Announces Southern Province Cement Co. Estimated annual financial results ending 2013-12-31 (twelve months)

ELEMENT	CURRENT QUARTER	SIMILAR QUARTER FOR PREVIOUS YEAR	% CHANGE CURRENT	PREVIOUS QUARTER	% CHANGE PREVIOUS
Net profit (loss)	251	254	-1.18	187	34.22
Gross profit (loss)	227	275	-17.45	201	12.94
Operational profit (loss)	218	264	-17.42	188	15.96
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals

ELEMENT	CURRENT PERIOD	SIMILAR PERIOD FOR PREVIOUS YEAR	% CHANGE
Net profit (loss)	1,004	1,000	0.4
Gross profit (loss)	1,019	1,051	-3.04
Operational profit (loss)	974	1,008	-3.37
Earning or loss per share, Riyals	7.17	7.14	–
All figures are in (Millions) Saudi Arabia, Riyals

ELEMENT	EXPLAINATION
Reasons of increase (decrease) for quarter compared with same quarter last year	The lack of the amount of sales
Reasons of increase (decrease) for period compared with same period last year	Increase sales and government subsidy for imported clinker
Reasons of increase (decrease) for quarter compared with previous quarter	The increase in the cement sales was due to the increase in the local demand
Reclassifications in quarterly financial results	Been reclassified certain comparative figures have been resolved where donations of miscellaneous income from the corresponding period in the previous year when it was added in this period to general and administrative expenses