Telecard quarterly profit shrinks 44%

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MG News | October 31, 2024 at 09:58 AM GMT+05:00

October 31, 2024 (MLN): Telecard Limited (PSX: TELE) posted a net profit of Rs92.92 million [EPS: Rs0.15] during the quarter ending September 2024, down 44.3% from Rs166.79m [EPS: Rs0.4] earned in the same period last year (SPLY).

The company's revenue rose 4.8% to Rs2.21bn as compared to Rs2.11bn in SPLY.

However, the cost of sales jumped 9.8%, which worsened the gross profit by 7.5% to Rs558.6m in Q1 FY25.

The gross margins fell to 25.3% as compared to 28.6% in SPLY.

During the period under review, other income increased to stand at Rs4.58m in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs29.57m in SPLY.

Its administrative expenses rose 31.3% from a year ago to Rs376.6m.

The company’s finance cost fell by 44.1% and stood at Rs31.03m as compared to Rs55.55m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid a lower tax worth Rs58.27m against an expense paid worth Rs65.23m in the corresponding period of last year, a decrease of 10.7%.

This translates to an effective tax rate of 38.5% as compared to 28.1% in SPLY.

Consolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended September 30, 2024 (Rupees in '000)
  Sep 24 Sep 23 % Change
Sales 2,210,946 2,108,850 4.84%
Cost of sales (1,652,344) (1,504,961) 9.79%
Gross Profit/ (loss) 558,602 603,889 -7.50%
Administrative Expenses (376,597) (286,752) 31.33%
Levy (4,354) - -
Other Income 4,576 (29,567) -
Finance Cost (31,030) (55,549) -44.14%
Profit/ (loss) before taxation 151,197 232,021 -34.83%
Taxation (58,274) (65,228) -10.66%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 92,923 166,793 -44.29%
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share 0.15 0.40 -

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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