Keyfield International Surges With Record Profits, Declares Generous Dividend
Keyfield International Surges With Record Profits, Declares Generous Dividend
Dato' Darren Kee Chit Huei, Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Keyfield, commented, "Our solid financial results for 2Q2024 reflect the success of our strategic fleet expansion and our commitment to operational excellence. With recent additions to our fleet, including Keyfield Itqan and Aulia, we are well-positioned to continue delivering value to our stakeholders."Keyfield International Berhad ("Keyfield") has announced impressive financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2024 ("2Q2024"). The company recorded a profit after tax and minority interests (PATAMI) of RM70.0 million for 2Q2024, marking a significant increase of 131.8% compared to the same period last year. For the year-to-date ending 30 June 2024, PATAMI surged by 166.8% to RM100.3 million. This performance has seen Keyfield achieve 95.1% of its full-year 2023 PATAMI in just six months.
Keyfield International Berhad（"Keyfield"）爲截至2024年6月30日（"2Q2024"）的第二季度宣佈了令人矚目的財務業績。該公司在2Q2024錄得7千萬令吉的稅後利潤和少數股東權益（PATAMI），較去年同期大幅增長131.8%。截至2024年6月30日的年初至今，PATAMI激增166.8%，達到1億零300萬令吉。這一業績使Keyfield在短短六個月內完成了全年2023年PATAMI的95.1%。
Keyfield's strong performance is attributed to a rise in revenue from both its own vessels and third-party vessels segments. The company's utilisation rate for its own vessels reached 96.9% in 2Q2024, up from 93.8% in 2Q2023. Average daily charter rates also increased during this period, reflecting robust demand and tight supply conditions.
Keyfield強勁的業績歸因於其自有船舶和第三方船舶細分領域收入的增長。該公司自有船舶的利用率在2Q2024達到96.9%，較2Q2023的93.8%上升。平均日租金費率在此期間也有所增加，反映出旺盛的需求和供應狀況緊張。
To meet excess demand, Keyfield significantly increased its use of third-party vessels, with the number of chartered days rising to 733 in 2Q2024 from 285 days in the previous year. Notably, the number of chartered days for third-party Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels rose to 400 days in 2Q2024 from 146 days in 2Q2023. This growth follows Keyfield's acquisition of the PETRONAS SWEC Code for AHTS in December 2022 and its appointment as a Panel Contractor for AHTS in April 2024.
爲了滿足過剩的需求，Keyfield大幅增加了對第三方船舶的使用，包括租船日數從上一年的285天升至2Q2024的733天。值得注意的是，第三方拖船（AHTS）租賃日數在2Q2024從2Q2023的146天上升至400天。這一增長是繼Keyfield於2022年12月收購AHTS的PETRONAS SWEC代碼以及於2024年4月被任命爲AHTS帆板承包商之後實現的。
Dato' Darren Kee Chit Huei, Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Keyfield, commented, "Our solid financial results for 2Q2024 reflect the success of our strategic fleet expansion and our commitment to operational excellence. With recent additions to our fleet, including Keyfield Itqan and Aulia, we are well-positioned to continue delivering value to our stakeholders."
Keyfield的集團首席執行官兼執行董事Dato' Darren Kee Chit Huei評論說："我們2Q2024的堅實財務業績反映了我們戰略性擴張船隊和致力於卓越運營的成功。隨着我們的船隊的最新補充，包括Keyfield Itqan和Aulia，我們有能力繼續爲利益相關者提供價值。"
Keyfield's remaining order book as of 30 June 2024 stands at RM619.1 million, with RM337.5 million allocated for the remaining six months of financial year 2024. The company remains cautiously optimistic about capitalising on the industry upcycle, given the scarcity of suitable vessels for offshore operations.
截至2024年6月30日，Keyfield的剩餘訂單簿爲61910萬令吉，其中爲2024年財年的剩餘六個月分配了33750萬令吉。鑑於離岸作業合適船舶的稀缺性，該公司對利用行業復甦感到謹慎樂觀。
The company has declared a second interim dividend of 3.0 sen per ordinary share, amounting to RM24.0 million, to be paid on 13 September 2024. This represents a payout ratio of 34.3% for 2Q2024, surpassing the Group's target payout ratio of 20%. To date, Keyfield has declared a total dividend of 4.0 sen per share for the financial year ending 31 December 2024, amounting to RM32.0 million.
該公司宣佈第二次中期股息爲普通股每股3.0仙，總額爲2400萬令吉，將在2024年9月13日支付。這代表2Q2024的支付比率爲34.3%，超過集團20%的目標支付比率。迄今爲止，Keyfield已宣佈2024年12月31日結束的財年的每股普通股票分紅總額爲4.0仙，共計3200萬令吉。
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