ScoreWhy is Saudi Cement Co. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.01% and Operating profit at -5.15% over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Mar 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at SAR 505.97 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 15.22%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at SAR 117.81 MM
3
With ROE of 17.86%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.40 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.55%, its profits have fallen by -6.7%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 7.5
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -21.55% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Saudi Arabia All Share TASI in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Saudi Cement Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Saudi Cement Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Saudi Cement Co.
-100.0%
-1.78
15.80%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-0.13%
-0.01
13.67%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-5.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
25.44
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.64
Tax Ratio
4.38%
Dividend Payout Ratio
75.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
15.39%
ROE (avg)
15.88%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.40
EV to EBIT
13.67
EV to EBITDA
8.77
EV to Capital Employed
2.22
EV to Sales
3.16
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
7.55%
ROCE (Latest)
16.25%
ROE (Latest)
17.86%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 5,349.6
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.97% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 42.01 %
-6What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at SAR 505.97 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 15.22%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at SAR 117.81 MM
Here's what is working for Saudi Cement Co.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 5,349.6
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 42.01 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.97% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Saudi Cement Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR 505.97 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at SAR 117.81 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
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