Hayleys 6-month turnover reaches Rs 35 billion
Strong operational performances in all core business sectors have
enabled Hayleys Group to carry its first quarter growth into the second
quarter of the financial year, to post healthy revenue and profit
figures for the six months ending September 30, 2012.
Turnover grew 12 percent to Rs 34.8 billion and profit before tax was
Rs 2.1 billion, a growth of 51 percent over the Rs 1.4 billion
(excluding capital gains of Rs 2.1 billion) recorded in the
corresponding half of last year.
Net profit for the six months, at Rs 1.4 billion, also compares well
with the Rs 1 billion PAT (excluding capital gains) in the first half of
2011-12.
“We are pleased to note that all our major sectors recorded growth
during this half. Sectors such as Purification, Hand Protection,
Plantations, Transportation and Logistics and Power and Energy have seen
very significant earnings growth compared to the previous year, in spite
of tough conditions in key export markets,” commented Hayleys Chairman
Mohan Pandithage. Hand Protection (Rs 7.3 billion), Purification
Products (Rs 5.9 billion), Transportation & Logistics (Rs 3.4 billion),
Plantations (Rs 4.2 billion) Agriculture (Rs 3 billion) Textiles (Rs 3.1
billion) and Fibre (Rs 2.5 billion) were the leading contributors to the
Group’s turnover in the six months reviewed.
Fibre and Textiles, two previously underperforming sectors, posted
profit before interest and taxes (PBIT) of Rs 231.8 million and 27.2
million respectively, the latter recovering from an operating loss of Rs
271.7 million in the corresponding six months of last year.
Hand Protection, without the benefit of capital gains generated in
the first half of last year, contributed Rs 670.3 million to PBIT, while
Purification Products’ contribution of Rs 719.9 million was more than
double its contribution in the corresponding six months of 2011-12.
Transportation and Logistics, Plantations, Construction Materials also
significantly improved their contributions to PBIT.
“We remain bullish on prospects for the rest of the financial year.
Further, we expect the re-opening of the newly refurbished Ceylon
Continental Hotel in the third quarter to boost the performance of the
Leisure and Aviation sector,” Pandithage said. |