MEPCO’s net profit up 46% in FY18

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Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO)

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) reported a net profit after zakat and tax of SAR 99.44 million for the fiscal year 2018, a jump of 45.9 percent year-on-year, due to higher sales revenue and increased average selling prices.

Financials (M)

Item	2017	2018	Change‬
Revenues	771.01	833.61	8.1 %
Gross Income	186.11	235.67	26.6 %
Operating Income	95.39	129.85	36.1 %
Net Income	68.13	99.44	46.0 %
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	1.02	1.49	46.0 %

Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The

Item	Q4 2017	Q4 2018	Change‬
Revenues	205.05	174.44	(14.9 %)
Gross Income	53.72	45.37	(15.5 %)
Operating Income	30.89	19.79	(35.9 %)
Net Income	24.49	12.29	(49.8 %)
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	0.37	0.18	(49.8 %)

Item	Q3 2018	Q4 2018	Change‬
Revenues	215.59	174.44	(19.1 %)
Gross Income	65.08	45.37	(30.3 %)
Operating Income	38.85	19.79	(49.1 %)
Net Income	30.17	12.29	(59.3 %)
Average Shares	66.67	66.67	-
EPS (Riyals)	0.45	0.18	(59.3 %)

Financial results (Million)

Period	Revenues	Change	Gross Income	Change	Net Income	Change	EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	471.06	-	149.00	-	80.64	-	1.21
Q1 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	650.84	38.2 %	174.94	17.4 %	85.75	6.3 %	1.29
Q1 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	653.58	0.4 %	144.11	(17.6 %)	37.83	(55.9 %)	0.57
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
2013	760.17	16.3 %	203.91	41.5 %	88.08	132.8 %	1.32
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
2014	826.43	8.7 %	234.71	15.1 %	111.34	26.4 %	1.67
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
2015	681.17	(17.6 %)	172.86	(26.4 %)	55.12	(50.5 %)	0.83
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)
2016	634.41	(6.9 %)	131.28	(24.1 %)	94.91	72.2 %	1.42
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
Q4 2017	205.05	41.5 %	53.72	111.9 %	24.49	296.4 %	0.37
2017	771.01	21.5 %	186.11	41.8 %	68.13	(28.2 %)	1.02
Q1 2018	225.01	35.1 %	62.10	96.1 %	28.08	763.1 %	0.42
Q2 2018	218.57	17.1 %	63.12	39.0 %	28.92	59.1 %	0.43
Q3 2018	215.59	1.3 %	65.08	17.7 %	30.17	35.8 %	0.45
Q4 2018	174.44	(14.9 %)	45.37	(15.5 %)	12.29	(49.8 %)	0.18
2018	833.61	8.1 %	235.67	26.6 %	99.44	46.0 %	1.49

Period	Revenues	Change	Gross Income	Change	Net Income	Change	EPS(Riyal)
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	471.06	-	149.00	-	80.64	-	1.21
2011	650.84	38.2 %	174.94	17.4 %	85.75	6.3 %	1.29
2012	653.58	0.4 %	144.11	(17.6 %)	37.83	(55.9 %)	0.57
2013	760.17	16.3 %	203.91	41.5 %	88.08	132.8 %	1.32
2014	826.43	8.7 %	234.71	15.1 %	111.34	26.4 %	1.67
2015	681.17	(17.6 %)	172.86	(26.4 %)	55.12	(50.5 %)	0.83
2016	634.41	(6.9 %)	131.28	(24.1 %)	94.91	72.2 %	1.42
2017	771.01	21.5 %	186.11	41.8 %	68.13	(28.2 %)	1.02
2018	833.61	8.1 %	235.67	26.6 %	99.44	46.0 %	1.49

Profitability

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2009	-	-	-
Q2 2009	-	-	-
Q3 2009	-	-	-
Q4 2009	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
Q1 2010	-	-	-
Q2 2010	-	-	-
Q3 2010	-	-	-
Q4 2010	-	-	-
2010	31.63 %	28.89 %	17.12 %
Q1 2011	-	-	-
Q2 2011	-	-	-
Q3 2011	-	-	-
Q4 2011	-	-	-
2011	26.88 %	25.75 %	13.12 %
Q1 2012	-	-	-
Q2 2012	-	-	-
Q3 2012	-	-	-
Q4 2012	-	-	-
2012	22.05 %	20.10 %	5.79 %
Q1 2013	-	-	-
Q2 2013	-	-	-
Q3 2013	-	-	-
Q4 2013	26.82 %	26.56 %	11.59 %
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 %
2014	28.40 %	27.82 %	13.47 %
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 %
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 %
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 %
Q4 2017	24.14 %	24.13 %	8.84 %
2017	24.14 %	24.13 %	8.84 %
Q1 2018	26.10 %	25.32 %	11.21 %
Q2 2018	27.19 %	25.45 %	12.04 %
Q3 2018	28.24 %	26.54 %	12.92 %
Q4 2018	28.27 %	25.99 %	11.93 %
2018	28.27 %	25.99 %	11.93 %

