Financial Results : SAMBA posts 7% profit decline in Q1

SAMBA posts 7% profit decline in Q1

25/04/2019 Argaam Exclusive

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Samba Financial Group (SAMBA) reported a net profit of SAR 1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2019, down 7.43 percent year-on-year (YoY), due to higher operating expenses and increased cost of credit.

When compared to the previous quarter, net profit fell by 14.08 percent.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 1,433.23 1,645.88 14.8 %
Operating Income 1,939.02 2,195.28 13.2 %
Debt Provisions (12.19) (320.92) (2,532.2 %)
Net Income 1,143.79 1,064.73 (6.9 %)
Average Shares 2,000.00 2,000.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.57 0.53 (6.9 %)

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 3m 2018 3m 2019 Change‬
Assets 228.91 231.11 1.0 %
Customer Deposits 172.33 170.17 (1.3 %)
Loan 116.04 115.05 (0.9 %)


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Special Commission Income Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change
Q1 2010 1,171.72 (10.5 %) 1,840.92 (7.4 %) (160.10) 21.1 %
Q2 2010 1,202.35 (7.8 %) 1,771.78 (2.6 %) (57.44) 41.0 %
Q3 2010 1,108.04 (14.4 %) 1,729.17 (1.5 %) (158.10) (105.5 %)
Q4 2010 1,054.35 (9.3 %) 1,558.63 0.8 % (183.15) 19.5 %
Q1 2011 1,069.27 (8.7 %) 1,700.95 (7.6 %) (92.80) 42.0 %
Q2 2011 1,133.39 (5.7 %) 1,634.52 (7.7 %) (11.04) 80.8 %
Q3 2011 1,053.38 (4.9 %) 1,713.21 (0.9 %) (90.88) 42.5 %
Q4 2011 1,052.43 (0.2 %) 1,513.68 (2.9 %) (106.69) 41.7 %
Q1 2012 1,054.81 (1.4 %) 1,796.16 5.6 % (137.54) (48.2 %)
Q2 2012 1,078.63 (4.8 %) 1,744.66 6.7 % (60.86) (451.1 %)
Q3 2012 1,109.94 5.4 % 1,694.92 (1.1 %) (34.95) 61.5 %
Q4 2012 1,029.99 (2.1 %) 1,458.34 (3.7 %) (65.30) 38.8 %
Q1 2013 1,081.96 2.6 % 1,896.97 5.6 % (218.20) (58.6 %)
Q2 2013 1,148.93 6.5 % 1,756.24 0.7 % (59.40) 2.4 %
Q3 2013 1,180.81 6.4 % 1,745.42 3.0 % (60.45) (73.0 %)
Q4 2013 1,116.58 8.4 % 1,601.90 9.8 % (15.31) 76.6 %
Q1 2014 1,083.08 0.1 % 1,873.11 (1.3 %) (70.28) 67.8 %
Q2 2014 1,161.51 1.1 % 1,844.25 5.0 % (31.91) 46.3 %
Q3 2014 1,175.06 (0.5 %) 1,850.16 6.0 % (7.35) 87.8 %
Q4 2014 1,173.72 5.1 % 1,817.32 13.4 % (31.80) (107.7 %)
Q1 2015 1,127.91 4.1 % 1,972.95 5.3 % (49.02) 30.2 %
Q2 2015 1,162.72 0.1 % 1,949.01 5.7 % (27.08) 15.1 %
Q3 2015 1,183.54 0.7 % 1,990.00 7.6 % (32.79) (346.0 %)
Q4 2015 1,188.66 1.3 % 1,842.62 1.4 % (33.27) (4.6 %)
