Why is Saudi Ceramic Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.95%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.95% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.30% and Operating profit at -151.19% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.77% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.30% and Operating profit at -151.19% over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Sep 25
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 3.82%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At SAR 9.34 MM has Grown at 240.36%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At SAR 6.32 MM has Grown at 231.84%
5
With ROE of -1.67%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.05 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -22.51%, its profits have risen by 77.6%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Saudi Ceramic 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 Ceramic Co. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Saudi Ceramic Co.
-22.62%
-0.06
35.42%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-151.19%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.86
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.58
Tax Ratio
9.39%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.95%
ROE (avg)
5.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.05
EV to EBIT
-197.32
EV to EBITDA
30.65
EV to Capital Employed
1.73
EV to Sales
2.78
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.25%
ROCE (Latest)
-0.88%
ROE (Latest)
-1.67%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 3.82%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At SAR 9.34 MM has Grown at 240.36%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At SAR 6.32 MM has Grown at 231.84%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -35.14% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 16.41 %
-2What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at SAR 104.66 MM
Here's what is working for Saudi Ceramic Co.
Pre-Tax Profit
At SAR 9.34 MM has Grown at 240.36%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR -6.65 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)
Net Profit
At SAR 6.32 MM has Grown at 231.84%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR -4.8 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.41 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -35.14% (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
Depreciation
Highest at SAR 41.7 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (SAR MM)
Here's what is not working for Saudi Ceramic Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR 104.66 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)






