15 November 2005
Report of performance for September 30, 2005 compared 2004
Translation
November 14, 2005
Subject: Report of performance for the quarter and nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005 compared with September 30, 2004
Attention: Managing Director
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Dusit Thani Public Company Limited hereby reports the performance
according to the consolidated statements of income for the quarter and
nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 compared with the same period in
2004 as follows:
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had income before extraordinary item amounted to Baht 20.53 million, compared
with the same quarter of last year which had loss before extraordinary item
amounted to Baht (44.72) million, increased by Baht 65.25 million, or 145.91%,
and had income after extraordinary item amounted to Baht 20.53 million, compared
with the same quarter of last year amounted to Baht 216.30 million, decreased by
Baht 195.78 million, or 90.51%, resulted from gain on debt restructuring of
subsidiary of Baht 261.02 million.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had income before extraordinary item amounted to Baht 154.18
million, compared with the same period of last year amounted to Baht 106.92
million, increased by Baht 47.26 million, or 44.20%, and had income after
extraordinary item amounted to Baht 154.18 million, compared with the same
period of last year of Baht 369.94 million, decreased by Baht 213.76 million, or
58.10%, resulted from gain on debt restructuring of subsidiary of Baht 261.02
million.
1. Revenue from sales and services
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had revenue from sales and services of Baht 575.44 million, increased from the
same quarter of last year by Baht 32.28 million, or 5.94%.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had the revenue from sales and services of Baht 1,845.32 million,
increased from the same period of last year by Baht 202.61 million, or 12.33% as
a result of better performances of hotel business under the Company and its
subsidiaries after the renovations of rooms, restaurants, small meeting rooms,
and seminar facilities had been 90% completed, so that the hotel is able to earn
more revenues.
2. Management service income
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
earned revenue from hotels' management service income of Baht 25.80 million,
close to the same quarter of last year. For the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries earned revenue from
hotels' management service income of Baht 81.90 million, close to the same
period of last year.
3. Interest income
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had total interest income amounted to Baht 0.52 million, decreased from the same
quarter of last year by Baht 1.11 million, or 68.05%. For the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries had total interest
income amounted to Baht 1.66 million, decreased from the same period of last
year by Baht 5.67 million, or 77.36%, due to the Company spent money in hotel
renovations which reduced cash at banks and financial institutions, therefore
the interest income decreased.
4. Other income
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had other income amounted to Baht 17.90 million, increased from the same quarter
of last year by Baht 0.04 million, or 0.26%. For the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries had other income amounted
to Baht 56.34 million, decreased from the same period of last year by Baht 11.77
million, or 17.28%, as a result of gain from sales of land in Surat Thani
province during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004.
5. Cost of sales and services
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had cost of sales and services amounted to Baht 329.57 million, or 57.27% of
revenue from sales and services, increased by Baht 19.47 million which compared
to the same quarter of last year which had cost of sales and services amounted
to Baht 310.11 million, or 57.09% of revenue from sales and services.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had cost of sales and services amounted to Baht 969.18 million, or
52.52% of revenue from sales and services, increased by Baht 76.74 million which
compared to the same period of last year which had cost of sales and services
amounted to Baht 892.44 million, or 54.33% of revenue from sales and services.
6. Selling and administrative expenses
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had selling and administrative expenses amounted to Baht 162.90 million, or
26.29% of total revenues, increased from the same quarter of last year which was
Baht 154.05 million, by Baht 8.85 million, or 26.12% of total revenues.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had selling and administrative expenses of Baht 519.62 million, or
26.17% of total revenues, increased from the same period of last year which was
Baht 415.80 million, by Baht 103.82 million, or 23.08% of total revenues.
The selling and administrative expenses for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2005 increased from the same period of last year by Baht 103.82
million, mainly resulted from corporate income tax was paid to
Revenue Department for assessment for years 2000 to 2002 totaling Baht 25.90
million, and from the increase of promotion and marketing expenses of
the Company and its subsidiaries totaling Baht 28.84 million and pre-opening
expenses of D2, Chiangmai Baht 25.09 million and others.
7. Depreciation and amortization expenses
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to Baht 91.32 million,
increased from the same quarter of last year of Baht 19.19 million, or 26.61%.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to Baht 259.04
million, increased from the same period of last year by Baht 51.51 million, or
24.82%, resulted from the major completed renovation of Dusit Thani Bangkok and
other properties.
8. Interest expenses
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had interest expenses amounted to Baht 4.77 million, decreased from the same
quarter of last year by Baht 11.25 million, or 70.24%.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had interest expenses amounted to Baht 10.34 million, decreased
from the same period of last year by Baht 36.96 million, or 78.14%, resulted
from interest expenses of Korat Thani Corporation Limited before entering into
debt restructuring and the investment in such company was sold to the third
parties in December 2004. The interest expense for the quarter and nine-month
period ended September 30, 2005 is resulted from the borrowing of the Company
and its subsidiaries for hotels' renovation.
9. Income tax
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries
had income tax expense amounted to Baht 0.04 million, decreased from the same
quarter of last year by Baht 16.51 million, or 99.74%.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company and its
subsidiaries had income tax expense amounted to Baht 38.40 million, decreased
from the same period of last year by Baht 14.86 million, or 27.90%., resulted
from the carried forward of accumulated losses from release debt to Korat Thani
Corporation Limited of Royal Princess PCL and pre-opening expenses of D2 Hotel,
Chiangmai by Dusit Hotels and Resorts Co., Ltd., so that, income tax for the
nine-month period of current year decreased.
10. Net profit of minority interest
For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, there was net profit of minority
interest of Baht 8.94 million, decreased from the same quarter of last year by
Baht 55.70 million, or 86.17%.
For the nine-months period ended September 30, 2005, there was net profit
of minority interest of Baht 28.72 million, decreased from the same period of
last year by Baht 46.76 million, or 61.95%. For the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2004, Royal Princess PCL had gain on sales of investment in
Korat Thani Corporation Limited to Dusit Thani International Co., Ltd., so that
it had shared profit to minority interest.
11. Gain on debt restructuring of subsidiary
For the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2004,
the Company had gain on debt restructuring of Korat Thani Corporation Limited,
a subsidiary totaling Baht 261.02 million.