Maqbool Textile Mills Limited reported earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2017. For the half year, sales were PKR 2,532,916,367 against PKR 2,480,255,447 a year ago. Profit before tax was PKR 45,954,876 against loss of PKR 34,924,859 a year ago. Profit after tax was PKR 12,883,903 against loss of PKR 44,087,878 a year ago. Basic and diluted EPS was PKR 0.77 against loss of PKR 2.62 a year ago. For the quarter, sales were PKR 1,349,527,028 against PKR 1,336,690,673 a year ago. Profit before tax was PKR 22,045,094 against loss of PKR 14,168,248 a year ago. Profit after tax was PKR 3,480,941 against loss of PKR 11,895,619 a year ago. Basic and diluted EPS was PKR 0.21 against loss of PKR 0.71 a year ago.