MEPCO’s net profit plunges 59% in 9M 2017

23/10/2017 Argaam Exclusive

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Share Price

39.10
(0.35) (0.89 %)

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO)

 

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) reported a net profit of SAR 43.6 million in the first nine months of 2017, a 59.3 decline year-on-year (YoY), mainly due to a SAR 92 million net gain on claim for expropriated land and premises recorded in the same period last year. 



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2016 9m 2017 Change‬
Revenues 489.49 565.96 15.6 %
Gross Income 105.93 132.39 25.0 %
Operating Income 33.81 64.50 90.8 %
Net Income 107.37 43.65 (59.4 %)
Average Shares 66.67 66.67 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.61 0.65 (59.4 %)

Net profit for the third quarter jumped to SAR 22.2 million from around SAR 2.3 million a year earlier, on the back of higher sales, higher average selling prices, and lower financing costs. Moreover, the net loss reported in Q3 2016 was changed to net profit due to IFRS adjustments.

 

Q3 net profit rose 22.2 percent compared to the previous quarter on an increase in sales and lower cost of finance.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2016 Q3 2017 Change‬
Revenues 148.13 212.74 43.6 %
Gross Income 28.76 55.30 92.3 %
Operating Income 6.28 27.92 344.4 %
Net Income 2.28 22.22 873.6 %
Average Shares 66.67 66.67 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.03 0.33 873.6 %


Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2008 - - - - - - -
Q2 2008 - - - - - - -
Q3 2008 - - - - - - -
Q4 2008 - - - - - - -
Q1 2009 - - - - - - -
Q2 2009 - - - - - - -
Q3 2009 - - - - - - -
Q4 2009 - - - - - - -
Q1 2010 - - - - - - -
Q2 2010 - - - - - - -
Q3 2010 - - - - - - -
Q4 2010 - - - - - - -
Q1 2011 - - - - - - -
Q2 2011 - - - - - - -
Q3 2011 - - - - - - -
Q4 2011 - - - - - - -
Q1 2012 - - - - - - -
Q2 2012 - - - - - - -
Q3 2012 - - - - - - -
Q4 2012 - - - - - - -
Q1 2013 175.85 - 41.28 - 11.26 - 0.17
Q2 2013 195.47 - 50.61 - 22.76 - 0.34
Q3 2013 200.50 - 61.21 - 31.50 - 0.47
Q4 2013 188.35 - 50.81 - 22.56 - 0.34
Q1 2014 200.96 14.3 % 52.97 28.3 % 22.83 102.7 % 0.34
Q2 2014 203.05 3.9 % 59.04 16.7 % 29.26 28.6 % 0.44
Q3 2014 219.60 9.5 % 68.98 12.7 % 36.35 15.4 % 0.55
Q4 2014 202.50 7.5 % 53.41 5.1 % 22.91 1.5 % 0.34
Q1 2015 184.71 (8.1 %) 47.14 (11.0 %) 23.20 1.6 % 0.35
Q2 2015 184.14 (9.3 %) 48.17 (18.4 %) 19.57 (33.1 %) 0.29
Q3 2015 172.83 (21.3 %) 41.85 (39.3 %) 9.58 (73.6 %) 0.14
Q4 2015 139.50 (31.1 %) 35.70 (33.2 %) 2.77 (87.9 %) 0.04
Q1 2016 176.54 (4.4 %) 48.80 3.5 % 16.78 (27.7 %) 0.25
Q2 2016 164.82 (10.5 %) 28.37 (41.1 %) 88.31 351.3 % 1.32
Q3 2016 148.13 (14.3 %) 28.76 (31.3 %) 2.28 (76.2 %) 0.03
Q4 2016 144.91 3.9 % 25.36 (29.0 %) (12.46) (550.0 %) (0.19)
Q1 2017 166.50 (5.7 %) 31.67 (35.1 %) 3.25 (80.6 %) 0.05
Q2 2017 186.72 13.3 % 45.42 60.1 % 18.18 (79.4 %) 0.27
Q3 2017 212.74 43.6 % 55.30 92.3 % 22.22 873.6 % 0.33

