Saudi petchem sector’s net profit doubles in Q1 thanks to SABIC

Last Updated Date 15/05/2017 Argaam Report

The aggregate net profit of the Saudi petrochemical sector came in at SAR 7.2 billion in Q1 2017, a 99 percent year-on-year (YoY) rise, data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

The near doubling of profit was mostly thanks to the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), which saw an 80 percent YoY increase in net profit to SAR 5.23 billion, making up for 70 percent of the sector’s earnings.

 

On a quarterly basis, the sector’s combined net profit in Q1 rose 34 percent. 

Petrochemical Industries - Aggregate Income (M)

Item 3m-2016 3m -2017 Change‬
Net Income 3,450.05 6,940.10 101.16 %

Eight companies also reported profit growth, led by Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG), on higher profit from investments and affiliates--especially after Petrochemical Conversion Company Ltd. (PCC) turned to profit in Q1-- in addition to an increase in sales volume and improved profit margins.

 

Alujain Corp.’s net profit in Q1 rose after it overcame a technical malfunction that halted production for nine days at the propylene and polypropylene plants of subsidiary, National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET).

 

Meanwhile, National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee) in Q1 was able to turn to a profit of SAR 103 million, mainly on the back of higher average selling prices.  

 

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (Saudi Kayan) also turned to profit in Q1 on higher selling prices and a 31- day shutdown in the same quarter a year earlier for scheduled maintenance.

 

On the other hand, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (Petro Rabigh) posted net losses of SAR 240 million in Q1 2017, which was attributed to the slump in crude price which weighed on inventory assessment, reclassifying capacity payments to Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) from capital to expense, in addition to the air separation unit (ASU) shutdown in Q1 2017.

Petrochemical Industries - Net Income (M)

Company 3m-2016 3m -2017 Change‬
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. 279.01 423.36 51.74 %
Saudi Industrial Investment Group 29.08 309.54 964.60 %
Methanol Chemicals Co. (27.45) (5.61) 79.57 %
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. 2,909.90 5,234.52 79.89 %
National Industrialization Co. (103.50) 103.34 199.84 %
Alujain Corp. 2.76 28.85 945.02 %
Nama Chemicals Co. (21.94) (3.85) 82.47 %
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. 421.74 608.16 44.20 %
Sahara International Petrochemical Co. 49.23 91.65 86.17 %
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (194.99) 265.46 236.14 %
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (36.64) (239.69) (554.18 %)
Advanced Petrochemical Co. 142.86 124.37 (12.95 %)
Total 3,450.05 6,940.10 101.16 %

Petrochemical Industries - Quarterly Aggregate Income (M)

Period Aggregate Income Growth
2017 - Q4 6,009.48 14.98 %
2017 - Q3 8,480.24 41.16 %
2017 - Q2 5,243.88 (21.22 %)
2017 - Q1 6,940.10 101.16 %
2016 - Q4 5,226.50 208.09 %
2016 - Q3 6,007.72 (2.99 %)
2016 - Q2 6,656.54 (17.87 %)
2016 - Q1 3,450.05 (20.21 %)
2015 - Q4 1,696.41 (72.40 %)
2015 - Q3 6,192.73 (32.51 %)
2015 - Q2 8,105.11 (8.26 %)
2015 - Q1 4,323.87 (52.35 %)
2014 - Q4 6,146.38 (35.99 %)
2014 - Q3 9,175.92 2.39 %
2014 - Q2 8,835.04 12.99 %
2014 - Q1 9,074.62 14.58 %
2013 - Q4 9,602.32 18.14 %
2013 - Q3 8,961.79 (0.86 %)
2013 - Q2 7,819.11 8.51 %
2013 - Q1 7,919.62 (19.08 %)
                         

Net Income (M)

