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Tuan Sing Q2 profit plunges 63%; revenue down 17%

TUAN Sing Group’s second-quarter net profit fell 63 per cent to $3.5 million from $9.5 million a year ago. Revenue fell 17 per cent to $54.9 million from $66.1 million, due to lower revenue from its property, industrial services and retail business segments.

‘Operating conditions for the rest of the year are likely to remain challenging,’ the group said in its statement yesterday.

For the half year, net profit plunged 72 per cent to $4.3 million from $15.4 million, as revenue sank 36 per cent to $84.5 million.

Tuan Sing’s property segment posted a 96 per cent plunge in net profit to $0.6 million, as revenue fell 50 per cent to $18.9 million for the six months ended June 30. This was due to lower development property sales, and the group said that though rental income increased, the additional costs of $3.1 million due to the acquisition of Katong Mall Continue reading

Property launches here see sustained interest

Property launches again attracted strong interest at the weekend – days after the government warned buyers against over-committing themselves.

‘Our ground checks last weekend revealed that buyers continued to throng showflats,’ DMG & Partners Securities analyst Brandon Lee said in a note yesterday.

TID – a joint venture between Hong Leong Group and Japan-listed developer Mitsui Fudosan – has sold all 297 units at Optima@Tanah Merah since the public preview began on Thursday last week. Buyers include HDB flat owners and private property owners, who took up the units at an average price of about $810 per sq ft. Continue reading