Scientific & Medical Equipment House Co. announces its Interim Financial Results for the Period Ending on 2022-06-30 (Six Months)

ELEMENT LISTCURRENT QUARTERSIMILAR QUARTER FOR PREVIOUS YEAR%CHANGEPREVIOUS QUARTER% CHANGE
Sales/Revenue176.3166.16.14162.68.43
Gross Profit (Loss)46.843.77.0937.923.48
Operational Profit (Loss)22.227.3-18.6821.81.83
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax16.423.6-30.5116.8-2.38
Total Comprehensive Income16.423.3-29.6116.8-2.38
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
ELEMENT LISTCURRENT PERIODSIMILAR PERIOD FOR PREVIOUS YEAR%CHANGE
Sales/Revenue176.3166.16.14
Gross Profit (Loss)46.843.77.09
Operational Profit (Loss)22.227.3-18.68
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax16.423.6-30.51
Total Comprehensive Income16.423.3-29.61
Total Share Holders Equity (after Deducting Minority Equity)487.5441.110.52
Profit (Loss) per Share1.72.16
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
ELEMENT LISTEXPLANATION
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the last year ishe volume of revenues increased by 10 million riyals between the current second quarter, compared to the same quarter of last year, by 6.1%, which led to an increase in costs and expenses by 5.8%.

The increase in revenues is mainly due to the revenues of new projects and revenues of existing projects during the current period compared to the same period in the previous year, including the new ones:

•King Abdullah Bisha Hospital

•Hospitals of Batha and Prince Muhammad bin Fahd and Dammam Medical Complex

•King Fahd Hospital in Tabuk

•SHEDGUM GAS PLANT ARAMCO

And the increase in the sales of the United Naqaa Company due to the increase in the number of pharmacies by 13 compared to the second quarter of last year

The decrease in net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year is due to the following:

•An increase in salaries and the like to the increase in the number of employees enrolled in new projects compared to the number of employees enrolled during the same period last year

•An increase in expenses in Naqaa Company related to an increase in the number of pharmacies (acquisition and transfer costs).

•Increasing the consumption of right-of-use assets (the new pharmacies in Naqaa Company)

• An increase in financing interest (as a result of an increase in the rate of return on bank borrowing).

•An increase in Zakat expenditure of SR 700K based on the increase in revenues related to new projects.

The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current quarter compared to the previous quarter of the current year isThere are no significant differences between the second quarter 2022 and the first quarter 2022 in terms of net profit
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current period compared to the same period of the last year isNet profit decreased in the 1st half of 2022 as comparted the 1st half 2021 by 9.1 million riyals due mainly to the following:

1.Increase in finance costs SR 3.6 mil

2.Increase in Zakat expense SR 1.6 mil

3.Increase in employee expenses at head office SR 1.1 mil

4.Decrease in the share of results in subsidiaries SR 2.7 mil

Statement of the type of external auditor's reportUnmodified conclusion
Modification, Qualification or Emphasis of a Matter as Stated within the External Auditor OpinionNone
Reclassification of Comparison ItemsComparative figures were reclassified in prior period to conform with
Additional InformationNone