PETALING JAYA: Wong Engineering Corp Bhd sees a bright near-term outlook for its manufacturing segment, which is its primary revenue source, as customer orders and fluctuations in input cost stabilise.
The group, which manufactures high-precision components, said it will have an increase in capacity in the coming quarter owing to improved manpower resources and the delivery of new sheet-metal machines.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, it said the increased capacity will boost its capability to fulfill existing orders and provide an opportunity for the group to capture new markets and industries to diversify and increase its customer base.
“We remain highly cognisant of signals of a slowdown in demand from the technology sector besides the foreign exchange risk due to the recent rapid reversal of US dollar appreciation against the ringgit and the persistent constraints in the global supply chain affecting material availability and lead times,” it said.
For the final quarter of financial year ended Oct 31, 2022 (4Q22), Wong Engineering recorded a 2% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in revenue to RM20.87mil on sales growth in the manufacturing segment as demand for metal fabricated components remained healthy.
This offset the lower billing from the construction segment, where the group’s project has reached completion.
Net profit for the quarter under review rose by 4.4% y-o-y to RM2.96mil.
“The growth in profit is largely supported by the manufacturing segment as a result of higher sales, favourable product mix, improved factory utilisation as well as a stronger US dollar exchange rate in 4Q22,” it noted.
