Trinidad’s West Indian Tobacco recorded an increase of 6.9 percent in profit before taxation of TT$136.8 million, for the three months ended March 2015, over the corresponding period in 2014.
Profit after taxation for the period came in at $98.2 million, reflecting an increase of just 1.5% over 2014. The Company paid $3.3 million under a tax amnesty, in respect of an ongoing matter taxation relating to the company being slapped with additional taxes imposed by the ta authority after an audit.
The improvement in profit arose from an increase in revenues to TT$223.5 million, a slight increase over the $215 million reported in the first quarter of 2014 net of excise duty. The company increased the prices on its products late in 2014, the increase revenues suggest that there has been some fall out in sale volumes as a result, but the company benefited from reduced cost other than cost of sales amounting to $$3.5 million. Earnings per share came out at $1.17, based on the results the Board approved the payment of a first interim dividend of $1 per ordinary share, paid in May 2015.
Based on last year’s results, the first quarter is the one with the lowest profit and the last quarter with the Christmas celebration is the best, the company should therefore go on to better the $5.81 earned last year, to end around $6.50 per share.
The stock closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at $125.31 on Friday at PE ratio around 19 times this year’s estimated earnings.
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