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Hum Network profit jumps 40%

Hum Network profit jumps 40%
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October 29, 2024 (MLN): Hum Network Limited (PSX: HUMNL) net profit jumped 40.9% to Rs677.47 million [EPS: Rs0.6] during the quarter ending September 2024, from Rs480.86m [EPS: Rs0.42] in the same period last year (SPLY).

The company's revenue rose 8.2% to Rs1.99bn as compared to Rs1.84bn in SPLY.

Moreover, the cost of sales fell by 4.4%, improving the gross profit by 22.8% to Rs1.04bn in Q1 FY25.

The gross margins rose to 52.4% as compared to 46.1% in SPLY.

During the period under review, other income surged 104.3% to stand at Rs109.81m in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs53.75m in SPLY.

On the expense side, the company's administrative expenses rose 13.6% from a year ago to Rs259.51m, selling and distribution expenses fell 9.6% to Rs119.14m, and other operating expenses rose to Rs0m.

The company’s finance cost marked a decline of 74.9% and stood at Rs1.79m as compared to Rs7.12m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid a higher tax worth Rs93.83m against an expense paid worth Rs53.88m in the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 74.1%.

This translates to an effective tax rate of 12.2% as compared to 10.1% in SPLY.

Unconsolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended September 30, 2024 (Rupees in '000)
  Sep 24 Sep 23 % Change
Sales 1,989,869 1,839,641 8.17%
Cost of sales (947,946) (991,305) -4.37%
Gross Profit/ (loss) 1,041,923 848,336 22.82%
Administrative Expenses (259,507) (228,421) 13.61%
Selling And Distribution Expenses (119,137) (131,802) -9.61%
Other Income 109,808 53,745 104.31%
Finance Cost (1,789) (7,118) -74.87%
Profit/ (loss) before taxation 771,298 534,740 44.24%
Taxation (93,830) (53,882) 74.14%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 677,467 480,858 40.89%
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share 0.60 0.42

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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Posted on: 2024-10-29T15:26:23+05:00