Press Metal Annual Report 2024

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad SECTION 6 • FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 290 Notes to the Financial Statements 22. PROFIT BEFORE TAX Group Company 2024 RM’000 2023 RM’000 2024 RM’000 2023 RM’000 Profit before tax is arrived at after charging/ crediting: Auditors’ remunerations Audit fees: - KPMG PLT 1,665 1,587 345 325 - Overseas affiliates of KPMG PLT 217 100 - - - Other auditors 1,064 867 - - Non-audit fees: - KPMG PLT 315 67 25 22 - Local affiliates of KPMG PLT 617 505 - - - Other professional audit firms 1,231 703 - - Material expenses Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 731,474 654,911 14 10 Depreciation of right-of-use assets 31,864 30,326 - - Depreciation of investment properties 1,582 1,558 - - Property, plant and machineries written off due to fire incident 129,748 - - - Property, plant and machineries written off 28,838 20,116 - - Personnel expenses (including key management personnel): - Contributions to Employees’ Provident Fund 29,853 29,348 3,621 3,247 - Wages, salaries and others 499,067 483,437 43,218 37,120 Realised foreign exchange loss 137,107 35,964 9,168 31,513 Material income Insurance compensation received and receivable 127,542 - - - Dividend income from subsidiaries - - 576,000 692,400 Dividend income from an associate - - 119,831 43,470

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