[ESS] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

Announcement Date
30-Dec-2005
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -40.40%
YoY- -83.97%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
04/08/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 91,542 87,486 86,087 83,332 81,820 78,896 77,321 13.37%
PBT 11,563 7,066 7,574 5,365 9,932 37,778 26,877 -46.58%
Tax 150 138 37 152 1,185 -12,545 -3 -
NP 12,477 22,512 10,322 5,213 8,747 38,878 26,877 -43.47%
Tax Rate -1.30% -1.95% -0.49% -2.83% -11.93% 33.21% 0.01% -
Total Cost 79,065 64,974 75,765 78,119 73,073 40,018 50,444 39.66%
Ratio Analysis
04/08/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 13.63 25.73 11.99 6.26 10.69 49.28 34.76 -50.13%
Per Share
04/08/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 0.46 0.96 0.43 0.23 0.36 1.66 1.15 -49.39%
EPS Diluted 0.45 0.95 0.43 0.23 0.35 1.64 1.13 -49.56%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ & YoY figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.