Financial Results : Arab National Bank’s net profit rises 6% in Q1

Arab National Bank’s net profit rises 6% in Q1

10/05/2018 Argaam Exclusive

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Arab National Bank reported a net profit of SAR 816.5 million for Q1 2018, an increase of 6.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) as total operating income rose 3.6 percent on increases in net special commission income, net trading income, investment gains, dividend income, and other operating income.

Compared to the previous quarter, the first-quarter net profit jumped 28.7 percent, backed by lower operating expenses and impairment charges for credit losses and other financial assets.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 1,068.92 1,194.12 11.7 %
Operating Income 1,480.58 1,533.16 3.6 %
Debt Provisions (176.90) (174.86) 1.2 %
Net Income 768.05 664.38 (13.5 %)
Average Shares 2,000.00 2,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.38 0.33 (13.5 %)

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 3m 2017 3m 2018 Change‬
Assets 168.43 168.40 0.0 %
Customer Deposits 131.84 130.03 (1.4 %)
Loan 116.04 113.06 (2.6 %)


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Special Commission Income Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change
Q1 2009 912.30 4.2 % 1,157.03 10.7 % (54.72) (264.9 %)
Q2 2009 893.89 4.5 % 1,211.76 2.8 % (73.90) (219.6 %)
Q3 2009 838.31 1.6 % 1,067.33 2.3 % (51.19) (458.3 %)
Q4 2009 811.79 1.7 % 1,057.35 21.9 % (346.78) (2,569.4 %)
Q1 2010 803.04 (12.0 %) 1,124.70 (2.8 %) (96.86) (77.0 %)
Q2 2010 775.33 (13.3 %) 1,114.87 (8.0 %) (79.43) (7.5 %)
Q3 2010 779.25 (7.0 %) 1,129.50 5.8 % (377.27) (637.0 %)
Q4 2010 799.93 (1.5 %) 1,134.71 7.3 % (410.86) (18.5 %)
Q1 2011 794.08 (1.1 %) 1,114.05 (0.9 %) (68.03) 29.8 %
Q2 2011 805.34 3.9 % 1,158.21 3.9 % (55.00) 30.8 %
Q3 2011 782.29 0.4 % 1,146.07 1.5 % (198.60) 47.4 %
Q4 2011 799.26 (0.1 %) 1,123.14 (1.0 %) (296.27) 27.9 %
Q1 2012 772.74 (2.7 %) 1,195.69 7.3 % (89.92) (32.2 %)
Q2 2012 842.79 4.7 % 1,255.06 8.4 % (83.84) (52.4 %)
Q3 2012 845.75 8.1 % 1,187.74 3.6 % (151.81) 23.6 %
Q4 2012 799.15 0.0 % 1,118.34 (0.4 %) (196.23) 33.8 %
Q1 2013 775.21 0.3 % 1,268.29 6.1 % (106.27) (18.2 %)
Q2 2013 836.90 (0.7 %) 1,263.39 0.7 % (65.54) 21.8 %
Q3 2013 876.81 3.7 % 1,264.79 6.5 % (182.50) (20.2 %)
Q4 2013 885.98 10.9 % 1,313.08 17.4 % (272.68) (39.0 %)
Q1 2014 857.18 10.6 % 1,308.77 3.2 % (106.05) 0.2 %
