Saudi insurance sector profit more than doubles in 9M 2016

Argaam Report: Last Updated Date 01/11/2016

Tadawul-listed insurers more than doubled their aggregate earnings from a year earlier to SAR 1.52 billion in the first nine months of 2016, data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

A total of 18 companies posted profit growth this time around, led by Wataniya Insurance Co. which saw its earnings surge by 587 percent YoY to SAR 17.1 million.

 

Chubb, formerly known as ACE Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co., and Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Co. saw their profit more than double.

 

The Company for Cooperative Insurance’s (Tawuniya) profit grew by 5 percent YoY to SAR 535 million, thanks to higher net written premiums (NWPs).

Insurance - Aggregate Income (M)

Item 9m-2015 9m -2016 Change‬
Net Income 158.27 436.62 175.87 %

Saudi Indian Company for Cooperative Insurance (Wafa), Saudi United Cooperative Insurance Co. (Walaa) and The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Co. (MEDGULF) all turned profitable in the first nine months of 2016.

 

In Q3 alone, the aggregate profit of Saudi insurers jumped 63 percent YoY to SAR 800.7 million.

 

The data provided excludes Weqaya Takaful Insurance and Reinsurance Co.’s financial results.

Insurance - Net income before taxes and zakat (M)

Company 9m-2015 9m -2016 Change‬
Salama Cooperative Insurance Co. - - -
Al Sagr Cooperative Insurance Co 44.14 157.22 256.18 %
Walaa Cooperative Insurance Co. - - -
Gulf Union Alahlia Cooperative Insurance Co. 6.24 7.61 21.83 %
Saudi Reinsurance Co. (43.94) (23.92) 45.56 %
The Company for Cooperative Insurance - - -
LIVA Insurance Co. 23.08 41.41 79.44 %
Allied Cooperative Insurance Group 10.98 12.89 17.40 %
Aljazira Takaful Taawuni Company 12.38 18.39 48.55 %
Al-Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co. 26.33 34.71 31.82 %
Malath Cooperative Insurance Company 11.46 (125.43) (1,194.68 %)
Al-Rajhi Company for Cooperative Insurance 36.76 62.76 70.71 %
Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Co. (9.89) 14.69 248.47 %
The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Co. - - -
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. - - -
Amana Cooperative Insurance Co. (22.48) 7.55 133.59 %
Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Co. 13.47 36.22 168.94 %
CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co. - - -
Gulf Insurance Group - - -
Buruj Cooperative Insurance Co. 24.21 43.14 78.19 %
Wataniya Insurance Co. 4.08 18.61 356.38 %
Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company 16.74 19.36 15.68 %
Saudi Enaya Cooperative insurance Company (40.33) (21.34) 47.08 %
Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance Company 25.89 40.64 57.00 %
Arabia Insurance Cooperative Company (16.95) 3.63 121.43 %
United Cooperative Assurance Co. 36.11 88.49 145.04 %
Total 158.27 436.62 175.87 %

Insurance - Quarterly Aggregate Income (M)

Period Aggregate Income Growth
2016 - Q4 260.33 440.86 %
2016 - Q3 202.53 457.43 %
2016 - Q2 88.20 (27.84 %)
2016 - Q1 145.88 22,854.95 %
2015 - Q4 48.13 879.06 %
2015 - Q3 36.33 1,259.72 %
2015 - Q2 122.23 307.11 %
2015 - Q1 (0.64) 87.60 %
2014 - Q4 (6.18) 98.16 %
2014 - Q3 2.67 107.88 %
2014 - Q2 (59.02) 24.52 %
2014 - Q1 (5.17) (137.86 %)
2013 - Q4 (335.24) (8832.75 %)
2013 - Q3 (33.89) (148.73 %)
2013 - Q2 (78.19) (329.43 %)
2013 - Q1 13.66 (74.86 %)
2012 - Q4 3.84 109.24 %
2012 - Q3 69.55 264.44 %
2012 - Q2 34.08 724.64 %
2012 - Q1 54.34 244.94 %
                         

