Crown Asia Chemicals Corp. said profit for the first quarter of the year reached P45.43 million, up 6 percent from the prior year’s P42.66 million.
Revenues amounted to P320.75 million, down 5 percent from P338.52 million last year, due to strict government safety guidelines against the new coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic that led to a more than two months of lockdown.
The company closed the period with a cash position of P60.63 million, up 7.39 percent from P56.46 million last year as the company opted to defer payment to suppliers due to the ECQ.
Inventories stood at 465.97 million, down 6.05 percent from P495.99 million, attributed to lesser raw materials and supplies purchases and no manufacturing operations starting March 17, 2020.