Q1 2016 1,252.13 11.0 % 1,941.36 (1.6 %) (44.71) 8.8 %
Q2 2016 1,338.84 15.1 % 1,987.50 2.0 % (38.05) (40.5 %)
Q3 2016 1,466.14 23.9 % 2,036.21 2.3 % (62.41) (90.3 %)
Q4 2016 1,325.18 11.5 % 1,795.38 (2.6 %) (54.98) (65.3 %)
Q1 2017 1,358.55 8.5 % 1,979.19 1.9 % (107.44) (140.3 %)
Q2 2017 1,385.90 3.5 % 1,987.93 0.0 % (60.32) (58.5 %)
Q3 2017 1,446.91 (1.3 %) 2,021.44 (0.7 %) (74.26) (19.0 %)
Q4 2017 1,540.87 16.3 % 1,903.01 6.0 % (45.15) 17.9 %
Q1 2018 1,433.23 5.5 % 1,939.02 (2.0 %) (12.19) 88.7 %
Q2 2018 1,541.07 11.2 % 2,078.54 4.6 % (53.85) 10.7 %
Q3 2018 1,589.27 9.8 % 2,110.70 4.4 % (68.66) 7.5 %
Q4 2018 1,588.33 3.1 % 2,028.26 6.6 % (20.82) 53.9 %
Q1 2019 1,645.88 14.8 % 2,195.28 13.2 % (320.92) (2,532.2 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2010 1,210.64 (4.8 %) 0.61 - 1,210.64 0.61
Q2 2010 1,220.34 (1.8 %) 0.61 - 1,220.34 0.61
Q3 2010 1,103.16 (8.9 %) 0.55 - 1,103.16 0.55
Q4 2010 900.99 7.9 % 0.45 - 900.99 0.45
Q1 2011 1,123.13 (7.2 %) 0.56 - 1,123.13 0.56
Q2 2011 1,102.06 (9.7 %) 0.55 - 1,102.06 0.55
Q3 2011 1,135.09 2.9 % 0.57 - 1,135.09 0.57
Q4 2011 942.99 4.7 % 0.47 - 942.99 0.47
Q1 2012 1,144.50 1.9 % 0.57 - 1,144.50 0.57
Q2 2012 1,157.50 5.0 % 0.58 - 1,157.50 0.58
Q3 2012 1,159.61 2.2 % 0.58 - 1,159.61 0.58
Q4 2012 868.56 (7.9 %) 0.43 - 868.56 0.43
Q1 2013 1,158.26 1.2 % 0.58 - 1,158.26 0.58
Q2 2013 1,175.05 1.5 % 0.59 - 1,175.05 0.59
Q3 2013 1,170.87 1.0 % 0.59 - 1,170.87 0.59
Q4 2013 1,005.87 15.8 % 0.50 - 1,005.87 0.50
Q1 2014 1,240.09 7.1 % 0.62 - 1,240.09 0.62
Q2 2014 1,257.00 7.0 % 0.63 - 1,257.00 0.63
Q3 2014 1,276.29 9.0 % 0.64 - 1,276.29 0.64
Q4 2014 1,231.70 22.5 % 0.62 - 1,231.70 0.62
Q1 2015 1,277.95 3.1 % 0.64 - 1,277.95 0.64
Q2 2015 1,332.42 6.0 % 0.67 - 1,332.42 0.67
Q3 2015 1,370.41 7.4 % 0.69 - 1,370.41 0.69
Q4 2015 1,231.56 0.0 % 0.62 - 1,231.56 0.62
Q1 2016 1,259.16 (1.5 %) 0.63 - 1,259.16 0.63
Q2 2016 1,313.03 (1.5 %) 0.66 - 1,313.03 0.66
Q3 2016 1,341.32 (2.1 %) 0.67 - 1,341.32 0.67
Q4 2016 1,089.41 (11.5 %) 0.54 - 1,089.41 0.54
Q1 2017 1,230.59 (2.3 %) 0.62 - 1,230.59 0.62
Q2 2017 1,270.22 (3.3 %) 0.64 - 1,270.22 0.64
Q3 2017 1,307.34 (2.5 %) 0.65 - 1,307.34 0.65
Q4 2017 1,212.92 11.3 % 0.61 - 1,212.92 0.61
Q1 2018 1,143.79 (7.1 %) 0.57 - 1,143.79 0.57
Q2 2018 1,236.63 (2.6 %) 0.62 - 1,236.63 0.62
Q3 2018 1,257.66 (3.8 %) 0.63 - 1,257.66 0.63
Q4 2018 (586.99) (148.4 %) (0.29) (1811.60) 1,224.61 0.61
Q1 2019 1,064.73 (6.9 %) 0.53 - 1,064.73 0.53

