Saudi Cement H1 2023 profit jumps 28% to SAR 209 mln; Q2 at SAR 85.2 mln

Saudi Cement H1 2023 profit jumps 28% to SAR 209 mln; Q2 at SAR 85.2 mln

07/08/2023 Argaam Exclusive

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Saudi Cement Co. reported a net profit of SAR 209 million in H1 2023, a rise of 28% from SAR 163.7 million a year earlier, backed by better sales revenue and volume despite a decline in local sales.



Financials (M)

Item 6m 2022 6m 2023 Change‬
Revenues 664.03 765.89 15.3 %
Gross Income 246.71 320.85 30.1 %
Operating Income 163.02 217.49 33.4 %
Net Income 163.66 208.98 27.7 %
Average Shares 153.00 153.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.07 1.37 27.7 %

Further, the company reported higher gains from the sale of an investment of a subsidiary and lower Zakat expenses despite increased general and administrative expenses (G&A), selling and distribution expenses, and finance charges.

 

Saudi Cement’s profit share from an associate and other revenues declined.

 

The cement producer reported a 17% drop in Q2 2023 net profit to SAR 85.2 million, compared to SAR 102.54 million in Q2 2022, due to a decline in local sales value and volumes.

 

G&A, selling and distribution expenses, and finance charges all increased during the three-month period. In addition, the company’s profit share from an associate and other revenues declined.

 

The net profit also fell by 31.2% from SAR 123.79 million in Q1 2023 on lower revenue, higher finance charges, and lower gains from the sale of an investment.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q2 2022 Q2 2023 Change‬
Revenues 348.97 356.26 2.1 %
Gross Income 145.97 145.08 (0.6 %)
Operating Income 102.95 93.75 (8.9 %)
Net Income 102.54 85.19 (16.9 %)
Average Shares 153.00 153.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.67 0.56 (16.9 %)

