Aroma posted 1.032 mln leva (527,650 euros) consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2008, down by 12.69% compared to the year-ago period.

The net sales revenue of the company amounted to 9.129 mln leva (4.66 mln euros) in the first three months of 2008, up by 15.09% year on year, Bugarian Stock Exchange (BSE) data show. Aroma's business costs rose by 22.35% to 8.08 mln leva (4.13 mln euros) in the period.

The assets of the company amounted to 40.567 mln leva (20.68 mln euros) as at March 31, 2008, compared to 39.773 mln leva (20.33 mln euros) a year earlier. The receivables of the company totaled на 14.775 mln leva as at the end of March 2008, while its liabilities came to 7.6 mln leva.

Aroma's issued capital stood at 15.492 mln leva (7.92 mln euros), while its equity capital stood at 32.915 mln leva (16.82 mln euros).

The trade in the shares shares issued as part of the capital raise operation of Aroma will kicks off on BSE today.