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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y4.1%
  • YTD6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from Saudi Telecom of 4.4%. This means that the industry has gained 4.1% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 31 Jan 2025ر.س324.8bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b30.8x18.6x2.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024ر.س302.2bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b24.1x17.3x2.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024ر.س299.8bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b30.6x17.2x2.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024ر.س310.4bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b30.1x17.7x2.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024ر.س318.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b35.2x18.1x2.9x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024ر.س293.3bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b36.4x16.7x2.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024ر.س295.9bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b35x17.2x2.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024ر.س278.3bر.س109.4bر.س17.2b30.3x16.2x2.5x
Sun, 12 May 2024ر.س294.7bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b20.1x16.5x2.7x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024ر.س299.9bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b18.8x16.8x2.8x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024ر.س316.3bر.س108.7bر.س18.0b18.8x17.6x2.9x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024ر.س311.5bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.3x17x2.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024ر.س280.1bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b16.3x15.4x2.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023ر.س264.2bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.5x14.5x2.5x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023ر.س251.0bر.س102.1bر.س16.6b15.5x15.2x2.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023ر.س258.2bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.2x15.7x2.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023ر.س275.5bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b17.1x16.8x2.7x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023ر.س300.8bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.4x18.7x3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023ر.س292.6bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b18.8x18.2x2.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023ر.س299.3bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b22.6x19.5x3.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023ر.س277.2bر.س97.4bر.س15.3b22.6x18.1x2.8x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023ر.س252.7bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b21.8x16.8x2.6x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023ر.س242.5bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.7x16.5x2.5x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023ر.س243.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.1x16.6x2.5x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022ر.س251.5bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b21.4x17.2x2.6x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022ر.س262.4bر.س94.5bر.س13.9b22x18.8x2.8x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022ر.س246.9bر.س94.3bر.س13.9b21.3x17.8x2.6x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022ر.س271.2bر.س94.0bر.س13.8b22.9x19.7x2.9x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022ر.س262.3bر.س92.5bر.س13.5b24.5x19.4x2.8x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022ر.س265.2bر.س92.5bر.س13.5b24.1x19.6x2.9x
Tue, 17 May 2022ر.س292.0bر.س92.1bر.س13.3b26.6x21.9x3.2x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022ر.س304.1bر.س90.3bر.س13.1b31.4x23.2x3.4x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022ر.س288.6bر.س90.0bر.س13.0b26.2x22.2x3.2x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022ر.س295.3bر.س88.7bر.س13.0b29.4x22.7x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: ر.س295.3bTotal Earnings: ر.س13.0bTotal Revenue: ر.س88.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Saudi Communication Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Saudi Arabian Telecom sector?

SA Market-0.35%
Telecom2.84%
Telecom Services and Carriers4.33%
Media0.077%
Entertainment0%0
Interactive Media and Services0%0
Wireless Telecom-0.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
7010 Saudi Telecomر.س43.502.6%
+ر.س5.5b
4.2%PE16.3x
4072 MBC Groupر.س56.504.2%
+ر.س764.8m
1.1%PE77x
7020 Etihad Etisalatر.س57.900.7%
+ر.س308.0m
10.3%PE15.5x
7030 Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabiaر.س10.602.5%
+ر.س233.7m
-20.8%PE35.6x
4071 Arabian Contracting Servicesر.س153.601.1%
+ر.س88.0m
-37.3%PE31x
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