MARAFIQ Q1 2024 profit drops 60% to SAR 42.8M

02/05/2024 Argaam Exclusive

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The Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (MARAFIQ)

Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (MARAFIQ) reported a 60% drop in Q1 2024 net profit to SAR 42.8 million, from SAR 106.7 million in the year-earlier period.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Change‬
Revenues 1,473.17 1,599.22 8.6 %
Gross Income 255.82 199.34 (22.1 %)
Operating Income 196.21 126.92 (35.3 %)
Net Income 106.72 42.79 (59.9 %)
Average Shares 250.00 250.00 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.43 0.17 (59.9 %)

The three-month profit was hurt by a 43% increase year-on-year (YoY) in the fuel cost used in production, as well as a 10% YoY rise in the cost of water, power, and gas purchased for resale.

 

However, revenues grew by 8.6% YoY, while Zakat and income tax provision dropped by 35% YoY.

 

Compared to Q4 2023, the first-quarter net profit fell 40.3% from SAR 71.64 million as revenues fell by 1.5% quarter-on-quarter and the fuel cost used in production dropped by 33%.

 

Shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, declined to SAR 7.97 billion as of March 31, 2024, from SAR 8.05 billion a year earlier.



Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2015 - - - - - - -
Q2 2015 - - - - - - -
Q3 2015 - - - - - - -
Q4 2015 - - - - - - -
Q1 2016 - - - - - - -
Q2 2016 - - - - - - -
Q3 2016 - - - - - - -
Q4 2016 - - - - - - -
Q1 2017 - - - - - - -
Q2 2017 - - - - - - -
Q3 2017 - - - - - - -
Q4 2017 - - - - - - -
Q1 2018 - - - - - - -
Q2 2018 - - - - - - -
Q3 2018 - - - - - - -
Q4 2018 - - - - - - -
Q1 2019 - - - - - - -
Q2 2019 - - - - - - -
Q3 2019 - - - - - - -
Q4 2019 - - - - - - -
Q1 2020 - - - - - - -
Q2 2020 - - - - - - -
Q3 2020 - - - - - - -
Q4 2020 - - - - - - -
Q1 2021 1,422.17 - 188.38 - 89.49 - 0.36
Q2 2021 1,568.12 - 288.33 - 220.92 - 0.88
Q3 2021 1,645.48 - 302.68 - 243.28 - 0.97
Q4 2021 1,556.52 - 225.90 - 78.31 - 0.31
Q1 2022 1,462.03 2.8 % 245.43 30.3 % 142.95 59.7 % 0.57
Q2 2022 1,655.51 5.6 % 309.30 7.3 % 261.82 18.5 % 1.05
Q3 2022 1,767.94 7.4 % 430.71 42.3 % 309.66 27.3 % 1.24
Q4 2022 1,619.62 4.1 % 162.75 (28.0 %) 131.22 67.6 % 0.52
Q1 2023 1,473.17 0.8 % 255.82 4.2 % 106.72 (25.3 %) 0.43
Q2 2023 1,591.80 (3.8 %) 305.20 (1.3 %) 159.39 (39.1 %) 0.64
Q3 2023 1,701.05 (3.8 %) 325.63 (24.4 %) 188.05 (39.3 %) 0.75
Q4 2023 1,623.32 0.2 % 238.25 46.4 % 71.64 (45.4 %) 0.29
Q1 2024 1,599.22 8.6 % 199.34 (22.1 %) 42.79 (59.9 %) 0.17

