Savola profit jumps 21% to SAR 899.2M in 2023; Q4 at SAR 227.1M

Savola profit jumps 21% to SAR 899.2M in 2023; Q4 at SAR 227.1M

07/02/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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Savola Group reported a net profit rise of 21% to SAR 899.2 million in 2023 from SAR 742.8 million in 2022.



Financials (M)

Item 2022 2023 Change‬
Revenues 28,054.70 26,818.30 (4.4 %)
Gross Income 4,874.08 5,443.30 11.7 %
Operating Income 1,667.90 2,331.50 39.8 %
Net Income 742.75 899.19 21.1 %
Average Shares 533.98 533.98 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.39 1.68 21.1 %

The annual growth was propelled by an increase in the gross profit of the food processing, retail and frozen foods segments, and Savola’s higher profit share from associates.

 

The edible oil producer reported a net impairment reversal of SAR 111.9 million in Q4 2023 for certain non-current assets mainly in the foods processing and retail segments.

 

It also recorded a refund of customs duties from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), which implies a net impact of SAR 23.3 million.

 

On the other hand, revenue declined 4% year-on-year (YoY), mainly due to lower top line from the food processing segment and a drop in crude edible oil prices.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q4 2022 Q4 2023 Change‬
Revenues 6,604.64 6,559.62 (0.7 %)
Gross Income 1,192.09 1,383.82 16.1 %
Operating Income 238.49 699.39 193.3 %
Net Income 94.47 227.05 140.3 %
Average Shares 533.98 533.98 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.18 0.43 140.3 %

Savola recorded a capital gain of SAR 18.7 million on disposal of investments/operations last year, which is lower than the capital gain of SAR 41.8 million in 2022. It also reported higher net finance cost, operating expenses as well as Zakat and income tax expenses

 

The fourth-quarter net earnings more than doubled year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 227.1 million from SAR 94.47 million in Q4 2022, thanks to higher gross profit of the foods processing, retail and frozen foods segments, lower operating expenses and higher profit share from associates.

 

