SICO issues Q2 profit forecast; SABIC seen down 8%

05/07/2017 Argaam

Bahrain-based SICO Investment Bank has released its second quarter net profit forecast for a number of Tadawul-listed Saudi firms under its coverage. 

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.’s (SABIC) second quarter profit is expected to drop 8 percent to SAR 4.4 billion.

SICO forecast Saudi Telecom Co.’s (STC) net income to rise 32 percent to SAR 2.5 billion.

Al Rajhi Bank’s profit is expected to jump 9 percent to SAR 2.2 billion while National Commercial Bank’s (NCB) net profit is expected to leap 8 percent to SAR 2.6 billion.

Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden) is projected to report a 148 percent profit surge in Q2 to SAR 329 million.

Also, utility provider Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC) is seen making SAR 1.5 billion in profit in Q2, up 6 percent.

SICO Q2 Forecasts  (SAR mln)

Company

Q2-2017 Estimates

YoY Variation

Banks

Al Rajhi Bank

2,241

9%+

Alinma Bank

434

6%+

Arab National Bank

812

(1%)

Banque Saudi Fransi

1,081

3%+

NCB

2,627

8%+

Riyad Bank

1,113

(3%)

Samba

1,292

(2%)

SABB

1,028

(11%)

Petrochemicals Sector

SABIC

4,374

(8%)

Tasnee

129

24%+

Yansab

324

(53%)

Sipchem

37

43%+

Advanced Petrochemicals

136

(27%)

Alujain

4

(89%)

SAFCO

344

15%+

Kayan

198

117%+

SIIG

145

(33%)

Petrochem

115

(45%)

Telecommunications

Saudi Telecom

2454

32%+

Mobily

(173)

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Cement Sector

Yanbu Cement

70

(56%)

Yamama Cement

80

(31%)

Arabian Cement

56

(60%)

Saudi Cement

108

(57%)

Southern Province Cement

83

(69%)

Qassim Cement

55

(52%)

Industrial Sector

Maaden

329

+148%

Al Yamamah Steel Industries

34

(49%)

Energy Sector

Saudi Electricity

 1,518

+6%

Transport Sector

Saudi Ground Services

170

(13%)

Healthcare Sector

Care

18

(70%)

Mouwasat

73

17%+

Dallah Healthcare

64

18%+

Al Hammadi

25

18%+

MEAHCO

81

6%+


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