Financial Results : Bank Aljazira’s net profit rises 7% in Q1

Bank Aljazira’s net profit rises 7% in Q1

21/04/2019 Argaam Exclusive

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Bank Aljazira reported a net profit of SAR 263.3 million in Q1 2019, a rise of 7.34 percent year-on-year (YoY), thanks to an 8 percent rise in operating income on increased commissions income as well as investment gains.

Compared to the previous quarter, the first-quarter’s net profit climbed 6.8 percent, driven by a 2 percent increase in operating income.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 457.74 489.13 6.9 %
Operating Income 646.11 695.83 7.7 %
Debt Provisions (17.10) (26.00) (52.1 %)
Net Income 236.59 235.01 (0.7 %)
Average Shares 709.43 1,025.00 44.5 %
EPS (Riyals) 0.33 0.23 (31.2 %)

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 3m 2018 3m 2019 Change‬
Assets 67.98 73.93 8.8 %
Customer Deposits 50.59 51.43 1.7 %
Loan 39.14 42.13 7.6 %


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Special Commission Income Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change
Q1 2010 168.44 (2.4 %) 305.10 10.3 % (110.00) (20283.5 %)
Q2 2010 187.78 0.7 % 295.20 (15.5 %) (93.82) (136.6 %)
Q3 2010 175.35 8.3 % 292.61 (18.3 %) (93.36) 19.3 %
Q4 2010 185.69 26.5 % 262.16 40.3 % (65.05) 74.7 %
Q1 2011 183.23 8.8 % 276.26 (9.5 %) 4.25 103.9 %
Q2 2011 191.66 2.1 % 308.29 4.4 % (43.99) 53.1 %
Q3 2011 210.03 19.8 % 293.71 0.4 % (22.72) 75.7 %
Q4 2011 196.53 5.8 % 329.83 25.8 % (7.89) 87.9 %
Q1 2012 218.62 19.3 % 425.74 54.1 % (47.73) (1223.5 %)
Q2 2012 241.06 25.8 % 408.51 32.5 % (56.81) (29.2 %)
Q3 2012 244.65 16.5 % 391.92 33.4 % (35.66) (56.9 %)
Q4 2012 246.55 25.4 % 371.41 12.6 % (32.28) (309.1 %)
Q1 2013 265.70 21.5 % 442.62 4.0 % (55.48) (16.3 %)
Q2 2013 301.98 25.3 % 448.47 9.8 % (31.05) 45.3 %
Q3 2013 323.13 32.1 % 471.88 20.4 % 2.93 108.2 %
Q4 2013 332.14 34.7 % 476.34 28.3 % (52.74) (63.4 %)
Q1 2014 321.65 21.1 % 510.06 15.2 % (65.38) (17.8 %)
Q2 2014 356.29 18.0 % 557.72 24.4 % (91.18) (193.6 %)
Q3 2014 377.60 16.9 % 582.83 23.5 % (211.19) (7312.6 %)
Q4 2014 389.54 17.3 % 545.87 14.6 % (15.36) 70.9 %
Q1 2015 396.23 23.2 % 624.38 22.4 % (36.68) 43.9 %
Q2 2015 403.41 13.2 % 611.63 9.7 % (68.47) 24.9 %
Q3 2015 410.50 8.7 % 532.05 (8.7 %) 39.81 118.9 %
