Ezion drew an impressive 227.8% jump in net profit to US$46.2m
Stronger quarters ahead, says analyst.
According to OCBC Investment Research, Ezion Holdings reported a 79.3% YoY rise in revenue to US$54.8m and a 227.8% increase in net profit to US$46.2m in 1Q13. Excluding one-off items such as US$17.8m worth of disposal gains, recurring net profit is estimated to be about US$28.4m, accounting for 20% of our full year estimate.
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This is within our expectations as we are expecting stronger quarters ahead as more assets are deployed, and additional contributions from the APLNG and GLNG projects. Gross profit margin remained healthy at 44.9% vs 44.4% in 1Q12.