Company Q1-2017 Q4-2016 Q3-2016 Q2-2016 Q1-2016 Q4-2015 Q3-2015 Q2-2015 Q1-2015 Q4-2014 Q3-2014 Q2-2014 Q1-2014 Q4-2013 Q3-2013 Q2-2013 Q1-2013 Q4-2012 Q3-2012 Q2-2012 Q1-2012 Q4-2011 Q3-2011 Q2-2011 Q1-2011 Q4-2010 Q3-2010 Q2-2010 Q1-2010 Q4-2009 Q3-2009 Q2-2009 Q1-2009 Q4-2008 Q3-2008 Q2-2008 Q1-2008 Q4-2007 Q3-2007 Q2-2007 Q1-2007 Q4-2006 Q3-2006 Q2-2006 Q1-2006 Q4-2005 Q3-2005 Q2-2005 Q1-2005 Q4-2004 Q3-2004 Q2-2004 Q1-2004 Q4-2003 Q3-2003 Q2-2003 Q1-2003
SABIC 5,234.52 4,514.62 5,230.26 4,958.84 2,909.90 3,075.27 5,603.55 6,170.75 3,934.65 4,356.31 6,178.79 6,456.47 6,441.74 6,207.65 6,465.14 6,042.14 6,563.44 5,893.56 6,312.41 5,303.28 7,271.01 5,266.42 8,185.29 8,100.75 7,689.30 5,754.16 5,326.41 5,015.91 5,432.18 4,595.21 3,647.77 1,804.66 (973.91) 318.18 7,239.55 7,547.86 6,924.26 6,860.89 7,399.68 6,474.32 6,287.39 6,119.45 5,424.32 4,567.61 4,182.56 4,476.41 4,848.10 4,758.28 5,076.89 4,657.33 4,214.57 2,992.17 2,349.62 1,941.00 1,565.31 1,793.88 1,395.96
SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS 423.36 268.40 186.22 302.32 279.01 378.55 566.15 595.76 589.98 779.18 913.37 638.99 842.50 802.00 734.01 692.88 931.59 1,146.38 1,149.00 783.93 786.91 1,276.63 1,210.58 789.93 832.63 1,025.34 603.82 907.20 698.26 335.26 464.15 480.35 524.53 535.86 1,821.92 1,190.94 723.38 741.58 616.17 530.32 319.79 314.52 271.36 290.01 275.44 281.36 344.57 237.85 236.37 251.51 207.71 84.06 116.83 155.43 112.56 49.99 84.90
SIPCHEM 91.65 31.87 (49.38) 11.37 49.23 25.98 71.58 110.07 80.62 132.40 160.57 244.60 68.66 196.79 185.19 174.02 64.45 157.65 155.84 136.07 151.61 211.18 208.45 165.38 120.90 125.12 84.11 87.66 81.20 56.54 54.67 0.50 29.17 34.72 136.72 133.74 231.59 254.08 87.03 100.08 150.18 175.64 98.47 122.53 97.05 72.21 78.21 86.16 88.39 - - - - - - - -
YANSAB 608.16 607.00 568.28 747.34 421.74 393.06 301.72 227.40 285.14 617.75 691.28 613.03 555.68 442.23 864.83 670.52 667.07 640.77 435.73 649.61 720.27 664.88 827.94 963.67 717.85 554.76 356.20 502.38 259.43 (7.32) (7.00) (6.65) (8.24) (7.59) (4.94) (6.19) (6.88) (8.11) (8.19) (9.25) (4.88) 167.45 17.15 (125.68) 81.38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
TASNEE 103.34 9.44 107.94 87.54 (103.50) (686.56) (296.29) (107.70) (332.54) 160.69 243.66 408.31 320.77 292.57 226.37 303.09 355.41 242.03 417.32 580.14 524.36 542.22 725.01 594.16 580.04 381.40 373.04 385.38 332.79 216.00 237.31 91.94 (25.76) 81.87 149.95 221.02 148.02 195.44 101.64 156.56 207.51 209.02 184.50 207.20 92.38 82.08 65.16 89.76 120.15 71.72 100.07 104.61 40.82 28.47 34.77 41.60 31.17
SAUDI KAYAN 265.46 91.58 158.16 97.31 (194.99) (624.14) (13.81) (13.42) (591.64) 11.78 66.91 (133.09) 9.94 3.42 43.27 (238.24) (154.87) (194.45) (178.37) (328.32) (71.12) (190.75) (35.16) (16.01) (8.33) (3.98) (5.07) (1.80) (3.77) (0.44) (3.72) (6.49) (6.27) (8.37) 24.61 59.69 95.64 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PETRO RABIGH (239.69) 180.98 (210.55) 101.00 (36.64) (1008.73) (460.12) 504.92 205.43 (197.92) 294.33 171.98 413.05 1,239.91 14.03 (236.70) (658.06) 68.07 409.31 (104.36) 115.85 50.32 (280.57) (402.32) 698.47 52.56 (237.19) 121.78 271.54 (323.74) (844.67) (235.96) (28.69) (902.80) (155.88) (115.45) (82.11) (196.53) (90.74) (71.79) (83.51) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ALUJAIN 28.85 35.75 36.82 38.61 2.76 27.47 45.56 50.18 (16.83) 65.19 34.85 52.57 14.77 33.82 56.96 34.94 (15.89) 17.12 10.61 14.36 9.60 (24.82) 22.80 (19.33) 11.39 39.69 16.44 (7.28) (6.67) 2.53 (9.94) (9.04) (10.83) (30.22) (10.17) (11.64) (13.07) (19.05) (13.95) (4.31) (2.14) 2.67 (1.23) (0.38) (0.71) (0.45) 0.51 2.19 1.05 (6.16) (30.99) (8.20) (3.60) (7.13) (0.58) (1.34) (2.20)