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 - - -
Q3 2015 - - -
Q4 2015 - - -
Q1 2016 - - -
Q2 2016 - - -
Q3 2016 - - -
Q4 2016 - - -
Q1 2017 - - -
Q2 2017 - - -
Q3 2017 - - -
Q4 2017 - - -
Q1 2018 - - -
Q2 2018 - - -
Q3 2018 - - -
Q4 2018 - - -
Q1 2019 - - -
Q2 2019 - - -
Q3 2019 - - -
Q4 2019 - - -
Q1 2020 - - -
Q2 2020 - - -
Q3 2020 - - -
Q4 2020 - - -
Q1 2021 - - -
Q2 2021 - - -
Q3 2021 - - -
Q4 2021 16.23 % 30.32 % 10.21 %
Q1 2022 17.05 % 30.51 % 11.00 %
Q2 2022 17.14 % 30.49 % 11.49 %
Q3 2022 18.80 % 31.84 % 12.31 %
Q4 2022 17.65 % 31.48 % 11.14 %
Q1 2023 17.78 % 31.74 % 10.56 %
Q2 2023 17.89 % 31.85 % 9.08 %
Q3 2023 16.43 % 31.00 % 7.27 %
Q4 2023 17.61 % 32.25 % 8.23 %
Q1 2024 16.40 % 30.70 % 7.09 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2015 - - - -
Q2 2015 - - - -
Q3 2015 - - - -
Q4 2015 - - - -
Q1 2016 - - - -
Q2 2016 - - - -
Q3 2016 - - - -
Q4 2016 - - - -
Q1 2017 - - - -
Q2 2017 - - - -
Q3 2017 - - - -
Q4 2017 - - - -
Q1 2018 - - - -
Q2 2018 - - - -
Q3 2018 - - - -
Q4 2018 - - - -
Q1 2019 - - - -
Q2 2019 - - - -
Q3 2019 - - - -
Q4 2019 - - - -
Q1 2020 - - - -
Q2 2020 - - - -
Q3 2020 - - - -
Q4 2020 - - - -
Q1 2021 250.00 - - 28.30
Q2 2021 250.00 - - 28.61
Q3 2021 250.00 - - 29.71
Q4 2021 250.00 2.53 2.53 30.20
Q1 2022 250.00 2.74 2.74 31.18
Q2 2022 250.00 2.91 2.91 31.84
Q3 2022 250.00 3.17 3.17 32.32
Q4 2022 250.00 3.38 2.90 32.98
Q1 2023 250.00 3.24 2.75 32.20
Q2 2023 250.00 2.83 2.34 32.96
Q3 2023 250.00 2.34 1.86 32.66
Q4 2023 250.00 2.10 2.10 32.81
Q1 2024 250.00 1.85 1.85 31.91

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2015 - - -
Q2 2015 - - -
Q3 2015 - - -
Q4 2015 - - -
Q1 2016 - - -
Q2 2016 - - -
Q3 2016 - - -
Q4 2016 - - -
Q1 2017 - - -
Q2 2017 - - -
Q3 2017 - - -
Q4 2017 - - -
Q1 2018 - - -
Q2 2018 - - -
Q3 2018 - - -
Q4 2018 - - -
Q1 2019 - - -
Q2 2019 - - -
Q3 2019 - - -
Q4 2019 - - -
Q1 2020 - - -
Q2 2020 - - -
Q3 2020 - - -
Q4 2020 - - -
Q1 2021 - - -
Q2 2021 - - -
Q3 2021 - - -
Q4 2021 - - -
Q1 2022 - - -
Q2 2022 - - -
Q3 2022 - - -
Q4 2022 13.87 16.18 1.42
Q1 2023 16.62 19.54 1.67
Q2 2023 24.82 29.96 2.13
Q3 2023 26.74 33.71 1.92
Q4 2023 30.81 30.81 1.97
Q1 2024 36.27 36.27 2.10

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Energy Sector Water Gas Jubail Water and Power Company (JWAP) Marafiq Water and Power Supply Company (Tawreed) Corporate elimination others
Q1 2021 359.14 660.66 15.03 78.32 596.47 0.09 (287.55) -
Q2 2021 387.13 707.24 15.53 84.36 664.85 1.47 (292.48) -
Q3 2021 425.62 740.57 16.48 85.92 678.37 2.17 (303.64) -
Q4 2021 404.37 730.73 19.25 82.19 637.43 2.17 (319.62) -
Q1 2022 422.47 699.21 19.92 82.99 610.77 2.12 (375.45) -
Q2 2022 506.43 761.20 19.07 85.11 677.69 2.16 (396.15) -
Q3 2022 538.69 825.26 19.44 86.55 695.61 2.19 (399.78) -
Q4 2022 643.70 891.32 20.68 81.87 664.86 2.19 (685.01) -
Q1 2023 407.84 703.03 21.43 74.96 611.50 2.15 (347.72) -
Q2 2023 466.92 773.84 27.12 73.51 622.61 2.09 (374.27) -
Q3 2023 490.70 804.65 26.89 78.11 678.79 2.07 (380.17) -
Q4 2023 485.25 717.45 28.44 77.00 650.37 2.07 (337.27) -
Q1 2024 442.04 695.25 34.41 74.84 699.50 2.05 (348.88) -

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change‬
Average 101.00 42.79 (57.6 %)

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q1 2024 (e) Q1 2024 (a) Change
GIB Capital 92.00 42.79 (53.5) %
Riyad Capital 110.00 42.79 (61.1) %

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 15,850.00
Enterprise Value (EV) (M) 22,418.54
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 250.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 1.85
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 31.91
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 34.32
P/E (TTM) 34.32
Price/book 1.99
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.0
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 5.8

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