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Dar Alarkan 2024 profit up 32%
The company's net profit increased by 81.5 percent in Q4 2024.
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ESG 2023 net profit at US$187m
The firm posted a year-on-year net profit rise of 316 percent.
- ESG’s total assets witnessed a massive rise, standing at US$833 million.
- This is a significant 168 percent growth compared to December 2022.
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Aldar net profit $1.19bn
Expanded investment and record development sales boosted profit.
- Aldar reported the highest-ever quarterly development sales of AED 8.5 billion in Q4, with full-year sales hitting a record AED 27.9 billion.
- Development revenue backlog doubled to AED 36.8 billion, providing strong income visibility over the next two to three years, Aldar said.
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Etihad Atheeb 9M profit $47m
Higher revenues from various segments boosted profit.
- Allowance for impairment in trade receivables and finance charges (FCs) declined during the same period, Argaam reported.
- On a quarterly basis, the telecom operator's third quarter leapt from SAR 47.9 million in Q2 2023/24.
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Aramex Q4 net profit doubles
The firm reported a marginal YoY decline in Q4 revenue.
- Aramex said the revenue growth in International Express was offset by the decline in revenues from other products.
- The company posted a 2 percent YoY growth in gross profit for Q4 2023, reaching AED 389 million and remained stable for the full year.
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Hermes profit soars 28 percent
The luxury giant posted a profit of US$4.6bn in 2023.
- The company will disburse a 4,000-euro bonus to all employees early this year as part of "its policy of sharing the fruits of growth"
- Its sales climbed 14.5% in Japan and 12.9% in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, with the group opening its 33rd store in China
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Emaar 2023 revenue at $7.3bn
Emaar property sales rose to US$ 11 billion in 2023.
- Emaar also achieved 63 percent growth in EBITDA, reaching US$4.4 billion (AED 16 billion) during 2023 as compared to 2022.
- This performance was supported by growth in tourism, a continued upward trend in retail sales and a consistent increase in real estate demand.
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Siemens posts increased Q1 profit
The company said orders nearly doubled in mobility division.
- The group, whose products range from trains to factory equipment, made a net profit of 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) between October and December
- "Siemens again delivered a strong quarter, maintaining a trajectory of profitable growth," CEO Roland Busch said in a statement
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UAB net profit grows 65%
Total assets grew 25% in 2023 on strong growth in loans, advances.
- UAB’s financial performance was aided by significant progress across the core businesses with total operating income recording a 15 percent growth.
- Total assets grew 25 percent year-on-year in FY 2023 to AED17.6 billion, driven by the strong growth in loans, advances, and Islamic financing.
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stc Group inks several pacts
The pacts were signed at the PIF’s Private Sector Forum.
- The annual Private Sector Forum brings together policymakers, key local private sector players, visionaries and industry leaders.
- The agreements signed covered a range of strategic stc Group objectives, from sustainability to digital transformation.
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Presight net profit $155m
The net profit grew by 5.1 percent to $155 million.
- The company said the financial results were underpinned by major domestic project deployments throughout the year and more so in the last quarter of the year.
- Presight listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange on March 27, 2023, with an offering, excluding its corner stone investor, that was oversubscribed 136 times.
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