SET Announcements
26 February 2009
Clarification of Operating result for Y2008
IRS.002/2009
February 26, 2009
To: Secretary - General
The Office of Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand
Subject: Clarification of Operating result for Y2008
Master Ad Plc. is the Out of Home Media providing OHM Solutions to the market.
For Y2008 in the Separate Financial Statement, sales and services revenue
represented 347.83 MB which was comparatively higher than 318.60 MB of Y2007
by 29.23 MB, or 9.18% increase. This basically resulted from Mini Billboard
installed throughout the country. Therefore,operating profit increased by
14.20 MB from 2007 to 2008 or equivalent to 103% growth.Since subsidiary
company paid dividend in Y2008 less than in Y2007 by 13.32 MB togetherwith
impairment on investment in associated company by 11.44 MB, Net Income for Y2008
declined by 12.29 MB or 19.84% compared to 2007.
With the Consolidated Financial Statement, it showed that total revenue in
Y2008 was 475.93 MB while Y2007 generated at 473.56 MB which represented
growth YOY by 2.36 MB or 1%.However, Cost of sales & services in 2008 surged
up by 9.31 MB or 3.38% compared to that of 2007. 2008 Bad debt allowance was
also set with 8.7 MB higher than 2007. This led to lower operating profit in
2008 compared to 2007 by 13.62 MB. Nevertheless, the company paid efforts in
cash and credit management that led to lower interests paid by 1.83 MB and
higher return on short term investment and deposits by 1.17 MB. In
addition,allocation of income in Y2008 increased and thus caused the higher
net income in Y2008 by 8.41 MB or
29.86%
Please be kindly informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Noppadon Tansalarak
Director
Phiched Maneerattanaporn
Director