Yanbu Cement profit jumps 31% to SAR 157.1M in 2024; Q4 at SAR 28M

Yanbu Cement profit jumps 31% to SAR 157.1M in 2024; Q4 at SAR 28M

17/03/2025 Argaam Exclusive

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Yanbu Cement Co. reported a 31% increase in net profit to SAR 157.1 million in 2024, from SAR 119.9 million a year earlier.



Financials (M)

Item 2023 2024 Change‬
Revenues 827.22 876.13 5.9 %
Gross Income 235.87 291.99 23.8 %
Operating Income 126.21 179.65 42.3 %
Net Income 119.92 157.12 31.0 %
Average Shares 157.50 157.50 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items 0.66 1.00 51.6 %
EPS (Riyals) 0.76 1.00 31.0 %

The annual profit rise was driven by higher sales revenues and lower selling & distribution costs. This is despite the elevated general & administrative expenses, financing costs, and Zakat expenses.

 

The Q4 2024 net profit rose 55% to SAR 28 million, from SAR 18.09 million in Q4 2023.

 

On a sequential basis, the three-month bottom line fell 10.1% from SAR 31.1 million in Q3 2024.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2023 Q4 2024 Change‬
Revenues 240.60 247.88 3.0 %
Gross Income 73.72 89.35 21.2 %
Operating Income 8.32 34.76 317.7 %
Net Income 18.09 27.95 54.5 %
Average Shares 157.50 157.50 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items 0.01 0.18 1414.6 %
EPS (Riyals) 0.11 0.18 54.5 %