Q4 2015 390.40 0.2 % 580.82 6.4 % 12.27 179.9 %
Q1 2016 370.10 (6.6 %) 564.65 (9.6 %) (27.72) 24.4 %
Q2 2016 384.52 (4.7 %) 579.86 (5.2 %) (30.67) 55.2 %
Q3 2016 407.21 (0.8 %) 575.36 8.1 % (28.63) (171.9 %)
Q4 2016 404.66 3.7 % 544.05 (6.3 %) (38.19) (411.2 %)
Q1 2017 433.98 17.3 % 617.30 9.3 % (46.81) (68.8 %)
Q2 2017 453.44 17.9 % 645.11 11.3 % (61.94) (101.9 %)
Q3 2017 470.08 15.4 % 669.25 16.3 % (85.43) (198.4 %)
Q4 2017 460.11 13.7 % 648.08 19.1 % (72.97) (91.1 %)
Q1 2018 457.74 5.5 % 646.11 4.7 % (17.10) 63.5 %
Q2 2018 479.70 5.8 % 672.23 4.2 % (39.22) 36.7 %
Q3 2018 478.61 1.8 % 665.81 (0.5 %) (22.60) 73.5 %
Q4 2018 487.98 6.1 % 680.59 5.0 % (27.88) 61.8 %
Q1 2019 489.13 6.9 % 695.83 7.7 % (26.00) (52.1 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2010 12.61 (87.7 %) 0.02 - 12.61 0.02
Q2 2010 21.31 (82.4 %) 0.03 - 21.31 0.03
Q3 2010 22.13 (68.3 %) 0.03 - 22.13 0.03
Q4 2010 (27.14) 89.8 % (0.04) - (27.14) (0.04)
Q1 2011 62.29 393.9 % 0.09 - 62.29 0.09
Q2 2011 64.20 201.3 % 0.09 - 64.20 0.09
Q3 2011 66.02 198.3 % 0.09 - 66.02 0.09
Q4 2011 110.35 506.5 % 0.16 - 110.35 0.16
Q1 2012 143.04 129.6 % 0.20 - 143.04 0.20
Q2 2012 129.17 101.2 % 0.18 - 129.17 0.18
Q3 2012 130.46 97.6 % 0.18 - 130.46 0.18
Q4 2012 97.81 (11.4 %) 0.14 - 97.81 0.14
Q1 2013 144.24 0.8 % 0.20 - 144.24 0.20
Q2 2013 167.39 29.6 % 0.24 - 167.39 0.24
Q3 2013 188.68 44.6 % 0.27 - 188.68 0.27
Q4 2013 150.32 53.7 % 0.21 - 150.32 0.21
Q1 2014 159.33 10.5 % 0.22 7.36 151.97 0.21
Q2 2014 166.71 (0.4 %) 0.23 11.44 155.28 0.22
Q3 2014 47.24 (75.0 %) 0.07 - 47.24 0.07
Q4 2014 199.19 32.5 % 0.28 10.98 188.21 0.27
Q1 2015 227.00 42.5 % 0.32 - 227.00 0.32
Q2 2015 735.75 341.3 % 1.04 572.65 163.10 0.23
Q3 2015 165.74 250.9 % 0.23 - 165.74 0.23
Q4 2015 158.63 (20.4 %) 0.22 - 158.63 0.22
Q1 2016 381.31 68.0 % 0.54 208.60 172.71 0.24
Q2 2016 177.52 (75.9 %) 0.25 - 177.52 0.25
Q3 2016 160.69 (3.0 %) 0.23 - 160.69 0.23
Q4 2016 152.43 (3.9 %) 0.21 - 152.43 0.21
Q1 2017 215.97 (43.4 %) 0.30 - 215.97 0.30
Q2 2017 220.16 24.0 % 0.31 - 220.16 0.31
Q3 2017 227.63 41.7 % 0.32 - 227.63 0.32
Q4 2017 193.75 27.1 % 0.27 - 193.75 0.27
Q1 2018 236.59 9.5 % 0.33 - 236.59 0.33
Q2 2018 244.17 10.9 % 0.24 - 244.17 0.24
Q3 2018 247.36 8.7 % 0.24 - 247.36 0.24
Q4 2018 (349.84) (280.6 %) (0.34) (551.50) 201.66 0.20
Q1 2019 235.01 (0.7 %) 0.23 - 235.01 0.23

