Nama Chemicals trims losses to SAR 29.3M in 9M 2024; Q3 at SAR 48.1M

Nama Chemicals trims losses to SAR 29.3M in 9M 2024; Q3 at SAR 48.1M

11/11/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Nama Chemicals Co. narrowed its net loss to SAR 29.3 million in the first nine months of 2024 from SAR 95 million a year earlier. 



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2023 9m 2024 Change‬
Revenues 344.50 283.03 (17.8 %)
Gross Income (27.75) (38.56) (38.9 %)
Operating Income (83.49) (91.29) (9.3 %)
Net Income (95.02) (29.31) 69.2 %
Average Shares 23.52 23.52 -
EPS (Riyals) (4.04) (1.25) 69.2 %

The major reason for decrease in net loss is reversal of impairment on plant, machinery and equipment.

 

The period’s performance was driven by lower cost of sales due to the decrease in sold quantities, higher selling and distribution expenses due to increase in freight cost in spite of lower sales volume and higher general and admin expenses due to increase in SAP licensing fees and audit fee.

 

There was an increase in finance cost is due to adoption of IFRS 9 for effective interest rate on SIDF loans.

 

Similarly, the increase in other income is due to amortization of government grant as per IFRS 9.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2023 Q3 2024 Change‬
Revenues 89.31 96.40 7.9 %
Gross Income (27.26) (20.85) 23.5 %
Operating Income (46.11) (38.19) 17.2 %
Net Income (49.86) (48.08) 3.6 %
Average Shares 23.52 23.52 -
EPS (Riyals) (2.12) (2.04) 3.6 %

Meanwhile, the company reported a decrease in product sales quantities, in addition to the decrease in the average selling prices of final products due to global economic conditions and their impact on the decline in demand.

 

The chemical producer’s net loss shrank to SAR 48.1 million in Q3 2024 from SAR 49.9 million a year ago.

 

Sequentially, the company turned to losses against a profit of SAR 52.94 million from Q2 2024.

 

Shareholders’ equity, with no minority interest, reached SAR 200.27 million by the end of 9M 2024, from SAR 290.9 million in the year-earlier period.

 