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Interest Income/Total Operating Income
Q1 2010 2.54 % 21.19 % 70.83 %
Q2 2010 2.45 % 20.22 % 69.85 %
Q3 2010 2.37 % 18.53 % 67.42 %
Q4 2010 2.38 % 18.58 % 65.74 %
Q1 2011 2.31 % 17.67 % 65.59 %
Q2 2011 2.23 % 16.54 % 65.90 %
Q3 2011 2.28 % 16.18 % 65.24 %
Q4 2011 2.26 % 16.07 % 65.65 %
Q1 2012 2.23 % 15.65 % 64.50 %
Q2 2012 2.25 % 15.72 % 62.64 %
Q3 2012 2.26 % 15.24 % 63.65 %
Q4 2012 2.22 % 14.49 % 63.84 %
Q1 2013 2.20 % 14.22 % 63.29 %
Q2 2013 2.17 % 14.01 % 64.22 %
Q3 2013 2.16 % 13.64 % 64.78 %
Q4 2013 2.24 % 13.58 % 64.68 %
Q1 2014 2.25 % 13.65 % 64.92 %
Q2 2014 2.24 % 13.56 % 64.29 %
Q3 2014 2.28 % 13.39 % 63.27 %
Q4 2014 2.37 % 13.60 % 62.20 %
Q1 2015 2.34 % 13.60 % 61.97 %
Q2 2015 2.33 % 13.53 % 61.13 %
Q3 2015 2.32 % 13.47 % 60.13 %
Q4 2015 2.30 % 13.19 % 60.13 %
Q1 2016 2.27 % 13.02 % 61.98 %
Q2 2016 2.25 % 12.95 % 63.95 %
Q3 2016 2.18 % 12.79 % 67.19 %
Q4 2016 2.14 % 12.10 % 69.36 %
Q1 2017 2.13 % 11.79 % 70.38 %
Q2 2017 2.12 % 11.75 % 70.98 %
Q3 2017 2.10 % 11.60 % 70.87 %
Q4 2017 2.19 % 11.54 % 72.64 %
Q1 2018 2.14 % 11.37 % 73.96 %
Q2 2018 2.12 % 11.25 % 75.07 %
Q3 2018 2.12 % 11.23 % 76.01 %
Q4 2018 1.33 % 7.03 % 75.42 %
Q1 2019 1.29 % 6.90 % 75.65 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Loan Change
Q1 2010 185.88 10.4 % 137.25 10.5 % 85.20 (5.4 %)
Q2 2010 188.36 6.4 % 136.07 (1.5 %) 82.72 (5.9 %)
Q3 2010 185.01 0.5 % 131.93 (6.9 %) 81.32 (5.1 %)
Q4 2010 187.42 1.0 % 133.46 (9.3 %) 80.25 (4.6 %)
Q1 2011 190.90 2.7 % 134.45 (2.0 %) 81.32 (4.6 %)
Q2 2011 190.63 1.2 % 138.82 2.0 % 82.37 (0.4 %)
Q3 2011 188.57 1.9 % 134.89 2.2 % 88.26 8.5 %
Q4 2011 192.77 2.9 % 137.26 2.8 % 89.11 11.0 %
Q1 2012 196.17 2.8 % 139.90 4.1 % 92.78 14.1 %
Q2 2012 199.51 4.7 % 142.36 2.5 % 95.73 16.2 %
Q3 2012 201.51 6.9 % 143.22 6.2 % 98.06 11.1 %
Q4 2012 197.07 2.2 % 148.74 8.4 % 102.63 15.2 %
Q1 2013 198.54 1.2 % 151.69 8.4 % 104.30 12.4 %
Q2 2013 203.03 1.8 % 156.06 9.6 % 109.03 13.9 %
Q3 2013 203.07 0.8 % 155.16 8.3 % 111.25 13.4 %
Q4 2013 205.04 4.0 % 158.34 6.5 % 113.46 10.5 %
Q1 2014 208.77 5.1 % 158.77 4.7 % 115.61 10.8 %
Q2 2014 214.25 5.5 % 163.64 4.9 % 122.16 12.0 %
Q3 2014 216.37 6.5 % 163.51 5.4 % 120.18 8.0 %
Q4 2014 217.40 6.0 % 163.79 3.4 % 124.08 9.4 %
Q1 2015 222.58 6.6 % 168.01 5.8 % 127.04 9.9 %
Q2 2015 225.93 5.4 % 170.88 4.4 % 130.88 7.1 %
Q3 2015 233.75 8.0 % 174.92 7.0 % 127.36 6.0 %
Q4 2015 235.24 8.2 % 171.80 4.9 % 130.00 4.8 %
Q1 2016 235.25 5.7 % 178.33 6.1 % 132.36 4.2 %
Q2 2016 233.99 3.6 % 172.12 0.7 % 130.82 0.0 %
Q3 2016 238.31 2.0 % 173.96 (0.5 %) 129.80 1.9 %
Q4 2016 231.49 (1.6 %) 172.08 0.2 % 125.23 (3.7 %)
Q1 2017 231.83 (1.5 %) 170.30 (4.5 %) 124.27 (6.1 %)
Q2 2017 231.02 (1.3 %) 171.21 (0.5 %) 120.52 (7.9 %)
Q3 2017 228.84 (4.0 %) 166.70 (4.2 %) 120.68 (7.0 %)
Q4 2017 227.55 (1.7 %) 167.92 (2.4 %) 117.68 (6.0 %)
Q1 2018 228.91 (1.3 %) 172.33 1.2 % 116.04 (6.6 %)
Q2 2018 231.70 0.3 % 168.60 (1.5 %) 116.63 (3.2 %)
Q3 2018 228.28 (0.2 %) 169.62 1.8 % 114.70 (5.0 %)
Q4 2018 229.94 1.1 % 170.17 1.3 % 113.71 (3.4 %)
Q1 2019 231.11 1.0 % 170.17 (1.3 %) 115.05 (0.8 %)

