8.30 percent to 17.88 percent. The increased gross profit rate from trading business of telecommunication towers , which resulted in economies of scale lead to lower costs. 3. Sales and administration
25.81 81.63% Selling expenses 5.99 3.95 2.04 51.65% Administrative expenses 18.80 14.07 4.73 33.62% Finance cost 2.13 0.88 1.25 142.05% Profit before income tax expenses 73.02 27.11 45.91 169.35% Income
4.33% Cost of service 0.99 1.40 -0.41 -29.54% Total cost 1,652.26 1,584.13 68.12 4.30% Selling and administrative expenses 450.39 409.48 40.91 9.99% Finance costs 3.63 14.71 -11.09 -75.35% Net profit
% Total cost 1,716.06 1,628.25 87.81 5.39% Selling and administrative expenses 467.17 429.18 37.99 8.85% Finance costs 2.11 24.10 -21.99 -91.23% Net profit 291.87 396.57 -104.71 -26.40% Jul 17 - Sep 17 Q2
% Total cost 1,786.69 1,565.92 220.77 14.10% Selling and administrative expenses 458.92 463.14 -4.22 -0.91% Finance costs -0.58 22.93 -23.51 -102.54% Net profit 182.94 331.98 -149.04 -44.89% Oct 17 - Dec 17
(183.82) -35.69% Cost of rendering of services (355.37) (238.78) 116.59 -32.81% Gross profit 159.63 92.40 (67.23) -42.11% Other income 0.69 2.90 2.21 320.40% Services expenses (6.83) (5.10) 1.73 -25.35
(1,159.6) (21.5)% Total Operating Expenses 3,887.7 4,808.5 (920.8) (19.1)% Profit (Loss) 236.8 431.1 (194.3) (45.1)% For the Company’s operation results in 2018, the total revenue and net profit decreased
also affected by the weak purchasing power of consumers and the early rainy season. However, the Mega Home business has improved its operational cost management and has benefited from economies of scale
planning and increasing in gross profit margin from Mega Home and HomePro in Malaysia which benefited from greater economies of scale. 3. Selling and administrative expenses (SG&A) amounted to Baht 10,068.61