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Jul 18 2011

Tasnee 2Q Net Profit Up 54% On Yr To SAR594M On Sales

Monday, Jul 18, 2011

(This item was originally published Sunday.)

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--National Industrialization Co. (2060.SA), or Tasnee , said Sunday its second-quarter net profit surged to 594 million Saudi riyals ($158 million), a 54% jump from the SAR385 million recorded in the same period last year, due to higher sales volumes and prices.

Riyadh-based NCB Capital said in a note Sunday that the petrochemical maker's shares might underperform as its profit missed some analyst expectations. NCB Capital had forecast the company would make SAR581 million in the quarter, while Bahrain-based SICO Investment Bank had pencilled in SAR631 million and Credit Suisse SAR648 million.

"Despite the strong earnings, the stock could likely underperform as it fell short of consensus," NCB Capital said.

Tasnee 's second-quarter net profit was up slightly over the first quarter at 2.4%, the company said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse website. Earnings per share during the first six months of 2011 were SAR2.11, compared with SAR1.29 for the same period last year, the firm added.

Tasnee 's shares were trading down 1% at SAR41.40 in early trading on the Saudi market.

Saudi petrochemical firms have been buoyed this year by strong sales and high product prices, driven by a surging energy market.

-By Angus McDowall of Dow Jones; +971-4-446-1685, angus.mcdowall@dowjones.com

Copyright (c) 2011 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

18-07-11 0346GMT

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