4003 · 26/10/2020 08:00:58 · Announcement #60743 · View on Saudi Exchange

United Electronics Company (Extra) announces the Interim financial results for the period ending on 30-9-2020 (Nine Months)

Element ListCurrent QuarterSimilar quarter for previous year%ChangePrevious Quarter% Change
Sales/Revenue 1,224.521,034.5618.3611,550.86-21.042
Gross Profit (Loss) 225.59185.8221.402276.12-18.3
Operational Profit (Loss) 64.9838.469.218112.97-42.48
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax 53.4427.2396.25490.38-40.871
Total Comprehensive Income 53.4327.2396.21790.31-40.837
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListCurrent PeriodSimilar period for previous year%Change
Sales/Revenue 4,007.623,253.5723.176
Gross Profit (Loss) 722.47600.2620.359
Operational Profit (Loss) 228.62158.8943.885
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax 178.5133.5333.677
Total Comprehensive Income 178.42133.633.547
Total Share Holders Equity (after Deducting Minority Equity) 728.64587.3424.057
Profit (Loss) per Share 2.982.23
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListExplanation
Increase (Decrease) in Net Profit for Current Quarter Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year is Attributed to The company achieved net profit of SR 53.4m vs. SR 27.2m for same quarter last year, achieving an increase of 96.2%, as Q3 2020 revenues grew by 18.4% vs. same quarter last year. That was due to sales increase across all of company's divisions, in addition to increase in eXtra Services revenues and consumer finance services revenues. This led to grow of company's gross profit by 21.4% to register a gross profit of SR 225.6m vs. SR185.8m for same quarter last year. It's worth noting that, United Company for Financial Services registered net profit of SR 6m vs. losses of SR 5.6m for same quarter last year.
Increase (Decrease) in Net Profit for Current Quarter Compared to the Previous Quarter is Attributed to The company achieved net profit of SR 53.4m vs. SR 90.4m for last Quarter, as revenues dropped by 21% vs. last quarter, as a result of issuance VAT hike decree in Q2 this year, which led to significant increase in sales before adoption of new VAT in Q3. In Addition to the seasonal impact of sales, which led to decrease on gross profit and net profit.
Increase (Decrease) in Net Profit for Current Period Compared to the Similar Period of the Previous Year is Attributed to The company achieved net profit of SR 178.5m vs. SR 133.5m for same period last year. That was due to sales increase with 23.2% across all of company's divisions, in addition to increase in eXtra Services revenues and consumer finance services revenues. This led to grow of company's gross profit by 20.4% to register a gross profit of SR 722.5 vs. SR600.3m for same period last year, which led to an 33.6%increase in company's net profit despite Increase in SG&A vs. same period last year. It's worth noting that, United Company for Financial Services registered net profit of SR 6.2m vs. losses of SR 15.7m for same Period last year.
Basis of the External Auditor's Opinion Unmodified opinion
Reclassification of Comparison Items Some comparative figures have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation of the current period.
Additional Information During Q3 2020, some operating expenses decreased due to some support initiatives offered by government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mitigate the effects of precautionary measures applied to contain COVID-19 outbreak.

Earning per share for the previous year has been modified after approval of capital increase which has been approved on 5th of May 2020 in the extraordinary General Assembly meeting.

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