Saudi Steel Pipe Q1 net income up 26.1 percent

Saudi Steel Pipe’s net income for the first quarter increased to SR 23.10 million, which is 26.1 percent higher than the same period last year of SR 18.32 million.
The company said the Q1 net profit rose by 65 percent compared to the fourth quarter 2012 of SR 14 million, According to its interim financial results for Q1 2013, gross profit for the first quarter increased to SR 37.91 million which is 30.1 percent higher than the same period last year of SR 29.13 million.
Operating profit for the first quarter increased to SR 24.08 million, which is higher than the same period last year of SR 19.01 million by 26.6 percent.
Earnings per share (EPS) for the first three months of 2013 was SR 0.45, while on the same period last year it was SR 0.36.
The reason for the increase in net income for Q1 2013 compared to the same period last year was because of the increase in Saudi Aramco project deliveries and the increase in total sales for the first quarter at SR 248 million, up 20 percent compared to the same period last year of SR 206 million and increase in delivered quantity for Q1 2013 by 13 percent compared to the same period last year.
The reason for the increase in net income for Q1 2013 compared to Q4 2012 was because of the increase in sales to SR 248 million from SR179 million, up by 38 percent due to increase in Saudi Aramco project deliveries.