BANK ALBILAD-

Bank Albilad’s net income rose 14.2% y-o-y to SAR 765.8 mn in 2Q 2025, supported by a 9% increase in total operating income, partially offset by a 4% rise in operating expenses, the bank said in a disclosure to Tadawul yesterday.

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The bank’s total income from financing rose 5% y-o-y to SAR 1.8 bn over the same period, while total income from investments grew 15.6% y-o-y to SAR 422.7 mn.

In 1H, Albilad’s net income increased 11.6% y-o-y to SAR 1.5 bn. Total income from financing saw a 5.7% y-o-y increase to over SAR 3.6 bn, while total income from investments rose 11% y-o-y to SAR 815.2 mn.

ALSO- The bank’s board approved a SAR 675 mn dividend payout for 1H 2025 at SAR 0.45 per share, it said in a separate disclosure. The distribution date is set for 20 August.

SAIB-

Saudi Investment Bank (Saib) saw its net income inch up 5.4% y-o-y to SAR 512.5 mn in 2Q 2025, buoyed by a 4.6% rise in total operating income despite a 3.4% increase in total operating expenses, it said in a Tadawul disclosure yesterday.

The bank’s total income from financing grew 9% y-o-y to SAR 1.8 bn during the same period, while its total income from investment rose 17% y-o-y to SAR 592 mn.

During the first half of the year, Saib saw its bottom line grow 9.4% y-o-y to SAR 1 bn. Meanwhile, total income from financing widened 9.6% y-o-y to SAR 3.5 bn over the same period, while its total income from investment rose 14.4% y-o-y to SAR 1.1 bn.

ASTRA INDUSTRIAL GROUP-

Astra Industrial Group’s bottom line inched up 3.7% y-o-y to SAR 174.9 mn in 2Q 2025, driven by lower general and administrative, speciality chemical, and zakat and income tax expenses, it said in a Tadawul disclosure yesterday.

Meanwhile, revenue was down 12.7% y-o-y to SAR 715.1 mn over the same period, as sales dropped in steel and specialty chemical segments.

Over the first half of the year, the company posted an 8.9% y-o-y increase in net income to SAR 346.8 mn, while its top line decreased 6.3% y-o-y to SAR 1.5 bn.

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