TASI closes Q1 2023 with 1.1% gain

01/04/2023 Argaam Special
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Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) ended the first quarter of 2023 with a rise of 1.1%, or 112 points, at 10,590 points, compared to 10,478 points at the end of 2022.

 

Economic uncertainty continued in Q1 2023 amid the global banking turmoil after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the crisis of beleaguered Credit Suisse.

 

The US Federal Reserve lifted interest rates. Accordingly, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) also hiked its reverse repo and repo rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 500 bps and 550 bps, respectively.

 

During the quarter, the Saudi-listed firms announced their annual financial statements for 2022. The reporting season ended on March 31.

 

Further, the New Companies Law came into force, allowing stock split for companies.

 

The first wave of supported projects for large companies under the Shareek program at a total value of SAR 192.4 billion.

 

Oil prices averaged nearly $82 per barrel in the first quarter of 2023.

 

The following table shows TASI’s quarterly performance since 2010:

 

TASI Quarterly Performance Since 2010

Year

Open (points)

Close (points)

Change (points)

2010

Q1 2010

6122

6801

+11.1%

Q2 2010

6801

6094

(10.4%)

Q3 2010

6094

6392

+4.9%

Q4 2010

6392

6621

+3.6%

2011

Q1 2011

6621

6563

(0.9 (%

Q2 2011

6563

6576

+0.2%

Q3 2011

6576

6112

)7.1%)

Q4 2011

6112

6418

+5.0%

2012

Q1 2012

6418

7835

+22.1%

Q2 2012

7835

6710

(14.4%)

Q3 2012

6710

6840

+1.9%

Q4 2012

6840

6801

(0.6%)

2013

Q1 2013

6801

7126

+4.8%

Q2 2013

7126

7497

+5.2%

Q3 2013

7497

7965

+6.2%

Q4 2013

7965

8536

+7.2%

2014

Q1 2014

8536

9474

+11.0%

Q2 2014

9474

9513

+0.4%

Q3 2014

9513

10855

+14.1%

Q4 2014

10855

8333

(23.2%)

2015

Q1 2015

8333

8779

+5.3%

Q2 2015

8779

9087

+3.5%

Q3 2015

9087

7404

(18.5%)

Q4 2015

7404

6912

(6.7%)

2016

Q1 2016

6912

6223

(10.0%)

Q2 2016

6223

6500

+4.4%

Q3 2016

6500

5623

(13.5%)

Q4 2016

5623

7210

+28.2%

2017

Q1 2017

7210

7002

(2.9%)

Q2 2017

7002

7426

+6.1%

Q3 2017

7426

7283

(1.9%)

Q4 2017

7283

7226

(0.8% (

2018

Q1 2018

7226

7871

+8.9%

Q2 2018

7871

8314

+5.6%

Q3 2018

8314

8000

(3.8%)

Q4 2018

8000

7827

(2.2%)

2019

Q1 2019

7827

8819

+12.7%

Q2 2019

8819

8822

+0.03%

Q3 2019

8822

8092

(8.3%)

Q4 2019

8092

8389

+3.7%

2020

Q1 2020

8389

6505

(22.5%)

Q2 2020

6505

7224

+11.0%

Q3 2020

7224

8299

+14.9%

Q4 2020

8299

8690

+4.7%

2021

Q1 2021

8690

9908

+14.0%

Q2 2021

9908

10984

+10.9%

Q3 2021

10984

11496

+4.7%

Q4 2021

11496

11282

(1.9%)

2022

Q1 2022

11282

13090

+16.0%

Q2 2022

13090

11523

(12.0%)

Q3 2022

11523

11405

(1.0%)

Q4 2022

11405

10478

(8.1%)

2023

Q1 2023

10478

10590

+1.1%

 

Monthly performance:

 

TASI gained in January and March, but closed on a negative note in February.

 

TASI Monthly Performance in 2022

Month

Close (points)

Change (points)

Change (%)

January

10793

+315

+3%

February

10103

+318

(6%)

March

10590

+500

+5%

 

Most of the market sectors ended the three-month period on in the green, led by consumer services with nearly 25%, healthcare as well as software and services (21%).

