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<\/strong>Mobile Tele<\/strong>communication Company Saudi Arabia<\/strong> (Zain KSA) saw its net income rise 38.8% y-o-y to SAR 93 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, according to a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. The figure came below Bloomberg\u2019s analysts expectations<\/a> of SAR 128.3 mn for the quarter.<\/p>\n (** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n MEANWHILE- Revenue grew 6.1% y-o-y to SAR 2.7 bn during the quarter<\/strong>, driven by growth in the consumer segment, particularly from 5G services, and contributions from subsidiary Tamam.<\/p>\n \n MARAFIQ-<\/p>\n The Power and Water Utility <\/strong>Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq) reported a<\/strong> 72.6% y-o-y surge in net income, reaching SAR 117.9 mn<\/strong>, it said in an earnings release<\/a>. This growth was primarily driven by a 102.1% rise in operating income from success fees on the Al Haer sewage treatment plant, and lower finance and zakat expenses. However, these gains were partially offset by a 20.4% increase in fuel costs and a 15.8% rise in utility purchases for its subsidiary Tawreed.<\/p>\n MEANWHILE- <\/strong>Revenue grew 6.6% y-o-y to SAR 1.7 bn, supported by higher sales volumes across all key sectors.<\/p>\n !_SUBHED_! ALDAWAA MEDICAL SERVICES-<\/strong><\/p>\n Aldawaa Medical Services<\/a><\/strong> post<\/strong>ed a 10.3% y-o-y rise in net income to SAR 105.2<\/strong> mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, driven by stronger operating income and improved cost control, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Similarly, revenue increased 8.9% y-o-y to SAR 1.7 bn driven by stronger sales across all channels and seasonal campaigns.<\/p>\n \n SADAFCO-<\/p>\n Saudia Da<\/a><\/strong>iry and Foodstuff<\/a><\/strong> (Sadafco) reported a net income of SAR 126.1<\/strong> mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, a marginal decrease of 0.1% y-o-y, according to a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Nevertheless, revenue rose 8.5% y-o-y to SAR 778.6 mn during the quarter, driven by a 60% rise in sales, as well as maintaining the company\u2019s market share in milk, tomato paste, and ice cream categories.<\/p>\n \n SAVOLA-<\/p>\n Savola G<\/a><\/strong>roup<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s net income declined 45.8% y-o-y to SAR 189.2 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, primarily due to the absence of profit share from its distributed investment in Almarai, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Revenue increased 6.3% y-o-y to SAR 7.6 bn in the same period, driven by a 4% rise in retail revenues from store expansions and Panda Retail\u2019s CXR program, alongside higher revenues in the Food Processing segment.<\/p>\n \n SHAKER GROUP-<\/p>\n Home applian<\/strong>ces importer and distributor <\/strong>Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co.<\/a><\/strong> (Shaker Group) saw its net income drop 15.6% y-o-y to SAR 27.2 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, which was partially offset by lower finance costs, according to an earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Revenue fell 3.1% y-o-y to SAR 400.4 mn, driven by a decline in home appliances sales, which was partially offset by a rise in HVAC solutions sales.<\/p>\n \n RIYADH CABLES-<\/p>\n Riyadh<\/a><\/strong>Cables Group<\/a><\/strong> saw its net income jump 51.6% y-o-y to SAR 256.2 mn in 1Q<\/strong> 2025<\/strong>, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Revenue climbed 22.5% y-o-y during the same period to SAR 2.5 bn, mainly due to higher sales.<\/p>\n \n NAHDI MEDICAL-<\/p>\n Nahdi M<\/a><\/strong>edical<\/a><\/strong> posted a 9.6% <\/strong>y-o-y<\/strong> rise in net income to SAR 255.2 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, it said in an earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. The growth was supported by a 16.6% increase in operating income, despite increased operating expenses from strategic investments and higher non-operating expenses.<\/p>\n MEANWHILE- Revenue jumped 16.7% y-o-y to SAR 2.6 bn in the same period<\/strong>, steered by robust performance across all segments, including a 15.2% rise in the retail business, strong growth in healthcare and UAE businesses, and favorable Ramadan season results.<\/p>\n \n LUMI-<\/p>\n Lumi Ren<\/a><\/strong>tal<\/a><\/strong> saw its net income rise 18.9% y-o-y to SAR 53.1 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, as operating performance improved and finance costs decreased, it said in an earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Revenue grew 7.2% y-o-y to SAR 411.5 mn over the same period on strong lease and rental divisions.<\/p>\n \n WATANIYA INS.-<\/p>\n Wataniya Ins. s<\/strong>aw its bottom line shed 77.1% y-o-y to SAR 6.2 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, primarily due to a 76.5% decline in net ins. service results, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Nevertheless, ins. revenues rose 10.3% y-o-y to SAR 452.2 mn during the quarter on the back of stronger premiums from business growth in the previous year.<\/p>\n \n GULF INS-<\/p>\n Gulf Ins. G<\/a><\/strong>roup<\/a><\/strong> reported a net income of SAR 27.1 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong>, recovering from a net loss of SAR 20.2 mn in the same quarter last year, according to a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Meanwhile, ins. revenues rose 1.4% y-o-y to SAR 367.6 mn. The turnaround was primarily driven by a rise in net ins. service results, particularly in the property and casualty segment.<\/p>\n \n LEEJAM SPORTS-<\/p>\n Leejam S<\/a><\/strong>ports<\/a><\/strong> reported a 24.5% y-o-y drop in net income to SAR 71 mn in 1Q<\/strong> 2025<\/strong>, weighed down by added costs from 30 new fitness centers, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Revenue rose 8.5% y-o-y to SAR 369 mn during the quarter, supported by 10% growth in subscriptions and membership, though tempered by Ramadan falling entirely within the quarter, a shift to short-term subscriptions, and greater Xpress center contributions.<\/p>\n \n ARABIAN CEMENT-<\/p>\n Arabian<\/a><\/strong>Cement<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s net income fell 56.5% y-o-y to SAR 23.6 mn in 1Q 2025<\/strong> on the back of lower average selling prices and higher tax expenses tied to prior years\u2019 differences at a subsidiary, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. However, revenue gained 4.6% y-o-y to SAR 238.1 mn during the same period, driven by increased sales volume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zain KSA missed analyst expectations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2607],"tags":[1110,4232,1211,285,10,4058,3600,1049,861,2981,3357,4233,4234,706,4052,414],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-96819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-earnings-watch","tag-al-hassan-ghazi-ibrahim-shaker","tag-aldawaa-medical-services","tag-arabian-cement","tag-earnings-watch","tag-enterpriseam-ksa","tag-gulf-ins-group-gig","tag-leejam-sports","tag-lumi-rental","tag-marafiq","tag-nahdi-medical","tag-riyadh-cables-group","tag-saudi-printing-and-packaging-company-sppc","tag-saudia-dairy-and-foodstuff-co-sadafco","tag-savola-group","tag-wataniya-ins-2","tag-zain-ksa","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"5ef00436-1d25-4eb2-980e-b8c364251732","order":"10","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/11\/2290.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Zain KSA, Marafiq\u2019s bottom lines rise in 1Q","related_issue":[96801],"teaser":"Zain KSA missed analyst expectations","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.af0dadf6-38aa-407e-bd29-c6d0596fee89.mp3"},"yoast_head":"\n