NCB posts 16% net profit rise in 9M 2019

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The Saudi National Bank
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The Saudi National Bank (SNB)

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National Commercial Bank (NCB) reported a 16.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit to SAR 8.01 billion in the first nine months of 2019, as compared to SAR 6.88 billion in the same period last year.

 

It can be attributed to an increase in net special commission income (NSCI) and lower other operating expenses, the company said in a bourse statement.



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2018 9m 2019 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 10,629.43 11,534.13 8.5 %
Operating Income 14,171.39 14,997.75 5.8 %
Total Provisions (943.32) (1132.70) (20.1 %)
Net Income 6,888.37 8,011.83 16.3 %
Average Shares 4,019.65 4,019.65 -
EPS (Riyals) 1.71 1.99 16.3 %

In Q2 2019, the company reported a net profit of SAR 2.5 billion as compared to SAR 2.12 billion in the same period previous year, backed by an increase of 5.9 percent in total operating income due to a rise in NSCI and investment related income.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2018 Q3 2019 Change‬
Net Special Commission Income 3,637.42 3,872.62 6.5 %
Operating Income 4,731.60 4,996.53 5.6 %
Debt Provisions (610.35) (662.64) (8.6 %)
Net Income 2,120.36 2,550.70 20.3 %
Average Shares 4,019.65 4,019.65 -
EPS (Riyals) 0.53 0.63 20.3 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Item 9m 2018 9m 2019 Change‬
Assets 460.83 496.59 7.8 %
Customer Deposits 325.46 340.38 4.6 %
Loan 268.25 279.07 4.0 %


Financial results (Million)

