UE E&C's net profit up 14% to S$4.8m
Thanks to larger contributions from current projects.
According to OCBC Investment Research, UE E&C reported a 43% YoY increase in revenue to S$87.6m and a 14% YoY increase in net profit of S$4.8m in 1Q13.
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The improvements were mainly due to larger contribution from existing projects. However, 1Q gross profit margin fell to 10.8% from 15.4% in the year-ago quarter as some of the projects were still in preparatory stages. We expect the construction pace to pick up in 2H13.