派息2.78仙 丽阳首季赚4606万

丽阳机构 (TROP，5401，主板产业股） 截至3月杪首季，净利报 4606万4000令吉，或每股净赚3.21仙，按年微跌0.7%。同时，宣布派发每股2.78仙股息。

丽阳机构昨天向交易所报备，税前盈利报2099万6000令吉，按年跌75%，远逊去年同季的税前盈利8544万2000 令吉，归咎于房产销售下跌。

不过，该公司脱售白沙罗地皮获得3720万令吉，将净利拉升至近4610万令吉。

同时，首季营业额报2亿976万9000令吉，按年亦跌53.7%。

截至3月31日，公司的未入账销售高达7亿3690万令吉，有14个进行中项目，手持1071英亩地库，潜在发展总值高达486亿令吉。

展望未来，虽然产业市场前景挑战，但公司相信市场对于在黄金地段，价廉物美的产业项目的需求仍在。

另外，丽阳机构已计划未来项目的发展总值高达30亿令吉，包括位于丽阳丰逸城、丽阳维璟、丽阳名捷称和依斯干达区内的新项目；今年末季推出首个位于云顶的发展项目。

Tropicana Corp. Bhd. (TROP, 5401, main market, property) recorded marginally lower net profit of 0.7% at RM 46.06mil for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, with earnings per share stood at 3.21 sen and declared its first interim dividend of 2.78 sen per share.

Tropicana Corp. Bhd. said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group’s revenue recorded at RM 209.96mil that fell by 75% as compared to RM 85.4mil of profit before tax (PBT) recorded in the corresponding quarter last year, attributable to lower sales recorded in FY18.

Nevertheless, the disposal of leasehold land in Bandar Damansara contributed RM 37.2mil to profit before tax and RM 42.2mil to revenue.

Meanwhile, revenue for the quarter declined 53.7% to RM 209.77mil.

As at March 31, 2019, the group delivered total unbilled sales of RM 736.9mil that anchored by 14 ongoing projects and existing landbank of 1,071 acres with total potential gross development value (GDV) of RM 48.6bil.

Despite the challenging outlook of the property industry, the group believes that there will still be demand for properties in prime locations with attractive pricing.

Moving forward, the group has planned many future projects amounting to a GDV of approximately RM 3bil, which includes Tropicana Aman, Tropicana Metropark, Tropicana Gardens and Danga Cove in Iskandar Malaysia. The group will also launch its maiden development in Genting in the fourth quarter of 2019.