Al Arabia surges to highest level since debut

26/10/2023 Argaam Exclusive

Arabian Contracting Services Co. (Al Arabia), listed under the media and entertainment sector, hit an all-time high at SAR 230 today, Oct. 26, on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).

Year High (SAR) Year Low (SAR)
209.09 90.82
Highest Since Debut (SAR) Lowest Since Debut (SAR)
209.09 77.00

The stock rose 7% with nearly 100,000 shares traded, so far.

 

The leap brought the stock’s gains up to 100% since the beginning of 2023.

 

Compared to its lowest level since debut at SAR 84.70, the stock posted a more than 160% jump.

Market Data :

Open 84.40
Low 84.25
High 87.45
Previous Close 84.40
Change (3M) (15.26 %)
Change (6M) (33.65 %)
Market Value 4,719.00
Avg. Volume (3M) 209,308.91
Avg. Turnover (3M) 19,824,833.35
Avg. Transaction (3M) 2,299.79
Change(12M) (53.53 %)
YTD (41.87 %)

Since listing on Tadawul in 2021, Al Arabia has not made any changes to its capital, as shown below:

Adjustments to the capital (M Riyal) :

Date Type Capital (M Riyal) Change (%)
2024 Split   550.00 10.00%
2021 IPO   500.00 0.00%
2015 IPO   Cancelled 550.00 42.86%

The company signed on Oct. 25, with Remat Al-Riyadh development Co., a contract for constructing, operating and maintaining outdoor billboards in Riyadh.

Financial Performance :

Overview :

The company was established in 1983 as a limited liability company in Riyadh, with capital of SAR 1 million. In 2021, the company was converted into a Saudi joint-stock company. It operates via two key business segments: advertising and printing. The company establishes and operates indoor and outdoor billboards, in addition to conducting all kinds of printing including advertising material, commercial printing and binding.


Financial Ratios :

Financial Ratio Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 4,738.25
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 55.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 0.27
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) (Latest announcement) 23.00
Recurring P/E Neg
Price/book 3.75
Dividend Yield (%) (Last Year) 2.44
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 0.15
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 1.17
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M Riyal) 7,186.00
EV/adj EBITDA 5.31
EV/Revenues 3.89


Analyst Estimates :

213.64

Fair Average Price

1

Number of Recommendations

Rating Research firm Current Price Target Price Change
Overweight Al Rajhi Capital 170.18 213.64 25.53 %

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