Why is The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.47%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.47% 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 4.27% and Operating profit at 4.76% 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 12.29% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.27% and Operating profit at 4.76% over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Dec 25
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 791.88
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -52.17% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at SAR 3,262.97 MM
5
With ROE of 15.03%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.06 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 20.02%, its profits have risen by 2.2%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 2.1
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia
-100.0%
0.29
38.37%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.27%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.17
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.60
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.41
Tax Ratio
6.40%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.47%
ROE (avg)
12.29%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.06
EV to EBIT
22.46
EV to EBITDA
10.79
EV to Capital Employed
1.62
EV to Sales
4.17
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.09%
ROCE (Latest)
7.22%
ROE (Latest)
15.03%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 791.88
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -52.17% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at SAR 3,262.97 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 1,439.68 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 44.12 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 902.41 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 977.71 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at SAR 1.06
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at SAR 3,528.39 MM
Here's what is working for The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 791.88
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
Highest at SAR 3,262.97 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (SAR MM)
Net Sales
At SAR 3,262.97 MM has Grown at 40.34%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 2,325.06 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (SAR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at SAR 1,439.68 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (SAR MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 44.12 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at SAR 902.41 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At SAR 902.41 MM has Grown at 132.31%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 388.46 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at SAR 977.71 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
Net Profit
At SAR 977.71 MM has Grown at 102.86%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 481.97 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
EPS
Highest at SAR 1.06
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (SAR)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -52.17% (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 The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR 3,528.39 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)