Quarterly Comparing

Company 2015 - Q3 2016 - Q3 Change‬
ALSAGR INSURANCE 30.49 26.66 (12.56 %)
GULF UNION ALAHLIA 7.21 (0.23) (103.25 %)
SAUDI RE (57.24) 2.71 104.73 %
LIVA 11.23 12.21 8.77 %
ACIG 3.98 4.71 18.13 %
JAZIRA TAKAFUL 4.34 6.39 47.09 %
ALETIHAD 3.42 27.19 695.84 %
MALATH INSURANCE 19.24 1.34 (93.06 %)
ALRAJHI TAKAFUL 14.60 29.57 102.58 %
GULF GENERAL (5.27) 6.96 232.14 %
AMANA INSURANCE 1.56 7.91 408.49 %
ARABIAN SHIELD 6.37 18.71 193.94 %
BURUJ 4.05 8.55 111.20 %
WATANIYA 3.88 8.05 107.50 %
ALLIANZ SF 5.49 6.31 14.88 %
ENAYA (20.48) (6.26) 69.42 %
SAICO 11.15 17.37 55.77 %
AICC (19.75) (1.69) 91.43 %
UCA 12.07 26.09 116.21 %
Total 36.33 202.53 457.43 %

Net income before taxes and zakat (M)