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Loans and advances/Total assets Loans and advances/Customers Deposits
Q1 2010 73.83 % 45.83 % 62.08 %
Q2 2010 72.24 % 43.91 % 60.79 %
Q3 2010 71.31 % 43.95 % 61.64 %
Q4 2010 71.21 % 42.82 % 60.13 %
Q1 2011 70.43 % 42.60 % 60.48 %
Q2 2011 72.82 % 43.21 % 59.33 %
Q3 2011 71.54 % 46.81 % 65.43 %
Q4 2011 71.20 % 46.23 % 64.92 %
Q1 2012 71.32 % 47.30 % 66.32 %
Q2 2012 71.35 % 47.98 % 67.25 %
Q3 2012 71.07 % 48.66 % 68.47 %
Q4 2012 75.47 % 52.08 % 69.00 %
Q1 2013 76.40 % 52.53 % 68.76 %
Q2 2013 76.87 % 53.70 % 69.86 %
Q3 2013 76.41 % 54.79 % 71.70 %
Q4 2013 77.22 % 55.33 % 71.65 %
Q1 2014 76.05 % 55.38 % 72.82 %
Q2 2014 76.38 % 57.02 % 74.65 %
Q3 2014 75.57 % 55.54 % 73.50 %
Q4 2014 75.34 % 57.07 % 75.75 %
Q1 2015 75.48 % 57.07 % 75.61 %
Q2 2015 75.63 % 57.93 % 76.59 %
Q3 2015 74.83 % 54.48 % 72.81 %
Q4 2015 73.03 % 55.26 % 75.67 %
Q1 2016 75.80 % 56.26 % 74.22 %
Q2 2016 73.56 % 55.91 % 76.00 %
Q3 2016 73.00 % 54.47 % 74.61 %
Q4 2016 74.33 % 54.10 % 72.78 %
Q1 2017 73.46 % 53.60 % 72.97 %
Q2 2017 74.11 % 52.17 % 70.39 %
Q3 2017 72.85 % 52.74 % 72.39 %
Q4 2017 73.80 % 51.72 % 70.08 %
Q1 2018 75.28 % 50.69 % 67.34 %
Q2 2018 72.77 % 50.34 % 69.18 %
Q3 2018 74.31 % 50.25 % 67.62 %
Q4 2018 74.01 % 49.45 % 66.82 %
Q1 2019 73.63 % 49.78 % 67.61 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2010 2,000.00 2.25 2.25 11.58
Q2 2010 2,000.00 2.24 2.24 12.29
Q3 2010 2,000.00 2.18 2.18 12.73
Q4 2010 2,000.00 2.22 2.22 12.71
Q1 2011 2,000.00 2.17 2.17 13.01
Q2 2011 2,000.00 2.11 2.11 13.29
Q3 2011 2,000.00 2.13 2.13 13.60
Q4 2011 2,000.00 2.15 2.15 14.06
Q1 2012 2,000.00 2.16 2.16 14.61
Q2 2012 2,000.00 2.19 2.19 14.58
Q3 2012 2,000.00 2.20 2.20 15.30
Q4 2012 2,000.00 2.17 2.17 15.82
Q1 2013 2,000.00 2.17 2.17 15.93
Q2 2013 2,000.00 2.18 2.18 16.55
Q3 2013 2,000.00 2.19 2.19 16.75
Q4 2013 2,000.00 2.26 2.26 17.40
Q1 2014 2,000.00 2.30 2.30 17.70
Q2 2014 2,000.00 2.34 2.34 17.93
Q3 2014 2,000.00 2.39 2.39 18.93
Q4 2014 2,000.00 2.50 2.50 19.39
Q1 2015 2,000.00 2.52 2.52 19.37
Q2 2015 2,000.00 2.56 2.56 19.90
Q3 2015 2,000.00 2.61 2.61 19.77
Q4 2015 2,000.00 2.61 2.61 20.13
Q1 2016 2,000.00 2.60 2.60 20.50
Q2 2016 2,000.00 2.59 2.59 20.07
Q3 2016 2,000.00 2.57 2.57 20.46
Q4 2016 2,000.00 2.50 2.50 21.22
Q1 2017 2,000.00 2.49 2.49 21.68
Q2 2017 2,000.00 2.47 2.47 21.89
Q3 2017 2,000.00 2.45 2.45 21.78
Q4 2017 2,000.00 2.51 2.51 22.29
Q1 2018 2,000.00 2.47 2.47 21.73
Q2 2018 2,000.00 2.45 2.45 21.68
Q3 2018 2,000.00 2.43 2.43 21.41
Q4 2018 2,000.00 1.53 2.43 21.11
Q1 2019 2,000.00 1.49 2.39 21.32

