AGTL achieves 53.7% profit increase in Q2 CY24 driven by lower costs

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MG News | August 27, 2024 at 11:01 AM GMT+05:00

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August 27, 2024 (MLN): Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited (PSX: AGTL) recorded an increase of 53.7% YoY in its profits, with the company's after-tax profits rising to Rs879.93 million [EPS: Rs15.18] in Q2 CY24, compared to a profit of Rs572.62m [EPS: Rs9.88] in the same period last year (SPLY).

As per the results, the company's top line fell by 24.0% to Rs8.04bn as compared to Rs10.58bn in SPLY.

Although the cost of sales fell by 28.7%, the larger decline in sales led to a 1.6% decrease in gross profit, which totaled Rs1.83bn in Q2 2024.

Nonetheless, AGTL achieved a significantly higher profit as its finance costs, tax expenditure and operating expenses witnessed a modest drop.

On the expense side, the company's administrative expenses rose 61.4% YoY to Rs339.7m.

Meanwhile, selling and distribution expenses and other operating expenses both declined during the review period.

The company’s finance cost dipped by 65.8% and stood at Rs108.29m as compared to Rs316.99m in SPLY.

The other income section saw a drop of 8.2% to stand at Rs192.34m in Q2 2024 as compared to Rs209.54m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid a lower tax worth Rs565.13m against the Rs745.97m paid in the corresponding period of last year, depicting a fall of 24.2%.

Unconsolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended June 30, 2024 (Rupees in '000)
  Jun 24 Jun 23 % Change
Sales 8,043,836 10,577,842 -23.96%
Cost of sales (6,214,475) (8,718,176) -28.72%
Gross Profit/ (loss) 1,829,361 1,859,666 -1.63%
Administrative Expenses (339,698) (210,500) 61.38%
Selling And Distribution Expenses (16,259) (93,053) -82.53%
Other Gains / (Losses) 0 0 -%
Share Of Profit / (Loss) 0 0 -%
Provision Reversed / (Charged) 0 0 -%
Other Income 192,342 209,540 -8.21%
Other Operating Expenses (110,561) (129,531) -14.65%
Finance Cost (108,285) (316,994) -65.84%
Profit/ (loss) before income tax 1,445,064 1,318,594 9.59%
Taxation (565,133) (745,973) -24.24%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 879,931 572,621 53.67%
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share 1.57 (0.13) -

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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