The four listed companies under the Emperor Group all made losses in the first half to September. Emperor International Holdings (EIHL) made a net loss of $95.9 million after a $240 million provision for property devaluation. Turnover tumbled 58 per cent to $338 million. Basic loss per share was 24.49 cents, compared with earnings per share of 18.23 cents. No interim dividend was declared compared with a 1.38 cent payout previously. Emperor (China Concept) Investments saw its net loss balloon to $39.1 million from $25.6 million. Loss per share was 1.42 cents, against 1.45 cents earlier. No interim dividend is being paid.

Hong Kong Daily News made a net loss of $37.2 million, up from $32.9 million. Loss per share was 1.79 cents compared with 2.06 cents. No interim dividend is being paid. Capital Asia, an EIHL associate, made a net loss of $8.7 million compared with a profit of $14.5 million in the year-earlier period. Basic loss per share was 0.62 cents compared with earnings of 1.33 cents. No interim dividend is being paid.