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2010 11.80 11.80 2.29
Q2 2010 11.46 11.46 2.09
Q3 2010 13.03 13.03 2.24
Q4 2010 12.43 12.43 2.17
Q1 2011 11.75 11.75 1.96
Q2 2011 10.64 10.64 1.69
Q3 2011 9.25 9.25 1.45
Q4 2011 9.75 9.75 1.49
Q1 2012 11.81 11.81 1.75
Q2 2012 9.27 9.27 1.39
Q3 2012 9.05 9.05 1.30
Q4 2012 9.29 9.29 1.27
Q1 2013 9.22 9.22 1.26
Q2 2013 10.32 10.32 1.36
Q3 2013 10.75 10.75 1.40
Q4 2013 9.98 9.98 1.29
Q1 2014 11.21 11.21 1.45
Q2 2014 10.17 10.17 1.33
Q3 2014 12.06 12.06 1.52
Q4 2014 9.25 9.25 1.19
Q1 2015 10.18 10.18 1.32
Q2 2015 10.18 10.18 1.31
Q3 2015 8.92 8.92 1.18
Q4 2015 8.95 8.95 1.16
Q1 2016 7.85 7.85 0.99
Q2 2016 7.75 7.75 1.00
Q3 2016 6.85 6.85 0.86
Q4 2016 9.73 9.73 1.15
Q1 2017 8.63 8.63 0.99
Q2 2017 10.50 10.50 1.18
Q3 2017 9.80 9.80 1.10
Q4 2017 9.36 9.36 1.05
Q1 2018 10.84 10.84 1.23
Q2 2018 13.26 13.26 1.50
Q3 2018 13.07 13.07 1.48
Q4 2018 20.58 12.91 1.49
Q1 2019 26.18 16.26 1.82