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Interest Income/Total Operating Income
Q1 2010 (0.23 %) (1.35 %) 55.32 %
Q2 2010 (0.56 %) (3.52 %) 58.06 %
Q3 2010 (0.71 %) (4.50 %) 62.83 %
Q4 2010 0.09 % 0.64 % 62.10 %
Q1 2011 0.25 % 1.74 % 65.00 %
Q2 2011 0.37 % 2.67 % 64.59 %
Q3 2011 0.49 % 3.62 % 67.57 %
Q4 2011 0.84 % 6.55 % 64.69 %
Q1 2012 0.97 % 8.09 % 60.17 %
Q2 2012 1.07 % 9.56 % 59.42 %
Q3 2012 1.20 % 10.77 % 57.90 %
Q4 2012 1.12 % 10.27 % 59.52 %
Q1 2013 1.03 % 9.93 % 61.81 %
Q2 2013 1.04 % 10.60 % 64.00 %
Q3 2013 1.16 % 11.42 % 65.58 %
Q4 2013 1.17 % 12.12 % 66.49 %
Q1 2014 1.16 % 12.08 % 67.07 %
Q2 2014 1.09 % 11.71 % 66.13 %
Q3 2014 0.86 % 9.04 % 65.24 %
Q4 2014 0.90 % 9.63 % 65.79 %
Q1 2015 0.98 % 10.52 % 65.76 %
Q2 2015 1.81 % 18.43 % 66.26 %
Q3 2015 1.98 % 20.04 % 69.13 %
Q4 2015 1.98 % 18.97 % 68.14 %
Q1 2016 2.14 % 20.71 % 68.78 %
Q2 2016 1.30 % 11.89 % 68.91 %
Q3 2016 1.31 % 11.70 % 67.47 %
Q4 2016 1.35 % 11.24 % 69.19 %
Q1 2017 1.08 % 8.87 % 70.38 %
Q2 2017 1.11 % 9.34 % 71.34 %
Q3 2017 1.22 % 9.95 % 71.18 %
Q4 2017 1.27 % 10.13 % 70.46 %
Q1 2018 1.32 % 10.46 % 70.59 %
Q2 2018 1.32 % 9.15 % 70.86 %
Q3 2018 1.32 % 9.10 % 71.28 %
Q4 2018 0.54 % 3.77 % 71.45 %
Q1 2019 0.53 % 3.77 % 71.30 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Loan Change
Q1 2010 27.79 2.7 % 19.20 (10.2 %) 16.34 6.7 %
Q2 2010 29.17 0.8 % 22.66 2.3 % 17.41 10.0 %
Q3 2010 29.85 2.4 % 22.61 1.9 % 18.27 17.1 %
Q4 2010 33.02 10.1 % 27.34 23.5 % 18.70 20.6 %
Q1 2011 35.91 29.2 % 28.76 49.8 % 19.94 22.1 %
Q2 2011 36.74 26.0 % 29.08 28.3 % 22.03 26.5 %
Q3 2011 37.55 25.8 % 30.60 35.3 % 21.78 19.3 %
Q4 2011 38.90 17.8 % 31.16 13.9 % 23.31 24.6 %
Q1 2012 43.10 20.0 % 34.60 20.3 % 25.07 25.7 %
Q2 2012 47.12 28.2 % 37.25 28.1 % 27.23 23.6 %
Q3 2012 47.84 27.4 % 39.41 28.8 % 28.31 30.0 %
Q4 2012 50.78 30.5 % 40.68 30.5 % 29.90 28.3 %
Q1 2013 54.14 25.6 % 41.42 19.7 % 32.41 29.3 %
Q2 2013 56.25 19.4 % 45.20 21.3 % 33.31 22.3 %
Q3 2013 55.53 16.1 % 45.55 15.6 % 35.39 25.0 %
Q4 2013 59.98 18.1 % 48.08 18.2 % 34.99 17.1 %
Q1 2014 60.64 12.0 % 48.47 17.0 % 36.68 13.2 %
Q2 2014 65.80 17.0 % 51.84 14.7 % 38.97 17.0 %
Q3 2014 65.63 18.2 % 53.71 17.9 % 40.25 13.7 %
Q4 2014 66.55 11.0 % 54.57 13.5 % 41.24 17.9 %
Q1 2015 69.37 14.4 % 55.42 14.3 % 40.87 11.4 %
Q2 2015 67.63 2.8 % 55.96 8.0 % 42.40 8.8 %
Q3 2015 68.31 4.1 % 56.00 4.3 % 42.21 4.9 %
Q4 2015 63.26 (4.9 %) 49.77 (8.8 %) 42.17 2.3 %
Q1 2016 65.62 (5.4 %) 50.66 (8.6 %) 43.32 6.0 %
Q2 2016 68.27 0.9 % 50.73 (9.3 %) 44.21 4.3 %
Q3 2016 65.95 (3.4 %) 50.33 (10.1 %) 43.19 2.3 %
Q4 2016 66.32 4.8 % 51.60 3.7 % 42.10 (0.2 %)
Q1 2017 65.11 (0.8 %) 49.81 (1.7 %) 41.33 (4.6 %)
Q2 2017 67.00 (1.9 %) 49.17 (3.1 %) 40.97 (7.3 %)
Q3 2017 67.53 2.4 % 49.68 (1.3 %) 40.93 (5.3 %)
Q4 2017 68.29 3.0 % 50.28 (2.6 %) 39.79 (5.5 %)
Q1 2018 67.98 4.4 % 50.59 1.6 % 39.14 (5.3 %)
Q2 2018 69.76 4.1 % 47.77 (2.9 %) 39.84 (2.8 %)
Q3 2018 71.73 6.2 % 50.21 1.1 % 40.26 (1.6 %)
Q4 2018 73.00 6.9 % 51.80 3.0 % 40.90 2.8 %
Q1 2019 73.93 8.8 % 51.43 1.7 % 42.13 7.6 %

