Business April 30, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) net profit increased to Rs8.720 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, translating into earnings per share (EPS) of Rs18.57, a bourse filing said on Thursday. The company had posted a loss of Rs3.426 billion with loss per share of Rs7.30 during the same quarter last fiscal. There was no announcement of cash back. The company’s 9MFY21 profit surged 506 percent to Rs18.242 billion during the nine-month period ended March 31, 2021, from Rs3.008 billion during the same period last fiscal. The EPS stood at Rs38.86 during July-March 2020/21, compared to Rs6.41 during the same period last fiscal.