Why is Yanbu Cement Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.49%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.49% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.89% and Operating profit at -15.64% over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 52.76%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at SAR 371.34 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -5.48% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 0.22 %
4
With ROE of 4.19%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.91 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.30%, its profits have fallen by -32.7%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 8.7
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -19.30% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Saudi Arabia All Share TASI in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Yanbu 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 Yanbu Cement Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Yanbu Cement Co.
-100.0%
-1.95
20.78%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-0.13%
-0.01
13.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.89%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
25.82
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.31
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.33
Tax Ratio
10.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
188.45%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.49%
ROE (avg)
6.12%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.91
EV to EBIT
18.31
EV to EBITDA
7.90
EV to Capital Employed
0.91
EV to Sales
2.17
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.65%
ROCE (Latest)
4.96%
ROE (Latest)
4.19%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 371.34 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -5.48% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 0.22 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.03 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.06 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 79.39 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 42.04 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SAR 37.65 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at SAR 0.24
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Yanbu Cement Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 371.34 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)
Operating Profit
Highest at SAR 79.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (SAR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at SAR 42.04 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at SAR 37.65 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
EPS
Highest at SAR 0.24
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (SAR)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 0.22 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.03 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.06 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.48% (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