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Loans and advances/Total assets Loans and advances/Customers Deposits
Q1 2010 69.10 % 58.79 % 85.09 %
Q2 2010 77.71 % 59.70 % 76.83 %
Q3 2010 75.74 % 61.19 % 80.79 %
Q4 2010 82.82 % 56.65 % 68.40 %
Q1 2011 80.08 % 55.53 % 69.34 %
Q2 2011 79.15 % 59.97 % 75.77 %
Q3 2011 81.48 % 58.00 % 71.19 %
Q4 2011 80.10 % 59.92 % 74.80 %
Q1 2012 80.28 % 58.17 % 72.45 %
Q2 2012 79.07 % 57.80 % 73.10 %
Q3 2012 82.39 % 59.18 % 71.84 %
Q4 2012 80.10 % 58.87 % 73.50 %
Q1 2013 76.51 % 59.87 % 78.24 %
Q2 2013 80.35 % 59.22 % 73.70 %
Q3 2013 82.03 % 63.74 % 77.70 %
Q4 2013 80.17 % 58.35 % 72.78 %
Q1 2014 79.93 % 60.49 % 75.69 %
Q2 2014 78.78 % 59.23 % 75.18 %
Q3 2014 81.83 % 61.33 % 74.95 %
Q4 2014 81.99 % 61.97 % 75.58 %
Q1 2015 79.89 % 58.92 % 73.75 %
Q2 2015 82.75 % 62.70 % 75.77 %
Q3 2015 81.98 % 61.79 % 75.37 %
Q4 2015 78.66 % 66.66 % 84.75 %
Q1 2016 77.19 % 66.02 % 85.52 %
Q2 2016 74.31 % 64.76 % 87.15 %
Q3 2016 76.32 % 65.49 % 85.81 %
Q4 2016 77.81 % 63.48 % 81.58 %
Q1 2017 76.50 % 63.47 % 82.97 %
Q2 2017 73.38 % 61.15 % 83.33 %
Q3 2017 73.56 % 60.61 % 82.39 %
Q4 2017 73.63 % 58.27 % 79.14 %
Q1 2018 74.43 % 57.58 % 77.36 %
Q2 2018 68.47 % 57.10 % 83.40 %
Q3 2018 70.00 % 56.12 % 80.17 %
Q4 2018 70.96 % 56.02 % 78.95 %
Q1 2019 69.57 % 56.99 % 81.91 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) EPS Diluted (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2010 709.43 (0.09) (0.09) - 6.34
Q2 2010 709.43 (0.23) (0.23) - 6.37
Q3 2010 709.43 (0.30) (0.30) - 6.40
Q4 2010 709.43 0.04 0.04 - 6.36
Q1 2011 709.43 0.11 0.11 - 6.41
Q2 2011 709.43 0.17 0.17 - 6.45
Q3 2011 709.43 0.23 0.23 - 6.49
Q4 2011 709.43 0.43 0.43 - 6.67
Q1 2012 709.43 0.54 0.54 - 6.96
Q2 2012 709.43 0.63 0.63 - 6.78
Q3 2012 709.43 0.72 0.72 - 6.94
Q4 2012 709.43 0.71 0.71 - 7.06
Q1 2013 709.43 0.71 0.71 - 7.28
Q2 2013 709.43 0.76 0.76 - 7.58
Q3 2013 709.43 0.84 0.84 - 7.82
Q4 2013 709.43 0.92 0.92 - 8.07
Q1 2014 709.43 0.94 0.93 - 8.26
Q2 2014 709.43 0.94 0.91 - 8.43
Q3 2014 709.43 0.74 0.71 - 8.50
Q4 2014 709.43 0.81 0.76 - 8.68
Q1 2015 709.43 0.90 0.87 - 8.90
Q2 2015 709.43 1.70 0.88 - 10.07
Q3 2015 709.43 1.87 1.05 - 10.17
Q4 2015 709.43 1.81 1.01 - 10.45
Q1 2016 709.43 2.03 0.93 - 10.72
Q2 2016 709.43 1.24 0.95 - 10.86
Q3 2016 709.43 1.24 0.94 - 11.00
Q4 2016 709.43 1.23 0.94 - 11.42
Q1 2017 709.43 1.00 1.00 - 11.74
Q2 2017 709.43 1.06 1.06 - 11.74
Q3 2017 709.43 1.15 1.15 - 12.13
Q4 2017 709.43 1.21 1.21 - 12.44
Q1 2018 709.43 1.24 1.24 - 11.94
Q2 2018 1,025.00 0.88 0.88 - 11.12
Q3 2018 1,025.00 0.90 0.90 - 11.36
Q4 2018 1,025.00 0.37 0.91 - 10.97
Q1 2019 1,025.00 0.37 0.91 - 11.21

