Group Profit and Loss Account

For the year ended 31st December, 2007
           
   
Group
Company

 

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

Notes

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Turnover

2

5,676,180

5,484,782

5,676,180

5,442,439

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

3

(4,137,600)

(3,583,800)

(4,137,600)

(3,544,595)

Gross profit

 

1,538.580

1,900,982

1,538,580

1,897,844

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

4

622,269

94,100

622,269

93,706

Administration expenses

5

(491,683)

(459,451)

(490,042)

(446,045)

 

 

1,669,166

1,535,631

1,670,808

1,545,505

 

 

 

 

Finance charges

 

(252,114)

(169,246)

(252,114)

(167,697)

Net operating profit

 

1,417,052

1,366,385

1,418,693

1,377,808

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) from disposal of fixed assets

6

1,069

2,513

1,069

2,513

 

 

 

 

Profit before taxation & minority interest

7

1,418,121

1,368,898

1,419,762

1,380,321

 

 

 

 

Taxation

8

(348,332)

(406,503)

(347,938)

(406,503)

 

 

 

 

Profit after taxation but before minority interest

 

1,069,789

962,395

1,071,825

973,818

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

24

533

3,712

-

-

 

 

 

 

Profit after taxation and minority interest

 

1,070,322

966,107

1,071,825

973,818

 

 

 

 

Retained by the company

 

1,071,825

973,818

1,071,825

973,818

 

 

 

 

Retained by subsidiaries

 

(1,503)

(7,711)

-

-

 

 

 

 

Profit of the year retained

23

1,070,322

966,107

1,071,825

973,818

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (kobo)

10

97

88

97

89

 

 

 

 

Proposed dividend

9

 

385,000

 

385,000

 

 

 

 

Dividend per share (kobo)

10

 

35

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Statement of accounting policies on pages 24 and 25 and the notes on pages 31 to 42 form an integral part of these financial statements.