18 Oct 2015
ELEMENT CURRENT QUARTER SIMILAR QUARTER FOR PREVIOUS YEAR % CURRENT CHANGE PREVIOUS QUARTER % CHANGE PREVIOUS
NET PROFIT (LOSS) 566 913 -38.01 596 -5.03
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS) 548 890 -38.43 539 1.67
OPERATIONAL PROFIT (LOSS) 532 866 -38.57 523 1.72
ELEMENT CURRENT PERIOD SIMILAR PERIOD FOR PREVIOUS YEAR % CHANGE
NET PROFIT (LOSS) 1,752 2,395 -26.85
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS) 1,691 2,312 -26.86
OPERATIONAL PROFIT (LOSS) 1,638 -2,242 -26.94
EARNING OR LOSS PER SHARE, RIYALS 4.2 5.75 -

All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals

ELEMENT EXPLANATION
REASONS OF INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR QUARTER COMPARED WITH SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR Lower selling prices for the company's products and lower quantities sold due to turnaround maintenance for SAFCO 4. However, SAFCO 5 production minimized the effect such turnaround.
REASONS OF INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR PERIOD COMPARED WITH SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR Lower selling prices for the company's products and lower quantities sold due to turnaround maintenance for SAFCO 4. However, SAFCO 5 production minimized the effect such turnaround.
REASONS OF INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR QUARTER COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS QUARTER Lower selling prices for the company products and lower quantities sold due to turnaround maintenance for SAFCO 4. However, SAFCO 5 production minimized the effect of such turnaround. In addition declining in the company share of results of an associate.
OTHER NOTES Earnings per share was based on the number of the company's shares (416.666.666) after the approved increase in capital by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the company on 06.04.2015

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