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DEWA Q2 revenue $2bn
Consolidated revenue of DEWA rose 4.1 percent in Q2.
- For the first half of 2023 (H1 2023), DEWA’s consolidated revenue was AED 12.7 billion ($3.46bn) and net profit was AED 2.7 billion ($740m).
- By the end of H1 2023, the Company’s net cash from operating activities increased by a record AED 837 million (227.88m) to AED 5.4 billion ($1.47bn).
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Al Hammadi H1 2023 net profit $43.5m
In Q2 2023, net profit jumped 25.7% to $21.8 million.
- The growth was spurred by revenues, which grew by 7.96 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$153 million.
- This was driven by higher revenues reported by Al Hammadi’s medical services and pharmaceutical segments.
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GFH Financial Group Q2 net profit $30m
The net profit increased by 32.74 percent compared to Q2, 2022.
- Total income for the second quarter of 2023 was $86.83 million compared to $56.11 million for the second quarter of 2022, a rise of 54.7Â percent.
- Consolidated net profit for the second quarter was $32.75 million compared with $26.03 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 25.8Â percent.
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NPCC receives award for MERAM project
The award has been received from ADCNOC Gas.
- The project is valued at AED 13 billion and is being led by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in partnership with Técnicas Reunidas.
- MERAM project is expected to increase the recovery of methane from ADNOC Gas's facilities.
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Huawei H1 revenue at US$43.3bn
The firm works to diversify its business operations.
- The Shenzhen-based company has for several years been at the center of an intense tech standoff between China and the US.
- Since 2019, sanctions have cut the company off from global supply chains that gave it access to US-made components and technologies.
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ADNIC net profit $55.64m
The company's insurance revenue reached $582 million.
- Its underwriting profitability was robust with a combined ratio of 87.60% and a net insurance service profit of AED178.1 million.
- Charalampos Mylonas, CEO of ADNIC, said the company was the first amongst our peers to implement IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) as of 1 Jan, 2023.
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EIH gives $27.2m dividend
The company's net profit for H1 2023 stands at US$121.221 million.
- The company's net profit for H1 2023 stands at US$121.221 million, up from US$6.535 million in 2022
- EIH's assets grow from US$21.171 million in H1 2022 to US$607.19 million in the first half of 2023
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QAMCO’s H1 net declines 60.7%
Average selling prices stood at US$2,743 per metric ton.
- Earnings Per Share for QAMCO stands at US$0.0118 as of 30th June 2023, compared to US$0.0302 in 2022.
- Decline in profits is attributed to a 24% drop in average selling prices and a slight decrease in sales volumes
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Alibaba quarterly revenue up 14 percent
Alibaba's revenue amounted to 234.1 billion yuan ($32.5 billion).
- Alibaba's net profit was up 51 percent on-year, reaching 34.3 billion yuan ($4.76bn) during the April-June period
- Alibaba is a key player in China's expansive digital economy and the operator of a major online shopping platform
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SoftBank Group Q1 loss $3bn
The investment giant was hit by a drop in the share prices of major holdings.
- The firm has made huge bets to find and grow hot new tech ventures around the world, but that has left its earnings vulnerable to market forces.
- The company suffered investment losses "due to declines in the share prices of Alibaba, Deutsche Telekom, and T-Mobile US.
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The acquisition of the TV maker is worth $2.3 billion.
- With the all-cash purchase, the US shopping behemoth gains access to Vizio's more than 18 million accounts.
- Vizio is known for what Walmart called "immersive entertainment" through a "customer-centric platform".
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stc 2023 revenues is $19.28bn
Gross profit for 2023 rose 1.1 percent compared to 2022.
- The growth was mainly attributed to the increase in commercial unit revenues by 5.1 percent
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HMG 2023 net profit $544m
The rise was due to the hospitals and pharmacy segments.
- The increase in net profit came as revenues edged up 14.41 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$2.5 billion (SAR 9.5 billion).
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 18.49 percent YoY to US$666 million (SAR 2.5 billion).