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
2009	-	-	-
2010	31.63 %	28.89 %	17.12 %
2011	26.88 %	25.75 %	13.12 %
2012	22.05 %	20.10 %	5.79 %
2013	26.82 %	26.56 %	11.59 %
2014	28.40 %	27.82 %	13.47 %
2015	25.38 %	26.78 %	8.09 %
2016	20.69 %	17.73 %	0.46 %
2017	24.14 %	24.13 %	8.84 %
2018	28.27 %	25.99 %	11.93 %

Period	Gross Margin	OIBDA Margin	Net Margin Before Unusual Items
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	23.47 %	22.52 %	6.40 %
Q2 2013	25.89 %	24.97 %	11.64 %
Q3 2013	30.53 %	30.42 %	15.71 %
Q4 2013	26.98 %	27.88 %	11.98 %
Q1 2014	26.36 %	24.92 %	11.36 %
Q2 2014	29.08 %	28.99 %	14.41 %
Q3 2014	31.41 %	30.06 %	16.55 %
Q4 2014	26.38 %	27.25 %	11.31 %
Q1 2015	25.52 %	28.12 %	12.56 %
Q2 2015	26.16 %	27.47 %	10.63 %
Q3 2015	24.21 %	24.58 %	5.54 %
Q4 2015	25.59 %	26.81 %	1.99 %
Q1 2016	27.64 %	24.86 %	9.50 %
Q2 2016	17.21 %	13.48 %	(2.21 %)
Q3 2016	19.41 %	18.12 %	1.54 %
Q4 2016	17.50 %	13.50 %	(8.60 %)
Q1 2017	19.02 %	19.77 %	1.95 %
Q2 2017	24.32 %	25.85 %	9.73 %
Q3 2017	26.00 %	23.84 %	10.44 %
Q4 2017	26.20 %	26.41 %	11.94 %
Q1 2018	27.60 %	25.29 %	12.48 %
Q2 2018	28.88 %	26.28 %	13.23 %
Q3 2018	30.19 %	28.22 %	13.99 %
Q4 2018	26.01 %	23.77 %	7.04 %

Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The

Period	Shares Outstanding (M)	EPS (Riyal)	Adjusted EPS (Riyal)	Book Value (BV)
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
Q4 2017	66.67	1.02	1.02	10.84
Q1 2018	66.67	1.39	1.39	11.26
Q2 2018	66.67	1.56	1.56	11.03
Q3 2018	66.67	1.67	1.67	11.48
Q4 2018	66.67	1.49	1.49	11.27

Period	Shares Outstanding (M)	EPS (Riyal)	Adjusted EPS (Riyal)	Book Value (BV)
2009	-	-	-	-
2010	66.67	1.21	1.21	5.15
2011	66.67	1.29	1.28	6.47
2012	66.67	0.57	0.57	7.04
2013	66.67	1.32	1.32	7.99
2014	66.67	1.67	1.67	9.04
2015	66.67	0.83	0.83	9.87
2016	66.67	1.42	0.04	10.40
2017	66.67	1.02	1.02	10.84
2018	66.67	1.49	1.49	11.27

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The

Period	P/E	Adjusted P/E	Price/book
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 100	1.55
Q1 2017	13.51	NEG	1.58
Q2 2017	82.07	82.07	1.36
Q3 2017	35.31	35.31	1.57
Q4 2017	18.43	18.43	1.74
Q1 2018	17.27	17.27	2.14
Q2 2018	15.70	15.70	2.22
Q3 2018	12.80	12.80	1.87
Q4 2018	13.06	13.06	1.73

Period	P/E	Adjusted P/E	Price/book
2009	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-
2011	-	-	-
2012	-	-	-
2013	-	-	-
2014	-	-	-
2015	30.07	30.07	2.52
2016	11.33	More than 100	1.55
2017	18.43	18.43	1.74
2018	13.06	13.06	1.73

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)
Q4 2017	198.50	86.34	(79.79)
Q1 2018	219.22	72.35	(66.56)
Q2 2018	212.34	64.57	(58.34)
Q3 2018	210.95	82.60	(77.96)
Q4 2018	169.13	74.19	(68.87)

Period	The industrial sector	The commercial sector	Disposals
2010	436.11	187.36	(152.41)
2011	594.94	275.56	(219.67)
2012	605.97	258.03	(210.42)
2013	700.91	302.48	(243.22)
2014	770.32	320.84	(264.73)
2015	634.56	259.95	(213.34)
2016	591.50	240.87	(197.96)
2017	729.57	323.36	(281.92)
2018	811.64	293.70	(271.72)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item	Q4 2018 (e)	Q4 2018 (a)	Change‬
Average	27.70	12.29	(55.6 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item	Q4 2018 (e)	Q4 2018 (a)	Change
Sico	27.70	12.29	(55.6) %

Financial Ratios

	Current
Market Cap (M Riyal)	3,588.14
Enterprise Value (EV) (M)	3,492.00
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	2.15
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM)	(4.03 )
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM)	(6.48 )

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