[NSC] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

Announcement Date
02-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 2,392,000 2,303,000 2,257,000 2,155,000 2,154,000 1,961,000 1,949,000 14.67%
PBT 589,000 466,000 504,000 441,000 475,000 277,000 375,000 35.23%
Tax 214,000 161,000 142,000 140,000 51,000 83,000 111,000 55.08%
NP 375,000 305,000 362,000 301,000 424,000 194,000 264,000 26.44%
Tax Rate -36.33% -34.55% -28.17% -31.75% -10.74% -29.96% -29.60% -
Total Cost 2,017,000 1,998,000 1,895,000 1,854,000 1,730,000 1,767,000 1,685,000 12.77%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 15.68 13.24 16.04 13.97 19.68 9.89 13.55 10.25%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 0.91 0.74 0.88 0.74 1.05 0.48 0.65 25.22%
EPS Diluted 0.89 0.72 0.88 0.73 1.04 0.47 0.65 23.37%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ & YoY figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.