pre_text: Net profit/(loss) after tax was $(9.8) million (2018: $6.6 million). Non-statutory underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) improved from $62.6 million in FY18 to $85.1 million in FY19. Reconciliation of statutory profit to EBITDA and underlying EBITDA is as follows:
table: 30 June 2019 30 June 2018 Change
table: $’000 $’000 %
table: Net profit/(loss) after tax (9,819) 6,639 (248%)
table: Add: finance costs 54,897 25,803 113%
table: Less: interest income (8,220) (5,778) 42%
table: Add/(less): income tax expense/(benefit) (6,254) 4,252 (247%)
table: Add: depreciation and amortisation 48,442 33,038 47%
table: EBITDA 79,046 63,954 24%
table: Less: gain on extinguishment of B1 lease (1,068) -
table: Less: gain on extinguishment of APDC leases (1,291) -
table: Less: distribution income (1,344) (3,191) (58%)
table: Add: APDC transaction costs 5,459 1,812 201%
table: Add: landholder duty on acquisition of APDC properties 3,498 -
table: Add: Singapore and Japan costs 823 -
table: Underlying EBITDA 85,123 62,575 36%
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the difference in net profit between both FYs?