Written by Surin Murugiah of theedgemalaysia.com Wednesday, 23 February 2011 20:51
KUALA LUMPUR: KOSSAN RUBBER INDUSTRIES BHD [] net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2010 rose 21.4% to RM29.45 million from RM24.25 million a year ago, driven by the expansion in the company’s gloves division with better product mix and margin.
It said on Wednesday, Feb 23 revenue rose 11% to RM252.97 million from RM227.75 million. Earnings per share were 9.18 sen while net assets per share was RM1.40.
For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2010, Kossan’s net profit recorded an increase of 76.1% to RM118.59 million from RM67.33 million a year ago. Revenue rose 24.6% to RM1.05 billion from RM842.14 million.
Kossan said the results for 2010 were within expectations. “For the year, demand for gloves remains good and management is cautiously optimistic of consistent performance in the financial year of 2011,” it said.
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