We upgrade Mobily to Overweight with a revised PT of SAR50.0. The ongoing digitization initiatives, margin expansion, deleveraging and higher dividends are expected to drive the stock going forward. We expect net income to record a 3-year CAGR of 12.6% during 2022-2025f to reach SAR2.37bn while EBITDA margin is expected to expand from 40.0% in 2022 to 41.5% in 2025f. The stock is trading at 2023f P/E and EV/EBITDA of 18.9x and 6.6x vs the sector average of 16.6x and 7.0x, respectively. DIGITI...
Mobily reported a strong set of Q4 22 results with net income increasing by 88.9% yoy (+62.7% qoq) to SAR606mn. This is significantly higher than the SNB Capital and consensus estimates of SAR401mn and SAR320mn, respectively. The variance is mainly attributed to 1) higher than expected gross margins, which expanded by 215bps yoy to 60.3% vs our estimates of 59.0%, and 2) lower depreciation expense which stood at SAR843mn vs SAR1.0bn in Q4 21 and our estimates of SAR950mn. * Revenues increas...
Mobily reported a better than expected set of Q3 22 results with net income increasing by 32.7% yoy (+3.8% qoq) to SAR373mn. This is higher than the SNB Capital and consensus estimates of SAR333mn and SAR358mn, respectively. Revenues increased 6.2% yoy (-1.8% qoq) in-line with our estimates, mainly driven by growth in all business segments, FTTH and overall subscribers base. The positive variance in earnings is mainly attributed to 1) lower depreciation and impairment expenses which stood at ...
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We remain Neutral on Mobily with a PT of SAR42.0. Higher contribution from Enterprise business and growth in religious tourism are expected to support the topline, while the progress in Etisalat offer is expected to be the key stock driver in the short-term. We expect net income to record a CAGR of 12.8% in 2021-24f to reach SAR1.54bn by 2024f. The stock is trading at 2022f P/E and EV/EBITDA of 22.9x and 6.7x, compared to the peer group average of 27.9x and 6.9x, respectively. ETISALAT OFFER,...
ETIHAD ETISALAT (SA), a company active in the Mobile Telecommunications industry, is favoured by a more supportive environment. The independent financial analyst theScreener has confirmed the fundamental rating of the title, which shows 4 out of 4 stars, as well as its unchanged, defensive market behaviour. The title leverages a more favourable environment and raises its general evaluation to Positive. As of the analysis date February 25, 2022, the closing price was SAR 34.75 and its potential w...
Mobily reported an in-line set of Q2 21 results with a net income of SAR244mn, up 31.8% yoy (+8.0% qoq). This is broadly in-line with the SNB Capital and consensus estimates of SAR254mn and SAR258, respectively. The growth in earnings is attributed to a steady revenue growth of 4.8% yoy and lower expenses. * Revenues came in at SAR3.73bn, up 4.8% yoy (+3.5% qoq) and was in-line with our estimates. The company attributed the growth to higher income from the business unit, improvement in consu...
Mobily reported a strong earnings growth of 73.8% yoy (-8.1% qoq) to SAR226mn in Q1 21. However, it was lower than the NCBC and consensus estimates of SAR250mn and SAR253mn, respectively. Although revenues of SAR3.6bn were slightly higher than our estimates, the deviation is primarily on account of higher than expected financial and other expenses. REVENUES INCREASED BY 0.1% YOY (2.0% QOQ) TO SAR3.6BN AND WERE MARGINALLY HIGHER THAN OUR ESTIMATES OF SAR3.5BN The increase is mainly attributabl...
Stock fairly captures 2020 strong operational results. Mobily’s share rose 52% since Mar-21, despite the tough macro-economic pressures, as it was one of the few operators that grew its 9M20 y-o-y top line and EBITDA to 6% and 5%, respectively, on the enterprise and fixed broadband segments. This was accompanied by an increase in total profitability, due to the refinancing that took place in 2019, cutting interest charges by 38% y-o-y in 9M20, and the market speculation on dividend distribution,...
Mobily made a long-awaited announcement of a cash dividend of SAR385mn (DPS of SAR0.5) for the fiscal year 2020. This is the first dividends since 2014 and reflects a dividend yield of 1.7%. We believe this is a key milestone for Mobily, confirming the recovery of the company following the aftermath of the accounting issues of 2014. Despite the low level of dividend yield, we expect the news to be perceived positively mainly by retail investors over the next week. However, we believe this is ...
We remain Neutral on Mobily with a PT of SAR29.7. We expect earnings to grow 33.4% yoy to SAR810mn in 2021f driven by revenues growth of 5.2% yoy and lower interest expense (-10.4% yoy). The stock is trading at 2021f EV/EBITDA and PE of 5.3x and 27.8x, vs the peer average of 5.9x and 15.0x, respectively. Tower sale and potential dividends payment are the stock key catalysts.
Mobily reported a better than expected set of Q3 20 results. The company reported a growth of 4.4 times increase in the net income to SAR222mn vs SAR51mn in Q3 19. This is the highest quarterly net income since 2014 and is higher than the NCBC and consensus estimates of SAR140mn and SAR190mn, respectively. The main highlight of the results is strong margin expansion, which we believe is driven by higher data consumption. We await for full results to update our estimates.
Tough regulations cloud telecoms market. Over the past 2-3 quarters, the CITC took measures, which clouded the sector in 1Q18 and should continue to in 2018, including: i) banning automatic renewal for bundles, as of Jan 2018, limiting revenue from out-of-bundle, ii) implementing a 5% VAT, starting Jan 2018, that should result in lower usage, iii) cutting MTR rates by 45% in Dec 2017, pressuring interconnection revenue, and iv) lifting the ban on VoIP services, as of end of 3Q17, decreasing reve...
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