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Retail Corporate and Institutional Banking Global markets and Treasury finance and islamic investment Others
Q1 2010 699.10 686.76 353.14 101.91 -
Q2 2010 693.42 650.32 317.30 110.74 -
Q3 2010 650.57 634.04 324.11 120.46 -
Q4 2010 650.62 575.74 227.89 104.38 -
Q1 2011 668.51 629.57 248.03 154.85 -
Q2 2011 674.34 660.62 170.14 129.43 -
Q3 2011 669.84 629.66 307.02 106.69 -
Q4 2011 640.64 576.60 172.49 123.95 -
Q1 2012 597.25 622.34 318.53 258.03 -
Q2 2012 581.73 580.33 339.55 243.04 -
Q3 2012 618.43 616.77 298.52 161.21 -
Q4 2012 565.30 544.43 225.34 123.28 -
Q1 2013 582.76 644.81 465.72 203.68 -
Q2 2013 592.58 641.13 358.34 164.18 -
Q3 2013 579.59 635.31 386.37 144.15 -
Q4 2013 531.11 560.94 393.87 115.98 -
Q1 2014 503.62 590.31 573.83 205.36 -
Q2 2014 544.25 658.70 430.86 210.44 -
Q3 2014 550.89 672.80 445.89 180.58 -
Q4 2014 576.35 683.15 401.31 156.50 -
Q1 2015 490.54 639.48 601.79 241.14 -
Q2 2015 522.69 772.66 490.87 162.79 -
Q3 2015 681.54 786.54 358.06 163.85 -
Q4 2015 564.98 812.19 352.64 112.80 -
Q1 2016 615.69 684.07 452.97 188.64 -
Q2 2016 643.00 714.74 440.14 189.63 -
Q3 2016 777.13 774.21 330.00 154.87 -
Q4 2016 753.59 602.98 383.08 55.74 -
Q1 2017 713.10 731.15 382.73 152.21 -
Q2 2017 686.64 783.60 429.59 88.10 -
Q3 2017 717.57 754.80 431.10 117.98 -
Q4 2017 655.43 728.71 423.70 95.18 -
Q1 2018 648.78 695.79 485.93 108.52 -
Q2 2018 758.34 778.46 393.81 147.95 -
Q3 2018 846.83 774.52 391.32 98.03 -
Q4 2018 878.24 779.25 269.13 101.64 -
Q1 2019 816.55 781.07 450.28 147.37 -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2019 (e) Q1 2019 (a) Change‬
Average 1,422.03 1,064.73 (25.1 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2019 (e) Q1 2019 (a) Change
SNB Capital 1,415.00 1,064.73 (24.8) %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 1,421.10 1,064.73 (25.1) %
Riyad Capital 1,422.00 1,064.73 (25.1) %
Sico 1,430.00 1,064.73 (25.5) %


Financial Ratios
Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 77,000.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 2,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) -
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) -
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) -
P/E (TTM) -
Price/book -
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) -
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) -
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Share Price

Samba Financial Group
38.50
1.70 4.62 %

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