Shareholders’ equity, with no minority interest, decreased to SAR 2 billion as of June 30, 2023, from SAR 2.06 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2014 534.76 (12.7 %) 326.08 (12.8 %) 303.59 (13.4 %)
Q2 2014 538.38 (14.1 %) 322.82 (5.0 %) 295.78 (6.5 %)
Q3 2014 425.74 (6.5 %) 264.43 1.5 % 237.23 (0.3 %)
Q4 2014 525.71 6.6 % 315.73 1.9 % 286.84 1.8 %
Q1 2015 550.88 3.0 % 339.26 4.0 % 310.22 2.2 %
Q2 2015 499.63 (7.2 %) 283.93 (12.0 %) 258.44 (12.6 %)
Q3 2015 398.31 (6.4 %) 232.75 (12.0 %) 209.94 (11.5 %)
Q4 2015 483.58 (8.0 %) 280.09 (11.3 %) 251.17 (12.4 %)
Q1 2016 506.93 (8.0 %) 295.22 (13.0 %) 271.34 (12.5 %)
Q2 2016 498.78 (0.2 %) 282.36 (0.6 %) 257.31 (0.4 %)
Q3 2016 375.05 (5.8 %) 232.19 (0.2 %) 208.61 (0.6 %)
Q4 2016 397.38 (17.8 %) 220.82 (21.2 %) 194.85 (22.4 %)
Q1 2017 346.35 (31.7 %) 191.19 (35.2 %) 168.27 (38.0 %)
Q2 2017 269.45 (46.0 %) 121.16 (57.1 %) 99.09 (61.5 %)
Q3 2017 250.19 (33.3 %) 115.58 (50.2 %) 93.71 (55.1 %)
Q4 2017 318.54 (19.8 %) 140.88 (36.2 %) 112.45 (42.3 %)
Q1 2018 330.46 (4.6 %) 169.32 (11.4 %) 148.47 (11.8 %)
Q2 2018 245.75 (8.8 %) 96.13 (20.7 %) 64.13 (35.3 %)
Q3 2018 239.55 (4.3 %) 113.12 (2.1 %) 80.61 (14.0 %)
Q4 2018 303.80 (4.6 %) 159.42 13.2 % 123.59 9.9 %
Q1 2019 390.36 18.1 % 181.04 6.9 % 141.00 (5.0 %)
Q2 2019 338.61 37.8 % 140.28 45.9 % 99.70 55.5 %
Q3 2019 310.12 29.5 % 131.84 16.5 % 92.84 15.2 %
Q4 2019 402.54 32.5 % 196.64 23.3 % 157.45 27.4 %
Q1 2020 450.36 15.4 % 202.77 12.0 % 157.77 11.9 %
Q2 2020 297.45 (12.2 %) 123.67 (11.8 %) 82.92 (16.8 %)
Q3 2020 386.81 24.7 % 163.18 23.8 % 113.99 22.8 %
Q4 2020 435.01 8.1 % 176.75 (10.1 %) 124.38 (21.0 %)
Q1 2021 429.07 (4.7 %) 173.63 (14.4 %) 124.68 (21.0 %)
Q2 2021 348.12 17.0 % 138.70 12.2 % 91.96 10.9 %
Q3 2021 304.93 (21.2 %) 109.05 (33.2 %) 62.75 (45.0 %)
Q4 2021 327.45 (24.7 %) 109.01 (38.3 %) 64.91 (47.8 %)
Q1 2022 315.06 (26.6 %) 100.74 (42.0 %) 60.08 (51.8 %)
Q2 2022 348.97 0.2 % 145.97 5.2 % 102.95 11.9 %
Q3 2022 328.05 7.6 % 124.36 14.0 % 85.75 36.6 %
Q4 2022 427.74 30.6 % 197.81 81.5 % 155.14 139.0 %
Q1 2023 409.63 30.0 % 175.78 74.5 % 123.74 106.0 %
Q2 2023 356.26 2.1 % 145.08 (0.6 %) 93.75 (8.9 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2014 286.05 (15.9 %) 1.87 - 286.05 1.87
Q2 2014 288.30 (6.1 %) 1.88 - 288.30 1.88
Q3 2014 231.72 1.2 % 1.51 - 231.72 1.51
Q4 2014 268.02 8.4 % 1.75 - 268.02 1.75
Q1 2015 303.10 6.0 % 1.98 - 303.10 1.98
Q2 2015 253.82 (12.0 %) 1.66 - 253.82 1.66
Q3 2015 207.57 (10.4 %) 1.36 - 207.57 1.36
Q4 2015 175.70 (34.4 %) 1.15 (66.15) 241.85 1.58
Q1 2016 262.57 (13.4 %) 1.72 - 262.57 1.72
Q2 2016 249.46 (1.7 %) 1.63 - 249.46 1.63
Q3 2016 202.28 (2.5 %) 1.32 - 202.28 1.32
Q4 2016 186.66 6.2 % 1.22 - 186.66 1.22
Q1 2017 164.70 (37.3 %) 1.08 - 164.70 1.08
Q2 2017 93.95 (62.3 %) 0.61 - 93.95 0.61
Q3 2017 87.35 (56.8 %) 0.57 - 87.35 0.57
Q4 2017 107.45 (42.4 %) 0.70 - 107.45 0.70
Q1 2018 142.23 (13.6 %) 0.93 - 142.23 0.93
Q2 2018 58.05 (38.2 %) 0.38 - 58.05 0.38
Q3 2018 75.41 (13.7 %) 0.49 - 75.41 0.49
Q4 2018 124.83 16.2 % 0.82 - 124.83 0.82
Q1 2019 132.44 (6.9 %) 0.87 - 132.44 0.87
Q2 2019 92.34 59.1 % 0.60 - 92.34 0.60
Q3 2019 83.02 10.1 % 0.54 - 83.02 0.54
Q4 2019 143.60 15.0 % 0.94 - 143.60 0.94
Q1 2020 148.51 12.1 % 0.97 - 148.51 0.97
Q2 2020 75.70 (18.0 %) 0.49 - 75.70 0.49
Q3 2020 107.64 29.7 % 0.70 - 107.64 0.70
Q4 2020 124.12 (13.6 %) 0.81 - 124.12 0.81
Q1 2021 119.42 (19.6 %) 0.78 - 119.42 0.78
Q2 2021 86.37 14.1 % 0.56 - 86.37 0.56
Q3 2021 58.72 (45.4 %) 0.38 - 58.72 0.38
Q4 2021 67.40 (45.7 %) 0.44 - 67.40 0.44
Q1 2022 61.13 (48.8 %) 0.40 - 61.13 0.40
Q2 2022 102.54 18.7 % 0.67 - 102.54 0.67
Q3 2022 80.65 37.3 % 0.53 - 80.65 0.53
Q4 2022 154.52 129.3 % 1.01 - 154.52 1.01
Q1 2023 123.79 102.5 % 0.81 8.84 114.95 0.75
Q2 2023 85.19 (16.9 %) 0.56 - 85.19 0.56

