{"id":78770,"date":"2023-08-02T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/08\/02\/ksas-sabic-takes-a-plunge-in-2q-2023-on-the-back-of-a-sales-squeeze\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T01:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:00:53","slug":"ksas-sabic-takes-a-plunge-in-2q-2023-on-the-back-of-a-sales-squeeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/08\/02\/ksas-sabic-takes-a-plunge-in-2q-2023-on-the-back-of-a-sales-squeeze\/","title":{"rendered":"KSA\u2019s Sabic takes a plunge in 2Q 2023 on the back of a sales squeeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> <strong>A 2Q to forget for SABIC Agri-Nutrients:<\/strong> Saudi Arabian fertilizer maker Sabic Agri-Nutrients reported a 78.5% y-o-y drop in net income to SAR 651 mn in 2Q 2023 on the back of a fall in sales volumes and prices, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/Resources\/fsPdf\/16509_382_2023-08-01_08-03-58_en.pdf\">disclosure to Tadawul (pdf)<\/a>. Its revenues were down 54% y-o-y in the three months ending in June to SAR 2.6 bn. The plunge was fueled by a 46% reduction in average sales prices and a 15% drop in sales volume, the disclosure notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weighing on 1H:<\/strong> Sabic reported a 71% fall in net income in the first half of the year to SAR 1.6 bn. Its revenues dropped 48% y-o-y in 1H 2023 to report SAR 5.4 bn. This came due to a 47% decrease in average selling prices of the company's products and a 2% drop in quantities sold by the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yet, there were some successes during the quarter:<\/strong> The company completed the procedures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/saudi-arabias-sabic-agri-nutrients-plans-buy-49-etg-inputs-holdco-2022-01-24\/\">acquire a 49% stake in ETG Inputs Holdco<\/a> in 2Q. 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