generate incremental revenue to the Company but also reduce the production costs of the Company’s energy drinks in bottle formats. 2 Gross profits and gross profits margin Gross profits were THB 1,722

Expenses is comprised of staff salaries and welfare benefits, hotel management expenses, facilities rental costs, costs for credit cards usage, together with franchise and royalty fees, and advertising

exchange rate, professional fees in relation to M&A activities, and other one-off expenses. Financial Costs (Interest Expenses) In 3Q17, the Company incurred Bt117mn of financial costs, increased by 87% QoQ

150.3 63.5 (86.8) (57.7) Costs of Sales and Services (949.5) (1,092.4) (142.9) 15.0 Gross Profit 518.0 541.4 23.4 4.5 Gross Profit from Operation3 367.7 477.9 110.1 30.0 Other Income4 91.9 134.4 42.5 46.2

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was 17.6%, increased from 13.5% in 1H/2023, due to the increase in sales revenue and the Company's ability to manage costs and expenses effectively. N E T P R O F I T a n d N E T P R O F I T M A RG I N

income 47.97 100.00 79.46 100.00 (39.63) Costs 18.79 39.17 42.14 53.03 (55.41) Administrative expenses, finance costs and share of loss from associates 37.52 78.22 29.56 37.20 26.93 Management benefit

manufacture, particularly energy drinks in both bottle and can formats, delivered an improving gross margin both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis as a result of lower costs of key raw material and

both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis as a result of lower costs of key raw material and packaging items, as well as improving efficiency from modern production technology ranging from glass