Leading conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC recorded a strong performance
in the third quarter, interim results to the Colombo Stock Exchange
(CSE) released on Friday revealed.
The blue-chip’s financial results for the three months ended 31 December 2013 saw Profit Before Tax surging by 47% to Rs. 1.58 billion and Profit After Tax surged by 53% to Rs.1.38 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders rose by 54% to Rs. 1.1 billion.
The diversified group’s nine-month results revealed profit-before-tax rising by 10% to Rs. 3.5 billion and profit-after-tax increasing by almost 10% to Rs. 2.9 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders was up by 11.2% to Rs. 2.3 billion, while earnings per share increased by 11.2% to Rs. 5.68 billion.
The blue-chip’s financial results for the three months ended 31 December 2013 saw Profit Before Tax surging by 47% to Rs. 1.58 billion and Profit After Tax surged by 53% to Rs.1.38 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders rose by 54% to Rs. 1.1 billion.
The diversified group’s nine-month results revealed profit-before-tax rising by 10% to Rs. 3.5 billion and profit-after-tax increasing by almost 10% to Rs. 2.9 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders was up by 11.2% to Rs. 2.3 billion, while earnings per share increased by 11.2% to Rs. 5.68 billion.
