Financial Results : Alinma Bank H1 profit up 32% to SAR 1 bln

Alinma Bank H1 profit up 32% to SAR 1 bln

19/07/2018 Argaam Exclusive

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Alinma Bank reported a net profit of SAR 1.20 billion for the first half of 2018, a 32.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) hike driven by a 16 percent rise in gross operating income on higher financing income.



Financials (M)

Item 6m 2017 6m 2018 Change‬
Net Income from investments and financial activities 1,648.65 1,838.67 11.5 %
Operating Income 2,011.55 2,340.76 16.4 %
Total Provisions (243.77) (252.23) (3.5 %)
Net Income 909.55 1,173.06 29.0 %
Average Shares 2,500.00 2,500.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.36 0.47 29.0 %

The company’s net profit for the second quarter was up 27.3 percent YoY at SAR 621 million due to a 22 percent higher operating income, despite increased operating expenses.

 

On quarter-on-quarter basis, the profit for the current period rose by 6.7 percent.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q2 2017 Q2 2018 Change‬
Net Income from investments and financial activities 834.22 942.39 13.0 %
Operating Income 1,006.70 1,231.00 22.3 %
Debt Provisions (119.54) (162.76) (36.2 %)
Net Income 488.22 605.79 24.1 %
Average Shares 2,500.00 2,500.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.20 0.24 24.1 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 6m 2017 6m 2018 Change‬
Assets 111.18 116.78 5.0 %
Customer Deposits 85.78 88.94 3.7 %
Financing Investments 76.96 82.13 6.7 %


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Income from investments and financial activities Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change
Q1 2009 177.96 - 178.21 - - -
Q2 2009 152.81 - 153.56 - - -
Q3 2009 144.07 - 145.22 - - -
Q4 2009 470.66 - 476.99 - - -
Q1 2010 67.26 (62.2 %) 82.36 (53.8 %) - -
Q2 2010 161.61 5.8 % 174.26 13.5 % - -
Q3 2010 187.50 30.1 % 191.04 31.6 % - -
Q4 2010 108.77 (76.9 %) 214.57 (55.0 %) (3.00) -
Q1 2011 219.18 225.9 % 261.71 217.8 % (2.00) -
Q2 2011 277.87 71.9 % 307.25 76.3 % (5.04) -
Q3 2011 298.60 59.3 % 332.25 73.9 % (5.64) -
Q4 2011 315.91 190.4 % 487.05 127.0 % (112.06) (3,635.4 %)
Q1 2012 330.36 50.7 % 393.08 50.2 % (16.88) (743.8 %)
Q2 2012 346.36 24.7 % 484.15 57.6 % (67.41) (1,238.9 %)
Q3 2012 407.10 36.3 % 459.10 38.2 % (44.07) (681.9 %)
Q4 2012 433.31 37.2 % 489.72 0.5 % (26.01) 76.8 %
Q1 2013 443.27 34.2 % 521.71 32.7 % (51.03) (202.4 %)
Q2 2013 456.91 31.9 % 559.13 15.5 % (60.49) 10.3 %
Q3 2013 460.46 13.1 % 542.46 18.2 % (28.31) 35.8 %
Q4 2013 474.20 9.4 % 655.78 33.9 % (134.40) (416.6 %)
Q1 2014 512.62 15.6 % 599.84 15.0 % (24.98) 51.1 %
Q2 2014 501.80 9.8 % 611.44 9.4 % (15.65) 74.1 %
Q3 2014 529.49 15.0 % 687.33 26.7 % (50.65) (78.9 %)
Q4 2014 531.05 12.0 % 721.31 10.0 % (70.40) 47.6 %
Q1 2015 550.00 7.3 % 729.60 21.6 % (70.12) (180.8 %)
Q2 2015 610.46 21.7 % 845.51 38.3 % (78.13) (399.3 %)
Q3 2015 547.52 3.4 % 707.94 3.0 % (10.33) 79.6 %
Q4 2015 570.72 7.5 % 779.70 8.1 % (37.59) 46.6 %
Q1 2016 611.17 11.1 % 734.32 0.6 % (13.03) 81.4 %
Q2 2016 626.79 2.7 % 819.89 (3.0 %) (24.70) 68.4 %
Q3 2016 687.54 25.6 % 828.72 17.1 % (41.43) (301.2 %)
Q4 2016 726.60 27.3 % 944.88 21.2 % (115.99) (208.5 %)
Q1 2017 814.43 33.3 % 1,004.85 36.8 % (124.24) (853.2 %)
Q2 2017 834.22 33.1 % 1,006.70 22.8 % (119.54) (384.0 %)
Q3 2017 877.17 27.6 % 1,062.75 28.2 % (104.65) (152.6 %)
Q4 2017 967.21 33.1 % 1,298.66 37.4 % (210.06) (81.1 %)
Q1 2018 896.28 10.1 % 1,109.76 10.4 % (89.47) 28.0 %
Q2 2018 942.39 13.0 % 1,231.00 22.3 % (162.76) (36.2 %)