Accumulated losses stood at SAR 35.3 million as of Sept. 30, 2024, representing 13.93% of capital.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2015 127.00 (28.9 %) (6.45) (253.4 %) (21.86) (31.2 %)
Q2 2015 114.62 (25.2 %) 9.06 305.0 % (9.01) 64.7 %
Q3 2015 110.47 (32.9 %) (11.99) (753.8 %) (28.74) (36.5 %)
Q4 2015 107.58 (39.9 %) (15.56) (3.9 %) (32.82) 16.1 %
Q1 2016 112.90 (11.1 %) (1.84) 71.5 % (18.88) 13.6 %
Q2 2016 122.21 6.6 % (6.61) (172.9 %) (25.80) (186.3 %)
Q3 2016 102.15 (7.5 %) (8.46) 29.4 % (25.01) 13.0 %
Q4 2016 115.62 7.5 % 5.02 132.2 % (44.19) (34.6 %)
Q1 2017 130.15 15.3 % 16.90 1020.1 % 2.38 112.6 %
Q2 2017 160.04 31.0 % 23.48 455.4 % 5.25 120.3 %
Q3 2017 145.64 42.6 % 19.58 331.3 % 3.56 114.2 %
Q4 2017 162.85 40.9 % 31.13 520.7 % 8.98 120.3 %
Q1 2018 181.84 39.7 % 52.41 210.1 % 36.69 1444.9 %
Q2 2018 162.35 1.4 % 47.65 102.9 % 28.80 448.5 %
Q3 2018 137.48 (5.6 %) 19.24 (1.7 %) 4.32 21.4 %
Q4 2018 142.67 (12.4 %) 8.25 (73.5 %) (11.02) (222.7 %)
Q1 2019 148.26 (18.5 %) 26.62 (49.2 %) 3.90 (89.4 %)
Q2 2019 134.21 (17.3 %) 18.62 (60.9 %) 2.39 (91.7 %)
Q3 2019 119.48 (13.1 %) 12.49 (35.1 %) (2.84) (165.7 %)
Q4 2019 124.00 (13.1 %) 16.21 96.4 % 16.21 247.2 %
Q1 2020 120.02 (19.0 %) 9.57 (64.0 %) (6.57) (268.6 %)
Q2 2020 104.54 (22.1 %) 11.49 (38.3 %) 0.89 (62.7 %)
Q3 2020 99.95 (16.3 %) 3.06 (75.5 %) (11.80) (315.5 %)
Q4 2020 114.73 (7.5 %) (2.95) (118.2 %) (21.01) (229.6 %)
Q1 2021 162.82 35.7 % 34.00 255.2 % 12.84 295.5 %
Q2 2021 122.83 17.5 % 28.91 151.7 % 9.48 964.6 %
Q3 2021 134.82 34.9 % 23.66 673.8 % 5.17 143.9 %
Q4 2021 133.81 16.6 % 13.10 544.4 % (11.67) 44.4 %
Q1 2022 172.81 6.1 % 52.04 53.0 % 32.79 155.4 %
Q2 2022 154.89 26.1 % 51.38 77.7 % 30.81 225.1 %
Q3 2022 132.30 (1.9 %) 17.23 (27.2 %) (1.68) (132.4 %)
Q4 2022 117.21 (12.4 %) 0.29 (97.8 %) (18.27) (56.5 %)
Q1 2023 131.06 (24.2 %) 2.91 (94.4 %) (15.12) (146.1 %)
Q2 2023 124.13 (19.9 %) (3.41) (106.6 %) (22.26) (172.3 %)
Q3 2023 89.31 (32.5 %) (27.26) (258.2 %) (46.11) (2,649.5 %)
Q4 2023 100.74 (14.1 %) (14.93) (5267.1 %) (39.34) (115.4 %)
Q1 2024 98.08 (25.2 %) (6.42) (320.7 %) (25.64) (69.6 %)
Q2 2024 88.55 (28.7 %) (11.29) (231.6 %) (27.46) (23.3 %)
Q3 2024 96.40 7.9 % (20.85) 23.5 % (38.19) 17.2 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2015 (31.15) (109.5 %) (1.32) - (31.15) (1.32)
Q2 2015 6.45 122.7 % 0.27 10.96 (4.51) (0.19)
Q3 2015 (23.97) (2.6 %) (1.02) 5.82 (29.78) (1.27)
Q4 2015 (25.36) 44.7 % (1.08) 8.39 (33.76) (1.44)
Q1 2016 (21.94) 29.6 % (0.93) - (21.94) (0.93)
Q2 2016 (31.45) (587.5 %) (1.34) - (31.45) (1.34)
Q3 2016 (30.92) (29.0 %) (1.31) - (30.92) (1.31)
Q4 2016 (727.12) (2,766.7 %) (30.91) (673.14) (53.98) (2.30)
Q1 2017 (3.85) 82.5 % (0.16) - (3.85) (0.16)
Q2 2017 (2.76) 91.2 % (0.12) - (2.76) (0.12)
Q3 2017 (2.02) 93.5 % (0.09) - (2.02) (0.09)
Q4 2017 7.11 101.0 % 0.30 - 7.11 0.30
Q1 2018 28.16 832.1 % 1.20 - 28.16 1.20
Q2 2018 23.44 950.0 % 1.00 - 23.44 1.00
Q3 2018 0.75 137.0 % 0.03 - 0.75 0.03
Q4 2018 (17.08) (340.2 %) (0.73) - (17.08) (0.73)
Q1 2019 (2.22) (107.9 %) (0.09) - (2.22) (0.09)
Q2 2019 (1.03) (104.4 %) (0.04) - (1.03) (0.04)
Q3 2019 (6.39) (953.7 %) (0.27) - (6.39) (0.27)
Q4 2019 19.73 215.5 % 0.84 - 19.73 0.84
Q1 2020 (7.33) (230.2 %) (0.31) - (7.33) (0.31)
Q2 2020 (3.34) (224.3 %) (0.14) - (3.34) (0.14)
Q3 2020 (9.91) (54.9 %) (0.42) - (9.91) (0.42)
Q4 2020 (24.68) (225.1 %) (1.05) - (24.68) (1.05)
Q1 2021 9.97 236.1 % 0.42 - 9.97 0.42
Q2 2021 9.57 386.9 % 0.41 - 9.57 0.41
Q3 2021 4.86 149.1 % 0.21 - 4.86 0.21
Q4 2021 3.28 113.3 % 0.14 21.03 (17.75) (0.75)
Q1 2022 33.41 235.1 % 1.42 2.10 31.31 1.33
Q2 2022 26.67 178.6 % 1.13 - 26.67 1.13
Q3 2022 (5.37) (210.3 %) (0.23) - (5.37) (0.23)
Q4 2022 (17.70) (639.0 %) (0.75) 0.78 (18.48) (0.79)
Q1 2023 (18.81) (156.3 %) (0.80) - (18.81) (0.80)
Q2 2023 (26.35) (198.8 %) (1.12) - (26.35) (1.12)
Q3 2023 (49.86) (829.4 %) (2.12) - (49.86) (2.12)
Q4 2023 (57.42) (224.4 %) (2.44) - (57.42) (2.44)
Q1 2024 (34.18) (81.7 %) (1.45) - (34.18) (1.45)
Q2 2024 52.95 301.0 % 2.25 81.00 (28.05) (1.19)
Q3 2024 (48.08) 3.6 % (2.04) - (48.08) (2.04)

