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Attock Petroleum Ltd. profits fall 2.19 percent to Rs. 4.263 billion

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Attock Petroleum Limited (APL) today announced financial results for the nine months period ending 31 March, 2018 reporting Net Sales worth Rs. 149.422 billion up 25.76 percent from same period last year. Furthermore, the company’s gross profit during the outgoing nine months increased by 19.98 percent to reach 6.870 billion.

Net Sales during the reported period only went up by 26.19 percent, with Cost of Sales increasing by more than 26.58 percent to reach 114.489 billion. The company reported profit for the period at Rs 4.263 billion down 2.19 percent from same period last year.

Other income also took a fall of more than 15 percent, coupled with the 87.30 percent jump in financing costs, the company reported an EPS of Rs. 51.41 vs. an EPS of Rs 52.56 during the nine months ending March, 2017. 

Comparison of Key Financials

Unconsolidated Profit and Loss Account – For the Nine Months Ended, March 30th 2018

Key Financials

March, 2018

March, 2017

% Change

 

Amounts in PKR ‘000

Sales

149,422,679

118,815,194

25.76%

Sales Tax

28,063,534

22,641,493

23.95%

Net Sales

121,359,145

96,173,701

26.19%

Cost of Products  Sold

114,489,018

90,447,330

26.58%

Gross Profit

6,870,629

5,726,371

19.98%

Other Income

604,179

711,851

-15.13%

Operating Expenses

1,885,249

1,381,939

36.42%

Operating Profit

5,589,057

5,056,283

10.54%

Finance Income

943,214

836,239

12.79%

Finance Costs

412,498

220,235

87.30%

Net Finance Income

530,716

616,004

-13.85%

Share of profit of Associated Companies

100,290

97,024

3.37%

Other Charges

307,318

376,612

-18.40%

Profit before Taxation

5,912,745

6,145,923

-3.79%

Taxation

1,649,000

1,786,707

-7.71%

Profit for the Period

4,263,745

4,359,216

-2.19%

EPS – Basic and diluted

51.41

52.56

-2.19%

Company release on Earnings Report can be accessed here.

Posted on: 2018-04-16T13:19:00+05:00