The earnings per share (EPS) during the six months ended June 30, 2009 was SR 0.28 compared to EPS of SR 4.82 during the same period in 2008. 6- The gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was SR 9.84 billion compared to SR 28.64 billion for the same period in 2008, a decline of 66 percent. 7- The income from main operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was SR 4.46 billion compared to SR 23.03 billion for the same period in 2008, a decline of 81 percent. The decline of the net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same quarter of 2008 is due the sharp decline in the prices of petrochemicals, plastics and metals owing to the global financial and economic crises. Corporate income remarkably improved compared to the income in the first quarter of 2009 due to improvement in prices of some products. --MORE
