Clarification of Operating Results for year 2005
28 February 2006
Tor. 3/2549 February 28, 2006
Subject:Submission the Financial Statements and Explanation
of Operating Results for the year ended December 31, 2005
To: President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Attachment: Copy of the Company Financial Statement and
Consolidated Financial Statement for the
year ended December 31, 2005
Loxley Public Company Limited and Subsidiaries (the "Company")
would like to submit its financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The explanations of operating results are
as follows:
1. Operating results
1.1 In 2005 Sales of products and services was equivalent to
Baht 10,249 million compared to the previous year at Baht 10,011
million and the gross profit was Baht 1,211 million decreased from
the last year at Baht 401 million mainly resulting from decreasing
in gross profit of both consumer trading group and IT group which
was effected by increasing in cost of goods sold caused from rising
in oil price. Besides the operating results of cellular phones unit
was also facing loss due to the restructured business plan and sell
low turnover in inventory within a year.
1.2 Selling and administrative expenses increased in the
amount of Baht 313 million, mainly from set up provision for both
declining in value of inventories and doubtful accounts in the amount
of Baht 137 million. Furthermore, the Company set up provision for
declining in value of investments at Baht 154 million, mostly from
foreign long-term investment.
1.3 The Company reported decrease in share of profits from
investments in associated companies using the equity in the amount
of Baht 152 million due to dropped in the profit of lubricant
products which was impacted from the raw material oil price boost up
and the Company is unable to increase such price promptly by reason
of goods and services price control policy from government.
1.4 As the aforementioned above, the Company has net operating
loss in the amount of Baht 653 million or 0.33 Baht per share
compared to operating profit from the previous year in the amount
of Baht 202 million or 0.1 Baht per share.
2. Financial Status
The Company's total assets was equivalent to Baht 10,463 million
the total liabilities was Baht 6,338 million and total shareholders'
equity was Baht 4,125 million. The total assets and total liabilities
decreased from the last year in the amount of Baht 1,511 million and
Baht 1,714 million, respectively as a result of drop in retained
earnings from operating results in 2005 and decreased in unrealized
gain and loss from revaluation of available-for-sale securities in the
amount of Baht 776 million.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Loxley Public Company Limited
(Mr.Pichai Mooputtarak)
Secretary of Board of Director