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 2.65% and Operating profit at -16.58% over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at SAR 347.93 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,581.33
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at SAR 297.54 MM
4
With ROE of 4.20%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.99 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.72%, its profits have fallen by -15.7%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 6
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -37.72% 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.
-36.87%
-2.33
20.20%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.65%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-16.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
25.82
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.31
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.30
Tax Ratio
10.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
125.30%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.49%
ROE (avg)
6.12%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.99
EV to EBIT
20.80
EV to EBITDA
9.13
EV to Capital Employed
0.99
EV to Sales
2.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
6.00%
ROCE (Latest)
4.75%
ROE (Latest)
4.20%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 347.93 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 2,581.33
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at SAR 297.54 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 2.39 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.02 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.99 times
-5What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 4.1%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 24.08 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 16.44% (YoY
Here's what is working for Yanbu Cement Co.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,581.33 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 347.93 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 297.54 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (SAR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 2.39 %
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 1.02 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 5.99 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Yanbu Cement Co.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 24.08 % and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 16.44% (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






