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In 2022, the STI Group had an increase in financial    4.2 Financial Position Analysis

          expenses of 1.78 million baht, or an increase of 15.96 percent      Assets
          compared to 2021. This is mainly due to financial expenses       The STI Group had total assets as at December 31,
          from short-term loans for liquidity management and long-term   2021 - 2022 in the amounts of 1,946.37 million baht and
          loans for investments in AEC businesses. Interest expenses   2,142.38 million baht, respectively. It consists of current

          on borrowings will vary according to changes in borrowings   assets of 1,344.76 million baht and 1,598.83 million baht,
          from financial institutions of the STI Group, comprising bank   respectively, or 69.09 percent and 74.63 percent of total
          overdrafts and short-term from banks and long-term     assets each year. In addition, there were non-current assets
          borrowings from financial institutions.                of 601.61 million baht and 543.55 million baht, respectively,

              While the interest expense from the lease will vary    representing 30.91 percent and 25.37 percent of total assets
          according to the lease liabilities of the STI Group, consisting   each year. The details of each important item are as follows:
          of the liabilities under the right-of-use lease and the hire     Cash and Cash Equivalents

          purchase of assets of the STI Group, in 2022, interest expenses       The STI Group had cash and cash equivalents as at
          from lease liabilities for the STI Group decreased by 0.22   December 31, 2021 - 2022 , in the amounts of 23.22 million
          million baht, or 7.48  percent, compared to the previous year.  baht and 94.13 million baht, or representing 1.19 percent and

             Profit for the Year and Profit Margin for the Year on   4.39 percent of total assets, respectively. The changes
          Total Revenue                                          in cash and cash equivalents can be considered from the
                                                                 summary table of the cash flow statement as follows:
             The STI Group has a profit for the years 2021 - 2022, in
          the amount of 167.96 million baht and 169.13  million baht,   Summary of the Cash Flow Statement of the STI Group
          respectively, an increase of 1.17 million baht or a 0.70 percent   For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 - 2022
          increase compared to 2021. This corresponds to an increase                         Consolidated Financial

          in gross profit of 31.27 million baht this year, while the     (Unit : Million Baht)   Statements for the Year Ended
          STI  Group has an increase in administrative and financial                       December      December
          expenses of 24.53 million baht and 1.78 million baht,                            31, 2021       31, 2022
          respectively. As a result, profit for the year increased by that     Net cash flows from   41.54   132.35
          amount this year. In 2022, the STI Group's profit margin for     (used in) operating

          the year was 9.70 percent, a slight increase compared to the     activities
          previous year's profit margin for the year of 9.64 percent.    Net cash flows from   24.12       (20.89)
             Net Profit and Net Profit Margin Attributable to Equity     (used in) investment

          Holders of the Company                                   activities
                                                                   Net cash flows from     (118.54)        (40.55)
              In 2022, the STI Group had a profit attributable to      (used in) financing

          equity holders of the Company (net profit) of 145.57 million    activities
          baht, an increase of 1.14 million baht or an increase of 0.79    Net increase (decrease)   (52.88)   70.91
          percent compared to the previous year of non-controlling     in cash and cash
          interests in the subsidiary in the amount of 23.56 million baht     equivalents
          which is profit attributable to non-controlling interests in AEC       Cash and cash equivalents   76.10  23.22

          subsidiaries. The STI Group has a net profit margin of 8.35     at the beginning of the year
          percent in 2022, a slight increase compared to the net      Cash and cash equivalents    23.22    94.13
                                                                   of subsidiaries at the
          profit margin of 8.29 percent in the previous year.       acquisition date





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