Q2 2014 904.11 8.0 % 1,385.51 9.7 % (106.55) (62.6 %)
Q3 2014 919.16 4.8 % 1,365.49 8.0 % (121.91) 33.2 %
Q4 2014 942.18 6.3 % 1,447.80 10.3 % (216.37) 20.7 %
Q1 2015 979.64 14.3 % 1,503.23 14.9 % (137.09) (29.3 %)
Q2 2015 969.88 7.3 % 1,502.33 8.4 % (135.75) (27.4 %)
Q3 2015 994.54 8.2 % 1,470.28 7.7 % (130.61) (7.1 %)
Q4 2015 900.78 (4.4 %) 1,305.70 (9.8 %) (172.05) 20.5 %
Q1 2016 961.68 (1.8 %) 1,447.29 (3.7 %) (124.78) 9.0 %
Q2 2016 1,086.22 12.0 % 1,517.60 1.0 % (140.53) (3.5 %)
Q3 2016 1,066.96 7.3 % 1,493.97 1.6 % (195.83) (49.9 %)
Q4 2016 1,030.63 14.4 % 1,395.27 6.9 % (265.00) (54.0 %)
Q1 2017 1,068.92 11.2 % 1,480.58 2.3 % (176.90) (41.8 %)
Q2 2017 1,215.37 11.9 % 1,635.96 7.8 % (266.68) (89.8 %)
Q3 2017 1,183.94 11.0 % 1,676.75 12.2 % (327.63) (67.3 %)
Q4 2017 1,196.53 16.1 % 1,584.65 13.6 % (377.58) (42.5 %)
Q1 2018 1,194.12 11.7 % 1,533.16 3.6 % (174.86) 1.2 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2009 694.83 3.4 % 0.35 - 694.83 0.35
Q2 2009 745.87 (0.8 %) 0.37 - 745.87 0.37
Q3 2009 633.49 0.9 % 0.32 - 633.49 0.32
Q4 2009 295.82 (31.8 %) 0.15 - 295.82 0.15
Q1 2010 633.68 (8.8 %) 0.32 - 633.68 0.32
Q2 2010 629.45 (15.6 %) 0.31 - 629.45 0.31
Q3 2010 346.50 (45.3 %) 0.17 - 346.50 0.17
Q4 2010 301.46 1.9 % 0.15 - 301.46 0.15
Q1 2011 587.40 (7.3 %) 0.29 - 587.40 0.29
Q2 2011 696.68 10.7 % 0.35 - 696.68 0.35
Q3 2011 519.18 49.8 % 0.26 - 519.18 0.26
Q4 2011 367.87 22.0 % 0.18 - 367.87 0.18
Q1 2012 655.51 11.6 % 0.33 - 655.51 0.33
Q2 2012 717.98 3.1 % 0.36 - 717.98 0.36
Q3 2012 572.70 10.3 % 0.29 - 572.70 0.29
Q4 2012 424.98 15.5 % 0.21 - 424.98 0.21
Q1 2013 678.70 3.5 % 0.34 - 678.70 0.34
Q2 2013 717.98 0.0 % 0.36 - 717.98 0.36
Q3 2013 589.20 2.9 % 0.29 - 589.20 0.29
Q4 2013 536.63 26.3 % 0.27 - 536.63 0.27
Q1 2014 712.86 5.0 % 0.36 - 712.86 0.36
Q2 2014 785.44 9.4 % 0.39 - 785.44 0.39
Q3 2014 747.93 26.9 % 0.37 - 747.93 0.37
Q4 2014 628.82 17.2 % 0.31 - 628.82 0.31
Q1 2015 770.55 8.1 % 0.39 - 770.55 0.39
Q2 2015 835.31 6.3 % 0.42 - 835.31 0.42
Q3 2015 764.20 2.2 % 0.38 - 764.20 0.38
Q4 2015 594.35 (5.5 %) 0.30 - 594.35 0.30
Q1 2016 749.19 (2.8 %) 0.37 - 749.19 0.37
Q2 2016 817.98 (2.1 %) 0.41 - 817.98 0.41
Q3 2016 721.67 (5.6 %) 0.36 - 721.67 0.36
Q4 2016 565.06 (4.9 %) 0.28 - 565.06 0.28
Q1 2017 768.05 2.5 % 0.38 - 768.05 0.38
Q2 2017 849.04 3.8 % 0.42 - 849.04 0.42
Q3 2017 775.46 7.5 % 0.39 - 775.46 0.39
Q4 2017 634.43 12.3 % 0.32 - 634.43 0.32
Q1 2018 664.38 (13.5 %) 0.33 - 664.38 0.33

