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EFU General Insurance suffers 36.2% drop in half yearly profits

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EFU General Insurance’s profits for the half year period ended on June 30th 2018, came down from Rs.1.3 billion to Rs.827.6 million, mainly due to significant increases in Net insurance claims, Insurance claims and acquisition expenses, Management expenses and Net fair value loss on financial assets.

The company compared their financial earnings for this period with the half year period ended in June 30th 2017, in their Board of Directors meeting held on August 18th 2018, Saturday.

EFUG’s Net insurance claims went up majorly by 229%, Insurance claims and acquisition expenses increased by almost 289% whereas Management expenses increased by half.

Moreover, the company’s investments income suffered a drop of 64%.

The overall Profit after tax for the period witnessed a drop of 36% while Earnings per share reduced from Rs.6.49 per share to Rs.3.12 per share, a drop of almost 52%

Profit and Loss Account for the half year ended June 30th 2018 (Rupees in '000)

 

Jun-18

Jun-17

% Change

Net insurance premium

                     10,522,762

                       3,756,708

180.11%

Net insurance claims

                     (4,812,210)

                     (1,460,979)

229.38%

Net commission

                     (1,950,742)

                        (278,007)

601.69%

Insurance claims and acquisition expenses

                     (6,762,952)

                     (1,738,986)

288.90%

Management expenses

                     (1,784,491)

                     (1,168,105)

52.77%

Investment income – statutory fund

                       1,636,771

                                      –  

 

Net realized fair value losses on financial assets

                        (496,676)

                                      –  

 

Net fair value loss on financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

                     (3,292,572)

                                      –  

 

Net change in insurance liabilities (other than outstanding claims)

                       1,175,109

                                      –  

 

Underwriting results

                           997,951

                           849,617

17.46%

Investment income

                           368,834

                       1,045,934

-64.74%

Rental income

                             49,995

                             43,938

13.79%

Other income

                             58,310

                             54,792

6.42%

Other expenses

                           (39,390)

                           (27,706)

42.17%

Results of operating activities

                       1,435,700

                       1,966,575

-26.99%

Finance cost

                             16,153

                                   200

7976.50%

Profit from window takaful operations – Operator's fund

                             53,230

                             18,611

186.01%

Profit before tax

                       1,505,083

                       1,985,386

-24.19%

Income tax expenses

                        (677,481)

                        (688,240)

-1.56%

Profit after tax

                           827,602

                       1,297,146

-36.20%

Earnings per share –  basic and diluted (Rupees)

                                  3.12

                                  6.49

-51.93%

 

 

Posted on: 2018-08-20T10:33:00+05:00

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