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Southern Province Cement Company

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PositoAI's own ratios from Southern Province Cement Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Locked Ratio: For every SAR 100 of sales, SAR 96 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against SAR 44 tied up three years earlier. More money tied up than 96% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.
  • Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Of every SAR 100 of net worth, SAR 100 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies. More tangible than 95% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.
  • Tangible Assets Ratio: Of every SAR 100 the company owns, SAR 100 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles. More tangible than 95% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Where SAR 100 of sales goes

SAR 104Operating costsSAR 2.4InterestSAR 5.6Net lossSAR 12Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

SAR 154

Over the last 3 years, every SAR 100 of reported profit came with SAR 154 of operating cash.

Higher than 55% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.4×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 38% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 80% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Cash Locked Ratio

SAR 96

For every SAR 100 of sales, SAR 96 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against SAR 44 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 96% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

0/3 · 0/3

Sales and profit both fell in each of the last 3 years.

Less steady than 95% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales fell 29%

Sales fell 29% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-29% / +23%

In 3 years sales changed by -29% while total assets changed by +23%. Assets grew faster than sales.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

0.4×

Debt due within a year is covered 0.4 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 57% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−51%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 51% of its market value (net debt).

Lower than 74% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Tangible Assets Ratio

100%

Of every SAR 100 the company owns, SAR 100 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

More tangible than 95% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

100%

Of every SAR 100 of net worth, SAR 100 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

More tangible than 95% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

0%

Share count was unchanged over the last 3 years. Dividends paid equalled 122% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)

Southern Province Cement Company made a loss over the last year. Southern Province Cement Company owes SAR 0.38 for every SAR 1 it owns. Southern Province Cement Company made a loss in the year to Dec 2025, after a profit the year before.

Compared with Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

Loss

Southern Province Cement Company made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

0.75

The share price is 0.75 times Southern Province Cement Company's book value per share, lower than 69% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Market cap

SAR 2.3 B

The total market value of all of Southern Province Cement Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 58% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

SAR 3.1 B

What Southern Province Cement Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

SAR 21.79

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of SAR 16.44 is 0.8 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

-1.5%

Southern Province Cement Company lost 1.5% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 73% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Owes vs Owns

0.38×

Southern Province Cement Company owes SAR 0.38 for every SAR 1 it owns (low), higher than 58% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Dividend yield

3.08%

Southern Province Cement Company pays 3.08% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 82% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Revenue growth

-7%

Revenue fell 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 11% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Loss

Southern Province Cement Company made a loss in the year to Dec 2025, after a profit the year before.

Profit margin

-5.6%

Southern Province Cement Company lost SAR 6 for every SAR 100 of revenue.

Interest cover

Not covered

Southern Province Cement Company's operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Southern Province Cement Company had SAR 1.2 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Southern Province Cement Company: SAR 2.3 B ÷ SAR 3.1 B (30 Jun 2026) = 0.8.

What is Southern Province Cement Company's return on equity?

Southern Province Cement Company lost 1.5% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 73% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

How much does Southern Province Cement Company owe compared with what it owns?

Southern Province Cement Company owes SAR 0.38 for every SAR 1 it owns (low), higher than 58% of Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Does Southern Province Cement Company pay a dividend?

Yes. Southern Province Cement Company pays 3.08% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 82% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in Saudi Arabia.

Is Southern Province Cement Company's revenue growing?

Revenue fell 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 11% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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