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2010 NEG NEG 1.84
Q2 2010 NEG NEG 1.60
Q3 2010 NEG NEG 1.65
Q4 2010 More than 100 More than 100 1.58
Q1 2011 More than 100 More than 100 1.77
Q2 2011 More than 100 More than 100 1.74
Q3 2011 44.03 44.03 1.58
Q4 2011 24.23 24.23 1.55
Q1 2012 33.33 33.33 2.59
Q2 2012 20.88 20.88 1.95
Q3 2012 22.06 22.06 2.30
Q4 2012 22.61 22.61 2.26
Q1 2013 23.14 23.14 2.25
Q2 2013 20.96 20.96 2.10
Q3 2013 22.17 22.17 2.39
Q4 2013 25.04 25.04 2.84
Q1 2014 27.21 27.51 3.09
Q2 2014 26.57 27.34 2.96
Q3 2014 39.58 41.05 3.44
Q4 2014 28.05 29.58 2.61
Q1 2015 25.30 26.22 2.56
Q2 2015 13.58 26.24 2.30
Q3 2015 8.83 15.75 1.62
Q4 2015 7.28 13.12 1.26
Q1 2016 5.33 11.64 1.01
Q2 2016 8.40 11.00 0.96
Q3 2016 6.56 8.61 0.74
Q4 2016 9.40 12.36 1.01
Q1 2017 13.51 13.51 1.15
Q2 2017 11.77 11.77 1.06
Q3 2017 12.71 12.71 1.21
Q4 2017 11.09 11.09 1.08
Q1 2018 10.46 10.46 1.08
Q2 2018 13.42 13.42 1.06
Q3 2018 12.84 12.84 1.02
Q4 2018 30.96 12.59 1.04
Q1 2019 36.53 14.82 1.20

