SEC reports $1.55bn Q3 profit
The company attributes the growth to surge in demand.
- Operating revenues went up to $15.19 billion, marking a 2.2% increase compared to the same period in the previous year
- The company attributed the revenue growth primarily to a surge in demand for electrical energy during the summer season
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Fertiglobe Q3 revenue of $525m
The firm recently launched steps to optimize its cost structure.
- In the third quarter, nitrogen prices reflected tighter market balances due to record low inventory levels.
- In the medium to longer term, the nitrogen outlook is favorable, with limited supply additions over the next several years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maaden raises $1.25bn in sukuk offering
The Sukuk were offered in a five-year and a 10-year tranche.
- The five-year tranche of $750 million consists of 3,750 Sukuk based on the minimum denomination and total issue size.
- Maaden said the annual return on the five-year tranche is 5.25 percent and 5.50 percent for the 10-year tranche.
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DAE net profit up 36.2%
Revenues grew by 9 percent to $1.42bn from $1.31bn in 2023.
- Total assets reached more than US$13 billion by the end of 2024 compared to US$12.26 billion in 2023.
- DAE said it acquired 83 aircraft (owned: 30; managed: 53) and sold 68 (owned: 19; managed: 49).
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Borouge 2024 net profit $1.24bn
The company said it will maintain a $1.3bn dividend for 2025.
- EBITDA climbed 14 percent year-on-year to $2.48 billion, driven by a 4 percent year-on-year revenue increase to $6 billion.
- Sales volumes reached their highest-ever level of 5.3 million tonnes, supported by strategic positioning in high-growth markets across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