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS Before XO Items
Q1 2009 109.38 - 0.04 - 109.38 0.04
Q2 2009 67.92 - 0.03 - 67.92 0.03
Q3 2009 38.65 - 0.02 - 38.65 0.02
Q4 2009 395.57 - 0.16 - 395.57 0.16
Q1 2010 (75.09) (168.7 %) (0.03) - (75.09) (0.03)
Q2 2010 3.30 (95.1 %) 0.00 - 3.30 0.00
Q3 2010 20.21 (47.7 %) 0.01 - 20.21 0.01
Q4 2010 66.80 (83.1 %) 0.03 - 66.80 0.03
Q1 2011 70.23 193.5 % 0.03 - 70.23 0.03
Q2 2011 102.50 3007.9 % 0.04 - 102.50 0.04
Q3 2011 122.30 505.1 % 0.05 - 122.30 0.05
Q4 2011 136.30 104.1 % 0.05 - 136.30 0.05
Q1 2012 150.48 114.3 % 0.06 - 150.48 0.06
Q2 2012 179.42 75.0 % 0.07 - 179.42 0.07
Q3 2012 195.65 60.0 % 0.08 - 195.65 0.08
Q4 2012 207.61 52.3 % 0.08 - 207.61 0.08
Q1 2013 221.41 47.1 % 0.09 - 221.41 0.09
Q2 2013 241.46 34.6 % 0.10 - 241.46 0.10
Q3 2013 262.03 33.9 % 0.10 - 262.03 0.10
Q4 2013 279.86 34.8 % 0.11 - 279.86 0.11
Q1 2014 292.84 32.3 % 0.12 - 292.84 0.12
Q2 2014 307.66 27.4 % 0.12 - 307.66 0.12
Q3 2014 331.34 26.4 % 0.13 - 331.34 0.13
Q4 2014 332.60 18.8 % 0.13 - 332.60 0.13
Q1 2015 344.11 17.5 % 0.14 - 344.11 0.14
Q2 2015 364.76 18.6 % 0.15 - 364.76 0.15
Q3 2015 375.19 13.2 % 0.15 - 375.19 0.15
Q4 2015 385.92 16.0 % 0.15 - 385.92 0.15
Q1 2016 391.32 13.7 % 0.16 - 391.32 0.16
Q2 2016 409.12 12.2 % 0.16 - 409.12 0.16
Q3 2016 311.61 (16.9 %) 0.12 - 311.61 0.12
Q4 2016 390.22 1.1 % 0.16 - 390.22 0.16
Q1 2017 421.32 7.7 % 0.17 - 421.32 0.17
Q2 2017 488.22 19.3 % 0.20 - 488.22 0.20
Q3 2017 541.76 73.9 % 0.22 - 541.76 0.22
Q4 2017 560.05 43.5 % 0.22 - 560.05 0.22
Q1 2018 567.27 34.6 % 0.23 - 567.27 0.23
Q2 2018 605.79 24.1 % 0.24 - 605.79 0.24

