8300 · 12/05/2019 08:27:57 · Announcement #54909 · View on Saudi Exchange

Wataniya Insurance Co. announces its interim Financial results for the period ending on 2019-03-31 ( Three Months )

Element ListCurrent QuarterSimilar quarter for previous year%ChangePrevious Quarter% Change
Gross written premiums (GWP) 270,903268,1111.041102,890163.293
Net written premiums (NWP) 146,070142,3642.60352,863176.318
Net incurred claims 79,82443,96181.57982,885-3.693
Net profit (loss) of policy holders investment -----
Profit (Loss) Insurance Operations minus policy holders investments from operations 7,86320,316-61.296-10,230-
Net profit (loss) of shareholders capital investment 1,588256,252263503.802
Net Profit (Loss) before Zakat 7,13716,650-57.135-9,878-
Total Comprehensive Income 6,96616,650-58.162-11,242-
All figures are in (Thousands) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListCurrent PeriodSimilar period for previous year%Change
Total Share Holders Equity (after deducting minority equity) 245,059240,7361.795
Profit (Loss) per Share 0.360.83
All figures are in (Thousands) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListExplanation
Reason for increase (decrease) in net profit for current quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year The main reason for the decrease in the profit for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the profit of the first quarter of 2018 was due to an increase in the other operating expenses by SR 11,148 thousand
Reason for increase (decrease) in net profit for current quarter compared to the previous quarter The main reason for the profit in the first quarter of 2019 as compared to the loss in the last quarter of 2018 was due to the decrease in the net claims incurred by SR 3,061 thousand, a reversal of premium deficiency reserves by SR 6,107 thousand and increase in other income by SR 5,866 thousand.
Type of the external auditor's opinion Unmodified opinion
Additional Information - The total of shareholders’ equity (there are no minority rights) for the current period amounted to SR. 245,059 thousand compared with SR. 240,736 thousand for the same period last year which is an increase of 2%.

- The total comprehensive income for the first quarter 2019 is SAR 6,966 thousand compared to SAR 16,650 thousand for the same quarter last year which represents a decrease of 58% and as compared to a total comprehensive loss of SAR 11,242 thousand for the previous quarter.

- There was no policyholder’s investment return for the first quarter and the Previous period

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