Period Net Special Commission Income Change Operating Income Change Debt Provisions Change Net Income Change EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2010 2,143.79 3.8 % 3,099.05 (2.1 %) (552.03) 17.7 % 1,413.06 35.1 % 0.35
Q2 2010 1,990.25 3.7 % 3,011.06 6.9 % (612.95) (44.2 %) 1,226.70 2.9 % 0.31
Q3 2010 1,978.17 1.0 % 2,826.25 (3.6 %) (587.79) 23.6 % 828.38 (19.9 %) 0.21
Q4 2010 2,037.60 (3.1 %) 2,730.89 6.6 % (78.79) 87.0 % 1,255.70 63.3 % 0.31
Q1 2011 2,072.45 (3.3 %) 3,059.38 (1.3 %) (296.60) 46.3 % 1,502.98 6.4 % 0.37
Q2 2011 2,116.00 6.3 % 3,075.09 2.1 % (407.97) 33.4 % 1,424.32 16.1 % 0.35
Q3 2011 2,173.22 9.9 % 3,059.64 8.3 % (212.25) 63.9 % 1,545.87 86.6 % 0.38
Q4 2011 2,219.76 8.9 % 2,939.51 7.6 % (116.50) (47.9 %) 1,538.58 22.5 % 0.38
Q1 2012 2,303.73 11.2 % 3,703.85 21.1 % (395.58) (33.4 %) 1,953.74 30.0 % 0.49
Q2 2012 2,176.14 2.8 % 3,380.72 9.9 % (351.03) 14.0 % 1,608.14 12.9 % 0.40
Q3 2012 2,332.29 7.3 % 3,271.63 6.9 % (424.82) (100.2 %) 1,480.49 (4.2 %) 0.37
Q4 2012 2,147.42 (3.3 %) 3,152.71 7.3 % (264.59) (127.1 %) 1,410.44 (8.3 %) 0.35
Q1 2013 2,533.05 10.0 % 4,065.77 9.8 % (259.83) 34.3 % 2,331.96 19.4 % 0.58
Q2 2013 2,546.09 17.0 % 3,699.88 9.4 % (156.08) 55.5 % 1,992.11 23.9 % 0.50
Q3 2013 2,373.59 1.8 % 3,423.34 4.6 % (199.61) 53.0 % 1,733.21 17.1 % 0.43
Q4 2013 2,643.48 23.1 % 3,668.53 16.4 % (179.83) 32.0 % 1,794.93 27.3 % 0.45
Q1 2014 2,708.28 6.9 % 3,864.29 (5.0 %) (205.65) 20.9 % 2,535.31 8.7 % 0.63
Q2 2014 2,842.93 11.7 % 4,214.98 13.9 % 91.77 158.8 % 2,425.41 21.8 % 0.60
Q3 2014 2,790.58 17.6 % 4,114.35 20.2 % (400.86) (100.8 %) 1,869.11 7.8 % 0.46
Q4 2014 3,062.34 15.8 % 4,053.41 10.5 % (480.72) (167.3 %) 1,825.33 1.7 % 0.45
Q1 2015 3,033.56 12.0 % 4,447.54 15.1 % (218.33) (6.2 %) 2,605.57 2.8 % 0.65
Q2 2015 3,122.72 9.8 % 4,282.93 1.6 % (278.85) (403.9 %) 2,362.92 (2.6 %) 0.59
Q3 2015 3,255.60 16.7 % 4,312.86 4.8 % (713.13) (77.9 %) 1,994.14 6.7 % 0.50
Q4 2015 3,169.96 3.5 % 4,442.37 9.6 % (390.05) 18.9 % 2,126.56 16.5 % 0.53
Q1 2016 3,435.82 13.3 % 4,723.97 6.2 % (346.63) (58.8 %) 2,630.81 1.0 % 0.65
Q2 2016 3,348.18 7.2 % 4,660.25 8.8 % (381.30) (36.7 %) 2,437.54 3.2 % 0.61
Q3 2016 3,441.72 5.7 % 4,662.80 8.1 % (839.11) (17.7 %) 1,961.78 (1.6 %) 0.49
Q4 2016 3,323.86 4.9 % 4,600.36 3.6 % (363.93) 6.7 % 2,286.72 7.5 % 0.57
Q1 2017 3,359.46 (2.2 %) 4,859.82 2.9 % (421.98) (21.7 %) 2,702.56 2.7 % 0.67
Q2 2017 3,472.91 3.7 % 4,478.34 (3.9 %) (477.71) (25.3 %) 2,417.42 (0.8 %) 0.60
Q3 2017 3,453.44 0.3 % 4,491.53 (3.7 %) (707.21) 15.7 % 2,125.61 8.4 % 0.53
Q4 2017 3,375.17 1.5 % 4,515.54 (1.8 %) (285.96) 21.4 % 2,556.39 11.8 % 0.64
Q1 2018 3,418.57 1.8 % 4,779.24 (1.7 %) 2.34 100.6 % 2,592.19 (4.1 %) 0.64
Q2 2018 3,573.43 2.9 % 4,660.55 4.1 % (335.31) 29.8 % 2,166.35 (10.4 %) 0.54
Q3 2018 3,637.42 5.3 % 4,731.60 5.3 % (610.35) 13.7 % 2,120.36 (0.2 %) 0.53
Q4 2018 4,493.72 33.1 % 4,755.83 5.3 % (403.75) (41.2 %) 2,705.58 5.8 % 0.67
Q1 2019 3,754.08 9.8 % 4,950.81 3.6 % (145.33) (6323.9 %) 2,775.54 7.1 % 0.69
Q2 2019 3,907.43 9.3 % 5,050.41 8.4 % (324.74) 3.2 % 2,685.59 24.0 % 0.67
Q3 2019 3,872.62 6.5 % 4,996.53 5.6 % (662.64) (8.6 %) 2,550.70 20.3 % 0.63