Company Q3-2016 Q2-2016 Q1-2016 Q4-2015 Q3-2015 Q2-2015 Q1-2015 Q4-2014 Q3-2014 Q2-2014 Q1-2014 Q4-2013 Q3-2013 Q2-2013 Q1-2013 Q4-2012 Q3-2012 Q2-2012 Q1-2012 Q4-2011 Q3-2011 Q2-2011 Q1-2011 Q4-2010 Q3-2010 Q2-2010 Q1-2010 Q4-2009 Q3-2009 Q2-2009 Q1-2009 Q4-2008 Q3-2008 Q2-2008 Q1-2008 Q4-2007 Q3-2007 Q2-2007 Q1-2007 Q4-2006 Q3-2006 Q2-2006 Q1-2006 Q4-2005 Q3-2005 Q2-2005 Q1-2005 Q4-2004 Q3-2004 Q2-2004 Q1-2004 Q4-2003 Q3-2003 Q2-2003 Q1-2003
BUPA ARABIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (32.65) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TAWUNIYA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ALRAJHI TAKAFUL 29.57 24.43 8.76 5.78 14.60 15.75 6.41 (2.21) 4.17 11.96 4.36 (10.93) 7.39 (11.56) (6.25) 2.12 3.99 (6.47) 1.14 5.12 (18.36) (14.91) (3.83) (47.30) 4.08 (6.34) (8.20) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEDGULF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GIG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ALSAGR INSURANCE 26.66 58.01 72.55 58.44 30.49 12.82 0.83 14.44 2.83 1.58 7.72 11.95 15.01 16.92 13.80 7.37 7.97 13.95 3.83 11.44 12.66 9.95 2.98 11.86 8.21 3.72 1.19 (1.48) 2.37 (3.46) 1.98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WALAA - - - - - - - - - - - 12.52 7.91 (8.39) 12.53 7.56 4.57 3.90 2.73 13.21 0.81 (10.17) 0.64 (1.79) 1.18 (2.02) (4.35) (13.37) (2.32) (7.06) (2.34) (12.68) (0.54) (1.24) (0.33) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SAUDI RE 2.71 (8.93) (17.70) 44.05 (57.24) 22.61 (9.32) (6.65) 1.21 (7.21) 22.50 (90.26) (22.95) (1.99) 15.01 3.64 14.77 (0.37) 10.90 (12.40) (10.46) (4.59) (6.86) 6.06 5.70 (6.04) (5.67) 0.43 (0.89) (1.04) 6.32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GULF UNION ALAHLIA (0.23) 6.42 1.42 6.96 7.21 (2.79) 1.59 (1.89) 1.03 (0.84) (4.59) (21.51) 7.13 (3.00) (11.86) 8.45 1.42 1.33 (4.58) (28.84) (31.07) 1.22 (2.02) (0.32) 2.25 3.76 5.20 6.07 3.19 5.69 0.03 (21.31) 0.96 (0.23) 0.56 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ARABIAN SHIELD 18.71 10.07 7.43 27.83 6.37 2.59 4.51 9.73 1.44 2.10 2.05 2.97 0.80 1.37 1.41 2.40 2.94 1.49 2.43 6.38 2.60 4.46 2.98 8.04 4.27 4.02 3.19 3.38 3.82 3.80 2.45 (3.71) 1.54 1.31 1.59 (5.23) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ALETIHAD 27.19 6.12 1.40 (0.59) 3.42 20.40 2.51 1.27 (5.37) 2.53 (12.72) (56.67) 5.81 9.73 4.24 12.27 6.11 (5.94) 9.25 10.21 (12.55) (8.40) 35.91 2.70 (1.79) (12.87) 32.81 (41.51) 20.24 (14.46) 50.52 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
UCA 26.09 43.16 19.24 (89.09) 12.07 17.46 6.59 (85.69) 20.77 (17.68) 2.30 (103.76) 0.96 8.45 16.10 (1.02) 10.30 7.22 13.64 19.11 8.48 11.20 11.88 36.98 10.37 23.96 (15.45) (0.47) 27.42 15.19 18.27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BURUJ 8.55 22.62 11.97 8.98 4.05 14.37 5.79 7.87 8.91 (0.23) 3.55 2.05 0.68 2.14 2.57 (14.66) (1.24) 1.62 (3.72) (4.41) (3.26) (0.44) (5.92) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WATANIYA 8.05 4.24 6.32 (14.94) 3.88 (2.97) 3.17 9.54 3.07 (6.87) 5.81 (28.10) 0.35 (5.98) 0.42 2.41 5.25 (0.02) 3.26 0.84 1.42 5.42 (17.95) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SAICO 17.37 21.60 1.67 10.92 11.15 8.17 6.56 2.57 9.90 4.57 3.19 (8.53) (9.79) (6.80) (0.67) 2.35 7.33 5.35 1.44 6.71 3.05 (4.10) (11.74) (18.55) 7.86 0.49 2.48 (0.97) (3.43) (1.20) (1.67) (5.51) (0.80) (0.57) (0.43) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
AICC (1.69) 2.11 3.22 6.54 (19.75) 0.49 2.21 13.06 (0.59) (8.49) (2.08) (13.30) (20.31) (43.46) (24.76) (9.11) (3.95) 5.56 4.64 4.17 3.80 5.25 4.07 (3.12) (3.35) (2.87) (2.89) (3.06) (2.94) (3.78) (2.01) (26.78) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ACIG 4.71 4.41 3.78 0.15 3.98 3.15 3.85 1.89 1.94 2.88 2.28 4.86 3.80 1.52 2.40 (8.54) (8.80) (2.90) (2.97) (11.43) 0.70 0.91 (0.13) (6.97) (3.01) (4.68) (4.97) (6.66) (5.18) (6.78) (5.60) (12.32) (5.65) (4.24) (0.57) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
JAZIRA TAKAFUL 6.39 6.28 5.72 5.29 4.34 5.06 2.97 (2.05) 5.27 4.48 2.07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SALAMA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MALATH INSURANCE 1.34 (129.62) 2.86 (14.01) 19.24 3.66 (11.45) 1.88 8.69 (7.06) (9.73) (6.65) (5.34) (5.81) (12.03) 0.41 8.09 22.66 6.31 6.80 9.02 9.54 (3.74) 4.87 7.29 5.83 5.50 3.36 1.98 3.49 3.04 (44.34) (7.44) (2.25) (1.38) (3.71) (2.52) (10.90) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ALLIANZ SF 6.31 6.29 6.76 7.10 5.49 5.71 5.54 11.40 7.48 2.27 (5.26) 1.60 4.05 3.66 3.51 3.26 2.38 2.13 2.51 2.03 1.32 1.54 (3.41) (2.87) (0.97) (2.50) (3.65) (10.71) (3.25) (5.23) (3.28) (21.23) (2.64) (5.84) (3.74) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
LIVA 12.21 13.46 15.74 4.20 11.23 9.78 2.07 1.69 (3.50) (9.79) (16.51) (9.01) (7.41) (7.89) 2.41 0.82 0.69 0.89 1.36 (4.65) (3.58) (7.10) (2.67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHUBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
AMANA INSURANCE 7.91 (8.57) 8.21 9.71 1.56 1.83 (25.86) 13.44 (60.01) (19.30) (7.82) 17.73 (9.77) (10.05) (1.92) (17.45) (7.63) (11.54) (1.81) (50.99) (0.70) (6.86) (2.45) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GULF GENERAL 6.96 11.63 (3.90) (17.51) (5.27) (5.80) 1.17 20.67 0.68 (2.62) 9.19 10.03 (0.02) (4.08) 4.88 1.57 15.35 (4.78) 3.98 (14.82) (6.18) 1.63 (2.59) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ENAYA (6.26) (5.51) (9.57) (11.67) (20.48) (10.07) (9.79) (17.14) (5.25) (11.31) (11.48) (50.24) (12.18) (12.98) (8.13) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 202.53 88.20 145.88 48.13 36.33 122.23 (0.64) (6.18) 2.67 (59.02) (5.17) (335.24) (33.89) (78.19) 13.66 3.84 69.55 34.08 54.34 (41.53) (42.29) (5.46) (37.49) (10.40) 42.10 4.44 5.19 (64.96) 41.03 (14.84) 67.72 (147.88) (14.57) (13.06) (4.30) (8.94) (2.52) (10.90) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00


