Section 2.1PERFORMANCE REVIEW – MEDIA PRIMA GROUP6
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS YTD Q3 2012RM '000%YTD SEPT 2012 YTD SEPT 2011 CHANGEA B A - BGROSS REVENUE 1,443,524 1,427,198 1NET REVENUE 1,220,118 1,193,329 2ROYALTIES (2,658) (2,717) 2NET REVENUE AFTER ROYALTIES 1,217,460 1,190,612 2DIRECT COSTS (416,269) (399,810) (4)CONTRIBUTION 801,191 790,802 1OTHER INCOME 11,347 17,880 (37)OVERHEADS (535,693) (531,904) (1)EBITDA 276,845 276,778 0FINANCE COSTS (22,035) (25,035) 12DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (73,828) (73,090) (1)PROFIT BEFORE ASSOCIATE 180,982 178,653 1SHARE OF ASSOCIATE'S RESULTS 4,671 2,172 >100PROFIT BEFORE TAX 185,653 180,825 3TAXATION (47,391) (46,358) (2)PROFIT AFTER TAX 138,262 134,467 3MINORITY INTEREST (1,536) (1,764) (13)NET GAINS FROM SUBSIDIARIES FOR SALE - (153) (100)GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARY ACQUIRED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SALE - 54 (100)PATAMI 136,726 132,604 3EBITDA margin % 23% 23%PATAMI margin % 11% 11%Effective Tax Rate % 25.5% 25.6%7