Executive Overview

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A quiet, summary-first view of the Abbar branch network for March 2026 (month to date). Findings are raised only where the evidence supports management attention.

Priority attention

What AIDEN found today

10 open findings across the three active branches · SAR 580,920 in measurable estimated impact.

All findings

CriticalDammamPrice Changes27 Mar 2026

Repeated purchases of the same item at a rising unit price

Dammam purchased galvanised conduit 20mm six times this month. The unit price increased from SAR 72 to SAR 94 while Madinah purchased the same item for SAR 74.

Why it was raised

Six separate local purchase orders were raised with a single supplier inside 22 days, each at a higher unit price than the last. No framework agreement was applied and no competing quotation is attached to the later orders.

Estimated impact

SAR 1,320

Excess versus Madinah unit price across 539 units purchased

7 supporting transactions · 94% confidence

HighDammamMargin25 Mar 2026

Gross margin below peer range on project sales

Dammam gross margin is 24.6% against a peer range of 28.3%–29.1%. The gap is concentrated in plumbing project packages.

Why it was raised

Discounts on plumbing packages averaged 16.4% at Dammam versus 9.2% across the other active branches, while landed cost rose with the local purchase mix.

Estimated impact

SAR 214,000

Margin gap of 2.8 points applied to month-to-date project revenue

2 supporting transactions · 81% confidence

HighDammamDuplicates26 Mar 2026

Possible duplicate payment on a facilities contract

Two identical invoices from Sahara Facility Services for the March warehouse cleaning contract were posted one day apart, both for SAR 18,400.

Why it was raised

Matching supplier, amount, contract reference and cost centre with no credit note or cancellation. Facilities maintenance at Dammam is 55% above the prior month as a result.

Estimated impact

SAR 18,400

Full value of the second identical invoice

2 supporting transactions · 88% confidence

HighDammamApprovals21 Mar 2026

Approvals concentrated with a single delegate

S. Al-Dosari approved 68% of Dammam purchase and expense documents this month, including all four of the highest-priced conduit orders.

Why it was raised

Delegated authority was intended as temporary cover. Approver concentration at the other active branches is 31% and 27%, so this is a clear outlier in the control pattern.

Estimated impact

Not quantified

Control exposure — no direct monetary estimate

4 supporting transactions · 90% confidence

Group performance

Key measures

Aggregated across Madinah, Dammam and Khamis Mushait.

Net sales

SAR 18,942,500

+4.8%vs prior period

Gross margin

27.4%

-1.6%vs prior period

Purchases

SAR 11,286,400

+7.9%vs prior period

Operating expenses

SAR 2,418,900

+3.1%vs prior period

Local purchases

SAR 1,642,300

+21.4%vs prior period

Outside framework agreements

Discounts granted

SAR 486,200

+12.7%vs prior period

Network

Branches

Phase 1 covers three active branches. Jeddah and Riyadh are excluded from all measures and comparisons until they go live.

Madinah

1 findings

Western Region

Net sales: SAR 6,984,200
Gross margin: 29.1%

Dammam

6 findings

Eastern Province

Net sales: SAR 7,612,900
Gross margin: 24.6%

Khamis Mushait

3 findings

Asir Region

Net sales: SAR 4,345,400
Gross margin: 28.3%

Jeddah

Coming soon

Western Region

Not included in group totals, findings or branch comparison.

Riyadh

Coming soon

Central Region

Not included in group totals, findings or branch comparison.