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Service Industries Ltd. profits fall 28 percent to Rs. 896.815 million

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Service Industries Limited today released financial results for the year ended December, 31st 2017 reporting an increase of 10.08 percent clocking in at 20.898 billion.

Company’s distribution costs and administrative expenses went up by 33.56 percent and 10.25 percent respectively cumulatively taking away more than Rs. 2.384 billion from the bottom-line profits.

SRVI profit before other income went down by 36.13 percent clocking in at 1.025 billion against 1.706 billion last year, company’s finance costs on the other hand went up by 44 percent during the period under review.

Service Industries reported profit after taxation worth Rs. 896.815 million falling 27.99 percent below 2016’s tally of Rs. 1.245 billion reporting earnings per share of Rs. 74.56 against 103.54 in 2016.

The Board at Services Industries approved a final cash dividend of Rs. 22 per share at the rate of 220 percent.

Comparison of Key Financials

Unconsolidated Profit and Loss Account – For the Year Ended, December 30th 2017

Key Financials

2017

2016

% Change

 

Amounts in PKR ‘000

Net Sales

20,898,174

18,984,428

10.08%

Cost of Sales

17,335,541

15,208,729

13.98%

Gross Profit

3,562,633

3,775,699

-5.64%

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

Distribution costs

1,300,341

973,590

33.56%

Administrative Expenses

1,084,215

983,413

10.25%

Other Operating Expenses

152,290

212,552

-28.35%

Operating Profit before other income

1,025,787

1,606,144

-36.13%

Other Income

357,867

99,996

257.88%

Operating Profit

1,383,654

1,706,140

-18.90%

Finance Costs

341,885

236,845

44.35%

Profit before Taxation

1,041,769

1,469,295

-29.10%

Taxation

144,954

223,808

-35.23%

Profit after Taxation

896,815

1,245,487

-27.99%

EPS – Basic and diluted

74.56

103.54

-27.99%

Company release on Earnings Report can be accessed here.

Posted on: 2018-03-29T15:53:00+05:00