"MedGulf" Eliminates Its Accumulated Losses with the Support

MedGulf Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance Company (MedGulf) announced a reduction of its accumulated losses to 0% of its capital.

This action was based on the decisions made during the extraordinary general assembly meeting held on June 29, 2026, which approved the use of part of the issuance premium amounting to 224,974 thousand Saudi Riyals to extinguish all accumulated losses that amounted to 77,823 thousand Saudi Riyals as of March 31, 2026.

Thus, the company took the necessary legal measures to extinguish all accumulated losses in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

Students from Al Yamamah University discussed the implications of this financial transformation and its structural reflections as follows:

Accounting Treatment vs. Operational Efficiency

Student @Shahad Al-Muhaysin opened the discussion with a structural analysis, stating: "In my opinion, the step of extinguishing accumulated losses is positive, but it remains more of an accounting treatment than an operational improvement, as it does not add new liquidity to the company nor does it reflect growth in profits.

While it does improve the financial position and provides the company with greater flexibility and mitigates the impact of accumulated losses, investors often focus on the company's ability to achieve sustainable profits and improve operational efficiency.

If this improvement reflects on operational results in the coming periods, I expect that investor confidence in the company will increase significantly; however, if the change is limited to accounting treatment only, its impact will be limited in the long term.

In my opinion, in the coming periods, we must focus on profit growth, improving underwriting results, and reducing the claims ratio, as these are the indicators that will determine whether the improvement is truly operational and sustainable."

Timing and Performance Evaluation Constraints

Student "Mohammad Alghaihab" @Mohammad Alghaihab commented from a temporal and investment perspective, saying: "I believe it is still early to judge the company, as what happened is the extinguishing of losses using the issuance premium, and it does not constitute achieving actual profits. Additionally, the financial year has not ended, so even if the company continues to achieve profits, it is difficult to expect a significant leap in a short period.

For me, the most important thing is to follow up on the full year results and see if the company can achieve sustainable operating profits, away from any accounting treatments."

Strategic and Competitive Dimensions in Light of Equity Constraints

Student "Ghadah Alwallan" @Ghadah Alwallan concluded the analysis by stating the strategic and competitive dimensions: "In my opinion, benefiting from extinguishing accumulated losses is not limited to improving the appearance of financial statements, but it may also help the company commercially and organizationally.

In the insurance sector, large entities often look at the strength of the financial position before signing long or large contracts, especially in projects related to health, infrastructure, and major projects under Vision 2030.

However, the important thing here is that the action did not increase cash nor create new operating profit, but rather rearranged items within equity using part of the issuance premium, where accumulated losses decreased from 77.8 million Riyals to zero, and about 147.1 million Riyals remained from the issuance premium.

Therefore, I see that this step opens up a better space for competition for the company, but it is not sufficient on its own; the real judgment will be on its ability to improve underwriting results, control claims, and increase profitability sustainably in the coming periods."

Indicators of Profitability Transformation and the Impact of the Issuance Premium Resulting from the Merger

Expert Abdulaziz Khrais believes that the cancellation of the company's accumulated losses is a positive indicator of the company's progress towards profitability and achieving positive results, especially since MedGulf is one of the large companies in the sector and one of the few with a capital of more than 1 billion Riyals.

Khrais explained that the process the company recently undertook is an accounting process, which involves using part of the issuance premium resulting from the merger with Burooj Insurance Company earlier last year and transferring it to the accumulated losses item, where the balance of accumulated losses is -77.82 million Riyals, which will turn into retained earnings in the coming period if the company achieves profits.

In terms of results, he pointed out that the company recorded good profits in the first quarter amounting to 36.2 million Riyals, compared to profits of 19.64 million Riyals for the same quarter last year.

Capital Restructuring and the Path to Institutional Recovery

In an analytical reading of the company's performance, financial and economic analyst "Hamad Alsaeed" @Hamad Alsaeed stated: MedGulf's step to eliminate its accumulated losses represents a structural turning point that goes beyond accounting settlement. The company extinguished all its losses amounting to 77.82 million Riyals, reducing the percentage to 0% of the capital as of June 29, 2026, after it was 5.63% of the subscribed capital as of March 31, 2026.

The quality of recovery here is the essence of the reading. The management did not resort to reducing the capital of 1.38 billion Riyals, a choice it had to make twice in 2018 and 2021, but rather utilized part of the issuance premium amounting to 224.97 million Riyals, keeping a balance of about 147 million Riyals from it. This entry is merely a reclassification within equity. The total shareholders' equity remains stable at 1.612 billion Riyals, with no cash effect or change in the book value of the share.

The extinguishing did not come from nowhere, but crowned a path where the percentage declined from 18.79% in mid-2024 to 8.26% by the end of December 2025, then to 5.63% in March 2026, supported by consecutive profits of 201 million Riyals in 2023, 102 million in 2024, and 41.1 million in 2025, before regaining momentum in the first quarter of 2026 with a profit of 36.2 million Riyals, an 85% growth, and earnings per share of 0.26 Riyals.

Institutionally, exiting the warning disclosure range reconfigures the stock in front of portfolios constrained by quality controls, removes a regulatory barrier to future distribution eligibility, and enhances the negotiating position in major institutional contracts. However, actual distributions remain contingent on the strength of the solvency margin before the insurance authority and the sustainability of technical profitability, not solely on the accounting entry.

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