BJC reported a summary of its reviewed quarterly financial statements as follows: (in thousands) Ending March 31 1st Quarter 1996 1995 BJC Net Profit 132,631 102,871 EPS (Baht) 2.30 1.78 Berli Jucker Plc clarified that the over 20% increase of the net profit for the first quarter of 1996 compared to the same period of last year were due to the following reasons: 1) The company had lower interest expense as an effective management of loan in US Dollar resulted in a gain from foreign exchange. 2) The company had higher revenue from sales especially consumer products.