Maple Leaf earnings top forecast

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MG News | September 11, 2024 at 09:52 AM GMT+05:00

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September 11, 2024 (MLN): Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (PSX: MLCF) posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, while unveiling plans to invest up to Rs2 billion investment as loans/advances to its holding and associated companies.

During the quarter ending June 2024, the company earned a consolidated profit after tax of Rs1.55 billion, translating into earnings per share of Rs1.50.

This compares with industry expectations of Rs1.37 per share and a loss per share of Rs0.38 for the same period last year.

Along with the results, the company said the board has approved investment upto Rs1bn as loans/advances to Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited (KTML), a holding company of the company, to meet the working capital requirements of KTML

A similar nature of reciprocal facility of loans/advances of Rs1bn for working capital requirements of the company would be recommended by the Board of KTML subject to approval of the shareholders of KTML.

The board of directors also approved investment upto Rs1bn as loans/advances to Maple Leaf Capital Limited (MLCL), an associated company of the company, to meet the working capital requirements of MLCL, subject to approval of the shareholders of the company.

Going by the consolidated results, the company's sales revenue grew by 4.9% to Rs15.72bn as compared to Rs14.99bn in SPLY.

Moreover, the cost of sales fell by 10.3%, improving the gross profit by 44.0% YoY to Rs6.04bn in Q4 FY 2024.

During the period under review, other income rose by 98.1% to stand at Rs110.84m in Q4 FY 2024 as compared to Rs55.97m in SPLY.

The company’s finance cost fell by 4.5% and stood at Rs848.21m as compared to Rs888m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid a lower tax worth Rs1.58bn against the Rs2.38bn paid in the corresponding period of last year, depicting a fall of 33.9% YoY.

Consolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended June 30, 2024  (Rupees in '000)
  Jun 24 Jun 23 % Change
Sales 15,723,660 14,985,623 4.92%
Cost of sales (9,688,366) (10,795,378) -10.25%
Gross profit/ (loss) 6,035,294 4,190,245 44.03%
Selling and distribution expenses (1,360,247) (797,054) 70.66%
Administrative expenses (543,345) (345,512) 57.26%
Net impairment loss on financial assets (357,191) (191,421) 0.00%
Other income 110,842 55,968 98.05%
Other operating expenses 83,722 (55,807) -
Finance cost (848,214) (887,997) -4.48%
Profit/ (loss) before taxation 3,120,861 1,968,422 58.55%
Taxation (1,575,249) (2,381,324) -33.85%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 1,545,612 (412,902) -
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share  1.50 (0.38) -

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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