Almarai Company achieved net profits of SR 197.4 million in the first quarter of this year 2009, compared to SR 162.2 million in the same quarter of the previous year, showing a rise of 21.7 percent. In a statement released here today, the Company said that the net profits of the first quarter were less by 9.94 percent in comparison to an amount of SR 219.2 million in the fourth quarter in 2008.