Profitability

Period Return On Average Assets Return on Average Equity Net Interest Income/Total Operating Income
Q1 2010 1.71 % 16.23 % 71.19 %
Q2 2010 1.71 % 15.85 % 70.62 %
Q3 2010 1.62 % 14.22 % 71.44 %
Q4 2010 1.75 % 15.60 % 69.85 %
Q1 2011 1.71 % 15.64 % 69.48 %
Q2 2011 1.74 % 16.46 % 70.17 %
Q3 2011 1.98 % 17.87 % 70.43 %
Q4 2011 2.06 % 18.37 % 70.72 %
Q1 2012 2.11 % 19.02 % 68.97 %
Q2 2012 2.10 % 19.84 % 67.82 %
Q3 2012 2.10 % 18.80 % 67.93 %
Q4 2012 2.00 % 17.96 % 66.32 %
Q1 2013 2.03 % 18.53 % 66.25 %
Q2 2013 2.11 % 19.21 % 67.36 %
Q3 2013 2.17 % 19.39 % 66.94 %
Q4 2013 2.17 % 19.97 % 67.95 %
Q1 2014 2.07 % 19.96 % 70.08 %
Q2 2014 2.13 % 20.09 % 69.66 %
Q3 2014 2.14 % 20.33 % 69.25 %
Q4 2014 2.13 % 20.09 % 70.19 %
Q1 2015 2.01 % 19.45 % 69.69 %
Q2 2015 1.93 % 18.71 % 71.07 %
Q3 2015 1.92 % 19.01 % 72.96 %
Q4 2015 2.06 % 19.41 % 71.96 %
Q1 2016 2.02 % 18.46 % 73.10 %
Q2 2016 2.01 % 18.39 % 72.82 %
Q3 2016 2.00 % 18.35 % 72.45 %
Q4 2016 2.09 % 18.36 % 72.66 %
Q1 2017 2.08 % 17.67 % 71.73 %
Q2 2017 2.07 % 17.88 % 73.10 %
Q3 2017 2.15 % 17.92 % 73.84 %
Q4 2017 2.21 % 17.97 % 74.47 %
Q1 2018 2.18 % 17.36 % 75.12 %
Q2 2018 2.08 % 17.18 % 74.92 %
Q3 2018 2.08 % 17.16 % 74.94 %
Q4 2018 2.14 % 16.85 % 79.90 %
Q1 2019 2.16 % 16.78 % 80.94 %
Q2 2019 2.21 % 17.70 % 81.04 %
Q3 2019 2.24 % 18.75 % 81.14 %

Balance Sheet (B)

Period Assets Change Customer Deposits Change Loan Change
Q1 2010 264.82 5.6 % 201.26 (1.4 %) 113.79 11.6 %
Q2 2010 263.27 2.5 % 204.81 (1.0 %) 116.96 10.5 %
Q3 2010 271.23 7.2 % 215.08 8.4 % 122.55 5.2 %
Q4 2010 282.37 9.7 % 229.16 13.1 % 125.60 12.0 %
Q1 2011 298.88 12.9 % 239.34 18.9 % 124.81 9.7 %
Q2 2011 313.78 19.2 % 250.66 22.4 % 130.18 11.3 %
Q3 2011 306.98 13.2 % 242.99 13.0 % 129.82 5.9 %
Q4 2011 301.20 6.7 % 239.46 4.5 % 135.29 7.7 %
Q1 2012 313.64 4.9 % 247.92 3.6 % 142.34 14.0 %
Q2 2012 320.42 2.1 % 250.27 (0.2 %) 150.27 15.4 %
Q3 2012 320.80 4.5 % 251.33 3.4 % 157.21 21.1 %
Q4 2012 345.26 14.6 % 273.53 14.2 % 163.46 20.8 %
Q1 2013 358.02 14.1 % 276.68 11.6 % 170.63 19.9 %
Q2 2013 362.80 13.2 % 288.05 15.1 % 178.21 18.6 %
Q3 2013 367.09 14.4 % 294.78 17.3 % 184.40 17.3 %
Q4 2013 377.29 9.3 % 300.60 9.9 % 187.69 14.8 %
Q1 2014 420.37 17.4 % 333.07 20.4 % 197.39 15.7 %
Q2 2014 435.53 20.0 % 345.60 20.0 % 206.19 15.7 %
Q3 2014 437.91 19.3 % 343.94 16.7 % 213.53 15.8 %
Q4 2014 434.88 15.3 % 333.10 10.8 % 220.72 17.6 %
Q1 2015 449.80 7.0 % 342.85 2.9 % 227.13 15.1 %
Q2 2015 461.41 5.9 % 360.98 4.5 % 234.28 13.6 %
Q3 2015 476.83 8.9 % 367.37 6.8 % 238.60 11.7 %
Q4 2015 448.64 3.2 % 323.87 (2.8 %) 252.94 14.6 %
Q1 2016 452.00 0.5 % 326.03 (4.9 %) 265.34 16.8 %
Q2 2016 452.61 (1.9 %) 314.71 (12.8 %) 264.77 13.0 %
Q3 2016 438.76 (8.0 %) 311.23 (15.3 %) 259.92 8.9 %
Q4 2016 442.66 (1.3 %) 315.62 (2.5 %) 253.59 0.3 %
Q1 2017 449.00 (0.7 %) 313.65 (3.8 %) 254.20 (4.2 %)
Q2 2017 450.49 (0.5 %) 314.69 0.0 % 256.90 (3.0 %)
Q3 2017 446.19 1.7 % 302.59 (2.8 %) 256.85 (1.2 %)
Q4 2017 444.79 0.5 % 308.94 (2.1 %) 249.23 (1.7 %)
Q1 2018 438.90 (2.2 %) 309.00 (1.5 %) 252.78 (0.6 %)
Q2 2018 455.73 1.2 % 317.65 0.9 % 266.04 3.6 %
Q3 2018 460.83 3.3 % 325.46 7.6 % 268.25 4.4 %
Q4 2018 452.18 1.7 % 318.70 3.2 % 265.06 6.4 %
Q1 2019 464.91 5.9 % 309.68 0.2 % 267.22 5.7 %
Q2 2019 476.59 4.6 % 327.44 3.1 % 274.83 3.3 %
Q3 2019 496.59 7.8 % 340.38 4.6 % 279.07 4.0 %

