The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited reported unaudited earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2017. For the six months, the company’s sales was PKR 348,898,338 against PKR 358,938,281 a year ago. Profit before taxation was PKR 15,310,095 against PKR 19,243,115 a year ago. Profit for the period was PKR 21,591,239 against PKR 11,364,401 a year ago. Earnings per basic and diluted share was PKR 1.39 against PKR 0.73 a year ago. For the quarter, the company reported sales of PKR 175,255,081 against PKR 190,782,702 a year ago. Profit before taxation was PKR 8,822,288 against PKR 13,491,294 a year ago. Profit for the period was PKR 16,938,782 against PKR 8,056,210 a year ago. Earnings per basic and diluted share was PKR 1.09 against PKR 0.52 a year ago.