million, decreased by 123.5% YoY. This decrease was driven by the temporary closure of Hotels and the employee benefit expense from an organizational restructuring. However, the Company had the positive

financial instruments 184 - - - 184 - 184 100% Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign exchange, deferred income tax and lease income 2,990 2,567 33 (3) 3,023 2,564 459 18% Deferred income (expense) tax

) Administrative Expenses (25.4) (8.4) 17.0 (66.8) Finance Costs (146.0) (93.7) 52.3 (35.9) Share of Profit from Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures 250.8 659.2 408.5 162.9 Income Tax (Expense) Income 17.9

revenue. 6. Administrative expenses for the year 2018 decreased from year 2017 in amount of Baht 3.66 million or 4.75% as follows: 6 . 1 Employee benefits expense increased in amount of 7.93 million Baht

2,654.4 26.6 4,618.8 27.8 1,964.4 74.0 Finance cost 51.0 0.5 262.5 1.6 211.5 414.8 Profit before income tax expense 2,603.4 26.1 4,356.3 26.2 1,752.9 67.3 Income tax expenses 582.9 5.8 980.6 5.9 397.7 68.2

45.4% from 39.9% in previous year. Selling and administration expense. Selling and administration expense (“SG&A”) closed at 97.39 mb (2017: 82.75 mb), an increase of 14.64 mb or 17.7 %. SG&A is composed

expense 407.36 442.90 35.54 8.72% Income tax expense 86.24 89.37 3.12 3.62% Profit for the period 321.11 353.54 32.42 10.10% Profit attributable to: Non-controlling interests -2.64 0.76 3.40 -128.78% Owners

11.34 17.34 6.00 52.92% Selling expenses 191.18 182.01 -9.17 -4.80% Administrative expenses 386.17 457.10 70.92 18.37% Finance costs 20.71 25.95 5.24 25.33% Profit before income tax expense 407.36 442.90

improvements in productivity, we achieved a gross profit of 281.47mb (2018: 237.71mb), an increase of 43.76mb or 18.4%. Selling and Administration expense Selling and administration expense ( “ SG&A” ) closed at

%. This was mainly due to the increased employees at the Company’s head office to support the increase in number of new branches. In addition, the Company recorded the expense for the annual staff seminar