6001 · 09/03/2020 16:04:24 · Announcement #57790 · View on Saudi Exchange

Halwani Bros. Co. announces its Annual Financial Results for the Period Ending on 2019-12-31

Element ListCurrent YearPrevious Year%Change
Sales/Revenue 899.9846.86.27
Gross Profit (Loss) 232.6236.6-1.69
Operational Profit (Loss) 49.383.9-41.239
Net Profit (Loss) after Zakat and Tax 2.443.3-94.457
Total Comprehensive Income 8.636.1-76.177
Total Share Holders Equity (after Deducting Minority Equity) 461.9453.31.897
Profit (Loss) per Share 0.071.38
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals
Element ListExplanation
Increase (Decrease) in Net Profit for Current Year Compared to Last Year is Attributed to The Decrease in Net profit for the current year as compared to the previous year is due to:

1- Increase Sales Discounts for the company in Saudi Arabia and in Egypt to protect market share; and due to the implementation of IFRS 15 for sales returns

2- Increase in the Cost of GoodsSold for the company in Saudi Arabia and in Egypt due to an increase in raw material prices; and due to a provision built for slow moving inventory in the amount of SAR 7.6M

3- Decrease in Other Operating Income this year versus last year as last year was including a reversal of bad debts provision due to a re-evaluation done in accordance to IFRS 9

4- Increase in General and Administrative expenses in the company in Egypt as a result of the implementation of the new regulations from Ministry of Health

5- Increase in the General and Administrative expenses in the company in Saudi Arabia as result of developing the ERP system and renewing its annual operating license; in addition to the implementation of IFRS 16 as of 1 January 2019, which reflected an increase in the depreciation; plus an increase in the end-of service expenses based on actuarial evaluation.

6- Increase in Sales and Distribution expenses in Egypt due to a hierarchical restructure in the sales department and the opening of new sales branches during the current period; in addition to the implementation of IFRS 16, which reflected an increase in depreciation

7- Increase Sales and Distribution expenses in Saudi Arabia due to an increase in promotional activities and discounts to compete in the local market; in addition to an increase in the bad debts provision as a result of an evaluation according to IFRS 9; plus the implementation IFRS 16 as of 1 January 2019 in Saudi Arabia which reflected an increase in depreciation

8- The current period shows losses of SAR 1.2 million as a result of the re-evaluation of financial derivatives on exchange interest rates with one of the local banks to counter interest rate fluctuations

9- Increase in Finance Charges due to the new long-term loan from Banque Saudi Fransi from the current period in addition to the implementation of IFRS 16 as of 1 January 2019

10-Increase in income tax in the company in Egypt due to the increase earnings before tax

11- Increase in the tax expenses due to the implementation of the new regulation of the General Authority of Zakat and Income Basis of the External Auditor's Opinion Unmodified opinion Reclassification of Comparison Items Last year figures have been presented and reallocated as to conform for the current year presentation as per International Financial Reporting Standards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For more information, refer to note (2-Important Financial policies) for the period ended 31-12-2019. Additional Information The company implemented IFRS 16 as of 1 January 2019. For more information kindly refer note (3-Changes in the group accounting policies) in the notes attached to the financial statement for the period ending 31-12-2019

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