Company announcements: ASTRO

ASTRO - Quarterly rpt on consolidated results for the financial period ended 31/10/2014

Announcement Type: Financial Results

Company Name	ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD
Stock Name	ASTRO
Date Announced	11 Dec 2014
Category	Financial Results
Reference No	AM-141204-1BA62

Financial Year End	31/01/2015
Quarter	3
Quarterly report for the financial period ended	31/10/2014
The figures	have not been audited

Attachments AMH_Q3FY15_Financial Results.pdf 368 KB

Remarks :

• Default Currency
• Other Currency

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 31/10/2014

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		31/10/2014	31/10/2013	31/10/2014	31/10/2013
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000
1	Revenue	1,280,206	1,216,515	3,883,214	3,530,592
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	154,706	152,693	519,065	442,071
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	110,534	123,558	375,976	335,894
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	113,409	123,712	379,400	336,564
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	2.18	2.40	7.30	6.50
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	2.25	2.00	6.75	6.00
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.1178		0.1187

Remarks :

INTERIM DIVIDEND: The Board of Directors is pleased to declare a Third Interim Single-Tier Dividend of 2.25 sen per ordinary share of RM0.10 each ("Interim Dividend") in respect of the financial year ending 31 January 2015. This Interim Dividend will be paid on 12 January 2015 and the entitlement date for the dividend payment is 29 December 2014.

Definition of Subunit:

In a currency system, there is usually a main unit (base) and subunit that is a fraction amount of the main unit.
Example for the subunit as follows:

Country	Base Unit	Subunit
Malaysia	Ringgit	Sen
United States	Dollar	Cent
United Kingdom	Pound	Pence

Currency:

SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 31/10/2014

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000
1	Revenue
2	Profit/(loss) before tax
3	Profit/(loss) for the period
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)

Remarks :

Definition of Subunit:

In a currency system, there is usually a main unit (base) and subunit that is a fraction amount of the main unit.
Example for the subunit as follows:

Country	Base Unit	Subunit
Malaysia	Ringgit	Sen
United States	Dollar	Cent
United Kingdom	Pound	Pence

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