17 % 34.65 %
Q1 2015 41.67 % 49.66 % 34.10 %
Q2 2015 41.54 % 48.96 % 33.96 %
Q3 2015 42.60 % 49.96 % 35.17 %
Q4 2015 41.91 % 48.80 % 35.16 %
Q1 2016 40.92 % 47.21 % 35.64 %
Q2 2016 38.38 % 45.38 % 32.38 %
Q3 2016 36.63 % 43.53 % 30.27 %
Q4 2016 33.92 % 41.10 % 26.52 %
Q1 2017 31.40 % 38.80 % 23.53 %
Q2 2017 30.07 % 37.43 % 23.41 %
Q3 2017 28.33 % 35.83 % 21.12 %
Q4 2017 25.80 % 32.36 % 16.73 %
Q1 2018 23.83 % 31.92 % 12.70 %
Q2 2018 23.53 % 31.07 % 10.00 %
Q3 2018 21.52 % 28.97 % 9.13 %
Q4 2018 23.18 % 30.71 % 12.33 %
Q1 2019 25.73 % 32.37 % 16.31 %
Q2 2019 25.72 % 32.31 % 18.23 %
Q3 2019 28.13 % 34.22 % 20.95 %
Q4 2019 29.91 % 36.19 % 24.79 %
Q1 2020 32.47 % 38.20 % 28.14 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2011 86.00 3.88 3.88 22.10
Q2 2011 86.00 3.84 3.84 23.27
Q3 2011 86.00 3.97 3.97 23.91
Q4 2011 86.00 4.23 4.23 25.09
Q1 2012 86.00 4.48 4.48 23.16
Q2 2012 86.00 4.51 4.51 24.09
Q3 2012 86.00 4.61 4.61 25.22
Q4 2012 86.00 4.50 4.54 26.35
Q1 2013 86.00 4.56 4.60 23.66
Q2 2013 86.00 4.26 4.30 24.74
Q3 2013 86.00 4.07 4.12 25.56
Q4 2013 86.00 3.59 3.59 26.55
Q1 2014 86.00 4.14 3.21 24.03
Q2 2014 86.00 4.19 3.26 25.04
Q3 2014 86.00 4.06 3.12 25.79
Q4 2014 86.00 4.34 3.41 26.29
Q1 2015 86.00 3.51 3.51 24.72
Q2 2015 86.00 3.64 3.64 25.89
Q3 2015 86.00 3.76 3.76 26.43
Q4 2015 86.00 3.86 3.84 27.35
Q1 2016 86.00 3.88 3.86 25.81
Q2 2016 86.00 3.35 3.33 26.42
Q3 2016 86.00 3.06 3.04 26.90
Q4 2016 86.00 2.64 2.64 26.01
Q1 2017 86.00 2.23 2.23 25.13
Q2 2017 86.00 2.08 2.08 25.52
Q3 2017 86.00 1.76 1.76 25.69
Q4 2017 86.00 1.25 1.25 25.75
Q1 2018 86.00 0.85 0.85 26.07
Q2 2018 86.00 0.66 0.66 25.48
Q3 2018 86.00 0.60 0.60 25.43
Q4 2018 86.00 0.81 0.81 25.60
Q1 2019 86.00 1.15 1.15 26.16
Q2 2019 86.00 1.30 1.30 25.67
Q3 2019 86.00 1.63 1.63 26.02
Q4 2019 86.00 2.10 2.10 28.04
Q1 2020 86.00 2.56 2.56 28.77

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2011 12.05 12.05 2.11
Q2 2011 12.90 12.90 2.13
Q3 2011 12.07 12.07 2.00
Q4 2011 13.11 13.11 2.21
Q1 2012 13.16 13.16 2.55
Q2 2012 11.76 11.76 2.20
Q3 2012 11.27 11.27 2.06
Q4 2012 12.79 12.66 2.18
Q1 2013 12.34 12.22 2.38
Q2 2013 13.79 13.65 2.37
Q3 2013 14.12 13.97 2.25
Q4 2013 16.55 16.55 2.24
Q1 2014 13.87 17.93 2.39
Q2 2014 14.37 18.51 2.41
Q3 2014 15.63 20.33 2.46
Q4 2014 12.74 16.25 2.10
Q1 2015 15.71 15.71 2.23
Q2 2015 12.66 12.66 1.78
Q3 2015 9.94 9.94 1.42
Q4 2015 8.21 8.25 1.16
Q1 2016 8.00 8.05 1.20
Q2 2016 8.97 9.02 1.14
Q3 2016 8.29 8.35 0.94
Q4 2016 13.06 13.06 1.33
Q1 2017 13.12 13.12 1.16
Q2 2017 11.59 11.59 0.95
Q3 2017 13.71 13.71 0.94
Q4 2017 21.18 21.18 1.02
Q1 2018 29.65 29.65 0.97
Q2 2018 37.30 37.30 0.97
Q3 2018 33.68 33.68 0.80
Q4 2018 25.55 25.55 0.81
Q1 2019 21.00 21.00 0.93
Q2 2019 23.15 23.15 1.18
Q3 2019 20.83 20.83 1.30
Q4 2019 17.13 17.13 1.28
Q1 2020 11.03 11.03 0.98

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Cement Ready-mixed Concrete Construction support business elimination
Q3 2012 175.08 - - -
Q4 2012 152.98 33.66 42.16 -
Q1 2013 216.34 16.81 4.70 -
Q2 2013 186.01 12.24 5.14 -
Q3 2013 155.15 18.27 1.49 -
Q4 2013 192.22 19.89 0.46 -
Q1 2014 195.12 2.88 16.61 -
Q2 2014 196.02 30.34 - -
Q3 2014 145.32 43.77 3.99 -
Q4 2014 188.96 41.70 - -
Q1 2015 204.72 48.51 1.25 -
Q2 2015 195.96 57.46 0.73 -
Q3 2015 141.41 49.49 1.22 -
Q4 2015 195.22 41.42 2.58 -
Q1 2016 191.97 53.32 - -
Q2 2016 153.40 54.13 - -
Q3 2016 103.72 68.46 - -
Q4 2016 147.17 84.42 - -
Q1 2017 130.20 72.08 - -
Q2 2017 95.77 63.61 - -
Q3 2017 80.20 41.89 - -
Q4 2017 118.87 38.00 - -
Q1 2018 102.98 35.67 - -
Q2 2018 100.85 50.77 - -
Q3 2018 80.01 42.02 - -
Q4 2018 119.43 34.01 - -
Q1 2019 150.03 31.16 - -
Q2 2019 119.55 39.21 - -
Q3 2019 146.01 27.83 - -
Q4 2019 194.13 20.87 - -
Q1 2020 208.18 25.85 - -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2020 (e) Q1 2020 (a) Change‬
Average 68.70 85.24 24.07 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2020 (e) Q1 2020 (a) Change
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 85.00 85.24 0.3 %
AlJazira Capital 73.10 85.24 16.6 %
SNB Capital 48.00 85.24 77.6 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 2,868.10
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 2,646.30
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 86.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.55
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 28.19
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 11.40
P/E (TTM) 13.07
Price/book 1.18
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 7.7
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 9.2

Share Price

33.35
(0.05) (0.15 %)

Eastern Province Cement Co. (EPCCO)


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