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Profit/Investment Income & Other Financing Operations
Q1 2009 - - -
Q2 2009 - - -
Q3 2009 - - -
Q4 2009 - - 64.42 %
Q1 2010 2.44 % 2.75 % 50.85 %
Q2 2010 1.74 % 2.33 % 42.49 %
Q3 2010 1.71 % 2.21 % 38.01 %
Q4 2010 0.07 % 0.10 % 2.74 %
Q1 2011 0.66 % 1.03 % 22.24 %
Q2 2011 0.91 % 1.67 % 30.56 %
Q3 2011 1.26 % 2.31 % 37.34 %
Q4 2011 1.36 % 2.74 % 36.42 %
Q1 2012 1.47 % 3.24 % 39.27 %
Q2 2012 1.54 % 3.69 % 42.61 %
Q3 2012 1.58 % 4.11 % 43.96 %
Q4 2012 1.61 % 4.50 % 44.83 %
Q1 2013 1.67 % 4.88 % 45.54 %
Q2 2013 1.70 % 5.19 % 45.78 %
Q3 2013 1.71 % 5.51 % 47.66 %
Q4 2013 1.72 % 6.00 % 49.72 %
Q1 2014 1.77 % 6.32 % 51.32 %
Q2 2014 1.78 % 6.61 % 53.15 %
Q3 2014 1.80 % 6.88 % 54.49 %
Q4 2014 1.76 % 7.27 % 55.32 %
Q1 2015 1.76 % 7.60 % 56.31 %
Q2 2015 1.80 % 7.76 % 55.92 %
Q3 2015 1.79 % 7.86 % 57.08 %
Q4 2015 1.73 % 8.10 % 57.71 %
Q1 2016 1.73 % 8.57 % 56.87 %
Q2 2016 1.73 % 8.60 % 55.56 %
Q3 2016 1.62 % 8.11 % 48.01 %
Q4 2016 1.55 % 8.01 % 43.10 %
Q1 2017 1.56 % 8.17 % 40.73 %
Q2 2017 1.54 % 8.55 % 40.59 %
Q3 2017 1.72 % 9.55 % 44.75 %
Q4 2017 1.83 % 10.18 % 47.27 %
Q1 2018 1.97 % 10.85 % 49.48 %
Q2 2018 2.00 % 11.70 % 50.27 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Financing Investments Change
Q1 2009 16.19 - 0.58 - 0.30 -
Q2 2009 16.61 - 0.54 - 0.42 -
Q3 2009 16.53 - 0.78 - 0.73 -
Q4 2009 17.31 - 1.50 - 1.11 -
Q1 2010 18.83 16.3 % 2.98 411.2 % 3.60 1095.0 %
Q2 2010 24.95 50.2 % 6.41 1091.6 % 8.43 1927.1 %
Q3 2010 23.77 43.8 % 6.79 767.2 % 13.75 1783.1 %
Q4 2010 26.67 54.1 % 8.32 455.3 % 15.59 1302.5 %
Q1 2011 29.61 57.2 % 11.31 280.3 % 20.38 466.6 %
Q2 2011 32.35 29.7 % 13.23 106.4 % 22.50 167.1 %
Q3 2011 33.85 42.4 % 15.85 133.6 % 24.06 74.9 %
Q4 2011 36.78 37.9 % 17.78 113.8 % 25.26 62.0 %
Q1 2012 39.87 34.7 % 21.33 88.5 % 27.61 35.5 %
Q2 2012 44.19 36.6 % 25.96 96.2 % 30.03 33.5 %
Q3 2012 49.85 47.3 % 28.57 80.2 % 35.00 45.4 %
Q4 2012 54.01 46.8 % 32.21 81.2 % 37.19 47.2 %
Q1 2013 56.24 41.0 % 34.36 61.1 % 39.42 42.8 %
Q2 2013 57.94 31.1 % 36.47 40.4 % 41.57 38.4 %
Q3 2013 59.14 18.6 % 37.62 31.7 % 41.91 19.8 %
Q4 2013 63.00 16.6 % 42.76 32.7 % 44.92 20.8 %
Q1 2014 65.44 16.4 % 45.14 31.4 % 45.81 16.2 %
Q2 2014 70.60 21.8 % 48.98 34.3 % 49.01 17.9 %
Q3 2014 75.46 27.6 % 53.39 41.9 % 50.22 19.8 %
Q4 2014 80.86 28.3 % 59.43 39.0 % 53.64 19.4 %
Q1 2015 83.69 27.9 % 61.56 36.4 % 55.01 20.1 %
Q2 2015 81.84 15.9 % 60.59 23.7 % 53.39 8.9 %
Q3 2015 82.39 9.2 % 60.38 13.1 % 53.47 6.5 %
Q4 2015 88.72 9.7 % 65.69 10.5 % 57.01 6.3 %
Q1 2016 91.61 9.5 % 68.79 11.7 % 60.25 9.5 %
Q2 2016 98.19 20.0 % 74.17 22.4 % 66.49 24.5 %
Q3 2016 102.94 24.9 % 77.32 28.1 % 69.27 29.6 %
Q4 2016 104.73 18.0 % 80.61 22.7 % 70.31 23.3 %
Q1 2017 105.08 14.7 % 81.45 18.4 % 73.54 22.1 %
Q2 2017 111.18 13.2 % 85.78 15.7 % 76.96 15.8 %
Q3 2017 111.12 8.0 % 87.23 12.8 % 77.81 12.3 %
Q4 2017 114.75 9.6 % 89.06 10.5 % 79.06 12.4 %
Q1 2018 113.94 8.4 % 89.34 9.7 % 79.01 7.4 %
Q2 2018 116.78 5.0 % 88.94 3.7 % 82.13 6.7 %

