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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.05%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y-6.4%
  • YTD0.06%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has remained flat, although notably Etihad Etisalat declined by 4.2%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 6.4% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024ر.س295.9bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b35x17.2x2.7x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024ر.س276.1bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b30.3x16.1x2.5x
Tue, 21 May 2024ر.س290.1bر.س109.0bر.س17.1b31.7x16.9x2.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024ر.س293.9bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b17.7x16.5x2.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024ر.س310.2bر.س108.8bر.س18.0b19x17.2x2.8x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024ر.س315.1bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.5x17.2x2.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024ر.س299.9bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19x16.4x2.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023ر.س263.9bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.4x14.5x2.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023ر.س262.3bر.س102.1bر.س16.6b16x15.8x2.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023ر.س259.0bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.3x15.8x2.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023ر.س274.3bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b17.1x16.7x2.7x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023ر.س297.5bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.2x18.5x3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023ر.س291.0bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.1x18.1x2.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023ر.س289.7bر.س99.1bر.س15.5b23.6x18.6x2.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023ر.س282.7bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b23.1x18.5x2.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023ر.س246.8bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b21.6x16.4x2.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023ر.س237.3bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.4x16.2x2.5x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023ر.س245.6bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b19.9x16.8x2.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022ر.س238.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.8x16.3x2.5x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022ر.س258.1bر.س95.3bر.س14.6b21.9x17.7x2.7x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022ر.س257.6bر.س94.3bر.س13.9b22x18.6x2.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022ر.س265.9bر.س94.4bر.س13.8b22.2x19.2x2.8x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022ر.س261.4bر.س92.8bر.س13.6b25x19.2x2.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022ر.س256.4bر.س92.5bر.س13.5b23.6x19x2.8x
Thu, 26 May 2022ر.س274.2bر.س92.1bر.س13.3b25.6x20.6x3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022ر.س299.5bر.س90.6bر.س13.1b29.7x22.8x3.3x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022ر.س288.2bر.س90.0bر.س13.0b29.5x22.1x3.2x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022ر.س295.9bر.س88.8bر.س12.9b30.2x22.9x3.3x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022ر.س284.1bر.س88.7bر.س13.0b29.3x21.9x3.2x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021ر.س273.5bر.س88.7bر.س13.0b24.4x21x3.1x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021ر.س282.5bر.س87.8bر.س12.7b31.5x22.3x3.2x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021ر.س287.6bر.س86.6bر.س12.5b32.1x23.1x3.3x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021ر.س316.5bر.س86.6bر.س12.5b32.9x25.4x3.7x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021ر.س325.9bر.س86.6bر.س12.5b34x26.2x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: ر.س325.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س12.5bTotal Revenue: ر.س86.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202220232024
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 18.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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-1.45%
Telecom-0.049%
Telecom Services and Carriers1.25%
Entertainment0%
Interactive Media and Services0%
Media-1.27%
Wireless Telecom-3.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.6% 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.س39.201.3%
+ر.س2.5b
-12.6%PE14.5x
7040 Etihad Atheeb Telecommunicationر.س97.606.0%
+ر.س187.0m
17.3%PE17x
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