Earnings of PRAN, RFL up

The two sister concerns of PRAN-RFL Group, a local industrial conglomerate, reported higher earnings per share (EPS) in the first three months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the last year.

EPS of Agricultural Marketing Company Limited (PRAN) stood at Tk 2.16 in the Jul-Sep’21 period of FY22 , up from Tk 1.95 recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year, said the company in filing with the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday.

The EPS of Rangpur Foundry Limited (RFL) stood at Tk1.14, slightly up from Tk 1.13 during the period.

According to the unaudited report of PRAN, the net asset value (NAV) per share was Tk 86.33 as of September 30, 2021. Each share of the company, which was listed on the DSE in 1996, closed at Tk 220.10 on the day. The company had disbursed 32 per cent cash dividend for five years from 2015 to 2020.

The company was listed on the DSE in 1999. The share price closed at Tk129 on the day. The company disbursed a 23 per cent cash dividend for three years from 2017 to 2020.

The company’s paid-up capital is Tk10 crore. The EPS is the company’s profit allocated to each share of a listed firm, indicating a company’s profitability.