Ratios

Period Customer Deposits Per Total Assets Loans and advances/Total assets Loans and advances/Customers Deposits
Q1 2010 76.00 % 42.97 % 56.54 %
Q2 2010 77.79 % 44.42 % 57.11 %
Q3 2010 79.30 % 45.18 % 56.98 %
Q4 2010 81.16 % 44.48 % 54.81 %
Q1 2011 80.08 % 41.76 % 52.15 %
Q2 2011 79.88 % 41.49 % 51.94 %
Q3 2011 79.16 % 42.29 % 53.43 %
Q4 2011 79.50 % 44.92 % 56.50 %
Q1 2012 79.05 % 45.38 % 57.41 %
Q2 2012 78.11 % 46.90 % 60.04 %
Q3 2012 78.34 % 49.01 % 62.55 %
Q4 2012 79.22 % 47.34 % 59.76 %
Q1 2013 77.28 % 47.66 % 61.67 %
Q2 2013 79.40 % 49.12 % 61.87 %
Q3 2013 80.30 % 50.23 % 62.56 %
Q4 2013 79.67 % 49.75 % 62.44 %
Q1 2014 79.23 % 46.96 % 59.26 %
Q2 2014 79.35 % 47.34 % 59.66 %
Q3 2014 78.54 % 48.76 % 62.08 %
Q4 2014 76.60 % 50.75 % 66.26 %
Q1 2015 76.22 % 50.49 % 66.25 %
Q2 2015 78.23 % 50.78 % 64.90 %
Q3 2015 77.04 % 50.04 % 64.95 %
Q4 2015 72.19 % 56.38 % 78.10 %
Q1 2016 72.13 % 58.70 % 81.39 %
Q2 2016 69.53 % 58.50 % 84.13 %
Q3 2016 70.93 % 59.24 % 83.51 %
Q4 2016 71.30 % 57.29 % 80.35 %
Q1 2017 69.86 % 56.62 % 81.05 %
Q2 2017 69.86 % 57.03 % 81.64 %
Q3 2017 67.82 % 57.57 % 84.88 %
Q4 2017 69.46 % 56.03 % 80.67 %
Q1 2018 70.40 % 57.59 % 81.80 %
Q2 2018 69.70 % 58.38 % 83.75 %
Q3 2018 70.63 % 58.21 % 82.42 %
Q4 2018 70.48 % 58.62 % 83.17 %
Q1 2019 66.61 % 57.48 % 86.29 %
Q2 2019 68.70 % 57.67 % 83.93 %
Q3 2019 68.54 % 56.20 % 81.99 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Adjusted EPS (Riyal) EPS Diluted (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2010 4,019.65 1.10 1.10 - 7.17
Q2 2010 4,019.65 1.11 1.11 - 7.24
Q3 2010 4,019.65 1.05 1.05 - 7.68
Q4 2010 4,019.65 1.18 1.18 - 7.78
Q1 2011 4,019.65 1.20 1.20 - 8.14
Q2 2011 4,019.65 1.25 1.25 - 7.91
Q3 2011 4,019.65 1.43 1.43 - 8.27
Q4 2011 4,019.65 1.50 1.50 - 8.50
Q1 2012 4,019.65 1.61 1.61 - 8.76
Q2 2012 4,019.65 1.65 1.65 - 8.76
