, decreased by 2% which was close to previous year. Operating Performance by business unit Methyl Ester (ME) Business Unit Operating Performance Exhibit 5 : Keys Operating Performance of ME Business Unit 4Q2018
5.44 Cost of goods sold 1,408.20 1,242.63 13.32 Temporary shutdown expenses 159.15 173.27 (8.15) Selling expenses 385.33 393.74 (2.14) Administrative expenses 106.36 100.90 5.41 Finance costs 24.07 32.62
revenue from Availability Payment (AP) of Sriracha Power Plant declined from lower seasonal Weight factor. In addition, Sriracha Power Plant and IRPC-CP had maintenance shutdown in Q4/2018. Management
higher average ethanol selling price, despite lower ethanol sales volume. Revenue from electricity business decreased 16.6% due to power plants’ major shutdown maintenance during the third quarter and
no planned shutdown for maintenance, comparing with 39 days shutdown in the same period of last year. • Financial costs decreased by 8.2% to THB 255.3 mm, due to lower weighted average cost of fund
planned-shutdown of Natural Gas Power Plant, which resulted in lower electricity unit sold compared to the second quarter. Sales and service income decrease 0.5% YoY from Baht 1,249.0 million to Baht
decline in average Natural Gas price. Sales from Municipal Solid Waste Power Plant decreased by Baht 2.3 million or 3.5% because of higher planned-shutdown compared to prior period. Sales and service income
had shutdown hours to improve the power plants machinery’s efficiency in the fourth quarter of 2023. In addition, revenue from solar energy system installation service decreased by Baht 21.5 million as
maintenance shutdown. In addition, the steam selling price has decreased following the decrease in price of natural gas. • The gross profit for Very Small Power Producer (VSPP) and other decreased by Baht 4