Kelington Declares Third Interim Dividend, 9M Net Profit Up 26%
Kelington Declares Third Interim Dividend, 9M Net Profit Up 26%
In the third quarter of 2024, the Ultra High Purity ("UHP") division continued to be the Group's primary revenue driver, contributing 68% of total revenue. The Industrial Gases division was the second-largest contributor, representing 12% of total revenue. The General Contracting division accounted for 10%, while Process Engineering contributed 6%. Equipment and Materials comprised the remaining 4% of total revenue for the period.
Kelington Group Berhad reported its third quarter ("3Q2024") and nine months ("9M2024"), with the quarter, recording a revenue of RM307.3 million, versus RM401.8 million in the preceding year's corresponding quarter ("3Q2023"). The lower revenue it said was primarily due to several key projects in Singapore and Malaysia progressing from their accelerated phases to nearing completion.
凱靈頓集團有限公司公佈了其第三季度（「2024年第三季度」）和九個月（「9M2024」），該季度的收入爲30730萬令吉，而去年同期的收入爲40180萬令吉（「2023年第三季度」）。該公司表示，收入減少的主要原因是新加坡和馬來西亞的幾個關鍵項目從加速階段進展到接近完成。
Due to the revaluation of foreign currency balances and receivables as the Ringgit Malaysia strengthened, resulted in a profit attributable to shareholders of RM32.9 million for 3Q2024, compared to RM31.7 million in 3Q 2023.
由於隨着馬來西亞令吉的走強，外幣餘額和應收賬款的重新估值，3Q2024 的股東應占利潤爲3290萬令吉，而2023年第三季度爲3170萬令吉。
The Industrial Gases division maintained its strong performance in 3Q2024, with revenue rising 30.9% YoY to RM39.4 million, driven by robust demand, reflecting sustained market strength.
工業氣體部門在 3Q2024 中保持強勁表現，收入同比增長30.9％，至3940萬令吉，這得益於強勁的需求，反映了持續的市場實力。
In the third quarter of 2024, the Ultra High Purity ("UHP") division continued to be the Group's primary revenue driver, contributing 68% of total revenue. The Industrial Gases division was the second-largest contributor, representing 12% of total revenue. The General Contracting division accounted for 10%, while Process Engineering contributed 6%. Equipment and Materials comprised the remaining 4% of total revenue for the period.
在2024年第三季度，超高純度（「UHP」）部門仍然是集團的主要收入驅動力，貢獻了總收入的68％。工業氣體部門是第二大貢獻者，佔總收入的12％。總承包部門佔10％，而工藝工程部門貢獻了6％。設備和材料佔該期間總收入的剩餘4％。
Revenue from China increased to RM78.8 million in 3Q2024, representing a significant 22.3% growth compared to RM64.5 million in the same period last year. This strong performance was primarily driven by the award of several substantial Ultra High Purity (UHP) projects in the second half of 2023 and the first half of 2024, reflecting the sustained demand in the region.
3Q2024 來自中國的收入增加到7880萬令吉，與去年同期的6450萬令吉相比，增長了22.3％。這一強勁表現主要是由2023年下半年和2024年上半年批准的幾個大型超高純度（UHP）項目推動的，這反映了該地區的持續需求。
In 9M2024, Kelington achieved a net profit of RM84.4 million on the back of revenue of RM967.8 million. This represents a year-over-year ("YoY") net profit growth of 26.1% compared to RM66.9 million in 9MFY23.
在 9M2024 中，凱靈頓憑藉96780萬令吉的收入實現了8440萬令吉的淨利潤。這意味着，與 9MFY23 的6690萬令吉相比，淨利潤同比（「同比」）增長了26.1％。
During the quarter, the Group has proposed a third interim tax-exempt dividend of 2 sen per ordinary share for the financial year ending 31 December 2024 ("FY2024"), totalling RM13.8 million which will be paid on 23 December 2024. This brings the total dividend declared in FY2024 to 6 sen per ordinary share, equivalent to RM43.8 million. This represents a 52% payout of Kelington's 9MFY24 net profit.
在本季度，集團提議在截至2024年12月31日的財政年度（「2024財年」）派發第三次中期免稅股息，每股普通股2先令，總額爲1380萬令吉，將於2024年12月23日支付。這使在 FY2024 中宣佈的每股普通股股息總額達到6仙，相當於4380萬令吉。這相當於凱靈頓 9MFY24 淨利潤的52％的支出。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
