Balochistan Particle Board Limited announced unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported total revenues of PKR 771,000 compared with PKR 98,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before finance cost and tax was PKR 144,000 compared with loss before finance cost and tax of PKR 219,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before taxation was PKR 107,000 compared with loss before taxation of PKR 257,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit after taxation was PKR 73,000 or PKR 0.012 per basic and diluted share compared with loss after taxation of PKR 252,000 or loss of PKR 0.042 per basic and diluted share for the same period a year ago.

For the nine months, the company reported total revenues of PKR 1,765,000 compared with PKR 1,621,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before finance cost and tax was PKR 410,000 compared with PKR 595,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit before taxation was PKR 306,000 compared with PKR 484,000 for the same period a year ago. Profit after taxation was PKR 208,000 or PKR 0.035 per basic and diluted share compared with PKR 158,000 or PKR 0.026 per basic and diluted share for the same period a year ago.