ANNUAL REPORT

2022

ABOUT US

Pakistan Oxygen is a market leader in industrial and medical gases, medical engineering and pipeline design services, medical equipment, and welding products along with associated solutions. The Company has a 87 years' legacy of trust, quality, and reliability.

To accelerate growth, the Company's Board of Directors has approved significant capital investments in new plants and machinery. This is testament to our commitment towards expanding our production capabilities and footprint across the country. New projects nearing commissioning include Pakistan's largest and most advanced Air Separation Unit at Karachi. Work on the Company's fifth Air Separation Unit has also commenced in the KPK province. With these expansions, the Company is poised to more than double its production capacity of industrial and medical gases. A new state-of-the-art electrodes manufacturing plant has been commissioned. These enhanced manufacturing capabilities will help us fulfill our promise of reliable supply of high quality products and services to our customers.

The talented pool of people working at Pakistan Oxygen is its greatest asset. Dedicated professionals work round-the-clock to enhance customer's value-chains, exploring ideas and new gas applications to support customer's growth and efficiency ambitions. Banking on the strength and resilience of our people and growing infrastructure, we are poised for unprecedented growth because we are "A Company Moving Forward".

CONTENTS

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Statement of Changes in Equity

70

Company's Legacy

06

Notes to the Financial Statements

7 1

Principles

07

BOC Pakistan (Private) Limited

103

PRODUCT AND SERVICES INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Supporting the Growth of Industries

08

Shareholders' Information (English)

104

Quality Products

08

Shareholders' Information (Urdu)

105

Safety

08

Pattern of Shareholding

106

A Legacy of Trust

1 0

Categories of Shareholders

107

Services

1 0

Notice of AGM (English)

108

One Company Countless Solutions

1 2

Notice of AGM (Urdu)

114

Sustainability at Pakistan Oxygen

1 4

Ballot Paper (English)

Products and Services

1 8

Ballot Paper (Urdu)

Form of Proxy (English)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Form of Proxy (Urdu)

Company Information

20

Profile of the Directors

22

Chairman's Review Report (English)

28

Chairman's Review Report (Urdu)

31

Directors' Report (English)

32

Directors' Report (Urdu)

42

Management Team

43

Corporate Governance

44

Statement of Compliance with the Code of

Corporate Governance

5 1

Review Report to the Members on Statement

of Compliance

53

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Ten-year Financial Review

54

Vertical and Horizontal Analysis

56

Key Financial Data

58

Statement of Value Added

59

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Auditors' Report

60

Statement of Profit or Loss

66

Statement of Comprehensive Income

67

Statement of Financial Position

68

Statement of Cash Flows

69

02 Pakistan Oxygen Annual Report 2022

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Rupees in '000)

2022

2021

Net sales

7,296,365

7,005,454

Cost of sales

(5,971,915)

(5,645,005)

Gross profit

1,324,450

1,360,449

Distribution and marketing expenses

(329,041)

(302,261)

Administrative expenses

(295,854)

(265,258)

Other operating expenses

(59,811)

(76,167)

(684,706)

(643,686)

Operating profit before other income

639,744

716,763

Other income

44,708

36,059

Operating profit

684,452

752,822

Finance cost

(209,043)

(119,317)

Profit before taxation

475,409

633,505

Taxation

(55,359)

(182,401)

Profit for the year

420,050

451,104

(Restated)

Earnings per share - basic and diluted (Rupees)

7.17

7.70

Total Number of employees at year end

144

151

Pakistan Oxygen Annual Report 2022 03

This is an excerpt of the original content. To continue reading it, access the original document here.

Attachments

  • Original Link
  • Original Document
  • Permalink

Disclaimer

Linde Pakistan Ltd. published this content on 04 April 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 04 April 2023 07:06:06 UTC.