nine-month period of year 2019 increased from 4.66% to 5.34% as compared to the same period of last year. The increased of gross profit margin for the nine-month period 2019 was mainly due to differences

38,459 million in net profit, increasing Baht 4,121 million or 12.00 percent compared to the year before. The increase was mainly due to a decrease of Baht 9,278 million or 22.19 percent in allowance for

single brand of KASIKORNBANK. In alignment with our business strategies for 2019, KBank and subsidiaries thus reported Baht 38,727 million in net profit, increasing Baht 268 million or 0.70 percent

- 747.8 - 679.6 10.0% Selling expenses - 20.1 - 15.9 26.3% Administrative expenses - 44.0 - 45.0 -2.2% Finance costs - 7.9 - 11.4 -30.3% Profit for the period 42.6 131.7 -67.7% Net Profit 4.9% 14.5% EBITDA

Group has THB 9.64 million other income in 2018, reduced from THB 11.42 million in 2017. Main factor was decreasing yield from reducing S-T investment principal. Cost of Sales and Gross Profit Unit : THB

income 4.1 6.1 -32.5% Cost of sales - 159.6 - 150.9 -5.8% Selling expenses - 4.5 - 5.6 19.8% Administrative expenses - 7.2 - 6.6 -9.4% Finance costs - 3.0 - 0.7 -298.0% Profit for the period 2.4 11.9 -79.9

for the third consecutive year from mid-November to early December. The performance of the Company and its subsidiaries continued to grow, recording total revenue and profit at baht 64,234.49 million

, which increased by Baht 0.34 million, or 3.58%, in Q3’19; and amounted to Baht 32.34 million, which increased by Baht 3.58 million, or 12.43%, in the nine-month period. 1.4 Operational profit and net

income 0.32 0.21% 1.39 0.90% 1.07 335.59% Total revenue 151.85 100.00% 155.28 100.00% 3.43 2.26% Cost of services 97.96 64.51% 103.25 66.49% 5.29 5.40% Gross profit 53.89 35.49% 52.03 33.51% (1.86) (3.45

) which is held 33.37 percent of total shares by ECF Power Company Limited (ECF-P) and ECF-P is the subsidiary held 99.99 percent by the Company. At the present, SAFE could gain profit from biomass power