UNIWORLD Holdings has posted a sharp increase in profit to $195.02 million from $18.13 million for the six months to September 30.
Fully diluted earnings per share were 1.11 cents. Basic earnings were 1.25 cents a share, against 0.1561 cent previously.
Directors have recommended an interim dividend of 0.1 cent a share, compared with 0.044 cent in the previous period.
Turnover increased 43 per cent to $780.33 million from $546.12 million.
The company attributed the improvement to its major subsidiary, Chuang's Consortium International, which reported a 32.8 per cent growth in interim profit to $265.54 million.
Fully diluted earnings per share were 24.47 cents, against 35.23 cents previously. Basic earnings were 34.41 cents a share, against 39.55 cents.