Q3 2012 4,019.65 1.64 1.64 - 9.15
Q4 2012 4,019.65 1.61 1.61 - 9.38
Q1 2013 4,019.65 1.70 1.70 - 9.58
Q2 2013 4,019.65 1.79 1.79 - 9.93
Q3 2013 4,019.65 1.86 1.86 - 10.01
Q4 2013 4,019.65 1.95 1.95 - 10.18
Q1 2014 4,019.65 2.00 2.00 - 10.51
Q2 2014 4,019.65 2.11 2.11 - 11.10
Q3 2014 4,019.65 2.15 2.15 - 11.10
Q4 2014 4,019.65 2.15 2.15 - 11.25
Q1 2015 4,019.65 2.17 2.17 - 11.81
Q2 2015 4,019.65 2.16 2.16 - 11.95
Q3 2015 4,019.65 2.19 2.19 - 11.91
Q4 2015 4,019.65 2.26 2.26 - 12.06
Q1 2016 4,019.65 2.27 2.27 - 12.75
Q2 2016 4,019.65 2.29 2.29 - 12.91
Q3 2016 4,019.65 2.28 2.28 - 12.92
Q4 2016 4,019.65 2.32 2.32 - 13.19
Q1 2017 4,019.65 2.34 2.34 - 13.68
Q2 2017 4,019.65 2.33 2.33 - 13.15
Q3 2017 4,019.65 2.37 2.37 - 13.54
Q4 2017 4,019.65 2.44 2.44 - 13.94
Q1 2018 4,019.65 2.41 2.41 - 14.10
Q2 2018 4,019.65 2.35 2.35 - 14.18
Q3 2018 4,019.65 2.35 2.35 - 13.81
Q4 2018 4,019.65 2.38 2.38 - 14.36
Q1 2019 4,019.65 2.43 2.43 - 14.87
Q2 2019 4,019.65 2.56 2.56 - 14.74
Q3 2019 4,019.65 2.67 2.67 - 14.63

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Adjusted P/E Price/book
Q1 2010 - - -
Q2 2010 - - -
Q3 2010 - - -
Q4 2010 - - -
Q1 2011 - - -
Q2 2011 - - -
Q3 2011 - - -
Q4 2011 - - -
Q1 2012 - - -
Q2 2012 - - -
Q3 2012 - - -
Q4 2012 - - -
Q1 2013 - - -
Q2 2013 - - -
Q3 2013 - - -
Q4 2013 - - -
Q1 2014 - - -
Q2 2014 - - -
Q3 2014 - - -
Q4 2014 18.97 18.97 3.63
Q1 2015 20.89 20.89 3.84
Q2 2015 21.52 21.52 3.88
Q3 2015 18.33 18.33 3.37
Q4 2015 16.78 16.78 3.15
Q1 2016 13.33 13.33 2.37
Q2 2016 12.99 12.99 2.30
Q3 2016 10.75 10.75 1.90
Q4 2016 13.65 13.65 2.40
Q1 2017 12.54 12.54 2.14
Q2 2017 16.92 16.92 3.00
Q3 2017 16.10 16.10 2.82
Q4 2017 16.77 16.77 2.93
Q1 2018 20.07 20.07 3.43
Q2 2018 23.05 23.05 3.82
Q3 2018 21.38 21.38 3.63
Q4 2018 22.36 22.36 3.71
Q1 2019 25.21 25.21 4.12
Q2 2019 24.20 24.20 4.20
Q3 2019 19.24 19.24 3.51

