Ratings Saudi Cement Company

Equities

3030

SA0007879469

Delayed Saudi Arabian S.E. Other stock markets 05:15:44 2024-05-19 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
44.7 ^SAR	+0.34%		-1.22%	-15.02%

May. 16	Saudi Cement Company Reports Earnings Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	CI
May. 13	Saudi Cement Logs Lower Q1 Profit; Revenue Rises	MT

Summary

The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
The company has a poor ESG score according to Refinitiv, which ranks companies by sector.

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
The company is in a robust financial situation considering its net cash and margin position.
The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.
Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.

Weaknesses

The company's currently anticipated earnings per share (EPS) growth for the next few years is a notable weakness.
The company's enterprise value to sales, at 4.6 times its current sales, is high.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised downwards significantly.

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Chart ESG Refinitiv

Sector: Construction Materials

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
SAUDI CEMENT COMPANY	-15.02%	1.82B	D
HOLCIM LTD	+18.87%	48.58B	B
ANHUI CONCH CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED	+19.73%	17.59B	B+
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	-2.94%	15.9B	D+
SHREE CEMENT LIMITED	-8.25%	11.39B	B+
EAGLE MATERIALS INC.	+26.36%	8.83B	D
BUZZI S.P.A.	+45.17%	8.05B	B-
TIANSHAN MATERIAL CO., LTD.	-1.05%	7.93B	C+
TAIWAN CEMENT CORP.	-2.73%	7.93B	B+
DANGOTE CEMENT PLC	+105.28%	7.5B	-

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