SATS profit down 11.3% to $40.1m in the second quarter
There were lower cargo volumes handled by SATS’ gateway services associates in Hong Kong and Vietnam.
A company announcement said SATS’ share of profits of associated and JV companies declined 16.4% to $13.3 million.
This consequently affected profit attributable to equity holders despite revenue growth of 32.3% to $424.2 million as a result of higher revenue contributions from both gateway services and food solutions businesses.
Group operating expenditure rose 35.7% to $378.9 million, with TFK accounting for nearly 80% of the increase. As a result, SATS earned an operating profit of $45.3 million, up 9.7% year-on-year.