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2015 (4.37 %) 24.12 % (20.64 %)
Q2 2015 (2.36 %) 29.07 % (17.93 %)
Q3 2015 (4.59 %) 31.04 % (20.97 %)
Q4 2015 (5.43 %) 37.53 % (21.58 %)
Q1 2016 (4.56 %) 38.93 % (20.20 %)
Q2 2016 (7.94 %) 33.71 % (25.80 %)
Q3 2016 (7.30 %) 33.90 % (26.54 %)
Q4 2016 (2.63 %) 29.10 % (30.54 %)
Q1 2017 1.46 % 30.53 % (25.57 %)
Q2 2017 7.27 % 30.71 % (18.02 %)
Q3 2017 11.78 % 27.90 % (11.35 %)
Q4 2017 15.22 % 27.75 % (0.25 %)
Q1 2018 19.47 % 30.87 % 4.69 %
Q2 2018 23.10 % 35.65 % 8.69 %
Q3 2018 23.34 % 38.81 % 9.23 %
Q4 2018 20.43 % 37.87 % 5.65 %
Q1 2019 17.23 % 34.20 % 0.83 %
Q2 2019 12.93 % 29.20 % (3.48 %)
Q3 2019 12.11 % 22.42 % (4.91 %)
Q4 2019 14.06 % 14.57 % 1.92 %
Q1 2020 11.43 % 13.35 % 1.00 %
Q2 2020 10.63 % 13.36 % 0.57 %
Q3 2020 8.99 % 7.20 % (0.19 %)
Q4 2020 4.82 % 4.96 % (10.30 %)
Q1 2021 9.46 % 8.90 % (5.80 %)
Q2 2021 12.60 % 8.73 % (3.01 %)
Q3 2021 15.63 % 9.84 % (0.05 %)
Q4 2021 17.98 % 14.25 % 1.20 %
Q1 2022 20.86 % 17.67 % 4.96 %
Q2 2022 23.51 % 20.68 % 7.56 %
Q3 2022 22.52 % 23.46 % 5.87 %
Q4 2022 20.95 % 19.59 % 5.91 %
Q1 2023 13.41 % 12.05 % (2.99 %)
Q2 2023 3.37 % 1.51 % (13.67 %)
Q3 2023 (5.95 %) (8.39 %) (24.58 %)
Q4 2023 (9.59 %) (13.17 %) (34.24 %)
Q1 2024 (12.62 %) (17.39 %) (40.70 %)
Q2 2024 (15.90 %) (20.86 %) (45.00 %)
Q3 2024 (13.94 %) (17.32 %) (43.71 %)


