Riyad Cap issues Q3 profit estimates, SABIC seen 28% lower

Riyad Capital has issued its Q3 2017 earnings forecasts for several Tadawul-listed companies under its coverage.
Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is expected to record a 28 percent year-on-year (YoY) fall in net income to SAR 3.77 billion.
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) will likely outperform sector peers, with a profit surge of 244 percent YoY.
Alinma Bank and Al Rajhi Bank are projected to see profit increases by 46 percent and 8 percent YoY, respectively.
Saudi Telecom Co. (STC), the Kingdom’s largest telecom operator, is expected to report a 9 percent YoY rise in its net profit to SAR 2.34 billion for the same period.
The outlook was negative for all cement producers under coverage, dragged by Yamama Cement with a profit drop of 66 percent YoY.
Earnings of Saudi juice and dairy producer Almarai are likely to decline by 9 percent YoY in Q3.
In the building materials sector, profit of the National Co. for Glass Industries (Zoujaj) is forecast to jump six times to SAR 22 million.
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Riyad Capital Q3 Forecasts (SAR mln) |
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Company |
Estimates |
YoY Variation |
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Cement |
|
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Yamama Cement |
19 |
(66%) |
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Yanbu Cement |
64 |
(31%) |
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Qassim Cement |
50 |
(29%) |
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Southern Cement |
83 |
(52%) |
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Saudi Cement |
81 |
(57%) |
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Petrochemicals |
|
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Petrochem |
170 |
(11%) |
|
SABIC |
3,767 |
(28%) |
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SAFCO |
192 |
6% |
|
SIIG |
208 |
28% |
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Sahara |
98 |
(7%) |
|
Yansab |
592 |
(3%) |
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SIPCHEM |
85 |
NM |
|
Kayan |
187 |
4% |
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Petro Rabigh |
(20) |
20% |
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Banks |
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Alawwal |
309 |
19% |
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BSF |
1,006 |
0% |
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SABB |
1,071 |
8% |
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ANB |
798 |
10% |
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Samba |
1,253 |
15% |
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Albilad |
275 |
21% |
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Al Rajhi |
2,177 |
8% |
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Alinma |
456 |
46% |
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Retail |
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Almarai |
596 |
9% |
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Telecom |
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STC |
2,339 |
9% |
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Mobily |
(190) |
13% |
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Zain Saudi |
(7) |
(98%) |
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Building Materials |
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Saudi Ceramic |
(4) |
109% |
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Bawan |
10 |
(55%) |
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Aslak |
1 |
(93%) |
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Zoujaj |
22 |
450% |
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Riyad Capital Recommendations |
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Company |
Recommendation |
Target price (SAR/share) |
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Previous |
New |
Previous |
New |
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Cement |
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Yamama Cement |
Neutral |
Neutral |
16.00 |
16.00 |
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Yanbu Cement |
Neutral |
Neutral |
31.00 |
31.00 |
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Qassim Cement |
Neutral |
Neutral |
53.00 |
53.00 |
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Southern Cement |
Neutral |
Neutral |
56.00 |
56.00 |
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Saudi Cement |
Neutral |
Neutral |
53.00 |
53.00 |
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Petrochemicals |
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Petrochem |
Neutral |
Neutral |
19.00 |
19.00 |
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SABIC |
Neutral |
Neutral |
98.00 |
98.00 |
|
SAFCO |
Neutral |
Neutral |
65.00 |
65.00 |
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SIIG |
Buy |
Buy |
21.00 |
21.00 |
|
Sahara |
Buy |
Buy |
15.00 |
15.00 |
|
Yansab |
Neutral |
Neutral |
53.00 |
53.00 |
|
SIPCHEM |
Buy |
Buy |
18.50 |
18.50 |
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Advanced |
Neutral |
Neutral |
46.00 |
46.00 |
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Kayan |
Neutral |
Neutral |
10.00 |
10.00 |
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Petro Rabigh |
Neutral |
Neutral |
16.00 |
16.00 |
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Telecom |
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STC |
Neutral |
Neutral |
73.00 |
73.00 |
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Mobily |
Neutral |
Neutral |
26.00 |
26.00 |
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Zain |
Buy |
Buy |
14.00 |
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