Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand reported overall net profit of Bt614.41 billion in the first nine months of this year, up slightly from a year earlier, while sales rose 6.1 per cent to Bt8.58 trillion.
Aggregate earnings were compiled from 494 listed firms, or 94.1 per cent of the total 525 companies (excluding non-compliant and non-performing groups), in the third quarter of this year, ending September 30. There were 401 companies making net profits in the third quarter, representing 81.17 per cent of the total listed companies disclosing their financial statements.
Net profits of the 401 listed firms were Bt194.85 billion, down 5.17 per cent from the same period last year, while sales rose 3.29 per cent to Bt2.90 trillion. The gross profit margins were 18.29 per cent and net profit margins 6.73 per cent, almost equal to last year's.
Overall sales in the third quarter continued to grow compared with the same period last year and boosted the nine-month sales growth, supported by rising sales in the Energy and Utilities, Property Development, and Banking sectors, as well as some export businesses such as electronic parts, foods, and construction materials, SET executive vice president Chanitr Charnchainarong said.
However, oil-inventory losses affected Energy sector earnings and lowered listed firms' net profit as a whole in the third quarter. The nine-month period might have seen net profits rising by 11.22 per cent if it excluded special transaction earnings that occurred in 2013. The debt-to-equity ratio (excluding the financial industry) was 1.23 times, Chanitr said.
The top five net-profit-making firms, in descending order, were PTT, PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Kasikornbank (KBANK) and Bangkok Bank (BBL).
Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand reported overall net profit of Bt614.41 billion in the first nine months of this year, up slightly from a year earlier, while sales rose 6.1 per cent to Bt8.58 trillion.
Aggregate earnings were compiled from 494 listed firms, or 94.1 per cent of the total 525 companies (excluding non-compliant and non-performing groups), in the third quarter of this year, ending September 30. There were 401 companies making net profits in the third quarter, representing 81.17 per cent of the total listed companies disclosing their financial statements.
Net profits of the 401 listed firms were Bt194.85 billion, down 5.17 per cent from the same period last year, while sales rose 3.29 per cent to Bt2.90 trillion. The gross profit margins were 18.29 per cent and net profit margins 6.73 per cent, almost equal to last year's.
Overall sales in the third quarter continued to grow compared with the same period last year and boosted the nine-month sales growth, supported by rising sales in the Energy and Utilities, Property Development, and Banking sectors, as well as some export businesses such as electronic parts, foods, and construction materials, SET executive vice president Chanitr Charnchainarong said.
However, oil-inventory losses affected Energy sector earnings and lowered listed firms' net profit as a whole in the third quarter. The nine-month period might have seen net profits rising by 11.22 per cent if it excluded special transaction earnings that occurred in 2013. The debt-to-equity ratio (excluding the financial industry) was 1.23 times, Chanitr said.
The top five net-profit-making firms, in descending order, were PTT, PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Kasikornbank (KBANK) and Bangkok Bank (BBL).
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