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Interest Income/Total Operating Income
Q1 2009 2.32 % 21.27 % 79.84 %
Q2 2009 2.22 % 20.06 % 80.14 %
Q3 2009 2.20 % 19.22 % 79.99 %
Q4 2009 2.05 % 17.53 % 76.92 %
Q1 2010 2.08 % 17.11 % 75.03 %
Q2 2010 1.98 % 15.46 % 73.98 %
Q3 2010 1.79 % 12.83 % 71.60 %
Q4 2010 1.69 % 12.89 % 70.11 %
Q1 2011 1.62 % 12.59 % 70.08 %
Q2 2011 1.80 % 12.35 % 70.07 %
Q3 2011 1.93 % 13.03 % 69.88 %
Q4 2011 1.86 % 13.61 % 70.04 %
Q1 2012 1.82 % 14.10 % 68.34 %
Q2 2012 1.97 % 13.57 % 67.74 %
Q3 2012 1.91 % 13.48 % 68.48 %
Q4 2012 1.87 % 13.77 % 68.54 %
Q1 2013 1.85 % 13.97 % 67.56 %
Q2 2013 1.87 % 13.52 % 67.32 %
Q3 2013 1.83 % 13.13 % 66.90 %
Q4 2013 1.84 % 13.68 % 66.05 %
Q1 2014 1.80 % 13.75 % 67.12 %
Q2 2014 1.88 % 13.63 % 66.84 %
Q3 2014 1.93 % 14.00 % 66.38 %
Q4 2014 1.90 % 14.49 % 65.78 %
Q1 2015 1.86 % 14.50 % 65.68 %
Q2 2015 1.93 % 14.32 % 65.49 %
Q3 2015 1.91 % 14.05 % 65.61 %
Q4 2015 1.77 % 13.95 % 66.50 %
Q1 2016 1.78 % 13.77 % 66.84 %
Q2 2016 1.76 % 13.49 % 68.69 %
Q3 2016 1.74 % 13.01 % 69.66 %
Q4 2016 1.68 % 12.65 % 70.81 %
Q1 2017 1.71 % 12.73 % 72.23 %
Q2 2017 1.72 % 12.74 % 72.96 %
Q3 2017 1.79 % 12.72 % 72.70 %
Q4 2017 1.77 % 12.72 % 73.14 %
Q1 2018 1.74 % 12.24 % 74.49 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Loan Change
Q1 2009 112.41 8.1 % 84.52 7.2 % 72.81 11.5 %
Q2 2009 115.08 4.3 % 85.23 0.4 % 71.17 1.8 %
Q3 2009 111.86 (3.3 %) 80.50 (9.1 %) 68.79 (7.7 %)
Q4 2009 110.30 (9.1 %) 82.68 (10.9 %) 66.81 (10.5 %)
Q1 2010 110.06 (2.1 %) 77.65 (8.1 %) 65.44 (10.1 %)
Q2 2010 106.21 (7.7 %) 78.35 (8.1 %) 64.79 (9.0 %)
Q3 2010 101.37 (9.4 %) 77.38 (3.9 %) 65.28 (5.1 %)
Q4 2010 116.03 5.2 % 84.20 1.8 % 66.20 (0.9 %)
Q1 2011 120.49 9.5 % 88.48 13.9 % 67.32 2.9 %
Q2 2011 109.04 2.7 % 84.52 7.9 % 69.09 6.6 %
Q3 2011 116.67 15.1 % 85.77 10.8 % 71.69 9.8 %
Q4 2011 117.57 1.3 % 87.86 4.3 % 72.84 10.0 %
Q1 2012 125.42 4.1 % 90.69 2.5 % 75.57 12.3 %
Q2 2012 120.39 10.4 % 94.82 12.2 % 80.74 16.9 %
Q3 2012 125.35 7.4 % 98.27 14.6 % 83.65 16.7 %
Q4 2012 136.64 16.2 % 107.56 22.4 % 86.33 18.5 %
Q1 2013 133.67 6.6 % 109.09 20.3 % 85.97 13.8 %
Q2 2013 136.12 13.1 % 103.02 8.7 % 85.54 5.9 %
Q3 2013 137.89 10.0 % 105.21 7.1 % 86.11 2.9 %
Q4 2013 137.94 0.9 % 106.37 (1.1 %) 88.46 2.5 %
Q1 2014 150.50 12.6 % 117.54 7.7 % 87.42 1.7 %
Q2 2014 142.67 4.8 % 109.19 6.0 % 91.74 7.2 %
Q3 2014 149.94 8.7 % 114.69 9.0 % 96.04 11.5 %
Q4 2014 164.67 19.4 % 129.63 21.9 % 103.72 17.3 %
Q1 2015 164.79 9.5 % 131.23 11.6 % 108.85 24.5 %
Q2 2015 166.43 16.7 % 132.42 21.3 % 111.49 21.5 %
Q3 2015 164.86 10.0 % 132.60 15.6 % 113.28 17.9 %
Q4 2015 170.42 3.5 % 135.76 4.7 % 115.66 11.5 %
Q1 2016 166.59 1.1 % 132.03 0.6 % 116.04 6.6 %
Q2 2016 166.58 0.1 % 129.16 (2.5 %) 117.88 5.7 %
Q3 2016 167.26 1.5 % 128.24 (3.3 %) 115.62 2.1 %
Q4 2016 170.01 (0.2 %) 135.91 0.1 % 115.51 (0.1 %)
Q1 2017 168.43 1.1 % 131.84 (0.1 %) 116.04 0.0 %
Q2 2017 171.03 2.7 % 130.75 1.2 % 114.88 (2.5 %)
Q3 2017 163.64 (2.2 %) 128.55 0.2 % 115.93 0.3 %
Q4 2017 171.70 1.0 % 136.05 0.1 % 114.54 (0.8 %)
Q1 2018 168.40 0.0 % 130.03 (1.4 %) 113.06 (2.6 %)