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2008 - - -
Q2 2008 - - -
Q3 2008 - - -
Q4 2008 - - -
Q1 2009 - - -
Q2 2009 - - -
Q3 2009 - - -
Q4 2009 - - -
Q1 2010 - - -
Q2 2010 - - -
Q3 2010 - - -
Q4 2010 - - -
Q1 2011 - - -
Q2 2011 - - -
Q3 2011 - - -
Q4 2011 - - -
Q1 2012 - - -
Q2 2012 - - -
Q3 2012 - - -
Q4 2012 - - -
Q1 2013 - - -
Q2 2013 - - -
Q3 2013 - - -
Q4 2013 26.82 % 26.56 % 11.59 %
Q1 2014 27.46 % 27.05 % 12.69 %
Q2 2014 28.26 % 28.06 % 13.39 %
Q3 2014 28.55 % 28.01 % 13.67 %
Q4 2014 28.37 % 27.86 % 13.48 %
Q1 2015 28.22 % 28.65 % 13.79 %
Q2 2015 27.52 % 28.28 % 12.90 %
Q3 2015 25.61 % 26.90 % 10.11 %
Q4 2015 25.38 % 26.78 % 8.09 %
Q1 2016 25.93 % 25.91 % 7.23 %
Q2 2016 23.67 % 22.33 % 3.90 %
Q3 2016 22.52 % 20.72 % 2.89 %
Q4 2016 20.69 % 17.73 % 0.46 %
Q1 2017 18.28 % 16.26 % (1.69 %)
Q2 2017 20.30 % 19.74 % 1.74 %
Q3 2017 22.19 % 21.31 % 4.39 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2008 - - - -
Q2 2008 - - - -
Q3 2008 - - - -
Q4 2008 - - - -
Q1 2009 - - - -
Q2 2009 - - - -
Q3 2009 - - - -
Q4 2009 - - - -
Q1 2010 - - - -
Q2 2010 - - - -
Q3 2010 - - - -
Q4 2010 66.67 - - 5.15
Q1 2011 - - - -
Q2 2011 - - - -
Q3 2011 - - - -
Q4 2011 66.67 - - 6.47
Q1 2012 - - - -
Q2 2012 - - - -
Q3 2012 - - - -
Q4 2012 66.67 - - 7.04
Q1 2013 66.67 - - 7.21
Q2 2013 66.67 - - 7.55
Q3 2013 66.67 - - 8.02
Q4 2013 66.67 1.32 1.32 7.99
Q1 2014 66.67 1.49 1.49 8.33
Q2 2014 66.67 1.59 1.59 8.15
Q3 2014 66.67 1.66 1.66 8.70
Q4 2014 66.67 1.67 1.67 9.04
Q1 2015 66.67 1.68 1.68 9.39
Q2 2015 66.67 1.53 1.53 9.68
Q3 2015 66.67 1.13 1.13 9.83
Q4 2015 66.67 0.83 0.83 9.87
Q1 2016 66.67 0.73 0.73 9.62
Q2 2016 66.67 1.76 0.38 10.57
Q3 2016 66.67 1.65 0.27 10.59
Q4 2016 66.67 1.42 0.04 10.40
Q1 2017 66.67 1.22 (0.16) 10.45
Q2 2017 66.67 0.17 0.17 10.16
Q3 2017 66.67 0.47 0.47 10.49

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2008 - - -
Q2 2008 - - -
Q3 2008 - - -
Q4 2008 - - -
Q1 2009 - - -
Q2 2009 - - -
Q3 2009 - - -
Q4 2009 - - -
Q1 2010 - - -
Q2 2010 - - -
Q3 2010 - - -
Q4 2010 - - -
Q1 2011 - - -
Q2 2011 - - -
Q3 2011 - - -
Q4 2011 - - -
Q1 2012 - - -
Q2 2012 - - -
Q3 2012 - - -
Q4 2012 - - -
Q1 2013 - - -
Q2 2013 - - -
Q3 2013 - - -
Q4 2013 - - -
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - -
Q3 2014 - - -
Q4 2014 - - -
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 26.14 26.14 4.13
Q3 2015 25.29 25.29 2.90
Q4 2015 30.07 30.07 2.52
Q1 2016 24.74 24.74 1.88
Q2 2016 10.23 47.15 1.71
Q3 2016 8.19 49.60 1.28
Q4 2016 11.33 More than 50 1.55
Q1 2017 13.51 NEG 1.58
Q2 2017 More than 50 More than 50 1.36
Q3 2017 35.31 35.31 1.57

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period The industrial sector The commercial sector Disposals
Q1 2013 158.35 71.46 (53.97)
Q2 2013 178.71 81.47 (64.72)
Q3 2013 185.64 77.94 (63.08)
Q4 2013 178.20 71.61 (61.46)
Q1 2014 189.39 64.27 (52.69)
Q2 2014 186.73 82.23 (65.90)
Q3 2014 204.13 83.05 (67.58)
Q4 2014 190.08 90.98 (78.55)
Q1 2015 149.78 73.94 (39.01)
Q2 2015 170.79 72.52 (59.17)
Q3 2015 171.60 59.18 (57.94)
Q4 2015 142.39 54.31 (57.21)
Q1 2016 167.90 61.40 (52.77)
Q2 2016 147.30 58.38 (40.87)
Q3 2016 137.14 62.02 (51.03)
Q4 2016 139.15 59.06 (53.30)
Q1 2017 150.79 75.52 (59.81)
Q2 2017 175.55 79.95 (68.78)
Q3 2017 204.74 81.55 (73.55)

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 3,388.80
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 3,900.83
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 86.67
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) (1.06)
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 19.22
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) Neg
P/E (TTM) NEG
Price/book 2.03
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) (4.72 )
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) (6.48 )

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