BCI closes at 3-year low

19/10/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Shares of Basic Chemical Industries Co. (BCI) fell 1% today, Oct. 19, to end at the lowest level in three years at SAR 30.35 apiece, as about 54,000 shares changed hands.

Highest per Year (Riyal) Lowest per Year (Riyal)
40.50 30.35
Highest since listing (Riyal) Lowest since listing (Riyal)
96.00 14.44

This brought the stock’s 12-month losses to 18%, while losses since the start of October stood at almost 10%.

Market Data :

Open 30.55
Low 30.40
High 31.10
Previous Close 30.65
Change (3M) (3.75 %)
Change (6M) (9.94 %)
Market Value 847.00
Avg. Volume (3M) 63,120.23
Avg. Turnover (3M) 1,925,020.02
Avg. Transaction (3M) 447.82
Change(12M) (9.81 %)
YTD (7.23 %)

The company amended its capital after its debut on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) through the distribution of bonus shares, as shown in the table below:

Adjustments to the capital (M Riyal) :

Date Type Capital (M Riyal) Change (%)
2009 Split   275.00 25.00%
2008 IPO   220.00 0.00%

Financial Performance :

Overview :

Basic Chemical Industries Co. (BCI) was set up as a limited partnership company in 1973, with a capital of SAR 16 million in Dammam, under the name “Mohanna Almoaibed & Darwish Aldarwish Co.” and its commercial name was “Basic Chemical Industries Co. (BCI)” The company’s main activity is the manufacture and sale of chemicals including hydrochloric acid, caustic soda, chlorine gas, sodium hypochlorite as well as calcium chloride. The company is also engaged in t...


Financial Ratios :

Financial Ratio Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 847.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 27.50
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.54
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) (Latest announcement) 21.63
Adjusted P/E (Last12) More than 100
Price/book 1.42
Dividend Yield (%) (Last Year) 3.25
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 1.16
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 2.52
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 1,283.24


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