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Financing Investments/Customer Deposits Financing Investments/Total Assets
Q1 2009 3.60 % 51.70 % 1.86 %
Q2 2009 3.24 % 77.28 % 2.50 %
Q3 2009 4.73 % 93.34 % 4.42 %
Q4 2009 8.65 % 74.25 % 6.42 %
Q1 2010 15.80 % 120.88 % 19.10 %
Q2 2010 25.69 % 131.46 % 33.77 %
Q3 2010 28.55 % 202.67 % 57.86 %
Q4 2010 31.18 % 187.51 % 58.47 %
Q1 2011 38.21 % 180.11 % 68.82 %
Q2 2011 40.91 % 170.06 % 69.57 %
Q3 2011 46.83 % 151.82 % 71.09 %
Q4 2011 48.33 % 142.09 % 68.67 %
Q1 2012 53.49 % 129.43 % 69.24 %
Q2 2012 58.75 % 115.68 % 67.96 %
Q3 2012 57.31 % 122.51 % 70.21 %
Q4 2012 59.64 % 115.44 % 68.85 %
Q1 2013 61.10 % 114.72 % 70.09 %
Q2 2013 62.94 % 113.99 % 71.74 %
Q3 2013 63.61 % 111.41 % 70.87 %
Q4 2013 67.88 % 105.05 % 71.31 %
Q1 2014 68.97 % 101.49 % 70.00 %
Q2 2014 69.37 % 100.07 % 69.42 %
Q3 2014 70.75 % 94.07 % 66.55 %
Q4 2014 73.49 % 90.26 % 66.33 %
Q1 2015 73.56 % 89.37 % 65.74 %
Q2 2015 74.03 % 88.11 % 65.23 %
Q3 2015 73.28 % 88.56 % 64.90 %
Q4 2015 74.04 % 86.77 % 64.25 %
Q1 2016 75.08 % 87.59 % 65.77 %
Q2 2016 75.54 % 89.65 % 67.72 %
Q3 2016 75.11 % 89.60 % 67.30 %
Q4 2016 76.97 % 87.22 % 67.14 %
Q1 2017 77.51 % 90.30 % 69.99 %
Q2 2017 77.16 % 89.72 % 69.22 %
Q3 2017 78.50 % 89.20 % 70.02 %
Q4 2017 77.62 % 88.77 % 68.90 %
Q1 2018 78.41 % 88.44 % 69.34 %
Q2 2018 76.16 % 92.34 % 70.33 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) EPS Diluted (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2009 2,500.00 - - - 6.20
Q2 2009 2,500.00 - - - 6.22
Q3 2009 2,500.00 - - - 6.24
Q4 2009 2,500.00 0.24 0.24 - 6.24
Q1 2010 2,500.00 0.17 0.17 - 6.21
Q2 2010 2,500.00 0.14 0.14 - 6.21
Q3 2010 2,500.00 0.14 0.14 - 6.22
Q4 2010 2,500.00 0.01 0.01 - 6.25
Q1 2011 2,500.00 0.06 0.06 - 6.22
Q2 2011 2,500.00 0.10 0.10 - 6.26
Q3 2011 2,500.00 0.14 0.14 - 6.30
Q4 2011 2,500.00 0.17 0.17 - 6.36
Q1 2012 2,500.00 0.20 0.20 - 6.43
Q2 2012 2,500.00 0.24 0.24 - 6.49
Q3 2012 2,500.00 0.26 0.26 - 6.58
Q4 2012 2,500.00 0.29 0.29 - 6.67
Q1 2013 2,500.00 0.32 0.32 - 6.76
Q2 2013 2,500.00 0.35 0.35 - 6.85
Q3 2013 2,500.00 0.37 0.37 - 6.97
Q4 2013 2,500.00 0.40 0.40 - 6.73
Q1 2014 2,500.00 0.43 0.43 - 6.86
Q2 2014 2,500.00 0.46 0.46 - 6.98
Q3 2014 2,500.00 0.48 0.48 - 7.12
Q4 2014 2,500.00 0.51 0.51 - 7.18
Q1 2015 2,500.00 0.53 0.53 - 6.98
Q2 2015 2,500.00 0.55 0.55 - 7.16
Q3 2015 2,500.00 0.57 0.57 - 7.29
Q4 2015 2,500.00 0.59 0.59 - 7.34
Q1 2016 2,500.00 0.61 0.61 - 7.18
Q2 2016 2,500.00 0.62 0.62 - 7.36
Q3 2016 2,500.00 0.60 0.60 - 7.49
Q4 2016 2,500.00 0.60 0.60 - 7.67
Q1 2017 2,500.00 0.61 0.61 - 7.83
Q2 2017 2,500.00 0.64 0.64 - 7.71
Q3 2017 2,500.00 0.74 0.74 - 7.94
Q4 2017 2,500.00 0.80 0.80 - 8.14
Q1 2018 2,500.00 0.86 0.86 - 8.07
Q2 2018 2,500.00 0.91 0.91 - 7.84

