(The Group’s Comments) Woqod Net Profit Climbs by QR 327 Million in Q1 2019

 

April 29, 2019

 

Profits: Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) net profit for the first quarter 2019 amounted to QR 326.9 million, after excluding minority interests, compared to QR 301.2 million for the first quarter of 2018, up by 8.5%, while its earnings per share reached QR 3.29 in this quarter, versus QR 3.03 for the corresponding period of 2018.

 

Revenues: Woqod’s sales climbed by QR 6.6 million to QR 5,101.9 million in this quarter, compared to QR 5,095.3 million for the same quarter of last year, benefiting from the slight bump in prices.

 

Other Revenues (dividends, income and rents): augmented by QR 14.7 million to QR 122.2 million compared to QR 107.5 million for the first quarter of 2018.

 

Comprehensive Income: Woqod saw an assessment loss in the first quarter of 2019 of about QR 18.8 million, compared to a loss of QR 30.6 million for the corresponding period of 2018.