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2015 23.52 (5.47) (5.47) 50.54
Q2 2015 23.52 (3.99) (4.46) 51.46
Q3 2015 23.52 (4.02) (4.73) 49.19
Q4 2015 23.52 (3.15) (4.22) 46.61
Q1 2016 23.52 (2.76) (3.83) 44.08
Q2 2016 23.52 (4.37) (4.97) 42.99
Q3 2016 23.52 (4.66) (5.02) 41.79
Q4 2016 23.52 (34.50) (5.88) 11.83
Q1 2017 23.52 (33.73) (5.11) 11.94
Q2 2017 23.52 (32.51) (3.89) 11.69
Q3 2017 23.52 (31.28) (2.66) 11.91
Q4 2017 23.52 (0.06) (0.06) 11.66
Q1 2018 23.52 1.30 1.30 14.19
Q2 2018 23.52 2.41 2.41 15.31
Q3 2018 23.52 2.53 2.53 15.04
Q4 2018 23.52 1.50 1.50 14.04
Q1 2019 23.52 0.21 0.21 14.84
Q2 2019 23.52 (0.83) (0.83) 13.90
Q3 2019 23.52 (1.14) (1.14) 12.75
Q4 2019 23.52 0.43 0.43 13.41
Q1 2020 23.52 0.21 0.21 11.50
Q2 2020 23.52 0.11 0.11 12.17
Q3 2020 23.52 (0.04) (0.04) 12.39
Q4 2020 23.52 (1.92) (1.92) 12.19
Q1 2021 23.52 (1.19) (1.19) 13.06
Q2 2021 23.52 (0.64) (0.64) 13.76
Q3 2021 23.52 (0.01) (0.01) 13.73
Q4 2021 23.52 1.18 0.28 14.87
Q1 2022 23.52 2.17 1.19 15.57
Q2 2022 23.52 2.90 1.92 16.70
Q3 2022 23.52 2.47 1.48 16.47
Q4 2022 23.52 1.57 1.45 16.41
Q1 2023 23.52 (0.65) (0.68) 15.61
Q2 2023 23.52 (2.90) (2.93) 14.49
Q3 2023 23.52 (4.79) (4.83) 12.37
Q4 2023 23.52 (6.48) (6.48) 9.76
Q1 2024 23.52 (7.13) (7.13) 8.69
Q2 2024 23.52 (3.76) (7.21) 10.56
Q3 2024 23.52 (3.69) (7.13) 8.52

