May 7 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) [BUL:BSO] said that it has turned to a non-consolidated net loss of 108,000 levs ($61,800/55,200 euro) in the first quarter of 2019 from a net profit of 518,000 levs a year earlier.
BSE's net sales revenue rose to 455,000 levs in the first three months of 2019 from 442,000 levs in the same period of last year, the stock exchange operator said in an interim financial statement last week.
Revenue from trading fees increased to 150,000 levs in the review period from 145,000 a year earlier, while revenue from registration fees edged down to 114,000 levs from 115,000 levs.
Revenue from provision of information services grew to 133,000 levs in the January-March period from 122,000 levs in the comparable period of 2018.
The company did not book income from sale of financial assets in the first three months of the year, versus income of 589,000 from such activities in the like period of 2018.
BSE's operating expenses increased to 572,000 levs in the period under review from 531,000 levs in the prior-year period.
Personnel costs edged up to 300,000 levs from 285,000 levs a year earlier, while expenses for hired services rose to 221,000 levs from 205,000 levs.
Founded in 1995, BSE is the only functioning stock exchange in Bulgaria.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)