MOSCOW (MRC) -- Saudi International Petrochemical (Sipchem) on Wednesday reported a 75.67% year-on-year decline for the fourth quarter of 2018, recording SAR 40 million from SAR 164 million, as per English.mubasher.
On the other hand, Sipchem reported a net profit of SAR 583 million for fiscal year 2018, 33.3% up from SAR 437 million in 2017, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
The company has attributed the hike in annual profits to an increase in revenue due to the rise in average selling prices of the company’s products.
The petrochemical maker’s revenue rose by 12.9% to SAR 5.035 billion last year, compared to SAR 4.459 billion in 2017.
Earnings per Share (EPS) amounted to SAR 1.59 in 2018, compared to SAR 1.19 a year earlier.
In October, Sipchem posted a 98.9% growth in net profits after calculating zakat and tax for the first nine months of 2018, registering SAR 543 million, versus SAR 273 million in the corresponding period of 2017.
As for Q3-18, the Saudi company’s net profit jumped 48.27% to SAR 180.3 million from SAR 121.6 million in Q3-17.
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