result of the foregoing, net interest-bearing debt to equity ratio significantly improved from 4.1 times as of December 31, 2016 to 1.4 times as of December 31, 2017 FINANCIAL POSITION 31-Dec-2016 31-Dec

97.72 million. Therefore, portions of company shareholding interest and non- controlling interest of subsidiary stood at Baht 1,441.94 million and Baht 207.75 million respectively. Debt to Equity ratio as

199.76 million. Therefore, portions of company shareholding interest and non- controlling interest of subsidiary stood at Baht 1,418.36 million and Baht 197.37 million respectively. Debt to Equity ratio as

debt ratio that could be fairly compared to peers in the same industry as well as suppor t the investment in current and future projects. On 28 August 2019, the Extraordinary General Meeting of

the period. • As a result of the foregoing, net interest-bearing debt to equity ratio increased from 1.5 times as of December 31, 2018 to 1.6 times as of March 31, 2019. FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF

a result of the foregoing, net interest-bearing debt to equity ratio increased from 1.5 times as of December 31, 2018 to 1.6 times as of June 30, 2019. FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL

Operating Profit Margin 18.0% 19.2% Other income 115.8 109.5 6.3 5.8 Share of profit of investment in associate 2.4 2.5 (0.1) (6.8) Profit before tax expense 1,714.8 1,659.1 55.7 3.4 Profit before tax expense

amount totaling THB 350,000,000 at the rate of THB 0.35 per share and set the record date on 28 August 2017; to gather the names pursuant to section 225 of the Securities and Exchange Act by way of book

company has strong short- term debt management capabilities and good liquidity. The improving liquidity ratio has contributed to the company's financial stability, even though interim dividends have already

Baht 1,388.11 million and Baht 203.66 million respectively. Debt to Equity ratio as at 31st December and 31st March 2019 were 0.34 and 0.41 times respectively. The lower D/E ratio was due to lower