Monday, May 23, 2011

Favelle Favco 1Q net profit up 13.5% to RM3.86m

KUALA LUMPUR: Crane manufacturer FAVELLE FAVCO BHD [] reported a 13.5% increase in earnings to RM3.86 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM3.40 million a year ago mainly due to higher sales.

It said on Monday, May 23 that revenue rose 13.6% to RM85.18 million from RM74.95 million while earnings per share were 2.18 sen versus 1.97 sen. It had cash and cash equivalents of RM103.03 million as at March 31.

'As at May 19, 2011, outstanding order book of the group is RM496.4 million of which majority is from oil and gas cranes for the offshore oil and gas exploration and production activities. Remaining are from the shipyard, CONSTRUCTION [] and wind turbine industry.

'The group will continue to execute and deliver its existing order book secured in hand. However the outlook remains challenging. We foresee our group maintaining market share from our customers,' it said.

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