Consolidated profit of Neochim (

) for the Jan - Sept 2007 period drops to 1.3 mln leva (around 664 thousand euros), against 2.653 mln leva(1.356 mln euros) a year ago. Non-consolidated profit for the first nine months of the year stood at 1.9 mln leva (around 871 thousand euros).

The Dimitrovgrad-based company's revenues came to 150.26 mln leva (76.826 mln euros) for the period, versus 139.31 mln leva (71.228 mln euros) a year ago.

Consolidated costs are also rising, from 136.66 mln leva to 148.73 mln leva for the period concerned.

460 shares changed hands on the position today with almost no change in price.

The stock has added some 55% on the BSE in the past six months.