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(Reuters) - Micron's shares fell 8% on Friday, as its dour margin forecast took the shine off a robust quarterly revenue outlook driven by demand for its semiconductors used in artificial intelligence tasks.
SYDNEY: Australia's dominant supermarket chains have benefited from wider profit margins at a time of rapidly increasing shelf prices, the competition regulator said in a new report on Thursday (March 20), and called for measures to make the industry fairer.
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium businesses are still reeling from the rise in the Sales and Service Tax (SST) from 6% to 8% last year and are steeling themselves against the fact that the rate will be expanded to cover more sectors this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has introduced its ESG Share Margin Financing solution, becoming the first Malaysian investment bank to offer dedicated share margin financing for ESG-focused securities listed on Bursa Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: KPJ Healthcare Bhd's stronger-than-expected earnings margin of 27.1% before interest and taxes propelled its revenue in its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024, analysts say.
Chinese artificial intelligence phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its "theoretical" profit margin could be more than five times costs, peeling back a layer of the secrecy that shrouds business models in the AI industry.
The banking sector, which recorded earnings growth of 7.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2024, is expected to see earnings rise by 9% this year, driven by higher net interest margins (NIMs), rising net interest income, and stable credit costs, according to CIMB Research.
KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd expects stronger margins in the coming financial year 2025 (FY25 ending Dec 31).
PETALING JAYA: Tasco Bhd has maintained a positive outlook for its upcoming fourth quarter of the financial year 2025 (4Q25) results on the back of improved volumes, contributions from new warehouses and lower effective tax rate.
BEIJING: Oil prices rose for a second day on Tuesday as fresh U.S. sanctions imposed on Middle Eastern producer Iran increased concerns supply might tighten and as global refining margins remained strong.
SINGAPORE: Shares of DBS soared to a record high on Monday after Singapore's largest bank flagged an improvement in net interest income for 2025 and a dividend capital return plan, in line with a jump in fourth-quarter profit that met expectations.
PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd’s (PBB) focus on the small and medium enterprise (SME) financing to improve net interest margins (NIMs) is timely but likely to be met with competition from other banks, says Kenanga Research.
Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd’s outlook is susceptible to any cuts in Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (PETRONAS) capital expenditure (capex).
Volkswagen has told investors that its target of a 6% margin on the VW passenger car brand is now more realistic in the “medium term”, according to a note by Bernstein Research, after the German carmaker previously aimed to hit a 6.5% margin by 2026.
Phillip Capital Research says the strong partnership between SkyWorld Development Bhd and Singapore-based Teambuild Holding (S) Pte Ltd and the use of new technology will likely drive higher project margins for SkyWorld.
PETALING JAYA: There is potential for a further hike in AMMB Holdings Bhd’s dividend payout ratio given its commitment to pay higher dividends and its healthy Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio, CGS International Research (CGSI Research) says.
Fixed-line telecommunications companies (telco) remain the prime beneficiaries in broadband/5G infrastructure and data centre deployments.
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics released on Wednesday a fourth-quarter operating profit estimate that missed analyst estimates by a large margin, as it lagged behind rival SK Hynix in supplying high-end chips to Nvidia.
LAHAD DATU: The Tenom Pangi Hydroelectric Power Station is expected to be fully operational by year-end, generating up to 66MW of electricity, says Sabah Electricity chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.
The implementation of the proposed diagnostic-related group (DRG) payment system could potentially reduce profit margins in the healthcare sector, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.
