Financial Highlights
Financial Performance
Consolidated Income Statement
The Company incurred a loss of KD (7.36) million or (29.99) fils per share showing 34% improvement compared with the previous year loss of KD (11.23) million or (45.73) fils per share.
The improvement in company’s performance is mainly from the better results achieved by the associates as well as by decreased losses on short term investments due to reclassification effect.
Unrealized loss on financial assets at fair value through income statement substantially decreased by 95% (KD 4.16m) to loss KD 0.24 million compared to last year loss of KD 4.4 million due to reclassification of short term investments to Investments available for sale, following melt down in the regional stock market.
Decrease in loss due to above positive factors partially affected by following
Loss on sale of associates during the year amounted to KD 2.857m compared to previous year KD 0.03m. The company divested its entire equity interest in Associates DPME, Hempel UAE & QATAR at a loss of KD 3.274m and also divested 12.4% equity interest in UOP at a profit of KD 0.417m. The proceeds from above divestments amounting to KD 12.3 m will be used to retire the BOND due on 28th March 2010.
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