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In this report, Argaam highlights the expected financial results of Yamama Cement Co. for the second quarter of 2025, as well as its key events, performance, and profit indicators.
The second-quarter revenue is projected to rise 61.45% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 393.5 million.
| Item | Q2 2024 |
Q3 2024 |
Q4 2024 |
Q1 2025 |
Q2 2025 (Average Estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 243.72 | 285.18 | 370.36 | 349.03 | 384.27 |
| Change % | 11.32% | 34.70% | 64.84% | 27.52% | 57.67% |
| Item | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 (Average Estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 84.62 | 97.93 | 123.12 | 142.08 | 139.84 |
| Extraordinary income/expense | 3.32 | 6.03 | 4.71 | 9.54 | - |
| Net Profit Before Unusual Items | 81.29 | 91.91 | 118.41 | 132.54 | - |
| EPS Before Unusual Items (Riyal/Share) | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
Key events in Q2 2025
Shareholders approved the board recommendation to distribute cash dividends at 10% of capital, or SAR 1 per share, for 2024.
According to a report by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), the average price of a 50-kg bag of cement rose by about 0.7% YoY to stand at SAR 14.4 in Q2 2025, compared to SAR 14.3 a year earlier, while the price remained stable quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
Monthly data indicated a nearly 50.5% YoY rise in the company’s sales volumes in Q2 2025, reaching 1.93 million tons from 1.28 million tons in the same period a year earlier. Sales volumes also grew 15.3% on a quarterly basis, as shown in the table below:
| Q2 - 2025 | Q2 - 2024 | Change (%) | Q1 - 2025 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement Sales | 1,932.00 | 1,284.00 | 50.47 % | 1,675.00 | 15.34 % |
Average forecasts
Yamama Cement’s Q2 2025 net profit is expected to jump 77.6% YoY to reach SAR 144.4 million, up from SAR 81.3 million (before one-offs) in Q2 2024, according to average estimates of seven research houses.
| Analyst | Million Riyals |
|---|---|
| Riyad Capital | 167.00 |
| United Securities Company | 158.00 |
| AlJazira Capital Company | 148.30 |
| Al Rajhi Capital Company | 146.00 |
| SNB Capital Company | 144.00 |
| Value Capital Co. | 138.12 |
| Securities & Investment Company | 109.00 |
| U-Capital Co. | 108.30 |
| Average | 139.84 |
| Net Profit Before Unusual Items (2024 - Q2) | 81.29 |
| Change % | 72.02% |
Performance & profitability indicators
The following table shows the stock’s performance trailing 12 months (TTM) and year to date, as well as its P/E and earnings per share.
| Item | The Company | TASI |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | (14.41 %) | (8.60 %) |
| Change(12M) | (4.61 %) | (8.62 %) |
| Previous Close | 35.50 | 11,038.74 |
| Recurring P/E (x) | 16.95 | 21.02 |
| EPS (TTM) before unusual items (SAR/Share) | 2.09 | - |
| P/E (TTM) | 12.55 |
| P/E Before Unusual Items (TTM) | 13.13 |
| P/BV | 1.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.85 % |
| Market Cap. (M) | 6,075.01 |
| Return on Average Assets | 6.81 % |
| Return on Average Equity | 10.05 % |
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