Aljazira Cap issues Q2 forecasts; Al Rajhi to rise 11%

05/07/2018 Argaam

Aljazira Capital has issued forecasts for the second quarter of 2018’s net profit for a number of Saudi banks and companies under coverage, including Al Rajhi Bank and Saudi Telecom Co. (STC).


Al Rajhi Bank’s net profit for Q2 is expected to reach SAR 2.41 billion, with a 11 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase. STC is also projected to rise 11 percent to record SAR 2.63 billion.

Below is a list of Aljazira Capital’s estimates, as compiled by Argaam.

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Aljazira Capital’s Q2 Net Profit Forecasts (SAR mln)

Company

Q2 2018E

Variation

Banks

Al Rajhi

2,412.4

+11%

Alinma

600.0

+23%

Albilad

270.1

+13%

Telecom

STC

2,625.0

+11%

Mobily

(116.1)

+39%

Zain

(59.5)

--

Retail

Jarir

145.7

(1%)

Alhokair*

159.6

(31%)

SACO

38.9

(4%)

Basic Materials

Ma’aden

553.6

+55%

Yamama Cement

13.7

+13%

Saudi Cement

86.8

(8%)

Southern Cement

82.5

(13%)

Qassim Cement

36.0

(32%)

Arabian Cement

6.9

(80%)

Yanbu Cement

26.6

(67%)

City Cement

7.4

(70%)

Eastern Cement

12.3

(65%)

Healthcare

Al Hammadi

28.9

+13%

Mouwasat

86.2

+13%

Care

28.0

+44%

Dallah

56.3

(20%)

Saudi German

66.5

+16%

Consumer Services

Al Tayyar

153.8

(27%)

Alhokair Group

(2.1)

--

Food

Almarai

702.9

+4%

Other

Budget

40.1

(6%)

Catering

121.3

(7%)

Al Othaim

80.6

+13%

SGS

104.2

(15%)

Bahri

152.1

(1%)

*Q1 ended June 2018

Aljazira Capital’s recommendations for a number of companies came as follows:

Aljazira Cap.’s Recommendations

Company

Recommendation

Target price (SAR/share)

Previous

New

Previous

New

Al Rajhi

Overweight

Overweight

96.40

96.40

Alinma

Overweight

Overweight

23.70

23.70

Albilad

Overweight

Overweight

26.40

26.40

STC

Neutral

Neutral

88.50

88.80

Mobily

Underweight

Underweight

13.00

13.00

Zain

Overweight

Neutral

10.67

6.40

Jarir

Neutral

Neutral

160.00

160.00

Alhokair

Overweight

Under review

32.00

--

SACO

Neutral

Neutral

117.60

117.60

Ma’aden

Neutral

Neutral

55.50

55.50

Yamama

Neutral

Neutral

16.20

16.20

Saudi

Neutral

Neutral

47.30

47.30

Southern

Neutral

Overweight

45.30

45.30

Qassim

Neutral

Overweight

44.50

44.50

Arabian

Neutral

Neutral

34.90

27.10

Yanabu

Neutral

Neutral

34.50

28.80

City

Neutral

Neutral

10.30

10.20

Eastern

Neutral

Neutral

27.10

25.70

Al Hammadi

Neutral

Neutral

36.00

36.00

Mouwasat

Neutral

Neutral

80.45

82.00

Care

Overweight

Overweight

66.20

66.20

Dallah

Neutral

Neutral

104.00

104.00

Saudi German Hospitals

Overweight

Neutral

63.70

63.70

Al Tayyar

Overweight

Overweight

34.00

34.00

Alhokair Group

Overweight

Neutral

29.00

22.70

Almarai

Neutral

Neutral

54.00

54.00

Budget Saudi

Underweight

Neutral

26.70

31.40

Catering

Overweight

Neutral

90.80

90.80

Al Othaim

Neutral

Neutral

81.00

81.00

SGS

Neutral

Neutral

39.50

39.50

Bahri

Overweight

Overweight

35.20

35.20


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