Arabian Aramco Total’s net profit down 15% in 9M

08/11/2018 Argaam

 

Arabian Aramco Total Services Co. reported a net profit of SAR 604.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, a 14.7 percent year-on-year decline on higher finance costs and change in tax base despite of the higher sales margins for the current period. During the same period in 2017 income tax was only for foreign shareholders, while in the current period in 2018 it is on 100 percent of profit.

 

Income Statement

Period

September 2017

September 2018

Variation

Sales (SAR mln)

24,052.3

32,971.3

+37%

Net Profit

(SAR mln)

708.7

604.7

(15%)

Average number of shares (mln share)

825.0

825.0

--

EPS (SAR/ share)

0.86

0.73

(15%)

 

The company reported a net profit of SAR 352.1 million for Q3 2018, a 4.7 percent year-on-year decline due to higher finance costs and change in tax base.

 

When compared to previous quarter, net profit fell 23.1 percent quarter-on-quarter.

 

SATORP’s Net Profit

Period

Net Profit (SAR mln)

EPS (SAR/share)

Q1 2016

546.4

0.66

Q2 2016

549.5

0.67

Q3 2016

(52.1)

(0.06)

Q4 2016

310.8

0.38

Q1 2017

233.6

0.28

Q2 2017

93.7

0.11

Q3 2017

369.4

0.45

Q4 2017

(277.3)

(0.34)

Q1 2018

(205.3)

(0.25)

Q2 2018

457.9

0.56

Q3 2018

352.1

0.43

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