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 58.61 % 63.45 % 50.71 %
Q2 2014 60.31 % 65.26 % 51.98 %
Q3 2014 61.40 % 66.27 % 52.88 %
Q4 2014 60.71 % 65.63 % 53.05 %
Q1 2015 60.87 % 65.62 % 53.47 %
Q2 2015 60.11 % 65.26 % 52.78 %
Q3 2015 59.34 % 64.97 % 52.29 %
Q4 2015 58.79 % 64.64 % 52.08 %
Q1 2016 57.82 % 64.19 % 51.14 %
Q2 2016 57.77 % 64.19 % 50.94 %
Q3 2016 58.46 % 65.04 % 51.29 %
Q4 2016 57.96 % 65.13 % 50.67 %
Q1 2017 57.28 % 65.04 % 49.65 %
Q2 2017 55.13 % 64.08 % 46.65 %
Q3 2017 51.35 % 60.90 % 42.16 %
Q4 2017 48.02 % 57.56 % 38.28 %
Q1 2018 46.80 % 56.48 % 36.88 %
Q2 2018 45.58 % 54.48 % 34.51 %
Q3 2018 45.79 % 53.62 % 33.78 %
Q4 2018 48.05 % 55.18 % 35.77 %
Q1 2019 46.61 % 51.94 % 33.13 %
Q2 2019 46.68 % 51.15 % 33.40 %
Q3 2019 45.62 % 49.70 % 32.22 %
Q4 2019 45.07 % 48.88 % 31.31 %
Q1 2020 44.72 % 48.26 % 31.13 %
Q2 2020 44.84 % 48.72 % 30.87 %
Q3 2020 44.64 % 47.79 % 30.93 %
Q4 2020 42.45 % 44.85 % 29.05 %
Q1 2021 41.16 % 43.35 % 27.57 %
Q2 2021 40.79 % 42.52 % 27.36 %
Q3 2021 39.43 % 41.52 % 25.62 %
Q4 2021 37.63 % 40.55 % 23.55 %
Q1 2022 35.31 % 39.14 % 21.12 %
Q2 2022 35.85 % 40.06 % 22.35 %
Q3 2022 36.38 % 41.24 % 23.62 %
Q4 2022 40.07 % 44.71 % 28.09 %
Q1 2023 42.52 % 46.04 % 29.89 %
Q2 2023 42.26 % 44.96 % 28.61 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 153.00 6.99 6.99 19.33
Q2 2014 153.00 6.87 6.87 17.38
Q3 2014 153.00 6.88 6.88 18.90
Q4 2014 153.00 7.02 7.02 20.65
Q1 2015 153.00 7.13 7.13 20.12
Q2 2015 153.00 6.91 6.91 18.77
Q3 2015 153.00 6.75 6.75 20.13
Q4 2015 153.00 6.15 6.58 21.28
Q1 2016 153.00 5.88 6.31 19.37
Q2 2016 153.00 5.85 6.28 18.25
Q3 2016 153.00 5.82 6.25 19.57
Q4 2016 153.00 5.89 5.89 20.85
Q1 2017 153.00 5.25 5.25 21.92
Q2 2017 153.00 4.23 4.23 17.54
Q3 2017 153.00 3.48 3.48 18.11
Q4 2017 153.00 2.96 2.96 18.81
Q1 2018 153.00 2.82 2.82 19.74
Q2 2018 153.00 2.58 2.58 16.87
Q3 2018 153.00 2.50 2.50 17.36
Q4 2018 153.00 2.62 2.62 18.22
Q1 2019 153.00 2.55 2.55 19.08
Q2 2019 153.00 2.78 2.78 16.43
Q3 2019 153.00 2.83 2.83 16.97
Q4 2019 153.00 2.95 2.95 17.84
Q1 2020 153.00 3.06 3.06 18.81
Q2 2020 153.00 2.95 2.95 15.81
Q3 2020 153.00 3.11 3.11 16.51
Q4 2020 153.00 2.98 2.98 17.33
Q1 2021 153.00 2.79 2.79 18.11
Q2 2021 153.00 2.86 2.86 15.15
Q3 2021 153.00 2.54 2.54 15.54
Q4 2021 153.00 2.17 2.17 15.90
Q1 2022 153.00 1.79 1.79 16.30
Q2 2022 153.00 1.89 1.89 13.47
Q3 2022 153.00 2.04 2.04 14.00
Q4 2022 153.00 2.61 2.61 14.99
Q1 2023 153.00 3.02 2.96 15.80
Q2 2023 153.00 2.90 2.85 13.10

