Saudi telcos’ Q3 profit 14% above forecasts

29/10/2017 Argaam Exclusive

The aggregate net profit of Tadawul-listed telecom operators—with the exception of Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Co.—came in at SAR 2.45 billion in Q3 2017, 14 percent higher than the average analyst forecasts of SAR 2.14 billion, data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

Saudi Telecom Co.’s (STC) Q3 net profit of SAR 2.6 billion beat average estimates by 13 percent.

 

Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) incurred net losses of SAR 174.5 million, compared to average expectations of SAR 185.3 million in the same period.

 

Mobile Telecommunications Co. (Zain Saudi) reported a third-quarter net profit of SAR 3.4 million, missing analysts’ estimates for SAR 9.52 million net profit by 64 percent.

Company Estimates Comparisons

Company 2017 - Q3 (net income) 2017 - Q3 (e) Change
STC 2,569.37 2,324.04 10.6 %
ETIHAD ETISALAT (174.46) (185.27) 5.8 %
ZAIN KSA 3.41 9.52 (64.2 %)
Total 2398.31 2148.30 11.6 %

Actual Profit versus Estimates

Company 2017 - Q3 (net income) 2017 - Q3 (e) Most Accurate Research Company
STC 2,569.37 2,427.20 Value Capital
ETIHAD ETISALAT (174.46) (181.00) Al Rajhi Capital
ZAIN KSA 3.41 (4.00) Al Rajhi Capital

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