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2009 - - 1.02
Q2 2009 - - 1.27
Q3 2009 - - 1.29
Q4 2009 31.15 31.15 1.22
Q1 2010 45.31 45.31 1.25
Q2 2010 44.91 44.91 1.05
Q3 2010 47.97 47.97 1.06
Q4 2010 More than 100 More than 100 1.01
Q1 2011 More than 100 More than 100 0.95
Q2 2011 More than 100 More than 100 0.95
Q3 2011 38.35 38.35 0.88
Q4 2011 32.52 32.52 0.88
Q1 2012 45.74 45.74 1.46
Q2 2012 31.22 31.22 1.13
Q3 2012 29.35 29.35 1.18
Q4 2012 26.29 26.29 1.16
Q1 2013 24.62 24.62 1.17
Q2 2013 23.64 23.64 1.20
Q3 2013 22.60 22.60 1.21
Q4 2013 22.24 22.24 1.33
Q1 2014 25.99 25.99 1.63
Q2 2014 23.91 23.91 1.56
Q3 2014 30.40 30.40 2.07
Q4 2014 24.19 24.19 1.70
Q1 2015 25.14 25.14 1.89
Q2 2015 24.67 24.67 1.89
Q3 2015 17.83 17.83 1.39
Q4 2015 15.07 15.07 1.21
Q1 2016 12.67 12.67 1.07
Q2 2016 12.55 12.55 1.07
Q3 2016 11.40 11.40 0.91
Q4 2016 15.05 15.05 1.18
Q1 2017 14.70 14.70 1.15
Q2 2017 14.18 14.18 1.18
Q3 2017 14.23 14.23 1.32
Q4 2017 14.27 14.27 1.41
Q1 2018 14.32 14.32 1.53
Q2 2018 14.12 14.12 1.64