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Loans and advances/Total assets Loans and advances/Customers Deposits
Q1 2009 75.19 % 64.77 % 86.15 %
Q2 2009 74.06 % 61.84 % 83.50 %
Q3 2009 71.96 % 61.50 % 85.46 %
Q4 2009 74.96 % 60.57 % 80.81 %
Q1 2010 70.56 % 59.46 % 84.28 %
Q2 2010 73.77 % 61.00 % 82.69 %
Q3 2010 76.33 % 64.40 % 84.37 %
Q4 2010 72.56 % 57.05 % 78.63 %
Q1 2011 73.44 % 55.87 % 76.08 %
Q2 2011 77.51 % 63.36 % 81.74 %
Q3 2011 73.52 % 61.45 % 83.59 %
Q4 2011 74.73 % 61.96 % 82.91 %
Q1 2012 72.31 % 60.26 % 83.33 %
Q2 2012 78.76 % 67.06 % 85.15 %
Q3 2012 78.40 % 66.74 % 85.12 %
Q4 2012 78.72 % 63.18 % 80.26 %
Q1 2013 81.61 % 64.31 % 78.81 %
Q2 2013 75.68 % 62.84 % 83.03 %
Q3 2013 76.30 % 62.45 % 81.85 %
Q4 2013 77.12 % 64.13 % 83.16 %
Q1 2014 78.10 % 58.08 % 74.37 %
Q2 2014 76.53 % 64.30 % 84.02 %
Q3 2014 76.49 % 64.06 % 83.74 %
Q4 2014 78.72 % 62.99 % 80.01 %
Q1 2015 79.63 % 66.06 % 82.95 %
Q2 2015 79.57 % 66.99 % 84.20 %
Q3 2015 80.43 % 68.71 % 85.43 %
Q4 2015 79.66 % 67.86 % 85.19 %
Q1 2016 79.25 % 69.66 % 87.89 %
Q2 2016 77.54 % 70.76 % 91.26 %
Q3 2016 76.67 % 69.13 % 90.17 %
Q4 2016 79.94 % 67.94 % 84.99 %
Q1 2017 78.27 % 68.90 % 88.02 %
Q2 2017 76.45 % 67.17 % 87.87 %
Q3 2017 78.55 % 70.84 % 90.19 %
Q4 2017 79.24 % 66.71 % 84.19 %
Q1 2018 77.21 % 67.14 % 86.95 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) EPS Diluted (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2009 2,000.00 1.25 1.25 - 6.25
Q2 2009 2,000.00 1.25 1.25 - 6.60
Q3 2009 2,000.00 1.25 1.25 - 6.97
Q4 2009 2,000.00 1.19 1.19 - 7.18
Q1 2010 2,000.00 1.15 1.15 - 7.24
Q2 2010 2,000.00 1.10 1.10 - 7.58
Q3 2010 2,000.00 0.95 0.95 - 7.87
Q4 2010 2,000.00 0.96 0.96 - 7.65
Q1 2011 2,000.00 0.93 0.93 - 7.57
Q2 2011 2,000.00 0.97 0.97 - 8.07
Q3 2011 2,000.00 1.05 1.05 - 8.28
Q4 2011 2,000.00 1.09 1.09 - 8.31
Q1 2012 2,000.00 1.12 1.12 - 8.31
Q2 2012 2,000.00 1.13 1.13 - 8.59
Q3 2012 2,000.00 1.16 1.16 - 8.88
Q4 2012 2,000.00 1.19 1.19 - 8.90
Q1 2013 2,000.00 1.20 1.20 - 8.83
Q2 2013 2,000.00 1.20 1.20 - 9.11
Q3 2013 2,000.00 1.21 1.21 - 9.48
Q4 2013 2,000.00 1.26 1.26 - 9.54
Q1 2014 2,000.00 1.28 1.28 - 9.77
Q2 2014 2,000.00 1.31 1.31 - 10.14
Q3 2014 2,000.00 1.39 1.39 - 10.41
Q4 2014 2,000.00 1.44 1.44 - 10.30
Q1 2015 2,000.00 1.47 1.47 - 10.46
Q2 2015 2,000.00 1.49 1.49 - 10.69
Q3 2015 2,000.00 1.50 1.50 - 10.93
Q4 2015 2,000.00 1.48 1.48 - 10.95
Q1 2016 2,000.00 1.47 1.47 - 10.90
Q2 2016 2,000.00 1.46 1.46 - 10.99
Q3 2016 2,000.00 1.44 1.44 - 11.22
Q4 2016 2,000.00 1.43 1.43 - 11.62
Q1 2017 2,000.00 1.44 1.44 - 11.66
Q2 2017 2,000.00 1.45 1.45 - 11.80
Q3 2017 2,000.00 1.48 1.48 - 12.02
Q4 2017 2,000.00 1.51 1.51 - 12.18
Q1 2018 2,000.00 1.46 1.46 - 12.23

