{"id":10069,"date":"2024-08-07T12:18:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T07:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10069"},"modified":"2024-08-07T12:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T07:18:04","slug":"sto-q2-2024-revenue-profit-decline-with-low-tourism-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10069","title":{"rendered":"STO Q2-2024 revenue, profit decline with low tourism activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The State Trading Organization (STO) has reported a decline in its revenue, operating profit, and net profit for the second quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to Shimad Ibrahim, the Managing Director of the country\u2019s largest state-owned enterprise (SOE), this decline is primarily owed to the low tourism activity during the quarter, which coincides with the tourism industry\u2019s low season.<\/p>\n<p>STO generated a revenue of MVR 3.47 billion in the second quarter of this year, which is lower than the quarterly earnings of MVR 4.49 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and a moderate decline from MVR 3.78 billion in Q2-2023.<\/p>\n<p>The operating profit for Q2 this year stood at MVR 203 million, whereas the second-quarter operating profit last year stood at MVR 296 million. The operating profit in the first quarter of this year was MVR 308 million, according to STO Financials.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the net profit of the company saw a decline from MVR 171 million in Q2-2023 to MVR 148 million in the review quarter. The net profit went down from MVR 195 million in the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Shimad also said that this revenue decline is owed to less earnings from fuel, the corporation\u2019s primary business activity, during the review quarter. 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