million, increased by THB 85.53 million or 9.47% up as compared to 9M2016 due to higher freight cost from higher export volume. Share of Profit from Associated Companies The consolidated share of profit

consolidated SG&A expenses in 2017 equaled to THB 1,316.20 million, increased by THB 73.56 million or 5.92% up from 2016. The Consolidated SG&A expenses increased from higher freight cost as reflect from higher

214 million, an increase of THB 13 million or 6.3%, mainly due to a rise in freight expenses in relation to export sales. Administrative expenses were THB 191 million, decreased by THB 1 million or 0.5

reduction of its massive balance sheet. The Fed is expected to allow maturing US Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to roll off gradually, while not exceeding the cap limit determined by the Fed, and

E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A brWCorpL.1hig A Executive Summary Management Discussion and Analysis For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2019 In the first quarter of 2019, the Thai economy continued to sustain its growth. Overall, however, it was plagued by weak exports and tourism amid the global economic slowdown. Aside from these challenges, businesses had to contend with more complex competition, regulatory changes, and technological advancements which affected consumer behavior. KASIKORNBANK has e...

previous forecast of 3.9 percent. Regarding monetary policy of central banks worldwide, the US Federal Reserve maintained its tightening stance by raising its policy rate and continuing to reduce its massive

freight saving. This does not have any impact on regional or consolidated EBITDA. 4Core EBITDA is Reported EBITDA less inventory gains/(losses) 5Core EPS is Reported EPS less inventory gains/(losses) less

) transactions 2Total of each segment may not always tally with consolidated financials due to holding segment 3Excludes price adjustment for captive sales on freight saving. This does not have any impact on

increased overall average operating rate of 86%. Higher freight rates positively impacted sales price in our respective domestic markets. This translated into an overall Fibers Core EBITDA growth of 23% QoQ

freight to decline. Jet (Kerosene) and Dubai crack spread (IK/DB) declined by 12.21 $/BBL compared to the average of 12.19 $/BBL in Q2/ 2 0 1 9 . This is due to pressure from the airline industry which was