July 29, 2019 (MLN): Attock Cement (Pakistan) Limited’s board meeting was held on Monday, wherein the Directors of the company announced a Profit after Tax (PAT) figure of Rs. 2.07 billion, which is nearly half of PAT reported in last year.
The Earnings per share were reported at Rs. 15.09, as compared to Rs. 32.03 reported in last year.
 The net earnings were mainly led down by increase in cost of sales by 37%, as well as Distributions costs by 60%.
On top of that, there was a 158% increase in finance costs, which further dragged down the company’s net profits.
A major drawback during the period under review, was that there were no tax reliefs unlike last year. The company consequently endured income tax expenses of Rs. 330 million.
Profit and loss account for the year ended June 30, 2019 (Rupees'000)
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June 30, 2019
June 30, 2018
% Change
Revenue from contracts with customers
20,780,934
16,601,330
25.18%
Cost of sales
-15,978,032
-11,697,583
36.59%
Gross profit
4,802,902
4,903,747
-2.06%
Distribution costs
-1,414,820
-887,889
59.35%
Administrative expenses
-505,149
-533,111
-5.25%
Other expenses
-149,756
-163000
-8.13%
Other income
293,803
60,804
383.20%
Profit from operations
3,026,980
3,380,551
-10.46%
Finance cost
-648,444
-251172
158.17%
Share of net income of associate accounted for using the equity method
