ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Introduction

Year at a Glance

Key highlights

#1

IT services provider in Saudi Arabia, for the seventh consecutive year based on the ranking by the International Data Corporation (IDC).

19.8%

IT Services market share in the Kingdom according to IDC report on Competitive Profiles of Leading IT Services Players in Saudi Arabia 2021.

88.19%

stake acquired in Giza Systems, with enterprise value worth USD 158 million aligns with solutions by stc’s ambitious growth strategy

60%

growth of solutions by stc stock price from initial IPO price reflecting phenomenal performance despite market downturn

MSCI

solutions by stc included in MSCI Emerging Market Index and the MSCI Saudi Arabia Index

Expanding geographic reach

Expanding geographic reach

Robust financial performance

SAR 8,805 million

Revenue
22% growth YoY

SAR 1,054 million

Net profit
27% increase YoY and lower sales and distribution expense YoY

SAR 1,392 million

EBITDA
26% increase YoY

SAR 8.86

Earnings per share (EPS)
56% payout ratio

Innovative features and Services

Managed Services

  • Managed BaaS
  • Managed Endpoint Service 1.1 (ITSM)
  • SD_WAN 1.0 (FORTINET)
  • Managed Voice Gateway (MVG)

Connectivity

  • SAT SIP
  • ATM Connect

Digital

  • Sofpos 1.1
  • POS Bundle 1.0
  • FCS Add-On (Driver Fatigue)
  • FCS Add-On (Dynamic Report)
  • FCS Add-On 4.7.3 (School bus enhancement)

Delivering Value to our Customers

1,297

opportunities won across all business lines

316

new customers

Received multiple customer service and customer experience awards

  • Best Voice of Experience program from CX Live show.
  • Best Change Management from CX Live show.

Strength of our partnerships

170+

partner base of technology innovators

45%

growth in partner revenue

70%

of procurement spending on local suppliers

419

local suppliers engaged

Our talented team

1,719

workforce

65.5%

saudization

18%

female staf

100,000+

hours of training provided

9,500+

online courses completed by staff

1,588

staff accessed training

Awards and recognition

Institution

Saudi Capital Market Award for “Most Notable Listing Company in the Saudi Market”

Ranked among “Top 100 Companies in the Middle East” by Forbes

Treasury Team of the year - Saudi Trade Finance Awards

People

GCC GOV HR AWARDS – Outstanding Change Management Strategy

Ministry of Labor – LABOR AWARDS –
Best Work Environment for Women

Great Place to Work®

  • Great Place to Work® (Best Workplaces in the Technology Sector in the Middle East)
  • Great Place to Work®
    (Best Workplace in Asia)
  • Great Place to Work®
    (Best Workplaces in KSA)
  • Great Place to Work®
    (Best Workplaces for
    Saudi Nationals)

Performance

The KPIs Institute – Integrated Performance Excellence Award (International from The KPI Institute)

International Project Management Awards

  • Silver Award in the Communications and Information Technology category
  • Bronze Award in the Change Management and Product Development category
  • Bronze Award in the Mega Projects category

Partnerships

Informatica Award –
for Data Analytics

IR Prognosis – Managed Services Partner of the Year 2021 – MEA region

Customer Service

Best Customer Centric Culture from International Customer Experience Association IXCA.

Certifications

14 International Standards Certificates obtained

ISO 27001 Information Security Management System

Cloud Security Alliance STAR Certification

ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

ISO 9001 Quality Management System

EFQM Committed to Excellence

ISO 37301 Compliance Management System

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

ISO 41001 Facility Management Services

ISO 27017 Cloud Security Management System

ISO 27018 Identifiable Information Security in Marketplace

Dammam7 Data Center - Uptime Institute certified gold

HIPPA compliant

ISO 31000 Risk Management Certification

Key awards from partners

Cloud Partner of the year 2022

Telecom Partner of the year 2022

Strategic Partner of the year 2022

Enterprise Partner of the year 2022

  • Fellow Traveler 2022 Award
  • Enterprise Networking Partner of the year 2022
  • The Partner of the year 2022
  • Excellent Global Sales Partner Award 2022
  • Partner of the year 2022
  • Excellence in Storage Sales Award 2022

Partner of the year 2022

Partner of the year 2022

  • Enterprise Partner of the year 2022
  • Tiering Up Partner of the year 2022
  • Sovereign Cloud Provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2022 & Cloud Verified Status 2022
  • Partner of the year 2022

MESA Rising Star of the year 2022

Highest Sales Revenue Award On Perm of the year 2022

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