1.Qassim Cement Company posted a consolidated net profit of SAR 158,442,456 for the first quarter of 2012 compared to SAR 147,176,466 for the same period of previous year, which shows an increase of 7.65% and showing an increase of 8.45% against the posted net profit of SAR 146,099,886 during the previous last quarter of the year 2011.
2.The consolidated gross profit during the first quarter is SAR 170,615,930 compared to SAR 162,696,594 for the corresponding period last year, which shows an increase of 4.87%.
3.The Consolidated operating profit during the first quarter is SAR 162,195,404 compared to SAR 151,687,337 for the corresponding quarter last year, showing an increase of 6.93%.
4.The Earnings per share (EPS) for the three months amounted to SAR 1.76 against SAR 1.64 for the same period of the previous year.
5.The reason for the rise in net profit over the same period last year was due to improvement in sales value.
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