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- Group revenue increased by 17% to $11.2 million as a result of improved property market.
- Gross profit improved by $866,000 to $5.4 million.
- Distribution costs increased by $181,000 due to higher advertising expenses for product awareness
- Administrative expenses increased by $321,000 mainly due to employee share option expense and salary increments
- Other charges increased by $130,000 mainly due to impairment of inventories amounting to $163,000
- Although profit before tax increased by $158,000 to $1,317,000, tax expense decreased by 24% to $186,000, due to reduction in corporate tax rate and an increase in the partial tax exemption threshold.
- Consequently, profit after tax increased by 24% to $1,131,000
- Cash and cash equivalents decrease by $570,000 mainly due to payment of dividends
- Inventories increased by $269,000 and short-term borrowings increased by $246,000 mainly due to purchase of goods in anticipation of higher demand
- Trade and other payables decreased by $538,000 mainly due to deposit received utilised by customers
- Barring any unexpected changes in economic conditions, we expect improvement in our revenue over the next 12 months
FINANCIAL RECORDS
Revenue (SGD '000)
Yr 1H 2H Total
2008 11,164
2007 9,542 9,554 19,096
2006 10,634 8,567 19,201
2005 9,600 9,346 18,946
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Earnings (SGD '000)
Yr 1H 2H Total
2008 1,131
2007 914 841 1,755
2006 1,267 890 2,157
2005 1,032 280 1,312
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Dividends
FY Interim Special Final Special (SGD)
2008 0.0080 NA
2007 0.0046125 0.0076875 0.0123 NA
2006 0.0024 0.0040 0.0104 NA
2005 NA NA 0.0056 NA
2004 NA NA 0.0032 NA
2003 NA NA 0.00546 NA
2002 NA NA 0.00546 NA
2001 NA NA 0.00604 NA
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Bonus / Rights / Stock Split
Date Type Details
NA
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Share Data
NAV = $0.1153
EPS = $0.0084 (12M FY07)
Diluted EPS = $0.0082 (12M FY07)
No of Shares = 135,435,00
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ANALYSTS' TARGET PRICES
Broker Recommendation Target Price Date
NA
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