4210 · 06/11/2024 08:08:16 · Announcement #83458 · View on Saudi Exchange

Saudi Research and Media Group announces its Interim Financial results for the Period Ending on 2024-09-30 ( Nine Months )

Element ListCurrent QuarterSimilar quarter for previous year%ChangePrevious Quarter% Change
Sales/Revenue 850.891,054.66-19.32850.530.042
Gross Profit (Loss) 308.78381.65-19.093251.4422.804
Operational Profit (Loss) 163.42266.99-38.79181.67100.097
Net profit (Loss) 148.46248.96-40.36781.4182.36
Total Comprehensive Income 172.5247.37-30.26656.57204.931
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListCurrent PeriodSimilar period for previous year%Change
Sales/Revenue 2,516.282,914.15-13.653
Gross Profit (Loss) 790.11998.81-20.894
Operational Profit (Loss) 370.08624.58-40.747
Net profit (Loss) 316.74551.54-42.571
Total Comprehensive Income 255.76524.06-51.196
Total Shareholders Equity (after Deducting Minority Equity) 3,338.653,175.675.132
Profit (Loss) per Share 3.966.89
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListAmountPercentage of the capital (%)
Profit (Losses) Resulting From The Change In Investment Propertie’s Fair Value --
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListExplanation
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the sales/ revenues during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the last year is The main reason for the 19.32% decline in revenue during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the last year, is due to the decrease in revenue from all operating segments namely the Public Relations and Advertising Segment and the Publishing and Visual and Digital Content Segment.
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the last year is The main reason for the decline in net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of last year, is due to the decrease in revenue from all operating segments namely the Public Relations and Advertising Segment and the Publishing and Visual and Digital Content Segment.
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the sales/ revenues during the current quarter compared to the previous one is Revenue increased slightly during the current quarter compared to the previous quarter due to the increase in revenue from the Printing and Packaging Segment, despite lower revenues achieved in the Publishing and Visual and Digital Content Segment, as well as All Other Segments.
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit (loss) during the current quarter compared to the previous one is Reason for the increase in net profits for the current quarter compared to the previous quarter, is mainly due to the increase in gross profit by 22.80%, driven by a decrease in the cost of revenues.

In addition, the Printing and Packaging Segment did not incur losses from recognizing the impairment of property, equipment and unproductive spare parts inventory during the current quarter, as it did during the previous quarter.The reason of the increase (decrease) in the sales/ revenues during the current period compared to the same period of the last year is The reason for the 13.65% decrease in revenue during the current period compared to the same period of the last year, is mainly due to a decline in revenue from the Public Relations and Advertising Segment, Publishing and Visual and Digital Content Segment and Printing and Packaging Segment, in addition to the decline in revenues from All Other Segments.The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current period compared to the same period of the last year is The reason for the decrease in net profits during the current period compared to the same period of the last year, is mainly attributed to a 20.90% decline in gross profit, in addition to the recognition of an impairment of property, equipment, and unproductive spare parts inventory related to the Printing and Packaging Segment during the current period.Statement of the type of external auditor's report Unmodified conclusionComment mentioned in the external auditor’s report, mentioned in any of the following paragraphs (other matter, conservation, notice, disclaimer of opinion, or adverse opinion) NoneReclassification of Comparison Items Certain prior period figures have been re-classified to conform with the presentation of the current period.Additional Information The total revenue of the current quarter is SR 850.89 million compared to SR 1,054.66 million for the same quarter of last year, a decrease of 19.32%, and compared to SR 850.53 million in the previous quarter, a slight increase of 0.042%.

The total revenue of the current period is SR 2,516.28 million compared to SR 2,914.15 million for the same period of last year, a decrease of 13.65%.

The total comprehensive income of the parent company for the current quarter is SR 172.50 million compared to SR 247.37 million for the same quarter of last year, a decrease of 30.27%, and compared to SR 56.57 million in the previous quarter, an increase of 204.93%.

The total shareholders’ equity for the parent company (after excluding non-controlling interest) as at the end of the current quarter is SR 3,338.65 million compared to SR 3,175.67 million for the same quarter of the previous year, an increase of 5.13%, and compared to SR 3,166.15 million as at the end of the previous quarter, an increase of 5.45%.

The retained earnings balance as of 30th of September 2024 is SR 2,806.35 million.

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