SIIG 309.54 43.51 (141.28) 151.47 29.08 55.08 207.12 339.12 125.74 84.98 376.44 210.04 260.72 202.96 221.03 230.21 59.89 21.04 215.68 100.85 201.10 4.76 143.15 146.97 233.63 188.34 45.96 28.14 142.18 146.08 136.49 73.92 (50.49) (214.49) (31.73) 157.53 137.44 99.62 145.45 124.95 67.36 147.12 185.81 123.42 130.61 75.48 134.81 75.89 128.60 170.26 213.16 112.84 61.39 52.20 30.18 81.05 44.29
ADVANCED 124.37 207.81 189.10 192.11 142.86 146.08 234.18 243.15 89.63 200.13 228.74 184.63 137.45 161.29 140.96 136.67 117.94 117.01 100.26 53.88 57.09 90.60 135.49 155.61 131.11 89.36 121.14 65.26 52.57 28.74 20.88 34.63 42.87 (76.12) 210.42 75.90 (0.05) (0.08) (0.06) 0.61 1.69 1.74 - 2.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHEMANOL (5.61) (37.33) (36.93) 0.08 (27.45) (60.29) (42.93) (21.55) (15.14) (18.21) 10.34 15.86 24.21 36.00 22.01 0.04 14.07 15.19 25.16 25.83 25.26 23.31 26.65 10.60 9.65 4.00 (15.63) 8.61 9.06 5.71 5.70 5.60 5.04 9.53 13.18 7.49 8.04 4.16 5.89 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NAMA CHEMICALS (3.85) (727.12) (30.92) (31.45) (21.94) (25.36) (23.97) 6.45 (31.15) (45.89) (23.36) (28.37) (14.87) (16.32) (12.02) 9.54 (25.42) 3.59 (13.20) (9.18) (4.45) (229.75) (29.27) 16.84 (4.35) 9.02 12.79 10.56 2.11 (21.39) 7.36 (3.36) (32.41) (91.15) 6.10 5.24 12.32 12.94 5.89 8.57 8.81 10.78 3.95 4.12 3.12 9.35 9.85 5.39 5.15 (27.51) (6.13) (2.21) (2.00) (12.67) (3.85) (2.84) (2.42)
Total 6,940.10 5,226.50 6,007.72 6,656.54 3,450.05 1,696.41 6,192.73 8,105.11 4,323.87 6,146.38 9,175.92 8,835.04 9,074.62 9,602.32 8,961.79 7,819.11 7,919.62 8,127.95 9,039.73 7,206.07 9,787.48 7,684.99 11,140.36 10,506.25 11,012.26 8,219.77 6,682.01 7,123.79 7,270.86 5,033.16 3,709.00 2,230.11 (534.96) (350.56) 9,399.72 9,266.12 8,178.58 7,944.92 8,248.80 7,310.07 6,952.20 7,148.39 6,184.32 5,190.82 4,861.84 4,996.43 5,481.21 5,255.52 5,656.60 5,117.15 4,698.39 3,283.27 2,563.06 2,157.31 1,738.40 1,962.34 1,551.70


Price Earnings (P/E) Ratios

Company EPS (Riyal) Close Adjusted P/E (TTM)
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. 4.50 55.73 8.41
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. 6.65 97.60 10.13
Advanced Petrochemical Co. 2.74 34.06 12.37
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. 0.41 8.59 15.51
Alujain Corp. 2.02 22.80 18.26
Saudi Industrial Investment Group 0.81 19.40 20.87
National Industrialization Co. 0.46 14.89 22.57
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. 2.83 66.66 45.17
Nama Chemicals Co. (33.73) - NEG
Methanol Chemicals Co. (1.18) 12.21 NEG
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (0.13) 8.64 NEG
Sahara International Petrochemical Co. 0.23 16.20 More than 100

Financials Highlights

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) NEG
P/BV 1.38
Dividend Yield 4.52 %
Sector Capitalization (M) 360,014.15
Market Cap. (M) 3,354,767.33
Return on Average Assets (TTM) 5.02 %
Return on Average Equity (TTM) 11.49 %

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