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STO posts MVR 368m net profit in Q1 2023

The company's revenue for the January-March period was 10% higher than the same period last year.

30 April 2023

State Trading Organisation (STO) on Sunday reported a revenue of MVR 4.4 billion and a net profit of MVR 368 million for the first quarter of the year.

According to the company's first quarter data released on Monday, the company's revenue for the January-March period was 10% higher than the same period last year.

In the first quarter, as STO's revenue surged:

  • The company posted a gross profit of MVR 809 million which is 19% higher than the fourth quarter of 2022

  • Operating profit stood at MVR 503 million

  • Net profit stood at MVR 368 million; it stood at MVR 269 million in the fourth quarter of 2022

STO said the company's first-quarter revenue surged on the back of an increase in revenue from all business sectors other than the oil business. Oil revenue slumped 3% year-on-year on the back of rising crude oil prices, the company said.

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