Clarification of Change in Operation Results in excess of 20%
14 November 2011
Operating result
GUNKUL 54/080
14 November 2011
Subject Clarification of Change in Operation Results compared this year
with the same period last year in excess of 20 percent
To Managing Director and Director of Stock Exchange of Thailand
Gunkul Engineering Public Company Limited ("Gunkul" or "the company") would like
to clarify operation result of the company and the company's subsidiaries for
three months period ended on September 30, 2011 with the net loss of 25.21
million baht decreasing from the same period last year which had the net profit
equal to 41.52 million baht. The causes of the change in excess of 20 percent
are as follows:
1. Unrealized foreign exchange losses due to import the oversea products in the
amount of 64.15 million baht which the company has already applied Forward
Contract to hedge the risk but not yet closed its position at the end of
financial statement.
2. Removing the related profit transactions for three months period ended on
September 30, 2011 in amount of 265 million baht between the company and G-Power
Source Co., Ltd ("G-Power Source" or "company's subsidiaries"). The related
transactions occurs due to the company has the obligation in the contract for
constructing the 26 MW solar power plants of G-Power Source. However, the
company has the policy and has appointed the financial advisor to seek for the
potential partner to joint venture in the 26 MW solar power plants in proportion
of not less than 50 percent. The company expects that finding the joint venture
partner can be finished with the year 2011. With the success of the joint
venture, the company which is the shareholder of G-Power Source is able to
realize the related profit transactions said above to become the profit showed
in the company's consolidated income statement in proportion of the shares which
the company sells out to the new coming partners.
3. Besides the related profit transactions in the amount of 265 million baht as
mentioned in cause no. 2 which are unable to be realized as the revenue in the
consolidated financial statement, corporate income tax in amount of 79.50
million baht which occurs due to the related profit transactions as showed in
the separated financial statement create the impact and is realized as the
expense as showed in the consolidated financial statement.
Please be informed accordingly
Sincerely yours,
(Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut)
Managing Director
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