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Metro Holdings M01 1.65%announced that its FY2023 end-March earnings are up 6.1% y-o-y to $25.2 million. This is on the back of revenue growing 16.7% y-oy- to $117.2 million, up from $100.5 million in the previous year, mostly due to increased sales at Metro Paragon and Metro Causeway Point Metro Causeway Point, two department stores that are located in Singapore. The increase in revenue was partially due to lower revenues in the property division due to the lower selling of property rights to homes being developed properties situated in Bekasi in Jakarta and Bintaro, Jakarta.

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The property division recorded lower revenues in the range of $0.7 millions to $13.2 million for FY2023, compared to $13.9 million recorded in FY2022 mostly due to lower sales of property rights to housing developments properties situated in Bekasi as well as Bintaro, Jakarta. Revenues generated from GIE Tower, Guangzhou, has increased slightly by $6.3 million during FY2022 and $6.4 million for FY2023.

The FY2023 financial year, the firm reported a greater contribution of $11.7 million from investment properties of joint ventures and associates located in China with less rent rebates and waivers given to tenants as a result of China’s Covid-19 lockdowns as well as an absence of a one-time impairment charge of $36.3 million on the amount that associates owe.

However the group’s FY2023 earnings were impacted by a portion of joint ventures and associates’ losses in the amount of $9.7 million in investment properties that are located in China as well as Australia during FY2023, in contrast to a share of fair value gains that was $4.4 millions in FY2022, which is a greater net loss of fair value on short and long-term investments and lower dividends from long-term investments.

Based on a 2HFY2023 perspective it were 6.1% higher y-o-y at $63.4 million, and profits increased 54.0% higher at $8.3 million compared to $5.4 million the year before.

At the end of March the cash equivalents and cash were as $329.3 million.

The company has announced the final dividend amounting to 2.0 cents. It also declared an extra yield in the amount of 0.25 cent. This is a payout ratio in the range of 74.1%.

Winston Choo, chairman of Metro states: “”Metro will continue to build our real estate portfolio in a resilient sector as well as in our most important countries as well as along with Strategic Partners.”

Metro shares Metro was last was traded at 60 cents on the 25th of May.

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Boustead Projects AVM 0.00%has reported profits that were $10.7 million for the 2HFY2023 that ended in March. This was up to 97% year-over-year due to the higher gross profits and other earnings and an unanticipated gain from the sale of a subsidiary as well as lower overhead costs.

Revenues for the period were 4% more than y-o-y, at $166.2 million, due to the higher revenues from the engineering and construction (E&C) company, which was partially compensated by less revenue contribution from its real property business.

In the year-end the company posted profits in the range of $18.35 million, an increase of to 62% year-over-year. The total revenue decreased by 16% from a year ago to $284 million due to less revenue of E&C E&C business in the 1HFY2023 period as well as lower contribution to the real estate industry.

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The current backlog of orders for Boustead Project is as high at $402 million. This is backed by the signing of new contracts worth $401 million in FY2023and led by a record-setting $300 million design and build contract for a fully integrated logistics, manufacturing and office building in Singapore.

In light of the volatile and uncertain future, Boustead Projects recognises the importance of leveraging the synergies and strengths from the Boustead Singapore Group F9D 1.26%, says the executive vice chairman Wong Yu Wei.

“Following an unconditionally offered offer that Boustead Singapore and concert parties have further consolidated their interest, which increased from 73.98% at the end of FY2022, to 95.5% by the end of FY2023. Our board has learned the fact that Boustead Singapore continues to explore several options to eventually remove it from the market and privatize Boustead Projects, according to their stated plans.

“Notwithstanding all this Boustead Projects’ management will continue to concentrate on the execution of the company’s business plans as they were previously outlined,” he adds.

Boustead Projects is proposing a final dividend of 0.7 cents per share as well as a an additional special dividend amounting to 0.7 cents for each share.

The shares of Boustead Projects were suspended since March 28, the day after the end of Boustead Singapore’s offering.

The shares in Boustead Singapore closed at an unaffected 79.5 cents on the 25th of May.