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TSMC first-quarter net profit soars

Its net revenue for the quarter soared nearly 42%.

Tesla’s first Saudi showroom opens

The opening in Riyadh comes with Tesla sales dropping.

Mubadala Energy enters US energy market

Acquires a 24.1% interest in US firm Kimmeridge’s SoTex

Borouge to increase dividend from 2025

The company okayed $650 million final dividend for 2024.

TikTok’s US future uncertain

It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.

Borouge 2024 net profit $1.24bn

The company said it will maintain a $1.3bn dividend for 2025.

EDGE acquires 52% of ANAVIA

ANAVIA focuses on developing unmanned helicopters.
  • ANAVIA is a Switzerland-based company that specialises in versatile vertical take-off and landing systems of up to 750 kilograms.
  • ANAVIA’s unmanned helicopters can be adapted to EDGE's cross-complementary portfolio of air, land and maritime capabilities.

GASCO 9M 2023 profit up 16%

Operating expenses and financing cost edged lower.
  • GASCO noted an increase in revenue and financing income, along with higher share of results from associates.
  • In Q3 2023, net profit rose slightly by 0.4 percent to SAR 57.2 million from SAR 56.98 million in Q3 2022.

Luberef’s 9M profit up 2%

The company's third-quarter net profit dropped 28 percent.
  • The nine-month profit was spurred by lower Zakat and income tax expenses, as Luberef has become subject to tax after listing its shares, Argaam reported.
  • Luberef’s bottom line dropped 25.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from SAR 454.86 million in Q2 2023, hurt by lower base oil crack margins, according to Argaam.

Empower 9M revenue $618m

Firm paid cash dividend of US$115 million.
  • For nine months period ending on September 30, 2023, Empower’s revenue and EBITDA grew by 9.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively.
  • On an absolute basis, Empower reported a net profit of US$186 million (AED 685 million) for the nine-month period ending September 2023.

BMW Q3 profit drops 7.7%

The company's Q3 net profit stood at $3.1 billion.
  • Revenues for the third quarter meanwhile rose 3.4 percent to 38.46 billion euros compared to the same period last year.
  • BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said the result "puts us right on track to meet the higher targets we set ourselves in August".

SAIC 9M net profit 38%

The third quarter net profit increased by 76 percent.
  • This figure marks a leap from the SAR 80.4 million recorded in the same period the previous year.
  • Revenues surged by 36.6 percent, from SAR 91.49 million in 9M 2022 to SAR 124.97 million in 9M 2023.

Ducab, Somagec ink MoU

The MoU will enable UAE-based firm to enter Angolan market.
  • Ducab Group already supplies its “Made in the UAE” products to 15 countries in Africa.
  • It is constructing over 400 kilometers of 220kV transmission lines in Angola.

Lufthansa Q3 profit $1.3bn

38 million passengers travelled with the group's airlines in the third quarter.
  • The group said sales rose by eight percent to 10.3 billion euros, delivering "the strongest quarter in its history in revenue terms".
  • The surge in profit is driven by "strong demand, higher capacity" and more expensive ticket prices, the aviation firm said.

Alpha Dhabi 9M net profit $3.15bn

The net profit increased by a substantial 29 percent during this period.
  • Alpha Dhabi's revenue also increase by 22 percent during this period, reaching AED 32.4 billion, compared to AED 26.6 billion in the previous year period.
  • Alpha Dhabi's total assets reached AED 133.6 billion, with a cash position of AED 19.1 billion as of September 30, 2023.

Lootah Biofuels inks MoU

The agreement is aimed at producing biofuel in Maldives.
  • The deal was inked during the second day of the Dubai Business Forum, an influential global gathering of businesses and investors.
  • The objective of the MoU is to reduce the impact of CO2 by replacing normal diesel with biodiesel.

TAQA net income $1.93bn in 2024

The company's revenues increased 6.7 percent year-on-year.

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ESG 2023 net profit at US$187m

The firm posted a year-on-year net profit rise of 316 percent.

Aldar net profit $1.19bn

Expanded investment and record development sales boosted profit.

Etihad Atheeb 9M profit $47m

Higher revenues from various segments boosted profit.

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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

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.

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