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, declined to SAR 2.60 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024, from SAR 2.65 billion in the year before.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2015 437.10 (0.5 %) 224.25 0.4 % 212.34 (0.3 %)
Q2 2015 438.79 (1.6 %) 261.79 9.9 % 250.49 9.2 %
Q3 2015 310.72 5.1 % 161.63 (10.9 %) 150.72 (12.2 %)
Q4 2015 426.36 12.7 % 223.80 6.4 % 212.12 6.7 %
Q1 2016 399.62 (8.6 %) 199.87 (10.9 %) 188.54 (11.2 %)
Q2 2016 348.28 (20.6 %) 169.34 (35.3 %) 155.97 (37.7 %)
Q3 2016 235.52 (24.2 %) 107.30 (33.6 %) 98.09 (34.9 %)
Q4 2016 302.88 (29.0 %) 136.21 (39.1 %) 102.37 (51.7 %)
Q1 2017 307.22 (23.1 %) 131.95 (34.0 %) 122.62 (35.0 %)
Q2 2017 214.25 (38.5 %) 82.86 (51.1 %) 71.50 (54.2 %)
Q3 2017 172.71 (26.7 %) 27.22 (74.6 %) 19.45 (80.2 %)
Q4 2017 222.44 (26.6 %) 115.73 (15.0 %) 100.32 (2.0 %)
Q1 2018 215.53 (29.8 %) 41.31 (68.7 %) 30.27 (75.3 %)
Q2 2018 197.37 (7.9 %) 20.44 (75.3 %) 7.52 (89.5 %)
Q3 2018 152.81 (11.5 %) 23.77 (12.7 %) 12.41 (36.2 %)
Q4 2018 201.43 (9.4 %) 57.34 (50.5 %) 44.74 (55.4 %)
Q1 2019 259.81 20.5 % 92.68 124.3 % 81.20 168.3 %
Q2 2019 209.57 6.2 % 63.15 209.0 % 40.41 437.7 %
Q3 2019 227.97 49.2 % 75.48 217.5 % 65.71 429.6 %
Q4 2019 278.39 38.2 % 103.49 80.5 % 93.76 109.6 %
Q1 2020 277.40 6.8 % 111.05 19.8 % 97.80 20.4 %
Q2 2020 156.93 (25.1 %) 56.13 (11.1 %) 43.59 7.8 %
Q3 2020 240.36 5.4 % 89.65 18.8 % 83.22 26.6 %
Q4 2020 265.30 (4.7 %) 84.95 (17.9 %) 76.04 (18.9 %)
Q1 2021 292.40 5.4 % 81.23 (26.9 %) 68.58 (29.9 %)
Q2 2021 242.69 54.6 % 53.14 (5.3 %) 43.07 (1.2 %)
Q3 2021 207.78 (13.6 %) 50.56 (43.6 %) 37.47 (55.0 %)
Q4 2021 191.16 (27.9 %) 38.68 (54.5 %) (19.75) (126.0 %)
Q1 2022 241.63 (17.4 %) 54.44 (33.0 %) 40.20 (41.4 %)
Q2 2022 238.17 (1.9 %) 63.65 19.8 % 50.83 18.0 %
Q3 2022 262.10 26.1 % 89.25 76.5 % 75.19 100.7 %
Q4 2022 239.27 25.2 % 69.11 78.7 % 58.79 397.6 %
Q1 2023 224.01 (7.3 %) 72.53 33.2 % 55.74 38.7 %
Q2 2023 173.56 (27.1 %) 53.36 (16.2 %) 39.66 (22.0 %)
Q3 2023 189.06 (27.9 %) 36.27 (59.4 %) 22.48 (70.1 %)
Q4 2023 240.60 0.6 % 73.72 6.7 % 8.32 (85.8 %)
Q1 2024 234.17 4.5 % 83.80 15.5 % 65.26 17.1 %
Q2 2024 194.20 11.9 % 64.53 20.9 % 46.97 18.4 %
Q3 2024 199.87 5.7 % 54.31 49.8 % 32.67 45.3 %
Q4 2024 247.88 3.0 % 89.35 21.2 % 34.76 317.7 %
2024 876.13 5.9 % 291.99 23.8 % 179.65 42.3 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items Earnings Per Share before unusual items
Q1 2015 207.17 0.9 % 1.32 - 207.17 1.32
Q2 2015 245.50 2.1 % 1.56 - 245.50 1.56
Q3 2015 144.67 (11.2 %) 0.92 - 144.67 0.92
Q4 2015 208.75 8.0 % 1.33 - 208.75 1.33
Q1 2016 170.69 (17.6 %) 1.08 - 170.69 1.08
Q2 2016 159.23 (35.1 %) 1.01 - 159.23 1.01
Q3 2016 92.06 (36.4 %) 0.58 - 92.06 0.58
Q4 2016 103.78 (50.3 %) 0.66 - 103.78 0.66
Q1 2017 124.27 (27.2 %) 0.79 - 124.27 0.79
Q2 2017 80.48 (49.5 %) 0.51 12.12 68.36 0.43
Q3 2017 17.97 (80.5 %) 0.11 - 17.97 0.11
Q4 2017 96.15 (7.4 %) 0.61 - 96.15 0.61
Q1 2018 39.63 (68.1 %) 0.25 10.77 28.86 0.18
Q2 2018 4.04 (95.0 %) 0.03 - 4.04 0.03
Q3 2018 13.28 (26.1 %) 0.08 - 13.28 0.08
Q4 2018 34.24 (64.4 %) 0.22 - 34.24 0.22
Q1 2019 72.52 83.0 % 0.46 - 72.52 0.46
Q2 2019 40.44 902.1 % 0.26 - 40.44 0.26
Q3 2019 61.94 366.3 % 0.39 - 61.94 0.39
Q4 2019 82.93 142.2 % 0.53 - 82.93 0.53
Q1 2020 92.02 26.9 % 0.58 - 92.02 0.58
Q2 2020 36.67 (9.3 %) 0.23 - 36.67 0.23
Q3 2020 81.44 31.5 % 0.52 - 81.44 0.52
Q4 2020 70.91 (14.5 %) 0.45 - 70.91 0.45
Q1 2021 72.76 (20.9 %) 0.46 - 72.76 0.46
Q2 2021 41.45 13.0 % 0.26 - 41.45 0.26
Q3 2021 35.48 (56.4 %) 0.23 - 35.48 0.23
Q4 2021 9.87 (86.1 %) 0.06 43.70 (33.83) (0.21)
Q1 2022 38.93 (46.5 %) 0.25 - 38.93 0.25
Q2 2022 48.04 15.9 % 0.31 - 48.04 0.31
Q3 2022 69.27 95.2 % 0.44 - 69.27 0.44
Q4 2022 59.16 499.6 % 0.38 - 59.16 0.38
Q1 2023 51.01 31.0 % 0.32 - 51.01 0.32
Q2 2023 35.27 (26.6 %) 0.22 - 35.27 0.22
Q3 2023 15.54 (77.6 %) 0.10 - 15.54 0.10
Q4 2023 18.09 (69.4 %) 0.11 16.25 1.85 0.01
Q1 2024 58.31 14.3 % 0.37 - 58.31 0.37
Q2 2024 39.77 12.7 % 0.25 - 39.77 0.25
Q3 2024 31.10 100.1 % 0.20 - 31.10 0.20
Q4 2024 27.95 54.5 % 0.18 - 27.95 0.18
2024 157.12 31.0 % 1.00 - 157.12 1.00