Price Earnings (P/E) Ratios

Company EPS (Riyal) Close Adjusted P/E (TTM)
Al Sagr Cooperative Insurance Co 14.27 56.59 2.15
Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance Company 1.51 11.51 11.03
Buruj Cooperative Insurance Co. 1.55 14.02 12.76
LIVA Insurance Co. 0.87 18.06 21.63
Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Co. 1.33 10.91 31.79
The Company for Cooperative Insurance 4.17 56.91 33.92
Al-Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co. 0.56 7.32 35.83
CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co. 0.84 11.36 37.38
Amana Cooperative Insurance Co. 0.90 14.64 39.52
Malath Cooperative Insurance Company (2.94) 12.00 NEG
Saudi Enaya Cooperative insurance Company (3.42) 26.71 NEG
The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Co. (0.83) 34.69 NEG
Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Co. (0.41) 11.92 NEG
United Cooperative Assurance Co. (0.14) 14.44 NEG
Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company 0.35 12.77 More than 50
Allied Cooperative Insurance Group 0.51 11.49 More than 50
Aljazira Takaful Taawuni Company 0.45 15.96 More than 50
Gulf Insurance Group 0.53 10.75 More than 50
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. 4.13 64.15 More than 50
Gulf Union Alahlia Cooperative Insurance Co. 0.70 11.06 More than 50
Salama Cooperative Insurance Co. 0.48 15.68 More than 50
Arabia Insurance Cooperative Company 0.27 8.28 More than 50
Al-Rajhi Company for Cooperative Insurance 0.61 9.68 More than 50
Saudi Reinsurance Co. 0.05 5.63 More than 50
Wataniya Insurance Co. 0.05 12.69 More than 50

Sector Performance

Financials Highlights

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 25.92
P/BV 3.87
Dividend Yield 0.27 %
Sector Capitalization (M) 94,609.30
Market Cap. (M) 3,394,508.45
Return on Average Assets (TTM) 3.72 %
Return on Average Equity (TTM) 7.18 %

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