Almarai’s Net Profit Up 19.1%

JEDDAH, 12 July 2006 — The Almarai Company has announced a net profit of SR212 million in their half-year financial results, which is an increase by 19.1 percent compared with the same period last year. The second quarter net profit reached SR121.8 million, which is an increase of 21.4 percent compared with the same period last year.

Fitaihi Reports SR10.9m Profit

Ahmed H. Fitaihi Company announced that they achieved SR10.9 million in profit before deducting Zakat for the first half of 2006, compared with SR9.1 million from the same period last year, which was an increase of 19.75 percent. The net profit after deducting Zakat was SR7.7 million compared with SR7.6 million from the same period last year, which was an increase by 1.9 percent.