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2015 54.86 % 65.83 % 50.36 %
Q2 2015 56.63 % 67.51 % 52.19 %
Q3 2015 54.83 % 65.59 % 50.53 %
Q4 2015 54.03 % 64.33 % 49.97 %
Q1 2016 53.77 % 64.52 % 48.85 %
Q2 2016 50.82 % 62.28 % 46.02 %
Q3 2016 49.68 % 61.97 % 44.74 %
Q4 2016 47.63 % 59.82 % 40.87 %
Q1 2017 45.63 % 58.93 % 40.15 %
Q2 2017 43.24 % 58.50 % 36.65 %
Q3 2017 37.94 % 54.41 % 31.53 %
Q4 2017 39.03 % 59.13 % 33.47 %
Q1 2018 32.38 % 53.63 % 25.62 %
Q2 2018 25.33 % 45.66 % 18.19 %
Q3 2018 25.53 % 44.82 % 18.06 %
Q4 2018 18.62 % 37.80 % 10.48 %
Q1 2019 23.94 % 42.02 % 15.29 %
Q2 2019 28.77 % 45.32 % 19.49 %
Q3 2019 32.12 % 47.53 % 23.27 %
Q4 2019 34.31 % 48.74 % 26.42 %
Q1 2020 35.55 % 49.43 % 27.92 %
Q2 2020 36.80 % 52.59 % 29.08 %
Q3 2020 37.81 % 53.74 % 30.75 %
Q4 2020 36.36 % 53.16 % 29.90 %
Q1 2021 32.67 % 49.27 % 27.41 %
Q2 2021 29.69 % 45.30 % 25.61 %
Q3 2021 26.77 % 42.44 % 21.88 %
Q4 2021 23.94 % 34.44 % 12.40 %
Q1 2022 22.28 % 32.50 % 9.29 %
Q2 2022 23.59 % 32.60 % 10.09 %
Q3 2022 26.37 % 33.63 % 13.12 %
Q4 2022 28.17 % 39.91 % 21.95 %
Q1 2023 30.57 % 42.31 % 23.61 %
Q2 2023 31.62 % 44.17 % 23.89 %
Q3 2023 28.00 % 41.80 % 19.49 %
Q4 2023 28.51 % 35.66 % 12.53 %
Q1 2024 29.51 % 36.33 % 13.25 %
Q2 2024 30.11 % 36.17 % 13.46 %
Q3 2024 31.81 % 36.80 % 15.08 %
Q4 2024 33.33 % 39.44 % 17.93 %
2024 33.33 % 39.44 % 17.93 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2015 157.50 5.10 4.98 23.72
Q2 2015 157.50 5.14 5.14 22.77
Q3 2015 157.50 5.02 5.02 22.19
Q4 2015 157.50 5.12 5.12 23.51
Q1 2016 157.50 4.89 4.89 24.56
Q2 2016 157.50 4.34 4.34 21.17
Q3 2016 157.50 4.00 4.00 21.77
Q4 2016 157.50 3.34 3.34 22.27
Q1 2017 157.50 3.04 3.04 21.10
Q2 2017 157.50 2.54 2.47 20.86
Q3 2017 157.50 2.07 2.00 20.98
Q4 2017 157.50 2.02 1.95 21.54
Q1 2018 157.50 1.49 1.34 21.79
Q2 2018 157.50 1.00 0.93 20.57
Q3 2018 157.50 0.97 0.90 20.15
Q4 2018 157.50 0.58 0.51 20.37
Q1 2019 157.50 0.79 0.79 20.83
Q2 2019 157.50 1.02 1.02 20.57
Q3 2019 157.50 1.33 1.33 20.22
Q4 2019 157.50 1.64 1.64 20.77
Q1 2020 157.50 1.76 1.76 21.36
Q2 2020 157.50 1.74 1.74 20.34
Q3 2020 157.50 1.86 1.86 19.82
Q4 2020 157.50 1.78 1.78 19.03
Q1 2021 157.50 1.66 1.66 19.49
Q2 2021 157.50 1.69 1.69 19.75
Q3 2021 157.50 1.40 1.40 18.69
Q4 2021 157.50 1.01 0.74 17.74
Q1 2022 157.50 0.80 0.52 17.99
Q2 2022 157.50 0.84 0.56 17.55
Q3 2022 157.50 1.05 0.78 17.98
Q4 2022 157.50 1.37 1.37 17.58
Q1 2023 157.50 1.44 1.44 17.90
Q2 2023 157.50 1.36 1.36 16.63
Q3 2023 157.50 1.02 1.02 16.74
Q4 2023 157.50 0.76 0.66 16.84
Q1 2024 157.50 0.81 0.70 17.21
Q2 2024 157.50 0.84 0.73 16.71
Q3 2024 157.50 0.93 0.83 16.87
Q4 2024 157.50 1.00 1.00 16.55