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2009 9.18 9.18 1.84
Q2 2009 10.08 10.08 1.91
Q3 2009 12.60 12.60 2.27
Q4 2009 11.61 11.61 1.91
Q1 2010 12.85 12.85 2.05
Q2 2010 11.92 11.92 1.72
Q3 2010 14.16 14.16 1.71
Q4 2010 12.80 12.80 1.60
Q1 2011 15.86 15.86 1.95
Q2 2011 12.94 12.94 1.55
Q3 2011 11.23 11.23 1.43
Q4 2011 10.77 10.77 1.41
Q1 2012 12.79 12.79 1.72
Q2 2012 9.78 9.78 1.29
Q3 2012 9.77 9.77 1.27
Q4 2012 9.47 9.47 1.26
Q1 2013 9.47 9.47 1.29
Q2 2013 10.86 10.86 1.43
Q3 2013 10.72 10.72 1.36
Q4 2013 10.38 10.38 1.37
Q1 2014 11.73 11.73 1.54
Q2 2014 10.47 10.47 1.36
Q3 2014 12.21 12.21 1.63
Q4 2014 10.60 10.60 1.48
Q1 2015 10.97 10.97 1.54
Q2 2015 11.07 11.07 1.54
Q3 2015 9.06 9.06 1.24
Q4 2015 7.94 7.94 1.08
Q1 2016 6.57 6.57 0.89
Q2 2016 6.61 6.61 0.88
Q3 2016 5.38 5.38 0.69
Q4 2016 7.74 7.74 0.95
Q1 2017 6.92 6.92 0.85
Q2 2017 7.71 7.71 0.95
Q3 2017 8.13 8.13 1.00
Q4 2017 8.16 8.16 1.01
Q1 2018 10.01 10.01 1.20