 

Materials added 1%, while the insurance sector surged 18%.

 

On the other hand, banks shed 7%. Diversified financials dropped the most at almost 12%, followed by utilities (4%).

 

Performance by Sector in Q1 2023

Sector

2022

Q1 2023

Change (points)

Change(%)

Energy

5427

5503

+76

+1%

Materials

6290

6381

+91

+1%

Capital Goods

5226

6197

+971

+19%

Commercial & Professional Services

3436

3907

+470

+14%

Transportation

4541

5333

+791

+17%

Consumer Durables

4225

4406

+181

+4%

Consumer Services

3690

4616

+926

+25%

Media

21496

23424

+1929

+9%

Retailing

7174

7813

+639

+9%

Food Retailing

8541

9897

+1356

+16%

Food & Beverages

4640

4945

+305

+7%

Healthcare

9110

10982

+1872

+21%

Pharmaceuticals

2873

3132

+259

+9%

Banks

11542

10768

(774)

(7%)

Diversified Financials

6361

5610

(751)

(12%)

Insurance

5317

6272

+955

+18%

Software and Services

35888

43385

+7496

+21%

Telecom

6389

7212

+823

+13%

Utilities

7174

6921

(253)

(4%)

REITs

3975

3843

(133)

(3%)

Real Estate Management

2500

2954

+454

+18%

Market

10478

10590

+112

+1%

 

Index performance:

 

TASI hit its highest level in Q1 2023 at 10,858 points on Jan. 29. It also reached its highest close in the same trading session at 10,839 points.

 

On the other hand, it reached its lowest level of 9,931 on Feb. 28, and its lowest close of 9,977 points on March 16.

 

The benchmark's highest daily traded value was recorded on March 16 at about SAR 7.66 billion. The highest daily traded volume came on March 29 at 250.9 million shares.

 

TASI performance in Q1 2023

Period

Performance

Date

Notes

Highest (points)

10,858

Jan. 29

--

Lowest (points)

9,931

Feb. 28

--

Highest close (points)

10,839

Jan. 29

--

Lowest close (points)

9977

Mar. 16

--

Highest traded value (SAR bln)

7.66

Mar. 16

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Lowest traded value (SAR bln)

2.25

Jan. 1

--

Highest traded shares

250.9

Mar. 29

--

 

The Saudi benchmark index headed north in 34 out of 64 trading sessions.

 

The biggest gain of 1.8%, or 181 points, was recorded on March 19.

 

Sessions of biggest gain in Q1 2023

Session

Open

(points)

Close

(points)

Change

(points)

Change

(%)

Mar. 19

9977

10158

181

1.8%

Mar. 21

10218

10360

142

1.4%

Mar. 5

10278

10411

134

1.3%

Jan. 12

10617

10744

127

1.2%

Feb. 28

9995

10103

108

1.1%

Jan. 9

10537

10647

110

1.0%

Feb. 13

10419

10520

100

1.0%

Mar.23

10351

10446

96

0.9%

Mar. 1

10103

10192

90

0.9%

Mar. 2

10192

10278

86

0.8%

Mar. 30

10503

10590

87

0.8%

Jan. 3

10578

10661

83

0.8%

 

TASI incurred the biggest loss of 1.6%, or 159 points, on March 15.

 

Sessions of biggest loss in Q1 2023

Session

Open

(points)

Close

(points)

Change

(points)

Change

(%)

Mar. 15

10207

10049

(159)

(1.6%)

Feb. 5

10702

10559

(143)

(1.3%)

Jan. 4

10661

10532

(129)

(1.2%)

Feb. 20

10493

10371

(122)

(1.2%)

Feb. 23

10270

10153

(116)

(1.1%)

Feb. 26

10153

10052

(102)

(1.0%)

Feb. 21

10371

10270

(101)

(1.0%)

Mar. 14

10305

10207

(98)

(1.0%)

Feb. 9

10508

10412

(96)

(0/9%)

Feb. 7

10556

10470

(86)

(0.8%)

 

Trading value:

 

Total trading value dropped 50% in the three-month period to SAR 269.71 billion, from SAR 542.8 billion a year earlier.

