Murree Brewery registers 22% growth in quarterly profit

Murree Brewery registers 22% growth in quarterly profit

KARACHI: Murree Brewery Company Limited on Friday announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The profit after tax of the company increased by 22 per cent to Rs437 million for the quarter under review as compared with Rs357.2 million in the corresponding quarter of the last year.

The company declared earning per share (EPS) at Rs15.80 for the period as against Rs12.91 in the same period of the last year.

The board of directors of Murree Brewery Company Limited in their meeting held on October 22, 2021 recommended an interim cash dividend for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 at Rs5 per share i.e. 50 per cent. However, the board has not recommended any bonus shares, right shares or any other entitlement.

According to the financial results submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the company’s net turnover increased to Rs3.71 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 as compared with Rs3.05 billion in the same quarter of the last year.

Cost of sales also increased to Rs2.76 billion as compared with Rs2.22 billion. The company declared gross profit of Rs945 million as compared with Rs832 million.

The operating profit of the company grew to Rs525 million as compared with Rs469.52 million. The payment of tax for the quarter was flat at Rs160.5 million as compared with Rs160.48 million.