Compared to Q3 2023, Savola’s net profit jumped 54.1% from SAR 147.36 million as revenue rose by 4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). The foods processing, retail and frozen foods segments reported an increase in gross profit. Additionally, Savola reported a higher profit share from associates and a decline in Zakat and income tax expenses.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, stood at SAR 8.44 billion as of Dec. 31, 2023, compared to SAR 8.25 billion in the prior-year period.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2014 6,240.84 (13.2 %) 1,092.94 (21.4 %) 423.26 43.4 % 0.79
Q2 2014 7,336.58 9.1 % 1,251.38 (1.0 %) 513.27 32.4 % 0.96
Q3 2014 6,150.04 (2.7 %) 1,150.73 (1.4 %) 701.43 53.4 % 1.31
Q4 2014 6,860.38 35.9 % 1,368.67 43.8 % 434.36 (23.0 %) 0.81
Q1 2015 6,223.71 (0.3 %) 1,159.16 6.1 % 470.51 11.2 % 0.88
Q2 2015 7,036.49 (4.1 %) 1,353.24 8.1 % 434.37 (15.4 %) 0.81
Q3 2015 5,603.56 (8.9 %) 1,238.87 7.7 % 371.56 (47.0 %) 0.70
Q4 2015 6,261.83 (8.7 %) 1,274.13 (6.9 %) 515.32 18.6 % 0.97
Q1 2016 6,421.75 3.2 % 1,273.15 9.8 % 119.38 (74.6 %) 0.22
Q2 2016 7,140.78 1.5 % 1,332.79 (1.5 %) 253.52 (41.6 %) 0.47
Q3 2016 6,154.31 9.8 % 1,182.55 (4.5 %) 179.51 (51.7 %) 0.34
Q4 2016 6,613.95 5.6 % 864.48 (32.2 %) (915.70) (277.7 %) (1.71)
Q1 2017 5,786.91 (9.9 %) 1,040.13 (18.3 %) 4.78 (96.0 %) 0.01
Q2 2017 6,653.26 (6.8 %) 1,140.04 (14.5 %) 229.31 (9.5 %) 0.43
Q3 2017 5,595.78 (9.1 %) 1,053.79 (10.9 %) 829.04 361.8 % 1.55
Q4 2017 5,794.53 (12.4 %) 1,160.16 34.2 % (37.51) 95.9 % (0.07)
Q1 2018 5,107.98 (11.7 %) 908.50 (12.7 %) (84.32) (1864.7 %) (0.16)
Q2 2018 6,147.58 (7.6 %) 1,066.86 (6.4 %) 140.65 (38.7 %) 0.26
Q3 2018 5,212.03 (6.9 %) 932.00 (11.6 %) (50.73) (106.1 %) (0.09)
Q4 2018 5,346.97 (7.7 %) 990.60 (14.6 %) (525.99) (1,302.2 %) (0.99)
Q1 2019 5,387.89 5.5 % 1,065.47 17.3 % 6.33 107.5 % 0.01
Q2 2019 5,812.70 (5.4 %) 1,163.16 9.0 % 110.23 (21.6 %) 0.21
Q3 2019 5,148.13 (1.2 %) 1,084.18 16.3 % 221.76 537.2 % 0.42
Q4 2019 5,231.73 (2.2 %) 1,191.50 20.3 % 137.31 126.1 % 0.26
Q1 2020 5,922.88 9.9 % 1,223.00 14.8 % 172.76 2629.1 % 0.32
Q2 2020 6,007.08 3.3 % 1,278.68 9.9 % 409.58 271.6 % 0.77
Q3 2020 4,587.28 (10.9 %) 1,064.43 (1.8 %) 283.74 28.0 % 0.53
Q4 2020 5,184.71 (0.9 %) 1,074.27 (9.8 %) 44.73 (67.4 %) 0.08
Q1 2021 5,953.57 0.5 % 1,211.63 (0.9 %) 153.83 (11.0 %) 0.29
Q2 2021 5,900.96 (1.8 %) 1,117.62 (12.6 %) 200.02 (51.2 %) 0.37
Q3 2021 6,048.46 31.9 % 1,023.66 (3.8 %) 122.40 (56.9 %) 0.23
Q4 2021 6,755.27 30.3 % 1,127.80 5.0 % (254.36) (668.7 %) (0.48)
Q1 2022 7,489.35 25.8 % 1,285.41 6.1 % 270.89 76.1 % 0.51
Q2 2022 6,888.31 16.7 % 1,247.66 11.6 % 213.75 6.9 % 0.40
Q3 2022 7,072.41 16.9 % 1,148.92 12.2 % 163.64 33.7 % 0.31
Q4 2022 6,604.64 (2.2 %) 1,192.09 5.7 % 94.47 137.1 % 0.18
Q1 2023 7,814.49 4.3 % 1,502.03 16.9 % 392.75 45.0 % 0.74
Q2 2023 6,093.29 (11.5 %) 1,246.96 (0.1 %) 132.03 (38.2 %) 0.25
Q3 2023 6,350.90 (10.2 %) 1,310.49 14.1 % 147.36 (9.9 %) 0.28
Q4 2023 6,559.62 (0.7 %) 1,383.82 16.1 % 227.05 140.3 % 0.43
2023 26,818.30 (4.4 %) 5,443.30 11.7 % 899.19 21.1 % 1.68

