Tag
19 stories in this topic
Petronas Gas Bhd’s net profit fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 fell 34.7% to RM317.90 million from RM486.70 million a year ago, largely attributed to share of losses from a joint venture company, Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd. The losses were due to de-recognition…
Global online shopping platform Amazon reported growth in both net sales and profit for the fourth-quarter 2018 and full-year, adding its Alexa use and Prime membership continues to thrive, particular in the all-important holiday season. For the fourth…
Jubilant FoodWorks Limited (JFL) has reported its financial results for the quarter and nine-months ended December 31, 2018. Operating revenue for Q3 FY19 stood at Rs 9,291 million, representing an increase of 16.8 percent over Q3 FY18, and a sequential…
Tesco Asia like-for-like sales continue to decline while the UK-headquartered company repositions its offer – masking a stronger underlying performance for the business. “We have made good progress in our discussions with suppliers towards a new commercial…
Vietnam’s GDP growth of 7.08 percent this year retained its status as one of the best performing economies in the world. It was the highest growth the country has experienced since 2008 and compared with the median estimate of 6.9 percent in a survey of 12…
Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Nov 30, increased 23.5% to RM87.14 million from RM70.55 million a year ago, attributed to lower impairment loss on financing receivables. Revenue for the period increased 11.6% to RM348.5…
Abercrombie & Fitch is on the right road to recovery. Third-quarter net income is up by 133 per cent year on year, supported by a 75 per cent increase in operating profit. The company has still delivered positive comparables both overall and for each of the…
Malayan Banking Bhd posted marginally lower net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2018 of RM1.96 billion, compared with RM2.03 billion in the corresponding quarter in 2017, on lower net operating income, higher allowances for impairment losses on…
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd posted 4.2% higher net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2018 of RM1.18 billion, compared with RM1.13 billion for the same quarter in 2017 with contribution from all segments except wholesale banking. This was despite group…
Third-quarter Macau retail sales surged 12.8 per cent year on year to 18.19 billion patacas (US$2.26 billion), according to data from the SAR’s Statistic Department. However, possibly reflecting the timing of typhoons last year and this year, sales rose only…
Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2018 rose 43% to RM14.3 billion from RM10 billion a year ago due to higher revenue. The group said in a statement today that the higher revenue was partially offset by higher…
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) suffered a net loss of RM175.59 million during the third quarter ended Sept 30 compared with a net profit of RM211.82 million a year ago, due to an impairment loss on network assets recognised during the quarter. In a filing with…
AirAsia’s share price slid in yesterday’s early morning trade as the airline recorded widening losses. At 9.45am, the counter was down 1.5 sen or 6.25% to 22.5 sen a share on turnover of 2.8 million shares. An increase in average fuel price and a RM138.2mil…
Gap brand sales fell 7 per cent globally in the last quarter as the US apparel retailer fails to re-engage consumers. However Gap Inc increased its overall sales by 6.5 per cent to US$4.09 billion on the back of solid growth in its Old Navy business and a…
Philippine fast-food franchise Jollibee posted an increase in profit of nearly 20 per cent in its third quarter. Backed by strong sales, the firm has posted a 19.2 per cent rise in net income attributable to shareholders to PHP6.09 billion (US$114.5 million).…
E-commerce firm Snapdeal has narrowed its consolidated losses substantially to Rs 613 crore for FY2017-18, as per regulatory documents. According to a report: The company, which competes with larger rivals like Amazon and Flipkart, had posted a consolidated…
Weekly Briefing
Monday, Wednesday and a Friday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.