Following the announcement of its 2008 half-yearly results, Tamweel management issued the following guidance for the financial year 2008:
- Revenue for H2 08 is expected to be in range of AED 725 million to AED 810 million and for full year 2008 is expected to be in range of AED 1.4 billion to AED 1.5 billion.
- Net profit for H2 08 is expected to be in range of AED 435 million to AED 455 million and for full year 2008 is expected to be in range of AED 825 million to AED 850 million.
- Basic earning per share is expected to be in range of AED 0.82 to AED 0.84 per share for year 2008.
- Total assets are expected to be in the reach range of AED 13 billion to AED 13.5 billion by end of 2008 in Islamic and financing assets are expected to be in range of AED 10.6 billion to AED 11.1 billion by end of 2008
Commenting on the guidance, Wasim Saifi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Tamweel said: "During the first half of the year 2008, Tamweel has witnessed an increase of 68 per cent in financing assets, growing phenomenally over the past few years. Furthermore, the company managed to maintain a healthy pipeline of financing commitments at AED 4.43 billion. Accumulated financing assets under service stand in excess of AED 13.64 billion and is expected to grow at the same pace in the second half of 2008. The net profit for the second half of 2008 is expected to grow at 15 per cent over the first half of the year."
In the first half of 2008, Tamweel recorded net profits of AED 387.3 million, an increase of 259 per cent compared to AED 108.03 million in the first half of 2007. Net profits for the second quarter of 2008 touched AED 210.95 million, an increase of 266 per cent from AED 57.56 million in the second quarter of 2007.
Income from Islamic financing and investing assets in the first half of 2008 increased to AED 350.28 million, up 151 per cent compared to AED 139.72 million in the first half of 2007. Income from Islamic financing and investing assets increased to AED 210.77 million in the second quarter of 2008, up 169 per cent compared to AED 78.49 million in the corresponding period in 2007.
Islamic financing and investing assets in the first half of 2008 increased to AED 8.74 billion, an increase of 68 per cent compared to AED 5.22 billion at year end 2007.