Hayat Pharmaceutical Industries Co announced that its profits increased by 1.86% to JOD 1.015 million in the first half of 2014 compared with JOD 1.034 million in the same period of 2013.

Earnings per share kept flat at JOD 0.11 in H1-14.

Total profits from sales declined by 1.97% to JOD 3.46 million in the first half this year compared with JOD 3.53 million in the first half last year. Sales declined by 2.12% to JOD 5.05 million this year against JOD 5.16 million last year.

The company’s profits jumped in the second quarter this year by 99.3% to JOD 645.58 thousand compared with JOD323.9 thousand in the same quarter of 2013.