 

Trading Value (SAR bln)

Month

Q1 2022

Q1 2023

Daily average

Change (%)

January

148.64

89.82

3.91

(40%)

February

159.51

73.81

3.88

(54%)

March

234.67

106.09

4.82

(55%)

Total

542.82

269.71

4.21

(50%)

 

The number of transactions fell 15% to 20.12 million in the first quarter.

 

Month

Q1 2022

Q1 2023

Change (%)

January

6.91

6.80

(2%)

February

6.78

5.81

(14%)

March

9.95

7.51

(25%)

Total

23.64

20.12

(15%)

 

Stock performance:

 

For stock performance, 161 stocks closed Q1 2023 higher, compared to 2022, while 44 stocks ended in the red.

 

Al Kathiri Holding was the best performer, soaring 91%, followed by Saudi German Health (48%), National Learning (46%).

 

Top 10 Performers

Company

2022

(SAR)

Q1 2023

(SAR)

Change

(%)

Al Kathiri

35.55

68.00

+91%

SGH

25.45

37.65

+48%

National Learning

68.30

100.00

+46%

Riyadh Cables

36.25

52.90

+46%

Eelectrical Industries

23.50

34.05

+45%

Alhokair Group

17.90

24.94

+39%

SISCO

20.30

28.15

+39%

GACO

18.80

26.00

+39%

Dar Al Arkan

11.62

16.02

+39%

East Pipes

37.30

51.00

+37%

 

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding and Arab National Bank (ANB) led losers, diving 20% each. SABIC Agri-Nutrients followed with (13%), Saudi Kayan and Banque Saudi Fransi (11%) each.

 

Top 10 Losers

Company

2022

(SAR)

Q1 2023

(SAR)

Change

(%)

Tadawul Group

181.00

144.40

(20%)

ANB

32.05

25.80

(20%)

SABIC Agri-Nutrients

146.20

127.40

(13%)

Saudi Kayan

13.66

12.10

(11%)

BSF

40.60

36.20

(11%)

Bank Albilad

44.45

39.80

(10%)

Alinma Bank

32.55

29.45

(10%)

SABB

38.95

35.25

(9%)

SNB

50.50

45.85

(9%)

Al Sagr Insurance

14.04

12.78

(9%)

*Price changes were taken into account due to capital changes

 

Performance of REITs:

 

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) showed mixed performance in Q1 2023. Five REITs went up, led by Al Maather REIT Fund and MEFIC REIT Fund with 3% each.

 

As many as 13 REITs went down, dragged by Alkhabeer REIT Fund and Musharaka REIT fund with 13% each.

  

Performance of REITs in Q1 2023

REIT

2022

(SAR)

Q1 2023

(SAR)

Change

Al Maather REIT

8.36

8.60

+3%

MEFIC REIT

4.77

4.90

+3%

Jadwa REIT Al Haramain

6.86

7.03

+2%

Bonyan REIT

9.16

9.21

+1%

Jadwa REIT Saudi

12.90

12.94

+0/3%

Alinma Retail REIT

4.90

4.88

(0.4%)

SeDCO Capital REIT

10.32

10.26

(1%)

Al Rajhi REIT

9.79

9.67

(1%)

Derayah Saudi

10.12

9.90

(2%)

SICO Saudi REIT

5.59

5.45

(3%)

Mulkia REIT

7.75

7.35

(5%)

AlAhli REIT 1

10.10

9.52

(6%)

Alinma Hospitality REIT

*9.59

9.02

(6%)

Riyad REIT

9.88

9.20

(7%)

Taleem REIT

11.80

10.88

(8%)

AlJazira REIT

17.84

16.10

(10%)

Alkhabeer REIT

7.60

6.64

(13%)

Musharaka REIT

8.85

7.73

(13%)

 

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