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Retail Corporate and Institutional Banking Global markets and Treasury Brokerage and Asset Management Takaful Ta'awni Others
Q1 2010 91.08 136.47 23.15 40.82 13.59 -
Q2 2010 97.94 136.50 3.26 53.83 3.68 -
Q3 2010 68.47 108.59 77.65 30.95 6.95 -
Q4 2010 94.59 127.93 (60.07) 35.72 10.21 53.78
Q1 2011 73.31 101.13 48.61 46.09 9.52 (2.39)
Q2 2011 78.47 109.47 54.87 60.99 9.28 (4.79)
Q3 2011 80.09 112.58 61.12 38.17 9.01 (7.26)
Q4 2011 97.59 108.55 62.34 57.98 8.63 (5.26)
Q1 2012 92.91 117.73 96.74 116.75 7.60 (5.99)
Q2 2012 88.87 106.38 111.70 104.00 5.62 (8.05)
Q3 2012 98.70 115.90 106.92 70.55 6.84 (7.00)
Q4 2012 103.03 94.05 111.35 63.16 5.50 (5.68)
Q1 2013 150.91 99.50 126.92 72.36 5.01 (12.08)
Q2 2013 135.01 123.26 127.51 66.09 5.13 (8.52)
Q3 2013 146.59 137.61 110.29 76.17 4.66 (3.44)
Q4 2013 115.42 131.47 177.98 60.08 6.60 (15.20)
Q1 2014 149.23 108.40 177.78 86.67 5.72 (10.39)
Q2 2014 154.19 136.57 183.90 103.10 5.70 (14.31)
Q3 2014 241.80 152.13 94.78 103.80 16.80 (15.06)
Q4 2014 194.50 161.40 158.34 52.81 5.42 (15.63)
Q1 2015 211.86 173.44 153.59 94.53 5.44 (14.49)
Q2 2015 220.02 153.97 170.90 88.18 5.37 545.83
Q3 2015 213.55 144.66 156.01 34.56 5.29 (22.03)
Q4 2015 248.50 105.60 191.82 53.46 5.24 (23.79)
Q1 2016 251.38 120.43 166.80 53.64 4.52 176.49
Q2 2016 245.82 110.98 197.39 51.27 4.75 (30.34)
Q3 2016 230.30 124.05 203.25 37.20 5.84 (25.29)
Q4 2016 191.78 128.75 196.50 51.38 5.11 (29.47)
Q1 2017 253.88 143.41 203.93 47.12 5.10 (36.14)
Q2 2017 270.06 151.98 219.07 42.23 4.78 (43.00)
Q3 2017 281.75 127.62 268.85 42.18 4.67 (55.81)
Q4 2017 276.54 115.18 258.46 45.42 5.21 (52.73)
Q1 2018 281.78 112.34 254.45 46.80 4.81 (54.06)
Q2 2018 292.74 108.63 280.93 45.51 4.90 (60.48)
Q3 2018 298.25 111.60 277.52 35.48 4.83 (61.86)
Q4 2018 312.71 100.82 279.43 44.35 4.61 (61.32)
Q1 2019 336.04 122.71 257.01 41.97 4.46 (66.36)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2019 (e) Q1 2019 (a) Change‬
Average 249.00 235.01 (5.6 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2019 (e) Q1 2019 (a) Change
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 249.00 235.01 (5.6) %


Financial Ratios
Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 16,953.50
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 1,025.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 1.20
EPS Diluted ( Riyal) (TTM) 1.01
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 13.18
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 14.32
P/E (TTM) 13.78
Price/book 1.25
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 0.9
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 9.5
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Share Price

Bank Aljazira
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Bank Aljazira (BJAZ)

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