Al Tayyar’s growth slows to the lowest since 2012, but remains at double-digit, Argaam

24/08/2014 Argaam

Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co., a Saudi Arabia-based travel and tourism service provider, has seen its growth this year decline to less than 20 percent for the first time since the company was listed in 2012, as the company’s revenue from government contracts shrank, according to Argaam analysis.

Growth rate in 2009 was more than 40 percent, but it declined to 23 and 25 percent  in 2010 and 2013, Argaam data shows.

 

Al Tayyar H1 2014 & 2013 results (SAR  million)

Change

June 2014

June2013

Period

17%

3768.3

3225.4

Revenues

19%

839.5

704.2

Gross income

0.4%

22.2%

21.8%

Gross margin income

20%

(251.8)

(210.3)

General & administrative expenses

0.2%

6.7%

6.5%

Operational expenses (%)

17%

640.9

550.0

Operational income

93%

(8.1)

(4.2)

Minority rights

16%

643.7

554.1

Net profit

 

 

 

Contracts with the Education Ministry  represented 44 percent of the revenue in 2010. In the 1st half of 2014, such revenues dropped to 28 percent or SAR1.1 billion. Al Tayyar is the education ministry’s sole agent which has an exclusive right to book all flights for students of King Abdullah foreign scholarship program. The program has as many as 165.900 students.

The company said in June that its contract with the government had expired in March but it is still effective as the ministry did not state otherwise.

Despite  the drop in revenue from government contracts, the company was able to increase revenue from other sources.

 

AL-Tayyar total and Higher Education revenues

 growth

Higher education revenues

 growth

 Total revenues

Period

6%

1055

17%

3768

H1-2014

(1%)

2128

16%

6260

2013

17%

2156

17%

5390

2012

10%

1843

20%

4607

2011

23%

1674

25%

3824

2010

38%

1361

11%

3065

2009

 

 

 

 Al-Tayyar quarterly results of tickets and flight bookings(SAR mn)

Profit margin

Gross profit

Revenues

Period

24.3%

468.7

1925.8

Q2 2014

20.3%

353.6

1742.8

Q1 2014

20.5%

315.7

1537.7

Q4 2013

21.1%

292.7

1388.8

Q3 2013

24.0%

388.6

1619.0

Q2 2013

19.4%

294.8

1520.2

Q1 2013

 

Al Tayyar 2nd quarter profit gained 8 percent to SAR 364 million (SAR 2.4 a share) year on  year. It was also 30 percent more than the 1st quarter profit. The profit increased on the back of a 11 percent growth in revenue and 24 percent rise in income, compared to 20 percent the previous year.

 

 Al-Tayyar quarterly results of 2014 (SAR million)

Change          

Q2

Q1

Period

11%

1978

1790

Revenues

31 %

476.1

363.3

Gross income

18%

24.0%

%20.3

Gross margin  

8%  

(130.6)

(121.1)

General & administrative expenses

(%0.2)

6.6%

%6.8

Operational expenses (%)

41%

375.2

265.8

Operational income

(3%9 )

(0.5)

(7.6)

Minority rights

30%

363.7

280.0

Net profit

 

To diversify its investments, Al Tayyar in May increased its stake to 75 percent from 35 percent in Mothmera Real Estate Investment, a company that manages hotels and office buildings in Makkah. In July, it bought the remaining stake for SAR 208 million. Al Tayyar has paid a total of SAR 849 million for Mothmera.

The company booked SAR 360 million in provision in 2013. It includes land plots and an under-construction hotel in Makkah that could be taken over by the government for the holy mosque expansion plan.

As of August 21, Al Tayyar closed at SAR 129. The share has gained 52 percent this year, beating Tadawul index which added 25 percent in the same period. Hotel and tourism sector advanced 42 percent on the index.

Al Tayyar’s Price /earning ratio was at 18.4 and it has a price to book value of 7.

 

Al-Tayyar financial indicators by the end of H1 2014

129.0

Share price (SAR)

7.1

EPS (SAR/share)

18.2

PE - 12 month trailing

19329

Market value (SAR million)

1191

EBITDA (SAR million)

16.2

Market value/EBITDA (times)

17.6

Book value (SAR/share)

7.3

 Book value multiple (times)

%22.6  

Return on assets

% 45.8 

Return on shareholders’ equity

 

 

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