Financial Results : Digital Research’s 2024 earnings fall 44% to SAR 5.9M; H2 at SAR 2.7M

Digital Research’s 2024 earnings fall 44% to SAR 5.9M; H2 at SAR 2.7M

13/03/2025 Argaam Exclusive

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Digital Research Co.’s (DRC) net earnings fell 44% to SAR 5.9 million in 2024, from SAR 10.5 million in 2023.



Financials (M)

Item 2023 2024 Change‬
Revenues 54.29 63.05 16.1 %
Gross Income 19.82 21.07 6.3 %
Operating Income 11.94 7.93 (33.6 %)
Net Income 10.53 5.93 (43.7 %)
Average Shares 1.50 1.50 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyals) 7.02 3.95 (43.7 %)
EPS (Riyal) 7.02 3.95 (43.7 %)

The annual profit slump was fueled by a SAR 7.51 million rise in the 2024 cost of sales and a SAR 4.01 million (33.57%) drop in operating profit for the same year. This came as general & administrative expenses elevated by SAR 4.34 million, coupled with a SAR 920,000 uptick in selling & marketing expenses.

 

By the end of 2024, DRC's Zakat expenses increased by SAR 390,000, with financing costs also soaring by SAR 220,000.

 

This came despite the 6.3% year-on-year (YoY) hike in the company’s 2024 gross income to SAR 21.07 million. Revenues also increased 16.1% to SAR 63.1 million by the end of the same year, driven by new project awards.

 

In H2 2024, net profit declined 62% to SAR 2.7 million, from SAR 7.12 million in H2 2023.

 

DRC’s six-month bottom line also shed 14.2% from SAR 3.19 million in H1 2024.



Current Half Annual Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item H2 2023 H2 2024 Change‬
Revenues 31.68 35.33 11.5 %
Gross Income 11.45 10.54 (8.0 %)
Operating Income 8.29 3.92 (52.7 %)
Net Income 7.12 2.74 (61.5 %)
Average Shares 1.50 1.50 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyal) 4.75 1.83 (61.5 %)
EPS (Riyal) 4.75 1.83 (61.5 %)

Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, surged to SAR 37.34 million as of Dec. 31, 2024, compared to SAR 21.32 million a year earlier.

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