Interim Financial Statements and Dividend Announcement
Interim Financial Statements and Dividend Announcement
Interim Financial Statements and Dividend Announcement
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Multi-Chem Limited<br />
Registration No. 198500318Z<br />
<strong>Interim</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Dividend</strong> <strong>Announcement</strong><br />
For the financial period from 1 January 2013 to 31 March 2013<br />
A review of the financial performance of the group, to the extent necessary for a reasonable<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the group’s business. It must include a discussion of the following:-<br />
(a) any significant factors that affected the turnover, costs, <strong>and</strong> earnings of the group for the current<br />
financial period reported on, including (where applicable) seasonable or cyclical factors;<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
(b) any material factors that affected the cash flow, working capital, assets or liabilities of the group<br />
during the current financial period reported on.<br />
REVENUE<br />
The Group achieved a turnover of $54.1m for the three months ended 31 March 2013 (“1Q2013”), a decrease<br />
of 8.9% or $5.3m compared to the revenue of $59.4m for the three months ended 31 March 2012 (“1Q2012”).<br />
Comparing 1Q2013 to three months ended 31 December 2012 (“4Q2012”), the Group revenue decreased by<br />
12.6% or $7.8m, from $61.9m to $54.1m mainly due to a traditionally slower first quarter <strong>and</strong> poor economic<br />
conditions.<br />
For 1Q2013, the IT distribution business accounted for 92.0% of Group revenue, while the manufacturing<br />
service accounted for the remaining 8.0% of Group revenue.<br />
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