expenses from the Early Retirement Project, resulting in lower gross profit margin of 21.37% .../2 Translation - 2 - 3. The company had loss before income tax of Baht 245.69 million, compared to the profit

% ในขณะที่ปีก่อนเท่ากับ 35.50% เกิดจากยอดขายท่ีลดลงและมีต้นทุนแรงงานที่เป็น ค่าใช้จ่ายคงที่ รวมถึงค่าใช้จ่ายในโครงการ Early Retirement ท าใหอั้ตราก าไรขั้นต้นลดลง 21.37% 3. ขาดทุนก่อนภาษีเงินได้จ านวน

last year. 2. Administrative expenses were Baht 92.09 million; increased Baht 16.71 million or 22.17%. This is result from increasing provision for retirement benefit under new labor law and increasing

compensation rate for employees who have more than 20 years of work from the original 300 days has been adjusted to 400 days; approximately 57.53 million baht, and the Company’s Voluntary Retirement project

of work from the original 300 days has been adjusted to 400 days; approximately 57.53 million baht, and the Voluntary Retirement project approximately 12.57 million baht. 3. The selling and

been adjusted to 400 days; approximately 57.53 million baht, and the Company’s Voluntary Retirement project approximately 12.57 million baht. 3. The selling and administrative expenses increased by 76.98

. This is result from general operating cost control and there was a provision for retirement benefit under new labor law in the same period of last year. 5. Finance cost was Baht 10.84 million; decreased

maintenance coupled with the adjustment of severance payment for labor retirement benefits, the Company reported net loss of Baht 26.9 million. Loss per share was Baht 1.26. Six-Month Period The Company

also recorded additional Employee benefit reserve of THB 56 million due to the new labor law which new retirement compensation rate will apply soon. For overall 2017 performance, the Company recorded a

million, an increase from previous year amount of THB 11.49 million or 29.93 per cent. Due to the improvement of benefits under retirement plan for employees who were employed by the Company for twenty