Clarification of the operating result for the year 2006
27 กุมภาพันธ์ 2550
Ref. WORK 002/2007
February 27, 2007
Re : Clarification of the operating result for the year
ended December 31, 2006
To : President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
("The Company") is pleased to submit herewith the consolidated
and company financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The operating results compared to the year
ended December 31, 2005 are as follows:
The operating performance of the company and its
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2006 showed the
net profit of 304.88 Million Baht which increased by 2.50 Million
Baht when compared to 302.38 Million Baht of the year
ended December 31, 2005, or increased by 0.83%. The main reasons
of such increase are as follow:
Revenue
For the total revenues of 2006 were 1,327.63 Million Baht
that were generated from four types of business which were
Television Business of 1,184.56 Million Baht, Publishing Business
of 34.73 Million Baht, Animation and Computer Graphic Business
of 34.73 Million Baht, and Motion Picture Business of 67.07
Million Baht. The proportion of each business type's revenue to
total revenue was 89%, 3%, 2% and 5%, respectively. The total
revenues were increased by 17.2 % from the same period of
year 2005 which were 1,132 Million Baht. The performance
summary of each business is as following:
Television Business
The revenue from Television Business of year 2006 was
1,184.56 Million Baht which was increased by 10.37% from the
same period of last year which was 1,073.29 Million Baht.
The increase of revenue was from two additional programs:
World Cup Mania, and One night Genius.
Publishing Business
The revenue from Publishing Business of year 2006 was
34.73 Million Baht which was increased by 3.98% from the
same period of year 2005 which was 33.4 Million Baht.
The increase of revenue was from the new monthly magazine,
"Sarn Katoon", which was introduced in the beginning of year
2006 and 12 new pocket books.
Animation and Computer Graphic Business
The Animation and Computer Graphic business's revenue of
Year 2006 was 23.07 Million Baht. It was dramatically increased
by 106.54% from the same period of last year which was 11.6
Million Baht. The increase of revenue was from the increased
of Computer Graphic Production fee from many movies, and the
additional production fee from Advertising Agency for creating
TV Commercial advertisements.
Motion Picture Business
The company invested in the Motion Business at the end of
the year 2005, the revenue was 67.07 Million Baht from the first
movie "Nong Teng: The Golden Mountain Gangster"
Cost of Productions
In year 2006, the total cost of productions was 609.03
Million Baht which was increased by 25.92% from the same period
of last year which was 483.68 Million Baht. The summary of cost
in each business is as following:
Television Business
The cost of Television Business of Year 2006 was
551.3 Million Baht which was increased by 19.15% from the
same period of last year which was 462.69 Million Baht.
The increase of Cost was mainly from the increasing of air time
rental fee.
Publishing Business
The cost of Publishing Business of Year 2006 was
17.35 Million Baht which was increased by 11.64% from the same
period of last year which was 15.54 Million Baht. The increase
of cost was from the new monthly magazine and pocket books.
Animation and Computer Graphic Business
The cost of Animation and Computer Graphic business of
Year 2006 was 10.85 Million Baht which was increased by 99.44 %
from the same period of last year which was 5.4 Million Baht.
The increase of cost was the same direction as the revenue.
Motion Picture Business
The cost of Motion Picture Business was 29.52 Million Baht.
The Selling and Administration Expense
In year 2006, the selling and administration expense was
295.12 Million Baht, increased by 21.47% from the same period
of last year which was 242.96 Million Baht. The growth of expense
was resulted from the increase of selling expense and employee
salary to serve company's business expansion.
Dividend Payment
The Board of Director approved the 2nd interim dividend
payment for the year 2006. According to company performance's
last six months of year 2006, the company has allocated dividend
payment of 110 Million Baht or equal to 0.55 Baht per share.
The total dividend payment of year 2006 was 230 Million Baht
accounting of 75% of Net Profit or equal to 1.15 Baht per share.
For the first dividend payment of year 2006, the total amount
was 120 Million Baht or equal to 0.60 Baht per share.
Please be informed accordingly
Best Regards,
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
(Mr. Kanchit Kawachat)
Executive Vice President-Finance