Methanol Chemicals Co. announces its estimated Interim Financial Results for the Period Ending on 2021-03-31 ( Three Months )
Element List | Current Quarter | Similar quarter for previous year | %Change | Previous Quarter | % Change |
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Sales/Revenue | 194.79 | 120.3 | 61.92 | 144.63 | 34.681 |
Gross Profit (Loss) | 61.7 | 4.23 | 1,358.628 | 22.74 | 171.328 |
Operational Profit (Loss) | 35.84 | -18.73 | - | -5.11 | - |
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax | 29.88 | -28.6 | - | -13.75 | - |
Total Comprehensive Income | 29.88 | -28.6 | - | -12.94 | - |
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals |
Element List | Current Period | Similar period for previous year | %Change |
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Total Share Holders Equity (after Deducting Minority Equity) | 808.41 | 778.53 | 3.838 |
Profit (Loss) per Share | 0.25 | -0.11 | |
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals |
Accumulated Losses | Capital | Percentage % | |
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514.56 | 1,206 | 42.67 | |
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals |
Element List | Explanation |
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The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the last year is | The reason for achieving net profit during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year is due to improvement in operational performance of most of Company’s plants which led to increase in the sold quantities of products by 22,5%, in addition to increase in the average selling prices.
The results of the same quarter of the previous year were affected by decrease in sales and increase in costs due to the periodic scheduled shutdown activities which were announced during the mentioned quarter. Also, financing costs have significantly dropped during this quarter after the Company successfully restructured its outstanding loans at low interest rate. |
The reason of the increase (decrease) in the net profit during the current quarter compared to the previous period of the current year is | The reason for achieving net profit during the current quarter compared to the previous quarter is due to increase in the average selling prices along with increase in volume of sales, and decrease in financing costs as a result of the restructuring of the outstanding loans and low interest rate.
It is worth mentioning that the Company’s sales had been affected in Q4 of 2020 by the full and partial lockdown in certain global markets due to the Covid-19. |
Statement of the type of external auditor's report | Unmodified conclusion |
Modification, Qualification or Emphasis of a Matter as Stated within the External Auditor Opinion | The estimated financial results for the period ended on 31 March 2021 have been prepared by the management of the Company and have not yet been reviewed or audited by the external auditor. |
Reclassification of Comparison Items | - |
Additional Information | The accumulative losses decreased as of 31/03/2021 to SAR 514.56 million which represents 42.67% of the Company’s capital SAR 1,206 million (amounted to SAR 544,5 million which represents 45.14% of the capital as of 31/12/2020). The date on which such losses recorded was 31/03/2021 and the main reasons for that are attributable to impairment of certain assets of the Company during current and previous periods which represents 62% of the total accumulated losses as of 31/03/2021, in addition to lower prices of certain petrochemical products over past years due to the slowdown in global demand.
The Company will implement the procedures and instructions issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) for the listed companies whose accumulated losses exceed 20% of its capital. |
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