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period Retail Corporate and Institutional Banking Global markets and Treasury Capital Market International Banking
Q1 2010 1,429.43 550.42 556.18 112.37 450.65
Q2 2010 1,354.72 516.49 551.14 150.77 437.95
Q3 2010 1,250.06 580.16 463.35 153.97 378.72
Q4 2010 1,181.16 524.00 453.94 127.34 444.44
Q1 2011 1,224.26 512.03 746.66 146.97 429.46
Q2 2011 1,211.32 507.83 740.55 147.43 467.96
Q3 2011 1,158.03 458.35 840.83 148.33 454.10
Q4 2011 1,162.53 531.82 673.83 78.14 493.19
Q1 2012 1,370.73 589.23 926.63 244.35 572.91
Q2 2012 1,324.88 486.68 839.73 201.57 527.86
Q3 2012 1,198.40 749.16 722.69 167.08 434.30
Q4 2012 1,197.65 490.57 743.17 155.74 565.60
Q1 2013 1,418.17 775.64 1,145.26 160.86 565.85
Q2 2013 1,276.19 933.13 771.59 167.65 551.32
Q3 2013 1,220.48 805.71 736.59 143.22 517.35
Q4 2013 1,387.79 920.72 723.88 132.59 503.54
Q1 2014 1,394.07 901.15 892.75 174.43 501.88
Q2 2014 1,444.40 926.59 1,097.32 219.17 527.50
Q3 2014 1,455.20 868.24 1,023.74 171.82 595.35
Q4 2014 1,427.35 1,032.33 776.42 188.93 628.39
Q1 2015 1,448.95 1,041.10 1,224.33 166.74 566.42
Q2 2015 1,522.94 1,034.67 1,013.61 183.19 528.51
Q3 2015 1,533.85 1,062.65 1,011.26 160.03 545.05
Q4 2015 1,854.84 1,002.57 857.08 181.42 546.46
Q1 2016 1,970.14 1,040.62 1,017.29 159.51 536.42
Q2 2016 1,985.35 1,054.82 882.82 147.36 589.90
Q3 2016 1,967.03 1,104.46 874.28 114.20 602.84
Q4 2016 1,782.46 1,186.84 970.39 159.65 501.03
Q1 2017 1,938.41 1,235.61 1,133.92 163.66 388.22
Q2 2017 1,924.73 1,042.93 973.23 144.16 393.30
Q3 2017 2,106.64 842.25 982.69 154.12 405.84
Q4 2017 2,171.24 973.67 806.38 173.87 390.38
Q1 2018 2,116.90 873.73 1,189.77 227.59 371.26
Q2 2018 1,976.75 1,075.78 989.64 176.26 442.12
Q3 2018 2,318.57 1,000.84 858.77 154.71 398.71
Q4 2018 2,260.08 1,111.00 908.44 161.60 314.71
Q1 2019 2,240.76 1,157.45 1,074.45 181.00 297.15
Q2 2019 2,385.91 965.58 1,128.53 216.64 353.75
Q3 2019 2,568.71 1,061.34 822.01 163.79 380.69

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Q3 2019 (e) Q3 2019 (a) Change‬
Average 2,550.70 2,550.70 0.0 %

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Q3 2019 (e) Q3 2019 (a) Change
OSOOL AND BAKHEET 2,550.70 2,550.70 0.0 %


Financial Ratios
Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 203,100.00
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 6,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 3.34
EPS Diluted ( Riyal) (TTM) 3.24
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 27.47
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Adjusted P/E (Last12) 10.14
P/E (TTM) 10.14
Price/book 1.23
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 2.0
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 12.6
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