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2015 NEG NEG 1.19
Q2 2015 NEG NEG 1.15
Q3 2015 NEG NEG 0.93
Q4 2015 NEG NEG 0.84
Q1 2016 NEG NEG 0.72
Q2 2016 NEG NEG 0.81
Q3 2016 NEG NEG 0.63
Q4 2016 NEG NEG 2.87
Q1 2017 NEG NEG 1.81
Q2 2017 0.00 NEG 1.19
Q3 2017 NEG NEG 1.79
Q4 2017 NEG NEG 1.51
Q1 2018 13.59 13.59 1.24
Q2 2018 11.74 11.74 1.85
Q3 2018 10.56 10.56 1.78
Q4 2018 18.10 18.10 1.93
Q1 2019 More than 100 More than 100 1.78
Q2 2019 NEG NEG 1.59
Q3 2019 NEG NEG 1.44
Q4 2019 55.08 55.08 1.76
Q1 2020 84.56 84.56 1.56
Q2 2020 More than 100 More than 100 1.52
Q3 2020 NEG NEG 2.63
Q4 2020 NEG NEG 2.73
Q1 2021 NEG NEG 2.77
Q2 2021 NEG NEG 3.31
Q3 2021 NEG NEG 3.39
Q4 2021 27.39 More than 100 2.17
Q1 2022 18.84 34.40 2.63
Q2 2022 12.74 19.27 2.21
Q3 2022 17.80 29.61 2.66
Q4 2022 20.97 22.74 2.01
Q1 2023 NEG NEG 2.09
Q2 2023 NEG NEG 2.48
Q3 2023 NEG NEG 2.66
Q4 2023 NEG NEG 3.29
Q1 2024 NEG NEG 3.68
Q2 2024 NEG NEG 2.60
Q3 2024 NEG NEG 3.29

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Epoxy Resins Products Chlor Alkali Products Others Consolidation adjustments & eliminations
Q1 2015 98.10 37.91 - (9.01)
Q2 2015 96.67 40.66 - (22.71)
Q3 2015 82.51 41.67 - (13.71)
Q4 2015 65.48 43.09 - (0.99)
Q1 2016 70.08 41.97 5.18 (4.33)
Q2 2016 78.57 43.70 5.18 (5.24)
Q3 2016 60.58 41.61 5.18 (5.21)
Q4 2016 71.33 42.86 5.18 (3.75)
Q1 2017 79.13 56.07 5.18 (10.23)
Q2 2017 99.62 65.98 5.18 (10.74)
Q3 2017 87.17 58.67 5.18 (5.38)
Q4 2017 88.33 81.34 5.22 (12.04)
Q1 2018 125.21 55.77 5.26 (4.40)
Q2 2018 102.28 62.99 5.23 (8.14)
Q3 2018 82.74 55.34 5.23 (5.83)
Q4 2018 84.69 56.99 5.25 (4.26)
Q1 2019 86.23 61.34 5.21 (4.53)
Q2 2019 73.23 60.25 5.21 (4.48)
Q3 2019 65.05 53.21 5.23 (4.02)
Q4 2019 77.37 43.29 5.22 (1.88)
Q1 2020 76.99 38.60 5.21 (0.78)
Q2 2020 58.24 42.58 5.22 (1.49)
Q3 2020 58.81 38.08 5.21 (2.15)
Q4 2020 76.56 34.70 5.22 (1.76)
Q1 2021 110.33 51.27 5.23 (4.02)
Q2 2021 46.96 71.40 5.26 (0.78)
Q3 2021 78.40 51.48 5.26 (0.32)
Q4 2021 80.01 138.15 5.24 (89.59)
Q1 2022 119.23 83.25 5.23 (34.90)
Q2 2022 101.13 91.90 5.22 (43.36)
Q3 2022 82.07 82.21 5.22 (37.20)
Q4 2022 72.06 66.51 5.21 (26.56)
Q1 2023 77.96 79.18 5.21 (31.29)
Q2 2023 70.49 78.02 1.18 (25.55)
Q3 2023 65.12 47.76 0.03 (23.59)
Q4 2023 68.23 64.25 0.03 (31.77)
Q1 2024 63.49 56.00 0.04 (21.44)
Q2 2024 60.95 56.38 0.02 (28.80)
Q3 2024 66.88 60.01 0.02 (30.50)

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 631.51
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 1,162.89
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 23.52
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) (3.69)
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 8.52
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) Neg
P/E (TTM) NEG
Price/book 3.15
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) (8.38 )
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) (35.32 )

Share Price

26.85
0.00 0.00 %

Nama Chemicals Co. (NAMA CHEMICALS)


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