Batu Kawan Full Year Profit Down 40%, Records Loss In Q4
Batu Kawan Full Year Profit Down 40%, Records Loss In Q4
Manufacturing's profit dipped 57.2% to RM168.59 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM394.29 million) on the back of 8.7% lower revenue at RM18.77 billion (Todate 4Q2023: RM20.56 billion). Despite better profit from the Oleochemical sub-segment, this segment's todate profit was lower mainly due to higher loss reported by the non-oleochemical sub-segment coupled with losses from refineries and kernel crushing plant operations. Chlor-alkali sub-segment's profit was 39.1% lower largely from lower selling prices and sales volumes coupled with higher production cost.
Batu Kawan's pre-tax profit for the current quarter improved to RM200.46 million (4Q2023: RM185.73 million) despite revenue being marginally lower at RM5.88 billion (4Q2023: RM6.00 billion). However, the group slips into the red for the quarter registering a loss of RM19 million versus of RM52 million in profits for the fourth quarter.
Batu Kawan的本季度稅前利潤提高至20046萬林吉特(2023年第四季度：18573萬林吉特)，儘管營業收入略有下降至58.8億林吉特(2023年第四季度：60億林吉特)。然而，該集團在本季度出現虧損，虧損爲1900萬林吉特，而去年第四季度的利潤爲5200萬林吉特。
For the full year, the group recorded revenue of RM23 billion slightly lower compared to 2023, full profit came in at RM298 million which was substantially lower from RM490 million in the previous year.
整個年度，該集團的營業收入爲230億林吉特，與2023年相比略低，全年利潤爲29800萬林吉特，遠低於前一年的49000萬林吉特。
Plantation's profit was up 39.9% to RM1.65 billion (Todate 4Q2023: RM1.18 million) from higher CPO and PK sales volumes coupled coupled with stronger CPO and PK selling prices realised. The improvement was also contributed by lower CPO production cost, net unrealised gain of RM2.26 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM81.57 million net unrealised loss) from fair value changes on outstanding derivatives contracts and higher fair value gain of RM27.69 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM10.12 million gain) on unharvested fresh fruit bunches valuation
種植業的利潤因更高的棕櫚油和玉米油銷量以及更高的棕櫚油和玉米油銷售價格而上升39.9%，達到16.5億林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲118萬林吉特)。改善還得益於較低的棕櫚油生產成本，來自未實現的衍生合約公允價值變化的226萬林吉特盈利(截至2023年第四季度爲8157萬林吉特未實現虧損)，以及未收穫的鮮果串公允價值增益2769萬林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲1012萬林吉特增益)。
Manufacturing's profit dipped 57.2% to RM168.59 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM394.29 million) on the back of 8.7% lower revenue at RM18.77 billion (Todate 4Q2023: RM20.56 billion). Despite better profit from the Oleochemical sub-segment, this segment's todate profit was lower mainly due to higher loss reported by the non-oleochemical sub-segment coupled with losses from refineries and kernel crushing plant operations. Chlor-alkali sub-segment's profit was 39.1% lower largely from lower selling prices and sales volumes coupled with higher production cost.
製造業-半導體的利潤由於營業收入降低8.7%，從187.7億林吉特減少至16859萬林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲39429萬林吉特)，下降了57.2%。儘管油化品子板塊的利潤有所改善，但該板塊至今的利潤較低，主要是非油化品子板塊報告更高虧損以及煉油廠和壓榨廠的虧損所致。氯鹼子板塊的利潤下降了39.1%，主要是由於銷售價格和銷售量下降以及生產成本上升。
Despite 5.2% higher revenue at RM229.43 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM218.11 million), Property Development's profit was 25.4% lower at RM46.44 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM62.25 million) mainly due to recognition of development profits from phases with lower gross margin.
儘管營業收入增加5.2%，達到22943萬林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲21811萬林吉特)，但房地產開發的利潤下降了25.4%，至4644萬林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲6225萬林吉特)，主要是由於低毛利率的開發階段利潤確認。
Included in Investment Holdings/Others were lower share of equity loss of RM135.66 million (Todate 4Q2023: RM194.33 million loss) and impairment loss of RM180.00 million (Todate 4Q2023: Nil) on investment in Synthomer, a RM63.04 million surplus (Todate 4Q2023: RM52.43 million surplus) on sale of land and government acquisition, and fair value surplus of RM8.56 million (Todate 3Q2023: Nil) on deemed disposal of a joint venture. Farming sector recorded RM36.13 million loss (Todate 4Q2023: RM29.22 million profit) which was due to drop in sales volume of crop from lower crop production affected by adverse weather conditions.
包含在投資控股/其他中的內容包括股權虧損減少13566萬林吉特(截至2023年第四季度爲19433萬林吉特虧損)和對投資Synthomer的18000萬林吉特減值損失(截至2023年第四季度：無)，以及土地銷售和政府收購的6304萬林吉特盈餘(截至2023年第四季度：5243萬林吉特盈餘)，以及因天氣條件惡化導致作物銷售量下降而產生的養殖業板塊的3613萬林吉特虧損(截至2023年第四季度：2922萬林吉特利潤)。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