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2014 18.40 % 8.63 % 6.69 %
Q2 2014 17.89 % 8.17 % 6.88 %
Q3 2014 17.95 % 8.18 % 7.08 %
Q4 2014 18.29 % 7.92 % 7.07 %
Q1 2015 18.55 % 7.64 % 6.42 %
Q2 2015 19.15 % 7.48 % 6.33 %
Q3 2015 19.90 % 7.24 % 5.96 %
Q4 2015 20.00 % 6.42 % 5.41 %
Q1 2016 20.29 % 6.53 % 5.31 %
Q2 2016 20.13 % 6.32 % 4.74 %
Q3 2016 19.49 % 5.49 % 3.93 %
Q4 2016 17.67 % 4.04 % 1.47 %
Q1 2017 17.20 % 3.34 % 0.58 %
Q2 2017 16.77 % 2.54 % 0.06 %
Q3 2017 16.63 % 2.63 % (0.13 %)
Q4 2017 18.44 % 4.53 % 1.97 %
Q1 2018 18.41 % 4.31 % 1.70 %
Q2 2018 18.50 % 4.33 % 1.65 %
Q3 2018 18.27 % 3.89 % 0.84 %
Q4 2018 17.87 % 3.05 % (1.02 %)
Q1 2019 18.35 % 4.18 % (0.78 %)
Q2 2019 19.08 % 5.40 % (0.97 %)
Q3 2019 19.84 % 7.10 % 0.19 %
Q4 2019 20.87 % 11.45 % 1.56 %
Q1 2020 21.08 % 11.92 % 2.47 %
Q2 2020 21.41 % 12.70 % 3.83 %
Q3 2020 21.88 % 12.99 % 4.21 %
Q4 2020 21.38 % 9.58 % 4.10 %
Q1 2021 21.30 % 9.36 % 4.01 %
Q2 2021 20.66 % 8.73 % 3.06 %
Q3 2021 19.18 % 7.81 % 2.26 %
Q4 2021 18.17 % 7.90 % 2.61 %
Q1 2022 17.39 % 7.67 % 2.90 %
Q2 2022 17.23 % 7.57 % 2.85 %
Q3 2022 17.05 % 8.24 % 2.89 %
Q4 2022 17.37 % 8.34 % 2.27 %
Q1 2023 17.94 % 8.97 % 2.52 %
Q2 2023 18.45 % 9.13 % 2.30 %
Q3 2023 19.55 % 9.63 % 2.30 %
Q4 2023 20.30 % 11.40 % 2.78 %
2023 20.30 % 12.88 % 2.78 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2014 533.98 3.43 3.05 18.56
Q2 2014 533.98 3.67 3.21 18.52
Q3 2014 533.98 4.12 3.29 19.36
Q4 2014 533.98 3.88 3.52 18.66
Q1 2015 533.98 3.97 3.19 18.92
Q2 2015 533.98 3.82 3.11 19.62
Q3 2015 533.98 3.20 2.87 19.24
Q4 2015 533.98 3.36 2.55 19.76
Q1 2016 533.98 2.70 2.52 18.43
Q2 2016 533.98 2.36 2.26 18.57
Q3 2016 533.98 2.00 1.91 18.50
Q4 2016 533.98 (0.68) 0.72 15.39
Q1 2017 533.98 (0.89) 0.28 15.39
Q2 2017 533.98 (0.94) 0.03 15.76
Q3 2017 533.98 0.28 (0.06) 17.22
Q4 2017 533.98 1.92 0.88 16.53
Q1 2018 533.98 1.75 0.74 16.08
Q2 2018 533.98 1.59 0.70 15.39
Q3 2018 533.98 (0.06) 0.35 14.30
Q4 2018 533.98 (0.97) (0.42) 13.35
Q1 2019 533.98 (0.80) (0.32) 13.37
Q2 2019 533.98 (0.86) (0.39) 13.55
Q3 2019 533.98 (0.35) 0.08 13.96
Q4 2019 533.98 0.89 0.63 14.21
Q1 2020 533.98 1.20 1.02 14.25
Q2 2020 533.98 1.76 1.60 14.46
Q3 2020 533.98 1.88 1.71 15.29
Q4 2020 533.98 1.71 1.67 15.42
Q1 2021 533.98 1.67 1.63 15.93
Q2 2021 533.98 1.28 1.24 15.80
Q3 2021 533.98 0.98 0.98 15.78
Q4 2021 533.98 0.42 1.21 15.13
Q1 2022 533.98 0.63 1.42 15.31
Q2 2022 533.98 0.66 1.45 15.46
Q3 2022 533.98 0.74 1.53 15.73
Q4 2022 533.98 1.39 1.19 15.46
Q1 2023 533.98 1.62 1.34 15.90
Q2 2023 533.98 1.47 1.19 15.35
Q3 2023 533.98 1.44 1.16 15.56
Q4 2023 533.98 1.68 1.40 15.82

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2014 19.60 22.08 3.62
Q2 2014 18.83 21.48 3.73
Q3 2014 20.17 25.31 4.30
Q4 2014 20.28 22.36 4.22
Q1 2015 17.22 21.41 3.61
Q2 2015 17.92 21.99 3.49
Q3 2015 18.10 20.20 3.01
Q4 2015 14.97 19.72 2.54
Q1 2016 15.48 16.59 2.27
Q2 2016 15.45 16.16 1.96
Q3 2016 15.94 16.67 1.72
Q4 2016 NEG 55.38 2.61
Q1 2017 NEG More than 100 2.68
Q2 2017 NEG More than 100 3.20
Q3 2017 More than 100 NEG 2.65
Q4 2017 20.56 44.87 2.39
Q1 2018 25.21 60.05 2.75
Q2 2018 23.46 53.37 2.42
Q3 2018 NEG 86.16 2.11
Q4 2018 NEG NEG 2.01
Q1 2019 NEG NEG 2.34
Q2 2019 NEG NEG 2.40
Q3 2019 NEG More than 100 2.21
Q4 2019 38.56 54.37 2.42
Q1 2020 29.69 34.88 2.51
Q2 2020 23.88 26.34 2.91
Q3 2020 25.54 28.00 3.14
Q4 2020 24.92 25.50 2.76
Q1 2021 23.53 24.10 2.47
Q2 2021 33.77 34.84 2.73
Q3 2021 38.44 38.44 2.38
Q4 2021 76.89 26.50 2.11
Q1 2022 57.42 25.58 2.38
Q2 2022 50.87 23.16 2.17
Q3 2022 38.43 18.56 1.80
Q4 2022 19.73 23.06 1.78
Q1 2023 17.26 20.85 1.76
Q2 2023 28.41 35.07 2.71
Q3 2023 25.11 31.16 2.32
Q4 2023 22.24 26.83 2.37

