Egypt: Utopia's net profits shrink 86.7% YoY in H1 2025
Revenues amounted to EGP 5.506 million at the end of June 2025, an annual fall when compared with EGP 19.880 million.
In the first six months of 2025, the earnings per share (EPS) retreated to EGP 0.49 from EGP 3.75 in H1 2024.
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