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Retail Corporate and Institutional Banking Global markets and Treasury Investment Banking and Brokerage Others
Q1 2009 - 1.62 78.68 - 97.92
Q2 2009 0.28 2.06 52.48 - 98.74
Q3 2009 1.34 12.20 10.83 - 120.85
Q4 2009 2.36 75.24 265.12 - 134.28
Q1 2010 5.35 30.44 12.81 0.17 33.59
Q2 2010 13.64 108.23 28.30 0.33 23.77
Q3 2010 12.97 93.34 60.71 0.60 23.42
Q4 2010 21.67 100.90 67.58 1.17 23.24
Q1 2011 48.00 105.04 50.02 3.38 55.28
Q2 2011 66.60 140.07 42.92 3.42 54.23
Q3 2011 75.31 143.91 53.83 3.05 56.16
Q4 2011 110.96 416.19 120.17 5.41 (165.67)
Q1 2012 85.88 162.19 81.98 6.30 56.74
Q2 2012 99.58 254.50 65.85 8.44 55.78
Q3 2012 109.11 205.78 77.24 8.21 58.77
Q4 2012 159.16 355.93 130.58 15.34 (171.28)
Q1 2013 145.56 267.62 103.74 4.79 -
Q2 2013 159.00 269.96 112.21 17.96 -
Q3 2013 163.71 265.82 102.78 10.15 -
Q4 2013 163.15 321.84 162.65 8.14 -
Q1 2014 186.32 270.65 133.18 9.69 -
Q2 2014 211.90 266.07 107.79 25.61 -
Q3 2014 217.99 326.18 116.88 26.28 -
Q4 2014 224.12 332.08 137.48 27.63 -
Q1 2015 247.68 326.48 123.74 31.70 -
Q2 2015 264.91 380.71 163.50 36.38 -
Q3 2015 266.23 333.07 78.56 30.08 -
Q4 2015 262.89 394.75 87.07 35.00 -
Q1 2016 271.68 317.10 105.45 40.10 -
Q2 2016 279.19 357.18 139.50 44.01 -
Q3 2016 296.86 369.34 121.78 40.73 -
Q4 2016 287.93 396.96 199.08 60.90 -
Q1 2017 381.21 424.83 147.59 51.22 -
Q2 2017 388.98 400.06 170.34 47.33 -
Q3 2017 419.81 416.05 180.54 46.35 -
Q4 2017 431.88 459.06 218.35 189.37 -
Q1 2018 451.77 384.81 205.15 68.03 -
Q2 2018 462.86 444.90 222.57 100.68 -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q2 2018 (e) Q2 2018 (a) Change‬
Average 591.25 605.79 2.46 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q2 2018 (e) Q2 2018 (a) Change
Albilad Capital 604.00 605.79 0.3 %
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 608.50 605.79 (0.4) %
Riyad Capital 602.00 605.79 0.6 %
AlJazira Capital 600.00 605.79 1.0 %
Sico 574.00 605.79 5.5 %
SNB Capital 559.00 605.79 8.4 %


Financial Ratios
Current
Market Cap (M) 70,125.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 2,500.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.25
EPS Diluted ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.13
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 12.96
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 12.47
P/E (TTM) 12.47
Price/book 2.16
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.3
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 18.5
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Share Price

Alinma Bank
28.05
0.30 1.08 %

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