Saturday, October 20, 2007

GuocoLand Reports 240% Jump In Q1 Profits To S$27.7m

Source : Channel NewsAsia, 19 October 2007

GuocoLand has reported a 240 percent jump in first quarter profits from a year ago.

The property developer booked earnings of S$27.7 million for the three months to September, fuelled mainly by property development projects in China.

The company also achieved a 117 percent improvement in revenue to S$191 million.

Other income increased from S$9 million to nearly S$16 million, as a result of foreign exchange gains from the revaluation of US dollar bank loans.

However, finance costs were also up - by 74 percent to S$13 million.

This was due to an increase in bank loans and convertible bonds. - CNA/ms

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