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Retail Corporate and Institutional Banking Global markets and Treasury Investment Banking and Brokerage Others
Q1 2009 524.10 328.63 133.45 33.24 137.61
Q2 2009 587.90 301.65 200.86 49.00 72.35
Q3 2009 539.13 298.41 157.29 16.54 55.95
Q4 2009 469.69 306.57 114.88 23.78 142.43
Q1 2010 526.50 305.46 125.20 20.22 147.32
Q2 2010 542.18 310.32 130.39 31.36 100.63
Q3 2010 519.05 297.56 184.23 18.70 109.96
Q4 2010 582.63 339.64 97.87 24.80 89.76
Q1 2011 542.94 353.61 87.72 31.53 98.25
Q2 2011 544.10 350.06 120.51 43.02 100.53
Q3 2011 554.56 374.86 96.06 22.44 98.15
Q4 2011 552.47 350.77 112.92 30.05 76.93
Q1 2012 547.54 329.65 237.29 48.44 32.78
Q2 2012 555.96 444.51 202.41 37.80 14.38
Q3 2012 509.80 364.10 249.29 30.80 33.75
Q4 2012 532.18 369.68 185.00 22.76 8.72
Q1 2013 523.63 427.43 228.21 38.76 50.26
Q2 2013 534.81 450.71 206.27 26.70 44.89
Q3 2013 525.95 443.62 245.12 23.96 26.13
Q4 2013 509.06 459.47 293.01 23.01 28.53
Q1 2014 530.00 494.40 228.30 30.29 25.77
Q2 2014 572.57 487.50 241.95 36.78 46.72
Q3 2014 518.30 538.93 209.30 32.05 66.92
Q4 2014 557.14 584.24 204.62 36.03 65.77
Q1 2015 604.48 582.76 217.31 32.57 66.11
Q2 2015 618.24 562.31 222.91 43.47 55.41
Q3 2015 574.99 588.74 212.73 24.16 69.25
Q4 2015 492.59 501.26 200.27 40.69 70.89
Q1 2016 576.61 486.44 240.27 34.88 109.09
Q2 2016 604.07 545.00 277.04 35.39 56.11
Q3 2016 649.47 555.45 283.15 30.10 (24.20)
Q4 2016 501.36 421.55 232.26 72.18 167.92
Q1 2017 586.10 574.33 246.87 38.21 35.07
Q2 2017 615.57 638.56 264.29 44.64 72.91
Q3 2017 576.27 615.68 381.47 40.92 62.41
Q4 2017 611.91 615.33 244.65 43.90 68.86
Q1 2018 567.34 617.26 225.52 44.33 78.71

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2018 (e) Q1 2018 (a) Change‬
Average 759.70 664.38 (12.5 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2018 (e) Q1 2018 (a) Change
Riyad Capital 710.00 664.38 (6.4) %
Sico 756.00 664.38 (12.1) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 785.80 664.38 (15.5) %
SNB Capital 787.00 664.38 (15.6) %


Financial Ratios
Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 39,000.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 2,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.33
EPS Diluted ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.33
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 18.19
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 7.92
P/E (TTM) 8.39
Price/book 1.07
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.0
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 13.3
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Share Price

Arab National Bank
19.50
(0.10) (0.51 %)

Arab National Bank (ANB)

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