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 15.23 15.23 5.51
Q2 2014 16.78 16.78 6.63
Q3 2014 16.59 16.59 6.04
Q4 2014 13.63 13.63 4.63
Q1 2015 12.58 12.58 4.46
Q2 2015 14.00 14.00 5.15
Q3 2015 10.63 10.63 3.56
Q4 2015 10.56 9.86 3.05
Q1 2016 10.73 9.99 3.26
Q2 2016 10.80 10.05 3.46
Q3 2016 9.55 8.89 2.84
Q4 2016 12.09 12.09 3.42
Q1 2017 11.40 11.40 2.73
Q2 2017 12.27 12.27 2.96
Q3 2017 12.03 12.03 2.31
Q4 2017 16.00 16.00 2.52
Q1 2018 19.93 19.93 2.84
Q2 2018 19.23 19.23 2.94
Q3 2018 17.89 17.89 2.58
Q4 2018 18.55 18.55 2.67
Q1 2019 22.91 22.91 3.07
Q2 2019 25.23 25.23 4.27
Q3 2019 25.18 25.18 4.20
Q4 2019 23.76 23.76 3.93
Q1 2020 16.04 16.04 2.60
Q2 2020 17.99 17.99 3.35
Q3 2020 18.70 18.70 3.52
Q4 2020 20.64 20.64 3.55
Q1 2021 23.80 23.80 3.67
Q2 2021 22.24 22.24 4.20
Q3 2021 24.72 24.72 4.04
Q4 2021 25.26 25.26 3.45
Q1 2022 34.05 34.05 3.74
Q2 2022 26.87 26.87 3.78
Q3 2022 25.62 25.62 3.73
Q4 2022 19.56 19.56 3.40
Q1 2023 18.57 18.93 3.55
Q2 2023 20.46 20.88 4.53

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Cement Clinker
Q3 2021 250.73 54.19
Q4 2021 276.54 50.91
Q1 2022 271.09 43.97
Q2 2022 290.74 58.24
Q3 2022 315.81 12.24
Q4 2022 402.14 25.60
Q1 2023 346.31 63.31
Q2 2023 306.89 49.38

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 91.67 85.19 (7.1 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q2 2023 (e) Q2 2023 (a) Change
SNB Capital 83.10 85.19 2.5 %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 81.40 85.19 4.6 %
Value Capital 77.19 85.19 10.4 %
Al Rajhi Capital 97.00 85.19 (12.2) %
U-Capital 97.40 85.19 (12.5) %
Riyad Capital 103.00 85.19 (17.3) %
Hermes 105.00 85.19 (18.9) %
AlJazira Capital 70.90 85.19 20.1 %
United Securities Company 110.00 85.19 (22.6) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 6,250.05
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 6,674.15
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 153.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.65
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 13.83
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 15.43
P/E (TTM) 15.43
Price/book 2.95
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 12.5
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 19.3

Share Price

40.85
(0.55) (1.33 %)

Saudi Cement Co. (SAUDI CEMENT)


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