Why is Saudi Chemical Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.07%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.07% 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 17.87% and Operating profit at 26.63% 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 7.90% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at SAR 262.55 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 51.63 %
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at SAR 1,788.07 MM
3
With ROE of 12.95%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.79 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.17%, its profits have fallen by -1.9%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.7
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Saudi Chemical Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Industrial Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Industrial Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Saudi Chemical Co. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Saudi Chemical Co.
-18.92%
-0.48
37.50%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.87%
EBIT Growth (5y)
26.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.68
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.71
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.63
Tax Ratio
12.71%
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.48%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.07%
ROE (avg)
7.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.79
EV to EBIT
17.84
EV to EBITDA
15.53
EV to Capital Employed
2.05
EV to Sales
1.18
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.69%
ROCE (Latest)
11.48%
ROE (Latest)
12.95%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 262.55 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 51.63 %
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at SAR 1,788.07 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 141.91 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 86.57 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at SAR 0.1
-1What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 15.31% (YoY
Here's what is working for Saudi Chemical Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 262.55 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Net Sales
Highest at SAR 1,788.07 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (SAR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at SAR 141.91 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (SAR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at SAR 86.57 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
EPS
Highest at SAR 0.1
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (SAR)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 51.63 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for Saudi Chemical Co.
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.31% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






