Balochistan Particle Board Limited announced unaudited earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter, the company reported total revenues of PKR 512,000 compared with PKR 444,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before finance cost and tax was PKR 167,000 compared with PKR 79,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before tax was PKR 135,000 compared with PKR 49,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit after tax was PKR 91,000 or PKR 0.015 per basic and diluted share compared with loss after tax of PKR 7,000 or PKR 0.001 per basic and diluted share for the same period a year ago.

For the six months, the company reported total revenues of PKR 994,000 compared with PKR 1,523,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before finance cost and tax was PKR 266,000 compared with PKR 814,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before tax was PKR 199,000 compared with PKR 741,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit after tax was PKR 135,000 or PKR 0.023 per basic and diluted share compared with PKR 410,000 or PKR 0.068 per basic and diluted share for the same period a year ago.