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Food sector Retail sector Food services Frozen food Investments Plastic Manufacturing & Whole sale sector Disposals
Q1 2014 3,463.82 2,818.18 - - 16.37 - - (57.53)
Q2 2014 4,119.66 3,283.45 - - 15.32 - - (81.85)
Q3 2014 3,336.91 2,868.20 - - 15.33 - - (70.40)
Q4 2014 3,671.56 3,234.54 - - 80.15 - - (125.88)
Q1 2015 3,086.66 3,192.49 - - 14.69 - - (70.13)
Q2 2015 3,369.06 3,781.59 - - 14.69 - - (128.85)
Q3 2015 2,553.93 3,091.95 - - 14.69 - - (57.01)
Q4 2015 2,802.55 3,466.70 - - 100.78 - - (108.20)
Q1 2016 2,924.81 3,271.22 283.55 - 13.75 - - (71.58)
Q2 2016 3,102.65 3,873.85 277.73 - 13.75 - - (127.20)
Q3 2016 2,717.25 3,174.73 315.17 - 13.75 - - (66.58)
Q4 2016 3,142.01 3,252.58 280.23 - 96.36 - - (157.23)
Q1 2017 2,954.09 2,674.10 275.01 - 11.54 - - (127.83)
Q2 2017 3,145.94 3,331.50 272.10 - 11.61 - - (107.89)
Q3 2017 2,698.83 2,653.43 311.72 - 11.61 - - (79.82)
Q4 2017 2,585.35 2,984.00 298.96 - 10.58 - - (84.36)
Q1 2018 2,571.71 2,377.14 286.30 - 11.41 - - (138.57)
Q3 2018 2,309.97 2,643.85 322.65 - 11.29 - - (75.71)
Q4 2018 2,160.94 2,866.52 325.20 94.11 12.94 - - (112.73)
Q1 2019 2,408.41 2,670.53 313.40 128.90 10.99 - - (144.35)
Q2 2019 2,349.92 2,867.97 309.30 181.73 10.35 - - (80.60)
Q3 2019 2,184.53 2,559.15 339.08 142.48 10.60 - - (87.71)
Q4 2019 2,266.36 2,562.11 326.52 166.94 11.66 - - (101.86)
Q1 2020 2,475.72 3,098.78 296.93 191.76 10.80 - - (151.10)
Q2 2020 2,229.61 3,463.04 170.10 211.24 8.48 - - (75.40)
Q3 2020 1,652.91 2,526.87 311.12 180.67 9.24 - - (93.53)
Q4 2020 2,285.32 2,524.62 297.94 153.13 7.55 - - (83.84)
Q1 2021 2,905.73 2,719.56 310.10 174.98 7.17 - - (163.97)
Q2 2021 2,645.54 2,843.25 322.02 158.60 7.44 - - (75.90)
Q3 2021 3,094.32 2,532.15 352.59 148.94 6.69 - - (75.30)
Q4 2021 3,984.53 2,381.16 329.15 160.43 6.25 - - (106.26)
Q1 2022 4,327.59 2,805.63 328.20 184.38 7.38 - - (163.83)
Q2 2022 4,068.96 2,430.77 291.61 165.13 6.49 - - (74.66)
Q3 2022 4,300.08 2,407.17 309.52 153.25 6.59 - - (104.20)
Q4 2022 3,744.17 2,470.44 314.51 167.25 6.88 - - (98.60)
Q1 2023 4,397.97 3,117.87 275.13 211.43 9.02 - - (196.93)
Q2 2023 3,397.45 2,297.86 288.22 164.48 6.62 - - (61.35)
Q3 2023 3,516.30 2,479.27 313.04 161.19 7.05 - - (125.95)
Q4 2023 3,753.61 2,436.38 297.31 176.97 6.86 - - (111.50)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change‬
Average 109.50 227.05 107.35 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q4 2023 (e) Q4 2023 (a) Change
SNB Capital 112.00 227.05 102.7 %
Al Rajhi Capital 107.00 227.05 112.2 %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 23,949.03
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 31,606.85
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 533.98
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 1.60
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 15.86
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 32.23
P/E (TTM) 28.01
Price/book 2.83
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.8
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 10.1

Share Price

44.85
(0.15) (0.33 %)

Savola Group (SAVOLA GROUP)


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