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2015 13.56 13.90 2.92
Q2 2015 12.35 12.35 2.78
Q3 2015 10.69 10.69 2.42
Q4 2015 8.52 8.52 1.86
Q1 2016 10.06 10.06 2.00
Q2 2016 9.98 9.98 2.05
Q3 2016 8.41 8.41 1.55
Q4 2016 12.13 12.13 1.82
Q1 2017 12.06 12.06 1.74
Q2 2017 12.55 12.94 1.53
Q3 2017 13.74 14.27 1.36
Q4 2017 16.70 17.36 1.57
Q1 2018 22.28 24.70 1.52
Q2 2018 27.00 28.98 1.32
Q3 2018 22.28 23.97 1.07
Q4 2018 41.45 47.01 1.18
Q1 2019 35.73 35.73 1.35
Q2 2019 30.33 30.33 1.50
Q3 2019 26.09 26.09 1.71
Q4 2019 23.31 23.31 1.84
Q1 2020 14.60 14.60 1.20
Q2 2020 16.12 16.12 1.38
Q3 2020 19.40 19.40 1.82
Q4 2020 22.73 22.73 2.13
Q1 2021 25.96 25.96 2.21
Q2 2021 26.29 26.29 2.25
Q3 2021 29.38 29.38 2.20
Q4 2021 35.73 49.21 2.04
Q1 2022 52.87 81.03 2.35
Q2 2022 40.41 60.34 1.93
Q3 2022 35.46 48.12 2.08
Q4 2022 26.10 26.10 2.03
Q1 2023 24.23 24.23 1.95
Q2 2023 31.39 31.39 2.57
Q3 2023 33.26 33.26 2.03
Q4 2023 45.25 52.34 2.05
Q1 2024 36.71 42.08 1.72
Q2 2024 32.89 37.51 1.65
Q3 2024 25.99 29.21 1.44
Q4 2024 24.36 24.36 1.47

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Bulk Cement Packed Cement Cement Bags Raw Cement (Clinker)
Q1 2019 110.95 66.33 13.23 69.30
Q2 2019 95.23 51.35 7.59 55.41
Q3 2019 105.62 62.59 18.15 41.61
Q4 2019 142.42 79.20 21.71 35.06
Q1 2020 162.95 78.52 15.97 19.97
Q2 2020 91.26 46.64 19.04 -
Q3 2020 135.26 75.94 19.73 9.43
Q4 2020 149.16 82.68 19.08 14.38
Q1 2021 144.11 92.35 16.13 39.81
Q2 2021 118.10 65.53 11.18 47.87
Q3 2021 101.28 64.70 14.28 27.52
Q4 2021 105.01 69.01 11.57 5.57
Q1 2022 119.25 79.47 11.70 31.21
Q2 2022 101.55 64.10 0.60 71.92
Q3 2022 125.06 68.19 0.39 68.45
Q4 2022 115.32 70.36 4.45 49.13
Q1 2023 108.71 65.64 14.56 35.10
Q2 2023 92.81 50.30 4.06 26.38
Q3 2023 79.06 57.79 12.11 40.10
Q4 2023 83.18 58.21 18.06 81.15
Q1 2024 141.16 60.64 12.28 20.10
Q2 2024 125.26 47.30 4.60 17.04
Q3 2024 114.67 54.43 6.04 24.73
Q4 2024 136.36 56.05 9.25 46.23

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2024 (e) Q4 2024 (net income) Change‬
Average 39.56 27.95 (29.3 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2024 (e) Q4 2024 (net income) Change
United Securities Company 34.00 27.95 (17.8) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 38.19 27.95 (26.8) %
Riyad Capital 39.00 27.95 (28.3) %
Al Rajhi Capital 40.00 27.95 (30.1) %
Sico 40.50 27.95 (31.0) %
SNB Capital 42.00 27.95 (33.4) %
AlJazira Capital 43.20 27.95 (35.3) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 3,537.45
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 3,784.13
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 157.50
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 1.00
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 16.55
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 22.51
P/E (TTM) 22.51
Price/book 1.36
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 4.7
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 6.0

Share Price

22.46
0.26 1.17 %

Yanbu Cement Co. (YCC)


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